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Box 2

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

Col. Harvie to John Preston in Montgomery County; Requests information on a tract of land on the Kentucky River surveyed in William Preston's time, August 12, 1788

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
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 12, 1788

Surveys of 8 pieces of property (on one sheet) in Montgomery County for various persons; Each signed J. Preston, 1780s

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
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: 1780s