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Box 1

 Container

Contains 145 Results:

Deed, November 26, 1805

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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Deed for a lot of land in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Virginia, to Joseph Dickson from Richard Tyne and his wife Sarah, signed by John Stuart.

Dates: November 26, 1805

Receipt, November 20, 1806

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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Receipt for a "patton of land" of seventy acres from Joseph Dickson to Jacob Winslow(?).

Dates: November 20, 1806

Contract, July 7, 1817

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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Contract to rent land to James Mayer from Joseph Dickson.

Dates: July 7, 1817

Memorandum

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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Memorandum concerning obtaining a copy of Ewings deed from the Greenbrier office, and distributing it to Edward Rumsey, Allen Taylor, William Morris, and James Byrnside (n.d.).

Dates: 1772-1817, n.d.

Horses, Livestock, and Property, 1775-1811, n.d.

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content Information From the Collection: The papers consist largely of land, property, and goods transaction receipts and documents of each of the four generations of the family represented. Certificates, oaths, correspondence, deeds, and a diary are included in Joseph Dickson's papers, along with several slave sale documents from the late 1700s and early 1800s. Many of the land, slave, and goods exchanged were with neighbors and others in the area. Most of Joseph Dickson's documents are individually described in this inventory....
Dates: 1775-1811, n.d.

Receipt, January 25, 1775

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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Receipt from the sale of a white mare from Joseph Dickson to John Young for seven pounds.

Dates: January 25, 1775

Contract, March 25, 1788

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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Contract for the sale of a "hourse" from Honery Childers(?) to Joseph Dickson.

Dates: March 25, 1788

Receipt, August 13, 1788

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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Receipt of the sale of a mare from Joseph Dickson to William Jeres(?) in exchange for work done by Jeres.

Dates: August 13, 1788

Contract, September 23, 1788

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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Contract for transfer of two mares and a horse William Crawford received from Joseph Dickson.

Dates: September 23, 1788

Receipt, January 7, 1789

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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Receipt for transfer of a bay horse from Henry Banks to John Nivins.

Dates: January 7, 1789