Appointment, 1774 February 21, of Hancock Taylor to assistant Surveyor of Fincastle County, [Va.].

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Appointment, 1774 February 21, of Hancock Taylor to assistant Surveyor of Fincastle County, [Va.].

Designates Taylor as Surveyor W[illia]m Preston's assistant. [Signed by] John Camm, S[amuel] Henley, T[homas] Gwatkin and James Madison.

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Gwatkin, Thomas, 1741-1800.

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Preston, William, 1729-1783

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Revolutionary War officer. From the description of Letters [manuscript], 1776. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647860488 Capt. William Preston (1729-1783), the son of John Preston (1699-1747), was born in Londonderry, Ireland, and settled with his family in Augusta County, Va., in 1737. He was a surveyor, landowner, member of the House of Burgesses, and captain during the French and Indian War. In 1756, he was a member of the abortive Sandy Creek Expedition aga...

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