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Ray, Lavender Robinson

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1842 - 1916

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Lavender Robinson Ray papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS788f
Scope and Content This collection consists of records from Ray's military, legal, and political career. Materials include telegrams articulating his posts and duties as a Confederate soldier, and later his activities with veteran affairs. Of particular interest is a telegram sent to President Franklin Roosevelt in gratitude for funding the erection of Confederate tombstones for prisoners of war. In addition, Ray collected southeastern railroad passes, railroad advertisements, and letters regarding the...
Dates: 1866-1939, undated