Box 2
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Gordon Cloyd to Gen. John Preston in Richmond; Inquiries about whether Horseshoe is still for sale; Springfield, January 22, 1821
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 37
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:
January 22, 1821
Notification that John Preston and James P. Preston, as defendants in a court case, need to appear in court; Copy signed J. Robertson, Attorney General, June 20, 1821
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 37
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 20, 1821
Nathaniel Hart to Gen. John Preston near Fincastle, Botetourt County; Concerns property of Preston's which has apparently been taken up by someone else; Spring Hill, [Kentucky], June 20, 1821
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 37
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 20, 1821
Gen. Gordon Cloyd to Gen. John Preston; Concerns sale of steers and oxen; pasture land; Springfield, September 22, 1821
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 37
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 22, 1821