LESLEY: Life and letters of Peter and Susan Lesley. 1909by Mary Lesley Ames 2 Volumes; This is a biographical account of the lives of Peter and Susan Lesley, a book which provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of two remarkable individuals who played important roles in shaping American history and culture. Peter Lesley, son of Peter Lesley and Elizabeth Oswald Allen, was born in 1819 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married Susan Inches Lyman, daughter of Joseph Lyman and Anne Jean Robbins, in