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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01434 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Robert E. Lee to Ellen Caskie regarding the return of a box of photographs |
| Date | 14 April 1867 |
| Author | Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) |
| Recipient | Caskie, Ellen |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Returns photographs that he has signed. Tells her to never hesitate to ask him for more. Thanks her for keeping his name out of the papers and requests that she "... ask the editors of the Despatch & Inquirer to cease quarelling over my name." Mentions the weakness of his eyes. |
| Subjects | Confederate General or Leader Photography Health and Medical Journalism |
| People | Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) Caskie, Ellen (fl. 1866-1867) |
| Place written | Lexington, Virginia |
| Theme | Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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