PUBLIC "-//College of William and Mary::Earl Gregg Swem Library::Special Collections//TEXT (US::ViW::viw00347:: Buford Family Papers, 1845-1895)//EN" "viw00347.xml" Inventory of the Buford Family Papers 1845-1895 Buford Family Papers Mss. Acc. 2009.132 Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary © 2012 By the College of William and Mary. All rights reserved.

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Finding aid created by Gloria Oh, SCRC Staff, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Buford Family Papers, 1845-1895 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.132

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Buford Family Papers 1845-1895 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.132 0.10 2 folders The papers are in: English Buford, Paschal, 1791-1875Buford, Frances A.Buford, Margaret Letitia, 1835-Burks, Edward C.Burks, Mildred Elizabeth Buford, 1822- arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

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Buford Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 03/26/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter, March 2009. Further described by Gloria Oh, SCRC Staff in April 2009.

 Biographical Note

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.

 Scope and Contents

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."

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Genre/Form of Material: Correspondence Financial records Topical Term: Horses--Breeding--Virginia. Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century Detailed Description of the Collection Correspondence and Miscellaneous Material id55483 1845-1882 1 Letters addressed to Captain Paschal Buford id54023 1845-1872 1 Letters addressed to Frances Ann (Otey) Buford id54025 1852-1877 1 Letters addressed to Bettie (Mildred Elizabeth) Burks id54028 1846-1847 1 Letters addressed to Maggie (Margaret Letitia) Buford id54038 1851-1882 1 Eulogy of Mrs. Frances A. (Otey) Buford id54039 1882 1 Horse Breeding id54040 circa 1870s 1 Household and Financial Records id54046 1856-1882 1 Wedding Invitations id54049 1869-1876 1 Miscellaneous Notebook id54050 circa 1870s-1880s 1 Correspondence id55484 1854-1895 2 Letters addressed to Miss Mag Buford id54056 1874 2 Unidentified Letters id54061 1854-1892 2 Envelopes id54062 circa 1870s 2 Telegraph of Captain T.N. Cobbes' Death id54064 1895 2