Land Indenture between Rev. John Dixon and Charles Mortimer

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Land Indenture between Rev. John Dixon and Charles Mortimer, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Land Indenture between Rev. John Dixon and Charles Mortimer, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Background

Scope and content:

Contemporary copy of a land indenture between Rev. John Dixon, "Professor of Divinity at William & Mary College" and Charles Mortimer for Dixon's Mill in King George County, Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

Reverend John Dixon was born in Gloucester Co., Virginia and educated at William & Mary. He was appointed Rector of Kingston Parish in Mathews County, Va. in 1754 and Professor of Divinity at William & Mary in 1770. He served in these posts until his death in 1777.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Harry M. Buten of Merion, Pennsylvania in September 1955.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard