John M. Orr papers, 1790-1911

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Summary

Creator:
Orr, John M.
Abstract:
John M. Orr was a lawyer residing in Leesburg, Virginia. The John M. Orr papers include legal and business correspondence and papers, and other items relating to Orr's activities as meat supply agent for the Confederate Army, his legal work for railroads, and his interest in the Southern racial problem and in colonization as a possible solution. Includes records of Orr as a commission merchant, mercantile and legal office accounts of Orr and Arthur Lee Rogers, and court records of Loudoun and Fauquier counties, Virginia, including an execution record book for Loudon County, Virginia. Other manuscript volumes include notes for suits, ledgers, and a journal.
Extent:
8.4 Linear Feet (9,605 items)
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.00977

Background

Scope and content:

The John M. Orr papers include legal and business correspondence and papers, and other items relating to Orr's activities as meat supply agent for the Confederate Army, his legal work for railroads, and his interest in the Southern racial problem and in colonization as a possible solution. Includes records of Orr as a commission merchant, mercantile and legal office accounts of Orr and Arthur Lee Rogers, and court records of Loudoun and Fauquier counties, Virginia, including an execution record book for Loudon County, Virginia. Other manuscript volumes include notes for suits, ledgers, and a journal.

Acquisition information:
The John M. Orr papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift from 1933 to 1951.
Processing information:

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff

Encoded by Paula Jeannet and Jen Snow, June 2014

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[Identification of item], John M. Orr Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.