Agnes Lee, Richmond, Virginia, to Hattie [Powell],n.p., 27 April [1865].

Containers:

Box-folder 4:6

Extent:

6 pages.

Scope and content:

Reports news of post-war events since Hattie receives no news in the country; expresses the sentiments and anxieties of those in an occupied city, discusses [Robert E. Lee and his sons]; reports rumors about Booth, Jefferson Davis, and the surrender of the army of [Joseph E.] Johns[t]onto [William T.] Sherman; discusses the sacrifices of the last four years and where it has led.

Physical description:

ALS.

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