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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02923 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | Revocation of Cyrus Griffin's power of attorney [copy] |
| Date | 12 August 1774 |
| Author | Griffin, Cyrus (1748-1810) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Witnessed by Leroy Peachy, Samuel Griffin, and William Griffin. The power of attorney had been granted by Burges Ball and John Payne, and their wives, and pertained to the administration of land in Virginia. Also contains a copy of the identity and marriage certification made by James Gordon, the justice of the peace for Lancaster County, Virginia, as well as James Ball, Dale Carter, and Richard Mitchell. A note on the verso by Thomas Griffin indicates that the certification was recorded in a court in Lancaster County on 15 September 1774. |
| Subjects | Law Land Transaction Marriage |
| People | Griffin, Cyrus (1748-1810) Ball, Burgess (1749-1800) |
| Place written | Lancaster County, Virginia |
| Theme | Law; Women in American History; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | A delegate from Virginia, Cyrus Griffin served as the last president of the Continental Congress (1788) and helped pave the way for the establishment of the new federal government under the Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |