Huff-Hylton Families Papers, 1803-1816, 1858-1882, 1975, n.d (Ms1998-001)

Title

Huff-Hylton Families Papers, 1803-1816, 1858-1882, 1975, n.d (Ms1998-001)

Subject

Civil War
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Montgomery County (Va.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1851-1865--Regimental Histories--Wisconsin.

Description

The collection consists of items from the early 1800s pertaining to the business dealings of Samuel Huff of Montgomery (now Floyd) County. Materials include promissory notes, fines for Huff's failure to attend muster of the 75th Regiment of the Virginia Militia, and an indenture for land. The collection also consists of six letters written by Lorenzo Dow Hylton to his wife Barbara while he served in Company D of the 54th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War, and one letter to him from Barbara. Included in the collection are letters from Barbara's cousin, Samuel Slusher, and brother-in-law, Ira Hylton, about Lorenzo Hylton's death in a Confederate hospital in Marietta, Georgia, and letters from Martha Huff of Indiana, to Barbara. Genealogical information about the Hylton family, compiled by a descendant of the family, is also a part of the collection.

Creator

Huff family, Floyd County, Va.
Hylton family, Floyd County, Va.

Date

1803/1975

Rights

Permission to publish from the Huff-Hylton Families Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Language

English

Identifier

Ms1998_001_HuffHylton_

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Huff-Hylton Families Papers, Ms1998-001, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Rights Holder

Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Collection Tree

Ms1988_001_HuffHylton_GenealogyMaterials.pdf

The collection contained photocopies of genealogical research related to the Huff and Hylton families. These materials were scanned and combined into …
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Hylton talks about what he heard about the battle at Richmond.
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Addressed to Mrs. Barbara Hylton of Floyd Co., VA.
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Hylton writes a poem to her husband, Lorenzo, about receiving the picture that he sent.
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"United forever" stitched with two hearts with an arrow through them.
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Letter regarding Lorenzo D. Hylton's gravesite in Marietta, Georgia. Certificate of Hylton's war record.
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Assignment of real estate in Patrick County, VA., of James Dillion to his widow, Barbara Dillion.
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Huff asks her sister for news of her health and tells her about a baby who died recently after falling ill. *on back of letter - another letter from…
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Huff tells her sister about her family's health and a funeral.
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Huff tells her sister about her family's health.
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Promissory note marking the payment of eight dollars and 90 cents to Riley Hylton.
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Huff tells her sister that misfortune has made her move to another place in Putnam County.
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Hubbard tells her sister that they've both lost their companions and talks about moving on with the children.
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Note telling the recipient that they will be receiving a lock of hair.
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Isa Hylton writes to Barbara regarding Lorenzo Hylton's death.
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Five dollar confederate bond.
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Slusher informs Barbara Hylton of the death of her husband, Lorenzo.
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Hylton updates his wife on his recovery since his injury.
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Hylton talks about his marching orders and war news.
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Lorenzo Hylton tells Burwell Hylton to tell his wife that he has sent a picture to her and to look for it at Uncle Bryant's.
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Near Petersburg, Hylton tells his wife about the camp and getting his picture taken to send to her.
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Hylton tells his wife that he is going to start marching from Kentucky to Virginia soon. He also instructs her to sell the cows at home.
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Hylton talks about traveling from Abingdon, VA to Saltville, VA and about where they are going next.
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Hylton tells her husband about the birth of her daughter and about the family helping to get the corn in.
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Receipt for work done by George W. Slusher
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Montgomery County loan account in the name of Samuel Huff
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Fine of 1 dollar and 50 cents to Samuel Huff for delinquency at Battalion and Augt. Musters
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Promises 4 dollars, 4 shillings and two sixpences.
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Huff promises to pay John Snyder one pound and nine pence.
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Indenture between Bird Smith and William Thompson, for land on the west fork of Little River in Montgomery County, VA.
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Keef promises 8 dollars to be paid on or before November 1, 1806.
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Weddle informs Samuel Huff of his welfare after his trip and what he saw while he traveled.
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Bird Smith says that he will give Samuel Huff 30 acres of land.
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Samuel Huff says that he will pay James Goad $10.00.
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Goodson asks Samuel Huff to pay George Helton two pounds and five shillings for him.
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Notices of payment due from Samuel Huff of the first Battalion of the 75th Virginia Militia, fined for delinquency for failing to attend muster.

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