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Preferred Citation

C. Philippe de Richbourg's Petition to Col. Edmund Jenings, 1709 Apr 19, Manuscript # 1932.4, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1932.

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Scope and Content Information

Richbourg, on behalf of the Huguenot inhabitants of Manikantown {sic} Manakin, Goochland County, Virginia, asks the Council of Virginia to call a town meeting so that new elders can be elected in their parish. Signed by J. Lacatre (?), E. Chaplain, A. Vapine, E. Cheneault, and A. Salle.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Chaplain, Estienne.
• Chenault, Estienne, fl. 1700.
• Jenings, Edmund.
• Lacatre, Jaques.
• Vapine, Antoine.

Corporate Names:

• Virginia. Council.

Subjects:

• Huguenots -- Virginia.

Geographical Names:

• Manakin (Va.) --History --18th century.