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Lee, Mary Custis

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1835 - 1918

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Edward Lee Childe to Robert E. Lee, 1865-07-16

 Item — Box 7: [Barcode: 0000003981], 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

Lee Family , 1987-10-02

 File — Box 6, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents

File includes articles entitled "On the Trail of Robert E. Lee's Daughters" and "Author Says Unmarried Women Neglected by Historians" from the Daily News Leader.

Dates: 1987-10-02

Will, 1846-08-31

 Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the File:

Included in this folder are two copies of Robert E. Lee's will. One copy is a photograph of the original will. The other copy is a published transcription and facsimile of the will, created by Washington and Lee University in 1928.

Dates: 1846-08-31