Difference between revisions of "Patrick Henry to Wythe, 20 June 1777"

From Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
m
 
(5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
Governor [[wikipedia: Patrick Henry| Patrick Henry]] writes to [[George Wythe]] as Speaker of the House of Delegates conveying papers for the General Assembly.<ref>Gov. Henry to George Wythe, Speaker of the House of Delegates (From Va. State Archives, Ex. Com.)," in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia,'' vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry,'' ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 165.</ref>
  
−
 
−
<ref>Governor Henry to George Wythe, Speaker of the House of Delegates, 20 June 1777, in Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia, vol. 1, The Letters of Patrick Henry, ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 165.</ref>
 
 
==Letter text, June 20, 1777==
 
==Letter text, June 20, 1777==
 
<blockquote>
 
<blockquote>
−
<div align="center">GOV. HENRY TO GEORGE WYTHE, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE<br /></div>
+
June 20<sup>th</sup>, 1777.<br />
−
<div align="center">OF DELEGATES.<br /></div>
 
−
<div align="center">(''From Va. State Archives, Ex. Com.'')<br /></div>
 
−
<div align="right">June 20<sup>th</sup>, 1777.<br /></div>
 
−
 
 
−
''Sir.''
 
−
 
 
−
The inclosed [''sic''] papers contain some Information which I beg you will be pleased to communicate to the general Assembly.  With the greatest Regard I have the Honor to be
 
  
−
<div align="center">Sir<br /></div>
+
Sir.
−
<div align="center">Y<sup>r</sup> mo. ob<sup>t</sup> & very<br /></div>
 
−
<div align="center">Hble Serv<sup>t</sup><br /></div>
 
−
<div align="right">P. HENRY<br /></div>
 
  
−
The Honble
+
The inclosed papers contain some Information which I beg you will be pleased to communicate to the general Assembly. With the greatest Regard I have the Honor to be
  
−
George Wythe Esq<sup>r</sup>
+
:::::::::::::::::Sir<br />
 +
:::::::::::::::Y<sup>r</sup> mo. ob<sup>t</sup> & very<br />
 +
::::::::::::::::::Hble Serv<sup>t</sup><br />
 +
::::::::::::::::::::P. HENRY
  
−
Speaker of the House of Delegates
 
  
−
[Endorsed:]  A letter from the Governor inclosing one from Col. Wilson
+
:The Honble<br />
−
</blockquote>
+
:George Wythe Esq<sup>r</sup><br />
−
==Letter text, June 21, 1777==
+
::Speaker of the House of Delegates
−
<blockquote>
 
−
<div align="center">(''From Journal of the House of Delegates.'')<br /></div>
 
−
<div align="right">Saturday June 21.<br /></div>
 
  
−
''Resolved'', That it is of great consequence to this State to secure the salt springs in the county of Kentucky, and therefore that the Governor and Council be requested to embody as many of the militia of the counties of Washington, Montgomery, Henry, Pittsylvania, Bedford and Augusta, as will make up the number of three hundred men, including officers, be commanded by the county lieutenant, or commanding officer of Kentucky county, and to be by him stationed in such parts of the county as he shall think necessary to prevent the incursions of the enemy.
+
[Endorsed:]  A letter from the Governor inclosing one from Col. Wilson<ref>Gov. Henry to George Wythe, Speaker of the House of Delegates, (From Va. State Archives, Ex. Com.) in ''Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia,'' vol. 1, ''The Letters of Patrick Henry,'' ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 165.</ref>
 
</blockquote>
 
</blockquote>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Life of Patrick Henry]]
 
*[[Life of Patrick Henry]]
 +
*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 31 May 1777]]
 +
*[[Patrick Henry to Wythe, 30 October 1777]]
 +
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
 +
 +
 +
[[Category:Letters to Wythe]]
 +
[[Category:Letters and Papers]]

Latest revision as of 09:45, 9 May 2024

Governor Patrick Henry writes to George Wythe as Speaker of the House of Delegates conveying papers for the General Assembly.[1]

Letter text, June 20, 1777

June 20th, 1777.

Sir.

The inclosed papers contain some Information which I beg you will be pleased to communicate to the general Assembly. With the greatest Regard I have the Honor to be

Sir
Yr mo. obt & very
Hble Servt
P. HENRY


The Honble
George Wythe Esqr
Speaker of the House of Delegates

[Endorsed:] A letter from the Governor inclosing one from Col. Wilson[2]

See also


References

  1. ↑ Gov. Henry to George Wythe, Speaker of the House of Delegates (From Va. State Archives, Ex. Com.)," in Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia, vol. 1, The Letters of Patrick Henry, ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 165.
  2. ↑ Gov. Henry to George Wythe, Speaker of the House of Delegates, (From Va. State Archives, Ex. Com.) in Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia, vol. 1, The Letters of Patrick Henry, ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 165.
Retrieved from "http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=Patrick_Henry_to_Wythe,_20_June_1777&oldid=74968"