William Massie Account Book
Scope and Contents
This collection, containing an account book of William Massie's, lists personal and family expense items, as well as the names of enslaved persons.
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Dates
- Creation: 1847-1863
Creator
- Massie, William, 1795-1862 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection, which were created in 1847-1863, are in the public domain. Permission to publish or reproduce is not required.
Biographical / Historical
William Massie (1795-1862) was a plantation owner, miller, and enslaver in Nelson County, Virginia. He also served a term in the Virginia legislature.
Full Extent
1 Volumes
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.
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- William Massie Account Book
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anastasia Scholze-Wang
- Date
- 27 February 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- 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