[Letter] [1802] September 26, Trenton [to] Philip Micklin, Philadelphia / [H.Lee].

See also Lee's biography and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000195).

Lee writes regarding the two bills which he purchased from Mr. Morris; he has taken up the first, but the last remains unpaid as it is the "property of three men" and Lee fears being sued. Lee mentions that he owns valuable property which is unencumbered and which he would gladly use for the remaining bill; he details the property's location on the Potomac and its valuable house, lands, and coal mine. Lee asserts that he cannot accomplish his end without a friend's help, and recalls the service of Micklin in a past "pecuniary transaction." Lee closes by stating that he will certainly assist Micklin in the future whenever he can. Lee was an active figure in the early republic period; he served in the Revolutionary War, later becoming a Major General in the Army (1798), and earning the sobriquet "Light Horse Harry." In addition to his military career, Lee served in the Continental Congress (1786-88), as the Governor of Virginia (1791-94), and as a Representative from Virginia (1799-1801). He gave the eulogy for Washington to the Congress, hailing him as first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.