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CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG. Signature, on a letter of recommendation from J. Ogden, the principal of the McNeil Normal School, "The bearer G. A. Custer is a member in good standing of the McNeely Normal School and we believe him to be a young man of good moral character." 1 page, approximately 2x7 3/4 inches. [Hopedale, OH], circa 1855

CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG. Signature, on a letter of recommendation from J. Ogden, the principal of the McNeil Normal School, "The bearer G. A. Custer is a member in good standing of the McNeely Normal School and we believe him to be a young man of good moral character." 1 page, approximately 2x7 3/4 inches. [Hopedale, OH], circa 1855

  • Notes: Custer attended the McNeely School at age 16 to improve his mathematics in order to qualify for West Point. This is an exceptionally early Custer item.

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