Administrative Information

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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Librarian/ Associate Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the holder of the copyright, if not the Rockefeller Library at Colonial Williamsburg.

Preferred Citation

Robert Dinwiddie's Letter to a Tenant, 1753 Jul 14, Manuscript # 2000.27, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1981.

Alternative Form

Microfilm available.

Scope and Content Information

Governor Dinwiddie requests from one of his tenants the date of a lease, the quantity of land included, and the length of the term.

Index Terms

Subjects:

• Governors --Virginia --History --18th century.
• Landlord and tenant --Virginia --History --18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Leases --Virginia --History --18th century.