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Box 2

 Container

Contains 3 Results:

James McDowell to [his brother-in-law] Gen. John Preston in Montgomery County; Concerns land purchases from Mr. Brown, McDowell's travel plans to Ohio; Rockbridge, February 17, 1805

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 12
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: February 17, 1805

Bowker Preston to Gen. John Preston in Montgomery County; Concerns brandy purchased from Preston by John Hook; Montgomery Court House, June 4, 1805

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 12
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: June 4, 1805

Wm. Radford to [his brother-in-law] Gen. John Preston; Concerns Radford's course of study at Washington Academy and planned attendance at William and Mary; Washington Academy, August 1, 1805

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 12
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: August 1, 1805