Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092)

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Title

Southwest Virginia Counties Collection (Ms2000-092)

Subject

History of Food and Drink
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Description

The collection includes letters from various members of the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties establishes the relationship between them. In addition to correspondence, the collection also contains deeds, promissory notes, invoices for goods and services, toll bridge fee receipt, a child's watercolor, 13 pen and ink drawings of weaver's coverlet designs with titles of designs included. The collection also contains five bound leather volumes include accounts and recipes

Creator

Figgat, Nancy Godwin
Godwin, Ann

Date

1783/1878

Identifier

Ms2000_092_SWVACounties

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Collection Items

John Bralley's Notebook and Store Account Book
Notebook belonging to John Bralley, where he practiced arithmetic (1815-1816). The latter parts of the book contain store accounts from 1832-1846. Parts of the book are written in pig-pen cipher.

Susan Taylor Pattern
Undated weaving pattern made by Susan Taylor.

Stuart Weaving Pattern
Undated weaving pattern, labeled with both Miss [Mary] Jane Trevey and John B. Stuart.

Unlabeled Weaving Patterns
Unlabeled and undated weaving patterns.

Fast Thread
Fast thread pattern for the back shaft of a loom.

Sinkin Creek Beauty
Sinkin Creek Beauty pattern, made by Mary Jane Trevey.

Tennessee Beauty Weaving Pattern
Tennessee Beauty pattern, made by [Mary Jane Trevey].

Miss Mary J. Trevey Weaving Patterns
Weaving patterns by Mary Jane Trevey.

Draft for Stars and Squares Weaving Pattern
Draft for stars and squares weaving pattern for Mary Jane Trevey.

Vines Weaving Pattern
Vines weaving pattern.

Twitted Bird Eye Pattern
Weaving pattern for Twitted Bird Eye, made by Mary Jane Trevey.

Weaving Pattern for Stars and Squares
Weaving pattern for stars and squares, or the Ladies' delight, by Nancy Thrasher.

Old Bill
Crossed out bill; used as paper to get arithmetic solutions.

List of those in Arrears
List of people in arrears, presumably belonging to John Bralley.

Constitution of the Bible Society
Constitution of the Cripple Creek Bible Society.

John Bralley Account
Account sheet of John Bralley.

Drafts of a Promise to Pay
Drafts of a promise to pay Mitchell C. Brawley an unspecified sum.

Undated Bill
undated bill for an unknown person.

Lines
Sheet of paper containing the repeated phrase "Commandments ten god gave to men."

Account against Thomas
Undated bill for [Thomas].

Receipt for James Brooks
Note stating that James Brooks has paid his debt in full. Note also contains pig-pen cipher that says 'Wythe County Va. Oct. 2, 1816." It is unclear if the date corresponds to the rest of the note.

Alexander Pierce to S. C. Bralley
List of bills owed and services done for Alexander Pierce by S.C. Bralley, beginning in 1859.

Record of Purchases
List of bills owed and purchases made.

Robert Lewis Bill
Bill for Robert Lewis, beginning on October 30th in 1854.

Edmond W. Lockette Bill
Bill for Edmond W. Lockette, beginning in March of 1844.

Calculations
Sheet of calculations.

John Bralley Work Agreement
John Bralley is to work for Isaac Williams, surveyor of the road.

George Riggle Bill
Bill for George Riggle for November of 1846.

Note to George Kincanon
Note to George Kincannon by James K. Polk and Henry Clay.

Record of Services
Record of services rendered and goods bought or sold.

Note to John Brawley [Bralley]
Note from [F.] H. Fries to John Bralley about cloth coloring.

William H. Young Purchases
Record of purchases made by William H. Young.

William H. Young Owings to J. Fisher
Record of what William H. Young owes to J. Fisher.

William H. Young Bill
Bill from Waskey [?] to William H. Young.

William Young Bill
Bill of work done for William Young. Paid in cash on 1/12/1859.

Susan Trevey to Botetourt Sheriff
Note for Susan Trevey to pay a sum of money to the Botetourt Sheriff.

Request for [Samuel] Young's Company
Note requesting the company of Samuel [Trevey] Young at Senator Andrew McCartney's residence.

Mr. William Young in account with William J. Reid
Note of William Young in account with William J. Reid.

Susan Trevey Account
Account of Susan Trevey.

Demaris Trevey Payment to Botetourt Sheriff
Note for Demaris Trevey to pay a sum of money to the Botetourt Sheriff.

Susan Trevey Payment to Botetourt Sheriff 1855
Note for Susan Trevey to pay a sum of money to the Botetourt Sheriff.

Promise to Pay John Trevey
Promise to pay John Trevey $40. Payment received on 8/13/1849.

Miss Diana Trevey Account
Account of Miss Diana Trevey from 1848 to 1850.

Receipt for Mrs. Mary Trevey, Feb. 1, 1845
Receipt for Mrs. Mary Williams for goods she bought on Feb. 1, 1845.

Bill for Godwin, May 17, 1844
Bill for goods [Dianna/Diana] Trevey bought from [T.] G. Godwin.

Doctor Bill for Mrs. Trevey
Bill for services rendered by doctor R. Schenck.

John Williams and J. Trevey Note, 1831
Note detailed money paid or owed between John Williams and J. Trevey in the first half of 1831.

John Williams Receipt, Aug. 31, 1824
Receipt for Mr. John Williams for goods he bought at Robert & Hazlett Kyle, Store, in Fincastle, Virginia.

John Evans Letter, Apr. 29, 1869
Letter from John Evans in Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, to William H. Young.

John [Joseph] Trevey Letter Apr. 16, 1854
Letter from John [Joseph] Trevey to William H. Young.
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