Letters / Correspondence

Eleanor Agnes Lee

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1 Eleanor Agnes Lee Robert E. Lee Annie has written to you and I cannot let the letter depart without enclosing one from myself. We wrote to you some time ago just after receiving the letter you mailed upon your departure from San... May 24, 1856
2 Eleanor Agnes Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Do not get tired of this long letter I will be more moderate another timeMarch 21st 1857Thank you dearest Mamma, for your letter. It did me so much good. I hope I have found the “pearl of great... Mar. 21, 1857
3 Eleanor Agnes Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee It is very satisfactory to think that at last we may write you a letter with a definite idea of its reaching you. Your last letter was most gladly received, we had not heard from you for a long... Oct. 2, 1858
4 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
5 Eleanor Agnes Lee Mildred Childe Lee I have been wanting to write to you for a long time ever since I left you in fact but something has always prevented; in New York I was always occupied in going about, & here I have had so many... Oct. 29, 1860
6 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Eleanor Agnes Lee Your letter has been in my hands for some time, & if I acted with stead fastness, I would keep it much longer, but my affection for my sisters all ways makes me very lenient to wards them. Have... Apr. 12, 1861
7 Eleanor Agnes Lee Mildred Childe Lee Mamma’ thinks you may have an opportunity to send your bonnet over to Mrs. Barnes to-day, so as “Agnes never writes” I have seated myself to concoct an epistle to send any how. The bonnet is very... Apr. 19, 1861
8 Eleanor Agnes Lee Mildred Childe Lee I hardly know dear Mildred whether you or I have written the last letter but as both Rob & yourself have a tradition your sisters never write I wish to prove to you what a mistake that is! Here... May 23, 1861
9 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee We have not received a line from any of you only a telegraph announcing your safe arrival which I suppose must content me. I am going to day to Chantilly1 from thence to Kinlock.2 I sent home &... Jun. 30, 1861
10 Mary Anna Randolph Cutis Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee We have not received a line from any of you only a telegraph announcing your safe arrival which I suppose must content me. I am going to day to Chantilly from thence to Kinlock. I sent home &... Jun. 30, 1861
11 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
12 Eleanor Agnes Lee Mildred Childe Lee Why you persist dear Mill in saying I never write I can’t imagine, I wonder if I did not write to you just before Ma went to the Hot (enclosed in one of hers) & no answer have I ever seen. Just... Nov. 10, 1861
13 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
14 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Eleanor Agnes Lee In your last letter you did not give me your address so I will put my letter under cover to Mr Caskie. Write & give me your address & your parents. Tell your mother I have not yet succeeded... Dec. 29, 1861
15 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I recd your note of the 24th this morg by mail. I will reply by the same mode as I presume Mr. W[ickham]. has not come to R[ichmond]. I am delighted to hear from you & hope you are well. I had... Apr. 26, 1862
16 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I recd. yesterday your note of the 23rd accompd Charlottes, & to day that of the 26th accompd a letter to Mary arrived. They both gave me great pleasure & I am much soothed in your absence... May 29, 1862
17 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I Cannot let this opportunity pass without writing to you, though I believe I have told Charlotte all I had to say. I hope Annie & M have joined you, & that your pleasures will increase... Jun. 22, 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 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
20 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
21 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
22 Eleanor Agnes Lee Mildred Childe Lee I am indeed sorry dear Mildred that you were so disappointed in “St. Marys,” though of course I make some little allowance for slight exaggeration just to make it more interesting you know. But it... Oct. 13, 1862
23 Eleanor Agnes Lee Mildred Childe Lee Your letter, dear Sister, was given Mamma on our arrival Saturday. I do indeed wish you could have been with us, but the telegram could hardly have surprised you more then the knowledge that she... Oct. 27, 1862
24 Eleanor Agnes Lee Mildred Childe Lee You will be surprised at the date of my letter, dear Sister but it was necessary for me to go to a dentist immediately & Belle Harrison recommended one so highly here I came here last Wed.... Nov. 7, 1862
25 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I have not heard of you for a long time. I do not know where you are, or to how to address you. I hope you are well & enjoying the happiness of doing all the good you can. I wish you were with... Dec. 26, 1862
26 Eleanor Agnes Lee Harriet Lee Powell Smoot Your sweet letter, dear Hattie1 & this cap were sent to me from Richmond, so there was some delay in my getting them & just as I was going to acknowledge its receipt the owner of the cap... 1863
27 William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I am very much obliged to you for your New Year’s letter. Moses & Scott1 arrived safely satiated with their gayeties. Moses has been quite sick suffering from his change of diet. He is now the... Jan. 15, 1863
28 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Eleanor Agnes Lee I am almost alone here today, so I think I can employ my self in no better way than in writting [sic] to you.I suppose by this time you have heard of our eventful journey up to Senator Hunter’s.1... Jan. 18, 1863
29 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I recd yesterday my precious daughter your letter of the 3rd. I grieved very much when last in Richmond at not seeing you. You did right however in not coming down from H.[ickory] H.[ill] on... Feb. 6, 1863
30 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
31 Eleanor Agnes Lee Harriet Lee Powell Smoot Excuse my apparent silence dear Hattie1 upon the receipt of our much prized balmorals, but I left for the country just after receiving your letter. I had an engagement with a young lady to go to... Apr. 10, 1863
32 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I was very glad to receive your note of the 5th & should have been Still more pleased to have Seen you, had you & Custis Come up as proposed. I Could have given you better accommodation... Apr. 11, 1863
33 Eleanor Agnes Lee Harriet Lee Powell Smoot Excuse my apparent silence dear Hattie upon the receipt of our much prized balmorals, but I left for the country just after receiving your letter. I had an engagement with a young lady to go to... Apr. 12, 1863
34 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I have recd your “little note” by Major Venable,1 & heartily thank you for your affectionate remembrances & regrets at my departure. I sincerely join in your wish that the war was over... May 25, 1863
35 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Eleanor Agnes Lee Your gentle hint in one of your little 1 by 2 (inches) notes which have been showering down upon me lately, shall not pass unregarded & I will “write to my sister sometimes”. But I can tell you... Jul. 13, 1863
36 Jeb Stuart Eleanor Agnes Lee I would not have troubled you again with a line, but for the fact that you alluded to your album’s having some unintelligible signatures or characters. For my life I don’t know what you mean and if... Sep. 11, 1863
37 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I was very much gratified my precious little Agnes at the reception of your letter. After perusal I forwd it to Rob & transmitted at the same time your note to Genl Stuart. I hope you will all... Sep. 13, 1863
38 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I have been wishing to reply to your letter of the 4th for some days, but like yourself cannot always find time to write. I have not failed however to enjoy it & have read it more than once. I... Nov. 13, 1863
39 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Eleanor Agnes Lee Your letters reached me two or three days ago, & I am only sorry that it did not come through the “regular mail” instead of by “Private Opportunity.” I think our family has a great many... Nov. 17, 1863
40 Martha Custis Williams Carter Eleanor Agnes Lee In your last letter you did not give me your address so I will put my letter under cover to Mr Caskie. Write & give me your address & your parents. Tell your mother I have not yet succeeded... Dec. 29, 1863
41 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee The storm of yesterday retarded the train so much, that it did not reach Orange till late in the night, & I did not receive your letter of 31 March till this morg. It was a welcome harbinger of... Apr. 3, 1864
42 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I recd last night your letter of the 2nd enclosing Richard Lees note. He will have to make application through his officers & now that the Md Line has been separated from this Army, I have... May 4, 1864
43 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Eleanor Agnes Lee Your letter of the13th inst reached me yesterday & I am very much obliged to you & Mr. White for it, for we were very anxious to hear from all of you. I am delighted to hear that ma is... Jul. 15, 1864
44 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I have been expecting for a long time a letter from you, for I felt you had been intending to write. Do you recollect what Profr Spoule1 used to say to the Cadets on that Subject? Bear it in mind.... Aug. 12, 1864
45 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Eleanor Agnes Lee Your letter Dear Agnes like most of your Mothers not dated, reached me in due time, you must try & acquaint yourself with the postal arrangements of this army & you’ll find that if you’ll... Nov. 6, 1864
46 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee The last two days of good weather have enabled me to find a dry spot in which I can unfold my paper as well as my thoughts & I forthwith present them to you. I am afraid they are worth very... Mar. 1865
47 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Eleanor Agnes Lee Your confidence in the politeness of Dr. Robertson was not broken, for on his arrival he placed in my hands your letter. Why should you be glad to defer writing to me even to safe [sic] a stamp,... Mar. 21, 1865
48 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I recd last night your letter of the 26th & I felt great pleasure at the thought of seeing you & wish I could enjoy that pleasure. The Meades have more than once proposed to me to bring you... Mar. 28, 1865
49 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I have just heard of your arrival in Petersburg. I am too sorry I Cannot go in to see you, but I must go to the right. The enemy in strong force is operating in that direction. I do not yet know to... Mar. 29, 1865
50 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee My precious little AgnesI was so sorry I was not here to see you yesterday. I might have persuaded you to have remained with me. If you had have staid or Come out at 4 O’Clk this morg. I Could have... Mar. 31, 1865