Hi, Lonny,

It looks as if you posted something about it on list back in 2001 - you
said it was in the Genealogical Acorn
 -  although that may have cited something in the W&M Quarterly.

Perhaps you could track down a copy of that article again. An interlibrary
loan from through your local library might be your best bet.

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Ann (Cary) Nicholas in the Rev. War
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I have just obtained a copy of an article _Genealogical Acorn_, "The
Nicholas Family of Virginia", Vol 1, (August 1968), p. 39

In this article is the following:

"During the Revolutionary War, illness prevented Robert Carter
Nicholas from delivering, at a critical time, some very important
papers which concerned the movement of the enemy. His wife, Ann Cary
Nicholas, offered to deliver them. She concealed them in her clothing
and made the trip of one hundred and twenty-five miles. Part of the
way she was able to ride horse-back, but much of the distance she had
to walk, and pass through the lines of the enemy. However, the papers
were safely delivered. It was her courage an devotion to the cause of
liberty that save the American Army from defeat".

Is there anyone on the list who knows whether or not this is
documented anywhere else?

Thank you,
Lonny J. Watro




Susan R. Barber
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Paul and Rosemary Trible Library
Christopher Newport University
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On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 10:44 AM Lonny Watro <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm an hour south from both Lynchburg, VA, & Roanoke, VA. Out in rural VA.
> I only have a small local public library close but they might have access.
> I'll have to investigated it.
>
> Thanks for your help.
> Lonny
>
> On Wed, Jan 31, 2024, 10:28 AM Metz, John (LVA) <
> [log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Lonny,
> >
> > The William & Mary Quarterly is available online through JSTOR. I don't
> > know where you live, but many libraries and certainly colleges and
> > universities have subscriptions.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > John
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lonny Watro <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:18 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [VA-HIST] Anne Cary w/o Robert Carter Nicholas (1728-1780)
> >
> > About 20 years ago, I vaugly remember reading an old William and Mary
> > Quarterly article about Anne Cary, wife of Robert Carter Nicholas
> > (1728-1780). The article claimed that during the Revolutionary War she
> > carried papers for her husband, Robert Carter Nicholas, because he was
> too
> > ill to travel. I believe she may have successfully crossed enemy lines to
> > get the papers to their destination.
> >
> > Anne's aunt, I think, was Sally Cary wife of George William Fairfax
> > (1724-1787).
> >
> > I've searched my file cabinet looking for a paper copy that I may have
> > squirreled away, but no luck.
> >
> > Any advice on where to start researching this will be very much
> > appreciated! Are old Wm & Mary Quarterly's online & searchable now.
> Fingers
> > & toes crossed. Or I'd just settle for the images being online.
> >
> > Lonny Watro
> > [log in to unmask]
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