Correspondence of William Davies, Commissioner of Virginia War Office, 1780-1782.

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Correspondence of William Davies, Commissioner of Virginia War Office, 1780-1782.

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Official communications, addressed to William Davies from the County Commissioners responsible for collecting the specific tax -- a five-year levy payable in certain commodities that was established in connection with the raising of funds for supplying the armed forces of Virginia.

Approx. 100 pieces.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Virginia. War Office. Commissioner (1780-1782 : Davies)

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Davies, William, fl. 1775-1783

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Virginia. War Office

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Virginia War Office was created in 1779 to oversee recruit's vouchers, officer's commissions, returns from county lieutenants, military claims to land warrants, and pension certificates. Col. William Davies was appointed as Commissioner of the War Office in 1780 and resigned his commission in 1782. From the description of Correspondence of William Davies, Commissioner of Virginia War Office, 1780-1782. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id:...

Brock, R. A. 1839-1914,

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