Bacon's Rebellion memoir, 1705.

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Bacon's Rebellion memoir, 1705.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259524

The manuscript, evidently written by "T.M." (Thomas Mathew) in 1705, and entitled "The beginnings, progress, and conclusion of _Bacon's Rebellion_ in Virginia in the Years 1675 & 1676," is really a memoir, with corrections in pencil, of the event, dedicated to Robert Harley ( - ), a Secretary of State in 1705. The memoir is an objective account of the rebellion, and a fair estimation of the roles of Bacon and Governor Berkeley. This item is a "true copy" of a manuscript (the original of which is in the Library of Congress) presented to Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) by Rufus King (1755-1827), who acquired it from Collins, Booksellers, in London in 1803. This copy is one of two apparently authorized by Jefferson; the other is at the Virginia Historical Society.

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King, Rufus, 1755-1827

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Rufus King (March 24, 1755 – April 29, 1827) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution in 1787. After formation of the new Congress he represented New York in the United States Senate. He emerged as a leading member of the Federalist Party, serving as the party's last presidential nominee in the 1816 presidential election. The son...

Mathew, Thomas, -1705 or 1706

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Thomas Mathew ( -1705?) was a merchant-planter in northern Virginia at the time of Bacon's Rebellion. Bacon's Rebellion was a revolt in Virginia in 1676 led by Nathaniel Bacon (1647-1676), a young planter, against the aged royal governor, Sir William Berkeley (1606-1677). From the description of Bacon's Rebellion memoir, 1705. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259524 Epithet: of Egerton MS 1837 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalog...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Bacon, Nathaniel, 1648-1676

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Nathaniel Bacon (b. January 2, 1647, Suffolk, England–d. October 26, 1676, Virginia Colony) was a colonist of the Virginia Colony, famous as the instigator of Bacon's Rebellion of 1676, which collapsed when Bacon himself died from dysentery....

Berkeley, William, Sir, 1605-1677

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The Philip Carpenter noted in the deed was likely born before 1640, Mattapony River, Northumberland County, Virginia. From the description of [Deed] 1663 Feb. [to] Philip Carpenter / William Berkeley. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 166268390 ...

Harley, Robert, 1939-

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