Letter from A. L. Nelson to R. E. Lee (correspondence)
Title
Letter from A. L. Nelson to R. E. Lee (correspondence)
Subject
Letters
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Description
A letter Nelson wrote to R. E. Lee nearly one year into his presidency at Washington College, in which he comments on the much-improved condition of the school. The letter is brief and describes quotidian elements of Lexington and the University, yet provides a perspective on life and exemplifies the immense respect General Lee both commanded and evoked in the faculty and students.
Creator
Nelson, Alexander Lockhart
Date
08/13/1866
Language
en_US
Type
Text
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11021/32651
Files
Collection
Citation
Nelson, Alexander Lockhart, “Letter from A. L. Nelson to R. E. Lee (correspondence),” Digital Exhibits at Washington and Lee University Library, accessed September 16, 2024, https://omeka.wlu.edu/omekaorigin/items/show/534.