$563
Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851), Autograph letter signed, August 29, 1839, one page, to James M. Nix, politely obliging to a request to provide a specimen of his handwriting, with small postscript by another hand at bottom of page, sight size 8 7/8 x 7 5/8 in., framed with an engraved portrait of Cooper, (folds, scattered soiling). Note: Sold by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, for the benefit of acquisition funds.

Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-11-13