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Letters to Blair, 1858-1867
2 boxes
Contains letters to Blair by members of his family, especially his mother, Apolline Alexander Blair, and including letters by his grandfather, Francis Preston Blair, father, Francis Preston Blair, Jr., uncle, Samuel Phillips Lee, and cousin, Blair Lee, as well as letters by friends and miscellaneous naval personnel.
Contains letters by Blair to the family members noted above as well as to his grandmother, Eliza Violet Gist Blair.
Correspondence, 1858-1874
2 boxes
Consists of the correspondence of Andrew Alexander Blair, including family correspondence, naval correspondence, and letters written by Andrew Alexander Blair to Apolline Alexander Blair, Francis Preston Blair, Eliza Violet Gist Blair, and Samuel Phillips Lee.
Contains academic material relating to Blair's tenure at the U.S. Naval Academy (1863- 1866) when it was housed at Newport, Rhode Island, during the Civil War, as well as calling cards, and some printed matter.
Family Correspondence, 1857-1865
1 folder
Box 246, Folder 12
Contains some correspondence of Francis Preston Blair, Jr., as well as letters by others.
Samuel W. Very, 1859-1866
2 boxes
Contains diaries, notebooks, correspondence, photographs, drawings, memorabilia, miscellaneous material, and printed matter of Very, a rear-admiral, who attended the naval academy (1863-1866) with Andrew Alexander Blair.
Papers of Others, 1857-1866
3 boxes
Consists primarily of family correspondence and the papers of Samuel W. Very, including his diaries, notebooks, correspondence, photographs, drawings, and printed matter.
Contains a speech by Lee and reminiscences by Elizabeth Blair Lee retold by her son.
