Description:
Alcott, Louisa May (1832-1888) Receipt Signed, Concord, Massachusetts, 1 August 1881. Single sheet of paper printed on one side and fulfilled in a secretarial hand, signed by Alcott at the lower right, witnessed by two members of the Pratt family. Acknowledging the receipt of $36.78 in cash and $14.71 by check discharging claims against A.K. Loring of Boston, Massachusetts. The sheet mounted, foxed, some marginal mat burn, 8 x 4 3/4 in.
This receipt is likely related to a publishing agreement with Loring, perhaps regarding her novel, Moods.
Estimate $300-400
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