Letters / Correspondence

Eleanor Agnes Lee & Robert E. Lee

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Letters table
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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 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 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
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 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
20 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
21 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
22 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
23 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee My precious little AgnesI recd your kind note last night. I am obliged to go to the right to day & will be compelled to visit Richmond the first moment I can. I do not know when I shall See... Apr. 1, 1865
24 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I sat down to give my dear little Sally, for she is dear to me in the broadest & highest sense of the word, the benefit of Jenny Taylors opinion, on hasty marriages. But on reflection I fear it... Jan. 3, 1866