By Kenneth M. Stampp, Professor Emeritus, University of California at Berkeley
The impact of the ante-bellum southern plantations on the lives of their black and white inhabitants, as well as on the political, economic, and cultural life of the South as a whole, is one of the most fascinating and controversial problems of present-day American historical research. Depending upon the labor of slaves who constituted the great majority of the American black population, the plantations were both homes and business enterprises for a white, southern elite. They were the largest, the most commercialized, and on the whole, the most efficient and specialized agricultural enterprises of their day, producing the bulk of the South's staple crops of tobacco, cotton, sugar, rice, and hemp. Their proprietors were entrepreneurs who aspired to and sometimes, after a generation or two, achieved the status of a cultivated landed aristocracy. Many distinguished themselves not only in agriculture but in the professions, in the military, in government service, and in scientific and cultural endeavors.
Planters ambitious to augment their wealth, together with their black slaves, were an important driving force in the economic and political development of new territories and states in the Southwest. Their commodities accounted for more than half the nation's exports, and the plantations themselves were important markets for the products of northern industry. In short, they played a crucial role in the development of a national market economy.
The plantations of the Old South, the white families who owned, operated, and lived on them, and the blacks who toiled on them as slaves for more than two centuries have been the subjects of numerous historical studies since the pioneering work of Ulrich B. Phillips in the early twentieth century. The literature, highly controversial, has focused on questions such as the evolution and nature of the planter class and its role in shaping the white South's economy, culture, and values; the conditions experienced by American blacks in slavery; the impact of the "peculiar institution" on their personalities and the degree to which a distinct Afro-American culture developed among them; and, finally, the sources of the tension between the proslavery interests of the South and the "free labor" interests of the North that culminated in secession and civil war.
Research materials are plentiful. Census returns and other government documents, newspapers and periodicals, travelers' accounts, memoirs and autobiographies, and an abundance of polemical literature have much to tell historians about life on ante-bellum plantations. The autobiographies of former slaves, several twentieth-century oral history collections, and a rich record of songs and folklore are significant sources for the black experience in slavery. All the historical literature, however, from Phillips to the most recent studies, has relied heavily on the enormous collections of manuscript plantation records that survive in research libraries scattered throughout the South. These manuscripts consist of business records, account books, slave lists, overseers' reports, diaries, private letters exchanged among family members and friends, and even an occasional letter written by a literate slave. They come mostly from the larger tobacco, cotton, sugar, and rice plantations, but a significant number survive from the more modest estates and smaller slaveholdings whose economic operations tended to be less specialized.
Plantation records reveal nearly every aspect of plantation life. Not only business operations and day-to-day labor routines, but family affairs, the roles of women, racial attitudes, relations between masters and slaves, social and cultural life, the values shared by members of the planter class, and the tensions and anxieties that were inseparable from a slave society are all revealed with a fullness and candor unmatched by any of the other available sources. Moreover, these records are immensely valuable for studies of black slavery. Needless to say, since they were compiled by members of the white master class, they provide little direct evidence of the inner feelings and private lives of the slave population. But they are the best sources of information about the care and treatment of slaves, about problems in the management of slave labor, and about forms of slave resistance short of open rebellion. They also tell us much about the behavior of slaves, from which historians can at least draw inferences about the impact of slavery on the minds and personalities of its black victims.
Deposited in southern state archives and in the libraries of many southern universities and historical societies, the number of available plantation records has increased significantly in recent decades. Our publication is designed to assist scholars in their use by offering for the first time an ample selection of the most important materials in a single microfilm collection. Ultimately it will cover each geographical area in which the plantation flourished, with additions of approximately four new collections annually. A special effort is being made to offer the rarer records of the smaller slaveholders and to include the equally rare records of the plantations in the last quarter of the eighteenth century; however, the documentation is most abundant for the operations of the larger plantations in the period between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, and their records will constitute the bulk of our publication.
The collections microfilmed in this edition are holdings of the Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311. The description of the collections provided in this user guide are adapted from inventories and indexes compiled by the Virginia Historical Society. The inventories and indexes are included among the introductory materials appearing on the microfilm at the beginning of each collection. An Appendix: Genealogical Chart, compiled by the Virginia Historical Society, appears at the end of the Reel Index in the user guide.
Historical maps, microfilmed among the introductory materials, are courtesy of the Map Collection of the Academic Affairs Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Maps consulted include:
Thomas G. Bradford, <i>Comprehensive Atlas,</i> 1835.
The Reel Index for this edition provides the user with a précis of the collections included. Each précis gives information on family history and many business and personal activities documented in the collection. Omissions from collections are noted in the user guide and on the microfilm.
Following the précis, the Reel Index itemizes each file folder and manuscript volume. The four-digit number to the left of each entry indicates the frame number at which a particular folder begins.
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises 2,271 items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Biographical Note
Genealogical charts concerning the Bassett family are provided in the appendix.
Section 1, Bassett, William (1709-1743), Correspondence, 1739-1741
This section consists of two items, letters, 1739-1741, written to William Bassett (of New Kent County, Virginia) by William Bloxsom and Richard Gass (concerning an account with Edward Barradall).
Section 2, Bassett, William (1709-1743), Account Book, 1728-1755
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1728-1755, of William Bassett. The account book, which is indexed, was kept by Bassett as a merchant at Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia. Some accounts concern Robert Carter (pp. 38-39), Armistead Churchill (pp. 37, 98-99), John Dandridge (pp. 41-42), Frances Parke (Custis) Winch Dansie (pp. 72-73), Doctor John Doran (pp. 23-24), Priscilla (Churchill) Carter Lewis (pp. 38-39), Augustine Moore (pp. 37-38), Charles Seabrook ([pp. 66, 86-87, 101] concerning the ships Edward and Eltham), Chicheley Thacker (pp. 25-26), and Blissland Parish, New Kent County, Virginia (pp. 34-35).
The volume also includes accounts (pp. 109-142) of Elizabeth (Churchill) Bassett Dawson (of Eltham, New Kent County, and Williamsburg, Virginia). Also bears endorsements of William Bailey (p. 100), William Bassett (pp. 30, 49, 52), Susannah (Sanders) Cooper (p. 52), Elizabeth (Churchill) Bassett Dawson (p. 16), John Drewry (p. 90), Matthew Harfeild (p. 49), Robert Hight (p. 30), Paul Menitree (or Minitree [p. 93]), James Newman (pp. 90, 93), Charles Rawson (p. 81), Charles Seabrook (p. 101), Arthur Slayden (p. 16), William Smith (p. 109), and Joseph Valentine (as overseer at Brick House and Matchcoake, New Kent County, Virginia [pp. 89, 109]). Accounts also concern the sale and shipment of tobacco to England and Scotland (pp. 63-65, 102-105).
Section 3, Bassett, William (1709-1743), Accounts, 1732-1738
This section consists of four items, accounts, 1732-1738, of William Bassett. The accounts were kept as a merchant at Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia.
Section 4, Dawson, Elizabeth (Churchill) Bassett (1710-1779), Accounts, 1744-1754
This section consists of nine items, accounts, 1744-1754, of Elizabeth (Churchill) Bassett Dawson. The accounts were kept at Eltham, New Kent County, and Williamsburg, Virginia. Some accounts concern agricultural operations at Brick House and Matchcoake, New Kent County, Virginia.
Section 5, Bassett, Burwell (1764-1841), Correspondence, 1804-1841
This section consists of thirty-three items, correspondence, 1804-1841, of Burwell Bassett of Eltham, New Kent County, and Williamsburg, Virginia. Correspondence is with Leroy Anderson (bears receipts of Joseph Clay, Thomas Peter, and Daniel Rapine), George Washington Bassett (of Farmington, Hanover County, and Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia), Edward Cheminant, George Deneale (bears receipt of Leroy Anderson), Mrs. Mary C. Drummond (bears receipt of Robert H. Warburton), Thomas Green ([copy] bears letter of Green to George Washington Bassett), Robert Greenhow (imperfect), John Munford Gregory (while serving in the Virginia House of Delegates), George Blackburn Jackson, Virgil Maxey (as solicitor of the U.S. Treasury Department), John Orrill, George Washington Southall, William Vaughan (witnessed by Thomas Claiborne and Jacob Sheldon and bears receipt of Henry Bolton [witnessed by John Taylor]), and F. & W. Anderson Jr. of Richmond, Virginia (N.B. letter incorrectly addressed to John Bassett).
Section 6, Bassett, Burwell (1764-1841), Accounts, 1802-1821
This section consists of six items, accounts, 1802-1821, of Burwell Bassett. The accounts were kept at Williamsburg, Virginia. Some accounts concern Cabell & Dove of Richmond, Virginia (signed by Doctor George Cabell).
Section 7, Bassett, Burwell (1764-1841), Accounts, 1798-1816
This section consists of fifty-seven items, accounts, 1798-1816, of Burwell Bassett. The accounts were kept at Williamsburg, Virginia, as an administrator of the estate of Leonard Henley and guardian of Bartholomew Dandridge Henley, John Dandridge Henley, Robert Henley, Samuel Henley, and William Dandridge Henley.
Section 8, Bassett, Burwell (1764-1841), Accounts, 1811-1821
This section consists of thirty-five items, accounts, 1811-1821, of Burwell Bassett. The accounts were kept at Williamsburg, Virginia, as administrator of the estate of William Langborn (1756-1815) and guardian of William Langborn (1799?-1823). Accounts concern, in part, the education of William Langborn (1799?-1823) at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, and include accounts with James Sample and John Augustine Smith (1820).
Section 9, Brand, Benjamin (d. 1843), Bill of Complaint, Undated
This section consists of one item, a bill of complaint, undated, of Benjamin Brand. The case concerns Brand (as executor of Benjamin Oliver) v. William Armistead, William Armistead (d. 1827), Burwell Bassett, Anna (Andrews) Randolph Byrd (executrix of William Randolph), heirs of William Dandridge Claiborne ([1756-1811] i.e., Bassett Smith Claiborne, Mrs. Euphania Claiborne, Doctor George Claiborne, John Dandridge Claiborne, Lucy Ann Claiborne, Philip Whitehead Claiborne, William Dandridge Claiborne [b. 1796], and Elizabeth Dandridge (Claiborne) Kennon) and Thomas Taylor in the Virginia Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond district. This item bears an affidavit of William Waller Hening.
Section 10, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Account Book, 1841-1842
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1841-1842, of George Washington Bassett. The volume was kept by Bassett as administrator of the estate of Burwell Bassett (of Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia). The volume also includes a list of slaves, 1835, compiled by Bassett Smith Claiborne.
Section 11, Bassett, John (1765-1826), Correspondence, 1797-1826
This section consists of sixty-nine items, correspondence, 1797-1826, of John Bassett of Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia. Correspondence is with Leander Allen (concerning the sale of cotton in New York City), Warren Ashley, William Austin, Moody Beeder, John O. Berlemeyer, George Blakey, Augustine Boughan, Benjamin Brand (bears letter [copy] of Brand to John Burton), William Burnet Browne, Cornelius Buck, Benjamin J. Butler (bears receipt of Richard Thomas), Reuben Butler, William Chiles (bears receipt of James F. Dennis), Buller Claiborne, Herbert Claiborne (bears letter, 1797, of Buller Claiborne to Herbert Claiborne), Doctor William Presley Claiborne (bears account with William Bassett and receipt of Carter Braxton), Doctor William Cochran, Cornelius Combs, William Crane, Sarah (Slaughter) Drewry (witnessed by Henry Drewry and bears receipt of William Cuningham), Benjamin Fabens, Thomas King (bears receipt of William Clemment), A. B. Kyle, Stephen H. Lacy, Doctor Claudius Levert (bears receipts of Patrick Fowler and Claiborne Lumpkin), Peter Lyons (of Studley, Hanover County, Virginia), William Fauntleroy Micou, John Mileston, William Miller, Benjamin Oliver, Thomas Ratcliffe, Dibdell [i.e., Dibdal] Talley, Francis Taylor, Joseph A. Weed, John I. Werth, Mathew S. Whitlock, William Wicker, Austin & Anderson of Richmond, Virginia, A. & R. Boughan of Baltimore, Maryland, Oliver & Brand of Hanover Town, Hanover County, Virginia, Moncure, Robinson & Pleasants of Richmond, Virginia (by William Augustine Moncure and bears letter of Moncure & Robinson of New York City to John Bassett), Moncure & Robinson of New York City, and Wortham & McGruder of Richmond, Virginia.
Section 12, Bassett, John (1765-1826), Accounts, 1790-1826
This section consists of 171 items, accounts, 1790-1826, of John Bassett. The accounts were kept at Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia. Some accounts concern William Burnet Browne (1805), Julius Burbidge Dandridge (1798), Samuel Pleasants ([1812] for an advertisement in the Richmond, Virginia, Argus concerning the sale of Towinque, King William County, Virginia), Abel Parker Upshur (1814), Ralph Wormeley (1805), and the payment of taxes in King William County, Virginia (1825).
Section 13, Bassett, John (1765-1826), Bonds, 1802-1823
This section consists of thirteen items, bonds, 1802-1823, of John Bassett of Hanover County, Virginia. The bonds are with George Washington Bassett, Cornelius Buck, William Cottorell (bears assignment of Cottorell [witnessed by John Whitlock]), Daniel Ellett (executor of Billey Talley [witnessed by Nathaniel Talley and bears receipt of Ellett]), Mary Harrison (witnessed by Larking Duling and bears assignment of Mary Harrison), Richard King Jr. (executor of Richard King Sr. [witnessed by Thomas Edwards and Thomas Johnson] and bears assignment of Richard King Jr. [witnessed by Patrick Fowler]), William McKenzie (witnessed by Edwin Poindexter and bears receipt of McKenzie), Richard Phillips, Eliza R. Taylor (witnessed by William Temple Fleet), James Upshaw (witnessed by James Buckner and Henry Garnett and bears assignment of Henry Garnett and receipts of George Schools and Thomas Schools), and Armstead Winn (bears assignment of Winn [witnessed by John B. Johnson]); and a bond, 1806, of Sarah (Slaughter) Drewry to John Bassett (witnessed by Yancey Lipscomb and bears receipts of John Bassett and James E. Jones).
Section 14, Bassett, John (1765-1826), Bills of Lading, 1799-1826
This section consists of twelve items, bills of lading, 1799-1826, issued to John Bassett of Hanover County, Virginia. Bills of lading are for the shipment of corn and wheat by John Dungery (for Edward Pye Chamberlayne (of the ship William & Edward and bears U.S. Internal Revenue tax stamp), Samuel E. Kelly (of the ship Hope & Susan and bears receipt of James R. Pannill), Thomas McCarty, George Meredith (of the ship Naricella), John Mitchell (of the ship Yates), James Sampson (from Gideon Bosher for the ship Virginia Anna), Thomas Walton (of the ship Nancy Charity [witnessed by John Tyree] and bears receipt of John Clarke and Cornelius Egmon), Thomas Waton (of the ship Naricella [witnessed by John Parrish]), and James Wolton (of the ship Labour Chilley); and bills of lading, 1803-1804, issued for the shipment of goods to John Bassett by Warren Ashley (issued by Patrick Henderson) and Augustine Boughan (issued by J.J. Grossian [for John Ware of the ship Consolation]).
Section 15, Bassett, John (1765-1826), Agreements, 1806-1821
This section consists of nine items, agreements, 1806-1821, of John Bassett of Hanover County, Virginia. Agreements are with Warren Ashley (by Benjamin Brand and bears receipt of Brand and affidavit of William Cuningham), John O. Berlemeyer, John Clarke, James F. Dennis, John Mitchell (concerning the ship Yates and bears receipt of William Kenton), John Segar (concerning Towinque, King William County, Virginia), James Turner, Armstead Winn, and Bryson & Parkhill of Richmond, Virginia.
Section 16, Bassett, John (1765-1826), Legal Papers, 1804-1809
This section consists of three items, legal papers, 1804-1809, of John Bassett. Items include a writ of execution, 1804, issued by the Court of Hanover County, Virginia (signed by William Pollard), in the lawsuit of Benjamin Oliver (administrator of the estate of William Cock[e]) v. John Bassett; an affidavit (copy made by Thomas Pollard), 1806, of George Slaughter in the lawsuit of Major Winfrey v. John Bassett and Robert King in the Court of Hanover County, Virginia (bears affidavit of Montague Williams); and a writ of execution, 1809, issued by John Kilby (as a justice of the peace for Hanover County, Virginia) in the lawsuit of Richard Phillips v. John Bassett.
Section 17, Bassett, John (1765-1826), Other Papers, 1808-1826
This section consists of four items, other papers, 1808-1826, of John Bassett. Items include a protest, 1808, of Samuel Sterett (bears notary seal) on behalf of Frederick Focke against A. & R. Boughan of Baltimore, Maryland, for nonpayment of a bill of exchange of John Bassett payable to Bohn & Hubner of Baltimore, Maryland; an affidavit, 1808, of John Bassett concerning his absence from militia musters in Hanover County, Virginia (bears affidavit of Robert King); a pass, 1826, issued to Edward (slave) by John Bassett (bears receipt of Richard Brooke); and a power of attorney (unexecuted), undated, of John Bassett concerning stock in the Bank of Virginia.
Section 18, Bassett, John (1765-1826), Letters concerning, 1806-1826
This section consists of two items, letters, 1806-1826, concerning John Bassett of Hanover County, Virginia. Letters are written by or addressed to Warren Ashley, Benjamin Brand, Benjamin Oliver (of Retreat, Hanover County, Virginia), and Hamilton Tomlinson.
Section 19, Bassett, John (1765-1826), Affidavits concerning, 1802-1823
This section consists of eleven items, affidavits, 1802-1823, concerning John Bassett of Hanover County, Virginia. Affidavits are made by Warren Ashley, William Barret (witnessed by Thomas Schools), William Burnet Browne, John Harper, William Kenton, John Kilby, Robert King, Francis Paresett ([or Parazett] witnessed by Charles Talley), Philip Parker (copy), Thomas Price (witnessed by Francis Blunt), and John Tucker.
Section 20, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Accounts, 1823-1827
This section consists of sixteen items, accounts, 1823-1827, of George Washington Bassett. The accounts were kept at Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia, as administrator of the estate of John Bassett. Accounts concern, in part, the payment of taxes, and include an account with Doctor Henry Curtis.
Section 21, Bassett, Betty Carter (Browne), Papers, 1803-1816
This section consists of four items, papers, 1803-1816, of Betty Carter (Browne) Bassett. Items include letters, 1805-1816, of Betty Carter (Browne) Bassett (of Hanover County, Virginia) to George Washington Bassett and [first name unknown] Foy; an account, 1803, of Betty Carter (Browne) Bassett with Gilliat & Kirby of Richmond, Virginia (bears receipt of Rivers Drake); and a will, 1816, of Betty Carter (Browne) Bassett written in Hanover County, Virginia.
Section 22, Lewis, Robert (1769-1829), Correspondence, 1789-1828
This section consists of twenty-five items, correspondence, 1789-1828, of Robert Lewis of Fredericksburg and Pine Grove, Stafford County, Virginia. Correspondence is with George Washington Bassett (of Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia), Mathew Carey, Peter Cottom (bears letter of Cottom to John Armistead concerning payment for the purchase of books), Samuel Cottom, Robert Crutcher, Stapleton Crutchfield, Gabriel Jones Lewis, Lawrence Lewis (of Woodlawn, Fairfax County, Virginia), Warner W. Lewis, Edward Charles McGuire, Archibald Ritchie Taylor (bears account of Robert Lewis with the Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia, Richmond), and William Taylor.
Section 23, Lewis, Robert (1769-1829), Accounts, 1795-1828
This section consists of 189 items, accounts, 1795-1828, of Robert Lewis. The accounts were kept in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Accounts concern, in part, the payment of taxes in Fredericksburg (1801, 1803, 1814-1828), Spotsylvania County (1801, 1805-1807, 1810, 1814-1817, 1819-1823, 1825-1828), and Stafford County (undated, 1804-1806, 1809-1822, 1824, 1827), Virginia, Hardy County (undated, 1820), Virginia (now West Virginia), Christian County (1808, 1811-1812, 1814, 1819), Kentucky, and Ohio (1807-1815). Also included are accounts with the Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia (1809, 1811-1814, 1816-1817, 1820-1822, 1824-1825, 1828).
Section 24, Lewis, Robert (1769-1829), Other Papers, 1827-1831
This section consists of three items, other papers, 1827-1831, of Robert Lewis and the estate of Robert Lewis. Items include a bond (unexecuted), 1828, of Robert Lewis (as attorney for Samuel Washington) to T. S. (otherwise unidentified) concerning land in Madison County, Virginia; and accounts, 1827-1831, of the estate of Robert Lewis (kept by George Washington Bassett as executor).
Section 25, Claiborne, Herbert, Cohoke Muniments, 1784-1785
This section consists of three items, muniments, 1784-1785, concerning Cohoke, King William County, Virginia, owned by Herbert Claiborne. Items include correspondence of Samuel Beall (of Williamsburg, Virginia) with Augustine Claiborne ([copy made by Herbert Claiborne] of Chestnut Grove, New Kent County, Virginia) and Herbert Claiborne; and an agreement (unexecuted) of Samuel Beall and Herbert Claiborne.
Section 26, Peter, John, Account Book, 1828-1852
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1828-1852, of John Peter. The volume concerns the operation of a grist mill in Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Section 27, Peter, John, Account Book, 1829-1834
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1829-1834, of John Peter. The volume concerns the operation of a grist mill in Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Section 28, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Correspondence, 1824-1878
This section consists of 704 items, correspondence, 1824-1877, of George Washington Bassett of Clover Lea and Farmington, Hanover County, Eltham, New Kent County, Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, and Rose Mount, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Correspondence is with Leander Allen, William Allen (bears seal), William E. Allen, John Anthon, John D. Armstrong, R. C. Ballard, James Barbour (of Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia), Thomas Bowerbank Barton, Betty Burnet (Lewis) Bassett (of Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia), George Washington Bassett ([1831-1886] of Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia), Edward Beale, William Bernard (of Mannsfield, Spotsylvania County, Virginia), Stephen J. Blaydes, Samuel Mecklin Bockins (of Malvern Hill, Henrico County, Virginia), James Bosher, C. D. Bradley, Benjamin Brand, Augustine M. Braxton, Carter Braxton (of Brandon, Middlesex County, Virginia), Doctor William Presley Braxton (of Oak Spring, King William County, Virginia), John White Brockenbrough (concerning Edward Sayre), William Burnet Browne (of Waterville, King William County, Virginia), Silas E. Burrows, Edwin Carter, Maleleel W. Carter, John H. Cassin, Rufus Chandler, Dudley Chase, Philander Chase (of Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio), Peter Joseph Chevallie (bears receipt of John Minor), Edmund Christian, Doctor George Claiborne (of Hunting Hall, King William County, Virginia), Herbert Augustine Claiborne ([1784-1841] enclosing letter [copy] of Claiborne to Daniel M. Jones), Herbert Augustine Claiborne (1819-1902), William Claiborne, John Bacon Clopton ([printed, Richmond, Virginia] concerning the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society [now Virginia Historical Society]), Doctor Cary Charles Cocke, Roscow Cole, John R. Cook, James Crampton, Williams Edwards Croxton (of Belmont, King William County, Virginia), George P. Crump, John G. Crump, Francis Curtis, Benjamin Franklin Dabney, Edwin Augustine Dalrymple (at Rome, Italy), William Armistead Dandridge, Peter Vivian Daniel, Raleigh Travers Daniel, Josiah Lilly Deans (of Middleway [later Midlothian] and Rosewell, Gloucester County, Virginia), Judah Dobson, John H. Earnest (concerning Dulce Dormer, Hanover County, Virginia), Daniel Ellett, Noah Fairbank, Murray Forbes, Judah French, Joseph Buckminster Gardner, William Gardner, James Mercer Garnett, Anna Maria Dandridge (Bassett) Deans Garretson (of Middleway [later Midlothian], Gloucester County, Virginia), Isaac Garretson (of Middleway [later Midlothian], Gloucester County, Virginia), Henry Gibson, Charles Goodwin, Samuel Gordon, William A. Grady, John Gray (of Travellers Rest, Stafford County, Virginia, enclosing broadside, 1839, concerning the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia at Alexandria, and bears agreement of John Gray and George Washington Bassett [1800-1878] concerning Retreat, Hanover County, Virginia), Marquis D. Gray (enclosing bonds of Burwell Bassett Sayre to Yelverton Neal Oliver [bears assignment of Oliver] and Edward Sayre to James F. Johnson [witnessed by Thomas Campbell and bears assignment of Joseph Hall]), Duff Green ([printed, Washington, D.C.] concerning The United States Telegraph and The Reformer, Washington, D.C.), Thomas Gresham, Hugh Blair Grigsby (of Edgehill, Charlotte County, Virginia), Chauncey G. Griswold, James Dandridge Halyburton, George Hamilton (of Forest Hill, Spotsylvania County, Virginia), John Hart, John Haw (concerning the construction of a grist mill in Hanover County, Virginia), George T. R. Healy (bears supplemental bill of complaint [copy] of George Washington Bassett [(1800-1878) by James Dandridge Halyburton] against the heirs of Thomas Healy in the Virginia Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Middlesex County), James Ewell Heath, Edward H. Herbert (of Level Green, Princess Anne County, Virginia), John Mercer Herndon, George Hopkins, Annette Lewis (Bassett) Ingle, Edmund Irvine, Thomas Jefferson, Peter Jinkins (as overseer at Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia, as manager of Bassett's plantations in Hanover and King William counties, and at Windsor and Windsor Shade[s], New Kent County, Virginia), Fayette Johnston, Larkin Johnston, Laney Jones, Levin Jones, Thomas Jordan, Revel Keith, Douglas B. Layne, George Washington Lewis (of Claymont, Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning a monument to Mary (Ball) Washington at Fredericksburg, Virginia), John Edward Lewis, Judith Walker (Browne) Lewis, Lawrence Lewis (of Woodlawn, Fairfax County, Virginia, concerning the estate of George Washington), Rebecca Tayloe Lomax, James H. T. Lorimer, James Lyons, William McCaleb (concerning Charles Marshall Jones and Edward Sayre), Robert McCandlish, Edward Charles McGuire, Francis Howe McGuire, John Peyton McGuire (bears receipt of Henry Richard Robey), Charles Mann, Charles Mason (of Albion, King George County, Virginia, and bears affidavits of B. B. Ashton, Doctor Francis Conway Fitzhugh, Doctor Thomas Lomax Hunter, and Edward Smith), John Metcalfe, Thomas William Micou, William Fauntleroy Micou, James Mill, Powell B. Mills, John Minor (1797-1862), John W. Mitchell (by J. R. Mitchell), William Mitchell, William M. Mitchell (concerning James Barbour), John Moncure (as executor of the estate of Thomas Seddon), Judith Robinson Page, Charles Palmer, William Palmer, W. D. Patten, Samuel Patterson (as overseer at Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia), John Mercer Patton, Edmund Pendleton, Francis Walker Pendleton, Rice Pendleton (as overseer at Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia), Jonathan G. Perry, Abraham David Pollock, Thomas Price, William H. Prosser (of White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia), Samuel T. Pulliam, Josiah Randall, James R. Ratcliffe, Henry B. Reardon, William Redd, Doctor Johnson Robineau, George W. Robinson, John J. Rollow, William C. J. Rothrock, William Henry Roy (of Green Plains, Mathews County, Virginia), Robert Saunders, Samuel Tredway Sawyer, Burwell Bassett Sayre (of Frankfurt, Kentucky, and while a student at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, and the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia at Alexandria), Edward Sayre (at Liberty [now Bedford], Bedford County, Virginia, and bears letter of Sayre to Betty Burnet (Lewis) Bassett), Philip Ludwell Sayre (at Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia), William Sayre (at Hybla, King William County, Ingleside, Hanover County, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, New Bedford, Massachusetts, New York City, New York, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and bears affidavit of Edward L. Young), Oliver Abbott Shaw, William Shepherd (concerns horse breeding), Elisha Shepperson, John Spotswood Skyrin, William Slaughter, Benjamin Hodges Smith, Richard Graves Smith (of Eastern View, Hanover County, Virginia), Robert J. Smith, George Washington Southall, William L. McCarty Spotswood (concerning George W. Spotswood), Robert Stanard, Richard Stark, Doctor Charles Parke Street (of Santee, Hanover County, Virginia), John Walker Street (at Bassetterre, King William County, Virginia), Thomas Street, Christopher Walker Taliaferro (bears receipt of John Henry Parrott), Benjamin Temple (bears receipt of Doctor Zachary Lewis), Reuben Triplett Thom (bears letter of Judith Carter (Lewis) McGuire to Betty Burnet (Lewis) Bassett, and Samuel Phillips & Son of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Reuben Triplett Thom, and receipt of T. H. Lipscomb), James Donaldson Thorburn (bears letter [printed] of Thorburn & Smith of Norfolk, Virginia, to George Washington Bassett [1800-1878]), Charles Augustine Thornton (of Greenwood, Orange County, and Montpelier, Rappahannock County, Virginia, and Woodville, Mississippi), Doctor Churchill Jones Thornton (of New Orleans, Louisiana, at Montpelier, Rappahannock County, Virginia, and concerning the sale of Greenwood, Orange County, Virginia), L. Timberlake, John Richards Triplett (by Samuel Dunn), Samuel Tunstall, Jesse Hopkins Turner (of Roseneath, Richmond, Virginia), Andrew A. Van Bibber (of North End, Mathews County, Virginia), James Vass (bears receipt of James Cumming Vass), John Waddill, Joseph Wade, William Warren, George Fayette Washington (of Waverly, Frederick County and Wellington, Fairfax County, Virginia), Conrade Webb (of Hampstead, New Kent County, Virginia), Charles Carter Wellford, William Larkin White, Swepson Whitehead, James Whitelaw, Jesse Wilkinson, Josiah Williams, Thomas Williamson, J. A. Wingfield, Philip Bickerton Winston, Silas Wood, John Wyse, Beers & Poindexter of Richmond, Virginia, Bell & Wallace of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Brooke & Cosbys of Richmond, Virginia, Byrnes, Trimble & Co. of New York City, J. & S. Cosby & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, Crawford & McKim of Baltimore, Maryland, Daniel & Carter of King William Court House, Virginia, Dinsmore, Kyle & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, Dinsmore & Kyle of Baltimore, Maryland, R. H. Douglass & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, Fry & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, H. W. & J. J. Fry of Richmond, Virginia, Gretter & Peake of Richmond, Virginia, A. Hart & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, Henley & Reardon of Norfolk, Virginia, Hill & Dabney of Richmond, Virginia, Robert Hill & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, Wm. McDonald & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, William McDonald & Son of Baltimore, Maryland, Nelson & Boswell of Petersburg, Virginia, Samuel Phillips & Son of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Sellman & Crook of Baltimore, Maryland, Soutter & Bell of Norfolk, Virginia, Peter Spilman & Son of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Templeman & Dickenson of Richmond, Virginia, Thorburn & Smith of Norfolk, Virginia, Lewis Webb & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, J. S. & C. C. Wellford of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Wortham, McGruder & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, and Wortham & McGruder of Richmond, Virginia (bears affidavits of Peter Joseph Chevallie and John Walker Street).
Section 29, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Account Book, 1877-1878
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1877-1878, of George Washington Bassett. The accounts were kept in Doctor Ray Vaughan Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book Designed for Farmers, Mechanics and All People (Buffalo, N.Y., 1877). The volume was kept at Clover Lea, Hanover County, Virginia.
Section 30, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Accounts, 1822-1878
This section consists of 178 items, accounts, 1822-1878, of George Washington Bassett. The accounts were kept at Clover Lea, Hanover County, and Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Some accounts concern Doctor Corbin Braxton (1827) and Doctor John Cullen (1829), the payment of taxes in Hanover County, Virginia (1828, 1861, 1865-1867, 1869-1871), and the construction of a sawmill in King William County, Virginia (1836-1837).
Section 31, Farmers Bank of Virginia, Fredericksburg, Passbook, 1834
This section consists of one item, a passbook, 1834, of the Farmers Bank of Virginia, Fredericksburg, covering the account of George Washington Bassett. The volume also includes personal accounts of George Washington Bassett.
Section 32, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Bonds, 1819-1861
This section consists of thirteen items, bonds, 1819-1861, of George Washington Bassett of Lansdowne, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Bonds are with Benjamin Brand (as executor of Benjamin Oliver and witnessed by Edwin Fox), Rufus Chandler, Jesse Cole (witnessed by D. Atkinson), Nicholas Ennis (witnessed by John O. Sullivan), John Bowie Gray, Robert W. King, Rebecca Tayloe Lomax, David Mason, Henry O. Middleton (as attorney for Judah Dobson and Robert Oliver [witnessed by William M. Mitchell] and bears receipts of John Coakley and John Minor Herndon), Philip Ludwell Sayre, Hiram Moore Smith, Reuben Triplett Thom, and Susan Turner (witnessed by J. Turner); and a bond, 1826, of John M. Anderson to George Washington Bassett concerning thirty-six acres (i.e., Old Mill) in Hanover County, Virginia.
Section 33, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Agreements, 1859-1871
This section consists of six items, agreements, 1859-1871, of George Washington Bassett of Clover Lea and Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia. Agreements are with George Washington Bassett (1831-1886), William M. Parsley (bears receipt of Parsley), Robert Polk (concerning Bassetterre, King William County, Virginia), John Walker Street (as overseer at Bassetterre, King William County, Virginia), and William A. Tignor; and an agreement (copy), 1871, of George Washington Bassett ([1800-1878] by George Washington Bassett [1831-1886]) with Andrew Jackson Ford concerning 457 1/4 acres (i. e., Horse Shoe) in Hanover County, Virginia.
Section 34, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Muniments, 1844-1851
This section consists of seven items, muniments, 1844-1851, concerning nine acres in Hanover County, Virginia, owned by George Washington Bassett. Items include a receipt of Richard Graves Smith (of Eastern View, Hanover County, Virginia [witnessed by William C. Smith]); agreements of George Washington Bassett and Joseph Tyree (witnessed by Chauncey G. Griswold); bond of Richard Graves Smith to Joseph Tyree; affidavit of William T. H. Pollard and Edmund Ruffin; affidavit of Chauncey G. Griswold (bears letter of McIlwaine & Brownley of Petersburg, Virginia, to Griswold & Claiborne of Richmond, Virginia); and a deed of George Washington Bassett and Betty Burnet (Lewis) Bassett to John Walker Tomlin (bears affidavits of Carter Braxton and Richard Graves Smith).
Section 35, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878) and Bassett, George Washington (1831-1886), Muniments, 1849-1883
This section consists of fourteen items, muniments, 1849-1883, concerning 1,500 acres (i.e., Clover Lea and Farmington) in Hanover County, Virginia, owned by George Washington Bassett (1800-1878) and George Washington Bassett (1831-1886). Items include deed of trust (copy made by Robert O. Doswell) of George Washington Bassett (1800-1878) and Betty Burnet (Lewis) Bassett to John Brooke Young for the benefit of Henry Timberlake (bears affidavits of John Dudley George Brown, Robert O. Doswell, Edwin Shelton, Octavius Madison Winston and William Overton Winston); deed of John Brooke Young to George Washington Bassett ([1831-1886] bears affidavits of Augustine Claiborne, Joseph J. Pleasants, Samuel Harper Pulliam, and John R. Taylor [annexed], and bears U.S. Internal Revenue tax stamps); bonds of George Washington Bassett (1831-1886) and Charles Tunis Mitchell to John Brooke Young; agreements of George Washington Bassett (1800-1878) with George Washington Bassett (1831-1886); bond (copy) of Charles Tunis Mitchell to Betty Burnet (Lewis) Bassett (witnessed by John Hayes Claiborne, and bears receipt of Mrs. Bassett and affidavit of George Washington Bassett [1831-1886]); deed (copy made by John R. Taylor) of George Washington Bassett (1831-1886), Herbert Augustine Claiborne, and John Hayes Claiborne to Charles Tunis Mitchell (bears affidavits of Normand M. Porter, Francis Deane Steger, and John R. Taylor); and a deed of Herbert Augustine Claiborne, John Hayes Claiborne, Charles Tunis Mitchell, Judith Frances Carter (Bassett) Mitchell, and C. S. Bennett & Co. of Charleston, South Carolina, to Betty Burnet (Lewis) Bassett (bears affidavits of Edward Reed Memminger [with notary seal], Cleon Moore [with notary seal], and Francis Deane Steger, and bears plat [annexed] surveyed by Edmund W. Allen and affidavit [annexed] of John R. Taylor).
Section 36, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Plats, 1844-1872
This section consists of four items, plats, 1844-1872, of land belonging to George Washington Bassett in Hanover County, Virginia, surveyed by Edmund W. Allen and Hudson M. Wingfield.
Section 37, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Military Papers, 1824-1827
This section consists of two items, military papers, 1824-1827, of George Washington Bassett. Items include a commission, 1824, issued by the governor of Virginia (i.e., James Pleasants) to George Washington Bassett as captain in the 74th Infantry Regiment of Virginia Militia (bears seal of Virginia and endorsement of John Woodson Pleasants); and a resolution (copy made by John Starke), 1827, of a court of inquiry of the 1st Battalion, 74th Virginia Infantry Regiment (commanded by George Washington Bassett) concerning fines levied on Philip Ludwell Sayre for failure to attend militia musters.
Section 38, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Legal Papers, 1825-1838
This section consists of two items, legal papers, 1825-1838, of George Washington Bassett. Items include a writ of execution, 1825, issued by the Virginia Circuit Court of Law for Henrico County (signed by John Robinson) in the lawsuit of George Saunders (executor of Alexander Saunders) v. George Washington Bassett (bears receipt of Herbert Augustine Claiborne); and notes, ca. 1838, of George Washington Bassett concerning a lawsuit of Ammon Johnson in an unidentified court in Virginia.
Section 39, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Bills of Lading, 1826-1837
This section consists of two items, bills of lading, 1826-1837, of George Washington Bassett. Items include a bill of lading, 1826, issued to Philip Ludwell Sayre (agent for George Washington Bassett) by Samuel Freemen (of the ship Pharamond) for the shipment of wheat to Byrnes, Trimble & Co. of New York City; and a bill of lading, 1837, issued to Crawford & McKim of Baltimore, Maryland, by William McCorkell (of the ship Amanda) for the shipment of merchandise to Wortham, McGruder & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, for George Washington Bassett.
Section 40, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Writings, ca. 1871 and Undated
This section consists of four items, writings, ca. 1871 and undated, of George Washington Bassett. Items include a speech, undated, of George Washington Bassett; an essay, undated, "If you Love Me as I Love you, No Knife Can Cut our Love in Two," by George Washington Bassett; an essay, ca. 1871, "Sketches of Texas by a Looker On," by George Washington Bassett (concerning a visit to Brenham, Texas); and notes (incomplete), undated, of George Washington Bassett concerning the Bassett family.
Section 41, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Other Papers, 1826-1875
This section consists of six items, other papers, 1826-1875, of George Washington Bassett. Items include an affidavit, 1826, of James Bourland concerning the sale of horses to George Washington Bassett (witnessed by Sublett McGruder); a report, 1828, of William Matthews Blackford and John Lawrence Marye concerning the arbitration of a dispute between John Gray and George Washington Bassett; lists, 1830, of slaves, livestock, and agricultural implements at Bassetterre, King William County, Virginia, owned by George Washington Bassett; a bill of exchange, 1837, of A. L. & J. L. Addison of New Orleans, Louisiana, to Kerr, Caskie & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, to pay George Washington Bassett; and a mortgage, 1875, of Robert Polk to George Washington Bassett for land in Baltimore, Maryland (witnessed by John Blair and Herbert Augustine Claiborne, and bears affidavits of Henry Delaplaine Danforth [with notary seal] and George Robinson).
Section 42, Bassett, George Washington (1800-1878), Estate Materials, 1873-1881
This section consists of five items, materials, 1873-1881, concerning the estate of George Washington Bassett. Items include a will (copy) written in Hanover County, Virginia (bears affidavit of John R. Taylor and seal of the Court of Hanover County, Virginia); an obituary notice (photograph) of George Washington Bassett printed in the Richmond, Virginia, Standard; and accounts.
Section 55, Various Persons, Correspondence, 1807-1885
This section consists of seventeen items, letters, 1807-1885, written by or addressed to various persons. Correspondents include George Bell, Fleming Blake (witnessed by David Dickinson), Robert Blakey (of Ros[e]berry, Middlesex County, Virginia), Alexander Lithgow Botts, Joseph Addison Carter, Thomas Nelson Carter (of Pampatike, King William County, Virginia), Robert B. Cringan, William Edwards Croxton (of Belmont, King William County, Virginia), C. W. Dulaney, James T. Ellett, Doctor Andrew Glassell Grinnan (copy), Alexander Burton Hagner, Benjamin F. Haines, John Hugh Haw, W. H. Hughes, Thomas Jefferson, James Jones, Frederick Kirkmyre, Doctor Zachary Lewis, [first name unknown] Loochar, Doctor William Hartwell Macon, Lewis Mayer, Wade Mosby, J. B. Newbrough (copy), Samuel Patterson (of Farmington, Hanover County, Virginia), William Henry Roy, John Sherman, John Stanard, John Walker Street, Thomas P. Wallace, Rick Company of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and Robert Hill & Co. of Richmond, Virginia.
Section 56, Various Persons, Bonds and Certificates, 1730-1758
This section consists of four items, bonds and certificates, 1730-1758, of various persons. Items include a bond, 1730, of John Sclater to Richard Gass (witnessed by Thomas Bruce); a certificate of ordination, 1747, issued to Christopher Jackson by Michael Cox (as bishop of Ossory, Ireland); a bond, 1749, of [unidentified person] to Charles Seabrook; and an appointment, 1758, issued by James Scott (as rector of Dettingen Parish, Prince William County, Virginia) to John Brander to be curate of Dettingen Parish.
Section 57, Various Persons, Other Papers, 1786-1867
This section consists of five items, other papers, 1786-1867, of various persons. Items include notes, undated, concerning a mill at Woodstock, Middlesex County, Virginia, belonging to Robert Healy; a deed (copy made by James Otway Pollard), 1786, of Elizabeth (Johnson) Syme and Nicholas Syme to Walker Tomlin for 150 acres in King William County, Virginia (witnessed by Joseph Pollard, John Warden, and Mary Ware, and bears affidavits of John Anderson, Edmund Berkeley, and Richard Chapman); affidavits, 1836-1837, of James J. Corner and Keller & Corner of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning the sale of wheat to Wm. McDonald & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland; and an essay, 1867, of Sallie E. Dillard concerning sheep.
Omissions
A list of omissions from the Mss1B2944a, Bassett Family Papers, 1728-1923, is provided on Reel 4, Frame 0954. Omissions include Sections 43-45, Betty Burnett (Lewis) Bassett Papers, 1830-1886, George Washington Bassett Papers, 1861-1886, and Miscellany.
N.B. Related materials among the holdings of the Virginia Historical Society include Mss1B2948b, Bassett Family Papers, 1650-1811, included in the present edition. Another related collection is Mss2B2946a, George Washington Bassett Papers, 1831-1833, concerning a monument to Mary (Ball) Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Mss1B2948b, Bassett Family Papers, 1650-1811,
New Kent, Hanover, and Spotsylvania Counties, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises thirteen items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Biographical Note
Genealogical charts concerning the Bassett family are provided in the appendix.
Section 1, Bassett, William (d. 1671), Deeds and Will, 1668-1672
This section consists of three items, deeds and will of William Bassett, 1668-1672. Items include a deed, 1668, of Robert Abrahall and John Broche to William Bassett (d. 1671) for 1,800 acres (i.e., Matchcoake and Mathemeedes) in New Kent County, Virginia (witnessed by Sydney George and Charles Turner; bears affidavit of Thomas Hall [d. 1677], and bears seals of Robert Abrahall and John Broche); a deed, 1670, of Mainwaring Hammond to William Bassett for land in New Kent County, Virginia (witnessed by Ed[ward] Jones and J. Applebury and bears seal of Mainwaring Hammond); and a will (copy), 1672, of William Bassett probated in New Kent County, Virginia (witnessed by Robert Abrahall and John Broche and bears affidavits of John Dandridge [1700-1756] and Thomas Hall).
Section 2, Bassett, William (1671-1723) and Other Persons, Land Papers,
1650-1713
This section consists of five items, land papers, 1650-1713, of William Bassett and other persons. Items include a deed (copy made by Chicheley Corbin Thacker [1674-1731]), 1650, of Sir William Berkeley (1608?-1677) to Sir Philip Honywood (d. 1684) for 3,050 acres in York County, Virginia; a deed (unexecuted), undated, of Sir Philip Honywood to William Bassett (1671-1723) for 3,050 acres in New Kent County (formed in 1654 from York County), Virginia; a deed, 1694, of Lewis Burwell (d. 1710) to William Bassett for Matchcoake, New Kent County, Virginia (witnessed by Benjamin Harrison [1645-1713]); a patent, 1695, issued to William Bassett for 1,088 acres in New Kent County, Virginia (signed by Sir Edmund Andros [1637-1714] and Ralph Wormeley [1650-1701] and bears seal of the Colony of Virginia); a lease, 1713, of Richard Scruggs to William Bassett for one hundred acres in New Kent County, Virginia (witnessed by Henry Holdcraft, Ro[bert] Houet, and Augustine Moore [1685?-1743] and bears affidavit of John Thornton [d. 1730]).
Section 3, Various Persons, Legal Papers, 1669-1811
This section consists of five items, legal papers, 1669-1811, of various persons. Items include a will (copy made by George Clough), 1669, of Francis Burnell (d. 1669) probated in New Kent County, Virginia (witnessed by Nicholas Gill, William Phillips, and William Towne, and bears affidavit of Thomas Hall [d. 1677]); an act (imperfect), 1762, of the Privy Council of Great Britain (signed by Hen[ry] Fane and bears seal) confirming an act, 1761, of the Virginia General Assembly concerning lands of Philip Whitehead Claiborne (d. 1771) in Amelia and Hanover counties, Virginia; a will (1801) of Judith (Carter) Browne (d. 1801) written at Elsing Green, King William County, Virginia; a plat, 1811, surveyed by P[arke] Street (b. 1769) of land in Hanover County, Virginia, belonging to the estate of John Thomson (d. 1759?); and a will (imperfect), undated, unidentified (witnessed by John West).
N.B. Related materials among the holdings of the Virginia Historical Society include Mss1B2944a, Bassett Family Papers, 1728-1923, included, in part, in the present edition. Another related collection is Mss2B2946a, George Washington Bassett Papers, 1831-1833, concerning a monument to Mary (Ball) Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Mss1B9963b, Byrd Family Papers, 1757-1860,
Charles City County, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises thirty-two items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Sections 1-4, Byrd, Maria (Taylor) (1698-1771) and Byrd, Elizabeth Hill (Carter) (1731-1760), Letters, 1757
Section 1 consists of one item, a letter, 15 March 1757, from Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns Elizabeth Hill (Carter) Byrd (1731-1760), Francis Otway Byrd (1756-1800), Jane (Byrd) Page (b. 1729), John Page (1720-1774), and Elizabeth Hill (Byrd) Farley Dunbar Skipwith (1755-1819).
Section 2 consists of one item, a letter, 14 May 1757, of Elizabeth Hill (Carter) Byrd, Belvidere, Richmond, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns the education of John Carter Byrd (1751-1796), Thomas Taylor Byrd (1752-1821), and William Byrd IV (1749-1771) in England; the death of Doctor William Happer (d. 1757); and the horses Valiant and Calista.
Section 3 consists of one item, a letter, 14 August 1757, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd [unidentified location] to William Byrd III. The letter concerns the horses Calista and Hanbury.
Section 4 consists of one item, a letter, 16 August 1757, of Elizabeth Hill (Carter) Byrd, Belvidere, Richmond, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns the scarcity of letters received from William Byrd III; the health of Francis Otway Byrd and Elizabeth Hill (Byrd) Farley Dunbar Skipwith; and the education of William Byrd IV, John Carter Byrd, and Thomas Taylor Byrd in England.
Sections 5-8, Byrd, Maria (Taylor) (1698-1771) and Byrd, Elizabeth Hill (Carter) (1731-1760), Letters, 1757-1758
Section 5 consists of one item, a letter, 24 December 1757, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns Elizabeth Hill (Carter) Byrd, Francis Otway, and the sale of tobacco.
Section 6 consists of one item, a letter, 1758, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns Elizabeth Hill (Carter) Byrd, Francis Otway, and Judith (Carter) Page; and the education of John Carter Byrd, Thomas Taylor Byrd, and William Byrd IV in England.
Section 7 consists of one item, a letter, ca. 1758, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns John Carter Byrd, Thomas Taylor Byrd, William Byrd IV, Carter Page (1758-1825), and Elizabeth Hill (Byrd) Farley Dunbar Skipwith. Annexed to the letter are fragments of two letters written by Maria (Taylor) Byrd to William Byrd III.
Section 8 consists of one item, a letter, 12 May 1758, of Elizabeth Hill (Carter) Byrd, Belvidere, Richmond, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns the scarcity of letters received from William Byrd III and the health of Francis Otway Byrd and Elizabeth Hill (Byrd) Farley Dunbar Skipwith.
Sections 9-12, Byrd, Maria (Taylor) (1698-1771) and Byrd, Elizabeth Hill (Carter) (1731-1760), Letters, 1758-1760
Section 9 consists of one item, a letter, 17 May 1758, of Elizabeth Hill (Carter) Byrd, Belvidere, Richmond, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns the poor health of Francis Otway Byrd and the education of John Carter Byrd, Thomas Taylor Byrd, and William Byrd IV in England.
Section 10 consists of one item, a letter, 23 September 1759, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The letter concerns Mrs. Roscow Cole, Jane (Byrd) Page, Peyton Randolph (ca. 1721-1775), [first name unknown] Turnbull, and John Wayles (1715-1773); and the dispatch of wine, brandy, coffee, and soap to William Byrd III.
Section 11 consists of one item, a letter, ca. January 1760, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns Elizabeth Hill (Carter) Byrd, William Davis (d. 1769), [William] Lightfoot (d. 1771?), and Elizabeth Hill (Byrd) Farley Dunbar Skipwith.
Section 12 consists of one item, a letter, 28 April 1760, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns Lord George Germain (1716-1785) and Francis Otway; the education of John Carter Byrd, Thomas Taylor Byrd, and William Byrd IV in England; and the construction of a windmill.
Sections 13-16, Byrd, Maria (Taylor) (1698-1771), Letters, 1760
Section 13 consists of one item, a letter, 13 May 1760, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III, Winchester, Virginia. The letter concerns Maria (Carter) Beverley (1745-1817), William Davis, William Randolph (1723-1761), and John Wayles.
Section 14 consists of one item, a letter, 8 July 1760, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Belvidere, Richmond, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns the scarcity of letters received from William Byrd III and Mrs. Byrd's desire for his safe return home.
Section 15 consists of one item, a letter, 13 July 1760, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns the dispatch of brandy, wine, sugar, tea, coffee, peaches, and soap to William Byrd III; the will of Mrs. Edwards; a visit of Elizabeth Hill (Carter) Byrd to Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia; and the health of Maria (Carter) Beverley.
Section 16 consists of one item, a letter, 18 July 1760, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns a mattress for William Byrd III, the shipment of tobacco, and the health of Maria (Carter) Beverley.
Sections 17-19, Byrd, Maria (Taylor) (1698-1771), Letters, 1761-1764
Section 17 consists of one item, a letter, 29 June and 2 July 1761, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns wine, wheat, a chariot, and the health of Mary (Willing) Byrd (1740-1814).
Section 18 consists of one item, a letter, 5 November ca. 1761, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to William Byrd III. The letter concerns Francis Otway Byrd, Charles Carter (1732-1806), Landon Carter (1710-1778), Jane (Byrd) Page, John Page, and Elizabeth Hill (Byrd) Farley Dunbar Skipwith.
Section 19 consists of one item, a letter, 4 June 1764, of Maria (Taylor) Byrd, unidentified location, to William Byrd III, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia. The letter concerns Mrs. Byrd's plan to return to Westover.
Sections 20-21, Byrd, Mary (Willing) (1740-1814) and Byrd, William (1728-1777), Letters, 1774
Section 20 consists of one item, a letter, 27 January 1774, of Mary (Willing) Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to Samuel Inglis, Norfolk, Virginia. The letter concerns barrels of pork and corn.
Section 21 consists of one item, a letter, 7 July 1774, of William Byrd, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, to Inglis & Long, Norfolk, Virginia. The letter concerns Byrd's accounts with Inglis & Long.
Sections 22-24, Fanning, Alexander Campbell Wilder (1788-1846), Towson, Nathan (1784-1854), and Jones, Roger (1788-1852), Letter and Affidavits, 1839-1840
Section 22 consists of one item, a letter, 13 November 1839, of Alexander Campbell Wilder Fanning, Washington, D.C., to Francis Otway Byrd, Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia. The letter concerns Byrd's service in the U.S. Army at Fort Erie in 1814 and onboard the frigate Guerriere in Algiers in 1815.
Section 23 consists of one item, an affidavit, 29 November 1839, of Nathan Towson, Washington, D.C., concerning Francis Otway Byrd's (1790-1860) service in the U.S. Army at Fort Erie in 1814 and onboard the frigate Guerriere in Algiers in 1815.
Section 24 consists of one item, an affidavit, 28 February 1840, of Roger Jones, Washington, D.C., concerning Francis Otway Byrd's service in the U.S. Army at Fort Erie in 1814 and onboard the frigate Guerriere in Algiers in 1815.
Sections 25-27, Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) and Jones, Roger (1788-1852), Letters, 1840-1842
Section 25 consists of one item, a letter, 6 March 1840, of Winfield Scott, Elizabethtown, New Jersey, to Philip Norborne Nicholas, Richmond, Virginia. The letter concerns Francis Otway Byrd's service in the U.S. Army at Fort Erie in 1814.
Section 26 consists of one item, a letter, 28 February 1842, of Roger Jones, Washington, D.C., to Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Washington, D.C. This item also bears a letter of Nathan Towson, 28 February 1842, to Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Washington, D.C. The letters concern Francis Otway Byrd's service in the U.S. Army at Fort Erie in 1814 and onboard the frigate Guerriere in Algiers in 1815.
Section 27 consists of one item, a letter, 28 February 1842, of Roger Jones, Washington, D.C., to Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Washington, D.C. This item also bears a letter of Nathan Towson, 28 February 1842, to Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Washington, D.C. The letters concern Francis Otway Byrd's service in the U.S. Army at Fort Erie in 1814 and onboard the frigate Guerriere in Algiers in 1815.
Sections 28-30, Gaines, Edmund Pendleton (1777-1849), Brooke, George Mercer (1785-1851), and Randolph, Robert Carter (1808-1887), Letters, 1842-1859
Section 28 consists of one item, a letter, 3 March 1842, of Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Washington, D.C., to Roger Jones, Washington, D.C. This item is a copy made in 1842. The letter concerns Francis Otway Byrd's service in the U.S. Army at Fort Erie in 1814.
Section 29 consists of one item, a letter, 15 January 1848, of George Mercer Brooke, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Francis Otway Byrd, Baltimore, Maryland. The letter concerns Byrd's service in the U.S. Army at Fort Erie in 1814.
Section 30 consists of one item, a letter, 22 January 1859, of Robert Carter Randolph, New Market, Virginia, to Francis Otway Byrd, Baltimore, Maryland. The letter concerns the Byrd family burial grounds at Old Chapel Cemetery, Clarke County, Virginia.
Sections 31-32, Unidentified Author and Mercer, A. G., Eulogy and Letter, 1860
Section 31 consists of one item, a eulogy of Francis Otway Byrd, 1860, by an unidentified author.
Section 32 consists of one item, a letter, 10 May 1860, of A. G. Mercer, Newport, Rhode Island, to Mrs. Colonel Byrd (i.e., Eliza (Pleasants) Byrd), Baltimore, Maryland. The letter concerns the death of Francis Otway Byrd.
N.B. Related materials among the holdings of the Virginia Historical Society include Mss1B9963c, Byrd Family Papers, 1791-1867, included in the present edition. Other related collections are Mss1B9968b-c, Byrd Family Papers, 1795-1871, included in UPA's Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries, Series C, Part 1. Researchers should also note the existence of Mss1B9968a, Byrd Family Papers, 1684-1842, comprising one volume of copies of Byrd family letters made in 1876 (many are published). Additional materials relating to the Byrd family may be found in The Correspondence of the Three William Byrds of Westover, Virginia, 1684-1776, Marion Tinling, ed. (1977).
Mss1B9963c, Byrd Family Papers, 1791-1867,
Charles City County, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises 156 items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1, Byrd, Mary (Willing) (1740-1814), Papers, 1800-1807
This section consists of four items, papers, 1800-1807, of Mary (Willing) Byrd. Items include letters, 1800-1807, written to Mary (Willing) Byrd of Westover, Charles City County, Virginia. Correspondence is by Thomas Willing and Thomas Mayne Willing. Also included is a memorandum, 1803, of Mary (Willing) Byrd and a letter (imperfect), undated, written by Veritas to the editors of the Whig, Richmond, Virginia (concerning Mary (Willing) Byrd and William Byrd III).
Section 2, Byrd, Ann Willing, Papers, 1796-1812
This section consists of three items, papers, 1796-1812, of Ann Willing Byrd. Items include a letter, 1812, written by Ann Willing Byrd (of Westover, Charles City County, Virginia) to Mary Willing (Page) Harrison (of Pagebrook, Clarke County, Virginia); a memorandum, 1796, of Ann Willing Byrd concerning the children of Abby (Byrd) Nelson (i.e., Lucy (Nelson) Harrison, Abby Nelson, Ann Byrd Nelson, Evelyn Byrd Nelson, and Mary Willing (Nelson) Pickens); and a receipt, 1807, of Ann Willing Byrd to Thomas Willing.
Section 3, Nelson, Ann Rosalie (1795-1869), Account Book, 1831-1832
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1831-1832. Page 5 of the volume bears an inscription of Ann Willing Byrd, Westover.
Section 4, Various Persons, Papers, 1791-1813
This section consists of three items, papers, 1791-1813, of various persons. Items include a deed, undated, of John Carter Byrd to Francis Otway Byrd (concerning land of William Byrd III in Fincastle County, Virginia); a letter, 1791, written by Thomas Willing concerning the will of Abigail Willing; and a letter, 1813, written by Evelyn Taylor (Byrd) Harrison to Anne (Harrison) Byrd.
Section 5, Harrison, Benjamin, Correspondence, 1828-1838
This section consists of three items, correspondence, 1828-1838, of Benjamin Harrison of Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia. Correspondence is with Margaret Mercer, Abby Nelson, Ann Rosalie Nelson (of Pagebrook, Clarke County, Virginia), and an unidentified addressee (concerning Mary Willing (Nelson) Pickens and Berkeley).
Section 6, Harrison, Anna Mercer, Correspondence, 1830-1846
This section consists of sixty-four items, letters, 1830-1846, written to Anna Mercer Harrison at Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia, and Pagebrook, Clarke County, Virginia. Correspondence is by Robert Butler (concerning the Dismal Swamp Land Company), Alethea D. Collins (of Edenton, North Carolina), Louisa M. Collins (at White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, and Edenton, North Dakota), Benjamin Harrison VII, Doctor Benjamin Harrison VIII (at Berkeley, the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia), Henry Harrison (of Berkeley), Lucy Harrison, M. G. [Markon], Margaret Mercer (concerning Cedar Park Seminary, Anne Arundel County, Maryland), Ann Rosalie Nelson (at Pagebrook and Saratoga, Clarke County, Virginia), John E. Page (concerning the Dismal Swamp Land Company), C. Stringfellow, Elizabeth Priscilla (Cooper) Tyler, and Edith Webster (at Richmond, Virginia, and Stockbridge, Massachusetts); and a letter, 1834, written by Henry William DeSaussure to Anna Mercer Harrison, Lucy Harrison, and Mary Willing (Harrison) McGuire.
Section 7, Nelson, William and Harrison, Lucy, Correspondence, 1805-1810
This section consists of three items, correspondence, 1805-1810, of William Nelson (of Williamsburg, Virginia) with Lucy (Nelson) Harrison and Mary Willing (Harrison) Pickens (at Westover, Charles City County, Virginia); and a letter, undated, written by Maria H. Harrison and Mary Willing (Page) Harrison to Lucy Harrison (at Cedar Park Seminary, Anne Arundel County, Maryland).
Section 8, Nelson, Ann Rosalie (1795-1869) and Nelson, Abby, Papers, 1836-1857
This section consists of seven items, correspondence, 1836-1857, of Ann Rosalie Nelson at Richmond and Upper Brandon, Prince George County, Virginia. Items include correspondence with Henry Harrison (of Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia), Lucy (Nelson) Harrison, Lucy Carter McGuire, Abby Nelson, and Benjamin Harrison Randolph; a will, 1849, of Ann Rosalie Nelson written in Clarke County, Virginia; and a letter, 1849, of Byrd & Carson of Winchester, Virginia, to Abby Nelson.
Section 9, Nelson, Ann Rosalie (1795-1869), Accounts, 1828-1847
This section consists of four items, accounts, 1828-1847, of Ann Rosalie Nelson. Accounts are with Ann Willing Byrd (of Westover, Charles City County, Virginia), Benjamin Harrison VII (administrator of the estate of William Nelson), Henry Harrison (administrator of the estate of Anna Mercer Harrison), and John E. Page (executor of the estate of William Byrd Page).
Section 10, Pickens, Mary Willing (Nelson), Correspondence, 1835-1839
This section consists of nine items, letters, 1835-1839, written to Mary Willing (Nelson) Pickens at Berkeley, Charles City County, and Annefield and Pagebrook, Clarke County, Virginia. Correspondence is by Susan (Pickens) Calhoun, Anna Mercer Harrison, Benjamin Harrison VII (of Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia), George Evelyn Harrison (of Lower Brandon, Prince George County, Virginia), Mary Willing (Harrison) McGuire, Margaret Eliza (Simkins) Pickens, and Francis Wilkinson Pickens.
Section 11, McGuire, Mary Willing (Harrison) (1812-1876), Commonplace Book, 1828-1858
This section consists of one item, a commonplace book, 1828-1858, of Mary Willing (Harrison) McGuire. The volume was kept in the American Lady's Pocket Book for the Year 1814 (Philadelphia: W. Y. Birch, 1814). It was kept, in part, while a student at Cedar Park Seminary, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and includes accounts and miscellaneous writings.
Section 12, McGuire, Benjamin Harrison, School Papers, 1858-1861
This section consists of twelve items, school papers, 1858-1861, of Benjamin Harrison McGuire. Items include letters, 1859-1861, written by Benjamin Harrison McGuire (at the Episcopal High School of Virginia, Alexandria) to Francis Howe McGuire, Lucy Carter McGuire, Mary Willing (Harrison) McGuire (of Mecklenburg County, Virginia), and William Henry McGuire; and report cards, 1858-1860, of Benjamin Harrison McGuire while a student at the Episcopal High School of Virginia (signed by John Peyton McGuire).
Section 13, McGuire, Benjamin Harrison, Civil War Letters, 1862-1863
This section consists of eleven items, letters, 1862-1863, written by Benjamin Harrison McGuire (while serving in the Army of Northern Virginia) at Bunker Hill (Berkeley County, West Virginia), Camp Gregg (Caroline County, Virginia), Camp Winder (Richmond, Virginia), Charles City Court House, Virginia, Guinea Station (Caroline County, Virginia), and the Seven Days' battles. Correspondents include Francis Howe McGuire, Lucy Carter McGuire (of Mecklenburg County, Virginia), and Mary Willing (Harrison) McGuire.
Section 14, McGuire, Lucy Carter, Correspondence, 1852-1867
This section consists of twenty-six items, letters, 1852-1867, written to Lucy Carter McGuire of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Correspondence is by Lucy Randolph (Page) Carter (of The Briars, Clarke County, Virginia), Mary Frances (Page) Cooke (at Saratoga, Clarke County, Staunton, and Winchester, Virginia), Matella Cary (Page) Harrison (of Longwood, Clarke County, Virginia), Nancy Addison Harrison (at Belvidere, Richmond, Virginia, and Martinsburg, West Virginia), and William Henry McGuire.
Section 15, Various Persons, Other Papers, 1827-1858
This section consists of five items, a list, 1827-1852, comprising death dates of members of the Harrison, Page, and Pickens families; an obituary notice, 1858, of Susan Grymes (Randolph) Page; lines of verse; and prescriptions.
N.B. Related materials among the holdings of the Virginia Historical Society include Mss1B9963b, Byrd Family Papers, 1757-1860, included in the present edition. Other related collections are Mss1B9968b-c, Byrd Family Papers, 1795-1871, included in UPA's Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries, Series D, Part 1. Researchers should also note the existence of Mss1B9968a, Byrd Family Papers, 1684-1842, comprising one volume of copies of Byrd family letters made in 1876 (many are published). Additional materials relating to the Byrd family may be found in The Correspondence of the Three William Byrds of Westover, Virginia, 1684-1776, Marion Tinling, ed. (1977).
Mss2C3557, William Chamberlayne Papers, 1766-1831,
New Kent and Hanover Counties, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises ten items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1, Chamberlayne, William (1764-1836), Papers, 1793-1814
This section consists of four items, papers, 1793-1814, of William Chamberlayne, landholder and merchant of Poplar Grove, New Kent County, Virginia. Items include letters, 1814, written by William Chamberlayne to Margaret (Wilkinson) Chamberlayne (concerning the burning of Washington, D.C., in August 1814, and Chamberlayne's involvement under General John Pegram in the War of 1812); a receipt (fragment), 1794; and a will, 1793, of William Massie (of New Kent County, Virginia) naming William Chamberlayne as one of the executors.
Section 2, Chamberlayne, William (1764-1836), Account Book, 1786-1810
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1786-1810, of William Chamberlayne. The volume was probably kept at Poplar Grove, New Kent County, Virginia. Accounts concern, principally, the sale of dry goods and products presumably milled at Obediah's Mill, owned by Chamberlayne. The volume also includes entries for production and sale of liquor, dates and amounts of crops planted, records of horse breeding, recipes for dying cloth, and accounts concerning various estates, cockfighting, and gambling.
Section 3, Various Persons, Miscellany, 1766-1831
This section consists of five items, miscellany, 1766-1831, of various persons. Items include a letter, 1831, possibly of Elizabeth (Wilkinson) Gregory (of Mathews County, Virginia) to Elizabeth H. Barrett (of King William County, Virginia) concerning the death of Margaret (Wilkinson) Chamberlayne; a loose account page, 1780, of Joshua Johnson with Major Mosby; and a deed (copy made for Nathaniel Wilkinson), 1766, of Thomas Bullitt and Andrew and Thomas Lewis (concerning three hundred acres of land in Augusta County, Virginia, and the establishment of the first bathing facilities at Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia).
Mss5:4C6334, Daniel William Cobb, Student Notebook, 1825,
Southampton County, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises one item, a student notebook, 1825, of Daniel William Cobb (1811-1872). The volume was kept in Southampton County, Virginia, and concerns algebra problems and English grammar.
N.B. A related collection among the holdings of the Virginia Historical Society is Mss5:1C6334, Daniel William Cobb Diary, 1842-1872, included in the present edition. Researchers should also note the existence of The Cobbs of Tidewater, by Bruce Montgomery Edwards (Knoxville, Tennessee: The Montgomery Publishing Company, 1976).
Mss5:1C6334, Daniel William Cobb, Diary, 1842-1872,
Southampton County, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises twenty-five items, the diary, 1842-1872, of Daniel William Cobb, Southampton County, Virginia.
The volume for 1842 was kept while Cobb was a schoolteacher at Barn Tavern, Southampton County, Virginia. Entries concern his health, weather, religion, temperance, and suspected slave insurrections in Halifax County, North Carolina, and Petersburg, Virginia.
Volumes for 1843-1872 concern agricultural operations at Cedar Lawn, Southampton County, Virginia. Entries include lists, 1846-1847, of births, marriages, and deaths in Southampton County; a list, 16 May 1850, of subscribers to erect a bridge across Assamoosica Swamp, Southampton County; accounts, 1867, with freemen; and a list, 25 May 1870, of Conservative and Republican Party candidates for offices at Jerusalem (now Courtland), Southampton County.
N.B. A related collection among the holdings of the Virginia Historical Society is Mss5:4C6334, Daniel William Cobb, Student Notebook, 1825, included in the present edition. Researchers should also note the existence of The Cobbs of Tidewater, by Bruce Montgomery Edwards (Knoxville, Tennessee: The Montgomery Publishing Company, 1976).
Mss1D7495a, Douthat Family Papers, 1795-1922,
Charles City County, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises 1,432 items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1, Lewis, Thomas and Lewis, Ann (Harwood), Papers, 1809 and Undated
This section consists of two items, papers, 1809 and undated, of Thomas Lewis and Ann (Harwood) Lewis. Items include a letter, undated, of William F. Ast (of the Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia, Richmond) to Thomas Lewis (of Belle Farm, Gloucester County, Virginia); and an account, 1809, of Ann (Harwood) Lewis with Francis Pierce (concerning repairs to a carriage).
Section 2, Lewis, Fielding (1763-1834), Correspondence, 1802-1833
This section consists of seventeen items, correspondence, 1802-1833, of Fielding Lewis of Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia. Correspondence is with Frances Fielding (Lewis) Taylor Coke (concerning Lewis family portraits at Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia), Charles Cosby, John Davis, William Farr, James Freeland (of Blandford Hill, Petersburg, Virginia), Joshua Griffin, Thomas McMurdo (of New Kent County, Virginia), Thomasia (Nelson) Meade (concerning Robert Douthat), William Meade, Thomas Priddy, William Streit (of Fauquier County, Virginia), Archibald Taylor (of Belle Farm, Gloucester County, Virginia), Sarah (Tayloe) Washington, John Vaughan Willcox (concerning claims of Eleanor Warner (Lewis) Douthat to land in Richmond, Virginia), William Neale & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, and Wortham & McGruder of Richmond, Virginia.
Section 3, Lewis, Fielding (1763-1834) and Estate, Accounts, 1795-1853
This section consists of 140 items, accounts, 1795-1853, of Fielding Lewis. The accounts were kept at Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia, and also concern the Dismal Swamp Land Company (1823-1829).
Section 4, Lewis, Fielding (1763-1834) and Others, Other Papers, 1801-1833
This section consists of nine items, other papers, 1801-1833, of Fielding Lewis and others. Items include a deed, 1801, of William Samuel Peachy (of Flower de Hundred, Prince George County, Virginia) to Fielding Lewis (of Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia) for slaves; a memoir (copy made by Frances Lewis), ca. 1810, of William Richardson concerning fiorin grass; a bond, 1817, of Margaret Woddrop (Harwood) Munford to Fielding Lewis; a bond, 1823, of Robert Douthat and Fielding Lewis to Edward Folkes (administrator of the estate of Mrs. Mary Wilson); affidavits, 1826-1829, of Elizabeth (Lewis) Brooke (of Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia), Edward Carrington Marshall, and Mary Chiswell (Lewis) Peyton Nelson concerning the disposition of the estate of Rebecca (Lewis) Innes to Elizabeth (Lewis) Brooke, Fielding Lewis, John Lewis, Rebecca Courtenay (Peyton) Marshall, Mary Chiswell (Lewis) Peyton Nelson, and Margaret Pellison Olivier; lists, 1829-1831, of farming equipment and livestock at [Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia]; and a list, 1833, of slaves owned by Fielding Lewis at Belle Farm, Gloucester County, Virginia.
Section 5, Douthat, Robert (ca. 1796-1828), Accounts, 1824-1827
This section consists of three items, accounts, 1824-1827, of Robert Douthat. The accounts were kept at Weyanoke, Charles City County, and Richmond, Virginia.
Section 6, Douthat, Robert (ca. 1796-1828) and Estate, Bonds, 1826-1828
This section consists of three items, bonds and papers concerning bonds, 1826-1828, of Robert Douthat and the estate of Robert Douthat. Items include an agreement, 1826, of James Cochran and Louis A. Pauly (concerning bonds of Robert Douthat of Charles City County, Virginia); a bond, 1828, of Robert Douthat to Thomas Williamson; and a letter, 1828, of Thomas Marshall (at Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia) to William D. Wren (at Westover, Charles City County, Virginia) concerning the estate of Robert Douthat.
Section 7, Douthat, Eleanor Warner (Lewis) (b. ca. 1800), Correspondence, 1850-1853
This section consists of two items, letters, 1850-1853, written to Eleanor Warner (Lewis) Douthat of Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia. Letters are by C. Philip [of unidentified location], and James Marshall Taylor and Adolph Dill Williams (of Richmond, Virginia).
Section 8, Douthat, Eleanor Warner (Lewis) (b. ca. 1800), Accounts, 1835-1857
This section consists of thirty-three items, accounts, 1835-1857, of Eleanor Warner (Lewis) Douthat. The accounts were kept at Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia.
Section 9, Douthat, Eleanor Warner (Lewis) (b. ca. 1800), Other Papers, 1844-1854
This section consists of three items, other papers, 1844-1854, of or concerning Eleanor Warner (Lewis) Douthat. Items include a bond, 1844, of Eleanor Warner (Lewis) Douthat and Doctor William Allen Selden to Wortham, McGruder & Co. of Richmond, Virginia; a deed of release, 1848, of Eleanor Warner (Lewis) Douthat to Fielding Lewis Douthat, Robert Douthat, Agnes Harwood (Douthat) McGuire, Doctor Robert Lewis McGuire, and Doctor William Allen Selden concerning the estate of Fielding Lewis in Charles City (Weyanoke) and Prince George counties, Virginia; and a letter, 1854, of Rice W. Payne to Herbert Augustine Claiborne (concerning Eleanor Warner (Lewis) Douthat).
Section 10, Douthat, Robert (1820-1897), Correspondence, 1830-1895
This section consists of 305 items, correspondence, 1830-1895, of Robert Douthat of Westbury and Weyanoke, Charles City County, and Danville, Virginia. Correspondence is with Richard Jaquelin Ambler (of the Clifton Preparatory School, Fauquier County, Virginia), William Stone Barton, John S. Bayliss, John Roy Baylor (of Newmarket, Caroline County, Virginia), A. L. [Bellflour], Julien Binford, Henry Blankenship, W. H. Blankenship, [first name unknown] Bott, Robert H. Bosher, John E. Bradley, John Patteson Branch, Frederick D. Brauer, Anna Maria (Marshall) Braxton, James Brown, David Bullington, David Caldwell (concerning Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia), Charles Scott Carrington, Louise (Humphreys) Carter, Richmond L. Christian, Herbert Augustine Claiborne, William T. Clarke, John D. Clarke, Charles Leroy Conway, Peter R. Davis, Elizabeth M. Douthat, Fielding Lewis Douthat, Mary Ambler (Marshall) Douthat (of Prospect Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia), W. F. Douthat, Augustus Henry Drewry, William B. Everett (concerning Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia), Daniel Feagans, John I. Fear, Charles William Floyd, Frances Gantt, John R. Garnett, Elizabeth W. Gordon, William H. Gordon, John C. Haines, J. C. Harwood, William Maury Hill, Fletcher Howard, Anne Lewis (Marshall) Jones (of Woodside, Fauquier County, Virginia, concerning a portrait of Margaret Wardrop (Lewis) Marshall), James Fitzgerald Jones, John W. Jones, David C. Kennedy, John Lamb (concerning farming operations at Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia, and enclosing letters of E. A. Saunders & Son of Richmond, Virginia), William Thomas Leavell, Archibald Alexander Little, Michael H. McCarthy, Doctor James Brown McCaw, Agnes Harwood (Douthat) McGuire (of Glen Burnie, Fauquier County, Virginia), Doctor Robert Lewis McGuire, Edward Carrington Marshall, Fielding Lewis Marshall (of Ivanhoe, Fauquier County, Virginia), James Keith Marshall, Jaquelin Ambler Marshall (1787-1852, of Prospect Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia), Jaquelin Ambler Marshall (1829-1909, of Prospect Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia), Jaquelin Ambler Marshall (1844-1917), John Marshall (of Oak Hill, Fauquier County, and Elmead, Culpeper County, Virginia), William Meade, John Scott Meredith (of Buckingham County and Richmond, Virginia, and Sierra County, California), John Singleton Millson, Collier Harrison Minge, John Minge (of Mobile, Alabama), A. Nicol, Nicholas A. Okeson (concerning Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia), William Price Palmer, Z. Parsons, James Robert Perdue, William Harding Perkins, Genaro Persico (concerning portraits), J. C. Phillips, Charles M. Pleasants, James Patrick Purcell, Joseph Williamson Randolph (concerning the sale of books in Richmond, Virginia), Harrison Robertson (of Danville, Virginia, and while traveling in Austria, England, France, Italy, Scotland, and Spain), Francis Gildart Ruffin (of Summer Hill, Chesterfield County, Virginia, concerning the presentation of portraits of Fielding Lewis and John Taylor to the Virginia State Agricultural Society), George Ruskell, James Scobie, Jane (Douthat) Selden, Doctor William Allen Selden Sr., William Allen Selden Jr., Archibald Magill Smith (at the Shenandoah Valley Academy, Winchester, Virginia), Hiram M. Smith, Henry Spierman, Ashton Starke, Doctor Robert Mackey Stribling, Doctor William Clarkson Stribling, Agnes Harwood (Marshall) Taliaferro (of Annandale, Culpeper County, Virginia), Doctor Archibald Taylor, T. S. Terry, Isaac S. Tower, Ebenezer P. Townsend, Walter Gwynn Turpin, E. T. Waddill, Anderson Wade, Francis McNeece Whittle (concerning William B. Everett, Charles James Stovin Mayo, and Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia), Edward Willcox, Thomas H. Willcox, Coleman Williams, Howell L. Williams, L. P. Williams, John C. Wilson, William Winston, H. Wiseman, Wade W. Wooldridge, Carter Warner Wormeley (of Manskin Lodge, King William County, Virginia), Allison & Addison of Richmond, Virginia (concerning guano), Arringtons & Scott of Richmond, Virginia, Baldwin & Brown of Richmond, Virginia, Beckham, Delaplane & Co. of Alexandria, Virginia, Beers, Poindexter & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, Thomas Branch and Co. of Richmond, Virginia, Thomas Branch & Sons of Petersburg, Virginia, Frederick C. Brauer & Son of Richmond, Virginia, Carter & Ryland of Richmond, Virginia, Charters & Howle of Richmond, Virginia, Crupper & Wheeler of Fauquier County, Virginia, J. B. Ficklin & Co. of [unidentified location], Garnett & Owens of Baltimore, Maryland, Grubbs & Williams of Richmond, Virginia, Gwathmey & Dobie of Norfolk, Virginia, Haxall-Crenshaw Company of Richmond, Virginia, George J. Hening & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, James & Cook of City Point, Virginia, T. Robert Jenkins & Son of Baltimore, Maryland, John G. Moffett & Bro. of Richmond, Virginia, Perry & Ashly of Washington, D.C., Peyton & Cary of Richmond, Virginia, Peyton & Ellerson of Richmond, Virginia (concerning The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States), George V. Scott & Son of Petersburg, Virginia, Shanks, Barrett & Wilson of Richmond, Virginia, H. M. Smith & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, The State Bank of Virginia of Richmond, Talbott and Sons of Richmond, Virginia, Thomas D. Toy & Co. of Norfolk, Virginia, Walker & Saunders of Richmond, Virginia, Watt & Knight of Richmond, Virginia, George Watt & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, E. & S. Wortham & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, and Edwin Wortham & Co. of Richmond, Virginia.
Section 11, Douthat, Robert (1820-1897), Accounts, 1842-1894
This section consists of 744 items, accounts, 1842-1894, of Robert Douthat. The accounts were kept at Westbury and Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia, and also concern farming operations at Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia.
Section 12, Douthat, Robert (1820-1894) and Others, Legal Papers, 1849-1874
This section consists of five items, legal papers, 1849-1874, of Robert Douthat and others. Items include a deed of partition, 1849, of Fielding Lewis Douthat, Mary Ambler (Marshall) Douthat, and Robert Douthat (concerning Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia); agreements, 1862, of Samuel S. Barnett and Robert Douthat (concerning an overseer for Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia); a lease, 1872, of William Lockhart to Robert Douthat (concerning a Weed sewing machine); and an agreement, 1874, of Robert Douthat and Booker Lowery (concerning land in Charles City County, Virginia).
Section 13, Douthat, Robert (1820-1894), Bonds, 1841-1889
This section consists of forty-six items, bonds, 1841-1889, of Robert Douthat of Westbury and Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia. Bonds are with William Allen, William Beers, John William Brown, Henry T. Cocke, Octavius A. Crenshaw, D. M. Demarest, Eleanor Warner (Lewis) Douthat, Fielding Lewis Douthat, Jaquelin J. Douthat, Augustus Henry Drewry, John W. Jones, William H. Keiningham, Benjamin H. Ladd, John Lamb, Agnes Harwood (Douthat) McGuire, Edward Carrington Marshall, Eliza Letitia Steptoe (Clarkson) Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Jaquelin Ambler Marshall, John Scott Meredith, Charles T. Palmer, John Palmer (trustee of Elias Chappelear), Alfred Robertson, Harrison Robertson, Doctor William Allen Selden, Doctor Robert Mackey Stribling, Doctor William Clarkson Stribling, Thomas H. Willcox, A. W. Douthat & Co. of Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, Lee & Overby of [unidentified location], Peyton & Ellerson of Richmond, Virginia, Willcox & Lamb of Charles City County, Virginia, and E. & S. Wortham & Co. of Richmond, Virginia.
Section 14, Douthat, Robert (1820-1894) and Others, Financial and Legal Papers, 1854-1871
This section consists of four items, financial and legal papers, 1854-1871, of Robert Douthat and others. Items include a bank book, 1854-1859, of Robert Douthat with the Farmers Bank of Virginia, Richmond; a receipt, 1859, of Fielding Lewis Douthat to Robert Douthat; a pardon, 1865, issued to Robert Douthat by the president of the United States (signed by William Hunter and Andrew Johnson and bears seal); and a decree (copy), 1871, of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia, in the lawsuit of Harrison Robertson v. Doctor Jaquelin Ambler Marshall (concerning Mary Ambler (Marshall) Douthat, Robert Douthat, and Eliza Letitia Steptoe (Clarkson) Marshall).
Section 15, Douthat, Robert (1820-1894), Westover Parish Papers, 1884
This section consists of two items, a license, 1884, of Robert Douthat as a lay reader in Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia (signed by Francis McNeece Whittle); and a resolution, 1884, of the vestry of Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia (concerning Charles James Stovin Mayo).
Section 16, Douthat, Robert (1820-1894), Materials concerning, 1854-1865
This section consists of six items, materials, 1854-1865, concerning Robert Douthat of Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia. Items include correspondence of W. B. Boyd, William Byrd Harrison, John Lamb, W. C. Maxay, A. R. Ellerson & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, and E. & S. Wortham & Co. of Richmond, Virginia; and affidavits of Doctor William Price Palmer, Richard Edward Waddill, and Thomas H. Willcox.
Section 17, Douthat, Mary Ambler (Marshall) (1820-1860), Accounts, 1845-1871
This section consists of thirteen items, accounts, 1845-1871, of Mary Ambler (Marshall) Douthat. The accounts were kept at Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia.
Section 18, Douthat, Elizabeth M. (Wade) (1840-1901), Correspondence, 1870-1883
This section consists of five items, correspondence, 1870-1883, of Elizabeth M. (Wade) Douthat of Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia. Correspondence is with Mary (Harrison) Drewry (of Westover, Charles City County, Virginia), John Lamb, Mrs. T. S. Terry, and Walter D. Blair & Co. of Richmond, Virginia.
Section 19, Douthat, Elizabeth M. (Wade) (1840-1901), Accounts, 1869-1896
This section consists of eight items, accounts, 1869-1896, of Elizabeth M. (Wade) Douthat. The accounts were kept at Westbury and Weyanoke, Charles City County, and Danville, Virginia. Items also include a bond, 1885, of Elizabeth M. (Wade) Douthat to the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, Alexandria.
Section 20, Douthat, Fielding Lewis (1826-1881), Accounts, 1848-1851
This section consists of five items, accounts, 1848-1851, of Fielding Lewis Douthat. The accounts were kept in Charles City County, Virginia.
Section 21, Douthat, Fielding Lewis (1826-1881), Financial Papers, 1848-1854
This section consists of two items, financial papers, 1848-1854, of Fielding Lewis Douthat. Items include a bond, 1848, of Fielding Lewis Douthat to Agnes Harwood (Douthat) McGuire and Doctor Robert Lewis McGuire; and a deed of trust (copy), 1854, of Fielding Lewis Douthat and Mary Willis (Marshall) Douthat to Doctor William Allen Selden and Thomas H. Willcox (concerning Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia, for the benefit of Martha A. Orgain).
Section 22, McGuire, Agnes Harwood (Douthat) (1821-1885), Accounts, 1853-1855
This section consists of four items, accounts, 1853-1855, of Agnes Harwood (Douthat) McGuire. The accounts were kept in Charles City and Fauquier counties, Virginia. Items also include a bond, 1853, of Doctor Robert Lewis McGuire to Douglas Hamilton Gordon.
Section 23, Douthat, Anderson Wade, Correspondence, 1883-1890
This section consists of six items, correspondence, 1883-1890, of Anderson Wade Douthat (of Westbury, Charles City County, and Chesterfield County, Virginia) with William C. Gill, John Lamb, and Ashton Starke.
Section 24, Douthat, Anderson Wade, Accounts, 1884-1890
This section consists of five items, accounts, 1884-1890, of Anderson Wade Douthat. The accounts were kept in Charles City County, Virginia.
Section 25, Douthat, Anderson Wade, Other Papers, 1889-1890
This section consists of three items, other papers, 1889-1890, of Anderson Wade Douthat. Items include a bond, 1889, of Anderson Wade Douthat (of Chesterfield County, Virginia) to W. B. Johnson; a power of attorney, 1890, of E. C. Harrison to Anderson Wade Douthat; and a letter, 1889, of E. C. Harrison to James Gunn (concerning Anderson Wade Douthat).
Section 26, A. W. Douthat & Co., Records, 1889
This section consists of seven items, records, 1889, of A. W. Douthat & Co., Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. Items include a letter of Davis & Company of Petersburg, Virginia; bonds with W. B. Johnson, John Lamb, and L. H. Spiers; and accounts.
Section 27, Douthat, Fielding Lewis, Correspondence, 1894-1897
This section consists of two items, letters, 1894-1897, written to Fielding Lewis Douthat of Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia. Correspondence is by Carter & Ryland of Richmond, Virginia, and John L. Williams & Sons of Richmond, Virginia.
Section 28, Jacksonville Investment Company, Passbook, ca. 1888
This section consists of one item, a passbook, ca. 1888, issued to Fielding Lewis Douthat by the Jacksonville Investment Company, Jacksonville, Florida. Included in the passbook is a draft letter, undated, of Fielding Lewis Douthat to Nellie [last name unknown].
Section 29, Various Persons, Accounts, 1847-1898
This section consists of five items, accounts, 1847-1898, of various persons. Individuals include [first name unknown] Douthat, Fielding Lewis Douthat, Louise (Willis) Douthat (of Danville, Virginia), and Jane (Douthat) Selden.
Section 30, Douthat, Warner Lewis and Willis, School Papers, 1891-1922
This section consists of five items, school papers, 1891-1922, of Warner Lewis Douthat and Willis Douthat. Items include a report card, 1891, of Warner Lewis Douthat from Cleaveland High School, Fauquier County, Virginia (signed by William Clarkson Marshall and Frank Puryear); geometry problems, 1922, of Willis Douthat (of Norfolk, Virginia); and an essay, undated, of Willis Douthat concerning decimal fractions.
Section 31, Various Persons, Accounts, 1833-1884
This section consists of twenty-nine items, accounts, 1833-1884, of various persons. Persons and companies represented include Doctor [first name unknown] Atkinson, Burwell Bassett (of Charles City County, Virginia), Joseph Black, Richard Bracken, Richard Brackin, Turner Brandon, John L. Charles, Augustus P. Crenshaw, Richard M. Crump, E. Helm, Esau Hilton, John Hitch, John Lamb, Hubert P. Lefebvre, Eliza Letitia Steptoe (Clarkson) Marshall, Jaquelin Ambler Marshall, William Clarkson Marshall, Edward Oakley, Philip Peyton, Elizabeth Robertson, Harrison Robertson, H. H. Sheets (with Shirley [Plantation], Charles City County, Virginia), William Streit, and Plummer, Young & Co. of Petersburg, Virginia.
Section 32, Prescriptions and Instructions, 1823 and Undated
This section consists of eight items, prescriptions, undated, for curing a fistula, gout, and toothache; and instructions, 1823 and undated, for curing herring, dying shoes, caring for peach trees, tanning leather, and preserving wood.
Mss1Ep734a, Eppes Family Muniments, 1806-1932,
Appomattox Manor, Hopewell, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises 389 items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1, Gilliam, John (1761-1823), Checks, 1806-1823
This section consists of fourteen items, checks, 1806-1823, of John Gilliam, Petersburg, Virginia, drawn on the Bank of Virginia.
Section 2, Cocke, Benjamin (1781-1836), Accounts, 1825-1844
This section consists of four items, accounts, 1825-1844, of Benjamin Cocke, concerning taxes in Chesterfield and Prince George counties, Virginia.
Section 3, Cocke, Benjamin (1781-1836), Estate Accounts, 1821-1823
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1821-1823, concerning the executorship of the estate of Archibald Eppes (of Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia) by Benjamin Cocke and Mary (Eppes) Cocke.
Section 4, Leigh, Benjamin Watkins (1781-1849), Opinion, 1837
This section consists of one item, an opinion, 13 March 1837, of Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Richmond, Virginia, concerning the will of Archibald Eppes (of Appomattox Manor, City Point [now Hopewell], Virginia).
Section 5, Cocke, Mary (Eppes) (1783-1844), Correspondence, 1839-1842
This section consists of two items, letters, 1839-1842, written to Mary (Eppes) Cocke (of Appomattox Manor, City Point [now Hopewell], Virginia). Correspondence is by James M. Willcox (of Charles City County, Virginia) and Thomas Branch & Brother of Petersburg, Virginia.
Section 6, Cocke, Mary (Eppes) (1783-1844), Accounts, 1838-1845
This section consists of thirteen items, accounts, 1838-1845, of Mary (Eppes) Cocke, concerning taxes in Charles City, Chesterfield, and Prince George counties, Virginia. The accounts were kept at Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 7, Cocke, Mary (Eppes) (1783-1844) and Others, Deeds and Agreements, 1836-1842
This section consists of seven items, deeds, 1836, of Mary (Eppes) Cocke with William J. Morris concerning land in City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia; and agreements, 1836-1842, of John B. Bland, Mary (Eppes) Cocke, John E. Meade, William J. Morris, Christopher Proctor, and Edmund Wilkins concerning land in City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 8, Cocke, Mary (Eppes) (1783-1844) and Others, Plats and Report, 1842
This section consists of ten items, plats, 1842, of land in City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia, owned by J. Archer, Mary (Eppes) Cocke, Edward Comer, James Skelton Gilliam, Doctor L. Loyhead, Thomas Moody, William J. Morris, Christopher Proctor, F. C. Stainback, R. H. Wood, and the Appomattox Railroad; and a report, 1842, of John B. Bland, John D. Matthews, Edmund Wilkins, and William B. Wilkins concerning damages of the City Point Railroad Company to land in City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia, owned by Christopher Proctor and Littleberry E. Stainback.
Section 9, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Correspondence, 1842-1866
This section consists of eight items, correspondence, 1842-1866, of Doctor Richard Eppes (of Appomattox Manor, City Point [now Hopewell], Virginia). Correspondence is with Stuart Burrus (of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands), Charles Comer, John Gibbon, James Skelton Gilliam, Archibald Glover (of Pleasant Grove, Prince George County, Virginia), Francis Harrison Pierpont, and Richard Edward Waddill.
Section 10, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Civil War Papers, 1861-1862
This section consists of eight items, including a letter, 1861, written by Doctor Richard Eppes (while serving in Company L of the 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment of the Army of the Potomac at Camp Isabel, Lower Brandon, Prince George County, Virginia) to Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes (of Appomattox Manor, City Point [now Hopewell], Virginia); a pass, 1861, of Richard Eppes issued by Edmund Ruffin (approved by Roger Atkinson Pryor); a pass, 1861, of Richard Eppes issued by the Confederate States War Department (signed by J. B. Jones); discharges, 1862, of Richard Eppes from the Confederate States Army; a bond, 1861, of Richard M. Harrison to Richard Eppes; a muster roll (newspaper clipping), 1861, of the 3rd Virginia Regiment of the Army of the Potomac (Prince George Cavalry); and a letter, undated, to Richard Eppes concerning the escape of slaves.
Section 11, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Accounts, 1861-1865
This section consists of twenty-three items, accounts, 1861-1865, of Richard Eppes. The accounts were kept at Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia, and concern taxes of the Confederate States, Charles City, Chesterfield, and Prince George counties, and Petersburg, Virginia.
Section 12, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Accounts, 1866
This section consists of five items, accounts, 1866, of Richard Eppes. The accounts concern repairs to Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 13, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Accounts, 1859-1871
This section consists of twenty-three items, accounts, 1859-1871, of Richard Eppes. The accounts were kept at Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 14, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Accounts, 1844-1894
This section consists of eighty-two items, accounts, 1844-1894, of Richard Eppes, concerning taxes in Prince George County, Virginia. The accounts were kept at Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 15, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Accounts, 1845-1873
This section consists of fourteen items, accounts, 1845-1873, of Richard Eppes, concerning taxes in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The accounts were kept at Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 16, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Accounts, 1855-1893
This section consists of thirty-two items, accounts, 1855-1893, of Richard Eppes, concerning taxes in Charles City County, Virginia. The accounts were kept at Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 17, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Accounts, 1865
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1865, of Richard Eppes, concerning taxes in Petersburg, Virginia. The accounts were kept at Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 18, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Deeds, 1845-1874
This section consists of eleven items, deeds, 1845-1874, to land in City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia, purchased by Richard Eppes from Peter Birchett (administrator of the estate of James Allums), William G. Birchett (trustee of Drury C. Smith), M. Cooke, Thomas H. Daniel, Malcolm MacFarland, Margaret A. Moody, Mrs. Mary J. Moody, Thomas Moody, Christopher Proctor, Mrs. Margaret Proctor, Henry L. Sheffield, Littleberry E. Stainback, and Washington Lafayette.
Section 19, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Plats and Land Papers, 1865-1889
This section consists of six items, plats, 1886, of the cemetery of the Cocke and Eppes families at Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia; a plat, 1889, of land in City Point, Virginia, owned by Richard Eppes; a special order (no. 68), 1865, of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands (signed by Henry Bruce Scott) concerning Appomattox Manor; an affidavit, 1868, of Spencer Chamberlain concerning the occupation of Appomattox Manor by the U.S. Army; and a description, 1872, of land in City Point, Virginia, sold by Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes and Richard Eppes to the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company.
Section 20, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), License and Opinion regarding Will, 1868-1932
This section consists of two items, a license, 1868, of Richard Eppes to practice medicine; and a letter, 1932, of Algernon Sidney Buford to Earl E. Wilson concerning the will of Richard Eppes.
Section 21, Various Persons, Deeds, 1858-1871
This section consists of eight items, deeds, 1858-1871, to Nunnally's Point, Prince George County, Virginia, owned by Lewis von Buchholtz, Mrs. Marie von Buchholtz, Richard Eppes, Mrs. Catherine Maguire, Henry Maguire, Emil O. Nolting, George A. Nolting, Otto A. Strecker, Robert Wendenburg, Mrs. Waleska Wendenburg, and Christian F. N. Winckelman; a deed of trust, 1858, to Nunnally's Point, Prince George County, Virginia, of Robert Wendenburg and Mrs. Waleska Wendenburg to George Augustine Nolting and Otto A. Strecker (for the benefit of Emil O. Nolting); an affidavit, 1871, of Robert Gilliam concerning Nunnally's Point, Prince George County, Virginia, owned by Henry Maguire (bears seal of the Court of Prince George County, Virginia); and an agreement, 1877, of Thomas E. Friend and Christian F. N. Winckelman concerning Nunnally's Point, Prince George County, Virginia.
Section 22, Various Persons, Certificates and Legal Papers, 1853-1884
This section consists of six items, a certificate, 1853, of stock issued to William E. Horner by the Fredericksburg and Valley Plank Road Company (signed by Robert Burton Marye); a certificate, 1859, of stock issued to Richard Eppes, Alfred Horner Sr., and Alfred Horner Jr. (trustees of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes) by the Bank of Pennsylvania (bears seal); a certificate, 1865, of stock issued to Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes by the Decker Creek Petroleum Company of Monongalia County, West Virginia (signed by Joel H. Gates and C. Rilburn and bears seal); powers of attorney, 1854 and 1859, of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes, Alfred Horner, R. Rundle Smith, John Welsh, Samuel Welsh, and William Welsh concerning stock of the Fredericksburg and Valley Plank Road Company; and the will (copy), 1884, of Alfred Horner Jr., written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Section 28, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (1855-1920), Accounts, 1874-1915
This section consists of twenty-three items, accounts, 1874-1915, of Josephine Dulles Eppes, concerning taxes in Prince George County, Virginia.
Section 29, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (1855-1920) and Others, Accounts, 1907-1915
This section consists of nineteen items, accounts, 1907-1915, of Josephine Dulles Eppes, Emily Horner Eppes, and Mary Eppes concerning taxes in Chesterfield and Prince George counties, Virginia.
Section 30, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (1855-1920) and Others, Accounts, 1914-1915
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1914-1915, of Josephine Dulles Eppes and Mary Eppes concerning taxes in Prince George County, Virginia.
Section 31, Eppes, Mary (1858-1954), Accounts, 1906-1915
This section consists of four items, accounts, 1906-1915, concerning taxes in Chesterfield and Prince George counties, Virginia. The acounts were kept at Appomattox Manor, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 32, Maynard, Alfreda Horner (Eppes) (1872-1950) and Others, Accounts, 1906-1913
This section consists of five items, accounts, 1906-1913, of Alfreda Horner (Eppes) Maynard and Emily Horner Eppes concerning taxes in Prince George County, Virginia.
Section 33, Winckelman, Christian F. N., Accounts, 1873-1878
This section consists of five items, accounts, 1873-1878, of Christian F. N. Winckelman concerning taxes in Prince George County, Virginia.
Section 34, Birchett, William G., Accounts, 1874-1912
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1874-1912, of William G. Birchett and John P. Branch concerning taxes in Prince George County, Virginia.
Section 35, Cocke, Benjamin, Accounts, 1856-1890
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1856-1890, of Benjamin Cocke and Richard Dolan concerning taxes in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Section 36, White, John, Accounts, 1870-1872
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1870-1872, of John White and William Butt concerning taxes in Charles City County, Virginia.
Section 37, Gilliam, Robert (1796-1884), Letter, 1876
This section consists of one item, a letter, 7 November 1876, of Robert Gilliam, Prince George Court House, Virginia, to Joseph N. Cooke, City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia. The letter concerns the sale of land in Prince George County, Virginia, of Christian F. N. Winckelman.
Omissions
A list of omissions from Mss1Ep734a, Eppes Family Muniments, 1806-1932, is provided on Reel 10, Frame 0398. Omissions consist of Sections 23-27, comprising 20th century tax records of Eppes family members.
Mss1Ep734b, Eppes Family Muniments, 1806-1941
Appomattox Manor, Hopewell, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises sixty-three items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Diary, 1849
This section consists of one item, a diary, 13 April-6 June 1849, of Richard Eppes, kept while traveling in Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria.
Section 2, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Account Book, 1850-1851
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1850-1851, of Richard Eppes, kept while traveling in Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Scotland, and Switzerland.
Section 3, Ernie, L., Account, 1851
This section consists of one item, an account, 24 August 1851, of L. Ernie, Paris, France, with Doctor Richard Eppes. The account concerns glassware and porcelain.
Section 4, Eppes, Richard (1824-1896), Diary, 1865
This section consists of two items, a typescript copy of the diary and footnotes relating to the diary of Richard Eppes, 1 September-23 December 1865. The diary concerns farming operations at Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield County, Virginia, and Eppes Island, Charles City County, Virginia. The typescript of the diary was made by Alfred Rives Shands. The footnotes relating to the diary were compiled by James Henry Bailey.
Section 5, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (Horner) (1826-1852), Diary, 1850
This section consists of one item, a diary, 10 May-29 June 1850, of Josephine Dulles (Horner) Eppes, kept while traveling in England.
Section 6, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (Horner) (1826-1852), Commonplace Book, 1850
This section consists of one item, a commonplace book, 1850, of Josephine Dulles (Horner) Eppes. The volume includes notes concerning her activities in England.
Section 7, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (Horner) (1826-1852), Diary, 1850
This section consists of one item, a diary, 29 June-2 October 1850, of Josephine Dulles (Horner) Eppes, kept while traveling in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Scotland, and Switzerland.
Section 8, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (Horner) (1826-1852), Diary, 1850-1851
This section consists of one item, a diary of Josephine Dulles (Horner) Eppes, 3 October 1850-22 February 1851, kept while traveling in France and Italy.
Section 9, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (Horner) (1826-1852), Diary, 1851
This section consists of one item, a diary, 23 February-9 April 1851, of Josephine Dulles (Horner) Eppes, kept while traveling in Italy.
Section 10, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (Horner) (1826-1852), Diary, 1851
This section consists of one item, a diary, 10 April-25 August 1851, of Josephine Dulles (Horner) Eppes, kept while traveling in Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, and Italy.
Section 11, Hart, Joel Tanner (1810-1877), Poem, 1851
This section consists of one item, a poem, "Michael Angelo," written in Florence, Italy, for Josephine Dulles (Horner) Eppes in May 1851 by Joel Tanner Hart.
Section 12, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (Horner) (1826-1852), Autograph Album, 1846-1852
This section consists of one item, an autograph album, 1846-1852, of Josephine Dulles (Horner) Eppes. The volume was kept in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and includes autographs, lines of verse, and an engraving of Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Section 13, Eppes, Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) (1832-1905), Letterbook, ca. 1850
This section consists of one item, a letterbook, ca. 1850, of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes. The volume includes letters written in Paris, France, to Mrs. [first name unknown] Gardel.
Section 14, Eppes, Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) (1832-1905), Letterbook, 1850
This section consists of one item, a letterbook, 1850, of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes. The volume includes letters written while traveling in Austria, Italy, and Turkey.
Section 15, Eppes, Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) (1832-1905), Diary, 1854-1855
This section consists of one item, a diary, 22 November 1854-12 February 1855, of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes, kept while traveling in England, France, and Italy. The front-end cover of the volume bears an advertising card of George J. Poore, Mercantile Stationer, Liverpool, England.
Section 16, Eppes, Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) (1832-1905), Diary, 1855
This section consists of one item, a diary, 13 February-27 May 1855, of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes, kept while traveling in Austria, Greece, Italy, and Malta.
Section 17, Eppes, Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) (1832-1905), Diary, 1855
This section consists of one item, a diary, 28 May-4 October 1855, of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes, kept while traveling in Austria, England, France, Germany, Scotland, and Switzerland.
Section 18, Eppes, Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) (1832-1905), Photograph Album, ca. 1870-1880
This section consists of one item, a photograph album, ca. 1870-1880, of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes. The volume includes photographs of members of the Eppes and Horner families.
Section 19, Inman, John O'Brien (1828-1896), Drawing, 1854
This section consists of one item, a drawing, 1 March 1854, by John O'Brien Inman, of Zurich, Switzerland, drawn for Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes.
Section 20, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (1855-1920), Diary, 1890
This section consists of one item, a diary, 1 January-2 November 1890, of Josephine Dulles Eppes. The diary was kept in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and while traveling in Belgium, France, and Italy.
Section 21, Eppes, Josephine Dulles (1855-1920), Diary, 1890
This section consists of one item, a diary, 7 March-14 May 1890, of Josephine Dulles Eppes, kept while traveling in Italy.
Section 22, American Academy of Political and Social Science, Postcard, 1890
This section consists of one item, a postcard, 2 June 1890, of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by authority of Clinton Rogers Woodruff, to Josephine Dulles Eppes.This concerns membership in the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Section 23, Genealogical Materials and Miscellany, 1854-1941 and Undated
This section consists of twelve items, genealogical materials and miscellany, 1941 and undated. Items include a genealogical chart of the Cocke, Eppes, Holt, and Mason families; genealogical notes, 1941, compiled by Elise (Eppes) Cutchin concerning the Eppes and Horner families; and miscellany, 1854-1918.
Section 24, Daguerreotypes, Undated
This section consists of eight items, daguerreotypes of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes, Josephine Dulles Eppes, Josephine Horner Eppes, Alfred Horner, and Elizabeth (Welsh) Horner.
Section 25, Maps and Plats, 1806-1937
This section consists of eighteen items, maps and plats, 1806-1937, of land in Charles City County (Eppes Island), Hopewell (Appomattox Manor, City Point, and Hopewell Works), Prince George County, Virginia (Hopewell and Woodlawn) owned by Mary (Eppes) Cocke, Archibald Eppes, Emily Horner Eppes, Josephine Dulles Eppes, Mary Eppes, Richard Eppes, William Eppes, Christian (Eppes) Gilliam, Edward Marks, Christopher Proctor, and E. I. Dupont de Nemours Powder Company. Some items could not be microfilmed due to their physical condition.
Section 26, Architectural Drawing and Military Map, ca. 1864 and Undated
This section consists of two items, an architectural drawing, undated, of the first floor of Appomattox Manor, Hopewell, Virginia, and a Military Map of South Eastern Virginia drawn by Adolph Lindenkohl, ca. 1864.
Mss1Ep734c, Eppes Family Muniments, 1840-1953,
Appomattox Manor, Hopewell, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises seventy-five items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1, Various Persons, Materials, 1840-1953
This section consists of nine items, materials, 1840-1953, of various members of the Eppes and related families. Items include The Holy Bible (Baltimore, Maryland: Armstron & Berry, 1839) kept by Dr. Richard Eppes (1824-1896?) while traveling in Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria in 1849. Also included is the certificate of marriage, 1854, of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes (1832-1905) and Dr. Richard Eppes (signed by Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), and a commonplace book, 1855, of Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes including dried plants collected in Europe. Other items include invitations, 1898, of Josephine Dulles Eppes (1855-1920), Alfreda Horner (Eppes) Maynard (1872-1950), and Herbert John Maynard to attend dances; an invitation, 1916, of Josephine Dulles Eppes received from Edith (Bolling) Galt Wilson (1872-1961) and Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), to attend a reception at the White House; and a letter, 1953, of Alfred Rives Shands (b. 1928) to Elise (Eppes) Cutchin (b. 1907) enclosing letters (negative photocopies), 1840 and 1844, of Pope Gregory XVI and Carolus Vizzadelli to Dr. William Edmonds Horner (1793-1853).
Section 2, Pictures of Various Persons, 1849-1921 and Undated
This section consists of forty items, pictures, 1849-1921 and undated, of various persons. Likenesses include those of Richard Boisseau, Frances (Fowlke) Brown (1691-1744), Gustavus Brown (1689-1762), Elise (Eppes) Cutchin (b. 1907), Margaret (Welsh) Dulles, Elizabeth Welsh (Horner) Eppes (1832-1905), Emily Horner Eppes (1866-1913), Josephine Dulles Eppes (1856-1920), Josephine Dulles (Horner) Eppes (1826-1852), Mary Eppes (1858-1954), Richard Eppes (1824-1896), Richard Eppes (1864-1922), J. O. Faison, M. A. Finn, Benjamin Harrison, William Horner, William Edmonds Horner (1793-1853), Alfreda Horner (Eppes) Maynard (1872-1950), John Gravell Maynard (b. 1900), Powhatan Robertson, Agnes Horner (Eppes) Shands (b. 1861), Alfred Rives Shands (1899-1981), George King Shands (b. 1900), and Richard Eppes Shands (b. 1897).
Section 3, Genealogical Chart and Coat of Arms, Undated
This section consists of two items, a genealogical chart, undated, of the Cocke, Eppes, Holt, and Mason families and coat of arms, undated, of the Eppes family.
Section 4, Drawing and Maps, 1927 and Undated
This section consists of three items, a drawing, undated, of the front entrance of Appomattox Manor, Hopewell, Virginia; a map, 1927, of West City Point Annex, Hopewell, Virginia; and a map, undated, of James River Route, Old Bay Line (Baltimore Steam Packet Co.) between Baltimore, Maryland, and Richmond, Virginia.
Section 5, Photographs of Places, 1883-1887 and Undated
This section consists of twenty-one items, photographs of places, 1883-1887 and undated. Items include photographs of Appomattox Manor, Hopewell, Virginia; Bull Hill, Prince George County, Virginia; Hanover Academy, Hanover County, Virginia; Malvern Hill, Henrico County, Virginia; St. John's Episcopal Church, Hopewell, Virginia; and Snead's milldam, Montgomery County, Virginia.
Mss1Ep734d, Eppes Family Muniments, 1722-1948,
Appomattox Manor, Hopewell, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection consists of 540 items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1, Eppes, Mrs. Mary (d. 1723), Deed, 1722
This section consists of one item, a deed, 11 June 1722, of Mrs. Mary Eppes to Edward Epes for 150 acres in Prince George County, Virginia. The deed was witnessed by Frances Eppes (d. 1734), Francis Eppes (d. 1737), and Richard Kennon. This item is a copy made by William Hamlin and witnessed by Peter Williams.
Section 2, Eppes, Richard and Christian (Robertson), Papers, 1786-1799
This section consists of four items, papers, 1786-1799, of Richard and Christian (Robertson) Eppes. Items include a bond, 1786, of Richard Eppes and Archibald Robertson to Amy Epes; a receipt, 1787, of John Gregory to Richard Eppes; a will (copy made by Robert Gilliam), 1794, of Richard Eppes probated (before Peter Williams) in Prince George County, Virginia (witnessed by Archibald Robertson and John Robertson); notes, undated, concerning a lawsuit of Andrew Torborne and the estate of Richard Eppes; and a will, 1799, of Christian (Robertson) Eppes written in Prince George County, Virginia.
Section 3, Eppes, Christian (Robertson), Correspondence, 1785-1801
This section consists of eight items, correspondence, 1785-1801, of Christian (Robertson) Eppes of City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia. Correspondence is with Richard Eppes (at Princeton University), William Eppes, Elizabeth (Robertson) Poythress, and John Robertson.
Section 4, Eppes, Archibald (d. 1820), Correspondence, 1798-1817
This section consists of nine items, correspondence, 1798-1817, of Archibald Eppes of City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia. Correspondence is with Mary (Eppes) Cocke, Thomas Cocke, Christian (Eppes) Gilliam (of Western, Prince George County, Virginia), and Alexander Taylor (of Petersburg, Virginia).
Section 5, Eppes, Archibald (d. 1820), Account Book, 1797-1817
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1797-1817, of Archibald Eppes. The volume was kept at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 6, Folkes, William, Account Book, 1804-1818
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1804-1818, of William Folkes. The volume was kept at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia, for Archibald Eppes.
Section 7, Folkes, William, Account Book, 1804-1821
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1804-1821, of William Folkes. The volume was kept at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia, for Archibald Eppes.
Section 8, Eppes, Archibald (d. 1820), Account Book, 1805-1810
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1805-1810, of Archibald Eppes. The volume concerns the operations of a store in Prince George County, Virginia.
Section 9, Eppes, Archibald (d. 1820), Account Book, 1811
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1811, of Archibald Eppes. The volume concerns shad fishing at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 10, Eppes, Archibald (d. 1820), Account Book, 1813
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1813, of Archibald Eppes. The volume concerns shad fishing at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 11, Eppes, Archibald (d. 1820), Accounts, 1797-1820
This section consists of twenty-nine items, accounts, 1797-1820, of Archibald Eppes. The accounts were kept at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia. Also included is an account, 1797, with Alexander Taylor for construction of coffins for Richard Eppes and Thomas Eppes.
Section 12, Eppes, Archibald (d. 1820), Other Papers, 1805-1820
This section consists of five items, other papers, 1805-1820, of Archibald Eppes. Items include a deed, 1805, of Mary (Eppes) Cocke and Christian (Eppes) Gilliam to Archibald Eppes (concerning Eppes Island, Charles City County, Virginia); an agreement, 1815, of Archibald Eppes, P. & W. Andrews of [unidentified location], and Jno. & Thos. Hope of [unidentified location] concerning construction of a wharf; a will, 1812, of Archibald Eppes written in Prince George County, Virginia; and a will (copies made by Robert Gilliam and A. H. Estes), 1820, of Archibald Eppes probated (before James Thweatt) in Prince George County, Virginia (witnessed by Wilkins Andrews, Robert Folkes, and W. R. Johnston).
Section 13, Eppes, Richard (d. 1797), Account Book, 1795-1796
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1795-1796, of Richard Eppes. The volume was kept, presumably, at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 14, Turnbull, Robert, Plat, 1796
This section consists of one item, a plat, 12 July 1796, made by Robert Turnbull of land at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia, for Edmund Eppes and Richard Eppes.
Section 15, Gilliam, Christian (Eppes), Letters, 1804-1807
This section consists of three items, letters, 1804-1807, written by Christian (Eppes) Gilliam of Western, Prince George County, Virginia. Letters are to Mary (Eppes) Cocke, William Eppes, and Andrew Torborne.
Section 16, Gilliam, Christian (Eppes), Accounts, 1791-1830
This section consists of six items, accounts, 1791-1830, of Christian (Eppes) Gilliam. The accounts were kept at Western, Prince George County, Virginia.
Section 17, Gilliam, William (d. 1842), Correspondence, 1797-1841
This section consists of nine items, letters, 1797-1841, written to William Gilliam of City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia. Correspondence is by Thomas Cocke, Richard Eppes, James Herbert Gholson, Charles Macalester, Crawford Riddell (bears bill of lading of William A. McKee), and P. C. Osborne & Co. of Petersburg, Virginia (bears account of Mary (Eppes) Cocke).
Section 18, Gilliam, William (d. 1842), Accounts, 1820-1841
This section consists of eleven items, accounts, 1820-1841, of William Gilliam. The accounts were kept at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 19, Gilliam, Christian (Eppes) and William (d. 1842), Other Papers, 1784-1841
This section consists of three items, other papers, 1784-1841, of Christian (Eppes) and William Gilliam. Items include a relinquishment, 1784, of Christian (Eppes) Gilliam and William Gilliam to the estate of Richard Eppes; and bills of lading, 1841, of Thomas S. Woodbury and R. & W. Wilson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to William Gilliam of City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 20, Gilliam, John (1761-1823), Checks, 1818-1820
This section consists of ten items, checks, 1818-1820, of John Gilliam, Petersburg, Virginia, drawn on the Bank of Virginia.
Section 21, Cocke, Benjamin (1781-1836), Correspondence, 1821-1835
This section consists of eighteen items, correspondence, 1821-1835, of Benjamin Cocke of City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia. Correspondence is with Hill Carter (of Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia), Mary (Eppes) Cocke, William Folkes, John Grammer (concerning the Lower Appomattox Company), William Allen Harrison (of Maycox, Prince George County, Virginia), P. E. Hoffman, Sophie Hoffman, S. Lee, Edward Pescud, Mark Richards, John Stuart Skinner, Alden B. Spooner, Robert Spencer Ware, Brooke & Cosby of Richmond, Virginia, and S. V. Merrick & Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Section 22, Folkes, William, Account Book, 1822
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1822, of William Folkes. The volume concerns shad fishing at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia, for Benjamin Cocke.
Section 23, Cocke, Benjamin (1781-1836), Account Book, 1825-1832
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1825-1832, of Benjamin Cocke. The volume concerns operations of a blacksmith shop at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 24, Cocke, Benjamin (1781-1836), Account Book, 1826
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1826, of Benjamin Cocke. The volume concerns shad fishing at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia.
Section 25, Cocke, Benjamin (1781-1836), Account Book, 1826-1834
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1826-1834, of Benjamin Cocke. The volume concerns agricultural operations at Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield County, City Point (now Hopewell), and Eppes Island, Charles City County, Virginia. The volume also includes inventories of livestock and agricultural equipment at Bermuda Hundred and Eppes Island, and a list of slaves.
Section 26, Cocke, Benjamin (1781-1836), Accounts, 1806-1833
This section consists of twenty-two items, accounts, 1806-1833, of Benjamin Cocke. The accounts were kept at City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia. Also included are accounts of doctors A. Davis, John Spooner Eppes, and