Philip Snapp's Permission For Daughter's Marriage
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Title
Philip Snapp's Permission For Daughter's Marriage
Subject
Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Photograph of a handwritten note written by Philip Snapp in 1796.
It says, "I do agree that John Newell may have my daughter to enter into a state of metrimony [sic]." The note is dated December 12, 1796 and signed (an "X" has been made) by Margaret "Caty" Snapp.
A separate handwritten note appears at the top of the photograph. It says: "The within Philip Snapp father to the within mentioned Margarett personally appeared and gave his consent to the _____ hereof."
It says, "I do agree that John Newell may have my daughter to enter into a state of metrimony [sic]." The note is dated December 12, 1796 and signed (an "X" has been made) by Margaret "Caty" Snapp.
A separate handwritten note appears at the top of the photograph. It says: "The within Philip Snapp father to the within mentioned Margarett personally appeared and gave his consent to the _____ hereof."
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
027335
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Philip Snapp's Permission For Daughter's Marriage,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/57016.
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