Lot 532
Autographs; U.S., Sickles; General Daniel on Check, on #RN-D1 issued by Bank of the Metropolis, NY, NY, punched filing hole, otherwise fine. Sickles was involved in a number of scandals, most notably the public slaying of his wife's lover, Philip Barton Key II, a U.S. Attorney and son of Francis Scott Key, whom Sickles gunned down in broad daylight, acquitted after using temporary insanity as a legal defense for the first time in United States history; Congressman and Civil War General that was awarded Medal of Honor.
Estimate $200-300.
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