RARE SIGNATURE AND WAR TIME LETTER BY CAPTAIN GEORGE YATES WHO WAS KILLED AT LITTLE BIG HORN.

RARE SIGNATURE AND WAR TIME LETTER BY CAPTAIN GEORGE YATES WHO WAS KILLED AT LITTLE BIG HORN. George Yates was a good friend of George Custer and was one of his close knit friends who followed Custer from the Civil War into the Indian War. This recently surfaced ALS dated March 3, 1863, is quite delightful and playful, being addressed “To the Assembled Multitude of Dear Girls from Philadelphia and Washington from Headquarters Cavalry Corps March 3, 1863 Midnight”. You can read the entire text on-line, but it seems not only Custer was a ladies man but so was his friend George Yates. CONDITION: Letter and envelope good to very good overall. Ink is dark and discernible. Some staining and soiling and foxing. 4-49311 JS38 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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
	2295	$2,012.50	RARE SIGNATURE AND WAR TIME LETTER BY CAPTAIN GEORGE YATES WHO WAS KILLED AT LITTLE BIG HORN. George Yates was a good friend of George Custer and was one of his close knit friends who followed Custer from the Civil War into the Indian War. This recently surfaced ALS dated March 3, 1863, is quite delightful and playful, being addressed “To the Assembled Multitude of Dear Girls from Philadelphia and Washington from Headquarters Cavalry Corps March 3, 1863 Midnight”. You can read the entire text on-line, but it seems not only Custer was a ladies man but so was his friend George Yates. CONDITION: Letter and envelope good to very good overall. Ink is dark and discernible. Some staining and soiling and foxing. 4-49311 JS38 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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