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THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-70) Union Major General during the American Civil War, known as the “Rock of Chickamauga”; Veteran of the Mexican War
Civil War-Date Document Signed
THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-70) Union Major General during the American Civil War, known as the “Rock of Chickamauga”; Veteran of the Mexican War
MACKAY, ANDREW JACKSON (1827-1901) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the Cumberland
Document Signed, 7 ¾” x 10”, partly printed, April 30, 1863, “Geo[rge] H. Thomas, Maj[or] Gen[era]l U[nited] S[tates] V[olunteers], a requisition for “One Wall Tent Complete.” Countersigned by Chief Quartermaster General Andrew J. Mackay, later brevetted brigadier general for Civil War service, and Captain John Payne Willard, formerly of early-war service in the 31st Wisconsin Infantry.
Lightly and evenly toned, with a few scattered stains and the expected horizontal folds.
WILLIAMS, THOMAS LANIER, III “Tennessee” (1911-83) American Playwright & Screenwriter, most remembered for “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Autograph Document Signed, a partly printed 2 ¾” x 6” check, “Tennessee Williams, 632 ½ St. Peter.” From his New Orleans residence, early in the year when the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “A Streetcar Named Desire,” undoubtedly Williams’ most notable work, was first performed to critical acclaim. Drawn on the Whitney National Bank of New Orleans, also dated and engrossed in his hand: “Jan[uary] 4 1947,” payable to Waguesback [sic] -Pratt Co.” for “Seventy five no/100” Dollars.
Reverse bears the recipient’s stamped endorsement. The signature is unaffected by hole-punch cancellation, as well as several minor creases.
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