Sold – Houdini Expresses Interest in Seeing a Collection of Memorabilia Related to Dr. Samuel Mudd, Implicated in the Lincoln Assassination
Anton Heitmuller, a Washington businessman over the course of half a century (from 1890-1940), billed himself as “Specializing in Selling Collections of Autographs,/Manuscripts, Historical Broadsides and/Curios”. He had a knack for self-promotion, a knack done him one better by Harry Houdini. Both Heitmuller and Houdini had an interest in Abraham Lincoln and...
Anton Heitmuller, a Washington businessman over the course of half a century (from 1890-1940), billed himself as “Specializing in Selling Collections of Autographs,/Manuscripts, Historical Broadsides and/Curios”. He had a knack for self-promotion, a knack done him one better by Harry Houdini. Both Heitmuller and Houdini had an interest in Abraham Lincoln and the Lincoln assassination, and Heitmuller had artifacts related to John Wilkes Booth and a collection of items of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was implicated in the assassination for treating Booth for his broken leg assassination night. He saw a promotional opportunity for both he and Houdini in showing these materials; Houdini showed some interest but being at the height of his career, found it hard to find time to get to Washington to see the artifacts.
Typed Letter Signed on his letterhead, New York, June 7, 1923, to Heitmuller. “Have been away for the holidays. Am busy writing a lecture. When that is over, will come to Washington or send someone to look over the Mudd collection.”
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