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Preferred Citation:
William Massie papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Acquisition Information:
Gift
Biographical Information:
William Massie (1795-1862) was a plantation owner and miller in Tyro, Nelson County , Virginia. He also served a term in the Virginia legislature.
Scope and Contents
The William Massie papers includes letters and accounts belonging to William Massie, a farmer, miller and plantation owner.
Massie lived in Pharsalia and Tye River Mills, Nelson County
, Virginia. Letters include correspondence between Nathaniel Francis Cabell and Chiswell Dabney. Letters discuss life in
Nelson County
, agriculture, slavery, milling, and other subjects.
Related Material
William Massie Papers, 1747-1919, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin.
William Massie Papers, Duke University Library.
Massie Family Negro Books, 1823-1863, Accession #12705, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library.
Miscellaneous Virginia letters, 1807-1911, Accession #11490, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library.
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.1
Contents1930 JuneScope and Contents
File includes portion of the orignial finding aid of collection as presented by W.E. Massie.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.2 id101995 1816 October 15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.2 id101996 1816 October 15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.2 id101997
William Langhorne at Forest to William Massie1819 August 15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.2 id101998 1819 October 3
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.2 id101999 1822 May 3
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.2 id102000
Patrick Gibson at Richmond to William Massie at New Glasgow, Amherst County1824 May 6
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.2 id102001 1824 October 28
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.2 id102002 1824 December 30
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.2 id102003 1825 January 6
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.3 id102004
James Montgomery to William Massie1825 January 15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.3 id102005 1825 March 10
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.3 id102006 1825 September 11
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.3 id102007
William Cowan at Richmond to Edward Brown1830 May 11
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.3 id102008 1832 March 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.3 id102009 1832 July 8
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.3 id102011
Reuben Cash to William Massie at Lynchburg1832 August 19
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.3 id102012 1832 September 17
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.4 id102013 1832 October 25
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.4 id102014 1832 November 23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.4 id102016 1833 August 10
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.4 id102017 1833 November 14
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.4 id102018 1834 January 19
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.4 id102019 1834 January 20
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.4 id102020 1834 January 23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.4 id102021 1834 June 3
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.5 id102022 1834 June 23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.5 id102024 1834 November 26
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.5 id102025 1834 November 28
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.5 id102026 1835 May 8
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.5 id102028 1835 May 23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.5 id102029 1836 February 2
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.5 id102031 1836 February 15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.5 id102032 1836 May 10
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.6 id102033 1836 July 20
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.6 id102034 1836 August 29
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.6 id102035 1836 October 20
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.6 id102036 1836 December 15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.6 id102037 1837 January 12
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.6 id102038 1837 May
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.6 id102039 1837 July 22
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1.6 id102040
N. C. Anderson at New Market to William Massie1837 December 30
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.1
Contents1930 JuneScope and Contents
File includes portion of the orignial finding aid of collection as presented by W.E. Massie.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.2 id102042
John Jacobs at Wills Valley, Decalb County, to William Massie at Tye River Mills,1838 January 2
Nelson County
, Virginia
Scope and ContentsMutilated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.2 id102043 1838 January 4
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.2 id102044
Robert Rives at Oak Ridge to William Massie1838 February 2
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.2 id102045 1838 March 13
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.2 id102046 1838 April 7
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.2 id102047 1838 September 15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.2 id102048 1838 September 18
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.2 id102049 1838 October 18
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.3 id102050 1839 January 18
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.3 id102051 1839 January 18
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.3 id102052
Harvey Armistead & at Richmond to William Massie1839 February 28
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.3 id102053
Harvey Armistead & at Richmond to William Massie1839 March 14
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.3 id102054 1839 August 6
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.3 id102055
James Wood at Oakland to William Massie1839 September 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.3 id102056
Receipt signed by John W. Warwick1839 September 10
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.3 id102057
David Graham at Orange to William Massie at Richmond1839 December 31
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.3 id102058
George H. Crawford at Rockfish to William Massie1840 December 13
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.4 id103915 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.4 id103917 1840 December 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.4 id103919
George H. Crawford to William Massie1840 December 20
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.4 id103922 1841 February 15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.4 id103924 1841 April 10
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.4 id103927 1841 April 11
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.4 id103928
Charles C. Patteson to William Massie1841 April 12
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.4 id103931 1841 May 17
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.4 id103932 1841 July 1
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.5 id103934 1841 December 7
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.5 id103936 1841 December 11
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.5 id103937
William Massie at Pharsalia to Alexander Smiley at the Custom House, Mouth of Tye River1841 December 20
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.5 id103940 1841 December 21
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.5 id103942 1842 February 3
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.5 id103944 1842 February 20
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.5 id103947 1842 February 23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.5 id103949 1842 March 4
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.6 id103950 1842 April 7
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.6 id103951 1842 April 24
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.6 id103953 1842 April 24
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.6 id103958 1842 May 6
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.6 id103959 1842 May 22
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.6 id103960 1842 September 16
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.6 id103962 1843 October 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.6 id103963 1846 January 16
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.7 id103964 1846 February 23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.7 id103965 1846 May 21
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2.7 id103966 1846 May 25
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.1
Contents1930 June
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.2 id103967 1848 January 5
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.2 id103968 1848 February 20
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.2 id103969 1848 March 4
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.2 id103970 1848 March 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.2 id103971 1848 March 18
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.2 id103972 1848 March 31
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.2 id103973 1848 April 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.2 id103974 1849 January 6
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.3 id103975 1849 January 8
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.3 id103976 1849 January 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.3 id103978 1849 January 17
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.3 id103979 1849 January 22
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.3 id103980
John Hight, Sr. to William Massie1849 January 25
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.3 id103981 1849 January 27
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.3 id103982 1849 February 5
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.3 id103983 1849 February 13
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.4 id103984 1849 February 27
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.4 id103985 1849 March 1
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.4 id103986 1849 March 3
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.4 id103987 1849 March 7
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.4 id103988 1849 March 13
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.4 id103989 1849 March 22
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.4 id103990 1849 March 29
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.4 id103991 1849 March 29
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.5 id103992 1849 May 21
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.5 id103993
Nance & Jones at Richmond to William Massie1849 June 11
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.5 id103994
Samuel J. Jones at Richmond to William Massie1849 June 11
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.5 id103995 1849 June 12
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.5 id103996 1851 March 30
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.5 id103997
William H. Powers, agent for Manchester Cotton & W. Mg. Co. at Richmond to William Massie1854 March 3
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.5 id103998
John Jones & Co. at Richmond to William Massie1856 March 7
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.5 id103999
N. B. Worthington at Baltimore to William Massie1859 January 4
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.5 id104000
W. C. Carrington to William Massie1859 January 26
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.6 id104001
Harvey Armistead & Williams at Richmond to William Massie1860 January 26
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.6 id104002
Hunt & James at Richmond to William Massie1861 March 29
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.6 id104003
Hunt & James at Richmond to William Massie1861 March 30
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.6 id104004
Hunt & James at Richmond to William Massie1861 April 19
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.6 id104005
I. M. Cobbs at Lynchburg to Willaim Massie1862 January 15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.6 id104006
I. M. Cobbs at Lynchburg to William Massie1862 January 23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.6 id104007
I. M. Cobbs at Lynchburg to William Massie1862 February 1
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.6 id104008
H. C. Boyd to William Massie1862 April 23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.7 id104009
I. M. Cobbs at Lynchburg to William Massie1862 April 26
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.7 id104010 1862 April 27
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.7 id104011
I. M. Cobbs at Lynchburg to Mrs. M. C. Massie1863 August 10
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.7 id104012 1864 January 27
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.7 id104013
I. M. Cobbs at Lynchburg to Mrs. M. C. Massie1864 August 23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3.7 id104014
Loving & Pierce at Alexandria, Virginia to Mrs. M. C. Massie at Massie's Mill, Virginia1869 December 22
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4.1
Contents1930 June
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4.2 id104016
M. Anderson at Lynchburg to Mrs. M. C. Massie
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4.2 id104017
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4.2 id104018
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4.2 id104019
Jones and Blair at Richmond to William Massie
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4.2 id104020
James S to William Massie
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4.2 id104021
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4.2 id104022
Unidentified letter
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 Folder: 5.1
Contents1930 June
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 Folder: 5.2 id104023
Accounts1814-1870Scope and Contents
Accounts to William Massie and family, debtors. 830 pieces.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id104024
Accounts1814-1870Scope and Contents
Accounts to William Massie and family, debtors. 830 pieces.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 id104025
Accounts1814-1870Scope and Contents
Accounts to William Massie and family, debtors. 830 pieces.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id104026
Accounts1814-1870Scope and Contents
Accounts to William Massie and family, debtors. 830 pieces.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id104027
Accounts1814-1870Scope and Contents
Accounts to William Massie and family, debtors. 830 pieces.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10 id104028
Accounts1817-1865Scope and Contents
Accounts of William Massie and family, creditors. 132 pieces.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11.1
Contents1930 June
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11.2 id104030
Cash accounts1819-1839Scope and Contents
Probably those of William Massie. 15 pieces.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11.3 id104031
Lists of live stock1822Scope and Contents
Probably those of William Massie. 2 pieces.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11.3 id104032
Agreements and contracts1810-1836
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11.3 id104033
Tye River Company subscription list for livestock1817
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11.3 id104034
Summons of William Crist in the suit: Alexander Fitzpatrick versus William Crist1842
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11.3 id104035
Attachment against Benjamin Fitzgerald in the suit: Nelson C. Clarkson and James Clarkson vs. Benjamin Fitzgerald1827
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11.3 id104036
Attachment against Mary T. Harris in the suit: Willis Harris vs. Mary T. Harris1842
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11.3 id104037
Formula for making a tonic from liverwort
Fragments of bills and accounts, includes General Commission Business document for Holocomb & Edmunds.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12.1
Contents1930 June
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12.1
Document fragments1828-1862