Burwell Bassett family papers, 1695-1840.

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Burwell Bassett family papers, 1695-1840.

Incoming letters, wills and other estate papers, Bassett family genealogical material, and ship manifests and bills of lading, including several of Hyndman, Lancaster & Company, tobacco brokers of London, England. Subjects include national political and fiscal matters. Correspondents include William Byrd of Westover, Francis Fauquier, Sir William Gooch, Benjamin Harrison, Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Thomas Nelson, and Robert Carter Nicholas.

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Nelson, Thomas, 1738-1789

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Thomas Nelson Jr. (December 26, 1738 – January 4, 1789) was an American soldier and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia, and is considered one of the U.S. Founding Fathers. In addition to serving in the Virginia General Assembly for many terms, he twice represented Virginia in the Continental Congress. Fellow Virginia legislators elected him to serve as the commonwealth's governor in 1781. He signed the Declaration of Independence as a member of the Virginia delegation and fought in the militia du...

Harrison, Benjamin, 1726-1791

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Benjamin Harrison V (April 5, 1726 – April 24, 1791) was an American planter, merchant and politician who served as a legislator in colonial Virginia, following a precedent of public service established by his namesakes. He signed both the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence and is known as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Virginia's governor from 1781 to 1784. Harrison worked an aggregate of three decades in the Virginia Hou...

Nicholas, Robert Carter, 1728-1780

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Member, Virginia House of Burgesses and Virginia House of Delegates, judge. From the description of Letter, 1773 August 27, Williamsburg, Va., to an unidentified recipient [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647825639 Epithet: Commissioner of Excise British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000216.0x0000dd Virginia public official. From the description of Receipt ...

Byrd, William, 1674-1744

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William Byrd II resided at Westover in Charles City County, Virginia. From the guide to the William Byrd Papers, 1728-1729., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) Virginia planter William Byrd served as a member of the Virginia Council of the State (1709-1744); he determined the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina. From the guide to the The history of the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina, 1728, 1728, (...

Hyndman, Lancaster &Company (London, England)

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Bassett family.

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Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1849

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Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849), a native of Chesterfield County, Virginia, was educated at William and Mary College, and practiced law in Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. He was a member of the House of Delegates, supervised the revision of the Virginia Code in 1819, was a member of the 1829-30, Constitutional convention, and U.S. Senator. From 1829-1841 Leigh served as the reporter of the Supreme Court of Appeals. From the description of Letter : Washington D.C., to Thomas R. ...

Bassett, Burwell, 1764-1841

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Representative from Virginia. From the guide to the Burwell Bassett letter, 1836, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Gooch, William

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Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Virginia. From the description of Land patent, 1748. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367554079 From the description of Land patent, 1748 January 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629689 Epithet: Major; Lieutenant -Gov. of Virginia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000702.0x0002ee Governor of Virginia (Colony) From the description of...

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...