Andrew Jacksons Indorsement on 1833 Tailor Debt Letter
A historical note on Andrew Jacksons rare autographs, focusing on a 1833 endorsement on a letter from Christian Bekloff to the President about a tailor debt. Jacksons reply, urging discharge of a clerk unless debts are paid, is preserved with a postscript and references to Amos Kendall.
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Andrew Jackson
Zachary Taylor
New Orleans
Washington
United States
State Department
Christian Bekloff
Jackson
Sec. of State
A. J
Amos Kendall
Eckloff
Destiny and the Postmen in a Quiet Street
Four postmen chat on a street corner as a man inside waits anxious for letters. He imagines fate riding the post and contemplates the coffee tray delivery and a single sealed note. Amid reflections on nerves, divorce from routine, and a lingering suspense, he writes a letter of confession while awaiting a life altering message.
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Destiny
Monsieur the Friseur
Monsieur the Patissler
Cremerie
Conmon
Russian Sayings and Folk Proverb Fragments
A collection of Russian maxims presented as morals and wry observations. Notes include untried friends likened to cracked nuts, fear of sparrows, death brings comfort, better to work than beg, riders losing sight of kin, a mother's love, absent mindedness, and other aphorisms about work, pride, trust, and social roles.
The Original Search Light Portrait of a Warship Eye
The piece extols the search light as a twentieth century marvel seen from a ship's bridge. It likens its eye to a cat's alert flash, notes Nigey the coal black figure, and describes greenish yellow eyes that sparkle at night, claiming they could detect a torpedo a mile away.
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Nigey
New York
Woman Pavement Artist Captures New York Crowds
A woman pavement artist attracts crowds along a busy New York thoroughfare. She paints pictures on the spot and proclaims all work is her own with no fraud. She vies with shoeblacks and other novelties for attention as she seeks a competence.
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New York
Warm clothing and goods offered by Godfrey Marshall
Godfrey Marshall advertises a fine lot of Plash Wool and Fur Robes suitable for Christmas gifts. A large assortment of Carriage and Sleigh Foot Warmers fur gloves wool blankets and sleigh bells are available. Also Storm King buggy fronts and related warm items. Call to compare before buying elsewhere. Also notes Blow er Rubber Stamps and that deposits earn four percent at the First National Bank of Indiana with mail-in business option.
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Godfrey Marshall
Ihim
Storm King
First National Bank of Indiana
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Venice
Australia
England
Boyer
Pittsburg
Whiskey Express
California
Fleming
Duffy’s
Joseph Fleming & Son Co., Inc
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Family Drug & Liquor Store
Clevar
Allegheny
Usiness,college
Indiana
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Mexico City
Marion Jennings Caton
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Cunningham Company
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