Lee, Robert E. Manuscript letter signed to Colonel Henry Brevard Davidson, 30 December 1862
LEE, ROBERT E.
MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED ("R E LEE GENL"), TO COLONEL HENRY BREVARD DAVIDSON, REGARDING A STORE OF CONFEDERATE ARMY BAGGAGE AT STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.
One page (9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 251 x 198 mm) on a leaf of blue-ruled paper, "Head Quarters Army N. Va., Camp near Fredericksburg," 30 December 1862; browned, mounting stub from album on right margin verso.
Preparing for winter encampment. As the Army of Northern Virginia prepares for winter encampment—and for the resumption of hostilities following—Lee requests that Col. Davidson, commanding the Confederate military post at Staunton, send him details about "a quantity of baggage" being stored there.
"In your letter of the 24th inst. you state that there is a quantity of baggage belonging to brigades of this army, stored in Staunton, with men detailed from the brigades to protect it.
"Please inform me what the nature and amount of the baggage referred to is—and the brigades to which it belongs—giving the names of the parties in charge of it, that I may be enabled to to give explicit directions for its removal."
Lee doubtless wanted officers and men reunited with whatever items they might need for the spring campaign, in addition to wanting to free troops from the necessity of guarding a baggage depot.
LITERATURE:
Not in Wartime Papers of R. E. Lee and presumably unpublished.
PROVENANCE:
From an archive of correspondence related to CSA Brig. Gen. Henry B. Davidson.
Condition Report:
One page (9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 251 x 198 mm) on a leaf of blue-ruled paper, "Head Quarters Army N. Va., Camp near Fredericksburg," 30 December 1862; browned, mounting stub from album on right margin verso.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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LEE, ROBERT E.
MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED ("R E LEE GENL"), TO COLONEL HENRY BREVARD DAVIDSON, REGARDING A STORE OF CONFEDERATE ARMY BAGGAGE AT STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.
One page (9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 251 x 198 mm) on a leaf of blue-ruled paper, "Head Quarters Army N. Va., Camp near Fredericksburg," 30 December 1862; browned, mounting stub from album on right margin verso.
Preparing for winter encampment. As the Army of Northern Virginia prepares for winter encampment—and for the resumption of hostilities following—Lee requests that Col. Davidson, commanding the Confederate military post at Staunton, send him details about "a quantity of baggage" being stored there.
"In your letter of the 24th inst. you state that there is a quantity of baggage belonging to brigades of this army, stored in Staunton, with men detailed from the brigades to protect it.
"Please inform me what the nature and amount of the baggage referred to is—and the brigades to which it belongs—giving the names of the parties in charge of it, that I may be enabled to to give explicit directions for its removal."
Lee doubtless wanted officers and men reunited with whatever items they might need for the spring campaign, in addition to wanting to free troops from the necessity of guarding a baggage depot.
LITERATURE:
Not in Wartime Papers of R. E. Lee and presumably unpublished.
PROVENANCE:
From an archive of correspondence related to CSA Brig. Gen. Henry B. Davidson.
Condition Report:
One page (9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 251 x 198 mm) on a leaf of blue-ruled paper, "Head Quarters Army N. Va., Camp near Fredericksburg," 30 December 1862; browned, mounting stub from album on right margin verso.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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