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FITZHUGH LEE'S APPOINTMENT TO WEST POINT.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:390.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
FITZHUGH LEE'S APPOINTMENT TO WEST POINT.
<B>FITZHUGH LEE'S APPOINTMENT TO WEST POINT.</B></I> Partially printed Autograph Document Signed, “<I>C. M. Magill</B></I>”, one page, 10” x 7.75”, Washington, D.C., January 22, 1853. It reads in part, “<I>The President of the United States having been pleased to appoint Fitzhugh Lee a Cadet in the service of the United States, he is to be received as such, and entitled to all the consideration attached to said appointment. This appointment to take effect from the 20th day of June 1852…</B></I>”. The signatory, Charles Magill Conrad, was Secretary of War, 1850 - 1853. Several ink and water stains miraculously not touching upon the text of this document, light fading and smoothed folds. <BR><BR>The young Fitzhugh Lee would mature into a venerable soldier and statesman, however this bright future was nearly derailed by madcap teenage antics at West Point. Fortunately, he managed to graduate 45th in his class of 49. His Uncle Robert was no doubt spared some embarrassment.<BR><BR><B>Condition: </B></I>Good, with Lee's name large and bold.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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