Letter, 1939 December 31, Los Gatos, California [to] Col. E.E. Farman.

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Letter, 1939 December 31, Los Gatos, California [to] Col. E.E. Farman.

Army officer, lawyer. Letter to Col. Farman, Librarian, USMA, regarding the unavailability of the edition of Twain's "1601", printed at West Point. The letter makes mention of a Grabhorn's Press reprint of the "Academy" edition of "1601."

2 p. ; 9 x 16 cm.

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Charles Erskine Scott Wood (1852-1944) was a U.S. Army officer, lawyer, and author. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy in 1874, he became an aide to General O.O. Howard in 1877, serving with him in thePacific Northwest during the Bannock and Paiute and Nez Percé Indian wars. He later attended Columbia University, obtained his law degrees, and established a practice of maritime and corporation law in Portland, Oregon. In addition to his successful law practice, Wood painted, wrote, ...

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