Papers, 1766-1831.

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Papers, 1766-1831.

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Letters, account book, and legal documents of William Chamberlayne, a landholder and merchant of "Poplar Grove," New Kent County, Va. Letters to his wife Margaret (Wilkinson) Chamberlayne concern the burning of Washington, D.C., in August 1814, and his service in the War of 1812 under General John Pegram. The "Poplar Grove" account book concerns the sale of dry-goods and products milled presumably at Obediah's Mill, owned by Chamberlayne. Also included in the account book are entries for dates and amounts of crops planted, records of horse breeding, and accounts concerning cockfighting. Of special interest is a 1766 deed of Thomas Bullitt and Andrew and Thomas Lewis concerning 300 acres of land in Augusta County, Va., and the establishment of the first bathing facilities at Warm Springs, Bath County, Va.

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Lewis, Andrew, 1720-1781

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Of Irish descent, Lewis was a resident of Augusta County, Va., and active in the militia there; served with distinction under Washington and Braddock during the French and Indian War; was appointed a Brigadier General in the Continental Army, 1 March 1776; took command of the forces at Williamsburg and at Gwynn Island, where in July, 1776 he was in charge of the forces that drove Gov. Dunmore out of the Old Dominion; resigned his commission, 15 April 1777 for reasons of health, but remained acti...

Chamberlayne, William

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Revolutionary War soldier, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, brigadier general in the Virginia militia. From the description of Order book, 1814. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19347174 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001196.0x0002cb Plantation owner. From the description of William Chamberlayne papers, 1786-1812. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...

Bullitt, Thomas, 1730-1778.

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Lewis, Thomas, 1718-1790

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Pegram, John, 1773-1831

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Chamberlayne, Margaret Wilkinson, d. 1831?

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