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Published on: 1988-09-01
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Eleanor Agnes Lee, Robert E. Lee's fifth child, began her journal in December 1852 at the early age of twelve. An articulate young woman, her stated ambitions were modest: "The everyday life of a little school girl of twelve years is not startling," she observed in April 1853; but in fact, her five-year record of a southern girl's life is lively, unpredictable, and full of interesting detail.The journal opens with a description of the Lee family life in their beloved home, Arlington. Like many military families, the Lees moved often, but Agnes and her family always thought of Arlington -- "with its commanding view, fine old trees, and the soft wild luxuriance of its woods" -- as home. When Lee was appointed the superintendent of West Point, the family reluctantly moved with him to the military academy, but wherever she happened to be, Agnes engagingly described weddings, lavish dinners, concerts, and fancy dress balls.No mere social butterfly, she also recounted hours teaching slaves (an illegal act at that time) and struggling with her conscience. Often she questioned her own spiritual worthiness; in fact, Agnes expressed herself most openly and ardently when examining her religious commitment and reflecting on death. As pious as whe was eager to improve herself, Agnes prayed that "He would satisfy that longing within me to do something to be something."In 1855 General Lee went to Texas, while his young daughter was enrolled in the elite Virginia Female Institute in Staunton. Agnes' letters to her parents complete the picture that she has given us of herself -- an appealingly conscientious young girl who had a sense of humor, who strove to live up to her parents' expectations, and who returned fully the love so abundantly given to her.Agnes' last journal entry was made in January 1858, only three years before the Civil War began. In 1873 she died at Lexington at the young age of thirty-two.The volume continues with recollections by Mildred Lee, the youngest of the Lee children, about her sister Agnes' death and the garden at Arlington. "I wish I could paint that dear old garden!" she writes. "I have seen others, adorned and beautified by Kings and princes, but none ever seemed so fair to me, as the Kingdom of my childhood."Growing Up in the 1850s includes an introduction by Robert Edward Lee deButts, Jr., great-great-grandson of General Lee, and a historical note about Arlington House by Mary Tyler Freeman Cheek, Director for Virginia of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association. The editor, Mary Custis Lee deButts, is Agnes Lee's niece. victoriasway.eu Sightseeings in Europe Lough Mask (Irish: Loch Measca) is a limestone lough (lake) of 20500 acres (83 km) in County Mayo Ireland north of Lough Corrib. Lough Mask is in the middle of ... Day Poems : Walt Whitman: Song of Myself To link to this poem put the URL below into your page: a href="daypoems.net/poems/1900.html"Song of Myself by Walt Whitman/a Plain for Printing Fife Family History Society SLIM/PEDDIE I am looking for assistance in finding family members of Francis Slim (soldier of 21st Regiment of foot or Scots Fusiliers). He married in Dunfermline in ... Archives - Philly.com Archives and past articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com. Jefferson County Historical Society: Family History Files Research Family History Files HOW TO USE THIS INDEX. This index lists each folder in the Family History Files along with a brief description of the contents. William T. Anderson - Wikipedia Early life. William T. Anderson was born in 1840 in Hopkins County Kentucky to William C. and Martha Anderson. His siblings were Jim Ellis Mary Ellen Josephine ... TDHS - Bulletins - Traralgon History Bulletins. Below are abstracts of our 45+ years of the Society's bulletin (generally published on a quarterly basis). More abstracts are being added slowly as time ... Town of Farmville North Carolina Honoring Our Past ... Honoring Our Past Shaping Our Future. Town of Farmville North Carolina. Honoring Our Past Shaping Our Future. About. History; Quality of Life; Departments ... DAVE1620 - Descendants of David Doig of Reswallie and ... DAVE1620 - Descendants of David Doig of Reswallie and Janet Dall and Agnes Dall Loot.co.za: Sitemap 9780153266522 015326652X Florida Trophies Practice Book Banner Days Grade 2 Harcourt School Publishers 9781593881009 1593881002 Jose Antonio Echeverria Julio ...
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