Patrick Henry miscellany 1764-1799

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Patrick Henry miscellany 1764-1799

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/4445

A small quantity of letters and papers of American attorney, planter and politician Patrick Henry, including deeds and a law license signed by Henry as Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a 1786 letter to Thomas Madison, and several receipts

.1 linear foot (1 folder)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313724

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, and assisting his father-in-law ...

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Madison, Thomas

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