Letters / Correspondence

Arthur Lee & Richard Henry Lee

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Letters table
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1 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee * * * Every man in America hath much reason to lament with you, the loss of American liberty. As bad indeed as Egyptian bondage, is now become the fate of every inhabitant of America, by the mother... Jul. 4, 1765
2 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee It is at all times with great pleasure that I oblige you, and therefore, notwithstanding the request you have now made me, will be attended with many inconveniences, I shall endeavor to give you a... Dec. 10, 1766
3 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Yours 22d. of Feby. last I have just now received, and I thank you, as well for the political intelligence it contains, as for the papers that accompanied it.We were called here in General Assembly... May 19, 1769
4 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee I wrote you last from Williamsburg by Capt. Nicks, since which I have been favored with two letters from you, the one by Somerville, the other by Page. I am much obliged to you for the political... Apr. 5, 1770
5 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee I wrote you last from Williamsburg by Capt. Nicks, since which I have been favored with two letters from you, the one by Somerville, the other by Page. I am much obliged to you for the political... Apr. 5, 1770
6 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee I am extremely obliged to you for your favor of the 18th. of March, which, with our brother Williams 26th. of same month are the only letters I have receiv’d from either of you lately. And I am the... Jun. 1774
7 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee All America has received with astonishment and concern the Speech to Parliament. The wicked violence of Ministry is so clearly expressed, as to leave no doubt of their fatal determination to ruin... Feb. 24, 1775
8 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee All America has received with astonishment and concern the Speech to Parliament.1 The wicked violence of Ministry is so clearly expressed, as to leave no doubt of their fatal determination to ruin... Feb. 24, 1775
9 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee It gave me inexpressible pleasure to find by your joint letter from Paris to Congress that you were safely arrived in France. As well on your own account I was rejoiced, as on that of my Country,... 1777
10 Arthur Lee Richard Henry Lee Upon my arrival here in my way to Madrid, I found a letter dated Feby. the 2d. from a confidential Correspondent, which contains the following passage."Ten thousand Germans are already... Jan. 20, 1777
11 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee The papers that go with this to yourself and the other Commissioners, are so full on the subject of news that it is not very necessary for me to say much on that subject here. There scarcely comes... Feb. 17, 1777
12 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Ten days ago I arrived at Williamsburg to attend our General Assembly on business. I left Philadelphia the 15th. instant, and shall return again to Congress the 1st. of August, after a months rest... Jun. 1777
13 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee I heared with much pleasure that you were destined to the Court of Berlin, because I think you may be able to do your Country essential services there. The power and the magnanimity of the Prussian... Oct. 13, 1777
14 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee It is now something more than two months since my ill state of health compelled me to leave Congress for a rime. Being pretty well recovered, I shall return to Congress in a fortnight. Since my... Jan. 23, 1778
15 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee The Marquis Fayette left us to day for Boston where he is to embark. This letter will follow him with our dispatches. I wish that a true friendship may take place between you and the Marquis,... Jan. 27, 1778
16 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Your favors of Octr. 24, Decr. 6, 8, & 19 by Capt. Young and Mr. Deane came safe to hand and deserve my thanks on many accounts, but on none more than for the care you have taken, and propose... May 12, 1778
17 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Your several favors by the Vessel from Spain with duplicates of the treaties with France are arrived and shall have my most particular attention. In Virginia we have determined to retain in our... May 19, 1778
18 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Having written you fully and very lately it is not necessary, nor have I time now to be long. All your letters covering missives, certificates &c have safely arrived, and will be maturely... May 27, 1778
19 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Having written you very lately1 from hence it would have been unnecessary to write so soon again if some military events had not taken place that you may be desirous to know. The Count D’Estaing... Sep. 6, 1778
20 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee This will be delivered you by the Baron Arand who has served some time in our Army, and who now returns to France, with leave, on account of his health.1 Your two letters of July the 3d. &... Sep. 16, 1778
21 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Monsieur the Marquis de la Fayette having done me the honor to take a letter for you, I am happy in the opportunity of bringing two men acquainted with each other whom I greatly love. All good men... Oct. 19, 1778
22 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee As well as the shortness of my time will permit, I will give you the best detail in my power of things here since I wrote you fully by the Marquis Fayette of the state of our politics and parties.2... Feb. 11, 1779
23 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee I refer you to mine by Capt. Robinson written when I was on my way to this place. I found when I arrived here that the {author} of {Common Sense} had pursued his {blow}s so {effectively} that... Mar. 21, 1779
24 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee The {governor} of {Virginia {inform}s us that {Ford} your {secretary}2 is a {bad man}.Such are the {opinion}s entertained of {Ford} in that {state} that it is by no means {proper} he should... Apr. 4, 1779
25 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee As I shall have occasion frequently to mention {name}s in the course of {this letter} remember that the {column}s in the {system} of {name}s are {number}ed 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Since my last the {party}... May 3, 1779
26 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Mr. Ford has arrived and delivered safely all his dispatches for me and for Congress. An Express now waits to carry the latter to Philadelphia - I believe but am not certain that the new Minister... Aug. 12, 1779
27 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee There is no truth that I am more fully persuaded of, than I am that Gerard's countenance of and siding with Mr. Deane and his party has injured the American cause more than a reifnforcement of... Aug. 14, 1779
28 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee It being very uncertain whether this letter will reach Europe before you have quitted it will prevent me from writing so fully as I would otherwise do - Yet I foresee the letter will not be a short... Apr. 24, 1780
29 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee After more than four months from its date your letter from Orient, of April the 3d. reached me at this place. I very much approve the plan you propose to pursue on your arrival at Philadelphia - to... Aug. 31, 1780
30 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee I am happy to hear of your safe arrival in Philadelphia, & I hope to be made more happy by seeing you at Chantilly as soon as you have finished at Congress - As I suppose my sons are on their... Oct. 1780
31 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee You may observe by the place from whence I write that Chantilly is no longer our place of residence. Since you left us we have been taught to expect, and we have been vigorously preparing to... May 13, 1781
32 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Having just written largely to Mr. Izard and inclosed him my last letters & Intelligence from the Marquis Lafayette I refer you to him for an accurate knowledge of our present state - The enemy... Jun. 4, 1781
33 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee When the first Continental ships of war were fitted out at Philadelphia under the command of Commodore Hopkins in the last of 1775 & the first of 1776, the first object was, to surprise and... Jul. 6, 1783
34 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee Since my arrival here I have written to you twice and have received as many letters from you - I think you mention to have written one letter that I have not received, to wit, in answer to mine of... May 19, 1790
35 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee By the time this letter reaches Alexandria I hope you will have returned there with the satisfaction of having left our friends in Westmoreland all in a fair way of recovery - I am very thankful... Jun. 10, 1790
36 Richard Henry Lee Arthur Lee The enclosed letter scal’d with black was this day given to me at the Levy by a gentleman just arrived from England, who said Lord Lansdowne desired him to deliver it to you. The other letter was... Aug. 3, 1790