Dr. CHARLES A. LEALE FAMILY
Dr. Charles A. Leale was the first doctor to enter the presidential box at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, after John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln. For this, he goes down in history. But what happened to him afterwards? At the time of the assassination he was single. On September 3, 1867, he married Rebecca Medwin Copcutt, the daughter of a wealthy merchant in Yonkers, New York. The wedding took place in the Copcutt home, which is now the Saint Casimir’s Rectory. This union would produce six children: Annie (June, 1871), Lilian (September 1873), Medwin (August, 1874), Marion (August, 1877), Loyal (March, 1879), and Helen (August, 1884). From the records I have been able to find, only Medwin and Helen married. Medwin married Matilda Howard Marvin, daughter of the late Tasker Howard Marvin, on January 18, 1900, in St. Bartholomew’s Protestant Episcopal Church located at Madison Avenue and 44th Street in New York City. Medwin, like his father, was a physician and surgeon. He and Matilda had two children, Bianca and Roselind. Helen married James Harper on June 22, 1918, in her father’s home at 604 Madison Avenue, New York City. She and James also had two children, James, Jr. and Helen (II). James, Jr. passed away in 1991 and in his obituary it mentioned that his great-great grandfather, James Harper, was mayor of New York City in 1844 and 1845 and a founder of Harper and Brothers, publishers. As of now, I do not believe that Helen (II) ever married. I had the pleasure of meeting her in 1995 in New York City, along with Dr. Lattimer. The Leale items in this catalogue came from her estate.
Leale, Dr. Charles A.
Catalog #: 513
Description: _______________Another copy lacking wraps.
Price: $225.00
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Leale, Dr. Charles A.
Catalog #: 514
Description: PYAEMIC PAROTITIS. New York: Trow’s Printing and Bookbinding Company, (1883), 57 pages, wraps, excellent condition. This is one of the medical pamphlets that Dr. Leale wrote. It came from the Leale family. Of course, Dr. Leale was the first doctor to reach President Lincoln after he had been shot and he stayed with the President until his death.
Price: $50.00
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Leale, Dr. Charles A.
Catalog #: 515
Description: Invitation, 4 5/8” by 3”, from the University of New York, sent to Dr. Charles A. Leale, the physician who attended President Lincoln from immediately after he was shot until his death. This invitation was for the junior exhibition held on Friday March 31, 1865, in the University Chapel. On the back, there is a list of the orators. Apparently, this was sent to him by Samuel D. Williams, one of the orators, very good condition. This is from the collection of Helen Leale, his granddaughter.
Price: $50.00
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Leale, Dr. Charles A.
Catalog #: 516
Description: Copy book from the Helen Leale estate. While this copy book probably did not belong to Dr. Leale, it is the same type that he used. I have seen several letters that were copies of ones he had written in later life on the same type of paper. Only two pages have a small amount of writing on them. Very good condition complete with stylus and writing packet.
Price: $75.00
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Hoffman, Melvina (1887-1966)
Catalog #: 517
Description: Hoffman, Melvina (1887-1966). American sculptor and the daughter of concert pianist Richard Hoffman. TLS, 1 page to Miss Lillie Harper, January 6, 1939, declining an invention to attend a tea. Very good condition.
Price: $30.00
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Beach, Chester (1881-1956)
Catalog #: 518
Description: American sculptor. ALS, 1 page to Miss Harper accepting an invitation to tea, January 6, 193(8), on his personal stationary. Good condition, small tears along the right edge.
Price: $35.00
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Manship, Paul (1885-1966)
Catalog #: 519
Description: American sculptor (Young Lincoln, Fort Wayne, Indiana). TLS, 1 page to Miss Harper declining an invitation to attend a tea, January 7, 1939, on his personal stationary. Very good condition.
Price: $125.00
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Adams, Herbert (1858-1945)
Catalog #: 520
Description: American sculptor. ALS in 3rd person, 1 page to Miss Harper, accepting an invitation to tea, January 7, 1939, on his personal stationary. Very good condition.
Price: $35.00
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