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Benefactions of Francis Nicholson, Esqr. to the Church & Clergy in North America
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ch14
Scope and Contents
"Benefactions of Francis Nicholson, Esqr. to the Church & Clergy in North America" prepared by Rev. George Keith, which lists the churches and amounts of money given by Nicholson to build churches from 1689 to 1704. Also noted is "Benefaction to the College of Williamsburgh in Virginia of several hundred pounds." Keith was agent for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. 8 pages. There is an incomplete contemporary copy as well as a typescript of the...
Dates:
1689-1704
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Fairfax Harrison Papers
Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 H25
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1736-1945, of and collected by Fairfax Harrison. Papers collected include colonial era documents, deeds, surveys, the diary of Sally Fairfax (1771-1772), legal papers, a copy of the Dettingen Parish (Prince William County, Va.) vestry book which contains minutes, indentures, and other (1745-1802), and photostat copy of the letterbook (1801) of Col. John Tayloe of Mount Airy, Va. Fairfax Harrison's papers include his correspondence with individuals and institutions concerning his...
Dates:
1736-1945
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
King William III and Queen Mary II Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 75s W67
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items relating to King William III of England (1650-1702) and his wife Queen Mary II (1662-1694) spanning 1689 to 1710. There is also research material, dated 1986-1988, relating to King William III and Queen Mary II. The collection consists of three letters of appointment to office, a commission (written in Latin), a warrant for payment of services, and a manuscript volume of public revenues and expenditures during the reigns of William III, Mary II, and Queen Anne...
Dates:
1689-1710
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
King William III Letter to Francis Nicholson
Collection
Identifier: SC 00187
Scope and Contents
Letter to Nicholson requesting that he give all possible aid to the College of William & Mary.
Dates:
1700 December 30
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
King William III Letter to Sir Edmund Andros
Collection
Identifier: SC 00080
Scope and Contents
Letter written to Andros, noting that as a result of the Royal Charter establishing the College, the Crown grants Francis Nicholson "and others named in our said charter" the sum of 1,985 pounds 14 shillings and 10 pence "out of such Money Received for our Revenue of Quit Rents in our said Colony as is remaining in the hands of our Trusty and Welbeloved [sic] William Byrd." The letter further dictates the dissemenation of funds to other individuals, including the estate of Nathaniel...
Dates:
1693 March 1
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Bruce T. McCully Papers
Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 1989.42
Scope and Contents
Material of Bruce T. McCully relating to his teaching at the College of William and Mary and to his lifelong research on the career of Francis Nicholson, Virginia Colonial Governor.
Dates:
1940-1970
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Francis Nicholson Papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UA 6.058
Scope and Contents
This collection contains biographical items; transcripts of letters and documents regarding charges and complaints against Nicholson as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Virginia; and a 1705 proclamation by Nicholson proroguing the Virginia General Assembly in Williamsburg.
Dates:
1700-1705
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Tyler Family Papers, Group G
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 T97 Group G
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1645-1917, of the Gardiner family, the Gilmer family, the family of St. George Tucker (1828-1863) and miscellaneous other people unrelated to the Tylers, Tuckers, Gilmers, or Gardiners. Boxes I-III contain papers (many are typescript copies) of the Gardiner family of New York. Include letters of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, her sons David Lyon Gardiner, Alexander Gardiner and daughter Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. Boxes IV-V contain papers, 1814-1842, of the...
Dates:
1645-1917
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center