Indenture, John Ferrell and William Patterson to Edmund Randolph 1788 May 26

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:
Ferrell, John, fl. 1788
Abstract:
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This is an agreement binding William Patterson and John Ferrell to Edmund Randolph, then Governor of Virginia, for unspecified duties at a salary of fifty pounds. The agreement includes a provision that Randolph would issue a licence for marriage between William Patterson and Margaret Hippard. The place the document was signed is not specified and it lacks the signature of a government official attesting to its validity.

Biographical / historical:

None available.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 2004
Arrangement:

1 item.

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