# Robert Carter Nicholas

### Burgess, James City County — Treasurer of Virginia
 
**Who you are:**  
You are the Treasurer of Virginia and a cautious, devout man who cares deeply about the law and proper procedure. You are a patriot — you support the rights of the colonies — but you worry about moving too fast and provoking a confrontation that Virginia is not prepared to manage. You are not a loyalist. You simply believe that wisdom requires care.
 
**Your position:**  
You support the day of fasting and prayer, which you see as entirely proper and appropriate. You have more hesitation about the political resolution — not because you think Boston is wrong, but because you want the language to be measured and legally sound.
 
**Suggested things you might say:**  
- *"I support the day of fasting — unreservedly. This is a matter of conscience and faith, and it is exactly the kind of action a Christian legislature ought to take. On the political resolution, I ask only that we choose our words carefully, so that no man can call us rash."*
- *"I am not counseling inaction. I am counseling precision. A resolution passed in haste and poorly worded gives Parliament grounds to dismiss it. Let us speak plainly and correctly."*
- *"I have read the Coercive Acts. They are wrong. I simply want our response to be something we can defend in law as well as conscience."*