Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Virginia. Land Office. List of complete military warrants under the Proclamation of 1763 from the Virginia Land Office, undated. Accession Land Office inventory entry no. 82, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Archives Branch, Richmond, VA 23219.

Acquisition Information

Accession LOI 82 transferred by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1948.

Historical Information

After the conclusion of the French and Indian War, the British government issued a proclamation designed to prevent clashes between the settlers and Indians. This proclamation of 1763 forbid settlement west of the Alleghany mountains.

Scope and Content

These records contain a list of a dozen entries giving the name of the warrantee, the number of acres allowed, and the number of the warrant. Recipients of these military warrants include Jacob Boughman, Richard Williamson, John Kinkead, Solomon Simpson, Edward Gill, James Ryan, Christopher Best, Christopher Finnie, William Hughs, John Johnston, Evan Shelby, and Arthur Campbell. There is one entry for a warrant which was partially completed, issued to Dr. John Briscoe.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Best, Christopher
• Boughman, Jacob
• Briscoe, John
• Campbell, Arthur
• Finnie, Christopher
• Gill, Edward
• Hughs, William
• Johnston, John
• Kinkead, John
• Ryan, James
• Shelby, Evan
• Simpson, Solomon
• Williamson, Richard

Corporate Names:

• Virginia. Land Office

Subjects:

• Bounties, Military -- Virginia.
• Land grants -- Virginia.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Lists.
• State government records -- Virginia