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Robert E. Lee Signature & Order #9

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Robert E. Lee Signature & Order #9
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Magnificent framed display of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's eloquent Order #9, where he surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to U.S. Grant. This early printing of the surrender -- perhaps printed on the battlefield itself -- is accompanied by a large signature, ''R.E. Lee'' and a facsimile printing of the original handwritten surrender order. The printed General Order No. 9 is signed in type “R. E. LEE, General” and measures 3.75” x 6”, printed on the verso of a recycled partial Confederate commissary’s receipt with “Lynchburg” printed at top. This printing is an unrecorded variant and a possible expedient field printing. The text is hand-set letterpress, exhibiting a hurried quality, as there is a misspelled word, with a line of type that goes off horizontal, but with justified text. The receipt form and the dateline are the only immediate clues to the point of origin of this famous order, which may have been distributed for the information of officers and troops at Appomattox. The distinctly crude quality of the print suggests it could have been done on a field press, or, alternatively, hastily done local newspaper work. The text has slight grammar and punctuation differences from that published in The Wartime Papers of R.E. Lee, plus a few differences in wording (which, however, can also be found in the various manuscript copies Lee signed). One slightly diagonal fold crosses over the ‘r’ in Northern and the ‘p’ in April, else fine condition. Robert E. Lee's signature also included in this lot is affixed to a 3.5” x 2” card on which is written in unknown hand, “Cmdr Rebel Armys”. Written in small numbers above Lee’s signature is “#212”, else fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 27.5'' x 28''. Truly stunning.
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