Letter of John Floyd [manuscript], 1826 May 12.

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Letter of John Floyd [manuscript], 1826 May 12.

In a letter, 1826 May 12, John Floyd writes to an unknown recipient advising him of treatment for a patient's gout.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Floyd, John, 1783-1837

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John Floyd (April 24, 1783 – August 17, 1837) was a Virginia politician and soldier. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 25th Governor of Virginia. During his career in the House of Representatives, Floyd was an advocate of settling the Oregon Country, unsuccessfully arguing on its behalf from 1820 until he left Congress in 1829; the area did not become a territory of the United States until 1848. In 1832, Floyd received votes for t...