Autograph Letter Signed.
This lieutenant general with the British Army was named General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Command in 1914 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command in 1916. Item #44037
ALS, 2pp (single leaf), 5¼" X 7", London, England, 7 October 1930. Addressed to Reverend Cornelius Greenway. Fine. On black-bordered mourning stationery, Sir William tells this noted American autograph collector "I am much honoured by your letter asking me for my photograph.... When I was Commander-in-Chief of the Western Command I had the great pleasure of meeting General Pershing officially on his arrival in England and have some charming photographs of the event...." Handsomely penned in black ink. At the bottom of the closing leaf Greenway pencils a couple of lines in his distinctive script.
Price: $95.00