The James Longstreet Correspondence consists of eight post-American Civil War letter written to the former Confederate lieutenant general by his children: Fitz Randolph Longstreet (one letter), John Garland Longstreet (one letter), Mary Louise "Lula" Longstreet Whelchel (three letters), and Robert Lee Longstreet (three letters). The collection also contains letters from Masie Johnston Sanders (regarding the purchase of some of Longstreet's furniture), Richard B. Shepard (requesting an autographed copy of Longstreet's book), U. Stamps (regarding a mansion on U Street, Georgetown), and C. Herbert Walling (requesting an autograph). The collection also includes an account statement from J. B. Lippincott Co., publishers of Longstreet's From Manassas to Appomattox.