Richard Henry Lee, letter, Chantilly, VA to William Whipple, Portsmouth, NH, 1783 July 27.

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Richard Henry Lee, letter, Chantilly, VA to William Whipple, Portsmouth, NH, 1783 July 27.

Letter recommending Lee's son, Thomas, as merchant fluent in French; discusses the "triangular" trade between the United States, the West Indies, and Europe; and urging him to strengthen commercial ties between their two states.

1 leaf: 20x33 cm.

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Whipple, William, 1731-1785

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William Whipple Jr. (January 25, 1731 [O.S. January 14, 1730] – November 28, 1785) was an American Founding Father and signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. He represented New Hampshire as a member of the Continental Congress from 1776 through 1779. He worked as both a ship's captain and a merchant and studied in college to become a judge. Born in Kittery, Massachusetts Bay (now part of Maine), Whipple was educated at a common school until he went off to sea, becoming a ...

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...