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1. Document - Will - November 27, 1800

   A carbon copy of an order, signed by James Monroe, the Governor of Virginia, granting to William Gish, a 39-acre land parcel from the last will and testament of William Fleming, executed in Botetourt County Court in Fincastle, Virginia in October 1795.

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2. Grave of David Sims Read - A black and white photograph of the grave of David Sims Read, located in Bellmont Cemetery at historic Monterey. The cemetery contains plots for the Fleming and Read families. The Read plot has six visible graves surrounded by an iron fence which measures 25 by 33 feet. The marker reads "Sacred to the memory of David Sims Read - Born September 13, 1872 - Died January 4, 1892"

   1998.24.230

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3. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - November 2007

   Historical Society of Western Virginia November 2007 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities, including the Kegley lecture speaker, Jon Kukla, about Mr. Jefferson's Women. The newsletter also highlights the start of Fantasyland, a new staff member Bev Coleman, renovations concerning the museum's renovation, and the Fleming marker dedication. On the last page, the newsletter highlights the r...

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4. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - September 2007

   Historical Society of Western Virginia September/October 2007 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities, including the Kegley lecture speaker, Nancy Egloff, who spoke on Jamestown's settlers. The newsletter also dicusses the publication Notable Women, Roanoke's ghost tour, City Treasures exhibition opening, Fleming Historical marker dedication ceremony, and a new exhibit entitled "Behind Close...

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5. Home of William Fleming. - Photo is of the home of William Fleming, back states home is William Fleming's as well as both the birth year and death year of him.

   2009.54.05.04

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6. Letter from John Watts to his brother, William Watts, reporting on the current status of several lawsuits and business matters - July 23, 1789

   Letter from John Watts to his brother, William Watts, reporting on the current status of several lawsuits and business matters involving William's father-in-law Thomas Scott, and mostly unidentified people named Alfriend, Booker, Dupee, Gooch, Holcomb, McGehee, Meade, Tucker, Venable, Watkins, Wood; Colonel William Fleming and the correspondents mother, Alice Watts, are also mentioned. Transcription by English Showalter accompanies the document.

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7. Letter from T.P. Ege to Charles Turner - n.d.

   Letter from T.P. Ege to Charles Turner. The letter does not contain any sort of salutation, and the writer and recipient have been determined from the accompanying envelope. The letter is a direct transcription of a letter from William McClanahan to William Fleming concerning a small sect of the Revolutionary army and a small skirmish with a group of Cherokee Indians close to Holston, Tennessee. The letter mentions several captains: Captai...

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8. Note relating to the provenance of a piece of embroidery - c. 1880s

   Note pertaining to 1999.136.1 - an embroidered linen fragment attributed to Ann 'Nancy' Christian Fleming, wife of Col. William Fleming. The note reads: The center of this piece came from a sheets [sic] of Mrs. Col. Fleming who was Mrs Anne Christain of Agusuta County daughter of Col. Wm. Christian [sic]. Several of Mrs. Flemings items ame to Ky after the R. War who left many [illeg] in Ky. The sheets came through Mrs Fleming's daughter...

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9. Ole Monterey Golf Course - A black and white aerial photograph of Ole Monterey Golf Club taken circa 1930. The golf course is a part of the property formerly owned by William Fleming, a colonial figure of considerable prominence in the Roanoke Valley. The fairways, sand traps, and greens can be made out on a close inspection of the photograph. Tinker Creek runs from left to right through the property along the lower edge of the golf course. Monterey, one of the finest antebellum homes in the area, lies in a grove of trees to the right of the golf course. Legend has it that during the Civil War several Yankee soldiers were killed while attempting to steal horses from the plantation and were secretly buried in unmarked graves behind the residence.

   1998.24.488

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10. Photograph of William Fleming's Grave - Photo is of William Fleming's burial wall. Memorial references the "Daughters of the American Revolution," an organization whose membership is based on those who can trace their lineage to soldiers who aided the cause of the American Revolution. Memorial wall states William Fleming's occupations, birth and death date, as well as that of his wife.

    2009.54.05.02

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11. Roanoke Landownership (1748-1807) - 1961-1990

    Map of Roanoke Landownership from 1748-1807 with plots drawn out with the owners name, acreage, and when it was acquire within each plot.

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12. Second Tee at Ole Monterey Golf Course - A black and white photograph of a portion of Ole Monterey Golf Club taken circa 1945. The golf course is a part of the property formerly owned by William Fleming, a colonial figure of considerable prominence in the Roanoke Valley. The photograph features a threesome teeing off from the second tee according to the label at the bottom of the image.

    1998.24.489

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13. Speech: Roanoke's Colonial Background - n.d.

    Speech written by Lyl Palmer and delivered to a committee of Dames. The speech tells the early colonial history of Roanoke, and those individuals who traveled and settled the area.

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