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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to Mrs. R. E. Lee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01436 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: s.l. Type: Free frank Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 1 envelope : free frank Height: 8 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Letter sent in the care of Colonel Hill Carter to his wife at Shirly, near Petersburg, Va. Free franked field cover addressed to Mrs. R. E. Lee

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Lee, Mary Custis, 1808-1873

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