Letters of Thomas J. Wise to John Henry Wrenn: A Further Inquiry Into the Guilt of Certain Nineteenth-century ForgersA. A. Knopf, 1944 - 591 pages |
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Page 235
... purchase ) , and I thank you very heartily for it . You are giving me what I know to be a very great rarity , and what I feel sure will prove before long to be a book of very consid- erable value . I may never have the chance to buy ...
... purchase ) , and I thank you very heartily for it . You are giving me what I know to be a very great rarity , and what I feel sure will prove before long to be a book of very consid- erable value . I may never have the chance to buy ...
Page 277
... purchase them . I gave him such a commission , and many attempts were made to effect a purchase . But the affair hung on . The clergyman continually hesitated , saying that one day he would sell , but that for the moment he preferred to ...
... purchase them . I gave him such a commission , and many attempts were made to effect a purchase . But the affair hung on . The clergyman continually hesitated , saying that one day he would sell , but that for the moment he preferred to ...
Page 409
... purchase , and asking your per- mission to expend this sum for your a / c . This morning I have your re- ply : " Yes ... purchase for you this week , and I may as well report it to you now instead of leaving it until Sunday next , when I ...
... purchase , and asking your per- mission to expend this sum for your a / c . This morning I have your re- ply : " Yes ... purchase for you this week , and I may as well report it to you now instead of leaving it until Sunday next , when I ...
Contents
The Wrenn Library comes to Texas 3 | 3 |
The WiseWrenn friendship | 11 |
Carter and Pollards exposé | 37 |
Copyright | |
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