Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870
Person
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
George Washington Parke Custis Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 C96
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1832-1856, of George Washington Parke Custis of "Arlington." The collection is mostly letters written to Francis Nelson, his farm manager at "White House," New Kent County, Virginia concerning growing and marketing crops, agricultural improvements, the effect of the proposed Richmond and York River Railroad on the plantation, and Robert E. Lee. There are a few additional letters to Nelson from merchants and railroad officials, and photostats of 2 additional Custis letters.
Dates:
1832-1856
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Jubal A. Early Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 Ea5
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1863-1890, relating to Jubal A. Early. Includes typescript of an account of the evening of the first day and the morning of the second day at the Battle of Gettysburg by [?] Turner; typescript of a report of Isaac Ridgeway Trimble regarding the Battle of Second Manassas; letter, 1867, of Mrs. E. C. Wirz [widow of Henry Wirz] thanking Early for a copy of his A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence; and letter, 31 March 1884, from Early concerning Second Manassas and...
Dates:
1863-1890
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Jay W. Johns, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 74 J64
Scope and Contents
The collection contains mostly personal and business correspondence of Jay Winston Johns, Jr., including papers of the Atlas Fuel Corporation of New York, New York and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Lee-Jackson Memorial, Inc.; the Virginia Trust for Historic Preservation; and "Ash Lawn," now owned by the College of William and Mary.The correspondence of Johns includes correspondence with Virginia Democratic Party figures such as Albertis S. Harrison, William M. Tuck, Mills Godwin,...
Dates:
1918-1979
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Joseph E. Johnston Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 J63
Scope and Contents
Papers of Joseph E. Johnston, C.S.A. General during the American Civil War, including correspondence which reflect his long military career and interest in his nephews, John Warfield Johnston and John Preston Johnston. The papers include a diary, 1857, of Johnston's survey of the southern boundary of Kansas and eighteen volumes of Civil War dispatches and telegrams. The collection also includes a diary, 1 May-31 July 1864, of Thomas B. Mackall; letters received by...
Dates:
1825-1891
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Robert E. Lee Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 L52
Scope and Contents
Letter, 4 May 1861, to Robert E. Lee from T. Rowland of Fairfax County, Va. desiring a commission with the Virginia forces, bearing endorsement of Lee. Includes printed material regarding Lee, such as his farewell address to the Army of Northern Virginia, his will, and photographs and engravings of Lee.
Dates:
1829-1937
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
John Letcher Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 01066
Scope and Contents
Papers; 1860-1875; of John Letcher, governor of Virginia, 1860-1864. Includes appointment, 1860, of justices of the peace for Augusta County, Virginia signed by Letcher; and letters, November 3, 1864-September 3, 1865, of Letcher, Lexington Virginia to Joseph A. Hierholzer, Richmond, Virginia. Three of the letters are negative photocopies.Three Democratic tickets for the Virginia gubernatorial election held on Thursday, May 26, 1959. The tickets list John Letcher for Governor,...
Dates:
1860-1875
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Samuel H. Yonge Papers
Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 Y8
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1890-1935, of Samuel Humphreys Yonge. Yonge was an army engineer who worked on flood control projects and navigational improvements. Yonge was interested in excavations at Jamestown and Williamsburg, Va. and in archaeological projects throughout Virginia. Included is correspondence; early twentieth century photographs of ruins and excavations at Jamestown; notebooks of land patent abstracts and other notes concerning Jamestown; and printed material. The collection also includes an...
Dates:
1890-1935
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
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- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 5
- Photographs 3
- Typescripts 3
- Agendas (administrative records) 2
- Diaries 2
- Engravings (Prints) 2
- Photostats 2
- Agricultural implements 1
- Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century 1
- Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 1
- Archaeology--Methodology 1
- Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (Va.) 1
- Ash Lawn (Virginia : Estate) 1
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864 1
- Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century 1
- Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va.,1862 1
- Cedar Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864 1
- Farm management--Virginia--History--19th century 1
- Financial records 1
- Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 1
- Jamestown (Va.)--History--17th century 1
- Lee-Jackson Memorial, Inc 1
- Letter books 1
- Lexington (Va.)--History--19th century 1
- Manuscripts (document genre) 1
- Notebooks 1
- Pamphlets 1
- Photocopies 1
- Poems 1
- Publications 1
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia 1
- Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)--History 1
- Speeches, addresses, etc. 1
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 1
- Virginia--Railroads 1
- Washington and Lee University--History 1
- Washington and Lee University--History--19th century 1
- White House (Washington, D.C.) 1
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Colonial Period--History 1 + ∧ less
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