Letter to [Charles Lee, the Attorney-General, Alexandria, Va.]
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Title
Letter to [Charles Lee, the Attorney-General, Alexandria, Va.]
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Presidents of Congress, and of the United States
Names
Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 (Author)
Lee, Charles (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1790-05-23
Place: New York
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
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Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo
Abstract
Not knowing where he was, has delayed writing until he should have returned to Alexandria; congratulates him on the birth of a daughter; the President has recovered from a dangerous illness; [Thomas] Greenleaf has requested payment for three years' subscription to the New York Journal; he himself has never received the paper, but is willing to pay if Charles has received it; the Secretary of the Treasury has written a circular letter about permits for landing goods; there will be no difficulty now about landing their things at Nomony; asks for news from Chantilly; hears that "your brother Harry" is at some springs.
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1342
Archives EAD ID: 275607
Archives Components ID: 666
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0722d2d0-6a35-0139-9a44-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Charles Lee, the Attorney-General, Alexandria, Va.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1790. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0722d2d0-6a35-0139-9a44-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1790). Letter to [Charles Lee, the Attorney-General, Alexandria, Va.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0722d2d0-6a35-0139-9a44-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Charles Lee, the Attorney-General, Alexandria, Va.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0722d2d0-6a35-0139-9a44-0242ac110002
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