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Memoir of the life of Richard Henry Lee, and his correspondence with the most distinguished men in America and Europe : illustrative of their characters, and of the events of the American revolution
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Brock Collection: Journal and Memoranda book of Richard Henry Lee
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Record book that Lee kept from the summer of 1777 until the end 1791 with journal entries interspersed with commonplaces, to-do and shopping lists, and accounts. Brief journal entries cover Lee's political activities between 1777 and 1791 (e.g. the entry of Feb. 19, 1779: "Look for & send Dr. Franklins letter to Mr. Mazzei to Mr. Blair in Wibly also send Mr. Jefferson the song & receipt for rolls."). The accounts include those of sales, purchases, receipts, travel and other expenses (including those incurred during his trips to Baltimore, York, and Philadelphia to attend the Second Continental Congress); plantation records, particularly Chantilly and Stratford, including sale and hiring out of the slaves. Also included are some cooking and medicinal remedy recipes.
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Characteristics of literature : illustrated by the genius of distinguished men
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