Letter to William Blathwayt, 1716 Mar 29.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
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Preferred citation:

Philip Ludwell's Letter to William Blathwayt, 1716 Mar 29, Manuscript # 1938.4, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Summary

Creator:
Ludwell, Philip, Governor.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Philip Ludwell's Letter to William Blathwayt, 1716 Mar 29, Manuscript # 1938.4, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Background

Scope and content:

Notes previous report on the state of the quitrents; comments on the 2 s per hoshead of tobacco. Complains about Governor Spotswood's demands for reforms in public accounts of quitrents. Thinks the King is cheated because the Governor receives N150 for house rent while living in the Palace furnished by the people. Asks for instructions and deputations for John Grymes (his nephew) for the office of deputy auditor which he must give up. Reports William Byrd and he "under displeasure." Also advises that Spotswood and William Robertson have a lawsuit against him. Written in Green Springs, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1938.
Physical description:
4 pp; 35.5 cm.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Quit rents.