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Preferred Citation:

Minor Wine Thomas, Sr. Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information:

Gift via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.

Biographical Information:

Minor Wine Thomas, Sr. was a surveyor and a professor at the State Teacher's College in East Radford, Virginia. He was married to Grace Nesselrodt. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Papers of Minor Wine Thomas, Sr.

Includes letters, 1952, concerning land that had belonged to Lorenzo F. Nesselrodt and Josephine Nesselrodt, rental agreement with R.B. Gilliam and sale of York County, Virginia farm to Ware Loves.

1920 agreement between Richard Houge of James City County, Virginia and L.F. Nesselrodt of Shenandoah County, Virginia for a 5,970 pound shoatee.

1926 Deed of Release between the Federal Land Bank of Baltimore and Lorenzo F. and Josephine Nesselrodt of James City County for 120 acres in James City County.

1927 letter from A.J. Hall of Norge, Virginia to M. W. Thomas of Radford, Virginia regarding a land survey.

1928 response to Dr. Minor Wise Thomas of the State Teachers College in Radford, Virginia from J.A.C. Chandler of William and Mary about any vacancies in the Department of Education.

Letters between Minor Wine Thomas and Channing Hall, AshtonDovel, J.A.C. Chandler of William and Mary and others about surveys of land in James City County and Williamsburg, Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Buildings and Grounds
• Correspondence
• Deeds--Virginia--James City County
• Legal documents
• Real property--Virginia--James City County
• Surveying--Virginia
• Surveying--Virginia--James City County
• Surveying--Virginia--Williamsburg

General

Other Information:

Acc. 1995.17, a gift of Ed Belvin, may have been merged with this accession.