Talk:Theodorick Bland (congressman)

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Given his limited participation in the Revolution, it appears there is too much discussion of his role in it, compared to his later political career.Parkwells (talk) 14:04, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bland's portrait is likely by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin per this link and this book: Norfleet, Fillmore (1942). Saint-Mémin in Virginia: Portraits and Biographies. Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press. p. 144. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |trans_title=, |month=, |trans_chapter=, |chapterurl=, and |lastauthoramp= (help). Location (talk) 19:57, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]