Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692-1782 [Land patent for John Mead]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.117.03 Author/Creator: Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692-1782 Place Written: Prince William County, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: January 27, 1741 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum : docket Height: 37 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy
Includes detailed boundary and rent information. Fairfax was Lord Proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia. Later ink note in left margin reads, "R.J. Taylor, 18 May 1809."
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