Robert E. Lee and Lee Family papers

Location of collection:

Virginia Military Institute Archives

Preston Library

Virginia Military Institute

345 Letcher Ave.

Lexington, VA 24450-0304

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak

Email: archives@vmi.edu

Phone: (540) 464-7516

Phone: (540) 464-7566

Fax: (540) 464-7089

Web: www.vmi.edu/archives

Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Preferred citation:

Robert E. Lee and Lee Family papers, 1779-1926. MS 0237. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:

14 items

Creator:

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870, Lee, Mary Custis, 1835-1918, and Lee, Henry, III, 1756-1818

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Robert E. Lee and Lee Family papers, 1779-1926. MS 0237. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Robert E. Lee and Lee Family papers consist of the personal papers of Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis Lee, including documents bearing their signatures. The papers also include one one letter (dated February 1926) from Mrs. William A. Anderson to Sydney B. Williamson that relates the history of a quilt made by Mary Custis Lee that was donated to the VMI Museum.

In addition, there is one letter (dated July 7, 1779) from Henry Lee III (Light Horse Harry), the father of Robert E. Lee.

Written from Haverstraw, New York. Letter regards settling of various accounts for horses and supplies.

Letter regards family news and a gift that Robert E. Lee is sending to his namesake Robert Lee Mercer. Includes envelope.

Four receipts signed by Robert E. Lee dating from his United States Army career.

General Order Number 1 signed by Major General Robert E. Lee, in which he assumes command of military forces in Virginia.

Written from Charleston, South Carolina. The letter regards William H. Stiles' request for Robert E. Lee to help his son receive a military appointment.

Written from Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards business matters.

Letter is a reply to an inquiry from a parent of a prospective student at Washington College.

Check payable to Mary Custis Lee. Endorsed on verso, "Pay to Mrs. Figgatt, M. C. Lee"

Notecard written by Mary Custis Lee that presents buttons to VMI.

Letter concerns the history of the quilt created by Mary Custis Lee that was donated to the VMI Museum. The quilt itself is located in the VMI Museum collection.

Physical location:

Manuscripts stacks

Related

Location of originals:

The original letter is currently on loan to another institution.

Other descriptive data:

Haverstraw [New York]. July 7th, 1779

I received your letter of May 30th and its duplicate both yesterday. I communicated the matter you wish to be concluded to Gen. Greene last winter when settling my accounts in hopes that a settlement with the Commissary department might have then taken place.

You was not in camp, or I should have waited on your office. I will pay the money received from Mr. Aylett for the purpose of purchasing horses to your order and accommodate its account in any manner most convenient to you. Myself & officers have during the last campaign expending some several sums in support of our troops when detached. Will you please to inform me, whether this can be repaid, and by whom.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Generals—Confederate States of America
Correspondence
Receipts (financial records)
Orders (military records)