<?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 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-ViLxW"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Millboro and Kerr's Creek Turnpike Company documents</titleproper><titleproper>Millboro and Kerr's Creek Turnpike Company documents <num>WLU.Coll.0447</num></titleproper><author>updated by Kim Sims, April 2026</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-04-10 07:02:16 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Millboro and Kerr's Creek Turnpike Company documents</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.01 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1836/1838" type="inclusive">1836, 1838 December 5</unitdate>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_25f6ab976c699df5bef060e6f7113db7">The collection is in English.</langmaterial>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[Identification of item], Millboro and Kerrs Creek Turnpike Company Documents (WLU Coll. 0447), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>This collection consists of two documents. One is an 1836 document to the stockholders of the Millsboro and Kerrs Creek Turnpike Company from the company's president Alexander T. Barclay. He provides background information, mentions accepting a proposal for making a road, tolls, and other business. There is also a letter written by John C. Bowyer to James Brown, Jr. of the Board of Public Works that serves as a report to the Board.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>The collection is open for research use.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <subject source="fast">Roads</subject>
    <geogname source="fast">Virginia -- Rockbridge County</geogname>
    <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Barclay, Ted, II (Alexander Tedford)</persname>
    <persname rules="aacr" source="ingest">Bowyer, John, General</persname>
    <corpname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Virginia. Board of Public Works</corpname>
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