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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 descriptions of the collections provided in this user guide are adapted from inventories and indexes compiled by the Virginia Historical Society. The inventories and indexes, including a subject index, appear among the introductory materials on the microfilm at the beginning of each collection. An Appendix: Genealogical Charts, 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, Comprehensive Atlas, 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 2,556 items arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Biographical Note
A genealogy of the Robert Carter family may be found in the Appendix.
Section 1, Carter, Robert (1663-1732), Letterbook, 1723-1724
This section consists of two items, comprising a letterbook and index, 4 July 1723-11 June 1724, of Robert "King" Carter. An index prepared by the staff of the Virginia Historical Society is included. The letterbook was kept at Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia.
The volume includes letters written to John Burridge (of Lyme Regis, England, concerning tobacco), Robert Burridge (of Lyme Regis, England), William Cage (concerning Edmund Jenings), Charles Carter, Landon Carter, Robert Carter (1705-1732), Thomas Colemore, William Dawkins (of London, England, concerning Charles Carter, Landon Carter, Robert Carter [1705-1732], and tobacco), Thomas Evans (of London, England, concerning Scottish merchants and tobacco), Benjamin Graves (concerning Scottish merchants and tobacco), Landon Jones (concerning the estate of Mary (Landon) Jones Swan), John King (concerning Scottish merchants and tobacco), Solomon Low (concerning Charles Carter, Landon Carter, and Robert Carter [1705-1732]), John Pemberton (of Bristol, England, concerning Scottish merchants and tobacco), Micajah Perry (of London, England, concerning John Carter, Edmund Jenings, the estate of John Lloyd, the Northern Neck Proprietary of Virginia, and tobacco), John Stark (concerning tobacco), Edward Tucker (of Weymouth, England, concerning Scottish merchants and tobacco), and John Hyde and Co. of London, England.
The second item is an enclosure: index (in part) of letterbook, 4 July 1723 -11 June 1724, of Robert Carter.
Section 2, Carter, Robert (1663-1732), Letterbook, 1727-1728
This section consists of two items, a letterbook and index, 13 May 1727-23 July 1728, of Robert "King" Carter. An index prepared by the staff of the Virginia Historical Society is included. The letterbook was kept at Corotoman, Lancaster County, and Williamsburg, Virginia.
Included are letters written to James Bradley (concerning Germany and Spain), George Braxton, Josiah Burchett, John Burridge (of Lyme Regis, England), Benedict Leonard Calvert (as governor of Maryland), Charles Calvert (as governor of Maryland), James Carter (of Stafford County, Virginia), John Carter (concerning George I), Robert Cary (of London, England, concerning John Carter, Thomas Evans, Nathaniel Harrison, Sir John Randolph, and tobacco), James Christian, William Dawkins (of London, England, concerning Scottish merchants Isaac Lee, Thomas Lee, and Micajah Perry; tobacco; and the ship Carter), George Eskridge (of Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning the sale of slaves), John Falconer (of London, England), John Gale, Sir William Gooch, John Grymes, Nathaniel Gundry, John Holloway, Robert Jones, Thomas Lee (concerning John Savage), Peter Leheup (concerning George II and the Virginia Council), John Mercer (Duke of Newcastle, concerning Spain and British shipping), Earl of Orkney (concerning Governor Hugh Drysdale), Mann Page (of Rosewell, Gloucester County, Virginia, concerning John Carter, John Clayton, Nathaniel Harrison, and slaves), Mrs. Sarah Parker (concerning John Parker), John Pemberton (of Bristol, England, concerning the sale of slaves), Micajah Perry (of London, England, concerning John Lloyd's estate and tobacco), Sir John Randolph (concerning Richard Thacker of Maryland while in King William County, Virginia), William Robertson (concerning George I), Nicholas Smith (of King George County, Virginia, concerning John Mercer and Falmouth, Virginia), Samuel Smith (of Norfolk, Virginia), Edward Tucker (of Weymouth, England, concerning tobacco), George Turberville, the Board of Trade (concerning Edmund Jenings and Spain), churchwardens (i.e., Thomas Berry and Charles Lee) of Wicomoco parish, Northumberland County, Virginia (concerning Thomas Bailey), Hoswell & Brooks of [unidentified location], John Hyde & Co. of London, England (concerning tobacco), and John Pemberton & Co. of Bristol, England (concerning tobacco).
Also included are a letter (copy), 22 Aug[u]st 1727, Annapolis [Maryland], of Benedict Leonard Calvert (as governor of Maryland) to Robert Carter (1663-1732), and a list, 16 April 1728, of slaves belonging to the estate of John Lloyd.
The second item is an enclosure: calendar (in part) of the letterbook, 1727 May 13-1728 July 23, of Robert "King" Carter.
Section 3, Carter, Robert (1663-1732), Letterbook, 1728-1730
This section consists of one item, a letterbook, 8 August 1728-15 May 1730, of Robert "King" Carter. An index prepared by the staff of the Virginia Historical Society is included. The letterbook was kept at Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia.
Included are letters written to Edward Athawes (of London, England), James Bradley (concerning copper deposits and mining), George Braxton, William Dawson (of London, England, concerning the ship Carter), John Falconer (of London, England), John Fitzhugh (concerning the Stafford County, Virginia, militia), John Gale, Sir William Gooch (concerning Charles Carter and Robert Carter [1705-1732]), Richard Hickman (of York County, Virginia), John Holloway (concerning the Northern Neck Proprietary of Virginia), Robert Jones, Richard Kelsick, Thomas Lee (concerning the Westmoreland County, Virginia, militia), George Mason, Earl of Orkney (concerning Charles Carter, Robert Carter [1705-1732], and Charles Grymes), Mann Page (of Rosewell, Gloucester County, Virginia, concerning Charles Carter, Robert Carter [1705-1732], and Sir William Gooch), John Pemberton (of Bristol, England), Micajah Perry (of London, England, concerning the estate of John Lloyd), [John] Pratt (of London, England), Edward Randolph (of London, England), Sir John Randolph, Nicholas Smith (concerning the King George County, Virginia, militia), John Stark (concerning tobacco), John Tayloe (concerning iron and copper mining and the Richmond County, Virginia, militia), James Thomas (of Westmoreland County, Virginia), William Thornton (of King George County, Virginia), Edward Tucker (of Weymouth, England), Hoswell & Brooks of [unidentified location] (concerning tobacco), John Hyde & Co. of London, England, Richard Oswald & Co. of Glasgow, Scotland, and John Pemberton & Co. of Bristol, England.
Also included is a list, undated, of papers sent to an unidentified addressee concerning the boundaries of the Northern Neck Proprietary of Virginia.
Section 4, Carter, Robert (1663-1732), Letters, 1709-1717
This section consists of three items, letters, 1709-1717, written to Robert Carter of Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia. Correspondents include Benjamin Graves (at Hobb's Hole, Essex County, Virginia), James Green, and Alexander Swan (concerning Elizabeth (Landon) Willis Carter and Mary (Landon) Jones Swan).
Section 5, Carter, Robert (1663-1732), Account, 1727-1729
This section consists of one item, an account, 24 June 1727-2 September 1729, of Robert Carter (1663-1732) of Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia. The account is with Robert Carter (1705-1732) of unidentified location.
Section 6, Carter, Robert (1663-1732), Land Papers, 1703-1714
This section consists of three items, land papers, 1703-1732, of Robert Carter (1663-1732) of Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia. Items include a survey, 1703, of land in Northumberland County, Virginia, made for Robert Carter (1663-1732) by George Cooper; a deed, 1708, of Peter Coutanceau to Robert Carter (1663-1732) for 592 acres in Northumberland County, Virginia (witnessed by Sharshall Grasty, James Risk, and Thomas Waughop and bears affidavit of Thomas Hobson); and a deed of release, 1714, of Thomas Dickenson to Robert Carter (1663-1732) for 301 acres in Richmond County, Virginia (witnessed by Joseph Belfield, Daniel Carter, Benjamin Graves, Thomas Pinckard, Joseph Tayloe, and George Turberville and bears seal of Thomas Dickenson; verso, affidavits of Thomas Dickenson witnessed by Benjamin Graves, Thomas Pinckard, and Joseph Tayloe).
Section 7, Carter, Robert (1663-1732), Legal Papers, 1713-1729
This section consists of three items, legal papers, 1713-1729, of Robert Carter (1663-1732) of Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia. Items include a power of attorney, 1713, of Mrs. Anne Neale to David Straughan to acknowledge a deed of Rodham Neal to Robert Carter (1663-1732) in the Court of Northumberland County, Virginia (witnessed by Griffin Fa[u]ntleroy and Richard Hues and bears affidavit of Thomas Hobson and seal of Mrs. Anne Neale); an order (copy taken from a copy made by Richard Hickman), 1726, of the General Court of Virginia issued to William Ball and James Taylor to survey land in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in the lawsuit of Lawrence Legaw (i.e., Robert Carter [1663-1732]) v. John Applegarth (i.e., Isaac Allerton by George Turberville his guardian); and a warrant, 1729, issued to James Thomas to survey two hundred acres in Stafford County, Virginia, for John Matthews (signed by Robert Carter [1663-1732] as agent for the Northern Neck Proprietary of Virginia).
Section 8, Carter, Robert (1663-1732), Bonds, 1713-1731
This section consists of three items, bonds, 1713-1731, of Robert Carter (1663-1732) of Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia. Items include bonds of Rodham Neale (witnessed by R[ichard] Neale, William Ranken, and John Spicer and bears affidavit of Thomas Hobson), Thomas Dickenson (witnessed by Joseph Belfield, Daniel Carter, Benjamin Graves, Thomas Pinckard, Joseph Tayloe, and George Turberville and bears affidavit of Thomas Dickenson), and John Cooper (witnessed by Gerrard Davies and Samuel Earle and bears seal of John Cooper).
Section 9, Carter, Robert (1663-1732), Will, 1732
This section consists of one item, the will, probated 16 October 1732 in the General Court of Virginia, of Robert Carter (1663-1732). The will is in a bound volume, and is a copy made from a copy made by Wilson Allen. Printed in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, V (April 1898), 408-428, and VI (July 1898), 1-22.
The will was written in Lancaster County, Virginia, and witnessed by Solomon Ashead, T[homas] Austin, Barnabas Burch, Richard Chapman, John Conner, Alex[ande]r Edgar, Thomas Edwards, John Harvey, R[ichar]d Lee, Arthur Neale, Rich[ar]d Talent, John Toulton, and John Turberville. It bears affidavit of Matthew Kemp. The volume also includes the tombstone inscription (in Latin and English) of Robert Carter at Christ Church, Lancaster County, Virginia, printed in Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1931), pp. 121-123, by William Meade.
Section 10, Carter, Robert (1663-1732), Estate Inventory by Richard Chapman, ca. 1733
This section consists of one item, an inventory, ca. November 1733, of the estate of Robert Carter (1663-1732) of Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia. The inventory was taken by Richard Chapman and is in a bound volume. Printed, in part, in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, VI (October 1898), 145-152; (January 1899), 260-268; (April 1899), 365-370; and VII (July 1899), 64-68.
Included are lists of agricultural equipment, blacksmith utensils, books, coaches, furniture, glassware, horses, livestock, milling utensils, slaves, and silverware at Robert Carter's estates in Caroline (Pewmond's End), King George (Falls Quarter, Richland Quarter), Lancaster (Brick House Quarter, Changilins Quarter, Corotoman, Corotoman Quarter, Gibson's Plantation, Great Mill, Hills Quarter, Indian Town Quarter, Little Mill, Morattico Quarter, Office Quarter, Old House Quarter, Poplar Neck Quarter, and Wolf House Quarter), Northumberland (Blough Point Quarter, Feilding's Plantation, Jones's Plantation, Old Plantation), Prince William (Bull Run, Frying Pan Quarter, Lodge Quarter, Range Quarter, Red Oak Quarter), Richmond (Brick House Quarter, Bridge Quarter, Dickinson's Mill, Fork Quarter, Thomas Glascock's, Gumfreild's Quarter, Hickory Thickett, Hinson's Quarter, Old Quarter, and Totuskey Quarter), Spotsylvania (Mount Quarter, Norman's Ford), Stafford (Hamstead Quarter, Hinson's Quarter, Park Quarter, Poplar Quarter), and Westmoreland (Brent's Quarter, Coles Point, Dick's Quarter, Forrest Quarter, Head of ye River, Medcalf's Plantation, Moon's Plantation, The Narrows, Old Ordinary, and Pantico Quarter) counties, Virginia.
Section 11, John Holloway, Land Papers, 1713-1715
This section consists of six items, land papers, 1713-1715, of John Holloway. Items include letters, 1713-1714, written by James Green (of Stafford County, Virginia) to John Holloway (of Williamsburg, Virginia) concerning James Leatherland and land in Stafford County, Virginia.
Also included are notes, October 1715, of John Holloway concerning land in Stafford County, Virginia, later owned by Robert Carter (1663-1732).
Section 12, Carter, John (1689/90-1742), Correspondence, 1733-1739
This section consists of twenty-two items, correspondence, 1733-1739, of John Carter (of Corotoman, Lancaster County, and Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia) with Edward Athawes (of London, England, concerning the estate of Robert Carter [1705-1732] and tobacco and bearing seals of Edward Athawes), Foster Cunliffe (of Liverpool, England, concerning Robert Carter [1728-1804] and bearing seal of Foster Cunliffe), Simon Sallard (at Corotoman, Lancaster County, Landsdown, Richmond County, and Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, as an overseer, concerning plantations in Northumberland [Feilding's Plantation], Richmond [Bridge Quarter, Rich Neck Quarter, Totuskey Quarter], and Westmoreland [Coles Point and Nomini Hall] counties, Virginia, and bearing seals of Simon Sallard), and John Tayloe (of Richmond County, Virginia).
Section 13, Carter, Charles (1707-1764) and Robert (1705-1732), Patents, 1707-1728
This section consists of four items, patents (copies), 1707-1728, of Charles Carter and Robert Carter (1705-1732) for land in Stafford County, Virginia, issued by the Northern Neck Proprietary of Virginia.
Section 14, Carter, Robert (1705-1732), Certificates, 1733
This section consists of two items, a certificate, 1733, of John Gregg concerning John Savage's deeds of lease and release to Robert Carter (1705-1732) for land in Prince William County, Virginia; and a certificate, 1733, of Henry Whiting (of Gloucester County, Virginia) concerning a declaration of William Spiller concerning Robert Carter (1705-1732) and Peter Whiting.
Section 15, Carter, Charles (1707-1764), John (1689/90-1742), and Landon (1710-1778), Letters, 1733-1742
This section consists of eighteen items, letters, 1733-1742, written to Charles Carter, John Carter, and Landon Carter as executors of the estate of Robert Carter (1705-1732). Letters are by Edward Athawes (of London, England, concerning Robert Carter [1728-1804], Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and tobacco, and bearing seals of Edward Athawes), William Dawkins (of London, England, bearing seals), and Richard Oswald (of Glasgow, Scotland).
Letters of Edward Athawes are printed, in part, in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, XXIII (April 1915), 162-172.
Section 16, Carter, Landon (1710-1778), Letters, 1732-1737
This section consists of two items, letters, 1732-1737, written to Landon Carter by Thomas McFarlane (of Landsdown, Richmond County, Virginia) and Simon Sallard (concerning the estates of Robert Carter [1663-1732] and Robert Carter [1705-1732]).
Section 17, Sallard, Simon, Letters to Richard Chapman, 1734-1738
This section consists of twenty items, letters, 1734-1738, written by Simon Sallard (at Landsdown and Totuskey Quarter, Richmond County, and Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia) to Richard Chapman (at Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia) concerning the estate of Robert Carter (1705-1732) and Carter plantations in Northumberland (Feilding's Plantation), Richmond (Dickinson's Mill and Totuskey Quarter), and Westmoreland (Nomini Hall and Old Ordinary) counties, Virginia.
Section 18, Carter, Charles (1707-1764), John (1689/90-1742), and Landon (1710-1778), Accounts, 1726-1749
This section consists of forty-three items, accounts, 1726-1749, of Charles Carter, John Carter, and Landon Carter. Accounts concern the executorship of the estate of Robert Carter ([1705-1732] of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia) by Charles Carter, John Carter, and Landon Carter.
Also included are accounts with Doctor George Nicholas (1726) and the College of William and Mary (1738) and accounts concerning agricultural implements, clothing, ironware, and tobacco.
Section 19, Athawes, Edward and Carter, John (1689/90-1742), Bills of Lading, 1736-1738
This section consists of three items, bills of lading, 1736-1738, issued to Edward Athawes (of London, England) and John Carter (as executor of the estate of Robert Carter [1705-1732]) by Thomas Dove and Thomas Teage for cotton, ironware, linen, shoes, and tobacco.
Section 20, Lewis, Priscilla (Churchill) Carter (1705-1763), Letters, 1757-1758
This section consists of two items, letters, 1757-1758, written to Priscilla (Churchill) Carter Lewis (of Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia) by Charles Goore (of Liverpool, England, concerning tobacco and including an account of tobacco sold for Mrs. Lewis) and Bosworth & Griffith of London, England.
Section 21, Lewis, Priscilla (Churchill) Carter (1705-1763), Accounts, 1758
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1758, of Priscilla (Churchill) Carter Lewis. The accounts were kept at Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia. Included are accounts with Bosworth & Griffith of London, England, concerning tobacco.
Section 22, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Correspondence, 1754-1804
This section consists of 837 items, correspondence, 1754-1804, of Robert Carter (1728-1804) of Baltimore, Maryland, Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, and while at Bladensburg, Maryland, Fredericksburg, and Richmond, Virginia. Correspondence is with James Aldridge (of Occoquan [Landing], Fairfax County, Virginia), Wilson Allen (of Richmond, Virginia), William Anderson (concerning construction on the Lunsford Meeting House [Baptist] at Aries, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Littleberry Apperson (of Frederick County, Virginia, concerning the emancipation of Carter's slaves), William Archer, John Ariss (of Richmond County, Virginia), Thomas Armistead (of Portsmouth, Virginia), John Arthur (of Coles Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Joseph Ashmead (of Annapolis, Maryland), William Askew (of Baltimore, Maryland), Samuel Athawes (of London, England), Youell Atwell (of Yeocomico, Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning the sloop Mayflower and bearing receipt of Richard Harrow), Jeremiah Garland Bailey (of Yeocomico, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Francis Baker (of Baltimore, Maryland), James Baley (concerning Thomas Edwards and the construction of a mill in Westmoreland County, Virginia), William Ball, Williamson Ball (bearing note of William Eskridge), John Ballantine (of Ayrfield, Westmoreland County, Virginia), John Barret (of Richmond, Virginia), John Bassett (at Baltimore, Maryland), Thomas Beale (of Richmond, Virginia, concerning Robert Bladen Carter), William Beall, Sir Jonathan Beckwith (concerning lawyers and lawsuits pending in the county courts of Virginia), Mrs. Frances Bell (bears endorsement of Benjamin Dawson), James Benn (of Frederick County, Virginia, concerning school teaching), Benjamin Benson (of Annapolis and Chestertown, Maryland, and London, England), Benjamin Berkley (of Cancer, Prince William County, Virginia, concerning the collection of rents), George Berkley (of Loudoun County, Virginia), William Berry, Robert Beverley ([1740-1800] of Blandfield, Essex County, Virginia, concerning county courts, creditors, taxes, and tobacco), Robert Beverley ([1769-1843] of Blandfield, Essex County, Virginia), Hugh Birnie (of Freeport, Pennsylvania), Thomas Blackburn (of Rippon Lodge, Loudoun County, Virginia, concerning Henry Dade Hooe and land in Loudoun and Prince William counties, Virginia), James Bland (of Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning taxes), William Bland (of Williamsburg, Virginia, concerning Carter's house and lots in Williamsburg and bearing seal), Thomas Blane (at Bushfield and Hickory Hill, Westmoreland County, Virginia), William Boon (of Port Conway, King George County, Virginia), James Boyd, John Bradford, Benjamin Bramham, Newyear Branson (of Coles Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Vincent Taylor Branson (of Coles Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning the sloop Mayflower), William Brickey (concerning Cancer, Richmond County, Virginia), William Bronaugh (concerning land in Loudoun County, Virginia), Ebenezer Brooks (of Lincoln, Loudoun County, Virginia), James Brooks (of Annapolis, Maryland, concerning Benjamin Benson and Anne (Bladen) Tasker), Charles Brown, John Bailey Brown (of Coles Point, and while at Hickory Hill and Oldham's Cross Roads, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Richard Brown (of Yorktown, York County, Virginia, concerning flour), William Brown (of Lancaster County, Virginia), Nat[haniel] Browne (of Kent Island, Maryland), Jacob Bruce (of Williamsburg, Virginia), Richard Bruer, William Bruer, Andrew Buchanan (of Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia, concerning Charles Carter [1733-1796]), James Buchanan (of London, England), William Buckland, Richard Buckner (of Albany, Westmoreland County, and Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, concerning Jacob McKinney), William Buckner (of Port Royal, Virginia), Edmund Bulger, James Burwell (of King's Creek, York County, Virginia, bearing receipt of Bernard Seward), Nathaniel Burwell (of Carter's Grove, James City County, Virginia, concerning a bond of Hugh Nelson), Samuel Busey Sr., Samuel Busey Jr. (of Baltimore, Maryland), Beckwith Butler (concerning supplies for the Lancaster County militia), John Carter Byrd (of Williamsburg, Virginia), Joseph Byrn (concerning land in Frederick County, Virginia), Richard Caddeen (bearing receipt of John Caddeen), Francis Callis (of Westmoreland County, Virginia), Alexander Campbell (concerning reform in the county courts), Thomas Carneal (of Alexandria, Virginia, concerning the emancipation of slaves), William Carr (of Dumfries, Prince William County, and at Westmoreland Court House, Virginia, concerning the committee of safety and court of Prince William County and tobacco inspection warehouses), Charles Carter ([1732-1806] of Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia, concerning an agreement between Charles Carter [1707-1764], John Carter [as executor of Mann Page (1691-1730)], Robert Carter [1663-1732], and Robert Carter [1705-1732] concerning land in Fairfax and Loudoun counties, Virginia), Charles Carter ([1733-1796] of Ludlow, Stafford County, Virginia), George Carter (at Alexandria and Goose Creek, Loudoun County, Virginia, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [while attending the University of Pennsylvania], concerning Benjamin Dawson and a lawsuit of Hugh Quinlan v. Robert Carter [1728-1804] in the Virginia High Court of Chancery, and bearing seal), Landon Carter (of Bull Run, Loudoun County, Virginia), Landon Carter ([1751-1811] of Cleve, King George County, Virginia), Robert Bladen Carter (bearing receipts of Thomas Caddeen, Thomas Hutt, Hugh McNeill, Vincent Redman, William Thompson [witnessed by Benjamin Dawson], Robert Tomlin [witnessed by John Bailey Brown], and James Williams), James Catlett (of Frederick County, Virginia), John Chandless (of Baltimore, Maryland, bearing receipt of James L. Walker), Gurden Chapin (of Alexandria, Virginia), Thomas Chapman (of Dumfries, Virginia, concerning the estate of William Carr), Francis H[umphrey] Christian (concerning dancing lessons for Anne Tasker (Carter) Peck Quinlan and John Tasker Carter and bearing receipt of Archibald McCall), Thomas Claiborne (of King William Court House, Virginia), Eli Cleveland (of Prince William County, Virginia), Peter Colling (of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning Emanuel Swedenborg and religion), Christopher Collins (of Kinsale, Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning slaves and bearing receipt of William Richardson witnessed by George Randell), Lucy (Carter) Colston, William Cooke, John Corrie, Mrs. Elizabeth Dameron, William Dameron, James Davenport, Philip Dawe (of Dumfries, Virginia, concerning Carter's lawsuits pending in the court of Prince William County, the Dumfries District Court, and the High Court of Chancery in Richmond, Virginia), Benjamin Dawson (of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, and at Alexandria, Bull Run and Leo, Loudoun County, Centreville, Fairfax County, Morgan's Ford, Frederick County, and Richmond, Virginia, concerning Spencer Ball, John Tasker Carter, Robert Bladen Carter, Hugh Quinlan, the division of Carter's lands in Virginia among his children, and the emancipation of Carter's slaves), William Dawson (of Taurus, Westmoreland County, and at Munday's Point [i.e., Mundy Point], Northumberland County, Virginia), Emanuel Dean, John Dixon (of Williamsburg, Virginia), Robert Dorsey (of Baltimore, Maryland), James Douglass, Thomas Downing (of Northumberland County, Virginia, bearing receipt of Fleet Cox witnessed by Benjamin Dawson), Daniel Dulany, James Dunlap (of New York, New York, concerning the estate of John Schaw), Joachim Frederick Eckard (at Washington, D.C., concerning religion), George Edwards, Thomas Edwards, William Edwards (of Westmoreland County, Virginia), Benjamin Ellinwood (of Beverly, Massachusetts, concerning John Tasker Carter and George Carter), James Elliott, William Ellzey (at Dumfries, Virginia, concerning James Whaley, William Whaley, and land in Loudoun County, Virginia), Joseph Everett, Bertrand Ewell, Ferdinando Fairfax, Moore Fauntleroy (bearing receipt of Thomas Edwards), Robert Fauntleroy (of Sion House, Richmond County, Virginia), John Feagins, Thomas Fisher, William Fitz, Nicholas Flood (of Baltimore, Maryland), A. Fonerden, Doctor Henry Francks (bearing note of Doctor William Flood and receipt of Hugh Hamilton), Thomas Franklin (concerning Dickinson's Mill, Richmond County, Virginia), Hezekiah Freeman (of Frederick County, Virginia), Griffin Garland (of Marske, Richmond County, Virginia, bearing receipt of Garard McKenney witnessed by Doctor Henry Francks), William Gilbert (of Westmoreland County, Virginia), Spencer Gill, Samuel Godman (of Annapolis, Maryland), Charles Goore (of Liverpool, England), George Gordon, William Greenlaw (of Fauntleroy's Ferry, Richmond County, Virginia), Catherine (Carr) Gregory, Thomas Griffin (of London, England, concerning the construction of an organ), Robert Hall (at Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia), William Hammond (of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning Daniel Dulany, Luther Martin, Robert Smith, the Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland, and pig iron), John Hargrove (of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning the [?] McCloud of New York City and the New Jerusalem Church), Doctor Timothy Harrington, William Harrison (of Forest Quarter, Westmoreland County, Virginia), William Hartshorne (of Alexandria, Virginia), Mungo Harvey (of Westmoreland County, Virginia), William Harvey (of Fredericksburg, Virginia), Doctor Moses Haslett, William Hazard (of Gemini, Westmoreland County, and Westmoreland Court House, Virginia), George Headon (of Loudoun County, Virginia), Archibald Henderson (of Northumberland Court House, Virginia), Archibald Henderson (1730?-1803), Thomas Hingson, Henry Hinton (of Hobb's Hole, Essex County, Virginia), Samuel Hipkins (at Totuskey, Richmond County, Virginia), John Hooe (of Green[wich], Prince William County, Virginia), John Hough (of Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, concerning the collection of rents), John How (concerning Robert Bladen Carter), Edward Hunt (of London, England, concerning Thomas Gwatkin and Rowland Hunt), James Hunter (of Fredericksburg, Virginia), William Hunter (of Alexandria, Virginia), Robert Hunton, John Hutt, Thomas Hutt (concerning land in Westmoreland County, Virginia, belonging to the estate of Elliott Sturman), John Hyndman (of London, England, concerning James Buchanan & Co. and Hyndman, Lancaster & Co. of London, England), John Igglesden (of Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia), George Ingram, John Jack (of Romney, Hampshire County, Virginia [now West Virginia], concerning the slave Jack), John Jackson (of Scott's Run, Fairfax County, Virginia, concerning land in Fairfax County), Denton Jacques (of Annapolis, Maryland), Neil Jamieson (of New York, New York, concerning John Schaw), Thomas Johnson, Christopher Johnston (address to Charles [i.e., Robert] Carter), James Johnston (of Dumfries, Virginia, concerning the collection of debts due to Robert Carter [1728-1804] and land in Loudoun County, Virginia, and bearing letter [copy] of William Carr), Samuel Johnston, Catesby Jones (of Mount Sion, Northumberland County, and at Cherry Hill, [unidentified location], Hickory Hill, and Kinsale, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Charles Jones (concerning the construction of a house and offices for John Peck), Emmanuel Jones (bearing receipt of Robert Necks), Frances (Carter) Jones (of Henrico County, Virginia), Meriwether Jones (of Newcastle, Hanover County, Virginia), Samuel Jones (of Lower Dublin, Pennepeck, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, concerning George Carter, John Tasker Carter, and Henry Toler, slavery and religion), Thomas Jones (of Spring Garden, Hanover County, and Henrico County, Virginia, bearing receipts of Thomas Hooper and Matthew Lodge & Co. of [Baltimore, Maryland?]), Travis Jones, William Jones (of Baltimore, Maryland), John Morton Jordan (of London, England), James Keen (concerning land in Fairfax County, Virginia), Thomas Kell, James Kelley, William Kenner (at Coles Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia), William Lewis Kenner, Cornelius Kincheloe (concerning land in Loudoun and Fairfax counties, Virginia), John Kincheloe, Richard Lancaster, James Lane (concerning land in Frederick County, Virginia), William Land (imperfect), William Lawrence (bearing receipt of Richard Lee), Thomas Lawson (of Neabsco, Prince William County, Virginia), Richard Lemmon (of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning Daniel Dulany, corn, milling, and pig iron), Robert Lemmon (of Baltimore, Maryland, and at Richmond Court House, Virginia, and Salisbury, Maryland, concerning Daniel Dulany, John McKim, Luther Martin, David Stodder, Abraham Van Bibber, the estate of Benjamin Carter, cotton, wool, Quakers, paper currency, and the schooner Betsy), Thomas Lewis (of Loudoun County, Virginia, concerning Miles Barden), Warner Lewis, Thomas Leycock (of Yeocomico, Virginia), Opie Lindsay (of The Mount, Fairfax County, and at Alexandria and Colchester, Fairfax County, Virginia, concerning Benjamin Dawson and Andrew Elliott, Forrest & Seton of Alexandria, Virginia, and tobacco), Samuel Love (of Prince William County, Virginia), Benjamin Lowndes (of Bladensburg and Baltimore, Maryland, concerning Anne (Tasker) Ogle, the estate of Elizabeth (Tasker) Lowndes, and the Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland), Christopher Lowndes (of Bladensburg, Maryland, concerning Andrew Beall, the estates of Benjamin Tasker [1690-1768] and Benjamin Tasker [1720-1760], Belair, Prince George's County, Maryland, and the Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland, and bearing letter [copy] of Anne (Tasker) Ogle and receipt [copy] of Benjamin Tasker [1690-1768]), Francis Lowndes (of Bladensburg, Maryland), Lewis Lunsford, John Lyons (of Loudoun County, Virginia), Alexander Macaulay (of Yorktown, York County, Virginia), William McClanahan, William MacCreery (of Baltimore, Maryland), Reuben McDaniel, John McDonogh, Thomas McElderry (of Baltimore, Maryland), Richard S. McGinniss (bearing receipt of William Crask), Coll MacGregor (of New York, New York, concerning Neil Jamieson and the estate of John Schaw, and bearing seal), Richard Schooley McGuire (bearing receipt of Thomas Asbury), John Mackay, Robert McKildoe (bearing receipts of Newyear Branson, Benjamin Dawson, and Gerard McKenney), John McKim (of Baltimore, Maryland), Jacob McKinney (of Port Royal and at Westmoreland Court House, Virginia), Duncan McLean, William McMechen (of Baltimore, Maryland), Hugh McNeill (of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Allan Macrae, Thomas Main (of London, England), Richard Major (concerning William Cleaveland), Thomas Mallory (of Rich Neck [unidentified location]), Rose Marlen (of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Vincent Marmaduke (of Westmoreland County, Virginia), James Marsh, John Massey, Ralph Mather (of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, concerning the New Jerusalem Church), John James Maund (of Kinsale, Virginia, bearing receipt of James Smith), James Mercer (of Fredericksburg, Virginia, concerning Benjamin Grymes, Nathaniel Harrison, George Mercer, the estates of Benjamin Tasker [1670-1768] and Benjamin Tasker [1720-1760], and the Ohio Company), John Middleton, Robert Middleton, William Middleton, Samuel Milford (on board the ship Charlotte at West Point, Virginia), Mordecai Miller (of Alexandria, Virginia), Robert Miller (of Norfolk, Virginia), Priscilla (Carter) Mitchell, William Mitchell (of Clover Green, Spotsylvania County, Virginia), Richard H[enry] Moale (of Baltimore, Maryland), William Molohon (of Chaptico, Maryland), John Monroe (of Nidrie, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Thomas Morgan (of Baltimore, Maryland), [first name unknown] Morris (at Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Henry Morse (of Williamsburg, Virginia, bears note of Robert Carter [1728-1804] to Robert Mitchell), William Morton, Edward Hack Moseley (of Norfolk and Princess Anne County, Virginia, concerning bar iron), John Moyes (of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), John Muir (at Ayrfield, Westmoreland County, Virginia), William Murdock (of London, England), William Murphey (of King George County, Virginia), John Murphy (of Alexandria, Ayrfield, Westmoreland County, and Northumberland County, Virginia, and Glasgow, Scotland, concerning Taney, Forrest & Seton of Havre de Grace [now Le Havre], France, Scottish merchants, and France), George Murray (of Frederick County, Virginia), James Muschett (of Dumfries, Virginia), Charles Muse (of Westmoreland Court House, Virginia), Richard Muse (at Nomini Mill, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Thomas Muse, Walker Muse (of Westmoreland Court House, Virginia), Solomon Nash, George Newman (of Leo, Loudoun County, and at Dumfries, Virginia, concerning Cancer, Prince William County, Leo, Loudoun County, and Scorpio and Virgo, Frederick County, Virginia; corn, flax seed, hemp, tobacco, wheat; and land in Loudoun County, Virginia), Thomas Newman (of Yorktown, York County, Virginia), Susanna (Peachey) Nicholson (of Baltimore, Maryland), Henry Nicols, Robert Norris (of Wilmington, Westmoreland County, Virginia), William Nutt (of Northumberland County, Virginia), Anne (Tasker) Ogle (concerning Benjamin Benson, the estate of Benjamin Tasker [1690-1768], and the Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland, and bearing seal), Henry O'Hagan, John Orr, John Overall (of Dumfries, Virginia, concerning the collection of rent from tenants on Carter's Chappawamsie tract, Prince William County, Virginia), Mann Page ([1749-1803] of Mannsfield, Spotsylvania County, Virginia), William Page (of Alexandria, Virginia), James Parsons (of Alexandria, Virginia, bearing note of William Templeman), Daniel Payne, William Peachey (of Richmond County, Virginia), John Peck (of Billingsgate, Richmond County, Virginia, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and at Baltimore, Maryland, bearing note of Robert Carter [1728-1804]), Valentine Peers (of Waterside, Loudoun County, Virginia, concerning land in Loudoun County), Joseph Peirci, Rodham Petty (of Virgo, Frederick County, Virginia), George Pickett (at Hobb's Hole, Virginia), Mary (Newton) Lane Pickett (of Carrville, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Demcey Porter, John Porter (of Appleby, [unidentified location]), William Porter, Jack Power (of Mount Clement, Essex County, Virginia, concerning land in Loudoun County, Virginia), Joseph Prentis (of Williamsburg, Virginia, concerning Thomas Morse, the estate of [Henry] Morse, and Carter's house and lots in Williamsburg, and bearing seal), Robert Prentis (of Williamsburg and at Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning Carter's house and lots in Williamsburg), George Presstman (of Baltimore, Maryland), John Purviance, Alexander Quarrier (of Richmond, Virginia), Mrs. Hannah Raley (of Loudoun County, Virginia), George Randell (bearing note of Joseph Hague), Edward Randsdell (at Westmoreland Court House, Virginia, concerning smallpox), Vincent Redman, Lewis Richards (of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning the purchase of books on religion, and bearing seal), Richard Ridgely (concerning the estate of Benjamin Tasker [1720-1760]), John Ridout (of Annapolis, Maryland, concerning Benjamin Benson and the estate of Benjamin Tasker [1690-1768]), Alexander Rigby (of Quantico Neck, Prince William County, Virginia), John Robinson (of Richmond, Virginia, concerning the recording of deeds in the Virginia General Court and including an extract [copy] from an act relating to conveyances), Solomon Robinson, Nicholas Rogers (bearing receipt of Philip Rogers), Thomas Rouand, John Rumbley (of Totuskey, Virginia, concerning the sloop Mayflower), Armistead Russell (of New Kent County, Virginia, concerning the horse Richardson), Youel Rust, Charles Sanford, Richard Sanford, Thomas Sanford (bearing note of Robert Carter [1728-1804]), John Schaw (of Norfolk, Virginia, concerning the sale of bread and flour), George Seaborn (concerning Libra, Frederick County, Virginia), Richard Sebree, Bailey Settle, Clement Sewell (of Wilmington, Westmoreland County, Virginia), David Shields (of Baltimore, Maryland), James Shields (bearing receipts of John Goldsby and Henry Armistead), John Shortridge, James Simpson (at Fredericksburg, Virginia, concerning tobacco), Richard Simpson (concerning Wolf Run, Fairfax County, Virginia), Thomas Simpson (of Kinsale, Virginia), Henry Sisson, John Skinker (of Mill Bank, King George County, Virginia), Francis Smith (at Nomini Ferry and [Templeman] Cross Roads, Westmoreland County, Virginia), G. R. Smith (of Piney Ridge, Loudoun County, Virginia), Robert Smith (of Baltimore, Maryland), Thomas Sorrell (of Green Hill, [Westmoreland County?], Virginia), Thomas Southcomb (of Fredericksburg, Virginia), William Spearman (of Gemini, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Elizabeth (Ransdell) Davenport Steptoe, Elizabeth (Robinson) Steptoe, Doctor George Steptoe (concerning inoculations against smallpox), David Stodder (of Fell's Point, Baltimore, Maryland, concerning the schooner Betsy), Thomas Stowers (at Alexandria, Virginia), Samuel Lamking Straughan (of Forest Quarter, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Daniel Sullivan, Hartly Sullivan (of Aries, Westmoreland County, Virginia), John Sutton (of Leo, Loudoun County, Virginia, concerning the Leo Plantation and the collection of rents from tenants on Carter's lands in Frederick and Loudoun counties), Thomas Swann (of Leesburg, Virginia, concerning a debt due Carter from Lord Dunmore), Martin Tapscott, Edmund Taylor, William Taylor (of Baltimore, Maryland), William P. Tebbs (of Yeocomico, Virginia), Hugh Thompson, Joseph Thompson (of Wilmington, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Doctor Thomas Thomson (bearing receipt of John Peck), Samuel Tillinghast, Henry Toler (at Washington-Henry Academy, Hanover County, Virginia, and Pennepeck and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, concerning Samuel Jones, religion, and Toler's education for the ministry), James Lane Triplett (of Piney Ridge, Loudoun County, Virginia), John Turberville (of Hickory Hill, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Abraham Van Bibber (of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning the Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland), Mrs. Jane Vaughan (of Frederick County, Virginia), John Victor (at Blenheim, Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning organ lessons and the sale of an organ to William Augustine Washington), James Walker (at Carrville, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and London, England), Randol[ph] Walker, William Walker, David Wardrobe (of Westmoreland County, Virginia), Nicholas Ridgeley Warfield (of Elkridge, Maryland, concerning the freedman Thomas Mahoney), Samuel Washington (concerning land in Westmoreland County, Virginia), Zachariah Weaver (of Brent, Westmoreland County, Virginia), James Welch (of Piney Ridge, Loudoun County, Virginia, bearing affidavits of Tarrance Burns, Joshua Harrison, and Abraham Lay), William Wiatt (of Fredericksburg, Virginia, concerning the lawsuit of William Stanard v. Robert Carter [1728-1804] in the Virginia High Court of Chancery and bearing receipt of John Brockenbrough), George Wilkerson (at Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning Aries, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and spinning and weaving), James Williams (of Fredericksburg and Totuskey and at Bowlers, Essex County, Virginia, concerning the sloop Mayflower), Thomas Williams (of Alexandria, Virginia), Francis Willis ([1717?-1780] of Frederick County, Virginia, concerning Henry Willis), Francis Willis ([1744-1797] of White Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia), Jeremiah Willson, John Willson, James Jones Wilmer (of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning Wilmer's projected book on religion entitled Consolation (unpublished) and bearing receipt of Joseph Justis, Caspar Wineymyer (of Fell's Point, Baltimore, Maryland), and Samuel Jones), William Wood, James Woosoncroft, John Wormeley (of Lancaster County, Virginia), Ralph Wormeley, Francis Wright, and John Wright (of Northumberland County, Virginia), William Alexander & Sons of Edinburgh, Scotland, Anthony Bacon & Co. of London, England, Balfour & Barraud of Norfolk, Virginia (written from Little England, Elizabeth City County, Virginia), John Barret & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, George & John Bowness of Norfolk, Virginia, Bruer & Smith of Templeman Cross Roads, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Buchanan & McKeand of Richmond, Virginia (bearing note of Robert Carter [1728-1804] to Robert Taylor of Norfolk, Virginia), James Buchanan & Co. of London, England (bearing seals), Robert Cary & Co. of London, England, Crump & Collins of Kinsale, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Eilbeck, Ross & Co. of Norfolk, Virginia, Forrest & Seton of Alexandria, Virginia (concerning France and tobacco), Gildarts & Busigny of Liverpool, England (concerning the Virginia Association of 1774 and bar and pig iron), Edward Hunt & Son of London, England (bearing seal), Edward Hunt & Sons of London, England (bearing seal), Thomas & Rowland Hunt of London, England (concerning Benjamin Benson), Hyndman, Lancaster & Co. of London, England, John Hyndman & Co. of London, England, Hyndman & Lancaster of London, England, James, Dick, & Stewart of Annapolis, Maryland, Jenckes, Winsor & Co. of Alexandria, Virginia, Jordan & Barnes of London, England, Richard & Joseph Lemmon of Baltimore, Maryland, Thomas Meeter & Sons of Baltimore, Maryland, Merryman & Slubey of Baltimore, Maryland (concerning the Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland), Pickett & Hopkins of Richmond, Virginia (concerning tobacco), George Presstman & Son of Baltimore, Maryland, Scott, Pringle, Cheap & Co. of Madeira (concerning corn, flour, and wheat), T. & J. Simpson of London, England (concerning the construction of an organ), Steuart & Muschett of Dumfries, Virginia, Taney, Forrest & Seton of Havre de Grace [now Le Havre], France (concerning France and tobacco and bearing receipt of John Murphy and seal), and Ennion Williams & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland.
Section 23, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Accounts, 1736-1804
This section consists of 1,061 items, accounts, 1736-1804, of Robert Carter (1728-1804). The accounts were kept at Baltimore, Maryland, Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, and Williamsburg, Virginia.
Some accounts concern William Attwood (for keeping school in 1770), Philip Vickers Fithian (for keeping school in 1774), Warner Lewis (1758), Doctor William Pasteur (1770), Samuel & John Adams of Baltimore, Maryland (for printing hymn books in 1792), Bruton Parish, James City County, Virginia (1770), Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia (1777), Dixon & Hunter of Williamsburg, Virginia (1770), and the clerk (i.e., James Davenport) of Westmoreland County, Virginia (1774).
Accounts also concern the estate of Benjamin Tasker (1788), the sloop Atwell (1779), Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland (1770-1771), Belair, Prince George's County, Maryland (1771), the sloop Betsy (1787, 1793), Billingsgate, Richmond County, Virginia (1778), blacksmiths (1771, 1773), books (1770, 1779), brickwork (1793), Cancer, Prince William County, Virginia (1790), Capricorn, Frederick County, Virginia (1790), clothing (1775, 1777-1779, 1784-1785), construction (1786, 1790), dancing lessons (1770, 1771, 1773), land in Fairfax County, Virginia (1778), land in Frederick County, Virginia (1784), furniture (1771), ironwork (1775, 1793), leatherwork (1792), Leo, Loudoun County, Virginia (1790), Libra, Frederick County, Virginia (1790), land in Loudoun County, Virginia (1778), the sloop Mayflower (1784), mills (1770), milling (1786), slaves (1792), paper (1777, 1787), schoolteaching (1790), Scorpio, Frederick County, Virginia (1790), shipbuilding and repair (1773, 1775, 1785), shoes (1771, 1792), taxes in Falmouth, Stafford County (1786), Loudoun County (1786, 1790), Richmond County (1784-1786, 1790), and Westmoreland County (1781, 1789-1791), Virginia, and the Virginia Gazette (1785-1786).
Other topics in the accounts include clothes, corn, bar and pig iron, tobacco, and wheat.
Section 24, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Deeds, 1762-1794
This section consists of seven items, deeds, 1766-1794, to Robert Carter (1728-1804) for lands in Virginia and Maryland. Deeds are from Mrs. Dionysia Graves and Richard Graves for 250 acres in York County, Virginia (witnessed by Frederick Bryan, Goodrich Crump, Thomas Everard, John Fergusson, Henry Gilbert, William Graves, and John Marston and bears affidavit of Thomas Everard [with affidavits enclosed of Thomas Everard, John Hopkins, and William Marston]), Edmund Kelly for land in Baltimore County, Maryland (witnessed by George Presstman and James Long and bears affidavits of Thomas Elliot, William Gibson, James Long [witnessed by George Presstman], and George Salmon), and Mrs. Deborah Owings and Samuel Owings for a lot in Baltimore, Maryland (witnessed by Robert North Moale and Thomas Moale and bears affidavits of William Gibson, Samuel Owings [witnessed by Thomas Moale], George Gould[smi]th Presbury, and George Salmon); deed (copy), 1802, of Robert Carter (1728-1804) to Luther Martin for 173 acres in Baltimore County, Maryland (witnessed by and bears affidavits of George G[ouldsmith] Presbury and Thorowgood Smith); and affidavits (copy [incomplete] made by Wilson Allen), 1762, of William Holt, John Prentis, and Benjamin Waller concerning a deed of Frances (Tasker) Carter and Robert Carter (1728-1804) to John Semple for 3,500 acres in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Section 25, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Leases, 1794-1801
This section consists of three items, leases, 1794-1801, to Robert Carter (1728-1804) for lands in Maryland. Leases are from George Davy for a lot in Baltimore, Maryland (witnessed by Richard Coler and William Crouch and bears affidavits of William Gibson, George Gould[smi]th Presbury, and George Salmon); Nicholas Rogers for eight acres in Baltimore County, Maryland; and Mary Ross for a lot in Baltimore, Maryland (witnessed by Owen Dorsey and William Russell and bears affidavits of Owen Dorsey, William Gibson, Mary Ross [witnessed by Owen Dorsey], and William Russell).
Section 26, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Plats, 1775-1786
This section consists of three items, plats, 1775-1786, surveyed by David Wardrobe (of 324.5 acres in Westmoreland County, Virginia, for John Crabb and bearing note of Robert Carter [1728-1804]); by Griffin Garland (of one hundred acres in Richmond County, Virginia, for Robert Carter [1728-1804]); and by John Kincheloe (of six acres in Prince William County, Virginia, for Robert Carter [1728-1804]).
Section 27, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Patent and Deed, 1772-1787
This section consists of two items, a patent (copy), 1772, issued to Robert Carter (1728-1804) by the Northern Neck Proprietary of Virginia for 14,847 acres in Loudoun County, Virginia (signed by Thomas Lord Fairfax); and a deed (unexecuted), 1787, of Robert Carter (1728-1804) to Abraham Van Bibber for a one-fifth share in the Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland.
Section 28, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Agreements, 1776-1803
This section consists of twelve items, agreements, 1776-1803, of Robert Carter (1728-1804) with John Allison (concerning a lot at Brent, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and witnessed by Henry Willis), Daniel Connellee (concerning the construction of buildings at Old Ordinary, Westmoreland County, Virginia, witnessed by Solomon Nash and George Randell and bears receipts of Connellee witnessed by Benjamin Dawson), William Crouch (witnessed by William Askew), Robert Hall (witnessed by Benjamin Dawson and bears receipt of Hall witnessed by John Bailey Brown), Aaron Hardage (concerning Forest Quarter, Westmoreland County, Virginia, witnessed by John Bailey Brown and bearing affidavit of William Harrison), William Harrison, Thomas Hingson, Charles Jones (concering the construction and/or repair of outbuildings at Dickerson's Mill, Richmond County, Virginia), Samuel Male (witnessed by Sarah Fairfax (Carter) Chinn and bears receipt of Male witnessed by Sophia Carter), Cuthbert Marsh (bearing affidavit of George Bean and Gideon Marsh witnessed by James Marsh and Spencer Marsh, and a note of Cuthbert Marsh), Richard Simpson (concerning his tenancy at Wolf Run, Fairfax County, Virginia, witnessed by George Randell), Daniel Sullivan (concerning the manufacture of wool and linen at Aries, Westmoreland County, Virginia, witnessed by George Gordon), William Wallace (concerning Mrs. Sarah Dudley and land in Northumberland County, Virginia, witnessed by Benjamin Dawson), and Zachariah Weaver.
Section 29, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Bonds, 1771-1788
This section consists of six items, bonds, 1774-1786, of Robert Carter (1728-1804) to Thomas Atwell (concerning tobacco and bears receipt of Atwell), Samuel Hipkins (witnessed by George Randell and bears receipt of Hipkins witnessed by Richard Jesper), William Matthist (bears receipt of Neil McCoull), and William Tebbs; and bonds, 1771-1788, to Robert Carter (1728-1804) of Daniel Bowly (copy [imperfect] witnessed by [George] Taylor and bears certificates [copies] issued by the state of Maryland and signed by Benjamin Harwood and Thomas Harwood and bond of James Croxall [witnessed by William Hammond]), James Boyd (witnessed by Henry Francks), Philip Hall, Robert Lemmon, George Lux, Samuel Owings, and Philip Rogers.
Section 30, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Rules, ca. 1775
This section consists of one item, rules, written ca. 1775, by Robert Carter (1728-1804), for the conduct of churchwardens.
Section 31, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Sacrifices, Altars, Tithes, ca. 1793
This section consists of one item, concerning sacrifices, altars, and tithes, written, ca. 1793, by Robert Carter (1728-1804).
Section 32, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Memorandum and Instructions, 1772-1796
This section consists of two items, a memorandum, 1772, of Robert Carter (1728-1804) concerning the opening of the February 1772 session of the General Assembly of Virginia; and instructions, 1796, of Robert Carter (1728-1804) to George Carter concerning the shipment of books and furniture from Nomini Hall and firewood from Coles Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Baltimore, Maryland.
Section 33, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Affidavits and License, 1774-1789
This section consists of five items, affidavits, 1774-1777, of Robert Carter (1728-1804) concerning James Glentworth (of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Isaac Spice Grishow (at Double Mill, Westmoreland County, Virginia), and Aries, Westmoreland County, Virginia; and a license, 1789, issued by Robert Carter (1728-1804) authorizing Youel Self to be married to Ann Walker.
Section 34, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Lawsuit, 1768-1771
This section consists of eight items, materials, 1768-1771, in the lawsuit of Robert Carter (1728-1804) v. Thomas Edward in the General Court of Virginia relating to the construction of a grist mill in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Included are a list of grist mills in Westmoreland County, Virginia; a list (copy made by James Davenport) of tithables of Thomas Edwards in Westmoreland County, Virginia; orders (copies made by James Davenport) of the Court of Westmoreland County, Virginia; affidavits of James Baley, Charles Brown, James Ford, James Gregory, William Porter, and Francis Wright; a memorandum of Robert Carter (1728-1804); and an order (copy made by Benjamin Waller) of the General Court of Virginia (bearing receipt of James Baley).
Section 35, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Lawsuits, 1757-1801
This section consists of six items, notes concerning a lawsuit, 1757-1759, of Willoughby Allerton v. Robert Carter (1728-1804) in the Court of Westmoreland County, Virginia (bear bill of complaint of Edmund Pendleton; letter of Robert Carter (1728-1804) to William Dunbar; affidavit of Willoughby Newton concerning Thomas Bennett; affidavit of Roger Dixon; and an account of the estate of Willoughby Allerton with Benjamin Weeks); affidavits, 1789, of Charles Lewis and Nicholas Brown Seabrook (copy made by Peter Tinsley) and list of papers in the lawsuit of Charles Carter v. Robert Carter (1728-1804) in the High Court of Chancery of Virginia; summons, 1792, issued by Thomas Edwards in the lawsuit of Robert Carter (1728-1804) v. Muscoe Garnett in the District Court of Northumberland County, Virginia; opinion, 1797, of Samuel Johnston in the lawsuit of Charles Carter et al. v. Robert Carter (1728-1804) in the High Court of Chancery of Virginia; affidavit (copy made by John Gwinn), 1798, of Luther Martin and R[obert] Smith in the lawsuit of Robert Carter (1728-1804) v. Luther Martin in the General Court of Maryland; and judgement (copy made by Joseph Jones Monroe), 1801, in the lawsuit of Robert Carter (1728-1804) v. Hugh McNeill, Vincent Redman, William Spark and John Templeman in the District Court of Northumberland County, Virginia.
Section 36, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Lists, 1770-1802
This section consists of nine items, a list, 1770, of rents owed to Robert Carter (1728-1804) by tenants on Carter's tracts in Fairfax (Halfway House, Sandy Run, Scott's Run, and Wolf Run), Frederick (Shenandoah), Loudoun (Broad Run, Bull Run, Goose Creek, and Piney Ridge), and Prince William (Chappawamsie) counties, Virginia; a list, 1775, of whites and blacks living at Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia; a list, 1783, of land belonging to Robert Carter (1728-1804) in Fairfax (Difficult Run, Halfway House, Moses Ramsey, Pinet's Run, Sandy Run, Scott's Run, and Wolf Run), Frederick (Libra, Shenandoah, and Virgo), Loudoun (Broad Run and Sugar Lane, Bull Run, Goose Creek, and Piney Ridge), and Prince William (Chappawamsie) counties, Virginia; a list, 1784, of taxable property at Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia; a list (compiled by William McClanahan), 1785, of corn, tobacco, and personal property belonging to Robert Carter (1728-1804) at Taurus, Westmoreland County, Virginia; a list (compiled by Samuel Lamkin Straughan), 1785, of agricultural implements at Billingsgate, Richmond County, Virginia; a list, 1789, of slaves at Aries, Westmoreland County, Virginia; a memorandum, 1793, of lots in Baltimore, Maryland, leased to Robert Carter (1728-1804) by Edmond Kelly; and a list, 1802, of lots in Baltimore, Maryland, conveyed to Luther Martin by Robert Carter (1728-1804).
Section 37, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Proposals, 1770-1789
This section consists of six items, proposals, 1770-1789, made by Robert Carter (1728-1804) concerning the transportation of cut stone, the construction of a bank by ditchers along a branch of the Nomini River, Westmoreland County, Virginia, a private postal service, a road in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Double Mill, Westmoreland County, Virginia; and the sale of a one-fifth share in the Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland.
Section 38, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Bills of Lading, 1771-1792
This section consists of eight items, bills of lading, 1771-1792, issued to Robert Carter (1728-1804) by Thomas Butman, Casar (slave), Bridger Goodrich, William Lawrence (Negro), John Muir, Jean Francois Vasseur, and James Walker for bar iron, bread, flour, and tobacco.
Section 39, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Report and Affidavit, 1784-1791
This section consists of two items, a report (copy made by Leroy Peachey), 1784, made to the Court of Richmond County, Virginia, by John Demeritt, Richard Neale, Peter Northern, Tobias Purcell, Vincent Redman, Benjamin Rust, Bailey Settle, John Sisson, John Smith, William Sutton, George Weathers, and John Weldon concerning the construction of a mill by Robert Carter (1728-1804) at Dickerson's Mill, Richmond County, Virginia; and an affidavit, 1791, signed by Nathaniel Barker, Nathaniel Barker (d. ca. 1801), Thomas Barker, Charles Brent, William Brent, John Ginkins, William Gunnell, Charles Hugly, Daniel Kitchen, Emanuel Lay, and Daniel Lewis concerning land occupied by Daniel King in the Broad Run and Sugar Lane tract, Loudoun County, Virginia (bears affidavits of John Gunnell, Robert Gunnell, A[lexander] Henderson, Jeremiah Moore, and Alexander Smith).
Section 40, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Affidavits, 1772-1800
This section consists of nine items, affidavits, 1772-1800, of James Burk (concerning William Powell as an overseer for Robert Carter [1728-1804] at Cancer, Prince William County, Virginia), John Dey (concerning William Powell), John Fryer, William Hazelrigg, Edmond Henry (freedman), John Holding, John Kincheloe, Cuthbert Marsh, William Mitchell (concerning tobacco produced at Cancer, Prince William County, and Leo, Loudoun County, Virginia, and land in the Bull Run tract, Loudoun and Prince William counties, Virginia), William Montgomery, John Peck, Joseph Peirce (concerning a deposition of Benjamin Dawson), Charles Tyler (concerning an agreement with Robert Carter [1728-1804] and witnessed by Henry Francks), and Benjamin Wigginton.
Section 41, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Memorandums, 1774-1803
This section consists of seven items, memorandums, 1774-1803 and undated, of Robert Carter (1728-1804). Items include a memorandum, undated, of John James Maund to Robert Carter (1728-1804) concerning books on law; a sketch, undated, made by Robert Carter (1728-1804) concerning the construction of a ship; a memorandum, undated, concerning dowries of Betty Landon (Carter) Ball, Frances (Carter) Jones, and Anne Tasker (Carter) Peck Quinlan; a form (copy made by Robert Carter [1728-1804]), 1774, of a certificate exempting iron made in America from duty; a memorandum, 1792, concerning slaves belonging to Robert Carter (1728-1804) at Aries and Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia; articles of incorporation (copy made by William Gibson), 1803, of the Associate Reformed Congregation, Baltimore, Maryland (bears affidavits of William Gibson, Robert Gorsuch, and George Gould[smi]th Presbury and seal of Baltimore County, Maryland); and notes, undated, made by Robert Carter (1728-1804) concerning blacksmiths and agricultural operations.
Section 42, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Accounts, 1753-1770
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1753-1770, of Robert Carter (1728-1804). The accounts were kept at Annapolis, Maryland, by Robert Carter (1728-1804), Christopher Lowndes, and Anne (Tasker) Ogle as executors of the estate of Benjamin Tasker.
Section 43, Estate of Benjamin Tasker, 1763-1786
This section consists of two items, inventory (copy [incomplete] made by Henry Hall and Mordecai Jacob), 1763, of the estate of Benjamin Tasker (of Annapolis, Maryland); and an order (copy made by William Hyde), 1786, of the Maryland Court of Chancery in the lawsuit of Benjamin Ogle v. Anne (Tasker) Ogle, et al., concerning the estate of Benjamin Tasker.
Section 44, Tasker, Benjamin (1721-1760) and Tasker, Benjamin (1690-1768), 1755-1765
This section consists of three items, a bond (copy), 1755, of Benjamin Grymes and Nathaniel Harrison to Benjamin Tasker ([1721-1760] witnessed by Musgrove Dawson and Thomas Minor); a deed (copy), 1758, of Anne (Tasker) Ogle to Benjamin Tasker (1721-1760) for Belair, Prince George's County, Maryland (witnessed by U[pton] Scott and George Steuart and bears affidavits of Richard Dorsey, Reverdy Ghiselin, Anne (Tasker) Ogle [witnessed by U[pton] Scott and George Steuart], and George Steuart, and seal of the Provincial Court of Maryland); and a deed (copy), 1765, of Joseph Galloway to Benjamin Tasker (1690-1768) for a one-fifth share in the Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland (witnessed by Samuel Galloway and Richard Wootton and bears affidavits of Joseph Galloway [witnessed by Samuel Galloway and Richard Wootton], Reverdy Ghiselin, and George Steuart, and the seal of the Provincial Court of Maryland).
Section 45, Carter, George (1777-1846), Accounts, 1802-1805
This section consists of nine items, accounts, 1802-1805, kept in Baltimore, Maryland, by George Carter (1777-1846) as executor of the estate of Robert Carter (1728-1804). Some accounts are with Andrew Cross (for carpentry work) and the Library Company of Baltimore, Maryland.
Section 46, Carter, Benjamin, Carter, Frances (Tasker), and Carter, John Tasker, Correspondence, 1769-1792
This section consists of three items, letters, 1769-1792, written by or addressed to Benjamin Carter (of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Frances (Tasker) Carter, John Tasker Carter (of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and bears receipt of Vincent Redman [witnessed by Benjamin Dawson]), John Feagins, Elizabeth (Tasker) Lowndes, and William Porter.
Section 47, Carter, Frances (Tasker) (1738-1787), Accounts, 1770-1777
This section consists of three items, accounts, 1770-1777, of Frances (Tasker) Carter. The accounts were kept at Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and concern clothing.
Section 48, Carter, Benjamin (1756-1779), Accounts, 1774-1775
This section consists of three items, accounts, 1774-1775, of Benjamin Carter. The accounts were kept at Annapolis, Maryland, and Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and concern clothing.
Section 49, Carter, Robert Bladen, Correspondence, 1775-1791
This section consists of two items, correspondence, 1775-1791, of Robert Bladen Carter (of Baltimore, Maryland) with John Benson (of Fredericksburg, Virginia, bearing note of Carter to George Sisson and receipt of Francis Brooke) and Richard Henry Lee (bearing receipt of Charles McI[ver]).
Section 50, Carter, Robert Bladen (1759-1793), Accounts, 1782-1792
This section consists of three items, accounts, 1782-1792, of Robert Bladen Carter. The accounts were kept at Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Included are accounts with Doctor Timothy Harrington and John Wright (concerning taxes in Richmond County, Virginia).
Section 51, Carter, John Tasker (b. 1772), Accounts, 1791-1799
This section consists of six items, accounts, 1791-1799, of John Tasker Carter. The accounts were kept at Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Section 52, Carter, George (1777-1846), Correspondence, 1798-1841
This section consists of ninety-six items, correspondence, 1798-1841, of George Carter of Baltimore, Maryland, and Oatlands, Loudoun County, Virginia, and while at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Correspondence is with Richard Barnes Alexander, Ann Martin (Maund) Arnest (at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia), Doctor John Arnest (of Baltimore, Maryland), Daniel Athel (witnessed by Catherine Ashby and bearing receipt of Doctor Elias Lacey), Spencer Ball, William Benton (at Spring Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia), John Campbell (of Shurland, Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning the estate of Robert Carter [1728-1804] and lawsuits of George Carter versus Joseph Jones Monroe and Richard Parker), Robert Carr (of Bartram Botanic Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Charles B. Carter (of Fair View, Prince William County, Virginia), John Carter (of Richmond, Virginia), Landon Carter (of Cleve, King George County, Virginia), Obadiah Clifford (of Leesburg, Virginia), William Ashton Gibbons Dade, John Dalrymple (of Baltimore, Maryland), Philip D. Dawe (of Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia), Benjamin Dawson (of Fauquier County, Virginia, as trustee for Robert Carter [1728-1804]), William Dawson (of Richmond, Virginia), Adam Denmead (bearing receipt of Caleb Arnest), Joseph Donnison (of Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia), Peter Durting (of Cabell County, Virginia [now West Virginia], concerning Billy [slave]), Ferdinando Fairfax (of Shannon Hill and at Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia [now West Virginia]), William H. Foote, William Forbes (of Kinsale, Westmoreland County, and at Alexandria and Grove Mount, Richmond County, Virginia, concerning John Tasker Carter and the purchase of slaves), Henry Foxall (of Georgetown, D.C.), William Frick (of Baltimore, Maryland), William Goodwin (of Baltimore, Maryland), Thomas Harvey (of New York, New York), William Holburne (of Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia), John Hopkins (of Winchester, Virginia, concerning Julia (Carter) Berkeley and the estate of Doctor Robert Berkeley), Thomas Irwin (of Alexandria, Virginia), William Jackson (of Conestoga, Pennsylvania), Abijah Janney (of Alexandria, Virginia), John Janney (of Leesburg, Virginia), Samuel Johnston (of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning land in Randolph County, Virginia [now West Virginia]), Thomas ap Thomas Jones (of Fayette County, Kentucky), Thomas Jones (of Bathurst, Essex County, and at Mount Sion, Northumberland County, Virginia), Thomas Kell (of Baltimore, Maryland), John Lawson (of Dumfries, Virginia, bearing receipts of George Smith and P. L. Tanner), Opie Lindsay (concerning land in Fairfax County, Virginia, and tobacco), Benjamin Lowndes (of Bladensburg, Maryland), John McClenachan (at Spring Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia), Harriot Lucy (Carter) Maund (of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Return Jonathan Meigs (concerning U.S. postal service), Robert Mitchell (of Grove Mount, Richmond County, Virginia), Samuel Moale (of Baltimore, Maryland), Richard Parker (at Dumfries, Virginia), Richard Elliott Parker (of Lawfield, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Samuel Ridout (of Annapolis, Maryland, bearing receipt of John Ridout), Samuel Ringgold (of Fountain Rock, Maryland), Michael Ryan, John Stuart Skinner (of Baltimore, Maryland), Hugh C. Smith (of Alexandria, Virginia), William Smith (at Oatlands, Loudoun County, Virginia), William Steuart (of Mount Steuart, Anne Arundel County, Maryland), William P. Tebbs (at Baltimore, Maryland), Pishey Thompson (of Washington, D.C.), Charles Tyler (of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia), J. Watts, Robert Welsh (of Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia), George Whitelock (of Kinsale and at Mount Grove [i.e., Grove Mount], Richmond County, Virginia, concerning John Tasker Carter, Joe [slave], and Mount Sion, Northumberland County, Virginia), James Wigginton (concerning a debt owed to Robert Carter [1728-1804]), Robert Wilson, and William Wooddy (of Leesburg, Virginia).
Section 53, Carter, George (1777-1846), Accounts, 1793-1813
This section consists of sixty-one items, accounts, 1793-1813, of George Carter. The accounts were kept in Baltimore, Maryland, and at Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, and Oatlands, Loudoun County, Virginia. Some accounts concern books (1805), clothing (1804-1805), and taxes in Loudoun County, Virginia (1800).
Section 54, Carter, George (1777-1846), Bonds, 1804-1812
This section consists of five items, bonds, 1805-1812, of George Carter (of Baltimore, Maryland, and Oatlands, Loudoun County, Virginia), with Landon Carter (witnessed by Jesse Timms), John Curson Seton, Bushrod Washington, and Robert Welsh; and a bond (copy) 1804, of William Brown, George Carter, and Joseph Townsend with the state of Maryland (concerning the executorship of the estate of Robert Carter [1728-1802] by George Carter [witnessed by George William Willsford and bears affidavit of William Buchanan and seal of the Register's Office of Baltimore County, Maryland]).
Section 55, Carter, George (1777-1846), Legal Papers and Bill of Lading, 1799-1808
This section consists of seven items, legal papers and bill of lading, 1799-1808, of George Carter. Items include a bill of complaint, undated, of Luther Martin in the lawsuit of Thomas Peters v. George Carter in the Court of Chancery of Maryland; a proposal, undated, of George Carter concerning the purchase of Ogle's tract, Frederick [now Clarke] County, Virginia, from Bennett Taylor by Carter and Ferdinando Fairfax; a plot, 1799, of 1,548 acres in Prince William County, Virginia, surveyed for George Carter by William H. Harding (witnessed by John Holcomb and Robert Reed); an affidavit, 1804, of Spencer Ball authorizing George Carter to sell Old Ordinary, Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Robert Mitchell; a bill of lading, 1805, issued to Christopher & William Lynch & Co. of Funchal, Madeira, by Nathaniel Neilson for one pipe of wine shipped to George Carter in Baltimore, Maryland (bears receipt of David C. Steuart & Co. of [Baltimore, Maryland]); and an affidavit, 1808, of Edmund Brooke concerning a debt owed to George Carter by Walter Power (annexed: warrant issued by John Lawson in the lawsuit of George Carter v. Walter Power in the District Court of Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia, bearing affidavit of Hugh Holmes).
Section 56, Carter, Sophia (1778-1832), Accounts, 1792-1804
This section consists of seven items, accounts, 1792-1804, of Sophia Carter. The accounts were kept in Baltimore, Maryland, and concern clothing.
Section 57, Various Persons, Accounts, 1794-1805
This section consists of three items, accounts, 1794-1805, of various persons. Items include accounts of Ann Martin (Maund) Arnest, Julia (Carter) Berkeley, C. Carter, Harriot Lucy (Carter) Maund, and Robert Carter Maund.
Section 58, Various Persons, Correspondence, 1773-1820
This section consists of two items, letters, 1773-1820, written by or addressed to Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797), Robert Wormeley Carter ([1792-1861] of Sabine Hall, Richmond County, Virginia), John Self, and Robert Stanard (of Richmond, Virginia).
Section 59, Patents of Northumberland County, Virginia, 1651-1661
This section consists of four items, patents, 1651-1661, for land in Northumberland County, Virginia. Items include a patent (copy made by Chicheley Corbin Thacker), 1651, issued to John Hollowes [i.e., Hallowes] for 1,600 acres in Northumberland [later Westmoreland] County, Virginia (by authority of Sir William Berkeley); a patent (copy made by Thomas Hobson), 1654, issued to Peter Knight for 1,200 acres in Northumberland County, Virginia (by authority of Richard Bennett and William Claiborne); a patent (copy made by William Edwards), 1661, issued to Peter Knight for 2,700 acres in Northumberland County, Virginia (by authority of Francis Moryson); and a patent (copy made by James Davenport), 1661, issued to Richard Cole for 1,350 acres in Northumberland County, Virginia (by authority of Francis Moryson).
Section 60, Patents of Stafford County, Virginia, 1651-1661
This section consists of three items, patents (copies made by Thomas Bryan Martin), 1727-1729, issued by the Northern Neck Proprietary of Virginia for land in Stafford County. Items include patents to Henry Ashton (for 2,000 acres [later Fairfax County] and bears seal of Thomas Lord Fairfax), Francis Awbrey (for 700 acres [later Prince William County] and bears seal of Thomas Lord Fairfax), and William Berkley (for 936 acres [later Fairfax County]).
Section 61, Deeds, 1673-1747
This section consists of four items, deeds, 1673-1747. Items include deeds (copies made by George Turberville), 1673, of Charity (Odyer) Hardy and John Hardy to Isaac Allerton for thirty acres in Westmoreland County, Virginia (witnessed by John Appleton, Anthony Bridges, [John] Hall, and Robert Vaulx); a deed (copy made by Thomas Hobson), 1691, of James Pope to Christopher Neale for 300 acres in Northumberland County, Virginia (witnessed by Richard Flynt, John Haynie, and Daniel Neale and bears affidavit of Mrs. Dorcas Pope Higginson); and a deed, 1747, of Robert Cary to Doctor Kenneth McKenzie for four lots in Williamsburg, Virginia (witnessed by Edmond Blandy, Anthony Walke, and Andrew Watson and bears affidavits of Robert Cary [witnessed by Walke and Watson] and Thomas Everard and seal of Robert Cary).
Section 62, Fielding, Richard (d. ca. 1667), Will, 1667
This section consists of one item, the will, 8 April 1667, of Richard Fielding. The will was probated in Northumberland County, Virginia. The will was witnessed by Thomas Brereton, William Brereton, William Morgan, and John Salter and recorded by Thomas Hobson (b. ca. 1635). This is a copy of the original and it also bears a deed (copy), 1686, of Richard Fielding (d. ca. 1717) to Thomas Jones for 1,700 acres [i.e., Feilding's Plantation] in Northumberland County, Virginia (witnessed by Thomas Downing, John Sharp, and Edward Tipton and bears affidavits of Thomas Downing, Richard Fielding [(d. ca. 1717) witnessed by John Hughlett and Marie Hughlett], Thomas Hobson [ca. 1666-1717], John Sharp, and Edward Tipton). This item also bears an affidavit (copy), 1697, of John Hine regarding a deposition of William Sanders concerning the will of Richard Fielding (d. ca. 1667); and a deed of Richard Fielding (d. ca. 1717) to Thomas Jones.
Section 63, Asbury, Henry, Patent and Will, 1704-1707
This section consists of two items, a patent and will, 1704-1707, of Henry Asbury. The patent (copy made by Robert Carter [1728-1804]), 1704, was issued to Henry Asbury by the Northern Neck Proprietary to Virginia for eighty acres in Westmoreland County, Virginia. (by authority of Robert Carter [1663-1732]); and will (copy made by James Davenport), 1707, of Henry Asbury probated in Westmoreland County, Virginia (witnessed by Anne Hardwick, Elizabeth (Brown) Hardwick, and William Hardwick).
Section 64, Various Persons, Bond and Affidavit, 1706-1719
This section consists of two items, a bond, 1706, of Richard Barnhouse, George Clough, and Richard Wyatt to Mrs. Alice Wyatt (as executrix of Henry Wyatt; witnessed by Richard Littlepage and Gideon Macon and bears affidavit of George Clough); and an affidavit (copy made by Daniel Tebbs), 1711-1719, of Samuel Bonham (i.e., Bonum), Osman Crabb, John Footman, Henry Netherton, Thomas Newton, William Newton, and William Veale concerning land in Westmoreland County, Virginia, processioned for Willoughby Allerton.
Section 65, Various Persons, Assignment and Deed, 1798-1813
This section consists of two items, assignment of a lease, 1798, of John Gray to Joseph Hawkins for one lot in Baltimore, Maryland (witnessed by James Alcock and bears affidavits of James Alcock, William Gibson, and George Gould[smi]th Presbury); and a deed, 1813, of Charles Z. Platt and Mrs. Sarah Platt to Sheldon Mallary for one lot in Albany, New York (witnessed by J. Vansen and bears affidavits of J. Vansen and L. Visscher).
Section 66, Jones, Thomas, Correspondence, 1791-1794
This section consists of two items, letters (copies) 1791-1794, of Thomas Jones to Daniel Dulany (of Baltimore, Maryland) concerning the estate of Benjamin Tasker.
Section 67, Mitchell, Robert, Correspondence, 1775-1777
This section consists of two items, letters, 1775-1777, written to Robert Mitchell (of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia) by Clement Brooke (concerning bar iron) and William Lawrence.
Section 68, Adams, Thomas, Correspondence, 1771-1773
This section consists of three items, correspondence, 1771-1773, of Thomas Adams at Williamsburg, Virginia. Correspondence is with Elizabeth (Fauntleroy) Turner Cocke Adams and Richard Adams (at Williamsburg, Virginia, concerning tobacco), and John Morton Jordan & Co. of London, England (concerning the ship Botetourt).
Section 69, Brown, John Bailey, Correspondence, 1788-1789
This section consists of three items, correspondence, 1788-1789, of John Bailey Brown of Nomini Hall Westmoreland County, Virginia. Correspondence is with Solomon Nash (of Old Ordinary, Westmoreland County, Virginia), George Randell (of unidentified location), and Charles Raphael Thompson (of Wilmington, Westmoreland County, Virginia, bears receipt of Stephen Craine [witnessed by Benjamin Dawson]).
Section 70, Dawson, Benjamin, Correspondence, 1790-1792
This section consists of three items, letters, 1790-1792, written to Benjamin Dawson of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Correspondence is by Alexander Johnston (of unidentified location), Richard O'Harrow (of unidentified location), and Hugh Quinlan (at Westmoreland Court House, Virginia).
Section 71, Jacques, Denton, Correspondence, 1774
This section consists of two items, letters, 1774, written to Denton Jacques (of Annapolis, Maryland) by William Hammond and Thomas Jones (bears receipt of Daniel Dulany).
Section 72, Newman, George, Correspondence, 1786-1790
This section consists of five items, correspondence, 1786-1790, of George Newman (of Leo, Loudoun County, Virginia) with Doctor Samuel Claggett, Samuel Love (of Salisbury, Fairfax County, Virginia), and Edmund Newman (of Virgo, Frederick County, Virginia).
Section 73, Randell, George, Correspondence, 1785-1786
This section consists of two items, letters, 1785-1786, written to George Randell (of Westmoreland County, Virginia) by William Berry and William Lawrence.
Section 74, Massie, Thomas (1747-1834), Correspondence, 1800-1813
This section consists of four items, correspondence, 1800-1813, of Thomas Massie (of Amherst County, Frederick County, and Mill Grove, Nelson County, Virginia) with Charles C. Carter, William Hartshorne (of Alexandria, Virginia, concerning land in Shenandoah County, Virginia), Nathaniel Hill (concerning land in Frederick County, Virginia), and James Maury (of Liverpool, England).
Section 75, Massie, Thomas (1747-1834), Accounts, 1790-1800
This section consists of three items, accounts, 1790-1800, of Thomas Massie. The accounts were kept in Frederick County, Virginia.
Section 76, Washington, William Augustine (1757-1810), Accounts, 1778-1797
This section consists of eight items, accounts, 1778-1797, of William Augustine Washington. The accounts were kept at Blenheim and Haywood, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Some accounts are with Doctor Thomas Thomson.
Section 77, Washington, William Augustine (1757-1810), Bond and Deeds, 1790-1803
This section consists of six items, a bond and deeds, 1790-1803, of William Augustine Washington. Items include a bond (imperfect), 1803, of William Robinson and William Augustine Washington to Elias Boudinot Caldwell (witnessed by Charles Blackburn and Bushrod Washington and bears receipt of Caldwell); and deeds, 1790-1796, to William Augustine Washington for cows and horses from Cornelius Brown (witnessed by James Nivison and James Park), John Henson (witnessed by George Carter and James Nivison), Robert Kenney (witnessed by William Stone), John Rogers (witnessed by Peter Elliot), and Benjamin Steel (witnessed by John Bailey Brown and Thomas Hoton).
Section 78, Tilghman, Tench (1744-1786), Correspondence, 1784-1785
This section consists of three items, letters, 1784-1785, written to Tench Tilghman (of Baltimore, Maryland) by James Price, George Steyer, and E. Stickney.
Section 79, Tilghman, Tench (1744-1786), Accounts, 1784-1786
This section consists of six items, accounts, 1784-1786, of Tench Tilghman. The accounts were kept in Baltimore, Maryland.
Section 80, Tench Tilghman & Co., Correspondence, 1784-1786
This section consists of eight items, letters, 1784-1786, written to Tench Tilghman & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, by James Duff, John Pasley (of London, England), George Purdie (of Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia), David Stodder and Robert Taylor (of Norfolk, Virginia), and the Ceronio Brothers of Cape Francois, Haiti (bears seal), Harrison, Nickolls & Co. of Portsmouth, Virginia, and J. W. Phelps & Co. of Madeira (concerning wine).
Section 81, Tench Tilghman & Co., Accounts, 1784-1786
This section consists of nineteen items, accounts, 1784-1786, of Tench Tilghman & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland. Some accounts are with Robert Morris and concern tobacco.
Section 82, Tench Tilghman & Co., Bills of Lading, 1785-1786
This section consists of four items, bills of lading, 1785-1786, issued to Tench Tilghman & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, for flour and tobacco by Domingo Francisco Ramos, Robert Smith, and Joseph White.
Section 83, Tilghman, Thomas R. and Ridout, Thomas, Bills of Lading, 1785-1786
This section consists of three items, bills of lading, 1786, issued to Thomas R. Tilghman (of Baltimore, Maryland) for bread and tobacco by Andrew Carra and Simon Deagle; and a bill of lading, 1785, issued to Thomas Ridout (at Bordeaux, France) by William Baxter Smith.
Section 84, Various Persons, Correspondence, 1770-1861
This section consists of twenty-five items, letters, 1770-1861, written by or addressed to Josiah Ball, Thomas Beary ([imperfect] concerning the sale of tobacco to France), James Child, Thomas Clency, D. Cruger, Charles Denston (of New York City), Thomas Lord Fairfax (of Ash Grove, Fairfax County, Virginia), Doctor William Flood, Henry Francks (of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Peter Gansevoort (of Albany, New York), Hugh Gardner, Thomas Griffin (concerning an organ for Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia), John Gwinn, U. Hart, Joseph Huntting, Travis Jones, Issac Lane, Amand Francois de La Ville ([copy] of Nantes, France), Francis Lightfoot Lee, Robert Lemmon, Hugh McNeill (concerning Nomini Mill, Westmoreland County, Virginia), James Marshall, John James Maund (of Kinsale, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Fontaine Maury (of Fredericksburg, Virginia, includes letter of William Wiatt to Robert Carter [1728-1804] and an order [copy made by Peter Tinsley] of the High Court of Chancery of Virginia in the lawsuit of William Stanard et al. v. Gildarts and Busigny of Liverpool, England, et al.), John Middleton (of Yeocomico, Westmoreland County, Virginia), Doctor Thomas Miller, A. Moore, Thomas Love Moore (of Warrenton, Virginia, concerning George Carter and land in Prince William County, Virginia), Robert Morris (of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Richard Parker, Archibald Patison (of Cambridge, Maryland), John Peck (at Baltimore, Maryland), Peter Pelham (of Williamsburg, Virginia), Jack Power (of Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia), James Roach, John Roberts, Joseph Robins (witnessed by J. Harper and bears note of Isaac Lane and receipts of Archibald Debow Murphey and Robert Williams), [first name unknown] Sturgis, Thomas Swann (of Alexandria, Virginia), John Turberville, John Victor (at Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning a piano belonging to Robert Carter (1728-1804), Elisha Whittlesey (of Washington, D.C., concerning the death of Walter Jones), and Christopher and Robert Johnson of Baltimore, Maryland.
Section 85, Various Persons, Agreements, 1786-1790
This section consists of two items, an agreement, 1786, of William Kenner and Patrick Wodrow concerning salt (witnessed by Robert Barr and Alexander Ruthven); and an agreement (copy), 1790, of William Hammond and Jeremiah Yellot concerning pig iron (witnessed by John S. Edwards).
Section 86, Various Persons, Affidavits, 1788-1789
This section consists of two items, affidavits, 1788-1789, of Richard Bennett, John Middleton (witnessed by William Dawson), and Demcey Porter concerning construction done by William Anderson on the Lunsford Meeting House (Baptist) at Aries, Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Section 87, Various Persons, Permit, Opinion, and Affidavit, 1786-1790
This section consists of three items, concerning various persons, 1786-1790. Items include a permit, 1786, issued to William Kenner by Richard Marshall Scott to allow the sloop Mayflower to be processed from Alexandria to the Nomini River, Westmoreland County, Virginia; an opinion, 1789, of Charles Jones concerning the cost of carpentry work to be done on a dwelling house; and an affidavit, 1790, of George Lane concerning the value of corn house at Cancer, Prince William County, Virginia.
Section 88, Various Persons, Land Papers, 1819-1826
This section consists of three items, a plat, undated, of land lying on Reedy Fork Creek, North Carolina (otherwise unidentified); an affidavit, 1819, of William Hoover concerning the sale of one hundred acres (presumably in Orange [now Durham] County, North Carolina) of Daniel Collins to Thomas Hunt; and a plat, 1825, surveyed by William Anderson of 165 acres in Botetourt County, Virginia, belonging to Edward [Codrington] Carrington.
Section 89, State and County Records, 1768 and Undated
This section consists of three items, a petition (copy made by Thomas Massie), undated, of inhabitants of Amherst and Nelson counties, Virginia, presented to the General Assembly of Virginia, concerning the clearing of the Tye River for navigation; a motion (copy made by John Bailey Brown), undated, presented to the Court of Westmoreland County, Virginia, concerning the creation of a new district in the county; and an extract (copy made by Charles Binns), 1768, from the minutes of the Court of Loudoun County, Virginia (includes list of justices of the peace for Loudoun County).
Section 90, Legal Papers, 1787-1810
This section consists of five items, a bill of complaint (copy made by Valentine Peyton), 1787, of William Newton in his lawsuit v. the Trustees of Falmouth, Virginia, in the Court of Stafford County, Virginia (bears affidavit of William Alexander); a decree (copy made by Peter Tinsley), 1788, of the High Court of Chancery of Virginia in the lawsuit of Alexander Henderson v. Nathaniel Burwell, Robert Carter Burwell (by Thomas Nelson [1764- ] and John Page his guardians), Thomas Nelson (1728-1789), John Hatley Norton and John Page; a summons, 1789, issued to Ferdinand Walfort to appear before Moses R. Van Vrankin (a justice of the peace for Albany, New York) in the lawsuit of Jeremiah Rickey; an order (copy made by Samuel Harvey Howard), 1804, of the Maryland Court of Chancery in the lawsuit of Charles [Carnan] Ridgely v. Charles Carnan and Thomas B. Randall; and an affidavit, 1810, of Thomas Massie in the lawsuit of James Lucas v. Gustavus Adolphus Rose (executor of Caroline Matilda (Jordan) Rose) in the Circuit Court of Amherst County, Virginia.
Section 91, Various Persons, List, Affidavit, and Bond, 1784-1796
This section consists of three items, a list, 1784, of protested bills of exchange sent to Francis Leake (of Upper Marlboro, Maryland); an affidavit, 1788, of John Stump concerning shipments of wheat received from Sheredine & Wallace of [unidentified location]; and a bond, 1796, of William Duffy (of New Bern, North Carolina) to Thomas Thomlinson (bears receipt of Thomlinson).
Section 92, De Neufville, Anna and Leonard, 1786-1797
This section consists of five items, a resolution (copy), 1797, of the U.S. House of Representatives on the memorial of Anna De Neufville concerning an allowance for the heirs of John De Neufville for his service to the United States during the Revolutionary War; and accounts, 1786-1788, of Leonard De Neufville kept in Charleston, South Carolina, and New York, New York.
Section 93, Various Persons, Affidavits, 1785-1808
This section consists of three items, an affidavit, 1785, of Edward Dowling (of London, England) concerning a debt owed by David Dickson & Co. of London, England (i.e., David Dickson, John Leary, John R. Livingston, and Andrew Stockholme) to Dowling & Brett of London, England (witnessed by Richard Clark and William Outram and bears account of David Dickson & Co. of London with Dowling & Brett of London, England, and an affidavit of Richard Clark [bears seal of the Lord Mayor of London, England]); a deposition, 1807, of Nathan Branson (of Cumberland County, North Carolina) concerning a storehouse (witnessed by Henry Branson and Charles Chalmers); and an affidavit, 1808, of William Neal (of Rockingham County, North Carolina) concerning a shipment of freight from Petersburg, Virginia, on the account of John J. Wright (witnessed by John Morehead).
Section 94, Murphey, Archibald Debow (1777-1832), Accounts, 1806-1814
This section consists of four items, accounts, 1806-1814, of Archibald Debow Murphey. The accounts were kept in Orange County, North Carolina.
Section 95, Leary, Daniel, Accounts, 1783-1784
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1783-1784, of Daniel Leary. The accounts were kept in Baltimore, Maryland.
Section 96, Hunter, George, Accounts, 1783-1786
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1783-1786, of George Hunter. The accounts were kept in Alexandria, Virginia.
Section 97, Stoughton, John, Accounts, 1800-1815
This section consists of three items, accounts, 1800-1815, of John Stoughton. The accounts were kept in Boston, Massachusetts.
Section 98, Glasshouse Co., Accounts, 1789
This section consists of two items, accounts, 1789, of the Glasshouse Co., Dowesburgh, New York. The accounts were kept by Anthony Turck.
Section 99, Various Persons, Accounts, 1770-1836
This section consists of twenty-nine items, accounts, 1770-1836, of Richard Banks, Peter Bouie, John Coler, Dennis Connell, Alexander Craig, Charles Croxsil, Alexander Deack, John Gordon, Obadiah Jennings, Samuel Lea, William Lytle, [first name unknown] Lindsey, George Matthews, James Muse, [first name unknown] Rennolds, H. Stevenson, John Suter, J. O. Tanderup, Alexander Tate, R. Tucker, Erasmus Uhler, Christopher Vernon, John Willcox, Denney & Powell of [unidentified location], and the ship Active.
N.B. Related materials include books and manuscripts relating to the Carter family.
Books include A Genealogy of the Known Descendants of Robert Carter of Corotoman (Foundation for Historic Christ Church Inc., 1982).
Manuscripts relating to the Carters include the Robert "King" Carter Letterbooks, Corn Book, and Diary, 1723-1743, and the John, Charles, and Landon Carter Letterbook, 1732-1782, Alderman Library, Charlottesville, Virginia, included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series E, Part 1. Another related collection at the Alderman Library is the Sabine Hall Papers, 1659-1780, described in The Landon Carter Papers in the University of Virginia Library: A Calendar and Biographical Sketch, by Walter Ray Wineman (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1962). The Robert Carter of Nomini Hall Papers, Duke University Library, Durham, North Carolina, are included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series F, Part 3. The Shirley Plantation Collection, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, Williamsburg, Virginia, is included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series K. The Carter Papers, Earl Gregg Swem Library, the College of William and Mary in Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia, are included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series L, Part 1. Related collections from the holdings of the Virginia Historical Society include Mss1C2462a, Landon Carter Papers and Mss1C2465a, Robert Carter Papers, both filmed for this present edition.
Mss1C2462a, Landon Carter Papers, 1763-1774,
Richmond and Essex Counties, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises twenty-two items. Items 1-19 consist of letters from Robert Beverley to his father-in-law, Landon Carter. Item 20 is a memorandum by Robert Beverley concerning poetry. Item 21 is a letter from Landon Carter to William Rind. Item 22 is a letter from Robert Wormeley Carter to his father, Landon Carter.
Biographical Note
A genealogy of the Landon Carter family may be found in the Appendix.
Papers
Item 1, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1763 April 12, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Maria (Carter) Beverley (1745-1817); and farming operations at Blandfield.
Item 2, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1763 May 26, Tappa[hannock], Virginia, to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Maria (Carter) Beverley (1745-1817) and Maria (Taylor) Byrd (1698-1771); and sugar.
Item 3, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1763 June 20, Hobb's Hole [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns sugar; and farming operations at Blandfield.
Item 4, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1763 August 1, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns the Council of Virginia; defense of the western frontier of Virginia; and wine.
Item 5, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1763 September 25, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Maria (Carter) Beverley (1745-1817) and Elizabeth (Beverley) Mills (1726-1795).
Item 6, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1763 October 9, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Maria (Carter) Beverley (1745-1817) and Lucy (Carter) Colston (b. ca. 1748); farming operations at Blandfield and Sabine Hall; and the Stamp Act.
Item 7, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1766 January 16, [Blandfield, Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns financial affairs; and a visit to Sabine Hall.
Item 8, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1769 December 30, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to [Landon Carter, Sabine Hall, Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Charles Carter (1733-1796), William Fitzhugh (1741-1809), James Horrocks (1734-1772), Arthur Lee (1740-1792), and Edward Montague; the Council of Virginia; and a riding accident at a mill dam in Essex County, Virginia, belonging to Francis Waring (d. 1771).
Item 9, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1770 September 24, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to [Landon Carter, Sabine Hall, Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Lucy (Carter) Colston (b. ca. 1748); discipline of children; and tobacco.
Item 10, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1770 October 7, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns the nonimportation of British merchandise; and tobacco.
Item 11, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1772 May 19, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns the education of William Beverley (1763-1823).
Item 12, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1773 March 15, Hobb's Hole, [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns beef and fish.
Item 13, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1773 March 18, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to [Landon Carter, Sabine Hall, Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Philip Ludwell Lee (1727-1775) and [first name unknown] Talbot; beef and fish; and paper money.
Item 14, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1773 March 28, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns William Beverley (1763-1823), Lucy (Carter) Colston (b. ca. 1748), and [first name unknown] Talbot; and beef, fish, and mutton.
Item 15, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1774 May 16, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Samuel Athawes, Carter Beverley (1774-1844), Isaac William Giberne, and William Shedden (1747-1798); overseers of plantations; tobacco; and merchants.
Item 16, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1774 June 9, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to Landon Carter, Sabine Hall [Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Isaac William Giberne; the Boston Tea Party; taxation; wheat; and tobacco.
Item 17, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1774 June 18, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to [Landon Carter, Sabine Hall, Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Lord Dunmore, Thomas Gage, and Isaac William Giberne; taxation; tea at Boston, Massachusetts, Charleston, South Carolina, and New York City; agricultural operations at Blandfield; and the importance of friendship.
Items 18-19, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a letter, 1774 August 28, Blandfield [Essex County, Virginia], to [Landon Carter, Sabine Hall, Richmond County, Virginia]. The letter concerns Isaac William Giberne; the embargo on trade with England; petitions for redress of grievances; the British army at Boston, Massachusetts; taxation on tea; and planting of artichokes, beans, and peas at Blandfield. An enclosure to the letter consists of a Plan of Association presented by Robert Beverley to the people of Essex County, Virginia, 1774. The enclosure concerns the redress of grievances of the American colonies by the British government.
Item 20, Beverley, Robert (1740-1800), is a memorandum, Epick defin'd from Bossu, Undated. The memorandum concerns Traite du Poem Epique (Paris, 1675) by Rene Le Bossu.
Item 21, Carter, Landon (1710-1778), is a letter, 1768 October [location unknown], to [William] Rind, Williamsburg, Virginia. The letter concerns taxation of the American colonies by England.
Item 22, Carter, Robert Wormeley (1734-1797), is a letter, [1770] May 26, Williamsburg [Virginia], to [Landon Carter, Sabine Hall, Richmond, Virginia]. The letter concerns Lord Botetourt and Francis Lightfoot Lee; importation of British merchandise; and activities of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
N.B. Related materials include books and manuscripts relating to the Carter family.
Books include A Genealogy of the Known Descendants of Robert Carter of Corotoman (Foundation for Historic Christ Church Inc., 1982).
Manuscripts relating to the Carters include the Robert "King" Carter Letterbooks, Corn Book, and Diary, 1723-1743, and the John, Charles, and Landon Carter Letterbook, 1732-1782, Alderman Library, Charlottesville, Virginia, included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series E, Part 1. Another related collection at the Alderman Library is the Sabine Hall Papers, 1659-1780, described in The Landon Carter Papers in the University of Virginia Library: A Calendar and Biographical Sketch, by Walter Ray Wineman (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1962). The Robert Carter of Nomini Hall Papers, Duke University Library, Durham, North Carolina, are included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series F, Part 3. The Shirley Plantation Collection, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, Williamsburg, Virginia, is included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series K. The Carter Papers, Earl Gregg Swem Library, the College of William and Mary in Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia, are included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series L, Part 1. Related collections from the holdings of the Virginia Historical Society include Mss1C2468a, Carter Family Papers and Mss1C2465a, Robert Carter Papers, both filmed for this present edition.
Mss1C2465a, Robert Carter Papers, 1760-1815,
Williamsburg and Westmoreland County, Virginia; also Maryland
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises twelve items that are arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Section 1, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Letterbook, 1760-1761
This section consists of one item, a letterbook, 13 June 1760-17 June 1761, of Robert Carter. The volume includes letters written from Williamsburg, Virginia, to merchants concerning the shipment of tobacco.
Section 2, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Letterbooks, 1770-1773
This section consists of three items, letterbooks, 31 January 1770-9 November 1773, of Robert Carter. The letterbooks are divided as follows: Volume I (31 January-12 November 1770); Volume II (3 January-30 December 1771); and Volume III (16 October-9 November 1773). Included are letters written from Williamsburg, Virginia, concerning the estate of Benjamin Tasker; the death of Lord Botetourt; and the operations of the Baltimore Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland.
Section 3, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Account Book, 1773-1774
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1773-1774, of Robert Carter. The volume concerns the operation of his estates in Richmond County (Billingsgate) and Westmoreland County (Coles Point, Nomini Hall, and Old Ordinary), Virginia.
Section 4, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Account Book, 1784-1787
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1784-1787, of Robert Carter. The volume concerns the operation of his estates in Frederick County (Virgo), Prince William County (Cancer), Richmond County (Billingsgate), and Westmoreland County (Aries, Coles Point, Gemini, Nomini Hall, Old Ordinary, and Taurus), Virginia.
Section 5, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Account Book, 1785-1792
This section consists of one item, an account book, 1785-1792, of Robert Carter. The volume concerns the operation of his estates in Richmond County (Cancer) and Westmoreland County (Coles Point, Forest Quarter, Gemini, Nomini Hall, Old Ordinary, and Taurus), Virginia.
Section 6, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Land Book, 1789
This section consists of one item, a land book, 1789, of Robert Carter. The volume includes a list of tenants and a description of tracts of land in Fairfax County (Scott's Run), Loudoun County (Broad and Sugar Lane, Goose Creek, and Piney Ridge), and Prince William County (Bull Run), Virginia.
Section 7, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Land Book, 1802
This section consists of one item, a land book, 1802, of Robert Carter. The volume includes a description of plantations in Frederick County (Aquarius, Capricorn, Libra, Sagittarius, Scorpio, and Virgo), Richmond County (Cancer), and Westmoreland County (Aries, Coles Point, Forest Quarter, Gemini, Nomini Hall, Old Ordinary, and Taurus), and tracts of land in Fairfax County (Occoquan Landing, Sandys Run, and Wolf Run), Loudoun County (Bull Run and Goose Creek), Prince William County (Bull Run and Chappawamsie), and Westmoreland County (Brent and Metcalf), Virginia.
The volume also lists persons receiving land from Robert Carter: Betty Landon (Carter) Ball, Julia Carter Berkeley, George Carter, John Tasker Carter, Sophia Carter, Sarah Fairfax (Carter) Chinn, Frances (Carter) Jones, Harriot Lucy (Carter) Maund, Priscilla (Carter) Mitchell, and Ann Tasker (Carter) Peck Quinlan.
Section 8, Dawson, Benjamin, Record, 1815
This section consists of one item, a record of the valuation and division of Robert Carter's land in Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, Northumberland, Prince William, Richmond, and Westmoreland counties, Virginia, 23 December 1815.
Section 9, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), An Exhortation to Family Prayer, 1778
This section consists of one item, "An Exhortation to Family Prayer," written by Robert Carter in 1778.
Section 10, Carter, Robert (1728-1804), Prayer, Undated
This section consists of one item, a prayer, undated, of Robert Carter.
N.B. Related materials include books and manuscripts relating to the Carter family.
Books include A Genealogy of the Known Descendants of Robert Carter of Corotoman (Foundation for Historic Christ Church Inc., 1982).
Manuscripts relating to the Carters include the Robert "King" Carter Letterbooks, Corn Book, and Diary, 1723-1743, and the John, Charles, and Landon Carter Letterbook, 1732-1782, Alderman Library, Charlottesville, Virginia, included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series E, Part 1. Another related collection at the Alderman Library is the Sabine Hall Papers, 1659-1780, described in The Landon Carter Papers in the University of Virginia Library: A Calendar and Biographical Sketch, by Walter Ray Wineman (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1962). The Robert Carter of Nomini Hall Papers, Duke University Library, Durham, North Carolina, are included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series F, Part 3. The Shirley Plantation Collection, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, Williamsburg, Virginia, is included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series K. The Carter Papers, Earl Gregg Swem Library, the College of William and Mary in Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia, are included in Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series L, Part 1. Related collections from the holdings of the Virginia Historical Society include Mss1C2468a, Carter Family Papers and Mss1C2462a, Landon Carter Papers, both filmed for this present edition.
Mss1C9698a, Custis Family Papers, 1683-1858,
Fairfax, James City, and New Kent Counties, Virginia
Description of the Collection
This collection comprises 909 items that are arranged in sections by name of individual and type of document.
Biographical Note
Persons represented in this collection include John Custis (1678-1749), Daniel Parke (1669-1710), Daniel Parke Custis (1711-1757), Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington (1731-1802), George Washington (1732-1799), John Parke Custis (1755-1781), and George Washington Parke Custis (1781-1857).
Section 1, Parke, Daniel and Jane (Ludwell), Letter and Order, 1705-1710
This section consists of two items, a letter, 1705, of Jane (Ludwell) Parke (of York County, Virginia) to Daniel Parke; and an order (copy made by Michael Archer), 1710, of the General Court of Virginia in the lawsuit of Lawrence Legaw (Lessee of Daniel Parke) v. Henry Chiles (bears affidavit of Chicheley Corbin Thacker and receipt of William Maybank).
Section 2, Higgs, Charles, Correspondence, 1731-1733
This section consists of two items, correspondence, 1731-1733, of Charles Higgs (of Hampstead, England) with John Holloway (of Williamsburg, Virginia), concerning a lawsuit of Lucy (Chester) Parke and Thomas Dunbar Parke v. William Byrd II, and John Custis of the General Court of Virginia over the estate of Daniel Parke.
Section 3, Custis, Hancock (d. ca. 1729), Will, 1727
This section consists of one item, the will, 17 August 1727, of Hancock Custis, written in Accomack County, Virginia. This handwritten, signed document is incomplete and imperfect, and was printed in Wills and Administrations, Accomack County, Virginia, 1663-1800 (Onancock, Virginia, 1931), vol. 1, pp. 70-71, edited by Stratton Nottingham. The will was witnessed by Thomas Blair, Howell Bootin, and John Jenkins.
Section 4, Custis, John (1678-1749), Letters, 1708-1747
This section consists of sixteen items, letters, 1708-1747, written to John Custis (of Williamsburg and York County, Virginia) by William Black (written in Latin), William Byrd II (of Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, and at London, England, concerning the estate of Daniel Parke), Robert Cary (of London, England), Hancock Custis, George Kendall, Philip Ludwell II (of Green Spring, James City County, Virginia, concerning the death of Jane (Ludwell) Parke), Sir Lyonel Lyde ([1724-1791] of Bristol, England, concerning the death of Lyonel Lyde [1683-1745]), Sir John Randolph, and Micajah and Richard Perry (of London, England).
Section 5, Custis, John (1678-1749), Accounts, 1700-1750
This section consists of sixteen items, accounts, 1700-1750, of John Custis. The accounts were kept at Arlington, Northampton County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, and concern, in part, clothing, ironware, and tobacco. Some accounts bear endorsements of George Washington.
Section 6, Custis, John (1678-1749), Land Papers, 1719-1748
This section consists of three items, land papers, 1719-1748, of John Custis. Items include a deed (imperfect), 1719, of the Trustees of Williamsburg, Virginia (i.e., John Clayton and William Robertson) to John Custis (1678-1749) for one lot; a deed, 1734, of John Custis (1678-1749) to John Custis (d. ca. 1746) for 400 acres in Accomack County, Virginia (witnessed by Thomas Cable, John Downing, and William Ellegood and bears seal of John Custis (1678-1749) and affidavits of John Jackson); and a deed of trust (imperfect), 1748, of John Custis (1678-1749) to Matthew Moody for [acreage unknown] in York County, Virginia, for the benefit of Jack ([freedman] witnessed by Thomas Everard, Lancelot Nelson, and William Nimmo).
Section 7, Custis, John (1678-1749), Legal Papers, 1712 and Undated
This section consists of seven items, legal papers, 1712 and undated, of John Custis. Items include a deed of partition, 1712, of the estate of Daniel Parke (in James City [including Warrany Old Town], New Kent [Mount Folly], and York [including Mill Quarter] counties, Virginia) by Frances (Parke) Custis and John Custis to Lucy (Parke) Byrd and William Byrd II (witnessed by John Clayton, William Cocke, and Mrs. Mary Dunn, and bears seals and affidavit of Chicheley Corbin Thacker); agreements, 1712, of Frances (Parke) Custis and John Custis with William Byrd II (witnessed by John Banister, Richard Bland, Henry Duke [copy], Mrs. Mary Dunn, and John Fitzgerrald [copy] and bear seals and an affidavit of Chicheley Corbin Thacker) concerning the estate of Daniel Parke (in James City, King William, New Kent [including Mount Folly and Taskanask], and York [including Skimino Mill] counties, Virginia); an affidavit, undated, of William Byrd II concerning an agreement with John Custis (bears affidavit of John Holloway); and notes of John Custis and John Holloway concerning agreements of William Byrd II with Custis.
Section 8, Custis, John (1678-1749), Lists and Judgement, 1710-1746
This section consists of four items, a list, 1710, of slaves transferred from John Custis to William Byrd II; lists, 1744-1746, of bonds due to John Custis; and a judgement (copy made by Philip Lightfoot), 1714, of the Court of York County, Virginia, in the lawsuit of James Taylor and Sarah (Burley) Taylor v. John Custis (bears receipt of James Taylor).
Section 9, Estate of John Custis, 1750-1774
This section consists of six items, materials, 1750-1774, concerning the estate of John Custis (of Williamsburg, Virginia). Items include the will (copy made from a copy made by Benjamin Carter Waller), 1750, of John Custis probated in James City County, Virginia (witnessed by John Blair, Thomas Dawson, and George Gilmer and bears affidavit of Benjamin Waller and enclosing affidavit of Benjamin Harrison [bears endorsement of George Washington]); account with Mrs. Anne Moody and Matthew Moody (witnessed by James Power); instructions, undated, of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, England, concerning the swearing of Daniel Parke Custis as executor of the estate; and a letter, 1774, of [first name unknown] Stevens to Robert Cary & Co., London, England (enclosing instructions of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, England, concerning the swearing of Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington as administratrix of the unadministered portion of the estate).
Section 10, Custis, Daniel Parke (1711-1757), Correspondence, 1739-1757
This section consists of eight items, letters, 1739-1757, written to Daniel Parke Custis (of the White House, New Kent County, Virginia) by Frances Parke (Custis) Winch Dansie (bears note [copy] of William Winch to Custis), John Mercer, James Power, John Robinson, Robert Cary & Co. of London, England (concerning the estate of John Custis), and David & Elias Minirette of Barbados Island, West Indies.
Section 11, Custis, Daniel Parke (1711-1757), Account and Legal Papers, 1751-1755
This section consists of three items, an account and legal papers, 1751-1755, of Daniel Parke Custis. Items include an account, 1751, of Daniel Parke Custis (of the White House, New Kent County, Virginia) with Robert Cary & Co. of London, England (concerning a carriage); agreement, 1755, of Daniel Parke Custis with Joseph Valentine (witnessed by Anna Maria (Dandridge) Bassett, Bartholomew Dandridge, and Elizabeth Rone and concerning the job of overseer on the Custis estates in York County, Virginia); and an answer (incomplete), undated, of Mrs. Anne Moody and Matthew Moody to a bill of complaint of Daniel Parke Custis in an unidentified court in Virginia.
Section 12, Custis, Daniel Parke (1711-1757), Notes, 1750
This section consists of two items, notes, 1750, of Daniel Parke Custis concerning George Kendall and slaves owned by John Custis.
Section 13, Washington, Martha (Dandridge) Custis (1731-1802), Accounts, 1751-1773
This section consists of eighty-five items, accounts, 1751-1773, of Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington. The accounts were kept as administratrix of the estate of Daniel Parke Custis (of the White House, New Kent County, Virginia) and include accounts with Doctor James Carter (1757-1758, 1760-1762), Doctor William Pasteur (1763-1770), Thomas Pate (for ironware [1760-1762]), and James Power (bears note of George Washington, [1761]). Also included are a receipt, 1769, of Edmund Pendleton to George Washington and an account, 1759, of the sale of the estate of Daniel Parke Custis in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Accounts also concern the purchase of a coffin (1758) and sale of tobacco. Accounts, 1751-1761 and 1766-1772, bear endorsements of George Washington.
Section 14, Estate of Daniel Parke Custis, Inventories, 1757
This section consists of four items, inventories, 1757, of the estate of Daniel Parke Custis (of the White House, New Kent County, Virginia) made by John Mercer; and lists, undated, of slaves, livestock, and agricultural implements belonging to the estate of Daniel Parke Custis in King William and York counties, Virginia (bear endorsement of George Washington).
Section 15, Washington, George (1732-1799), Lists, Undated
This section consists of three items, lists, undated, of books belonging to the estate of Daniel Parke Custis, compiled by George Washington. The lists are printed, in part, in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, XVII (October 1909), pp. 404-412.
Section 16, Washington, Martha (Dandridge) Custis (1731-1802), Correspondence, 1757-1759
This section consists of twenty-four items, correspondence (bears endorsements of George Washington), 1757-1759, of Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington (of the White House, New Kent County, and Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia) with James Gildart, Capel Hanbury (concerning the death of John Hanbury), William Macon (bears affidavit of Peter Robinson), John Mercer (bears letter [copy] of Daniel Parke Custis to Mercer), Robert Cary & Co. of London, England, Capel & Osgood Hanbury of London, England, John Hanbury & Co. of London, England, and Hill, Lamar & Hill of Madeira.
Section 17, Washington, Martha (Dandridge) Custis (1731-1802), Accounts, 1757-1761
This section consists of thirty-three items, accounts, 1757-1761, of Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington. The accounts were kept at the White House, New Kent County, and Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia. Included is an account with John Wollaston (photocopy) for painting three pictures (1757). Also included are invoices of goods ordered in 1758 from Robert Cary & Co. of London, England, and John Hanbury & Co. of London, England, for tobacco. Accounts bear endorsements of George Washington.
Section 18, Washington, Martha (Dandridge) Custis (1731-1802), Bills of Lading and Power of Attorney, 1757-1758
This section consists of four items, bills of lading, 1758, issued to Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington and Richard & Alexander Oswald & Co. of Glasgow, Scotland (for Mrs. Washington), by Adam Coxen, Robert Crawford, and John Wheldon for the shipment of tobacco (bear endorsements of George Washington); and a power of attorney (unexecuted), 1757, of Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington (as administratrix of the estate of Daniel Parke Custis) to Robert Cary, John Moorey, and Wakelin Welch (of London, England).
Section 19, Washington, George (1732-1799), Correspondence, 1759-1799
This section consists of one hundred items, correspondence, 1759-1799, of George Washington of Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia. Correspondence is with James Biggs, Matthew Campbell, George Washington Parke Custis (including letters discussing his student life at Princeton University and St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, and giving fatherly advice), James Gildart, Lawrence Lewis, John McDowell, John Mercer, William Neale, Parke Pepper, Samuel Stanhope Smith, David Stuart, Samuel Trower, Joseph Valentine, Robert Cary & Co. of London, England, Capel & Osgood Hanbury of London, England, Osgood Hanbury & Co. of London, England, and Hanburys and Lloyd of London, England.
Section 20, Washington, George (1732-1799), Accounts, 1755-1773
This section consists of seventy items, accounts, 1755-1773, of George Washington. The accounts were kept at Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, and concern, in part, tobacco. Also included are accounts with Doctor James Carter (1764), Doctor William Carter (1764), Doctor Hugh Mercer (1770), Thomas Pate (for ironwork [1761]), Edmund Pendleton (1763 and 1771), John Randolph (1771), Doctor John de Siqueyra (1769), and Bruton Parish, James City County, Virginia (1771). Some accounts bear endorsements of George Washington.
Section 21, Washington, George (1732-1799), Inventories and Plans, 1760-1800
This section consists of nineteen items, inventories, 1760-1771, of corn, horses, livestock, tobacco, wheat, and slaves belonging to George Washington and John Parke Custis in Fairfax (Mount Vernon), King William (Claiborne's), New Kent (Brick House, Harlow's, Old Quarter, and Rockahock), Northampton (Arlington), and York (Great House, Jackson's, Mill Quarter, and New Quarter) counties, Virginia; and plans, 1789-1800, made by George Washington for the rotation of crops at French's Plantation and Muddy Hole Farm, Fairfax County, Virginia.
Section 22, Washington, George (1732-1799), Agreements and List, 1772-1796
This section consists of three items, including an agreement, 1796, of George Washington with James Anderson as overseer at Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia (witnessed by George Washington Craik); a bond (unexecuted), 1772, of George Washington concerning the management of estates owned by Washington and John Parke Custis in Hanover, James City, King William, New Kent, Northampton, and York counties, and Williamsburg, Virginia; and a list, undated, mad