Amherst County Virginia in the Revolution

Release on 2014-05-02 | by Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny

This book is the result of many hours spent in a congested courthouse gathering together information from various sources. Some of the documents originally thought missing, she found.

Author: Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny
Publisher:
ISBN: 0788422618
Category: History
Page: 246
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Amherst County Virginia in the Revolution

Formed from Albemarle in 1761, Amherst County, much larger than it is today, rested on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge, and included what we now call Nelson County. This book is the result of many hours spent in a congested courthouse gathering together information from various sources. Some of the documents originally thought missing, she found. One such discovery was "The Lost Order Book" for the years 1773-1782, an interesting document containing records of the court, records that provide us with insights into daily life and the legal system in place at that time. This work contains information on the Committee of Safety, and Minute Men, the First Rifle Company, Revolutionary Officers of the Amherst County Militia, Captain Azariah Martin's Company of Militia, Captain William Tucker's Company of Militia, Regiment of Guards, Clothing and Beef for the 16th Division, Disbursement to the Wives, Widows and Orphans of Revolutionary Soldiers, Letter of Colonel William Fontaine Describing Surrender of Cornwallis, Letter of Colonel Hugh Rose to Governor Harrison, Claims for Property Impressed or Taken for Public Service, Applications for Pensions, Soldiers of the French and Indian War, and the Officers of Amherst Militia Before the Revolution. The Appendix contains the Will of Sarah Henry, mother of Patrick Henry. An assortment of illustrations and the original full-name index further complement this work.

Language: en
Pages: 246

Amherst County, Virginia, in the Revolution

Authors: Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-02 - Publisher:

Language: en
Pages:

Virginiana in the Printed Book Collections of the Virginia State Library: Subjects

Authors: Virginia State Library

Categories: American literature

Type: BOOK - Published: 1975 - Publisher:

Books about Virginiana in the Printed Book Collections of the Virginia State Library: Subjects

Language: en
Pages: 126

The Amherst County Story

Authors: Alfred Percy

Categories: Amherst County (Va.)

Type: BOOK - Published: 1961 - Publisher:

Books about The Amherst County Story

Language: en
Pages: 320

African-American Patriots in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution

Authors: Bobby Gilmer Moss, Michael C. Scoggins

Categories: Social Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Scotia Hibernia Press

Provides biographical and military service information on African-Americans who participated with American forces patriots in the southern campaign of the American Revolution. The coverage area includes Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,G