Dorothea Henry to Thomas Read

Object/Artifact

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Dorothea Henry to Thomas Read

Entry/Object ID

2021.13

Description

Letter requesting a marriage license for Sarah Butler Henry and Robert Campbell of Charlotte County. Signed by Dorothea Dandridge Henry. Transcription: Sir Please to grant a Marriage license between, Sarah Butler Henry my Daughter and ward and Robert Campbell. Both of Charlotte County and you will oblige. Dorothea Henry August 26, 1799 George D Winton Jno. D. Johnson [Addressed] Thomas Read Esquire Clerk of Charlotte County [Reverse] [In Read's hand] 1799. Augt. 31st. ___ by Jno D Johnson Thomas Read

Collection

Patrick & Dorothea Henry Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1799

Time Period

18th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Virginia, USA

Dimensions

Width

12-1/2 in

Length

7-1/4 in

Material

Paper, Ink

Provenance

Notes

This letter was sent by Dorothea Dandridge Henry (1757-1831) to Colonel Thomas Read (1742-1817), clerk of court for Charlotte County, Virginia. Mrs. Henry requests that a marriage license be granted to her daughter, Sarah Butler Henry (1780-1856), and her daughter's fiancé, Robert Campbell (d.1808). Sarah and Robert married just five days later on August 31, 1799, and would be together until Robert's death in September 1808, having no children. Sarah would remarry to Alexander Scott (1769-1819) on August 18, 1813, bearing three children. This license was given to PHMF by Anne LeDuc (1925-2020) on October 9, 2018. LeDuc is a direct descendant of Patrick Henry. LeDuc's mother was Bessie Daniel Catlett (1889-1970); Bessie’s father was Robert Catlett (1855-1926); Robert Catlett was the son of Celine Henry (1827-1874) and John Robert Catlett (1824-1861). Celine Henry's parents were Winston Henry (1794-1872) and Jane Yuille (1799-1866). Winston Henry was the 9th child of Patrick Henry (1736-1799) and Dorothea Dandridge (1757-1831), Henry’s second wife.