Description:
Custer, George A. (1839-1876) Document Signed, 1 June 1874 and Relics. Partly printed U.S. Cavalry Tobacco return, signed by Custer, 11 x 17; [together with] three relics collected from the battlefield at Little Bighorn: a round metal piece stamped "U.S.A."; a pipe stem; and a military button; [and] a letter from Custer battlefield park superintendent Edward S. Luce, and several modern photographs related to Custer taken by Luce, including one of Custer's grave.
Provenance: The Estate of David Spinney.
Estimate $1,500-2,000
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Edward S. Luce, David Spinney, United StatesJohn Dorfman
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