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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Rebecca Barnhart, 04/30/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the George Purdie Letter, 1789 October 26 A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`sJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library MS 2004.7

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008 Special Collections Staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation George Purdie Letter 1789 October 26 MS 2004.7 On site. 1 item. English Purdie, George, ca. 1730-1803 Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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Preferred Citation

Geroge Purdie Letter, Manuscript #MS 2004.7, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2004

Biographical/Historical Information

George Purdie was a merchant of Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

Scope and Content

Business letter from George Purdie regarding a shipment of tobacco from Smithfield, VA and nearby Gray's Creek (opposite Jamestown, VA) to an undisclosed location.

Arrangement

1 item.

Index Terms Persons: Purdie, George, ca. 1730-1803 Subjects: Tobacco-Virginia-Smithfield Tobacco-Virginia-Jamestown Geographical Names: Smithfield (Va.) Jamestown (Va.)