Anna Lee Letter,
Scope and Content
This collection contains a letter of invitation from Anna Lee to Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard of the Confederate Army to attend a country dance at Meadow Farm in Henrico County, Virginia, on Christmas evening 1861. The letter is dated December 17, 1861 from Meadow Farm.
Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1861
Creator
- Lee, Annie Carter, 1839-1862 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Anna Lee Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
Anne "Annie" Carter Lee, born in 1839, was the fourth child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph Custis. She maintained a close relationship with her famous father. Anne suffered poor health throughout her short life, but nevertheless devoted much of her time to teaching slave children Bible scriptures and lessons at the Lee family residence, Arlington House. She died in 1862 of typhoid fever.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter of invitation dated December 17, 1861 from Anna Lee to General P. G. T. Beauregard to attend a country dance on Christmas evening at Meadow Farm, Virginia, home to the Sheppard Family in Henrico County. Attributed to Anne "Annie" Carter Lee (1839-1862), fourth child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Randolph Custis.
Acquisition Information
The Anna Lee Letter was purchased by Special Collections in 1999.
General Physical Description note
1 container; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Anna Lee Letter commenced and was completed in June 2008.
Subject
- Title
- A Guide to the Anna Lee Letter, 1861
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Bibby
- Date
- © 2008 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu