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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Jennifer Sharp, February 2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Gov. Patrick Henry land grant to James Carson, 16 May 1786 A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`sJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library MS 1931.12

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008 Special Collections Staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation A Guide to the Gov. Patrick Henry Land Grant to James Carson 16 May 1786 MS 1931.12 On site. Oversize. English Grant for land in Campbell County, VA Virginia. Governor (1776-1779 : Henry) Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Gov. Patrick Henry land grant to James Carson, Manuscript #MS 1931.12, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1931

Historical Information

Patrick Henry, a well known Virginia statesman, served as Governor of the the Commonwealth from 1776 to 1779.

Scope and Content

Governor Henry grants Carson 300 acres of land in Campbell County, Va. Carson was the assignee of Richard Stith, assignee of John Hall, assignee of Aaron Quarles. Issued by virtue of Land Office Treasury Warrant #15,160 dated 1783 February 25. Signed by John Harvie, Re{gister} L{and} O{ffice}. Printed form with manuscript insertions. Bears seal of Virginia.

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1 item.

Index Terms Persons: Hall, John. Quarles, Aaron. Stith, Richard,|d1727-1802. Carson, James,|dfl. 1786. Harvie, John,|d1742-1807. Corporate Names: Virginia. Land Office. Genre and Form Terms: Land grants - Virginia - Campbell County