Finding Aid to the W.W. Wilson Collection

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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
W.W. WILSON COLLECTION
BOX 1

1-1 Two letters from Mary Burwell, 1922.
1-2 "How Lockery Set the Hen" by N.G. Blake for Lucie Stephens, June 1,
1921.
1-3 Letter to Dr. Walker from M.D., of Eggleston Springs, Giles Co., VA.;
Walker receipts.
1-4 Receipt for payment by Maurice Langhorn(e) to Sheriff of Chesterfield (3
January 1844); mentions Edward O. Watkins; an extract from the
deposition of Wm. B. Jones & L.S. Irvine filed in the suit of Irvine v.
Miss Stephens in Powhatan Circuit Court, 1875, signed by Willis J.
Dance.
1-5 Checks & receipts of Dr.& Mrs. P.H. Gilmer, 1854; also a letter from
John Gilmer, 1849.
1-6 Summons to Martin James, exec. of Nathaniel Smith, dec. and Edmund
Winston, Amherst Co., VA, to appear in the Circuit Court of Nelson
Co., VA, 1847; paper concerning [Nathaniel] Smith vs. [Henry S.]
Peyton, Nelson Co., c.1845.
1-7 Brown & Leftwich Papers
1–8 Will of Richard Shelton, Amherst Co., VA [written 3 Nov. 1818. [Davis,
B.F. Wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865. Easley, SC:
Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985.]
1-9 Various legal papers of Chiswell Dabney & Samuel Pannill.
1-10 Letter of F.B. Deane to Benj. Scruggs, Lynchburg, 1846; letter of Wm.
A. Clark, 1833; letter of James
to uncle, Capt. Alexander F. Rose,
Stafford Co., 183 ; letter of Wm. M. Walker to James Govan, Esq.,
1848; letter of John Warwick to Robert Bolling, of Buckingham, 1839.
1-11 Assorted papers: account of Thos. Wiatt to Will Owens; 2 envelopes;
Shelton vs. Ingram account; various receipts; fine to Meriwether L.
Walker for failure to attend muster, 1833; note of George Lumsden to
Capt. Lewis M. Walker, of Albemarle, 1833.

MS1248

Dublin Core

Title

Finding Aid to the W.W. Wilson Collection

Subject

finding aids
Wilson, W.W.

Description

Finding aid to the W.W. Wilson Collection held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The collection includes wills, papers, receipts, extracts, checks, legal papers, and letters.

Creator

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Publisher

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Date

2023

Rights

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Format

pdf

Language

English

Identifier

MS1248FA

Citation

George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding Aid to the W.W. Wilson Collection,” Digital Collections, accessed May 1, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/285.