Letters of Arthur Lee, [manuscript] 1779-1789.

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Letters of Arthur Lee, [manuscript] 1779-1789.

A letter, dated 1779 Jan. 10, Paris to James Lovell regarding Baron Holzendorf, other adventurers, and a debt. The second letter is dated 1789, May 27, from Arthur Lee to his sister Rebecca Lee, regarding the illness of his niece Matilda.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7925298

University of Virginia. Library

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Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792

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Arthur Lee (20 December 1740 – 12 December 1792) was a physician and opponent of slavery in colonial Virginia in North America who served as an American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War. He was educated in medicine and law at the University of Edinburgh and in London, respectively. After passing the bar, he practiced law in London for several years. He stayed in London during the Revolutionary War, representing the colonies to Britain and France and also serving as an American spy ...

Lovell, James, 1737-1814

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James Lovell (October 31, 1737 – July 14, 1814) was a Founding Father of the United States and an educator and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1782. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation. Lovell was born in Boston and had his preparatory education at the Boston Latin School. Lovell then attended Harvard and graduated in 1756. He then joined his father and taught at the Latin School, while continui...

Holzendorf, Baron.

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Lee, Rebecca Tayloe, d. 1797,

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