Papers. 1827-1867.

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Papers. 1827-1867.

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Officer, U.S. Army, Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, Commander in Chief of the Confederate States of America, President of Washington College. Cadet paycheck and calling card 1827; correspondence, 1835-1859; letter, 3 April 1834, to De Russy discussing furniture for the president; letter, 2 December 1850, to his wife Mary reporting how their son G.W. Custis was progressing at the U.S. Military Academy; letter, 22 June 1851, to his son G.W. Custis Lee regarding use of liquor; letter, 19 December 1853, to J.G. Totten reporting expulsion of five cadets who were absent without leave; letter, 20 April 1861, to Roger Jones explaining his reasons for aligning himself with Virginia and the Confederacy; five letters, 1862-1865, reporting Confederate States Army situation to Jefferson Davis. Report, 2 May 1863, from Lee to Davis on the battle of Chancellorsville; letter, 19 October 1864, from Lee to Grant discussing the southern view of slaves as property; holograph letter, 9 April 1865, from Grant to Lee discussing terms of surrender; photographic reproduction of letter, 10 April 1865, from Lee to Grant accepting Grant's terms; letter, 3 June 1867, from Justus Scheibert discussing Seven Weeks War of 1866 with a map of the battle of Koniggraetz; letter, 13 November 1867, to Mrs. E. McFarland discussing her brother's pardon.

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