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Preston, James Patton, 1774-1843 [Certificate appointing Rawley Evans as sheriff]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03481.03 Author/Creator: Preston, James Patton, 1774-1843 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document signed Date: 18 July 1818 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 32 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Preston, Governor of Virginia (1816-1819), appoints Evans as sheriff of Monongalia County (present day West Virginia). Partially printed.

Preston, James Patton, 1774-1843
Evans, Rawley, 1777-1859

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