Skip to main content

     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

T. L. Jones farm journal

 Item — Box: BW 21, Folder: [X031750305]
Identifier: MSS 16425

Scope and Contents Note

The T. L. Jones farm journal (1854-1861; 0.05 cubic feet) documents Jones's work operating Pear Point Farm. Topics of the journal's daily entries include weather, expenses, and farm and family events. The journal also includes statistics on "meal used" and baptismal records for Jones's children.

Dates

  • Creation: 1854 - 1861

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical Note

T. L. Jones was born in 1814 and operated Pear Point Farm, which was located near Howardsville in southwest Albemarle County. Jones and his family grew wheat, oats, corn, fodder, apples, and tobacco, and raised hogs and sheep.

Source: Materials within collection; UNC Chapel Hill finding aid.

Extent

0.05 Cubic Feet (1 bound volume)

Provenance

Purchased 20 July 2017, Raymond C. Bice, Jr. Library Fund, 2017/2018.

Title
T. L. Jones farm journal
Status
Completed
Author
Tanner Greene
Date
2 October 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

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