Papers, 1772-1877.

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Papers, 1772-1877.

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The collection contains receipts, promissory notes, deeds, and letters relating to Benjamin H. Vester and his family including an order, 1780, to Solomon Vester, a Revolutionary soldier, instructing him to assist in the capture of deserters and delinquents in Nash County, N.C.; letters in the 1830s commenting on land, crops, and debts in Nash County, and people living in Hinds County, Miss.; and letters in the 1870s from relatives in Leake County, Miss., concerning various Nash County people in that area, family relations, farming conditions, prices, of commodities, and the movement of people into and out of the county.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6998947

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Vester, Benjamin H.

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Resident of Nash County, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1772-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20460672 ...

Vester, Solomon.

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Vester family.

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United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...