Martin, Luther, 1748-1826 to Thomas Sim Lee
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.103 Author/Creator: Martin, Luther, 1748-1826 Place Written: Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 5, 1781 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Luther informs Lee about criminal cases tried in court and their outcomes. Thomas Laughlin was convicted of highway robbery and attempted murder to a blind man, Horner and Keith were convicted of breaking into the house of Moses McCubben. Discusses someone named Shoemaker who petitioned the governor of Virginia to become a citizen. Also mentions that Shoemaker told Mr. Lindenberger that there were people in town corresponding with the enemy. They offered Shoemaker a chance to escape if he became a spy and gathered information on the flour ships. Martin was an attorney and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Maryland, and Lee was the governor of Maryland. Last page of letter is adhered to a paper border.
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