Ben Coolyn Farm Records, 1914-1917

Access and use

Location of collection:
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
200 Second Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 296-1492

Summary

Extent:
4 volumes
Creator:
Pugh, Llewellyn, 1855-1932
Abstract:
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is four volumes of Ben Coolyn farm records (1914-1917) during the ownership of Llewellyn Pugh.

From note included with the donation: "These books belonged to my grandfather Llewellyn Pugh who lived at Ben Coolyn at Keswick, Virginia. These farm records were kept by his farm manager." Elizabeth Haden Smith, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

The Ben Coolyn plantation was originally owed by the James Clark family near Keswick, Virginia. Clark built the first dwelling in the early 1800s on a site east of the current home. The property was renamed "Fruitland" after it was purchased by James Hart in 1836. After Hart's death in 1870, the property was sold to a group of Englishmen for an agricultural experiment. When their experiment failed, "Fruitland" was sold to a partnership of S.A. Hart and A.P. Fox. In 1901 A.P. Fox sold the property to Llewellyn Pugh (1855-1932), a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Pugh rebuilt the house and reverted the property's name to Ben Coolyn. In 1917 he sold the property to William B. Bogert.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Elizabeth Haden Smith, Charlottesville, Virginia
Physical location:
On oversize shelf
Physical description:
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