Lord Dunmore letters [manuscript], 1773-1775.

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Lord Dunmore letters [manuscript], 1773-1775.

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Letter, 27 August 1773, from Lord Dunmore, Staunton, Va., to T.B. Martin, regards the purchase of land. Letter, 19 June 1775, Thomas Lewis to William Preston, discusses, Dunmore, western lands and the Loyal Land Company, politics and foreign affairs.

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Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809

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Appointed governor of Virginia in 1771. From the description of Correspondence, 1771-1778. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 26923951 Lord Dunmore was the British governor of the Virginia Colony, from September 25, 1771 until his departure to New York on New Years Eve, 1776. From the guide to the Land Grant to Ambrose Gatewood, 1773 June 15, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) Governor of New York (1...

Preston, William, 1729-1783

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Revolutionary War officer. From the description of Letters [manuscript], 1776. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647860488 Capt. William Preston (1729-1783), the son of John Preston (1699-1747), was born in Londonderry, Ireland, and settled with his family in Augusta County, Va., in 1737. He was a surveyor, landowner, member of the House of Burgesses, and captain during the French and Indian War. In 1756, he was a member of the abortive Sandy Creek Expedition aga...

Lewis, Thomas, 1718-1790

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Martin, T.B.

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Loyal Land Company

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