The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-03
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Lee of Virginia. 1642-lS92: Biographical
and Genealogical Sketches of the De-
scendants of Col. Richard Lee, with brief
notices of the related families Allerton.
Armistead. Ashton. Aylett, Bedinger. Bev-
erley, Balling, Bland. Carroll. Carter.
Chambers, Corbin, Gusts, Diggs, Fairfax
Fitzhugh, Gardner Gryms, Hanson, Jen-
nings, Jones. Ludwell. Marshall. Mason.
Page. Randolph, Shepherd, Shipper. Tabb,
Taylor, Turberville, Washington and 9TH
ers. Edited and published by Edmund
Jennings Lee. NJ. D.. member of the His
torical Societies of Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia, l,2lS Walnut street, Philadelphia,
Pa. Cloth. Sold by private subscription
only, or sent to any address by Edmund
Lee on receipt of price which is $1,000
The book contains eco pages, print
ed in handsome styles and finely
bound. The history of the Lee
family of Virginia for the past $50
years necessarily embraces much relating
to colonial and revolutionary times, and
passes beyond the narrow limits of a
family genealogy into the broader field
of general American history. The ann
of this work is to give a succinct ac-
count of all the members of that family,
telling where they lived, what they did
and whom they married, with other de-
tails, which interest not only the geneal-
ogist, but also the historical student. In
addition to the historical side of the work
in tracing the history of this family
through successive generations, a picture,
more or less complete, has been drawn
of the habits. customs and social life of
colonial times. AS far as possible each
individual has been allowed to tell his
own story through the medium of origi-
nal letters, official records, patents. wills.
deeds and similar records. Many of these
letters written by persons prominent In
the political life of early American his
tory, have never before appeared in print,
and will be found both interesting and in
structive. Besides these records, the vol
ume contains reproductions by photo
gravure of old family portraits, minia-
lures and prints, which are fast being
destroyed by one casualty or another.
Illustrations are also given of the coat
armor once used by many of the old Nir-
ginia families mentioned, and some old
documents are reproduced in fac-simile,
Among the latter may be mentioned the
original resolution for independence, as
offered by Richard Henry Lee Among
the pictures given, numbering thirty-siX
in all, may be noted the following: Col.
Richard Lee and wife, the progenitors of
this family; Richard Lee, the younger,
and his wife; President" Thomas Lee
and his wife, with their four distinguished
sons. Richard Henry, Francis Lightfoot,
William and Arthur Lee; Stratford Hail,
the birthplace of these four sons and also
of Cen Robert E. Lee; Henry Lee, the
Light Horse Harry" of the revolution.
with his illustrious son, Gen. Robert E.
Lee and wife; Admiral S. Phillips Lee,
United States Navy, and wife, and these
four generals of the late civil war Fttz-
hugh, George Washington Custis, William
Henry Fitzhugh and Edwin Gray Lee.
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