George Washington to Burwell Bassett on drought, elections, and assembly prorogation
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- Sources
- Name
- George Washington to Burwell Bassett on drought, elections, and assembly prorogation
- Description
- Personal letter from George Washington to Burwell Bassett discussing agricultural conditions in Virginia during the drought of 1765, recent burgess elections in which Washington was elected for Fairfax County, and Governor Fauquier's prorogation of the Virginia Assembly. Provides contemporary perspective on colonial electoral politics and the political climate following the Stamp Act crisis.
- Date
- 2 August 1765
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1765-08-02
- Creator
- George Washington
- Audience
- Burwell Bassett
- Identifier
- ALS, Ernest D. North catalog no. 27, item 283 (May 1913)
- Language
- English