Letter to Captain [Adam] Stephens [sic], 1755 Apr 12.

Location of collection:

Colonial Williamsburg

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

P.O. Box 1776

Williamsburg, VA 23187

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Summary

Creator:

Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770.

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Dinwiddie sent clothing for companies at Will's Creek and those under Captain Lewis. Gene ral Braddock's warrant for recruiting troops {no longer enclosed} must not delay Stephen's march, but if Stephen is successful in his recruiting, he'll gain the favor of the general. Letterbook copy published in R.A. Brock's edition of the official correspondence of Robert Dinwiddie, vol. II, p. 13 (Publications of the Virginia Historical Society, vol. IV, 1884).

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 1942.

Physical description:

[1] leaf. ; 23 cm.