Harrison, Benjamin, approximately 1726-1791
Person
Dates
- Existence: approximately 1726 - 1791
biographical statement
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Virginia state officials autograph collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294344]
Identifier: Vault MSS 695
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and printed legal documents signed by governors and lieutenant governors of Virginia. Included are two depositions by Benjamin Harrison regarding land suits; an appointment of a county sheriff signed by James Pleasants; appointments of six Justices of the Peace by Joseph Johnson, three by John Letcher, four by Henry Wise, and three by Francis Pierpont; and an appointment of county surveyor Joshua Pretlow.
Dates:
1784-1865
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Benjamin Harrison land title
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289591]
Identifier: Vault MSS 394
Scope and Contents
Printed and handwritten land deed, dated 1 Dec. 1782, and signed by Harrison. Rowland Madison is granted 150 acres of land.
Dates:
1782 December 1
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections