RODNEY, Caesar Augustus (1772-1824). Autograph letter signed (“Caesar A. Rodney”), as United States Minister to Argentina, to an unnamed recipient. [Washington D. C.], 7 February, 1823.
Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$600 -
$800
Sold for $375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
RODNEY, Caesar Augustus (1772-1824). Autograph letter signed (“Caesar A. Rodney”), as United States Minister to Argentina, to an unnamed recipient. [Washington D. C.], 7 February, 1823.
1 page, 4to. Provenance: Acquired from the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop.
Senator Rodney requests information just prior to his departure for Argentina, where he would serve as our first minister plenipotentiary: “I am requested by the Committee to whom the enclosed resolution is referred to ask of you such information as you may possess on the subject to which it relates.”
Property from the Estate of Agnes Neill Williams, Chevy Chase, Maryland
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