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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09258 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Letter from Fitzhugh Lee to Ellen Bernard on personal matters |
| Date | ca. 1870 |
| Author | Lee, Fitzhugh (1835-1905) |
| Recipient | Bernard, Ellen |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | An exuberant letter to Ellen Bernard "Nellie" Fowle of Alexandria, VA, whom he married on April 19, 1871. "God bless you Miss Nellie I had no idea you were such a woman as you are. I feel as if I really know you for the first time." With small card. |
| Subjects | Confederate States of America Love Letters |
| People | Lee, Fitzhugh (1835-1905) Bernard, Ellen (fl. ca. 1870) |
| Theme | Women in American History; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |