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Preferred Citation:

Robert Carter Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase

Scope and Contents

Deed, 1755, for 400 acres of land in Cumberland County, Va. from Robert Carter, Sr. to Robert Carter, Jr. and Thomas Carter; and mortgage, 1762, of 313 acres of land in Cumberland County, Va. by Robert Carter, Sr. to John Pleasants, Sr. and John Pleasants, Jr.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cumberland County (Va.)--History--18th century
• Deeds
• Mortgage loans--Virginia
• Real property--Virginia--Cumberland County