Document size approx. 13" X 14 1/2. Signed Colonial Virginia Land Grant Signed By Governor Fauquier(1703Ð1768) , who erved as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758 until his death in 1768 and during the terms of two absentee governors, John Campbell, fourth earl of Loudoun, and Sir Jeffery Amherst. Born and educated in London, Fauquier was influential in business and the arts before coming to Virginia. Good friend of Thomas Jefferson. Beginning in the midst of the French and Indian War (1754Ð1763), his administration was fraught with unusual difficulties. He struggled to establish defenses against Indian raids on the frontier and to recruit and supply Virginia regiments to supplement British expeditionary forces; he worked for a compromise between colonials and English merchants over the issue of paper money; and he maintained a strong grip upon the government in the midst of the Stamp Act crisis and revelations of irregularities in the TreasurerÕs Office following the death of Speaker John Robinson (1705Ð1766). Influenced by the Enlightenment, Fauquier had a good relationship with VirginiaÕs colonial leaders and generally promoted education.

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