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Office files of M. P. Farrier (abbreviated MPF).

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Present are the receipts showing land taxes paid by J. D. Foote for 1916-1919. Majority of the material consists of deeds showing the extensive land holdings of Foote in Giles County.

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Present are two receipts for a burial blot near Pearisburg, a Christmas card and Valentine card from his wife, and two letters from an acquaintance in Richmond.

Scope and Content MPF was a member of the county committee which investigated the prospect of establishing a county budget. The committee felt that a budget was unnecessary since the county's revenue was large enough to afford the freedom of action provided by a non-budget system. A detail statement of all assessed real estate and property in Giles County is presented, as well as a statement of yearly county expenditures. Files also contain a copy of the Pearisburg Virginian,...

Scope and Content Some correspondence, but most material consists of copies of bills MPF wanted presented to the General Assembly. Bills concern: condemnation of private land; collection of taxes and levies; construction and maintenance of division fences; grants of public land; a new charter for the town of Narrows; terms of court for Giles County; sentencing felony convictions; right of land ownership; awarding and dissolving of injunctions; bonding of committees; certificates of acknowledgement; and...

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Office files of M. P. Farrier (abbreviated MPF).

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MPF was the patron of several bills before the General Assembly on the following subjects: partnerships, sale of estate property and dissolution injunctions. Copies of numerous other bills are included, received by MPF as a member of the General Assembly.

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Office files of M. P. Farrier (abbreviated MPF).

Scope and Content From the Box:

Office files of M. P. Farrier (abbreviated MPF).

Scope and Content From the Box:

Office files of M. P. Farrier (abbreviated MPF).