Letter : Williamsburgh, to his excellency Richard Caswell, Governor of North Carolina, 1779 June 30.

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Letter : Williamsburgh, to his excellency Richard Caswell, Governor of North Carolina, 1779 June 30.

This letter refers to enclosures which are not present, relevant to galleys and to settlers in the frontier border area between Virginia and North Carolina.

2 leaves.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6797162

Library of Virginia

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Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789

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Richard Caswell (August 3, 1729 – November 10, 1789) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first and fifth governor of the state of North Carolina from 1776 to 1780 and from 1785 to 1787. He also served as a senior officer of militia in the Southern Theater of the American Revolutionary War. He was a signatory of the Continental Association and thus considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in Harford County in the Province of Maryland (present day Ba...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

North Carolina. Governor (1785-1787 : Caswell)

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Virginia. Governor (1779-1781 : Jefferson)

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Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743-4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States(1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States.Jefferson served as governor of Virginia from 1779–1781. As governor, he oversaw the transfer of the state capitol from Williamsburg to the more central location of Richmond in 1780. From the guide to th...