William Deal Inventory of Estate

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], William Deal Inventory of Estate, Ms1988-036, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Estate inventory of William Deal, of Patrick County, Virginia, signed by David Taylor, John A. James, and John James.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], William Deal Inventory of Estate, Ms1988-036, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of an inventory of the estate of William Deal, of Patrick County, Virginia. Completed in September, 1808, te inventory is signed by David Taylor, John W. James, and John James. The inventory lists the values of various household goods, including furniture, bedding, and cookware; and farming equipment, including tools and horse tack.

Biographical / historical:

William Deal, a resident of Patrick County, Virginia died in 1808. He may be the same William Deal who married Lucy Spencer in Patrick County in 1800.

Acquisition information:
The William Deal Inventory of Estate was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 1988.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the William Deal Inventory of Estate commenced and was completed in April, 2021.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard