A Guide to the Dillard family papers, 1771-1859, 189-, #53160

A Guide to the Dillard family papers, 1771-1859, 189- Dillard family papers, 1771-1859, 189- 53160

A Guide to the Dillard family papers, 1771-1859, 189-

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 53160

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
USA
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Processed by: Trenton Hizer

Repository

The Library of Virginia

Accession Number

53160

Title

Dillard family papers, 1771-1859, 189-

Extent

.37 cubic feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)

Creator

Dillard family

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Dillard family papers, 1771-1859, 189-. Accession 53160. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased

The Dillards were a prominent family in Amherst and Nelson Counties, Virginia. James Spotswood Dillard was born 29 November 1791. He married Narcissa Elizabeth Turner (1797-1878) on 17 October 1816. James Spotswood Dillard died 29 August 1866. James and Narcissa Dillard's son Terisha Washington Dillard was born 11 September 1817 and their son William S. Dillard was born about 1825. Terisha W. Dillard married Mary Elizabeth Dillard (1826-1886) 30 November 1844. Terisha Dillard was killed by enslaved persons on 9 May 1863. William S. Dillard was a physician who practiced in Nelson County.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1771-1859, 189-, of the Dillard family of Amherst County, Virginia, consisting of circular letters, correspondence, letters to the editor, and speeches concerning local, state, and national politics; drawings, land grants, and plats regarding property in Amherst and Buckingham Counties; account books, accounts, and correspondence regarding purchases and financial matters; commissions for the 90th Virginia Militia; claims for property losses during the Civil War; and a business card for Dr. William S. Dillard.

Contents List

Folder 1

Correspondence, 1818, 1822-1823

Folder 2

Correspondence, 1843, 1849, [184-]

Folder 3

Correspondence, 1851-1853, 1859

Folder 4

Peter Martin and Company correspondence to James S. Dillard, 1855, 1857

Folder 5

Stephen Turner account with Robert Rives and Company, 1798

Folder 6

James S. Dillard cash account book, 1819-1821

Folder 7

William S. Dillard claims, 189-

Folder 8

Land grants, 1789, 1821 (located in oversize folder)

Folder 9

Plats, 1789, 1792, no date

Folder 10

J. P. Dillard drawing, no date

Folder 11

Militia commissions, 1812, 1819, 1833 (one commission located in oversize folder)

Folder 12

Lord Dunmore call for elections to the House of Burgesses, 31 Ocober 1771

Folder 13

Letter to the Lynchburg Republican by "Eastern Virginia " [Terisha W. Dillard?], 1840

Folder 14

Terisha W. Dillard speech, Democratic meeting in Bedford County, Virginia, ca. 1840s

Folder 15

William S. Dillard business card, 1847