Legacy Library Philip Ludwell Lee

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Library Information

Library date
1776-03-20
"YYYY-MM-DD", "YYYY" "YYYY-MM-DD BCE", "5th-6th c. BCE",
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Location
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Virginia
USA
"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "London, England", "The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, USA", "Hogwarts", "Alpha Centauri", "Hell"
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Library Size (titles)
Unknown: "Libra of Books"
Number of titles in the library. 1,459; ~50; 100-200; Unknown ("1 lot books")
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Library Size (volumes)
Number of volumes in the library. 1,459; ~50; 100-200
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Sources
Probate inventory; Westmoreland County, VA Probate Records (taken 20 March 1776; recorded 30 April 1782)
Will (1765, approved 1784); Probate inventory (1675)
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Library Notes
Probate inventory: "Libra of Books," valued at £334/11/9
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Links
www.example.com, https://www.example.com/, www.example.com/some/url
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Provenance Marks
Bookplate design, common ownership marks, etc.
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Legacy Categories
Libraries of Early America
18th Century
Libraries of Early America; Artists; Signers of the Declaration of Independence; U.S. Presidents
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Total Book Value
£334/11/9
$300; £52/10/2
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Total Inventory Value
$3000; £654/13/5
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Contributors
A LibraryThing member name.
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Entity Information

Date of Birth
1727
"YYYY-MM-DD", "YYYY" "YYYY-MM-DD BCE", "5th-6th c. BCE",
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Date of Death
1775
"YYYY-MM-DD", "YYYY" "YYYY-MM-DD BCE", "5th-6th c. BCE",
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Gender
male
"female," "male," "n/a" or enter as free text
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Places of Residence
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Virginia
USA
"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "Paris, France", "Algeria"
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Education
Eton
"Mississippi State University (BS|Library Science)","University of Oxford (Christ Church)", "University of California, Berkeley"
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Occupations
Planter
plumber or waiter or engineer
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Legacy Connections
Richard Lee II, Esq. (grandfather)
Hon. Thomas Lee (father)
Capt. Henry Lee (uncle)
Francis Lightfoot Lee (brother)
Hannah Lee Corbin (sister)
Huxley, Julian (brother), Orwell, George (student), Huxley, Leonard (father)
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