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HIST 301: Historian's Craft (Homza, Fall 2025)

"...Design upon my life..."

A Modest Answer to the Malicious Libel (1705), Archival Scan.
Hand-written court recordings from a Libel case, Francis Nicholson (Royal Governor of Virginia) vs. William Blair, College President.
A Modest Answer to a Malicious Libel against His Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq: C. or an Examination of That Part of Mr. Blair’s Affidavit, Relating to the School-Boys of the Grammar-School, ... in Virginia. Written in Virginia, in the Year 1704. s.n,
A published version of this document was circulated, and 3 of our databases have copies.
A modest answer to a malicious libel against his Excellency Francis Nicholson, Esq; &c. or an examination of that part of Mr. Blair's affidavit, relating to the school-boys of the Grammar-School, ... in Virginia. Written in Virginia, in the year 1704. N.p

See pg 49 of pdf and 50 of database

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