Gwyn Family Collection
Item set
Title
Gwyn Family Collection
Description
Items related to the Gwyn Family of Mount Airy, NC, including Richard Littleton Gwyn and his brothers and sisters
Subject
Surry County (N.C.)
Mount Airy (N.C.)
Gwyn Family Collection
Richard Littleton Gwyn
Families
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Identifier
Mta_GFC
Coverage
Mount Airy (N.C.)
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