Virginia Gazette (Dixon & Hunter), 2 December 1775

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Published in the Virginia Gazette on 2 December, 1775. A summary of recent news states that George Wythe has been elected to represent Williamsburg in the state convention. [1]

Article text, 2 December 1775

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Williamsburg, December 2nd

Last Wednesday night some of Dunmore's banditti, about 12, mostly Negroes, came ashore, and went to the house of Mr. Benjamin Wells, at Mulberry island; after threatening and abusing him in a most infamous manner, they robbed him of all his most valuable effects, and carried off two Negro women.

Nine Negroes (two of them women) who had been endeavouring to get to Norfolk in an open boat, and put ashore on Point Comfort, were fired upon by some persons in pursuit, taken, and brought here on Thursday; two of the fellows are wounded, and it is expected the rest will soon be made examples of.

Last Monday came on the election of a representative for this city in Convention, when GEORGE WYTHE , Esq; was unanimously chosen, in room of the late Hon. Peyton Randolph, Esq; </div>

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  1. Virginia Gazette (Dixon & Hunter), 2 December, 1775 Virginia Gazette