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"I have been in battles, storms, conflagrations and earthquakes - but no event moral or physical has given me half the surprise of Miss Dicas's Marriage"
Charles Lee ALS dated May 12, 1769, form London. In Full"London May ye 12th 1769 Dr Sister - Twas in hopes of answering your kind letter before this in propria persona, but no sooner one expectation ceases but another arrives - the Hereditary Prince I believe does not chuse to interfere anymore in recommendations, as He has not always met with compliances - the say before yesterday I dined at Conways but gather no information on my subject - what detains me at present, is the settling of my American affairs - which depends on the arrival of Lord Holland who is hourly expected - if they turn out as I hope, my circumstances will enable me to render'yours more easy, which is one of my; principal reasons for wishing some addition.- I ~m extremely concern'd at your complaints of wane of health - but hope to find you free of care when I come down - which I hope will be soon - You make me me happy in your assurances of my Aunts and Cousins interesting themselves in my welfare. I have always lov'd em sincerely - and intreat that they will think so - I thought Patterson had been at Chester during the whole time of his absence from the Town but find he has only been in Lancashire. I have been in battles, storms, conflagrations and earthquakes - but no event moral or physical has given me half the surprise of Miss Dicas's Marriage - it would afford matter for more' vols with the help of episodes than the loves of Miss Sophy Fanbrook or Miss Sydney Bydulph I wish somebody would oblige the circulating libraries with it - Youth is certainly not the age of love, our Uncle has the other day made a gallant offer of his charms now in maturity. to a Widow more mature than himself, but' was absolutely refus'd 1n Qbout twenty years Charlote Astick will think it time to crown my passion - have you no Swain of Mrs Hodding's school to take you or drag you to Church - adieu My Dr Sister - I am, most affectionately Yours CHARLES LEE." Lee served as a General of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence. Lee also served earlier in the British Army during the Seven Years War. After the war he sold his commission and served for a time in the Polish army of King Stanislaus II. In 1773 Lee, who had Whig views, moved to America and bought an estate in Virginia. When the fighting broke out in the American War of Independence in 1775 he volunteered to serve with rebel forces. Lee's ambitions to become Commander in Chief of the Continental Army were thwarted by the appointment of George Washington.
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