Lot 1067
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872), American Inventor of the telegraph and Morse code, also a painter and founder of the National Academy of Design, sometimes called the "American Leonardo". ALS, "Saml F.B. Morse", 2pp, 5 x 6¾ Harrison, N.J., Sept. 20, 1866. Letter to his brother, R.C. Morse, referring to family and acquaintances, to the goings on at the Academy (of Design), and how his "little Eddie shows uncommon talent in sketching." Small part of bottom with a few lines of text missing, slight faults, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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