Papers, 1732-1870 bulk (1824-1868).

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Papers, 1732-1870 bulk (1824-1868).

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Primarily correspondence, 1824-1868, of Mary Anna Randolph (Custis) Lee of "Arlington," Arlington County, Va. Topics include family news and social life at various army posts with her husband Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). Also included are letters, 1814-1817, of Henry Lee (1756- 1818) regarding his family and his concern for their safety during the War of 1812. Other items include letters to the Lee family from friends of Henry Lee describing his death and burial. Also included are letters and papers of the Custis family of Virginia. Among these are several letters, 1776-1778, from John Parke Custis (1755-1781) to George Washington (1732-1799) concerning the management of several of Custis's plantations, the Virginia militia and other military and political activities during the Revolutionary War. The correspondence, 1813-1848, of Mary Lee (Fitzhugh) Custis (1788-1853) of "Arlington" concerns family news, her religious views, and instructions to her daughter, Mary Anna Randolph (Custis) Lee, regarding the disposition of her personal affects upon her death. Other correspondents include George Washington Parke Custis (1781-1857), William Henry Fitzhugh (1792-1830), and Eleanor Parke (Custis) Lewis (1779-1852). Also in the collection are estate records, 1788-1792, of John Parke Custis.

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Lee, Mary Randolph Custis, 1807-1873

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Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee (b. Oct. 1, 1807, Boyce, VA–d. Nov. 5, 1873, Lexington, VA) was descended from several colonial and Southern families, including the Parke Custises, Fitzhughs, Dandriges, Randolphs, Rolfes, and Gerards. She is a descendant from Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, making her a descendant of Charles II of England and Scotland and of William Fitzhugh. She was the only surviving child of George Washington Parke Custis, President George Washington's step-grandson and...

Custis, John Parke, 1754-1781

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John Parke Custis (November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781) was the son of Martha Washington and stepson of George Washington. Custis was the sole heir of the Custis estate. He married Eleanor Calvert, daughter of a prominent Maryland family. The couple lived at Abingdon Plantation and had seven children, four of whom would survive. As the Revolutionary War came to a close, Custis decided to join his stepfather at Yorktown, the site of Washington's most celebrated victory. Soon after Cornwallis' su...

Custis (Family : Virginia)

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John Custis was born August 1678 in Northampton County, Virginia, and was educated in England. He lived in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he served as a vestryman for Bruton Parish. Custis was also successful planter, merchant, colonel in the Virginia militia, burgess, and member of the Governor's Council. He married Frances Parke (1687-1715) in August 1705. His son, Daniel Parke Custis was born 15 October 1710 in James City County. He was a successful planter in New Kent County, Vi...

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...

Lewis, Nelly Custis, 1779-1852

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Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (1779-1852): Eleanor was born on March 31, 1779. She was the youngest granddaughter of Martha Washington and the step-granddaughter of George Washington. After her father John Parke Custis’ death in 1781 and her mother, Eleanor Calvert Custis’ marriage to Dr. David Stuart, Eleanor and her brother George Washington Parke Custis began living with the Washingtons. In 1799, Eleanor married Washington’s nephew, Lawrence Lewis. Of their eight children, only one son and three...

Virginia. Militia

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Fitzhugh, William Henry, 1792-1830

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Lee family.

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Custis, Mary Lee Fitzhugh, 1788-1853

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Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis (April 22, 1788 – April 23, 1853) was the mother of Mary Anna Randolph Custis, the wife of Robert E. Lee. Early in the 1820s Custis helped form a coalition of women who hoped to eradicate slavery. In 1804, she married George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Custis Washington. The Custises lived at Arlington House....

Lee, George Bolling, 1872-1948.

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Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857

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George Washington Parke Custis was the son of John Parke Custis who was the stepson of George Washington. Custis' mother was Eleanor Calvert. He grew up at Mount Vernon in Virginia after the death of his father. He married Mary Lee Fitzhugh and lived at "Arlington." His daughter Mary Anna Randolph Custis married Robert E. Lee. George Washington Parke Custis was a playwright and agricultural reformer....