Letters, 1776-1780.

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Letters, 1776-1780.

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This collection consists of three letters: John Page to John Hancock, 1776 July 20, acknowledging receipt of a copy of the Declaration of Independence and a resolve of Congress relevant to the rifle corps in New York. He regrets that Virginia cannot assist in raising the number of riflemen; Patrick Henry to John Gibson, 1778 August 7, regretting that no money will be paid from Virginia into the Continental treasury since the treasury owes the state more than is due; Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Huntington, 1780 January 3, forwarding by courier a packet addressed to the President of the Congress and dispatches for the Chevalier de la Luzerne and others.

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Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796

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Hancock, John, 1737-1793

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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...

Gibson, John.

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Page, John, 1744-1808

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John Page (1744 – October 11, 1808) was a figure in early United States history. He served in the U.S. Congress and as Governor of Virginia. From the guide to the Memorandum, 1775, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) John Page was born and lived at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1763, where he was a friend and the closest college classmate of Thomas Jefferson. He became...