Prestwould Farm Records, 1929/1946

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Prestwould Farm Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
3.00 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Prestwould Farm Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1929-1946, concerning Prestwould in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The collection includes correspondence of Dr. John Williamson Price, Jr., of Louisville, Kentucky, the owner of Prestwould with his farm managers; accounts; livestock records; and registration records of Aberdeen-Angus cattle; Percheron horses; saddle horses; and Hampshire hogs.

Prestwould is an eighteenth century plantation which was owned by the Skipwith family. It is now owned by the Prestwould Foundation and is open to the public.

Included are a few copies of letters written by the secretary of Dr. Price to William Adcock, Prestwould Farm, April-August, 1943.

Correspondence of John W. Price, Jr., concerning the cattle.

Correspondence of Dr. Price with the Journal re: advertisements and subscriptions.

Correspondence of Dr. Price with the oil company.

Application from Dr. Price to the American Horse Breeders Association.

Principally copies of correspondence between Dr. Price and George K. Baily, "Wickwire," Earleville, Maryland.

Official horse marking sheets.

Correspondence re: damage to buildings at Prestwould Farm.

Copies of the inventory at Prestwould Farm.

Announcements and correspondence about Aberdeen-Angus sales.

Lists and correspondence.

Correspondence about Aberdeen-Angus sales.

Correspondence about Aberdeen-Angus sales.

Lists of pedigreed cattle at Prestwould.

Corrspondence of Dr. Price, together with printed notices.

Literature and correspondence about Percheron horses at Prestwould Farm.

Correspondence of Dr. Price with the fraternity, and a set of seven name cards.

Lists of pedigreed pigs at Prestwould.

Literature and correspondence about the Hampshire Hogs at Prestwould Farm.

Correspondence of Dr. John W. Price, Jr. regarding an Aberdeen-Angus heifer.

Correspondence of Dr. John W. Price, Jr.

17 photographs. 8 negatives included.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Joe Briggs, Clarksville, Va. regarding horses kept by Briggs for Price.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Woods A. Caperton Jr., Carmel, Ind. about Percheron horses.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and W. A. Carter and Aaron Carter, Clarksville, Va. regarding plantation business.

From Dr. John W. Price, Jr., and his secretary to Pascal Carter, "Prestwould," Clarksville, Va. regarding farm business and enclosing salary checks.

Of Dr. John W. Price, Jr. with W.A. Carter and Aaron Carter, Jeffress, Va. about Prestwould Farm affairs.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and W. E. Harvey, Boydton, Va., Secretary to the Mecklenberg U.S. Department of Agriculture War Board

Of Dr. John W. Price, Jr., with Dr. James C. Hickey, South Boston, Va., and other veterinarians.

Of Dr. John W. Price, Jr., with W. Hundley, Boydton, Va. about sales of cattle and hogs.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Hugh Clendening Johnson, "Prestwouldquot; about farm affairs.

Of Dr. John W. Price, Jr. with Hugh Clendening Johnson, Clarksville, Va., until his dismissal as manager of Prestwould in November 1940, and subsequent correspondence regarding Johnson until August 14, 1942. Also correspondence of Johnson with Miss Katherine Moore, Louisville, Ky. 141 items.

Of D. W. Wiley, Clarksville, Va., with Dr. John W. Price, Jr., "Prestwouldquot; and Louisville, Ky. regarding lumber for construction of farm buildings.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc. Labor bills and all other bills paid by Walter F. Heick.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc. Labor bills, etc. paid by Walter F. Heick.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc. Labor bills, etc. paid by Walter F. Heick.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc. Labor bills, etc. paid by Walter F. Heick.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.Labor bills, etc. paid by Walter F. Heick.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, labor bills, etc. paid by Walter F. Heick.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Walter F. Heick, farm manager at "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Biographical / historical:
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Gift of 6657 items on 5/26/1965 and gift of 72 items on 9/13/1965.

Physical description:
6729.00 items