Letters, 1797-1825.

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Letters, 1797-1825.

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Collection consists of two letters. One is from William Polk, N.C. soldier and politician, to Steele discussing the plans of Gov. William Blount for expeditions against Spanish troops in Fla. and La; as well as politics in N.C. and Tenn. The second letter is from Thomas Washington to John Steele, Jr. concerning a suit between Steele and Hugh Dobbins.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7411068

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Blount, William, 1749-1800

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William Blount (March 26, 1749 – March 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, statesman, and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the efforts for North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789 at the Fayetteville Convention. He then served as the only governor of the Southwest Territory and played a leading role in helping the territory gain admission to the union as the...

Steele, John, 1764-1815

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Army officer, public official, and U.S. representative from North Carolina, 1789-1793. From the description of John Steele correspondence, 1782-1792. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980527 John Steele of Rowan County, N.C., was a merchant; planter; banker; influential Federalist; U.S. representative, 1790-1792; state and federal Indian commissioner; U.S. comptroller of the currency, 1796-1802; major general of the militia; and member of the N.C.-S.C. boundary commission. He...