Item — Box: 131, Folder: 4
To WEG, Sunnyside, VA.,, 1861, February 19, [20]
Dates
- 1861, February 19, [20]
Scope and Contents
2 sheets ([8] p.) with envelope MCG goes for a long walk one day and comes upon Mrs. Lee's place, a distant relative of General Robert E. Lee, who also lives in Georgetown. During the brief visit, MCG talks with a slave and learns a bit more about their living conditions. The slave also compares the coming war to the War of 1812 with regards to Washington, DC.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
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