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4151 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Charles Carter Lee Our first Mail for more than 8 days arrived this morning & brought with it your hurried letter to Robert, as it maybe very long ere he will either read or write another, I will answer at once... Oct. 7, 1870
4152 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Francis Henney Smith The Dr’s think it would be well for Genl Lee to have some beef tea at once & as I cannot get it at market before night I send 1 d less a small piece of it can be found at the institute lean... Oct. 10, 1870
4153 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Isabella Ritchie Harrison I have been wishing to write to you for some time but I have had such a number of letters to answer that I really have had no time & Agnes & Mildred are constantly engaged with their papa... Oct. 10, 1870
4154 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Charles Carter Lee I ought to have written to you sooner, my dear Carter but in the very uncertain state of the mails, I knew it was most likely you would not get my letter for a week & the blow was so sudden; so... Oct. 13, 1870
4155 William Nalle Columbiana Major Nalle I expect you have been looking for a letter from me for some time, and in fact I would have written, but about the time I thought of writing the rains & the flood came on, destroying bridges,... Oct. 16, 1870
4156 William N. Pendleton Walter H. Taylor You will see by the accompanying paper, what is doing here in reference to our beloved General’s resting place, as it now is, and whether it continue so or not. You will also notice that we assign... Oct. 24, 1870
4157 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Friend Lettie I have long intended to write to you my dear Lettie ever since I heard of the death of Rosa’s dear little boy but was prevented by many things. What a sorrow it must have been to them & to you... Nov. 15, 1870
4158 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Letitia McCreery Burwell I have long intended to write to you, my dear Lettie, ever since I heard of the death of Rosa’s dear little boy, but was prevented by many things. What a sorrow it must have been to them & to... Nov. 15, 1870
4159 Charles S. Venable Walter H. Taylor Thanks for the paper sent which I will send back all safe. On some of the Numbers I differ in recollection with yours. But you have not stated Gettysburg & what we left Petersburg with after... Dec. 3, 1870
4160 George Washington Custis Lee Walter H. Taylor You may have heard that Col Marshall has been requested to prepare a sketch of my father’s life and public services for the Memorial Volume which the authorities of Washington College purpose... Dec. 6, 1870
4161 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee - I send you with pleasure my dear sir the informative you desire Genl Lee was born on the 19th Jany 1807 at Stratford in Westmoreland County Va, removed with his Mother & family to Alex. Va.... Dec. 23, 1870
4162 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Your last letter I recd before Xmas & would have answered it before, but I found the state of my feelings so strong that I was compelled to go on to Phil to relieve them. From my letter to... Jan. 9, 1871
4163 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Charles Carter Lee I have not written to you my dear brother Carter because I feared it might rather be an annoyance to you to receive letters that you were unable to answer, but as Lucy wrote me you took some... Feb. 6, 1871
4164 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee My dear Mrs. Glenn It was with deepest interest my dear Mrs Glenn I read your kind letter giving me the details attending the death of our mutual friend It did seem an ignoble end for one so generous so heroic &... Mar. 15, 1871
4165 Jubal A. Early Walter H. Taylor There is an article in the “Galaxy” for April by Imboden, entitled “Lee at Gettysburg,” which glorifies Imboden much and Lee but little. Imboden has taken occasion to say a good deal for himself,... Apr. 9, 1871
4166 Richard L. Page Walter H. Taylor Repair to head quarters at once and report for duty to Col F H. Smith by CommandR. L. PageNaval Aid D Campto the Governor May 2, 1871
4167 John Hite Lee Cassius F. Lee After a much longer delay than I intended I proceed to answer at best I can your several enquiries on your favour of 24th ulto. I wrote immediately upon viewing your letter to my old Aunt for the... Jun. 12, 1871
4168 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee My dear Mr. Glenn Replying upon your well known kindness which I have so often experienced & not knowing your whereabouts I enclose this note to Mr Volck to deliver to you whenever you shall be in Baltimore... Aug. 1, 1871
4169 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Unknown I received your letter my dear cousin & should have answered it sooner but have had a house full of company - I have only communicated its contents to my son Custis & he begs me to tell you... Sep. 3, 1871
4170 Edward P. Alexander Walter H. Taylor A thousand greetings & my Double-breasted affection to begin with & look out to see me for a few minutes sometime this winter being now a RR fellow (instead of Pasha of the finest Harem in... Sep. 4, 1871
4171 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee My dear Henry Custis Just before your letter arrived my dear Henry Custis came into my room & said, that Capt White told him there was a very nice room in the new building just purchased by the College which you... Sep. 13, 1871
4172 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Cassius F. Lee I have been intending my dear Cassius ever since your son Edwin came to write to you & tell you how pleased we were to see him but a long & severe attack of rheumatism has prevented my... Jan. 3, 1872
4173 William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Your last letter, my dear Mim, was received at the same time with one from Custis, which I answered immediately. And not thinking that you would enjoy such a feast as two letters from me, I have... May 31, 1872
4174 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Charlotte died yesterday morning about 7 .oc. after nearly twelve hours of agony almost. She passed away very quietly, her last moment not being distinguishable. She was worn out by her sufferings... Sep. 23, 1872
4175 George Washington Custis Lee Walter H. Taylor I have received yours of the 7th inst., for which I am very much obliged to you; and have sent the substance of your statement to Mr. McArdle. Dr. Pendleton says that he has a distinct recollection... Nov. 13, 1872
4176 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Phoebe Cocke Edmund2 was here last evening but I did not see him as I was in my room laying down & hoped he might come again but as it is doubtful I am going to send you a little memento of the General... 1873
4177 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee, Mildred Childe Lee Unknown I was glad to hear from you my dear Norvell it has been so long since for both Mildred & I think we never received the letter you alluded to at the time of poor Lottie's death. It seemed... Jan. 5, 1873
4178 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Gertrude Deutsch You will allow me the privilege of age my dear Gertrude thus to address you & tell you that I was very much pleased to receive your letter & am sorry that the cause that elicited it should... Jan. 31, 1873
4179 Wade Hampton Walter H. Taylor Gen, Wade Hampton, Prest. D. C. Trimble, Sec. K. Witmer, Gen. Agt.R[i]ch[mond], Va., Feb 8th 1873My Dear Colonel,If you can do so without inconvenience, I write that you would give us your... Feb. 8, 1873
4180 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Unknown I received your letter my dear friend a few days since & am so much obliged to you for your contribution which I appreciate quite as much as if it was indeed $500, lands from the mountains... Mar. 9, 1873
4181 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Louis M. D. Guillaume Will you let my cousin Mr. Roper’s have any photographs taken from my pictures in your studio that he desires.Respecty M. C. Lee, Jun. 3, 1873
4182 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Louis M. D. Guillaume I was disappointed that you did not come down on Saturday or since as I expect to leave here on Thursday next, can you not come & & [sic] varnish 2 pictures down here & bring a... Jun. 10, 1873
4183 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Unknown I send you my dear sir the autograph you request & a very poor one as all are exhausted save a few found on bank checks & other papersSo I must beg you will tell any of your friends who may... Sep. 16, 1873
4184 George Washington Custis Lee C. J. Leigh I received some days ago a letter from my sister Mary, written from Leamington under date of 16 Oct. last, which enclosed an excellent photograph of yourself for my mother, who was much pleased... Nov. 10, 1873
4185 George Washington Custis Lee Chapman Johnson Leigh A letter just received from my sister Mary from Torquay, under date of 3 Nov., 1873, states that she might sail for this country on the 29th inst. If so, this note will hardly reach England before... Nov. 19, 1873
4186 Wade Hampton Walter H. Taylor As Gen. Maury tells me that you promise to interest yourself in behalf of the Sothrn H. Scty. I write to beg you to bring the subject before your friends & especially before the club of which... Dec. 22, 1873
4187 Charles O'Conor Roger A. Pryor Jr. I have the honor to acknowledge your communication of the 1st ulto.: advising me of the compliment conferred by the Literary Societies of Washington and Lee University in selecting me to address... Mar. 4, 1874
4188 Daniel H. Hill Jubal A. Early “Longstreet wrote to me and finally stopped over one day in Charlotte to see me, in regard to the Conference held on the Nine Mile Road before the attack on Richmond.So far as I know, he is... Apr. 10, 1874
4189 John Lee Carroll Fitzhugh Lee I am in receipt to-day of your letter of the 14th inst., with the interesting enclosure in reference to the Battle of Gettysburg.I have not had time to follow closely the controversy to which the... Apr. 15, 1874
4190 Jubal A. Early Walter H. Taylor Your friend Longstreet, about whose military fame you have been so solicitous, for fear Genl Pendleton and myself would upon it somewhat, is not content with fixing upon General Lee the... Apr. 29, 1874
4191 Jefferson Davis Sidney Lanier It gave me sincere pleasure to receive a letter from you. Our intercourse left with me many pleasant memories and I have felt a deep interest in your welfare.When in Montgomery last fall I saw your... Jan. 24, 1875
4192 Robert E. Lee, Jr. George Washington Custis Lee Your letter of the 14th march from New Orleans came to hand to day. Very glad we were to hear from you, how you both were, & what you were doing. We arrived here last monday & will leave in... Apr. 4, 1875
4193 James Longstreet Walter H. Taylor Upon reading an address by Mr. Pendleton, published in the December number of the Southern Magazine, I saw for the first time that Gen Lee had ordered me to attack the left of the Federal Army at... Apr. 20, 1875
4194 Walter H. Taylor James Longstreet I have received your letter of the 20th inst. I have not read the article of which you speak nor have I ever seen any copy of Genl Pendleton’s address: indeed I have read little or nothing of what... Apr. 28, 1875
4195 James Longstreet Walter H. Taylor I thank you kindly for your prompt reply to my former letter, and its satisfactory response upon the point at issue.I am just now in receipt of Parson Jones’ Book. Now to send to New York to get... May 31, 1875
4196 James L. Kemper Fitzhugh Lee Thank you for your kind letter. In cheerfully complying with your request and enclosing to you General Early’s letter. I state to you frankly the wound it inflicted on my feelings.General Early... Nov. 10, 1875
4197 Jubal A. Early Walter H. Taylor As you have several times expressed the opinion that I have done Longstreet injustice in regard to the Battle of Gettysburg, I send you a copy of a letter from Governor Carroll of Maryland to Fitz... May 2, 1876
4198 Jefferson Davis Walter H. Taylor My sister in law, who you may recollect as Miss Margaret Howell, is desirous to have some of the remembered Norfolk oysters and Smithfield bacon hams, will you get a barrel of each and ship them to... Mar. 3, 1877
4199 Jefferson Davis Walter H. Taylor I have the pleasure to acknowledge your kind letter of the 19th Inst.To your better knowledge I submit the question of the shipment of the oysters, but recognizing the difficulties which you... Mar. 25, 1877
4200 William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Walter H. Taylor I do not know (and hope that it is not so) whether it is necessary to express to you in writing. what you must already know. viz that I was very much impressed with your article on the Battle of... Oct. 6, 1877