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Jun 24, 2013 15:32:07   #
Lasher Loc: Georgia
 
banjojack wrote:
One more correction, Lasher: You stated that Lee was a s***e owner. Actually, Lee freed his s***e years before the War. At the outbreak of hostilities, he owned no s***es at all. In contrast, Grant's wife did own four s***es, and s***es they remained until they were freed in 1865. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, issued shortly after the battle of Antietam, only applied to Southern States. It was possible to own s***es in either W VA, or KY (I don't remember which), all through the war. A number of Lee's former s***es stayed with him as paid employees, which may be the reason for this misunderstanding.
One more correction, Lasher: You stated that Lee w... (show quote)



In his letters to his wife Mary at the time he freed the Custis s***es, General Lee recognized the moral responsibility of the master who holds persons and their offspring to life service. He wrote this, for example, on December 16, 1862:
“As regards the liberation of the people, I wish to progress in it as far as I can. Those hired in Richmond can still find employment there if they choose. Those of the country can do the same or remain on the farms. I hope they will all do well and behave themselves. I should like if I could to attend to their wants and see them placed to the best advantage. But that is impossible.”

Again Lee returned to the subject in a letter to Mary dated December 21, 1862:

“As regards the servants, those that are hired out can soon be settled. They can be furnished with their free papers and hire themselves out. Those on the farms, I will issue free papers as soon as I can and see that they can get a support. Any who want to leave can do so. The men could no doubt find hires, but what are the women and children to do?
As regards Mr. Collins (the overseer) he must remain and take care of the people until I can dispose of them in some way. I want to do what is right for the people. The estate is indebted to only me now. The legacies and debts have been paid, and I wish to close the whole affair. Whether I can do so during the war I cannot say now.”

Finally, after Lee executed the emancipation proclamation, he wrote Mary on January 8, 1863, from his camp at Fredericksburg:

I executed the deed of manumission sent me by attorney Caskle and returned it to him. I perceived that John, Lawrence, and James, names had been omitted and inserted them. I fear there are others among the White House people that I did not discover. As to the attacks of the Northern papers I do not mind them. If all the names of the people are not embraced in the deed I have executed, I should want a supplementary deed to be drawn up containing all those omitted. Custis will have to get the lists from my box of papers if he has not them. I wish to emancipate the whole, whether of the estate or not. They are entitled to their freedom and I wish to give it to them.

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Jun 24, 2013 16:11:36   #
Loki Loc: Georgia
 
Lasher wrote:
In his letters to his wife Mary at the time he freed the Custis s***es, General Lee recognized the moral responsibility of the master who holds persons and their offspring to life service. He wrote this, for example, on December 16, 1862:
“As regards the liberation of the people, I wish to progress in it as far as I can. Those hired in Richmond can still find employment there if they choose. Those of the country can do the same or remain on the farms. I hope they will all do well and behave themselves. I should like if I could to attend to their wants and see them placed to the best advantage. But that is impossible.”

Again Lee returned to the subject in a letter to Mary dated December 21, 1862:

“As regards the servants, those that are hired out can soon be settled. They can be furnished with their free papers and hire themselves out. Those on the farms, I will issue free papers as soon as I can and see that they can get a support. Any who want to leave can do so. The men could no doubt find hires, but what are the women and children to do?
As regards Mr. Collins (the overseer) he must remain and take care of the people until I can dispose of them in some way. I want to do what is right for the people. The estate is indebted to only me now. The legacies and debts have been paid, and I wish to close the whole affair. Whether I can do so during the war I cannot say now.”

Finally, after Lee executed the emancipation proclamation, he wrote Mary on January 8, 1863, from his camp at Fredericksburg:

I executed the deed of manumission sent me by attorney Caskle and returned it to him. I perceived that John, Lawrence, and James, names had been omitted and inserted them. I fear there are others among the White House people that I did not discover. As to the attacks of the Northern papers I do not mind them. If all the names of the people are not embraced in the deed I have executed, I should want a supplementary deed to be drawn up containing all those omitted. Custis will have to get the lists from my box of papers if he has not them. I wish to emancipate the whole, whether of the estate or not. They are entitled to their freedom and I wish to give it to them.
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I may have been misinformed, I will check on this.

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