Floyd County Land Auction Broadside, 1859 (Ms2015-063)

Title

Floyd County Land Auction Broadside, 1859 (Ms2015-063)

Description

The collection includes a broadside advertising a land auction in Floyd County, Virginia, to be held on August 5, 1859. The auction was ordered by the Circuit Court of Floyd County in April of 1859. The land covered by the auction is 78 acres belonging to William J. Beckelhimer on Laurel Creek (near Tindall, Virginia) and adjoining land owned by the heirs of Asa L. Howard. Thomas W. Simmons is named executor and is also noted as having originally owned the land and sold it to Beckelhimer. Henry Lane is listed as the commissioner of the sale and is said to have "signed" the broadside with the date July 1, 1859. The broadside notes that "The land is good producing well, Wheat, Rye, Oats and Corn." It lists 9 month credit terms for the purchaser.

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Rights

Permission to publish material from Floyd County Land Auction Broadside must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Access Rights

Collection is open for research.

Language

English

Type

Identifier

Ms2015-063

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Floyd County Land Auction Broadside, Ms2015-063, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Rights Holder

Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech

Citation

Boyles, Thomas H., 1821(?)-1881, “Floyd County Land Auction Broadside, 1859 (Ms2015-063),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Appalachia/Ms2015-063.