Land papers, 1761-1844.

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Land papers, 1761-1844.

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Papers consist of deeds, land grants, and a plat of Charles W. Hammer and others mostly for land in Buckingham County, Virginia. Included are a land grant (1761?) for land in Albemarle County to William Megginson from Governor Francis Fauquier; deed (1825) for land in Buckingham County to Charles W. Hammer from Mary and Robert Rogers; deed for land in Buckingham County, near Oakville to John C. Hammer from Joseph and Elizabeth Burke; copy of a plat (1837) of land near Back Island Creek in Buckingham County; and land grant (1827) for land in Buckingham County from Governor William B. Giles to Charles W. Hammer.

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

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

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Burke, Elizabeth C.

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Megginson, W. J.

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This project sought to explore and preserve aspects of the local African American community specifically within the South Carolina counties of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens. Scholars had previously made note of the fact that there had been little, if any, analytical or documentary data collected regarding the black community with respect to the South Carolina Upper Piedmont area. Both the need for and the timing of an investigative project seemed to be at a critical point in 1989- 1990. From a p...

Fauquier, Francis, 1704?-1768

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Francis Fauquier was Lt. Governor of Virginia between 1758-1768. From the description of Correspondence, 1758-1768. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 26924538 Francis Fauquier (1703-3 March 1768) was a Lieutenant Governor of the colony of Virginia and served as acting governor from 1758 until his death in 1768. From the guide to the Commission of Oyer and Terminer, 1761 August 15, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foun...

Rogers, Robert E.

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Epithet: Archdeacon of Chester British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001391.0x0000f0 Brooks was in the Stylus Club with Rogers at Harvard. From the description of Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1906. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 183883932 ...

Rogers, Mary.

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Burke, Joseph, 1884-1942

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Hammer family.

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Hammer, Charles

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Giles, William Branch, 1762-1830

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American legislator; Governor of Virginia. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : "Wigwam" [Amelia County, Va.], to Thomas Jefferson, 1823 May 4 and Sept. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269589278 Virginia governor and U.S. senator and congressman. From the description of Letter : Washington, William Branch Giles to William Jones, 1802 April 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136167 William Branch Giles (12 August 1762–...