A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library Manuscript Number MS 1936.9 1X
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library Colonial Williamsburg Foundation P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 USA Phone: (757) 565-8520 Fax: (757) 565-8528 Email: speccoll@cwf.org URL: http://www.history.org
John Blair served as president of the Council and acting governor of Virginia from
the time Governor Dinwiddie left Virginia in January 1758 until Governor Fauquier
arrived in June of that year. He returned to that capacity after Fauquier's death in
March 1768, serving until the arrival of Lord Botetourt in October.