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Letters

3,601-3,650 of 4,644 letters
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3601 Robert E. Lee Edward Lee Childe I have often during the last four years desired to write to you. Amid the engrossing events of that period you were never forgotten, & I grieved for the loss of your sister as I Could only do... Jun. 17, 1865
3602 Robert E. Lee Martha Louise Patteson Branch I am very happy to be able to join in the celebration of the dayTruly yoursR E Lee,19 June '65Note on envelope: "Sent to me on my 34th birthday with a button of his by Genl Lee"[1] Jun. 19, 1865
3603 Robert E. Lee Martha Louise Patteson Branch I am very happy to be able to join in the celebration of the dayTruly yoursR E Lee19 June ’65Envelope: Note from Mrs Branch: “sent on my 34th birthday with a button[2] of his by Genl Lee”Second... Jun. 19, 1865
3604 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Carter I cannot leave Richmond dear Markie without thanking your for your kind note of the 4th Inst. You must not be so sorrowful. We all have much to be thankful for, & you who Can do so much good,... Jun. 20, 1865
3605 Robert E. Lee Charles Carter Lee I rec’d to day your letter of the 19th. I send you the Times of the 21st which will tell you all about the indictments which I know. The papers are arguing the Subject pro & Con, & I... Jun. 21, 1865
3606 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Carter I have recd your little note with the handerkerchiefs & pens. I am exceedingly obliged to you, though am tempted to scold. I told you I wanted nothing except to see you. By not believing me,... Jun. 24, 1865
3607 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Octavia Robinson Haxall I cannot leave Richmond, my dear Mrs. Haxall[1] without expressing my deep appreciation of your many kindnesses since I first knew you here, & my regret that I cannot tell you so in person. I... Jun. 25, 1865
3608 Mildred Childe Lee John Preston Cocke Mildred Childe Lee to John Preston Cocke, ca. 1865 July-August Jul. 1865
3609 Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee I enclose a letter from Mr Spilman in reference to Romankoke. The only way in which I know a title can be given to the place is by a deed signed by me as Executor of your Grd Fathers will & by... Jul. 10, 1865
3610 Mary Custis Lee My dear Caroline I was so glad to hear from you again my dear Caroline & to know that you had not forgotten us. Also to see from your photgraph that you are looking so well I regret very much that I am not to... Jul. 18, 1865
3611 Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee I have just returned from a visit to your uncle Carter, & among my letters find one from some of your Comrades to you, which I enclose. I was happy to discover from the [words missing from... Jul. 22, 1865
3612 Robert E. Lee John B. Cocke I am very much obliged to you for the good care you have given my horse. I had hoped he might have been of Some Service to you, but fear he has been the cause of trouble. I am extremely obliged to... Jul. 28, 1865
3613 Robert E. Lee Walter H. Taylor I am desirous that the bravery of the Army of N. Va shall be correctly transmitted to posterity. This is the only tribute that can be paid to the worth of its noble officers & soldiers, & I... Jul. 31, 1865
3614 Robert E. Lee My Dear Sir I was much pleased to hear of your return to your home, & to learn by your letter of the 2nd, of the kindness & consideration with which you were treated during your visit; & of the... Aug. 1865
3615 Robert E. Lee the Trustees of Washington College I have delayed for some days, replying to your letter of the 5th Inst: informing me of my election by the Board of Trustees, to the Presidency of Washington College, from a desire to give the... Aug. 24, 1865
3616 Robert E. Lee John Letcher I was much pleased to hear of your return to your home, and to learn by your letter of the 2d of the kindness and consideration with which you were treated by your former congressional associates... Aug. 28, 1865
3617 Robert E. Lee Philip Slaughter It gives me pleasure to endorse the statements of Genl Long in favour of young kinsmen. They deserve the approbation of those with whom they have served, & I wish them every success in the... Aug. 31, 1865
3618 P. G. T. Beauregard Robert E. Lee Your circular of the 31st. July reached me only a few days since. I regret to hear that you also have lost your papers. Johnston is in the same condition, I believe, for a part of his own & a... Sep. 1, 1865
3619 Robert E. Lee Mary Ann "Nannie" Enders Cabell It has given me great pleasure to comply with the request contained in your note of the 2nd Inst.I regret very much not having seen you before leaving Richmond, but I know it is owing to Genl Fitz... Sep. 8, 1865
3620 Robert E. Lee Matthew Fontaine Maury I have just recd your letter of the 8 Ulto. We have certainty not found our form of Govt: all that was anticipated by its original founders. But that may be partly our fault, in expecting too much;... Sep. 8, 1865
3621 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I reached here yesterday about 1 P.M. & on riding up to the Hotel, was met by Profr White of the Washington College, who brought me up to his father in Laws, Col Reed, the oldest member of the... Sep. 19, 1865
3622 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I recd today dear Mary your letter of the 17th & am very glad to hear of Robs arrival & that you are all well. I am sorry that I missed seeing the latter, but find it was necessary that I... Sep. 25, 1865
3623 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I have just recd your note (without date) forwd in the package sent by Custis. I am glad to hear that Rob is improving & hoped you had the pleasure of seeing Mr Dana I have written to Col:... Oct. 3, 1865
3624 Robert E. Lee P. G. T. Beauregard I have received your letter of the 1st ult and am very sorry to learn that the papers of yourself and Johnston are lost, or at least beyond your reach; but I hope they may be recovered. Mine never... Oct. 3, 1865
3625 Robert E. Lee Williams Carter Wickham Henry handed me this morning your letter of the 12th Ulto. I am very glad he has returned to the college, & feel assured that he will devote himself to his studies & the acquisition of... Oct. 3, 1865
3626 Edward A. Pollard Robert E. Lee I am about to commence a very large and important work, the design of which is not a little ambitious. I am making arrangements with Mr. Carleton, the well-known publisher here to write an... Oct. 4, 1865
3627 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I have recd your letters of the 1st & 4th Inst: The latter was brought by Custis. Life is indeed gliding away & I have nothing of good to shew for mine that is past. I pray I may be spared... Oct. 9, 1865
3628 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mrs. Cocke has decided not to go this morg. I therefore send this by mail.Mrs. Rhodes has written to me that she has sent me a number of the London Quarterly containing an article on the “close of... Oct. 10, 1865
3629 Robert E. Lee Edward A. Pollard I received by the last mail your letter of the 4th inst., and am glad to learn that you are about to commence a history of the war. A full and true account of that eventful period will be received... Oct. 12, 1865
3630 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Capt Edmund proposes to return to Oakland tomorrow, & I take advantage of the opportunity thus afforded to write to you. Although I have not heard from you since I last wrote, I hope you are... Oct. 15, 1865
3631 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I only recd your letter of the 9th by Mr [Moorman], yesterday. I enclose a letter to Rob on his matters. Hey may have any of my clothes he fancies, but they are all here. If he was here he could... Oct. 19, 1865
3632 Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee I did not receive till yesterday your letter of the 8th Inst: I regret very much having missed seeing you, & still more to hear that you have been Suffering with intermittent fever. I think the... Oct. 19, 1865
3633 Varina Davis Eleanor Agnes Lee Many thanks for your kind, and graceful note very few girls possess l’eloquence du billet and is one of the most pleasing talents when exercised upon me.From the papers I see that your family have... Oct. 19, 1865
3634 Wade Hampton Robert E. Lee On my return to this place after an absence of two months, I found your kind & most acceptable letter. The terms in which you were pleased to express your regret at my absence during the last... Nov. 2, 1865
3635 Jonathan Echols Robert E. Lee My attention has been called to an article published in the “New York News” of the 7th inst, which was written by a friend of mine in Kentucky, Maj J. Stoddard Johnston, whom you may recollect as... Nov. 23, 1865
3636 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mrs. H. R. Glenn I was much gratified & surprised my dear Mrs Glenn to receive your kind note this morning - Your generous gift which I accept as a testimonial of your old friendship which I have never... Nov. 23, 1865
3637 P. G. T. Beauregard Robert E. Lee Office of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad CompanyNew Orleans November 25 1865My Dear General:I take advantage of the Kind offer of Capt Kichern Royal Engrs, to send, as... Nov. 25, 1865
3638 G. W. Alexander Robert E. Lee I learn through the press that you are writing the history of your campaigns during the late war. Having been a Confederate Soldier myself and served under your immediate command for one year I... Dec. 18, 1865
3639 A. W. McCoy Robert E. Lee Seeing from various publications that you had been appointed President of the Washington College, I drop you a few lines for some information in relation to the probable expense that a young man... Dec. 18, 1865
3640 Robert E. Lee Martha Custis Williams Carter I only recd a few days since your letter of the 2nd Sept: accompg Thos: a Kemps imitation of Christ, which you kindly sent me.1 I have read some of your favourite chapters, & hope I may derive... Dec. 20, 1865
3641 S. G. Davis Robert E. Lee being desirous of attending your College, I thought that I would send you a few lines for information.Please write and inform me when your Winter Session begins and also if there is Lang Department... Dec. 22, 1865
3642 Mrs. W. H. Polk Robert E. Lee Pardon what may seem negligence on my part after commencing a correspondence on a subject in which we both are interested, to suspend it so abruptly - My apology must be, that I have -... Dec. 25, 1865
3643 C. B. Richardson Robert E. Lee C. B. Richardson, Publisher & Book Seller No. 540 Broadway New York Dec 26 1865My dear SrI enclose you a copy of Gen’l Meades report which has not been published. I also send by this mail a... Dec. 26, 1865
3644 Thomas J. Hunt Robert E. Lee From a number of the General officers in the United States Army, I have been favored with sketches of their campaigns; not for publication, but merely to complete a private history of the late... Dec. 26, 1865
3645 William H. Parker Robert E. Lee Having seen by the papers that it is proposed to institute four more Professorships at Washington College & thinking that one of the nine Chairs might relate to Practical Astronomy I venture to... Dec. 26, 1865
3646 William T. Martin Robert E. Lee My brother in law Maj L. P. Conner formerly on Gen Braggs staff may have occasion to write to you - I bespeak for him such. Consideration as is due to a gentleman of money & worth - He has been... Dec. 26, 1865
3647 C. Chauncey Burr Robert E. Lee I have mailed to your address the Old Guard for January 1866; and I wish to call your attention to the fact that I have conducted this magazine for three years with precisely the same principles... Dec. 27, 1865
3648 A. S. Colyar Robert E. Lee Will you be so good as to inform me of the chance to get boarding, the price etc, at Lexington.I have a son that I wish to send to Lexington.My home is Winchester Turnpike. Write me at that place.I... Dec. 27, 1865
3649 Lemuel P. Conner Robert E. Lee My nephew William, son of the late Maj William Conner is now in his 18th year. His education has been greatly neglected owing to difficulties in our schools during the first years of the war, and... Dec. 27, 1865
3650 Cazeneau McLeod Robert E. Lee I have the honor, to ask for a reply, to a letter from my uncle, Mr. G. B. Lamon in relation, to schools in Virginia. I am very deficient, - even more so, than most boys of my age. Yet, still I,... Dec. 29, 1865