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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00854 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Benjamin Harrison to a Virginia state assemblyman with instructions and mentioning Cape Lands |
| Date | 6 December 1781 |
| Author | Harrison, Benjamin (1726-1791) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions a set of instructions for the assembly addressed to Thomas Roane and Thomas Coleman which are to be handed out in the county by John Warden. Also mentions a letter from Colonel Thomas Newton concerning the possession of the Cape Lands, ". . . which it seems some designing persons are determined to possess, which will be the case if the assembly does not act." Dated in council. Docketed, "Governor's Letter, inclosing Newtons/Decr:6th:1781. /to lie on table." |
| Subjects | Boundary or Property Dispute Revolutionary War Government and Civics |
| People | Harrison, Benjamin (1726-1791) Harrison, Benjamin (1726-1791) Newton, Thomas (fl. 1781) Roane, Thomas (fl. 1781) Coleman, Thomas (fl. 1781) Warden, John (fl. 1781) |
| Place written | Virginia |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Harrison was elected to the Continental Congress from Virginia in 1774 and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He became the Speaker of the House of Burgess in Virginia in 1778, and was elected Governor of Virginia in 1782. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |