A Guide to the Gates Family Bible Record, 1784-1895
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 34372
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Preferred Citation
Gates Family Bible Record, 1784-1895. Accession 34372, Bible records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of William B. Gates, Jr., Colonial Heights, Virginia, 8 February 1993.
Biographical/Historical Information
The Gates family lived in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Scope and Content Information
Bible of William Beverly Gates, "Yellow House," Harrowgate Road, Chesterfield, Virginia.
Includes Bible record (4 leaves), transcript (4 leaves), slave births (1 leaf), notes (3 leaves). Area covered is Chesterfield County, Virginia. Bible printed in 1822. Other surnames mentioned: Belcher, Bruce, and Woodson.
The April 1984 issue (minus pp. 3 and 4) of The Messenger of the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, containing a transcript of the Bible is included.