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Preferred Citation

Thomas Ballard Plat, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Scope and Contents

Original and photostats of a plot of land surveyed by Robert Beverley in June 1678, showing the land sold by Secretary [Thomas] Ludwell to Col. Thomas Ballard. This land was subsequently sold by Ballard to the College of William & Mary. This plat is the earliest record of campus lands.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Ballard, Thomas
• College of William and Mary--History--17th century
• College of William and Mary--Maps, Pictorial
• Ludwell, Thomas
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History
• Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps