Commissions of the Peace for Sussex County, Virginia

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Commissions of the Peace for Sussex County, Virginia, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.15 Linear Feet
Creator:
Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770 and Nelson, William (1711-1772)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Commissions of the Peace for Sussex County, Virginia, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains three Commissions of the Peace of Sussex County, Virginia signed by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and William Nelson, Governor of Virginia. The documents were signed under the reign of King George II and King George III of England and contain the names of several men selected to be Justices of the Peace. Two of the documents contains the original seal.

Biographical / historical:

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Acquisition information:
Acc. 2014.134 was received by Special Collections from the donor on 3/25/2014.
Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in October 2014.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Physical / technical requirements:

The fragile nature of this material may limit handling.