White Family Papers 1794-1921
- Creator
- William Young Conn White
- Abstract Or Scope
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The White familypapers contain 1,190 items (4 Hollinger boxes, ca. 1.5 linear feet), 1794-1921, chiefly the correspondence, business and legal papers of the Whiteand Robertsonfamilies of Abingdon, Virginia. These closely related families were two of the leading participants in the business and political life of Southwest Virginiaduring the nineteenth century. The business papers of Col. James White(1770-1838), other papers concerning the settlement of his estate, and the business and correspondence of the White family, chiefly of William Young Conn White(1812-1882), all contain material relating to the development of business and industry in Southwest Virginiaand its economic ties to Tennesseeand Alabamabefore and after the Civil War.