Finding Aid to the George Washington May Business Records
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
GEORGE WASHINGTON MAY BUSINESS RECORDS, 1870-1891
The collection includes business records, 1870-1891 of George Washington May (18261910) of Trevilians, Louisa County, Virginia, consisting of accounts, envelopes, invoices,
receipts, letters, post cards and other papers detailing George W. May and Company business
dealings with various companies in Virginia and Maryland.
GEORGE WASHINGTON MAY (1826-1910)
George Washington May, son of John Spearman May (ca. 1788-1863) and Margaret
Poindexter (d. 1849), was born ca. 1826. During the Civil War, he served in Company C, 56 th
Regiment, Virginia Infantry. After the Civil War, May operated a general store in Trevilians,
Louisa County, Virginia. At one point he was partner with his younger brother, Isaac Newton
May (1841-1913) who also served in Company C, 56th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. Isaac N.
May was graduated from the University of Virginia in 1860 and became a minister. Later he was
a professor at Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
[George W. May Business Records, 1870-1891, MS1283, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Virginia.]
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2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
GEORGE WASHINGTON MAY BUSINESS RECORDS, 1870-1891
The collection includes business records, 1870-1891 of George Washington May (18261910) of Trevilians, Louisa County, Virginia, consisting of accounts, envelopes, invoices,
receipts, letters, post cards and other papers detailing George W. May and Company business
dealings with various companies in Virginia and Maryland.
GEORGE WASHINGTON MAY (1826-1910)
George Washington May, son of John Spearman May (ca. 1788-1863) and Margaret
Poindexter (d. 1849), was born ca. 1826. During the Civil War, he served in Company C, 56 th
Regiment, Virginia Infantry. After the Civil War, May operated a general store in Trevilians,
Louisa County, Virginia. At one point he was partner with his younger brother, Isaac Newton
May (1841-1913) who also served in Company C, 56th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. Isaac N.
May was graduated from the University of Virginia in 1860 and became a minister. Later he was
a professor at Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
[George W. May Business Records, 1870-1891, MS1283, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Virginia.]
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Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the George Washington May Business Records
Subject
finding aids
May, George Washington, 1788-1863
Description
Finding aid to the George Washington May Business Records for George W. May and Company, held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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
MS1283FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding Aid to the George Washington May Business Records,” Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/325.