ALS : Fredericksburg, Va., to George Washington, 1776 Mar. 6.

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ALS : Fredericksburg, Va., to George Washington, 1776 Mar. 6.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145506936

Lewis reports on the political and military situation in Virginia. He notes that support for independence is increasing and mentions Thomas Paine's Common sense.

1 item (3 p.) ; 20 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Lewis, Fielding, 1725-1781 or 1782

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Virginia planter; brother-in-law of George Washington; member of the House of Burgesses and Committee of Correspondence. From the description of ALS : Fredericksburg, Va., to George Washington, 1776 Mar. 6. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 145506936 ...

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809

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Political theorist, New York. From the description of Letter, 1779 Jan. 17. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476963318 Thomas Paine, English author and revolutionary. From the guide to the Thomas Paine manuscript material : 1 item, 1788, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Revolutionary pamphleteer, author of Common Sense and The Rights of Man. From the description of ALS, [1803] ...

Kountze, De Lancey, d. 1946,

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...