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Autograph Letter Signed.

WINSTON, Robert W. (1860-1944).

This North Carolina superior court justice authored a number of well-respected Civil War biographies such as "Robert E. Lee: A Biography" (1934) and "Andrew Johnson: Plebeian and Patriot" (1928). Item #24201

ALS, 1p, 6" X 9½", Richmond, VA, 1931 September 22. Addressed to H.D. Trevillian. Near fine. On pictorial letterhead of Hotel John Marshall (appropriate digs for a jurist), Winston agrees to sign one of his books and arranges a time -- certainly "High Stakes and Hair Trigger: The Life of Jefferson Davis" (1930). Bold and attractive.

Price: $55.00