The Library of American Biography (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Library of American Biography<br><br>After the death of General Lee, his papers fell into the hands of Mr. William Goddard, of Baltimore, and have since been preserved in his family. He issued proposals for publishing selected parts of them in three volumes; but, for some reason not explained, this design was never fulfilled. A few years afterwards, Mr. Langworthy published a brief selection in a small volume, to which an imperfect Memoir of his life was prefixed. Recently, another Memoir, more valuable and interesting, has appeared in England, from the pen of Sir Henry Bunbury.<br><br>In addition to these sources, the writer of the following sketch has been favored by Mr. William G. Goddard with the use of the original papers left by General Lee. Among these are letter-books containing his official correspondence during a large part of the period of his public service in the revolution; and also many drafts of letters written in England, Poland, Italy, and other countries, before he came to America.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.