Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881, n.d. (Ms1997-002)
Dublin Core
Title
Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881, n.d. (Ms1997-002)
Subject
Blacksburg (Va.)
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Montgomery County (Va.)
Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)
Women
Description
The Smithfield Preston Foundation collection consists of 200 letters written almost exclusively by two generations of members of the Preston family of southwest Virginia, Kentucky, and South Carolina, to James and Sarah Preston McDowell of Rockbridge County, Virginia.
The digital collection consists of selected letters and transcripts from the physical collection, in addition to some brief biographical information on some correspondents, created by previous department staff and available through a legacy system. In 2020, these materials were moved to Omeka for improved access, though rescans could not be completed at the time and some images have a lower resolution.
The digital collection consists of selected letters and transcripts from the physical collection, in addition to some brief biographical information on some correspondents, created by previous department staff and available through a legacy system. In 2020, these materials were moved to Omeka for improved access, though rescans could not be completed at the time and some images have a lower resolution.
Creator
McDowell, James, 1770-1835
McDowell, James, 1795-1851
McDowell, Sarah Preston, 1767-1841
McDowell, Susana Smith Preston
Preston, Francis, 1765-1835
Preston, William Campbell
Date
1784/1881, n.d.
Rights
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Format
image/jpg
Language
English
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
Ms1997_002_SmithfieldPreston
Bibliographic Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, Ms1997-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Collection Items
Letter from Edmonia M. Preston in Stafford, Virginia to Sarah Preston McDowell in Lexington, Virginia, May 30, 1813 (Ms1997-002)
Note: The scan of the third page of this letter is missing. Please see the transcript for the text of the missing page.
Letter from Francis Preston to James McDowell, n.d. (Ms1997-002)
Note: The scan of the second page of this letter is missing. Please see the transcript for the text of the missing page.
Letter from William Campbell Preston to one of brothers, April 18th, 1847 with a post script note to his sister, May 3, 1847 (Ms1997-002)
Note: this letter does not have an accompanying transcript.
Letter from J. M. McDowell to "Dear Sally", July 26, 1852 (Ms1997-002)
![Letter from J. M. McDowell to "Dear Sally", July 26, 1852 (Ms1997-002)](https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a79652a1bf256a8943ec79758e595db2.jpg "Letter from J. M. McDowell to "Dear Sally", July 26, 1852 (Ms1997-002)")
Note: this letter does not have an accompanying transcript.
Letter from John Smith Preston to "my dear Sally", November 16, 1853 (Ms1997-002)
![Letter from John Smith Preston to "my dear Sally", November 16, 1853 (Ms1997-002)](https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ff2c402a765bac58c0528e54a3953865.jpg "Letter from John Smith Preston to "my dear Sally", November 16, 1853 (Ms1997-002)")
Note: this letter does not have an accompanying transcript.
Letter from Thomas Lewis Preston to William Campbell Preston, July 3, 1838 (Ms1997-002)
Note: The scan of the second page of this letter is missing. Please see the transcript for the text of the missing page.
Letter from Susanna Smith Madison [Peyton] to her uncle James McDowell, January 8, 1802 (Ms1997-002)
![Letter from Susanna Smith Madison [Peyton] to her uncle James McDowell, January 8, 1802 (Ms1997-002)](https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ebbf774abd7011781b85daed03b21b1b.jpg "Letter from Susanna Smith Madison [Peyton] to her uncle James McDowell, January 8, 1802 (Ms1997-002)")
Collection Tree
- Regional History and the Appalachian South
- Smithfield Preston Foundation Papers, 1784-1881, n.d. (Ms1997-002)