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Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Bushrod Washington Letter to George Turberville

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00609
Scope and Contents Letter, 1787 November 4, from Bushrod Washington of Richmond to George Turberville in Westmoreland County. He writes that he has enclosed a copy of [minutes?] from the Federal Convention, and resolutions of the Virginia House of Delegates. He discusses the defeat of a bill to repeal the Port Law, the debate concerning the printing of paper money and his hopes for relief from the present taxation and the fact that the additional duty on tobacco has been removed. He states he will be a...
Dates: 1787 November 4

Bushrod Washington Letter to Tobias Lear

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00135
Scope and Contents

Thinks John Marshall may be induced to write a biography of George Washington and writes him by the same post. Will also write other gentlemen he and Lear discussed. Encloses two letters which he asks Lear to forward on his behalf concerning the same topic.

Dates: 1833 August 11

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Ports of entry--Virginia 1
Taxation--Virginia--History 1
Tobacco--Virginia--History--18th century 1
Virginia. Convention (1788) 1