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Machine-readable finding aid derived from derived from MARC record by Claire Radcliffe, 15 September 2014 Description is in English A Guide to the List of complete military warrants under the Proclamation of 1763 from the Virginia Land Office, undated A Collection in the Library of Virginia LOI 82 Claire Radcliffe

Library of Virginia 2014 Daphne S. Gentry Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia List of complete military warrants under the Proclamation of 1763 from the Virginia Land Office, undated LOI 82 1 item English Virginia. Land Office Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Virginia. Land Office. List of complete military warrants under the Proclamation of 1763 from the Virginia Land Office, undated. Accession Land Office inventory entry no. 82, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Archives Branch, Richmond, VA 23219.

Acquisition Information

Accession LOI 82 transferred by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1948.

Historical Information

After the conclusion of the French and Indian War, the British government issued a proclamation designed to prevent clashes between the settlers and Indians. This proclamation of 1763 forbid settlement west of the Alleghany mountains.

Scope and Content

These records contain a list of a dozen entries giving the name of the warrantee, the number of acres allowed, and the number of the warrant. Recipients of these military warrants include Jacob Boughman, Richard Williamson, John Kinkead, Solomon Simpson, Edward Gill, James Ryan, Christopher Best, Christopher Finnie, William Hughs, John Johnston, Evan Shelby, and Arthur Campbell. There is one entry for a warrant which was partially completed, issued to Dr. John Briscoe.

Index Terms Persons: Boughman, Jacob Williamson, Richard Kinkead, John Simpson, Solomon Gill, Edward Ryan, James Best, Christopher Finnie, Christopher Hughs, William Johnston, John Shelby, Evan Campbell, Arthur Briscoe, John Corporate Names: Virginia. Land Office Subjects: Bounties, Military -- Virginia. Land grants -- Virginia. Genre and Form Terms: Lists. State government records -- Virginia