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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Processed by: Sarah R. Olney, Student Assistant, Special Collections
Collection is open for research.
Permission to publish material from John Rittenhour Deed must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John Rittenhour Deed, Ms1976-004, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
John Rittenhour Deed was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1976.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the John Rittenhour Deed was completed prior to 2010. Additional description was completed in January 2011.
Robert Brooke was the 10th Governor of Virginia from 1794-1796 (Republican). After being governor he became attorney general of the state.
Michael Drake was born in 1755 in Montgomery County, VA and died in 1798. He married Jane Davison.
No information is available on John Rittenhour (possibly Ridenhour).
The collection consists of a deed for 300 acres on Sinking Creek of the New River in Montgomery County, Virginia, granted to John Rittenhour, assignee of Michael Drake. The deed includes the signature of Virginia's 10th Governor, Robert Brooke.