Pershing John Black Jack (2 results)

What Eisenhower was to World War Two this U.S. Army general better known as "Black Jack" was to World War One as commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (1917-20) -- he actually mentored all the head honchos of WW2, including Ike, Bradley, Marshall, MacArthur, Patton and others; in 1921 he was named Chief of Staff of the United States Army, where he remained until retirement in 1924. TNS, 1p (lettersheet), 7" X 9", Washington, DC, 5 January 1923. Addressed to Honorable John Barrett (1866-1938, a Western journalist turned diplomat who served as U.S. minister to Siam, Argentina, Panama and Colombia before a 14-year stint as director-general of the Pan-American Union). Very good. Minor wrinkles. On "General of the Armies" imprinted letterhead (a rank he was the first to achieve), Pershing sends "my warm personal thanks for your Christmas and New Year's Greetings. The sentiments expressed are highly appreciated and I assure you cordially reciprocated." Boldly signed in full. Accompanied by a superb 7" X 9" head-and-shoulders sepia-tone portrait (Clinedinst Studio of Washington, DC) in uniform bearing facsimile signature. Very good. Mildly age toned.

What Eisenhower was to World War Two this U.S. Army general was to World War One as commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (1917-20) -- he actually mentored all the head honchos of WW2, including Ike, Bradley, Marshall, MacArthur, Patton and others. IPS, 9½" X 15", n.p., n.y. Very good. Bit of mild edgewear, mainly along top; last few letters of signature smudged. Handsome and exceptionally large head-and-shoulders sepia-tone portrait of Pershing almost in profile, facing right, in full uniform (bearing four stars, hence post-1919). A superb image bearing blind-emboss at lower left of Washington, DC photographer Harris & Ewing, inscribed and signed by him in black ink along blank lower margin: "For My Friends Col. and Mrs. Joseph V. Kuzwick, / With Kind regards and sincere good wishes, / John J. Pershing.".