Displayed is an 1837 Robert E. Lee signed and hand addressed free frank envelope written to United States Army Captain Eliason. Lee had graduated near the top of his class at West Point, and he was roughly in mid-career as a United States Army officer. Lee addressed the envelope to Captain Eliason/Corps of Engineers/Old Point Comfort Va. The envelope is postmarked "May 1 Washington D.C." In 1937, Lee was in the U.S. Army Engineer Corps in the nation's capital. The free franked envelope measures 6.75x7.25". Also included is an image of Lee, in his Army uniform, measuring 4.5x6.75". The aforementioned items are matted and framed at 11.5x17.3". The envelope is signed "R.E. Lee", with a red stamped "Free." Lee used a fountain pen using dark blue or black ink to address the envelope and sign his name. There are two times R.E. Lee is signed on the envelope. The top "signature" by that name is written by an unknown hand. The lower written "R.E. Lee" signature was signed by Lee. The envelope shows creases from where it was folded over several times, and otherwise the envelope is in very good condition. Of course, in Lee's future would be his joining the Confederacy and becoming its military commander, and his epic battle at Gettysburg, in which he fought troops commanded by generals who attended West Point with Lee and/or whom Lee knew from his Army career while still in the Union Army. The Lee signature and handwritten envelope come from one of the foremost figures in American history.