Letters / Correspondence

Martha Custis Williams

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Letters table
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1 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Many thanks for your sweet note by Mr Stanton. I am very glad that you are enjoying the pleasant Company & beautiful scenery of the Point & am truly gratified that in the midst of them all... Sep. 2, 1844
2 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I send up this letter, which was recd last night, My dear Markie, to take the chance of finding you at the Isd. We can hear nothing of you & your note from the Isd only reached me the night... Sep. 14, 1844
3 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I recd your note last night & we are delighted to find that you are coming back to us. Mr Barry & some of the gentlemen are going to the Isd this morg in the barge & if it should be... Sep. 17, 1844
4 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Although I expect to see you very Soon I cannot refrain from thanking you for your charming long letter, which I have been enjoying ever since its arrival. I intended to have written to you by John... Dec. 14, 1844
5 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Your letter arrived just in time to assure us of your remembrance. If we had have required to be reminded of you, you would have constantly been brought before us through the power of association.... May 26, 1845
6 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Your good long letter My dearest Markie gave me infinite pleasure. I have thought upon it, Slept upon it, dwelt upon it, (pretty long you will say) & have not done with it yet. I only wish you... Sep. 17, 1845
7 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams You have not written to me for nearly three months. And I believe it is equally as long since I have written to you. On paper Markie, I mean, on paper. But oh, what lengthy epistles have I indicted... May 10, 1851
8 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I have wished often to write to you since your departure, but fearing I could tell you nothing interesting, in the brief minutes I have for friendly Correspondence, I have left to nimbler pens the... Jun. 23, 1853
9 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams This is the first moment I have had to welcome you back to your home & friends. I rejoice in your safe return & congratulate you on your pleasant & successful visit to your distant... Sep. 9, 1853
10 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I have read with much pleasure My dear Markie your good long letter of the 13th which although I Cannot return in kind I Can answer to the full extent in feeling. I must take up that part relating... Sep. 16, 1853
11 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Your good long letter my precious Markie, has been before me since the 25th Nov – It has been perused & enjoyed more than once, has frequently called you to my minds eye & reminded me of my... Jan. 2, 1854
12 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I deputed Mary to thank you for your note by Rooney, & to express my sense of your kindness, in remembering me & my pen at the time of its reception in the great Bazar of London. Now that I... Feb. 28, 1854
13 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I have just recd your good long letter of the 7th containing the good news that you & our dear father & all at A[rlington] were well. Whenever & as often as such joyful tidings reach... Mar. 11, 1854
14 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I take advantage of Mary’s letter to explain my non arrival in washington on tuesday as I had expected. I cannot leave until the arrival of Capt Cullum, who had gone to New London on some business... Mar. 15, 1854
15 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I recd to day dearest Markie the guard you sent me. I feel very deeply your great kindness & thoughtfulness. Immediately on reading your note I attached it to my watch, where it now feels the... May 26, 1854
16 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Your kind long letter reached me in the midst of the Examination, & was a comfort to me every time it fell under my eye. It is still before me, & I now take it up first of my un-official... Jun. 29, 1854
17 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I cannot let Custis depart without carrying a few lines to you, to assure you of my love & fond recollection. I feel much satisfaction in your being with our dear father, & know that he... Nov. 10, 1854
18 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I cannot close Fitzhugh’s letter without thanking you for your remembrance, which though brief was sweet to me. The presence of our sons I hope will aid you in your pious care of our venerated... Feb. 12, 1855
19 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Many thanks my dearest Markie for your kind remembrances & affectionate Consideration.My future plans form the constant subject of my thoughts. The reasons that govern my course I have given in... Mar. 14, 1855
20 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams I recd a week ago your letter of the 26th ulto, & am very grateful for your remembrance on the day of Thanksgiving. I was thankful that you reached your destination in safety, & that your... Dec. 5, 1857
21 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Your long kind letter of the 28th July was duly recd. I have wished frequently to thank you for it, but have not known when a letter would find you. At the time you wrote you did not seem entirely... Jan. 22, 1861
22 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Many thanks my dearest Markie for your kind remembrances & affectionate consideration.My future plans form the constant subject of my thoughts. The reasons that govern my course I have given in... -