Lee, Henry, 1756-1818

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Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American Patriot and U.S. politician who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the American Revolution as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry". He was the father of Robert E. Lee, who led Confederate armies against the U.S. in the American Civil War.

Born on Leesylvania Plantation in Prince William County in the Colony of Virginia, Lee pursued classical studies and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1773, pursuing a legal career thereafter. With the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, he instead became a captain in a Virginia dragoon detachment, which was attached to the 1st Continental Light Dragoons. In 1778, Lee was promoted to major and given the command of a mixed corps of cavalry and infantry known as Lee's Legion, with which he won a great reputation as a capable leader of light troops. It was during his time as commander of the Legion that Lee earned the sobriquet of "Light-Horse Harry" for his horsemanship. He was eventually promoted to lieutenant colonel and was assigned with his Legion to the southern theater of war.

From 1786 to 1788, Lee was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation. In 1788, he served in the Virginia convention and supported the ratification of the United States Constitution. From 1789 to 1791, he served in the Virginia General Assembly, and from 1791 to 1794, was Governor of Virginia. A new county of Virginia was named after him during his governorship. In 1794, Lee was summoned by President George Washington to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania. Lee commanded the 12,950 militiamen sent to quash the rebels; because of a peaceful surrender, there was no fighting. In 1798, in anticipation of a war with France, Henry Lee was appointed a major general in the U.S. Army. From 1799 to 1801, he served in the United States House of Representatives as a Federalist. At Washington's funeral on December 26, 1799, Lee famously eulogized him to a crowd of 4,000 as "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."

After retiring from public service in 1801, he lived with his family at Stratford Hall and unsuccessfully tried to manage his plantation. The Panic of 1796–1797 and bankruptcy of Robert Morris reduced Lee's fortune. In 1809, he became bankrupt and served one year in debtors' prison in Montross, Virginia. During the civil unrest in Baltimore, Maryland in 1812, Lee received grave injuries while helping to resist an attack on his friend, Alexander Contee Hanson, editor of the Baltimore newspaper, The Federal Republican on July 27, 1812. After unsuccessful convalescence at home, he sailed to the West Indies in an effort to recuperate from his injuries. On his way back to Virginia, he died on March 25, 1818, at Dungeness, on Cumberland Island, Georgia. Initially buried in a small cemetery at Dungeness, his remains were moved to the Lee family crypt at University Chapel, on the campus of Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia in 1913.

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creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter, 1792. Harold B. Lee Library
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creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Papers, 1794-1813. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Scott, Charles, 1739-1813. Charles Scott papers, 1777-1828, 1790-1813 (bulk dates). University of Kentucky Libraries
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed : "Congaree River," to Maj. Gen. Greene, 1781 Aug. 17th. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Ball, Williamson, fl. 1787,. Letters to Duncan Campbell [manuscript], 1784-1787. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Lee family collection, 1780-1886. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Land grant : Richmond, to Samuel Higginbotham and James Brooks, 1792 July 16. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed : to Gen. Greene, 1781 Apr. 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Barbour, James, 1775-1842. Walker family papers [manuscript] 1753-1873 (bulk 1816-1853). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Ethel Armes Collection of Lee Family Papers, 1671-1936 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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creatorOf Lee, Charles Carter, 1798-1871, collector. Collection, 1768-1931 (bulk 1813-1870) [microform]. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Vernon, William. Papers of William Vernon, 1772-1797. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Allen, Mary A.,. John Heise autograph collection [manuscript], 1795-1848. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Land Grant, 1793 December 4 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. ALS, 1781 January 27 : [near Georgetown, S.C.], to General Nathanael Greene. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Letter from Governor Henry Lee III National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Murray family. Papers, 1815-1824. Library of Virginia
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creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph directions : to John James Maund, [17]96 Aug. [no day]. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 1734-1797. ADS, 1796 October 22 : Receipt from General Henry Lee. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
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referencedIn Lewis family. Letters of the Lewis family, 1789-1795. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Brand, R. Alfred, III,. Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family Papers, 1757-1925 (bulk 1838-1868). Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Mabel Brady Garvan Institute of American Arts and Crafts, Yale University, records, 1562-1937 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
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referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Letters, 1780-1782 to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee / Nathanael Greene. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. Nathanael Greene papers, 1762-1852, bulk 1780-1785. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Bayard, Richard H. (Richard Henry), 1796-1868. Papers of the Tayloe family [manuscript], 1756-1893. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Yates, Charles, 1728-1809. Letter, Fredericksburg, Va., to William Vernon [manuscript] 1792 June 27. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Certificate of membership in the Society of the Cincinnati, 1785 October 10. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed : Stratford, to Robert Carter, Jr., 1789 July 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Brockenbrough, William, fl. 1763,. Papers of the Carter and Wellford family of Sabine Hall, 1650 (1736-1874) 1936. University of Virginia. Library
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creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed : to M. G. Greene (Major Gen'l), 1781 Sept. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter : Savage Creek, to William McGuire, Winchester, Va, 1784 December 5. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Blow family. Papers, 1770-1875. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Alexander, William, 1726-1783. Selected papers, 1767-1782. 1776-1782 (bulk). New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn Harmar, Josiah, 1753-1813. Orderly book of Josiah Harmar, 1794. Library of Congress
creatorOf Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818. George Rogers Clark receipt of payment from Henry Lee III : autograph manuscript signed, 1789 December 4. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn Sullivan, John, 1740-1795. Papers of John Sullivan, 1775-1781. Library of Congress
creatorOf Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. ALS, 1798 Mar. 11, Prune St. Jail, Philadelphia, to Gen. Henry Lee, Virginia. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Papers, 1768-1816. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Washington, George, 1732-1799. ALS : Mount Vernon, to William Augustine Washington, Westmoreland County, Va., 1798 Oct. 5. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter to Nichlon & Griffith. [manuscript] 1802 March15. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Henry Lee Papers, 1812; 1947 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. Papers of Richard Henry Lee, 1785-1796. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Cropper, John, 1755-1821. Papers of John Cropper, 1778-1814. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter : Richmond to Patrick Henry, Charlotte, 1797 December 17. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter : Alexandria, Va., to George Washington, 1784 Nov. 18. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Lee, George Bolling, 1872-1948. Papers, 1732-1870 bulk (1824-1868). Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Land grant, 1793 December 4, to John Skidmore. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
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creatorOf Fairfax, Ferdinando, 1766-1820. Letter, Charleston, [W. Va.] to James Madison [manuscript], 1807 March 21. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Jamieson, John,. Letters of John Jamieson and John Fiske [manuscript] 1887, 1900. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Papers, 1793 and undated. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn Clark, Jonathan, 1750-1811. Draper manuscripts: Jonathan Clark papers, 1728-1810. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Letter from George Washington to Henry Lee National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Lee family. Brock Collection: Lee family papers, 1722-1892 (bulk 1765-1870). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Archibald Woods Papers, 1777-1893, 1783-1846. Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, [no year] Aug. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Quaker diary, 1774-1792. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Stuart, Archibald, 1757-1832. Papers, 1790-1816. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Draft letter, Albemarle Co., Va. to Henry Lee [manuscript] 1809 July 11. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Brown, Charles, 1783-1879. Papers, 1792-1888. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf Henry Lee letter to Leroy and Bayard, bankers, 1790-1799 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. ALS, 1810 March 22 : Fredericksburgh, to William Goddard, near Providence, Rhode Island. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Douglas, Mrs., fl. 1827,. Miscellaneous items from the collection of Christian Hutter [manuscript] 1700-1851. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gould, William, fl. 1786-1784. Whiskey Rebellion papers, 1794. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Papers, 1776-1924; bulk: 1783-1831. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter, 1797. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf George Washington papers, 1694-1932 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Lee, Edmund Jennings, 1772-1843. Papers : of Edmund Jennings Lee, 1786-1821. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed with initials : Nassau, to his son Charles Carter Lee, 1817 June 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Alexander Hamilton Papers, 1708-1903, (bulk 1777-1804) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf James, Edward Wilson,. Papers collected by Edward Wilson James [manuscript], 1635-1906. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Pendleton, William G. (William Garland), d. 1836. Copies of land grants (1780 and 1792) [manuscript], 1822 July 22. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn John Glassford and Company Records, 1743-1886, (bulk 1760-1820) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Andrew Jackson Papers, 1775-1860, (bulk 1785-1845) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Virginia. Governor (1791-1794 : Lee). [Land grant to John Pryor, 1794 February 27]. New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Storrow, Samuel Appleton, d. 1837. Samuel Appleton Storrow correspondence, 1821 September 6. Library of Congress
referencedIn Shepherd, David, 1734-1795. Draper manuscripts: David Shepherd papers, 1755-1802. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Gwathmey collection, 1708-1852 University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Thomas Jefferson papers, 1775-1825, 1775-1825 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891. Papers of Alexander H. H. Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families [manuscript], 1776-1878 (bulk 1850-1861). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed : to Gov. Reed, 1780 July 30. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay), 1809-1885,. Washington Family papers, 1770-1883. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Carter, Betty Lewis, 1765-1830. Washington family papers [manucript], 1773-1915. University of Virginia. Library
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referencedIn War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume IX, Miscellany, 1766-1808 Cornell University Library
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referencedIn Dixon, Elizabeth L., 1843-1931. Greene and Cornwallis : the war in the southern department of the United States. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Custis-Lee Family Papers, 1700-circa 1928, (bulk 1770-1870) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Wood, D. H., 1806-1876. Letter : Washington, to Henry Alexander Wise, 1856 August 20. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter, ca. 1801 July 27, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, to Dorothy Henry. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Yale University. Mabel Brady Garvan Institute of American Arts and Crafts. Mabel Brady Garvan Institute of American Arts and Crafts, Yale University, records, 1562-1937 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792,. Papers of the Lee family [manuscript], 1750-1809. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family Papers, 1757-1925, (bulk 1838-1868) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Land Grant, 1793 July 26 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
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creatorOf Johnston, Zachariah, fl. 1790-1792. Papers, 1790-1792. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter [179-]. to Leroy and Bayard, bankers. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Letter from Henry Lee III National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891. Papers, 1856-1889. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Bibb family. Bibb Family : papers, 1760-1887. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Papers : of James Monroe while president of the United States, 1816-1825. James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library
referencedIn Marian S. Carson collection of manuscripts, 1656-1995 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Crossley, Archibald, Mrs. Mrs. Archibald Crossley autograph collection, 1767-1861. Library of Congress
creatorOf Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Letter to Gov. Henry Lee of Virginia [manuscript] 27 Aug. 1794. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Lee family. Papers, 1638-1867. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Engravings, 1679-1880. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Clay, Henry, 1777-1852,. Clay, Hamilton, Lee and Randolph letters [manuscript], 1788-1849. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Charles Brown Papers, 1792-1888. Special Collections, College of William and Mary
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter : New York, to unidentified recipient, 1786 Oct. 4. George Washington University
creatorOf Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. Additional papers of the Lee family [manuscript] 1749-1828. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Smith, Lloyd W. (Lloyd Waddell). Lloyd W. Smith collection, 1516-1951. Morristown National History Park
creatorOf Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799. Patrick Henry letter to Henry Lee [manuscript] 1797 July 9. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Henry Lee general orders, 1794. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter [manuscript] : Savage Creek, to William McGuire, Winchester, Va, 1784 December 5. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter, 1794 April 27, Norfolk, [Va.] to [?]. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Call, Daniel, ca. 1765-1840,. Correspondence of the Lee Family [manuscript], 1795-1811. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Deed [manuscript], 1810 April 14 to 1811 July 10. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Johnston, Zechariah, 1744-1800. Papers, 1747-1893. Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library
creatorOf Cary, Wilson Miles, 1734-1817. Papers of the Fairfax and Lee families, 1753-1808. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Washington, William Augustine, 1752-1810. Papers from Rock Hill, near Georgetown [manuscript] 1804-1810. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Skipwith Revolutionary War Collection, circa 1776-1824. University of Mississippi
creatorOf United States. Declaration of Independence : ms. copy, [ca. 1794]. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Minor, John, 1761-1816,. Papers of the Stanard family [manuscript], 1761-1865. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861. Papers from members of the Lee family [manuscript] 1770-1865. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Papers, 1760-1830. [microform]. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed : to Wm. Sullivan, 1803 Feb. 6. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter and engraving [manuscript], 1808, 1862. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Nathanael Greene papers 1762-1852 1780-1785 Greene, Nathanael, papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Letters Received. 1789 - 1906. July - August 1793. 1789 - 1906. Letter from George Washington to Henry Lee National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Barnes, James, 1866-1936,. Papers of the Cocke Family 1776-1963 (1810-1929). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Banks, Henry, 1761-1833. Papers : of Henry Banks, 1781-1817. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Tazewell family. Papers, 1772-1866. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed, 1816 May 30. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter to Nichlon & Griffith, Philadelphia, Pa. merchants, discussing land sites in Alexandria, Va., and a business transaction with a Mr. Spottswood [manuscript] 1802 Feb. 19. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Charles Carter, 1798-1871. Papers of Charles Carter Lee and the Lee family [manuscript], 1768-1931 (bulk 1780-1871). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Hodgson, William, executor. Letterbook, 1803-1807. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Johnston, Clement Dixon, 1895-1979,. Papers collected by Clement Dixon Johnston [manuscript], 1683-1943. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Collection of correspondence of Nathanael Greene, 1775-1786. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Washington, William Augustine, 1757-1810. Ledger, 1782-1809. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn George Washington papers, 1694-1932 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799. Letter to Henry Lee, 1794 February 2. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Papers, 1716-1919 (bulk 1779-1812). Library of Virginia
referencedIn Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter : Philadelphia, to Henry Lee, [Richmond, Va.], 1791 Dec. 7. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Tazewell family. Papers, 1756-1931. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter : Philadelphia, to Henry Lee, [Richmond, Va.], 1791 Dec. 7. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Hooe, John. Papers of John Hooe, 1685-1855. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn McLane, Allan, 1746-1829. Papers, 1775-1821. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Land grant, Richmond, to Samuel Higginbotham and James Brooks [manuscript], 1792 July 16. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Custis-Lee Family Papers, 1700-circa 1928, (bulk 1770-1870) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Iredell, James, 1751-1799. Papers of the elder Iredell, his wife Hannah, and their son James [microform] 1767-1856 (bulk 1771-1830). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: Kentucky papers, 1768-1892. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Woods, Archibald, 1764-1846. Papers, 1777-1893, 1783-1846. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Stuart, Archibald, 1757-1832. Papers : of Archibald Stuart, 1786-1822. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Henry Lee papers, 1812; 1947 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Garber, Marianne L. Collection, 1780-1899. James Madison University Libraries
referencedIn Wallach, Richard, 1816-1881. Richard Wallach family papers, 1800-1868. Library of Congress
referencedIn Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800. Family papers, 1768-1877 Houghton Library
referencedIn Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. Papers of Richard Henry Lee [manuscript], 1763-1810. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed : "H. Hills," to Gen. Greene, 1781 Sept. 25. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Miller, Virginia. Papers of Leesburg, Va., families [manuscript] 1650, 1782-1926, 1961. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. ALS : Washington, D.C., to Ann Hill Carter Lee, [1800] Nov. 25. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826,. Letters of the Lewis family [manuscript], 1789-1795. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn James Madison Papers, 1723-1859, (bulk 1771-1836) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume X, miscellany, 1764-1805 Cornell University Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Portraits [manuscript], 1679-1893. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Astor, William Waldorf Astor, Viscount, 1848-1919,. Collection of miscellaneous letters [manuscript], 1785-1916. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Letter to an unknown correspondent mentioning Lee's financial arrangements with a "Mr. Chevallie" and a compliment paid him by General Daniel Morgan [manuscript] 1793 Jan. 6. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Harry Innes Papers, 1754-1900, (bulk 1780-1850) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Letter from Henry Lee III National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Henry Lee letter to Leroy and Bayard, bankers [179-]. Harold B. Lee Library
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Cumberland Island GA US
Princeton NJ US
Prince William County VA US
Alexandria VA US
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Whiskey Rebellion, Pa., 1794
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Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
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Death 1818-03-25

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