Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to William A. Winston
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03214 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Arlington, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 July 1858 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy
Sending "the three Negro men belonging to the estate of G. W. P. Custis, viz: Reuben, Parks & Edward, whom I wish you to hire in Virginia... for the year or a term of years, not exceeding 31 Decr 1862...." Lee asks that the men be kept in the vicinity but also notes "I do not wish these men returned here during the usual holy days...." Lee was executor for the estate of his father-in-law George Washington Parke Custis.
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