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William T. Sherman

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William T. Sherman

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Auction Date:2011 Oct 12 @ 18:00 (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 signed “W. T. Sherman, General,” three pages on two lightly-lined adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, January 27, 1873. Letter to Joseph Shepard. In part: “Mrs. Bowman has kindly sent me your letter…with the map and various newspaper slips, illustration of your proposition to build an inland canal from the mouth of the Rio Grande to Port Royal, SC. Of course here I have the opportunity of watching the various schemes which are daily passed on the attention of Congress…the papers filled…connected with the building the Great Railway to California it would be worse than idle to ask Congress to entertain any proposition however meritorious. Again, before discussing proposals for Great Canals, and Railways the political and Industrial condition of the South must be answered and this seems to be a hard job. I would much rather you should approach Congress through some other person than me because I know that members are very jealous of the Military authorities, and any grand project would rather be damaged than advanced by our advocacy." A couple of partial separations along horizontal folds, otherwise fine condition.