Acquisition Information:

Transfer

Accruals:

Acc. 1988.127 acquired 12/01/1988

Biographical Information:

Army officer; Lieutenant-Governor of New York and Virginia; Governor of Maryland, S.C. and Virginia; appointed to William and Mary Board of Visitors in 1693. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection contains biographical items; transcripts of letters and documents regarding charges and complaints against Nicholson as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Virginia; and a 1705 proclamation by Nicholson proroguing the Virginia General Assembly in Williamsburg.