^#1744 ^Lot 1804 George B. McClellan

ALS signed “Geo B. McClellan,” one page, 8.25 x 6.5, rare Grand Belt Copper Company letterhead, May 18, 1885. Letter to an associate. In full: “Will you be good enough to hold the smelter, ordered by this company, at Chicago until further advices. Please telegraph these intentions to Chicago at once.” Intersecting folds, two passing through signature, pencil and ink notations, a few flecks of ink to signature, a couple ink spots, and a uniform shade of toning, otherwise very good condition. After the war, McClellan became involved in a number of mining operations around the nation. He first noticed copper deposits in northwest Texas in 1852, and in 1877, organized the Grand Belt Copper Company in Philadelphia. Mining operations were suspended when McClellan received the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey and won a three-year term. He, however, returned in 1883. After his death in 1885, the company continued on for two more years with little success.