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COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE. (1789-1851). Prolific and influential American author of the classics The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer. ALS. ("J. Fenimore Cooper"). 1p. 4to. Philadelphia, February 11, 1839. To American businessman JAMES DE PEYSTER OGDEN (1790-1870).
"Voici the note:

Jan 1st Detroit, 1839

$2250. Six months from date I promise to pay to the order of George C. Gibbs. James S. Sandford, & Dwight Gordon, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, with interest, for value received, payable at the office of the North American Banking and Trust Company in the city of New York. Signed – Sidney Ketchum.

Endorsed
George G. Gibbs
James S. Sandford
Dwight Gordon

Pay to the order of
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J. Fenimore Cooper Esquire
H. H. Comstock

There you have a facsimile of the note, which has just got back. Comstock suspects that the note will be paid, and says it is the best that can be given [?] in Michigan. I wait your answer.

Comstock adds that he has a bond and mortgage for $25,000 on… Ler mais

CORTOT, ALFRED.
(1877-1962). French-Swiss pianist and conductor known for his interpretation of the Romantic composers. AMusQS. ("Alfred Cortot"). 1p. Oblong 12mo. N.p., October 1937. In French. Three double measures from Frédéric Chopin's Berceuse, Op. 57, neatly written on a small pale green sheet.
Cortot was revered internationally for his interpretations of Romantic composers, especially the works of Schumann, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Liszt, and Chopin. The legendary Cortot-Thibaud-Casals Trio, was one of the best known trios of the time; among its best-known recordings are those of Haydn's 'Gypsy' Trio, Mendelssohn's Trio in D minor, and Schubert's Piano Trio in Bb. His career was somewhat damaged by his collaboration with the Vichy government during the Nazi occupation of France. As Vichy's high commissioner of the fine arts, Cortot found himself persona non grata in France after the war. Nonetheless, his legacy lives on in his outstanding recordings and published arrangements.
A beautiful… Ler mais