Civil War-dated ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, Office of the Tribune letterhead, New York, May 24, 1864. “Col. G. F. Lewis of Cleveland, Ohio, is known to me as an active, efficient man of business, who has extensive connections throughout Ohio and the adjacent states, which he proposes to make available…without knowing in what manner he may be able to do so, I commend him to your attention and regard.” Intersecting folds, one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature, a tear to the left border affecting some of the text, light paper loss and tears to the upper left corner, slight separation to a horizontal fold and near-complete separation of the second integral page, and a few scattered spots of stray ink, otherwise very good condition. RR Auction COA.
