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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07542 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Robert E. Lee to Ralph Site regarding a course at Washington College |
| Date | 13 February 1866 |
| Author | Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) |
| Recipient | Site, Ralph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Fulfills a request for a prospectus of the course of study available at Washington College, where Lee served as president. In a letter on the verso of the printed prospectus, Lee comments that he was obliged for Site's 1859 report to the Ohio Legislature and writes: "I hope the country will yet retain the system of Government established by our forefathers." Two printed pages of the prospectus, and one page handwritten letter. |
| Subjects | Confederate General or Leader Government and Civics US Constitution Education |
| People | Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) Site, Ralph (fl. 1859-1866) |
| Place written | Lexington, Virginia |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Education |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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