Charles Lee letters to his sister, 1756-1781

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Charles Lee letters to his sister, 1756-1781

1756-1781

.1 linear feet (1 volume)

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11641687

Houghton Library

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Bunbury, Henry, Sir, 1778-1860

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English army officer and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : Rome, to Emily Napier, whom he was to marry the following year, 1829 Mar. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531397 ...

Lee, Charles, 1731-1782

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Lee was a veteran British Army officer who settled in America in 1773 and was appointed a major general in the Continental Army at the outbreak of the Revolution. In 1778, he was appointed to lead the attack at the Battle of Monmouth, but instead retreated without warning, apparently ignored orders from George Washington, and afterward demanded an apology from him. Lee was suspended and later dismissed from the Army. From the description of ALS, 1776 Jan. 30, Stamford, Ct...

Lee, Sidney, -1788

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