Sold for:
$375
$375
Autographed letter signed ("A. Burnside"), one page, Chicago, November 16, 1858, on Land Department, Illinois Central Railroad Co. letterhead. The soldier, railroad executive, inventory, politician and industrialist (1824-1881) writes a heated letter to the manufacturers of a pistol that was defective, and demands that the Army officer now in possession of the pistol not be charged when he goes to the company's store in New York to get it fixed, saying he will settle with the owners at a later date. 10 x 7 1/2 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2015-05-07
