Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . 432 BELLES, BEAUX AND BBAINS OF THE SIXTIES siderable time and the king sent him royal commission asgovernor, the first ever written in the name ^of a nativeVirginian. His death, in 1750, occurred before the tardy ship mail delivered the parch-ment. He left six sons un-surpassed in the history ofVirginia—the great bandof brothers, intrepid and. unchangeable, of whomPresident John Adams were Thomas LudwellLee, Richard Henry Lee,Francis Lightfoot Lee, Wil-li liam Lee, Philip Ludwell-**, Lee, and Arthur Lee. Thebrilliant granduncles of Rob-ert Ed
Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . 432 BELLES, BEAUX AND BBAINS OF THE SIXTIES siderable time and the king sent him royal commission asgovernor, the first ever written in the name ^of a nativeVirginian. His death, in 1750, occurred before the tardy ship mail delivered the parch-ment. He left six sons un-surpassed in the history ofVirginia—the great bandof brothers, intrepid and. unchangeable, of whomPresident John Adams were Thomas LudwellLee, Richard Henry Lee,Francis Lightfoot Lee, Wil-li liam Lee, Philip Ludwell-**, Lee, and Arthur Lee. Thebrilliant granduncles of Rob-ert Edward Lee, were allmen of high parts, admirableCAPTAIN R. E. LEE, JR. culture aud of preeminence (youngest SON OF E. lee) • ,1 ,• • , 1 , r m the stirrmg antecedents oiRevolution. When the Westmoreland Declaration againstthe Stamp Act was signed in 1765, four of their names werefound upon it. Two of the brothers signed the Declarationof Independence, Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot of the Virginia signers were born in the same room atStratford wherein the Confederate general first saw thelight, seventy-five years later. Allurement to dwell upon the splendid achievements ofthis branch of the family must needs be curtailed; spacehastens me to that of the second son of the second RichardLee, who was the great-grandfather of our general. Hewas appointed
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