Lot 909
Winfield Scott, addressed and signed in his hand on cover with blue "Saratoga Springs N.Y., Aug 24" cds and matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "5" rating to Elizabeth N.J., Scott endorsement "Mr. Dayton, Post-Master will oblige me by sending this note at once to its address, Winfield Scott"; some light staining, F.-V.F.Estimate $150 - 200.
Winfield Scott (1786-1866) was a United States Army General serving in the War of 1812, Mexican-American War and the Civil War, and an unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852. Captain William C. DeHart served as General Scott's aide-de-camp during the War of 1812 and the Mexican War.
Realized: $110