PUBLIC "-//Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library//TEXT (US::Viwn::viwn00002::A Guide to the John W. Affleck Collection, 1733-1843)//EN" "viwn00002.xml" A Guide to the John W. Affleck Collection, 1733 - 1843 Affleck, John W. Collection 279 THL Staff Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library © 2017 By Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Lorna Loring, 12 April 2017 Description is in English A Guide to the John W. Affleck Collection, 1733-1843 A Collection in Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library 279 THL

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library 2017 Archives Staff Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library Descriptive Summary Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library John W. Affleck Collection, 1733 - 1843 279 THL 0.21 linear feet. English Dutch John W. Affleck Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions

Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.

Preferred Citation

John W. Affleck Collection, Collection # 279 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as a gift.

Biographical/Historical Information

John W. Affleck was a Winchester was a resident of Winchester, VA. He was born on January 1, 1850 at his family home, known as "Bid-a-Wee," located on Peyton Street in the City of Winchester to Alexander G. Affleck and Ann E. Hoover. He worked for many years in the business of selling agricultural tools and machinery with his brother Scott A. Affleck. He married Rosa Kerfoot on December 26, 1883. The couple had five children. Affleck died on December 27, 1930.

Scope and Content

The John W. Affleck Collection contains Huber family papers from Holland and Pennsylvania. Included are the original papers written in Dutch and an English translation. These papers range from letters to baptism certificate and range from 1733 to 1843.

Contents List Bast, Theobald - land deed, Pennsylvania 1789 1 2 leaves, manuscript (photocopy) Damigen, Anna Catharina - baptismal certificate 1764 1 1 leaf Forster, Jacob - Letter no date 1 2 leaves, photocopy Hober, John Hendrik - passport request 1766 1 3 leaves, photocopy Huber, Heinrich - passport 1767 1 3 leaves, photocopy Huber, Heinrich - certificate of inheritance share May 12, 1767 1 3 leaves, photocopy Huber, Henry - military record 1759 1 2 leaves, photocopy Huber family - manumission certificate 1767 1 5 leaves, photocopy Huber family - passport 1767 1 3 leaves, photocopy Schultz, John - papers 1843 1 2 leaves, photocopy "Winchester," paper by Jessie S. Cooper no date 1 6 leaves, photocopy