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dc.creatorLee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-02T13:55:14Z
dc.date.available2011-06-02T13:55:14Z
dc.date.created1865-09-18
dc.identifierWLUcoll0064_b02_f125_01
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11021/22187
dc.descriptionIn this letter, written on the day Lee arrived in Lexington, Virginia soon to begin his association with Washington College, he graciously turns down G. A. White's offer of lodging (likely at his Main Street, Lexington, Virginia hotel). He instead had accepted an offer to stay at the home of Colonel Samuel McDowell Reid, a prominent local citizen and member of Washington College's Board of Trustees.en_US
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dc.subject.otherWhite, G. A.en_US
dc.subject.otherWhite's Hotel (Lexington Va.)en_US
dc.titleLetter from R. E. Lee to G. A. White, September 18, 1865 (correspondence)en_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.isPartOfWLU Coll0064 - Robert E. Lee Papers
dc.rights.holderSpecial Collections and Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
dc.subject.fastReid, Samuel McDowell, 1790-1869en_US
dc.subject.fastWashington College (Lexington, Va.)en_US
dc.subject.fastCollege presidentsen_US


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    These letters represent W&L's collection which documents aspects of Lee's life and career as a soldier, educator, friend, and father.

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