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Provenance
The notebook was previously owned by Austin C. Judd before being passed down to his son, Edward F. Judd, and eventually his daughter-in-law, Sharon Judd. It is unclear how the notebook, created by Jonas Aleshire, came into the possession of Judd.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Jonas Aleshire Surveying Noteboook, 1850-1851, SC 0343, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
Donated in January 2023 by Sharon B. Judd, daughter-in-law of Austin C. Judd who previously owned the surveying notebook.
Biographical / Historical
Jonas Aleshire (1801-1878) resided in Page County from his birth in 1801 until 1852. While in Page County , he served as sheriff and represented the county in Virginia's legislature (1839-1840). He was also a civil engineer and surveyor. In this capacity, he surveyed the New Market and Sperryville Turnpike.
With its charter granted in 1843, the New Market and Sperryville Turnpike Company constructed a turnpike that spanned from New Market in Shenandoah County across Massanutten Mountain through Page County to the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the town of Sperryville in Rappahannock County . The historic turnpike largely follows the current U.S. Route 211.
Scope and Contents
The Jonas Aleshire Surveying Notebook, 1850-1851, includes measurements, distances, descriptions, and surveying notes related to the New Market and Sperryville Turnpike. The bound surveying notebook ("Note Book B") was created by civil engineer and surveyor Jonas Aleshire.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Judd, Austin C. (Austin Cletus), 1906-1995
- Judd, Sharon B.
- Measurement
- Notebooks
- Roads -- Design and construction
- Roads -- Surveying
- Surveying -- Virginia -- New Market
- Surveying -- Virginia -- Sperryville
Bibliography
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57955034/jonas-aleshire: accessed 10 March 2023), memorial page for Jonas Aleshire (16 Feb 1801–2 Jun 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57955034, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bentley, Hancock County , Illinois, USA; Maintained by Chuck Aleshire (contributor 47346026).Scott, William Wallace. Virginia Appeals: Decisions of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, Vol. 12. (United States: Appeals Press, 1916), pg. 232.
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Aleshire, Jonas, 1801-1878
- Judd, Austin C. (Austin Cletus), 1906-1995
- Judd, Sharon B.