Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905 to T.W. Colley
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03990 Author/Creator: Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905 Place Written: Garrisonville, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 December 1866 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.9 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Offering to purchase artificial foot for T. W. Colley, a Confederate amputee. Hopes to purchase the foot with the money he raised during a fair "for the relief of the South." Lee is now "engaged in farming."
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