Very early and scarce handwritten essay titled “The Sargasso Sea,” one lightly lined page, 7.75 x 11.75, signed in ink on the reverse, “Composition, Geo. S. Patton, March 6, 1899.” The essay, evidently written as a class assignment reads in part [his spellings and punctuation retained]: “The Sargasso Sea is one of the unexplored mysteries of the world. Though discovered as soon as North America no one has ever yet explained its unfathomable depths for the weed is so thick that niether steam nor sail can find its way to the center…. As many of the Spanish Galleons were loaded with gold it is thought it may be a perfect treasure house in the midst of the Atlantic, and also resting place for the unburied bones of many a sea hero, slain in battle or by the elements….” Patton’s teacher has made several small corrections throughout. In very good condition overall, with intersecting folds (partial separations repaired on reverse, touching several words of text), a few bends, chips, and small edge tears, and blue ink stain touching one word of text. The signature is clear, bold, and completely unaffected. An extremely scarce and unusually interesting example from the childhood of the fabled military hero! Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
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