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Box 1

 Container

Contains 32 Results:

Received from E. Madison, two plots of land surveyed by William Preston; Signed Jeremiah Patrick, July 22, 1792

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Content From the Collection: The Didier Collection of Preston Family Papers includes papers of James Patton, Patton's grandson William Preston, and Preston's eldest son, John Preston, all of Montgomery County, Virginia. The Preston family was important in the surveying, settlement, military affairs, and government of Southwest Virginia in the 18th and 19th centuries. Their papers consist of business and legal documents, surveys, and correspondence. Much of the collection relates to John Preston (1764-1827), treasurer of...
Dates: July 22, 1792

Accounts for taxes paid by Nathaniel Hart for William Preston (deceased); Signed by Hart, 1802 - 1806

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Content From the Collection: The Didier Collection of Preston Family Papers includes papers of James Patton, Patton's grandson William Preston, and Preston's eldest son, John Preston, all of Montgomery County, Virginia. The Preston family was important in the surveying, settlement, military affairs, and government of Southwest Virginia in the 18th and 19th centuries. Their papers consist of business and legal documents, surveys, and correspondence. Much of the collection relates to John Preston (1764-1827), treasurer of...
Dates: 1802 - 1806