King William County Plat Book

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:

Due to the fragile condition of the original (box 1), researcher are asked to use photocopies instead (box 2).

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 publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Summary

Extent:
0.47 Linear Feet
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

A book containing a collection of plats, apparently made by Thomas Fox, agent and surveyor, for William & Mary of land owned by the college in King William County dating from 1790

Acquisition information:
Acquired 1934-07-26.
Physical description:
Materials are fragile and handling may be limited.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard