to J.C. Underwood

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to J.C. Underwood

GLC00199

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GLC#
GLC00199
Type
Letters
Date
March 14, 1868
Author/Creator
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Title
to J.C. Underwood
Place Written
Lexington, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Writes to Judge Underwood of the U.S. Circuit Court to confirm his receipt of a summons to testify in the treason trial, '"The United States vs: Jefferson Davis," and agrees to report on the postponed day of the case, April 14, 1868. Lee did not actually appear in court until November 27, 1868. Written while Lee was president of Washington College (later Washington and Lee). The circuit court at Richmond was not able to reach a consensus on the trial and registered their disagreement with the U.S. Supreme Court. On December 25, 1868, President Johnson issued a proclamation of unconditional amnesty and the case was dismissed.

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