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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John W. Barnett Broadside, Ms1998-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The John W. Barnett Broadside was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1999.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the John W. Barnett Broadside commenced and was completed in November, 2023.

Biographical / Historical

John W. Barnett, patent holder for this tobacco-curing process, seem likely to have been John William Barnett, born in Virginia on February 8, 1850. On February 28, 1877, he married Willie Jane Northcross (1859-1936) in Montgomery County, Virginia. In 1881, newspapers reported that John W. Barnett of Big Spring shot and mortally wounded his father-in-law, Frederick Thomas Merrit Northcross, during an argument in Montgomery County. Barnett was found guilty of manslaughter and fined $500. John W. Barnett died November 30, 1903, and was buried in James Barnett Cemetery, Montgomery County.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a single broadside entitled "Instructions for Using John W. Barnett's Patent Process for Curing Leaf Tobacco." The broadside identifies Barnett as a resident of Big Spring (Montomgery County, Virginia) and notes that the process had been patented on January 7, 1879.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agriculture
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Montgomery County (Va.)
• Science and Technology

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the John W. Barnett Broadside by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

General

This item had been originally cataloged as the John W. Barnett Patent, but a closer inspection during processing revealed that the piece is not a patent but instead is a broadside providing instructions on using a patented process. The John W. Barnett Broadside was determined to be a more appropriate title.