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Headquarters of Brigadier - General Harry Lee and General Lord Stirling. This house was the home of Rev. Dr. Currie in 1777, and was occupied by General Lee and Lord Stirling. It is of the old substantial stone type and has not been altered in any material respect. General Lee was the dashing "Light Horse Harry" of the famous Lee family of Virginia. General Lord Stirling, a jersey man, was a great patriot,. and one of the best and most active of the American Officers in the war for independence. He was a claimant to the British estates of the Earl of Stirling and assumed this title. |
