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Property conveyance and plat

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-078

Collection Overview

On July 5, 1753 Hugh Bryan, planter and attorney for Reverend George Whitefield, late of Prince William Parish and now of the Parish of Saint Luke in the County of Middlesex, conveyed to Mary Bryan, Joseph Bryan's widow, a 640 acre plantation named Providence on Indian lands on the east side of the Pocotaligo River in Prince William Parish. This two page document was witnessed by Ann Bryan and William Williamson. This tract was conveyed to Reverend Whitefield by Joseph and Mary Bryan on December 22, 1747.; Included with the conveyance is a plat for 660 acres bought by Reverend George Whitefield from Joseph Bryan and surveyed by William McPherson on December 29, 1747.

Dates

  • Creation: 1747, 1753

Creator

Language of Material

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

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Extent

1 oversize paper folder (2 items) : 3 leaves ; 40-47 cm.

Title
Inventory of the Property Conveyance and Plat, 1747, 1753
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
Description rules
Dacs
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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