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Letter from Lord Dunmore, Williamsburg, to Daniel Smith

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Enclosed in the Letter of Aeneas Mackay to Governour Penn, of 5th May, 1774.

Williamsburg, April 26, 1774.

SIR: I send you a packet, containing a Proclamation of which you have herewith one enclosed, which by the advice of his Majesty' s Council, I have issued for the Government of the people in the district of your country, wherein is included Pittsburg, which I beg you will forward by express to Mr˙ Conolly.

With respect to Mr˙ Mackay, and the other two gentlemen committed to your custody by Mr˙ Conolly, I desire they may be permitted to return to their homes and occupations; I will become answerable for their appearance, in case it may be required, and bear you harmless therein.

I am, sir, your obedient and humble servant,

DUNMORE.

Daniel Smith, Esquire.

Details

Title

Letter from Lord Dunmore, Williamsburg, to Daniel Smith, Sheriff of Augusta, directing the discharge of the Pennsylvania Magistrates

Creator

Dunmore, John, Governour of Virginia
Mackay, Aeneas

Editor

Dunmore, John, Governour of Virginia
Mackay, Aeneas

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1774-04-26

Recipient

Smith, Daniel

Presentation Location

Staunton, Virginia, North America

Before Whom

Mackay, Aeneas

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Key people, events, and institutions: Virginia-Pennsylvania conflict
Military action: prisoners
Social reality: internal disorder, civil war

Document ID

S4-V1-P03-sp04-D0007

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V1

Part

S4-V1-P03

Sub-Part

S4-V1-P03-sp04

Usage Conditions

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No Copyright - Public Domain

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