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07-27-2016, 03:00 PM
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Lincoln and His Times Auction
Many thanks to Laurie and Richard Sloan for sending this link:

http://historical.ha.com/c/auction-home....-tem072216
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08-16-2016, 09:37 PM
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The upcoming auction now lists 869 items.

https://historical.ha.com/c/search-resul...Tab-071515
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08-17-2016, 09:22 AM
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Wow- those will be some expensive items!

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08-17-2016, 09:33 AM
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I was surprised to see Lincoln's letter to Mary Owens would be available for sale.
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08-17-2016, 01:15 PM
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I understand she's not to pleased about it.
Sad

If it's the actual letter, it will probably be pretty expensive.

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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08-17-2016, 01:35 PM
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Gene - Actually, I am more interested in the Rutledge-Lincoln letters.
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08-17-2016, 02:04 PM (This post was last modified: 08-17-2016 02:05 PM by Gene C.)
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Would those be the letters Wilma Minor helped Lincoln write to Ann?
(he was too shy)

I didn't notice those. I'll have to go through the listing again.

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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08-17-2016, 02:58 PM
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(08-17-2016 02:04 PM)Gene C Wrote:  Would those be the letters Wilma Minor helped Lincoln write to Ann?
(he was too shy)

Yes, those are the ones. She helped A LOT.
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08-18-2016, 05:12 PM
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(08-17-2016 09:33 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  I was surprised to see Lincoln's letter to Mary Owens would be available for sale.
This absolutely amazed me - I would have thought such unique documents to be safely and soundly archived in some educational institution's library.
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08-30-2016, 10:05 PM (This post was last modified: 08-30-2016 10:09 PM by Anita.)
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Abraham Lincoln Love Letter to his First Fiancée Mary Owen at Heritage Auctions Septe
"DALLAS — Nearly 870 lots of important and historically significant objects relating to the life of President Abraham Lincoln debuts Sept. 17 in Heritage Auctions’ Lincoln and His Times, a rare joint auction presented in cooperation with the publishers in celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Rail Splitter, a respected publication for enthusiasts of Abraham Lincoln and related memorabilia.

...Perhaps the most significant Lincoln item in the sale is an 1836 letter written by a 27 year old Lincoln to his first fiancé, Mary Owens ($100,000 opening bid). The letter, which reveals much of Lincoln’s character and personality, is among the earliest from the future president to have survived. “Lincoln wrote three letters to Owens, and two are forever ensconced in institutional collections,” Slater said. “One of those, now at the New York Historical Society, was offered in 2000 in the auction of the legendary Malcolm Forbes manuscript collection, where it sold for $779,000. The Mary Owens letter offered in our current auction is the last one which, at least for the moment, is available for private ownership.”

See complete article https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/press/...r-17.phtml

Link to the catalog of items https://www.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N...35&erpp=72
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08-31-2016, 07:22 AM
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(08-30-2016 10:05 PM)Anita Wrote:  ...Perhaps the most significant Lincoln item in the sale is an 1836 letter written by a 27 year old Lincoln to his first fiancé, Mary Owens ($100,000 opening bid).

That leaves me out.

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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09-20-2016, 05:34 AM
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A lot of the items sold at that auction.
This signed Carte-de-Visite went for $175.000
https://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs...ion-071515

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