ALS : Menokin, Richmond Co., Va., to Ludwell Lee, Richmond, 1796 Nov. 23.

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ALS : Menokin, Richmond Co., Va., to Ludwell Lee, Richmond, 1796 Nov. 23.

Lee writes to his nephew concerning his training of Ludwell's young son Richard Henry; the federal elections of 1796, especially the presidential contest between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; and Virginia politics, including Ludwell's election to the state Senate.

1 item (3 p.) ; 22 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6794773

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