BEAUTIFUL AND RARE AUTOGRAPHED PROMISSORY NOTE BY GEORGE A. CUSTER.

Light blue paper measuring 8″ x 3-1/2″, Topeka, Kansas, November 1, 1870. A partially printed promissory note in which Custer agrees to pay within six months “Four Hundred Dollars with interest at 10 per cent/Value received, this note is secured by a mortgage legally stamped.” Lovely vignette of Liberty with cap, flag and fasces at left; dog below. Black on blue paper, signed in blue ink. Clearly he and other officers were investing in land just as the railroads – in this case, probably the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe – were reaching into the former wilderness. SIZE: 8″ x 3-2/1″. PROVENANCE: General George A and Elizabeth Custer, Margaret Flood (Libbie Custer’s personal assistant), Spink Smythe, Lot 1080, August 22, 2012. CONDITION: Very lightly machine canceled over signature. Edge wear. Overall very good. 48441-6 (5,000-7,000) – Lot 2228

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2228	$1,852.50	BEAUTIFUL AND RARE AUTOGRAPHED PROMISSORY NOTE BY GEORGE A. CUSTER. Light blue paper measuring 8″ x 3-1/2″, Topeka, Kansas, November 1, 1870. A partially printed promissory note in which Custer agrees to pay within six months “Four Hundred Dollars with interest at 10 per cent/Value received, this note is secured by a mortgage legally stamped.” Lovely vignette of Liberty with cap, flag and fasces at left; dog below. Black on blue paper, signed in blue ink. Clearly he and other officers were investing in land just as the railroads – in this case, probably the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe – were reaching into the former wilderness. SIZE: 8″ x 3-2/1″. PROVENANCE: General George A and Elizabeth Custer, Margaret Flood (Libbie Custer’s personal assistant), Spink Smythe, Lot 1080, August 22, 2012. CONDITION: Very lightly machine canceled over signature. Edge wear. Overall very good. 48441-6 (5,000-7,000) – Lot 2228 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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BEAUTIFUL AND RARE AUTOGRAPHED PROMISSORY NOTE BY GEORGE A. CUSTER.