Lot 1074
Lee, Robert E. (1807-1870), Graduate of West Point, U.S. army officer and Commander in Chief of the Confederate Armies.
Autograph Letter Signed "R E Lee", 5" x 6½", Lexington Virginia, October 9, 1868; to Edwin James, in response to James' request for birth dates for Charles Lee, most likely his father ("Light Horse" Harry Lee) brother, and Bushrod Washington (George Washington's nephew) and related to Robert E. Lee's wife, Mary Anna (a Custis); clean and Very Fine; professionally matted, along with a portrait, a modern "Geneological Chart of the Lees of Virginia" and a descriptive plaque, and displayed in a 34¼" x 38¼" shadow-box frame with an embossed depiction of a (family) tree. A handsome display.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: Kenneth Laurence COA.
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