Letters / Correspondence

Richard Henry Lee

701-750 of 817 letters
Letters table
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701 Richard Henry Lee Thomas Lee Shippen Since I parted with you and my other dear friends in Philadelphia in the fall of 1785 I have been agreeably employed in family cares and domestic concerns - This pleasant life, with much attention... Apr. 17, 1787
702 Richard Henry Lee George Mason It has given me much pleasure to be informed that General Washington and yourself, have gone to the convention. We may hope, from such efforts, that alterations beneficial will take place in our... May 15, 1787
703 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
704 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
705 Richard Henry Lee George Washington I have the honor to enclose to you an Ordinance that we have just passed in Congress for establishing a temporary government beyond the Ohio, as a measure preparatory to the sale of the Lands. It... Jul. 15, 1787
706 Richard Henry Lee George Washington I have the honor to enclose to you an Ordinance that we have just passed in Congress for establishing a temporary government beyond the Ohio, as a measure preparatory to the sale of the Lands.1 It... Jul. 15, 1787
707 George Washington Richard Henry Lee I have had the honor to receive your favor of the 15th instant, and thank you for the ordinance which was enclosed in it. My sentiments, with respect to the navigation of the Mississippi, have been... Jul. 19, 1787
708 Richard Henry Lee Thomas Lee Shippen Having recover'd my health much better than I ever expected to have done, I have again taken my Seat in Congress. I arrived in this City a fortnight ago, having stayed a week in Philadela.... Jul. 22, 1787
709 Richard Henry Lee Gilbert Blane Your brother transmitted to me the valuable present that you were pleased to make me of your excellent book on the diseases of seamen, which I have read with much pleasure and instruction. It is... Jul. 28, 1787
710 Richard Henry Lee Gilbert Blane Your brother transmitted to me the valuable present that you were pleased to make me of your excellent book on the diseases of seamen,1 which I have read with much pleasure and instruction. It is... Jul. 28, 1787
711 Richard Henry Lee Lee As I take it for granted that your Nieces from the Northern Neck are with you by this time, I shall inclose a letter herein for my daughter Molly - I have been here near a month, since which... Jul. 30, 1787
712 Richard Henry Lee William Lee As I take it for granted that your Nieces from the Northern Neck are with you by this time, I shall enclose a letter herein for my daughter Molly. I have been here near a month, since which nothing... Jul. 30, 1787
713 Richard Henry Lee Annette Carter I thank you for the information that thro my brother I have received from you of the health of my family - but my satisfaction was much allayed by the account of your fathers illness. I hope... Aug. 22, 1787
714 Richard Henry Lee Richard Bland Lee I thank you for the information that thro my brother I have received from you of the health of my family - but my satisfaction was much allayed by the account of your fathers illness.1 I hope... Aug. 22, 1787
715 Richard Henry Lee Edmund Randolph By a letter and some enclosures (lately received by the Delegates) from our Executive; it appears that in May last our Treasurer tendered Mr. Hopkins2 Indents for something more than 170,000... Sep. 1, 1787
716 Richard Henry Lee Richard Lee Altho you have favored me with three letters you do not in any of them acknowledge the receipt of a letter from me that I wrote to you many weeks ago. I thank you nevertheless for the intelligence... Sep. 13, 1787
717 Richard Henry Lee Richard Lee Altho you have favored me with three letters you do not in any of them acknowledge the receipt of a letter from me that I wrote to you many weeks ago.2 I thank you nevertheless for the intelligence... Sep. 13, 1787
718 Richard Henry Lee Elbridge Gerry According to your request I now enclose you the Amendments that I proposed to the new Constitution.1 I incline to think that unless some such alterations & provisions as these are interposed... Sep. 29, 1787
719 Richard Henry Lee George Mason I have waited until now to answer your favor of September 10th from Philadelphia, that I might inform you how the Convention plan of government was entertained by Congress. Your prediction of what... Oct. 1, 1787
720 Richard Henry Lee - Sender: Richard Henry Lee, Proposed Amendments to the Federal Constitution Recipient:[c.1 October 1787]It having been found from universal experience that the most express declarations and... Oct. 1, 1787
721 Richard Henry Lee George Mason I have waited until now to answer your favor of Septr. 18th from Philadelphia,1 that I might inform you how the Convention plan of Government was entertained by Congress. Your prediction of what... Oct. 1, 1787
722 Richard Henry Lee William Shippen, Jr. I thank you very sincerely for your last letter and its enclosures which are now returned. It is indeed a great addition to my happiness to know that my dearest Nephew is so pleasingly and... Oct. 2, 1787
723 Richard Henry Lee William Shippen, Jr. I thank you very sincerely for your last letter, and its enclosures which are now returned. It is indeed a great addition to my happiness to know that my dear Nephew is so pleasingly and... Oct. 2, 1787
724 Richard Henry Lee Samuel Adams Having long toiled with you my dear friend in the Vineyard of liberty, I do with great pleasure submit to your wisdom and patriotism, the objections that prevail in my mind against the new... Oct. 5, 1787
725 Richard Henry Lee Samuel Adams Having long toiled with you my dear friend in the Vineyard of liberty, I do with great pleasure submit to your wisdom and patriotism, the objections that prevail in my mind against the new... Oct. 5, 1787
726 Richard Henry Lee Edmund Randolph I was duly honoured with your favour of September 17th, from Philadelphia, which should have been acknowledged long before now, if the nature of the business it related to had not required time.... Oct. 16, 1787
727 Richard Henry Lee Edmund Randolph I was duly honoured with your favour of September 17th, from Philadelphia, which should have been acknowledged long before now, if the nature of the business it related to had not required time.... Oct. 16, 1787
728 Richard Henry Lee William Augustine Washington I have a bond of the late Colo. Turners for ÂŁ82.10. dated the 4th. of July 1783 which draws interest from that time, and so the interest due thereon on the 4th. of last July being 4 years, amounts... Nov. 17, 1787
729 Richard Henry Lee George Washington I have the honor to enclose for your consideration and signiture, papers relative to our execution of the trust reposed in us for selling Mr. Booths land and purchasing other lands in lieu. The... Jan. 8, 1788
730 Richard Henry Lee William Cabell A gentleman with whom I have had the honor to serve so long in the Councils of my Country, will I am sure pardon me for informing him of my willingness to continue my public services in the Senate... Jan. 15, 1788
731 Richard Henry Lee James Gordon, Jr. Captain Merry delivered me the letter that you were pleased to write me, on the 11th instant, in which I find you propose the following questions, relative to the new constitution, proposed by the... Feb. 26, 1788
732 Richard Henry Lee Annette Carter Your favour of December 3d, in the last year, reached me the last of January following, and it should have been answered with my thanks long since, if the uncommon badness of the winter, stopping... Apr. 28, 1788
733 Richard Henry Lee Edmund Pendleton The manner in which we have together struggled for the just rights of human nature, with the friendly correspondence that we have maintained, entitles us, I hope, to the most unreserved confidence... May 1788
734 Richard Henry Lee George Mason Your son delivered me the letter that you were pleased to write me on the 30th instant, and I have promoted his views, as far as it is in my power at present, by directing the tobacco I had... May 7, 1788
735 Richard Henry Lee John Lamb It is but this day I received the letter that you did me the honor to write to me on the 18th of May last. Repeated experience having shown me that I could not be at Richmond and be in health,... Jun. 27, 1788
736 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
737 Richard Henry Lee Theodoric Bland Long acquaintance and friendship, with very similar opinions, will apologize for my troubling you with my wishes that amendments may be procured to the new constitution, by means of the new... Oct. 15, 1788
738 Richard Henry Lee John Jones My sentiments of the new constitution, in its present form, having been already communicated to the public, it is not necessary here to repeat my objections; nor will it be wondered, that, with... Oct. 15, 1788
739 Richard Henry Lee Edmund Randolph I have the honor to address your Excellency upon a subject that I think much deserves your indulgence, if, as some judge, the Executive have a right to indulge in such cases. It is, Sir, the case... Oct. 16, 1788
740 Richard Henry Lee Charles Lee 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... Jan. 7, 1789
741 Richard Henry Lee Samuel Adams I have received one short letter from you since my arrival here, and I value it greatly because it came from a friend I much esteem and because it shew’d me that I was still in your remembrance. As... Jan. 25, 1789
742 Richard Henry Lee, William Grayson Beverley Randolph We have been duly honored with the two letters that you have been pleased to write to us, the one by Colo. Davies and the last on the 15th. of this month. We beg leave to refer you to Colo. Davies... Jan. 26, 1789
743 Richard Henry Lee George Washington On the Sunday sennight after leaving Mt. Vernon I arrived here, where to my surprize I found that a quorum of the Senate was not assembled, and but a small majority of Representatives.On this day... Apr. 6, 1789
744 Richard Henry Lee Patrick Henry Your favour of March the 23rd was yesterday delivered to me, about eight weeks from its date. The Public good, and your recommendation, are motives so powerful with me, that General Martin will be... May 28, 1789
745 Richard Henry Lee Charles Lee 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... Jun. 24, 1789
746 George Washington Richard Henry Lee The extreme hurry in which I have been for several days, to compare the merits and pretentions of the several applicants for appointments under the Revenue in order that the nominations1 might... Aug. 2, 1789
747 Richard Henry Lee Samuel Adams I find that the goodness of your own mind has already, in the engagements of mine, found an apology for my silence - it is indeed a just one, and to that mentall engagement I owe a return of the... Aug. 8, 1789
748 Richard Henry Lee Charles Lee Mr Musket delivered me your letter of the 19th. instant, and with it ÂŁ30. sent for me by Mr Corbin Washington - this latter came timeously as the Scotchmen say - All else upon this subject I refer... Aug. 28, 1789
749 Richard Henry Lee, William Grayson Speaker of the House of Representatives of Virginia We have now the honor of enclosing the proposition of Amendments to the Constitution of the United States that has been finally agreed upon by Congress. We can assure you Sir that nothing on our... Sep. 1789
750 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