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[article, clipping, photo, pamphlet, and other; original and copy] article about David B. Cook from 'National Printer-Journalist' (1925); clipping regarding proposed name change for Roanoke, WV, from 'The Roanoke Times' (1960); photo of Deep Springs, now called Big Springs or McDowells Springs, near the old Hinkle Fort (undated); pamphlet entitled "The History of the Town of Washington, Virginia" (undated); and a copy of a letter to Colonel James Bird (1767) Box 39, Volume Notebook 67, Page 431

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center
  2. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers
  3. Series 8. Bound Notebooks
  4. Cook-Bird-Hull-Conrad Papers (includes genealogical materials on the Cook family, centered in Highland County, Virginia, and Lewis County, West Virginia, with additional material on the Bird, Dyer, Keister, Hull, and Conrad families)

Articles of agreement, George Augustine Washington with Samuel Roberts Box 13, Folder 1788.08.05

D. 2 pages. George Augustine Washington contracts with Samuel Roberts for the latter to disassemble a building at Johnson's Fishery (at River Farm) and re-erect it "... agreeably to the back part of Genl. Washington's kitchen or Servant's Hall, weatherboard, case, cornice, and bargeboard it in the same way--." Roberts is to receive, for his service, 11 pounds Virginia currency and the assistance of one slave. Document is unsigned.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 13

Ashcraft Family Genealogy 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

Ashcraft Family
Genealogy of the Ashcraft family for the period ca. 1732-1972. Covers line of descent through John Ashcraft and Elizabeth (Evans) Ashcraft. Compiled by Mrs. Harlan J. Ashcraft.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers 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.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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