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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00199 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Lexington, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 14, 1868 Pagination: 1 p. ; 21 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

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, 14 April 1868. Lee did not actually appear in court until 27 November 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 25 December 1868, President Johnson issued a proclamation of unconditional amnesty and the case was dismissed.

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Underwood, John C. (John Curtiss), 1809-1873
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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