I admire this man and all of his descendants. I wish nothing had happened to this great man that has for generations cause great pain and anger in his descendants. I pray that they receive justice. It's a disgrace to what happened to monument Avenue in Richmond Va. The Governor and Mayor call it progress but you can't erase history. Richmond is and forever will be the capital of the confederacy. Richmond is my hometown and that's how I will always remember her and this great Lee family. Long my they live. I hope one day that this mayor receives the justice he deserves!
I'm 4 years too late lol but yes you are correct ,I always write with attached lettering because that's how we were taught at school in the 80's ,alot of people can't read my hand writing but too bad for them not my problem lol
Calligraphy was taught every year in school, it was also part of college. Not only did they learn it, they mastered it. They didn't have typewriters, so everything was written by hand and it was as important then as being able to type is to us today. Another thing they did in schools that isn't done anymore is reading the Bible. It was a requirement in most, if not all schools, even college. When we threw God out of the schools, there was a sharp moral decline.
Historical restoration would be amazing for honoring General Robert E LEE also PRESIDENT of Washington and Lee College which I thought was awesome. Great find
The house seems in relatively good shape but is anyone taking care of it? Is it all original like the wallpaper you zoom in on? It’s a piece of history.
Funny.... my great great grandfather also went to Washington University. He was a courier for the Confederacy during the war. And like the person in this video he had to leave college after a couple of years, in his case, he was needed back home to help run the family farm since his father died. Unfortunately we don't have anything in Lee's hand but we do have a letter that my great great grandfather sent to his mom telling her that he had met with Gen. Lee and that Lee said that he would be refunded his tuition for the remainder of the term.
Would you be willing to send me photos of the letter from Mrs Smith from Powhatan VA? I live in Powhatan and do some research. Thank you for posting this!
One thing I don't think people realize is writing paper was not cheap back then and wadding up mistakes was expensive Obviously this wasn't the only reason good penmanship was emphasized, but it certainly was a factor. If I'm not mistaken school kids of the 1800's had to supply their own paper. It's funny, but I read somewhere that spelling was subordinate to penmanship in the Colonial times LOL!!
Well done. I imagine there are still American citizens who appreciate goodness and virtue. All I hear about your country now is ‘Twitter’, ‘facebook’, and Covid 19. Here, in New Zealand, I teach my students to write cursively as well as the use of the keyboard for laptop publishing. Both skills are important.
I love to hear about history close to where I live. It’s where you can read about it and go visit it like the crater in Petersburg Virginia. Young people are hell bent on destroying history and should be embracing history . We have grown from a barbaric country in to a country equal for all. Just like all other countries have done. You have to progress. We are stepping back as a country when we have the younger generation destroying artifacts and historic statues. They are the Nazi’s of today and can’t see it?
@@tmjmccormack Thanks for the offer. I hope that you made nice profit on it. That area has been h.o.t lately. I'm still shocked at some of the sales prices I've seen. I'm looking of a pic of this house. If I can find one I'm seriously going to put this story in print. If you don't mind my asking what did you do with the letters?
Almost, Norm....they would say it has a slight stain and is 'used.' More likely $2.50 would be offered by Pawn Stars. The elderly gent would turn it down...as it isn't an old car, you see. ha! Nice letter...priceless item!!
She has it rough because her servants have left? Well,...I’m sure it was hard in the servants being in bondage and deprived of their God-given liberties. Truth is, she shouldn’t have had servants in the first place..
Space Catboy .....if you had an assurance of salvation through faith in Jesus then you would have an expectation of meeting many people in Heaven.....we are assuming from your stupid comment you have no such expectations. Its Heaven or Hell, the choice is yours.
@@nephite467 well, yeah, i am neither dem or rep, but yeah, i do support the states rights to stand up to the feds as the south did. What the feds did to the south was criminal, and keep in mind that all those feds like grant and sherman that hid their crimes behind the banner of ending slavery then went on to exterminate the buffalo, and exterminate the red people.
Yeah right. Burn history and pretend it didn't happen. (If nobody can learn from the past you can also maximise the chances that the past will repeat itself.)
WE SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP REAL HISTORY... WE HAVE PEOPLE TODAY TRYING TO REWRITE REAL HISTORY INSTEAD OF LEARNING FROM IT, Yet they try to convince people in theories claiming there real history is not real...Just research ...government has all kinds of records that allow you to see good, bad with your own eyes...Open them with open mind.
A remarkable find !
This house is in amazingly good shape. It should be restored if it hadn't already. So much original.
I admire this man and all of his descendants. I wish nothing had happened to this great man that has for generations cause great pain and anger in his descendants. I pray that they receive justice. It's a disgrace to what happened to monument Avenue in Richmond Va. The Governor and Mayor call it progress but you can't erase history. Richmond is and forever will be the capital of the confederacy. Richmond is my hometown and that's how I will always remember her and this great Lee family. Long my they live. I hope one day that this mayor receives the justice he deserves!
Anyone notice how beautifully they wrote back then, not only the courteous manner, but the calligraphy?
Their vocabulary was much broader then also.
They had values and morals back then. Something we know nothing of today. It is scary to think what the human race will be in 30-40 years.
I'm 4 years too late lol but yes you are correct ,I always write with attached lettering because that's how we were taught at school in the 80's ,alot of people can't read my hand writing but too bad for them not my problem lol
Calligraphy was taught every year in school, it was also part of college. Not only did they learn it, they mastered it. They didn't have typewriters, so everything was written by hand and it was as important then as being able to type is to us today. Another thing they did in schools that isn't done anymore is reading the Bible. It was a requirement in most, if not all schools, even college. When we threw God out of the schools, there was a sharp moral decline.
RE Lee probably wrote hundreds of letters..particularly after his military career. I hope this letter is preserved for history
Oh..I Love That Historical Home..!
Historical restoration would be amazing for honoring General Robert E LEE also PRESIDENT of Washington and Lee College which I thought was awesome. Great find
An interesting find.
The premises should be listed to pre vent from demolition.
I live in Petersburg if this house is on D'arcy Street, it was just restored and looks terrific
Amazing. Thanks
Wow pretty house
The house seems in relatively good shape but is anyone taking care of it? Is it all original like the wallpaper you zoom in on? It’s a piece of history.
Wow ... Look at that house!
looks like a nice house to restore
Petersburg Virginia has a lot of beautiful houses to restore.
@@southernman5839 Sad thing is with the thinking now, some people will tear it all down. It sounds a lot like brown shirts before WWII
I live in Petersburg if this house is on D'arcy Street, it was just restored and looks terrific
Why is this magnificent old house being allowed to rot to the ground? It is at least 200 years old looking at the woodwork and dentil moldings.
Yes, dated to 1790.
@@tmjmccormack I live in Petersburg if this house is on D'arcy Street, it was just restored and looks terrific
Wow I'm related to Robert e. Lee...we all have beautiful hand writing in our family lol amazing! Could a done without the addiction tho mr. Lee lol
That's General Lee, not "mr. Lee". Seems you would have more respect.
They wrote beautiful back then. Today they don’t teach children that at all or the history of the Civil War
Funny.... my great great grandfather also went to Washington University. He was a courier for the Confederacy during the war. And like the person in this video he had to leave college after a couple of years, in his case, he was needed back home to help run the family farm since his father died. Unfortunately we don't have anything in Lee's hand but we do have a letter that my great great grandfather sent to his mom telling her that he had met with Gen. Lee and that Lee said that he would be refunded his tuition for the remainder of the term.
Would you be willing to send me photos of the letter from Mrs Smith from Powhatan VA? I live in Powhatan and do some research. Thank you for posting this!
Wish I had that letter
One thing I don't think people realize is writing paper was not cheap back then and wadding up mistakes was expensive Obviously this wasn't the only reason good penmanship was emphasized, but it certainly was a factor. If I'm not mistaken school kids of the 1800's had to supply their own paper. It's funny, but I read somewhere that spelling was subordinate to penmanship in the Colonial times LOL!!
im the great great great great granddaughter of the general Lee wow
Cool. My 4th great grandfather rode with General Forrest.
Impressive when did you get the sex change JIM?
So does that mean you believe in slavery?
@@edwardsobreo78 north had slaves too..
WHAT?! Always trolls.
Do you have any videos of Lee's Lancaster va. property
Well done. I imagine there are still American citizens who appreciate goodness and virtue. All I hear about your country now is ‘Twitter’, ‘facebook’, and Covid 19. Here, in New Zealand, I teach my students to write cursively as well as the use of the keyboard for laptop publishing. Both skills are important.
robert e lee is my grandfather my name is lee my grandma told me i was related to him
MrFox245 You must be a very old man.
Who else noticed the mouse where the letters where found... Lol
Just don't donate it to the museum but sell it to them.
Museum donations have a way of growing legs for SHURE...been warned by old timers already
Is it your home?
I love to hear about history close to where I live. It’s where you can read about it and go visit it like the crater in Petersburg Virginia. Young people are hell bent on destroying history and should be embracing history . We have grown from a barbaric country in to a country equal for all. Just like all other countries have done. You have to progress. We are stepping back as a country when we have the younger generation destroying artifacts and historic statues. They are the Nazi’s of today and can’t see it?
Is this home on Darcy or Jefferson Street?
Home is on Perry Street in Petersburg, VA
@@tmjmccormack Thank you. Love this story, a great tidbit of forgotten p-burg history. I may include it in my book.
@@forgottenfilmchannel1194no problem. I would show you inside but I don’t own the house anymore!
@@tmjmccormack Thanks for the offer. I hope that you made nice profit on it. That area has been h.o.t lately. I'm still shocked at some of the sales prices I've seen. I'm looking of a pic of this house. If I can find one I'm seriously going to put this story in print. If you don't mind my asking what did you do with the letters?
Where dis house be dare?
Awesome'!
What a shame the home was allowed to decay in disrepair and abandonment. Maybe Antifa and BLM thugs scared the owners away over 100 years ago !
Very cool. Take it to the pawn star guys, I'm sure they'll offer you $5 for it.
Almost, Norm....they would say it has a slight stain and is 'used.' More likely $2.50 would be offered by Pawn Stars. The elderly gent would turn it down...as it isn't an old car, you see. ha!
Nice letter...priceless item!!
She has it rough because her servants have left? Well,...I’m sure it was hard in the servants being in bondage and deprived of their God-given liberties. Truth is, she shouldn’t have had servants in the first place..
Dam robert e lee
when don trump heard about this, he said that robert lee is a great american and he cant wait to meet him
Hillary said she blew him.
Space Catboy u know democrats are the partys of slavery
Space Catboy .....if you had an assurance of salvation through faith in Jesus then you would have an expectation of meeting many people in Heaven.....we are assuming from your stupid comment you have no such expectations. Its Heaven or Hell, the choice is yours.
@@nephite467 well, yeah, i am neither dem or rep, but yeah, i do support the states rights to stand up to the feds as the south did. What the feds did to the south was criminal, and keep in mind that all those feds like grant and sherman that hid their crimes behind the banner of ending slavery then went on to exterminate the buffalo, and exterminate the red people.
@@ahope4u2 i am a christian, now go take your medication nut case
Burn the letters along with the memory of Lee.
Perhaps you have no one in the history of your family worth remembering. To us Southerners our ancestors are still family and worthy of rememberance.
Don't worry, Someone in your family will burn your belongings one day cause obviously and feel you are not worth remembering.
Ignorance destroys history and beauty. You must be a charter member.
Yeah right. Burn history and pretend it didn't happen. (If nobody can learn from the past you can also maximise the chances that the past will repeat itself.)
WE SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP REAL HISTORY... WE HAVE PEOPLE TODAY TRYING TO REWRITE REAL HISTORY INSTEAD OF LEARNING FROM IT, Yet they try to convince people in theories claiming there real history is not real...Just research ...government has all kinds of records that allow you to see good, bad with your own eyes...Open them with open mind.