Meserve, Frederick H. (1865-1962) Transcript: F.H. Meserve to Kerr Rainsford, Katonah, New York. [March 6, 1944]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0628 Author/Creator: Meserve, Frederick H. (1865-1962) Place Written: [New York] Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1944/03/06 Pagination: 21.6 x 27.9 cm Order a Copy
Meserve writes: "You were very good to write to me about your Lincoln photograph, and if you shall come to the city soon I will greatly appreciate your kindness if I can see it. I am always looking for something different in Lincoln photographs, and if our mutual friend Louis Owens shall be the means of finding one through your kindness, it will be a happy thing."
See GLC 5111.01.0629 and .0630, Meserve's photographs of Rainsford's photograph, and 5111.01.0631, a photograph of Rainsford's.
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