<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv">viblbv01047</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Bigger, Peacock Estate Papers</titleproper><titleproper>A Guide to the Peacock Bigger Estate Papers, <date>1751-1754</date> <num>Ms.2012.035</num></titleproper><author>Tyler Dodson, student assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>© 2012 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2023-08-07 13:43:53 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.1 Cubic Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1751/1754" type="inclusive">1751-1754</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_2939d3414979463c8e2ac74cfa515e52" label="Abstract">The collection consists of two documents (1751-1754) related to Peacock Bigger's estate and attempts to settle it.</abstract>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Access Restrictions</head>
<p>Collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_4a25bb2e6dfdb66e393653693bcf77fd">
    <head>Use Restrictions</head>
<p>Permission to publish material from Peacock Bigger Estate Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_76d98ef477fe8b1b9812dbcb6d96c30c">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Peacock Bigger Estate Papers, Ms2012-035, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and description of the Peacock Bigger Estate Papers was completed in September 2012.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Acquisition Information</head>
<p>The collection was purchased by Special Collection in July 2012.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>The collection consists of two documents (1751-1754) related to the Peacock Bigger estate and attempts to settle it.  Both documents are partial and apparent drafts.  A majority of the content deals with the dispute between Margaret Bigger and George Craig over the Peacock Bigger estate.  Other names includes David Young and Mary Young.  The backsides of both documents contain notes on accounts.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="local">Local/Regional History and Appalachian South</subject>
    <persname source="local">Bigger, Peacock</persname>
    <persname source="local">Young, David</persname>
    <persname source="local">Young, Margaret</persname>
    <persname source="local">Bigger, Margaret</persname>
    <persname source="local">Craig, George</persname>
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