Captain Paschal Buford was lived from 1791 to 1875. He was the son of Henry and Mildred Blackburn Buford. He married Frances Ann Otey on October 31,1820.
Paschal Buford was a farmer and a horse breeder. Regarding his military career, he served as an officer in the War of 1812. During the Civil War, he supported the south and invited General Robert E. Lee's wife and daughter to spend the summer of 1863 at his home.
He died at "Locust Level", Bufordsville, Bedford County, Virginia, July 23, 1875.
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Accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter, March 2009. Further described by Gloria Oh, SCRC Staff in April 2009.
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Buford Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Papers, 1840-1892, of the Buford family of Bedford County, Va., consisting of letters, mostly addressed to Capt. Paschal Buford (1791-1875). Other correspondents include his wife Frances Ann Otey Buford and his daughter Maggie (Margaret Letitia) Buford. Some letters to Paschal Buford were written by his daughter Bettie (Mildred Elizabeth) and her husband Edward C. Burks. Also includes financial records, wedding invitations, records relating to horse breeding and a note book, circa 1880.
The following description was provided by the seller:
"The letters are talking about travel, deaths, politics, some talk about the good and bad of having servants. Letter, 1845, from Edward Burks to Captain Buford notifying him that he is engaged to his daughter and asking about Buford's wishes and opinion in relation to it. Western Union Telegraph letting Mrs. T. N. Cobbs (Margaret Letitia Buford Cobbs) know that her husband, Captain Thomas N. Cobbes has died. 2 Wedding Invitations for the children of Captain Buford from the 1860s. Several letters and items dealing with Paschal Buford's raising of prize horses, mainly about the pedigree of a horse named Red Robin from the early 1870s, also about Knight of St George, Trustee and other horses."
Letters addressed to Captain Paschal Buford, 1845-1872
Letters addressed to Frances Ann (Otey) Buford, 1852-1877
Correspondents: Elizabeth Otey (mother of Frances A. Otey); Bettie Burks (daughter); Edward C. Burks (son- in-law)
Letters addressed to Bettie (Mildred Elizabeth) Burks, 1846-1847
Correspondent: Elizabeth Otey (maternal grandmother)
Letters addressed to Maggie (Margaret Letitia) Buford, 1851-1882
Eulogy of Mrs. Frances A. (Otey) Buford, 1882
Draft of Frances A. Buford's eulogy
Horse Breeding, circa 1870s
Household and Financial Records, 1856-1882
Wedding Invitations, 1869-1876
Miscellaneous Notebook, circa 1870s-1880s
Letters addressed to Miss Mag Buford, 1874
Unidentified Letters, 1854-1892
Envelopes, circa 1870s
Telegraph of Captain T.N. Cobbes' Death, 1895 (Captain T.N. Cobbes was Margaret Letitia Buford's husband.)