Commissions of the Peace for Sussex County, Virginia
Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 2014.134
Contains three Commissions of the Peace of Sussex County, Virginia signed by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and William Nelson, Governor of Virginia. The documents were signed under the reign of King George II and King George III of England and contain the names of several men selected to be Justices of the Peace. Two of the documents contains the original seal.
English
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0.15 Linear Feet
This collection is arranged chronologically.
The fragile nature of this material may limit handling.
Acc. 2014.134 was received by Special Collections from the donor on 3/25/2014.
Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in October 2014.
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository