Box 4
Container
Contains 13 Results:
J. B. Parkes Wallet Contents
File — Box: 4, Folder: 9
Identifier: 9
Scope and Contents
Tax receipts, correspondence, legal documents and more.
Dates:
1816 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1875 - 1960; Acquisition: 2000-04-20
Church/Religious Ledgers
File — Box: 4, Folder: 10
Identifier: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...
Dates:
1816 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1875 - 1960; Acquisition: 2000-04-20
Religious Writings
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 10, item: 2
Identifier: 2
Scope and Contents
Contains religious texts and copied poems.
Dates:
1816 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1875 - 1960; Acquisition: 2000-04-20
James B. Parkes Tax Assessment List and General Property, 1919-1922
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...
Dates:
1919-1922
J. B. Parkes Tax Returns, 1914-1920
File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...
Dates:
1914-1920
Madison County Agricultural and Mechanical Association Receipts, 1870-1872
File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents
James B. Parkes was Treasurer during this time
Dates:
1870-1872
Speedwell, Kingston and Menelaus Turnpike Co., 1894-1896
File — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Identifier: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...
Dates:
1894-1896
James B. Parkes Estate, Dec, 1924
File — Box: 4, Folder: 8
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...
Dates:
Dec, 1924
John W. Parkes Ledger, 1854-1862
File — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...
Dates:
1854-1862
Unknown Ledger, 1905-1918
File — Box: 4, Folder: 6
Identifier: 6
Scope and Contents
Seems to be a ledger documenting the work and pay of various employees. They were sometimes paid in cash and sometimes in goods.
Dates:
1905-1918