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Letter to Thomas Jefferson, 1781 October 11.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 621 Folder 17
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- Harrison, Benjamin, approximately 1726-1791.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- engravings (prints)
- portraits
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (1 leaf) + 1 engraving
- Contained In:
- Hale Signers Collection. Folder 17.
- Place of Publication:
- 1781 October 11.
- Biography/History:
- At this time, Benjamin Harrison was the Speaker of the House. Thomas Jefferson was the governor of Virginia.
- Summary:
- Benjamin Harrison alerts Thomas Jefferson that "three hundred of the enemy" have landed at Sandy Point in Virginia. Included is an engraving by an unknown artist of Harrison's residence in Berkley, Virginia.
- OCLC:
- 155866215
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