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Land Grant, Manuscript #MS 2000.84 1X, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
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Beverley Randolph was born in Henrico County in 1754, the son of Colonel Peter and Lucy Bolling Randolph. A 1771 graduate of the College of William and Mary, Randolph was a member of the general assembly during the Revolutionary War and considered to be an ardent patriot. He was chosen as President of the Executive Council of Virginia and in December 1788 succeeded Gov. Edmund Randolph. He died in Cumberland County in February 1797.
Lieutenant-governor Beverley Randolph (acting for Governor Edmund Randolph) grants Wingfield 66 acres of land in Albemarle County, Va. Wingfield was assignee of James Buchanan, attorney for James and Robert Donald & Co. {of Glasgow, Scotland.} Signed by John Harvie, Re{gister} L{and} O{ffice}. Printed form with manuscript insertions. Bears seal of Virginia.
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