Davie, Preston, b. 1881.

Preston Davie of Louisville, Ky., and New York, N.Y., was a lawyer and collector of historical manuscripts and books chiefly relating to the history of the American South during the colonial, Revolutionary, and early national periods.

From the description of Preston Davie collection, 1560-1903. WorldCat record id: 26380451

Preston Davie (born 1881) of Louisville, Ky., and New York, N.Y., was a lawyer and collector of historical manuscripts and books chiefly relating to the history of the American South during the colonial, Revolutionary, and early national periods. He was a collateral descendent of William Richardson Davie (1756-1820), one of the founders of the University of North Carolina.

From the guide to the Preston Davie Collection, 1560-1903, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)