Northern Neck proprietary papers, 1688-1810, 1688-1770 (bulk).

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Northern Neck proprietary papers, 1688-1810, 1688-1770 (bulk).

These papers contain quitrent rolls, land grants, surety bonds, family and business letters, and miscellaneous items.

.75 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6800957

Library of Virginia

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There are 19 Entities related to this resource.

Fairfax, Bryan.

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Murray, George Herbert, 1849-

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Williams, John Guilfoyle

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Union soldier, member of the 95th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers; from Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Diary, 1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271041 From the description of Diary, 1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20504656 John Williams was a storekeeper in Middletown (Pa.). From the description of Daybook and ledger, 1773-1774. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298281...

Grymes, John

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Mountjoy, Edward.

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Poston, Elias.

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Martin, Thomas Bryan

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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 ...

Robertson, James K.

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Spry, John F., Sir, 1910-

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Culpeper, Thomas, Baron Culpeper, 1635-1689

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Lord Culpeper was governor of the Isle of Wight from 1661-1667. From the description of Diary of Thomas Culpeper, Baron Culpeper [manuscript], 1665. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 635154046 Proprietor of Northern Neck of Virginia. From the description of Land grant : of 5,000 acres to Col. John Washington and Col. Nicholas Spencer, 1674 March 1. (Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union). WorldCat record id: 29489399 ...

Broadwater, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1840-1892

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Pickett, William, 1962-

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Fairfax, George William, 1741-1809

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Northern Neck Land Office.

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Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692-1782

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This land grant was issued in 1741 by Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron, to Richard Brown (d. 1745), descendent of Quaker minister William Brown. The grant was one of five that Richard Brown had received in Virginia's Northern Neck; at the time of his death, he owned a total of 2,774 acres in Loudoun County. Furthermore, his extensive plantation included a house, malthouse, mill, millhouse, saw, sawmill, brewhouse, outhouses of all sorts, and sundry accessories. The 634-acre tract of la...

Wilson, Robert

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Media artist Robert Wilson was born in 1941 and received a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute. From the description of Video 50 [videorecording] / Robert Wilson. [1978?] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 696400398 American physician in China. From the description of Robert Wilson letter extracts, 1937-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868075 ...

Virginia. Land Office

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After the conclusion of the French and Indian War, the British government issued a proclamation designed to prevent clashes between the settlers and Indians. This proclamation of 1763 forbid settlement west of the Alleghany mountains. From the description of List of complete military warrants under the Proclamation of 1763 from the Virginia Land Office,. (Library of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 318646134 The act which established the Land Office passed the General Assembly...

Fairfax family.

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The Northern Neck Land Office controlled 5,282,000 acres in land grants located between the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, which were given to seven loyal supporters of King Charles II, including Lord Fairfax. Agents of the Northern Neck Proprietary issued the first land grant in 1690. The Proprietary operated until the death of Lord Fairfax in 1782. For the next thirty years, however, the ownership was in dispute. Fairfax family interest was terminated in 1808 when th...