Robert E. Lee to Roswell S. Ripley, 24 March 1862
"Confidential"
 
Richmond Va             
24th March 1862
 
General R S Ripley
            Commdg &c
                        Charleston S. C.
 
Genl:
            The object of this letter is to inquire whether there is a man in Charleston by name "Saville"—an Englishman. Should you know of such a person, please report the fact at once, stating his occupation & character.                   
 
Very respecty
Your obt servt.
R E Lee
Genl
 
"Confidential" letter
of 20th recd
4176
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(4176)DL1856195Letters1862-03-24

Letter from Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Virginia, March 24, 1862, to Confederate General R. S. Ripley, Charleston, South Carolina, re: confidential letter inquiring as to the occupation and character of George Saville, an Englishman later arrested and imprisoned as a spy.

People - Records: 2

  • (1874) [writer] ~ Lee, Robert Edward
  • (4483) [recipient] ~ Ripley, Roswell S.

Places - Records: 2

  • (42) [origination] ~ Richmond, Virginia
  • (480) [destination] ~ Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

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Robert E. Lee to Roswell S. Ripley, 24 March 1862, DL1856, Nau Collection