Lot 693
Patton, George S., Jr. Autograph letter signed, "Your devoted son, George S. Patton Jr.," 2pp, 10 x 6¼ in., Sierra Blanca, Tex., 1 Nov. (19)15. To "Dear Mama," describing his patrol duties along the Mexican border. In part: "…we got a telegram that Carranza [President of Mexico] was going to move troops over the S.P.R.R. and that we were to guard it…I had ten men to patrol 24 miles of track…" He describes watching "train loads of our enemies go by…At least a fourth of the soldiers were women and children. The Q.M. of the outfit eloped with all the money so the soldiers went hungry…The men though not in uniform were hard looking people…." Fine except for toned area at upper left quadrant of verso. A year later, Patton accompanied Pershing as an aide on his "punitive" expedition against Francisco "Pancho" Villa into Mexico.
Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,800.
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