Papers, 1749-1931.

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Papers, 1749-1931.

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Photostat copies of papers (primarily dating 1847-1862) of William Massie and his father, Major Thomas Massie, both Nelson County, Virginia planters, consisting of correspondence, diary extracts, plantation and slave records, and legal records for Nelson County, Virginia. The collection includes photostatic copies of estate inventories and maps for the Massie's Pharsalia plantation, recollections of the major's service in the Continental Army of Virginia, 1775-1781, containing an account of the Battle of Monmouth, and maps and account books for a plantation.

3.2 c.f. (4 archives boxes and 4 flat boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

Massie, Thomas, 1747-1834.

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Thomas Massie was commissioned a captain in the 6th Virginia Regiment in March 1776, promoted to major in the 11th Virginia Regiment in February 1778, transferred to the 2nd Virginia Regiment in September 1778, and resigned June 1779. Son of William and Martha Macon Massie, he married Sarah Cooke in 1781. After the revolutionary war he received over 5,000 acres of land in Ohio and Kentucky for his service. From the description of Account book: 1776-1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Massie, William, 1741-1862.

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William Massie (1742-1862) owned two plantations in Nelson County, Virginia, "Pharsalia" and "Level Green." While being educated in Staunton he met and married Sarah Steptoe in 1815. His father, Major Thomas Massie, gave him the 1,500-acre Pharsalia Plantation prior to the marriage. William, widowed three times, married Maria Catherine Effinger in 1834 and they had ten children, including Bland Massie. After William's death, the older children had to sell their shares of the plantat...