McKINSTRY, JUSTUS (1814-97) Union Brigadier General; Early-war Provost Marshal in St. Louis, Missouri; Dismissed from the service after conviction for graft, corruption, and fraud; Veteran of the Mexican & Seminole Wars

Document Signed, 4 ¾” x 7 ½”, St. Louis Missouri, September 4, 1861, “J. McKinstry,” accomplished in another hand, a partly printed pass for a “Mrs. Sarah McIntyre to pass beyond the limits of the City and County of St. Louis, to go to Ohio.”

A rare autograph on an interesting, seldom-seen form, this being the first McKinstry piece we have encountered.  Moderate toning throughout, with several stains; heavier wear and soiling along two vertical folds, with negligible separation at the edges.