Account books, 1778-1805.

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Account books, 1778-1805.

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Accounts, mainly 1778-1798, kept by Anderson, a blacksmith in Williamsburg and Richmond, Virginia, who also served as public armorer and Captain of the Company of Artificers. Included are notations on the status of the accounts made by Anderson's son, Robert, in 1804-1805. Accounts show work done for Jaquelin Ambler, Thomas Everard, James Galt, John Greenhow, H. Harwood, Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph, and others, and the Lunatic Hospital.

2 v. (140 p. and 329 p.) ; 44 cm. or smaller.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813

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Edmund Jennings Randolph (August 10, 1753 – September 12, 1813) was an American attorney and politician. He was the 7th Governor of Virginia, and, as a delegate from Virginia, he attended the Constitutional Convention and helped to create the national constitution while serving on its Committee of Detail. He was the first United States Attorney General (1789-1794) and the second Secretary of State (1794-1795) during George Washington's presidency. Born in Williamsburg in the Colony of Virgini...

Eastern State Hospital (Va.)

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Harwood, Humphrey, d. 1788.

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Williamsburg, Virginia brickmaker who worked for many residents and on most public buildings of the town. From the description of Account book, 1776-1794. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 24767598 ...

Anderson, Robert, 1787-1859.

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Galt, James, 1741-1800.

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Greenhow, John, 1724-1787.

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John Greenhow was born in England in 1724. He was an enterprising merchant with store on Duke of Gloucester St. Additionally, he owned a Schooner which carried goods to and from Philadelphia. He died in 1787 and is buried in the Bruton Parish Churchyard. From the guide to the Memorandum to Patrick Henry, 1777 December 20, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Anderson, James, 1740-1798.

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James Anderson was a blacksmith in Williamsburg and Richmond, Va., who also served as public armorer and captain of the Company of Artificers. From the guide to the James Anderson Account Books, 1778-1805., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) James Anderson was a blacksmith who worked in Williamsburg and Richmond, VA during the late 18th century. He also served as a public armorer and captain of the Company of Artifices. Anderson was succeede...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Ambler, Jaquelin, 1742-1798

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Prentis, Joseph, 1754-1809

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Everard, Thomas, d. 1781.

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