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Letters written to William Lee from prominent Frenchmen of the early 19th century. Some of these relate to a scheme regarding Napoleon. Letters to William Barlow Lee from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Anthony Trollope, and J.K. Lothrop. These letters are personal in nature.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William Lee letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Source of acquisition--Mann, Mary Lee. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1935. Accession number--M-35.
William Lee was secretary of the United States legation in Paris under Joel Barlow and was Consul General at Bordeaux. He was interested in a scheme to bring Napoleon to the United States. His son was William Barlow Lee (1805-1895).
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89.
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