Letter, 1777 November 19, Williamsburg [Va.] to William Fleming, Botetourt County [Va.].

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Letter, 1777 November 19, Williamsburg [Va.] to William Fleming, Botetourt County [Va.].

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Concerns prisoners of war assigned to Botetourt County by Major Joseph Holmes. The Botetourt militia must furnish guards whose provisions will be paid by Congress. Major Homes will oversee the treatment of the prisoners.

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Fleming, William, 1736-1824

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Judge William Fleming (July 6, 1736 – February 15, 1824) was an American lawyer, jurist and political figure from Cumberland County, Virginia. He served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress and as Chief Justice of Virginia. Fleming was educated at The College of William & Mary and studied law, after which he started practicing law before the county courts. In 1772, he became a member of the House of Burgesses, representing Cumberland County as his father John Fleming had done before him,...

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 ...

Holmes, Joseph, fl. 1777-1781.

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