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Bill of Sale

Author (American, 1812 - 1862)
DateDecember 7, 1861
Mediumpen and ink on paper
Dimensions7 7/8 × 7 3/4 inches (20 × 19.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number11.2.105.C
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifacts
DescriptionPage three of a three page letter. This page is the Bill-of-Sale for the five volumes of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America" Folios.
ProvenanceJohn Woodhouse Audubon [1812-1862]; John Taylor Johnston [1870-1889]; by descent to his great-grandson William W. Appleton [1915-2014][1], New York, New York; purchased October 10, 1964 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Letter from William W. Appleton to H.J. Lutcher Stark dated July 31 [1964] states that he found the letter with other receipts that belonged to his great-grandfather.
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The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1840-1844
My Dear Madam [Euphemia Gifford]
John James Audubon
June 29, 1831
Contract
John Woodhouse Audubon
November 7, 1859
The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1840-1844
My Dear Friend [George Hayward]
John James Audubon
July 24, 1846
Dear Friends [Victor Gifford Audubon]
John Woodhouse Audubon
February 21, 1840
Sir [John Tyler Johnston, esq.]
John Woodhouse Audubon
November 5, 1861
My Dear Friend [Edward Harris]
John James Audubon
November 17, 1836
My Dear Cousin [Euphemia Gifford]
Lucy Bakewell Audubon
March 29, 1807
My Dear Brother  [Victor Gifford Audubon]
John Woodhouse Audubon
March 12, 1853