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Invitation for Tea by Robert E. Lee's Troublesome Daughter, Mary Custis Lee!
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One piece when folded (as seen in image), measures 5" x 6 1/4", bold and legible on "The Plaza Hotel" New York stationary; vertical stain on front.Autographed Note of the Last Surviving Child of General Robert E. Lee - Mary Custis Lee!
The 1914 invitation reads, in part, "Just returned from the "other side". Would you come and see me, as I shall not be very long in "New York". Always in by 5 or 5.30, & could then offer you a cup of tea." Ms. Lee returned from abroad to the United States because of the start of WWI in Europe.
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