Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1807-01-19 - 1870-10-12
Biography
President, W&L, 1865-1870. C. in C. Confederate armies, 1865. See Douglas Southall Freeman, R. E. Lee, 4 vls., 1934-35.
Gender
- Male
Occupations
Places
- Stratford Hall (Va.) (Place of Birth)
- Lexington (Va.) (Place of Death)
- Virginia (Other)
Languages Used
- English
Found in 444 Collections and/or Records:
President's Report, 1868-06-16
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 39
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1868-06-16
President's Report Copy 1, 1869-06-22
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 39
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1869-06-22
President's Report Copy 2, 1869-06-22
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 39
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1869-06-22
President's report to the Board of Trustees, 1866-06
File
Scope and Contents
This is Robert E. Lee's first report to Washington College's Board of Trustees.
Dates:
1866-06
Quarterly Account, US Military Academy, 1855-03-31
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
1855-03-31
R. G. Williams to Robert E. Lee, 1866-03-31
Item — Box 7A, Folder: 50
Scope and Contents
This letter to Robert E. Lee comes from R. G. Williams. In this letter he reminds Lee about a hat he agreed to last December. This letter came with the hat when it was finally finished in March of 1866.
Dates:
1866-03-31
R. L. Dabney to Robert E. Lee, 1866-02-05
Item — Box 7A, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents
This letter was written by R. L. Dabney to Robert E. Lee. In the letter, Dabney relayed that Lee's previous letter had been delivered to him safely. He goes on to thank Lee for his advice and describes ways in which he applied it.
Dates:
1866-02-05
R. Thompson to Robert E. Lee, 1866-05-15
Item — Box 7A, Folder: 60
Scope and Contents
This letter by R. Thompson is addressed to Robert E. Lee. Thompson offers to publish a British edition of Lee's planned book on the American Civil War. Lee never wrote the book.
Dates:
1866-05-15
Ralph Lete to Robert E. Lee, 1866-02-01
Item — Box 7A, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents
Ralph Lete wrote to Robert E. Lee on February 1, 1866 from Ironton, Ohio. He wrote to express his admiration for Lee, as well as to request a course catalog of Washington College for his son to potentially attend the school.
Dates:
1866-02-01
Rathmell Wilson to Robert E. Lee, 1866-02-06
Item — Box 7A, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents
This letter was written by Rathwell Wilson in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania on February 6, 1866 to Robert E. Lee. In the letter, Wilson explains that he has recently inherited of a scientific library of books from his late brother, Thomas B. Wilson. He expresses his desire to donate a large portion it to various southern institutions of higher learning. He goes on to express his desire for Washington College to be one of the institutions to benefit from his donation. Included in the letter is a...
Dates:
1866-02-06
Rathmell Wilson to Robert E. Lee, 1866-03-12
Item — Box 7A, Folder: 45
Scope and Contents
This letter was written by Rathmell Wilson from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1866 to Robert E. Lee. Wilson writes the letter as a follow up to his previous correspondence with Lee regarding the donation of Thomas B. Wilson's library to Washington College. Wilson inquires whether the boxes of books arrived as planned. He also indicates that he wishes to donate further books in his possession to Washington College on the stipulation that the donated books be cared for, retain Thomas...
Dates:
1866-03-12
R.E. Lee Memorial Church Collection
Collection — Box 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0658
Scope and Contents
A one page letter from Mary Randolph Custis Lee to Mrs. Appich, likely Mary E. Appich of Fairfax, Virginia, thanking her for previous letters and offering a photograph of Robert E. Lee. The letter is accompanied by an albumen cabinet-sized photograph of Robert E. Lee likely by photographer Michael Miley of Lexington, Va. The photograph includes an attached clipped R.E. Lee signature. The reverse of the photograph is inscribed to Mrs. Appich from Mrs. Lee and dated June 12, 1873. Also...
Dates:
Letter; Majority of material found within Photograph
Receipt for Articles for Fort Hudson, NY, 1841-06-30
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
1841-06-30
Receipt for Articles for Improvement of Mississippi River, 1838-06-12
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
1838-06-12
Receipt for Articles for St. Louis Harbor, 1838-07-21
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
1838-07-21
Receipt for Services for St. Louis Harbor, 1838-03-31
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
1838-03-31
Receipt of Articles for Improvement of the Mississippi River, 1839-04-14
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
1839-04-14
Receipt of Articles for St. Louis Harbor, 1838-05-31
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
1838-05-31
Refund Authorized to G. R. C. Cinnamond, 1867-02-21
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 40
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1867-02-21
Refund Receipt for E. B. , 1868-10-30
Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 41
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
1868-10-30
Restoration of US Citizenship, 1975-01-14
Collection — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 54
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
1975-01-14
Robert E. Lee Family papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0064
Scope and Contents
This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...
Dates:
Inclusive 1792-1935; Majority of material found within 1833 - 1870
Robert E. Lee Jr. to Robert E. Lee, 1866-02-19
Item — Box 7A, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents
This letter is written by Robert E. Lee Jr. on February 19, 1866 to his father, Robert E. Lee. In the letter, Robert E. Lee Jr. expresses to his father that he was happy to hear from him and his mother recently. He goes on to ask advice from his father regarding the mill he now operates. He explains the situation of some mechanical problems witht he mill and dam, and asks his father to provide advice on the course of action to take and how to apply the repairs effectively.
Dates:
1866-02-19
Robert E. Lee to A. L. Long, 1862-04-19
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000003921], Folder: 55
Abstract
Robert E. Lee offers Long an appointment to be his secretary upon Senate confirmation and Long's acceptance.
Dates:
1862-04-19
Robert E. Lee to Ambrose Everett Burnside, 1862-12-19
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000003921], Folder: 70
Abstract
Robert E. Lee discusses a private who was captured and will be tried as a spy.
Dates:
1862-12-19