John Reynoldson Butterworth Collection of Dinwiddie County Records, 1850-1884

Access and use

Location of collection:
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

John Reynoldson Butterworth Collection of Dinwiddie County Records, 1850-1884. Accession 21661. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
John Reynoldson Butterworth
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

John Reynoldson Butterworth Collection of Dinwiddie County Records, 1850-1884. Accession 21661. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Dinwiddie County records, 1850-1884, collected by John Reynoldson Butterworth (1903-1987) of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, consisting of deeds and a plat of property in Dinwiddie County; correspondence concerning business matters and property ownership; judicial records, including a bill of complaint and a petition, from the Dinwiddie County Court; an account; and a draft of a bill to amend certain Virginia state legislation.

Biographical / historical:

John Reynoldson Butterworth was born 13 April 1903 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, to Abner Goode Butterworth (1876-1950) and Julia Harris Butterworth (1880-1976). Butterworth collected several documents relating to Dinwiddie County's history. He died 26 August 1987 in Petersburg, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from John R. Butterworth, DeWitt, Virginia, January and 14 July 1939.
Physical description:
5 leaves and 10 pages