Collection regarding the Blount Conspiracy, 1797.

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Collection regarding the Blount Conspiracy, 1797.

Consists of various documents pertaining to the Blount Conspiracy and the role John Chisholm played in the affair. Includes a biographical sketch of Chisholm, selected items from the Rufus King Papers of the New York Historical Society, and several dispatches from Philadelphia, Penn. to London, England between Robert Liston and Lord Grenville, all regarding Chisholm and his plan, 1797.

8 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7263800

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Blount, William, 1749-1800

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William Blount (March 26, 1749 – March 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, statesman, and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the efforts for North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789 at the Fayetteville Convention. He then served as the only governor of the Southwest Territory and played a leading role in helping the territory gain admission to the union as the...

New-York Historical Society

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Chisholm, John B.

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Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834

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William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, British Whig statesman and Prime Minister from 11 February 1806 - 31 March 1807. From the description of William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville manuscript material : 2 items, 1812-1813 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 261136065 Commissioner of the newly created board of control in 1784 and in 1786 vice-president of the committee of trade. Sent on a diplomatic mission to the Hague in the summer of 1787 and afterwar...

Colgate, Craig, 1912-

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Liston, Robert, Sir, 1742-1836

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British diplomat. From the description of Papers of Sir Robert and Henrietta Marchant Liston, 1795-1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068338 British minister to the United States. From the description of Letter of Sir Robert Liston, 1798. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015019 ...