A Guide to the Shot Tower Document, 1998.2 Shot Tower, Document, 1835 1998.2

A Guide to the Shot Tower Document, 1998.2

A Collection in
Special Collections, Kegley Library
Collection Number 1998.2


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Repository
Special Collections, Kegley Library
Collection Number
1998.2
Title
Shot Tower Document 1835
Physical Characteristics
1 item.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Shot Tower Document, Mss. Collection 1998.2, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Acquisition Information

Provenance of this document is unknown.

Biographical/Historical Information

Michael Jackson and Robert Jackson inherited the Shot Tower, located on the New River in Wythe County, Virginia, from their uncle Thomas Jackson who died in 1824. Michael Jackson and Robert Jackson were the sons of John Jackson (1766-1826), the brother of fellow emigrant Thomas Jackson. The brothers rented the tower to their cousin Robert Raper; Raper's mother Ann Jackson Raper Walton was the sister of Thomas and John Jackson. The Shot Tower was used for the manufacture of shot. The Tower is now part of the Shot Tower State Park system.

Scope and Content

The Shot Tower Document is a one page memorandum of agreement between Michael Jackson and Robert Jackson with Robert Raper dated 31 January 1835. The Jackson brothers agreed to rent the Shot Tower to Raper for six years. In return Robert Raper agreed to build a factory for the manufacture of shot and paint the tower with lime.