Land patent - Commonwealth of Virginia, 1798

 

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
1.00 folders 1 folder.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Land Patent--Commonwealth of Virginia, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-158

Background

Scope and content:

This item is a land patent covering sale of public land in the state of Virginia by the Commonwealth of Virginia to Hugh George of the County of Pittsylvania, Virginia, dated June 23, 1798. The land patent, which was filled out in manuscript, is of rather stiff vellum and bears the seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the signature of Governor James Wood.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Public land sales
Places:
Virginia

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Land Patent--Commonwealth of Virginia, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-158

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA