Papers, 1760-1854.

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Papers, 1760-1854.

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Includes business correspondence of Andrew Reid, 1751-1837, and of his son, Samuel McDowell Reid, 1790-1869; court records from their terms as clerks of the court of Rockbridge County; scattered 19th century papers of Washington College, of which S. McD. Reid was secretary of the Board of Trustees.

ca. 1 1/2 ft. (138 folders).

Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library

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Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library

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