Franklin County, Virginia, Legal Document of Debt
Scope and Content
This legal document describes the lawsuit filed by Joel Walker against William Smith and Dennis Pullman for unpaid debt. While the original debt was said to be fifty-five dollars–a considerable amount of money in 1810–the closing sentence of the letter states that the plaintiff is suing for the sum of ten dollars.
Dates
- c.1810
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
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Biographical Note
Joel Walker was born about 1739 (or 1747?) in Virginia to Tandy (1714?-1751) and Judith (Langford) Walker (d.1752). He was one of seven children. Walker married Sarah Bowen and had at least one child.
William Smith was married to Elizabeth Ferguson and had at least one child, a son named Samuel (b. abt.1790).
No biographical information was found on Dennis Pullman.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This legal document from Franklin County, Virginia, describes the unpaid debt of two men who are being sued for the balance.
Source of Acquisition
The Franklin County, Virginia, Legal Document of Debt was purchased by Special Collections in May 2009.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Franklin County, Virginia, Legal Document of Debt 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 Franklin County, Virginia, Legal Document of Debt commenced and was completed in June 2009.
- Title
- Franklin County, Virginia, Legal Document of Debt, c.1810
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lora Settle, Graduate Assistant
- Date
- 2009 (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
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