Box 1
Contains 47 Results:
Richmond County - Griffin Garland, 1772, 1774
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.
Rockingham County - Thomas Lewis, 1786-1789
Surry County - Hartwell Cocke, 1749 August 7
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.
Surry County - John Wesson, 1776, 1788-1790
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.
Sussex County - John Edmunds, 1765, 1771
Westmoreland County - Benjamin Weeks, 1763-1772
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.
Essex County - Robert Brooke, 1772
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.
Printed Survey Bond Forms, After 1783
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.
Accomac County - Thomas Evans, 1785-1787
Amelia County - Thomas Mumford, 1764-1771
Amherst County - William Cabell, 1766
Augusta County - Thomas Lewis, 1771-1773
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.
Augusta County - John Poage, 1793-1794
Bedford County - Richard Stith, 1770-1772
Botetourt County - Samuel Lewis and William Preston, 1769, 1773, 1775
Caroline County - James Taylor, 1786-1787
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.
Charles City County - James Hardyman, 1741-1772
Charles City County - Joseph Vaiden, 1787-1788
"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.
Cumberland County - George Carrington, 1771-1773
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.
Dinwiddie County - James Greenway, 1770
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 (?).
Fairfax County - John West, Jr., 1749
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.