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Survey Account of Griffin Garland for Richmond County before September 5, 1774, dated June 10, 1775.

Letter to Mr. Robert Mill, Bursar of William & Mary, requesting that he be allowed to send a bond with and from John Taylor for his Survey appointment, dated October 31, 1772.

Scope and Contents Survey Account by Thomas Lewis from June 1788 to August 1789, dated November 14, 1789, with a summary of 1787 accounts. Includes date, names, and fees. Signed by John Pirkey. Survey Account from Thomas Lewis for 1786 and 1787, dated June 6, 1788. Includes date, names and acres. So many of the names are difficult to read, they have not been transcribed in this description.Includes a short typed biography of Thomas Lewis and a photostat copy of a letter...

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Bond for Hartwell Cocke, given by Richard Cocke of the County of Surry for appointment of Hartwell Cocke as Surveyor of Surry County, dated August 7, 1749. Signed by John Dawson, Hartwell Cocke and Richard Cocke. Two partial red and paper seals attached.

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John Wesson to Robert Miller, Williamsburg, explaining he will not be in Williamsburg in April to give his survey account, dated April 1774.

Survey account from 1785-1788 with number of surveys, acreage and fees, dated August 26, 1788.

Survey account from 1788-1790 with number of surveys, acreage and fees, dated May 21, 1790. Signed by John Hartwell Cocke.

Survey account for March 14, 1776. Signed by John White.

Scope and Contents Survey account from John Edmunds for Sussex County since June 10, 1765, plus 3 surveys before that time. Includes names, number of land tracts, acres and fee of tobacco. Names: Thomas Goodwyn, William Shands, John Shandes, William Moore, Nathaniel Harrison, James Bell, Charles Harrison, Thomas Wallace, Thomas Wallace, David Blanks, Joseph Lane, William Felts, Nathaniel Jones, John Hamilton, John Avent, Ephraim Gilliam, Samson Collier, David Mason, Richard Blunt, and Thomas Griffin. Note...

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Survey account from 1763 to 1766, verified and signed by Thomas Jett on October 23, 1765. Includes names, descriptions and fees. Names are illegible. Gift of Elizabeth Hamlin.

Letter to William & Mary from Benjamin Weeks explaining he doesn't have a bond because he hasn't been doing any new surveys in his area of the county, dated December 10, 1772.

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Letter from Robert Brooks, Essex County to Robert Miller, Bursar at William & Mary, explaining why he cannot be in Williamsburg to present his bond, November 12, 1772.

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Two blank survey bond forms with space to note name of surveyor, name of county, sum of bond and date. Lower half of form includes the appointment note with a space for signatures.

Includes a note that states that this form was used after 1783, when William & Mary no longer appointed Surveyors (County Courts did) but still received 1/6 of the fees.

Scope and Contents Surveying account from Thomas Evans, Surveyor of Accomack County to the College of William & Mary for January 1785, January 1786 and January 1787, dated December 8, 1787. Includes columns with date of survey, for whom made, number of acres, division lines, legal fee amount and explanatory notes. Names include Ayres Stockley, T. Jacobs and E. Hancock, William Barclay, Henry Fletcher, Sr, E. Costin and B. Clemons, T. Bundell(?), Meshach(?) Meers, Ralph Justice, George Hope, John Allen, W....

Scope and Contents "Account of Publick Surveys... and lines in Amelia County by Thomas Mumford, as sworn to John Prentis, Wmburgh, May 11, 1771." Columns include date of survey, name of client, Paid and Unpaid. Names are difficult to read, but they include James Clark, James Roberson, Francis Eppes, Charles Stewart, John Hall, W. Samuel Meridith, Robert Cofin (?), Henry Anderson, Thomas Whitworth, Henry Porvill(?), James Studavan (son of Daniel), James Studavan (son of James), James Parramore, Edmund Booker,...

Scope and Contents "A list of fees received for surveys in Amherst County by William Cabell, Jr., Surveyor," dated 1766. Columns: for whom surveyed, acres, when surveyed and gross tobacco (?). Names include John Roberts, Daniel Aaron, Isham Davis, John Edmonds, George McDaniel, Richard Peter, Ambrose Rucker, Joseph Frost, John Spears, Charles Tuly, Joseph Higginbotham, James Smith, James Colbard Blair, Benjamin Higginbotham, Thomas Powell, Henry McGuffy, Rachal Morrison, John Key, Isaac Mayfield, John...

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Entitled "Thomas Lewis Surveyor of Augusta County with the College of William and Mary in Account to June 1773." Columns: Month, Day, Year, Name, Acres , and fee. Many names are difficult to read and misspelled. They have not been transcribed in this finding aid. There are over 250 entries and names.

Scope and Contents "A List of Surveys Made in Augusta County from the first of June 1793 to the first of June 1794." Columns: Year, Month, Day, Name, Acres, Dollars, and Cents. Names include James and George Rutledge, Abraham Eversole, John Finley, George Faul, John Kirk, Lauranee and George Hansell, Joseph Rankin, John McDougall, Samuel Ralston, John Erwin, William Ralston, Timothy Green, john McCutchan, Thomas Phillips, John Graham, Andrew Loghridge, William Kinhead and Joseph Gwin, Samuel McCutchan,...

Scope and Contents Letter from Richard Stith to The Reverend The President, and the Masters and Professors of William & Mary College, dated October 24, 1772, concerning the advertisement in the Gazette requiring Surveyors to give new Bonds and requesting they send him one to complete. "List of Surveys completed in the year 1772." Columns for Month, Day, For Whom, Acres, Place Where, and College Dues. List is in fragile condition. The legible names are William McBride, William Spicer, Samuel...

Scope and Contents April 26, 1775 note to W. Robert Miller from J.M. for the surveyor of Botetourt County regarding fees for 1773 that will soon be settled. Other names mentioned are Aaron Smith and Samuel Lewis, Surveyor.Bond between William Preston and John Donelson of the County of Augusta and Pittsylvania and William & Mary for one hundred pounds sterling to secure that William Preson is "intended to be constituted and appointed...to be surveyor of Botetourt County, dated November 1, 1769....

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January 7, 1788 surveying account by James Taylor, certified by John Taylor. Includes dates, names of 4 or 5 clients and acreage. Names include Robert Beverley, Thornton Estate, John Johnson's estate, and Benjamin Alsop's estate.

Scope and Contents May 4, 1772 letter from James Hardyman explaining why he hasn't been able to collect all of his surveying fees. Includes survey accounts between 1765 and 1772 with columns for year, name and acreage, and fee. Names included are Capt. William Arvill, William Cole, Capt. Littlebury & Hardyman, Alexander Walker, Travis Harwood, Littlebury Irby, Col. Benjamin Harrison, John Brown and John ?, John Wayles McWilliam, Bats Lacy?, Thomas Matthies, Robert Walker, Richard Hales, Francis Hardyman,...

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"A List of all the Publick Surveys made by me in the County of Chas City in the preceeding 12 months with the Names of the Persons for whom the were made," 1787, July 1. Signed by Joseph Vaiden. Includes names, number of acres and fees. Names include John Walker, Edward Finch, David Wilkinson, Brazure Williams, Gideon Christian, James Bullifant, William Cowles, Byrds entry and Hardyman's entry.

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Account of surveys between 1771 and 1772 by George Carrington, dated November 1773. Includes name, fee, acres and date surveyed. Names include John Chatwin, Frances Wright, Southam & Littleton, John Jefferson, Jacob Micheaux, John Todd, Peter Stoner, Littlebury & Mosby, Thompson Swan, Samuel Stegarr?, Micajah Mosby Estate, Frances Marshal, and John Morgan.

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Bond of James Greenway and Bolling Stark to the College of William & Mary for one hundred pounds for the appointment of James Greenway as surveyor of the County of Dinwiddie. Dated May 24, 1770. Signed by James Greenway, Bolling Stark, John Blair, Jr. and M. Hayness (?).

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Appointment by the College of William and Mary of John West, Jr. to be assistant surveyor to Daniel Jennings, Surveyor of Fairfax County, dated 1749. Signed by William Dawson, Thomas Robinson, W. Preston and Richard Graham. Gift of Mrs. Harry Leiby.

Scope and Contents From the File: Survey accounts prepared by individual surveyors for Virginia Counties. Collection also includes licenses, bonds and correspondence. Most of the reports include the name of the purchaser, the amount of acreage surveyed, the fee charged, and the date. Many of the names have been transcribed in the descriptions, but often the writing is illegible and names are misspelled. The Royal Charter established the College of William and Mary, and Article XVI appointed the...