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    <unittitle>John Randolph of Roanoke Letter to Citizen James Brown</unittitle>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation">1798 December 22</unitdate>
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<p>John Randolph of Roanoke Letter to "Citizen James Brown," Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Mss. 90 R15 John Randolph of Roanoke Papers</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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<p>Letter from John Randolph, Bizarre, to Citizen [James Brown] about "the bearer...brings...Tobs..." and "Quasha brings Mr. Brown some Butter..."  He writes that  "...we are almost frozen to death, &amp; if the weather continues as it is now, expect to hear that all the northern trade is embargoed - which will be very unfortunate for our Yankee brethren since they will have no stories to give us of French Piracy - Mr. Webster must then be dumb."  Dec 22, 1798.  He noted date as:  22d Decr. 22d Independence 2d Nivose 6th year F[rench] R[evolution]. ALS</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="lcsh">French Revolution</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Shipping--History--18th century.</subject>
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