James Murphy Inventory of Estate, 1812

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], James Murphy Inventory of Estate, Ms1988-037, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Estate inventory of James Murphy, of Patrick County, Virginia, signed by M. Sandefun, Richd. Harrison, Hamon Critz, and George Fulcher.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], James Murphy Inventory of Estate, Ms1988-037, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a single page, providing an inventory of the estate of James Murphy, a resident of Patrick County, Virginia. Completed on December 5, 1812, the inventory is signed by M. Sandefun, Richd. Harrison, Hamon Critz, and George Fulcher. The inventory includes appraised values of such items as household goods, furniture, tools, and livestock

Biographical / historical:

James Murphy, a resident of Patrick County, Virginia, died in 1812.

Acquisition information:
The James Murphy Inventory of Estate was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 1988.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the James Murphy Estate of Inventory commenced and was completed in April, 2021.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard