Diary, 1781-1783.

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Diary, 1781-1783.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27057322

Diary entries concern chronic health problems of Sarah Fouace Nourse, weather conditions in Berkeley County, clothes making or repair for slaves and others, and social, family, political, and business matters. Entries also mention prisoners at Winchester, Va., whippings of slaves for theft, dancing school for children, a slave sale, and medical procedures including bloodlettings. Also mention of the Washington and General Horatio Gates family. List of names available.

1 v. (55 leaves) ; 28 cm.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7188582

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806

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American revolutionary general. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Traveller's Rest, to F. Meriwether, Esq., 1787 Jan. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864014 Revolutionary general. Born in England, Gates settled in Virginia in 1772 after a career in the British army that included service in the French and Indian War. He was commissioned adjutant-general of the Continental Army in 1775, and was in command at the pivotal victory of Saratoga. After Saratoga...

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Nourse, Sarah Fouace, d. 1784.

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Sarah F. Nourse, of Huguenot descent, was married to James Nourse in London, England in 1753. In 1769, the Nourse's settled at Piedmont Plantation in Berkeley County, Va. (now in West Virginia). She died Sept. 7, 1784. From the description of Diary, 1781-1783. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 27057322 ...

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