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Davidson, James D. (James Dorman)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1808 - 1882

Biography

Married Hannah McClanahan Greenlee.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Davidson, James Dorman

 File — Box 4: [Barcode: 0000006781], Folder: 70
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Includes folders on Samuel Dale, Benjamin Darst, Pierre Daura, Davidson, Charles Andrew Davidson, Greenlee Davidson, James Dorman Davidson, James M. Davidson, Jefferson Davis, Sam Davis, Benjamin Franklin Day, Marquis De Chastellus, Sally Bruce Dickinson, James Dabney Dix, Charles Squier Dod, Calvin M. Dold, Drake, and Dunlap.

Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined

Letter, James D. Davidson to Robert E. Lee with follow-up notes from both, 1869-05-13

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Lexington, Virginia lawyer James D. Davidson writes a one page note to Robert E. Lee asking him to explain his family relationship to Arthur Lee, signer of the Virginia's Deed of Cession in 1784. Lee responds initially on the same page. The note was then delivered back to Davidson who corrected his initial question and asks for an updated response which Lee provides on the reverse of the page.

Dates: 1869-05-13