Life of MajGenHenry Lee ..Added the life of GenTSumter ... . presentatives of the first Congress underthe Constitution, and continued to represent South Ca-rolina in the House of Representatives, and afterwardsin the Senate, until 1808. He took an active part withthe other members from that state, in denouncing apetition for the abolition of slavery, which was presentedfrom the Quakers of Pennsylvania. For many years the veteran patriot lived in retirementamid the respect and affection of his neighbors. He re-tained his fine spirit unbroken to the end, and at theage of nearly a hundred years e
Life of MajGenHenry Lee ..Added the life of GenTSumter ... . presentatives of the first Congress underthe Constitution, and continued to represent South Ca-rolina in the House of Representatives, and afterwardsin the Senate, until 1808. He took an active part withthe other members from that state, in denouncing apetition for the abolition of slavery, which was presentedfrom the Quakers of Pennsylvania. For many years the veteran patriot lived in retirementamid the respect and affection of his neighbors. He re-tained his fine spirit unbroken to the end, and at theage of nearly a hundred years exhibited the cheerfulnessand fire of youth. But a few weeks before his death, hevaulted into his saddle with the activity of a young man,and the faculties of the mind retained their vigor as wellas those of the body. He died at his residence, SouthMount, South Carolina, on the first of June, 1832, atthe advanced age of ninety-seven. THE END. vi THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARYREFERENCE DEPARTMENT This book is under no cireuntstances to betaken from the Building. form 4W
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