Ralph Waldo Emerson Autographed Letter Signed
1872. Item #18434
Very Good, a few expected folds, a few short tears, weak toning. 3 pages on bifold stationary. Measures 8"h x 5"w. Letter written to longtime friend Dr. Le Baron Russell, signed by Emerson and written in his hand: "I did not write to Mr Seavey as soon as you suggested it to me, being in great arrears to many correspondents, as well as to other duties. When I wrote, he replied with bitterness, saying that he had been promised by our agent the refusal of the house, if he should wish it, + previous notice, +c. +c.
Of which facts, if they be facts, we had never heard, - but only from Mr George Jackson, that Seavey would probably leave it in our hands soon.
But Mrs Emerson thinks that Seavey's statement of its value to him may be of some importance to you, if your sister should not wish to occupy it this summer, since he seems to be ready to pay an increased rent. We have found that George Jackson was really our responsible agent, though I have uniformly seen only Abraham J. in my dealings.
With constant regard,
R.W. Emerson
I quote from Seavey's letter to Mrs Emerson these lines -
'You say, report came to you that it wanted $1000 worth of repairs. Now 75 or 100 dollars would have covered the whole: merely one coat of paint upon the outside would have been all that was necessary for this season. As to my feeling that $350 rent was an exorbitant price, I should not have considered $500 an unreasonable sum, it you had keep the house in decent repair.'"
Wonderful, scarce to find such letters. Certificate of authenticity included.
Price: $3,000.00