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He stayed in London during the Revolutionary War, representing the colonies to Britain and France and also serving as an American spy to track their activities. After his return to Virginia, he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress.
31 lip 2010 · Nearby, in the garden of Lansdowne, was buried Arthur Lee, 1740-1792, the youngest son of Thomas Lee of Stratford. (A historical marker located in Urbanna in Middlesex County, Virginia.)
19 wrz 2019 · Arthur Lee, American revolutionary and diplomat, was the brother of Francis Lightfoot and Richard Henry Lee. After the outbreak of the American Revolution, he was made a commissioner for the Continental Congress to seek foreign aid.
3 wrz 2017 · Grave of Arthur Lee, son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell Lee of Stratford Hall Plantation. Lansdowne was Arthur Lee's home from 1791 until his death in 1792. Slavery and Prospects for Manumission in 1700s Virginia
31 lip 2010 · This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764. Location. 37° 38.261′ N, 76° 34.615′ W. Marker is in Urbanna, Virginia, in Middlesex County.
Arthur Lee was a diplomat who sought recognition and aid in Europe for the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. Lee gave up a medical practice for the study of law and then became interested in colonial politics. He wrote political tracts, among them a series of 10 essays called.
ARTHUR LEE, A RADICAL VIRGINIAN IN LONDON, 1768-1776 by A. R. RIGGS* HISTORIANs are now reconsidering the American Revolution as an intellect-ual phenomenon, a rather prolonged dispute among men who took ideas seriously, wrote them down, and were prepared to act upon them. The ideological origins of the war itself have been explored most ...
