Name/Title
Letter from F.D. Letton to Harry GeorgeEntry/Object ID
Q1430.635.1GDescription
Letter from F.D. Letton to Harry George listing various artifacts for sale. Includes prices and descriptions.
Vol II pg. 1G
Raton NM Dec 2th 1912
Mr Harry L George your received
so will give you descriptions& dimentions [?] of each artickle
the large Mo. tar. ty [written above] metate corn grinder 12 in wide x 21 in long & 5 in high or thick. all of them are made of malpie [written above] magbie rocking what we call it in this country
Thay are old ones, i just got the 3 of them in a few days ago as they are hard to get in this country. Well i have a better on in left hand lower corner of picture with the pease of pottery sitting on it. It is 12 in wide + 20 in long 4 high much in this shape [oval drawn below]
The smaller one with pestle is not very old like the others
The chemal [written above] Pueblo indian with eagle feathers is new one made of buckskin, that part you see the feathers on is made of blue cloth like the indians always use. i will mention same other things to you, how i Lance not very old 6 ½ feet long from tip to tip lane blade 10 in of steel fastened with sinew in stick and raped around with Rawhide also, at the Lance forting[?] Decorated With Bufolo hide fur or skin + decorated with Eagle feathers + Bufolo skins with fur on. It is a fine one. i have one 2 Double headed Drum [section missing] is 16 in across the face 21- high [section missing] end an indian on the other an ha [section missing] Painted mostly yellow
and blue designs on main body of Drums and the other on is Double headed as same as other one + same painting Not{?] so[?] Large made of Dear skins and has a fine tone 12 in high 15 ½ in across face of Drum, i also have one Tom tom or Drum 15 in across verry old but a good one, i have one old Spanish Bridle Bitt with old horse hair head stall. it is the only one like i have seen in this country for 38 years. the indians sent me only [?] 8 old Baskets. They are flat Something like the ones i sent you last time But older But not in as good a shape as those if you wanted to send them i can i will [written above] i overlooked one take $3 for [?] 4 Baskets and for the Mo.Tar.Tis or the corn grinders the Larger one you see in picture is $6 the next Large one $6 With Pestles the smaller one is $3 the chamal is $4 the Lance for $6.50 the Large Drum $8 the smoler one $5 the singlehead Drum $3 the Bridle Bitt & headstall for $4 1 bow 4 arrows + quiver to hold same made of wolf skin with one on it take $4 for outfit. i have an indian suit bade of buckskin with Bead Work on it will take $35.00 for it. It will fit any one wearing no 36 size suit. i many other things but not very old ones as they ar hard to get. So i just thought i mention the other things as you might be interested in some of them yours
(the spelling and capitalization is as written)Subject
Letton, F.D.
Raton, New Mexico
Grinder -- Corn
Lance
Drums
Tom tom
Baskets
Bow
Arrows
Quiver
Buckskin
Pueblo
SpanishSubject Person/Organization
Harry L. George Collection
