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A Guide to the Henry Lee Papers, 1794-1818 Lee, Henry, Papers, 1794-1818 22396

A Guide to the Henry Lee Papers, 1794-1818

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Accession Number 22396


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
22396
Title
Henry previous hit Lee  next hit Papers, 1794-1813
Physical Description
25 pages
Creator
Henry previous hit Lee  next hit
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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Preferred Citation

Henry previous hit Lee  next hit Papers, 1794-1813. Accession 22396. Personal Papers Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased 7 May 1945 from Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts.

Biographical Information

Henry previous hit Lee  next hit was born 29 January 1756 in Prince William previous hit County  next hit, Virginia to Henry previous hit Lee  next hit (1729-1787) and Lucy Grymes previous hit Lee  next hit. previous hit Lee  next hit graduated from Princeton College in 1773. After graduation, he handled business affairs for his absent father and considered travelling to England to study law. However, with the outbreak of the American Revolution, he entered the military. An excellent leader, he earned the nickname "Lighthorse Harry." After the Revolution, previous hit Lee  next hit served as a representative to the Continental Congress (1785-1788), Governor of Virginia (1791-1794), member from Westmoreland previous hit County  next hit in the House of Delegates (1785-1786, 1789-1791, 1795-1799), and as an United States Congressman (1799-1801). He also served in the federal ratifying convention in 1788. previous hit Lee  next hit proved less adept at business than at war or politics, and descended into debt in the early 1800s. After serving time in prison for debt, previous hit Lee  next hit left his family to travel to the West Indies to recover his health in 1813 and died upon returning to the United States in 1818. previous hit Lee  next hit married 1st, Matilda previous hit Lee  next hit (d. 1790) in April 1782, and they had 2 children. He married 2nd, Ann Hill Carter (1773-1829) 18 June 1793, and they had 6 children, including Robert E. previous hit Lee  next hit (1807-1870). Henry previous hit Lee  next hit died 25 March 1818 at Cumberland Island, Georgia, and originally was buried there. He since has been reinterred in the previous hit Lee  next hit family vault in the previous hit Lee  next hit Chapel at Washington and previous hit Lee  next hit University in Lexington, Virginia.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1794-1813, of Henry previous hit Lee  next hit (1756-1818) of Westmoreland and Spotsylvania previous hit Counties  next hit, Virginia, consisting of deeds, 1796-1809, for property in Montgomery and Patrick previous hit Counties  next hit, Virginia, to and from previous hit Lee  next hit; letters, 1808-1813, concerning previous hit Lee's  next hit ownership of the Montgomery and Patrick previous hit Counties  next hit land, his transfer of this land to Bernard M. Carter of Fauquier previous hit County  next hit, Virginia, previous hit Lee's  next hit debts, and his health; a promissory note, 17 January 1794, from Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761-1820) of Albemarle previous hit County  next hit, Virginia, to previous hit Lee  next hit; a plat, 21 July 1794, for property in Montgomery and Henry previous hit Counties  next hit, Virginia, owned by George Nicholas (1754-1799); and an answer, 1811, of Bernard M. Carter to a bill of complaint against him by William McClurry in the Superior Court of Chancery in the Richmond District.

Contents List

Promissory note, 17 January 1794, from Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761-1820) of Albemarle previous hit County  next hit, Virginia, to Henry previous hit Lee  next hit (1756-1818) of Westmoreland previous hit County  next hit.
Plat, 21 July 1794, for 18,920 acres in Montgomery and Henry previous hit Counties  next hit, Virginia, belonging to George Nicholas (1754-1799) and made by William Tatham (1752-1819).
Deed, dated 19 October 1796 and recorded in General Court 16 November 1796, for 18,920 acres in Patrick and Montgomery previous hit Counties  next hit from John (1761-1819) and Anne Nicholas of Stafford previous hit County  next hit, Virginia, to previous hit Lee  next hit and includes notes by previous hit Lee  next hit.
Deed, dated 10 February 1806 and recorded 28 April 1806, for 1/4 part of 18,920 acres in Montgomery and Patrick previous hit Counties  next hit from Henry and Anne previous hit Lee  next hit (1773-1829) of Westmoreland previous hit County  next hit, to McCarty Fitzhugh (1763-1823) of Fairfax, Virginia and includes notice, dated 12 March 1810, of reconveyance by deed back to previous hit Lee  next hit, a note, n.d., by Fitzhugh concerning reconveyance, and a note, dated 13 March 1810, that "engagement has been fulfilled."
Letter, 21 September 1808, from Timothy Harrington of St. Mary's previous hit County  next hit, Maryland, to previous hit Lee  next hit concerning land previous hit Lee  next hit had mentioned.
Letter, 21 January 1810, from previous hit Lee  next hit to Bernard M. Carter of Fauquier previous hit County  next hit, Virginia, concerning previous hit Lee's  next hit debt to him.
Deed, dated and recorded 5 March 1810, for 18,920 acres in Montgomery and Patrick previous hit Counties  next hit from Henry and Anne previous hit Lee  next hit of Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit to Bernard M. Carter.
Deed, dated 10 December 1809 and recorded 6 March 1810, for 1/4 part of 18,500 acres in Montgomery and Patrick previous hit Counties  next hit from McCarty Fitzhugh to previous hit Lee  next hit.
Letter, 7 March 1810, from previous hit Lee  next hit to Bernard M. Carter discussing the land deeded to Carter.
Letter, 10 March 1810, from previous hit Lee  next hit to Bernard M. Carter again concerning the land.
Letter, 13 March 1810, from previous hit Lee  next hit to Hugh Nelson (1768-1836) of Albemarle previous hit County  next hit, Virginia, informing Nelson that he has transferred all his land to Bernard M. Carter.
Letter, 13 March 1810, from previous hit Lee  next hit to Bernard M. Carter discussing previous hit Lee's  next hit land and debts.
Answer, 1811, of Bernard M. Carter to a bill of complaint brought against him by William McClurry in the Superior Court of Chancery in the Richmond District.
Letter, 27 October 1812, from previous hit Lee  next hit to Bernard M. Carter concerning previous hit Lee's  next hit health and the land previous hit Lee  next hit deeded to Carter.
Letter, 22 April 1813, from previous hit Lee  next hit to Bernard M. Carter concerning Nicholas's note to previous hit Lee  next hit and the Montgomery and Patrick previous hit Counties land.