A Guide to Virginia Land Grants 1757 & 1761 Virginia, Land Grants, 1757 & 1761 10914

A Guide to Virginia Land Grants 1757 & 1761

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Accession Number 10914


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
10914
Title
Virginia Land Grants 1757 & 1761
Physical Characteristics
2 items: vellum
Language
English
Abstract
The collections consists of two land patents, 1757 and 1761, for Brunswick County, Va.

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Land Grants, 1757 & 1761, Accession #10914, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These two items were a gift to the Library by Mrs. Wendell W. Wiley, of Oroville, California, on March 1, 1990.

Scope and Content Information

There are two land patents, 1757 and 1761, for Brunswick County, Virginia. The first, signed by colonial governor Robert Dinwiddie, grants 75 acres to John Dieger; and, the second, signed by colonial governor Francis Fauquier, grants 200 acres to Joseph John Andrews.