(1833 - 1908) Confederate Lieutenant General who directed artillery at Second Bull Run and Antietam, later led a corps at Atlanta and in the Carolinas. Fine content A.L.S. ‘S. D. Lee’, 1p. 4to., [Starkville, MS], June 9, 1893, as President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College, later Mississippi State University, to a Col. William Wilkes. In part: ‘...I do hope some plan will be devised to aid Mrs [Varina] Davis & Mrs Winnie [Varina Anne Davis] – I will be [?], & do all I can personally & officially. I recollect something about the Arkansas Lands, and the scheme of incorporation, but do not now recall why the scheme was abandoned. I recall our pleasant trip to Richmond and recall with great pleasure my jubilation at the quiet homage and affection shown the Remains of our beloved Ex President – no such journey ever occurred before in the history of the world.’ He signs at the conclusion in violet ink. Shows folds overall, with faint toning to the edges and a chip to the left, edge, otherwise in very good condition. Lee undoubtedly refers to the campaign to re-inter Jefferson Davis, who was originally buried in New Orleans, in Richmond, at the request of Varina Davis. In May of 1893, Davis's remains traveled by train to Richmond, along the way stopping at various cities, receiving military honors and visits from governors, and the coffin was allowed to lie in state in three state capitols: Montgomery, Alabama; Atlanta, Georgia; and Raleigh, North Carolina.