GENERAL ROBERT E LEE SIGNED ~ CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR ~ CODED LETTER ~ For Sale

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL LETTER AS SHOWN FROM LEE WRITTEN IN CODE..THE CODE PART IS IN DIFFERENT HANDWRITING THAN LEES AND LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY THE CODE WRITER AS LEE DICTATED IT..THERE ARE CODE SIGHTS ON THE WEB WHERE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS LETTER SAYS..I HAVE NOT TRIED YET..THE LETTER COMES WITH AN ENVELOPE THAT SHOWS WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM IN 1901 AND THEN MAILED TO CALIFORNIA....THE LETTER CAME IN THIS ENVELOPE AND WAS SOLD TO A MAN IN CALIFORNIA EVIDENTLY..I RECENTLY IN THE LAST WEEK JUST SOLD 2 ORIGINAL GARDNER PHOTOS OF THE LINCOLN CONSPIRATORS BEING HUNG...ALSO SOLD WERE 2 REALLY NICE BRADY PHOTOS ...ALL THESE ITEMS BROUGHT SUBSTANTIAL MONEY..IF THIS HAS NO REAL INTEREST BY THE 5TH DAY OR SO I WILL CANCEL THE SALE AND KEEP IT..THIS WAS IN THAT COLLECTION THAT I PURCHASED AND WAS GOING TO KEEP IT..I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL THIS LETTER.. IF YOU ARE FROM THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BOOK SHOP IN CHICAGO DO THE WORLD A FAVOR AND GO AWAY !!..I WILL NOT DEAL WITH YOUTHE POSTAGE IS HIGH AS I WILL SEND IT INSURED BY EXPRESS ONLY..THE LAST 2 PHOTOS COST 55.00 TO SHIP INSURED SO THIS IS STILL CHEAP..THE WOOD CASE IS LARGE AND QUITE HEAVY ALSO...THE LETTER COMES IN A CUSTOM MADE WOOD AND LUCITE CASE..THIS LETTER IS GUARANTEED TO BE AS STATED..THANKS TOM

On Jul-20-14 at 16:25:43 PDT, seller added the following information:

A FEW QUESTIONS ALL READY ABOUT THE CODE ETC..I KNOW NO MORE THAN WHAT IS SHOWN HERE..LOOK AT THE LETTER AND YOU GUYS DECIDE..A REQUEST FOR THE NUMBER OF WHAT I JUST RECENTLY SOLD..THAT NUMBER IS 1 OF 20 LINCOLN ERA ITEMS I SOLD LAST WEEK..THAT NUMBER IS 390880151825...OR GO TO MY SITE AND LOOK UP COMPLETED..I LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS..THIS STUFF SURFACES FROM TIME TO TIME HERE AS ITS LINCOLNS HOME ..A LOT OF CIVIL WAR STUFF DOES..THE LETTER HAS A SMALL WATERMARK IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER..HARD TO SEE BUT THERE..I HAVE SOLD A LOT OF RARE PAPER AND IMAGES OVER THE YEARS ..THIS IS ONE NICE ITEM !..THANKS TOM

On Jul-26-14 at 10:10:50 PDT, seller added the following information:

WITH 1 DAY LEFT TO GO ON THIS LISTING THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS REQUESTS TO END THIS LISTING AND SELL IT OUTRIGHT FOR PRETTY SOLID MONEY..I HAVE BEEN ON FOR 14 YEARS AND THIS LETTER HAS HAD MORE REQUESTS TO END AN sale EARLY THAN ANY I HAVE HAD BEFORE..I AM GOING TO LET IT RIDE TO THE sale CONCLUSION FOR WHATEVER IT GOES FOR ...THAT CAN BE GOOD FOR ME OR BAD..JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS...WHATEVER IT DOES IS WHAT IT DOES..THE sale WILL FINISH AS AN sale..FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO SNIPE IN THE LAST 4 SECONDS , BE WARNED , AS SOMETIMES WITH THE offerS DONT GO THROUGH IN TIME AND YOU LOSE ..THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS RARE ITEM,,,TOM