Lot 1202
McClellan, George B ((1826-1885) Union general; Democratic presidential nominee in 1864. Autograph Letter Signed, New York, Nov. 19, 1883, 1½ pp, octavo. To Col. H.L. Albert in regard to arrangements for meeting at an exhibition of the Sims Topedo. This cigar-shaped device traveled at the surface of the water, propelled by an electric motor developed by Thomas Edison, and was controlled by an operator on shore. Two pinholes and light red pencil mark at top right, else fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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