Prestwould-Farm-RecordsPrestwould Farm RecordsGuide to the Prestwould Farm Records Mss. 65 P94Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.Special Collections Research Center

2007-08-03

William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library400 Landrum DrWilliamsburg, VirginiaBusiness Number: 757-221-3090spcoll@wm.eduURL:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-22 23:38:27 -0400.The collection description/finding aid is written in English Special Collections Research Center Prestwould Farm Records Mss. 65 P94 /repositories/2/resources/7476 3.00 Linear Feet 1929-1946 6729.00 items English General

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Gift of 6657 items on 5/26/1965 and gift of 72 items on 9/13/1965.

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Preferred Citation:

Prestwould Farm Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Related Materials:

See also Skipwith Family Papers (Mss. 65 Sk3), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

Records, 1929-1946, concerning Prestwould in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The collection includes correspondence of Dr. John Williamson Price, Jr., of Louisville, Kentucky, the owner of Prestwould with his farm managers; accounts; livestock records; and registration records of Aberdeen-Angus cattle; Percheron horses; saddle horses; and Hampshire hogs.

Prestwould is an eighteenth century plantation which was owned by the Skipwith family. It is now owned by the Prestwould Foundation and is open to the public.

Correspondence Financial records Aberdeen--Angus cattle American saddlebred horse Farm management--Virginia--History--20th century Hampshire swine Horses--Virginia Prestwould (Virginia : Estate) Box 1id150263/repositories/2/archival_objects/2576741General reports of Prestwould Farmid150264/repositories/2/archival_objects/2576781938-194111Scope and Contents

Included are a few copies of letters written by the secretary of Dr. Price to William Adcock, Prestwould Farm, April-August, 1943.

Aberdeen-Angus Cattleid150268/repositories/2/archival_objects/2576791941-194612Scope and Contents

Correspondence of John W. Price, Jr., concerning the cattle.

Aberdeen-Angus Journalid150270/repositories/2/archival_objects/2576801941-194713Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Dr. Price with the Journal re: advertisements and subscriptions.

American Oil Companyid150272/repositories/2/archival_objects/25768114Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Dr. Price with the oil company.

Applications for Registration - Horsesid150273/repositories/2/archival_objects/25768215Scope and Contents

Application from Dr. Price to the American Horse Breeders Association.

Correspondenceid150275/repositories/2/archival_objects/25768316Scope and Contents

Principally copies of correspondence between Dr. Price and George K. Baily, "Wickwire," Earleville, Maryland.

Official horse marking sheets.

Insurance, Prestwould.id150290/repositories/2/archival_objects/2576951943118Scope and Contents

Correspondence re: damage to buildings at Prestwould Farm.

Inventory of Prestwould Farmid150292/repositories/2/archival_objects/2576961942-1944119Scope and Contents

Copies of the inventory at Prestwould Farm.

Correspondence of Dr. Priceid150293/repositories/2/archival_objects/2576971943-1944120Correspondence, 1945 November 26id150294/repositories/2/archival_objects/257698121Livestock Salesid150296/repositories/2/archival_objects/2576991943122Scope and Contents

Announcements and correspondence about Aberdeen-Angus sales.

Livestock Soldid150298/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577001943123Scope and Contents

Lists and correspondence.

Livestock Salesid150299/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577011944124Scope and Contents

Correspondence about Aberdeen-Angus sales.

Livestock Salesid150301/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577021945125Scope and Contents

Correspondence about Aberdeen-Angus sales.

Correspondence of Dr. Priceid150303/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577031943-1944126Correspondence of Dr. Priceid150305/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577041943-1946127Pedigrees, Angus Cattleid150307/repositories/2/archival_objects/257705128Scope and Contents

Lists of pedigreed cattle at Prestwould.

Box 2id150308/repositories/2/archival_objects/2576752Percheron Horse Association fo Americaid150618/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577061938-194421Scope and Contents

Corrspondence of Dr. Price, together with printed notices.

Percheron Horsesid150619/repositories/2/archival_objects/25770722Scope and Contents

Literature and correspondence about Percheron horses at Prestwould Farm.

Phi Kappa Sigma Medical Fraternityid150620/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577081938-194023Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Dr. Price with the fraternity, and a set of seven name cards.

Pig Pedigreesid150622/repositories/2/archival_objects/25770924Scope and Contents

Lists of pedigreed pigs at Prestwould.

Pigsid150623/repositories/2/archival_objects/25771025Scope and Contents

Literature and correspondence about the Hampshire Hogs at Prestwould Farm.

Pigs and Pedigreesid150624/repositories/2/archival_objects/25771126Pigs, Extra Copies of Pedigreesid150625/repositories/2/archival_objects/25771227Poniesid150627/repositories/2/archival_objects/25771328Correspondenceid150628/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577141943 October 2029Ravenswood Irene (Heifer)id150630/repositories/2/archival_objects/257715210Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Dr. John W. Price, Jr. regarding an Aberdeen-Angus heifer.

Ear Sealing Order and Pension Inquiryid150631/repositories/2/archival_objects/257716211Standard Oil Company of New Jerseyid150633/repositories/2/archival_objects/257717212Correspondence of Dr. John W. Price, Jr.id150634/repositories/2/archival_objects/257718213Taxes, Virginia Propertyid150636/repositories/2/archival_objects/257719214Timber on Prestwouldid150637/repositories/2/archival_objects/257720215Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Dr. John W. Price, Jr.

Trucksid150638/repositories/2/archival_objects/257721216Correspondence, principally with the Virginia Tractor Co., Richmond, Virginiaid150640/repositories/2/archival_objects/257722217Virginia Public Service Company, Chase City, Virginiaid150642/repositories/2/archival_objects/257723218Prestwould Farm photographsid150643/repositories/2/archival_objects/257724219Scope and Contents

17 photographs. 8 negatives included.

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Joe Briggs, Clarksville, Va. regarding horses kept by Briggs for Price.

Correspondenceid150670/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577451938 April 14 - 1940 May 20311Scope and Contents

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Woods A. Caperton Jr., Carmel, Ind. about Percheron horses.

Correspondenceid150671/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577461940 November 6 - 1942 April 25312Scope and Contents

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and W. A. Carter and Aaron Carter, Clarksville, Va. regarding plantation business.

Copies of lettersid150672/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577471943 February 20 - 1944 August 25313Scope and Contents

From Dr. John W. Price, Jr., and his secretary to Pascal Carter, "Prestwould," Clarksville, Va. regarding farm business and enclosing salary checks.

Correspondenceid150673/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577481933 January 4 - March 24314Scope and Contents

Of Dr. John W. Price, Jr. with W.A. Carter and Aaron Carter, Jeffress, Va. about Prestwould Farm affairs.

Correspondenceid150674/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577491943 May 15 - December 18315Scope and Contents

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and W. E. Harvey, Boydton, Va., Secretary to the Mecklenberg U.S. Department of Agriculture War Board

Correspondence and accountsid150675/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577501943 April 9 - 1946 February 11316Scope and Contents

Of Dr. John W. Price, Jr., with Dr. James C. Hickey, South Boston, Va., and other veterinarians.

Correspondenceid150676/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577511943 April 19 - 1946 July 6317Scope and Contents

Of Dr. John W. Price, Jr., with W. Hundley, Boydton, Va. about sales of cattle and hogs.

Correspondenceid150677/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577521939 August 1 - December 31318Scope and Contents

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Hugh Clendening Johnson, "Prestwouldquot; about farm affairs.

Correspondenceid150678/repositories/2/archival_objects/257753319Scope and Contents

Of Dr. John W. Price, Jr. with Hugh Clendening Johnson, Clarksville, Va., until his dismissal as manager of Prestwould in November 1940, and subsequent correspondence regarding Johnson until August 14, 1942. Also correspondence of Johnson with Miss Katherine Moore, Louisville, Ky. 141 items.

Correspondence and accountsid150679/repositories/2/archival_objects/257754320Scope and Contents

Of D. W. Wiley, Clarksville, Va., with Dr. John W. Price, Jr., "Prestwouldquot; and Louisville, Ky. regarding lumber for construction of farm buildings.

Correspondenceid150680/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577551940 November 25 - 1941321Scope and Contents

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Correspondenceid150681/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577561942322Scope and Contents

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Correspondenceid150682/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577571943323Scope and Contents

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Correspondenceid150683/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577581944324Scope and Contents

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Correspondenceid150684/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577591945325Scope and Contents

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Correspondenceid150685/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577601946326Scope and Contents

Between Dr. John W. Price, Jr., Louisville, Ky., and Otto Carter, the farm manager of "Prestwould," together with farm bills, receipts, etc.

Correspondenceid150687/repositories/2/archival_objects/2577611932327Scope and Contents