{"product_id":"1829-virginia-land-grant-signed-by-governor-william-branch-giles-augusta-county-514-acres-paper-seal","title":"1829 Virginia Land Grant Signed by Governor William Branch Giles – Augusta County – 514 Acres – Paper Seal","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2330\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original Commonwealth of Virginia land grant issued on \u003cstrong data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2168\"\u003eSeptember 12, 1829\u003c\/strong\u003e, during the administration of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2232\"\u003eGovernor William Branch Giles\u003c\/strong\u003e, conveying \u003cstrong data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2257\"\u003e514 acres\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2289\"\u003eAugusta County, Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2293\" data-end=\"2329\"\u003eTyre Dold and William Strickland\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2752\"\u003eThe patent records land situated on \u003cstrong data-start=\"2368\" data-end=\"2383\"\u003eBrick Creek\u003c\/strong\u003e in the South Mountain region and was issued pursuant to Treasury and Land Office warrants dating from 1821 and 1828. The document contains a complete manuscript description of the tract, including metes and bounds, neighboring property owners, and natural landmarks, providing an excellent record of early nineteenth-century settlement in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2754\" data-end=\"3026\"\u003eThe grant bears the large \u003cstrong data-start=\"2780\" data-end=\"2841\"\u003eoriginal autograph signature of Governor William B. Giles\u003c\/strong\u003e together with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2860\" data-end=\"2915\"\u003eembossed paper seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e, both well preserved. The reverse retains period recording endorsements documenting the patent after issuance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3028\" data-end=\"3326\"\u003eWilliam Branch Giles (1762–1830) served as U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and Governor of Virginia from 1827 to 1830, making documents signed during his governorship increasingly sought after by collectors of Virginia history and early American government. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3328\" data-end=\"3339\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3328\" data-end=\"3339\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3341\" data-end=\"3737\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gn1ujo\" data-start=\"3341\" data-end=\"3367\"\u003eDate: September 12, 1829\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cdv22k\" data-start=\"3368\" data-end=\"3404\"\u003eLocation: Augusta County, Virginia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12krfit\" data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3449\"\u003eGrantees: Tyre Dold and William Strickland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1w1f3v6\" data-start=\"3450\" data-end=\"3470\"\u003eAcreage: 514 acres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"r9k0hv\" data-start=\"3471\" data-end=\"3522\"\u003eSigned: Governor William Branch Giles (autograph)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dmdu9i\" data-start=\"3523\" data-end=\"3566\"\u003eOriginal embossed Commonwealth paper seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"kwxdni\" data-start=\"3567\" data-end=\"3606\"\u003eManuscript on printed land grant form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16mcjz4\" data-start=\"3607\" data-end=\"3639\"\u003eReverse recording endorsements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ws6w6y\" data-start=\"3640\" data-end=\"3737\"\u003eCondition: Very good with expected folds, light age toning, and excellent overall preservation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3739\" data-end=\"3929\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAn attractive and display-worthy early Virginia land patent combining gubernatorial autograph, official state seal, and detailed documentation of westward land development in Augusta County.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52581945639194,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1784.jpg?v=1785017754","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1829-virginia-land-grant-signed-by-governor-william-branch-giles-augusta-county-514-acres-paper-seal","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}