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holy crap. In 1903 Andrew Haswell Green was mistakenly assassinated, and his possessions were left in storage for over 100 yrs before being cataloged

Posted by and are now being auctioned. (aka Max) Sep 6 '10, 10:58

The auction includes:
1810 letter from President James Madison to James Monroe containing the first reference to a White House gardener, a rare 1850 daguerreotype of Green, an 1875 George Inness oil painting of Mount Washington, a Civil War battle flag, a hand-embroidered man�s purse made in 1760, more than 10,000 pieces of correspondence, rare books and pamphlets, antique toys and games, Tiffany silver, a 17th-century Hebrew book, vintage clothing, stamps, and coins. Among the rarest items is a copy of George Washington�s will, published in Worcester in 1800 by Isaiah Thomas, of which only 13 copies are known to exist.

also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Haswell_Green (www.boston.com)

Responses:

I don't trust Isaiah Thomas. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 11:30
Max found this by googling, "dead guys with new antique books" -- nm - Inigo Sep 6, 11:05 1
- dusty porn -- nm - Max Sep 6, 11:08
See what happens when you hang onto stuff for a Long Time? -- nm - OAE Sep 6, 11:02
a hand-embroidered man�s purse made in 1760??????? - Danedukenuuk Sep 6, 11:00
"sorry sorry, i meant to shoot the other Andrew Haswell Green" -- nm - mistaken assassin Sep 6, 10:59 1
- "Old Timey William Tell Fail" -- nm - break.com Sep 6, 11:02

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holy crap. In 1903 Andrew Haswell Green was mistakenly assassinated, and his possessions were left in storage for over 100 yrs before being cataloged

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