Papers, 1776-1781.

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Papers, 1776-1781.

Letters to Garrett Minor [Louisa County, Va.], from brother Peter Minor describing military life in Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Williamsburg, Virginia; from William Linney, Louisa County, concerning financial transactions; and from brother-in-law Sammuel Terrill, "Gloucester Ware Church Camp," mentioning impending British surrender at Yorktown.

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Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809

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Appointed governor of Virginia in 1771. From the description of Correspondence, 1771-1778. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 26923951 Lord Dunmore was the British governor of the Virginia Colony, from September 25, 1771 until his departure to New York on New Years Eve, 1776. From the guide to the Land Grant to Ambrose Gatewood, 1773 June 15, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) Governor of New York (1...

Minor, Peter.

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Linney, William E.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Minor, Garrett, 1744-1791.

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Minor, William, 1738-1815.

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Terrell, Samuel, fl. 1769-1781.

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