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1865 Benjamin Butler Autograph Letter Signed

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1865 Benjamin Butler Autograph Letter Signed
<B>1865 Benjamin Butler Autograph Letter Signed</B></I> “<I>Butler</B></I>”. One page, 5” x 8”, Willards MD , April 7, 1865, in ink, to H. A. Risley. In this letter written just two days before the South's final surrender at Appomattox Court House, Butler arranges a meeting with the unknown Mr. Risley and, as if to emphasize his recent sacking by General U. S. Grant, he writes in part: “<I>As I am now a gentleman of entire leisure only let me know the time.</B></I>” General Butler was relieved of command by Grant in December of 1864 after his inept performance against Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) may not have been much of a general but his skills as a lawyer more than made up for the fact and in the end, made him a wealthy man. The letter has several old crease marks present and there is an abrasion to the paper on the reverse side as a result of being mounted and removed from an album, else the letter is legible, bright, and in very good condition. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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