Lee family papers, 1742-1795 [microform].

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Lee family papers, 1742-1795 [microform].

Contains the papers of the Lee family, including a calendar of the Lee family correspondence and a name index to the Lee family manuscripts located at the University of Virginia; also, the personal, political, diplomatic and commercial correspondence, commercial accounts and records, as well as financial records of Thomas Lee (1690-1750) of Virginia, and his sons Arthur, Richard Henry (1732-1794), and William Lee. In addition, there are papers of Robert Morris (1734-1806), John Ross (1729-1800), and William Brigham and the proceedings of the Secret Committee of Correspondence of the Continental Congress. Areas covered are Leesburg, Prince William and Westmoreland Counties, Virginia.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6701146

Library of Virginia

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Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792

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Arthur Lee (20 December 1740 – 12 December 1792) was a physician and opponent of slavery in colonial Virginia in North America who served as an American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War. He was educated in medicine and law at the University of Edinburgh and in London, respectively. After passing the bar, he practiced law in London for several years. He stayed in London during the Revolutionary War, representing the colonies to Britain and France and also serving as an American spy ...

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution...

Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794

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Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain leading to the United States Declaration of Independence, which he signed. He also served a one-year term as the president of the Continental Congress, was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation, and was a United States Senator fro...

Lee, Richard Henry, 1794-1865

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Richard Henry Lee (1794-1865) of Leesburg, Virginia was a lawyer, professor and minister. He was the grandson of Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794), Westmoreland County, Virginia, a member of the Continental Congress (1774-1779, 1784-1785 and 1787) and the State House of Delegates (1777, 1780, 1785), U.S. Senator (1789-1792) and signer of the Declaration of Independence; grandnephew of Arthur Lee (1740-1792), who was also a member of the Continental Congress (1782-1784) and the State House of Delegat...

Brigham, William C. (American landscape architect, contemporary)

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United States. Continental Congress

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The central governing body of the American colonies from 1774, continuing during the American Revolution; and also the first governing body of the U.S. until the establishment of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. From the description of Continental Congress minutes, 1778 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 429918299 Noah Cooke, Jr. (1749-1829) earned his Harvard AB 1769. His early career was as a clergyman, but he later became a lawyer. He was admitted to the bar in Cheshir...

Ross, John, 1729-1800.

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John Ross was Philadelphia merchant, shipper and financier. From the description of Account books and ledgers, 1758-1791. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122580269 ...

Hoffman, Paul P., ed.

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United States. Congress. Senate

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Lee, Thomas, 1690-1750

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Thomas Lee signed as President of the Council. From the description of Land grant, 1750 June 1, to James Taylor. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 9592925 ...

Lee family.

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Lee, William, 1739-1795

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United States. Continental Congress. Committee of Secret Correspondence

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Virginia. General Assembly. House.

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