The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28
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Lee. q distinguished contemporary Of Wash.
ington. Was. in l76s. the originator Of the
scheme for the Committee OF Corresp ondenoe.
which was in l773 adopted IN Ia, House OF
Burgesses. On the eth OF Jupe. 1870, he elo-
Quentiy moved Ia Congress the adoption Of the
Declaration of Independence. Having received
the best culture OF al English education. OF
ge-tle and courtly manner, he pLssessed one
OF the most unconquerable spirits OF the Revo.
luton. VIRGINIA tradition speaks OF Loo as
the Man with the Silver Hand" propAblr
because OF Al injury received when shoe ing
swans on the Potomac, near his home. which
caused him ALWAYS 70 appear In public with
his hand encased in q covering OF black silk.
During 1850 he was IN command OF State
militia. and In 1859 went 10 the Senate from
Virgins. In spite OF his anti Federal princi-
pies. he supported Washington. who lad q
died at ChAntilly IN 1904.
PHApA Feby 18th. 1875.
pEAn SIR I have your Favor OF the Sd lnstan, by
post, the Paper sent you by Capt lnnis wAs for the
smaller Bills. and you have now or its way s34
Roam more for The larger which left this place ten
Days ago. IL was not understood by Mr.. Jefferson
who had your Letters on the subject. that you
wanted Plates for more than the smaller Bills, !
confess ! understood It as you Intended q. but
was overruled. he insisting you had only given Us
the Number of the Different Denomination you
wanted. that ~e might calculate the quantity OF
farer II would take, he therefore ordered no
other Plates than those sent you. which for my.
SELF ! rejoice Al rs I never saw such shockinS
things--
! do not remember ever to have seen a Letter OF
yours on the subject Of getting Mr.. Byrd his money;
] have forwarded your Letter 70 the General and
will take care when I sc, his answer that the
my acct. with the Public rs also m acct. or the
Expenditure OF the i've hundred Pounds sterling
Ellis formerly sent Mr.. Nelson tells me the Dele.
gates had Reed. whilst ! was Al n. YORK my sons
Draft in your Favor on wfilins & Morris for I've
hundred Pounds which had been presented and
sceepted-
We had To-Day . warm peeAse in Congress about
tAkeins the whole Bartslions Raised In vrgA.
into Continental pay. the determination Is put OF
TIL tomorrow 10 that you will mol get the result
ny this Post, but / am ipeiin'd 70 think they will
not take more than the ak formerly Voted, your
Delegates will leave no stone unturned 70 Dairy
the Point. but ! wish the Congress had been treated
with more DelicAey. every Country has the nam.
right TO judge for themselves that Virginia has
and ] really doubt II we should carry our point
whether Virga- will not nay moe money in the end
than she viii II we do not. as we must In tusrics
take Al least twelve thousand men from the DIFF.
ferent Colonies into pay that have been hitherto
refused.
left New York on wednesday last Genl Clinton
was then there and ] believe on his way 70 virsA
10 meet q neat which he expected from England
he gave out that he was TO 80 10 the southward but
you mus, prepare for him, for ! think he will most
assuredly stop with you, ~ he certainly intends
TO Hampton road TO wall for his Troops which
are TO rendesvous there. should he land them COD
knows what will become OF you even n you have
yoIr 9 bAttAiions raised, for ] understand you have