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(Autograph Material) 4 Pieces. Confederate Military Officers: Longstreet, James. Autograph Letter Signed. Gainesville, Ga., Dec. 24, 1888. 2 pages, one 8vo sheet; some creasing, a little wear and minor discoloration at edges and creases. Contents and signature clear and generally strong. Moderate vertical creases through the first 3 letters of "Longstreet" in his signature. To John Sergeant Wise. * Longstreet, James. Autograph Letter Signed. Gainesville, Ga., January 22, 1889. 1 page, 8vo; light to moderate creasing along old folds. Contents and signature clean and clear (a little light), vertical crease through the "m" of "James" in James Longstreet's signature. To John Sergeant Wise. * Mosby, John S. Autograph Letter Signed. Warrenton, Va., Sept. 8, 1874. 1 page, 4to; moderate creasing along old folds. Contents and signature clear and dark. Vertical crease through center of "Mosby" in John S. Mosby's signature. To John Sergeant Wise. * Mosby, John S. Warrenton, Va., September 28, 1874. 1 page, 4to; moderate creasing along old folds, a few contemporary ink stains. Contents and signature clear (with exception of a few ink stains - not affecting legibility) and strong. Vertical crease between the "S" and "M" in John S. Mosby's signature. To Henry A. Wise. Mosby letters on his Attorney at Law letterhead. Longstreet letters apparently relating to Readjusters Party politics. Mosby letters apparently relating to the early political activity of John Sergeant Wise. John Sergeant Wise (1846-1913), U.S. Congressional Representative from Virginia, candidate for Governor of Virginia in 1885; son of Henry Alexander Wise (1806-1876), U.S. Congressional Representative from Virginia, last antebellum Governor of Virginia - signed the death warrant of John Brown Confederate General. But both postbellum Republicans.