This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: photo66666 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lee/3305.3800.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I know for sure Robert E Lee stayed at the Lewis Mansion in Elizabeth PA just outside of Pittsburgh for extended times before the Civil War. The family story goes that he used it as a 1/2 way point between duty stations of Baltimore and St Louis. The Lewis' seem not to be from the Meriwether Lewis clan but rather Col Andrew Lewis. I understand General Robert E Lee's father General Harry Lighthorse Lee had close ties with the Pittsburgh area during the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Col Alexander Hamilton was his aid and Captain Meriwether Lewis was Alexander Hamilton's aid. The Lewis's were boat builders in Pittsburgh and they, according to John Fetch, owned the patent on Meriwether Lewis' boat. The Patent was issued by Thomas Jefferson when George Washington was signed into office in 1789. It seems General Robert E Lee was married into the Washington family. It also seems that Cadet Robert E Lee was a roommate with Cadet Meriwether Lewis Clark at West Point. Meriwether Lewis Clark was the son of William Clark of Lewis and Clark Expedition out of Pittsburgh in 1803. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.