Autograph book

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Autograph book

Entry/Object ID

ARC99

Scope and Content

Leather-bound autograph book of Edward H. Fisher containing signatures of Confederate Civil War soldiers and officers and others, including signatures of Robert E. Lee, John Thomas Gibson, and William Fitzhugh Lee.

Acquisition

Accession

198

Source or Donor

Alfriend, John (Rev.) and Nancy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1862 - 1870

Archive Size/Extent

An autograph book approximately 4x6 inches. The book is reddish-brown leather embossed around the edges. The center of the cover contains the word "Autographs" with a pen, quill and book in the foreground.

Archive Notes

Date(s) Assembled: William Fitzhugh was the nephew of R.E. Lee.