Robert E Lee Handwritten and Signed Note
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Very Rare Robert E Lee Handwritten and Signed Note. Presented in an Exhibition Quality Frame where the attention to detail makes this item worthy to present in the most noteworthy home or studio environments, a real showstopper. Robert Edward Lee was an American general who was commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He is regarded as having been an effective and principled strategist who worked relentlessly to reunify the country after the bloodshed of the American Civil War. At the beginning of the American Civil War, seven southern states seceded and started a rebellion against the North. The day after Lee's home state Virginia seceded, his former mentor, General Winfield Scott, offered him a post to lead the Union forces against the South. He declined, stating that he felt it was wrong to fight against his home state of Virginia. After the war, Lee was not arrested or punished, but he did lose the right to vote as well as some property. In 1865, President Andrew Johnson issued a Proclamation of Amnesty and Pardon for those who had participated in the rebellion against the United States. Fourteen classes were excepted, though, with members having to make special application to the President. Lee signed his amnesty oath as required by President Johnson the same day he became President of Washington College, but he was not pardoned, and his citizenship was not restored during his lifetime. This item has been Forensically authenticated by Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators and comes with their Letter of Authenticity. Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators Guarantees their Opinion. A complete report of the forensic evaluation is available to any owner of the item current and future.
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Robert E Lee Handwritten and Signed Note
Estimate $28,000 - $32,000
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