Box 2
Container
Contains 129 Results:
Promissory note to James McDowell [Moffatt?]; Signed J. Preston and James McDowell, September 21, 1813
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 25
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 21, 1813
Memorandum of property at the Upper Horseshoe Bottom; Includes enslaved individuals, livestock, farm implements, November 30, 1813
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 25
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 30, 1813
Whitley Preston to "Dear Father," Gen. John Preston, in Richmond; Refers to collecting a debt for his father from Mr. Edmundson, driving hogs and other farming affairs; Greenfield, January 3, 1814
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 26
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 3, 1814
William Radford to [his brother-in-law] Gen. John Preston in Richmond; Introduces Samuel Harrison, a merchant whose business has brought him to Richmond. Lynchburg, June 1, 1814
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 26
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 1, 1814
Account of Gen. John Preston with D. Madison, June 1814
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 26
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 1814
Thomas Arthur to Gen. John Preston in Richmond; Concerns property Arthur wishes to buy from Preston, November 26, 1814
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 27
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 26, 1814
Eliza Preston to "My Dear Papa," Gen. John Preston, in Richmond; Reports on Eliza's daily activities; Montgomery County, December 11, 1814
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 27
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 11, 1814
John B. Preston to "Dear Father," Gen. John Preston, in Richmond. Reports on school; requests clothes. Hanover County,, Febraury 26, 1815.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 28
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:
Febraury 26, 1815.
Francis Preston to "Dear Brother," Gen. John Preston, at Horseshoe, Montgomery County; Refers to procuring salt kettles; plaster production; the difficulty of getting white labor; Abingdon, August 30, 1815
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 28
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 30, 1815