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Inventory of the Papers of the Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Company: Folder IX, Q


FOLDER IX. cont.
 
  1. Folder labeled Radford Lot No. 2.

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    1. File labeled Radford Houses and Lot General File (1899-1910). 

      1. first part of the file consists of various deeds of release, covering multi-listing of property, including the Radford Lot.

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      2. letter dated March 31, 1909 which forwarded a map showing how much J. W. Bishop's land interlocks with William Ingles's land (map attached).

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      3. copy of deed dated December 8, 1886 wherein Radford land & Improvement Company conveyed to J. W. and J. T. Bishop a parcel of land in Radford, VA. along New River (plat attached).

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      4. copy deed dated December 8, 1896 wherein Radford Land & Improvement Co. conveyed to Frederick M. Leonard and Griffin C. Callahan certain lots or parcels in Radford (deed of mortgage to Leonard and Callahan, Directors of Philadelphia Bank).

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      5. three unsigned letters dated July 8, 9, and 10, 1899 addressed to Mr. T. P. Trigg, Bristol Tennessee, providing background on properties in Radford.

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      6. two pages of handwritten listings of property transfers of Radford Investment and Development Company, dated 1890-1892.

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      7. remainder of file consists of various listings of property in Radford such as (f), letters, and hand drawn maps. 

    2. File labeled Radford Houses and Lots General 1911 to ?, containing a number of deeds of release showing multi-property transfers by V. I. C. C. in early 1900's.

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    3. Two pages of large ledger listing properties of V. I. C. C. in Radford in 1906, giving value of each property and increase in value during previous year

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    4. Files containing copies of deeds and deeds of trust. For following lots in Radford, VA., read in columns, Name of buyer, Date, Lot, Section, and Plan Letter. 

      1. Dr. W. B. Fuqua, 5/18/09, Lot 2, Section 7, Plan D

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      2. Adaline Mills, 11/01/09, Lot 8, Section 9, Plan D

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      3. Ellie P. Simpkins, 4/01/10, Lots 5 & 6, Section 17, Plan D

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      4. Sarah F. Fisher, 12/10/10, Lot 10, Section 9, Plan D,

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      5. R. G. Thornton & Jake W. Akers, 12/10/10, Lot 10, Section 9, Plan D

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      6. Adaline Mills, 3/13/11, Lots 6, 7 & 9, Section 9, Plan D

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      7. J. W. & Roy Graham, 11/15/11, Lots 21 & 22, Section 9, Plan D

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      8. S. J. Keeling, 4/12/15, Lot 27, Section 9, Plan D

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      9. S. J. Godbey, 11/16/15, Lots 30-32 Section 9 Plan D

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      10. Mattie R. Duncan, 2/24/16 Lots 22 & 23, Section 16 Plan C

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      11. Sarah A. Mills, 2/29/16 Lots 4 & 5 Section 9 Plan D

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      12. West End Mercantile, 8/01/16, Lots 35 & 36, Section 6, Plan C

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      13. H. L. Thompson, 4/20/20, Lots 45-50, Section 6 Plan C.

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      14. Radford School Board, 4/26/22, Lot ?, Section 17, Plan C

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      15. H. R. & F. A. Clements, 9/28/27, Lots 28-31, Section 6, Plan C

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      16. Elbert T. Thacker, 4/10/34, Lots 15-18, Section 1 Plan H

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      17. Susie Enoch, 8/25/41 Lot 14, Section 16, Plan C 

    5. Folder labeled Farm Leases containing several hundred single page leases for garden plats along New River. Oldest dated March 4, 1902. Also Contains copies of cow pasture leases. Various lists of renters. Colored map of plots. Most recent leases dated 1943 and involve "sharecropping" for halves.

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    6. File labeled Max Rupe and Attras Rupe.
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      1. copy of deed dated March 24, 1945 wherein V. I. C. C. conveyed to Max and Attras Rupe twelve lots situated in Radford, VA. (lots 26, 27, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43 in Section 6, Plan C. 

    7. File labeled Radford Lots and Maps 

      1. map dated March 22, 1911 showing Tract No. 1169, property of V. I. C. C. at Radford, VA. (map has listing of lots acquired and sold by V. I. C. C. with dates and names of buyers and sellers up to 1922).

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      2. map dated June 30, 1916 showing right-of-way and track of Norfolk and Western Railway, Radford District, Radford Branch (map centered on Lynchburg Foundry Co.).

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      3. topographical survey map dated June 14, 1939 showing V. I. C. C. property in Radford.

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      4. map dated May 17, 1909 showing properties of V. I. C. C. at Radford, VA.

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      5. copy of map outlined (a) above updated in pen with note "Revised 4/02/19" and color-coded to show lots sold by V. I. C. C. and those still owned by V. I. C. C.

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      6. two line drawings (blue print) of proposed parking lots east and west of office at Lynchburg Foundry, dated June 7, 1955 (drawing along with single page listing of details for parking lots contained in large envelope).

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      7. plat of Block 9, Plan D, Radford, VA., recorded in Deed Book 38, p. 253, dated March 8, 1911.

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      8. plat of Block 16, Plan C, Radford, VA., recorded in Deed Book 38, p. 26, dated March 8, 1911.

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      9. plat of Section 12, Plan C, as subdivided by Dwelling Improvement Co. and Radford Land and Improvement Co., recorded in Radford Deed Book 1, p. 276.

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      10. three copies of plat showing Plan D, Block 14, and Plan D, Block 11 (undated).

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      11. plat labeled Virginia Real Estate Investment Co., Plan 1, Deed Book 33, p. 164, showing city block between Ingles and Custis Streets and 3rd and 4th Streets.

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      12. plat labeled Map No. 2, Virginia Real Estate Investment Co, Deed Book 33, p. 168, showing city block between Pendleton and Denby Streets and 3rd and 4th Streets.

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      13. very faded blueprint labeled in pencil "map in hands of W. J. Kenderline land on Rock Road, Radford, VA."

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      14. plat labeled Section 6, Plan D, Radford L & I Co., Deed Book 31, p. 259 (pencil drawing on legal size paper showing city block between Denby and Pendleton Streets and 2nd and 3rd Streets).

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      15. three copies of plat labeled Plan C, Block 11 showing city block bound by Henry and Page Streets and 2nd and 3rd Streets.

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      16. plat labeled Section 9, Plan C, R. L. and I. Co., Deed Book 31, p. 252, showing city block bound by Carter and Bolling Streets and 2nd and 3rd Streets.

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      17. plat labeled Section 1, Plan B, RWEL Co. DB38, p. 34 showing area between 4th and 5th Streets bordering Forest Avenue. (2 plats on oil cloth).

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      18. small plat of Plan D, Section 9, showing area bound by Custis and Ingles Streets and 2nd and 3rd Streets. 

    8. File labeled Lynchburg Foundry Company. 

      1. copy of deed of release dated September 28, 1936 wherein Bankers Trust Company releases to V. I. C. C. two parcels of land in Radford, VA.

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      2. copy of deed dated June 15, 1936 wherein V. I. C. C. conveyed to Lynchburg Foundry Co. two parcels of land in Radford, VA. (plat is attached). 

    9. File labeled Lynchburg Foundry Co. agreement to lease. 

      1. copy of agreement of lease dated December 1945 wherein V. I. C. C. leased a parcel of land to Lynchburg Foundry. 

    10. File labeled City of Radford. 

      1. copy of document granting the City of Radford the privilege of erecting and maintaining power line across V. I. C. C. property (2 copies of map showing locations of line attached). 

    11. Copy of deed outlined in Folder IX, P, 3 concerning Stevens Supply Company.


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