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William Lee (c. 1750 [1] – 1810 [2]) 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.
William Lee spent two decades as George Washington's enslaved valet accompanied him nearly everywhere.
William Lee (1563–1614) was an English clergyman [1] [a] and inventor who devised the first stocking frame knitting machine in 1589, the only one in use for centuries. Its principle of operation remains in use. [2] Lee was born in the village of Calverton, Nottinghamshire.
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).
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...
William Lee (born 1550?, Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England—died 1610?, Paris, France) was an English inventor who devised the first knitting machine (1589), the only one in use for centuries. Its principle of operation remains in use.
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.
Learn about William Lee, American diplomat during the Revolutionary War. Read a biography and key facts about William Lee.
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.
