Elizabeth Blair Lee | |
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 Elizabeth Blair Lee, portrait by Thomas Sully, when she was 19[1] | |
| Born | Elizabeth Blair June 20, 1818 Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 1906 (aged 88) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Blair Lee |
| Parent(s) | Francis Preston Blair Eliza Violet Blair |
| Relatives | Montgomery Blair (brother) Francis Preston Blair Jr. (brother) |
Elizabeth Blair Lee (June 20, 1818 – September 13, 1906)[2] was an American woman who lived through the American Civil War and wrote hundreds of letters[3] describing the events of the times to her husband, Samuel Phillips Lee. She played a pivotal role in several Washington, D.C. charities, particularly the Washington City Orphan Asylum where she was a manager and director for decades.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
EBL obitwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Blair and Lee family papers, 1764-1946 (bulk 1840-1920)". Princeton University Library. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ Lass, Virginia Jeans (August 3, 1999). Wartime Washington: The Civil War Letters of Elizabeth Blair Lee. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-06859-1.