Emory M. Cox Receipts
Scope and Content
This collection contains three receipts of Emory M. Cox, a resident of Scott County, Virginia. Included are a receipt from M. W. Smyth for bacon sold, an 1869 county tax receipt, and a 1908 license fee receipt.
Dates
- 1862 - 1902
Creator
- Cox, Emory M., 1835-1908 (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical Note
Emory M. Cox, a Scott County, Virginia farmer, surveyor, county supervisor and district school trustee, was born at Scott, Virginia on February 5, 1835. The son of James Cocke and Polly Carter, Cox married Nancy A. Elizabeth Mann in March 1861. The couple had nine children, including James W., John W., Wright B., Polly, Nellie, Oscar P., Onia B., Viola, and Emory D. Cox. Cox enlisted in Company C, 25th Virginia Cavalry, on August 16, 1862. Post-war rosters list him as absent without leave two years later. He died on September 21, 1908.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The collection contains the receipts of Emory M. Cox, a 19th-century resident of Scott County, Virginia.
Source of Acquisition
The Emory M. Cox Receipts were purchased by Special Collections in 2008. Sold in a lot named the "Scott County Collection," the receipts were accompanied by an 1854 letter from William Vinson and a land sale contract between Samuel Wallace and John Allan. In the course of processing, the items were divided into three separate manuscript collections.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Emory M. Cox Receipts by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Emory M. Cox Receipts commenced and was completed in July 2008.
- Title
- Emory M. Cox Receipts, 1862-1902
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson, Archivist
- Date
- 2008 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu