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History Buff, 17509 Bearpath Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55347 or
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- Alexander
J. Cartwright
- American
Engineer and Developer of Baseball
- Very
Uncommon Autograph Letter Signed
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Alexander J. Cartwright (1820-1892). American
Engineer, Pioneer and Developer of American Baseball, Baseball
Hall of Fame (1938). Credited with laying out the first baseball
diamond (1845), planned and organized the Knickerbocker Baseball
Club, rightful ancestor of Professional Baseball today. The first
baseball game between two teams was played near his home at Elysian
Field, Hoboken, New Jersey on June 19, 1846.
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- Uncommon Autograph Letter Signed, one page, quarto,
Honolulu, November 8, 1861, where was developing the Hawaiian leagues that would later serve as models for the National and
American Leagues, to Charles W. Brooks & Co., San Francisco. A fine letter of introduction and recommendation for a shipmaster.
In part: "I beg to introduce to your formable acquaintance, the bearer, Captain Alex E. Taylor, Master of [the] Bark Keoha.
Being advised of his intention to give up the command of the vessel at San Francisco… I avail myself of this opportunity
of making him known to you as a competent and reliable shipmaster,
and an intimate acquaintence of several years standing enable
me to speak of him as a most xxx man. Should it be in your power
to render Capt. Taylor any assistance in the way of obtaining
employment I beg that you will do so, and any form thus extended
to him will be duly appreciated by Yours very truly, Alex. J.
Cartwright."
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- Cartwright, who has as good
a claim as any as the inventor of baseball, left New York to
mine gold in California in 1849. He fell ill and settled in Hawai'i.
A citizen of Hawai'i, Cartwright became a successful Honolulu
businessman. There, he established the first baseball league
composed of teams he created from throughout the Hawaiian islands.
His Hawaiian leagues became a model for the modern American and
National Leagues of today. This letter letter serves as a very
nice association, shows normal aging and handling, and folds,
which created minor shadowing of the written text. Overall, very
legible and ideal for framing. Letters from Cartwright are very
uncommon. $OLD
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