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This is the way in which we are connected to Capt. Henry Woodward:

 

1. Henry Woodward

 

The Book, The Official Records of Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Virginia, 1751-1758,  published by the Virginia Historical Society in 1884, has various passages containing references to Henry Woodward. These include:

 

here I am sorry You resent the Advancem 't of L 't Woodward Surely You w 'd not hinder me from prefer g People on their Merit and good Courageous Conduct tho not in Course of Rank They were strongly recomended to me on their Be' hav' r and many others appointed on their engaging to raise Compa's I have a due regard for You and do not doubt if You had been in the Act n' You w 'd have behav 'd very well and I shall on Opp' ty as soon as possible of prefer g You I therefore desire You will rem' n easy a short Time longer and Consider You might have been twenty Years at Home before You had been a Lieut However I shall have You particularly in my Tho' ts and I am S'r

 

Y'r h'ble serv't 

(page 219)

 

 Upon Y' r recommendat' n I took Mr Woodward by the Hand and have promoted him (tho a Young Man) Capt of a Co in the Pay of y's Colony He  wanted Mo[ney] to equip him for the Service I let him have 30 St' r for w' ch You have his Bill on his Mother and a L 'r enclosed  for her W' n You rec' the Mo[ney] please pay it to Mr J Buchanan in Mark Lane. Y' r L' r [your letter] to Co.[Colonel] Fairfax shall be duly d 'd[delivered] to him as soon as he comes to Town. I hope warr .t on the 2s(?) H' h 'd will be recall' d, for I easily think there will not be in y' t Fund in Apr next to pay the necessary contingent Cha's of the Gov 't.  I have sent Home Duplicates of my Disbursements the Mo and Cr by Sir T Robinson.

(page 359)