Receipt, 1777 November 22, Williamsburg, Va., to Sheriff of Louisa County, Va.

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Receipt, 1777 November 22, Williamsburg, Va., to Sheriff of Louisa County, Va.

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Jailer's receipt for runaway slave Lewis Goff, transfered to Williamsburg from Louisa County. [Signed by] Peter Pelham.

1 p. ; 28 cm.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 6953753

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

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Goff, Lewis.

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Louisa County (Va.). Sheriff.

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Pelham, Peter, 1721-1805

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Born, London, 1721; emigrated to Boston in 1726. Married Anne Creese, 1746; fourteen children. Moved to Williamsburg, Virginia in 1749. Served as organist at Bruton Parish Church; gaoler; and clerk to the House of Burgesses. Died, Richmond, 1805. From the description of Receipt, 1777 November 22, Williamsburg, Va., to Sheriff of Louisa County, Va. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 18921489 Peter Pelham (9 December 1721 – 28 April 1805) was an English-bo...