Francis Preston Receipt,, 1791

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 Francis Preston Receipt must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Francis Preston Receipt, Ms2013-067, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
The collection includes a receipt issued to Francis Preston of an amount totaling 9 pounds paid to Robert McGee on behalf of Michael Drake in 1791.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Francis Preston Receipt, Ms2013-067, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes a receipt issued to Francis Preston of an amount totaling 9 pounds paid to Robert McGee on behalf of Michael Drake. Michael Drake owed a debt to the Loyal Company for employing Joseph Buchanan to survey 261 acres along Reed Creek.

Biographical / historical:

Francis Preston was born on August 2, 1765 in Botetourt, Virginia. He was a trained lawyer who was elected for the Virginia State Senate in 1783. In 1793 he was elected to Congress, serving until 1797. After resuming his law practice for the years following, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from 1812-1814 and served as a Colonel of the Virginia Volunteers in the War of 1812, later being promoted to a Brigadier General of the U.S. Army. Preston continued to serve in the Virginia State Senate from 1816-1820. He died on May 26, 1836 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Sources: Find a Grave website.

Acquisition information:
The collection acquired by Special Colletions prior to 2006.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Francis Preston Receipt was completed in September 2013.