Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Calyx, 1915
In Mav 1913, the remains of General Henry Lee were brought from Georgia to Virginia. They were de posited in the mausoleum, at Lexington, at the side of hisdistinguished son, and within a few yards from the grave of his college friend. The first important gift received by Liberty Hall Academy was conferred by George Washington. In recognition Of his services in the Revolution, the Legislature Of Virginia, in 1784, presented to him a number. Of shares in a canal company. Washington refused to accept these for his own benefit, but after some years of delay, his attention was called to Liberty Hall Academy, to which he soon afterward gave them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.
