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Union Major General Abner Doubleday ALS

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Union Major General Abner Doubleday ALS
<B>Union Major General Abner Doubleday Autograph Letter Signed,</B></I> “<I>A. Doubleday</B></I>”, one page on Army of Potomac Chief of Artillery letterhead, 5” x 8.25”, Washington, D.C., December 20, 1861, to his brother, Colonel T. D. Doubleday. A strictly business letter penned by Doubleday early in the war when he was a Major of artillery. Only the surnames betray a family link between the letter's author and its recipient. Doubleday writes in part, “<I>…the Governor of New York can make appointments, and the President will not interfere. If the Governor makes the appointment it will be all right…</B></I>”. Very fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)