Land grant, 1786 May 6.

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Land grant, 1786 May 6.

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Governor Henry grants Carson 300 acres of land in Campbell County, Va. Carson was the assignee of Richard Stith, assignee of John Hall, assignee of Aaron Quarles. Issued by virtue of Land Office Treasury Warrant #15,160 dated 1783 February 25. Signed by John Harvie, Re[gister] L[and] O[ffice]. Printed form with manuscript insertions. Bears seal of Virginia.

1 p. : parchment ; 34 x 38 cm.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, and assisting his father-in-law ...

Harvie, John, 1742-1807

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John Harvie (1742 – February 6, 1807) was an American Founding Father, lawyer and builder from Virginia. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation, in 1777 and 1778. He was a successful lawyer and landowner, as well as the fourth mayor of Richmond, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson was a friend since his childhood; his father was Jefferson's guardian. He negotiated a peace treaty in 1774 after the Battle of Point Pleasant. During the American Re...

Hall, John

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John Hall was a resident of New Castle, DE. From the description of Estate Accounts, 1811-1818. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122365030 John Hall was from Islington, near London, England. From the description of Letters, 1663-1685. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259404 ...

Quarles, Aaron.

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Carson, James M. (James Milton), 1887-1950

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Stith, Richard, 1727-1802.

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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...