{"product_id":"1799-virginia-land-grant-signed-by-governor-james-wood-207-acres-rockingham-county-adam-bloss","title":"1799 Virginia Land Grant Signed by Governor James Wood – 207 Acres, Rockingham County – Adam Bloss","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"3382\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original Commonwealth of Virginia land grant issued during the administration of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2882\" data-end=\"2917\"\u003eGovernor James Wood (1741–1813)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Revolutionary War officer and Governor of Virginia from 1796 to 1799. Dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2995\" data-end=\"3014\"\u003eJanuary 8, 1799\u003c\/strong\u003e, the document conveys \u003cstrong data-start=\"3037\" data-end=\"3050\"\u003e207 acres\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong data-start=\"3054\" data-end=\"3068\"\u003eAdam Bloss\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3103\"\u003eRockingham County, Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e, situated on the south side of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3135\" data-end=\"3165\"\u003eMarket (Massanutten) Creek\u003c\/strong\u003e. The property is described by a complete metes-and-bounds survey referencing white oak, black oak, hickory saplings, pine markers, and adjoining landowners, with the survey having been completed on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3364\" data-end=\"3381\"\u003eApril 8, 1797\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3384\" data-end=\"3837\"\u003eThe grant is boldly signed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3414\" data-end=\"3437\"\u003eGovernor James Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e and countersigned by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. It also retains period endorsements on the reverse documenting subsequent title history. Documents from Wood's brief gubernatorial administration are encountered far less frequently than those of many other Virginia governors, making this an appealing example of early Virginia land distribution during the opening years of the Federal period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3839\" data-end=\"4034\"\u003eAn outstanding original document for collectors of Revolutionary War figures, Virginia history, Shenandoah Valley settlement, early American land grants, and eighteenth-century legal manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"297\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"277\"\u003eGrant Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"297\"\u003eJanuary 8, 1799\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"336\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"311\"\u003eGrantor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Commonwealth of Virginia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"395\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"351\"\u003eGovernor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eJames Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e (large manuscript signature)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"424\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"409\"\u003eGrantee:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"424\"\u003eAdam Bloss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"453\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"439\"\u003eProperty:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"453\"\u003e207 acres\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"582\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"468\"\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"500\"\u003eRockingham County, Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e, on the south side of \u003cstrong data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"553\"\u003eMarket (Massanutten) Creek\u003c\/strong\u003e, surveyed \u003cstrong data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"581\"\u003eApril 8, 1797\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eThe document is issued from Richmond under a Treasury Warrant and grants Adam Bloss a tract of land described by detailed metes and bounds, beginning at \"three pines,\" with bearings and distances to white oak, black oak, hickory saplings, and other survey markers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1059\"\u003eThe document bears the large autograph signature of \u003cstrong data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"925\"\u003eGovernor James Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e and the countersignature of \u003cstrong data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"968\"\u003eJames Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e, Secretary of the Commonwealth, together with later ownership endorsements on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1064\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hlyorq\" data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1156\"\u003eThis grant represents several important collecting categories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1378\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1swydv5\" data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003eVirginia frontier settlement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"y5077d\" data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003eRockingham County land development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"t2k2zx\" data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1269\"\u003eEarly Federal-period land distribution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ah0izq\" data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1313\"\u003eRevolutionary War-era governor signature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"o1zi7t\" 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photographs:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"2180\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fetwmh\" data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"1893\"\u003eOriginal laid paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"117ownt\" data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1947\"\u003eStrong manuscript signature of Governor James Wood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1uqzalq\" data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"1986\"\u003eEmbossed paper seal remains visible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vcdakf\" data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2028\"\u003eComplete text with no significant loss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17xd71r\" data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2055\"\u003eNormal fold separations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"refkjo\" data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2096\"\u003eModerate toning and age discoloration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15m0h4\" data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2139\"\u003eMinor edge wear consistent with 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