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College of William and Mary

Powell Famiy Papers, 1775-1927.

Letters and papers of the Powell family which originated in Loudoun County, Virginia, but subsequently lived in Henry [Marshall County], Illinois; Winchester, Virginia; and Alexandria, Virginia. This family of school teachers was dislocated and separated during the Civil War and lived in various locations in the state until re-uniting in Alexandria.
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Agnes Lee, Richmond, [Virginia], to Hattie [Powell],n.p., 12 April 1863. 2 pages. Box-folder 3:4

Discusses clothes; family news; says they will visit Shirley [Plantation]soon; says Mary[?] must remain within the Yankee lines because the only way to leave is to walk eighteen miles at night, carrying baggage; mentions Robert E. Lee, George Washington, and Custis Lee.

  1. Papers of the Powell Family, 1785-1927, n.d.
  2. Series D: Papers, 1860-1869.
  3. Papers, 1863.

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