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Cabell, William Henry, 1772-1853 [Appointing Churchill Blakely as Escheator for Middlesex County]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03434.76 Author/Creator: Cabell, William Henry, 1772-1853 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 6 August 1808 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed document appointing Churchill Blakey as Escheator for Middlesex County, Virginia. The escheator oversees the reversion of property to the state, often due to the absence of an heir.

Cabell, William Henry, 1772-1853

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