A Guide to the Indenture, John Ferrell and William Patterson to Edmund Randolph, 1788 May 26 Indenture, John Ferrell and William Patterson to Edmund Randolph MS 2004.5

A Guide to the Indenture, John Ferrell and William Patterson to Edmund Randolph, 1788 May 26

A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2004.5

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Repository

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Manuscript Number

MS 2004.5

Title

Indenture, John Ferrell and William Patterson to Edmund Randolph 1788 May 26

Physical Characteristics

1 item.

Creator

Ferrell, John, fl. 1788

Location

On site.

Language

English

Abstract

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Indenture, John Ferrell and William Patterson to Edmund Randolph, Manuscript #MS 2004.5, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Gift, 2004

Biographical/Historical Information

None available.

Scope and Content

This is an agreement binding William Patterson and John Ferrell to Edmund Randolph, then Governor of Virginia, for unspecified duties at a salary of fifty pounds. The agreement includes a provision that Randolph would issue a licence for marriage between William Patterson and Margaret Hippard. The place the document was signed is not specified and it lacks the signature of a government official attesting to its validity.