Letters of Richard Henry Lee, 1774 and 1777.

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Letters of Richard Henry Lee, 1774 and 1777.

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Newspaper column from The Standard, Richmond, Va. printing two letters, 20 September 1774 and 28 October 1777, written by Richard Henry Lee. Folder also includes printed calendar (incomplete) of Lee manuscripts in Harvard University Library.

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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...

Lee, William, 1739-1795

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Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914

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