William A. Clayton

Tyler, Texas - July 21, 1996

Via: E-mail
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 96 16:03 CDT
To: Paul D. Peery (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Subject: Major William Peery (1743-1800) - Delaware

Paul,

You may have seen this on the WWW but in case you haven't I thought I would pass it along. The University of Delaware Library pages has a listing of their document collection. One of the items listed is:

Some Letters of and Concerning Major William Peery. Strasburg, Va.:
Shenandoah Publishing House, 1935.
Gift of Lynn Perry

Limited edition of 150 signed by the author. William Peery (1743-1800), a Sussex County patriot and politician, was in command of the militia company at Lewes, Delaware, during the Revolution. Besides guarding the coastline and shipping ways, Peery was also responsible for containing Loyalist activities in the county. Peery also served in the Delaware House, was the first treasurer of Sussex County, and was elected to the Second Continental Congress. Lynn Perry brings together a variety of documents and correspondence documenting Peery's career and activities in southern Delaware during the Revolution.

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One thing I find very frustrating, all of these libraries having listings on the WWW of their holdings but few of them have posted the actual documents.

Bill Clayton

Editor - Peery Family History Home Page
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