George A. Custer Signed 1870 Promissory Note
George Custer signed promissory note, Topeka, Kansas, dated November 1, 1870. Signed "George A. Custer", promising to pay $400 to John C. Howard within six months of the note's date, with an interest rate of "two five cents" and secured by a mortgage. Stamped "PAID" on May 31, 1871. The note is signed by several others and stamped on verso. 1p, measuring 8.25" x 3.25". Flattened folds and edge toning. The legal stamp and several cancellation cuts pass through Custer's signature. Large, bold signature.
George Armstrong Custer, (born December 5, 1839, New Rumley, Ohio, U.S.—died June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory), U.S. cavalry officer who distinguished himself in the American Civil War (1861–65) but later led his men to death in one of the most controversial battles in U.S. history, the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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