Patrick Henry correspondence, 1778 August 6.

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Patrick Henry correspondence, 1778 August 6.

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Printed, signed documents, to the county lieutenant of Berkeley regarding decision to postpone expedition against Detroit.

0.2 linear ft. (1 wallet)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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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 ...

Van Swearingen, Thomas.

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