Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 to George Washington Custis Lee
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02017 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: circa February 13, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
Autograph endorsement signed in pencil "J.D.", on address leaf of a letter from Weldon N. Edwards to Jefferson Davis dated 13 February 1862 from Raleigh, North Carolina. Edwards, writing as president of the North Carolina Secession Convention, sends resolutions (not included) from the convention. Davis's endorsement directs George Washington Custis Lee to acknowledge receipt of the convention resolutions (not included) sent by Edwards. With additional signed endorsement in pencil of George Washington Custis Lee, "ansd' G.W.C.Lee." Stamped "Examined for War Records" and "Copied."
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