"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth, and the Son of Righteousness in triumph amongst all nations."

"Mr Campbell whom I never saw (to my knowledge) has made a very formidable figure of the Commander in Chief giving him a sufficient portion of Terror in his Countenance."

"My dear Gov. Lee: You have exchanged the rugged field of Mars for the soft and pleasurable bed of Venus."

"I hope, some day, we shall become a storehouse and granary for the world."

"I had rather be at Mount Vernon with a friend or two about me, than to be attended at the Seat of Government by the whole tribe of office-hunters and place-seekers."