Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Huff-Hylton Families Papers
Hylton, Lorenzo Dow, 1830-1864
Hylton, Barbara Ellen Huff, 1828-1911
Ms.1998.001
0.3 Cubic Feet
1 box
1803-1816, 1858-1882, 1975, n.d.
The Huff-Hylton Families Papers consists of items from the early 1800s through the American Civil War pertaining to the business and personal lives of Samuel Huff, Lorenzo Dow Hylton, and their families in Montgomery (now Floyd) County, Virginia. Materials include promissory notes, correspondence, an indenture for land, and genealogical information.
The materials in the collection are in English.
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Huff-Hylton Families Papers, Ms1998-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Huff-Hylton Families Papers were donated to Special Collections in May 1998. Additional materials were donated in July 1998.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection has been digitized and is available online.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Huff-Hylton Families Papers commenced in May 1998 and was completed in June 1998. Additional materials were processed, arranged, and described in August 1998.
Biographical Note
The Huff and Hylton families settled in what is now Floyd County, but prior to 1831 was Montgomery County, Virginia, in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The Huff family owned land on the west fork of the Little River.
Lorenzo Dow Hylton was born on August 16, 1830, son of Burwell Hylton [Hilton] and Mary Ann Slusher. On July 23, 1857, he married Barbara Ellen Huff (1828-1911). The 1860 Virginia census lists him as being a resident of Floyd County, age 29, his occupation as a machinist, worth $484.00. During the Civil War he enlisted in Company D of the 54th Virginia Infantry on March 24, 1862, in Abingdon, Virginia, as a 1st Lieutenant. He was wounded in action at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, on November 25, 1863, and died in Marietta [Georgia] Hospital on February 13, 1864. He is buried in a Confederate cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. After Hylton's death his wife Barbara Ellen Huff Hylton married James Dillon [Dillion] and moved to Patrick County, Virginia.
Scope and Content
The Huff-Hylton Families Papers consists of items from the early 1800s through the American Civil War pertaining to the business and personal lives of Samuel Huff, Lorenzo Dow Hylton, and their families in Montgomery (now Floyd) County, Virginia. Materials include promissory notes, correspondence, an indenture for land, and genealogical information.
Items from the early 1800s pertaining to the business dealings of Samuel Huff include promissory notes, fines for Huff's failure to attend muster of the 75th Regiment of the Virginia Militia, and an indenture for land.
The collection also consists of six letters written by Lorenzo Dow Hylton to his wife Barbara while he served in Company D of the 54th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War, and one letter to him from Barbara. Included in the collection are letters from Barbara's cousin, Samuel Slusher, and brother-in-law, Ira Hylton, about Lorenzo Hylton's death in a Confederate hospital in Marietta, Georgia, and letters from Martha Huff of Indiana, to Barbara.
Genealogical information about the Hylton family, compiled by a descendent of the family, is also a part of the collection.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically, with undated materials at the end.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Huff-Hylton Families Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Civil War
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Montgomery County (Va.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Women -- History
Hylton family (Floyd County, Va.)
Huff, Samuel (Montgomery County, Va.)
Huff family (Floyd County, Va.)
Promissory note from Thos. Goodson that he will pay George Melton two pounds Five shillings. Also signed by Sammuel Huff1803-10-2311Promissory note from Bird Smith that he will give Samuel Huff 30 acres of land. Note also mentions George and John Hilton1805-02-0412Promissory note from Samuel Huff that he will pay James Goad the sum of $10.001804-10-0813Letter from John Weddle of Montgomery County, Ohio, to Samuel Huff of Montgomery County, Virginia1806-08128Promissory note from James Keef to William Byon in the amount of eight dollars to be paid on or before November 1, 18061806-09-2314Indenture made between Bird and Rhoda Smith and William Thompson, for land on the West Fork of Little River in Montgomery County, Virginia1807-03-03129Promissory note from Sam. Huff that he will pay John Snyder one pound and ninepence1808-01-1215Promissory note from James Brawney to Samuel Huff for the sum of four dollars, four shillings, and two sixpence1812-02-2316Fine of 1 dollar, 50 cents to Samuel Huff for delinquency at battalion and August muster1812-1117Montgomery County loan account in the name of Samuel Huff1816-07-3118Receipt from L.D. Hylton to George M. Slusher for sawing 581 feet of inch plank at forty cents per hundred, $2.321858-01-0819Letter from Barbara E. Hylton in Floyd County, Virginia, to her husband, L. D. Hylton1862-04-24125Letter from L.D. Hylton at "Salt Vill Washington Co Va" to his wife Barbara Hylton1862-05-10126From L.D. Hylton in Bath Co., Kentucky, to his wife, B.E. Hylton1862-10-18121Letter from L.D. Hylton in "Camp near Pettersburg" to his wife, B.E. Hylton1862-12-28127Letter from L.D. Hylton to Burwell Hylton1863-02-01115Letter from L.D. Hylton in "Camp on Black Water Virginia" to his wife Barbara Hylton1863-03-12123Letter from L.D. Hylton in "Marrieta, G.A." to B.E. Hylton1864-01-20124Letter from Samuel Slusher in "Camp Near Dalton Ga," to his cousin Barbara E. Hylton, telling her about Lorenzo Hylton's death in Marietta, Georgia1864-02-15110Five dollar Confederate Bond1864-02-17111Letter from Ira S. Hylton in Dalton, Georgia, to Barbara E. Hylton1864-02-18112Promissory note from Barbara E. Hylton to pay Riley H. Hylton the sum of $8.801865-10-07113Letter from Martha Huff in Hundrix County, Indiana, to sister Barbara Hylton1866-08-08132Letter from Martha Huff in Hundrix County, Indiana, to sister Barbara Hylton and Mother Huff1866-10-24114Letter from Martha Huff of Putnam County, Indiana to Barbara E. Hylton; on back of letter another letter from Martha Huff to James Huff1875-04-11133Assignment of the real estate in Patrick County, Virginia, of James Dillion to his widow Barbara E. Dillion, signed by the Commissioners of the County Court of Patrick County1882-09-09134Letter from Barbara M. Goscha, City Clerk of the City of Marietta, Georgia, to Robert Howell, about locating the grave of L.D. Hylton in the Confederate Cemetery1975-06-12135Empty envelope addressed to Mrs. Barbara E. Hylton of Floyd Co, Va., from S.P. Weddlen. d.116Poem written by Barbara Hylton, for Lorenzo Dow Hyltonn. d.118Two needlepoint samples, done by Barbara Hyltonn. d.117Letter from L.D. Hylton in "Indian Valley" to his cousin S. Weddlen. d.122Note written by James H. Guthrien. d.119Genealogical information about Lorenzo Hylton and his descendants, compiled by Robert Howelln. d.137