Letter : Richmond to Patrick Henry, Charlotte, 1797 December 17.

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Letter : Richmond to Patrick Henry, Charlotte, 1797 December 17.

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This letter discuses business, primarily the sale of Wilson's property and a debt owed to Lee by Wilson. The title to land in the Dismal Swamp is also discussed. An 1862 engraving of Henry Lee received with this item was transferred to the Picture collection.

4 leaves.

Library of Virginia

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Library of Virginia

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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...

Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, and assisting his father-in-law ...