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The senders include William Ballard Preston; Francis H. Smith, superintendent of Virginia Military Institute (V.M.I.); Bernard Peyton; Isaac White; and Joseph Robert Woods. One letter, signed simply, \"Wade,\" may indicate John Wade, one of the directors of the Lafayette and Ingles Ferry Turnpike. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe subjects of the letters range quite widely, but many have to do with financial matters, including various debts, loans, notes, and Bank of Virginia stock certificates. The letter to General Preston, dated 29 November 1814, refers to Edmundson's task of procuring hogs, perhaps to supply troops. Bernard Peyton's letter to Edmundson of 3 November 1823 is largely about \"the progress of our unfortunate business with the Treasury,\" which refers to the aftermath of John Preston's tenure as Treasurer of Virginia and the disposition of property to satisfy his debt. Francis H. 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Bernard Peyton's letter to Edmundson of 3 November 1823 is largely about \"the progress of our unfortunate business with the Treasury,\" which refers to the aftermath of John Preston's tenure as Treasurer of Virginia and the disposition of property to satisfy his debt. Francis H. Smith writes to discuss a leave of absence at V.M.I. for Edmundson's son. "],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_ef7792048ae883ef68e9f2c4b18ed4d1\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Henry Edmundson Letters contain nine letters, eight of which were written to Edmundson and one, the earliest of the letters, written by Edmundson in 1814 to General John Preston. The senders include William Ballard Preston; Francis H. 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Is sending fireworks in care of Capt. Charles Dimmock.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Richmond.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington monument in Richmond.","Is prevented by sickness from attending the ceremony unveiling the Washington Monument at Richmond on 22 February..","Declines to be present at the laying of the corner stone of the Washington Monument in Richmond.","Concerning an enclosed document that needs the attentions of the authorities of the state of Virginia.","Thanks him [Floyd] for kindnesses shown during her stay in Richmond and for the presents bestowed upon her.","Concerns medal voted by State of Virginia to Gen. Winfield Scott.","Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of previous letter and replies that a packet will be sent by the first mail from the State Department to Mexico. Including an autograph, undated, of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney.","Offers Floyd appointment as a member of his cabinet --\"almost certainly that of Secretary of War.\"","Concerning the new President and administration, the Secretary of War, and whether the \"Head Quarters of the army\" shall remain in New York.","Congratulates Floyd on his appointment as Secretary of War.","Congratulates Floyd on his recent appointment as Secretary of War.","Concerning the gift of a saddle cloth for JBF which was originally designed as a testimnoial of the late President Taylor; statement concerning woman's happiness; and possession of a George Washington letter.","Describes Longwood, the prison, tomb of Napoleon, the cruise of the Dale down the coast of Africa, and his plan to return home before the close of the last session of the Congress, now sitting.","Scope and Contents Regrets a dinner invitation. Including a letter from Samuel Houston, Independence, Texas, to William Lloyd, 14 September 1854, declining to pay for the Richmond Examiner because he never subscribed to it.","Thanks von Humboldt for his portrait; will continue to send surveys of far western territories; praises Humboldt's work. In French.","Thanks Floyd for accepting his portrait, and speaks of his admiration of the United States; requests that a certain friend be allowed to return to his family to finish the sketches from the Colorado expedition.","Concerning a trip to the St. Lawrence and on to Quebec; and requesting to prolong the leave of a Lt. Major of the 2d calvalry for four months and reasons supporting the request.","Card of invitation to dinner from Lord Edmund Lyons, addressed to the Secretary of War, John B. Floyd.","Scope and Contents Signatures, dated 4 October 1860, are: Albert Edward P.; Lyons; Newcastle; Sc. Germans; Robert Bruce; [?]sdale; G.N. Grey; Gardiner D. Engleheart.","Appoints Floyd as Brigadier General of the Provisional Forces of the CSA.","Concerning Floyd's invitation to Richardson to join Floyd's Brigade and Richardson's decline because of dissatisfaction in the ranks.","Concerns the difficulty of raising and supplying companies for the Confederate Army in his section of Tennessee.","Concerning arms that are pledged to the Georgia volunteers. Brown does not have enough to give to Floyd even though he's sure they would be used \"for the promotion of a ... cause.\"","Concerning commissions, medical supplies, and Col. Reynolds and the \"Carbine affair.\"","Concerning volunteers and their subsequent refusal to enter the service.","Concerning Coleman's promotion from private in the \"Nelson Rangers.\" Written on Confederate States of America stationery.","General Loring assumes command of the Army of the North West.","Scope and Contents Pass to permit his return to his home near Sewell [sic] Mountain. Including an answer from J.L.D. [?], concerning Hargman's report (to Confederates) of Federal strength.","Discusses some differences between them as related to their respective commands, and some misapplication of the miltary propriety. Including a copy from General John B. Floyd, White Sulphur Va. [?], to General Henry A. Wise, 14 August 1861. General Order No. 82, ordering obedience and repect for General Wise, who assumed comand of the Department of the Kanawha Valley.","Requests transfer by Floyd of two companies to Beckly's newly formed regiment. Also refers to military situation below Gauley Bridge.","Scope and Contents Recommends Thompson Tyler as messenger or Confederate agent. Including an answer signed by Jno. P. Brock, Capt. Valley Rangers, also recommending Tyler.","Concerning the settlement of bills, the purchase of bacon, and congratulations on a successful campaign.","Concerning prisoners.","Concerning mail facilities fro the Army of Kanawha.","Authorization for Stephen Clark to proceed to Grayson County and vicinity to purchase bacon for the use of the army, approved by order of Brig. General John B. Floyd.","Scope and Contents Concerns purchase of cattle by speculators which prevents the army from getting a sufficiency. Including letter from R. E. Lee, Head Quarters Camp Sewell Mt., to General John B. Floyd, 4 October 1861, referring matter to Floyd.","Concerning two prisoners and a \"pass\" found.","Scope and Contents Concerning the feeding and location of cattle. Including letter from Lucius Bellinger Northrop, Confederate States of America, Subsistence Department, to Captain W. E. Peters, Floyd's Brigade, 14 October 1861, supporting Ruffin's orders concerning the cattle.","Asks for instructions with regard to the route to be taken to move his troops to meet General Floyd's troops, after they have received their winter supplies.","Scope and Contents Concerns the mortal wound of Col. St. George [sic] John Groghan of the Confederate Army, in a calvalry skirmish, 14 November 1860, and the disposition of his effects. Including an answer from H.W. Benham, Hawkins farm Raleigh Road, Va., to Governor John B. Floyd, n.p., 15 November 1861, stating that the bearer of the letter is John Hawkins, son of Pleasant Hawkins, a prisoner of Floyd's. Desires that John Hawkins be permitted to return.","Special orders assigning Surgeon James A. 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Including an autograph, undated, of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers Floyd appointment as a member of his cabinet --\"almost certainly that of Secretary of War.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the new President and administration, the Secretary of War, and whether the \"Head Quarters of the army\" shall remain in New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Floyd on his appointment as Secretary of War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Floyd on his recent appointment as Secretary of War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the gift of a saddle cloth for JBF which was originally designed as a testimnoial of the late President Taylor; statement concerning woman's happiness; and possession of a George Washington letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Longwood, the prison, tomb of Napoleon, the cruise of the Dale down the coast of Africa, and his plan to return home before the close of the last session of the Congress, now sitting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets a dinner invitation. Including a letter from Samuel Houston, Independence, Texas, to William Lloyd, 14 September 1854, declining to pay for the Richmond Examiner because he never subscribed to it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks von Humboldt for his portrait; will continue to send surveys of far western territories; praises Humboldt's work. In French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Floyd for accepting his portrait, and speaks of his admiration of the United States; requests that a certain friend be allowed to return to his family to finish the sketches from the Colorado expedition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a trip to the St. Lawrence and on to Quebec; and requesting to prolong the leave of a Lt. Major of the 2d calvalry for four months and reasons supporting the request.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCard of invitation to dinner from Lord Edmund Lyons, addressed to the Secretary of War, John B. Floyd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Signatures, dated 4 October 1860, are: Albert Edward P.; Lyons; Newcastle; Sc. Germans; Robert Bruce; [?]sdale; G.N. Grey; Gardiner D. Engleheart.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppoints Floyd as Brigadier General of the Provisional Forces of the CSA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Floyd's invitation to Richardson to join Floyd's Brigade and Richardson's decline because of dissatisfaction in the ranks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the difficulty of raising and supplying companies for the Confederate Army in his section of Tennessee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning arms that are pledged to the Georgia volunteers. Brown does not have enough to give to Floyd even though he's sure they would be used \"for the promotion of a ... cause.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning commissions, medical supplies, and Col. Reynolds and the \"Carbine affair.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning volunteers and their subsequent refusal to enter the service.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Coleman's promotion from private in the \"Nelson Rangers.\" Written on Confederate States of America stationery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral Loring assumes command of the Army of the North West.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pass to permit his return to his home near Sewell [sic] Mountain. Including an answer from J.L.D. [?], concerning Hargman's report (to Confederates) of Federal strength.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses some differences between them as related to their respective commands, and some misapplication of the miltary propriety. Including a copy from General John B. Floyd, White Sulphur Va. [?], to General Henry A. Wise, 14 August 1861. General Order No. 82, ordering obedience and repect for General Wise, who assumed comand of the Department of the Kanawha Valley.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests transfer by Floyd of two companies to Beckly's newly formed regiment. Also refers to military situation below Gauley Bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends Thompson Tyler as messenger or Confederate agent. Including an answer signed by Jno. P. Brock, Capt. Valley Rangers, also recommending Tyler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the settlement of bills, the purchase of bacon, and congratulations on a successful campaign.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning prisoners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning mail facilities fro the Army of Kanawha.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAuthorization for Stephen Clark to proceed to Grayson County and vicinity to purchase bacon for the use of the army, approved by order of Brig. General John B. Floyd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns purchase of cattle by speculators which prevents the army from getting a sufficiency. Including letter from R. E. Lee, Head Quarters Camp Sewell Mt., to General John B. Floyd, 4 October 1861, referring matter to Floyd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning two prisoners and a \"pass\" found.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning the feeding and location of cattle. Including letter from Lucius Bellinger Northrop, Confederate States of America, Subsistence Department, to Captain W. E. Peters, Floyd's Brigade, 14 October 1861, supporting Ruffin's orders concerning the cattle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for instructions with regard to the route to be taken to move his troops to meet General Floyd's troops, after they have received their winter supplies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns the mortal wound of Col. St. George [sic] John Groghan of the Confederate Army, in a calvalry skirmish, 14 November 1860, and the disposition of his effects. Including an answer from H.W. Benham, Hawkins farm Raleigh Road, Va., to Governor John B. Floyd, n.p., 15 November 1861, stating that the bearer of the letter is John Hawkins, son of Pleasant Hawkins, a prisoner of Floyd's. Desires that John Hawkins be permitted to return.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpecial orders assigning Surgeon James A. Forbes to the Army in the North West.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the selection and establishment of Winter Headquarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning enemy forces on the Tennessee River and Pillow's position and strategy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs sending special messenger.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTransmitting of letter from the Secretary of War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests Floyd to prepare a report of his activities from the time he was left in command at Nashville until he arrived at Murfreesboro. This letter published in War of the Rebellion. (Note: The date is written as 1863, but is in fact 1862.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the war in the Valley of Virginia and the desire of Capt. Joel W. Flood of Appomattox County to raise a company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends Jacob Osborne of Monroe County, lately a lieutenant in a volunteer company, to Floyd's consideration. Including an answer from A. A. Chapman, undated, concurring with the above reommendation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommendation of superior nature of Col. John M. Rowan; gossip about the failures of Henry Heth's command following the battle of Lewisburg, Va. in 1862.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning an introduction of Captain Davis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes looting in Nashville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes to arrange his exchange as a prisoner from \"Lincoln's shackles,\" and will then be able to enter service again. Since he has been wounded, desires position in John B. Floyd's army. Including answer from John Letcher, 17 Aug. 1862, referring Curry's request to Maj. General John B. Floyd, and recommending Curry as an \"excellent officer... cool and energetic.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends Lieut. Henry D. Yancey of Lynchburg for an appointment in the army under Floyd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCard of invitation of Sir William Gore and Lady Ouseley to Governor and Mrs. John B. Floyd for dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the Presbyterian Synod, the house, and family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eListing residents of Washington D.C. by street, with notation on (dates called on), and with separate lists for diplomats and \"Bachelors\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1831-1863, of John B. Floyd, governor of Virginia, United States Secretary of War and Confederate general. The papers, chiefly 1850-1862, concern the three positions he held. Correspondents include James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, Samuel Houston, Benjamin Huger, Alexander von Humboldt, R. M. T. Hunter, Charles James Faulkner, Jenny Lind, James Murray Mason, William Ballard Preston, Winfield Scott, John Tyler, Daniel Webster and the Duke of Wellington.","Concerning \"your\" Pattonsburg's [?] suit; how are things in Richmond? the Tariff issue; the proposed re-chartering of the Bank of the United States; and the concenrs of the South and its representatives, particularly Virginia.","Notation concerning the presentation of a medal to Major General Winfield Scott for services in the Mexican war, crediting the text to Floyd's \"daughter\" Eliza M. Johnston. Signed by John B. Floyd.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Richmond. Is sending fireworks in care of Capt. Charles Dimmock.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Richmond.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington monument in Richmond.","Is prevented by sickness from attending the ceremony unveiling the Washington Monument at Richmond on 22 February..","Declines to be present at the laying of the corner stone of the Washington Monument in Richmond.","Concerning an enclosed document that needs the attentions of the authorities of the state of Virginia.","Thanks him [Floyd] for kindnesses shown during her stay in Richmond and for the presents bestowed upon her.","Concerns medal voted by State of Virginia to Gen. Winfield Scott.","Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of previous letter and replies that a packet will be sent by the first mail from the State Department to Mexico. Including an autograph, undated, of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney.","Offers Floyd appointment as a member of his cabinet --\"almost certainly that of Secretary of War.\"","Concerning the new President and administration, the Secretary of War, and whether the \"Head Quarters of the army\" shall remain in New York.","Congratulates Floyd on his appointment as Secretary of War.","Congratulates Floyd on his recent appointment as Secretary of War.","Concerning the gift of a saddle cloth for JBF which was originally designed as a testimnoial of the late President Taylor; statement concerning woman's happiness; and possession of a George Washington letter.","Describes Longwood, the prison, tomb of Napoleon, the cruise of the Dale down the coast of Africa, and his plan to return home before the close of the last session of the Congress, now sitting.","Scope and Contents Regrets a dinner invitation. Including a letter from Samuel Houston, Independence, Texas, to William Lloyd, 14 September 1854, declining to pay for the Richmond Examiner because he never subscribed to it.","Thanks von Humboldt for his portrait; will continue to send surveys of far western territories; praises Humboldt's work. In French.","Thanks Floyd for accepting his portrait, and speaks of his admiration of the United States; requests that a certain friend be allowed to return to his family to finish the sketches from the Colorado expedition.","Concerning a trip to the St. Lawrence and on to Quebec; and requesting to prolong the leave of a Lt. Major of the 2d calvalry for four months and reasons supporting the request.","Card of invitation to dinner from Lord Edmund Lyons, addressed to the Secretary of War, John B. Floyd.","Scope and Contents Signatures, dated 4 October 1860, are: Albert Edward P.; Lyons; Newcastle; Sc. Germans; Robert Bruce; [?]sdale; G.N. Grey; Gardiner D. Engleheart.","Appoints Floyd as Brigadier General of the Provisional Forces of the CSA.","Concerning Floyd's invitation to Richardson to join Floyd's Brigade and Richardson's decline because of dissatisfaction in the ranks.","Concerns the difficulty of raising and supplying companies for the Confederate Army in his section of Tennessee.","Concerning arms that are pledged to the Georgia volunteers. Brown does not have enough to give to Floyd even though he's sure they would be used \"for the promotion of a ... cause.\"","Concerning commissions, medical supplies, and Col. Reynolds and the \"Carbine affair.\"","Concerning volunteers and their subsequent refusal to enter the service.","Concerning Coleman's promotion from private in the \"Nelson Rangers.\" Written on Confederate States of America stationery.","General Loring assumes command of the Army of the North West.","Scope and Contents Pass to permit his return to his home near Sewell [sic] Mountain. Including an answer from J.L.D. [?], concerning Hargman's report (to Confederates) of Federal strength.","Discusses some differences between them as related to their respective commands, and some misapplication of the miltary propriety. Including a copy from General John B. Floyd, White Sulphur Va. [?], to General Henry A. Wise, 14 August 1861. General Order No. 82, ordering obedience and repect for General Wise, who assumed comand of the Department of the Kanawha Valley.","Requests transfer by Floyd of two companies to Beckly's newly formed regiment. Also refers to military situation below Gauley Bridge.","Scope and Contents Recommends Thompson Tyler as messenger or Confederate agent. Including an answer signed by Jno. P. Brock, Capt. Valley Rangers, also recommending Tyler.","Concerning the settlement of bills, the purchase of bacon, and congratulations on a successful campaign.","Concerning prisoners.","Concerning mail facilities fro the Army of Kanawha.","Authorization for Stephen Clark to proceed to Grayson County and vicinity to purchase bacon for the use of the army, approved by order of Brig. General John B. Floyd.","Scope and Contents Concerns purchase of cattle by speculators which prevents the army from getting a sufficiency. Including letter from R. E. Lee, Head Quarters Camp Sewell Mt., to General John B. Floyd, 4 October 1861, referring matter to Floyd.","Concerning two prisoners and a \"pass\" found.","Scope and Contents Concerning the feeding and location of cattle. Including letter from Lucius Bellinger Northrop, Confederate States of America, Subsistence Department, to Captain W. E. Peters, Floyd's Brigade, 14 October 1861, supporting Ruffin's orders concerning the cattle.","Asks for instructions with regard to the route to be taken to move his troops to meet General Floyd's troops, after they have received their winter supplies.","Scope and Contents Concerns the mortal wound of Col. St. George [sic] John Groghan of the Confederate Army, in a calvalry skirmish, 14 November 1860, and the disposition of his effects. Including an answer from H.W. Benham, Hawkins farm Raleigh Road, Va., to Governor John B. Floyd, n.p., 15 November 1861, stating that the bearer of the letter is John Hawkins, son of Pleasant Hawkins, a prisoner of Floyd's. Desires that John Hawkins be permitted to return.","Special orders assigning Surgeon James A. Forbes to the Army in the North West.","Concerning the selection and establishment of Winter Headquarters.","Concerning enemy forces on the Tennessee River and Pillow's position and strategy.","Is sending special messenger.","Transmitting of letter from the Secretary of War.","Requests Floyd to prepare a report of his activities from the time he was left in command at Nashville until he arrived at Murfreesboro. This letter published in War of the Rebellion. (Note: The date is written as 1863, but is in fact 1862.)","Concerns the war in the Valley of Virginia and the desire of Capt. Joel W. Flood of Appomattox County to raise a company.","Scope and Contents Recommends Jacob Osborne of Monroe County, lately a lieutenant in a volunteer company, to Floyd's consideration. Including an answer from A. A. Chapman, undated, concurring with the above reommendation.","Recommendation of superior nature of Col. John M. Rowan; gossip about the failures of Henry Heth's command following the battle of Lewisburg, Va. in 1862.","Concerning an introduction of Captain Davis.","Describes looting in Nashville.","Hopes to arrange his exchange as a prisoner from \"Lincoln's shackles,\" and will then be able to enter service again. Since he has been wounded, desires position in John B. Floyd's army. Including answer from John Letcher, 17 Aug. 1862, referring Curry's request to Maj. General John B. Floyd, and recommending Curry as an \"excellent officer... cool and energetic.\"","Recommends Lieut. Henry D. Yancey of Lynchburg for an appointment in the army under Floyd.","Card of invitation of Sir William Gore and Lady Ouseley to Governor and Mrs. John B. Floyd for dinner.","Concerning the Presbyterian Synod, the house, and family.","Listing residents of Washington D.C. by street, with notation on (dates called on), and with separate lists for diplomats and \"Bachelors\""],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Floyd, John Buchanan, 1806-1863","Buchanan, James, 1791-1868","Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889","Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884","Houston, Sam, 1793-1863","Huger, Benjamin, 1805-1877","Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859","Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887","Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887","Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866","Tyler, John, 1790-1862","Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852","Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Floyd, John Buchanan, 1806-1863","Buchanan, James, 1791-1868","Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889","Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884","Houston, Sam, 1793-1863","Huger, Benjamin, 1805-1877","Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859","Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887","Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887","Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866","Tyler, John, 1790-1862","Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852","Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":66,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T22:53:08Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_958","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_958","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_958","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_958","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_958.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Floyd, John Buchanan, Papers","title_ssm":["John Buchanan Floyd Papers"],"title_tesim":["John Buchanan Floyd Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1831-1862"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1831-1862"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 65 F59","/repositories/2/resources/958"],"text":["Mss. 65 F59","/repositories/2/resources/958","John Buchanan Floyd Papers","Virginia--Governors","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century","Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","John Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863), was a Virginia politician (legislator and governor), U.S. Secretary of War, and the Confederate general in the American Civil War who lost the crucial Battle of Fort Donelson.","Papers, 1831-1863, of John B. Floyd, governor of Virginia, United States Secretary of War and Confederate general. The papers, chiefly 1850-1862, concern the three positions he held. Correspondents include James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, Samuel Houston, Benjamin Huger, Alexander von Humboldt, R. M. T. Hunter, Charles James Faulkner, Jenny Lind, James Murray Mason, William Ballard Preston, Winfield Scott, John Tyler, Daniel Webster and the Duke of Wellington.","Concerning \"your\" Pattonsburg's [?] suit; how are things in Richmond? the Tariff issue; the proposed re-chartering of the Bank of the United States; and the concenrs of the South and its representatives, particularly Virginia.","Notation concerning the presentation of a medal to Major General Winfield Scott for services in the Mexican war, crediting the text to Floyd's \"daughter\" Eliza M. Johnston. Signed by John B. Floyd.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Richmond. Is sending fireworks in care of Capt. Charles Dimmock.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Richmond.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington monument in Richmond.","Is prevented by sickness from attending the ceremony unveiling the Washington Monument at Richmond on 22 February..","Declines to be present at the laying of the corner stone of the Washington Monument in Richmond.","Concerning an enclosed document that needs the attentions of the authorities of the state of Virginia.","Thanks him [Floyd] for kindnesses shown during her stay in Richmond and for the presents bestowed upon her.","Concerns medal voted by State of Virginia to Gen. Winfield Scott.","Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of previous letter and replies that a packet will be sent by the first mail from the State Department to Mexico. Including an autograph, undated, of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney.","Offers Floyd appointment as a member of his cabinet --\"almost certainly that of Secretary of War.\"","Concerning the new President and administration, the Secretary of War, and whether the \"Head Quarters of the army\" shall remain in New York.","Congratulates Floyd on his appointment as Secretary of War.","Congratulates Floyd on his recent appointment as Secretary of War.","Concerning the gift of a saddle cloth for JBF which was originally designed as a testimnoial of the late President Taylor; statement concerning woman's happiness; and possession of a George Washington letter.","Describes Longwood, the prison, tomb of Napoleon, the cruise of the Dale down the coast of Africa, and his plan to return home before the close of the last session of the Congress, now sitting.","Scope and Contents Regrets a dinner invitation. Including a letter from Samuel Houston, Independence, Texas, to William Lloyd, 14 September 1854, declining to pay for the Richmond Examiner because he never subscribed to it.","Thanks von Humboldt for his portrait; will continue to send surveys of far western territories; praises Humboldt's work. In French.","Thanks Floyd for accepting his portrait, and speaks of his admiration of the United States; requests that a certain friend be allowed to return to his family to finish the sketches from the Colorado expedition.","Concerning a trip to the St. Lawrence and on to Quebec; and requesting to prolong the leave of a Lt. Major of the 2d calvalry for four months and reasons supporting the request.","Card of invitation to dinner from Lord Edmund Lyons, addressed to the Secretary of War, John B. Floyd.","Scope and Contents Signatures, dated 4 October 1860, are: Albert Edward P.; Lyons; Newcastle; Sc. Germans; Robert Bruce; [?]sdale; G.N. Grey; Gardiner D. Engleheart.","Appoints Floyd as Brigadier General of the Provisional Forces of the CSA.","Concerning Floyd's invitation to Richardson to join Floyd's Brigade and Richardson's decline because of dissatisfaction in the ranks.","Concerns the difficulty of raising and supplying companies for the Confederate Army in his section of Tennessee.","Concerning arms that are pledged to the Georgia volunteers. Brown does not have enough to give to Floyd even though he's sure they would be used \"for the promotion of a ... cause.\"","Concerning commissions, medical supplies, and Col. Reynolds and the \"Carbine affair.\"","Concerning volunteers and their subsequent refusal to enter the service.","Concerning Coleman's promotion from private in the \"Nelson Rangers.\" Written on Confederate States of America stationery.","General Loring assumes command of the Army of the North West.","Scope and Contents Pass to permit his return to his home near Sewell [sic] Mountain. Including an answer from J.L.D. [?], concerning Hargman's report (to Confederates) of Federal strength.","Discusses some differences between them as related to their respective commands, and some misapplication of the miltary propriety. Including a copy from General John B. Floyd, White Sulphur Va. [?], to General Henry A. Wise, 14 August 1861. General Order No. 82, ordering obedience and repect for General Wise, who assumed comand of the Department of the Kanawha Valley.","Requests transfer by Floyd of two companies to Beckly's newly formed regiment. Also refers to military situation below Gauley Bridge.","Scope and Contents Recommends Thompson Tyler as messenger or Confederate agent. Including an answer signed by Jno. P. Brock, Capt. Valley Rangers, also recommending Tyler.","Concerning the settlement of bills, the purchase of bacon, and congratulations on a successful campaign.","Concerning prisoners.","Concerning mail facilities fro the Army of Kanawha.","Authorization for Stephen Clark to proceed to Grayson County and vicinity to purchase bacon for the use of the army, approved by order of Brig. General John B. Floyd.","Scope and Contents Concerns purchase of cattle by speculators which prevents the army from getting a sufficiency. Including letter from R. E. Lee, Head Quarters Camp Sewell Mt., to General John B. Floyd, 4 October 1861, referring matter to Floyd.","Concerning two prisoners and a \"pass\" found.","Scope and Contents Concerning the feeding and location of cattle. Including letter from Lucius Bellinger Northrop, Confederate States of America, Subsistence Department, to Captain W. E. Peters, Floyd's Brigade, 14 October 1861, supporting Ruffin's orders concerning the cattle.","Asks for instructions with regard to the route to be taken to move his troops to meet General Floyd's troops, after they have received their winter supplies.","Scope and Contents Concerns the mortal wound of Col. St. George [sic] John Groghan of the Confederate Army, in a calvalry skirmish, 14 November 1860, and the disposition of his effects. Including an answer from H.W. Benham, Hawkins farm Raleigh Road, Va., to Governor John B. Floyd, n.p., 15 November 1861, stating that the bearer of the letter is John Hawkins, son of Pleasant Hawkins, a prisoner of Floyd's. Desires that John Hawkins be permitted to return.","Special orders assigning Surgeon James A. Forbes to the Army in the North West.","Concerning the selection and establishment of Winter Headquarters.","Concerning enemy forces on the Tennessee River and Pillow's position and strategy.","Is sending special messenger.","Transmitting of letter from the Secretary of War.","Requests Floyd to prepare a report of his activities from the time he was left in command at Nashville until he arrived at Murfreesboro. This letter published in War of the Rebellion. (Note: The date is written as 1863, but is in fact 1862.)","Concerns the war in the Valley of Virginia and the desire of Capt. Joel W. Flood of Appomattox County to raise a company.","Scope and Contents Recommends Jacob Osborne of Monroe County, lately a lieutenant in a volunteer company, to Floyd's consideration. Including an answer from A. A. Chapman, undated, concurring with the above reommendation.","Recommendation of superior nature of Col. John M. Rowan; gossip about the failures of Henry Heth's command following the battle of Lewisburg, Va. in 1862.","Concerning an introduction of Captain Davis.","Describes looting in Nashville.","Hopes to arrange his exchange as a prisoner from \"Lincoln's shackles,\" and will then be able to enter service again. Since he has been wounded, desires position in John B. Floyd's army. Including answer from John Letcher, 17 Aug. 1862, referring Curry's request to Maj. General John B. Floyd, and recommending Curry as an \"excellent officer... cool and energetic.\"","Recommends Lieut. Henry D. Yancey of Lynchburg for an appointment in the army under Floyd.","Card of invitation of Sir William Gore and Lady Ouseley to Governor and Mrs. John B. 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The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863), was a Virginia politician (legislator and governor), U.S. Secretary of War, and the Confederate general in the American Civil War who lost the crucial Battle of Fort Donelson.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863), was a Virginia politician (legislator and governor), U.S. Secretary of War, and the Confederate general in the American Civil War who lost the crucial Battle of Fort Donelson."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Buchanan Floyd Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Buchanan Floyd Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1831-1863, of John B. Floyd, governor of Virginia, United States Secretary of War and Confederate general. The papers, chiefly 1850-1862, concern the three positions he held. Correspondents include James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, Samuel Houston, Benjamin Huger, Alexander von Humboldt, R. M. T. Hunter, Charles James Faulkner, Jenny Lind, James Murray Mason, William Ballard Preston, Winfield Scott, John Tyler, Daniel Webster and the Duke of Wellington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"your\" Pattonsburg's [?] suit; how are things in Richmond? the Tariff issue; the proposed re-chartering of the Bank of the United States; and the concenrs of the South and its representatives, particularly Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotation concerning the presentation of a medal to Major General Winfield Scott for services in the Mexican war, crediting the text to Floyd's \"daughter\" Eliza M. Johnston. Signed by John B. Floyd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Richmond. Is sending fireworks in care of Capt. 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Winfield Scott.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of previous letter and replies that a packet will be sent by the first mail from the State Department to Mexico. Including an autograph, undated, of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers Floyd appointment as a member of his cabinet --\"almost certainly that of Secretary of War.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the new President and administration, the Secretary of War, and whether the \"Head Quarters of the army\" shall remain in New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Floyd on his appointment as Secretary of War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates Floyd on his recent appointment as Secretary of War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the gift of a saddle cloth for JBF which was originally designed as a testimnoial of the late President Taylor; statement concerning woman's happiness; and possession of a George Washington letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes Longwood, the prison, tomb of Napoleon, the cruise of the Dale down the coast of Africa, and his plan to return home before the close of the last session of the Congress, now sitting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets a dinner invitation. Including a letter from Samuel Houston, Independence, Texas, to William Lloyd, 14 September 1854, declining to pay for the Richmond Examiner because he never subscribed to it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks von Humboldt for his portrait; will continue to send surveys of far western territories; praises Humboldt's work. In French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Floyd for accepting his portrait, and speaks of his admiration of the United States; requests that a certain friend be allowed to return to his family to finish the sketches from the Colorado expedition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a trip to the St. Lawrence and on to Quebec; and requesting to prolong the leave of a Lt. Major of the 2d calvalry for four months and reasons supporting the request.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCard of invitation to dinner from Lord Edmund Lyons, addressed to the Secretary of War, John B. 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General Order No. 82, ordering obedience and repect for General Wise, who assumed comand of the Department of the Kanawha Valley.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests transfer by Floyd of two companies to Beckly's newly formed regiment. Also refers to military situation below Gauley Bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends Thompson Tyler as messenger or Confederate agent. Including an answer signed by Jno. P. Brock, Capt. Valley Rangers, also recommending Tyler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the settlement of bills, the purchase of bacon, and congratulations on a successful campaign.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning prisoners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning mail facilities fro the Army of Kanawha.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAuthorization for Stephen Clark to proceed to Grayson County and vicinity to purchase bacon for the use of the army, approved by order of Brig. General John B. Floyd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns purchase of cattle by speculators which prevents the army from getting a sufficiency. Including letter from R. E. Lee, Head Quarters Camp Sewell Mt., to General John B. Floyd, 4 October 1861, referring matter to Floyd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning two prisoners and a \"pass\" found.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning the feeding and location of cattle. Including letter from Lucius Bellinger Northrop, Confederate States of America, Subsistence Department, to Captain W. E. Peters, Floyd's Brigade, 14 October 1861, supporting Ruffin's orders concerning the cattle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for instructions with regard to the route to be taken to move his troops to meet General Floyd's troops, after they have received their winter supplies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns the mortal wound of Col. St. George [sic] John Groghan of the Confederate Army, in a calvalry skirmish, 14 November 1860, and the disposition of his effects. Including an answer from H.W. Benham, Hawkins farm Raleigh Road, Va., to Governor John B. Floyd, n.p., 15 November 1861, stating that the bearer of the letter is John Hawkins, son of Pleasant Hawkins, a prisoner of Floyd's. Desires that John Hawkins be permitted to return.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpecial orders assigning Surgeon James A. Forbes to the Army in the North West.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the selection and establishment of Winter Headquarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning enemy forces on the Tennessee River and Pillow's position and strategy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs sending special messenger.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTransmitting of letter from the Secretary of War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests Floyd to prepare a report of his activities from the time he was left in command at Nashville until he arrived at Murfreesboro. This letter published in War of the Rebellion. (Note: The date is written as 1863, but is in fact 1862.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the war in the Valley of Virginia and the desire of Capt. Joel W. Flood of Appomattox County to raise a company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends Jacob Osborne of Monroe County, lately a lieutenant in a volunteer company, to Floyd's consideration. Including an answer from A. A. Chapman, undated, concurring with the above reommendation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommendation of superior nature of Col. John M. Rowan; gossip about the failures of Henry Heth's command following the battle of Lewisburg, Va. in 1862.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning an introduction of Captain Davis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes looting in Nashville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes to arrange his exchange as a prisoner from \"Lincoln's shackles,\" and will then be able to enter service again. Since he has been wounded, desires position in John B. Floyd's army. Including answer from John Letcher, 17 Aug. 1862, referring Curry's request to Maj. General John B. Floyd, and recommending Curry as an \"excellent officer... cool and energetic.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends Lieut. Henry D. 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Floyd, governor of Virginia, United States Secretary of War and Confederate general. The papers, chiefly 1850-1862, concern the three positions he held. Correspondents include James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, Samuel Houston, Benjamin Huger, Alexander von Humboldt, R. M. T. Hunter, Charles James Faulkner, Jenny Lind, James Murray Mason, William Ballard Preston, Winfield Scott, John Tyler, Daniel Webster and the Duke of Wellington.","Concerning \"your\" Pattonsburg's [?] suit; how are things in Richmond? the Tariff issue; the proposed re-chartering of the Bank of the United States; and the concenrs of the South and its representatives, particularly Virginia.","Notation concerning the presentation of a medal to Major General Winfield Scott for services in the Mexican war, crediting the text to Floyd's \"daughter\" Eliza M. Johnston. Signed by John B. Floyd.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Richmond. Is sending fireworks in care of Capt. Charles Dimmock.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Richmond.","Regrets he cannot be present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington monument in Richmond.","Is prevented by sickness from attending the ceremony unveiling the Washington Monument at Richmond on 22 February..","Declines to be present at the laying of the corner stone of the Washington Monument in Richmond.","Concerning an enclosed document that needs the attentions of the authorities of the state of Virginia.","Thanks him [Floyd] for kindnesses shown during her stay in Richmond and for the presents bestowed upon her.","Concerns medal voted by State of Virginia to Gen. Winfield Scott.","Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of previous letter and replies that a packet will be sent by the first mail from the State Department to Mexico. Including an autograph, undated, of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney.","Offers Floyd appointment as a member of his cabinet --\"almost certainly that of Secretary of War.\"","Concerning the new President and administration, the Secretary of War, and whether the \"Head Quarters of the army\" shall remain in New York.","Congratulates Floyd on his appointment as Secretary of War.","Congratulates Floyd on his recent appointment as Secretary of War.","Concerning the gift of a saddle cloth for JBF which was originally designed as a testimnoial of the late President Taylor; statement concerning woman's happiness; and possession of a George Washington letter.","Describes Longwood, the prison, tomb of Napoleon, the cruise of the Dale down the coast of Africa, and his plan to return home before the close of the last session of the Congress, now sitting.","Scope and Contents Regrets a dinner invitation. Including a letter from Samuel Houston, Independence, Texas, to William Lloyd, 14 September 1854, declining to pay for the Richmond Examiner because he never subscribed to it.","Thanks von Humboldt for his portrait; will continue to send surveys of far western territories; praises Humboldt's work. In French.","Thanks Floyd for accepting his portrait, and speaks of his admiration of the United States; requests that a certain friend be allowed to return to his family to finish the sketches from the Colorado expedition.","Concerning a trip to the St. Lawrence and on to Quebec; and requesting to prolong the leave of a Lt. Major of the 2d calvalry for four months and reasons supporting the request.","Card of invitation to dinner from Lord Edmund Lyons, addressed to the Secretary of War, John B. Floyd.","Scope and Contents Signatures, dated 4 October 1860, are: Albert Edward P.; Lyons; Newcastle; Sc. Germans; Robert Bruce; [?]sdale; G.N. Grey; Gardiner D. Engleheart.","Appoints Floyd as Brigadier General of the Provisional Forces of the CSA.","Concerning Floyd's invitation to Richardson to join Floyd's Brigade and Richardson's decline because of dissatisfaction in the ranks.","Concerns the difficulty of raising and supplying companies for the Confederate Army in his section of Tennessee.","Concerning arms that are pledged to the Georgia volunteers. Brown does not have enough to give to Floyd even though he's sure they would be used \"for the promotion of a ... cause.\"","Concerning commissions, medical supplies, and Col. Reynolds and the \"Carbine affair.\"","Concerning volunteers and their subsequent refusal to enter the service.","Concerning Coleman's promotion from private in the \"Nelson Rangers.\" Written on Confederate States of America stationery.","General Loring assumes command of the Army of the North West.","Scope and Contents Pass to permit his return to his home near Sewell [sic] Mountain. Including an answer from J.L.D. [?], concerning Hargman's report (to Confederates) of Federal strength.","Discusses some differences between them as related to their respective commands, and some misapplication of the miltary propriety. Including a copy from General John B. Floyd, White Sulphur Va. [?], to General Henry A. Wise, 14 August 1861. General Order No. 82, ordering obedience and repect for General Wise, who assumed comand of the Department of the Kanawha Valley.","Requests transfer by Floyd of two companies to Beckly's newly formed regiment. Also refers to military situation below Gauley Bridge.","Scope and Contents Recommends Thompson Tyler as messenger or Confederate agent. Including an answer signed by Jno. P. Brock, Capt. Valley Rangers, also recommending Tyler.","Concerning the settlement of bills, the purchase of bacon, and congratulations on a successful campaign.","Concerning prisoners.","Concerning mail facilities fro the Army of Kanawha.","Authorization for Stephen Clark to proceed to Grayson County and vicinity to purchase bacon for the use of the army, approved by order of Brig. General John B. Floyd.","Scope and Contents Concerns purchase of cattle by speculators which prevents the army from getting a sufficiency. Including letter from R. E. Lee, Head Quarters Camp Sewell Mt., to General John B. Floyd, 4 October 1861, referring matter to Floyd.","Concerning two prisoners and a \"pass\" found.","Scope and Contents Concerning the feeding and location of cattle. Including letter from Lucius Bellinger Northrop, Confederate States of America, Subsistence Department, to Captain W. E. Peters, Floyd's Brigade, 14 October 1861, supporting Ruffin's orders concerning the cattle.","Asks for instructions with regard to the route to be taken to move his troops to meet General Floyd's troops, after they have received their winter supplies.","Scope and Contents Concerns the mortal wound of Col. St. George [sic] John Groghan of the Confederate Army, in a calvalry skirmish, 14 November 1860, and the disposition of his effects. Including an answer from H.W. Benham, Hawkins farm Raleigh Road, Va., to Governor John B. Floyd, n.p., 15 November 1861, stating that the bearer of the letter is John Hawkins, son of Pleasant Hawkins, a prisoner of Floyd's. Desires that John Hawkins be permitted to return.","Special orders assigning Surgeon James A. Forbes to the Army in the North West.","Concerning the selection and establishment of Winter Headquarters.","Concerning enemy forces on the Tennessee River and Pillow's position and strategy.","Is sending special messenger.","Transmitting of letter from the Secretary of War.","Requests Floyd to prepare a report of his activities from the time he was left in command at Nashville until he arrived at Murfreesboro. This letter published in War of the Rebellion. (Note: The date is written as 1863, but is in fact 1862.)","Concerns the war in the Valley of Virginia and the desire of Capt. Joel W. Flood of Appomattox County to raise a company.","Scope and Contents Recommends Jacob Osborne of Monroe County, lately a lieutenant in a volunteer company, to Floyd's consideration. Including an answer from A. A. Chapman, undated, concurring with the above reommendation.","Recommendation of superior nature of Col. John M. Rowan; gossip about the failures of Henry Heth's command following the battle of Lewisburg, Va. in 1862.","Concerning an introduction of Captain Davis.","Describes looting in Nashville.","Hopes to arrange his exchange as a prisoner from \"Lincoln's shackles,\" and will then be able to enter service again. Since he has been wounded, desires position in John B. Floyd's army. Including answer from John Letcher, 17 Aug. 1862, referring Curry's request to Maj. General John B. Floyd, and recommending Curry as an \"excellent officer... cool and energetic.\"","Recommends Lieut. Henry D. Yancey of Lynchburg for an appointment in the army under Floyd.","Card of invitation of Sir William Gore and Lady Ouseley to Governor and Mrs. John B. 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Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1219#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1219","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1219","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1219","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1219","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1219.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers","title_ssm":["Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers"],"title_tesim":["Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1749-1882, n.d."],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1749-1882, n.d."],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1962.004"],"text":["Ms.1962.004","Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers","Blacksburg (Va.)","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Montgomery County (Va.)","Women -- History","The collection is open for research.","The majority of the collection is arranged in series by family member/branch of the family: William and Susanna Smith Preston, William Ballard Preston, John and Elizabeth Preston, John Preston, and James Patton. Two additional series include materials from individuals in later generations and branches of the Preston family and genealogical/historical research. Within each of these series, materials are in chronological order.","William Preston","Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. Smithfield was the birthplace and home of three Virginia governors, including James Patton Preston (son of William), and John Buchanan Floyd and John Floyd, Jr. (grandsons of William).","Susanna Smith Preston","Susanna Smith was born in Hanover County, Virginia, in 1740 to Francis and Elizabeth (Waddy) Smith. In 1761, Susanna Smith married William Preston and in 1769, they settled at Greenfield (in Botetourt County). They moved to Fincastle in 1772, and then in 1773 to Smithfield, the home William built for her in Montgomery County. Susanna and William had at least twelve children: Elizabeth Preston Madison (1762-1837), John Preston (1764-1827), Francis Smith Preston (1765-1835), Sarah Preston McDowell (1767-1841), Anne Preston (1769-1782), William Preston (1770-1821), Susanna Preston Hart (1772-1833), James Patton Preston (1774-1843), Mary Preston Lewis (1776-1821), Letitia Preston Floyd (1779-1852), Thomas Lewis Preston (1781-1812), and Margaret Brown Preston Preston (1784-1843). William Preston died in 1783, and although the historical record is lacking about Susanna, it is known that she lived at Smithfield for another 40 years, raising the younger children and managing the household and the estate (sometimes with the help of her sons, who were known to handle legal matters). Susanna died in 1823 and is buried in the Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation. Source:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7727619/susanna-preston . Additional information was compiled from Preston family papers in Special Collection and University Archives.","John Preston ","John Preston, eldest son of William and Susanna (Smith) Preston, was born in 1764 at \"Greenfield\" in Botetourt County, Virginia. He periodically served in the Virginia militia throughout his lifetime. Preston was elected a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Botetourt County in 1783, as well as Montgomery County in 1791 and again in 1803-1804. He served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1792- 1799.","In 1792, Preston was named as a trustee in the act that established Christiansburg, Virginia in 1792, and served as a clerk of its first Board of Trustees. In 1798 he served as a trustee in the act that established Blacksburg, Virginia. In 1795, Preston became a Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the Third Regiment of Artillery. In 1799, he was elected Brigadier General, and given command of the brigade for Wythe, Montgomery, and Monroe Counties.","Later in 1810, Preston was appointed by the Virginia General Assembly to be the Treasurer of Virginia, serving until 1819. An audit of the treasurer's books found that Preston's accounts were in arrears, and a judgement was issued against Preston for 87 thousand dollars. To meet the obligation, Preston transferred a number of properties to trustees, who were to oversee their sale and the payment of funds into the treasury.","Preston married Mary Radford in 1798, and after her death in 1810, married Eliza Ann Carrington Mayo in 1811. He had seven children with his first wife and one with his second. When not on active military duty, Preston resided at \"Smithfield\" with his mother until his marriage, after which he lived at \"Horseshoe\". He died at Greenfield in 1827.","Founded in 1889, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) has twenty branches which own and maintain historic properties. In November 1958 the APVA authorized the organization of the Montgomery County branch for the specific purpose of acquiring and restoring Smithfield Plantation, the historic home near Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia, built by William Preston in 1773. In 1959 Mrs. Janie Preston Brockenbrough Lamb, a descendant of Preston, donated Smithfield and 4.5 acres of land to the APVA. Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors. Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina.","The guide to the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Some processing, arrangement, and description of the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers was completed in the 1960s. Additional arrangement and description was completed prior to and during 2014.","Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754-1996. Ms1962-001.  Finding aid  available online. John Preston Deed, 1826. Ms2005-014.  Finding aid  available online. John Preston Papers, 1806-1830, 1844, n.d. Ms1994-034.  Finding aid  available online. Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, 1747-1897. Ms85-020.  Finding aid  available online. Robert Taylor Preston Papers, 1829-1871, n.d. Ms1992-003.  Finding aid  available online. William Preston Land Grant, 1773. Ms1994-027.  Finding aid  available online. Willard Preston Genealogy, c.1998. Ms2009-121.  Finding aid  available online. George Green Shackelford Papers, 1899-1990 (Bulk, 1955-1989). Ms1983-003.  Finding aid  available online. Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881, n.d. Ms1997-002.  Finding aid  available online.","The collection include business transactions, land surveys, and general store accounts (1745-1789) relating to William and Susannah Smith Preston; correspondence, business transactions, and notes on farm affairs (1782-1828) relating to their son, John Preston; correspondence and land surveys (1840-1882) relating to John, William A., and Alfred G. Preston; correspondence (1848-1861) relating to William Ballard Preston; and a day book (1789-1820) of the Prestons of Washington County.","The circumstances relating to the loan of this collection restrict SCUA staff from creating reproductions for publication and exhibition. Requests for reproduction for personal and research use may be permitted. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","The collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1962.004"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"geogname_ssm":["Blacksburg (Va.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Blacksburg (Va.)"],"creator_ssm":["Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"creator_ssim":["Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)"],"creators_ssim":["Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Blacksburg (Va.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The circumstances relating to the loan of this collection restrict SCUA staff from creating reproductions for publication and exhibition. 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Within each of these series, materials are in chronological order."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Preston\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSmithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. Smithfield was the birthplace and home of three Virginia governors, including James Patton Preston (son of William), and John Buchanan Floyd and John Floyd, Jr. (grandsons of William).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSusanna Smith Preston\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSusanna Smith was born in Hanover County, Virginia, in 1740 to Francis and Elizabeth (Waddy) Smith. In 1761, Susanna Smith married William Preston and in 1769, they settled at Greenfield (in Botetourt County). They moved to Fincastle in 1772, and then in 1773 to Smithfield, the home William built for her in Montgomery County. Susanna and William had at least twelve children: Elizabeth Preston Madison (1762-1837), John Preston (1764-1827), Francis Smith Preston (1765-1835), Sarah Preston McDowell (1767-1841), Anne Preston (1769-1782), William Preston (1770-1821), Susanna Preston Hart (1772-1833), James Patton Preston (1774-1843), Mary Preston Lewis (1776-1821), Letitia Preston Floyd (1779-1852), Thomas Lewis Preston (1781-1812), and Margaret Brown Preston Preston (1784-1843). William Preston died in 1783, and although the historical record is lacking about Susanna, it is known that she lived at Smithfield for another 40 years, raising the younger children and managing the household and the estate (sometimes with the help of her sons, who were known to handle legal matters). Susanna died in 1823 and is buried in the Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation. Source: \u003ca href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7727619/susanna-preston\"\u003ehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7727619/susanna-preston\u003c/a\u003e. Additional information was compiled from Preston family papers in Special Collection and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJohn Preston \u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Preston, eldest son of William and Susanna (Smith) Preston, was born in 1764 at \"Greenfield\" in Botetourt County, Virginia. He periodically served in the Virginia militia throughout his lifetime. Preston was elected a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Botetourt County in 1783, as well as Montgomery County in 1791 and again in 1803-1804. He served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1792- 1799.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1792, Preston was named as a trustee in the act that established Christiansburg, Virginia in 1792, and served as a clerk of its first Board of Trustees. In 1798 he served as a trustee in the act that established Blacksburg, Virginia. In 1795, Preston became a Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the Third Regiment of Artillery. In 1799, he was elected Brigadier General, and given command of the brigade for Wythe, Montgomery, and Monroe Counties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLater in 1810, Preston was appointed by the Virginia General Assembly to be the Treasurer of Virginia, serving until 1819. An audit of the treasurer's books found that Preston's accounts were in arrears, and a judgement was issued against Preston for 87 thousand dollars. 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In 1959 Mrs. Janie Preston Brockenbrough Lamb, a descendant of Preston, donated Smithfield and 4.5 acres of land to the APVA. Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors. Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note","Administrative History"],"bioghist_tesim":["William Preston","Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. Smithfield was the birthplace and home of three Virginia governors, including James Patton Preston (son of William), and John Buchanan Floyd and John Floyd, Jr. (grandsons of William).","Susanna Smith Preston","Susanna Smith was born in Hanover County, Virginia, in 1740 to Francis and Elizabeth (Waddy) Smith. In 1761, Susanna Smith married William Preston and in 1769, they settled at Greenfield (in Botetourt County). They moved to Fincastle in 1772, and then in 1773 to Smithfield, the home William built for her in Montgomery County. Susanna and William had at least twelve children: Elizabeth Preston Madison (1762-1837), John Preston (1764-1827), Francis Smith Preston (1765-1835), Sarah Preston McDowell (1767-1841), Anne Preston (1769-1782), William Preston (1770-1821), Susanna Preston Hart (1772-1833), James Patton Preston (1774-1843), Mary Preston Lewis (1776-1821), Letitia Preston Floyd (1779-1852), Thomas Lewis Preston (1781-1812), and Margaret Brown Preston Preston (1784-1843). William Preston died in 1783, and although the historical record is lacking about Susanna, it is known that she lived at Smithfield for another 40 years, raising the younger children and managing the household and the estate (sometimes with the help of her sons, who were known to handle legal matters). Susanna died in 1823 and is buried in the Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation. Source:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7727619/susanna-preston . Additional information was compiled from Preston family papers in Special Collection and University Archives.","John Preston ","John Preston, eldest son of William and Susanna (Smith) Preston, was born in 1764 at \"Greenfield\" in Botetourt County, Virginia. He periodically served in the Virginia militia throughout his lifetime. Preston was elected a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Botetourt County in 1783, as well as Montgomery County in 1791 and again in 1803-1804. He served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1792- 1799.","In 1792, Preston was named as a trustee in the act that established Christiansburg, Virginia in 1792, and served as a clerk of its first Board of Trustees. In 1798 he served as a trustee in the act that established Blacksburg, Virginia. In 1795, Preston became a Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the Third Regiment of Artillery. In 1799, he was elected Brigadier General, and given command of the brigade for Wythe, Montgomery, and Monroe Counties.","Later in 1810, Preston was appointed by the Virginia General Assembly to be the Treasurer of Virginia, serving until 1819. An audit of the treasurer's books found that Preston's accounts were in arrears, and a judgement was issued against Preston for 87 thousand dollars. To meet the obligation, Preston transferred a number of properties to trustees, who were to oversee their sale and the payment of funds into the treasury.","Preston married Mary Radford in 1798, and after her death in 1810, married Eliza Ann Carrington Mayo in 1811. He had seven children with his first wife and one with his second. When not on active military duty, Preston resided at \"Smithfield\" with his mother until his marriage, after which he lived at \"Horseshoe\". He died at Greenfield in 1827.","Founded in 1889, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) has twenty branches which own and maintain historic properties. In November 1958 the APVA authorized the organization of the Montgomery County branch for the specific purpose of acquiring and restoring Smithfield Plantation, the historic home near Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia, built by William Preston in 1773. In 1959 Mrs. Janie Preston Brockenbrough Lamb, a descendant of Preston, donated Smithfield and 4.5 acres of land to the APVA. Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors. Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, Ms1962-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, Ms1962-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSome processing, arrangement, and description of the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers was completed in the 1960s. Additional arrangement and description was completed prior to and during 2014.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Some processing, arrangement, and description of the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers was completed in the 1960s. Additional arrangement and description was completed prior to and during 2014."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAssociation for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754-1996. Ms1962-001. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00510.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e\n\n\u003citem\u003eJohn Preston Deed, 1826. Ms2005-014. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01718.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003eJohn Preston Papers, 1806-1830, 1844, n.d. Ms1994-034. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00017.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003ePreston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, 1747-1897. Ms85-020. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00543.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e  \n\n\u003citem\u003eRobert Taylor Preston Papers, 1829-1871, n.d. Ms1992-003. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00529.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003eWilliam Preston Land Grant, 1773. Ms1994-027. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01643.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003eWillard Preston Genealogy, c.1998. Ms2009-121. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00495.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003eGeorge Green Shackelford Papers, 1899-1990 (Bulk, 1955-1989). Ms1983-003. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00860.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003eSmithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881, n.d. Ms1997-002. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00522.xml\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754-1996. Ms1962-001.  Finding aid  available online. John Preston Deed, 1826. Ms2005-014.  Finding aid  available online. John Preston Papers, 1806-1830, 1844, n.d. Ms1994-034.  Finding aid  available online. Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, 1747-1897. Ms85-020.  Finding aid  available online. Robert Taylor Preston Papers, 1829-1871, n.d. Ms1992-003.  Finding aid  available online. William Preston Land Grant, 1773. Ms1994-027.  Finding aid  available online. Willard Preston Genealogy, c.1998. Ms2009-121.  Finding aid  available online. George Green Shackelford Papers, 1899-1990 (Bulk, 1955-1989). Ms1983-003.  Finding aid  available online. Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881, n.d. Ms1997-002.  Finding aid  available online."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection include business transactions, land surveys, and general store accounts (1745-1789) relating to William and Susannah Smith Preston; correspondence, business transactions, and notes on farm affairs (1782-1828) relating to their son, John Preston; correspondence and land surveys (1840-1882) relating to John, William A., and Alfred G. Preston; correspondence (1848-1861) relating to William Ballard Preston; and a day book (1789-1820) of the Prestons of Washington County.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection include business transactions, land surveys, and general store accounts (1745-1789) relating to William and Susannah Smith Preston; correspondence, business transactions, and notes on farm affairs (1782-1828) relating to their son, John Preston; correspondence and land surveys (1840-1882) relating to John, William A., and Alfred G. Preston; correspondence (1848-1861) relating to William Ballard Preston; and a day book (1789-1820) of the Prestons of Washington County."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances relating to the loan of this collection restrict SCUA staff from creating reproductions for publication and exhibition. Requests for reproduction for personal and research use may be permitted. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The circumstances relating to the loan of this collection restrict SCUA staff from creating reproductions for publication and exhibition. Requests for reproduction for personal and research use may be permitted. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_68714e40271ead0815dcc771a6e68aa0\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"names_coll_ssim":["Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, John, 1764-1827","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"famname_ssim":["Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)"],"persname_ssim":["Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":34,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:17:05.887Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1219","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1219","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1219","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1219","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1219.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers","title_ssm":["Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers"],"title_tesim":["Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1749-1882, n.d."],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1749-1882, n.d."],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1962.004"],"text":["Ms.1962.004","Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers","Blacksburg (Va.)","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Montgomery County (Va.)","Women -- History","The collection is open for research.","The majority of the collection is arranged in series by family member/branch of the family: William and Susanna Smith Preston, William Ballard Preston, John and Elizabeth Preston, John Preston, and James Patton. Two additional series include materials from individuals in later generations and branches of the Preston family and genealogical/historical research. Within each of these series, materials are in chronological order.","William Preston","Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. Smithfield was the birthplace and home of three Virginia governors, including James Patton Preston (son of William), and John Buchanan Floyd and John Floyd, Jr. (grandsons of William).","Susanna Smith Preston","Susanna Smith was born in Hanover County, Virginia, in 1740 to Francis and Elizabeth (Waddy) Smith. In 1761, Susanna Smith married William Preston and in 1769, they settled at Greenfield (in Botetourt County). They moved to Fincastle in 1772, and then in 1773 to Smithfield, the home William built for her in Montgomery County. Susanna and William had at least twelve children: Elizabeth Preston Madison (1762-1837), John Preston (1764-1827), Francis Smith Preston (1765-1835), Sarah Preston McDowell (1767-1841), Anne Preston (1769-1782), William Preston (1770-1821), Susanna Preston Hart (1772-1833), James Patton Preston (1774-1843), Mary Preston Lewis (1776-1821), Letitia Preston Floyd (1779-1852), Thomas Lewis Preston (1781-1812), and Margaret Brown Preston Preston (1784-1843). William Preston died in 1783, and although the historical record is lacking about Susanna, it is known that she lived at Smithfield for another 40 years, raising the younger children and managing the household and the estate (sometimes with the help of her sons, who were known to handle legal matters). Susanna died in 1823 and is buried in the Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation. Source:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7727619/susanna-preston . Additional information was compiled from Preston family papers in Special Collection and University Archives.","John Preston ","John Preston, eldest son of William and Susanna (Smith) Preston, was born in 1764 at \"Greenfield\" in Botetourt County, Virginia. He periodically served in the Virginia militia throughout his lifetime. Preston was elected a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Botetourt County in 1783, as well as Montgomery County in 1791 and again in 1803-1804. He served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1792- 1799.","In 1792, Preston was named as a trustee in the act that established Christiansburg, Virginia in 1792, and served as a clerk of its first Board of Trustees. In 1798 he served as a trustee in the act that established Blacksburg, Virginia. In 1795, Preston became a Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the Third Regiment of Artillery. In 1799, he was elected Brigadier General, and given command of the brigade for Wythe, Montgomery, and Monroe Counties.","Later in 1810, Preston was appointed by the Virginia General Assembly to be the Treasurer of Virginia, serving until 1819. An audit of the treasurer's books found that Preston's accounts were in arrears, and a judgement was issued against Preston for 87 thousand dollars. To meet the obligation, Preston transferred a number of properties to trustees, who were to oversee their sale and the payment of funds into the treasury.","Preston married Mary Radford in 1798, and after her death in 1810, married Eliza Ann Carrington Mayo in 1811. He had seven children with his first wife and one with his second. When not on active military duty, Preston resided at \"Smithfield\" with his mother until his marriage, after which he lived at \"Horseshoe\". He died at Greenfield in 1827.","Founded in 1889, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) has twenty branches which own and maintain historic properties. In November 1958 the APVA authorized the organization of the Montgomery County branch for the specific purpose of acquiring and restoring Smithfield Plantation, the historic home near Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia, built by William Preston in 1773. In 1959 Mrs. Janie Preston Brockenbrough Lamb, a descendant of Preston, donated Smithfield and 4.5 acres of land to the APVA. Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors. Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina.","The guide to the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Some processing, arrangement, and description of the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers was completed in the 1960s. Additional arrangement and description was completed prior to and during 2014.","Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754-1996. Ms1962-001.  Finding aid  available online. John Preston Deed, 1826. Ms2005-014.  Finding aid  available online. John Preston Papers, 1806-1830, 1844, n.d. Ms1994-034.  Finding aid  available online. Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, 1747-1897. Ms85-020.  Finding aid  available online. Robert Taylor Preston Papers, 1829-1871, n.d. Ms1992-003.  Finding aid  available online. William Preston Land Grant, 1773. Ms1994-027.  Finding aid  available online. Willard Preston Genealogy, c.1998. Ms2009-121.  Finding aid  available online. George Green Shackelford Papers, 1899-1990 (Bulk, 1955-1989). Ms1983-003.  Finding aid  available online. Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881, n.d. Ms1997-002.  Finding aid  available online.","The collection include business transactions, land surveys, and general store accounts (1745-1789) relating to William and Susannah Smith Preston; correspondence, business transactions, and notes on farm affairs (1782-1828) relating to their son, John Preston; correspondence and land surveys (1840-1882) relating to John, William A., and Alfred G. Preston; correspondence (1848-1861) relating to William Ballard Preston; and a day book (1789-1820) of the Prestons of Washington County.","The circumstances relating to the loan of this collection restrict SCUA staff from creating reproductions for publication and exhibition. Requests for reproduction for personal and research use may be permitted. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","The collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1962.004"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"geogname_ssm":["Blacksburg (Va.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Blacksburg (Va.)"],"creator_ssm":["Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"creator_ssim":["Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)"],"creators_ssim":["Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Blacksburg (Va.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The circumstances relating to the loan of this collection restrict SCUA staff from creating reproductions for publication and exhibition. 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Within each of these series, materials are in chronological order."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Preston\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSmithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. 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Susanna and William had at least twelve children: Elizabeth Preston Madison (1762-1837), John Preston (1764-1827), Francis Smith Preston (1765-1835), Sarah Preston McDowell (1767-1841), Anne Preston (1769-1782), William Preston (1770-1821), Susanna Preston Hart (1772-1833), James Patton Preston (1774-1843), Mary Preston Lewis (1776-1821), Letitia Preston Floyd (1779-1852), Thomas Lewis Preston (1781-1812), and Margaret Brown Preston Preston (1784-1843). William Preston died in 1783, and although the historical record is lacking about Susanna, it is known that she lived at Smithfield for another 40 years, raising the younger children and managing the household and the estate (sometimes with the help of her sons, who were known to handle legal matters). Susanna died in 1823 and is buried in the Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation. 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He served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1792- 1799.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1792, Preston was named as a trustee in the act that established Christiansburg, Virginia in 1792, and served as a clerk of its first Board of Trustees. In 1798 he served as a trustee in the act that established Blacksburg, Virginia. In 1795, Preston became a Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the Third Regiment of Artillery. In 1799, he was elected Brigadier General, and given command of the brigade for Wythe, Montgomery, and Monroe Counties.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLater in 1810, Preston was appointed by the Virginia General Assembly to be the Treasurer of Virginia, serving until 1819. An audit of the treasurer's books found that Preston's accounts were in arrears, and a judgement was issued against Preston for 87 thousand dollars. 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In 1959 Mrs. Janie Preston Brockenbrough Lamb, a descendant of Preston, donated Smithfield and 4.5 acres of land to the APVA. Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors. Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note","Administrative History"],"bioghist_tesim":["William Preston","Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. Smithfield was the birthplace and home of three Virginia governors, including James Patton Preston (son of William), and John Buchanan Floyd and John Floyd, Jr. (grandsons of William).","Susanna Smith Preston","Susanna Smith was born in Hanover County, Virginia, in 1740 to Francis and Elizabeth (Waddy) Smith. In 1761, Susanna Smith married William Preston and in 1769, they settled at Greenfield (in Botetourt County). They moved to Fincastle in 1772, and then in 1773 to Smithfield, the home William built for her in Montgomery County. Susanna and William had at least twelve children: Elizabeth Preston Madison (1762-1837), John Preston (1764-1827), Francis Smith Preston (1765-1835), Sarah Preston McDowell (1767-1841), Anne Preston (1769-1782), William Preston (1770-1821), Susanna Preston Hart (1772-1833), James Patton Preston (1774-1843), Mary Preston Lewis (1776-1821), Letitia Preston Floyd (1779-1852), Thomas Lewis Preston (1781-1812), and Margaret Brown Preston Preston (1784-1843). William Preston died in 1783, and although the historical record is lacking about Susanna, it is known that she lived at Smithfield for another 40 years, raising the younger children and managing the household and the estate (sometimes with the help of her sons, who were known to handle legal matters). Susanna died in 1823 and is buried in the Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation. Source:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7727619/susanna-preston . Additional information was compiled from Preston family papers in Special Collection and University Archives.","John Preston ","John Preston, eldest son of William and Susanna (Smith) Preston, was born in 1764 at \"Greenfield\" in Botetourt County, Virginia. He periodically served in the Virginia militia throughout his lifetime. Preston was elected a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Botetourt County in 1783, as well as Montgomery County in 1791 and again in 1803-1804. He served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1792- 1799.","In 1792, Preston was named as a trustee in the act that established Christiansburg, Virginia in 1792, and served as a clerk of its first Board of Trustees. In 1798 he served as a trustee in the act that established Blacksburg, Virginia. In 1795, Preston became a Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the Third Regiment of Artillery. In 1799, he was elected Brigadier General, and given command of the brigade for Wythe, Montgomery, and Monroe Counties.","Later in 1810, Preston was appointed by the Virginia General Assembly to be the Treasurer of Virginia, serving until 1819. An audit of the treasurer's books found that Preston's accounts were in arrears, and a judgement was issued against Preston for 87 thousand dollars. To meet the obligation, Preston transferred a number of properties to trustees, who were to oversee their sale and the payment of funds into the treasury.","Preston married Mary Radford in 1798, and after her death in 1810, married Eliza Ann Carrington Mayo in 1811. He had seven children with his first wife and one with his second. When not on active military duty, Preston resided at \"Smithfield\" with his mother until his marriage, after which he lived at \"Horseshoe\". He died at Greenfield in 1827.","Founded in 1889, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) has twenty branches which own and maintain historic properties. In November 1958 the APVA authorized the organization of the Montgomery County branch for the specific purpose of acquiring and restoring Smithfield Plantation, the historic home near Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia, built by William Preston in 1773. In 1959 Mrs. Janie Preston Brockenbrough Lamb, a descendant of Preston, donated Smithfield and 4.5 acres of land to the APVA. Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors. Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, Ms1962-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, Ms1962-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSome processing, arrangement, and description of the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers was completed in the 1960s. Additional arrangement and description was completed prior to and during 2014.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Some processing, arrangement, and description of the Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers was completed in the 1960s. Additional arrangement and description was completed prior to and during 2014."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAssociation for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754-1996. Ms1962-001. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00510.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e\n\n\u003citem\u003eJohn Preston Deed, 1826. Ms2005-014. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01718.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003eJohn Preston Papers, 1806-1830, 1844, n.d. Ms1994-034. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00017.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003ePreston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, 1747-1897. Ms85-020. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00543.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e  \n\n\u003citem\u003eRobert Taylor Preston Papers, 1829-1871, n.d. Ms1992-003. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00529.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003eWilliam Preston Land Grant, 1773. Ms1994-027. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01643.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003eWillard Preston Genealogy, c.1998. Ms2009-121. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00495.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003eGeorge Green Shackelford Papers, 1899-1990 (Bulk, 1955-1989). Ms1983-003. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00860.xml\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e \n\n\u003citem\u003eSmithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881, n.d. Ms1997-002. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00522.xml\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available online.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers, 1754-1996. Ms1962-001.  Finding aid  available online. John Preston Deed, 1826. Ms2005-014.  Finding aid  available online. John Preston Papers, 1806-1830, 1844, n.d. Ms1994-034.  Finding aid  available online. Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, 1747-1897. Ms85-020.  Finding aid  available online. Robert Taylor Preston Papers, 1829-1871, n.d. Ms1992-003.  Finding aid  available online. William Preston Land Grant, 1773. Ms1994-027.  Finding aid  available online. Willard Preston Genealogy, c.1998. Ms2009-121.  Finding aid  available online. George Green Shackelford Papers, 1899-1990 (Bulk, 1955-1989). Ms1983-003.  Finding aid  available online. Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881, n.d. Ms1997-002.  Finding aid  available online."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection include business transactions, land surveys, and general store accounts (1745-1789) relating to William and Susannah Smith Preston; correspondence, business transactions, and notes on farm affairs (1782-1828) relating to their son, John Preston; correspondence and land surveys (1840-1882) relating to John, William A., and Alfred G. Preston; correspondence (1848-1861) relating to William Ballard Preston; and a day book (1789-1820) of the Prestons of Washington County.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection include business transactions, land surveys, and general store accounts (1745-1789) relating to William and Susannah Smith Preston; correspondence, business transactions, and notes on farm affairs (1782-1828) relating to their son, John Preston; correspondence and land surveys (1840-1882) relating to John, William A., and Alfred G. Preston; correspondence (1848-1861) relating to William Ballard Preston; and a day book (1789-1820) of the Prestons of Washington County."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances relating to the loan of this collection restrict SCUA staff from creating reproductions for publication and exhibition. Requests for reproduction for personal and research use may be permitted. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The circumstances relating to the loan of this collection restrict SCUA staff from creating reproductions for publication and exhibition. Requests for reproduction for personal and research use may be permitted. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_68714e40271ead0815dcc771a6e68aa0\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection consists of family papers, receipts, correspondence, and original and photocopied materials relating to the Preston family, primarily William and Susanna Smith Preston, John Preston, and William Ballard Preston, dating from the 1740s to the 1880s. Other materials include 19th and 20th century genealogy research on the Prestons."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"names_coll_ssim":["Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, John, 1764-1827","Preston, Susanna Smith, 1740-1823"],"famname_ssim":["Preston family (Montgomery County, Va.)"],"persname_ssim":["Preston, John, 1764-1827","Patton, James, 1692-1755 (Preston family, Montgomery County, Va.)","Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862","Preston, William, 1729-1783","Preston, Susanna 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