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PATTON, GEORGE S., Lieutenant General. Typed letter signed ("GS Patton Jr.") to "Jerry," with a one-line autograph postscript, Fort Shafter, Military Intelligence Division, [Hawaii], 22 August 1935. 1 full page, 4to, on Headquarters, Hawaiian Department stationery. Fine.
PATTON PREDICTS "A WAR WILL START SOON" AND PLANS TO SPECULATE IN MUNITIONS STOCKS
A letter on investments, with a remarkable prediction: "I can't locate the paper Adrian Stanton sent me by you to sign, it came while we were living at the hotel and packing to move to the post[;] it disappeared. Can you send me another. I was surprised and delighted to find I had some money with you in spite of my efforts in rubber checking...I am so convinced that a war will start soon that I wish you could gamble $4000.00 of my money on munitions stock. Possibly Vickers-Armstrong would be good as the British are not apt to put on embargoes. However use your own judgement. If when you get this it seems to you that the stock is already gone to height, lay off. However before you do that see where it sold in 1913 and then 1918. P.S. Copper will also go up..."
PATTON PREDICTS "A WAR WILL START SOON" AND PLANS TO SPECULATE IN MUNITIONS STOCKS
A letter on investments, with a remarkable prediction: "I can't locate the paper Adrian Stanton sent me by you to sign, it came while we were living at the hotel and packing to move to the post[;] it disappeared. Can you send me another. I was surprised and delighted to find I had some money with you in spite of my efforts in rubber checking...I am so convinced that a war will start soon that I wish you could gamble $4000.00 of my money on munitions stock. Possibly Vickers-Armstrong would be good as the British are not apt to put on embargoes. However use your own judgement. If when you get this it seems to you that the stock is already gone to height, lay off. However before you do that see where it sold in 1913 and then 1918. P.S. Copper will also go up..."