Letters / Correspondence

Francis Lightfoot Lee

51-62 of 62 letters
Letters table
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51 Francis Lightfoot Lee the Public Mr. Silas Deane having in his Address, in Mr. Dunlap’s last paper,1 thrown many dishonourable reflections on several persons highly trusted by America, and too far distant to answer for themselves,... Dec. 7, 1778
52 Francis Lightfoot Lee Arthur Lee After having been absent since the beginning of June, I arrived here the 7. of Novr. our bro’r having [left] it a fortnight before.1 I was astonished to find that S. Deane had made so great... Dec. 10, 1778
53 Francis Lightfoot Lee Richard Henry Lee I do not wonder at your disgust at the wickedness & folly of mankind. I have so much of the same feelings, that I am sure, there can be no condition in Life more unhappy, than to be engaged in... Dec. 15, 1778
54 Francis Lightfoot Lee Richard Henry Lee The uncertainty of the Post last week prevented me from writing, & now from the uncertainty of this Letters reaching you before you leave home, I am at a loss what to say.Common Sense has... Jan. 5, 1779
55 Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee Since I wrote you by last Post, I have sustained a very severe fit of gout, brought on I imagine by the sudden change of weather lately from warm to Snow & frost. The swelling and inflamation... Jan. 10, 1779
56 Francis Lightfoot Lee Arthur Lee I am thus far on my way home from Congress, & finding a Vessel about to depart from hence tomorrow morning for France; I embrace the opportunity of letting you know that all your friends are... Jan. 22, 1779
57 Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee I sincerely condole with you for the loss of our amiable and worthy friend Colo. Tayloe, but he is happy, far happier than those he has left upon this turbulent wicked stage. The inclosed paper... Apr. 26, 1779
58 George Washington Francis Lightfoot Lee, Ralph Wormeley, Jr. Your favor of the 12th. of March with its enclosures were long getting to hand; and arrived on the eve of a journey I was about to make to Philadelphia. My stay at that place, a round of Company... Jan. 1, 1780
59 Francis Lightfoot Lee Unknown The time when I expected the pleasure of seeing you is to my great mortification, put off <mutilated>than I thot it would be when I wrote last. The soonest I expcet to leave this, will be the... Jul. 5, 1780
60 Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee I arrived at this place a week ago almost destroyed with heat and fatigue - Here I found Grayson in the Chair of Congress as Locum Tenens for the President who is absent - After some difficulty we... Jul. 14, 1787
61 Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee I arrived at this place a week ago almost destroyed with heat and fatigue. Here I found Grayson in the Chair of Congress Locum Tenens for the President who is absent.1 After some difficulty we... Jul. 14, 1787
62 Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee Your letter of the 8tth ulto. has lain long unanswered because I have been absorbed about the Amendments to the Constitution. They have at length passed the Senate, with difficulty, after being... Sep. 13, 1789