Sale 9911031 | Lot 71

Sherman, William T.

Catalogue: Books & Prints

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Lot 71
Sherman, William T.
Autograph letter signed ("W.T. Sherman / General"), one and a quarter pages with integral blank, 8vo, on stationary of the Headquarters Army of the United States, Washington, 28 December 1870, to the painter Albert Bierstadt.

Reading:
"Dear Bierstadt
"I thank you truly for sending me the engraving of your picture of the Rocky Mountains. I will have it carefully framed and hung up in my house.
"No artist has done more than yourself to fix a canvas, and to attract notice to the majestic scenery of the Great Interior of this Continent and I wish you all honor and profit.
Truly your friend,
W.T. Sherman
General."

The Estate of Theodore Hicks Lee

Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000

Sold for $1,200 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000

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