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Samuel Powell Byrd Papers(1823–1859)

  • MS 1939.4
  • Microfilm: M-1553
  • Transcript: TR/60
  • 14 items

Letters and accounts of Dr. Samuel Powell Byrd (1807–1863), of Gloucester County, VA, his stepson, William L. Fauntleroy, and his son, Richard C. Byrd, including accounts with Jesse Cole, Nicholas, Vest & Company, B.E. Bucktrout, W.W. Webb & Company, W.W. Vest & Company, and T.B. Taliaferro for medical supplies, household goods, clothing, and furniture; papers regarding S.P. Byrd’s notes held by Roscow Cole and Lemuel Bowden; and letters to S.P. Byrd from William Fauntleroy and J.A. Deneufville. Also, two letters from Thomas Marshall to his son, John Marshall (1811–1854), who married Richard C. Byrd’s daughter.

Inventory

Date Description
21 December 1823 Thomas Marshall, Westover, to son [John Marshall], Oak Hill, Fauquier Co., re family’s trip and arrival.
7 February 1824 Thomas Marshall, Westover, to son [John Marshall], Oak Hill, recommending Sallust and serious study.
25 May 1828 Account: Dr. Samuel Powell Byrd to Jesse Cole. 1X Oversize.
10 June 1830 Nicholas Vest & Co., account. Typescript available.
1 January 1831 Receipted account. Dr. S. Powell Byrd to B.E. Bucktrout. Typescript.
22 March 1831 Receipted account. Dr. S.P. Byrd to Nicholas Vest & Co.
21 May 1832 Receipted account. Dr. S.P. Byrd and W.W. Webb & Co.
21 May 1832 Receipt: Roscow Cole to Dr. S.P. Byrd re bond.
22 May 1832 Receipt: Roscow Cole to Dr. S.P. Byrd re note due.
19 April 1833 Dr. S.P. Byrd for Mrs. George McCandlish in account with W.W. Webb & Co. signed by William H. Pierce.
28 October 1834 J.A. Deneufville, Sr., Williamsburg, to Dr. Samuel P. Byrd, Gloucester Co., re brother Addison L. Byrd’s overdue Williamsburg house rent.
1 January 1850 Lem[uel] J. Bowden, Williamsburg, to Dr. Samuel P. Byrd, Gloucester Co., re interest on bonds. Typescript available.
4 April 1859 Receipted account. T.B. Taliaferro to Richard C. Byrd.
n.d. William L. Fauntleroy to cousin, Dr. Samuel P. Byrd, Whitehall, Gloucester Co. Written on back of printed circular for Concord Academy in Caroline Co., post 1847. Torn.
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