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Plan of a demised tract containing about 1,488 acres

 Collection — Oversize_Flat_File_Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS-16948

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

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

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

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States