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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Rebecca Barnhart, 03/24/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Isaac Zane Letter, 1776 July 1 A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`sJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library MS 1935.1

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008 Special Collections Staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Isaac Zane Letter to Benjamin Williams or John Croudson 1776 July 1 MS 1935.1 On site. 1 item. English Zane, Isaac Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Isaac Zane Letter to Benjamin Williams or John Croudson, Manuscript #MS 1935.1, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1935

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Scope and Content

Concerns the Williamsburg Convention and mentions the election of Patrick Henry as Governor and the appointment of a Privy Council. Dunmore is still on Gwynns Island. A vessel was sent to Martinico {sic} {Martinique} with the news of the Declaration of Independence, and reports that the French are pleased. Ha s been busy with business transactions, including dealings with John Backhouse of Liverpool, Benjamin Fawcett, James Hunter, Joseph Jones, Edward McGuire, James Madison, Henry Mitchell, William Moore, John Pemberton, and Martin Pickett. Gives orders to begin manufacturing cannon balls.

Arrangement

1 item.

Index Terms Persons: Backhouse, John Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809 Fawcett, Benjamin Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 Hunter, James Jones, Joseph, 1727-1805 McGuire, Edward, d. 1806 Madison, James, 1751-1836 Mitchell, Henry Moore, William Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 Pickett, Martin Zane, Isaac, 1743-1795 Croudson, John Williams, Benjamin, fl. 1776 Corporate Names: United States. Army - Ordnance and ordnance stores Virginia. Convention (1776) Subjects: Iron industry and trade - Maryland - History - Revolution - 1775-1783 Merchants - Virginia - Biography Geographical Names: United States - History - Revolution - 1775-1783 - Foreign public opinion Virginia - History - Revolution - 1775-1783