Smyth of Nibley papers

Collection Data

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
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