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The E-Sylum:  Volume 4, Number 30, July 22, 2001, Article 4

BREEVORT CATALOG SOUGHT 

   Dr. Ann M. Early writes:  "While searching for some 
   information I came across your numismatic website.  I am 
   the Arkansas State Archeologist, and I am trying to find an 
   auction catalog for a sale in February 1890.   The company 
   was Bangs and Co., and in your current e-publication there 
   is a note from a Charles Horning who said that he was a 
   collector of Bangs and Co. catalogs. 

   I am looking for the auction of a large book collection in 
   hopes of tracing the whereabouts of an 18th century journal 
   that was in the possession of James Carl Brevoort in the mid 
  19th century.  The title of the catalog is  "A Collection of rare 
   Americana, including the remainder of the notable library of 
   James Carson Brevoort of Brooklyn, NY."  Sale date was 
   Feb 25 through Feb 28, 1890.  Auctioneers are listed as 
   Bangs,  New York.  I would like to locate this catalog so 
   that I can see if the journal (and any accompanying documents 
   that I may not be aware of) was sold at this time.  Best of all 
   would be, if the journal was sold, if I could discover the 
   purchaser. 

   This journal, in French, describes an expedition by French 
   colonial forces and Indian allies against the Chickasaw Indians 
   in 1739 and 1740.  I am trying to locate an archeological site 
   in Arkansas that was one component of this expedition, and I 
   am searching for contemporary documents that might help me 
   re-locate the now lost site." 

   [Editor's note - my reply follows:  "Dear Dr. Early: 
   The 1890 sale you seek is not known to have numismatic 
   content; collectors of numismatic literature are not likely to 
   have a copy, but it is possible.  I have forwarded your note 
   as requested and will also publish a request in the next issue 
   of our publication.   Also, there are two known Brevoort 
   numismatic sales, both by dealer Thomas Elder: the 11/5/1925 
   sale of the J. Carleton Brevoort collection, and the 6/19/1934 
   sale of the Robert Brevoort collection."] 

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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