Box 2
Container
Contains 129 Results:
Whitley Preston to [his father], Gen. John Preston in Richmond. Concerns a tract of land in Cabell County which Whitley suggests be resurveyed. Cabell County,, January 8, 1816.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 30
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 8, 1816.
Received of John Preston, a sum for tuition for his daughter. Signed J. A. Oswald. Richmond,, January 1816.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 30
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 1816.
Francis Preston to "Dear Brother," Gen. John Preston, in Richmond. Concerns elections in Botetourt and Montgomery Counties. Fincastle,, April 10, 1816.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 30
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:
April 10, 1816.
Received of John Preston, $1000 for 50 bank shares. Signed B. Peyton [?],, December 11, 1816.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 31
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, 1816.
Dr. J. Augustus Smith to John Preston in Richmond. Informs Preston of the poor conduct of his son at college. William and Mary College,, December 25, 1816.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 31
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 25, 1816.
John Preston to Dr. Augustus Smith [at the College of William and Mary]. Reply to Smith's letter of 25 December. Draft. Richmond,, December 27, 1816.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 31
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 27, 1816.
David French to Gen. John Preston in Richmond. Reports on French's arrival at Barboursville and his efforts to engage a surveyor; land deals in Ohio. Barboursville,, February 8, 1817.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 32
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:
February 8, 1817.
Randolph Ross to Gen. John Preston. Refers to Whitley Preston's visit to Havana; business matters; a trip to Philadelphia and Washington. Lexington,, March 7, 1817.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 32
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:
March 7, 1817.
Promissory note of Joshua Brotherhood to Gen. John Preston for 6000 acres of land warrants. Signed Gordon Cloyd,, October 30, 1817.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 32
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, 1817.
Bill of goods bought from Wilson & Drew by Mr. John Preston. Items purchased between December 1814-July 1816. Account settled ,, August 1817.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 32a
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 1817.