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Lee, Richard Henry. Autograph Letter Signed.
Chantilly [Westmoreland Co, VA], Apr 13, 1769. 1p, 8vo, with integral address leaf; minor creasing along old folds. To a merchant in Leeds, "The Bearer comes for the 4 pounds of tea you promised me." Likely a merchant in Leedstown, VA, also in Westmoreland Co.
Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794, signer of the Declaration of Independence, American Revolutionary statesman, put forth the motion to the Continental Congress to declare independence from Great Britain.
Provenance: Genealogical material of Constance Gardner Lee.