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Letter Written by Titanic Survivor Sells for Record Sum at Auction

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The letter penned by Colonel Archibald Gracie, one of the Titanic's survivors, was sold at auction for £300,000, significantly exceeding the initial estimate of £60,000. Written on April 10, 1912, the letter provides a unique glimpse into the events leading up to the disaster. In the letter, Gracie expresses a sense of fatalism, writing "I shall await my journey's end before I pass judgment on her." The letter was purchased by a private collector from the United States.

  1. GB
    Andrew Aldridge
    Henry Aldridge and Son
    1. The stories of those men, women and children are told through the memorabilia, and their memories are kept alive through those items.
  2. GB
    Archibald Gracie
    1. It is a fine ship but I shall await my journey's end before I pass judgment on her.

sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.NPR
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.CNN
  5. 5.National Public Radio

perspectives

  1. 1.Boating Accident
  2. 2.History
  3. 3.Auctions

countries

  1. 1.IrelandIE
  2. 2.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Henry Aldridge and SonGB
  2. 2.United Airlines Jet Training Institute
  3. 3.London Waldorf Hotel

persons

  1. 1.Archibald GracieGB
  2. 2.Andrew AldridgeGB
  3. 3.Rebecca Rosman
  4. 4.Wallace Hartley

technicals

  1. 1.Titanic
  2. 2.RMS Carpathia
Letter Written by Titanic Survivor Sells for Record Sum at Auction