Landon Duncan Letters,
Scope and Content
The collection consists of six letters. Two of the letters (1812, 1814) were written by Landon Duncan to his uncle Alamander Duncan in Stokes County, North Carolina. Three of the letters (1837, n.d.) were written to his cousin Hiram Duncan of the same county. One letter (1836) was written by Jane H. Threves in Gallatin, Tennessee, to her cousin Hiram Duncan.
Many of the letters are addressed to the North Carolina Duncan family in Blakely, Stokes County, but a recent check (March 1998) of a North Carolina map shows that this town no longer exists.
Landon Duncan's religious convictions are evident in all of the letters he writes to his North Carolina relatives. In several of the letters he expounds at length about the nature of God's grace and his faith. Duncan also writes frequently about the current prices of basic goods such as pork and corn, and occasionally about his neighbors. In his letter of December 16, 1814, he gives his opinion of the draft laws passed in the Virginia legislature for War of 1812.
Dates
- Creation: 1812 - 1837
Creator
- Duncan, Landon, 1786-1867 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Landon Duncan Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
Landon Duncan was born in Faquier County, Virginia, on March 26, 1786. He moved to Stokes County, North Carolina, presumably to live with his uncle Alamander Duncan. At an undetermined date he moved to Giles County, Virginia, and lived there, in the Wolf Creek section, for the remainder of his life. He married Sarah Kirk on August 12, 1812; they had nine children.
Duncan was a Baptist minister and established several churches in the county. He also served as a teacher in Pearisburg and was a Commissioner of the Revenue. He died on September 22, 1867.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of six letters. Two of the letters (1812, 1814) were written by Landon Duncan to his uncle Alamander Duncan in Stokes County, North Carolina. Three of the letters (1837, n.d.) were written to his cousin Hiram Duncan of the same county. One letter (1836) was written by Jane H. Threves in Gallatin, Tennessee, to her cousin Hiram Duncan.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Landon Duncan Letters were donated to Special Collections in December 1997.
Alternative Form Available
Transcriptions and digital images (jpgs) of the letters are available. See the "Contents List" for links to this material.
General Physical Description note
1 oversize folder
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Landon Duncan Letters commenced and was completed in March 1998.
Subject
- Duncan family (Blakely, NC) (Family)
- Title
- Landon Duncan Letters, 1812-1837
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu