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White House dinner invitation to Gov. Letcher and his wife

Engraved invitation, filled-out with manuscript additions, inviting Letcher and his wife to dinner "at 6 O'Clock. Dec. 19. 1857."

GLC06771.02

Pardon of John Letcher for rebellion (c/s William H. Seward)

Accompanied by collateral transmittal letter from Henry Stanberry, the Attorney General's office 23 Jan. 1867. Letcher had been Confederate govenror of Virginia.

GLC06775

to John Letcher re: urging concilatory attitude towards Yankees

Concening President's Johnson's Reconstruction Policy. Lee asks "to calm feelings which have too long existed... the interest of the state are... the same as those of the U. States" Written near Centreville, Virginia.

GLC06776

to John Letcher re: transmitting Scott's policy paper, with Scott AES to Letcher

The policy paper (.02) was prepared for President Buchanan and Sec. of War John Floyd. Scott has endorsed page 4, to Letcher, with date 31 October 1860.

GLC06777.01

Views suggested by the imminent danger... [response to secession crisis]

Entitled "Views suggested by the imminent danger... of a disruption of the Union lay the secession of one or more southern states." Endorsed on verso: "Copy, not for publication, but for his Ex[cellency]. Gov. Letcher."

GLC06777.02

U.S. Telegraph Extra. Annual address to Congress

GLC06778

Patent for improvement of building fireplace and chimneys, to Cyrus Blood

Issued to Cyrus Blood. Ribbon is dirty and rather unattractive

GLC06782

to [John Henry Sheburne] re: the art of portraiture

Returning a portrait of John Paul Jones by Charles Willson Peale (neither named in the letter) which he borrowed. Jefferson comments "I do not wonder that Commodore Dale and myself think differently of it's likeness to the same original. My opinion...

GLC06751

to John MacKay

A fine personal letter, written aboard the steamboat "Malta" on the Missouri River, commenting on various topics to his friend, Jack MacKay, whom he met at West Point. Lee comments on the Seminole War that "It is high time that they abandoned it...

GLC06752.01

[Carte de visite of General Robert E. Lee]

Photograph by Anthony, with McAllister & Bro,., Philadelphia logo. Imprint of Snyder, Black & Sturn, NY. Depicts a younger Lee in a retouched Virginia Volunteers uniform.

GLC06752.02