vihart00069A Guide to the McPheeters, Harper, and Swartzle Papers, 1849-1875 SC 0160Mark Hubbard, Alicia HenneberryJames Madison University Libraries Special Collections

October 2000, October 2013

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-08 07:05:44 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard James Madison University Libraries Special Collections McPheeters, Harper, and Swartzle Papers McPheeters family Green Valley Auctions, Inc. Harper family Swartzle family SC 0160 /repositories/4/resources/303 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder 1849-1875 The McPheeters, Harper, and Swartzle Papers, 1849-1875, include annual membership receipts for the Virginia Central Agricultural Society for A.A. McPheeters and Miss Mary J. McPheeters, a list of the appraised property of Mrs. M.R. Harper, and an article of agreement between Ira Swartzle, David Swartzle, and J. William Sheetz. English Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], McPheeters, Harper, and Swartzle Papers, 1849-1875, SC 0160, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

 Acquisition Information

Purchased from Green Valley Auction in September 2000.

 Processing Information

In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in 2017-2018. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 4021.

 Bio/Historical Note

Unknown.

 Scope and Content

The annual membership receipts for the Virginia Central Agricultural Society for A. A. McPheeters and Miss Mary J. McPheeters are dated 1859; a list of the appraised property of Mrs. M. R. Harper, deceased, Augusta County, are dated April 15, 1875; and an article of agreement between Ira Swartzle, David Swartzle, and J. William Sheetz, concerning raising wheat and rye, Augusta County, is dated 1849.

 Arrangement

These items are arranged in one folder.

 Contracts, Agricultural -- Virginia -- Augusta County -- 19th century Real property -- Virginia -- Augusta County Farm management -- Virginia -- Augusta County Agriculture -- Accounting -- 19th century Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- 19th century Agriculture -- Finance -- 19th century Decedents' estates -- 19th century Wheat -- Planting Rye -- Planting Crops -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) Augusta County (Va.) -- Economic conditions Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Economic conditions -- Sources Virginia -- History, Local Augusta County (Va.) -- History Green Valley Auctions, Inc. McPheeters, Harper, and Swartzle Papers/repositories/4/archival_objects/92211849-187511Annual Membership Receipts/repositories/4/archival_objects/15901859Appraised Property List - Mrs. M.R. Harper/repositories/4/archival_objects/15911875Article of Agreement/repositories/4/archival_objects/15921849