Gwyn Family Collection
Item set
Title
Description
Items related to the Gwyn Family of Mount Airy, NC, including Richard Littleton Gwyn and his brothers and sisters
Subject
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Identifier
Mta_GFC
Coverage
Items
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Envelope from The Paragon Publishing Company
Envelope to the Paragon Publishing Company from the Gwyn Family -
Letter from Myrtle to Uncle Richard
Letter from Myrtle to Uncle Richard dated July 22, 1894 -
Letter to S.F. Harper from J.G. Hogsett
Letter to S.F. Harper from J.G. Hogsett related to Gwyn Family financials. -
Envelope from Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company to Mr. R.L. Gwyn
Envelope from Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company to Mr. R.L. Gwyn dated April 26 1901 -
Envelope from Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company to Mr. R.L. Gwyn
Envelope from Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company to Mr. R.L. Gwyn postmarked February 14 1902 -
Letter From S.F.H. to Richard on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead
Letter From S.F.H. to Richard on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company letterhead dated February 14 1902 -
Letter From S.F.H. to Richard on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead
Letter From S.F.H. to Richard on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company letterhead dated April 26 1901 -
Letter from S.F. Harper to Richard (Gwyn?)
Letter from S.F. Harper to Richard (Gwyn?) dated January 5 -
Envelope from Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company to Mr. R.L. Gwyn
Envelope from Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company to Mr. R.L. Gwyn postmarked March 20 1899 -
Letter From S.F.H. to Richard on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead
Letter From S.F.H. to Richard on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company letterhead dated March 20 1899 -
Letter From S.F.H. to Richard on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead
Letter From S.F.H. to Richard on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company letterhead dated January 27 1899 -
Envelope from Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company to Mr. R.L. Gwyn
Envelope from Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company to Mr. R.L. Gwyn -
Letter from Hugh on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead
Letter from Hugh on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead -
Letter on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead
Letter on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead dated December 24 1894 -
Letter to "Dear Bro" on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead
Letter to "Dear Bro" on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead dated May 5 1891 -
Letter to Richard (Gwyn?) on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead
Letter to Richard (Gwyn?) on Gwyn-Harper Manufacturing Company Letterhead dated September 1 1898 -
Statement from Gwyn-HarperManufacturing Company to R.L. Gwyn
Statement from Gwyn-HarperManufacturing Company to R.L. Gwyn dated January 19 1897 -
Statement from Gwyn-HarperManufacturing Company to R.L. Gwyn
Statement from Gwyn-HarperManufacturing Company to R.L. Gwyn -
Statement of Account from Gwyn Harper Manufacturing Company to R.L. Gwyn
Letter from J.A. DuBose in Bishopville SC to J.H. Fulton and Company -
Statement from S.F. Harper to R.L. Gwyn
Statement from S.F. Harper to R.L. Gwyn dated January 18 1897 -
Letter from S.F. Harper to Richard (Gwyn?)
Letter from S.F. Harper to Richard (Gwyn?) -
Letter from J.M. Gwyn to his Brother
Letter from J.M. Gwyn in Chatham Hill, VA to his Brother (R.L. Gwyn) -
Letter from Clinton A. Cilley to Hugh Gwyn
Letter from Clinton A. Cilley Attorney at Law, to Hugh Gwyn dated October 7, 1885 -
Catalog and Contract from The Bucher and Gibbs Plow Company to R.L. Gwyn
Catalog and Contract from The Bucher and Gibbs Plow Company to R.L. Gwyn for purchase of a harrow, dated September 10, 1913 -
Photograph of Gwyn family home at Idlewilde plantation
Photograph of Gwyn family home at Idlewilde plantation -Hugh Gwyn, born 1804, died 1885, wife - Rosamond Dickerson -Moved to Mount Airy in 1850 -Home was on the Piper's Gap Road four miles from Mount Airy -Home was called Idle Wilde -Hugh and Rosamond had ten children -One of Hugh's sons was Richard Littleton Gwyn -Richard Littleton Gwyn was the only child that stayed in Mount Airy -Richard married Letitia Hollingsworth Gwyn and stayed at Idle Wilde -Richard and Letitia had eight children - Imogene (Genie) Gwyn (single), -Joseph (Joe) Hollingsworth Gwyn who married Blanche Holt, as a young man he operated Gwyn Drug store and ran the nearby White Sulphur Springs Hotel, he died in 1975 at the age of 93, -Annie Gwyn who married Thomas D. Gilliam and they had three children Nancy Gilliam, Betsy Gilliam and Thomas D. Gilliam Jr., -Hugh Gwyn, -Letitia Gwyn who married William Simpson, -Richard Reginald Gwyn, -May Gwyn who married William Ashby, -Elma Gwyn who married Robert E. Ashby and they had two children -Next Idle Wilde's ownership fell to Richard Reginald Gwyn and Robert and Emma Gwyn Ashby and Genie Gwyn -In the 1970's the house stood empty for the first time in 120 years -It later burned