Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Loudoun County Deposition, Accession 9096-ci, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

This deposition was purchased on February 9, 1990.

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Scope and Content

This document, January 2, 1809, is a deposition taken from several residents of Loudoun County, Virginia , concerning the character of Colonel John Alexander , who had apparently served as a magistrate of the county, the high sheriff, its representative in the Virginia General Assembly, and as a colonel in the Loudoun County Militia during the Revolutionary War.

Alexander had been injured by the actions of his deputies who without his knowledge had involved him debts and disputes because he was too infirm to properly supervise their activities. The following individuals all testified to his good character and service to the county: Conn O'Neal , Mahlon Bevely , Robert Ware , George King , William King , Nathan King , Samuel Hall , Andrew Orison , Butler Howells , Robert Wilson , Jacob Benom , William P. Ware , Joseph Carter , Alexander Mc Micken , James Tillon , Walter Power , George Hale , and John Boyde .