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Bainbridge, William - ALS

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Bainbridge, William - ALS
<Our item number 140863><B>Bainbridge, William.</B> &#40;1774-1833&#41; American Naval Officer, Commanded the USS Constitution during the War of 1812. Autograph letter signed &#40;&#34;Wm. Bainbridge&#34;&#41;, 1 sheet folded, with 3 written pages, 10 x 7¾ in., Philadelphia, 30 April 1832, with integral leaf addressed to The Honorable Henry A. S. Dearborn, U.S. Senator, Washington City. In part: &#34;How have you been my dear General since I parted with you at Washington? Myself and daughter had a most delightful visit to my highly valued friend Col. Contee …. the forest lands of Prince Georges [Maryland] … no part of our Country can exhibit greater hospitality … my dear Daughter Mary … [was] dangerously ill…a raging fever tending to the Brains …. The Secretary of the Navy [Levi Woodbury] … requests me to hold myself in readiness to take the command of the Boston yard ….&#34; Fine. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;300 - 600. <BR><BR>Our item number 140863<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldb ergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140863.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>