William Massie Papers, 1810-1870

Title: William Massie Papers, 1810-1870
ID: Mss. 39.1 M39
Extent: 2.0 Cubic Feet
Scope and Contents: Letters and accounts of William Massie, farmer, plantation owner, slave owner, and miller of "Pharsalia" and Tye River Mills, Nelson County, Va. Correspondents include Nathaniel Francis Cabell and Chiswell Dabney. Letters discuss life in Nelson County, agriculture, slavery, milling, and other subjects.
On-line Images/Records: Letter, Peachy Franklin to William Massie, 3 October 1819
Creators: Massie, William (1795-1862); Cabell, Nathaniel Francis (1807-1891); Dabney, Chiswell
Subjects: Agriculture--Southern States--History--19th century.; Agriculture--Virginia--19th century.; Millers--Virginia--Nelson County.; Nelson County (Va.)--History--19th century.; Plantation life; Plantations; Slavery--Virginia--19th century.
Genres: Correspondence; Financial records
Languages: English

Detailed Description

Administrative Information

Acquired

06/01/1930.

Restrictions

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. Â§ 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia Â§ 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Rights

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Acquisition Note

Source: W. E. Massie of Tyro, Va..
Gift

Related Materials

See also: William Massie Papers, 1747-1919, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin. See; http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00250/cah-00250.html

William Massie Papers, Duke University Library.

Massie Family Negro Books, 1823-1863, Accession #12705, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Miscellaneous Virginia letters, 1807-1911, Accession #11490, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Related Publications

Oliver Morris Refsell, "The Massies of Virginia: documentary history of a planter family," PhD Disseration, University of Texas, 1959.

William Massie papers, 1766-1890, Pharsalia, Nelson County, Virginia, Bethesda, MD : University Publications of America [microfilm].

William Massie papers, 1747-1865, Nelson and Rockbridge counties, Virginia, Frederick, Md. : University Publications of America [microfilm].

Preferred Citation

William Massie Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Finding Aid Revisions:

Box and Folder List compiled by Kassia Halcli, SCRC staff, in September 2011.

Collection Material Type:

Papers

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