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Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation:
Glenn Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Purchase
Processing Information:
Box and folder list compiled by Amanda Hayek, SCRC staff in November 2011.
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1821-1858, received by George D. Glenn, iron founder at Isabella Furnace near Luray, Page County, Va. from family (members of the Bradley, Groves and Dowdell families) and friends who have left Page County for West Virginia, Ohio and Oregon. A few letters concern patterns and moldings for iron castings and there are three letters, 1826-1831, written by a Quaker, Abraham Alderdice of Wilmington, Del.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Correspondence
- Design drawings
- Glenn, George D., fl. 1821-1858
- Iron industry and trade--Virginia
- Ohio--History--19th century
- Oregon--History--19th century
- Quakers--Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
- West Virginia--History--19th century
Container List
Item 1: George C. Bradley and Mary Bradley, Hamilton Township, [Adams] County, [Pa.], to John Glenn and Mary Glenn, at Isabella Furnace Post Office, Shenandoah County, Va., March 25, 1821 Item 2: George C. and Mary Bradley, Adams County, Pa., to George D. and Nancy Glenn, at Isabella Furnace Post Office, Shenandoah County, Va., December 2, 1821 Item 3: George C. and Mary Bradley, Adams County, Pa., to George D. and Nancy Glenn, at Isabella Furnace, Luray P.O., Shenandoah County, Va., February 16, 1822 Item 4: George C and Mary Bradley, Adams County, Pa., to John and Mary Glenn, at Luray, Shenandoah County, Va., September 1, 1822 Item 5: Thomas W. Bradley and Catherine Bradley, Westpennsborough Township, Cumberland County, Pa., to Mary Glenn, at Luray Post Office, Shenandoah County, Va., May 20, 1826 Item 6: Abraham Allderdice, at Wilmington, [Del.], to George D. Glenn, at Luray Post Office, Shenandoah County, Va., June 28, 1826 Item 7: William A. Harris, at Luray, to George D. Glenn, at Isabella Furnace., June 2, 1827 Item 8: Jacob Waynesburg, Jr., at Eagle Mills, to George Glenn, at Isabella Furnace, Shenandoah County, Va., June 17, 1827 Item 9: William M. Blackford, at Fredericksburg, to George D. Glenn, at Isabella Furnace., November 25, 1827 Item 10: Abraham Allderdice, at Wilmington, to George D. Glenn, at Luray Post Office, Shenandoah County, Va., February 19, 1828 Item 11: Nancy Groves, to David Groves, at Luray, Shenandoah County, Va., November 14, 1828 Item 12: David Stover and Mary Stover, Culpeper County, Va., to George D. Glenn, Shenandoah County, Va., December 2, 1828 Item 13: William M. Blackford, at Fredericksburg, to George D. Glenn, at Isabella Furnace, Shenandoah County, Va., June 22, 1829 Item 14: Jacob Waynesburg, at Weaver's Mills, [Fauquier County], to George D. Glenn, founderer at Isabella Furnace, Shenandoah County, Va., December 16, 1829 Item 15: Thomas O. Jennings, at Warrenton, to George Glenn, at Isabella Furnace, Shenandoah [County]., January 11, 1830 Item 16: Abraham Allderdice, at Wilmington, [Del.], to George D. Glenn, at Luray Post Office, Page County, Va., September 18, 1831 Item 17: Moses Dowdell and Barbara Dowdell to Henry Groves, at Luray, Va., December 18, 1831 Postmarked Cleves, Ohio. Item 18: Barbara Dowdell, Moses Dowdell and Daniel Dowdell to George Glenn, at Luray Post Office, Page County, Va., November 16, 1832[?] On same sheet as items 19 and 20. Item 19: Henry Groves to George Glenn., undated On same sheet as items 18 and 20. Item 20: Sally Groves to George Glenn., undated On same sheet as items 18 and 19. Item 21: Levi T. Gilum and Isabelar B. Gilum to their mother and brother., December 10, 1836 Item 22: B. Smith, at Wheeling, to George D. Glenn, at Isabella Furnace, near Luray, Page County, Va., March 25, 1837 Item 23: F. Holyman [?] to George Glenn., July 5, 1837 Item 24: David Stover and Mary Stover, Putnam County, Ohio, to George D. Glenn and Nancy Glenn, at Luray P.O., Page County, Va., July 17, 1838 Item 25: Henry Groves and family, [at Eugene, Ind.], to George D. Glenn, at Luray Psot Office, Page County, Virginia., February 10, 1839 On same sheet as item 26. Item 26: Daniel Dowdell [to George D. Glenn and Nancy Glenn]., undated On same sheet as item 25. Item 27: Henry Groves to George D. Glenn, Page County, Va., July 21, 1839 Item 28: Henry Groves, [at Eugene, Ind.], to George D. Glenn, at Luray, Page County, Va., December 29, 1839 Item 29: Lewis Stover and Mary Stover, at Kalida, Putnam County, Ohio, to George D. Glenn and Nancy Glenn, at Luray, Page County, Va., April 3, 1846 Item 30: David Glenn, at Fayetteville, Franklin County, Pa., to George Glenn, at Luray, Page County, Va., July 10, 1847 Item 31: David Glenn, [at Fayetteville, Pa.], to George Glenn, at Luray, Page County, Virginia., September 6, 1847 Item 32: William Edwin Lauck, secretary of Lafayette Lodge No. 137, Luray, Va., to George D. Glenn, Page County, Va., March 23, 1854 Enclosure: Statement of George D. Glenn's dues. 1853. Item 33: Thomas B. Glenn, at Oregon, Holt County, Mo., to his brother, [George D. Glenn?]., October 12, 1857 Item 34: William Glenn, at Stanardsville, to his father, G.D. Glenn, Page County, Virginia., June 21, 1858 Item 35: William A. Harris to George D. Glenn, at Isabella Furnace, undated Item 36: M.A. Lauck, at Mundell Ville [?], to George D. Glenn, at Isabella Furnace., undated Item 37: George D. Glenn, in account with J. & J. Lunberger., 1829-1830 1 piece. Item 38: A Hymn copied by George D. Glenn., December 29, 1821 1 piece. Item 39: Pencil sketch of a machine believed to be either a spinning machine or a loom., undated 1 piece.