Memorandum to Patrick Henry 1777 December 20

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Memorandum to Patrick Henry, Manuscript #MS 1941.7, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Summary

Creator:
Greenhow, John
Abstract:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Memorandum to Patrick Henry, Manuscript #MS 1941.7, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Background

Scope and content:

Concerns china and beeswax purchased for the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg.

Biographical / historical:

John Greenhow was born in England in 1724. He was an enterprising merchant with store on Duke of Gloucester St. Additionally, he owned a Schooner which carried goods to and from Philadelphia. He died in 1787 and is buried in the Bruton Parish Churchyard.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1941
Arrangement:

1 item.

Physical location:
On site.
Physical description:
1 item.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Merchants - Virginia - Biography