Papers of George Evans, 1781-1822.

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Papers of George Evans, 1781-1822.

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Personal financial and legal records and scattered correspondence of Dr. George Evans: bonds, bills, accounts, powers of attorney, receipts, and land surveys. There are also bills and receipts for purchases and sales of slaves, treatment of plantation slaves, and documents relating to several estates administered by Dr. Evans. Also included are letters from his agents regarding his bounty lands and letters relating to the debts of George Evans, Jr.

185 pieces.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6766807

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Evans, George, 1763-1819

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Evans, George, fl. 1781-1822

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Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914

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Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863. From the guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, (The Library of Virginia) Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from ...

Evans, George, fl. 1775-1822.

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During the Revolutionary War, Dr. George Evans of Chesterfield Co., Va. served as surgeon in Virginia Continental Line and after the war received 6000 acres of bounty lands on the Ohio. His son, George Evans, Jr., Lieutenant of the United States Army, died of pleurisy in 1816. From the description of Papers of George Evans, 1781-1822. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122565067 ...

Evans family.

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