[Rarebooks] FS: Excellent Letter from General William Sherman to George Curtis, price cut in half

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Price reduced:     Was $2000,      Now $1000

SHERMAN, General William T. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS). New York, 25 
Nov. 1890. Two-page letter to author and editor George W. Curtis 
granting permission to use his letters for publication in Harper's 
"'Easy Chair', only please keep me out of controversy." Sherman also 
briefly discusses "the million of human acts accompanying the great wave 
of civilization westward" which he attributes "to the ordinary impulses 
of men" and not to any divine source. Curtis, editor of HARPER'S WEEKLY 
during the Civil War years and one of the most influential American 
journalists of any day, also was known for his speeches, one of which 
was a tribute to Sumner. Curtis also had the honor of helping Thoreau 
build his cabin on Walden Pond. Fine content from one of the major 
military figures of the 19th century to one of the central literary 
figures. Near Fine. (#007016) $1,000.00

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