Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 1734-1797 to Arthur Lee

GLC00975

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GLC#
GLC00975
Type
Letters
Date
December 10, 1778
Author/Creator
Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 1734-1797
Title
to Arthur Lee
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Francis Lightfoot Lee warns his brother, then on a diplomatic mission with Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane to obtain aid from France during the American Revolution, about the intrigue surrounding the recently recalled Deane. Indicates that Deane has formed a faction within Congress determined to "remove all the old friends of Liberty & Independence." Comments that he does not know Deane's specific intentions but suggests that he arm himself with "the means necessary, both for attack & defence."

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