viblbv01798A Guide to U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Case Files, 1863-1866 Ms.2015.033A Collection in Special CollectionsRyan MairSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:44:40 -0400.English Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Case Files, Ms.2015.033 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1863-1866 This collection contains photocopies of affidavits, claims and answers, stipulations, and a bill for legal fees relating to U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. which dealt with the seizure of land from Confederate leaders. English . Access Restrictions

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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Case Files, Ms2015-033, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Case Files was donated to Special Collections in 2004.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Case Files was completed in July 2015.

Biographical Note

Robert E. Lee was born January 19,1807, at Strafford Hall, Virginia. He served with distinction in the United States Army from 1829 till 1861, resigning his commission when his home state of Virginia seceded from the Union. After resigning, Lee was commissioned a General and Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia in the Confederate Army. An integral part of the Confederacy, he was later named General-in-Chief of the Confederate Army. Much of Lee's land was confiscated during the war via court cases and libel suits, like U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Upon conclusion of the war, Lee became president of what is now Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, serving until his death in 1870.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of photocopies of legal documents filed in the case of U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al.

Affidavits, 1866, contain photocopies of handwritten and sworn statements by John A. Spilman that Robert E. Lee and the other parties included in the case were officers in the Confederate Army and were engaged in hostile rebellion against the United States.

Claims and Answers, 1863-1866, consists of photocopies of hand written claims by U.S. Attorneys L. Weldin and Seth E. Shuman for the confiscation of the libelants' property. Photocopies of answers by N. Bushnell, libelant defence attorney, counter the claims for seizure of his clients' property.

Stipulations, 1866, include photocopies of agreements between the case attorneys, stating that each claimant to the case seeks no more than $250 and the libelants will not incur court costs if the case is ruled in favor for them. The stipulations are made in the names of Margaret E. Lee, as libelant, and R.E. Scott, S.G. Sherman, and W. McCoy as claimants to the case.

Fee Bill, undated, shows a photocopy of a hand written bill for an unidentified lawyer's legal fees relating to work done on U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by type of material.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Civil War Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 Affidavits, 1866English.1Claims and Answers, 1863-1866English.1Stipulations, 1866English.1Fee Bill, undatedEnglish.1