| Author | Lee, Charles, 1731-1782.
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| Title | Memoirs of the life of the late Charles Lee, esq. ... second in command in the service of the United States of America during the revolution: to which are added his political and military essays. Also, letters to, and from many distinguished characters, both in Europe and America.
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| Published | Dublin, Printed for P. Byrne [etc.] 1792.
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| Description | 1 p. l., [v]-xii, 439 p. 20 cm.
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| General Note | The memoir (p. [1]-70) is by Edward Langworthy.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: Memoirs of Major General Lee.--Miscellaneous pieces: Sketch of a plan for the formation of a military colony. An essay on the coup d'oeil. A picture of the Countess of ----. An account of a conversation, chiefly relative to the army. An epistle to David Hume, esq. A political essay. A breakfast for Rivington. To the people of America. To the gentlemen of the Provincial congress of Virginia. On a famous trial in the court of common pleas, between General Mostyn, governor of Minorca, and an inhabitant of that island. A short history of the treatment of Major General Conway, late in the service of America. Proposals for the formation of a body of light troops ready to be detached on an emergent occasion. Some queries, political and military, humbly offered to the consideration of the public. Copy of General Lee's will.--Letters to General Lee from several eminent characters both in Europe and America [Nov. 1759 to Oct. 1781]--Letters from General Lee [Dec. 1766 to June 1782]
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| Subjects | Lee, Charles, 1731-1782.
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| Other Authors | Langworthy, Edward, 1738?-1802.
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| LC Card Number | 11-34931 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: E 207 L46
mq19130: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
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