A Guide to the Patrick Henry Letter to Berkeley County (Va.)
Lieutenant, 1777 November 19 Letter, Patrick Henry to Berkeley County (Va.) Lieutenant MS 2004.9
A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library Manuscript Number MS 2004.9
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library Colonial Williamsburg Foundation P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 USA Phone: (757) 565-8520 Fax: (757) 565-8528 Email: speccoll@cwf.org URL: http://www.history.org
Patrick Henry was born May 29, 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia. He served in the
Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress and was a five term
governor of Virginia. Henry is well known for his "Give me liberty or give me
death!" speech. He died June 6, 1799 at Red Hill Plantation, Virginia.
Letter notifying the County Lieutenant that prisoners of war are en route "under the
care of Major Jos[eph] Holmes" and authorizing mobilization of militia to guard
them.