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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03209.27.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of correspondence relating to the Blair family, including letters of Roger B. Taney, Jackson, Welles |
| Title | Letter to Elizabeth Blair Lee thanking her for a Christmas card and updating her on their family's holiday celebration |
| Date | 28 December 1843 |
| Recipient | Lee, Elizabeth Blair |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | An acquaintance of Lee's (possibly a family member) thanks Lee for a recently received Christmas card and describes a family holiday celebration in detail. Updates Lee on the affairs of family members. |
| Subjects | Holidays and Celebrations Children and Family |
| People | Lee, Elizabeth Blair (1818-1906) Blair, Francis Preston (1791-1876) |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Lee was the wife of Navy Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee and daughter of Francis Preston Blair, editor of the Democratic Washington, D.C. newspaper, The Globe, between 1829 and 1845. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |