John K. Smith papers, 1867-1924

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Summary

Creator:
Smith, John K.
Abstract:
African American farmer and family of Meadowview (Washington County), Virginia. Correspondence, legal, and financial papers of several generations of a rural black family in Washington County, Va., concerning personal and family matters, men working away from home, county taxes, black societies, religious activities, insurance and other topics.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
70 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.01215

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence and legal and financial papers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries of several generations of a rural black family in Washington County, Virginia. Topics concern personal and family matters, men working away from home, county taxes, black societies, religious activities, insurance and other topics. The financial papers in the collection document insurance investments, rental contracts, and the extent of the Smith family's land holdings in Washington County. Smith held an insurance policy with the Southern Aid Society of Virginia, and a death benefit with the Sons of Zion Benevolent Society. Letters in the collection touch on emigration, long-distance courtship, and itinerant labor.

Acquisition information:
The John K. Smith papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1982.
Processing information:

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, 1982

Encoded by Jessica D. Carew, April 2012

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