Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Letter to Robert Carter, Manuscript #MS 1952.2, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1952

Biographical/Historical Information

Francis Fauquier (1703 – 3 March 1768) was a Lieutenant Governor of the colony of Virginia, and served as acting governor from 1758 until his death in 1768.

Scope and Content

Discusses the receipt of a shipment of various articles from his father's estate, including wine; also lists items, including scientific apparatus, not yet received. Sends greet ings to various persons in Williamsburg, including Mrs. Dawson *Elizabeth Dawson, widow of William Dawson, president of the College of William and Mary!.

Arrangement

1 item.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Bland, Richard, 1710-1776
• Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley, Baron de, ca. 1718-1770
• Carter, Frances Ann Tasker, 1738-1788
• Carter, Robert, 1728-1804
• Dawson, Elizabeth, fl. 1752-1779
• Fauquier, Francis, ca. 1730-ca. 1805

Subjects:

• Executors and administrators
• Scientific apparatus and instruments - History - 18th century