William T. Sherman Letter Signed. One page of a bifolium, 5.5" x 9.25", 75 West 71 Street, New York; March 14, 1890. Addressed to General James Grant Wilson on lined paper, declining an invitation to attend a lecture. It reads in full: "I am very sorry that an engagement, with ladies, for this evening must deprive me of the pleasure of attending General Howard’s lecture, an invitation to which I accepted conditionally." Signed, "W. T. Sherman." Condition: Pencil notation on verso. Smoothed folds. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved