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Permission for Brig Lady Howe to return to New York, signed by Patrick Henry, 1779.

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Virginia The Brig Lady Howe, -- Studdy ? ? ? from New york, with Cloathing, and stores for the use of the Convention Troops; now lying in Hampton Road; having discharged her barge, has permission to return to New York. This Permit is intended, as full and ample Protection for the said Brig, on her Voyage, provided there is no unnecessary Delay, but that she proceeds to the aforesaid Port, with as much Expedition, as the Winds will permit. __ Given under my Hand & the seal of the Common Wealth, this 5th Day of April 1779 and in the third Year of the Common Wealth __ P. Henry

Creation Date

4-15-1779

State/Province

Virginia

Creator Life Dates

1736-1799

Keywords

Brig Lady Howe, Revolutionary War, Hampton Road, New York, Permit, Patrick Henry, 1779

Resource Identifier

110324-10

Date Digital

10-23-2013

Document Type

Manuscript

Disciplines

History

Publisher

Wofford College

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Manuscript

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PDF

Language

En-us English

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800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adope Acrobat XI Pro.

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The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.

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