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Envelope addressed by Robert E. Lee to Martha Custis Williams Carter, 1866? January 6 : autograph manuscript.

BIB_ID
443380
Accession number
MA 1145.8
Creator
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870.
Display Date
Place of writing unidentified, 1866? January 6.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. J. P. Morgan, May 1939.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 8.5 x 14 cm
Notes
The postmark is January 6, but the year is unclear. A note in pencil gives the year of writing as 1866.
"Mrs. Beverl[e]y Kennon" was Martha's aunt, Britannia Kennon.
Summary
Envelope with stamp and postmarks addressed to: "Miss Martha C. Williams / 89 Henry Street / Brooklyn / N.Y." The New York address has been crossed out and replaced with "Care of Mrs. Beverly Kennon / 'Tudor' Place / Georgetown / DC."