Box 7
Container
Contains 325 Results:
Control Folder
File — Box: 7, Folder: 1
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:
1837-07-01 - 1866-01-31
Correspondences , 1837 - 1864
File — Box: 7, 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:
1837 - 1864
Haldimand S. Putnam to John L. Putnam, 1853-10-22
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
West Point cadet Putnam writes to his father regarding his his first semester at the academy. He mentions a number of officers including West Point Superintendent Robert E. Lee.
Dates:
1853-10-22
Moses D. Hoge to Gen. Robert E. Lee, 1863-11-04
Item — Box: 7, 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:
1863-11-04
William Nelson Pendleton to Gen. Robert E. Lee, 1864-10-19
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 2
Abstract
William Nelson Pendleton, a Confederate General and Episcopal priest, explains his failure to ask for a blessing while dining with Robert E. Lee two days prior.
Dates:
1864-10-19
Beresford Hope (Alexander J. Beresford Hope) to Gen. Robert E. Lee, 1864-11-14
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 2
Abstract
Letter to Robert E. Lee from A.J.B Hope, a British author and politician. Hope wrote of his and others' admiration and respect for Lee. The letter accompanied a Bible purchased by Hope from "the Stall of the State of Kentucky at the Bazaar recently held in Liverpool for the relief of Southern prisoners."
Dates:
1864-11-14
Correspondences, 1865-04-09
File — Box: 7, Folder: 3
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:
1865-04-09
Lt. Gen. Grant's letter to Gen. Lee, on terms of surrender for the Army of Northern Virginia (Copy), 1865-04-09
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
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:
1865-04-09
Correspondences, 1865-04-14
File — Box: 7, 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:
1865-04-14
Letter to Lee, Poem - "Richmond on April 14, 1865", 1865-04-14
Item — Box: 7, 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:
1865-04-14
Correspondences, 1865-06-20 - 1865-07-28
File — Box: 7, 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:
1865-06-20 - 1865-07-28
Isaac M. St. John to Robert E. Lee, describing supplies during the last days of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1865-06-20
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Abstract
Brigadier General St. John writes to General Lee on June 20, 1865 with explanations of his actions and movements during the final days of the Army of Northern Virginia. Beginning in February of 1865, he explains how he "proceeded at once to organize as auxiliaries to the regular operations of the Bureau" (Bureau of Nitre and Mining). By March, St. John was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed Commissary General of Subsistence. He goes on to explain his acquisition of rations in March....
Dates:
1865-06-20
Letters to General Lee After the War
Item — Box: 7, Folder: Control
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:
1837-07-01 - 1866-01-31
Letter of Introduction for Robert E. Lee from General Charles Gratiot to St. Louis Mayor Darby (Copy), 1837-07-01
Item — Box: 7, 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:
1837-07-01
C.B. Richardson to Robert E. Lee, 1865-07-28
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Abstract
In 1865, shortly after the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, Robert E. Lee was approached in Richmond by C.B. Richardson of the University Publishing Company of New York. No contract was signed, but the two came to an informal agreement whereby University Publishing Company would have publication privileges if Lee completed a manuscript. For the next five years the two kept up correspondence, with Lee often requesting materials that Richardson would then search out and furnish for...
Dates:
1865-07-28
Nathaniel Beverley Tucker to Robert E. Lee, 1865-07-11
Item — Box: 7, 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:
1865-07-11
Edward Lee Childe to Robert E. Lee, 1865-07-16
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Abstract
Edward Lee Childe, Robert E. Lee's nephew, had allowed a family friend to read a letter to him from his “Aunt Mary” (Mary Custis Lee). The letter divulged details of Richmond in the two months after its fall as well as the sentiments of Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis Lee regarding the war and figures such as Jefferson Davis. The family friend, without permission, submitted a copy of the letter to a newspaper, which published it. The newspaper wrote that the letter was “from the pen of a lady...
Dates:
1865-07-16
Correspondences, 1865-08-02 - 1865-08-17
File — Box: 7, 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:
1865-08-02 - 1865-08-17
John Letcher to Robert E. Lee, 1865-08-02
Item — Box: 7, 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:
1865-08-02
C. B. Richardson to Robert E. Lee, 1865-08-04
Item — Box: 7, 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:
1865-08-04
John Letcher to Robert E. Lee, 1865-08-05
Item — Box: 7, 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:
1865-08-05
Washington College Board of Trustees to Robert E. Lee, 1865-08-05
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 6
Abstract
The letter is written to Robert E. Lee to inform him that the Washington College Board of Trustees unanimously elected him president of the college. It is signed by the board members.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1865-08-05
William Nelson Pendleton to Robert E. Lee, 1865-08-05
Item — Box: 7, 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:
1865-08-05
John W. Brockenbrough to Robert E. Lee, 1865-08-10
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 6
Abstract
John Brockenbrough writes to Robert E. Lee to implore him to accept the position as President of Washington College. Brockenbrough reminds him that "The educational interests of Virginia, as of all her Southern Sisters, has suffered dreadfully by the war. The University, Va Mil. Institute, Hampden Sydney, and William and Mary College are all crushed and cannot be resuscitated for years to come. Washington College alone possesses an independent endowment and you have only to stretch forth...
Dates:
1865-08-10
Joseph L. Topham to Robert E. Lee, 1865-08-17
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 6
Abstract
Joseph L. Topham represented "the largest book publishing house in America." In this letter he offers Lee $50,000 to write "a History of the War or Reminiscences of the War."
Dates:
1865-08-17