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245 0 0 _aCustis-Lee family papers,
_f1700-circa 1928
_g(bulk 1770-1870).
300 _a735
_fitems.
300 _a4
_fcontainers plus
_a1
_foversize.
300 _a1.8
_flinear feet.
351 _aArranged 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.
506 0 _aOpen to research.
520 8 _aCorrespondence, 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.
520 8 _aProminent 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.
533 _aTranscripts 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.
_b[S.l.].
545 0 _aMembers 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).
546 _aCollection material in English.
555 8 _aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007099
583 _aThe 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.
600 1 0 _aAdams, John,
_d1735-1826
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aBreckinridge, John C.
_q(John Cabell),
_d1821-1875
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aGrayson, William,
_d1736-1790
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aGreene, Nathanael,
_d1742-1786
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aHenry, Patrick,
_d1736-1799
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aJay, John,
_d1745-1829
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aJefferson, Thomas,
_d1743-1826
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aJohnston, Joseph E.
_q(Joseph Eggleston),
_d1807-1891
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aLafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier,
_cmarquis de,
_d1757-1834
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aLea, Albert Miller,
_d1808-1891
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aLee, Robert E.
_q(Robert Edward),
_d1807-1870
_xMonuments.
600 1 0 _aPickering, Timothy,
_d1745-1829
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aPinckney, Mary Stead,
_dapproximately 1751-1812
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aRives, William C.
_q(William Cabell),
_d1793-1868
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aScott, Winfield,
_d1786-1866
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aSmith, Samuel Harrison,
_d1772-1845
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aTyler, John,
_d1790-1862
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aWigfall, Louis T.
_q(Louis Trezevant),
_d1816-1874
_vCorrespondence.
600 3 0 _aCustis family.
600 3 0 _aLee family.
610 1 0 _aConfederate States of America.
_bArmy.
650 0 _aAgriculture
_zVirginia.
650 0 _aDiplomatic and consular affairs, American
_zFrance
_zParis.
650 0 _aEngineers.
650 0 _aMemorials.
650 0 _aMerchants
_zVirginia.
650 0 _aMexican War, 1846-1848.
650 0 _aMilitary engineering.
650 0 _aSlavery
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aWomen
_xEducation
_zVirginia
_y19th century.
651 0 _aFrance
_xCommerce
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aFrance
_xForeign relations
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aPhiladelphia (Pa.)
_xSocial life and customs.
651 0 _aPrince William County (Va.)
_xSocial life and customs.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_zFrance.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_z1783-1865.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yColonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yRevolution, 1775-1783.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yWar of 1812.
651 0 _aWashington (D.C.)
_xSocial life and customs.
651 0 _aWestmoreland County (Va.)
_xSocial life and customs.
700 1 _aCustis, George Washington Parke,
_d1781-1857.
_tGeorge Washington Parke Custis papers.
700 1 _aLaw, Elizabeth Parke Custis,
_d1776-1832.
_tElizabeth Parke Custis Law papers.
700 1 _aLee, Ann Hill Carter,
_d1773-1829.
_tAnn Hill Carter Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Anne Robinson McCarty,
_d1798-1840.
_tAnne Robinson McCarty Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Arthur,
_d1740-1792.
_tArthur Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Charles,
_d1758-1815.
_tCharles Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Hannah Philippa Ludwell.
_tHannah Philippa Ludwell Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Henrietta Bedinger,
_d1810-
_tHenrietta Bedinger Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Henry,
_d1691-1747.
_tHenry Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Henry,
_d1756-1818.
_tHenry Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Ludwell,
_d1760-1836.
_tLudwell Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Mary Bland,
_d1704-1764.
_tMary Bland Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Mary Custis,
_d1835-1918.
_tMary Custis Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Mary Randolph Custis,
_d1807-1873.
_tMary Randolph Custis Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Richard Bland,
_d1761-1827.
_tRichard Bland Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Richard Henry,
_d1732-1794.
_tRichard Henry Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Robert E.
_q(Robert Edward),
_d1807-1870.
_tRobert E. Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, Thomas,
_d1690-1750.
_tThomas Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, William,
_d1739-1795.
_tWilliam Lee papers.
700 1 _aLee, William Henry Fitzhugh,
_d1837-1891.
_tWilliam Henry Fitzhugh Lee papers.
700 1 _aWarden, David Bailie,
_d1772-1845.
_tDavid Bailie Warden papers.
856 4 _3Finding aid
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007099
856 4 _3Finding aid (PDF)
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007099.3
999 _c43479
_d43479