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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lee, William 1737-1795 (search)
Lee, William 1737-1795 Diplomatist; born in Stratford, Va., in 1737: brother of Richard Henry and Arthur; was agent for Virginia in London, and became a merchant there. The city of London being overwhelmingly Whig in politics, William Lee was elected sheriff of that city and Middlesex county in 1773. In 1775 he was chosen t the beginning of 1777, and he was afterwards American minister at The Hague. Mr. Lee was also agent in Berlin and Vienna, but was recalled in 1779. In 1778 Jan de to negotiate for it, gained permission of the burgomasters of Amsterdam to meet Lee at Aix-la-Chapelle. There they arranged terms for a commercial convention proper to be entered into between the two republics. When Lee communicated this project to the American commissioners at Paris, they (having been much annoyed by the in Congress took no notice of his negotiations with De Neufville, and soon afterwards dismissed him from their service. Lee died in Green Spring, Va., June 27, 1795.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lee, the (search)
Lee, the Early in 1775, Washington conceived that the readiest way to obtain supplies for the army was the fitting-out of armed vessels for intercepting those sent from England to Boston. He caused six armed schooners to be prepared for this purpose, which cruised off the New England coasts. One of these, the Lee, Captain Manley, captured, Nov. 29, 1775, the brig Nancy, an ordnance vessel from Woolwich, containing a large brass mortar, several pieces of brass cannon, a large quantity of small-arms and ammunition, and an abundance of things for the use of camps and artillery. Within ten days afterwards the Lee captured three British store-ships and a brig from Antigua laden with rum. In less than five days after the last-mentioned capture several other store-ships fell into the hands of Manley, and so the Continental army was supplied with materials intended for the British army in Boston.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Livingston, Philip 1716- (search)
in 1759, in which he was one of the committee of correspondence with the colonial agent in England, Edmund Burke. Livingston opposed the taxation schemes of Parliament, and was unseated by a Tory majority in 1769, when the controversy between Great Britain and her colonies ran high. He was a member of the first Congress (1774), and held a seat in that body until his death, when their session was held at York, the British having possession of Philadelphia. Mr. Livingston was associated with Lee and Jay in the preparation of the two state papers put forth by the first Congress, and was very active on the most important committees in Congress. He founded the professorship of divinity at Yale College in 1746; was one of the founders of the New York Society Library; and also aided materially in the establishment of King's College, now Columbia University. He patriotically sold a part of his property to sustain the public credit with its proceeds just before his death, in York, Pa., Ju
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Logan, John Alexander 1826-1886 (search)
e repaired. No troops are coming up, except new troops, that I can hear of. Sturgis is here with two regiments. Four were cut off by the raid. The positions of the troops are given in the order. No enemy in our original front. A letter of General Lee, seized when Stuart's assistant adjutant-general was taken, directs Stuart to leave a squadron only to watch in front of Hanover Junction, etc. Everything has moved up north. I find a vast difference between these troops and ours. But I suppn was that Porter should attack Jackson on his left, when he was directed to attack the enemy in the flank? Does he consider Longstreet's command any less the enemy than Jackson's command? General Longstreet in his report of that battle to General Lee states that: About four o'clock in the afternoon the enemy began to press forward against General Jackson's position. Wilcox's brigades were moved back to their former position, and Hood's two brigades, supported by Evans, were quickly
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Longstreet, James 1821- (search)
Longstreet, James 1821- Military officer; born in Edgefield district, S. C., Jan. 8, 1821; graduated at West Point in 1842; served in the war against Mexico (1846-48), in which he was severely wounded; and was distinguished for bravery. He held the rank of major in the United States army when the Civil War broke out, and, joining the Confederates, was made a brigadier-general in their army in October, 1861. All through the Civil War he was regarded as one of the ablest of the Confederate military leaders, and as Lee's right hand, attaining the rank of lieutenant-general. After the close of the war he became a Republican. After holding several federal offices he was appointed minister to Turkey in 1880, and James Longstreet. United States commissioner of railroads in 1897.
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), B. (search)
round the warp. The bobbinet-machine was originally derived from the stocking-frame, invented by the unfortunate William Lee, M. A., of Cambridge, 1589. Lee was successively patronized by Elizabeth and by Henry IV. of France. The former likedLee was successively patronized by Elizabeth and by Henry IV. of France. The former liked the stockings well enough, but refused Lee a patent, as the invention was so valuable that it would command the market. The assassination of Henry deprived Lee of a more generous patron, and he fell into poverty, obscurity, and an untimely grave. Lee a patent, as the invention was so valuable that it would command the market. The assassination of Henry deprived Lee of a more generous patron, and he fell into poverty, obscurity, and an untimely grave. Hammond (about 1768) modified a stocking-frame to make a coarse imitation of Brussels ground; this was the pin-machine. In 1784, the warp-frame was invented, for making warp-lace. In the next decade, the bobbin-frame. In 1809, Heathcote Lee of a more generous patron, and he fell into poverty, obscurity, and an untimely grave. Hammond (about 1768) modified a stocking-frame to make a coarse imitation of Brussels ground; this was the pin-machine. In 1784, the warp-frame was invented, for making warp-lace. In the next decade, the bobbin-frame. In 1809, Heathcote invented the bobbinet machine. This is a complicated machine, used in but few localities. The parts are very numerous, the motions intricate, and the machine cannot be readily explained within the limits admissible in this work. Bob′bin-lace.
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), K. (search)
ring the reign of Henry VIII. Spain was always famous for its sheep and wool. (See merino.) In 1530 the word knit was common in England, and occurs in Palgrave's grammar. In 1577 the country folks knitted their own stockings. In 1589, William Lee, M. A., of Cambridge, England, invented and made a model of a knittingframe. He applied to Elizabeth for help, and then to Henry IV. of France, who promised it. The assassination of Henry threw him into poverty and obscurity, in which he died. His workmen, with their stocking-frames, settled in Derbyshire and started a factory, which soon threw the hose of woolen cloth and leather entirely out of the market. Queen Elizabeth refused a patent to William Lee on account of the value of his invention; as it would interfere with the employment of a great number of her subjects, and to make the stockings for a whole people was too large a grant for any individual. About the same style of remark as was urged by Jefferson against one of Oli
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
foot and leg. 2. (Farriery.) A device for remedying injuries to the tendons, varicose veins, etc., occurring in the lower part of a horse's leg. It has upright braces, to maintain a tension on the part; is perforated, to permit a certain degree of ventilation; and is secured by laces. Horse-stocking. Stock′ing-frame. The English term for a stocking-knitting machine. The term frame is there common, as spinning-frame, warping-frame, etc. The stocking-frame was invented by William Lee, of Cambridge, England, 1589. In this machine the thread is first pushed down between each alternate needle of a set by a series of levers with plates, termed jack-sinkers, which are depressed successively by a sort of carriage on rollers, the slur, operated by the slur-bar. Another series of levers with plates, called leadsinkers, is then depressed by a sinkerbar, forming a loop between each pair of needles. The loops are then pushed back out of the way of the sinkers and another set
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., List of Massachusetts officers, and soldiers who died as prisoners. (search)
ce July 30, 1864.59th Mass. Inf.,Andersonville, Ga.,Sept. 13, 1864. Leach, C. H.,*20th Mass. Inf.,Andersonville, Ga.,Sept. 23, 1864. Leach, Josiah,2d Mass. H. A.,Andersonville, Ga.,--- Leary, Dennis,2d Mass. H. A.,Andersonville, Ga.,July 2, 1864. Lecraw, William P., Sergt.,1st Mass. H. A.,Andersonville, Ga.,Aug. 28, 1864. Leddy, Patrick,58th Mass. Inf.,Salisbury, N. C.,Aug. 22, 1864. Lee, John,28th Mass. Inf.,Annapolis, Md.,Oct. 1, 1864. Lee, Saybrook,57th Mass. Inf.,---—--, 1864. Lee, William,*2d Mass. Cav.,Andersonville, Ga.,—--, 1864. Leonard, Daniel A.,57th Mass. Inf.,Danville, Va.,Sept. 9, 1864. Leonard, Jonas G.,1st Mass. H. A.,Andersonville, Ga.,Sept. 3, 1864. Leonard, W. E.,59th Mass. Inf.,Andersonville, Ga.,Sept. 1, 1864. Lever, John,58th Mass. Inf.,Danville, Va.,Nov. 27, 1864. Lewin, Charles,19th Mass. Inf.,Andersonville, Ga.,Aug. 28, 1864. Lewin, William H.,58th Mass. Inf.,Salisbury, N. C.,Jan. 10, 1865. Lewis, Chester P.,1st Mass. H. A.,Florence, S. C.,Nov. 2
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Lamb, Charles A. (search)
ce July 30, 1864.59th Mass. Inf.,Andersonville, Ga.,Sept. 13, 1864. Leach, C. H.,*20th Mass. Inf.,Andersonville, Ga.,Sept. 23, 1864. Leach, Josiah,2d Mass. H. A.,Andersonville, Ga.,--- Leary, Dennis,2d Mass. H. A.,Andersonville, Ga.,July 2, 1864. Lecraw, William P., Sergt.,1st Mass. H. A.,Andersonville, Ga.,Aug. 28, 1864. Leddy, Patrick,58th Mass. Inf.,Salisbury, N. C.,Aug. 22, 1864. Lee, John,28th Mass. Inf.,Annapolis, Md.,Oct. 1, 1864. Lee, Saybrook,57th Mass. Inf.,---—--, 1864. Lee, William,*2d Mass. Cav.,Andersonville, Ga.,—--, 1864. Leonard, Daniel A.,57th Mass. Inf.,Danville, Va.,Sept. 9, 1864. Leonard, Jonas G.,1st Mass. H. A.,Andersonville, Ga.,Sept. 3, 1864. Leonard, W. E.,59th Mass. Inf.,Andersonville, Ga.,Sept. 1, 1864. Lever, John,58th Mass. Inf.,Danville, Va.,Nov. 27, 1864. Lewin, Charles,19th Mass. Inf.,Andersonville, Ga.,Aug. 28, 1864. Lewin, William H.,58th Mass. Inf.,Salisbury, N. C.,Jan. 10, 1865. Lewis, Chester P.,1st Mass. H. A.,Florence, S. C.,Nov. 2
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