Lot 174
Lee, Henry ["Light Horse Harry"] (1756-1818), Officer in the Continental Army and politician, delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia (1786-1788), Governor of Virginia (1791-1794), U.S. Representative from Virginia (1799-1801). Eulogized George Washington as "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Document Signed as governor of Virginia, one page, 13½ x 12, Richmond, January 18, 1792. Land Grant on vellum, to one George Harrison "Assignee of John Moore" (Harrison’s name has been contemoraneously penned in where Moore’s had been erased). Folded in eighths and in Fine condition with bold Lee signature, though the ink is just a bit faded.
Estimate 200 - 300
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