A Guide to the R.J. Reid Papers, 1777-1870 Reid, R.J., Papers, 1777-1870 22032

A Guide to the R.J. Reid Papers, 1777-1870

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 22032


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
22032
Title
R.J. Reid Papers, 1777-1870
Physical Characteristics
173 leaves
Physical Location
Personal papers collection, Acc. 22032
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

R.J. Reid. Papers, 1777-1870. Accession 22032, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Lent for copying by R.J. Reid, April 1942.

Scope and Content Information

Papers, 1777-1870, of R. J. Reid of Durham, North Carolina, consisting of materials from the following: Bedford, Campbell, Cumberland, Franklin, Goochland, Halifax, Mecklenberg, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, and Prince Edward Counties, Virginia, and the city of Danville, Virginia. The papers consist of: accounts, bank records, Confederate post office records, contracts, correspondence, court records, epitaphs, eulogies, licenses, military records, militia commissions, oaths of allegiance, pardons, promissory notes, receipts, reports, and stock certificates. Of particular interest are: militia commissions signed by Governor James McDowell (1795-1851), a pardon granted by President Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), several receipts for supplies for the Confederate army, and letters from various companies in Richmond, Virginia, listing the price of slaves in 1860.