Lot 1336
Chilton, Robert Hall. War-date Docket Signed ("R.H. Chilton") as Robert E. Lee's Chief of Staff. Cut from a document, the 1¾" x 3½"docket reads in full: "Reply forwarded & recommended By adv Genl Lee hdqrs anva [Army of Northern Virginia], Octr. 25/62 R H Chilton AAG." Blue lined paper with minor toning. Accompanied by a carte de visite by Vannerson & Jones, Richmond, with 2¢ revenue stamp on verso; a chest-up portrait with penciled ID, a small spot at lower edge, and minor blemish at center right edge. Matted and framed to 9 x 13½". Overall fine. Chilton wrote the famous lost order from the Antietam campaign.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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| Realized $242 |
