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GEORGE CUSTER * JSA * Autograph Handwritten Envelope Signed * Little Bighorn
$2,500.00
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Legendary United States Army Officer and "Little Bighorn" casualty GEORGE CUSTER handwritten autograph envelope addressed to his wife, and signed in the third person as, "Mrs. Genl Custer / Monroe / Mich", on a Fifth Avenue Hotel embossed envelope, postmarked May 8, from New York.
The letter was likely dispatched in May 1866 as Custer, with his future in doubt, was lodged in New York while his wife Libbie stayed behind in Michigan to attend to her ailing father. Custer had only recently been mustered out of the U.S. Volunteers, the temporary force created for the duration of the Civil War, and reverted once more to his permanent Regular Army rank of captain.
CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY JSA (James Spence Authentication) expert examination. UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED GENUINE - simply one of the finest Custer signed items available on the market. Purchase includes original JSA Letter of Authenticity.
GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER (1839 –1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. A highly effective cavalry commander, Custer was dispatched to the west in 1867 to fight in the American Indian Wars. On June 25, 1876, while leading the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American tribes, he and all of his regiment—which included two of his brothers—were killed. The battle is popularly known in American history and popular folklore as "Custer's Last Stand."
Condition is as shown with small tears, toning, light wrinkles and stains. Envelope measures 3.25" x 5" with expected wear consistent with age, use and handling. Envelope is slightly brittle.
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