William Berkeley land deed to William and Thomas Wroughton

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16516, William Berkeley land grant to William and Thomas Wroughton, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
.08 Cubic Feet 1 oversize folder (small)
Creator:
Berkeley, William , Sir, 1605-1677, Wroughton, William, 1632-1707, and Wroughton, Thomas, 1657-1726
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16516, William Berkeley land grant to William and Thomas Wroughton, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a land deed dated March 2, 1662, signed by William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia, granting 440 acres of land to William and Thomas Wroughton. A clerk's endorsement notes that the document was deposited on July 22, 1665; countersigned on verso with red wax seals and dated January 16, 1677 by William Wroughton (1632-1707), Thomas Wroughton (1657-1726) and others.

Acquisition information:
This collection was a gift of Elizabeth Cromwell to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on February 14, 2020.
Physical description:
poor
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Real property -- Virginia