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Foreign Copying Program: United Kingdom of Great Britain

Tower of London

Murray, J. Somerset, photographer. Tower of London. The Wakefield Tower and Bloody Tower. Between 1930 and 1950. FOREIGN GEOG FILE - England--London--Government buildings--Tower of London. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Reproductions of materials from the Tower of London consists of Stevens facsimiles relating to the detention of Henry Laurens in the Tower of London from 1780-1781. These are printed in B.F. Stevens' Facsimiles of Manuscripts in European Archives Relating to America, 1773-1783: With Descriptions, Editorial Notes, Collations, References and Translations (linked below). The facsimiles included in this series are primarily warrants for individuals visiting Henry Laurens from 6 October 1780 to 31 December 1781 in the Tower of London.

Henry Laurens (March 6, 1724 – December 8, 1792) was a South Carolina merchant and Revolutionary War political leader who was imprisoned for several years in the Tower of London. Visitors identified in these facsimiles include Lt. Gen. Charles Vernon, William Manning, Dr. William Grant, Richard Oswald, Lachlan McIntosh, and John Bremar. The collection also contains facsimiles concerning disbursements for the maintenance of prisoners Lord George Gordon, Henry Laurens, Francis de la Motte and the Earl of Pomfret.

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