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Description
A letter from Robert E. Lee to General J.M. St. John containing his autograph for the gratification of those who befriended their prisoners. Written near Cartersville, Virginia; dated July 22nd, 1865.
Transcription
Genl I send the autograph requested in your note of the 15th I am happy to do anything to gratify those who have befriended our prisoners. with great respect your obtsevt R.E. Lee near Cartersville 22 July '65 Gen'l J.M. St. John
Creation Date
7-22-1865
City
Cartersville
County
Cumberland
State/Province
Virginia
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1807-1870
Keywords
Robert E. Lee, Autograph, J.M. St. John, prisoners, Cartersville, Virginia, 22 July 1865, 1865
Resource Identifier
080505-47
Date Digital
May 2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Military History | Social History | United States History
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
en-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Robert Edward, "A letter from Robert E. Lee containing his autograph for General J.M. St. John. Cartersville, Virginia, July 25, 1865." (1865). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 260.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/260
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