Lot 819
Harrison, Benjamin (1726-91) Founding Father, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Governor of Virginia. Document signed ("Benj Harrison") as Governor of Virginia, 1p, 18 x 15 in., Richmond, Virginia, 12 April 1784. An unusual and desirable land transfer involving signer of the Declaration of Independence Benjamin Harrison and "George Washington of Mount Vernon," whose name is mentioned five times. "…in consideration of military service performed by Charles Myn Thurston as a Leutenant according to the terms of the King of Great Britains prolclimation…one thousand seven Hundred and Sixty three, there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto George Washington of Mount Vernon, assignee of the said Charles Myn Thurston a certain Tract…of land containing….Two Thousand acres of Land…in the County of Green Bryer…." Fold splits; some professional fold repairs on verso. Paper seal is intact at lower left.
In 1754, Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia issued a proclamation offering land as well as pay to those who enlisted in the local militia for French and Indian War. George Washington's Virginia Regiment was offered a share in 200,000 acres west of the Ohio River, but a Royal Proclamation in 1763 forbade colonial governors from issuing land grants west of the Allegheny Mountains. Over 20 years would pass before the soldiers received title to their bounty lands.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500.
Ex Parke-Bernet Galleries, Oliver R. Barrett Sale, Oct. 31, 1950, #513.
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