RICHMOND, May 8, 1861.
I received yesterday your letter of the 5th. I grieve at the
anxiety that drives you from your home. I can appreciate your feelings on the
occasion, and pray that you may receive comfort and strength in the
difficulties that surround you. When I reflect upon the calamity pending over
the country my own sorrows sink into insignificance.
SOURCES: John William Jones, Life and Letters of
Robert Edward Lee: Soldier and Man, p. 140-1; Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee, p. 94-5
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