Lorton, John S. , 1806-1862
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1806 - 1862
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ella Lorton Lee Journal
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss-0320
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a bound journal kept by Ella Lorton Lee from April 1, 1865 until December 31, 1892. It was written in what might have been a law student's journal (her brother's name appears on the cover page). The entries appear on pages 25 through 73, with pages 63 through 66 having been cut out. Lee discussed religious topics, her childhood visits to Florida, the end of the Civil War and what became of Pendleton and the surrounding area under "Yankee" occupation, and her social...
Dates:
1865 - 1932; 1865 - 1876