Letter, ca. 1801 July 27, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, to Dorothy Henry.

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Letter, ca. 1801 July 27, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, to Dorothy Henry.

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Writing to Patrick Henry's widow in friendship, Henry Lee nevertheless presses a claim against Patrick Henry's estate for recovery of money apparently lost in land speculation. Dorothy Henry adds a postscript saying that the claim is unjust and that she will not pay it "unless he can recover it by law."

1 item (6 p.), in folder ; 26 cm.

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Lee, Henry, 1756-1818

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Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American Patriot and U.S. politician who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the American Revolution as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry". He was the father of Robert E. Lee, who led Confederate armies against the U.S. in the American Civil War. Born on Leesylvan...

Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Henry, Dorothea, 1755-1831.

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