Box 1

  MITCHELL, [Silas] Weir. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. [Sept., 1888]. One-page letter on leaf measuring 7 x 4.5”, with integral blank, together with original mailing envelope. Near fine. A letter to a Mrs. Little of Towanda, PA, informing her that she may forward this letter to “the Infirmary” (ie. the Philadelphia Orthopaedic Hospital and Infirmary for Nervous Diseases), to “receive prompt attention” from the institution. Dr. Mitchell helped organize the Infirmary and, for many years,...