Washington and Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library Special Collections and Archives
204 W. Washington St.Lexington, VA 24450
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Dillon Family Papers, WLU Coll. 0105, Special Collections, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.
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Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Mary Unity Dillon, Susan P. Dillon, and Frank C. Dillon, 1979-1981.
Biographical / Historical
the Dillon family resided in Prince Edward and Botetourt counties, Virginia.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the family and personal correspondence (1806-1897), business correspondence, deeds, legal papers, account books (1849-1862) of Dr. Alexander S. Dillon (1813-1870), and family Bible along with ledgers and employee time books of various Dillon limestone companies, especially Edward Dillon and Co. in Botetourt County. Correspondents include Dr. Alexander S. Dillon (1813-1870), Edward Dillon (1835-1897), Edward Davis Dillon (1766-1818), Fanny Polk Dillon, and Patrick Henry Dillon (1804-1862).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Dillon Family
- Edward Dillon and Co.
- Limestone industry
- Medicine
- Stone industry and trade
- Virginia
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Dillon, Alexander S.
- Dillon, Edward
- Dillon, Edward Davis
- Dillon, Fanny Polk
- Dillon, Patrick Henry
Container List
Tis box contains account books,check books,a book of carbon copies of letters, and a photograph.
This is the Dillon Family bible, dated 1791. It is in a slipcase. It is located on the shelf beside Dillon Family Papers Boxes 9,10,11.
Employees' time and pay records from Dillon family businesses.This is a single bound volume located on the shelf beside Dillon Family Papers Boxes 9,10,11.
Employees' time and pay records from various Dillon family businesses. This is a single bound volume located on the shelf beside Dillon Family Papers Boxes 9,10,11.