Philip Lightfoot Papers, 1765-1860

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Philip Lightfoot Papers, 1765-1860

Letters and papers of the Lightfoot family of Virginia, 1765-1860, including chiefly military, legal and business papers.

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Wirt, William, 1772-1834

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William Wirt (November 8, 1772 – February 18, 1834) was an American author and statesman who is credited with turning the position of United States Attorney General into one of influence. He was the longest serving Attorney General in U.S. history. He was also the Anti-Masonic nominee for president in the 1832 election. Wirt grew up in Maryland but pursued a legal career in Virginia, passing the Virginia bar in 1792. After holding various positions, he served as the prosecutor in Aaron Burr's...

United States. Army. Infantry, 8th, 1796-1802.

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Philip Lightfoot, Jr.

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Philip Lightfoot of Culpeper County, Virginia served as a lieutenant in the Continental Army Artillery from 1778-1781. He was commissioned as lieutenant in the Virginia militia and as captain in the 8th U. S. Infantry Regiment. His heir [Philip Lightfoot, Jr.] put in a claim for his Revolutionary War service pension in 1831 so he was apparently dead by that year. From the guide to the Philip Lightfoot Papers, 1765-1860, (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, Coll...

Philip Lightfoot, fl. 1778-1800

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Philip Lightfoot of Culpeper County, Virginia served as a lieutenant in the Continental Army Artillery from 1778-1781. He was commissioned as lieutenant in the Virginia militia and as captain in the 8th U. S. Infantry Regiment. His heir [Philip Lightfoot, Jr.] put in a claim for his Revolutionary War service pension in 1831 so he was apparently dead by that year. From the guide to the Philip Lightfoot Papers, 1765-1860, (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, Coll...

Lightfoot family.

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Philip Lightfoot of Culpeper County, Virginia served as a lieutenant in the Continental Army Artillery from 1778-1781. He was commissioned as lieutenant in the Virginia militia and as captain in the 8th U. S. Infantry Regiment. His heir [Philip Lightfoot, Jr.] put in a claim for his Revolutionary War service pension in 1831 so he was apparently dead by that year. From the guide to the Philip Lightfoot Papers, 1765-1860, (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, Coll...

Lightfoot, Philip, Jr.

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