Virginia papers, 1748-1816.

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Virginia papers, 1748-1816.

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Include bill of exchange, 6 April 1748, for one hundred pounds sterling; letter, 1 April 1762, from Jaquelin Ambler, York, Va., to Jasper Yeates, Philadelphia, Pa., regarding William Pitt and Britain's declaration of war with Spain; and letter, 6 July 1785, from James Craik, regarding Congress' settlement of Revolutionary War claims. Also include indenture, 5 March 1787, transferring 1300 acres in Cumberland and Prince Edward counties, Va., from James and Elizabeth Roan to Thomas M. Randolph, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Pleasants, in consideration of money owed to Edward Carrington; attested by St. George Tucker and Theodorick Bland. Also include letter, 4 February 1816, from Richard Henry Lee, Carlisle, Va., to Philip Holbrook Nicklin, Philadelphia, Pa., regarding financial matters and Virginia banks; and letter, n.d., from Richard Henry Lee to Walter Jones regarding a legal question associated with the settlement of the debts of an estate.

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Carrington, Edward, 1748-1810

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Edward Carrington (February 11, 1748 – October 28, 1810) was an American soldier and statesman from Virginia. During the American Revolutionary War he became a lieutenant colonel of artillery in the Continental Army. He distinguished himself as quartermaster general in General Nathanael Greene’s southern campaign. He commanded artillery at Monmouth and Yorktown. He was also present at Cowpens, Guilford Court House, and Hobkirk's Hill. During the war he became a close friend of George Washington....

Bland, Theodorick, 1741-1790

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Theodorick Bland (March 21, 1741 – June 1, 1790), also known as Theodorick Bland, Jr., was an American slave owner, planter, physician, soldier, and politician from Prince George County, Virginia. He became a major figure in the formation of the new United States government, representing Virginia in both the Continental Congress and the United States House of Representatives (until his death in office), as well as serving multiple terms in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Prince Geor...

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 ...

Nicklin, Philip H. (Philip Houlbrooke), 1786-1842

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Philadelphia author and bookseller. From the description of Lamarck's genera of shells, [ca. 1831]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122615932 ...

Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827

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St. George Tucker (1752-1827), was born in Bermuda and emigrated to Williamsburg, Virginia where he attended the College of William and Mary. He served in the Revolutionary War, as a judge of the General Court of Virginia, and as professor of law at the College of William and Mary. He was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. Tucker was appointed to the federal district court for Virginia. He married, firstly, Frances Bland Randolph who was the mother of John Randolph of Roanoke. ...

Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778

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English statesman. From the description of Letter signed : [London], to an unidentified correspondent, 1760 Apr. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270891755 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Charles Townshend, 1761 Sept. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623045 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to [Lord Sackville], 1758 Nov. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623042 From the description of Autog...

Yeates, Jasper, 1745-1817

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Yeates was a lawyer from Lancaster, Pa. He served as a delegate to the Pennsylvania Ratification Convention in 1787 and was a judge of the Pennyslvania Supreme Court, 1791-1817. From the description of [Letter] 1801 Mar. 22, Philada. [to] Sally / J. Yeates. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 501843254 Pennsylvania jurist. From the description of ALS : Lancaster, Pa., to Robert Aitken, 1772 June 4. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122347819 ...

Roan, James.

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Roan, Elizabeth.

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Ambler, Jaquelin,

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Jones, Walter, 1771-1861

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Epithet: DD; Chaplain to George II British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000441.0x00011f Walter Jones was a lawyer and soldier, of Washington, D.C. His daughter, Catherine Ella Jones, was an Episcopal missionary in Shanghai, China. From the description of Walter and Catherine Ella Jones papers, 1819-1880. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122476546 Epithet: Vicar of Wendy-cum-Shingay...

Randolph, Thomas Mann, 1741-1793

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Thomas Mann Randolph was born 1 October 1768 at Tuckahoe in Henrico County, Virginia, to Thomas Mann Randolph (1740-1793) and Anne Cary Randolph (1745-1789). Educated by private tutors until age 16, Randolph studied at the University of Edinburg from 1785 to 1788. He returned to Virginia and settled in Albemarle County, Virginia, eventually establishing his home at Edgehill. Randolph served in the Virginia Senate from 1793 to 1794. He was elected to the United States Congress and served from 180...

Pleasants, Thomas

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Son of Dasey Southall and Edith Southall. Resided in Henrico County, Va. Married to Martha Vanderwall in 1756. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate. Served on a commission to establish the capital at Richmond and was one of three commissioners for the state foundry at Westham. From the guide to the Turner Southall Receipt Book, 1776-1784., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Lee, Richard Henry, 1794-1865

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Richard Henry Lee (1794-1865) of Leesburg, Virginia was a lawyer, professor and minister. He was the grandson of Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794), Westmoreland County, Virginia, a member of the Continental Congress (1774-1779, 1784-1785 and 1787) and the State House of Delegates (1777, 1780, 1785), U.S. Senator (1789-1792) and signer of the Declaration of Independence; grandnephew of Arthur Lee (1740-1792), who was also a member of the Continental Congress (1782-1784) and the State House of Delegat...

Craik, James, 1730-1814

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Epithet: minister of Scone British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000680.0x000334 Physician. From the description of James Craik deposition, 1812. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450005 Physician to George Washington. From the description of Documents, 1757-1762. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35007048 From the description of Will : of James Craik, 1813 June 5. (Gunst...