Blair, John, 1732-1800.
American judge, delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention and associate justice on the Supreme Court from 1789-1796.
From the description of Receipt, 1793 March 2. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 173203791
John Blair, the writer of this letter was a Virginian legal scholar, educated at the College of William and Mary and studied law at London's Middle Temple. He was a delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention (1787) and served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1790-1795). His father, also called John Blair (1687-1771) served on the Virginia Council and was at one time the acting Royal Governor of Virginia.
From the description of [Letter] 1779 Jan. 2, Wmsburg, [Vir., to] Gabriel Penn & Daniel Gaines, Amherst County / John Blair. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 171158319
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| referencedIn | Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Autograph letter signed : New York, to James Wilson, 1789 Sept. 27. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Hewlin, Edward. Edward Hewlin land patent, 1758. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Order of Council, 1754 Feb 10. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Williamsburg (Va.). Trustees. Deed, 1783 Sep[temb]er 1, to Thomas Nelson. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Dawson, William, 1704-1752. Dawson papers, 1721-1775. | William & Mary Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Subscription list for a public school in Williamsburg, VA., 1773 July 15 | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Blair, John, 1732-1800. [Letter] 1779 Jan. 2, Wmsburg, [Vir., to] Gabriel Penn & Daniel Gaines, Amherst County / John Blair. | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
| referencedIn | Miscellaneous Papers | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Freemasons. Williamsburg, Va. Lodge No. 6. Proceedings, 1774-1779. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Blair, John, 1732-1800. Letter, Williamsburg, to Samuel Meredith regarding financial accounts [manuscript] 1791 Feb. 9. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Adams family. Papers, 1672-1792. Section 13. | Virginia Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Blair family. Blair, Banister, Braxton, Horner, Whiting papers, 1760-1890, 1765-1817. | William & Mary Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Subscription list : for a public school in Williamsburg, Va., 1773 July 15. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | John Blair letter, 1756 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1664-1842. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | College of William and Mary. Bursar's ledger, 1763-1770. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Banister, Anne Blair, 1746-1813. Blair, Banister, Braxton, Horner and Whiting Papers, 1765-1890. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Forbes, John, 1707-1759. Papers of John Forbes [manuscript], 1755-1759. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | College of William and Mary. Bursar's ledger, 1770-1777. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Blair, John, 1732-1800. Receipt, 1793 March 2. | Cornell University Library | |
| creatorOf | Freemasons. Williamsburg, Va. Lodge No. 6. Minutes, 1773-1779. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| referencedIn | Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume XII, Miscellany, 1769-1838 | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Harwood, Humphrey, d. 1788. Account book, 1776-1794. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| referencedIn | Humphrey Harwood Account Book, 1776-1794. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Tazewell family. Papers, 1664 [1771-1805] 1842. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Blair, John, 1732-1800. ALS, 1796, November 29, Philadelphia, to Samuel Meredith. | Copley Press, J S Copley Library | |
| referencedIn | Tax Book, 1768-1769. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Blair family. Papers, 1741-1792. | William & Mary Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Deed, 1783 September1 | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library |
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