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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to Miss Norvell Caskie

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01435 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Lexington, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 14, 1869 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Letter written just before Miss Caskie married, as President of Washington College. Letter discusses Miss Norvell Caskie's upcoming marriage

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Caskie, Norvell, fl. 1869-1870

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