Box 4

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers themselves are mostly of a legal nature, concerned with such things as land warrants, certificates of survey, and financial agreements. Also included are several indenture articles, a will, and court proceedings with related memoranda. There are some incoming and a few outgoing letters dealing with various business enterprises, mostly land sales, local merchandizing, and the tobacco trade with England. Of particular interest is a group of documents relating to what seems...