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A letter, dated May 1, 1839, from William H. Teagle in Staunton, Virginia to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Teagle thanks Lee for the $40 he sent him. Teagle mentions writing his brother Frederick that he had planned to leave Staunton upon receiving Lee’s last letter, but he now plans to stay to the end of the year if not longer. He asks to be remembered to his relations in Williamsburg.

Scope and Contents A letter, dated June 19, 1839, from Richard [M Bourden or McBourden] in Hempstead County, Arkansas to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Enclosed newspaper clipping attached. [M Bourden] asks for a letter of recommendation from James Lee. Bourden says that he has been mistaken and apprehended in Arkansas for a murder committed in Tennessee by a Jefferson Blagg whose description matches his own. He asks Lee to write and to inform his family and to encourage them and others to...

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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.

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A letter from Ro. Saunders to James Lee, which appears to be dated November 30, but has no accompanying year. Saunders writes to say that he will grant Lee’s request.

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Receipt, signed by Ro. Anderson, for $31.00 from James Lee for payment to Mutual Assurance Society for Edward Teagle. Dated January 22, 1833.

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Legal document submitted to Williamsburg Hustings Court. A summary of the estate of Edward Teagle and verification of the accuracy of James Lee's handling of the estate. Signed by William McMoody Ths. Geachy, and dated October 27, 1834.

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Accounts of money owed and paid to the Teagle Estate. Signed by John A. Deneufville and John A. Barlow. Dated January 1833 to July 1834.

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Legal document submitted to Williamsburg Hustings Court by Wm. McMoody concerning the settlement of Edward Teagle's estate. Dated April 24, 1835.

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Agreement of Teagle’s creditors to wait for payment until estate is settled. No date.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series includes documents relating to the Estate of Edward Teagle and reveals James Lee’s ongoing management of the Trust Fund for Susan Teagle and her children.The Lee and the Teagle families were related through the mothers of each family, Louisa Bellett Lee and Susan Bellet Teagle, who were sisters. Susan Teagle died in 1827; her husband, James Augustus Teagle died in 1833. At that point, James Lee assumed responsibility for James Teagle’s estate and the trust fund...

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A receipt received by one of the Teagle brothers, Henry, William, or Frederick, for his part of the Teagle estate, $67.00. Issued by James Lee, administrator of the estates of his father Edward and his brother Edwin.