Daniel Parke Custis commission, 1754 December 13

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
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Daniel Parke Custis commission, Manuscript #MS 2002.5 1X, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Summary

Creator:
Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770
Abstract:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Daniel Parke Custis commission, Manuscript #MS 2002.5 1X, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Background

Scope and content:

Commission of Daniel Parke Custis as lieutenant and commander of New Kent County, Virginia, militia signed by Governor Robert Dinwiddie.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Dinwiddie (1693 – July 27, 1770) was a British colonial administrator who served as lieutenant governor of colonial Virginia from 1751 to 1758, first under Governor Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, and then, from July 1756 to January 1758, as deputy for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun. Since the governors at that time were largely absentee, he was the de-facto head of the colony for much of the time.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 2002
Arrangement:

1 item.

Physical location:
On site.
Physical description:
1 item.