Adam Stephen papers, 1749-1849 (bulk 1754-1777).

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Adam Stephen papers, 1749-1849 (bulk 1754-1777).

Correspondence, accounts, legal papers, survey reports, and plats relating to Stephen's militia service in Virginia during the colonial period and with the 4th Virginia Regiment and the Continental Army during the Revolution and to the operation of his plantation. Correspondents include Robert Dinwiddie, Francis Fauquier, Enoch Innis, Thomas Bryan Martin, William Maxwell, Angus McDonald, James Mercer, John Russell, Alex Stephen, Alexander Stuart, and George Washington.

125 items.1 container.1 microfilm reel.

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Mercer, James, 1736-1793

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James Mercer (February 26, 1736 – October 31, 1793), was an American lawyer, military officer, planter, jurist, and politician. Born at his family's Marlborough plantation in Stafford County in the Colony of Virginia, Mercer received a private education suitable as well as access to his father's library, if not the best, then one of the best in the area. Mercer traveled to Williamsburg for higher education under prominent lawyer George Wythe and others, and graduated from the College of Willi...

Maxwell, William, ca.1733-1796

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Innis, Enoch

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Stephen, Adam.

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Planter and military officer of Berkeley County, Va. (later W. Va.). Born circa 1730, died 1791. From the description of Adam Stephen papers, 1749-1849 (bulk 1754-1777). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979924 ...

Russell, John, active 1765-1766

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Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of Transcripts of correspondence edited by Louis Knott Koontz, 1739-1769. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067647 From the description of Autograph signature (clipped) from a document : [n.p.]., 1754 Apr. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270534556 Colonial official; lieutenant governor of Virginia 1751-1758. From the description of LS : Williamsburg, Va., to Robert Hunter Morris, 1754 Mar. 1. (Rosenbach Museum...

McDonald, Angus, active 1777

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Martin, Thomas Bryan

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Fauquier, Francis, 1704?-1768

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Francis Fauquier was Lt. Governor of Virginia between 1758-1768. From the description of Correspondence, 1758-1768. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 26924538 Francis Fauquier (1703-3 March 1768) was a Lieutenant Governor of the colony of Virginia and served as acting governor from 1758 until his death in 1768. From the guide to the Commission of Oyer and Terminer, 1761 August 15, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foun...

United States. Continental Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 4th

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Stuart, Alexander, 1733-1822

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Title: 4th Earl of Moray British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000571.0x00018f Virginia public official. From the description of Alexander Stuart correspondence, 1809 January 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980783 ...

Stephen, Alex

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