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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03209.27.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of correspondence relating to the Blair family, including letters of Roger B. Taney, Jackson, Welles |
| Title | Elizabeth Woodbury to Elizabeth Blair Lee exchanging general news and pleasantries |
| Date | ca. 8 July 1845 |
| Author | Woodbury, Elizabeth Williams Clapp (fl. 1843) |
| Recipient | Lee, Elizabeth Blair |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Woodbury, wife of Montgomery Blair, invites Lee to visit Portsmouth and updates her on the affairs of mutual friends and acquaintances. Circa date is based on a reference Woodbury made regarding Lee's 1843 marriage. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Entertaining and Hospitality |
| People | Lee, Elizabeth Blair (1818-1906) Woodbury, Elizabeth Williams Clapp (fl. 1843) Blair, Francis Preston (1791-1876) Woodbury, Levi (1789-1851) |
| Place written | Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Theme | Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Lee was the wife of Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee and daughter of Francis Preston Blair, editor of the Democratic Washington, D.C. newspaper, The Globe. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |