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31. He found it hard not to grant him requests.

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #29)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 12:34 PM

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[After the war, Lee asked his owner to bring Thomas to Mount Vernon. Although Washington grumbled that he “never wished to see her more,” he acquiesced, noting that he could not refuse his valet’s request “(if it can be complied with on reasonable terms) as he has lived with me so long and followed my fortunes with fidelity.”

link:https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/william-billy-lee|]

Lee is mention many times in Washington's papers.

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