Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792
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- Concise DAB(Lee, Arthur; b. 1740; d. 1792; he wrote An appeal to the justice and interests of the people of Great Britain, 1774, followed in the next year by the Second appeal)
- English Short Title Catalogue, viewed June 27, 2019:ESTC citation number T109431 (Junius Americanus = Arthur Lee)
- His An appeal to the justice and interests of the people of Great Britain, 1776:t.p. (an old member of Parliament)
- MdU/G-K files(usage: Doctor Lee, of Virginia; author of An appeal to the justice and interests of Great Britain; author of the first; an American)
- The political detection, or, The treachery and tyranny of administration both at home and abroad, 1770:title page (displayed in a series of letters signed Junius Americanus)
Wikipedia description:
Arthur Lee (20 December 1740 – 12 December 1792) was an American physician, diplomat, and abolitionist who was born in the British Colony of Virginia. He helped negotiate and signed the 1778 Treaty of Alliance with France, along with Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane, which allied France and the United States in fighting the war. Lee was educated in medicine and law at respectively the University of Edinburgh and in London. After passing the bar, he practiced law in London for several years. He stayed in London during the American Revolutionary War, represented the colonies to Britain and France, and served as an American spy to track their activities. After his return to Virginia, he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress.
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