Virginia autograph collection [manuscript] 1789-1801.

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Virginia autograph collection [manuscript] 1789-1801.

The collection contains a legal opinion, 1789 April 10, of Patrick Henry regarding William Christian's will; a letter, 1798 Nov. 7, Benjamin Harrison, Brandon, to Lewis Burwell, Richmond; and a letter, 1801 Feb. 20, Dorthea Dandridge Henry, Red Hill, to Daniel Call, Richmond, regarding a legal suit.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7929551

University of Virginia. Library

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Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, and assisting his father-in-law ...

Henry, Dorthea Dandridge, fl. 1801-1802,

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Call, Daniel, approximately 1765-1840

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Richmond, Va., lawyer. From the description of Papers : of Daniel Call, 1772-1844. (Valentine Richmond Historical Center). WorldCat record id: 29551533 ...

Burwell, Lewis, fl. 1798,

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Christian, William, d.1789?

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Harrison, Benjamin, 1755-1799,

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Son of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791), merchant and governor of Virginia. From the description of Letterbook, 1787 July-1789 Sept. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58757284 ...