. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ed in the Heralds College. They couldnot have been unlawfully assumed by the first imniiyiMiit, nor wouldhe, while living in Eng-land, have been allowed tomark his silver with thosearms, nor to carve themover his doors in any Brit-ish colony. THE LEES OF VIR-GINIA. I.—RICHARD LEE. The first generation ofLees in Virginia beginswith Collonel RichardLee, who came over in1641-2—possibfy in thesame ship that brought SirWilliam Berkeley, the ac-complished courtier withthe hand of steel and theglove of velvet. Theywere both in Virgini
. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ed in the Heralds College. They couldnot have been unlawfully assumed by the first imniiyiMiit, nor wouldhe, while living in Eng-land, have been allowed tomark his silver with thosearms, nor to carve themover his doors in any Brit-ish colony. THE LEES OF VIR-GINIA. I.—RICHARD LEE. The first generation ofLees in Virginia beginswith Collonel RichardLee, who came over in1641-2—possibfy in thesame ship that brought SirWilliam Berkeley, the ac-complished courtier withthe hand of steel and theglove of velvet. Theywere both in Virginia in1642, the era of convul-sions. They were bothcavaliers, stanch adherents r 1 -TA 1 T 1 1 ^1 1 (RICHARD LEE n.) 01 the iistabhshed Church and devoted servants of the king. They were also devoted friendsof each other. Sir William was going to rule the Virginians witha rod of iron upon the smallest hint of rebellion, or of allegianceto Cromwell. But not yet! At first he was the polished courtier,all smiles and silk and lace, the velvet glove hiding well the. 72 GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE, mailed gauntlet. So, at first Richard Lee gave liim his friendship,and settled, having sold his English estate, in York County, notvery far from the home of his friend the Governor. Sir Williamlived in great state as became his rank. He had plate, servants,carriages, seventy horses, fifteen hundred apple trees, besides apricots,peaches, pears, quinces and mellicottons —whatever the latter might have been. Herehe entertained the truemen —and among themColonel Richard Lee. Early in 1642 we findthe beginning of the longlist of land grants—issuedto Richard Lee by Sir Wil-liam Berkeley, then by theCommonwealth governors,Bennett, Digges and Math-ews ; finally again by theknight of the iron hand,whose restoration RichardLee sought and obtained ofthe fugitive king in Hol-and. These land patentsare interesting from theirquaint expression, liberaluse of capitals and queerspelling. The first be
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