Pencil sketches by Thomas Thorne booklet, 1945
Content Description
Documents, prints, and heraldry pertaining to Virginia governors from the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes letters and documents signed by John Murray, Robert Brooke, James Wood, Beverly Randolph, Patrick Henry, Edmund Andros, Jeffrey Amherst, Norborne Berkeley, Robert Hunter, Francis Fauquier, Earl De La Warr, James Blair, and Robert Dinwiddie among others. Also included in the collection are prints, coats of arms, and commemorative coins.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
- From the Collection: Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley, Baron de, ca. 1718-1770 (Person)
- From the Collection: Randolph, Beverley, 1754-1797 (Person)
- From the Collection: Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809 (Person)
- From the Collection: Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 (Person)
- From the Collection: Fauquier, Francis (Person)
- From the Collection: Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 (Person)
- From the Collection: Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714 (Person)
- From the Collection: Hunter, Robert (Person)
- From the Collection: Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770 (Person)
- From the Collection: Dunmore, John Murray, 4th Earl of, 1732-1809 (Person)
- From the Collection: Brooke, Robert (Person)
- From the Collection: Lee, Henry, 1756-1818 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blair, James, 1741-1772 (Person)
- From the Collection: Wood, James, 1741-1813 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.0 Linear Feet
Language
English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository