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Wilson Cary Nicholas (17611820)

Description

Wilson Cary Nicholas was born on 31 January 1761 to a prominent political family in Williamsburg, Virginia. He briefly attended The College of William and Mary before leaving school to serve as an officer of volunteers in the Revolutionary War.

Citations

"Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 25 May 1809," Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-01-02-0188. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 1, 4 March 1809 to 15 November 1809, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004, p. 223.]

A Guide to the Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas Executive Papers, 18141816, Library of Virginia, Richmond (Archival Resources of the Virginias).

"Nicholas, Wilson Cary (17611820)," in Holly C. Shuman, ed., The Dolley Madison Digital Edition.

Anna K. Roberts, "Wilson Cary Nicholas (17611820)," Encyclopedia Virginia.

"Wilson Cary Nicholas," Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia.

Wilson Cary Nicholas at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Wilson Cary Nicholas at Find a Grave.

Wilson Cary Nicholas at FamilySearch.