Land Grant 1787 May 10

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528

Summary

Creator:
Randolph, Beverley, 1754-1797
Abstract:
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Lieutenant-governor Beverley Randolph (acting for Governor Edmund Randolph) grants Wingfield 66 acres of land in Albemarle County, Va. Wingfield was assignee of James Buchanan, attorney for James and Robert Donald & Co. {of Glasgow, Scotland.} Signed by John Harvie, Re{gister} L{and} O{ffice}. Printed form with manuscript insertions. Bears seal of Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

Beverley Randolph was born in Henrico County in 1754, the son of Colonel Peter and Lucy Bolling Randolph. A 1771 graduate of the College of William and Mary, Randolph was a member of the general assembly during the Revolutionary War and considered to be an ardent patriot. He was chosen as President of the Executive Council of Virginia and in December 1788 succeeded Gov. Edmund Randolph. He died in Cumberland County in February 1797.

Acquisition information:
Source unknown
Arrangement:

1 item.

Physical location:
On site.
Physical description:
1 item.