RARE CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY CONFEDERATE HEROS ROBERT E. LEE, JOHN BELL HOOD, P.G.T. BEAUREGARD AND JAMES LONGSTREET.

SN NSN. This little document dated July 1, 1866 printed in New Orleans by J. Douglas has a wonderful vignette of a Southern lady extending a cup of water to a wounded soldier in front of her farm. The document is a certificate of membership for Judge Benjamin Bibb to the “Southern Hospital Assn. for Disabled Soldiers”. Judge Bibb was part of a prominent political family including Alabama’s first governor. No doubt having such prominent Confederate General’s signatures on such a displayable, beautifully engraved document prompted individuals to pay the twenty-five dollar fee that so few Confederate families had a year after the Civil War. In a New York Times article November, 1866, “While our institution is primarily established for the benefit of Southern soldiers, its advantages are also extended to disabled soldiers from all parts of the world; for we believe that charity should not be restricted…” This organization must not have fared well as there is no easily found information after its first year. This document is retained in a small gilted frame. Document measures about 7″ x 5″ overall. PROVENANCE: Greene Museum of Southern History. CONDITION: Very good overall. Reduction in upper right corner about 1/2″ x 1/2″ square. 1/2″ tear on bottom left that crosses the bottom of Lee’s signature between L & e otherwise there is no discernible foxing or acid burn and signatures are all easily defined with good brown ink. 4-54274 JS224 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 3289

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3289	$6,325.00	RARE CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY CONFEDERATE HEROS ROBERT E. LEE, JOHN BELL HOOD, P.G.T. BEAUREGARD AND JAMES LONGSTREET. SN NSN. This little document dated July 1, 1866 printed in New Orleans by J. Douglas has a wonderful vignette of a Southern lady extending a cup of water to a wounded soldier in front of her farm. The document is a certificate of membership for Judge Benjamin Bibb to the “Southern Hospital Assn. for Disabled Soldiers”. Judge Bibb was part of a prominent political family including Alabama’s first governor. No doubt having such prominent Confederate General’s signatures on such a displayable, beautifully engraved document prompted individuals to pay the twenty-five dollar fee that so few Confederate families had a year after the Civil War. In a New York Times article November, 1866, “While our institution is primarily established for the benefit of Southern soldiers, its advantages are also extended to disabled soldiers from all parts of the world; for we believe that charity should not be restricted…” This organization must not have fared well as there is no easily found information after its first year. This document is retained in a small gilted frame. Document measures about 7″ x 5″ overall. PROVENANCE: Greene Museum of Southern History. CONDITION: Very good overall. Reduction in upper right corner about 1/2″ x 1/2″ square. 1/2″ tear on bottom left that crosses the bottom of Lee’s signature between L & e otherwise there is no discernible foxing or acid burn and signatures are all easily defined with good brown ink. 4-54274 JS224 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 3289 Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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RARE CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY CONFEDERATE HEROS ROBERT E. LEE, JOHN BELL HOOD, P.G.T. BEAUREGARD AND JAMES LONGSTREET.