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Lee, Robert E.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:4,250.00 USD Estimated At:8,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD
Lee, Robert E.
<Our item number 86741><B>Lee, Robert E.</B> &#40;1807-1870&#41; Autograph Letter Signed &#40;&#34;<I>R E Lee</I>&#34;&#41;, 1p, 8&#34;x5&#34;, on ruled paper, Lexington, Va., 1867 Oct. 29. Fine; light edge stains do not affect text or signature. To. Mrs. Adaline Anderson, Louisville, Ky, referring to the political controversy over the pillage and confiscation of George Washington&#39;s relics from R.E. Lee&#39;s home &#34;Arlington&#34; by Federal troops during the Civil War. Gen. Lee&#39;s wife, Mary Custis Lee, who was the great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, possessed relics from Gen. and Mrs. Washington. During the war, Union Gen. McDowell took over Lee&#39;s home and made it a Federal post. Many Washington and Lee family items were pillaged by marauding Union soldiers and Gen. McDowell placed the remainder on display in Washington as &#34;Captured at Arlington.&#34; In 1868, Gen. and Mrs. Lee petitioned President Andrew Johnson for their return, only to have a radical Congress pass a resolution &# 34;that the Washington relics were property of the United States and any attempt to deliver them to the rebel general Robert E. Lee was an insult to the loyal people of the United States.&#34;<BR><BR>Gen. Lee writes to Mrs. Anderson: &#34;<I>You have been misinformed by the public papers. I have no watch to be delivered to the nearest relative of Gen. Washington. A watch has been placed in my hands, which is supposed to have belonged to Gen. Washington, to be restored to the owner from whom it was taken during the late war.</I>….&#34; Gen. Lee is careful to avoid saying that the watch was taken from Arlington, but the inference is there. The letter is accompanied by the holograph transmittal envelope. An important letter, linking radical reconstruction policies, the family connection between Washington and Lee, and the pillaging of historical items as spoils of war. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;8,500-10,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 86741<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67 .248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/086741.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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