Andrews, George L., 1828-1899 to H. K. Green
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07081.02 Author/Creator: Andrews, George L., 1828-1899 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 9, 1889 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 17.6 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy
After reading the letter from Robert E. Lee addressed to his son Boo (George Washington Custis Lee) at West Point (GLC07081.01), Andrews confirms that it is the sort of letter he would have suspected from Lee. Also reports that G.W.C. Lee was the only son of Lee's enrolled at West Point in 1851. Andrews erroneously believes that the Lee referred to in "that slanderous report against the room of those fine Cadets Lee, Wood, & Turnbull" was Stephen G. Lee, son of Thomas Lee of South Carolina. Andrews was possibly the George L. Andrews who taught French at West Point from 1871 to 1892. Green was a collector.
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