Jeremiah W. Graves Collection,

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:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from the Jeremiah W. Graves Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Jeremiah W. Graves Collection, Ms2012-084, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Graves, Jeremiah White (Pittsylvania County, Va.)
Abstract:
The Jeremiah W. Graves Collection includes a cash book, correspondence, receipts and ledger pages, newspaper clippings, and genealogy materials relating to the personal and business activities of Captain Jeremiah White Graves (1801-1878), a farmer, financial advisor, real estate broker, and enslaver of people in Cedar Hill, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Genealogical materials in the collection relate to the histories for branches of the Graves, Whitehead, Hunt, and Jones families.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Jeremiah W. Graves Collection, Ms2012-084, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Jeremiah White Graves Collection includes a cash book, correspondence, receipts and ledger pages, newspaper clippings, and genealogy materials.

The manuscript portion of the collection consists of the cash book and account ledger pages documenting Graves' business ventures (sales of crops, purchases from local businesses, etc.) and correspondence created in Graves' role as a real estate broker and enslaver of people, as well as letters of a personal nature exchanged between family members.

The genealogy portion of the collection includes types copies of wills, deeds, and contracts, as well as typed, compiled histories for branches of the Graves, Whitehead, and Jones and Hunt families.

Biographical / historical:

The collection relates primarily to the personal and business activities of Captain Jeremiah White Graves (1801-1878), a farmer, neighborhood financial advisor, real estate broker, and enslaver of people who resided in Cedar Hill, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
The Jeremiah W. Graves Collection was purchased by Special Collections in October 2012.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Jeremiah W. Graves Collection was completed in December 2012.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically by document type.