Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to Ralph Site
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07542 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Lexington, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 13, 1866 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 25.8 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy
Fulfills a request for a prospectus of the course of study available at Washington College, where Lee served as president. In a letter on the verso of the printed prospectus, Lee comments that he was obliged for Site's 1859 report to the Ohio Legislature and writes: "I hope the country will yet retain the system of Government established by our forefathers." Two printed pages of the prospectus, and one page handwritten letter.
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