Virginia letters [manuscript], January 1782-1802.

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Virginia letters [manuscript], January 1782-1802.

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A letter, 4 January 1782, from Robert Breckinridge, Cumberland County, Va., to George Rice, Albemarle Barracks, Va., discusses the return of a horse. A letter, 15 January 1782, from Richard Claiborne, Richmond, Va., discharges the recipient from further [military] services, abolishes most military posts in Virginia, and gives instructions for the disposition of other personnel, wagons, and horses.

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Breckinridge, Robert, 1754-1833

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Soldier, surveyor, politician, and state legislator. From the description of Robert Breckinridge : miscellaneous papers, 1819-1831. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46729085 ...

Rice, George A.

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Staunton (Va.) Hustings Court.

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Manly, William Gwathmey, 1862-1929,

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Collector of Staunton, Va. From the description of Virginia letters [manuscript], January 1782-1802. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647857807 From the description of Virginia Revolutionary War letters, January 1782. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34567019 ...

Claiborne, Richard, 1757-1818,

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...

Tapp, Vincent,

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Revolutionary War soldier and later Clerk of the Corporation Court, Staunton. From the description of Papers of Vincent Tapp, 1781-1814. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32960225 ...

United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...