BIB_ID
443370
Accession number
MA 1145.5
Creator
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870.
Display Date
Lexington, Virginia, 1868 April 9.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. J. P. Morgan, May 1939.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 20.1 x 12.5 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope with stamp and postmarks addressed to: "Miss M.C. Williams / P.O. Box 73 / New London / Conn." A note in pencil on the envelope dates it to "9 Apr. 1868" but the month is unclear on the postmark.
Summary
Enclosing a package from Mr. Caskie; advising her on how to bear her "perplexities"; referring to "the solution of Mildred C's matrimonial question" and to Martha's own deliberations over marriage; writing about his wife Mary's ill health and methods of treating it; referring to a donation that Henry Ward Beecher made to Washington College; writing at length about his views on women's rights and advising her "Do not therefore imitate Mrs. Lucy Stone, even though you approve her Course"; sending news of family members.
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