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This letter was written when Patton was commanding General of The Seventh United States Army. The 7th was the first American formation of Field Army size to see combat in World War II. It was formed from the U.S. I Armored Corps to take command of American forces in Operation Husky codename for the invasion of Sicily. During the campaign, it was commanded by Lieutenant General George S. Patton.This was Patton's first major command in the war. Patton officially took command of the Seventh Army while aboard the USS Monrovia (Admiral H. Kent Hewitt's flagship), thus giving 7th Army the motto of "Born at sea, baptized in blood."

This is a typed letter signed, Headquarters Seventh Army, December 21, 1943 and signed G.S. Patton, Jr., Lt. General U.S.Army Commanding. The letter is on standard sized stationey and is in good condition.The letter reads: "please accept our most sincere thanksfor the most perfect arrangements you and your people made for our entertainment while we were in Cairo." The letter was written to: Brig. General Gilbert X. Cheves, Headquarters US Army Forces in Middle East.

This letter was written when Patton was posted to Ft. Myer between the wars as commander of the 3rd Cavalry. The letter was written at the conclusion of an exercise with the 3rd Cavalry regiment and the 3rd Corps. The letter reads:

"This is to simply thank you again for the care and consideration you and the officers under you showed to the 3rd Cav. Due to your considreration, a trip we all looked forward to with reluctance became a pleasant trip to remember. Further I want to thabnk you also for my very agreeable morning with you and for a most charming luncheon. With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. . . "

Early Patton autograph material related to the military matters and not to family correspondence is very scarce and desireable.

The letter is typed on typical octavo bifold stationery with a Patton monogram, as a header. It in excellent condition with a beautiful, bold G S Patton, Jr. signature. There are some punch holes as shown (used to file the letter) but they do not enter the signature.