PUBLIC "-//Albemarle Charlotesville Historical Society//TEXT (US::vicahi::vicahi00040::A Guide to the Sam Towler Research Papers, ca. 1776-1950)//EN" "vicahi00040.xml" A Guide to the Sam Towler Research Papers, ca. 1776-1950 334 © 2023 By Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by , 09 March 2023 Description is in English A Guide to the Sam Towler Research Papers, ca. 1776-1950 A Collection in the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society 334

Albemarle Charlotesville Historical Society. All rights reserved. 2023 Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Descriptive Summary Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Sam Towler Research Papers, ca. 1776-1950 334 Archive room file cabinet 6 folders. English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Sam Towler Research Papers, Collection number 334, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Sam Towler.

Biographical Information

Sam Towler is a researcher in Charlottesville. His research focuses on Albemarle County history and families.

Scope and Content

This is a collection of Sam Towler Research Papers. The files include family trees, research notes, copies of photographs, and copies of original, primarily court, documents located in the Albemarle County courthouse.

Arrangement

Folder 1: Selected Albemarle Families (Carr-Thurmond-Sandridge family chart; Estes family chart)

Folder 2: Mountain Top Tavern at Rockfish Gap

Folder 3: Matthew Harris and the Canaan Estate near Warren, Va.

Folder 4: 19th Century Surveys of Albemarle and Charlottesville Deeds, c. 1850-1900

Folder 5: Preliminary Research on a Grave/Cemetery (Brownsville, in western Albemarle County)

Folder 6: Matthew Harris Farm

Index Terms Family Names: Harris family Woodson family Subjects: Genealogy African Americans -- Virginia -- Albemarle County -- Genealogy Geographical Names: Brownsville (Albemarle County, Va.) Canaan Estate (Albemarle County, Va.)