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Virginia – Counties: Deeds and Land Grants: Ohio County – York

Description

Includes James Monroe signed document: land grant to John Reeves, 1802.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1582-1914.
Call number
mssBR
Creator
Brock, R. A (1839-1914)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description
The large group of individual items described by a misnomer Miscellaneous File and Miscellaneous Manuscripts apparently constituted the core of Mr. Brock's collection. Most materials concern history of Virginia, with items relating to other Southern States, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New York, etc. Brock's own voluminous private and official correspondence, and papers of the Virginia Historical Society and the Southern Historical Society.
Provenance
Purchased from Elizabeth Brock, through the agency of Robert O. Schad, 1922.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated organizations
Southern Historical Society.
Virginia Historical Society.
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