James Lee-Teagle Family Papers, 1808-1877.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528

Background

Scope and content:

Family letters and papers of James Lee (d. 1845) and his nephews, Edwin (1812-ante 1839), William (b. 1815), and Frederick, the sons of Lee's brother-in-law, Edward Teagle, all of Williamsburg, Va. Collection includes a religious exhortation from Edwin to his father, an answer from Gilbert Cassard of Baltimore to Edwin's request to marry his daughter, and a letter from Edwin regarding the settlement of his father's estate and his projected travels to North Africa. In addition there are recommendations of Edward Teagle as an accountant or clerk, signed by Dabney Browne, Richard Coke, Jr., R. McCandlish, John Page, and Robert Saunders; various accounts; and a notebook of miscellaneous notes in French and long lists of clothes and household linens.

Biographical / historical:

James Lee was a teacher in Williamsburg, Va. who attended the College of William and Mary. He was the uncle of Edwin and Edward Teagle, Jr. of Williamsburg. Edwin Teagle was a sailor. He had studied under his uncle, James Lee.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1950.
Arrangement:

Chronologically arranged.

Physical description:
14 items.