The proceedings of the Virginia Convention of 1775 (March 20-27 1775). The document describes the selection of the president and clerk of the convention-Peyton Randolph and John Tazewell. The document describes the deliberation over the proceedings of the Continental Congress. The document continues to describe other matters such as the conventions response to the order from George III to put for sale all vacant Virginia lands, the appointment of representatives of Virginia in Congress, the sufficiency of the state through increasing arts and manufacture of necessary goods including hemp, flax, salt, and malt liquor, the question of the "embodying", "arming", and training the militia., American Philosophical Society
Letter from Thomas Proctor. Philadelphia - Acknowledging letter of 10th inst. Will send the brigades of wagons in compliance with orders., American Philosophical Society
A promissory note signed by Lewis Lewis that assures payment of "the whole amount of the costs of an action" to a Christian King once a bill of cost is produced by a lawyer., American Philosophical Society
Commission issued to Thomas Smith esquire as colonel of the Second Battalion of Associators in Bedford County; signed by John Morton, speaker., Printed form, American Philosophical Society
Letter from J. Pryor to Henry Knox. Notwithstanding General Knox's order respecting forage for Colonel Harrison's horse, the forage-master has refused of late to issue it, the reasons for this are contained in the enclosed letter; desires him to repeat the order., American Philosophical Society
Letter from Kazimierz Pułaski to Richard Henry Lee. Pułaski seeks Lee's support against false accusations made against him., American Philosophical Society
Samuel Purviance writes to Jacob Barge about the lottery tickets. He writes that he has 600 tickets left. Purviance discusses some concerns he has about the lottery. "I am therefore of opinion that if the sale of tickets has been such as to answer the drawing, it might be very advisable to inform the Publick thereof by continued Advertisements, which may encourage the sale.", American Philosophical Society
