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HENRY LEE

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HENRY LEE

<b>33.</b> <b>HENRY LEE</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>“light horse harry” lee signs military appointment</h3>(1756-1818). American military leader and statesman; brilliant and daring cavalry commander during the American Revolution known as “Light Horse Harry.” His famed eulogy before Congress at the funeral of George Washington contained the now familiar phrase “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” He was the father of Robert E. Lee. Partly printed DS as governor of VA, 1p, 7¼"x12", Richmond, May 9, 1793. Embossed paper seal present. Military appointment of Lewis Edwards as “<i>Lieutenant in the first Battalion of the thirty ninth Regiment</i>” in the Virginia Militia. Large and boldly signed at conclusion. Penned portions of text dark with crisp printed text. General moderate toning, darker at edges from previous framing; partial fold separations repaired with clear tape on verso; irregular 2" tear at right edge with no paper loss; occasional edge chipping with little paper loss; vertical fold transverses first initial.

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