William and Mary College quarterly historical magazine . - are represented in their correct relations.). Illustration Xo. 3. Present Seal of Williamsburc William and Mary Quarterly 159 the States, it is believed, the metal stamp from which the impres-sions were made, disappeared, necessitating a new stamp, and thestamp now in use bears a simple City of Williamsburg, Va., inthe perimeter, encircling James City County. (See IllustrationNo. 3.) That a change was contemplated in the seal at the time of theAmerican Revolution is made plain by some facts recently come tothe knowledge of the writer.
William and Mary College quarterly historical magazine . - are represented in their correct relations.). Illustration Xo. 3. Present Seal of Williamsburc William and Mary Quarterly 159 the States, it is believed, the metal stamp from which the impres-sions were made, disappeared, necessitating a new stamp, and thestamp now in use bears a simple City of Williamsburg, Va., inthe perimeter, encircling James City County. (See IllustrationNo. 3.) That a change was contemplated in the seal at the time of theAmerican Revolution is made plain by some facts recently come tothe knowledge of the writer. Among the negatives owned byH. P. Cook, photographer, in Richmond, are those of a seal ofWilliamsburg showing two pictures. This negative (see Illustra-tion 2), by giving the letters and figures reversed, wasevidently taken directly from a die, which cannot now be found,and the negative itself was purchased about 1888 by Mr. Cooksfather from the Lee Gallery, of Richmond, of which J. and W. W. Davies were proprietors. Here we have whatwas evidently an obverse side and a reverse side. The obv
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