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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to Mattie Ould

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00860 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Lexington, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 22, 1869 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Lee as matchmmaker. Custis Lee never married. Flattering letter to a beautiful woman, daughter of Judge Robert Ould, Confederate Prisoner Exchange agent.

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Ould, Mattie, fl. 1869

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