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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Rebecca Barnhart, 03/20/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the John Page Letter, 1777, September 26 A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`sJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library MS 1932.8

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008 Special Collections Staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation John Page Letter1777 September 26 MS 1932.8 On site. 1 item. English Page, John Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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John Page Letter, Manuscript# MS 1932.8, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1932

Biographical Information

John Page (April 17, 1744 – October 11, 1808) was born and lived at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County. Page graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1763, where he was a friend and the closest college classmate of Thomas Jefferson, having exchanged a great deal of correspondence. He then served under George Washington in an expedition during the French and Indian War. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1776. He also served during the American Revolutionary War as an officer in the Virginia state militia, raising a regiment from Gloucester County and supplementing it with personal funds. During that war, he attained the rank of colonel. Page became the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and served 1776-1779. He also served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, was elected to the First United States Congress and reelected to the Second and Third, and to the Fourth as a Republican.

Scope and Content

Concerns an agreement between Virginia and North Carolina to combine resources to build new vessels to help defend the coast. Has heard Ocracoke Inlet is blocked and believes additional vessels would help rout the enemy. Champion Travis is to examine the state of the existing galleys. Mentions the North Carolina militia and states that {George} Washington has received reinforcements. Also, Gen. { William} Howe has retired from Brandywine at Wilmington.

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1 item.

 Index Terms Persons: Howe, William Howe, Viscount, d. 1729-1814 Page, John, 1744-1808 Travis, Champion, fl. 1768-1800 Washington, George, d. 1732-1799 Caswell, Richard, d. 1729-1789 Subjects: Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777 Geographical Names: North Carolina - History - Revolution - 1775-1783 United States - History - Revolution - 1775-1783 - Campaigns United States - History - Revolution - 1775-1783 - Naval operations Virginia - History - Revolution - 1775-1783