Lot 468
Howard, Oliver Otis. Accompanied by a steel engraving, and a photograph of the General. 1830-1909. Union Major-General. Autograph Letter Signed ("Oliver O. Howard") as Maj-General U.S. Army, 1 p., octavo,on imprinted US Army letterhead, Headquarters Division of the Pacific, San Francisco Presidio, August 23, 1886. To Mrs. E.F. Strickland, in part: " …I have a favorite direction which I aim at, as my marksmen do at their target stationed at long ranges, it is 'not to let the day pass without making somebody [ 's happiness ? ] because I am living in this world." Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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| Realized $115 |
