BIB_ID
106502
Accession number
MA 556.60
Creator
Bland, Richard, 1710-1776.
Display Date
1775 May 20.
Credit line
Likely acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18.4 cm
Notes
From Jefferson Autograph Album.
Jordans was Bland's plantation near Jordan Point, Prince George County, Virginia.
This item is part of a collection of autographs of the members of the First Continental Congress; see main record for MA 556 for more information.
Jordans was Bland's plantation near Jordan Point, Prince George County, Virginia.
This item is part of a collection of autographs of the members of the First Continental Congress; see main record for MA 556 for more information.
Summary
Telling him that his "irreparable loss and long absence from home ... determined [him] to relinquish all thoughts of attending the Congress"; adding that his "friends urge [him] much to go," so he has decided to leave on Tuesday "if [he] can raise money to support the expense"; concluding that he will not be able to raise enough money to pay for the trip.
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