Plan of a demised tract containing about 1,488 acres
Content Description
This collection contains one hand-drawn tract map titled "Demised Tract Containing About 1,488 Acres." It measures 16 X 22 inches and is on architectural vellum; no surveyor is noted. The properties of Dr. Wm. A. Horsley and Wm. D. Cabell border the tract. The tract mapped an area formerly in Amherst County, now Nelson County, known as Wingina, formerly Hardwicksville. Indicated on the tract are some structures depicted with a small drawing on the demised property. These include Lock No. 32, with a lock house, along the James River canal way, and a mansion. According to the Oxford Dictionary, demised, in reference to property law, is land that is rented or given to someone for a particular number of years.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1870
Conditions Governing Access
This collection has been minimally processed and is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
This property along the James river was part of the original 1738 land patent granted to Dr. William Cabell (1699-1774). At his death in 1774, Cabell owned 60,000 acres. One of Cabell's direct descendants, Dr. William Andrew Horsley (1815-1887), built Rock Cliff, a home in Nelson County, Virginia, one mile west of Wingina.
Full Extent
0.13 Cubic Feet (One large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Michael Pyron, Bookseller, by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on 31 January 2024.
Condition Description
Good
Source
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (Organization)
Subject
- Cabell, William Daniel, 1834-1904 (Person)
- Horsley, William Andrew, Dr., 1815-1877 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Plan of a demised tract containing about 1,488 acres
- Author
- Eric Willersdorf, Student Accessioning Assistant
- Date
- 15 April 2026
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States