Oct 26, 2023 - Sale 2650

Sale 2650 - Lot 15

Price Realized: $ 875
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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(CIVIL WAR.) MCCLELLAN, GEORGE B. Autograph Letter Signed, "GeoBMcClellan," to General Ambrose Burnside ("My dear General"), introducing a lieutenant of the Russian Specialized Staff who is visiting to observe. 1 1/2 pages, 8vo, written on two separate sheets; moderate brittling and uneven toning overall, remnants of cello tape mounting at edges, tear at lower edge of first leaf nearly separating lower portion of letter (but without loss), minor loss at upper edge of first page. New York, 17 December 1862
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"Permit me to present to you Lieut Razdarischin of the russian Etat Major who has come to this country for the sole purpose of witnessing the operations of our armies and of adding to the experience already gained in the Crimea & Caucasus.
"In view of the extreme kindness I met with in Russia, & of the very cordial relations that have existed between Russia & our own country, I would regard it . . . as an act of public policy & a personal favor to myself if you will kindly afford Lt. K. all the facilities necessary to enable him to carry out his wishes. . . ."
According to an article published on January 23, 1863 in The New York Times, Captain Raz Di Rischin of the Flying Artillery Russian service held interviews with Generals Burnside, Park, and Hunt, and with a number of other officers, as part of a tour of observation arranged by the U.S. Army to return the courtesy shown to U.S. officers who recently made a similar tour of Russia.