<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Commission-of-Francis-Lightfoot-Lee-et-al-as-Justices-of-the-Peace</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Lee, Francis Lightfoot et al., Commission of,  as Justices of the Peace from His Majesty's Lt. Governor, Francis Fauqier</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Commission of Francis Lightfoot Lee et al. as Justices of the Peace from His Majesty's Lt. Governor, Francis Fauqier <num>SC 01280</num></titleproper><author>Special Collection Staff..</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2011-04-21</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:50:34 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>English</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <persname source="lcnaf">Fauquier, Francis</persname>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1767/1767">1767 December 15</unitdate>
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<p>Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Francis_Fauquier" xlink:title="Francis Fauquier"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>Purchase.  Mss. Acc. 1990.07A</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>Commission of Francis Lightfoot Lee et al. as Justices of the Peace from His Majesty's Lt. Governor, Francis Fauqier, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William &amp; Mary</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Commission of Francis Lightfoot Lee et al as justices of the peace to try slaves for capital crimes in court of oyer and terminer.  Signed by Francis Fauquier.  Partly printed document.  Williamsburg, 15 Dec. 1767.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="local">African Americans--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775</subject>
    <subject source="local">Judges--Selection and appointment--Virginia--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Judges--Virginia--History</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Legal documents</subject>
    <subject source="local">Loudoun County (Va.)--History--18th century</subject>
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