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Subject: [ILJEFFER-L] General Lee's Boyhood Home-Closed to the Public!
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 00:38:40 EDT

I removed the forwarding to clean this up a bit. I don't normally send
forwarded messages to my lists unless of course I feel the message is worthy.
As most all of us are family historians I felt this deserved to get some
attention!
Please, simply delete if you feel that this is an intrusion....Melody


In a message dated 4/17/00 22:43:19, writes:

<< This is a email from a friend of mine that Portrays General Robert E.
Lee...check his web site below, he looks the part too....requesting
everyone sigh the petition at the bottow of this email...
PLEASE SIGN IT....THEY KEEP TAKING THINGS AWAY THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED, WHAT
IS NEXT..?
Thanks
Linda

On Friday, March 3, General Robert E. Lee's Boyhood Home was CLOSED to the
public after 30 years as a museum. The Lee-Jackson Foundation SOLD it to a
multimillionaire couple as their private home, NOT open to the
public.The sale was totally secret until it was a "done deal".The house was
never publicly on the market, and the millionaire buyerasked the Foundation
to keep the sale confidential.
The purpose of this website is to spread the word about this heritage
outrage and mobilize support to maintain the museum for the public.
Won't you take a moment, visit the website and. if so inclined, place
your name on the petition lending support to VA.'s Atty. Gen. who has
taken the bold step of investigating this action by people that feel
their money gives them the right to appropriate this National Treasure
and deny the public free access to a Historic Landmark?

http://www.leeshome.com

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