LOT #35106 |
Sold on Feb 11, 2010 for: Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
John S. Mosby Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 8" x 10", March 12, 1908, Washington, on "Department of Justice" letter...
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Sold on Feb 11, 2010 for:
$1,792.50
Bid Source: Live: Phone bidder
Get one of these:
Explore Available Items
Description
John S. Mosby Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 8" x 10", March 12, 1908, Washington, on "Department of Justice" letterhead to "Colonel Major E. Leroy Sweetser." In part: "I am very much gratified to see in the Post just recd. that you had been elected Colonel of a regiment. My book has been published & I suppose you have recd. the copy you ordered." Sweetser would go on to be promoted as a brigadier general with service in World War I.Confederate Colonel John Mosby, commander of Mosby's Rangers, was a controversial postbellum Southern figure because of his associations with Northerners. When this letter was written, he was serving as assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice. The letter comes with its transmittal envelope. With folds; fine. Included are postbellum newspaper articles about Mosby's raiders, including a newspaper photograph of Mosby's Men, early 1900s.
Auction Info
2010 February Signature Historical Manuscripts Auction #6039 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2010
11th-12th
Thursday-Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 6
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 4,017
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
19.5% of the successful bid per lot.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms