The following document was found folded into the Account Book
of John S. Bralley (1797-1866) which is now part of the Southwest
Virginia Counties Collection of the Special Collections Division
of the Library of Virginia Polytechnic University at Blacksburg,
Virginia [Ms. 2000-092.] It was copied in person by Edgar M. "Russ"
Bralley from the original on Friday, April 6th, 2002. Bralley's
Account Book records business transactions, as well as incidental
information about family members and neighbors during the period
circa 1830 to 1856. Apparently he had used the book originally
when he was a student of a Mr. Tevey in Rockbridge County, Virginia
in 1815. The handwriting of the document below appears to be consistent
with that of Rev. Robert S. Sheffey, well-known Methodist preacher,
exhorter, schoolmaster and beloved eccentric in the Porter's Cross
Roads neighborhood.
List of Those in Arrears Cripple Creek Division No. 317
Sons of Temperance, Jany. 7, 1852
Page 2 George O. Hollinsworth $1.45
" 3 Samuel G. Brawley 2.40 Paid
" 5 Reuben Fisher .77 ½
" 6 James H. Porter .82 ½
" 7 Edwin J. Brawley 1.39
" 8 Andrew J. Brawley .57 ½
" 10 Samuel Aker 1.32 ½ Paid
" 11 William Miller 1.32
" 12 Alexander C. Brawley .21 ½
" 13 John Fisher 3.03
" 27 Mitchel C. Brawley .17
" 20 Granville H. Colville .55
" 21 Stephen Smithers 5.14 ½ Time is out
" 21 George Cooley 6.27 ½ & Do.
" 22 Robert Williams .15
" 23 Stephen Williams 2.32 ½
" 27 John H. Cooper .84 Paid
" 29 James Crockett 1.55 ½
" 32 Daniel Bangle 2.29 ½
" 33 Camron Story 1.58
" 35 Thomas Long 3.72
" 29 John T. Cooley 4.12 ½ over 12 mo. in arrears
" 40 Samuel Arnold 1.84
" 40 James E. Brown 3.73
" 42 Thomas Pew 1.20
" 45 John M. Banks .77 ½
" 46 Andrew Dunford 1.67 I think is or ought to be expected
" 47 John Hampton 2.22 ½
" 47 Alexander Fisher 2.71
" 48 James Lockett 1.67 ½
" 51 Richard Moyers 5.10 [?] Jany. 1st 1857 pd nothing
" 52 James Holliday 2.15
" 52 Alexander Fields .85
" 53 Robert Holliday 1.53 Paid
" 54 George K. Painter 1.67
" 54 George H. Painter 1.67
" 55 Andrew Nuckolds 1.67
" 55 Adam Collins 1.67
" 56 Dorothia M. C. Peek [?] .67
" 57 Joseph Hewit .67
" 58 Felix Porter 1.67
" 59 John A. Carter .77 ½ Paid 75
" 60 John Moore .60
At the bottom of the page:
James Fisher
Robt. S. Sheffey
Reuben Fisher (marked through)
Isaac Williams
Joseph Hollinsworth
Adams Sanders
Sampson Boare
Abner Thompson
John Wilkenson
Samuel Peek
John S. Brawley
Paying members may be put down at 50 (50 marked through and chaged
to 48) 48. Expelled members for non payment of Dues 4.
Also, on a separate sheet of paper:
Anstes Jones of Wythe Co.
Mr. Samuel W. Arnold: Sir you will please send me a book the begin
- of the week and by so doing you will oblige your friend. March
9, 1858. Sam. G. Bralley
Mr. [?] Brown: Sir you will please send me my money that you owe
me and I will oblige you paid.
Stephen C. Bralley of Wythe Co., Va.
Munroe Bralley of Wythe Co., Va.
Samuel S. B
Adams Sanders James B. Porter