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Letter from records of the Virginia Land Office from Fielding Lewis to Colonel George Washington, 1775

This record contains a letter dated 1775 Apr 23 from Lewis requesting instructions regarding the disposition of several surveys made for Washington but in Lewis's possession, particularly a survey of 578 acres sent to Washington by Mr. Thomas Lewis for land on the Ohio River. He also refers to repairs being made on his home at Kenmore and to the impending war with Great Britain. Lewis specifically mentions an effort to procure powder from Baltimore and asks Washington to send powder from Philadelphia if the effort fails.

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Letter from records of the Virginia Land Office from Fielding Lewis to Colonel George Washington, 1775

Lewis, Fielding, 1725-1782.

This record contains a letter dated 1775 Apr 23 from Lewis requesting instructions regarding the disposition of several surveys made for Washington but in Lewis's possession, particularly a survey of 578 acres sent to Washington by Mr. Thomas Lewis for land on the Ohio River. He also refers to repairs being made on his home at Kenmore and to the impending war with Great Britain. Lewis specifically mentions an effort to procure powder from Baltimore and asks Washington to send powder from Philadelphia if the effort fails.

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Surveys of the Virginia Land Office before 1779, A-W, 1733-1776

These records contain plats and descriptions returned to the Colonial Land Office prior to 1779. In some instances these surveys were not carried through to a patent; most were either lodged or caveated. Each document gives the name of the individual for whom the survey was made, the county in which the land was located, the number of acres in the tract, its metes and bounds, and the date on which the survey was made. The instrument was signed by the surveyor and includes the names of his chain carriers.

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Surveys of the Virginia Land Office before 1779, A-W, 1733-1776

Virginia. Colonial Land Office.

These records contain plats and descriptions returned to the Colonial Land Office prior to 1779. In some instances these surveys were not carried through to a patent; most were either lodged or caveated. Each document gives the name of the individual for whom the survey was made, the county in which the land was located, the number of acres in the tract, its metes and bounds, and the date on which the survey was made. The instrument was signed by the surveyor and includes the names of his chain carriers.

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