08-11-2014, 01:46 PM
(08-11-2014, 11:20 AM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: Google didn't turn up anything on the artist, but it sounds like you need to have that stuff appraised ASAP. You could be sitting on a gold mine. Good luck buddy.
I found a few letterheads, it looks like the guy went on to become president of a pig iron firm when he got older maybe 1840-1850. I spent the afternoon reading the letters. It's really interesting reading the daily lives of these people and how articulate they were as compared with today. One letter was from a guy that built an entire floor on a building to house his many friends going to the the Columbian expo in 1892-93 it was a huge deal back then and there were all kinds of things Edison and the world had to offer. People were amazed at all the discoveries and machines that were being produced.
I'm hoping to have some time to put a few of the more interesting letters and documents out into cyberworld for the first time.
The Industrial revolution was an exciting era.
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.