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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.027 |
| From Archive Folder | Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Exploration and Settlement |
| Title | Sir Richard Grenville to John Blighe asking to be lent money |
| Date | ca. 1580 |
| Author | Grenville, Richard, Sir (cb. 1541-1591) |
| Recipient | Blighe, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his cousin to ask him to lend him money. In 1585 Grenville sailed to Virginia with 300 settlers that he successfully disembarked on Roanoke Island (off the coast of what is now North Carolina). |
| Subjects | Frontiers and Exploration Global History and Civics Finance Immigration and Migration |
| People | Grenville, Richard, Sir (cb. 1541-1591) Blighe, John (fl. 1580) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |