Author: (LINCOLN, Abraham)
Title: An Old Letter in Deeptone
Description: Chicago, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1940. Hardcover. 8vo. Stiff blue card stock folder housing single laid-in illustration. (2pp). Near fine. Promotional piece for the famed Chicago printer, who note in their brief introductory text, "Several times of late we have had the pleasure of reproducing old manuscripts and letters, trying to match not only their faded appearance but all the imperfections and infirmities of their present state. Here we present a specimen of this kind of work, a DEEPTONE reproduction of an old letter, lent us by Mr. Oliver Barrett of Chicago..." The laid-in reproduction in question is Abraham Lincoln's famed October 17, 1861 letter to Major Ramsey, in which he notes: "The lady -- bearer of this note -- says she has two sons who want to work -- Set them at it, if possible -- Wanting to work is so rare a want, that it should be encouraged.." An outstanding facsimile it is, too, faithfully reproducing the original letter's folds, the slight soiling near those folds, etc. The pamphlet and facsimile are housed in a mid-20th century card stock and green cloth pamphlet folder with inside pocket. Oliver Barrett (1873-1950) was a Chicago attorney and undoubtedly the 20th century's greatest Lincoln collector, subject of Carl Sandburg's 1950 book "Lincoln Collector. .

Keywords: MAJOR RAMSEY Abraham Lincoln


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