Papers, 1846-1970, bulk 1846-1880.

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Papers, 1846-1970, bulk 1846-1880.

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The bulk of this series contains letters written by Mrs. Cassius F. Lee (Anne Eliza Gardner) from her home, Menokin, near Alexandria, Va., to her friend Mrs. Samuel Francis du Pont (Sophie) at Louviers from 1846 to 1878 about family life and activities. Letters Cassius F. Lee sent to his wife when he was traveling in Canada are also featured as well as letters to Mrs. Lee from other family members and friends, including: Mrs. H. Allen Taylor, Mrs. John Fowle, Edmund J. Lee, Constance Lee, Gertrude M. Shepard, William F. Gardner, and Charlotte H. du Pont. A few letters from Samuel du Pont to Cassius F. Lee have also been included. A letter from Mrs. Cassius F. Lee to Eleuthera du Pont Smith relates news of Anthony Charles Cazenove's illness. A typescript with extracts of letters from "Aunt Turner" to her nephew Cassius F. Lee, Jr. written between 1864 and 1866 addresses attitudes toward the Civil War. Cassius fled to New York City to avoid service in the Confederate Army. Miscellaneous material features Anne Eliza Lee's comments on the disposition of her household effects and the handling of her mother's estate; an obituary of Sophie du Pont; four copybooks with birth and death dates, obituaries, and wedding announcements for members of the Gardner, Dudley, Williams, and Cazenove families; a genealogical chart of the Gardner family, and information compiled by Cazenove Gardner Lee, Jr. on the European ancestry of the Cazenove family and on Louis Albert Cazenove. Family jewelry that once belonged to Mrs. Louis Albert Cazenove (Mary O'Hara) is also included.

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Gardner, William F.

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William P. Gardner settled in Lane County, Oregon in 1853. He was at Oro Fino, Idaho in 1861 and at the Salmon River mines in 1862. From the description of Letter : to Henry Cummins / by William P. Gardner, 1862 Apr 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127582 ...

Gardner, Eliza Francis Cazenove, 1798-1857.

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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 family.

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Smith, Eleuthera du Pont, 1806-1876

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Eleuthera du Pont, a daughter of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828), was born at the family home, Eleutherian Mills. Her father was the founder of E.I du Pont de Nemours & Company. She was educated at home by her sister, Victorine du Pont Bauduy, and then attended Mrs. Hughes's Boarding and Day School in Philadelphia from 1821 to 1823. She married Thomas MacKie Smith, a physician, in 1834, and they resided on her family's property. They ha...

Gardner family.

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Du Pont family.

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Lee, Cassius, 1800-1890.

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Cazenove family.

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Lee, Anne Eliza Gardner, 1819-1855.

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Cassius F. Lee was the sixth child of Edmund Jennings Lee. He was born in Alexandria, Va. on May 22, 1808. Although trained as an attorney, he never practiced law. He served as a clerk of the U.S. courts and later entered the mercantile firm of Cazenove ? they had five children including Cassius F. Lee, Jr. (1844-1892). His second wife was Anne Eliza Gardner, daughter of William Collins Gardner and Eliza Francis Cazenove. She was born and raised in Newport, R.I. After her marriage i...

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 ...

Dudley family.

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