Thomas S. Berry's article "The Rise of Flour Milling in Richmond" VMHB 78,
n. 4 (Oct. 1970), has some information on Ross; he was one of the first mill
owners in the city. Ross' corn mill is shown in one of the early Latrobe
watercolors of Richmond, and the mill complex is described on Policy # 172,
13 June 1796, (vol. 12, microfilm reel 1), Mutual Assurance Society of
Virginia Declarations, Library of Virginia.
Gregg Kimball
-----Original Message-----
From: J. H. Brothers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 8:34 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: David Ross's Plantation
Ross has been the subject of a number of papers and articles. You might
want to
look at:
Dew, Charles B.
1974 David Ross and the Oxford Iron Works: A Study of Industrial slavery in
the
Early Nineteenth-Century South. William & Mary Quarterly, Vol.
31(2):189-224.
Salmon, John S.
1986a The Washington Iron Works of Franklin County Virginia 1773-1850.
Virginia State Library, Richmond.
The State Library also has some archival material-
Ross, David
1776a Letter, David Ross, Oxford Iron Works, to John Hook, New London, 20
October 1776. Virginia State Library, Personal Papers collection, #19904.
1776b Letter, David Ross, Oxford, to John Hook, New London, 30 November
1776.
Virginia State Library, Personal Papers collection, #19906.
My interest is in Ross' involvement in the iron industry. By 1776 Ross was
living at the Oxford IW, at least part of the time. Although I have looked
at
the Grantor/Grantee files, I have been unable to establish when he bought
the
property. Part of the problem is that the deeds are registered in a number
of
different counties. some of them "burned". If you are interested, I have a
considerable amount of data in terms of deeds and Virginia Gazette articles
that
are related. I have not worked with Ross' other land holdings, which are
extensive.
James H. Brothers IV
"W. Scott Smith" wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am looking for the location of David Ross's Plantation on the James
River.
>
> His office is in the town of Columbia, at the Point of Fork, on the North
> Bank of the James.
>
> I was under the impression that his house was on the North Bank as well,
> but after speaking with someone in Columbia this weekend, I have heard
that
> it might have been on the South Bank, just across the river.
>
> Any information would be appreciated.
>
> Scott Smith
> Gaskins' Virginia Battalion of 1781
> www.lynchburg.net/gaskins
>
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