A Collection in the Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 1972.46
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Special Collections Earl Gregg Swem Library College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794 USA Phone: (757) 221-3090 Fax: (757) 221-5440 Email: spcoll@wm.edu URL: http://swem.wm.edu/scrc/
Smith, George, Born before 1855 and died after 1940. Nelson, William E., 1880 -
arrangement
Language of Materials
The papers are in:
English
Abstract:
This collection details the personal and professional papers of George Smith and William E. Nelson. Legal documents consist
of deeds, forms, and official papers. Business materials include account books, checks, and promissory notes. The collection
also covers various publications and a few personal correspondences.
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research
Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Preferred Citation
George Smith Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Acquisition Information
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 09/01/1972.
George Smith lived in New Plymouth, Lunenburg County, Virginia during the late 1800's to mid 1900's. Possibly a lawyer who
mostly handled land transactions.
This collection details the personal and professional papers of George Smith and William E. Nelson. Legal documents consist
of deeds, forms, and official papers. Business materials include account books, checks, and promissory notes. The collection
also covers various publications and a few personal correspondences.
This collection is arranged into three series. Series one details the legal and personal papers of George Smith. Series
two covers papers from the law practice of William E. Nelson. Series Three consists of legal documents and various publications.
Legal papers of George Smith with a few personal papers and letters. Legal papers mostly concern land transactions, but also
include client credit records and personal account information.
Papers from the law practice of William E. Nelson of Lunenburg County. Includes correspondence, legal documents, client forms
from the Bureau of Credit, credit reports, other legal material regarding cases and publications of the Commonwealth of Virginia
on taxation, finance and other related subjects.
Folder 10
Legal Forms and Correspondences,
1908-1917 ,
Folder 11
Legal Forms and Correspondences,
1910 ,
Folder 12
Legal Forms, Correspondences, and Credit Reports,
1910 ,
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