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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Reid Family Papers, WLU Coll. 0027, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
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Biographical / Historical
Forthcoming
Andrew Franklin Reid, Sr. (1751-1837): Father of Sarah Reid Moore (1777-1860), Andrew Franklin Reid, Jr. (1783-1811), Elizabeth Reid Alexander (1788-1870), Samuel McDowell Reid, Sr. (1790-1869), Magdalene Reid (1793-1867), Ann A. Reid (1795-1863), and Jane Stuart Reid Venable (1800-1834)
Andrew Franklin Reid, Sr. married Magdalene McDowell Reid (1755-1838) in 1776.
Samuel McDowell Reid, Sr.: Father of William Hare Reid (1823-1842), Henry Cabell Reid (1826-1844), Mary Louisa Reid White (1832-1901), Samuel McDowell Reid, Jr. (1835-1856), and Agnes Jane Reid Ross (1838-1923)
Scope and Contents
Series 1 of this collection primarily covers the period from 1763 through Samuel McDowell Reid's death in 1869. There are also a few later items dealing chiefly with his estate. The bulk of the papers deals with business matters. Documents concern such matters as the James River and Kanawha Company, the North River Navigation Company, Washington College's relationship with the Society of the Cincinnati, slavery, and the financial dealings of John Robinson and the Hare family. Series 2 is comprised of a second set of materials received at a later date. The correspondence supplements that found in Series 1. The other materials consist chiefly of court and other legal records during the 74-year period (1778-1852) in which Andrew and his son, Samuel McDowell Reid, were clerks of the court of Rockbridge County: tavern licenses, taxation lists, apprenticeship deeds, voter lists, militia rolls, invoices, etc. There are also some Washington College papers.
Andrew Reid, Sr. was the father of Samuel McDowell Reid. Andrew's other son, Andrew Reid, Jr., is represented in the collection. All of Samuel McDowell Reid's children are represented in the collection as well: William Hare Reid, Henry Cabell Reid, Mary Louisa Reid, Samuel McDowell Reid, Jr., and Agnes Jane Reid.
Separated Material
Samuel McDowell Reid's 4 volume New Testament set was separated and cataloged into rare books.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Apprenticeship programs
- Correspondence
- Hare family
- Henry, Patrick
- James River and Kanawha Company (Richmond, Va.)
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Legal documents
- Militia
- Reid family
- Reid, Andrew, 1751-1837
- Reid, Samuel McDowell
- Robinson, John
- Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia
- Taxation
- Virginia -- Rockbridge County
- Voting
- Washington College (Lexington, Va.)
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Henry, Patrick
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Letcher, John
- Radford, William
- Reid, Andrew, 1751-1837
- Reid, Samuel McDowell
- Reid, Samuel McDowell, Jr.
- Ritchie, Thomas
- Robinson, John
Container List
Series 1 of this collection primarily covers the period from 1763 through Samuel McDowell Reid's death in 1869. There are also a few later items dealing chiefly with his estate.
The bulk of the papers deals with business matters. Documents concern such matters as the James River and Kanawha Company, the North River Navigation Company, Washington College's relationship with the Society of the Cincinnati, slavery, and the financial dealings of John Robinson and the Hare family.
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Personal CorrespondenceEnglish.
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Business CorrespondenceEnglish.
- Text [0000005804] box: 3 folder: 52
List of Enslaved Persons Belonging to the Estate of John Robinson upon his death1826 or 1827English.
- Text [0000005804] box: 3 folder: 56
A list of slaves belonging to Washington College1834-07-30English.
- Text [0000005804] box: 3 folder: 52
- Text [0000005553] box: 6-11
Business and Legal PapersEnglish.
- Text [0000005554] box: 12
NotebooksEnglish.
Papers, 1760-1896, of the Reid Family of Virginia, including business corresopondence of Andrew Reid, 1751-1837, and of his son, Samuel McDowell Reid, 1790-1869; court records from their terms as clerks of the court of Rockbridge County; scattered 19th century papers of Washington College, of which Samuel McDowell Reid was secretary of the Board of Trustees.
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Personal CorrespondenceEnglish.
- Text [0000005556] box: 1 folder: 18-28 Text [0000005557] box: 2-5
Business and Legal PapersEnglish.
- Text [0000007297] box: 5 folder: 91
To the Honorable the County Courts of the several Counties named in the annexed Schedule: Announcing "An Act to provide further for the Public Defense" requisitioning slaves from various counties for labor for fortifications and other various works to provide for the public defense.Letcher, John1862-11-27English.Scope and Contents
To the Honorable the County Courts of the several Counties named in the annexed Schedule: Announcing 'An Act to provide further for the Public Defense;' requisitioning slaves from various counties for labor for fortifications and other various works to provide for the public defense. John Letcher, Executive Department, Richmond, November 27, 1862.
- Graphic Materials [0000005567] box: 5 folder: 91
Confederate four percent registered bond. Loan Act of February 17, 1864.1865-03-01English.Scope and Contents
Confederate four percent registered bond. Loan Act of February 17, 1864. For R.H. Maury & Co. for $100. 8.5 x 11, approximately. March 1, 1865.
- Text [0000005563] box: 5 folder: 91
Catalogue of Ann Smith Academy, Lexington, Virginia.1865-1866English.
- Text [0000005564] box: 5 folder: 91
To the Alumni of the College of William and Mary:College of William & Mary1869-07English.Scope and Contents
'To the Alumni of the College of William and Mary:' From the Faculty of the College of William and Mary. Four pages, only the first is printed on. Black ink on white paper, etching of the college at the top. 9.75 x 7.75 inches, closed. Williamsburg, July, 1869.
- Text [0000005565] box: 5 folder: 91
Circular about Numerical or Universal Language.1870-03-07English.Scope and Contents
Circular about 'Numerical or Universal Language.' Ten pages bound with a single brass brad. 13.5 x 8.5 inches. Your Most Humble and Obedient Servant, Boucher de Bourcherville. Quebec, Canada. March 7, 1870.
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Advertisement soliciting subscriptions to the Southern Law Review, and Southern Law and Collection Union, Nashville, Tenn.1873English.Scope and Contents
Advertisement soliciting subscriptions to the Southern Law Review, and Southern Law and Collection Union, Nashville, Tenn. Four pages. 11 x 8.5, closed. For 1873.
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Advertisement soliciting subscription to Hubbell's Legal Directory of The United States and Canada.1873-02-10English.Scope and Contents
Advertisement soliciting subscription to Hubbell's Legal Directory of The United States and Canada. Eight pages. 9 x 5.75, closed. Bound with string. February 10, 1873.
- Text [0000005571] box: 5 folder: 91
Catalogue of Law Books for sale by West, Johnston & Co. Richmond, VA.1873-03English.
- Text [0000005570] box: 5 folder: 91
Circular. In the Supreme Court of Virginia. Hudson vs. Dismukes, &c. Note of Argument for Appellee, D. S. Marrow. Seven pages. 9 x 6 inches, closed. 1879.1879English.Scope and Contents
Circular. 'In the Supreme Court of Virginia. Hudson vs. Dismukes, &c. Note of Argument for Appellee, D. S. Marrow.' Seven pages. 9 x 6 inches, closed. 1879.
- Text [0000005572] box: 5 folder: 91
Circular. In the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. Stebbins & Lawson v. Bruce. Note for the Appellants.1879English.
- Text [0000005574] box: 5 folder: 91
Circular. In the Supreme Court of Appeals of Va. at Richmond. Gill, &c., Trustees, v. Barbour's Adm'r, &c. Statement.1875English.Scope and Contents
Circular. 'In the Supreme Court of Appeals of Va. at Richmond. Gill, &c., Trustees, v. Barbour's Adm'r, &c. Statement.' Seven pages. 9 x 6 inches, closed. 1875.
- Text [0000005575] box: 5 folder: 91
Advertisement for Standard Law Books, namely Judge Bouvier's Law Dictionary1872English.Scope and Contents
Advertisement for Standard Law Books, namely 'Judge Bouvier's Law Dictionary…' Four pages. 9.5 x 6 inches, closed. Circa 1872.
- Text [0000005576] box: 5 folder: 91
Advertisement. J.B. Lippincott & Co.'s New Standard Publications.1875English.Scope and Contents
Advertisement. 'J.B. Lippincott & Co.'s New Standard Publications.' Four pages. 9 x 6 inches, closed. Circa 1875.
- Text [0000005577] box: 5 folder: 91
Advertisement. The Irish Law List, 94, 95 & 96 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin.1875English.Scope and Contents
Advertisement. 'The Irish Law List, 94, 95 & 96 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin.' 7.75 x 5.25, approximately, closed. Printed on two pages, but folded so that two more are blank. Circa 1875.
- Text [0000005578] box: 5 folder: 91
Circular. Virginia State Bar Association. Officers and Standing Committees. 1888-1889.1888-1889English.Scope and Contents
Circular. 'Virginia State Bar Association. Officers and Standing Committees. 1888-1889.' Four pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 1888-1889.
- Text [0000005579] box: 5 folder: 91
September Supplement to Chart No. 17 of the United States Law Association, Containing Corrections to Date.1881-09English.Scope and Contents
September Supplement to Chart No. 17 of the United States Law Association, Containing Corrections to Date. Two pages. 28 x 8.5 inches. September, 1881.
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Circular. Rules of Practice and Forms to be Observed and Used in Making and Granting Requisitions for Fugitives from Justice.1887-10-01English.Scope and Contents
Circular. 'Rules of Practice and Forms to be Observed and Used in Making and Granting Requisitions for Fugitives from Justice.' Eight pages. 8.75 x 5.75, closed. October 1, 1887.
- Text [0000007298] box: 5 folder: 91
Circular. Contested Election from Lunenburg Co. Love vs. Overby. The Further Taking of Depositions in the Case.1888English.
- Text [0000007299] box: 5 folder: 91
Announcement of the Baltimore Medical College of Baltimore, MD.1881English.
- Text [0000007300] box: 5 folder: 91
Handbill advertising Alfred Clarke as Major Wellington de Boots in A Widow Hunt. Opera House, Friday, December 21.1894English.
- Text [0000007301] box: 5 folder: 91
Postcard. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Locomotive 'Atlantic'.English.
- Text [0000007302] box: 5 folder: 91
Map of the Subdivision of Samuel Davidson's League in Brazos County. Black ink on thin, white paper. By P. De Cordova, City of Austin. 10 x 9 inches.1858English.
- Text [0000007303] box: 5 folder: 91
Circular. 'Special Road Law for Rockbridge County, Virginia, and Extracts from the General Road Law.'Miley & Son Photographic Studio1894-03-03English.
- Text [0000007304] box: 5 folder: 91
Ballot. 'For Representative in Congress, Tenth District of Virginia. H St. Geo. Tucker. J. Yost. Edmund R. Cocke. C. H. Grove. James Seldon Cowdon.'1889English.
- Text [0000007305] box: 5 folder: 91
Advertisement circular. From Paul Mohr, Bantam, Clermont Co., Ohio.1900English.
- Text [0000007306] box: 5 folder: 91
Advertisement circular. 'Watson's Interest, Discount and Investment Tables,' For sale by A.W. Hamilton & Co., Book Publishers, Ann Arbor, Michigan.English.
- Text [0000007307] box: 5 folder: 91
'A. M. McClintic. Report of Committee on Privileges and Elections.'1880-1890English.
- Text [0000007308] box: 5 folder: 91
Subscription paper for 'The Examiner.'1800English.
- Text [0000007309] box: 5 folder: 91
Handbill advertising square grand piano fortes, by Wm. Knabe & Co., Baltimore, MD. Hand dated on back 'Read about 6th September 1856.'1856-09-06English.
- Text [0000007310] box: 5 folder: 91
Junction Valley Turnpike broadside.1851-09-01English.
- Text [0000007311] box: 5 folder: 91
Mills & Plantation to be rented Broadside.1800-12-25English.
- Text [0000007312] box: 5 folder: 91
Superintendent's Report for the Covington and Ohio Railroad.1854-01English.
- Text [0000007313] box: 5 folder: 91
Constitution and By-Laws of the Rockbridge Building Fund Association, of Lexington, Organized October 31, 1866.18681866-10-31English.
- Text [0000007314] box: 5 folder: 91
Constitution, Rules and Regulations of the Mutual Assurance Society, against Fire o Buildings of the State of Virginia:1795-12-26English.
- Text [0000007315] box: 5 folder: 91
Stack of Democratic Tickets from the 1860 election, featuring John C. Breckinridge and Joseph Lane.1860-11-06English.
- Text [0000007316] box: 5 folder: 91
Stack of National Democratic Tickets from the 1860 election, featuring Stephen A. Douglas, and H.V. Johnson.1860-11-06English.
- Text [0000005648] box: 5 folder: 91
Republican and Democratic Tickets for the Presidential Election of 1884.1884-11-04English.
- Text [0000007317] box: 5 folder: 91
Election tickets from November 2, 1886. Includes Democratic and Republican tickets for 10th District of Virginia.1886-11-02English.
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Election Tickets from 1893.1893-05-111893-11-07English.
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Two Democratic Election Tickets for the Rockbridge County election of May 28, 1891.1891-05-18English.
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Ballots for the Presidential Election of 1896.1896-11-03English.
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Declaration for Assurance, from the Mutual Assurance Society against Fire on Buildings of the State of Virginia.1795-12-26English.
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State Election Ticket, two together, unclipped. George Wythe Munford for Governor of Virginia.1863-05-26English.
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Summary statement of the finances of the Mutual Assurance Society against Fire on Buildings of the State of Virginia, from inception to December 25, 1803.1804-01-06English.
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Amendments to "Constitution, Rules and Regulations of the Mutual Assurance Society"1796-12-05English.
- Text [0000007325] box: 5 folder: 91
Castle Hill Hotel Advertisement.1891English.
- Text [0000007326] box: 5 folder: 91
Circular calling for Annual Reports from the Office of the Board of Public works, Richmond, Sept. 1st, 1851.1851-09-01English.
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Circular from R. France & Co., Sole Managers and Contractors of the Maryland State Lotteries.1855-05English.
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To the presiding magistrate and sheriff of the County of [ .] The General Assembly of Virginia has passed an act to provide for the distribution and sale of salt to the people of this commonwealth at actual cost.1862-10-13English.
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Handbill, 'Card, Respecting a pamphlet lately published by the Rev. John Skinner, D.D., late pastor of the Presbyterian church in Lexington, Virginia.'1850English.
- Text [0000007297] box: 5 folder: 91
- Text [0000005596] box: 6
Record BooksEnglish.Scope and Contents
Contains McDowell's South Carolina Militia Records, 1764-1780, and Andrew Reid's legal forms book
- Text [0000005597] box: 7
New Testament4 VolumesEnglish.
- Graphic Materials [0000005599] box: 8
Account book1776-1797English.Scope and Contents
Microfilm of McDowell's Rockbridge County account book from 1776-1797
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Oath of Allegiance1778-05-05English.
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An account of the Clerk's Notes Delivered to the King1779-09-15English.
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Letter, from Samuel Mark to Andrew F. Reid1804-09-03English.
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Letter, from Samuel Mark to Andrew F. Reid1804-11-13English.
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Letter, from Samuel Mark to Andrew F. Reid1806-03-16English.
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Letter, from Samuel Mark to Andrew F. Reid1806-04-26English.
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Two printed land Indenture blanksEnglish.
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Broadsides announcing the public auction of the estate of "Jockey" John Robinson1826-08-26English.
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Broadside, "To the public", a rebuttal from many people to a letter printed in an earlier paper.1828-01-07English.
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"Important to every Lawyer in the United States and Canada." an Advertisement for Law Publications from John Livingston in New York.1859-06-01English.