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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Rebecca Barnhart, 04/07/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Benjamin Harrison Land Grant, 1784 September 16 A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`sJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library MS 1981.8.2

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 Benjamin Harrison Land Grant1784 September 16 MS 1981.8.2 On site. 1 item. English Virginia. Governor (1781-1784 : Harrison) Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Benjamin Harrison Land Grant, Manuscript #MS 1981.8.2, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Gift, 1982

Biographical/Historical Information

Benjamin Harrison, V (April 5, 1726 – April 24, 1791) was an American planter and revolutionary leader from Charles City County, Virginia. Educated at the College of William and Mary, Harrison went on to become a representative for Surry County, Virginia (1756 - 1758) and Charles City County (1766 - 1776) to the House of Burgesses. He was a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1777, signed the Declaration of Independence, and was Governor of Virginia from 1781 to 1784.

Scope and Content

Land grant, 1784 September 16, from Benjamin Harrison to Charles Gresham. Grants 920 ac res of land in Pittsylvania County, Va., at the branches of the Stinking and Bannister rivers, bordering the Charles River and adjoining the properties of Joseph Roberts, {William} Tunstall, {?} Pope, {?} Hawkin.

Arrangement

1 item.

Index Terms Persons: Harrison, Benjamin, ca. 1726-1791 Roberts, Joseph, fl. 1754-1784 Tunstall, William, fl. 1784-1792 Grenshaw, Charles Subjects: Land grants-Virginia-Pittsylvania County-History-18th century Geographical Names: Bannister River (Va.) Charles River (Va.) Pittsylvania County (Va.) Stinking River (Va.)