What Did Galambos Say That Charles Henry Lee Referred to the Declaration of Independence as Mangled?

Problem scenario
In the book The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Paine, and Your Freedom by Andrew J. Galambos on page 145 refers to Charles Henry Lee talking about the Declaration of Independence as a mangled document. Was it Charles Henry Lee or Richard Henry Lee?

Answer
It was Richard Henry Lee who referred to the Declaration of Independence as "mangled." The reference to "Charles" appears to be a typo; it should have said "Richard."

Page 164 of Thomas Paine, the Author of the Declaration of Independence by Joseph Lewis said that Richard Henry Lee characterized the final draft of the Declaration of Independence as "mangled."

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