Description:
Custer, Elizabeth Bacon (1842-1933) Autograph Letter Signed, Fragment. Laid paper bifolium, the second, third, and fourth pages of a letter to an unknown recipient, referring to an upcoming trip to Hartford to deliver a private talk on "Plains Life," noting that she worked too hard in Idaho last summer, expressing a desire to visit London to rest and visit museums and galleries, and asking about corsets from Paris, old folds, 8 3/4 x 7 in.
Estimate $200-300
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