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Carrington Family Papers 0.01 Linear Foot

Carrington family

Includes letter, 1816, from John Preston to Daniel Putnam concerning estate of Edward Carrington; release (draft), 1817, of Elizabeth Ann Carrington Preston's interest in land; survey, 1785, of 1,000 acres on Cumberland River surveyed for Mayo Carrington as part of military warrant; letters, 1828-1833, of Cadwallader Wallace to Richard A. Carrington; deed, 1830, from John Coulter to Richard A. Carrington; and power of attorney from Richard A. Carrington to Cadwallader Wallace.

  1. College of William and Mary

Floyd-Johnston-Preston Papers 0.75 Linear Feet

Preston Family

Letters and papers of the Floyd, Johnston, and Preston families, as well as newspaper articles principally concerning Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Judge Robert William Hughes. The central figures in the collection include Gen. John Preston, his brother Gen. Francis Preston, Gen Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891), his niece, Eliza Hughes (1825-1908), and Harriet Lane, niece of President Buchanan. The collection also contains the correspondence of or papers relating to Congressman Charles C. Johnston (1795-1832), Judge R.W. Hughes (1821-1901), Alexander von Humboldt, and Governor/ Secretary of War John B. Floyd (1806-1863). Spanning 154 years (1753-1907), this collection contains references to the Mexican War and the Civil War and also touches on the issues of Indians and slavery.

  1. College of William and Mary

John Preston Papers 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Preston, John, 1764-1827

This collection contains documents regarding John Preston's business affairs, including promissory notes, loan agreements, and personal correspondence. Many of the documents appear to be draft versions which were at one point bound together, perhaps in Preston's own letter-book

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers 1.5 Cubic Feet 4 boxes; 1 oversize

Preston, John, 1764-1827
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.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers 1.5 Cubic Feet 3 boxes, 1 folder

Preston, William, 1729-1783
The Didier Collection of Preston Family Papers includes papers of James Patton, Patton's grandson William Preston, and Preston's eldest son, John Preston, all of Montgomery County, Virginia. The papers consist of business and legal documents, surveys, and correspondence.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Preston Family Papers 90.00 Linear Feet

Preston Family

This inventory, chiefly 1786-1815, represents three generations of the Preston family, and likewise can be divided into the following:

  1. College of William and Mary

Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers 0.6 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Madison, Elizabeth Preston, 1762-1837
The Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers consist of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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