Papers of William Vernon, 1772-1797.

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Papers of William Vernon, 1772-1797.

Include four letters, 1794-1797, n.d., from William Vernon, Newport, R.I., to Major Benjamin Day, Fredericksburg Va., concerning Day's accounts, Henry Lee's accounts, tobacco, and other merchandise shipments. Also include the ledger of the Brig Othello, recording sailors accounts, noting payments to Afro-Americans for burials and retrieving a runaway.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7337150

University of Virginia. Library

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Lee, Henry, 1756-1818

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Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American Patriot and U.S. politician who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the American Revolution as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry". He was the father of Robert E. Lee, who led Confederate armies against the U.S. in the American Civil War. Born on Leesylvan...

Day, Bejamin.

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Othello (Brig)

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Vernon, William

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Epithet: of Stowe MS 745 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000628.0x0000e7 Import-export merchant of Newport, Rhode Island. From the description of Papers of William Vernon, 1772-1797. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135408 Epithet: Knight Constable of England British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000628.0x...

Day, Benjamin Henry, 1838-1916

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