Fincastle County Resolution: Address to Virginia Continental Congress Delegates (1775)
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fincastle resolution.txt
- Name
- Fincastle County Resolution: Address to Virginia Continental Congress Delegates (1775)
- Description
- A resolution and address adopted by the freeholders of Fincastle County, Virginia on 20 January 1775, endorsing the Continental Congress association and expressing loyalty to King George III while asserting constitutional rights against Parliamentary overreach. The document reflects colonial grievances on the eve of the American Revolution and demonstrates the intersection of colonial constitutional thought with British sovereignty claims.
- Date
- 20 January 1775
- Collection
- Crown Administration
- Type
- Petition
- Date Created
- 1775-01-20
- Creator
- Fincastle County freeholders and elected committee
- Audience
- Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry Jr., Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison, Edmund Pendleton (Virginia delegates to Continental Congress)
- Language
- English