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ROBERT E. LEE
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LEE THANKS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF A NEWLY REOPENED VIRGINIA RAILROAD “FOR THE FREE TICKET OVER THE RICHMOND, YORK RIVER & BALTIMORE LINE”

 

ROBERT E. LEE (1807-1870).  Lee was the General-In-Chief of the Confederate forces during the Civil War. 

 

ALS. 1pg. 5” x 8”. August 6, 1869. Lexington, Virginia.  An autograph letter signed R E Lee addressed to Thomas Dodamead, the Superintendent of the Richmond, York River & Baltimore Railroad.  Lee, then the President of Washington College, penned: “Dear Sir I am very much obliged to you for the free ticket over the Richmond, York River & Baltimore Line, enclosed in your note of the 31st Ulto: which I recd this…With my best wishes for the Success of the Line, your own happiness & prospecrity.  I am very respty your Obest Servt R E Lee.  The Richmond and York River Railroad was incorporated in 1853 but was decimated during the Civil War, particularly during the Peninsula Campaign.  The line reopened in 1867 after a new round of funding.  The letter is in good condition with mounting remnants on the top margin, some tanning and a couple short fold separations.  The original envelope is included.