Appointment of Jacob Morton as sheriff in Charlotte County, Virginia, signed by James Monroe, 1802.

Authors

James Monroe

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Description

Jacob Morton is appointed sheriff of Charlotte County, Virginia in 1802. This appointment is signed by James Monroe, who was governor of Virginia at the time.

Transcription

The Commonwealth of Virginia, To all whom these present Letters shall come, Greeting: Know ye, That Jacob Morton Gentleman, and present Sheriff of Charlotte County, having signified his consent to continue Office another Year, our Governor, with the advice of the Council of State, doth hereby Commission him the said Jacob Morton to continue in the said Office of Sheriff until the expiration of two Years, from the date of his first qualification, pursuant to Law. In Testimony Whereof, These our Letters are Sealed with the Seal of the Commonwealth, and made Patent. Witness, James Monroe -- Esquire, our said Governor, at Richmond, on the Third Day of July in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and two and Twenty Sixth of the Commonwealth. Jas. Monroe

Creation Date

7-3-1802

City

Richmond

County

Charlotte County

State/Province

Virginia

Country

United States

Creator Life Dates

1758-1831

Keywords

James Monroe, Jacob Morton, Charlotte County, sheriff, governor, Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, 1802

Resource Identifier

071025-03

Date Digital

2-18-2014

Document Type

Manuscript

Disciplines

History | Legal | Social History | United States History

Publisher

Wofford College

Format (medium)

manuscript

Format (IMT)

PDF

Language

En-us

Digitization Specifications

800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.

Source

The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.

Recommended Citation

Monroe, James, "Appointment of Jacob Morton as sheriff in Charlotte County, Virginia, signed by James Monroe, 1802." (1802). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 160.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/160

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