Letters of the Lewis family, 1789-1795.

Maury, James, 1746-1840

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James F. Maury (1746-1840), merchant at Fredericksburg, Virginia, before and during the American Revolution, engaged in the tobacco trade between Liverpool, England, and the U.S. after the Revolution. He served as the first American consul at Liverpool....

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...

Lewis, Betty Washington, 1733-1797

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Lewis family.

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Represented in the collection are James Maury, tobacco merchant and U.S. foreign minister in Liverpool, of Fredericksburg, Va.; George Washington; his sister, Betty Washington Lewis; and George Lewis, an officer in the Continental Army. From the description of Letters of the Lewis family, 1789-1795. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34567002 ...

Spotswood, Alexander, approximately 1746-1818

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Alexander Spotswood was a Revolutionary War officer from Spotsylvania County, Va. From the guide to the Alexander Spotswood letter to Edmund Pendleton, 1775 November 16, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) William Augustin Washington was (1757-1810) was a nephew of George Washington, son of his half-brother Augustine. William A. Washington fought in the Revolutionary War rising to the rank of Brigadier General. After the war he lived in Wakef...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Lewis, George K. (George Knowlton), 1923-

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Nephew of George Washington, Lewis served as a captain in Washington's Life-Guards during the revolutionary war. On 1 January 1777 he became captain of the 3rd Regiment of the Continental Dragoons. From the description of Account book : of George Lewis, 1783-1789. (Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union). WorldCat record id: 30358703 ...