John C. Noell Papers
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- JML.MS1762.1-88
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- John C. Noell Papers
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- John C. Noell Papers Held At Jones Memorial Library In Lynchburg, Virginia. The Papers Include Receipts, Letters, Estate Transactions, And Lists Of Enslaved Persons By Name.
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Selected images from Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1762, the John C. Noell Papers. These images included miscellaneous receipts and tax receipts from the collection, mostly related to enslaved persons.
The papers include receipts from court clerks of Lynchburg, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Roanoke, & Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia for transactions involving Noell. Also included are papers relating to the settlement of Noell's estate, including lists of "Negroes and Lands" belonging to Noell family members. The enslaved persons are listed by name and estimated value, one list includes ages.
John C. Noell (1789-1862) lived in Bedford County, Virginia and may have operated a store in 1849 and done business with Samuel Garland. - Digital Format
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- Language
- English
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- George M. Jones Library Association
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(Page 25)
[Almage] Noell; Land & Negroes
To amt of Legacy $1000.00
" " Board & Rent to 1st Jany $787.31
By Bal in Suit 3625 101.06
1101.06
To 1 negro man [Bill] King 1500.00
" 1 " " (Nelson Bright), Alex [450.00]
" 1 " Woman (Mary), [D'ley] " "
" 490½ acres of Land @15 7361.25
Dr 10962.31
By his portion of Land & Negroes 10106.46
To Bal Due J.C. Noell’sEstate = $385.85
855.
(Page 27)
Ma’s List of Negroes & Land
2 Ben & Hally $200.00
1 Milton 800.00
2 [Alex & Wiley Nelson & [unsure]] 250.00
1 Harry 1000.00
4 Marge & 3 children 1750.00
1 Celia
1 Nelson James 400.00
1 Little Ben 700.00
1 Wilson 850.00
4 Kit & 3 children 2000.00
1 Henry 1000.00 9100.00
1 Mariah -
20
4 off [not] price
16
1000 acres Land $12 12000.00
(page 29)
A List of Negroes for [intelligible] 9208.00
Land 11898
2 Ben & Hally $200.00
1 Milton 500
2 Alex & Wiley 400
1 Harry 1000
4 Marge & 3 Children 1750
1 Celia & 1 Do 300
1 Nelson Jones 400
1 Little Ben 700
[unsure and crossed out] 400
4 Kit & 3 Children 2000
1 Henry
[____ off for F____ ____ off ____]
Banker; 2500.00
4 Mary & 3 Children 2150.00
[Land] 7520.00 12170.00
[To u Macee]
Land $5525.00
Wilson 850.00
8 Bill Wharton + Family 3275.00 9650.00
(page 31)
Mrs Nancy Noells Land & Negroes
2 Ben & Holly $200.00
1 Milton [5]00.00
2 Nelson & Mealy 250.00
1 Harry 1000.00
4 Marge 800.00
1 [Abner] 500.00
1 John (Rupture) 200.00
1 Bettie 200.00
1 Celia
1 Mariah
1 Nelson Jones 400.00
1 Little Ben 700.00
1 Wilson 850.00
1 Henry 1000.00
1 Mahala 1000.00
1 [L___nia] 700.00 8600.00
18
1000 acres Land [@]12 12000.00
(Page 33)
[D, M.] Noell: Land & Negroes
To amt of Legacy 1000.00
" " Bond & [Int] to 1st Jan 1863 838.75
" 1 Negro man [Samson] [5]00.00
" 1 " woman Martha 275.00
" 1 " Boy ([Thorn]) 1000.00
" 1 " [ "] (Paul) 900.00
" 1 " Girl ([Juliann]) 750.00
" 1 " Boy ([E___h]) 200.00
" 1 " Boy (John) 150.00
" 1 " Man (Bill Wharton) “ “ 5615.75
" 495 Acres Land [@]$15
By his portion of Land & negroes
To Bal Due J.C. Noells Estate $1532.29
(page 35)
G. F. Noell: Land & Negroes
To 1 negro man (Jacob) 1200.00
" 1 " Woman (Susan) 1000.00
" 1 " Boy David 250.00
" 1 " Boy Melvin 150.00
" 1 " Girl Lucy 1000.00
" 1 " Woman (Kit) 1000.00
" 1 " Boy (Charles) 600.00
" 1 " Girl (Sally Ann) 250.00
" 1 " " ([Walsy]) 150.00 5600.00
" 332 acres Land [@$]6 4992.00
" 3/4 acre Land & all Baptized
Church at Liberty 1500.00 6492.00
12192.00
By his portion of Land & negroes 10606.46
[unsure)
By his wages for 10 years 1000.00
To Bal Due J.C. Noell Estate $ 485.54
(page 38)
A List of Negroes Belonging to [Rev.] C. Noell died 1862
Frank 1785= age 75 years
[Yharaek] 1790= " 72 "
Wiley 1785= " 75 “}
[Al__anan] 1815 " 47 " } 400.00
[Wi]lson Bright " 70 " } 125
[M___y] " 70 " } 125 250.00
Mariah " 64 "
Bill King " 30 " 1450.00
Nelson Jones " 40 " 400.00
Annis " 75 "
[Ea___] " 50 500 400.00
Wilson " 48 850.00
Young Ben " 45 700.00
Henry " 39 $12,450.00 1000.00
—-------------------------
Rachel " 43 " 300.00
Lucy " 15 1000.00
Henry " 15 1000.00
Mahala " 10 1000 850.00
[Svenia] " 8 700.00
Payton " 6 4550.00 500.00
—--------------------
Marge " 26 800.00
Anne " 6 500.00
John [Rupton] " 4 200.00
Bettie " 3 $200 1750.00 250.00
—---------------------------
Susan " 23 1000.00
[Davis] " 3 250.00
Melvin " 1 1400 150.00
—--------------
13,857.00
(page 37)
28. Sarah 22 $1100.00
29. Harrison 1 150.00
30. Celia 34 }
31. Nancy 4 } 300.00
32. [Miller Ben] 75 }
33.Holly 60 } 200.00
34. Milton 40 800.00
35. Jacob 28 1200.00
36. Martha 36 275.00
37. Tom [11] 1000.00
38. Paul 8 900.00
39. Julian 6 750.00
40. Enoch 4 [ru__t__] 200.00
41. John 1 150.00
—-------------
42. Bill Wharton 55 3275,00
43. Mary 33 800.00
44. George 10 900.00
45. Malinda 4 2,000 400.00
46. Jim 1 $150
47. Catherine 25 1000.00
48. Charles 7 600.00
49. Dolly Ann 4 250.00
50. [natsy] 1 2000 150
—-----------------
11125
[Best] over 131511
—-----------
24275
6 Banker's Negroes [had 6] 2500
AS Noell " 3
(page 51)
Noell
To the clerk of the [illegible] [illegible] Superior Court Superior Court for 1835 June Execution 50 noting [illegible] on [illegible] look 18
[illegible] [Tankersley] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
D Rocles ck
(page 52)
(blank)
(page 53)
Jas C Noel Dr 1835 To Jas Board Comr R for transferring 41 Acres of Land to you from Alanson J Noel Trust .75
[Jas] Board Comr R
(Page 54)
26 calc 707
(page 55)
John C Noell (Bedford) D
1854 To the Clerk of [Botelount] County Court
Jany 9 Continuance " Shirley (appl) 20 (Feburary) Same 20 40
April Same 20 (May) Same 20 (July) Same 20 (Septr) Same 60
October 20 Order naming Magistrate judgment 20 judgment 20 60
taxing costs 90 Copy 20 [illegible] 40 not 18 filing papers 20 1 88
F. Noel 3 48
1 60
5 08
(Page 56)
J.C Noe
3.48
Bedford
(Page 57)
John C Noell (Bedford) Dr
1849 To the Clerk of Botetourt County Court
Jany eight Monthly Continue " Shirley, appe, 7.00
J [illegible]
(Page 58)
J.C Noell
2.00
Bedford
(Page 59)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
No. 1322 RECEIPT FOR DIRECT TAXES. $37.52
This is to Certify, That [Jno]. C. Nowell has this day paid
to the undersigned the sum of Thirty Seven Dollars and 52 Cents,
that being the amount in full for taxes, penalty, interest, and costs, charged under the Act of
Congress, entitled "An act for the collection of direct taxes in insurrectionary districts within the
United States, and for other purposes," approved, June 7, 1862, upon the following tract or
lot of Land, situate in the Co of Bedford, and State of Va and
described as follows: you 1238 Ac value $12380, [illegible] $33.43
344 " 3016. $34.52
Witness my hands, at Liberty, this 3rd day
of April A. D. 1866.
C D [illegible] Commissioners of Direct
Collector } Taxes for Va
(page 60)
UNITED STATES TAX RECEIPT
Name:_____________________
Date:______________________
Tax⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅$_______
Penalty⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅________
Interests⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅________
Costs⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅_________
TOTAL⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅________
Received by_____________________
1,557
(Page 61)
[Jas]. C. Noel To H. M. Morely - D
1830
July 3rd- visit from Q. Jones
& med [prescribed] 2 2.00
[A__] 21- visit to child — 3.50
1831 Astringent wash .50
Septr 7- Emetic for child .25
8- [illegible] do. .25
9- visit— 3.50
1832 med & [illegible] .75
March 27- visit to Lady 3.50
Apl: 4- pills & attend. 2.00
29- visit 3.50
attendance 1.00
Apl. 4- call visit to Lady 1.00
Obstetrical services 10.00
10- Flies: & pill: [illegible]: .50
23- visit to Lady 3.50
$35.75
1832
July 22- By cash 20.00
` 15.75
Recd the above in full
H.M Morely
(Page 62)
[J__] C. Noell
(Page 63)
John C. Noel
1840 To the Clerk of Roanoke Superior Court Dr.
June Capian vs Neighbor 18 Red 18 filing [illegible] Bail 18 alls 8 77
lucky 8 [illegible] 50 (Aug't Court) Order 36 [illegible] 36 tax 40 170
[illegible] 18 taxing Feb 20 Copy 18 (Ded.) Renewing Ex'n 40 Red. 18 132
Johnston C. $379
(Page 64)
John C. Noell
$3.97
(Page 65)
W. B. Freeman,
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Notions, Uc.
Main Street,
Lynchburg, Va., Mch 20th 1883
Mr. Dear Pappa
I recd your note today, and was glad to hear from home, and that all were right well.
In regard to the "[Plaeter]" it is ($850) Eight 30/100 dollars per [illegible] "[___h]."
Neither of the parties you wrote me to [illegible] sell it in time. So you can write to me what to do about it.
I don't know whether or not I can come up Easter. If I conclude to come I will drop you a postal. If not I will be up in a very short time.
No news of interest in the city. Times are rather dull just now, but "Spring trade" will open now in a short
(Page 66 cont)
"Time. As I sit here and write tonight,
all alone (the rest all in bed) a [illegible] in the
[firmament] is the only [illegible] this beautiful
moonshine night.
I gave you [illegible] [illegible] of the same
Making of the [illegible] [illegible] long before
this was one of them has gone back to
Bedford to live. I was very much surpris-
ed at it taking place so soon but "strange
thing" will happen.
I will now and talk more when
I come up.
From your son
J.T. Noell Jr"
(Page 67)
Virginia
At a Circuit Court for the Corporation Lynchburg
Continued and held Monday June 28th 1818
Betsy [Albright] [illegible] of 10th wright [illegible]
against
Allen L. [illegible] [illegible] of Sylvia Wright Deft
The Court convened thereupon and
further heard on the papers formerly read and the report of
Chs W Benford made in pursuance of the order made at
the November Term 1817 and exhibits accompanying the same
and was argued by Counsel. On consideration whereof the
Court doth at present adjudge order and decree that the
deft Allen L Ellyson out of his own goods and chattels
pay to the deft John C Roach admr of Thos Albright dec'd
the sum of $121.25 with legal interest from $67.50 a part thereof
from this day until paid and that he do in like manner
pay to the deft Mrs C. Ford admr of Mary Albright dec'd
the sum of $121.25 with like interest from $67.50 a part thereof
from this day until paid and as to all other matters this
Cause is Continued.
A Copy, Teste
Jno Darrington Clk
(Page 68)
[unsure]
(Page 69)
J M. Banker's Negroes & Land
To amt of Legacy 2500.00
" " Bond & Int to 1st Jan/63 660.60
" 1 negro woman (Mary) 800.00
" 1 " Boy ([Gengo]) 900.00
" 1 " Girl (Malinda) 400.00
" 1 " Boy (Jim) 150.00 5410.60
" 376 acres Land @$20 7520.00
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Co 12936.60
By his portion of Land & Negroes 10604.46
To Bal due J.C. Noell Estate $ 2394.14
A S Noells Land & Negroes
(Page 70)
[Blank]
(page 71)
AS Land & Negroes
To unit of Legacy $1000.00
" " Board & int to 1st January 368.19
" " " & int to Capt Thomson 181.33
" " of Property & money rec'd
of his Grand Father 2000.00
" 1 Negro Woman (Sarah) 1100.00
" 1 " Boy (Harrison) 130.00
" 1 " Woman (Rachel) 300.00
" 1 " Boy (Payton) 300.00
" [480] acres of Land @$15 6399.52
Cr 6451.00
12849.52
By his portion of Land & Negroes 10106.46
To Bal Due J.C. Noell’sEstate $22243.06
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