Letter from F.D. Letton to Harry George listing various artifacts for sale. Includes prices and descriptions.
Vol II pg. 2C
Raton NM Nov 25 1912
Mr Harry L George
Dear Sir
i send photos by mail and have them numberd from 1 to 14 i think you will be able to tell something a bout them. the smallest holds about 1 quart its No 14 and thay get Larger as thay Run Down No 3 is to the Lower left hand side holds about 4 gallons collar Brown Miker clay. Thay are larger than thay may look. the indians sent me 4 old Baskets thay ar flat in shape like the Last 2 i sent you one of them is much older than the last one i sent you. The others i should think would be about as old as the bread basket i sent you last, thay said thay would send some more soon
Yours RSPT[?]
F.D. Letton
And from there to the other half. It is eit changes in collar until [?] to a light Brown + the Miker shows in it and looks like specks of gold. The size of the sulpher end of a match when you turn it toward the light. i will give you the mesurement size of it round + the hight of it is 57 inches around in the Largest place. An the outside + 24 inches high i will try and give you a drawing of some of them the Largest one is in this shape as near as i can get it
No 1 [the follow text is inside vase-shaped sketch] the shape design is worked in as same as the other clay verry old [?] pease of pottery
The next one No 2 is this
[the following text is inside vase-shaped sketch] with snake or rope design low down
Now these are fine speciments as you know me what i say is right
The color Black ones are in this shape
No 4 [the following words inside sketch] about 3 gallons size
Some collar of another is this shape
One in this shape
No 3 [text inside nearly-round shape] opening 10 inches holds 5 gallons
No 5 [text inside shape] 4 gallons
Very old colr Black
And i have 3 or 4 others one a little smaller some a little larger i will sell them to verry cheap if you care to have them i know you will never get a chance to get any like them or any one else i am a poor man and cant aford to carry them. I can pack them so they will not get broken if you do not care for them would like for you to give me the adress [words at the bottom of the page are cut off] interest in Old Pottery. Let me hear to bring them over to me i cant say just how soon as indians are verry slow doing any thing but just as soon as i get them i will let you know + try and send you picture of them and descrition of them yours
PS i will make the 7 peases to you for $32.00 or the 2 Largest ones for $18.
