Dr. Thomas Walker and the Loyal Company of Virginia.

The article profiles physician, diplomat and land surveyor Thomas Walker and discusses his involvement with land transactions as an agent of the Loyal Land Company of Virginia, a land speculation firm. Walker's relationship with former U.S. president George Washington in land transactions and through marriages is noted. He may have studied at William and Mary College and was assisted by physician George Gilmer, his brother-in-law, in starting his medical career. Following his marriage to Mildred Thornton, he began exploring as a land surveyor and helped organize the Loyal Company of Virginia after it received a land grant from Virginia's colonial government. He also served in the military during the French and Indian War.