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    <title>Meriwether Smith papers, 1779-1792</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Smith, Meriwether</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1730-1790</namePart>
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  <abstract>ALS (1779 February 21) written by Smith to John Page concerning the scarcity of provisions, depreciation of currency, potential of Virginia as a market for eastern states, and other economic and political consequences of the Revolution; letter (1779 May 17) written to Thomas Jefferson, governor of Virginia, and signed by Smith and Richard Henry Lee relating to acquisition of land from Delaware Indians; and photocopy of a financial agreement (1792 January 20) between Smith and John Beale.</abstract>
  <note>Open to research.</note>
  <note>In part, negative photocopy. [S.l.].</note>
  <note>Delegate to U.S. Continental Congress and U.S. representative from Virginia.</note>
  <note>Collection material in English.</note>
  <note>Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.</note>
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    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Beale, John</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">active 1792</namePart>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Jefferson, Thomas</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1743-1826</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Lee, Richard Henry</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1732-1794</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Page, John</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1744-1808</namePart>
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    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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    <topic>Delaware Indians</topic>
    <topic>Land tenure</topic>
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    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
    <temporal>Revolution, 1775-1783</temporal>
    <topic>Economic aspects</topic>
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    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
    <temporal>Revolution, 1775-1783</temporal>
    <topic>Supplies and stores</topic>
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    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>Politics and government</topic>
    <temporal>1775-1783</temporal>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>Virginia</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
    <temporal>Revolution, 1775-1783</temporal>
    <topic>Economic aspects</topic>
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    <occupation>Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress</occupation>
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