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George S. Patton

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George S. Patton

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Auction Date:2010 Nov 10 @ 19:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
ALS in pencil signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” one lightly-lined page both sides, 8.5 x 10.25, November 26, 1916. Patton to writes to Nita [his sister, Anne W. Patton], in full: “Thanks for the pipe. I like it so well that I smoked it too much. J.J. [Pershing] said that he had been so bold as to send you a picture [-] a must mean three though it usually means one.

I got my house finished to day [sic] and when it dries out I will move in though the one I have now is very nice. Mine only cost $14. which is less than I thought it would be.

The weather has been very decent and we have had no wind for a long time. I chased a coyote to day [sic] on Sylvia [his horse] but could not get near enough to shoot at him. There are lots of them around but they are pretty shy.

I am going hunting with the Indian scouts when my ear gets a little better. How did Pa come out with Mr. Mac Adoo. I hope he gets something out of it also that Johnson dies in agony before he gets his rest.”

Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, with horizontal fold directly under signature, paper loss along top edge, first paragraph of letter light but legible (he used a better pencil for the remainder of the letter), and a few creases, otherwise fine condition.

Patton's first real exposure to battle occurred leading cavalry patrols along the Texas-Mexico border while serving as General John J. Pershing's aide. While originally deployed to hunt down Pancho Villa, Pershing and his men—including Patton—were hampered by orders from the secretary of war. With no fight to be fought, Patton was urged to compose a military paper on the need for aggressive tactics by a military’s advance guard as an offensive against the enemy. Such aggressive tactics would become the mainstay of his commands during World War II. Interestingly, four months before writing his sister, Patton—in a defensive move after falling under attack—killed Pancho Villa’s second-in-command during a gun battle in Mexico. Always desirable correspondence from early in the career of the esteemed military leader.
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