ALS, 1777 Dec. 18, Williamsburg, to Richard Henry Lee.

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ALS, 1777 Dec. 18, Williamsburg, to Richard Henry Lee.

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Maryland and Virginia have sent ships against the enemy in the Potomac; Henry urges Lee to return to Virginia, where his wisdom and energy are needed.

1 item (2 p.) ; 23 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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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 ...

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...