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Start Over Date range 1776 Subjects Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Anna Burton Ellett Collection, 1751/1932

0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversize folder
This collection contains materials relating to early residents of Southwest Virginia (particularly James Patton, William Preston, and John Preston) and the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth in 1932, all collected by Anna Burton Ellett, a Blacksburg resident and active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
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Anna Burton Ellett Collection, 1751/1932 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 oversize folder

Ellett, Anna Burton, 1886-1974
This collection contains materials relating to early residents of Southwest Virginia (particularly James Patton, William Preston, and John Preston) and the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth in 1932, all collected by Anna Burton Ellett, a Blacksburg resident and active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754/1996, bulk 1958/1983

ca. 9 Cubic Feet 13 boxes; 7 oversize folders; 1 oversize roll
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection also includes historical and other related documents dating from before the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield.
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Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754/1996, bulk 1958/1983 ca. 9 Cubic Feet 13 boxes; 7 oversize folders; 1 oversize roll

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) (1889-2009)
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection also includes historical and other related documents dating from before the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bigler-Sessler-John Family Papers, 1752/1925

0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box
The collection contains correspondence, legal documents, and accounting receipts and records relating to the Bigler, Sessler, and John families of southwest Virginia.
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Bigler-Sessler-John Family Papers, 1752/1925 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

John family
The collection contains correspondence, legal documents, and accounting receipts and records relating to the Bigler, Sessler, and John families of southwest Virginia.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Charles A. Miller Family Papers, 1708/1926

0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box
This collection consists of materials regarding Reverend Charles A. Miller and his family's history.
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Charles A. Miller Family Papers, 1708/1926 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Miller, Charles A. (Charles Alexander), 1819-1893
This collection consists of materials regarding Reverend Charles A. Miller and his family's history.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dickson Family Papers, 1769/1924

2.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
The papers consist largely of land, property, and goods transaction receipts and documents of each of the four generations of the Dickson Family, who originally settled in what is now Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia) in the 1770s. Certificates, oaths, correspondence, deeds, and a diary are included in Joseph Dickson's papers, along with several sale documents for enslaved people from the late 1700s and early 1800s. Much of the land and goods and many of the enslaved people were exchanged with neighbors and others in the area.
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Dickson Family Papers, 1769/1924 2.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Dickson family (Greenbrier County, W. Va.)
The papers consist largely of land, property, and goods transaction receipts and documents of each of the four generations of the Dickson Family, who originally settled in what is now Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia) in the 1770s. Certificates, oaths, correspondence, deeds, and a diary are included in Joseph Dickson's papers, along with several sale documents for enslaved people from the late 1700s and early 1800s. Much of the land and goods and many of the enslaved people were exchanged with neighbors and others in the area.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hunt Family Papers, 1760/1946

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Microfilm roll containing correspondence, legal documents and financial records of the Hunt family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
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Hunt Family Papers, 1760/1946 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Hunt family
Microfilm roll containing correspondence, legal documents and financial records of the Hunt family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jacob Kent Account Books, 1765/1796

ca. 2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
This collection contains two account books that belonged to Jacob Kent, a merchant and innkeeper in Shawsville, Virginia.
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Jacob Kent Account Books, 1765/1796 ca. 2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Kent, Jacob
This collection contains two account books that belonged to Jacob Kent, a merchant and innkeeper in Shawsville, Virginia.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Map of the Maritime Parts of Virginia, 1776

0.1 Cubic Feet 11 x 10 in.
Aitken's 1776 map, printed in Philadelphia, is largely based on the Fry and Jefferson map of the same area, delineated by Du Simitière. Full title reads: "Map of the Maritime Parts of Virginia, Exhibiting the Seat of War and of Ld. Dunmore's depredation in that Colony." Reproduction is likely a photocopy.
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Map of the Maritime Parts of Virginia, 1776 0.1 Cubic Feet 11 x 10 in.

Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802
Aitken's 1776 map, printed in Philadelphia, is largely based on the Fry and Jefferson map of the same area, delineated by Du Simitière. Full title reads: "Map of the Maritime Parts of Virginia, Exhibiting the Seat of War and of Ld. Dunmore's depredation in that Colony." Reproduction is likely a photocopy.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Pauline E. Burks Family Papers, 1763/1985

9 Cubic Feet 15 boxes, 4 oversize folders
Pauline E. Burks of Richmond, Virginia, collected genealogy materials about her husband Broaddus Vaughan Burks' family. The papers include correspondence, account books, essays, receipts, newspapers, and plats and surveys of the Broaddus, Burks, Edmonds, Taliaferro, and Vaughan families of Amherst County, Virginia. Materials focus mainly on the Vaughan and Burks families and range from 1760s land grants to 1970s family correspondence.
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Pauline E. Burks Family Papers, 1763/1985 9 Cubic Feet 15 boxes, 4 oversize folders

Broaddus family (Amherst County, Va.)
Pauline E. Burks of Richmond, Virginia, collected genealogy materials about her husband Broaddus Vaughan Burks' family. The papers include correspondence, account books, essays, receipts, newspapers, and plats and surveys of the Broaddus, Burks, Edmonds, Taliaferro, and Vaughan families of Amherst County, Virginia. Materials focus mainly on the Vaughan and Burks families and range from 1760s land grants to 1970s family correspondence.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, 1749/1882

1.5 Cubic Feet 4 boxes; 1 oversize
The collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons.
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Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, 1749/1882 1.5 Cubic Feet 4 boxes; 1 oversize

Preston, John, 1764-1827
The collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons.

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