Read, Alexander, Virginia land office military warrant Alexander Read Virginia land office military warrant MSS 16436

Alexander Read Virginia land office military warrant MSS 16436

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Tanner Greene

Repository

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Identification

MSS 16436

Title

Alexander Read Virginia land office military warrant 1784

URL:

https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/804

Quantity

0.03 Cubic Feet, 1 folder

Language

Materials are in English.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16436, Alexander Read Virginia land office military warrant, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Biographical Note

Alexander Read served for at least three years in the U.S. Revolutionary War and received 466 and 2/3 acres of land for his service.

Source: Materials within collection.

The Alexander Read Virginia land office military warrant (1784; 0.03 cubic feet) documents one Revolutionary War veteran's receipt of land for his service. This warrant number 2899 grants 466 and 2/3 acres of land to Alexander Read, with hand-written details of the transaction on the verso.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

land grants