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1501 Light Horse Harry Lee James H. Caustens I am as happy as my worn ole body will permit. But yr presence would give me additional delight. Do come & [illegible] here tomorrow & bring yr good young captain.You will be pleased with... 1818
1502 William Barnwell Henry Lee SirHaving, attended General Lee in his last illness, I deem it my duty in conjunction with Mr Shaw, to communicate to you the melancholy intelligence of his death; which took place on Wednesday the... Mar. 27, 1818
1503 Henry Lee, IV Ann Hill Carter Lee I send you copies of 2 letters recd. some time ago in relation to the last illness of my lamented fatherI condole with you immensly in the tender & mournful reflections their funeral will... Jun. 11, 1818
1504 Charles Carter Lee Ann Hill Carter Lee No event has lattely occurred which gave me more pleasure, than the reciept of your letter. You write too, as if you were in fine health & spirits. I hope you may long continue so.If Dr.... Jan. 31, 1819
1505 Charles Carter Lee Ann Hill Carter Lee This is to introduce to your acquuaintance Mr. Elliot of Boston whose visit to Alexandria, I hope you will endeavour to render as pleasant as possible. The ladies & gentlemen (for I always... Apr. 16, 1819
1506 Ann Hill Carter Lee Philip Richard Fendall I shall be much obliged to you to direct Nat,1 to set out on monday next with my horse, time enough to reach this place early in the evening. It is necessary that Ann should remain several weeks... May 28, 1819
1507 Charles Carter Lee Ann Hill Carter Lee I have just received & read your letter of the eighth which afforded me more pleasure than I have experienced for a long time. I am happy in your forgiveness of that I know I was at fault &... Jun. 20, 1819
1508 Henry Lee, IV Robert Carter I am not able to make a suitable apology, for the liberty I take of mentioning to you, that I have heard it suggested you have several good hounds to give away, & of asking you to give me 3 or... Feb. 8, 1821
1509 Elizabeth McCarty the Court of Westmoreland County My Indisposition is such as to prevent my attendance in person on you, But I must beg of you to take the Guardianship of me & my Estate from the hands of Majr. Henry Lee & be so good as to... Feb. 26, 1821
1510 Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis When I parted with you I expected to see you again in a few days, but Aunt Calverts health has improved so much it is not necessary I should be there, and altho It would give me much pleasure to... Mar. 4, 1821
1511 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV I have just returned from my friends in Matthews & Gloucester & regret that so long an interval has elapsed without affording me a suitable opportunity of writing to you, to assure you how... Aug. 21, 1821
1512 Henry Lee, IV Robert Mayo I am sorry I have nothing to say on the subject apparently of primary interest to you. To the advice that you wait until December & then act for yourself nothing beneficial can be added, and... Sep. 4, 1821
1513 Henry Lee, IV Robert Mayo I forgot to mention how much obliged to you I shall feel for the books you offer me, & that they will reach me if sent to the Messrs. R. & J. Mandeville of Alexa. The ladies were pleased... Sep. 11, 1821
1514 Henry Lee Robert Mayo From the short acquaintance I have with you, I count much on your benevolence & to that I trust for indulgence in the liberty I am going to takeRecent events have so shakened my amicable &... Sep. 12, 1821
1515 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV Being absent from Richmd for some time passed, on my return I found both your letters by post in my diary. You can scarcely imagine with what delight these visible tokens of your friendly wishes in... Sep. 18, 1821
1516 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV My extreme impatience to hear from you really torments me. I fear you have not recd my last in consequence of my directing it to Mattox Bridge, whence I supposed you wd more readily get it, as... Oct. 7, 1821
1517 Henry Lee, IV Robert Mayo I can hardly describe the emotions with which the kindness of your letter affects me. After compassing near the 3rd of a century – for the greater part of which I roved gaily through a galaxy of... Oct. 9, 1821
1518 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV Your favor of the 9th inst: is recd & the perusal of it affects me with peculiar interest. I assure you it wd give me infinite pleasure to afford every facility in my power to raise the sum you... Oct. 16, 1821
1519 Henry Lee, IV Robert Mayo I hasten to inform you that the person you are desirous to see1 is expected every day to be in this county & that the period of which you are anxious to receive the date is the 29th of Novr... Oct. 29, 1821
1520 Henry Lee, IV Robert Mayo From the first I believe I intimated to you that the sensibilities of the particular & protecting friends of the young lady, were probably in a state so unsettled and alarmed that a proposition... Nov. 6, 1821
1521 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV I returned to town last evening from a short visit to the country, and this evening recd your favor of the 29th Ulto. via Fredericksburg. I have placed the enclosed note in the hands of Mr. Page.... Nov. 7, 1821
1522 Robert Mayo Elizabeth McCarty Were it in the power of my pen to infuse into an epistle a just estimate of the sentiments that govern all my actions, cd the principles of my heart be reflected from a letter, as the lineaments of... Nov. 9, 1821
1523 Robert Mayo Margaret Rose The profound respect due to you as the parent of Miss McCarty, not only dictates the propriety of making the enclosed communication to her through you, but imperiously demands that I shd confide to... Nov. 10, 1821
1524 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV You percieve by the enclosed that the apprehensions communicated by Mr. Page in my last have been confirmed. I assure you that the warmest friend cd not reject it more than I do; and cd any... Nov. 11, 1821
1525 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV It is possible this may come to hand by the same mail with one I wrote you on the 10th Inst:. Since that date, I have concluded, upon mature deliberation that it wd be more disreputable to abandon... Nov. 13, 1821
1526 Henry Lee, IV Robert Mayo That you should be shocked at the tissue of error and infatuation described in my last letter is not surprising. Even I who have been exposed to such tempests of the soul, shuddered with unusual... Nov. 20, 1821
1527 Robert Mayo Elizabeth McCarty Ere this meets your view you will have recd. my first, and perhaps have condemned me as unworthy even of your disdain or contempt. But I wd fain flatter myself otherwise, so I confidently trust... Nov. 20, 1821
1528 Anne Robinson McCarty Lee Margaret Rose By the last mail I recd a letter from Dr Mayo to yourself, which he earnestly requests me to deliver or convey to you. With the sincerest tenderness & humility I beg leave to communicate this... Nov. 24, 1821
1529 Henry Lee, IV Robert Mayo Mrs. R. refused to receive your letter and in terms so unfavorable as to inflict pain upon the innocent and injured person who offered it. Hoping that you may come over, I retain it here to await... Nov. 27, 1821
1530 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV I am not insensible of the superior merit requisite to an ingenuous persevering & successful prosecution of a great enterprise, over that of merely conceiving the original design. This only... Nov. 27, 1821
1531 Robert Mayo Henry Lee I entreat you be not chagrined at seeing another letter instead of myself in person. Under existing circumstances I think a little delay may avail some virtue, some good and at least precipitation... Dec. 4, 1821
1532 Robert Mayo Elizabeth McCarty I am at once the most happy & the most wretched of beings. My feelings vibrate with the velocity of lightning, instantaneously & unceasingly between the extremes of hope & despair. At... Dec. 22, 1821
1533 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV It is with extreme pain I have endured the disappointment of intelligence from you for the last two weeks. But I feel not confident that your not writing is attributable to yr expecting me over to... Dec. 24, 1821
1534 Henry Lee, IV Robert Mayo Your letter of the 27th ultimo reached me last monday & those of the 4th. & 24th. inst. were recd: by the same mail, on thursday last. Pity they had not all been sent by the notorious &... Jan. 1, 1822
1535 Henry Lee, IV Robert Mayo By reasons of some casualty in its passage I did not recieve your letter of the 8th before the 24th: inst: Where a man is determined not to fail, it is hard to deny that he will succeed. And unless... 1822
1536 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV I snatch a brief moment from the pressure of business to impart to you a hint of “what reinforcement we may gain from hope” which I assure you is a resource with me hitherto inexhaustible & has... Jan. 8, 1822
1537 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV The critical period of three weeks since my last letter to Mrs. Rose has now elapsed, during hopes & fears have alternated their influence upon my mind. I have supposed that if Mrs. R’s... Jan. 29, 1822
1538 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV My business having brought me as far as this Emporium of American commerce, before I cd. complete my arrangements respecting my publications, (which are now accomplished to my satisfaction) the... Mar. 15, 1822
1539 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV It is probable I shall be at Montrose about the time that this will come to hand. Prudence or policy however may dictate a forbearance to call at Stratford. In that case I shall leave the bundle of... Mar. 31, 1822
1540 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV I hope Mrs. Lee has received the music I left for her at Montrose with my note & the essay on M. Luther’s merits in Psalmody. She will excuse my neglect to send the note. I was fearful of... Apr. 9, 1822
1541 Robert Mayo Henry Lee, IV I have the pleasure to acknowlege the receipt of yrs. of the 21st inst: & regret you had not leisure to say what you had heard respecting my short visit at Montrose. I arrived there about one... Apr. 30, 1822
1542 Ann Hill Carter Lee Sidney Smith Lee I wrote to you yesterday by the Ship China, Capt Whittlesy which will sail from New York. I had but a moment to write in, as I was not informed of the opportunity, untill the hour of closing the... May 17, 1822
1543 Robert E. Lee John C. Calhoun Having just heard that it was always agreable to you to receive from every applicant for a Cadets Warrant, a statement of his age, studies, &c, made by himself, I take the earliest opportunity... Feb. 24, 1824
1544 Ann Hill Carter Lee, Robert E. Lee John C. Calhoun As the surviving Parent of Robert E. Lee I consent to his signing articles, binding himself to serve as a Cadet five years, to be commuted from the time of his joining the Military Academy.Ann H.... Apr. 1, 1824
1545 Charles Carter Lee George Carter I consequence of what I deemed a very advantageous offer from Gen. Walter Jones, I have removed my residence to Washington, and have determined to discontinue my attendance upon any of the Courts... Mar. 17, 1825
1546 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Henri Guegan MonsieurI have experienced so long your goodness as my professor that I beg you to accept this little volume as a feeble proof of my gratitude,--for to the interest you have taken in my progress... Aug. 5, 1825
1547 Richard Bache Henry Lee Dr Sir:Herewith I send you the song which I have promised, and which I hope will please the ear, both of Mrs. Lee & yourself, better than the music which Mrs. Lee has to the same words. Yrs... Aug. 23, 1825
1548 Richard Henry Lee James Monroe I am authorized and requested, by the Board of Managers of the Loudon Colonization Society of Loudon,2 to ask of you, your consent, to be elected, President of it; and to invite your attendance, if... Aug. 30, 1825
1549 Ann Rose, Mildred Williamson Robinson Rose Ann Robinson McCarty Lee Your letter of 12 Inst: didn’t come to hand until the 22d or you would sooner have heard from me in answer to it. I am grieved my dear child to receive so melancholy a letter from you, and from my... Sep. 26, 1825
1550 John Armstrong Henry Lee I received your letter some days ago. I think well of your project. The subject is a fine one—the army of the north “pulling up drowning honor by the locks.”1 A Sallust2 would indeed make something... Dec. 6, 1825