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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | The collection contains a brief letter, 17 May [1812?], from Henry Lee to his brother Richard Bland Lee, written from Turk's Island, West Indies, presumably following Henry Lee's escape from Baltimore, about his condition and plans, and a sketch, written by Thomas Ruffin of Washington, D.C., in September 1947, on the letter's history and context. |
Creator | Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, February 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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Back to TopThe collection contains a brief letter, 17 May [1812?], from Henry Lee to his brother Richard Bland Lee, written from Turk's Island, West Indies, presumably following Henry Lee's escape from Baltimore, about his condition and plans, and a sketch, written by Thomas Ruffin of Washington, D.C., in September 1947, on the letter's history and context.
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