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Jefferson Davis

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Jefferson Davis

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Auction Date:2011 Jul 13 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Hand-addressed and free franked envelope, 5.5 x 3.25, addressed by Davis to his brother, “J. E. Davis, Esq., Warrenton, Mississippi,” and franked in the upper right, “Jeffn Davis/ M.C.” Written vertically in the upper left corner is a note by Union Colonel C. W. LeGendre, which reads, “Found in Jefferson Davis’ house in Mississippi, just before it was burned to the ground by the Union Western troops. Presented to J. A. Stevens, Jr., Esq by Chs. W. LeGendre, Col 51st Regt. NY Infantry, Chs. W. LeGendre Col. 51st.” In very good condition, with scattered soiling and smoke staining, and expected creasing and toning. LeGendre was a French-born Union officer, brevetted brigadier general at the war's end, and later appointed US Consul to China. After LeGendre passed, he was buried in Seoul, where he was serving as advisor to the Korean ruler.