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Richard Richardson (general)
Richard Richardson (1704–1780) was an American planter and military officer from Clarendon County, South Carolina who served as a brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War.
Career
Richardson was born in Jamestown, Virginia in the early 1700s. Both of his parents were from Northamptonshire, England. Richardson was a delegate to The First Provincial Congress in 1775, and The Second Provincial Congress in 1776. Richardson served in the South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution and also in the Continental Army. He was the leader of the American forces in the Snow Campaign, and also fought in the Battle of Sullivan's Island, and the Battle of Savannah. In 1776, he commanded American forces and defeated the British in the Battle of Charleston. He commanded The South Carolina State Militia at Purrysburg in 1778. He was captured by the British when they took Charleston in 1780, was imprisoned by the British. With his health failing he was sent home and soon died.[1]
Richardson has previously served as a colonel
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Richard Richardson was a bricklayer and later an overseer at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson hired him as a bricklayer in 1796, then sent him to Philadelphia to learn stonecutting and plastering. Richardson later moved to Jamaica where he inherited a sugar plantation, but returned to the U.S. a few years later to work for Jefferson again.
Primary Source References
1797 June 12. (Mary Jefferson Eppes to Jefferson). "I am not able to tell you whether Mr. Richardson is going on well, they to day, began to raise the walls of the hall, the other rooms are done."[1]
1798 January 25. (Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph). "Richardson (whom I expect here daily) wrote me word he had hired 3. hands for me, & expected to get some more. they are to work with John. you will of course take Isaac when you please."[2]
1798 February 15. (Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph). "I have to acknolege the receipt of yours of Jan. 28. & 30. & Feb. 3. that of the 30th. came by Richardson. mine to you have been of Jan. 11. & 25. & to Martha Feb. 8. ... "[3]
1798 April Richard C. Richardson Jr. retired in 2011 from a 12-year post-retirement career as Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at New York University. He is also Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Arizona State University where he retired in 1999. Among his career highlights are: Professor Richardson is senior author or coauthor of eight books, which focus on community colleges, literacy, transfer between two- and four-year colleges and universities, achieving quality and diversity in postsecondary education, state systems of higher education, and policy and performance in higher education. He has also authore
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