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The William Lynch speech, also known as the Willie Lynch letter, is an address purportedly delivered by a William Lynch (or Willie Lynch) to an audience on the bank of the James River in Virginia in 1712 regarding control of slaves within the colony. [1] In recent years, it has been widely exposed as a hoax. [2] [3]
Charles Lynch's extralegal actions were legitimized by the Virginia General Assembly in 1782. [1] In 1811, Captain William Lynch claimed that the phrase "Lynch's Law", already famous, actually came from a 1780 compact signed by him and his neighbours in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to uphold their own brand of law independent of legal authority.
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William Lynch (diplomat) (c. 1730–1785), British Member of Parliament for Canterbury and Minister to Sardinia; William Lynch (Lynch law) (1742–1820), claimed to be the basic cause of the "lynch law" term; William Lynch (Maryland politician) (1788–1857), American politician from Maryland; William A. Lynch (1844–1907), Ohio lawyer and ...
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(E.g., when the article says "[the letter] purports to be an address given by William Lynch" it links to the person born in 1742.) In any case I can't see having a separate article about the author of this letter, when we can't establish that the letter is genuine. -- Gyrofrog 17:32, 10 January 2008 (UTC)