Letter to William Blathwayt, 1716 May 24.

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

Alexander Spotswood's Letter to William Blathwayt, 1716 May 24, Manuscript # 2000.22, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Summary

Creator:
Spotswood, Alexander, 1676-1740.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Alexander Spotswood's Letter to William Blathwayt, 1716 May 24, Manuscript # 2000.22, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Background

Scope and content:

Informs Blathwayt that deputy {auditor} Philip Ludwell II has been suspended from office for continually frustrating the governor's proposals for collection of quit rents; also suspended is William Byrd II, former receiver general. Recommends either John Robinson or Peter Beverley to succeed Ludwell.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1981.
Physical description:
6 pages; 23 cm.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Quit rents.