ENVELOPE WRITTEN BY GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER WHICH CONTAINED THE LETTER ASKING PERMISSION OF JUDGE DANIEL BACON FOR LIBBIE’S HAND IN MARRIAGE.

From direct family descent are found two envelopes addressed to Judge Daniel Bacon along with a fine CDV of Judge Bacon taken in 1862 docketed in pencil (by Margaret Flood, Libbie Custer’s personal assistant), on the October 18th dated “Autie’s letter asking his permission to marry his daughter”. Second envelope is docketed “Letter thanking father for his consent…”. It is noted that Judge Bacon wanted better for Libbie than a soldier and it took lots of urging. These are the only personal effects of George & Libbie Custer’s concerning proposal to one of America’s most iconic couples. Libbie Custer, after George’s death at Little Big Horn, spent the rest of her life immortalizing her husband’s memory. Margaret Flood inherited after Libbie’s death, many of her personal items including letters and ephemora. Margaret Flood most assuredly assisted Margaurite Merington in her book published in 1950, The Custer Story: The Life and Intimate Letters of General George A. Custer and His Wife Elizabeth. The whereabouts of the original letters are unknown. SIZE: Varies. PROVENANCE: Libbie Custer, Margaret Flood – 1933, Spinks – August 24, 2012. CONDITION: Very good overall. CDV has clipped corners. 34998-84 (4,000-5,000) – Lot 2226

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - August 2015

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2226	$0.00	ENVELOPE WRITTEN BY GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER WHICH CONTAINED THE LETTER ASKING PERMISSION OF JUDGE DANIEL BACON FOR LIBBIE’S HAND IN MARRIAGE. From direct family descent are found two envelopes addressed to Judge Daniel Bacon along with a fine CDV of Judge Bacon taken in 1862 docketed in pencil (by Margaret Flood, Libbie Custer’s personal assistant), on the October 18th dated “Autie’s letter asking his permission to marry his daughter”. Second envelope is docketed “Letter thanking father for his consent…”. It is noted that Judge Bacon wanted better for Libbie than a soldier and it took lots of urging. These are the only personal effects of George & Libbie Custer’s concerning proposal to one of America’s most iconic couples. Libbie Custer, after George’s death at Little Big Horn, spent the rest of her life immortalizing her husband’s memory. Margaret Flood inherited after Libbie’s death, many of her personal items including letters and ephemora. Margaret Flood most assuredly assisted Margaurite Merington in her book published in 1950, The Custer Story: The Life and Intimate Letters of General George A. Custer and His Wife Elizabeth. The whereabouts of the original letters are unknown. SIZE: Varies. PROVENANCE: Libbie Custer, Margaret Flood – 1933, Spinks – August 24, 2012. CONDITION: Very good overall. CDV has clipped corners. 34998-84 (4,000-5,000) – Lot 2226 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - August 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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ENVELOPE WRITTEN BY GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER WHICH CONTAINED THE LETTER ASKING PERMISSION OF JUDGE DANIEL BACON FOR LIBBIE’S HAND IN MARRIAGE.