Correspondence between Cyrus Griffin and Burgess Ball [Decimalized .01-.05]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04377 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1775-1779 Pagination: 5 letters Order a Copy
Ball was the husband of George Washington's niece. In the American Revolution, Ball served as a volunteer aide to Washington, Captain of the 5th Virginia Regiment of Foot, and as a colonel. Griffin, educated in Britain as a lawyer, served as a member of the Virginia State house of delegates in 1777, 1778, 1786, and 1787. He was a Continental Congressman 1778-1780 and 1787-1788, serving as Congressional President in 1788.
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