Nov 01, 2016 - Sale 2428

Sale 2428 - Lot 130

Price Realized: $ 488
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. Autograph Letter Signed, "DDEisenhower / Major Inf.," to former War Department Chief Clerk John C. Scofield ("Dear Mr. Schofield" [sic]), praising his past performance and wishing him luck in future endeavors. 1 page, 6 1/2x3 3/4 inches; 3 punch holes in left margin. Nd, [1931]

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"Certainly all your friends in the war department are going to miss you when you leave us. Your efficiency has been matched only by your unfailing courtesy to and cooperation with all of us who came in contact with you. . . ."
John C. Scofield (1860-1944) retired from service as Chief Clerk of the War Department in 1931.