Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Virginia. Land Office. Bond for the Deputy Register for the Kentucky District from the Virginia Land Office, 1792. Accession Land Office inventory entry no. 103, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Archives

Acquisition Information

Accession LOI 103 transferred by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1948.

Historical Information

The act which established the previous Land Office passed the General Assembly on 22 June 1779. The register was the head of the Office and was appointed by joint ballot of both houses of the legislature.

Scope and Content

This record contains a bond given by Willis Green to Charles Lewis for 10,000 pounds upon Green's assuming the duties of deputy register for the Kentucky District. Baker Ewing, Christopher Greenup, Harry Innes, and John Logan acted as securities for the bond. The document was sealed and delivered in the presence of John Reed, and dated 16 March 1792.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Ewing, Baker
• Green, Willis
• Greenup, Christopher
• Innes, Harry
• Lewis, Charles.
• Reed, John

Corporate Names:

• Virginia. Land Office

Subjects:

• Land grants -- Kentucky.

Geographical Names:

• Virginia -- Officials and employees -- Bonding.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Bonds (legal records)
• State government records.