Land patent, 1785 December 22.

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Land patent, 1785 December 22.

Land patent of John Tenant (Tennant), dated 22 December 1785, for 4000 acres in Jefferson County, Kentucky, signed by Patrick Henry.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6801088

Library of Virginia

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Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, and assisting his father-in-law ...

Tenant, John, ca.1735-1815.

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Physician and resident of Caroline County, Virginia. He was a graduate of the College of William and Mary. From the description of Land patent, 1785 December 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640691 ...

Tennant, John A.

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