Letter from Bingham to Rollins, dated November 7, 1853 - Famous Missourians

A four-page letter from Bingham to Rollins, dated November 7, 1853, and sent from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (p. 1)

letter from Bingham to Rollins, dated November 7, 1853 (p. 1)

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In the letter shown, George Caleb Bingham discusses his work on the genre paintings County Election and County Canvass. He also mentions future projects on Missouri subjects and news from home. The Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia contains roughly 100 letters from Bingham to Rollins dating from 1837 to 1879. The letters are part of the James S. Rollins collection listed under Society Resources at the end of this biography.