Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Emory M. Cox Receipts must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Emory M. Cox Receipts, Ms2008-049 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Acquisition Information

The Emory M. Cox Receipts were purchased by Special Collections in 2008. Sold in a lot named the "Scott County Collection," the receipts were accompanied by an 1854 letter from William Vinson and a land sale contract between Samuel Wallace and John Allan. In the course of processing, the items were divided into three separate manuscript collections.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement and description of the Emory M. Cox Receipts commenced and was completed in July, 2008.

Biographical Information

Emory M. Cox, a Scott County, Virginia farmer, surveyor, county supervisor and district school trustee, was born at Scott, Virginia on February 5, 1835. The son of James Cocke and Polly Carter, Cox married Nancy A. Elizabeth Mann in March 1861. The couple had nine children, including James W., John W., Wright B., Polly, Nellie, Oscar P., Onia B., Viola, and Emory D. Cox. Cox enlisted in Company C, 25th Virginia Cavalry, on August 16, 1862. Post-war rosters list him as absent without leave two years later. He died on September 21, 1908.

Scope and Content

This collection contains three receipts of Emory M. Cox, a resident of Scott County, Virginia. Included are a receipt from M. W. Smyth for bacon sold, an 1869 county tax receipt, and a 1908 license fee receipt.