Smyth of Nibley papers

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Description: Collection consists of letters and documents relating to the settlement of Virginia from 1609 to 1622, collected by John Smyth.
Names: Smyth, John, 1567-1641 (Creator); Smyth, John, 1567-1641 (Collector)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1613 - 1674
Library locations: Manuscripts and Archives Division; Shelf locator: MssCol 2799
Topics: Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Berkeley Hundred (Va.)
Genres: Correspondence; Documents
Notes: Biographical/historical: John Smyth (1567-1640), from Nibley in Gloucestershire, England, was one of the original promoters of plantations and settlements in the second Virginia colony in North America. He was the author of "Lives of the Berkeleys".; Acquisition: 1897 Maitland, Alexander Gift; Citation/reference: Calendared in Bulletin of the New York Public Library, volume 1, pp1 86-190; Additional physical form: Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-214; Biographical/historical: Berkeley Hundred was a Virginia Colony, founded in 1619, which comprised about eight thousand acres (32 km²) on the north bank of the James River... In 1622, following the Indian Massacre of 1622, the colony was for a time abandoned. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Hundred, accessed 12/11/2023
Physical Description: Extent: .5 linear foot (2 boxes).
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11985437; MSS Unit ID: 2799; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c7157cc0-c602-012f-22f7-58d385a7bc34