Dilmus J. Appleberry papers, 1810-1927, bulk 1850-1896
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Summary
- Creator:
- Appleberry, Dilmus J.
- Abstract:
- Business, family, and legal correspondence, accounts, bills, invoices, indentures, land surveys, and other papers. Correspondents whose names appear most often are Pettit and Leake, a legal firm of Goochland Court House, Va., Altantic and Virginia Fertilizing Co. of Richmond, Va., and Appleberry's nephew, Thomas A. Bledsoe.
- Extent:
- 2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes, 1,750 items)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.10098
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains business, family, and legal correspondence of plantation owner Dilmus Appleberry. It is largely composed of accounts, bills, invoices, indentures, and land surveys. Letters, some of a business nature, comprise about five percent of the collection. Correspondents whose names appear most often are Pettit and Leake, a legal firm of Goochland Court House; Atlantic and Virginia Fertilizing Company of Richmond, Virginia; and Dilmus Appleberry's nephew, Thomas A. Bledsoe.
- Biographical / historical:
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Dilmus J. Appleberry was a plantation owner of Fluvanna County, Virginia.
- Acquisition information:
- The Dilmus Appleberry Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library in 1933.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Rubenstein Library staff
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[Identification of item], in the Dilmus Appleberry Papers Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.