A Guide to the Shelton Family Papers, 1797-1871 Shelton Family Papers, 1797-1871 24593

A Guide to the Shelton Family Papers, 1797-1871

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 24593

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Processed by: J. Frederickson, Alex Lorch

Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

24593

Title

Papers, 1797-1871

Physical Characteristics

22 leaves

Creator

Shelton Family

Physical Location

Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 24593

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Shelton Family Papers, 1797-1871, Accession 24593, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Thomas R. Passagaluppi, 700 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Scope and Content Information

These records concern lands in Stafford County and Lee County, Virginia and Winston County, Mississippi. There is also a pardon issued by President Andrew Johnson to John C. Shelton of Stafford County.

Arrangement

Items are arranged chronologically.

Contents List

Shelton Family Papers, 1797-1871

a
Deed of Gift, 9 September 1797, John Conyers of Stafford County, Virginia, to his daughter, Lether Shelton, of Stafford County for 212 acres. Recorded in Stafford County, 9 October 1797, in Deed Book Y, which is no longer extant

2 p.
b
Deed, 8 February 1809, Robert Dunbar and Elizabeth, his wife, to Laurence Sanford, for unspecified acreage in Stafford County. Recorded in Stafford County, 13 June 1809. Recorded copy no longer extant.

4 p.
c
Deed, 14 [March] 1811, Robert Patton and John Minor, commissioners, to Laurence Sanford of Stafford County for 104 acres in Stafford County belonging to the estate of James Hunter deceased. Includes plat for land. Recorded in Stafford County 8 April 1811. See Stafford County Deed Book AA, 1809-1811, pp. 206-207.

5 p.
d
Deed, 5 March 1841, Thoms Lovorn and Sarah, his wife, to John C. Shelton for 80.67 acres in Winston County, Mississippi. Recorded in Winston County, Mississippi, 6 March 1841.

3 p.
e
Pardon, 5 July 1866, President Andrew Johnson to John C. Shelton of Stafford County, Virginia.
Physical Location: located in oversize, box 56
1 leaf
f
Power of attorney, 1 September 1841, from Agnes E. Brock, Benjamin L. Long, and Alexander Bell, of Green County, Alabama, to John C. Shelton to sell land of Joseph Brock in Lee County, Virginia. Brock, Long, and Bell are legatees adn distributees of Joseph Brock.

3 p.
g
Envelope, n.d.

1 item
h
Genealogical notes on the Shelton family, n.d.

1 leaf