Autograph letter signed “Roberts, FM”

by Frederic Sleigh Roberts, Field Marshal

$65 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

1 page on Roberts stationery. 1 vols. 12mo. Paper clip marks, some light browning, else very good. Accompanied by the original envelope. Item #29720 Written to the Berlin Photographic Company requesting six copies of the reproduction of his portrait by Mr. Zaszlo. Roberts, First Earl Roberts, was noted for his Colonial Service and his involvement in both India and South Africa. He was lauded by Kipling in his poem “Bobs”.

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