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ALS signed “A. C. McAuliffe,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 6, 1969. Letter to friends. In part: “I retired from the Army in 1956,

War-dated TLS signed “A. C. McAuliffe,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, 103rd Infantry Division letterhead, February 14, 1945. In a letter to J. F. Seiberling

Civil War–dated ALS signed “Geo. B. McClellan, Maj. Gnl USA,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, March 31, 1862. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “I feel

Signed book: Key to the Exercises in Ollendorff’s New Method of Learning To Read, Write, and Speak the German Language. NY: D. Appleton and Co., 1850.

Confederate ranger (1833–1916) whose guerrilla band specialized in attacking and disrupting Union supply lines. He earned the nickname ‘The Gray Ghost

DS, signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 8.5 x 7, June 29, 1934. Navy Training Course Certificate issued to Lester Leonard Kimble, Seaman 1st Class, stati

ALS signed “George S Patton, Jr,” three pages, 6.75 x 10.5, April 13, 1913. Patton writes his mother while in Fort Myers, Virginia. In full (with spel

Lawyer, politician, and Confederate general in the American Civil War, best remembered for his poor performance at the Battle of Fort Donelson. War-da

ALS signed “M. C. Perry,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, March 22, 1849. Letter to his nephew, James DeWolf Perry. In part: “I returned last Evenin

LS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, September 22, 1867. Response to an invitation. In part: “I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your kind