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Preferred Citation

Captain John Winston Land Grant, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Starling Winston Childs

Scope and Contents

700 acre Ohio land grant to Captain John Winston, after serving 3 years in the U.S. Army, Virginia Line. Signed by Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, James Madison, Secretary of State, and Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War. According to an article in the Nov. 1, 1944 issue of The Flat Hat, the grant was written for John W. Price, William & Mary Class of 1823. The surname Price, however, does not appear on the document.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Land grants--Ohio
• Real property--Ohio