08291cpcaa2201093 a 4500 mm 82017558 DLC 20260227111713.0 cr ||||||||||| 990303|||||||||||| eng mm 82017558 DLC dacs DLC DLC C lcmd Custis-Lee family papers, 1700-circa 1928 (bulk 1770-1870). 735 items. 4 containers plus 1 oversize. 1.8 linear feet. Arranged in 6 series. Series 1: Letterbooks, 1700-1825; Series 2: Correspondence, 1711-1915; Series 3: Transcripts and Photocopies, 1750-1873; Series 4: Financial Records, 1730-1844; Series 5: Miscellany, 1792-circa 1928; and Series 6: Oversize, 1789-1800. Open to research. Correspondence, letterbooks, genealogical papers, notebooks, financial records, indentures, clippings, photographs, and other papers pertaining to slavery, agriculture in Virginia, mercantile and financial affairs, social life in Washington and Philadelphia, and to activities during the Revolution, Mexican War, and Civil War. Letterbook (1700-1825) of Richard Bland Lee contains correspondence of his grandparents, Henry and Mary Bland Lee, relating to family finances and business, trade with France, outfitting troops during the Revolution, founding of the new government, and the writing of the Constitution. Transcripts of correspondence (1811-1831) between David Bailie Warden, U.S. consul in Paris, and Elizabeth Parke Custis Law reflects diplomatic relations with France and naval and military affairs during the War of 1812. Robert E. Lee's correspondence (1830-1868) documents his military career as an engineer, his service in the Mexican War, and his role as general-in-chief of the Confederate armies. Correspondence (1837-1872) of his wife, Mary Randolph Custis Lee, pertains to family matters and her efforts to build a church in memory of her husband; her notebooks (1823) reflect the education of aristocratic young women in nineteenth century Virginia. Prominent correspondents include John Adams, John C. Breckinridge, William Grayson, Nathanael Greene, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Joseph E. Johnston, Albert Miller Lea, Timothy Pickering, Mary Pinckney, William C. Rives, Winfield Scott, Samuel Harrison Smith, John Tyler, and Louis T. Wigfall. Transcripts of correspondence of David Bailie Warden and Elizabeth Parke Custis Law made from originals in Maryland Historical Society (Baltimore). Also includes various transcripts and photocopies from other sources. [S.l.]. Members of the Custis and Lee families of Prince William and Westmoreland counties, Va. Principal individuals represented include George Washington Parke Custis (1781-1857), Arthur Lee (1740-1792), Charles Lee (1758-1815), Henry Lee (1756-1818), Richard Bland Lee (1761-1827), Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794), Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), William Lee (1739-1795), and William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (1837-1891). Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007099 The material now comprising the Custis-Lee family papers was originally processed and cataloged in separately titled collections of papers of Ann Hill Carter Lee, Anne Robinson McCarty Lee, Arthur Lee (1740-1792), Charles Lee (previously 2 collections), Hannah Philippa Ludwell Lee, Henrietta Bedinger (Mrs. H.I. or Mrs. H.J.) Lee, Henry Lee (1756-1818), Ludwell Lee (including letter from the marquis de Lafayette), Mary Custis Lee, Mary Randolph Custis Lee, Richard Bland Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Lee, William Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, and the Custis family. Adams, John, 1735-1826 Correspondence. Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875 Correspondence. Grayson, William, 1736-1790 Correspondence. Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Correspondence. Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 Correspondence. Jay, John, 1745-1829 Correspondence. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Correspondence. Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 Correspondence. Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Correspondence. Lea, Albert Miller, 1808-1891 Correspondence. Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 Monuments. Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Correspondence. Pinckney, Mary Stead, approximately 1751-1812 Correspondence. Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868 Correspondence. Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 Correspondence. Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1772-1845 Correspondence. Tyler, John, 1790-1862 Correspondence. Wigfall, Louis T. (Louis Trezevant), 1816-1874 Correspondence. Custis family. Lee family. Confederate States of America. Army. Agriculture Virginia. Diplomatic and consular affairs, American France Paris. Engineers. Memorials. Merchants Virginia. Mexican War, 1846-1848. Military engineering. Slavery United States. Women Education Virginia 19th century. France Commerce United States. France Foreign relations United States. Philadelphia (Pa.) Social life and customs. Prince William County (Va.) Social life and customs. United States Foreign relations France. United States History 1783-1865. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865. United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783. United States History War of 1812. Washington (D.C.) Social life and customs. Westmoreland County (Va.) Social life and customs. Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857. George Washington Parke Custis papers. Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1832. Elizabeth Parke Custis Law papers. Lee, Ann Hill Carter, 1773-1829. Ann Hill Carter Lee papers. Lee, Anne Robinson McCarty, 1798-1840. Anne Robinson McCarty Lee papers. Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792. Arthur Lee papers. Lee, Charles, 1758-1815. Charles Lee papers. Lee, Hannah Philippa Ludwell. Hannah Philippa Ludwell Lee papers. Lee, Henrietta Bedinger, 1810- Henrietta Bedinger Lee papers. Lee, Henry, 1691-1747. Henry Lee papers. Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Henry Lee papers. Lee, Ludwell, 1760-1836. Ludwell Lee papers. Lee, Mary Bland, 1704-1764. Mary Bland Lee papers. Lee, Mary Custis, 1835-1918. Mary Custis Lee papers. Lee, Mary Randolph Custis, 1807-1873. Mary Randolph Custis Lee papers. Lee, Richard Bland, 1761-1827. Richard Bland Lee papers. Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. Richard Henry Lee papers. Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. Robert E. Lee papers. Lee, Thomas, 1690-1750. Thomas Lee papers. Lee, William, 1739-1795. William Lee papers. Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh, 1837-1891. William Henry Fitzhugh Lee papers. Warden, David Bailie, 1772-1845. David Bailie Warden papers. Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007099 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007099.3 43479 43479