Letter, 1776 June 6.

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Letter, 1776 June 6.

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In this letter, George Walton asks on behalf of himself, Joseph Pannel, Robert Walton, and Samuel Scott permission of the "Honorable President of the Convention" that he might recruit 300 men from the inhabitants of the colony of Virginia to armed service in Georgia. Below this letter is a note dated 6 June 1776 from the Convention stating that a Mr. Drayton and a Mr. Elliot of South Carolina will also be allowed to recruit in Virginia.

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Walton, George, c. 1749-1804

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George Walton (c. 1749 – February 2, 1804), a Founding Father of the United States, signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of Georgia. Born in Cumberland County, Virginia, Walton was a studious, self-taught young man. After completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter under his uncle, he moved to Savannah, Georgia to study law. Admitted to the bar in 1774, by the eve of the American Revolution, he was on...