A Guide to the Amos Scott Receipt, 1862 Scott, Amos, Receipt, 1862 37816

A Guide to the Amos Scott Receipt, 1862

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 37816


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
37816
Title
Amos Scott Receipt, 1862
Physical Characteristics
1 page
Physical Location
Personal papers collection, Acc. 37816
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Amos Scott. Receipt, 1862. Accession 37816, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased 23 June 2000.

Biographical/Historical Information

Amos Scott was born in 1807 and farmed a 12000 acre estate in Port Republic, Rockingham County, Virginia. He married Agnes Ann Palmer (1807-1862) of King William County, Virginia on 24 Oct. 1848 in Rockingham County. Together they had four children. He died in Port Republic on 1 Nov. 1889.

Scope and Content Information

Receipt, 8 Nov. 1862, for the purchase of a slave named Joe by Amos Scott (1807-1889) of Virginia from H.L. Gibson.