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Start Over Creator Lee, Mary Custis, 1835-1918

Letter, Mary Custis Lee to Benson Lossing Box 76, Folder 1858.12.13

A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington. [Regarding publication of her father's Memoirs] Sends by Col. [R.E.] Lee her "Memoir" and other papers--also all letters between G.W. and her grandfather [J.P. Custis]--"I only suggest that if you publish the will of my ancestor it may be as well to omit for the sake of our Northern readers the names of all the slaves mentioned in the legacies."--sends him an engraving of Mrs. W. and a daguerre of Mrs. Lewis--title page to have title her father put to his work--hopes the work [G.W.P. Custis's Recollections] will come out shortly--will try to find the speech on the overthrow of Napoleon for Lossing--doesn't care for more mention of her name in title page than is there at present. Name on original manuscript appears as "M. C. Lee."

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 76

Letter, Mary Custis Lee to "Dear Girls" Box 80, Folder 1914.03.02

A.L.S. 12 pages. Believes the brace of pistols mentioned in enclosed clipping is the one which disappeared from Lexington some yrs. back ... hopes family will investigate ... interest newspapers, etc. Name on original manuscript appears as "Mary C. Lee."

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 80

Letter, Mary Custis Lee to My Dear Sir Box 78, Folder 1868.10.10

A.L.S. 3 pages. Lexington. Apparently written to an editor or publisher regarding the publication of a book on the Custis family. She discusses illustrations of her grandfather John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis, both children of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. She doubts the success of such a book "though it may be appreciated when passion and violence shall have ceased in the land -".

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 78

Letter, Mary Custis Lee to unknown recipient Box 79, Folder 1873.04.14

A.L.S. 2 pages. Near Fish Haul, King William County, Virginia. Concerns some paintings she is having cleaned and repaired ... only other person to work on them was Volkmar, "who was considered the best repairer in this country" ...

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 79

Robert E. Lee and Lee Family papers 14 items

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870

The Robert E. Lee and Lee Family papers consist of the personal papers of Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis Lee, including documents bearing their signatures. The papers also include one one letter (dated February 1926) from Mrs. William A. Anderson to Sydney B. Williamson that relates the history of a quilt made by Mary Custis Lee that was donated to the VMI Museum.

  1. Virginia Military Institute Archives

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