Letters and documents of Sir William Berkeley, 1674-1677.

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Letters and documents of Sir William Berkeley, 1674-1677.

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The collection contains a letter from Berkeley to Lord Danby, High Treasurer of England, 1674 February 1; a letter from Commissioners Jeffreys, Berry, and Moryson to Danby regarding Berkeley's conduct as governor during Bacon's Rebellion, 1677 March 25; a copy of Berkeley's writ for a new election of the House of Burgesses, 1676 May 10; and "Memorels relating to Present State of Virga" by Gideon Macon.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Virginia. General Assembly. House of Burgesses

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Jeffreys, Herbert, fl. 1677-1678,

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Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712

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Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby (1631/32-1712), son of a Yorkshire baronet, entered Parliament as member for York in 1661, served Charles II in a series of adminstrative positions, and was made Lord High Treasurer and Earl of Danby in 1674. In 1678, he pressed for the investigation of the Popish Plot, but the Commons impeached him in December of that year for his involvement in the French "subsidies" to Charles II. Released from the Tower in 1684, Danby supported William III and was rewarded with ...

Macon, Gideon.

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Berkeley, William, Sir, 1605-1677

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The Philip Carpenter noted in the deed was likely born before 1640, Mattapony River, Northumberland County, Virginia. From the description of [Deed] 1663 Feb. [to] Philip Carpenter / William Berkeley. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 166268390 ...

Moryson, Francis

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