Letters / Correspondence

Charles Carter Lee

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1 Charles Carter Lee Ann Hill Carter Lee No event has lattely occurred which gave me more pleasure, than the reciept of your letter. You write too, as if you were in fine health & spirits. I hope you may long continue so.If Dr.... Jan. 31, 1819
2 Charles Carter Lee Ann Hill Carter Lee This is to introduce to your acquuaintance Mr. Elliot of Boston whose visit to Alexandria, I hope you will endeavour to render as pleasant as possible. The ladies & gentlemen (for I always... Apr. 16, 1819
3 Charles Carter Lee Ann Hill Carter Lee I have just received & read your letter of the eighth which afforded me more pleasure than I have experienced for a long time. I am happy in your forgiveness of that I know I was at fault &... Jun. 20, 1819
4 Charles Carter Lee George Carter I consequence of what I deemed a very advantageous offer from Gen. Walter Jones, I have removed my residence to Washington, and have determined to discontinue my attendance upon any of the Courts... Mar. 17, 1825
5 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Although one letter in my debt, it has been so long since I have heard from you or of you, or indeed from any one in that section of Country, that I can no longer refrain from begging you to write,... May 8, 1830
6 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Although one letter in my debt, it has been so long since I have heard from you or of you, or indeed from any one in that section of Country, that I can no longer refrain from begging you to write,... May 8, 1830
7 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your letter of the 7th Inst. did not come to hand till yesterday though I was at the very place, to which it was directed. The reason of this was, that it was sent to Wood Stock Shenandoah County... Sep. 22, 1830
8 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Both of your letters arrived this morning. As to the time of your coming on to Virginia, perhaps you know best, but for my part I see none so good as the present. I am ready to do any thing in the... Sep. 30, 1830
9 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your letter arrived in due course of mail and I am sorry to find that it is not convenient for you to come on. Our business with Uncle Williams I suppose can be settled as well by letter as... Oct. 12, 1830
10 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I think Master Carter I hit the nail right on the head, when I got on board the Schooner, for I had a passage of three days and eighteen hours from Light to Light, which brought me to Cock Spur on... Nov. 16, 1830
11 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I have just returned from Savannah where I have been spending a few days of this New Year, which I hope will make me better pleased with the quiet & uniformity of CockSpur. I don't know... Jan. 4, 1831
12 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your letter of 28th. Ultimo, though it reached Savannah "in due course of mail," only found its way down to CockSpur a few days ago. I went up to Savannah on the 22nd. to the Ball etc.... Feb. 27, 1831
13 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your last letter, my dear Carter found me under orders for this place. And as I was obliged to finish some drawings before I left Cockspur, I had not time to answer it. I came across from Savannah... May 26, 1831
14 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your last letter, my dear Carter found me under orders for this place. And as I was obliged to finish some drawings before I left Cockspur, I had not time to answer it. I came across from savannah... May 26, 1831
15 Henry Lee, IV Charles Carter Lee Your letter of the 20th and 30th April reached me together about 3 days ago, enclosing the one a credit on Haune for 1530 francs, and the other a duplicate of the meme. Being so far from Paris I... Jun. 15, 1831
16 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee The day has been fixed & it is the 30th June, I can tell you I begin to feel right funny when I count my days, especially when I consider the novel situation in which I shall be placed. However... Jun. 15, 1831
17 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee The day has been fixed & it is the 30th June, I can tell you I begin to feel right funny when I count my days, especially when I consider the novel situation in which I shall be placed. However... Jun. 15, 1831
18 Charles Carter Lee Henry "Black Horse Harry" Lee I received day before yesterday by the Packet, France, which sailed from Havre on the 2nd of June, two letters from you, one dated on the 15th & the other on the 26th of May. It seems from... Jul. 21, 1831
19 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Although I have not yet heard My dear Carter that you have taken up your line of march for N. York, Yet I will not let pass the opportunity of Kennedy's return there to thank you for your... Oct. 12, 1831
20 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I am glad My dear Carter that you have safely returned from that tract of Mountain & Rock & think that its hard & rough surface must have occasioned you & your horse many a jolt... Apr. 6, 1832
21 Bernard Moore Carter Charles Carter Lee I have recd yesterday by Mr Childe your letter of 4th Inst. from Arlington. I very much regret that the tardy steps of “Le Promeneur”[2] were too late to overtake the fleet movement of “the... Apr. 7, 1832
22 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I am happy to have it in my power to catch you, though even on the wing. For you have been a bird of Passage so long, & have either left, or about to leave, any place you may have been at,... Aug. 17, 1832
23 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your last letter, Aug 23rd arrived, two days ago. I am happy to find that Spring camp has the charms of 30 cleared acres & of meeting your selection, & hope that the Cabin & its... Sep. 1, 1832
24 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I suppose before this you have received my letter directed to Spring Camp etc & for the reasons therein stated are not expecting me, as your last letter from Mr. Burwell's would seem to... Sep. 28, 1832
25 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your letter of 24th Nov - reached me last night. I had begun to fear, that surrounded by so much that is wild & magnificent, you had forgotten us in this lame & flat country. However from... Jan. 6, 1833
26 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I have been intending to write ever since my arrival & to have given you intelligence of what is passing in the Country, But the devil of it is that nothing is passing in this Country, & as... Feb. 1, 1833
27 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your very acceptable letter dated 24th April has come to hand & I am delighted to find that you & the Promence have arrived safely at your respective habitations. I hope you found things in... Apr. 6, 1833
28 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee It has been a very long time since I have written to you & I have no reason to assign for it, except procrastination. I have put it off from day to day, since the reception of your letter.... Sep. 16, 1833
29 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Charles Carter Lee Most willingly would I have complied with your last injunction of writing forthwith had it been in my power. But your letter reached Arlington after I had taken my departure for this place &... Apr. 14, 1834
30 Robert E. Lee, Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Charles Carter Lee I received your letter last week & though you do not touch heavily on your domestic arrangements, I judge you are gratified with the prospects at present & the anticipations for the future.... Jun. 30, 1834
31 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your letter of the 10th Inst. (Rec Sulphur) arrived yesterday. I am most happy to learn that our dear little Belle is improving & thank you for your history of her case which is more... Aug. 20, 1834
32 B. M. Carter Charles Carter Lee This is a hasty letter, merely to say I have recd your most kind one of 30th ulto.I am most happy to find myself again among my dear Friends & relations, & in my native land. There is no... Dec. 12, 1834
33 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your two last letters were duly received, & that of the 13th Inst; arrived yesterday. I would have answered the first long ago, had I been able to accomplish the Comm - ns contained therein,... Feb. 24, 1835
34 Henry Vernon Somerville Charles Carter Lee I have shot very short of the mark, and if you do not think so, why you are not fit to take onto yr. arms in naked beauty – and sweetness the young Bride of Yr. heart – a blessing as the preachers... Apr. 22, 1835
35 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I have been waiting & waiting and hoping each week to be able to give a more favourable report of the Sundry Commissions Committed to my Charge. But I can now wait no longer for I yesterday... May 17, 1835
36 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I received your last letter of the 6th Inst, My dear Carter at this place, to which it was forwarded from W - - And where I arrived a few days Since on my way to Detroit, to assist Capt. Talcott of... May 29, 1835
37 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I have this day received a letter from Mr. DeBehr, saying that he had forwarded "Several copies of the Life of Napoleon to you," but the Silly man did not mention when, how, or where. He... May 31, 1835
38 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your last letter, My dear Carter, has bothered me considerably and caused me much consideration. I of course refer to that part relating to our affairs in Hardy. And I find it impossible to... May 2, 1836
39 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your affectionate letter of the 26th Ultimo has been forwarded to me at this place. I am not aware how far rumor might have exaggerated the account of Mary's health, and I am sorry it has... Aug. 2, 1836
40 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your letter of the 9th Inst. arrived this morning, and as I have been waiting for some time to know of your "whereabouts," I will reply to it at once. I must tell you in the first place... Jan. 26, 1837
41 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I recd a few days since a letter from Mr Robt Garnett which was forwarded to me from Wash – in which among other things he asked your address. He went on to say that many years ago when on a visit... Aug. 15, 1837
42 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your letter my dear Carter on your return to Ravensworth giving an account of your trip to Bath, and the Adventures of “Mr Lee, 4 Ladies, 3 children and 2 Servants” reached me in the wilds of Rock... Oct. 8, 1837
43 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I cannot too quickly thank you for your letter of the 10th which Arr - d yesterday, giving me some of the facts in the case of Genl Gratiots dismissal from the Army. It relieved me from a load of... Jan. 24, 1838
44 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I received yesterday your letter of the 4th on the Subject of our Hardy prospects - . It is my wish to establish our right to all, to which we have a just claim and I will willingly lend my... May 18, 1838
45 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I wrote you a few days since but will take advantage of Maj Hitchcock,s visit to Wash – to say a few words on the Subject of our Coat of Arms. I have been anxious for some years to have a Seal cut,... Jan. 7, 1839
46 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee The day after I rec - d your letter relative to the Situation of our poor Sister in Paris, I obtained from Major Lewis the letter of Monsr Bouchon to which it referred. I was not prepared to find... Jan. 30, 1840
47 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I have at length rec - d an answer from Rich - d Stuart to my letter enclosing that of Monsr Bouchon. He says in substance that he had written to Mrs Lee soon after the death of brother H. urging... Feb. 23, 1840
48 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee Your letter of the 26 July has been fow - d to me at this place where I arrived two days ago - The object of my visit you will have learned from my letter to Bernard written on the eve of my... Aug. 22, 1840
49 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee On my return from West Point a few days ago with an attack of the grippe upon me, I found your letter & one from Mr Childe enclosing the half sheet to you which I now send. If it was not for... Jul. 24, 1843
50 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee A day or two after I last wrote to you I rec - d orders to repair to New Port on some temporary duty whence I have just returned & have rec - d your letter of the 2nd Inst. The Hardy lands are... Aug. 17, 1843