May 12, 2005 - Sale 2043

Sale 2043 - Lot 123

Price Realized: $ 2,300
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
WRITTEN IN HIS PLEBE YEAR PATTON, GEORGE. Autograph Letter Signed, "Georgie" to his mother, complaining about the uniforms in the army, wishing he were an Englishman so he could wear a kilt and bearskin hat, writing about a march in the rain, on his pay, mentioning General Stoneman, and other matters. 6 pages, folded 8vo sheet and an additional 8vo sheet. West Point, 21 August 1904

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an exceptionally early letter from the famous general, written during his first year at west point.