Finding Aid to the Samuel Miller Papers
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
SAMUEL MILLER (1792-1869) PAPERS
This microfilmed collection includes papers of or about Samuel MILLER, from the
Brock Collection, Box 103, Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
SAMUEL MILLER (1792-1869)
Samuel MILLER, the son of Jane (or Jennie) MILLER, was born 30 June 1792, in
Albemarle County, Virginia. He came to Lynchburg at the age of eighteen to work for a
merchant. By the time he reached the age of thirty-one years, he had amassed a large
fortune. He founded the Lynchburg Female Orphan Asylum. He died 27 March 1869 in
Lynchburg. In his will he devised property to the City of Lynchburg for the
establishment of Miller Park and for the construction of the College Hill Reservoir. He
also left an endowment for the establishment of the Miller Manual Labor School in
Albemarle County.
[Samuel Miller Collection, FF1809, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.]
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2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
SAMUEL MILLER (1792-1869) PAPERS
This microfilmed collection includes papers of or about Samuel MILLER, from the
Brock Collection, Box 103, Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
SAMUEL MILLER (1792-1869)
Samuel MILLER, the son of Jane (or Jennie) MILLER, was born 30 June 1792, in
Albemarle County, Virginia. He came to Lynchburg at the age of eighteen to work for a
merchant. By the time he reached the age of thirty-one years, he had amassed a large
fortune. He founded the Lynchburg Female Orphan Asylum. He died 27 March 1869 in
Lynchburg. In his will he devised property to the City of Lynchburg for the
establishment of Miller Park and for the construction of the College Hill Reservoir. He
also left an endowment for the establishment of the Miller Manual Labor School in
Albemarle County.
[Samuel Miller Collection, FF1809, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.]
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Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the Samuel Miller Papers
Subject
Finding aids
Miller, Samuel, 1792-1869
Description
Finding aid to the Samuel Miller Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2024
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
JMLMS2037FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Samuel Miller Papers,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/757.