Ulysses S. Grant - 1864 Autograph Letter Signed - Acquires General - In - Chief Hat
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ULYSSES S. GRANT. Important Civil War-dated autograph letter signed by, “U.S. Grant, Lt. Gen., ” as General-in-Chief of the Union Army sent from his cabin headquarters in City Point, VA on August 11, 1864.
IMPORTANT CIVIL WAR-DATED AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY ULYSSES S. GRANT ACQUIRING HIS NEW HAT FOR HIS GENERAL-IN-CHIEF UNIFORM FIVE MONTHS AFTER BEING PROMOTED LIEUTENANT GENERAL TO COMMAND THE UNION ARMY
Five months after being promoted Lieutenant General to command th...e Union Army by President Abraham Lincoln (the rank had not been officially used since George Washington), General Grant acquires his new hat for his General-in-Chief uniform: “The hats sent by you to my address have reached. The larger of the two...is just the size I wear. I am under many obligations for your kind consideration.”
ACCOMPANIED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM ALEXANDER HISTORICAL AUCTIONS, ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING AUTOGRAPH AUCTION HOUSES
The letter is one page on Head-Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, measures 8” by 5”, in fine condition with the recipient’s name having been removed and covered with a thick piece of paper, and accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from Alexander Historical Auctions, one of the world’s leading autograph auction houses.
IMPORTANT CIVIL WAR-DATED AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY ULYSSES S. GRANT ACQUIRING HIS NEW HAT FOR HIS GENERAL-IN-CHIEF UNIFORM FIVE MONTHS AFTER BEING PROMOTED LIEUTENANT GENERAL TO COMMAND THE UNION ARMY
Five months after being promoted Lieutenant General to command th...e Union Army by President Abraham Lincoln (the rank had not been officially used since George Washington), General Grant acquires his new hat for his General-in-Chief uniform: “The hats sent by you to my address have reached. The larger of the two...is just the size I wear. I am under many obligations for your kind consideration.”
ACCOMPANIED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM ALEXANDER HISTORICAL AUCTIONS, ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING AUTOGRAPH AUCTION HOUSES
The letter is one page on Head-Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, measures 8” by 5”, in fine condition with the recipient’s name having been removed and covered with a thick piece of paper, and accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from Alexander Historical Auctions, one of the world’s leading autograph auction houses.
