Ethel Armes collection of Lee family papers
by Ethel Armes
Correspondence, architectural plans, genealogical papers, maps, legal papers, clippings, and other materials assembled by Armes in preparing her book, Stratford Hall: The Great House of the Lees (1936). Lee family members represented include Lucy Grymes Lee Carter, Hannah Lee Corbin, Elizabeth Shippen Izard, Ann Hill Carter Lee, Ann R. McCarty Lee, Charles Carter Lee, Cornelia Lee Hopkins, Elizabeth Collins Lee, Henry ("Lighthorse Harry") Lee, Henry ("Black Harry") Lee, Mary Custis Lee, Richard Bland Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Lee, Alice Lee Shippen, Anne Shippen Livingston, Thomas Lee Shippen, and William Shippen. Includes material relating to the Revolution, politics, agriculture, slavery, family life, and Shirley Plantation (Va.). Prominent correspondents include Duff Green, Nathanael Greene, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Tyler, and George Washington.
Buy this book
Subjects
Correspondence, Social life and customs, Plantations, Agriculture, Slavery, HistoryPeople
Duff Green (1791-1875), Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), Lee family, Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), Greene Nathanael (1742-1786), James Madison (1751-1836), George Washington (1732-1799), John Tyler (1790-1862)Times
Revolution, 1775-1783Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
|
aaaa
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Open to research.
Chiefly photocopies and transcripts of originals in various repositories. [S.l.].
Gift, Ethel Armes, 1936-1939.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009316
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
| February 15, 2012 | Created by LC Bot | import new book |