Waller, Benjamin, 1716-1786.

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Benajmin Waller (1716-1786) was a respected and influential lawyer, civil servant, community leader, and land developer. Born in King William County, Virginia, Waller was a student at the College of William and Mary and later studied law using Sir John Randolph's law library.

From the guide to the Benjamin Waller Letter to William Byrd, 1772 March 15, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

From the guide to the Clerk's Chit, 1774, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

Benjamin Waller (1 October 1716 - 1 May 1786) was born in King William County and was trained as a lawyer utilizing the legal library of Sir John Randolph. He was a clerk of the general court for a number of years and, in 1777, he was named presiding judge of the court of admiralty in Williamsburg, Virginia. Consequently, he was a judge on the first Court of Appeals where he remained until 1785 when the court moved to Richmond, Virginia. As clerk of courts, it fell to Benjamin Waller to read the United States Declaration of Independence from the Williamsburg courthouse steps on July 25, 1776

From the guide to the Benjamin Waller Letter, 1780 February 21, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

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creatorOf Spurr, Samuel, b. 1749. Receipted account, 1773 May 25-1774 October 8, for work on the [Williamsburg] prison. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Waller family. Papers, 1737-1912. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
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referencedIn Harwood, Humphrey, d. 1788. Account book, 1776-1794. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Waller family. Papers, 1792 (1876)-1888 and n.d. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Williamsburg (Va.). Court of Directors. Leases to John Blair and John Dixon. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Waller family Bible record, 1716-1800. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Blacknall, Emma. Waller family genealogical notes. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Lightfoot, William, 1724-1764. Papers, 1740-1764. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Land Grant to Edmund Jenings, 1689 Oct 20 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Certificate of Naturalization to Mattern Sparr, 1767 April 21 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn David Shepherd Arithmetic Book, 1772-1780. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Benjamin Waller Letter, 1780 February 21 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Henry Morse will, 1775 August 28 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Tazewell family. Papers, 1623-1930 Library of Virginia
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referencedIn A Guide to the Dunmore Proclamations, 1771-1772 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Corbin, Richard, ca. 1708-1790. Papers, 1746-1825. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Waller, Benjamin, 1716-1786. Commission of the General Court, 1769 January 27. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
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referencedIn Order of the General Court, 1761 Apr 25. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Waller, Benjamin, 1716-1786. Letter, 1780 February 21, to Meriwether Skelton. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Clerk's Chit, 1774 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809. Proclamations, 1771 October 12-1772 February 8. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
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creatorOf Virginia. General Court. Certificate of naturalization, 1767 April 21, to Mattern Sparr. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
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referencedIn Humphrey Harwood Account Book, 1776-1794. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Letter to William Hunter, 1760-1761. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Bacon, Nathaniel, Sr., ca. 1620-1692. Land grant, 1689 October 20, to Edmund Jenings. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Leases to John Blair and John Dixon, 1746-1750. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Benjamin Waller Letter to William Byrd, 1772 March 15 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Hunter, William, d. 1761. Printing office journal, 1750-1752. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
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Virginia
United States - History - Revolution - 1775-1783
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Virginia, History, Revolution, 1775-1783
Virginia - Economic conditions
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Collecting of accounts
Collecting of accounts, Virginia, History, 18th century
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County clerks
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Currency convertibility
Currency convertibility, Virginia, History, 18th century
Devaluation of currency, Virginia, History, 18th century
Dower
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Marriage
Merchants
Real property
Tobacco industry
Tobacco merchants
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Birth 1716

Death 1786

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