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Titanic survivor's letter sells for $399K at auction

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A Titanic survivor's letter that was written aboard the ship has sold at auction for $399,000.

U.K. auction house Henry Aldridge and Son handled the listing for the letter written by Col. Archibald Gracie to his great-uncle. Gracie was among those rescued.

In the letter, Gracie reportedly wrote, “It is a fine ship but I shall await my journey’s end before I pass judgment on her.”

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