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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Smyth County (Va.) Circuit Court. Land Grant and Lease of Preston Saltworks Estate, 1858 and 1862, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller-Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Smyth County was named in 1832 for Alexander Smyth, a former congressman from Virginia who had died in 1830 while efforts were underway to create the new county. The county was formed from Washington and Wythe Counties.

Scope and Content

Smyth County (Va.) Land Grant and Lease of the Preston Saltworks Estate, 1858 and 1862. Consists of a land grant to George W. Buchanan, 1862 Aug. 1; and a copy of an agreement between Thomas Preston and Thomas Spencer and others leasing the Preston Saltworks Estate, containing four thousand acres, for fifty thousand dollars a year. The lease includes a description of the saltworks.

Related Material

Additional Smyth County Land Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Smyth County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records-- Virginia--Smyth County.

Geographical Names:

• Smyth County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Land records-- Virginia--Smyth County.
• Leases-- Virginia--Smyth County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Smyth County.

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