Box 2
Container
Contains 2 Results:
James Lee to Louisa Lee, 1840 September 11
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
A letter, dated September 11, 1840, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee. James reports to Louisa the news of the death of his friend Captain James Davis. He describes the grief of Davis’s mother-in-law, Mrs. Bingham, and his wife, unnamed. James writes that Doctor Teachy believes Davis died of an “apopletic fit.”
Dates:
1840 September 11
R. Saunders to Parkes Slater, 1845 November 18
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
A letter, dated November 18, 1845, from Ro. [Robert?] Saunders to Parkes Slater. Saunders expresses his high regard for James Lee, who recently died, and his appreciation for “his favorite cane” which was given to him by Slater. This letter is a transition from the Lee family papers to the Slater family papers.
Dates:
1845 November 18