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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01440.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Mary Custis Lee to Norvell Caskie on Robert E. Lee's health and other news |
| Date | 7 October 1870 |
| Author | Lee, Mary Custis (1808-1873) |
| Recipient | Caskie, Norvell |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Updates Caskie on her husband Robert E. Lee's illness. " ... Dr. Madison says that the Genl has neither paralysis or apoplexy but is suffering from tension of the nerves of the head connected with his former illness." Advises that in case Caskie has not heard from "dear Mother," that she is fine and safe from the dangers of the flooding that has occurred in the area. Written shortly before Lee's death. |
| Subjects | Confederate General or Leader Women's History Health and Medical Disaster Extreme Weather |
| People | Lee, Mary Randolph Custis (1808-1873) Caskie, Norvell (fl. 1869-1870) Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) |
| Place written | Lexington, Virginia |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Mary Custis Lee to Norvell Caskie on Robert E. Lee's health and other news |