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History of southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870

Summers, Lewis Preston (1868-1943)
  
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ERRATA.
  
INTRODUCTION.

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CHAPTER I.
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CHAPTER II
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CHAPTER III
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CHAPTER IV.
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CHAPTER V.
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CHAPTER VI.
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CHAPTER VII.
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CHAPTER VIII.
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CHAPTER IX.
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CHAPTER X.
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Biographical Sketches.

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APPENDIX.
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First Lands Surveyed on the Waters of the Holston and Clinch Rivers of which Any Record is Preserved.
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SURVEYOR'S RECORD OF FINCASTLE COUNTY.
  
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES REPRESENTING WASHINGTON COUNTY FROM 1789-1904.
  
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY FROM 1777-1904.
  
VIRGINIA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
  
JUSTICES OF THE COUNTY COURT.
  
BOTETOURT COUNTY—1770-1774.
  
FINCASTLE COUNTY—1773-1777.
  
JUSTICES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY—1777-1870.
  
SHERIFFS AUGUSTA COUNTY, 1745-1770.
  
SHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS.
  
DEPUTY SHERIFFS BOTETOURT COUNTY, 1770-1773.
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Attorneys and Date of Qualification.
  
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WASHINGTON COUNTY CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS, 1861-1865. WASHINGTON MOUNTED RIFLES.
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"MOUNTAIN BOYS."
  
"WASHINGTON INDEPENDENTS," AFTERWARDS COMPANY K, THIRTY-SEVENTH VIRGINIA INFANTRY.
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GLADE SPRING RIFLES.
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TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT VIRGINIA CAVALRY, COMPANY C.
  
TWENTY-FIRST VIRGINIA CAVALRY, COMPANY F.
  
COMPANY I, FORTY-EIGHTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT.
  
COMPANY H, THIRTY-SEVENTH VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS.
  
COMPANY C, TWENTY-FIRST VIRGINIA CAVALRY (AT CLOSE OF WAR).
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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1898.
  
TRUSTEES OF THE ABINGDON ACADEMY, WITH DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
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MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANIES UPON THE EXPEDITION TO POINT PLEASANT, 1774.
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LIST OF WOUNDED MEN OCTOBER 23, 1774.
  
(Return of) Troops From Fincastle on the Expedition Against the Ohio Indians September 9, 1774
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INDEX.
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WALTER PRESTON.

Son of John M. Preston. Born in Abingdon, Virginia. Educated for the
bar. He became distinguished in his profession as a lawyer and an orator.

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Candidate for Attorney-General of Virginia previously to the war between
the States. Was elected to the Confederate Congress in November, 1861,
defeating Fayette McMullen. Died shortly after the war.

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