Letter to Harry L. George from E. W. Lenders

Letter

-

St. Joseph Museums

The image shows a handwritten letter on a yellowed, aged piece of paper. The letter is dated March 26, 1892, and is addressed to Mr. Harry L. George in St. Louis, Missouri. It originates from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter discusses a l from March 15th, enclosing photographs, two catalogues, and two lists related to a basket collection. The writer mentions that the price of 154 baskets is much higher in comparison to a lot of 111 specimens and describes the baskets as being of extraordinary quality. The pricing is described as calculated very low, as the baskets were collected at a time when costs were not as high. The author requests the return of the photos and catalogues if the proposition is not of interest. The letter is signed by E.H. Lenhous.

The image shows a handwritten letter on a yellowed, aged piece of paper. The letter is dated March 26, 1892, and is addressed to Mr. Harry L. George in St. Louis, Missouri. It originates from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter discusses a l from March 15th, enclosing photographs, two catalogues, and two lists related to a basket collection. The writer mentions that the price of 154 baskets is much higher in comparison to a lot of 111 specimens and describes the baskets as being of extraordinary quality. The pricing is described as calculated very low, as the baskets were collected at a time when costs were not as high. The author requests the return of the photos and catalogues if the proposition is not of interest. The letter is signed by E.H. Lenhous.

Name/Title

Letter to Harry L. George from E. W. Lenders

Entry/Object ID

Q1430.635.1F

Description

A handwritten letter to Harry L. George from E. W. Lenders related to a basket collection. Vol II pg. 1F Dear Sir In reply to your post of the 15th just send you enclosed photographs & 2 lists of my basket collection. If you study the two lists, you will see why the price of the 154 baskets is so much higher in comparison to the total of 111 specimens; these 154 baskets are pretty near throughout the finest kind of baskets of extraordinary quality in weave. The price is calculated very low, as they were collected at a time when the cot was not as high a nowadays. Whosoever will purchase this collection will get a bargain concerning the price & quality of the baskets. In case you should not be interested in the proposition, kindly return photos & catalogues. Yours Very Truly

Subject

Harry L. George E. W. Lenders Philadelphia, Pa. baskets

Subject Person/Organization

Harry L. George Collection