Gist family

Business and personal letters of Joseph C. Gist, descendant of the early surveyor Christopher Gist. Includes a list of Joseph Gist's relatives and his legal and political papers.

Family genealogies in this collection include: Allen, Anderson, Ashley, Bower, Bowling, Durry, Franklin, Glover, Johnson, Kincaid, Mathews, Overholt, Pennell, Rader, Savage, Settle, Stephenson, Ten Eyck, Thornberry, and Young. Material covers the years 1711-1955.