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Stratford, estate, United States
(Encyclopedia)Stratford, home of the Lee family, overlooking the Potomac River, E Va., SE of Fredericksburg. A national shrine dedicated in 1935, the site was purchased in 1716 by Thomas Lee, who built the mansion ...Lee, Robert Edward
(Encyclopedia)Lee, Robert Edward, 1807–70, general in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, b. Jan. 19, 1807, at Stratford, Westmoreland co., Va.; son of Henry (“Light-Horse Harry”) Lee. ...Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh
(Encyclopedia)Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh, known as Rooney Lee, 1837–91, Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, b. Arlington House, near Alexandria, Va.; son of Robert E. Lee. He entered Harvard i...Lee, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Lee, Henry, 1756–1818, American Revolutionary soldier, known as Light-Horse Harry Lee, b. Prince William co., Va. He was a cousin of Arthur Lee, Francis L. Lee, Richard H. Lee, and William Lee and w...Cushing's disease
(Encyclopedia)Cushing's disease: see Cushing, Harvey Williams. ...Harvey Mudd College
(Encyclopedia)Harvey Mudd College: see Claremont Colleges. ...Kellogg, W. K.
(Encyclopedia)Kellogg, W. K. (Will Keith Kellogg): see Kellogg, John Harvey. ...Lee, Light-Horse Harry
(Encyclopedia)Lee, Light-Horse Harry: see Lee, Henry. ...Lee, Rooney
(Encyclopedia)Lee, Rooney: see Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh. ...Lee, Richard Henry
(Encyclopedia)Lee, Richard Henry, 1732–94, political leader in the American Revolution, b. Westmoreland co., Va.; brother of Arthur Lee, Francis L. Lee, and William Lee. He served in the house of burgesses (1758...Browse by Subject
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