Box 12
Container
Contains 28 Results:
E.L. Hawkins manuscript book of his Blacksburg business general ledger accounts, 1859
File — Box: 12, Folder: 11
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County...
Dates:
1859
Envelope with piece of flax spun by Margaret Buchanan Campbell (the envelope has a written account of the history of the flax - "Charles Campbell was placed in jail because he was unable to pay all his taxes. His wife, Margaret, spun flax thread to sell. She was able to get her husband out of jail and pay their taxes with the money she made from the thread"), 1907.
File — Box: 12, Folder: 12
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County...
Dates:
1907.
Letter to Mrs. J.S. Grasty from Monica McPherson, 1932
File — Box: 12, Folder: 13
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County...
Dates:
1932
Poem by Kathleen Shelor Bibb, "Smithfield" Ancestor of V.P.I., 1964
File — Box: 12, Folder: 14
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County...
Dates:
1964
Typed Copy of The Will of Colonel William Preston, The Radford Review, Faculty Research Issue, 1972
File — Box: 12, Folder: 15
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County...
Dates:
1972
Inventory of Preston Papers and Correspondence about Appraisals, 1985
File — Box: 12, Folder: 16
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County...
Dates:
1985
"Archeological Investigation of the Governor John Floyd and Letitia Preston Floyd Graves, Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia" by Kenneth W. Robinson, 1988
File — Box: 12, Folder: 17
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County...
Dates:
1988
Genealogy of the Preston Family
File — Box: 12, Folder: 18
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County...
Dates:
1754 - 1826
Copy of text written on John Preston's monument at Tinkling Spring Cemetery
File — Box: 12, Folder: 19
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County...
Dates:
1754 - 1826
Photograph copy of the Preston Family and the Civil War
File — Box: 12, Folder: 20
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County...
Dates:
1754 - 1826