Papers, 1638-1867.

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Papers, 1638-1867.

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Early papers are those of the Ludwell family of "Green Spring," James City County, Va., including Philip Ludwell I, Philip Ludwell II (diary as surveyor of the Virginia-North Carolina boundary; correspondence with colonial officials and influential Virginians; addresses concerning the pirate, Edward Teach; and materials concerning his disagreement with Virginia Governor Alexander Spotswood); and Philip Ludwell III. Later papers are those of the Lee family, including Philip Ludwell Lee of "Stratford"; Richard Henry Lee of "Chantilly" (correspondence with Landon Carter, Robert Wormeley Carter, Samuel Chase, Patrick Henry, Ralph Izard, Thomas Jefferson, Arthur Lee, Charles Lee [1731-1782], Charles Lee [1758-1815], Francis Lightfoot Lee, Hannah Philippa (Ludwell) Lee, William Lee, and Robert Carter Nicholas, and writings); Francis Lightfoot Lee of "Menokin" (correspondence with Landon Carter and William Lee); William Lee (letterbooks and loose correspondence, 1769-1793, chiefly concerning his activities as a representative of the U.S. Continental Congress to various European governments); and Henry Lee (including letters to and from George Washington concerning Revolutionary military affairs and later political issues).

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Ludwell, Philip, 1716-1767.

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Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 1734-1797

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Teach, Edward, -1718

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Edward Teach (d. 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies....

Lee, William, 1739-1795

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Ludwell, Philip, b. 1638?

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Lee, Philip Ludwell, 1727-1775.

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Lee family.

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Represented are three generations of the Ludwell family of "Green Spring," James City County, Va., including Philip Ludwell I (b. 1638?), member of the Virginia Governor's Council and House of Burgesses, and later governor of the Carolinas; Philip Ludwell II (1672-1727), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and Governor's Council, commissioner appointed to survey the Virginia-North Carolina boundary, and Auditor General of Virginia; and Philip Ludwell III (1716-1767), member of the Virginia...