Letters / Correspondence

Anne Carter Lee

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Letters table
No. Sender Recipient Preview Date, oldest first
1 Anne Carter Lee Robert E. Lee Though we have received no answer to our last, I am going to write again, for if you have not received our last, you must think you have two very negligent daughters, which is not the case, for we... May 21, 1856
2 Eleanor Agnes Lee Anne Carter Lee I shall now inform you of our welfare & happiness! but first I must tell you that the Dr: says this water is too strong for Custis, and that he must go to Sharon for 10 days & then come... Aug. 6, 1860
3 Robert E. Lee Anne Carter Lee I was very glad to receive your letter of the 12 Inst: though it did commence by scolding me for directing my letters to your brother. I did so, supposing that his letters would be forwd to him,... Aug. 27, 1860
4 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee I got a letter from Helen & will first transcribe what she says for Ella’s benefit “I have purchased the cloake for Miss Ella which I trust will suit. I consider it very suitable for mourning... Oct. 21, 1860
5 Martha Custis Williams Carter Anne Carter Lee How often I think of you! How often I speak of you! how many times I say I will write to you and alas how sadly have I heretofore been disappointed in the accomplishment of my wishes! But, this... Nov. 17, 1860
6 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Anne Carter Lee I do not know if [word illegible] you have come to Shirley, but write there to know of your plans I have just returned from a visit of a week to E View & propose making one to Clarke which may... Jul. 30, 1861
7 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee, Anne Carter Lee I have just recd your letters of the 24th & am rejoiced to hear that you are well & enjoying the compy of friends. You did not mention whether you had recd a letter from me, written before... Aug. 29, 1861
8 Robert E. Lee Anne Carter Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee I have recd your joint letter of the 24th Oct: from Clydale. It was very cheering to me & the affection & sympathy you expressed were very grateful to my feelings. I wish indeed I could see... Nov. 22, 1861
9 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Anne Carter Lee It really is an age since I have heard from any of my sisters especially you. I think it is a shame that, with four unmarried sisters, I am not able to get a letter from any of them. Pa, though he... Dec. 1, 1861
10 Robert E. Lee Anne Carter Lee I have taken the only quiet time I have been able to find on this holy day to thank you for your letter of the 29th Ulto. One of the miseries of war is that there is no sabbath & the current of... Dec. 8, 1861
11 George Washington Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee How shall I excuse myself for not sooner answering your dear & most interesting letter? What would I have not given to have been with you at Stratford. My devotion to that spot is the weak... Jan. 27, 1862
12 Robert E. Lee Anne Carter Lee It has been a long time since I have written to you, but you have been constantly in my thoughts. I think of you all, separately and collectively, in the busy hours of the day and the silent hours... Mar. 2, 1862
13 Robert E. Lee Anne Carter Lee It has been a long time since I have written to you, but you have been constantly in my thoughts. I think of you all, separately & collectively, in the busy hours of the day & the silent... Mar. 2, 1862
14 Robert E. Lee Anne Carter Lee I have recd. my precious Annie your affectionate note. I sent you a message with the other girls in my note to your mother. You must not think I am robbing yourself or your mama. I hope she will... May 14, 1862
15 Anne Carter Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Here we are at the end of our journey at Jones’ North Carolina. Mr Leigh left us this morning early before we were up. I feel perfectly lone & lost & begged him to come back just as soon as... Jun. 18, 1862
16 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee, Mildred Childe Lee Only think my dear children none of your letters arrived until yesterday & then all came together one had been misspent you may know that I was very anxious & supposed that my dear little... Jun. 29, 1862
17 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee My dear Annie I received Charlotte’s letter yesterday morning & yours to Custis & after returning from a visit to one of the Hospitals I found poor Maria here who told me Charlotte had come... Jul. 17, 1862
18 Charlotte Wickham Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee, Anne Carter Lee Dear girls, I should forfeit all claims to truth, were I to take a nap, as I my sleepy head prompts me, instead of endeavoring to give an account of my journey & what I hear in this place. To... Jul. 19, 1862
19 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee I felt much disappointment my dear girls not to have joined you when Chapman went but C’s unexpected arrival1 proposing to me a visit here which I had long desired to make decided me to come with... Aug. 4, 1862
20 Robert E. Lee Anne Carter Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee I can only write you a short letter my dear daughters & it must therefore be a joint one. On my return night before last from Malvern Hill I found your sweet affectionate letters my dear Annie... Aug. 9, 1862
21 George Washington Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee Pa’ handed me a letter from each of you, respectively, of the 3rd and 1st inst, and asked me to answer them for him. I have not had a chance before now, and as my fingers are not yet very supple,... Aug. 18, 1862
22 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee I did not receive either of your affectionate letters until Chapman had gone away to our mail not coming here for a week the cars being loaded with troops. Your sister also sent me by the same mail... Aug. 20, 1862
23 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee I did not receive either of your affectionate letters until Chapman had gone away to our mail not coming here for a week the cars being loaded with troops. Your sister also sent me by the same mail... Aug. 20, 1862
24 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee, Anne Carter Lee I have received your affectionate letters of the 21st by Capt Cone,1 which have given me the greatest pleasure. I am glad to hear that you are both well, and I hope have enjoyed yourselves. I... Sep. 30, 1862
25 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee, Anne Carter Lee Genl Jones arrived yesterday with your letter. He brought some mud with him too, but that is a drug at present. If you see him he can tell you of the delights of our Camp & you will regret more... Feb. 20, 1863