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Lot #188
Jefferson Davis

The Confederate president approves a resignation

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The Confederate president approves a resignation

Civil War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page, 8 x 9.75, May 19, 1863. Treasury Department letter addressed to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, in full: "B. C. Pressley Assistant Treasurer at Charleston having resigned his office to take effect on 31st Inst; I respectfully recommend that his resignation be accepted and that W. Y. Leitch of Charleston S.C. be appointed to fill the vacancy." Signed at the conclusion in ink, "Approved, Jeffer: Davis, May 19, 1863," and countersigned by Christopher Memminger as the Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury. In fine condition, with multiple horizontal folds.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #549 - Ended April 10, 2019





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