Lee, Lucinda (fl. 1787)

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Lee, Lucinda (fl. 1787)

American diarist. Name variations: Lucinda Lee Orr. Born Lucinda Lee in Virginia; m. John Dalrymple Orr; dau. of Thomas Ludwell Lee and Mary Aylett.

One of the Lees of Virginia, addressed Journal of a Young Lady of Virginia 1782 (edited by Emily V. Mason, 1871) to friend Polly Brent in which she spoke of social life among the notables.