Henry Lee Papers, 1812; 1947

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Henry Lee Papers, 1812; 1947

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The collection contains a brief letter, 17 May [1812?], from Henry Lee to his brother Richard Bland Lee, written from Turk's Island, West Indies, presumably following Henry Lee's escape from Baltimore, about his condition and plans, and a sketch, written by Thomas Ruffin of Washington, D.C., in September 1947, on the letter's history and context.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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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 Leesylvan...