Special Collections Research Center
Martin Parks Burks Papers
Burks, Martin Parks, fl. 1817-1859
Bedford County (Va.). Sheriff
Turpin, Thomas
Mss. 39.1 B91
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7.00 Linear Feet
1798-1866
English
General
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Biographical Information:
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Acquisition Information:
Purchased: 4,301 items, 1939.
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Preferred Citation:
Martin Parks Burks Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Arrangement of Materials:
Arrangement: Collection is arranged chronologically. Organization: The collection has been broken down into three series. Series 1 are the accounts of Thomas Turpin, Series 2 are the papers relating to the sheriff's office of Bedford County, and Series 3 are the personal papers of Martin P. Burks.
Scope and Contents
Martin Parks Burks was the deputy sheriff of Bedford County, Virginia. Chiefly accounts, receipts, and business letters of Martin P. Burks, 1798-1866, including records while he was deputy sheriff of Bedford County, Virginia.
Correspondence
Financial records
Bedford County (Va.)--History--19th century
Bedford County (Va.)--Sheriffs
Legal documents
Sheriffs--Virginia--History--19th century
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Series 1: Land Tax Booksid166131/repositories/2/archival_objects/984531798-1809Thomas Turpin Accountsid166133/repositories/2/archival_objects/9845611aScope and ContentsMany accounts with Micajah Davis and Company.
Series 2: Bedford County Sheriff's Papers, 1810-1829id166134/repositories/2/archival_objects/98454Bedford County, Virginia Sheriff's Papersid166137/repositories/2/archival_objects/984651810-181912Bedford County, Virginia Sheriff's Papersid166141/repositories/2/archival_objects/984661810-181913Bedford County, Virginia Sheriff's Papersid166143/repositories/2/archival_objects/984671820-183924Bedford County, Virginia Sheriff's Papersid166144/repositories/2/archival_objects/984681820-183925Bedford County, Virginia Sheriff's Papersid166145/repositories/2/archival_objects/984691820-183926Bedford County, Virginia Sheriff's Papersid166147/repositories/2/archival_objects/984701820-183937Series 3: Mostly personal papers of Martin Parks Burks, 1830-1866id166149/repositories/2/archival_objects/98455Accounts, Receipts and Business Letters; Some Papers of the Bedford County, Virginia Sheriff's Officeid166153/repositories/2/archival_objects/984711830-183938Accounts, Receipts and Business Letters; Some Papers of the Bedford County, Virginia Sheriff's Officeid166154/repositories/2/archival_objects/984721830-183939Accounts, Receipts and Business Lettersid166158/repositories/2/archival_objects/984731840-1849410Accounts, Receipts and Business Lettersid166159/repositories/2/archival_objects/984741840-1849411Accounts, Receipts and Business Lettersid166163/repositories/2/archival_objects/984751850-1859412Accounts, Receipts and Business Lettersid166164/repositories/2/archival_objects/984761850-1859513Accounts, Receipts and Business Lettersid166165/repositories/2/archival_objects/984771850-1859514Accounts, Receipts and Business Lettersid166166/repositories/2/archival_objects/984781850-1859515Business Letters, Letters concerning the Civil War, and Accountsid166169/repositories/2/archival_objects/984791860-1866516Accounts, Receipts and Business Lettersid166172/repositories/2/archival_objects/98480Undated617Accounts, Receipts and Business Lettersid166174/repositories/2/archival_objects/98481Undated618aFragmentsid166177/repositories/2/archival_objects/98482Undated619