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Blair family

An artificial collections of papers concerning the Blair family of Williamsburg. Includes land grant, 1741, signed by James Blair (1655-1743); document, 1768, signed by John Blair (1689-1771) concerning Loudoun County, Va. justices of the peace; depositions, 1787 and n.d., of John Blair (1732-1800) concerning a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Chatham County, Ga. (Margaret Eustace vs. Seth John Cuthbert) which concerned the estate of his brother, James Blair (1741-1772); deposition, November 24, 1786, of Patrick Henry in the lawsuit of Margaret Eustace vs. Seth John Cuthbert; and letter, 1792, of John Blair to Samuel Meredith concerning payment to Robert Greenhow. A page from a book with a drawing of John Blair and the caption, "First Grand Master of Masons of Virginia." Commission from John Blair, Esqr President and Commander in Cheif (Chief) of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, to Richard Dobson giving him permission to "enlist men for his Majestys Service for the Regiment forthwith to be raised and to be under the Command of the Honble William Byrd, Esqr..." Dated April 15, 1758 and signed by John Blair. Written during John Blair's first term as Acting Governor.

  1. College of William and Mary

Rights for land of the Virginia Land Office, 1738-1750

Virginia. Colonial Land Office.

These records contain printed forms signifying that a stated sum had been paid and that the bearer was entitled to the specified acreage, at a ratio of one crown for fifty acres. Only the date and the signatures of the deputy auditor John Blair and receivers general John Grymes and Philip Grymes are written by hand. Several of the records have annotations on the back, including the names those records were issued to: Joshua Fry, M. Eaton, Isaac Hale, Lewis Whitehead, Edmund Wooldridge, and John Madison.

  1. Library of Virginia

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