The land of pluck; stories and sketches for young folk (1894)
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Century Co. · leaf 67
old for 4400 florins. The Semper Augustus easilybrought 2000 florins. And one superb specimen of theSemper Augustus actually sold for 13,000 florins,— or5200 dollars. At one time there were but two roots ofthis variety in Holland; one belonged to a gentlemanof Haarlem, the other to a trader in… … The owner of the first refused an offer for it of the fee simpleof twelve acres of building lots. The second, that of Am-sterdam, was finally sold for 4600 florins (1840 dollars), anew carriage, two gray horses, and a complete suit of har-ness ! This statement is well attested, and is printed in…
Children's stories, American
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