TY  - GEN
AU  - Custis,George Washington Parke
AU  - Law,Elizabeth Parke Custis
AU  - Lee,Ann Hill Carter
AU  - Lee,Anne Robinson McCarty
AU  - Lee,Arthur
AU  - Lee,Charles
AU  - Lee,Hannah Philippa Ludwell
AU  - Lee,Henrietta Bedinger
AU  - Lee,Henry
AU  - Lee,Henry
AU  - Lee,Ludwell
AU  - Lee,Mary Bland
AU  - Lee,Mary Custis
AU  - Lee,Mary Randolph Custis
AU  - Lee,Richard Bland
AU  - Lee,Richard Henry
AU  - Lee,Robert E.
AU  - Lee,Thomas
AU  - Lee,William
AU  - Lee,William Henry Fitzhugh
AU  - Warden,David Bailie
TI  - Custis-Lee family papers,
KW  - Adams, John,
KW  - Breckinridge, John C.
KW  - Grayson, William,
KW  - Greene, Nathanael,
KW  - Henry, Patrick,
KW  - Jay, John,
KW  - Jefferson, Thomas,
KW  - Johnston, Joseph E.
KW  - Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier,
KW  - Lea, Albert Miller,
KW  - Lee, Robert E.
KW  - Pickering, Timothy,
KW  - Pinckney, Mary Stead,
KW  - Rives, William C.
KW  - Scott, Winfield,
KW  - Smith, Samuel Harrison,
KW  - Tyler, John,
KW  - Wigfall, Louis T.
KW  - Custis family.
KW  - Lee family.
KW  - Confederate States of America
KW  - Army
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Virginia
KW  - Diplomatic and consular affairs, American
KW  - France
KW  - Paris
KW  - Engineers
KW  - Memorials
KW  - Merchants
KW  - Mexican War, 1846-1848
KW  - Military engineering
KW  - Slavery
KW  - United States
KW  - Women
KW  - Education
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Commerce
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Philadelphia (Pa.)
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Prince William County (Va.)
KW  - History
KW  - 1783-1865
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
KW  - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
KW  - Revolution, 1775-1783
KW  - War of 1812
KW  - Washington (D.C.)
KW  - Westmoreland County (Va.)
N1  - Open to research; 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.]
N2  - 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
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007099
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007099.3
ER  -