Huff-Hylton Families Papers,
Scope and Content
The collection consists of items from the early 1800s pertaining to the business dealings of Samuel Huff of Montgomery (now Floyd) County. Materials include promissory notes, fines for Huff's failure to attend muster of the 75th Regiment of the Virginia Militia, and an indenture for land.
The collection also consists of six letters written by Lorenzo Dow Hylton to his wife Barbara while he served in Company D of the 54th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War, and one letter to him from Barbara. Included in the collection are letters from Barbara's cousin, Samuel Slusher, and brother-in-law, Ira Hylton, about Lorenzo Hylton's death in a Confederate hospital in Marietta, Georgia, and letters from Martha Huff of Indiana, to Barbara.
Genealogical information about the Hylton family, compiled by a descendent of the family, is also a part of the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1803-1816, 1858-1882, 1975, n.d.
Creator
- Hylton, Lorenzo Dow, 1830-1864 (Person)
- Hylton, Barbara Ellen Huff, 1828-1911 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Huff-Hylton Families Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
The Huff and Hylton families settled in what is now Floyd County, but prior to 1831 was Montgomery County, Virginia, in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The Huff family owned land on the west fork of the Little River.
Lorenzo Dow Hylton was born on August 16, 1830, son of Burwell Hylton [Hilton] and Mary Ann Slusher. On July 23, 1857, he married Barbara Ellen Huff (1828-1911). The 1860 Virginia census lists him as being a resident of Floyd County, age 29, his occupation as a machinist, worth $484.00. During the Civil War he enlisted in Company D of the 54th Virginia Infantry on March 24, 1862, in Abingdon, Virginia, as a 1st Lieutenant. He was wounded in action at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, on November 25, 1863, and died in Marietta [Georgia] Hospital on February 13, 1864. He is buried in a Confederate cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. After Hylton's death his wife Barbara Ellen Huff Hylton married James Dillon [Dillion] and moved to Patrick County, Virginia.
Full Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of items from the early 1800s pertaining to the business dealings of Samuel Huff of Montgomery (now Floyd) County, Virginia. Materials include promissory notes, fines for Huff's failure to attend muster of the 75th Regiment of the Virginia Militia, and an indenture for land.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically. Undated materials are at the end of the collection.
Acquisition Information
The Huff-Hylton Families Papers were donated to Special Collections in May 1998. Additional materials were donated in July 1998.
Alternate Form Available
Transcriptions and images (jpgs) of several letters and other items in this collection are available. See the "Contents List" for links to images and transcripts.
General Physical Description note
1 box; 0.3 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Huff-Hylton Families Papers commenced in May 1998 and was completed in June 1998. Additional materials were processed, arranged, and described in August 1998.
Subject
- Hylton family (Floyd County, Va.) (Family)
- Huff, Samuel (Montgomery County, Va.) (Person)
- Huff family (Floyd County, Va.) (Family)
- Title
- Huff-Hylton Families Papers, 1803-1816, 1858-1882, 1975, n.d.
- 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