Two Farnham Letters Recently Auctioned

Recently we discovered that two autographed letters signed by Russel Farnham were sold at auction for $1,300.00 which was almost double the initial estimated price of $500.00-$750.00. They were part of The Floyd E. Risvold Collection which was auctioned by Spink Shreves Galleries of Dallas, Texas. A photo of one of the letters can be found in the auction catalog. The description of the letters listed "Two autograph letters signed by the famed explorer and agent of the American Fur Company".