Letters and accounts of William Massie, farmer, plantation owner, slave owner, and miller of "Pharsalia" and Tye River Mills, Nelson County, Va. Correspondents include Nathaniel Francis Cabell and Chiswell Dabney. Letters discuss life in Nelson County, agriculture, slavery, milling, and other subjects.
Dates
1810-1870
Language of Materials
English
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Biographical Information:
William Massie (1795-1862) was plantation owner and miller at Tyro, Nelson County, Va. He also served a term in the Virginia legislature. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:
See also: William Massie Papers, 1747-1919, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin. See; http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00250/cah-00250.html
William Massie Papers, Duke University Library.
Massie Family Negro Books, 1823-1863, Accession #12705, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Miscellaneous Virginia letters, 1807-1911, Accession #11490, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
William Massie Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/resources/9375 Accessed June 23, 2021.
