Lee family papers, 1750-1824 [microform].

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Lee family papers, 1750-1824 [microform].

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Includes primarily correspondence and accounts of the Lee family relating to the Revolutionary War. Reel 1 contains the Revolutionary War papers of Richard Henry, Arthur and William Lee, divided into three parts: 1. A chronology of surnames found in the Lee family manuscripts and correspondence; 2. The Manuscript Division of the University of Virginia card catalog of the Lee papers; 3. The Lee papers dated Aug. 7, 1750-Apr. 3, 1776. Reel 2 contains correspondence form April 3, 1776 to Jan. 9, 1778 and commissioners' accounts dated 1777-1778. Reel 3 includes primarily correspondence dated Jan. 9, 1778-Sept. 17,1778 and an account of the monetary advances to the states during the Revolutionary War. Of particular value are letters from George Mason to Richard Henry Lee, 1778. Reel 4 includes primarily correspondence dated Sept. 17, 1778-Nov. 16, 1779. Reel 5 includes primarily correspondence dated Nov. 17, 1779-Jan. 9, 1792. Reel 6 includes primarily correspondence dated April 1, 1792-April 7,1824.

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George Mason IV (December 11, 1725 [O.S. November 30, 1725] – October 7, 1792) was an American planter, politician and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, one of three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution. His writings, including substantial portions of the Fairfax Resolves of 1774, the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776, and his Objections to this Constitution of Government (1787) opposing ratification, have exercised a significant influence on American politic...