William Gibbs McAdoo letter, 3 February 1872.

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William Gibbs McAdoo letter, 3 February 1872.

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The collection consists of a letter from William Gibbs McAdoo to Joel Munsell of Albany, N.Y., requesting a copy of C.C. Jones, Jr.'s "Reminiscences of the last days, death, and burial of General Henry Lee" for review purposes. He suggests that copies be sent to book sellers L.W. Hunt & Co. of Milledgeville for sale. He also mentions that a painting is being done of General Robert E. Lee at the tomb of his father.

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Lee, Henry, 1756-1818

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Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American Patriot and U.S. politician who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the American Revolution as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry". He was the father of Robert E. Lee, who led Confederate armies against the U.S. in the American Civil War. Born on Leesylvan...

L.W. Hunt & Co.

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McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1820-1894

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William G. McAdoo was a Mexican War and Confederate soldier, author and Registrar for the University of Tennessee. He also served as Attorney General of the 3rd Judicial Circuit. From the description of Bill of complaint to the Honorable Thomas C. Lyon against the Bank of Knoxville, 1857. (University of Tennessee). WorldCat record id: 31395217 William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1894) was a man of import in Tennessee. Born in Knoxville, he was graduated from East Tennessee University...

Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870

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Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) served as General of the Confederate Army in the U.S. Civil War and was president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia from 1865 to 1870. Lee spent the first twenty-three years of his military career in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. From 1837 to 1841 he was superintending engineer for the harbor of St. Louis and the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Robert E. Lee was a United States Army officer, 1829-1861; commander of Virginia forces in the ...

Munsell, Joel, 1808-1880

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Founder of a printing and publishing house in Albany, New York. From the description of Papers, 1845-1873. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50150575 Printer, publisher, editor, and author of works on historical subjects and printing history. Born in Northfield Massachusetts and relocated to Albany, New York, in 1827. From the description of Diary, 1828 May-1834 Jun. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770460 Joel Mu...

Jones, Charles C. (Charles Colcock), 1831-1893

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"Known as the "Macaulay of the South," Charles C. Jones Jr. was the foremost Georgia historian of the nineteenth century. Also a noted autograph and manuscript collector and an accomplished amateur archaeologist, Jones in later years became a prominent memorialist of the Lost Cause and critic of the New South." - "Charles C. Jones Jr." New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved August 21, 2008) From the description of Charles Colcock Jones letters, 1866-1...