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Home of General Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Va.

Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Home of General Robert E. Lee. While in Virginia, General Lee had as his residence the house at 707 East Franklin Street. It was built about 1845 by a Mr. Stuart, a wealthy Scotch merchant, and was given by the Stuart family to the Virginia Historical Society by whom it is now occupied.

 

Publication Date: 1906

 

Manufacturer: Tuck & Sons'

 

Date Postmarked: 1909

 

Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

 

Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/28/

 

Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards

 

 

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