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Hugh Drysdale , Lt. Governor of Virginia 1722-1726
Hugh Drysdale
Below : photos of original documents supposedly signed by Hugh .
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Comment by Russell Lynn Drysdale on September 3, 2023 at 14:04
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https://encyclopediavirginia.org/732hpr-c25667b62df577c/
Letter from Robert ''King'' Carter in regards to Hugh Drysdales funeral service .
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http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/george1stearloforkney.htm
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Comment by William Douglas on October 16, 2021 at 22:39
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Earl of Orkney, Governor of Virginia apparently never visited Virginia
http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/george1stearloforkney.htm ;
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https://www.facebook.com/notes/260309528751868/?pnref=lhc
Col. Spotswood , Lord Orkney George Douglas-Hamilton , Major Drysdale this is a rather long piece , about a 45 minute read . Major Drysdale is Hugh Drysdale .
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https://www.british-history.ac.uk/jrnl-trade-plantations/vol5/pp62-...
Paragraph 67
Virginia.
Letter from Earl of Orkney.
Councillor.
¶A letter from the Earl of Orkney, Governor of Virginia, to the Board, dated the 17th inst., recommending Mr. John Carter to be of the Council there, in the room of Colonel Bassett, deceased, was read, as also
Letter from Major Drysdale on same subject and peace with Indians.
A letter from Major Drysdale, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, dated 1st November, 1723, upon the same subject, and transmitting Articles of Peace made by Colonel Spotswood with the Five Nations of Indians in 1722.
Representation for a new Councillor.
Ordered that the draught of a representation to His Majesty, recommending the said John Carter to be of the Council of Virginia, in the room of Colonel Bassett, be prepared.
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I had more land Grants Hugh Drysdale had signed , I will have to dig around on my old PC The grant below appears to be written out to a Captain Adolphus Beverley if you look in the middle paragraph and go down about 6 lines
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These are great finds!
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TIMELINE1672—1673 In one of these two years, Hugh Drysdale is born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, the son of an Anglican clergyman.May 8, 1688 Hugh Drysdale matriculates at Trinity College, Dublin.February 1692 Hugh Drysdale enters Queen's College, University of Oxford.1694 With the appellation gentleman, Hugh Drysdale is commissioned an ensign and embarks on a career in the army.1701—1703 Hugh Drysdale serves in the English army in Ireland.1709—1713 Hugh Drysdale is a major in the English army and second in command of a marine regiment under a nephew of the duke of Marlborough.1722 By this year, Hugh Drysdale is retired from the English army and married to a woman named Hester.April 3, 1722 Hugh Drysdale is appointed lieutenant governor of Virginia after the king's ministers decide to replace Alexander Spotswood.September 27, 1722 Hugh Drysdale takes the oaths of office as lieutenant governor of Virginia in Williamsburg, and with his wife Hester takes up residence in the governor's palace.May 1723 Lieutenant Governor Hugh Drysdale summons the General Assembly and proposes reforms to the militia laws and the laws governing crimes committed by slaves, which help calm fears following rumors of an insurrection.May 1726 Lieutenant Governor Hugh Drysdale summons the General Assembly for a second time for the dispatch of largely routine business.July 22, 1726 Lieutenant Governor Hugh Drysdale dies in Williamsburg. He is buried in the yard of Bruton Parish Church there.
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