tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post6003414142416514807..comments2024-03-23T21:38:31.368-04:00Comments on Coffee Tea Books and Me: Memories of Christmas pastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-74410545901872430422006-12-15T11:17:00.000-05:002006-12-15T11:17:00.000-05:00In my first comment I forgot to mention that the s...In my first comment I forgot to mention that the story the Agnes received for Christmas and that I was referring to was "Angel Over My Right Shoulder". The diary of Robert E. Lee's daughter Agnes (called "Growing Up In The 1850's")has me all caught up in the history of the whole family and the events of their lives. Agnes' grandfather was George Washington's adopted grandson (and George Washington's wife's natural grandson). I skimmed the end of the diary. The first part of it is Agnes' reminiscences from age 12 to about 17 or 18, I think. After that she didn't write in it anymore. Agnes died at age 32 of Typhoid. After her death, her sister Mildred must have found the diary and continued writing in it -about Agnes, what had happened to the family - and heartbreakingly, she visited Arlington, their beloved home, after the war. It had been commandeered by the US Gov't as gov't property, to be used as a cemetary and memorial. No one compensated the Lees - and they had no say in the matter. Later, one of the descendants took the Gov't to court and $ compensation was finally awarded, but the land that Agnes' grandfather had inherited from G. Washington and had deeded in his will to his descendants in perpetuity - was forever gone to the Lees. Mildred writes about the beloved home that she and Agnes had loved - how all the graves now take the place of the gardens where she played as a child, where her beloved mother kept beautiful roses - and friends came just to admire the garden. It's very sad to read - and makes me think of today's Eminent Domain law - at least people get some compensation by law....the Lee's had to sue for it.Susan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-85744613049640560342006-12-15T08:01:00.000-05:002006-12-15T08:01:00.000-05:00Thank you, Susan! I am looking forward to reading...Thank you, Susan! I am looking forward to reading this.Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-666023317341264972006-12-14T20:40:00.000-05:002006-12-14T20:40:00.000-05:00OK - I found the book "The Distant Hills" by Rev. ...OK - I found the book "The Distant Hills" by Rev. William Adams from about 1849. I'm assuming that's the one Agnes Lee refers to. It is an allegory. He also wrote another one entitled, "The Shadow of the Cross - an Allegory". Here is all the info I found, if you are interested:<br /><br />http://www.touratech.de/<br />fr/produit/fr/dept_408.html<br /><br />Plate from “Sacred Allegories” Christ at the door of the heart in the above web address<br /><br /> <br /><br />Books given by Florence Nightengale for museum – “Sacred Allegories” – a collection of all Rev. William Adam’s stories, including “The Distant Hills” and “The Shadow of the Cross”:<br />http://www.florence-<br />nightingale.co.uk/<br />handlist5.htm<br /><br />You can read the book “Sacred Allegories” online here:<br />http://books.google.com/<br />books?hl=en&lr=&id=<br />Hu83lonEsgwC&oi=fnd&pg=<br />PA5&sig=lvg0l-<br />cHuePY5zoD_G07aH7zh9s&dq=<br />life+of+rev+william+adams+<br />sacred+allegory&prev=<br />http://scholar.google.com/<br />scholar%3Fq%3Dlife%2Bof<br />%2Brev%2Bwilliam%2Badams<br />%2Bsacred%2Ballegory%26hl<br />%3Den%26lr%3D#PPP1,M1<br /><br />The above book also contains a biography of the author at the very beginning. It is a scan of an old book, so it is quite interesting to view AND to read.<br /><br /><br />Also - a portmonaie is a french word for money carrier:<br />http://www.touratech.de/<br />fr/produit/fr/dept_408.htmlSusan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-64680971116260442752006-12-14T19:34:00.000-05:002006-12-14T19:34:00.000-05:00http://www.facstaff.bucknell.
edu/gcarr/19cUSWW/ES...http://www.facstaff.bucknell.<br />edu/gcarr/19cUSWW/ESP/AORS.<br />html<br /><br />Sorry - the web address didn't print right in my previous post.Susan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-25242415204602002652006-12-14T19:32:00.000-05:002006-12-14T19:32:00.000-05:00I have been reading your blog for quite some time ...I have been reading your blog for quite some time and I thought you might enjoy this little story - you can read it online, but it is from the 1850s, so I don’t think it’s in print anymore. This story is mentioned by Robert E. Lee’s daughter, Agnes - in her diary called "Growing up in the 1850s". Her grandmother had given her a copy of this story for Christmas in 1852. She also mentions a gift of “The Distant Hills”, which I’ll look up next. She also received a “portmonaie” which I also have to Google.<br />http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/gcarr/19cUSWW/ESP/AORS.htmlSusan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.com