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Pleasants, James, 1769-1836 [Appointment of coroner]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03436.11 Author/Creator: Pleasants, James, 1769-1836 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document signed Date: 13 January 1823 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Serving as Governor of Virginia, Pleasants appoints Lewis Seward as coroner of Middlesex County. Contains the seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Pleasants, James, 1769-1836
Seward, Lewis, fl. 1823

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