Petition for Edmund and Dorothea Winston, 1817.

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Petition for Edmund and Dorothea Winston, 1817.

Portion of petition filed by the attorneys Leigh and Anthony on behalf of the Winstons in a case against the executors of Patrick Henry's estate.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7283012

Lynchburg Public Library

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Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, and assisting his father-in-law ...

Winston, Edmund.

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Winston, Dorothea.

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Leigh and Anthony, Attorneys.

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