Robert Wormeley Carter diary, 1776, [microform].

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Robert Wormeley Carter diary, 1776, [microform].

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The diary of Robert Wormeley Carter pertains to his personal and business affairs at Sabine Hall, including plantation upkeep and work, and arrangements with overseers. Other entries record a meeting of the Committee of Safety of Richmond County, Virginia; Carter's defeat in the 1776 election for the Convention; a general militia muster; births, marriages, deaths, and visits; and money paid out and due, mainly for gambling debts at whist and tredrille.

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Carter, Robert Wormeley, 1734-1797.

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Robert Wormeley Carter, of Richmond County, Va., was the son of Landon and Elizabeth (Wormeley) Carter. He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1769-1776; the Virginia House of Delegates, 1779-1782; and was a member of Virginia revolutionary conventions in Williamsburg and Richmond, 1775. From the description of Diary, 1776. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 17494381 Robert Wormeley Carter was the grandson of Robert "King" Carter, the chief archit...