One-page autograph letter signed to Prof. Alexander Dallas Bache
Flag Ship Osliabia, Road of Alexandria in the Potomac: December 5, 1863. 4to, 16 lines, approx. 90 words; integral leaf attached; generally very good. A rare letter from the Russian Rear-Admiral while on a diplomatic mission to the U.S. 1863-64. This expedition became a military demonstration by Russia during the..... More