BIB_ID
122281
Accession number
MA 558.62
Creator
Lee, Charles, 1731-1782.
Display Date
1778 Mar. 20.
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1905.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 23.4 cm
Notes
Address panel with traces of a seal to "Miss Sidney Lee."
Sidney Lee was the unmarried sister of Charles Lee.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and documents by Generals of the American Revolution; see collection record (MA 558) for more information.
Sidney Lee was the unmarried sister of Charles Lee.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and documents by Generals of the American Revolution; see collection record (MA 558) for more information.
Summary
Concerning his impending prisoner exchange; saying "tomorrow I set out for Philadelphia - it is said a general exchange of Prisoners is to take place - if so, I shall be in the same circumstances I was before I was taken but as the issue of war is uncertain, you will, I know, say this is small consolation but be it as it will, I can safely console myself that I have not acted from pique prejudice or resentment - I have acted from the beginning according to conscience and the dictates of my heart - were it to begin again I should just do the same thing - perhaps I am wrong - but my principles persuade me I am right."
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