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JOHN S. MOSBY (1833-1916). Confederate Commander of the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, known as "Mosby's Rangers" also known as the "Gray Ghost." Autograph Letter Signed, "Jno. S Mosby", San Francisco,, September 30, 1898, 1pp. octavo, beautifully framed to an overall size of 31" x 23". This friendly and cordial personal letter is handwritten by Mosby was to Mr. Lawrence Washington, regarding a newspaper that Mosby had loaned to him, and about which Mosby had made a joke which was taken seriously. Mosby writes, in full: "I read your letter in reference to your returning the newspaper. It was entirely unnecessary for you to have made any explanation to me: Mr. Beattie knows that I only spoke of it as a matter of pleasantry. As for your motives they are immaterial - It gave me great pleasure to be able to serve you, & I shall gladly do so again whenever opportunity offers. I am very sorry that what I said in a joke should have been repeated to you. -- " postscript, "Ask Major Houten whether Fitz Lee will be a "turncoat" when he puts on the Blue - ." Very good condition. Mosby was poking at Fitz Lee who 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 Ro in 1899. Later, Lee went on to command the Department of the Missouri. He retired in 1901 as a Brigadier General, U.S. Army. .
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