Papers, 1861-1887, bulk 1880-1881.

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Papers, 1861-1887, bulk 1880-1881.

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The bulk of this series contains letters written by Cazenove Gardner Lee and Marguerite du Pont to each other while they were courting in 1880 and 1881. Many of the letters were written while Marguerite was in Europe on her grand tour. Additional letters were written after the couple's marriage during their brief periods of separation. Other material in this series features correspondence sent to and from Cazenove or Marguerite and other family members. The focus of these letters is on family matters.

9 boxes.

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Lee, Edmund Jennings, 1853-

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Lee, Cassius F., 1800-1890.

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Lee family.

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Lee, Marguerite du Pont, 1862-1936

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Lee, Cassius F., Jr.

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Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888.

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Sophie Madeleine Du Pont was the youngest daughter of Eleuthère Irénée and Sophie Dalmas du Pont. E. I. du Pont was the founder of the black powder manufacturing company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Sophie was raised at Eleutherian Mills, the house that her father built on the bluff overlooking his black powder manufactory. Sophie and her siblings learned English but French was the language of the du Pont home. Eleuthère Irénée emigrated to the United States from France in 1802). In ...

Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865

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Samuel Francis DuPont commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron from September 1861 to June 1863. During this period he directed many successful operations including the campaign which resulted in the fall of Port Royal, SC, on November 7, 1861. From the description of Letter, March 28, 1862. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46326546 U.S. rear admiral commanding the blockading squadron. From the description of ALS : Port Royal Harbor, S.C., to Lt. ...

Lee, Cazenove G. (Cazenove Gardner), 1850-1912.

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Cazenove Gardner Lee was born in 1850 to Cassius F. and Anne Eliza Gardner Lee. He attended the University of Virginia and became a lawyer. In 1881, he married Marguerite Lammot du Pont, a cousin. She was born in 1862, the daughter of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont and Charlotte Henderson. (Charlotte was one of Anthony Charles Cazenove's granddaughters). Cazenove and Marguerite settled in Washington, D.C., where they raised their two sons, Cazenove Gardner, Jr. and Maurice du Pont. Both s...

Du Pont family.

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