Additions to papers, 1815-1880.

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Additions to papers, 1815-1880.

Additions to the Lee family papers include a scrapbook containing acknowledgements from libraries, clippings of reviews, and autograph letters sent to Col. Henry Lee, Jr. from 1865-66 regarding his pamphlet, "The Militia of the United States. What It Has Been. What It Should Be" (Boston: Marvin & Son, 1864). Correspondents include Benjamin F. Butler, Francis Parkman, Wendell Phillips, Ambrose E. Burnside, Emory Washburn, George G. Meade, and William T. Sherman. The papers also include a letter of Frank L. to Henry Lee, Jr.; a draft of an 1850 letter from David Sears to Robert C. Winthrop concerning slavery and the prospects of secession of the Southern states; Charles Jackson to Henry Lee; Henry Lee to Mary J. Lee from Calcutta (1815), concerning his voyage and trade there; and other Lee family items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7151815

Massachusetts Historical Society

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