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William Lee (c. 1750 – 1810) was an American slave and personal assistant of George Washington. He was the only one of Washington's slaves who was freed immediately by Washington's will.
Feb 8, 2019 · For two decades, William Lee was by George Washington's side and forged a close relationship with him. He was with Washington throughout every moment of the Revolutionary War, and till his...
William Lee served with Washington throughout the Revolutionary War. He was responsible for organizing the general’s personal affairs, including his voluminous papers , and holding his spyglass. As the attendant to a prominent figure, Lee became a minor celebrity.
Dec 22, 2021 · William Lee was the enslaved valet of George Washington for nearly two decades. Purchased by Washington in 1768, when he was at least sixteen years old, Lee was assigned to household work at Mount Vernon and accompanied Washington when he traveled, including during the American Revolution (1775–1783).
Sep 6, 2021 · Washington’s most loyal companion, the man who could have like so many other slaves, defected to the British to both free himself and provide colonial loyalists and the British with invaluable intelligence, instead spent his last days working as a shoemaker and living quietly at Mount Vernon.
William “Billy” Lee was an enslaved man who acted as General George Washington’s personal manservant during the American Revolution. In 1767, George Washington purchased brothers William and Frank Lee from Mary Lee of Virginia. William cost £61.15.
William 'Rusty' Golden, the son of legendary country musician William Lee Golden and former member of The Oak Ridge Boys, has died at the age of 65. Rusty died at his house in Hendersonville,...
William Lee. John Trumbull, “George Washington and William Lee,” The Met Fifth Avenue, 1780. One of the best-known representations of William Lee, Trumbull depicted him wearing a turban based on a European “orientalist” convention associated with Black figures.
Law. William Lee (American judge), American judge and member of the Alabama State Legislature. William Lee (English judge) (1688–1754), British judge and MP for Wycombe. William Little Lee (1821–1857), first chief justice of the Supreme Court for the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Born the eldest son of William and Frogene Golden on Jan. 3, 1959 in Brewton, Ala., he was given the name William Lee Golden Jr. at birth but soon earned the lifelong nickname, Rusty.
