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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Rebecca Barnhart, 03/25/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Commission of Oyer and Terminer, 1764 June 8 A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`sJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library MS 1939.1 1X

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008 Special Collections Staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Commission of Oyer and Terminer 1764 June 8 MS 1939.1 1X On site. 1 item. English Virginia. Lieutenant-Governor (1758-1768 : Fauquier) Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Commission of Oyer and Terminer, Manuscript #MS 1939.1 1X, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1939.

Biographical/Historical Information

Francis Fauquier (1703 – 3 March 1768) was a Lieutenant Governor of the colony of Virginia, and served as acting governor from 1758 until his death in 1768.

Scope and Content

Commission appoints Richard Royall, John Archer, John Archer, Jr., Richard Eppes, Seth Ward, Edward Osborne, Jr., Robert Kennon, Archibald Cary, John Markham, John Hylton, Abraham Saller, Peter Johnston, Christian Worsham, and Edward Friend justices for a court of Oyer and Terminer in Chesterfield County, Virginia to try Bob, the slave of Thomas Branch, for murder.

Arrangement

1 item.

Index Terms Persons: Branch, Thomas, d. 1765 Fauquier, Francis, 1704?-1768 Royall, Richard Archer, John, fl. 1764 Archer, John, Jr. Eppes, Richard Ward, Seth Osborne, Edward, Jr. Kennon, Robert Cary, Archibald Markham, John Hylton, John Saller, Abraham Johnston, Peter Worsham, Christian Friend, Edward Corporate Names: Virginia. Court of Oyer and Terminer Subjects: African American criminals - Virginia - History - 18th century Criminal courts - Virginia - Chesterfield County Judges - Selection and appointment - Virginia - History - 18th century