Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-11-02
San ADMIRABLE WOMAN Z
What the Immortal Gen. Robert E. Lee Said OF
a an Abbcvilic Woman.

L..e. s't RuDcV'iC UOHiNI.
Columbia, $. G., October 20, 1901
Dear Genera lIcmphiIl: am now
reading and enjoying a delightful
book, "Rccollcclions and Letters Of
General Robert H. Lee" by his son,
Robert y. lee. | bought it from 4
Ione-armcd Confederate veteran who
was here a few days ago selling it as
agent, On pages II aud lib thcre
is Il letter from General Lee to his
wife in which find the following
reference to "soldicr's wife" from
Abbrvillc District. 1t has pro-
Ifoundly Interested me, as no doubt it
will interest you and AL the good
people Of my old county Will vou
kindly print IL in The Medium and
see if you or any Of your readers
can find out who the soldiers wife
was san admirable woman" as
General lee said This is tie cx-
tract from tho letter
(. 81 am sorryyou find such ,Hflicnlty
in procuring yarn for socks, etc. !
Tear my daughters havcnot taken 10
the spinning wheel and loom, as /
have recommended | Shall not be
able to recommend them TO the
brave soldiers for wives. had d
visit from a soldiers wife to-day,
who was on ayisit to her husband .
She was from Abbcvillc District,
South Carolina. said she had not
seen her husband iormorc than two
years, and rs he had written to her
for clothes, she herself thought She
would bring them on. 1t was the
| frat time shc had travelled on the
railroad, but she got along very well
tby herself She brought an entire
suit OF her own manufacture for her
husband. She spun the yarn and
made the clothes herself She clad
her children il the same way, and
| had on a beautiful pair OF gloves she
had made for herself Her children
she had left with her sister She
said she had been here 4 week and
must return tomorrow, and thought
she could not 90 back without seeing
me, Her husband accompanied her
Ito my tent il his nice gray suit.
EShe was very pleasing III her address
and modest in her manner, and was
| clad in a NICE ncw alpaca. | am
certain she could not have made that.
TASK Misses Agnes and Sally War
wick what they think Of that =? They
need not ask me for permission to
Lgcl married until they can do like
wise. She, IN fact, was IN admirable
woman. said She was willing 10
givcup everything in the world to
l.attain our independence, and the
only complaint She had to make OF
our enemies was thcir arming our
servants against us. Her greatest
Idiillcnlty was 70 procure shoes. she
made them herself and Tor her chill
drcn Of cloth with leather solcs.
she sat With ncabout ten minutes
land took her leave anothcl mark ol
Isscnscand madcno request for hcl-
Iscli or husband.
fAtlle did that soldiers wife think
that her devotion 10 her husband
I and her country was going 10 be en-
balmcd in 4 letter by the great
General and made part Of the history
lof the Confedcracy 'as q memorial
Iol hers" You have more iniormo-
jtion and moreaccuratn atnrcminisccmces
Eot the warthnn any.man living, and
u ask you again, Has ! have often
asked you before, Why do YOU not
publish your "Rccolcctions and Leo,
ItcrS?' ! know you could write a
book Of "reminiscences Of the war
that would make the whole south
your grateful debtor,
Sincerely yours,
VIC, l5cnct,
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