Papers, 1777-1897.

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Papers, 1777-1897.

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Miscellaneous papers including commissions; land grants; a letter from David Mason discussing the progress of his march to South Carolina and the men and supplies under his command; a circular letter to the members of the Pittsylvania County (Va.) county court, concerning the administration of taxes and pensions in Virginia; a printed letter from Henry listing the duties of a lieutenant in raising and provisioning his troops; a clipping comparing Henry and Thomas Jefferson; and a clipping, 1897, describing Henry's burial place and relics of Henry's that were owned by his grandson, William Wirt Henry.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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