General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Seized Correspondence of Rose O'Neal Greenhow. 8/23/1861 - 8/23/1861. Letters from Mrs. M. G. Lee of Winchester (Mrs. Greenhow's Sister[-in-law]) to Mrs. Greenhow, and Letter from George H. Lee. 8/23/1861 - 8/23/1861. Letter from Mary Greenhow

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General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Seized Correspondence of Rose O'Neal Greenhow. 8/23/1861 - 8/23/1861. Letters from Mrs. M. G. Lee of Winchester (Mrs. Greenhow's Sister[-in-law]) to Mrs. Greenhow, and Letter from George H. Lee. 8/23/1861 - 8/23/1861. Letter from Mary Greenhow Lee to Rose Greenhow Proclaiming She is Favorable to Secession

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Greenhow, Rose O'Neal, 1814-1864

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Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1817-1864) was a famous spy for the South during the Civil War. Her nicknames were Wild Rose and Rebel Rose. She was born in Port Tobacco, Maryland, in 1817. Her father, John O'Neal, was a planter and was murdered when Rose was an infant. Around 1830 she moved into her Aunt Mrs. A. V. Hill's boarding house at the Old Capitol building in Washington, DC, where she met many politicians who also boarded there. Rose was a popular belle known for her beauty, charm, and wit. In 18...

Lee, Mary Greenhow, 1819-?

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Resident of Winchester, Va.; b. Mary Charlton Greenhow; married Hugh Lee. From the description of Diary, 1862-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70949546 Homemaker. From the description of Papers of Mary Greenhow Lee, 1837-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068542 ...