Documents

Bird Cole Receipt from James W. Smith

Contributed by unknown

Contributed by Maynard McNeil

Old Documents from the McNiel/McNeil Homestead, Locust Grove, Floyd County, Virginia

These documents were in an old rusty metal box found among the possessions of my late uncle John T. McNiel, who lived on his family’s ancestral home in Floyd County Va. There are included letters from relatives, most interesting being those from Samuel D. Light and family, who had moved to Missouri about 1857 from Floyd County. Samuel’s wife Margaret was sister to James I. McNiel’s wife Lydia. And, Lydia and Margaret’s mother, Nancy Smith, lived with James I. and family.

There are also many receipts and proceedings of my gr-grandfather James Ireson McNiel, who, as judged from some of these documents, was a blacksmith and also a Justice of the Peace.

The homestead of James I. McNiel still stands behind the more recent house, built about 1930. When new, the old log house was said by my great-uncle Charles Lewis McNeil to have been “the finest house between here and Christiansburg”. The actual date of construction is unknown.

Assembled by Maynard McNeil, September 2009

Letters

Letters

Justice Files

File-1; File-2; File-3; File-4; File-5; File-6; File-7; File-8

IOU’s

IOU-1; IOU-2; IOU-3; IOU-4; IOU-5; IOU-6

Old Receipts

Receipts-1; Receipts-2; Receipts-3; Receipts-4; Receipts-5; Receipts-6; Receipts-7; Receipts-7-back

Receipts

Receipts-1; Receipts-2; Receipts-3; Receipts-4; Receipts-5; Receipts-6; Receipts-8; Receipts-9; Receipts-10 Vest - Light Receipt

John Light Receipts Land Receipts-1 Land Receipts-2

TAX Receipts

Tax-1; Tax-2; Tax-3; Tax-4; Tax-5; Tax-6; Tax-7; Tax-8; Tax-9; Tax-10; Tax-11; Tax-12; Tax-13; Tax-14; Tax-15

Deeds

Deed 1807; Deed 1809; Deed 1809-2

Deed 1811-1; Deed 1811-2; Deed 1811-3

Deed Iddings Chapel

D. R. Hines

Elijah-2; Elijah Appraisers

Elizabeth Bond - 1; Elizabeth Bond - 2

Eliz McNiel Land

Emily Smith Land

Miscellaneous

Fruit - 1; Fruit 2

Hall Account - 1; Hall Account - 2

Huffville undated -1 ; Huffville 2

Hughart P.O.

I Am 1; I Am 2; I Am 3; I Am 4

Minn Poff - 1; Minn Poff - 2

Will McNiel; Will McNiel - 2

Receipts for Coffin & Burial Expenses of Mrs. Eliza Emily (Smith) Wilson 1896

This receipt image was provided by Janice Smyth on January 11, 2008.

Bill for making shoes by Samuel Jackson Light

Contributed by Maynard McNeil

Letter from Paulina (Brogan) Radford to Greenville Radford – 1864
Contributed by Patty - nagiile@comcast.net

Franklin Co ____

May the 29th 1864

Most worthy and loving Husband I sent myself this morning _______ you of few lines to inform you that myself and our little children is in comon health at this time and I truly hope that these few lines may come safe to you and find you in good health and doing well I will say to you that I need your loving kind and welcom letter yesterday and was truly glad to heare from you your letter was dated may the 5th and it come to your fathers ____ last Tuesday and the kept it consild and never let me no that they had it until the neighbors told me of it and I sent and got it and then they did not wont me to have it and they treat me very bade for they have got your likeness and my ___ ____ and several of my things and they will not let me have them and I wish you to no how they treat me deare Husband I would like to see you for I have many things to tell you that I cont right I will say to you that I am getting along as well as could be expected ___ ____ at that for I miss your company and help ____ would aford me mor pleasure than any other _______ blesing to see you and be with you at this time I hope that this civil war will come to a close shortly so you can get to come home and spend the balance of your days with me and our little children dear husband you requsted me to let you no how your Brother Taswell is I will say to you that he is yet very low he sometimes _________ up for a while and then falls back is bade as ever so I do not think that those any regular amendment in him they think that it is very doubtful whether he ever gets well or not you at so wished to no something about the men of the last call I will say to you that there is none gone yet the law reported some of them for regular service and for some of them for light duty some for one thing and some for another but they one all at home yet waiting for special orders times is very ____ in this county and getting harder I believe that some of the woman and children will have to starve to death before the new crops come in my dear husband I will say to you that I have treated you very unkind in one thing and that is the thing that you asken me about when you was ____ home I supose you neclect what that was I was fors_aked in to things that I ought not to of him and almost forced to do what I did and I wish you to forgave for it though I no I don none I will give you the mans name it was Wm Adkins and he said that he will take the child and take care of it My deare husband I will say to you that I wish to give you the truth of this mater and confess my faults to you and if I could see you I would let you no all about it thare is many things that I could tell you that I cant right and will say to you that thare is no interesting man about this part of the country I wish you to come home as soon as you can and let us live togeather as we once did for you full nearer to me than you ever did in your life and I want you to come home as soon as you can you must right to me as soon as you get this and let me no your feelings about me give me all the news that you can and forgive your unworthy wife ___ as I have nothing to Right that will intris you I will come to a close by saying that I am your true and loving wife untle death

Paulina Radford

To M G R Radford

You will pleas to Direct the letters that you right to me Direct them Jesse Radford

Note: Greenville Radford, son of George Radford, married Paulina Brogan Sept. 18, 1856 in Floyd County, Virginia.
Their children were John and Peter.

Contributed to the Floyd Co., VA Mail List site by Pattie.

Roanoke, VA 1882-1982 – Centennial Postcard Stamp Cancellation

(submitted to original Floyd Co., VA News List Page by unknown)

1831 Floyd Co., VA Personal Property Tax List

Directs you to the New River Notes Web Site.

Reed Land Deed 1851-1852

Photo of her great grandparents Peter & Nancy (Akers) Reed

Submitted by Carrol Lester 11/28/2018 with permission to post