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