Knox Family, 1800 - 1841, 1880

File — Box: 9, Folder: 13

Identifier: id253617

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Original documents of the Knox Family of Scotland which include rents, land transactions and other legal documents. Some examples are "schedule of charge;" 1800 document in Rough haugh Hill dividing the estate of James Hart by his son Adam Hart; suits from the Bank of Scotland; suit involving Peter Smith and other heirs of deceased Andrew Smith; copy of a rental contract between Tuck of the Farm for Stirches and John Chisholm Esq of Stirches and James Bunyan and John Arges 1832; case of the British Linen Company against Walter Knox, Farmer of Stirches Mains in 1841; legal document with names of Walter Knox, Farmer Whitlaw and John Ludhopoe in 1841; and more. Place names include Silverbuthall, Hawick and Roxburghshire. 20 documents. 1880 letter from James Knox of Fredericksburg, Virginia to Thomas Knox Esq of Hawick about the genealogy of the Knox Family.

Dates

Creation: 1800 - 1841, 1880

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.