Letter to William Hunter, 1760?-1761.

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Letter to William Hunter, 1760?-1761.

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Anonymous manuscript of satirical essays written by "Tim Pastime" (ca. 1760-1761) relating to Williamsburg citizens, the College of William and Mary, the clergy of Virginia, and other matters. The manuscript was sent to printer, William Hunter. The first portion of the essay concerns Williamsburg citizens and clergy with a listing of several alleged misdeeds including financial, moral, and political improprieties. The essay also includes several off-hand references to liquor, mythology, the House of Burgesses, and education. The second portion of the essay entitled "Mr. Camm's Oration" concerns the effects of the Two Penny Act and the Parson's Cause as well as an apparent student uprising at the College of William and Mary. Over 40 names are mentioned including John Stretch, Robert Carter Nicholas, John Randolph, James Cocke, Benjamin Waller, George Wythe, James Southall, William Prentis, Alexander Purdie, Thomas Knox, Dr. Peter Hay, Bernard Moore, and others.

1 v. (36 p.) ; 20 cm.

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

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

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Wythe, George, 1726-1806

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George Wythe (December 3, 1726 – June 8, 1806) was the first American law professor, a noted classics scholar, a Founding Father of the United States and a Virginia judge. The first of the seven Virginia signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, Wythe served as one of Virginia's representatives to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention. Wythe taught and was a mentor to Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Henry Clay and other men who became American leaders. ...

Camm, John, 1718-1778 or 1779

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Waller, Benjamin, 1716-1786.

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Southall, James, 1726-1801.

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Prentis, William, 1701-1765.

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Knox, Thomas, active 1738

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Hunter, William, -1761

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Hay, Peter, Dr.

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Moore, Bernard N. (Bernard Nettleton), 1906-

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Stretch, John J.

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Nicholas, Robert Carter, 1728-1780

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Member, Virginia House of Burgesses and Virginia House of Delegates, judge. From the description of Letter, 1773 August 27, Williamsburg, Va., to an unidentified recipient [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647825639 Epithet: Commissioner of Excise British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000216.0x0000dd Virginia public official. From the description of Receipt ...

Randolph, John, 1727 or 1728-1784

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John Randolph (1727–January 31, 1784) was an American lawyer in colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. He served as king's attorney for the Province of Virginia from 1766 until the American Revolution. He was also a somewhat reluctant examiner on the board that granted famous American patriot Patrick Henry his licence to practice law in the state of Virginia. Randolph at first attempted to reconcile the rebelling Burgesses with the Royal Governor Dunmore, but when revolution became inevitable he left ...

Cocke, James, 1740-1789.

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Purdie, Alexander, -1779

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