[1] He immigrated to the United States and worked as a plantation manager for Joel McClendon in Jones County, Georgia.
[5] In 1810, on behalf of the plantation owner, Lee posted a notice in the Georgia Journal about a runaway enslaved person.
[2][3] That same year, he served as a witness, alongside Marvelle McClendon, for his employer being granted power of attorney for Mary Partin.
[3] In June 1817, he posted another notice searching for a runaway apprentice named Daniel Jefferson McClendon.
[3] On May 20, 1819, Lee was appointed as Major Commandant of the State Militia, 11th Regiment of the 1st Battalion of the Alabama Territory in Conecuh County.
[3] In 1821 he managed another election at Fort Dale for a senatorial seat that was left vacant after the resignation of Herbert.