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John Jay

1745–1829 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Governors' Papers: Richard Caswell, Correspondence, July 1779

Gregory, Isaac · 1779

July 1779 correspondence of Governor Richard Caswell, in 53 images, with Isaac Gregory among the writers. John Jay, Baron von Steuben, Griffith Rutherford, Charles Thomson and the Continental Congress are named, along with Camden and Orange counties.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Jay, John, 1745-1829.

NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Governors' Papers: Richard Caswell, Correspondence, September 1779

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 · 1779

Governor Caswell's papers for September 1779 run to 26 images. Charles Thomson writes for the Continental Congress, and John Jay and John Ashe also appear, along with Rutherford County in the west. The Revolutionary War is the backdrop, and Orange County is among the places concerned.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Jay, John, 1745-1829.

NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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