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Robert E. Lee 1860 DS

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Robert E. Lee 1860 DS
<B>Robert E. Lee Document Signed,</B></I> "<I>R E Lee</B></I>", 2 pages, 10" x 16", San Antonio, Texas, November 17, 1860. Lee's days as a U.S. Army Regular in Texas were winding down by the time he endorsed this scarce manuscript document on the eve of the Civil War. Titled "<I>Inventory and Inspection Report on Subsistence Stores Fort Duncan Texas Nov. 9th 1860</B></I>", the report itemizes 2,025 pounds of bacon and 30 pounds of sugar on hand at the remote Rio Grande post. The sugar is described as "<I>dirty, unfit for use</B></I>" and is thus ordered "<I>To be sold</B></I>". (Begging the question of to whom, considering.) Lee lends his distinctive signature to a secretarial endorsement on the verso. Light browning on folds as expected, else fine condition. Housed in a custom library binder having gold foil titles stamped on the cover and the spine. <BR><BR><B>Important