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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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Give me leave to introduce my friend and relation Colonel William Aylett to your acquaintance and friendship. You will find Colo. Ayletts worth deserving your esteem, and his connection with me,...
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Mar. 1776
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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I have just received your letter from Baltimore covering one for Mr. Hancock.1 My Brother who was present in Congress when the Resolve you allude to passed, says that every Gentleman acknowledged...
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Mar. 25, 1776
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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I hope my former reasons for not delivering your letter to the President will meet your approbation.1 Since I wrote you last, the Congress has appointed two Engineers for the Southern department,...
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Apr. 1776
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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I have but a moment to acknowledge your last favor1 which gave me the pleasure of knowing you were well arrived at Williamsburg. would seem as if Gen. Howe was yet floating on the Ocean incertum...
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Apr. 1776
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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I thank you heartily for your obliging favors by this and the last Post,1 they have made me very happy by the good opinion you have of our officers and troops. I have no doubt they will verify upon...
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Apr. 1776
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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1 I have now only to thank you for your favor by last post.2 If you discovered any languor in my letters it must have been merely corporeal, the mental powers having been just as vigorous as ever....
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May 1776
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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Since I wrote you last nothing of consequence hath happened, unless it be, that the Roebuck & Liverpoole coming up the river Delaware, were met a few miles above New Castle by the 13 Gondolas...
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May 11, 1776
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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My last letter to you was founded on conversation without doors,1 but you will see by the papers this Express brings you, that Congress has complied with your desires as far as they can for the...
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May 18, 1776
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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The inclosed intelligence lately received from England will give you a better idea of the designs of our enemies than any we have before received.In a letter I have seen from London of...
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May 27, 1776
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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The inclosed form of Government will shew you that this Country has in view a permanent system of Liberty. Mr Henry is chosen Governor, and a Privy Council is appointed to assist him in the...
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Jul. 1776
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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My feelings are not to be described. I would go to every extremity to serve my friend, and the able friend of liberty and Mankind. - But here, my power fails. I have not the smallest idea of...
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Feb. 11, 1777
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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I am much obliged to you for your favor of the 24th. past with its enclosures, both which, with your letter for the Squire, I shall send to him shortly. I congratulate you with great sincerity on...
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Aug. 31, 1779
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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By the time this letter reaches Alexandria I hope that you and my dear Nancy will be returned in good health to your own house. I expect Nancy will recommence her correspondence with me, now that...
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Jan. 7, 1789
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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Our friend Mr. Wm Lee having had one of his eyes couched has a good prospect of having vision totally restored. In his valetudinary state he has been greatly mortified by a judgement obtained...
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Jun. 24, 1789
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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Mr Musket delivered me your letter of the 19th. instant, and with it £30. sent for me by Mr Corbin Washington - this latter came timeously as the Scotchmen say - All else upon this subject I refer...
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Aug. 28, 1789
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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I have omitted writing to you being uncertain where you were, and therefore waited your return to Alexa I now congratulate you on the birth of your daughter, and the prosperous state of both Mother...
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Jan. 23, 1790
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Richard Henry Lee
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Charles Lee
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The desire of being here at the formation of our new Government brought me from Philadelphia the 13th of this month. I have been in this City a week where I have had the pleasure to see our new...
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