Could someone point me in the right direction for "the story" or process of 
acquiring a land grant around the time of 1779 to 1783.    

Does the story go like this?   
I am living on land I bought in southwest Virginia.   I want more land.   
To receive a land grant do I apply to the local government or the 
commonwealth of Virginia.   How do I apply?   Do I travel to Williamsburg, write a 
letter, hire a representative or lawyer?     And when receiving a land grant do 
I get on a horse and travel to Williamsburg, stay at a local site and hang 
out waiting to receive my document?   How am I notified when I receive a land 
grant?   Who is my audience with when I receive the document, a clerk, the 
govenor?   Do I receive an actual document to take home?

If I am a woman, am I allowed to do all these things?



Twyla Edwards
Prillaman Family Genealogy
315.336.1039



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