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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02471.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to members of Continental Congress, including Congress of 1774 |
| Title | Signed oath in re: land grant (c/s William Glascock) |
| Date | 27 January 1785 |
| Author | Few, William (1748-1828) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Legal document |
| Content Description | An oath about a land grant. |
| Subjects | Oath Land Transaction Law American Statesmen |
| People | Few, William (1748-1828) |
| Theme | Law; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. FEW, William, (1748-1828), Delegate and a Senator from Georgia; completed preparatory studies; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Augusta, Ga., in 1776; member, State house of representatives 1777, 1779, 1783, 1793; member of the State executive council in 1777 and 1778; engaged in the expedition for the subjugation of east Florida in 1778; presiding judge of the Richmond County court and surveyor general in 1778; served as lieutenant colonel of the Richmond County Militia in 1779; Member of the Continental Congress 1780-1782 and 1786-1788; original trustee for establishing the University of Georgia in 1785; delegate to the convention which framed the Federal Constitution in 1787; delegate to the Georgia convention that ratified the Federal Constitution in 1788; elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1793; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1795; judge of the circuit court of Georgia 1794-1797; moved to New York City in 1799; member, State assembly 1802-1805; State prison inspector 1802-1810; United States Commissioner of Loans 1804; director of the Manhattan Bank 1804-1814, and president in 1814; served as alderman 1813-1814. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |