ALS, 1776 June 27 : Winchester, to Major General Charles Lee.

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ALS, 1776 June 27 : Winchester, to Major General Charles Lee.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14152881

A long, detailed report on political conditions in Virginia just before the Declaration of Independence, with the conflict on remaining with the British Empire or fighting for self government. "The Arguments of Pamphleteers and News Paper Scriblers on both sides of the Question have been so absurd, fallacious or at best superficial that very little instruction or pleasure could be derived from reading them."

6 1/2 p. ; 32 x 21 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Lee, Charles, 1731-1782

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Lee was a veteran British Army officer who settled in America in 1773 and was appointed a major general in the Continental Army at the outbreak of the Revolution. In 1778, he was appointed to lead the attack at the Battle of Monmouth, but instead retreated without warning, apparently ignored orders from George Washington, and afterward demanded an apology from him. Lee was suspended and later dismissed from the Army. From the description of ALS, 1776 Jan. 30, Stamford, Ct...

White, Alexander, 1738-1804

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White was a prominent Virginia statesman. From the description of ALS, 1776 June 27 : Winchester, to Major General Charles Lee. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14152881 U.S. representative from Virginia From the description of Alexander White correspondence, 1788 June 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981350 ...