Order of Council, 1754 Feb 10.

Nelson, William, 1711-1772

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William Nelson was the son of Thomas Nelson who arrived in Yorktown, Va., from England in 1705. Thomas was a successful merchant whose business concerns passed to his son William upon his death. William operated a sizeable business both retail and wholesale. His main store was located on Main Street in Yorktown. Others were located on the waterfront. In addition to being a successful merchant, William was a prominent leader in Virginia politics. As President of the Governor's Council, Nelson ser...

Virginia. Council

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In pre-Revolutionary Virginia, the Council was a governing body comprising 11 Virginians appointed by the crown. From the guide to the An address of the Council, 1769 November 8, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Randolph, Peter

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Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of Transcripts of correspondence edited by Louis Knott Koontz, 1739-1769. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067647 From the description of Autograph signature (clipped) from a document : [n.p.]., 1754 Apr. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270534556 Colonial official; lieutenant governor of Virginia 1751-1758. From the description of LS : Williamsburg, Va., to Robert Hunter Morris, 1754 Mar. 1. (Rosenbach Museum...

Grymes, Philip

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Epithet: late Receiver-General in Virginia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001189.0x00009e ...

Fairfax, William, 1691?-1757

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Epithet: of Add MS 36996 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000818.0x000183 Epithet: of Add MS 33735 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000818.0x000181 Epithet: cousin of Thomas 6th Baron Fairfax of Cameron British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000622.0x000109 ...

Blair, John, 1732-1800.

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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 serv...

Ohio Company (1747-1779)

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The Ohio Company, founded in 1747, represented the trading and land prospecting interests of a handful of Virginia planters. Thomas Lee was appointed president, Nathaniel Chapman served as treasurer, and John Mercer was both secretary and general council. In that year, John Mercer's son, George Mercer, was appointed the company's representative in England. In 1748 the British Crown approved a land grant to the company to be administered by the Colony of Virginia. The grant covered the Ohio terri...

Dawson, Thomas, -1761

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Lee, Philip Ludwell.

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Nelson, Thomas, 1768?-1848

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