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Nicholson, Francis, fl. 1699 [Appointment of Sir William Skipwith as sheriff of Middlesex County, Virginia].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02468.17 Author/Creator: Nicholson, Francis, fl. 1699 Place Written: Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 7 June 1699 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 29.4 x 36.9 cm Order a Copy

Signed as Royal Governor General of the "Colony and Dominion of Virginia." Features paper seal of the Colony of Virginia. Note states that the appointment was admitted to record by Edwin [Mackerleur] on July 3, 1699.

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