Receipt from Rev. Patrick Henry to Leighton Wood

Fragment of a receipt made out to "Mr. Leighton Wood / Merchant in Bristol" by Rev. Patrick Henry for the sum of £20.

Reverend Patrick Henry (1707–1777) was an uncle of Gov. Patrick Henry. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he was convinced by his brother, John, to move to Virginia where he served as minister at St. George's from 1733 to 1734. He then transitioned to Slash Church in St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County. Here, he led his congregation from 1737 until he died in 1777.

Bristol is a city in southwest England that has historically served as a trading port for exported goods such as wool cloth, animal hides, coal, and lead. It also became one of the leading port cities in the Transatlantic Slave Trade and saw more than 500,000 enslaved persons being sent to North America and the Caribbean.