Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Joseph P. Webb Papers, Manuscript MS 89.9, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Webb of Michigan, 1988.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Joseph P. Webb mentioned in the collection was a resident of Suffolk, Va. He should not be confused with the donor of the material who shared his name.

Scope and Content Information

Consists of miscellaneous papers belonging to Dr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Webb, of Central Lake, Michigan, found inserted in books in the Webb-Prentis Rare Book Collection. Includes a bill of lading, correspondence, and a receipt.

Arrangement

Chronologically arranged.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Webb, Joseph P., fl. 1873
• Willis, William.

Corporate Names:

• Consolidated Railway Line.
• Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company.
• Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company.
• South Side Rail Road Company.
• Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Company.
• Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company.

Subjects:

• Railroads--Virginia.
• Insurance, Fire--Virginia.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Bills of lading--Virginia--1873.