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Autographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Resources consisting of or containing autographs (names of persons written in their own hand) or reproductions of autographs.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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 / Virginia state officials autograph collection

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