Inventory of the Francis P. Lee Papers 1727-1866 Lee, Francis P. Mss. 65 L51

Inventory of the Francis P. Lee Papers 1727-1866

A Collection in the
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Collection Number Mss. 65 L51


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Repository
Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Collection number
Mss. 65 L51
Title
Francis P. Lee Papers, 1727-1866.
Extent
600 items.
Creators
Francis Prioleau Lee, Sarah Ann Cooper Lee.
Language
English
Abstract
Papers of Francis Prioleau Lee, his wife Sarah Ann (Cooper) Lee, and her family.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Publication Rights/Restrictions on Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Francis P. Lee Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

In the possession of Swem Library in 1966.

Biographical/Historical Information

Francis Prioleau Lee (1810-1847) was an Episcopal minister who served churches in Camden, New Jersey; Tallahassee, Florida; Camden, South Carolina; and Mobile, Alabama. He married Sarah Ann (Cooper) Lee.

Scope and Content Information

Papers, 1727-1866, of Francis Prioleau Lee, his wife Sara Ann (Cooper) Lee, and her family. Chiefly papers, 1830-1850, of Francis P. Lee and concerning his estate. The papers reflect his education at Princeton University and at the General Theological Seminary, New York, New York. They cover his career as an Episcopal minister serving churches in Camden, New Jersey; Tallahassee, Florida; Camden, South Carolina; and Mobile, Alabama (Christ Church); and his trying to obtain an appointment to the faculty of the College of South Carolina. A major portion of the papers consist of manuscript sermons by Lee.

The collection also includes wills and estate papers of Joseph Cooper and Benjamin Cooper; correspondence concerning lands in New Jersey and Pennsylvania inherited from Benjamin B. Cooper; and the financial problems of Sarah Ann (Cooper) Lee's brother, Ralph V. M. Cooper.

Arrangement

Organization

The collection is divided into two series. The first series is primarily correspondence, with some legal documents and other papers included. The second series is Lee's sermons.

Arrangement

Each series is arranged chronologically. Manuscript volumes and undated letters are located at the end of the correspondence series.

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Additional Bibliography

Bibliography

A published copy of Francis P. Lee's manuscript speech in Box 4, folder 3, is in the Rare Books Department with call number 806 L511.

Lee, Francis Prioleau. A Lecture on the Advantages of Associations for Literary Purposes delivered...February 3, 1843. Camden, S.C.: Printed for the Lyceum by T. W. Pegues, 1843.

Bibliography

A published copy of Francis P. Lee's manuscript speech in Box 4, folder 3, is in the Rare Books Department with call number 806 L511.

Lee, Francis Prioleau. A Lecture on the Advantages of Associations for Literary Purposes delivered...February 3, 1843. Camden, S.C.: Printed for the Lyceum by T. W. Pegues, 1843.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Contents List

Correspondence and Legal Papers.
Series 1: Correspondence and Legal Papers
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Sermons and Essays.
Series 2: Sermons and Essays

Often including notes on where read, discussed, or preached, and giving the numbers of the hymns used.

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