Box 1
Container
Contains 32 Results:
Bond of John McNully and Andrew Greer to Wm. Preston, Sheriff of Augusta. Augusta County,, January 31, 1760.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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 31, 1760.
Received of Wm. Preston, payment for itemized goods. Signed David Cloyd,, May 1760.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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:
May 1760.
Land indenture between Tobias Smith and Wm. Preston for 330 acres in Augusta County "included in the Greenfield Tract." Augusta County,, May 12, 1760.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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:
May 12, 1760.
Promissory note for a sum to be paid to Messrs. Cranford and Simpson. Signed Wm. Preston,, December 17, 1761.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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 17, 1761.
Robt. Breckinridge to William Preston, a bill to be paid to James Lockart,, May 25, 1762.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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:
May 25, 1762.
Promissory note for a sum to be paid to Robert McClenachan by Wm. Preston and Robert Breckinridge. Signed by Preston and Breckinridge. Augusta County,, June 26, 1763.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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 26, 1763.
Andrew Boyd [to William Preston?], requesting the transport of goods which arrived for Boyd from Scot-land. Fort Lewis,, June 17, 1766.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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 17, 1766.
Account of William Preston with Arch[ibald?] Buchanan containing itemized list of household goods,, October 30, 1766.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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:
October 30, 1766.
Gabriel Jones to [William Preston?], reply to a letter. Concerns land sale accounts,, November 30, 1767.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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, 1767.
John Todd to John Brown in Augusta, concerning a runaway wench Todd now wants to sell to Col. [William] Preston,, July 5, 1768.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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:
July 5, 1768.