TIME CAPSULE: Confederate Money, Copper Coins, Bible Among Items Found Under Lee Statue In Richmond

Historians unearthed a 130-year-old time capsule filled with artifacts from Virginias at the site of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond Tuesday.
Conservators confirmed the authenticity of the time capsule at a Virginia Department of Historic Resources lab on Tuesday.
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[@kansas3332]

They literally don't have a clue on how or what they're doing

[@preston3698]

I agree

[@commenter7893]

That’s government for you. They hire unqualified friends and relatives.

[@Nana_1958]

@@commenter7893 you may be surprised. They know a lot and NONE of it is good. There is a spiritual war going on and God won. It won't be long before THEY TELL IT ALL and President Trump comes forth with the whole truth. ALL OF IT!!! Satanists, luciferians, freemasonry, illuminati, elites, soros, msm, Google, Twitter, Instagram, fb, off worlders and many others. Things are about to change for the better. Just know that and the truth will be revealed about the election, the children in the tunnels, the government and others connected to Jeffrey Epstein who along with Gizlaine Maxwell placed the children in the tunnels. The preside to, justice Robert's, Pelosi, Schumer, coumo, all of them. DEMOCRATS and Rhinos alike. They are all guilty. Do research and you will find out for yourself. IF you want to know what I know, just ask and I will tell you and give you places to go to see it for yourself. Names and websites.

[@Trumplican]

@@Nana_1958 the truth has been revealed about the election sadly almost all of our representatives and senators are spineless or corrupt, or both. A whole TWO senators stood up to the fraudulent electors even the two who lost their re-election didn't stand up. Pathetic. Everyone knows the dems cheated and everyone knows they will get away with it.

[@Nana_1958]

@@Trumplican no they wont.

[@kimberlyconley96]

It’s annoying that these people were ok with tearing apart history. This is not a celebration it’s destruction of history!

[@Petter1900]

Ma'am, history is for the classroom & museums. Public statues is a mark of honor to venerate that person or event. Robert Lee was a traitor to the United States, and deserve no such honor.

[@KrisMartin70]

@@Petter1900 So was obama and his statue is still up.

[@aznaturegirl]

I couldn't agree more..

[@themiket2337]

Still never should be taking down the history of the USA

[@lorchid23]

Why do these people seem to be *completely* unprepared to process these artifacts?

[@KrisMartin70]

it was stressful to watch, who are these people, they have no clue to what they're doing!!

[@anonymous_2223]

Seems to be on purpose honestly. I can only imagine what they took out before showing the public

[@LescoB1776]

You should have left the statues alone.

[@1967wazzy]

Should be doin this in a climate controlled room ffs

[@LVPB]

"She likes the job she has" Destroying American history 🤢🤮

[@huntermoon6220]

Apparently

[@linakaluzhnaya6650]

How terrible. !!!!

[@daabell]

""I'm just gonna hold this up" all I see is blurr as she waves it around lol

[@lisatruthseeker2748]

I'd like to see that bible, specifically Isaiah 11:6. It has changed (Mandela effect). My 1900 KJ, 1990 Concordance, NKJ, and NIV has changed to the wolf. I have one item that did not, an exceptional Christmas card (a 1990 copy of an artists painting, with the lion embracing and lamb in snow). It reads;"The lion shall lay down with the lamb, and the leopard shall be at peace with the goat. Peace shall reign in all the earth, and a little Child shall lead them.

[@roseforvendettalu1343]

Everything in that box once put together will tell us a story....and we as a nation should listen.

[@stevenshumate3430]

Yeah it will tell you that this country was/ is racist and as soon as it leaves their lips somebody will shut them down by screaming NO! Stop that's *CRITICAL RACE THEORY*

[@irrevelentdreamer]

@@stevenshumate3430 Nah, it won't tell us that, but fortunately there's plenty of folks like yourself that will/ do inadvertently perpetuate racism. And don't worry about people yelling anything about CRT; they're primarily parents at schoolboard meetings, and we've got the FBI all over that. (Parent's actually think they know better than politicians and corporations. HA!🤦‍♂️)

[@shanepettit6600]

@@stevenshumate3430 Everyone was back then. Everywhere. What's your point?

[@IChIDH]

it's more pertinent now than ever..

[@tonyalittau3944]

It'll be somehow the perfect items to promote MORE division and possibly change a part of history as we all know it... NOTHING ELSE Makes sense. Well actually NONE of this makes any sense.., so much extra work that makes no sense in my opinion... its like a middle school science experiment... literally the same vibes. 🤷🏻‍♀️ just my opinion.

[@BJ-rq5om]

The lady in charge is in the wrong profession if items with a finger print on them are the only items that excite her. Anytime historical items are found should be exciting. In fact, their process appears to be somewhat crude and disrespectful of historical documents and items. It was very exciting for me to experience this live and can’t wait to see these items and their content when the process is complete.

[@preston3698]

You were there? Cool

[@cpcaprocephalus8616]

They damaged most items. Unprofessional and on purpose?

[@petermacleod7369]

They were just books they don't care for history anymore sad

[@naijaplayer]

@@vahidjahandari Why not?

[@Trumplican]

sadly these people likely dont care about this stuff because it's confederate related.

[@MissouriPA]

Geez, I know nothing about how to do this type of stuff but I guarantee you that I could put it all in Tupperware with some rice & that would have worked better, plus I would have been much gentler when handling it. They are rough handling it so badly it’s hard to watch without cringing. And for the record, I’m not saying they should use rice & Tupperware, I’m just saying it would be better than what they’re doing.

[@maddogmaz1576]

What are these peoples qualifications because it looks like a complete hack job.

[@Beavis4pres]

I love history, but found this somewhat annoying.

[@THE-COOL-GIRL-CHANNEL]

FUNNY HOW TRYING TO REMOVE HISTORY UNEARTHS HISTORY.

[@HouseofCastro]

Yeah the woman in charge speaks kinda annoying. I realize she’s excited but she comes off kinda rude “if I don’t answer you it’s cuz I’m not paying attention that’s the way the world rolls” ummm 🧐 okay 🤔🙄

[@danield679]

@@HouseofCastro I bet her name is Karen…

[@HouseofCastro]

“This is def not dry” umm 🧐 you’re going to insist on picking it apart sopping wet? Sooo careful, yet such weird mistakes This woman in charge of this reminds me of that ONE smart girl in school,- but now she’s grown up and overweight and even more insecure. She speaks ridiculously loud too

[@danield679]

Classic American woman… big and beautiful 😝

[@Leann68]

They’ll never tell us everything that was in the box.

[@alomaalber6514]

we know the contents from the newspaper article 130 years ago in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. A paper program the public got for the speech and program for the bronze when it was dedicated on Monument Avenue, some coins, some confederate paper money, and a few of the small canon balls. the contents were listed in the newspaper when the time capsule was put in. Newspapers do that sort of thing. Cheers!

[@wallychambe1587]

@@alomaalber6514 There were a lot of masonic books and documents, maybe their secrets!!!

[@Hendreh1]

Yes

[@lisad476]

Nope and don't expect to ever see it again either

[@cor1817]

Why wouldnt they tell us? What do you think can be so secretive?

[@dinebonte4014]

What a shame to remove the Statue of General Lee! I hope it is preserved somewhere! You can’t hide History!

[@johnrhodes3350]

As the saying goes... 'History is written by the victors'

[@linakaluzhnaya6650]

When the History goes, country goes. Done

[@StopListenThink]

This was hard to watch…the process

[@Venus29]

When historians call in sick with covid, and dollar tree workers step in. 👏🏻

[@KrisMartin70]

Anyone else think that they were handling the contents way too rough?

[@lilbo1Y1]

It was opened prior to the cameras being there. No telling what was removed. It is shameful to remove those statues and shows total disrespect for our ancestors.

[@sylviaknight9011]

I'm sorry they don't look like they know what they are doing sad.

[@alomaalber6514]

All items have to be photographed, all museums do that.

[@huntermoon6220]

Agreed

[@CmdrCorn]

Its likely simply 'as good as it gets' based on the percieved value of the artifacts plus their experience with similar stuff... I felt the same way, but I also know what 'good enough' means when perfect is not an option. Its like restoring old buildings in my experience, but applies to many things: You may pick two - Cheap, Fast, Quality... The funding on stuff like this obviously isnt exactly cutting edge military grade, and if it were an artifact much older or unexpected maybe they would be taking more care and/or time

[@alanlars628]

i wish the beard of knowledge from pawn stars was there

[@dianne247]

Glad this was the whole 2 hours and not just a 30 second snippet. Very interesting!

[@RJ67.]

Wish they would put the statue back up and shut their faces

[@tammybrennan2040]

@@RJ67. 👍🇺🇸

[@Puffley]

Grab your son. He is touching historical artifacts. Like whose parent does he belong to?!!

[@HouseofCastro]

Agreed! What the heck is he doing in there ? Is he a camera crew kid🤷🏻‍♀️

[@danielwarpaint1963]

It's all fabricated calm down.

[@marianserra8371]

Parents last name, I think are Keystone and they both are cops. 👮‍♂️ 👮‍♀️ 🚔 ?

[@D33Lux]

Stereotypes exist for a reason, I wouldn't put these people in charge with public sanitary clean-up, let alone something as priceless as these artifacts.

[@viccon7566]

👍👍🤣🤣

[@osaabd390]

they are 130 years old , nothing important or historic about them you clown.

[@randyreeves6676]

They need a professional in charge this lady is destroying history

[@Mikhail-Tkachenko]

@@vahidjahandari Time to rest? She barely worked a couple hours. Perhaps taking the masks off would help. I'm certain they're all vaccinated, no need to worry about covid anymore.

[@westtexas806]

Omg a live round isn't going to hurt you. these people are weirdos. Bomb squad for a shell.

[@mrapma]

Hahaha. Keep your powder dry.

[@ADPTraining]

I wonder how long til they cancel these documents as well, like the statue. They should give these artifacts to some confederate white family for safe keeping.

[@lisad476]

This was a sad avalanche of events. A sitcom really

[@ecclesiastesThreeVerseSeven]

This is usually the part in the movie where it tells you the future right before the world ends lol

[@lisad476]

😆

[@richardhampton4915]

I'm shocked to archaeologist wasn't involved because these people have no idea how to handle artifacts especially potentially damaging them that's already over 150 years old and wet

[@Trumplican]

you dont think the statue deserves to stay in place but you sure pounced on the valuables underneath it didn't you? Also, you thought that piece of shell could be "live"? good God do you guys know anything about what you are preserving?

[@AnthonyGoodley]

*Awesome job on the 360 P video quality.* Capturing at such a resolution in 2021 truly shows how clueless these people are about technology.

[@TamiFowler1]

Most of these people don’t even no what’s in the Bible. Maybe they should research cornerstones in the Bible.

[@murraygibson6996]

A 3×5 PICTIRE OF PELOSI'S H.S. PHOTO

[@TamiFowler1]

They’ll probably be ordered to destroy everything in the box since that’s what they’re doing with all our statues.

[@cattycorner8]

They won't have to be ordered to do it.

[@osaabd390]

that would be the right choice no? to destroy your statues of people who fought a war to keep their slaves? they are doing you a favor.

[@cattycorner8]

@@osaabd390 Ignorant fool. That is not the only reason the war was fought. There is so much more to history than you are aware of.

[@spiderlegs50]

All but the silver coins...

[@Stareingattheson]

Hear the whispers when they pulled a document about “Knight’s Templars”. “Oh the conspiracy stories now”, someone whispered.

[@user-lh6zn2ko9m]

I hope they preserve what is found, and do not destroy the History just because it may go against the Liberal Narrative!

[@preston3698]

How many times did she say it was the box they were expecting 🤔

[@LescoB1776]

The statues would still be standing if they wouldn't have mentioned the box in records

[@ecclesiastesThreeVerseSeven]

What does even mean?.

[@preston3698]

@@ecclesiastesThreeVerseSeven there were two boxes I guess

[@LescoB1776]

There were two boxes.

[@thomasjamison2050]

In her youth, my wife had a boyfriend in NYC who was the scion of a wealthy old mercantile family in the city. The family had an old brownstone on 5th Avenue that was vacant. The young man had gotten the key, and on a lark after an evening out on the town, the two decided to spend the night in the old Brownstone. Unfortunately, it was very cold and there was no heat, so they decided to use a fireplace. Naturally then needed something to burn, so they started to look around for something to throw on the fire. In a dresser draw they found a whole drawer of Confederate money in all different denominations, and gradually they burnt the entire draw full. Even then, quite some time ago, that currency was worth at least a good part of its face value, but they didn't know that.

[@heathermichelle2703]

I would love to read that Bible just to see the way it read then versus today

[@jimeagle1155]

I bet the guys who stole all the Plumbing out of the house I had for sale would love to get their hands on that box

[@dorothywooden9373]

This is the date that matches the birthday of my grandfather,, Fred Fredrick Sherman , Father of Melvin Andrew Sherman, 1907, Antler Oklahoma, Family of Masons. Married Into the John Daniel family of Asher Oklahoma.

[@sjent]

How to destroy historic artifacts in a few easy steps. Those people have no idea what they are doing. Or they dont really care about preserving anything, just making spectacle.

[@MarkSmith-ln8oz]

They didn't destroy anything and yes they know what they are doing

[@anonymous_2223]

@@MarkSmith-ln8oz you are quite literally the only one in these comments that have defended them… so share your insight as, you must only one who really knows

[@MarkSmith-ln8oz]

@@anonymous_2223 it is nice to know I am the only reasonable and sane person in the bunch

[@anonymous_2223]

@@MarkSmith-ln8oz so share your amazing insight and correct these ppl who are spreading disinformation!

[@MarkSmith-ln8oz]

@@anonymous_2223 I would love to hear of a single artifact found that was somehow destroyed or mishandled.

[@martinwalters1668]

It should have been put in an autoclave on low settings as soon as they cracked open the box and left there for a month. What they're doing is just seemingly strange you're picking those pieces of paper apart while they're still wet unbelievable. I looked up the autoclave and it's not the machine I was thinking of. Any event I don't believe the contents were that wet or they wouldn't have survived at all but since they were worried about moisture they should have tape it taken steps to dehydrate it and not just those gel bags but rather some kind of evacuation and nitrogen replacement solution. In any event I still think they were too casual. It wasn't any reason not to take the box completely apart so that they wouldn't be digging. I was rather appalled and dismayed that they open that one paper up looking for a picture of Lincoln that should have been done in a very controlled environment and that was the reason I wrote in and complained in the first place. Sorry for my error I hope they do well

[@241Tsunami]

I agree this was too hasty, the cover could have had a port for a vacuum hose and the box set in a vacuum for a day or so or depending on how tight the box was . The vacuum would be able to evacuate the moisture out . As a secondary note, there seems to be too many women working on this and most are probable not aware of better techniques . Sorry I guess In todays world that hurts feelings but there is a lot of huffing and puffing going on while this happens and just seems strange all women doing almost whatsoever they like with no scientific methods.

[@preston3698]

I totally agree they don't have a clue what they are doing

[@MustangWriter]

Right. I was thinking that as well and inert gas.

[@lisatruthseeker2748]

Being a daughter of the revolution, having a couple mason articles, Confederate currency, soldiers hand written letters, farm & mercantile ledgers, family bible, etc.,handed down through my mason/carpenters/farmers "Tyler" ( Tyler/ sword bearer) side from early 1890 - 1912 myself. It might be that they did not see these as invaluable? The Masons built the foundations (some in secrete or astrological arrangements of buildings) on surface and tunnels for the major cities capitals on the east coast ( esp. D.C.). Confederate currency is plentiful. I'm more interested in the Templar Knights artifact. History channel has some in-depth documentaries.

[@iamnegan1515]

Yes, in a controlled environment like an incubator .

[@Vitaquesthealth]

How did this precious history end up in this place with these people and not in a very respected museum opened by someone clearly used to handling such delicate pieces of history. Would be cool if a clairvoyant put in a "note to people in the year 2525 if man is still alive ...ah so you survived Covid! You survived the Biden/Trudeau years. You missed the Titanic of Socialism by a hair. You guys rock...all without a hot war!!!

[@osaabd390]

well some people in this country don't like government spending. the kind of spending that would see the right people dealing with historical artifacts.

[@rochelleb973]

The incompetence is astounding

[@Milo-nz5gf]

Why didn't they simply use a dehumidifier in an environmentally controlled room to dry out the contents of the box...slowly - gently...I am kinda disappointed :o(

[@deboral.devaughn2285]

I was thinking the same thing! This seemed really rushed.

[@panthir6720]

They don't know what they're doing

[@tray22]

Today's event is sponsored by "Pure Crazy Wokeness" and for a limited time you can get your Pure Crazy Wokeness half off as we near midterm elections.

[@thisisrob8750]

haha what a knee slapper

[@truthisfreedom4117]

Stage much. What is with that poster in the background. Not buying it.

[@JohnnyMcLaw1]

This has to be the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen!! Why is that kid there? The random black guy? WTH??!!

[@chet1921]

Confederate artifacts are being examined. So, obviously you need the Black POV. Because…well…. He needs to tell us how sad he is about this and pretend to be affected by this. C’mon man you know the deal.

[@241Tsunami]

The whiteboard at the back has a strange 66 on the bottom with a5/2 located beside it . By accident or on porpoise not dolphin …….. Freemasons killed Lincoln. Time capsules are cool btw ……

[@thomashauer6804]

You can't throw a stone in the US without hitting a freemason. Lincoln was probably one too. It's 33rd vs Malta and templars.. The US takes the division more serious for checks and balances

[@241Tsunami]

@@thomashauer6804, very true

[@VI5H]

So many experts in the comments graduated from the school of watching National Treasure 1 and 2 several times.

[@19Cathy59]

Why would you expect anything to be under a monument that never meant to be removed. Why would a time capsule even be there? Make no sense.

[@rudybishop9089]

The reason government employees are so expensive is so we get the best and the brightest?

[@cattycorner8]

LOLOLOLOL

[@RJ67.]

So they tore down the Lee statue?,

[@briankennedy5578]

And considering the circumstances they acquired them , they shouldn't have possession of any of it. They want to preserve this stuff so badly , then they should have preserved the statue. They should be locked up. They are destroying our history.

[@cattycorner8]

Amen.

[@riverspirit7]

Huh. As the states tippy top conservator, you should have conserved the statue itself too..and failed...

[@chrisclark1326]

Didn’t show that piece of wood very good , cameraman zoomed out when she showed other side of wood block.

[@ashleysayss]

This was really cool too see but I can’t help but view the whole thing with a dark stormy cloud overhead. First they were toppling statues, then they were taking them down purposely and deliberately and I can’t help but wonder what the people who put the time capsule together in the first place, envisioned for the future of the country. But this was not it if I had to take a guess.

[@Mikhail-Tkachenko]

Definitely not. They're turning over in their graves so fast we could use them as a source to generate infinite electricity.

[@thisisrob8750]

How would you feel if your children walked by a statue everyday of a man whos history was to fight to keep you and your daughter and your ancestors kept in chains as slaves. Youd want it down. Think about it.

[@241Tsunami]

I wonder if “they” that want statues all pulled down are interested in the Georgia Guidestones and if “they” need more time for what has been planned to humanity ? Will the Georgia Guidestones help guide these new Woke people ???? I’m afraid they have no idea of real history nor the part they play in the planned succession ……

[@OfficialReckM8]

@@thisisrob8750 What right would I have to knock it down? That statue wasn't up because we believe in slavery. It was up because it's history. If we could all knock down stuff we disagree with, this whole country would be ground zero. Think about that

[@Trumplican]

@@thisisrob8750 oh shut it! You obviously know nothing of Robert E. Lee and his history.

[@2800fps]

Lol where’s a man at in that room? Hello sir excuse me but could you help me?

[@eli1214]

Why are your videos less than DVD quality?

[@ericeckerle3704]

Pro's eh?

[@riversedgeoutdoors6208]

If she cut from the around the sides at the top edge, she wouldnt shoot as many fragment and sparks at the artifacts or have to worry about the lid falling on them

[@241Tsunami]

I agree, was like school kids taking apart the same box for a science class . Could have been done much better. That being said the findings of the occultic freemasonry garbage just proves the roots of the founding of the nation and who still holds power in government. The Illuminati of old . Same wicked plans and to this day the same deception and plans.

[@Trumplican]

@@241Tsunami oh shut it with your nonsense

[@singergirlly]

She needs to take the mask off and breathe lol

[@241Tsunami]

Her breath probably will convert the documents into covid variants. Maybe the Freemason articles can help make a map to the Georgia Guidestones ……..

[@commenter7893]

I don’t know if that would help

[@renixx365]

Exactly! I thought this video was gonna be about her passing out due to the mask and being large.

[@maryweber2325]

I’m sure we will be lied too as usual

[@alomaalber6514]

we know the contents from the newspaper coverage of the dedication of the event 130 years ago.

[@huntermoon6220]

I hope we get the whole story this bit reveals. 🙏

[@jeanihowe]

Awesome coverage! Thanks

[@theREALsum]

Awesome that this a full video. Thank you.

[@bmjpdx9222]

But something better than 640x360 resolution would have been nice.

[@Lagunaberry]

SLOW DOWN!!!

[@gatorsman1986]

Very interesting 👍

[@jeanninecathcart627]

I saw my ancestors name on the "GRANTHAM" "Memorable Accounts Patricularly in Virginia" book

[@eli1214]

That lady was breathing hard!

[@glennv6804]

Obesity is real and its killing more people than coof

[@renixx365]

WIDELOAD

[@StumpyFroggy]

I found historic artifacts! *Haphazardly rummages*

[@cynthiawilliamson5905]

Bible found at the Lee pedestal...confirmation you should never remove the monument.

[@sniper122879]

Maybe it will curse them and there cause

[@thepickledfish3631]

Happy Birthday Chelsea

[@rods907]

🤔13” 13”🤔 rebellion is masssons 😳

[@briansaenz4392]

I would be interested in taking in some information about my grandfather's day!!

[@im415again]

It contained a photo of a nude woman with a note on the back that reads - “Deer, brother (Heart emoji) we had some wild times dint we!? Remember me this way - Your loving Sister Samantha”

[@Trumplican]

why would you even think that not to mention post it in a comment?

[@commenter7893]

27:50 lol they are as delicate as a laborer with those stuck books. Good they are conservators.🤣🤣🤣 They should just cut the box sides to free the pressure, my guess.

[@OfficialReckM8]

I believe if they put the box in a dehumidifier, that would release the pressure

[@radiotests]

My training and experience in working with national landmarks and conservation and restoration of these valuable reminders of our past had me cringing at this amateur recovery operation. It clearly shows this woman is appointed to her position and not deserving to lead this operation. She is impolite as well. The lack of proper equipment and lighting really shows the level of amateurish attention to detail. Using that steel plaster blade was butchery!

[@russlee9999]

Our ancestors are rolling over watching this shitshow.

[@chris-p-Bacon836]

Why did we remove the statue ?

[@alomaalber6514]

I have no idea, it made me sad, but Bob never asked to have a statue, I lived on the connecting street at one time.

[@133dave133]

We the People didn't remove the statute. A small committee of anti-American dummies removed the statue. I'm guessing a George Floyd statue will take it's place? We are following China's "Great Leap Forward". Only approved history will be recognized, while the rest will be rewritten to achieve the desired narrative. This capsule was placed at a time of civil unrest, only to be opened later in a time of civil unrest.

[@ar71498]

@EZ Sticker so you're admitting that the confederacy was racist? Good to know we're on the same page

[@preston3698]

BLM

[@ar71498]

We removed the statue for a couple reasons 1. We don't celebrate losers 2. We shouldn't be celebrating people who fought expressly to preserve slavery and white supremacy Put the statue in a museum, don't celebrate it in the town Square. Besides, a bunch of those statues were put up as a reaction to reconstruction to intimidate newly free African Americans

[@danielmp-007]

What was the Bible version???

[@doc.christopherthompson324]

. Good question, but any & all Bible's have Jesus in them= JUSTLY spread The Word of God=Jesus !!!

[@RoyalFizzbin]

Probably King James or something close to it.

[@danielmp-007]

@@doc.christopherthompson324 Not all bibles are the same. Mostly all bibles except one, denies the deity of Christ.

[@enhancedutility266]

King James version

[@Paygelove]

And is it affected too?

[@rwilliams2290]

Was the first one recovered aired?

[@Justme-ze4yp]

When did she put the tapes on the box?

[@jennifergschwind5736]

A nail tech would have done a more professional job

[@juanfepenarivera2013]

you have salvation and eternal life believing in Jesus Christ read in the bible Romans 10: 9 and 10, John 3: 15 to 18

[@eimisavageofficial9196]

Amen He was a god fearing man

[@mikel92009]

That's a Virginia bred woman right there folks

[@1mizanthrope1]

Robert E Lee * (Lee's advice to a new mother) Teach your child to deny himself. * Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less. * If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you cannot: You will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind. * Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret. * In this enlightened age, there are few I believe, but what will acknowledge, that slavery as an institution is a moral & political evil in any country. It is useless to expatiate on its disadvantages. * We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of anyone. It is not only best as a matter of principle, but it is the path to peace and honor. * If you have any fault to find with anyone, tell him, not others, of what you complain; there is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back * In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength. * Never do a wrong thing to make a friend--or to keep one. * I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. * Secession is nothing but revolution. The framers of our Constitution never exhausted so much labor, wisdom, and forbearance in its formation, and surrounded it with so many guards and securities, if it was intended to be broken by every member of the Confederacy at will. * What a cruel thing is war; to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world! * My heart bleeds at the death of every one of our gallant men. * So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the interests of the South. So fully am I satisfied of this, as regards Virginia especially, that I would cheerfully have lost all I have lost by the war, and have suffered all I have suffered, to have this object attained. * The idea that the Southern people are hostile to the negroes and would oppress them, if it were in their power to do so, is entirely unfounded. They have grown up in our midst, and we have been accustomed from childhood to look upon them with kindness. ...

[@alomaalber6514]

for me Bob will always be the Alexandria school boy who loved to attend church on Washington Street and said he took 'full responsibility" also the one part on PBS is a good biography, thanks for posting his sayings, he was also a great wit. Arlington House is worth a visit if you come to DC as a tourist. Also, I lived near the bronze in Richmond for a time, glad to see what is in the time capsule. God bless.

[@stevenshumate3430]

The very idea that that southern slavery and their hostility towards "negroes" "is entirely unfounded" was pure propaganda. Reading any accounts of Lee's cruelty towards his slaves shines a light on these atrocities towards blacks of that time. Clearly Lee trying his utmost to mislead. Like all proslavery apologist.

[@chet1921]

@@stevenshumate3430 didn’t he free the slaves his father-in-law gifted him?

[@thisisrob8750]

@@chet1921 oh god no you didnt

[@chet1921]

@@thisisrob8750 what?

[@marianserra8371]

Would anyone know the answer to this question; living in the deep South we use dehumidifiers and fans. Does anyone believe that this would have helped procurement of these items .ore safely or would the dehumidifier cause it to crumble? NOTE: I'm not suggesting that they dry it out but pull some of the moisture out of the artifacts while they still remain slightly damp. Often in wet wood we would drill small holes and then with the dehumidifier it would draw some of the dampness out of the bottom would that have been okay to be done or would that have jeopardized what is in the Box? Was this time capsule buried deep enough that insects would not be an issue? Thanks so much .

[@americanabulldog2465]

They put the Bible right on the plastic tray? Then later the woman says "they put things on the paper so things don't stick"?? This lady then goes and say "I like clay Potts blah, blah..., these are just books"??? Wth is going on here?

[@bddollen7384]

- WHY ARE YOU DESTROYING THE BOX ??

[@bddollen7384]

- YOU NEED MORE LIGHT .. !

[@bddollen7384]

- DOESN’T the box belong to the boy .. ?? I

[@randyreeves6676]

FJB and FKH

[@mikeadams9265]

They will be coming for these too!!!

[@commenter7893]

😂

[@joeyjohnson1349]

Thanks!

[@serena9543]

These women seem annoyed and bothered by what they are doing. I know having a film crew there can not be easy but whats annoying is watching them do this.

[@mikef3726]

“And in the closet behind me is where I locked all of the qualified museum people so that nobody could steal my spotlight and stop me from bulldozing through this entire box before the next commercial break”.