Journal, 1779 February 1 - 1781 June 19.

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Journal, 1779 February 1 - 1781 June 19.

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These records contain entries for supplies purchased for the operation of the foundry, including food, rum, and wagon boxes. Also listed are the annual wages for some of the workers including slaves.

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Library of Virginia

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Reveley, John.

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Son of Dasey Southall and Edith Southall. Resided in Henrico County, Va. Married to Martha Vanderwall in 1756. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate. Served on a commission to establish the capital at Richmond and was one of three commissioners for the state foundry at Westham. From the guide to the Turner Southall Receipt Book, 1776-1784., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Ballendine, John

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Son of Dasey Southall and Edith Southall. Resided in Henrico County, Va. Married to Martha Vanderwall in 1756. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate. Served on a commission to establish the capital at Richmond and was one of three commissioners for the state foundry at Westham. From the guide to the Turner Southall Receipt Book, 1776-1784., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) Resident of Fairfax County, Va. From...

Virginia. Public Foundry.

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On May 22, 1776, the fifth revolutionary convention approved a proposal to construct a cannon foundry and a blast furnace for the manufacture of ordnance. A site at Westham, near Richmond, was purchased and construction began immediately. When it was completed, the foundry complex included eight blast furnaces, a boring mill, and the foundry, besides all the buildings necessary to house workers and store supplies. From the description of Journal, 1779 February 1 - 1781 June 19. (Unkn...