Letter to [William Blathwayt], 1716 May 25.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Librarian/ Associate Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the holder of the copyright, if not the Rockefeller Library at Colonial Williamsburg.

Preferred citation:

Edmund Jenings' Letter to [William Blathwayt], 1716 May 25, Manuscript # 1987.4, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Summary

Creator:
Jenings, Edmund.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Edmund Jenings' Letter to [William Blathwayt], 1716 May 25, Manuscript # 1987.4, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Background

Scope and content:

Jenings describes changes in the appearance of Williamsburg since he last visited. The town is "much inlarged {sic} and {has} a prospect for being a useful Town...The inhabitants living more decent after the English manner & in the Country plentifull {sic} & in Peace." Jenings refers to the dispute between Auditor General {Phillip Ludwell} and Governor {Alexander Spotswood} and offers himself as a replacement for Ludwell should Blathwayt desire him. Written from Ripon Hall, York County (Va.).

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1987.
Physical description:
3 pages; 33 cm.