Jacob Cassel Papers, 1865-1881 (Ms2008-086)

Title

Jacob Cassel Papers, 1865-1881 (Ms2008-086)

Subject

Civil War
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Description

The Jacob Cassel Papers stem from the business, social, and ideological activities of a landowner from Smyth County, Virginia, in the nineteenth century. Materials include various tax/compensatory receipts, contracts, an account concerning the board of a horse, the specifications for a church, and an oath of allegiance signed after the Civil War. An interesting document allowing Cassel the use of a patented beehive also appears.

Abstract

Papers from a nineteenth-century Smyth County, Virginia, landholder pertaining to his business, community involvement, and the Civil War. Includes a signed oath of allegiance from 1865.

Creator

Jacob Cassel

Source

Materials

Date

1865/1881

Language

English

Identifier

Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_

Bibliographic Citation

Jacob Cassel Papers, Ms2008-086 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Collection Tree

Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_BeeHiveReceipt_1872_08.jpg

Document allowing Jacob Cassel to use a patented design of a beehive.
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_TaxReceipt_1865_0404.jpg

A tax receipt on oats.
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_SecurityOath_1865_0809a.jpg

A signed oath of Cassel's allegiance to the United States and the Union after the end of the Civil War. Also signed by two witnesses.
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_SchoolReceipt_1874_0721_a.jpg

Receipt showing Cassel paid off his school accounts.
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_RiceandCassell_Tax_a.jpg

A receipt of a tax on land for L. Rice and Jacob Cassel.
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_Notice_1874_0407a.jpg

A notice demanding possession of William Scott's land and house.
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_letter-modified_186x_0823a.jpg

Letter from Jacob Cassel to his brother and sister, August 23rd, 186x.
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_letter_to_brotherandsister_nodate_a.jpg

A letter from Jacob Cassel to his brother and sister with a statement and recommendation on how to split up the land and money Jacob Cassel received…
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_HoweAccount_1872_0327a.jpg

A receipt/ contract where Cassel is boarding and feeding Captain William Howe's stallion.
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_ChurchProposal_nodate.jpg

Building Proposal for a church. Jacob Cassel wrote the dimensions and was a member of the Building Committee.
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_Certification_1872_0416.jpg

A certification made by George Atkins that a fence running along the south of his land was not jointly owned by him and Cassel, but belongs only to…
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_ArticleofAgreement_1868_0519_a.jpg

An agreement between Jacob Cassel and Jasper and Goodell. Cassel hires Jasper and Goodell to work for him, the agreement covers the contract of work…
Ms2008_086_CasselJacob_1881Taxes_a.jpg

Jacob Cassel's tax receipt for Smyth County for 1881.

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