Lot 184
Mosby, John S. - ALS Asking Whether "Fitz Lee will be a turncoat when he puts on the Blue". (1833-1916) Confederate commander of the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, known as "Mosby's Rangers"; Mosby was called the "Gray Ghost." Autograph letter signed "Jno. S. Mosby," one page, in pencil, 9½ x 7¾", San Francisco, Sept. 30 (18)98. To Mr. Lawrence Washington regarding a newspaper Mosby had loaned to him and about which Mosby had made a joke which was taken seriously. Mosby assures him, "…It was a pleasure to be able to serve you and I shall gladly do so again….I am very sorry that what I said in a joke should have been repeated to you. Ask Major Hunter whether Fitz Lee will be a turncoat when he puts on the Blue. Very Truly / Jno S. Mosby." Fine condition. Matted with images from the Civil War and framed to an overall size of 23 x 31¼". Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905), who was Robert E. Lee's nephew, was a Confederate cavalry general, the 40th Governor of Virginia, and a diplomat. During the Spanish American War, Lee was made a major general of United States Volunteers, for which he had to "put on the Blue." He then served as military governor of Havana and Pinar del Río in 1899, went on to command the Department of the Missouri, and retired in 1901 as a brigadier general, U.S. Army. Estimate Value $750 - UP
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