ROBERT E. LEE * PSA/DNA * Autograph WAR DATE Cut SIGNED * Richmond 1864 for Sale

ROBERT E. LEE * PSA/DNA * Autograph WAR DATE Cut SIGNED * Richmond 1864 For Sale

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ROBERT E. LEE * PSA/DNA * Autograph WAR DATE Cut SIGNED * Richmond 1864:
$2995.00

IMPORTANT CIVIL WAR-DATED LEE SIGNATURE JUST 3 DAYS AFTER HE URGED CONFEDERATE PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS TO CONSIDER ALLOWING BLACKS IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY – AND 4 DAYS AFTER THE FALL OF CONFEDERATE STRONGHOLD, ATLANTA.
Confederate General and military commander ROBERT E. LEE war date cut signature on light blue lined paper as \"R E Lee / Richmond 5 Sept \'64\". War dated signatures from Lee are highly desirable and scarce, in our 40 years of business this is the first we\'ve offered!Following the dramatic fall of the Confederate stronghold of Atlanta, GA just 4 days earlier, Lee had then written to CSA President Jefferson Davis expressing concerns about the size, fighting fitness and morale of the Confederate Army and strongly urging him to consider swapping out able-bodied white men currently functioning as laborers, mechanics, cooks and teamsters for enslaved African Americans – thus freeing up white soldiers for field duty.
The Lee signature has been thoroughly reviewed and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA/DNA EXPERT EXAMINATION, and slabbed inside PSA/DNA\'s proprietary sonically-sealed, tamper evident encapsulate. UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED GENUINE.
Condition is as shown. Signature is backed to a cream stock card. Expected wear includingminor loss to the verso mount, else near fine. Trimmed to a completed size ofappx. 3.375\" x 1.75\", withoverall encapsulate measuring approx. 3\" x 5.25\".
Sold as is, as shown.