Order of Council, 1754 Feb 10.

Location of collection:

Colonial Williamsburg

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

P.O. Box 1776

Williamsburg, VA 23187

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POC: Douglas Mayo

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Summary

Creator:

Virginia. Council.

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Extract of Council order, 1754 February 10. Discusses granting 200,000 acres of land at the fork of the Ohio and Monongahela rivers to the Ohio Company so that a fort (later Fort Duquesne) and a town may be constructed. Volunteers entering into the service of this effort will receive plots of land in accordance with their merit.

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 1982.

Physical description:

1 item.; 20 cm

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Land settlement --Ohio River Valley.