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Letters table
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1 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Upon the reception of Mrs Bonaparte's letter with your postscript; I despatched a letter to Capt. Brewerton;1 asking if necessity did not require it, & it could be done, with justice to... Sep. 1850
2 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Upon reception of Mrs Bonaparte's letter with you postscript; I dispatched a letter to Capt. Brewerton; asking if necessity did not require it, & it could be done, with justice to Jerome... Sep. 19, 1850
3 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have just recd & read a review of the “Memoir on the U.S. Arty.” The memoir itself I have not seen, but I think you will be able to get at its spirit if not its merits from the pages of the... Feb. 1852
4 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have just recd & read a review of the Memoir on the U.S. Arty. The memoir itself I have not seen, but I think you will be able to get at its spirit if not its merits from the pages of the... Feb. 6, 1852
5 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte My brother has a small package for his son Fitzhugh, which he is anxious he should get, as it contains some necessary clothing he inadvertently left behind. May I therefore ask the favour of you or... Jul. 1852
6 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte My brother has a small package for his son Fitzhugh, which he is anxious he should get, as it contains some necessary clothing he inadvertently left behind. May I therefore ask the favour of you or... Jul. 31, 1852
7 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have just recd your letter of the 17th Inst. & lay aside my writing to answer it. I am very glad of the step you have taken in reference to Jerome. I was on the point of sending you a note by... Mar. 1853
8 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I should have sooner acknowledged, My dear Mr Bonaparte, your letter of the 27 Ulto, but have been obliged to save my eyes for the service they had to perform that was indespensable. I have not how... Mar. 1853
9 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte By the first mail after the reception of your letter of the 31st Ulto. I wrote to Genl Smith at Phila. according to your desire: & have delayed replying to you, in the hope of recg from him an... Apr. 1853
10 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I am too sorry that your kind intentions of visiting us at the Point should have been frustrated just on the point of execution. I should have been particularly glad to have seen you, & I want... May 1853
11 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I am too sorry that your kind intentions of visiting us at the Point should have been frustrated just on the point of execution. I should have been particularly glad to have seen you, & I want... May 11, 1853
12 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I am very glad to hear that you & Jerome are about to embark for France. It will be as agreable [sic] to you as beneficial to him, & I think you can fairly take great pleasure in comparing... May 31, 1853
13 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I am very glad to hear that you & Jerome are about to embark for France. It will be as agreable to you as beneficial to him, & I think you can fairly take great pleasure in comparing him... May 1854
14 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I am very glad to hear that you & Jerome are about to embark for France. It will be as agreeable to you as beneficial to him, & I think you can take great pleasure in comparing him with his... May 31, 1854
15 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I was much gratified at the reception of your letter from Paris, & should have acknowledged it at once; but there was not time for my answer to reach you before the day appointed for your... Nov. 1854
16 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I was much gratified at the reception of your letter from Paris, & should have acknowledged it at once; but there was not time for my answer to reach you before the day appointed for your... Nov. 4, 1854
17 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have been expecting since the reception of your kind note of the 10— the visit you then led us to hope for. The Fall having passed into the Winter, & all the delights of our first permanent... Dec. 1854
18 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have been expecting since the reception of your kind note of the 10— the visit you then led us to hope for. The Fall having passed into the Winter, & all the delights of our first permanent... Dec. 5, 1854
19 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I recd by Casy the large Military map of Europe; & found the spare sheets previously mentioned formed a large part of it, & added a broad strip of Country to the East & South. I have... Feb. 1855
20 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I recd by Casy the large Military map of Europe; & found the spare sheets previously mentioned formed a part of it, & added a broad strip of Country to the East & South. I have caused... Feb. 28, 1855
21 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have just recd your note of the 11th & am highly gratified at the prospect of having a reduction of your bust—I shall value it very highly, & place it among the most esteemed objects in... Jun. 1858
22 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have just recd your note of the 11th & am highly gratified at the prospect of having a reduction of your bust—I shall value it very highly, & place it among the most esteemed objects in... Jun. 14, 1858
23 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I should have sooner acknowledged, My dear Mr Bonaparte, your letter of the 27 Ulto, but have been obliged to save my eyes for the service they had to perform that was indespensable. I have not how... -
24 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte By the first mail after the reception of your letter of the 31st Ulto. I wrote to Genl Smith at Phila. according to your desire: & have delayed replying to you, in the hope of recg from him an... -
25 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I recd by Casy the large Military map of Europe; & found the spare sheets previously mentioned formed a part of it, & added a broad strip of Country to the East & South. I have caused... -
26 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Upon the reception of Mrs Bonaparte’s letter with your postscript; I despatched a letter to Capt. Brewerton; asking if necessity did not require it, & it could be done, with justice to Jerome... -
27 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I am too sorry that your kind intentions of visiting us at the Point should have been frustrated just on the point of execution. I should have been particularly glad to have seen you, & I want... -
28 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I was much gratified at the reception of your letter from Paris, & should have acknowledged it at once; but there was not time for my answer to reach you before the day appointed for your... -
29 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have just recd & read a review of the “Memoir on the U.S. Arty.” The memoir itself I have not seen, but I think you will be able to get at its spirit it not its merits from the pages of the... -
30 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have just recd your letter of the 17th Inst. & lay aside my writing to answer it. I am very glad of the step you have taken in reference to Jerome. I was on the point of sending you a note by... -
31 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I am very glad to hear that you & Jerome are about to embark for France. It will be as agreable to you as beneficial to him, & I think you can fairly take great pleasure in comparing him... -
32 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have just recd your note of the 11th & am highly gratified at the prospect of having a reduction of your bust—I shall value it very highly, & place it among the most esteemed objects in... -
33 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte My brother has a small package for his son Fitzhugh, which he is anxious he should get, as it contains some necessary clothing he inadvertently left behind. May I therefore ask the favour of you or... -
34 Robert E. Lee Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte I have been expecting since the reception of your kind note of the 10— the visit you then led us to hope for. The Fall having passed into the Winter, & all the delights of our first permanent... -