Property from a Historic South Carolina Plantation | January 10
Wed, Jan 10, 2024 09:00AM EST
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Lot 92
Group of Three Letters of Correspondence, Confederate Generals
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
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| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $100,000 | $10,000 |
General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, letter on lined paper dated April 18, 1863, discusses his satisfaction with suspended mail service on the Sabbath, signed "T.J. Jackson"; General James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, letter on plain paper dated March 7, 1862, giving confidential strategy directives to a Colonel under his command, mention of General Ewell, signed "J.E.B. Stuart"; General Nathan Bedford Forrest, short note on lined paper, date possibly appears May 4, 1863, instructions to procure resources and further strategy, signed "NB Forrest"; each separately and similarly framed along with transcription and General's image, with Stuart frame slightly larger at 33-3/4 x 15 in.
Provenance: Property from a Historic South Carolina Plantation
Condition
some staining, foxing, and creasing; Forrest with periphery losses; Stuart with reinforced fold intersection
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Property from a Historic South Carolina Plantation
