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Preferred Citation:

Oscar N. Early Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase

Processing Information:

Box and folder list inventory completed by Zach Woodward, SCRC staff, in February 2011.

Biographical Information:

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Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence (112 pieces), 1890-1915, of Oscar N. Early, farmer of Albemarle and Prince William counties, Va. Includes letters from his wife Mary Brown Early and his brother, Everett E. Early. Also includes printed circular letters, sheets and cards as well as accounts. Includes letter, 25 February 1914, concerning the estate of William Jennings of Acton, England.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Agriculture--Virginia--19th century
• Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century
• Albemarle County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Correspondence
• Early family
• Financial records
• Prince William County (Va.)--History--19th century