James Lee-Teagle Family Papers(1808–1877)
- MS 1950.6
- Microfilm: M-1117
- 1 vol. ([100] pp.) and 13 items
Family letters and papers of James Lee (d. 1845) and his nephews, Edwin (1812–ante 1839), William (b. 1815), and Frederick, the sons of Lee’s brother-in-law, Edward Teagle, all of Williamsburg, VA. Collection includes a religious exhortation from Edwin to his father, an answer from Gilbert Cassard of Baltimore to Edwin’s request to marry his daughter, and a letter from Edwin regarding the settlement of his father’s estate and his projected travels to North Africa. In addition there are recommendations of Edward Teagle as an accountant or clerk, signed by Dabney Browne, Richard Coke, Jr., R. McCandlish, John Page, and Robert Saunders; various accounts; and a notebook of miscellaneous notes in French and long lists of clothes and household linens.
Inventory
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Folder 1 | |
| 12 October 1808 | Letter. Williamsburg, J. Lee to Mrs. Louisa C. Lee, Norfolk [Miss Louisa Charlotte Bellett on envelope] re fondness for her; mentions party at Raleigh. |
| 12 September 1829 | Letter. Williamsburg, John Page to Edward Teagle offering advice and recommendation. |
| 23 September 1829 | Account of Edward Teagle with James Lee, tutor. |
| 26 September 1829 | Letter. Portsmouth, Edwin A. Teagle to father Edward Teagle, Williamsburg, offering advice to seek Lord. |
| 12–14 Sept. 1829 | Letters of recommendation for Edward Teagle from John Page, Dabney Browne, Robert McCandlish, James Lee, Robert Sanders, Richard Coke, Jr. |
| 9 August 1835 | Letter. Baltimore, Gilbert Cassard to Edwin A.Teagle, Ship Constitution, US Navy, New York, re marriage proposal to his daughter. |
| 30 April 1836 | Letter. Baltimore, Letter incomplete to “Dear Friend” [Edwin A. Teagle] re local events. |
| 27 July 1836 | Receipted account of the estate of Ed[ward A.] Teagle to Sheldon & Maupin. |
| 2 August 1837 | Letter. Williamsburg, James Lee to Edwin A. Teagle, Baltimore, invites him to visit and recuperate from consumption . |
| 1 April 1839 | Letter. Staunton, William Teagle to James Lee, Williamsburg, re sale of his Williamsburg property. |
| 16 February 1842 | Letter. Petersburg, Frederick Bellett Teagle to James Lee, Williamsburg, re his transport of gratitude for saving mercy . |
| 5 February 1877 | Letter. Waverly, Jennie C. Thomson to Mrs. Mary E. Gilford. |
| N.D. [ca. 1836?] | Letter. Edwin A. Teagle, Ship Constitution, New York, to R____, Williamsburg, re his property and imminent departure to the Mediterranean in US Navy. |
| Folder 2 | |
| 1817–1884 | 1 vol. |
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