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R. M. Smith wrote to Lee to offer him battle reports.

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Reed was a northerner before, during and after the war. He wrote to Lee asking him to write a history of the war, so that it would not be skewed by those of “New England”.

Abstract Finley was a Confederate veteran, who lost his right arm at Vicksburg before being taken prisoner. He remained in prison until February of 1865. After his release, he rejoined the army as a courier, and finished his time after the surrender at Appomattox Court House. Finley was 20 years old and parentless. His grandmother offered to give him a good education. At the time of the letter he was still awaiting trial for treason. The letter is written with his left hand and is littered with...

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Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during much of the Civil War and during notable Supreme Court decisions such as Dredd Scott vs. Sandford, was having his biography written by Samuel Tyler. Tyler had heard that the Taney family “intimately” knew Robert E. Lee. Tyler asked that Lee might send him relevant information, such as letters or reminiscences.

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...

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Hunt writes to inform Lee that he is sending his son, Milton B. Hunt, to Washington College.

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William Henry Fitzhugh Lee wrote to his father to inform him that a Mr. James Black of Scotland, who was the agent for the Scotland Emigration Society, wished to lease White House Plantation from W.H.F. Lee. W.H.F. Lee agreed and was seeking approval from his father.

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Memminger, who served as Secretary of the Confederate Treasury until 1864, wrote to Robert E. Lee to wish good will on him in his new position as president of Washington College. At the time, Memminger was still residing in his summer home in Flat Rock, North Carolina, which later became Carl Sandburg’s home.

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Howison served as William Henry Fitzhugh Lee’s attorney as he sought to lease White House Plantation to Scotsman James Black. WHF Lee wrote to Robert E. Lee on November, 7 1865 asking his father’s permission to lease the property. Howison wrote this letter the following day. In it he explained the details of the transaction as well as what he knew about Mr. Black. A copy of the lease agreement was included with the letter.

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...

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Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information. John Rowzer Green wrote on behalf of his son, Lucius Peyton Green, a Kentucky native and Confederate veteran.

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Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information.

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Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information.

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Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information.

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Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information.

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...

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...

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J.L. Carrington proprietor of the Exchange Hotel in Richmond wrote to Lee to offer him and his family free stay at the hotel whenever they visit Richmond.

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...

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Stephens heard that Lee was writing a history of the Civil War. He wrote to him to ascertain the publisher, so that he could distribute the book in his Wisconsin county once published.

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McKethan wrote to Robert E. Lee to introduce his son, who he was sending to Washington College.

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Duncan wrote to Lee to inquire about his ancestry.

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Eldeston was an Englishman residing in Kentucky. He was a “military man” and musician who taught several bands for the Confederate Army. He wrote to Lee inquiring about a position as a music teacher at Washington College.

Abstract Williams, an Englishman from London, wrote to Robert E. Lee with a clipping from a newspaper. The English newspaper “of undoubted respectability,” published an article on Lee that Williams considered to be damaging and untrue. Williams wrote Lee to give him the opportunity to deny the statement and asked permission to write a few lines in the columns of the same newspaper to deny the report. On the back, in Lee’s handwriting is written: W.H. Williams in reference to aspersion of Character...

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William M. Perkins, President of the University of Virginia’s Washington Literary Society, wrote to Lee to inform him of his election as an honorary member of the society.