Box 1
Container
Contains 42 Results:
Thirteen letters to William C. Preston from Alexander McCall, 1840 - 1843
File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.Many of the...
Dates:
1840 - 1843
Three letters to William C. Preston from James Dellets(?), 1840 - 1843
File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.Many of the...
Dates:
1840 - 1843
Eleven letters from William C. Preston to unidentified persons, 1841 - 1859
File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.Many of the...
Dates:
1841 - 1859
Letter from Rev. B.R. Smith to James McDowell, 1843
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.Many of the...
Dates:
1843
Three letters from Wade and Margaret Hampton to James McDowell, 1847 - 1851
File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.Many of the...
Dates:
1847 - 1851
Letter from Robert Jefferson Breckinridge to "my dear Sally", 1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.Many of the...
Dates:
1848
Two letters from John Smith Preston to "my dear Sally", 1853, n.d.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.Many of the...
Dates:
1853, n.d.
Manuscript will of William C. Preston, 1859
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.Many of the...
Dates:
1859
Obituary of John Smith Preston with photograph, 1881
File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.Many of the...
Dates:
1881
Circular about John Smith Preston, n.d.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes a will of William Campbell Preston, an obituary of John Smith Preston and his photograph, and a circular asking for funds for a memorial in honor of John Smith Preston.Many of the...
Dates:
n.d.