Jeffery, B.A. (fl. 1870-1878) [Itemized list of furniture]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.101 Author/Creator: Jeffery, B.A. (fl. 1870-1878) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 July 1878 circa Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 21 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
"List no. 4" which itemizes furniture with monetary amount for each item. The list contains such items as "one Parlour armchair," "oil painting - Samson," "one Mahogany Bureau," and "7 beds." Overall, all fourteen items are tabulated to fetch $57.00. On the reverse side is scrawled in pencil the name"S.E. Anderson." The list is accompanied by an incomplete letter discussing a visit from Willie Taft, news from his friend Rogers trip to China.
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