Letter from Ernest J. Wassen to Bob

Datecirca 1956

DescriptionA letter from Ernest J. Wassen of the Midland Rare Book Company regarding the donation of correspondence between John Hoagland and Kittie Drake from November 1866. In the letter, Wassen writes that he believes that it is an interesting piece of baseball memorabilia and asks if perhaps the museum in Cooperstown would be interested in acquiring it. The letter is typed on Midland Rare Book Company letterhead.

Object numberBL-1956-00033-03

Correspondent Wassen, Ernest J.

Subject National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 044 Correspondence collection

Dimensions8.5 x 11 in.

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