American Revolution
Virginia Land Office Treasury Warrant
1781 Revolutionary War Officer's, Virginia Land Office Treasury Warrant for Five Thousand Acres of Land, Fine.
This is an original "Land-Office TREASURY WARRANT" measuring 6.75" x 8.25" lightly damp stained with some edge tears. It is a rare form that is Partially-Printed in black with manuscript filled text and has a decorative tooled border. It reads:
"To the principal SURVEYOR of any County within the Commonwealth of VIRGINIA. This shall be your WARRANT to survey and lay off in one or more surveys, for John Harris (sic) his Heirs or Assigns, the Quantity of five Thousand Acres of Land, due unto the said John Harris. In consideration of the Sum of eight thousand pounds current Money, paid into the Public Treasury, the Payment whereof to the Treasurer hath been duly certified by the Auditors of Public Accounts and their Certificate received into the Land Office. Given under my Hand, and the Seal of the said Office, this twenty seventh Day of Oct in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty one John Harvie, Rec."
This example is one of only a few we have offered over the past three decades.
Virginia Land Office Treasury Warrant
1781 Revolutionary War Officer's, Virginia Land Office Treasury Warrant for Five Thousand Acres of Land, Fine.
This is an original "Land-Office TREASURY WARRANT" measuring 6.75" x 8.25" lightly damp stained with some edge tears. It is a rare form that is Partially-Printed in black with manuscript filled text and has a decorative tooled border. It reads:
"To the principal SURVEYOR of any County within the Commonwealth of VIRGINIA. This shall be your WARRANT to survey and lay off in one or more surveys, for John Harris (sic) his Heirs or Assigns, the Quantity of five Thousand Acres of Land, due unto the said John Harris. In consideration of the Sum of eight thousand pounds current Money, paid into the Public Treasury, the Payment whereof to the Treasurer hath been duly certified by the Auditors of Public Accounts and their Certificate received into the Land Office. Given under my Hand, and the Seal of the said Office, this twenty seventh Day of Oct in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty one John Harvie, Rec."
This example is one of only a few we have offered over the past three decades.
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Coins-Currency-Autographs-Americana
9:00 AM PT - May 18th, 2008
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Early American
P.O. Box 3507
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
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