Letter to Captain Adam Stephens 1755 April 12

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528

Summary

Creator:
Dinwiddie, Robert
Abstract:
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.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Dinwiddie (1693 – July 27, 1770) was a British colonial administrator who served as lieutenant governor of colonial Virginia from 1751 to 1758, first under Governor Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, and then, from July 1756 to January 1758, as deputy for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun. Since the governors at that time were largely absentee, he was the de-facto head of the colony for much of the time.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1942.
Arrangement:

1 item.

Physical location:
On site.
Physical description:
1 item.