Eighteenth century Virginia papers, 1775-1787.

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Eighteenth century Virginia papers, 1775-1787.

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Letter, 1775, from the West Augusta Committee of Safety at Fort Dunmore, to the Colonial Convention in Richmond, Va., informing the Convention of a treaty with the Chiefs of the Six Nations and the Delawares, mentioning boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Virginia, and reporting the arrest of Major John Connolly by Pennsylvania authorities, with resolution thanking Capt. James Gibson for taking control of the fort in the absence of Major Connolly. Letter, 1787, from Charles Lee, Alexandria, Va., to Beverley Randolph, Lt. Governor of Virginia, relating incident of attempting to seize the schooner Dart and arrest the ship's Captain Dodds for customs violations and smuggling between Virginia and Maryland.

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Lee, Charles, 1758-1815

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United States Attorney-General. From the description of Letter, 1813 May 2, Alexandria, Va., to William Broadfoot, Charleston, S.C. [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647825399 Charles Lee was born in 1758. He was brother of Richard Bland Lee and Henry "Light-horse Harry" Lee. A.B. degree from College of New Jersey. Collector of port of Alexandria, Va. Admitted to bar. Served in Virginia General Assembly. Attorney-general of the United States, 1795-1...

Dart (Schooner : 1823-1824)

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Trading vessel, out of New York, N.Y., mastered by Nicholas Powers. From the description of Log/journal, 1823-1824. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013194 ...

Connolly, John, 1750?-1813

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Dr. John Connoly was born in Pennsylvania in 1743. He trained as a doctor and moved to the American frontier in 1762. He came to Pittsburgh in 1774, where he sided with Virginia during the boundary dispute between that province and Pennsylvania. His actions in Pittsburgh led to violence between white settlers along the frontier and the Indian nations of the Ohio country. This violence erupted into Lord Dunmore's War between the Shawnee Indians and Virginia, which ended in a victory for the Virgi...

Randolph, Beverley, 1754-1797

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Governor of Va. From the description of Papers, 1789-1791. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36321599 Governor of Virginia. From the description of Letter of appointment, 1791. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367392280 Wingfield lived at "Bellair" in Albemarle County, Va. Married Mary Lewis. Appointed magistrate in 1794 and served as sheriff in 1819. Family tradition (unproven) that he was Episcopal minister. He died in 1819. From...