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Charles Campbell’s Last Saltville Grant

Clearly, whoever the adult was who was acting on the behalf of the Campbell children had an eye on the economic potential at Saltville. Also, equally clearly, the stage was set for conflict with Alexander Outlaw, whose unregistered surveys were within the bounds of these grants.

There are two possibilities for who this individual could have been. The children’s mother, Elizabeth Henry Campbell, was alive and active. However, she seems to not have involved herself in business affairs, and to have deferred to the men in her life in this respect. Everything points to Col. Arthur Campbell. He was both a cousin of General William’s (his father was “White” David), and the brother-in-law of the General’s, having married his sister Margaret. He, along with Col. William Christian, is known to have been the legal guardian of Sarah early in her life. We do not know about Charles Henry, but it would seem likely that Arthur was his guardian also.

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CAMPBELL'S CHOICE	Page
INTRODUCTION	1
SALTVILLE GEOLOGY	1
SALTVILLE INDIANS	4
LEGAL MECHANISMS OF LAND TITLE OWNERSHIP IN VA.	6
THE SETTLEMENT OF SALTVILLE	13
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AROUND SALTVILLE BETWEEN THE PIONEER PERIOD AND THE CIVIL WAR	27
SALTVILLE IN THE CIVIL WAR	31
AFTER THE WAR	47
A MODERN CHEMICAL FACTORY	52
EPILOGUE	57
BIBLIOGRAPHY	61
INDEX	66

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