Description:
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) and John J. Pershing (1860-1948) Letters Signed.
A secretarial note, Berlin 16 January 1874, to an A.J. Johnson of New York, thanking him for sending a copy of the Illustrated Family Atlas, old folds, some light ink smudges, mounted and framed, 11 x 8 3/4 in.
[and] A typed noted signed by Pershing on American Expeditionary Forces stationery, in France 13 June 1919, marked personal and signed as Commander-in-Chief, to a Samuel S. Dennis, declining the invitation to appear at a stateside function, 7 1/2 x 6 in. (2)
Estimate $400-600
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