Plan of a demised tract containing about 1,488 acres

Unprocessed Material — Oversize_Folder(Within_an_OSBox): ViU2024-0048_001

Identifier: ViU-2024-0048

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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. Research indicates that this property 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.

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Michael Pyron, Bookseller, 31 January 2024.

Language of Description

English

Restrictions Apply

Dates

Creation: c. 1870

Extent

0.13 Cubic Feet (One large oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

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