Mom, A Virginia e-mail list I'm on asked for great 18th Century Virginian's. This is what I submitted. Read to Dad. Love, Lon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lonny J. Watro" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:31 PM Subject: Re: Great/Important 18th Century Virginian > Robert Carter Nicholas (1728-1780), first Treasurer of Virginia. > Some call him a fence sitter. Yet those who favored Revolution camed to > him > to ask for a day of prayer in the House of Burgess after the Battle of > Lexington and Concord in 1775. I have read that some felt he was somewhat > of > a peace keeper between the two factions. I have also read he never really > wanted war with the Crown. There was some old Wm & Mary Quarterly that I > can't locate right now that claimed his wife Anne Cary Nicholas smuggled > some important papers acrossed British lines for him when he was ill and > near death at their Hanover County plantation home, Retreat. I do not know > if this is true or not. > > Lonny Watro > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brent Tarter" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:20 AM > Subject: Great/Important 18th Century Virginian > > > The last two weeks we have had some discussions about the greatest or > most important Virginians of the 19th and 20th centuries. This week > let's think about the 18th century, including other people than George > Washington who might very well run away with the prize. > > Brent Tarter > The Library of Virginia > [log in to unmask] > > Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html