Land Office Treasury Warrant [manuscript] , 1783 May 8.

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Land Office Treasury Warrant [manuscript] , 1783 May 8.

Warrant for 10,000 acres of land issued by John Harvie, Register of the Virginia Land Office to Michael Ryan, with assignment of the land by Ryan and others, endorsed by William Haymond, Surveyor of Harrison County, Va.

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University of Virginia. Library

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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...

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...

Haymond, William

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Ryan, Michael, fl. 1783.

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