同时拍卖的还有刺杀林肯的凶手布思(John Wilkes Booth)于1861年写给朋友的一封信。在信中,他吹嘘了自己的职业以及作为演员的价值。这封信最终以3万美元(约合人民币19万元)成交。
"The public was so disgusted by Booth's atrocity that most all letters, signatures and documents mentioning him were destroyed after Lincoln's death, making any that survive 150 years later exceedingly rare and valuable," said Don Ackerman, Consignment Director for Historical Americana at Heritage Auctions. "The Dow Collection gave us a unique perspective of the assassination and I doubt we'll ever see a grouping like this outside of a museum setting."
“林肯遇刺后,美国民众对布思的暴行深恶痛绝,绝大多数提到他的信件、签名和文件均遭销毁,以至任何能保存150年的文本都显得极为罕见和弥足珍贵。”传统拍卖行美国史料托管主任唐·阿克曼(Don Ackerman)说道,“唐纳德·道的藏品从一个独特的视角来还原这次暗杀事件,这可能是我们在博物馆之外看到的最完整的一套私人藏品。”
Other items auctioned Saturday included:
24日成交的其他藏品还包括:
— a clipping of linen from Lincoln's death bed and stained with Lincoln's blood, for $6,000.
—林肯去世后,从其床单上剪下的一块占有血迹的亚麻布料(以6000美元成交,约合人民币3.7万元)
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