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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Eileen Peters, Compiler, Genealogy, 1887/1995

7.5 Linear Feet Summary: 7 ft. 6 in. (6 records cartons, 15 in. each)

Genealogy research papers of Eileen Peters. Includes genealogies, research notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, photographs, books, and other publications documenting primarily Preston County, West Virginia families, as well as families of the tri-state region of West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. Also includes histories of Preston County, West Virginia (18th through 20th centuries), and general information on how to conduct genealogical research.

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Eileen Peters, Compiler, Genealogy, 1887/1995 7.5 Linear Feet Summary: 7 ft. 6 in. (6 records cartons, 15 in. each)

Peters, Eileen

Genealogy research papers of Eileen Peters. Includes genealogies, research notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, photographs, books, and other publications documenting primarily Preston County, West Virginia families, as well as families of the tri-state region of West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. Also includes histories of Preston County, West Virginia (18th through 20th centuries), and general information on how to conduct genealogical research.

The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933

approx. 60 Linear Feet

This collection of historic manuscripts dates from 1607-1933, with the bulk of materials dating from 1738-1868. The correspondence, journals and diaries, legal and financial records, estate documents, and printed ephemera in the collection primarily relate to the Washington and Custis families, the Revolutionary War, and society life in antebellum Washington D.C. and Virginia.

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Fairfax Family Ledger, 1739/1747 Box 98, Shelf Bound Manuscripts/Ledgers

There are three sets of entries in the ledger. The first set of entries consists of 36 pages and date to 1739, 1740, 1742, 1744, 1745, 1746, and 1747 and individual lists are accepted and signed by William Fairfax ( 1691 – 1757), who had just built Belvoir. Several pages are headed "Gedney Clarke Mercht of Barbados" who apparently is in charge of shipping items to William Fairfax in Virginia. The second set of entries in the ledger comprises most of the ledger and consists of 52 pages. It covers the years 1760 to 1772 and accounts are initialed by "GWFx," George William Fairfax, son of William Fairfax, who died in 1757. These entries consist of page after page of goods or services purchased largely from London merchants; Cheapside, Fleet Street, and Charring Cross are mentioned. A third section of the ledger consists of six pages in the middle of the book that date from 1760 to 1766. It is an "Acct of Sales of Tobacco" from 1760 to 1766. The names of the buyers are unknown.

  1. Series 2. Ledgers and Bound Manuscripts

Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933 approx. 60 Linear Feet

This collection of historic manuscripts dates from 1607-1933, with the bulk of materials dating from 1738-1868. The correspondence, journals and diaries, legal and financial records, estate documents, and printed ephemera in the collection primarily relate to the Washington and Custis families, the Revolutionary War, and society life in antebellum Washington D.C. and Virginia.

The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

George Washington collection, 1654/1799

approx. 25 Linear Feet

This collection contains letters to and from George Washington that have been aquired by the MVLA since 1858. For more information, see content note for individal items. The collection grows organically as new items are acquired.

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George Washington collection, 1654/1799 approx. 25 Linear Feet

Washington, George, 1732-1799

This collection contains letters to and from George Washington that have been aquired by the MVLA since 1858. For more information, see content note for individal items. The collection grows organically as new items are acquired.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

John Fairfax Will, 1843

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
Typescript copy of the last will and testament of John Fairfax of Preston County, Virginia, now West Virginia, dated 22 December 1843. Details the distribution of Fairfax's estate, including a stone house, slaves, farm, furnishings, land, and animals, to his wife, children, and grandchildren.
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John Fairfax Will, 1843 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Fairfax, John
Typescript copy of the last will and testament of John Fairfax of Preston County, Virginia, now West Virginia, dated 22 December 1843. Details the distribution of Fairfax's estate, including a stone house, slaves, farm, furnishings, land, and animals, to his wife, children, and grandchildren.
George Mason University

Land indenture from Denny Fairfax to Alexander White

0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder
Land indenture from Denny Fairfax nee Martin to Alexander White, written and signed December 4, 1790.
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George Mason University

Lord Fairfax land survey

0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder
A land survey performed on behalf of Lord Fairfax and written on June 8, 1739 by King George's County surveyor John Warner.
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Lord Fairfax land survey 0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder

Fairfax family
A land survey performed on behalf of Lord Fairfax and written on June 8, 1739 by King George's County surveyor John Warner.
College of William and Mary

Wilson Miles Cary Genealogical Notebook, 1900/1914

0.40 Linear Feet

Notebook, circa 1900-1914, compiled by Wilson Miles Cary, concerning the Cary Family history from the 16th century onward. Also covers related branches including the families of Fairfax, Harrison, Randolph, Langhorne, Jefferson and others. Bound Volume. Approximately 379 pages.

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Wilson Miles Cary Genealogical Notebook, 1900/1914 0.40 Linear Feet

Cary, Wilson Miles, 1838-1914

Notebook, circa 1900-1914, compiled by Wilson Miles Cary, concerning the Cary Family history from the 16th century onward. Also covers related branches including the families of Fairfax, Harrison, Randolph, Langhorne, Jefferson and others. Bound Volume. Approximately 379 pages.

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