Papers of Robert Stobo, 1760-1941.

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Papers of Robert Stobo, 1760-1941.

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Copy of Stobo's requisition (1760) for payment for military services and note (1941) concerning authenticity of the requisition; list (1772-1773) of land divided among the Virginia militia regiment; and list of documents relating to Stobo.

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Virginia. Militia

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Stobo, Robert, 1726-1770

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Robert Stobo was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1727. Following the deaths of his parents in the 1740s, Stobo moved to the Virginia colony to seek his fortune as a merchant. In Virginia, Stobo became a favorite of Governor Dinwiddie. As the conflicts of the French and Indian War escalated, Stobo joined the Virginia Regiment. He served as an engineer at Fort Necessity under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington. After Fort Necessity fell to the French on July 3, 1754, Stobo was captu...