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Washington, George

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
Washington, George
<Our item number 86770><B>Washington, George.</B> &#40;1732-1799&#41; First President of the United States &#40;1789-1797&#41;. Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>G<SUP>o</SUP>: <I>Washington</I>&#34; as President, 1 1/3 pp &#40;single sheet&#41;, 9&#34;x7½&#34;, Mount Vernon, 1792 May 20. Very good; some edge chips and toned areas, primarily over the lower part of the letter, not affecting legibility or the signature on the verso. To &#34;<I>Mrs. Washington - Fairfield</I>&#34; &#40;Hannah Fairfax Washington, widow of the President&#39;s first cousin Warner&#41;. In full<BR><BR>&#34;<I>Dear Madam, To the variety & importance of public business which presses upon me towards the close of the Session of Congress, and which leaves not a moment to attend to my private concerns, you will have the goodness to impute this late acknowledgment of the receipt of your obliging favor of the 9th of April. Permit me now, my dear Madam, to offer my best thanks for your kind attention to the request contained in my form er letter, and for the information which you have been so good as to furnish me with relative to the genealogy of the family of Washington. I return herewith the Will of Lawrence Washington agreeably to your desire. Mrs. Washington received with much pleasure your kind remembrance & affectionate regards, and would, were she here &#40;where I am for a few days only&#41; return the same with much sincerity to which permit me to add the best wishes and ardent prayers for your happiness of Dear madam Your affecte. and obedt Servt. G</I><SUP>o</SUP>: <I>Washington</I>.&#34;<BR><BR>Hannah Washington&#39;s husband, Warner, and George Washington had the same grandfather: Lawrence Washington. The President had been contacted by an English genealogist, Isaac Heard, requesting information to fill in some holes in the Washington family tree. There ensued correspondence, of which this letter is a part, between the President and his cousin&#39;s widow regarding the family genealogy. <BR>Estimated Va lue &#36;15,000-20,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 86770<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/086770.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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