R.J. Reid Papers, 1777-1870

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

R.J. Reid. Papers, 1777-1870. Accession 22032, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

R.J. Reid. Papers, 1777-1870. Accession 22032, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1777-1870, of R. J. Reid of Durham, North Carolina, consisting of materials from the following: Bedford, Campbell, Cumberland, Franklin, Goochland, Halifax, Mecklenberg, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, and Prince Edward Counties, Virginia, and the city of Danville, Virginia. The papers consist of: accounts, bank records, Confederate post office records, contracts, correspondence, court records, epitaphs, eulogies, licenses, military records, militia commissions, oaths of allegiance, pardons, promissory notes, receipts, reports, and stock certificates. Of particular interest are: militia commissions signed by Governor James McDowell (1795-1851), a pardon granted by President Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), several receipts for supplies for the Confederate army, and letters from various companies in Richmond, Virginia, listing the price of slaves in 1860.

Acquisition information:
Lent for copying by R.J. Reid, April 1942.
Physical location:
Personal papers collection, Acc. 22032
Physical description:
173 leaves