In this February 20, 1781, letter to Governor Thomas Jefferson, James Hunter petitioned Jefferson in hopes of receiving payment for the money he was owed by the Virginia government following the Revolutionary War (1775–1783). He was owed the equivalent of about $800,000 today.
In this February 20, 1781, letter to Governor Thomas Jefferson, James Hunter petitioned Jefferson in hopes of receiving payment for the money he was owed by the Virginia government following the Revolutionary War (1775–1783). He was owed the equivalent of about $800,000 today.
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