Person:John Campbell (343)

Watchers
John Wilson Campbell, Historian
d.1842
m. 1764
  1. James Campbell1764 -
  2. Dr. Samuel LaGrand Campbell1766 -
  3. John Wilson Campbell, Historian1779 - 1842
  4. Mary CampbellBef 1785 -
Facts and Events
Name John Wilson Campbell, Historian
Gender Male
Birth? 1779 Rockbridge County, Virginia
Death? 1842
References
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    John Wilson Campbell (1779–1842), a printer and bookseller in Petersburg, ultimately decided against publishing TJ’s writings. He was the author of a History of Virginia, from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781 (Philadelphia, 1813) and compiler of The Columbian reader (Philadelphia, 1814) (Margaret Campbell Pilcher, Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher, and kindred Families [1911], 206; Richmond Enquirer, 5 Jan. 1843).

    http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-01-02-0313