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Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - Colonel William Preston Papers, 1774-1789

.45 cu. ft. (1 box)

Papers, 1774-1789, including letters, orders, and statements of Col. William Preston, relating to the defense of southwestern Virginia from the British loyalists and Indian allies of the British during the American Revolution. The bulk of the collection are letters detailing various aspects of the Revolutionary War. Topics include rumors of attacks in Botetourt and Montgomery Counties, Virginia; the Battle of Kings Mountain, S.C.; Lord Cornwallis' movements towards Virginia; the Battle of Camden, NJ; and requests for troops from Montgomery County, Va. Correspondents include Col. Martin Armstrong, Col. Arthur Campbell, General William Campbell, Col. William Christian, Col. Elijah Clarke, Ben Cook, Walter Crockett, William Davies, Dudley Diggs, Col. William Fleming, Governor Benjamin Harrison V, Governor Thomas Jefferson, Col. Charles Lewis, Patrick Lockhart, General Lachlan McIntosh, James McGavock, James Montgomery, Governor Thomas Nelson, Jr., General Andrew Perkins, Mayor Thomas Quirk, and Col. George Skillern, among others.

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