Box 2
Container
Contains 3 Results:
Charles Taylor to Gen. Preston at Horseshoe; Concerns the prospective marriage of Taylor's son to Preston's daughter, September 3, 1803
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
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:
September 3, 1803
Eliza Madison to "My Dear Brother," Gen. John Preston, in Montgomery County; Concerns her two horses being stolen and her efforts to recover them; farm matters; Dumfries, November 9, 1803
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
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:
November 9, 1803
Francis Preston to "Dear Brother," Gen. John Preston, in Richmond; Refers to Negroes going to Horseshoe and the possibility of hiring additional ones in Richmond; Talks of Kentucky's advantages and disadvantages, and a planned trip to the springs, December 28, 1803
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
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:
December 28, 1803