Letters / Correspondence

Mildred Childe Lee

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Letters table
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1 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I was much pleased to receive your letter I did not know that you could write So well. I think in time when you get more accustmd [illegible] to spelling in writing, you will write a beautiful... Apr. 28, 1856
2 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I have read with great pleasure my precious Life, for you are truly precious to me, & more than life, your two letters of 31 Oct & 8th Decr. They make me long to see you & to be with... Jan. 9, 1857
3 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee How can you say my Precious life, that I have not answered your letters? I cannot answer them before I receive them, but always do, after. I was much gratified at finding on my arrival at San... Mar. 22, 1857
4 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I was very glad my precious life to receive your letter of the 28th Sept: It must have been a long time on the road, as it only reached me a few days since, having been enclosed to me by your... Oct. 22, 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. Mildred Childe Lee Transcription in progress. Jan. 10, 1861
7 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee You have doubtless heard of my arrival. I want to see you very much & miss your presence dreadfully. I do not think I can wait till the expiration of your term, but will have to run up for a... Mar. 15, 1861
8 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee Upon the arrival of your letter of the 23rd Ulto: My precious life, I could not conceive what new female correspondent I had got. I did not recognize your hand writing. It has changed so &... Apr. 1, 1861
9 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee Upon the arrival of your letter of the 23rd Ulto: My precious life, I could not conceive what new female correspondent I had got. I did not recognize your hand writing. It has changed so &... Apr. 1, 1861
10 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
11 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
12 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee I only yesterday received your letter directed to Fairfax court H acknowledging the receipt of the shoe strings &c, no doubt you have written often since but we get no letters now from any... Jun. 11, 1861
13 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I have recd your letter of the 8th Inst: & also your note of the 18th announcing your arrival at Mr Delangs I was very glad to receive both & am now pleased to learn by a letter from your... Jun. 29, 1861
14 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee I could not write to you by the first mail that went out after my arrival here because I had only time to send a letter to your papa I have been very glad that I did not bring you along for several... Sep. 15, 1861
15 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee I hope tomorrow’s mail may bring me a letter from you my dear child you gave me such a little tiny one & did not tell me of any one at Kinloch tho I suppose you did not allow yourself room on... Sep. 21, 1861
16 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee I feel so anxious on your subject that if I had not promised Charlotte to go & stay with her till the girls returned I would go up to Kinlock to get you ready for school there is but little I... Oct. 1, 1861
17 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee I feel so anxious on your subject that if I had not promised Charlotte to go & stay with her till the girls returned I would go up to Kinlock to get you ready for school there is but little I... Oct. 11, 1861
18 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
19 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I have recd your letter forwarded to Richmond by Mr Powell & I also got while in the West the letter sent by Bev Turner. I Can write but seldom but your letters always give me great pleasure. I... Nov. 15, 1861
20 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Mildred Childe Lee As soon as I arrived here this fall, I wrote you a long letter, apologizing for what you called my neglect of you. But I hav’nt received a line from you in acknowledgement of it; I think it is my... Jan. 5, 1862
21 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
22 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I have just recd. in a letter from your mother your note of the 20th. It is as you state very short & little. But in that it is like you. And like you it is very sweet, & like you it has... Jul. 28, 1862
23 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
24 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee Your sister Annie left us this morning at 7 o’clock for a better world where her dear grandmamma will be ready to receive her oh may we all meet her where there will be no more sin or sorrow but... Oct. 20, 1862
25 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
26 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee Since we parted a great affliction has overwhelmed us. May God in his mercy turn it to our benefit & cause us to be prepared for the summons to his presence. Now that your dear sister has been... Nov. 3, 1862
27 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
28 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I have just recd. your letter of the 26th. I sympathize deeply in your lonileness [sic] & grief. God only knows how sad & distressed I am. But I sorrow for those left behind, not for the... Nov. 10, 1862
29 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee Your very prompt reply to my letter deserved an answer sooner, but I have been daily expecting to receive the things poor cousin Julia so that I could send them all at once. However as you have a... Nov. 15, 1862
30 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Mildred Childe Lee I received your letter to day from Agnes how she got it I did not enquire, suffice it to say that I got it & it gave me great pleasure I can assure you.The death of dear Annie was a great blow... Nov. 26, 1862
31 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee I am glad my dear child to find you have made up your mind so quietly to do what your parents think best & hope you will spend both a pleasant & profitable vacation. Miss R sent the carpet... Dec. 1, 1862
32 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I have pleased myself in reminiscences to day, of the many happy Xmas’ we have enjoyed together at our once happy home. Notwithstanding its present desecrated & pillaged condition, I trust that... Dec. 25, 1862
33 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee I have not answered your letter sooner my dear child because Agnes told me she was writing to you & indeed I had but little to communicate save that I was still suffering from rheumatism tho’ I... Mar. 27, 1863
34 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee Why have you not written to me. I have been expecting either to see or hear from you every day this week & begin to feel very uneasy, lest you should be sick especially now that I am so... Jun. 7, 1863
35 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I have heard my precious daughter that you have returned to your school. I cannot tell you how I regret not having seen you. I had looked forward to your vacation with so much pleasure this summer... Jul. 27, 1863
36 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee, Mary Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee I am quite in despair of hearing from you again my dear Mild & therefore commence this letter to tell you I have left the Hot without any very visible improvement except a slight relaxation in... Aug. 16, 1863
37 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I have recd my precious daughter your letter of 23rd Aug. It must have arrived here shortly after I was called to Richmond where I was detained more than a week. I am glad to hear of the progress... Sep. 10, 1863
38 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I am much obliged to you for writing by Capt Fitzhugh. I did not see the capt, but the letter reached me safely & gave me much pleasure. Robertus paid me a visit about the time of its reception... Oct. 31, 1863
39 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I take advantage of the Kindness of Genl Hoke to say to you, how I long to see you, how often I think of you & how ardently I pray to Almighty God to bless & protect you.I recd. when in the... Nov. 26, 1863
40 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee I recd this morg by your brother your note of the 3rd & am very glad to hear that your mother is better. I sent out immediately to try & find some lemons but Could only procure two, sent to... Jul. 5, 1864
41 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Mildred Childe Lee I received not long ago a family epistle from your new place of asylum, but you yourself did not lend a helping hand so I’ll answer that by writing to you & stirring you up. Now you will say I... Aug. 12, 1864
42 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee Your letter dear Milly, came upon me this morning just as I was rising from my blankets. I can’t dignify my resting place at night by the name of bed, & you must excuse me but I actually read... Jan. 3, 1865
43 Fitzhugh Lee Mildred Childe Lee You were so prompt in your advice about the last enclosure my dear Mildred that I send you another asking again for your sweet assistance and advice.It will be perceived that your grandfather... Feb. 4, 1865
44 Mildred Childe Lee John Preston Cocke Mildred Childe Lee to John Preston Cocke, ca. 1865 July-August Jul. 1865
45 Mildred Childe Lee Virginia Cooper Dawson Custis is so unwell that he deputes me to answer yr note. After long searching I find the enclosed scrap, which was buried with your silver during the war, & is consequently very much defaced... Jun. 7, 1866
46 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee Your letter of the 29th Ulto My dear Mildred has remained sometime confronting me every night as I come in from work; but I have not hastened to answer it, nor do I feel any reminders from my... Aug. 11, 1867
47 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Mildred Childe Lee I was so glad to hear from you & so soon. The depths of agony that I descended in after my arrival in these parts no mortal tongue can tell nor human hand portray (trying to cover young P but... Feb. 2, 1868
48 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee The Drs & others think I had better go to the South in the hope of relieving the efforts of the cold under which I have been laboring all the winter. I think I should do better here & am... Mar. 21, 1870
49 Robert E. Lee Mildred Childe Lee The Drs & others think I had better go to the South in the hope of relieving the efforts of the cold under which I have been laboring all the winter. I think I should do better here & am... Mar. 21, 1870
50 Mildred Childe Lee Elizabeth R. Cocke You were very kind to write me to me at such a moment of sorrow. And I was greatly touched by your thoughtfulness.You have my tenderest sympathy - it must have been a terrible shock, after thinking... Aug. 1870