Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-03
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original institution Of the suit.
G. POINDExTER.
LIST OF THE DOCUMENTS.
The following is the list given In the
Governors message Of the documents re-
covered through the efforts Of Mr.. Storey
Letter dated 170o to the Governor-Ge
raj Of Virginia, In behalf Of the inhabi'
tants of Berne.
Petition of the inhabitants of Pamunkey
| Neck against being made into county;
probable date about 1885, Addressed 10
his Excellency, Sir Edmund Andrews
Governor-General of Virginia.
Extract of memorandum concerning
| the mal-administration Of Colonel Nichoi-
son, Governor General Of Virginia, dated
1903.
Letter from Governor-General Francis
| Nicholson to the Speaker and Gentlemen
OF the House Of Burgesses, dated lIOo.
| Letter OF the Board of Trade and plan
tations, addressed to Colonel Spotswood'
and dated "Whitehall, August 80, Iili.
/ A communication from Queen Anne
Through Nottingham) addressed to the
| Governor and Council of Virginia, and
| prohibiting presents by the General AS
| sembly to the Governor. Dated April ~,
1903.
| Letter from william Byrd, dated April
| 10, 1903, and addressed TO Francis NichoI-
| son, General OF Virginia. In
| this communication Byrd complains that
] he was taken into custody and required TO
| give security because II was alleged that
| he had uttered certain words against the
| General Assembly. He asserts that he did
not make the utterances through nance
but only as told him by others.
Letter from King william to Governor
Dc gohn
trial OF Pirates. Dated February 10, 1853,
and signed through Jersey.
Itemized Bill OF Richard Henry Lee
against the Treasurer of Virginia for
certain expenses incurred on official busi-
ness. Dated April 80, ZIG.
A General Return of the Tenth Cont
mental Virginia Regiment, commanded
by Colonel Edward Stevens. Dated April
TO- I777 These papers give the names OF
the commissioned officers and other In
teresting facts of a military character.
Also, a Return OF Colonel Taylor's Regi-
ment OF Guards and Militia, Albemarle
Barracks, October 4. 177s, and Return
of Colonel Abraham Bowman, Eighth
Virginia Regiment, Philadelphia, April II,
1777
Letter from King George H. to Robert
Dinwiddie Esq, dated June "a. 1884, and
relative to the appointment of William
Byrd to the Council Of the Colony of
Virginia.
Letter from sount De Vismenits to
Governor Harrison, denying that the
French troops had imposed upon the resi-
dents of Yorktown during the campaign
in that vicinity Dated December, 1881.
Letter TO Governor Harrison from Philip
MazZee. Dated December, 1852.
Letter i'm French from Charles De Ia
Iuzerne to Governor Harrison, recon-
mending NJ. Gabarrar. Dated June, 11S3.
Letter from Rochambeau to - Tyler,
Speaker of the Council of Virginia, and
dated January 10, 1882
Letter from Rochambeau to Governor
Harrison. Of Virginia, dated March 10,
1852. and also another to the Governor,
dated March 2S, 1772.
Letter from Washington to Governor
Jefferson, OF Virginia, relative to sup
plies for the army, dated lISo, and writ
ten from Headquarters at New WINDSOR.
Letter from Washington to Governor
Jefferson dated March %, 1871, and Writ
ten at New Windsor
Letter from washington to Governor |
Nelson dated October 1871, and writ
ten from his headquarters.
Letter from Washington TO Governor /
Harrison, dated January 10, 17S2, and
written in Philadelphia.
Harrison. dated March 10. 1873, and writ
ten at headquarters, Newburgh.
Letter from General Lafayette to Gov
ernor Nelson, dated July, 1871, and writ
ten at Malvern Hill"
A lengthy letter from General Lafay-
cite to Governor Nelson, which details
the military situation. Written from
'Malburn HIP and dated July II, 17M.
Letter from General Lafayette to Gov
ernor jefferson, dated March II, 1881, ana
written at Williamsburg.
Letter from General Lafayette to the
Assembly of Virginia, dated July q, 1871,
and written at "Malvun Hill"
A lengthy letter from General LaFay-
cite TO the Governor. in which he ex-
presses grave apprehensons as to the
success Of CORVALLIS Dated July /, 1884,
and apparently written on Tyree's Plan
tation.
Letter from General lafayette to Gov
ernor Jefferson, dated April q. 1871, and
written at Bowler Greene"
Letter of great length from General
lafayette to Governor Jefferson, dated
March 3. 1871, and written from Head OF
elk" In this communication the French
soldier announces that he was coming TO
Virginia to take command Of an expedi-
ion against Portsmouth. He states that !
IN the march his troops sometimes COW
red thirty miles a day.
Letter from General Lafayette to Gov
rnor Nelson, dated August 6. 1881, and
written at New Castle.
Letter from General Lafayette to Gov
rnor Nelson. dated August II. 1881. and
written at Camp Forks, of York River"
Letter from General Lafayette to Gov
rnor Nelson dated August 20, 1881, and
written at Headquarters"
Letter from General Lafayette to Gov
rnor Nelson, dated September 2, I78l,
nd written at "Holts Forge"
Letter from General Lafayette to Gov
rnor Nelson, dated September 4, 1871,
nd written near "Howelrs Mill"
Letter from General Lafayette to Gov
rnor Nelson, dated September 8, 1881,
nd written in Williamsburg.