Virginia political papers, 1778-1872.

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Virginia political papers, 1778-1872.

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Include appointment, 7 March 1779, by Arthur Lee of an attorney to represent interests in the U.S. during his service as a foreign minister to France; papers, 1779-1802, of James Monroe, regarding the Constitution, banking policy, attacks on the character of William Woodford, Edmund Randolph, and the formation of a corps of the Virginia Militia to staff munitions factory; Monroe's correspondents include William Woodford and St. George Tucker. Also include letter, 18 January 1789, from Thomas Mann Randolph, Richmond, Va., to Leroy & Bayard, New York, N.Y., regarding shipments of fruit, flour, and wheat; and letter, 9 July 1797, from Patrick Henry to Henry Lee, regarding a failed business venture and the maintenance of Henry's property in Norfolk, Va. Also include letter, 30 March 1802, from Dorothea Henry, Charlotte County, Va., to Littleton Waller Tazewell, Norfolk, Va., requesting his assistance in the sale of lands in Princess Anne County, Va.; and correspondence, 1804-1819, of John Randolph of Roanoke, including an order for a saddle and letters regarding a trial date, expenditures of the War Department, and politics in the U.S.; Randolph's correspondents include Alexander James Dallas, William Eustis, and Charles Fenton Mercer. Also include letter, 2 April 1808, from Andrew Moore, Washington, D.C., regarding a naval appointment; letter, 12 November 1815, from A.P. Upshur, Richmond, Va., to Thomas Smith Grimke, regarding American ascendance in arts and letters, Patrick Henry, and southern politics; and letter, 7 October 1818, from William Wirt, Washington, D.C., to Littleton Waller Tazewell, regarding legal matters. Also include correspondence, 1824-1845, of Charles Fenton Mercer, regarding naval appointments, an election in Loudoun County, Va., the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, a subscription to a paper published by Gales & Seaton, and financial matters; correspondents include Samuel L. Suthard, Joseph Gales, Alexander Macomb, Gales & Seaton, and Maholon Dickerson. Also include letter, 19 December 1841, to Francis Mallory, Washington, D.C., regarding a naval appointment; letter, 20 December 1843, from Edmund W. Hubard, Washington, D.C., to David Henshaw, Washington, D.C., seeking a naval appointment for William May; and letter, 27 December 1872, from Fitzhugh Lee, Stafford County, Va., regarding employment for Lee in the railroad industry.

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Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813

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Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817

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Woodford, William, 1734-1780

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William Woodford was born 6 October 1734 in Caroline County, Virginia, to William Woodford (d. 1755) and Anne Cocke Woodford (b. 1704). He was commissioned an officer in the provincial forces during the French and Indian War. When the American Revolution began, Woodford was appointed colonel of the 2nd Virginia Regiment 5 August 1775. On 25 October 1775, his forces repulsed a British attempt to burn the town of Hampton, Virginia. On 9 December 1775, Woodford and his troops defeated a force of Br...