Letters / Correspondence

Henry Lee

101-138 of 138 letters
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101 Henry Lee Edmund Randolph The delegation have received your Excellencys letr. of the 14h.1Nothing yet has been relative to the meeting of the commissioners deputed by the states of Maryland and Virginia, nor will this... Jan. 30, 1787
102 George Washington Henry Lee I thank you for asking my commands to Fredericksburg. It is not my wish to be your competitor in the purchase of any of Mr. Hunters tradesmen: especially as I am in a great degree principled... Feb. 4, 1787
103 Rufus King Henry Lee My letter of Thursday2 informed you that Lincoln on the 30th of Jan. was at Hadley and Shays with his Party at Pelham distant about Eight miles. About the 2d instant Lincoln moved his Troops to... Feb. 10, 1787
104 Henry Lee John Cleves Symmes I have your letter of the 10th Jany. It was put into my hands only yesterday, to which delay, attribute your not hearing from me sooner.The only part which I took in your contract with Mr. Imlay... Apr. 22, 1787
105 Henry Lee Beverley Randolph I have to ask pardon for my omission in writing last week, and now beg leave to reply to your letters of the 19h & 28h of May.2The first relates to the detention of the indents for 86 &... Jun. 8, 1787
106 Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee We have the pleasure of having received just now your letter of the 20th July, but our joy is much diminished by the information it contains, relative to your own health. We hope sincerely that... Aug. 1788
107 Henry Lee George Washington At length the new govt. has received the last act necessary to its existence. This day Congress passed the requisite previous arrangements. The first Wednesday in January the ratifying states are... Sep. 1788
108 George Washington Henry Lee Your letter of the 13th. instant was of so friendly and confidential a complexion, as to merit my early attention and cordial acknowledgments. I am glad Congress have at last decided upon an... Sep. 22, 1788
109 George Washington Henry Lee We are informed that this is the day appointed for the departure of Mrs. Fendall for Norfolk, if rightly so it is not probable I shall have the pleasure of seeing you before your embarkation; and... Nov. 30, 1788
110 George Washington Henry Lee If you wish for a more formal Pedigree than the enclosed, return the one sent and an other shall be framed by the time you send for Magnolia, when a Bill of Sale shall also be forwarded. And as you... Dec. 12, 1788
111 George Washington Henry Lee Your favor of the 17th. enclosing two Patents for 5000 Acres of Land on Rough Creek in Jefferson County (and rough indeed they appear principally to be) came duly to hand, but I am sorry to say... Jan. 20, 1789
112 George Washington Henry Lee I send you the letter you requested for Mr. Jefferson under a flying seal, which, after perusal, you will be pleased to have dosed for transmission. After revolving the subject in many different... Feb. 13, 1789
113 George Washington Henry Lee I shall pass through Alexandria Monday on my way to George-Town, and thence to the Great and Seneca Falls. And shall bring with me the Plats and Patents for the Land on Rough Creek in Kentucke; in... Feb. 14, 1789
114 George Washington Henry Lee I have received your letter of November the 18th. covering a resolution of the legislature of Virginia of November the 14th. and a memorial of Sundry citizens of that commonwealth on the subject of... Dec. 7, 1791
115 George Washington Henry Lee At the sametime that I address the letter which accompanies this to you, officially, permit me to offer my sincere congratulations on your Appointment to the Government of Virginia, and to add my... Dec. 7, 1791
116 George Washington Henry Lee Unfortunate and melancholy as the event is, which has given rise to your communication of the 81 instant, I sincerely thank you for it.Since the receipt of your letter official account of the... Dec. 14, 1791
117 Richard Henry Lee, James Monroe Henry Lee We were duly honored, two days ago, with your Excellency’s letter of the 9th instant, and its enclosures.That the extra pay, which you have so properly contended for, ought to be reembursed, seems... Jan. 21, 1792
118 Richard Henry Lee, James Monroe Henry Lee We have been duly honored with your Excellency’s dispatches covering resolves of the Legislature respecting certain military claims of Land, and others for services and supplies not yet... Feb. 4, 1792
119 Richard Henry Lee Henry Lee I think you are a letter in my debt, however that is a trifle among friends, and perhaps it might have been many more if my time had not been most laboriously engaged with Congressional affairs,... Mar. 25, 1792
120 Charles Carter Henry Lee Let a few words suffice in answer to yours of the 17th Instant - The only objection we ever had to your connexion with our beloved Daughter is now entirely done away; you have declared upon your... May 20, 1793
121 George Washington Henry Lee I should have thanked you at an earlier period for your obliging letter of the 14th. ulto. had it not come to my hands a day or two only before I set out for Mount Vernon; and at a time when I was... Jul. 21, 1793
122 George Washington Henry Lee In answer to your enquiry concerning the Land I sold to you, last year, I can inform you from my own knowledge.It is part of the great Dismal Swamp, about1 Miles from Norfolk convenient to the... Mar. 2, 1797
123 George Washington Henry Lee If this letter should happen to find you in Philadelphia the intention of it is to bring you acquainted with the situation of Messrs. Reed and Ford’s engagement to transfer (after the 28th of Mch)... Apr. 2, 1797
124 George Washington Henry Lee Your favour of the 27th. Ulto. with its enclosures, came safe to hand.When the negociable note for $1000 is paid, and the 30 barrels of Corn are received, the amount of both will be carried to your... Sep. 8, 1797
125 George Washington Henry Lee The period for payment of the second Instalment of your Bond is past, and the first Instalment is only partially complied with. Mr. Simms note, endorsed by you for $1000, is protested at the Bank,... Jan. 25, 1798
126 Thomas Powell Henry Lee You will perceive by the foregoing, that Mr Lowell is much intent to the purchase of lands, but as to myself I think we could do just as well by leasing.He calculates that only 14 full grown tree,... Sep. 4, 1816
127 William Barnwell Henry Lee SirHaving, attended General Lee in his last illness, I deem it my duty in conjunction with Mr Shaw, to communicate to you the melancholy intelligence of his death; which took place on Wednesday the... Mar. 27, 1818
128 Henry Lee Robert Mayo From the short acquaintance I have with you, I count much on your benevolence & to that I trust for indulgence in the liberty I am going to takeRecent events have so shakened my amicable &... Sep. 12, 1821
129 Robert Mayo Henry Lee I entreat you be not chagrined at seeing another letter instead of myself in person. Under existing circumstances I think a little delay may avail some virtue, some good and at least precipitation... Dec. 4, 1821
130 Richard Bache Henry Lee Dr Sir:Herewith I send you the song which I have promised, and which I hope will please the ear, both of Mrs. Lee & yourself, better than the music which Mrs. Lee has to the same words. Yrs... Aug. 23, 1825
131 John Armstrong Henry Lee I received your letter some days ago. I think well of your project. The subject is a fine one—the army of the north “pulling up drowning honor by the locks.”1 A Sallust2 would indeed make something... Dec. 6, 1825
132 David Barton Henry Lee DrSir:I return the paper containing Col. Hammond’s account of the battle of Eutaw. He does not reside in Missouri; but has returned to Georgia or S. Carolina.Messrs Scott or Benton may probably be... Feb. 9, 1826
133 John Armstrong Henry Lee I know nothing of the circumstances alluded to in the note to which you refer me in the 2d Vol. of your fathers Memoir. Dr. Greene of Charlestown S. C. is perhaps the person best acquainted with... Feb. 22, 1826
134 Walter Hampden Overton Henry Lee In conformity with your request I submit the following propositions as a basis for a subsequent contract between you & myself viz First If you will furnish thirty or forty working negroes, at... Jun. 29, 1827
135 Robert E. Lee Henry Lee Your letter of the 28th ulto only reached me yesterday. I am sorry I am not in position to enable me to Comply with your request. But I was picked up on the 29th & sent up here to look after... Dec. 6, 1859
136 Henry Lee James Madison By way of introduction of a correspondence, with a character I love & respect so sincerely, I enclose a report passed yesterday by Congress, the only material business done lately & which... -
137 Henry Lee St. George Tucker I have the pleasure of your ler. from Baltimore on your return from Annapolis.Your polite communication of my instrumentality to your & your ladys happiness by introducing you to my old friend... -
138 Henry Lee Edmund Randolph The delegation have not had the honor of a letter from your Excellency for three weeks, on our part the correspondence has been regularly preserved.In conformity to the information contained in my... -