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Sale 218 Lot 226
FIRST LADY EDITH BOLLING GALT WILSON (1872-1961) CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE BRADLEY FAMILY ARCHIVE Collection of White House and personal correspondence addressed to Mrs. Andrew Bradley and Mrs. Charles Bradley of Washington, D.C. by the First Lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson. Comprising approximately fourteen envelopes and cards spanning 1915 to 1943, several bearing "The White House" letterhead and Washington postmarks. $400-600
NOTE: The Bradley Family played a significant role in early Washington, DC, history, and the founding of Chevy Chase, MD. PROVENANCE: By descent through the Bradley family of Chevy Chase, MD, who originally owned all the property in the area of Bradley Boulevard and Lane and the Chevy Chase Club (the old Bradley Farm).
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