Lot 372
(Forrest, Nathan Bedford). Receipt with "Quartermaster Department, C.S.A." masthead, 1p, 6¾"x6", Atlanta, 1863 July 23, for shipping a new saddle "Consigned to Genl N.B. Forest," from Atlanta to Chattanooga via Southern Express Company. With "Quarter Masters Dept. C.S.A., Atlanta, GA" date-stamp. John U. Ansley, Capt. and M[ilitary] S[tore] K[eeper] pens on the reverse: "These Stores were shiped…at my request per Express. This manner of transportation being necessary to insure their delivery in the time required." The receipt lacks a description of the saddle, but given that Forrest was an aficionado of horseflesh, it is reasonable to expect that the saddle in question was custom made to order in Atlanta. Very good; uneven toning and minor erosion from iron gall ink. An otherwise ordinary document that soars to the extraordinary based on its association with cavalryman and iconoclast Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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