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General Assembly. House of Delegates","Women--Virginia--Social life and customs","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Transcripts","3433 items.","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Organization: This collection is organized into seven series:","Series 1 is Group A, containing the papers of Coalter and Tucker Families;","Series 2 is Group B, containing the papers of Capt. Henry Brown and his family;","Series 3 is Group C, containing the papers of John Thompson Brown;","Series 4 is Group D, containing the papers of the Brown and Tucker Families;","Series 5 contains printed material received with the collection;","Series 6 contains transcriptions of Material Pertaining to John Thompson Brown (1802-1836): Boxes 7-19 by Lonny Dobbs;","Series 7 contains transcriptions of selections of letters of John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), possibly by Cynthia Beverly Tucker Kimbrough Barlowe and two copies of the inventory.","Each series in the collection has been arranged into various subseries by family names, personal names or subjects. The material in each subseries may contain the names of various other persons but the most prominent name is the one used to describe the subseries.","Note: The superscript numbers denote generations within each family.","Brown Family","Henry Brown 1(1716-1766) was born in Bedford County, Virginia. He married Alice Beard and had eleven children including; Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), and Daniel Brown (1770-1818).","Henry Brown 2(1760-1841), later commissioned as a Captain, was wounded in the Revolutionary War. After the war he opened a store in New London, Bedford (later Campbell) County with his brother, Daniel. He had a full and interesting life in mercantile pursuits, being involved in several ventures with other partners, and spending a good deal of his time in court collecting debts. He acted as Federal Tax Collector in Bedford County, 1800-1803, a deputy inspector of revenue and served several terms as a Sheriff. He was also a treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and the New London Agricultural Society. New London is in present day Campbell County, Virginia. His business and personal papers present a picture of the successful business man of that day. No letters written by Captain Henry Brown are in this collection, though many references to letters he had written are to be found. Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), married Frances Thompson (1775-1822). Their children included Henry Brown, Jr. (1797-1836), who married Eleanor Tucker; Samuel T. Brown, who married Lissie Huger; Locky [Lockie] T. Brown(b. 1827), who married Alexander Irvine; Frances Brown, who married Edwin Robinson; Alice Brown, who married William M. Worthington; and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), who married Mary E. Willcox.","Many papers of Henry Brown, Jr. 3(1797-1836), are included in this collection, but his personality makes little impression on the reader. Toward the end of his short life he served in his father's store in Lynchburg, later opening a store of his own. Henry Brown Jr. married Eleanor Tucker. He died of an illness that had plagued him from his early years.","John Thompson Brown 3(1802-1836) was born near Bedford County, Virginia. He was a graduate of Princeton who later read law under Judge Creed Taylor. John became a member of the House of Delegates from Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia), at the age of 26. Following his marriage in 1830 to Mary E. Willcox, daughter of a leading citizen of Petersburg, he was elected to the House of Delegates. His speeches to the House of Delegates on slavery, states rights, and politics in the Jackson and post-Jackson period exist in pamphlet form and are valuable for their insight into the position taken by Virginians in this period. He also served as member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention from 1829-1830. At the age of 29 he was mentioned as a possible candidate for U.S. Senator (appointed by the State legislature at the time), and undoubtedly would have been an important figure in national politics if he had not suffered an untimely death at the age of 34. He and Mary Willcox had three children; Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), John Willcox Brown (b. 1833), and Col. John Thompson Brown II (1835-1864).","Col. John Thompson Brown II 4(1835-1864), was less than two years old when his father died. He lived to carry out his father's ideas in the next generation when the debate regarding state rights and slavery came to be settled by recourse to arms. His fiery speeches contributed to the war fever, a war in which he rose to the rank of Colonel in the artillery before being killed by a sniper's bullet on May 6, 1864."," Henry Peronneau Brown 4(1832-1894), was named after a Princeton schoolmate and close friend of his father's, Peronneau Finley, of Charleston, South Carolina. Henry Peronneau Brown lived briefly with his namesake after his father's death. The correspondence of Henry Peronneau Brown with his wife and their relatives, is chiefly of value for the insight it gives into family affairs during the Civil War and the Reconstruction. Henry Peronneau Brown (1832- 1894), married France Bland Coalter (1835-1894), in 1858. They were the parents of John Thompson Brown III (b. 1861), who married Cassie Dallas Tucker Brown (fl.1898), reuniting the Tucker family with the line. They in turn had five children; John Thompson Brown IV (b. 1896); Frances Bland Coalter Brown; Henry Peronneau Brown III; Charles Brown; Elizabeth Dallas Brown; and Willcox Brown.","Coalter Family","John Coalter 1(1769-1838), was born in 1769 to parents Michael Coalter and Elizabeth Moore. While his father was away serving in the war against the British, John Coalter and his brothers worked the family farm on Walker's Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia. After brief schooling he became tutor to the children of St. George Tucker (1752-1827), and Frances (Bland) Randolph Tucker (d.1788). Following the death of Mrs. Tucker, Coalter moved with the family to Williamsburg, serving without pay in return for the legal training he received from Judge St. George Tucker (1752-1827). While studying law, he also attended lectures at the College of William and Mary under Bp. James Madison and George Wythe. In December 1790, he received his license to practice law. A year later he married Maria Rind, the orphaned daughter of a Williamsburg printer, who had been serving as governess for the Tucker children. After the death of Maria Rind Coalter (d.1792), in childbirth, he married (1795), Margaret Davenport (d. 1795), of Williamsburg, who also died in childbirth within the year. Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), daughter of St. George Tucker, was taken as his third wife in 1802. John Coalter had been her tutor twelve years before. She later bore him his only three children, Frances Lelia Coalter (1803-1822), Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan (1805-1853), and St. George Tucker Coalter (1809- 1839). John Coalter later became a Circuit Judge of the Virginia General Court and bought \"Elm Grove,\" an estate in Staunton, Virginia. Coalter continued to live there until 1811, at which time he moved to Richmond to serve as Judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1822, Coalter took his fourth wife, the widow Hannah (Jones) Williamson. In his latter years he enjoyed wide holdings and interests, including a lively concern with gold mining in Virginia. John Tucker Coalter died at \"Chatham\" plantation in Stafford County, Virginia, 1838.","Elizabeth Tucker Coalter 2(1805-1853), married John Randolph Bryan (godson of John Randolph of Roanoke) in 1831 and lived at Eagle Point, Gloucester County, Virginia. They had nine children; John Coalter Bryan (1831-1853), Delia Bryan, (d. 1833), Frances Tucker Bryan (b. 1835), Randolph Bryan (b. 1837), Georgia Screven Bryan (b. 1839), St. George Tucker Bryan (b. 1843), Joseph Bryan (b. 1847), Thomas Forman Bryan (1848-1851), Corbin Braxton Bryan (b. 1852).","St. George Tucker Coalter 2(1809-1839), married the strong-willed Judith Harrison Tomlin (1808-1859). He lived out his life fighting sickness and the losing battle of making his farm profitable. Judith Harrison Tomlin collected letters, which included many exchanged by the fourteen cousins (nine Bryans and five Coalters). Though none of these people were prominent on the large canvas of life, their collected letters give an interesting and informative picture of life in Virginia in the first half of the nineteenth century. St. George and Judith Coalter had six children; Walker Tomlin Coalter (1830-1831); John Coalter (1831-1883); Henry Tucker (1833-1870); Ann Frances Bland Coalter (1835-1894), who married Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), in 1858; Virginia Braxton Coalter (b. 1837), who married William. P. Braxton in 1855; and St. George Tucker Coalter (b. 1839), who married Amelia Drewry in 1862 and Charlotte (Drewry) Terrill in 1868. See Brown Family","Tucker Family","St. George Tucker 1(1752-1827), was born in 1752 near Port Royal, Bermuda to Ann Butterfield Tucker and Henry Tucker, a merchant. St. George Tucker had a extensive career in law starting with his acceptance to the College of William and Mary under the tutelage of George Wythe in 1771. He served as clerk of courts of Dinwiddlie County, 1774; commonwealth attorney for Chesterfield County, 1783-1786; law professor at the College of William and Mary, 1790; and federal court judge for Virginia, 1813-1825. In 1771, he married Frances (Bland) Randolph, a widow, who had three children from a previous marriage; Richard Randolph, Theodorick Randolph (d. 1792), and John Randolph of Roanoke. St. George and Frances Randolph Tucker together, had five children; Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Tudor Tucker, Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), Elizabeth Tucker (b. 1788), and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851). They lived on the Randolph plantation, \"Mattoax\" in Chesterfield County, Virginia, until the death of France Randolph Tucker in 1813. In 1791, St. George remarried the widow Lelia Skipwith Carter (fl. 1795). None of their three children lived to adulthood.","Henry St. George Tucker 2(1780-1848), served as a professor of law at the University of Virginia; in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1806-1807; in the U.S. Congress, 1815-1819; and in the Virginia Senate, 1819-1824. He married Anne Evelina Hunter in 1806 and had at least eleven children, including; Randolph Tucker, Dr. David Hunter Tucker, Frances Tucker, Mary Tucker, Virginia Tucker, Anne Tucker, and John Randolph Tucker (1823-1897).","Randolph Tucker 3married Lucy (?). The couple had children; St. George Tucker and Judge Randolph Tucker.","Dr. David Hunter Tucker 3married Eliz Dallas and had Rev. Dallas Tucker and Cassie Dallas Tucker.","John Randolph Tucker 3(1823-1897), married Laura Holmes Powell in 1848 and had seven children. He was served as attorney general of Virginia, 1857-1865; professor of law at Washington College (currently Washington and Lee University); and was elected to U.S. Congress, 1874-1887.","Ann Frances Bland Tucker 2(1785-1813), married John Coalter (1769-1838). See Coalter Family.","Nathaniel Beverley Tucker 2(1784-1851), graduated from the College of William and Mary with a law degree. In 1807, he married Mary Coalter (d. 1827), sister of John Coalter (1769-1838). He moved to Missouri and became the Circuit Court Judge of the Missouri Territory in 1817. Nathaniel remarried twice, to Eliza Naylor in 1828 and to Lucy Anne Smith. He returned to teach at the College of William and Mary in 1834.","Other People","William Munford (1775-1825) A friend of John Tucker Coalter's (1769-1838), from his Williamsburg days, William Munford, a poet and lawyer of some note, wrote letters to Coalter which contain interesting reports of the College of William and Mary and of Harvard University. He wrote of the poverty stricken French immigrants in Norfolk, and sent vivid descriptions of the activity of the British fleet in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. He lived and studied with George Wythe in Williamsburg, later moving with him to Richmond to serve as his clerk. His remarks on Wythe, for whom he had a great affection, throw light on that important member of the legal profession in the new nation.","Gary A. Adams' (fl. 1900), connection to the family is unknown. However, several bills to him from the dry goods stores and the household supply stores are included in the collection.","Cynthia Beverly (Tucker) Washington Coleman (1832-1908) of Williamsburg, was an aunt of Cassie Tucker.","Judge John Randolph Tucker (circa 1915) Newspaper Clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska concern the term of judgeship of John Randolph Tucker, (circa 1915).","Capt. David Tucker Brown (circa 1918), was a member of the 1918 Peace Commission, Paris France. ","Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00051.frame","There are two collections within the Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the Barnes Family Papers and the Tucker-Coleman Papers."," Barnes Family Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Barnes Family Papers, 1797-1926, 1818-1875.247 items.Collection number: Mss. 39.1 B26Correspondence, chiefly 1820-1875, of Newman Williamson Barnes and his wife Margaret W.(Tomlin) Barnes of Richmond, Virginia and \"Greenfield,\" Culpeper County, Virginia. Letters concern life in Falmouth, Virginia and also concern Fredericksburg, Virginia. Correspondents are members of the Braxton, Coalter, Tomlin and Oliver families."," Tucker-Coleman Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Tucker-Coleman Papers, 1664-1945, 1770-1907.30,000 items.Collection number: Mss. 40 T79Papers, primarily 1770-1907, of the Tucker and Coleman families of Williamsburg, Winchester, Lexington, Staunton and Richmond, including papers of St. George Tucker(1752-1827), Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851), Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Ann Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter (1779-1813), John Coalter (1769-1838), John Randolph of Roanoke, and Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington Coleman (1832-1908) as well as other family members."," Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), 1791-1920.941 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B855Papers, 1791-1920, of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker families. Includes correspondence, of Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown with Margaret W. Barnes, members of the Braxton family, Henry Peronneau Brown, Fanny T. Bryan, John Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter and members of the Morton family."," 2008.238 Tucker-Brown Seven Generations Genealogy Chart"," Mss. 65 B855 Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (III)"," CDs from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.","Papers, 1780-1929, of the Brown, Coalter, Tucker families including the papers of John Coalter (1769-1838), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), member of the Virginia House of Delegates.","Among the correspondents are Maria (Rind) Coalter, St. George Tucker, William Munford, Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter, Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, and Henry Peronneau Brown.","This finding aid is also available in microfilm format in Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314.","Papers include John Coalter's autobiographical sketch (to age 18), 54 poems written by Coalter, St. George Tucker, and others including several by female writers. Correspondents of the Coalter family include St. George Tucker, Lelia Skipwith Carter Tucker, William Munford, Judith Randolph, Frances Bland Tucker Coalter and Maria Rind Coalter. Subjects include John Randolph of Roanoke (and his will), George Wythe, the Embargo of 1807-1809, College of William and Mary, War of 1812; and the springs of Virginia. Includes papers of Coalter's children: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter; and St. George Tucker Coalter and his wife Judith H. Tomlin and the correspondence of Coalter's granddaughter Frances Lelia Bland Coalter Brown. Her letters concern her education and friendship with Moses Drury Hoge. Boxes 1-6.","The series spans genealogical material, introductory material, poems, autographical material and John Coalter's correspondence until the death of his first wife, Maria Rind. The record of the gift of the collection, genealogical charts of the Tucker, Coalter, Tomlin and Brown families, and sundry genealogical notes which form a preface to the collection, are placed at the beginning of this box. The collection begins with 54 poems, the first of which is signed by St. George Tucker. Two signed poems by William Munford are included. The largest group of poems are those exchanged by John Coalter and Maria Rind, his first wife. Others were collected in the family papers until the middle or the latter part of the nineteenth century. The bulk of the material in Box 1 concerns John Coalter: an autobiographical sketch written by him on his 18th birthday, and letters covering the period of his early life from 1787, when he went to live with the St. George Tucker family, until the death of his first wife in 1793. Interesting letters from John Munford, a classmate of Coalter, are included, several of which concern the College of William and Mary and Harvard College.  221 items.","Note concerning the gift \"Received from Mrs. Fleming Saunders, of Evington, Virginia, in exchange for a scholarship grant to Miss Frances Bland Saunders,\" 3 March 1947.","Genealogical charts: 1. Coalter, with Tucker and Randolph connections; 2. Tomlin, as connected with Coalter and Brown; 3. Brown, as connected with Coalter and Tucker.","Chart of Coalter and Brown families compiled by Jennifer Boone for an honors thesis.","Sheets of sundry genealogical notes.","Notes concerning John Coalter (1769-1838).","Topical poems of this period written by John Coalter, Maria Rind, St. George Tucker, William Munford, and others.","Autobiographical sketch of John Coalter until his 18th birthday. Describes life on Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County; his responsibility for the farm while his father is away at war.","Samuel Brown is a young lawyer, earning 40£ per year as usher for John Holt.","Describes his new position as tutor to the children of St. George Tucker.","The death of Mrs. Tucker; plans of St. George Tucker to move because the plantation, Matoax, reverts to the sons of Mrs. Tucker (Richard, John, and Theodorick Randolph). He intends to move to Williamsburg, but he can no longer pay John Coalter 30£ per annum; offers to give legal training in exchange for tutoring services.","His father hopes that John Coalter will return home, to the higher country, for the \"sickly season.\"","Physical Location: See medium oversize file. Samuel Brown gives details of his studies at Dickinson College, and congratulates John Coalter on his chance to study law with St. George Tucker.","Attending lectures of the Rev. James Madison, President of the College of William and Mary, on Natural Philosophy, and of Mr. Wythe on Law. When John Coalter loses his ribbon he must let his hair hang free for want of money to buy another.","Two young cousins, in custody of Indians for three and six years respectively, were freed by the army in Detroit.","James Rind, had been studying law with St. George Tucker in Williamsburg but left to take a position with \"Col. N.\" Maria Rind remains in the household of St. George Tucker, where she cared for the children.","Concerning his wedding trip.","Covers lacking. John Grierson Rind is a brother of Maria Rind. He mentions the need of John Coalter for a coat and a pair of spectacles.","Scope and Contents Approval of the Constitution by South Carolina is still in doubt; threat of an Indian War in Georgia. \"Brother Davidis over in Gloucester. If he has success in purchasing Negroes, I hope we will be ready to sett (sic) out on our route to the South.\"","First letter of young Micajah Coalter, who is learning to write.","\"Have you been exempted from paying the oppressive Duty which most of our Backwoods Gentlemen have paid for that Knowledge which they have gathered at Williamsburg in Autumn--I mean the loss of Health and a good complexion.\"","Mentions John Coalter's desire to return home.","Expresses desire to marry and to live on the farm while he is getting started in his law practice.","\"...nothing can be expected without riches...however deserving of a better fate the poor always meet with rudeness and contempt.\" (Children of a Williamsburg printer, the Rinds were orphaned at an early age and were helped by the Tuckers.)","Physical Location: For letters of 16 June 1790, 4 July 1790, and 7 Sept. 1790 see medium oversize file. 12 letters. His father does not have land to give him at that time, so he cannot marry at once. He has decided to move to Staunton, and continue his studies. In September he writes that he hopes to visit Williamsburg around Christmas, and apply for admission to the bar.","The letters are written with great difficulty and show a lack of schooling.","Mentions \"your quondam charges, Henry, Tudor, Beverley, and Fanny (Tucker) and John and Theodorick Randolph.\" Hopes he may live and study with Mr. Wythe. \"Nothing would advance me faster in the world than the reputation of having been educated by Mr. Wythe, for such a man as he, casts a light upon all around him.\"","John Coalter has borrowed a horse from him for the trip to Staunton.","\"I...was much pleased to hear of your gallantry but am affeared it has been attended with some accident which occasioned your move to the mountains again...\" (Evidently John Coalter did something to protect Maria Rind. He then decided to leave Williamsburg in order to establish himself and be in a position to support her as his wife.)","Physical Location: For letters of 6 April 1791 and 15 April 1791 see medium oversize file. 18 letters. After obtaining his license in Williamsburg, John Coalter has his first case in Amherst. Of St. George Tucker, he writes: \"I would rather have the approbation of that man than worlds for my admirers.\" Advice is given in regard to the torment by John Randolph; plans are made for their marriage in autumn.","In April she writes that Mr. Tucker plans to remarry; she wishes to move up the date of their marriage. She dreads \"the prospect of Johnny Randolph returning and you well know, my love, how liable your dear is to be insulted by him...\"","Physical Location: For letter of 23 April 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 3 letters. \"...thru the surprising friendship of Mr. Wythe, I live in his house and board at his table...In this happy situation tomorrow I begin the Study of Law.\"","Congratulates James Rind on receiving his license to practice law.","\"We visit very often at the different houses in the neighborhood, at Westover, Nesting, and Shirley, where I saw Robin Carter...we may expect to see you after Mrs. Carter has become Mrs. Tucker.\"","2 letters. Covers lacking. On the return of a wagon and horses; purchases of additional farm animals.","Scope and Contents Physical Location: For letter of 22 July 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 4 letters. Living and studying with Mr. Wythe. John Thompson (grandfather of John Thompson Brown) was among the 4th of July orators. Verse and poetic criticism of St. George Tucker. George Wythe is teaching his servant to write.","Scope and Contents This law practice is discouraging; entrusts Maria Rind to his care, and sends greetings on St. George Tucker's 39th birthday.","Discourages John Coalter from coming \"across the Alps\"-- there are too many lawyers already.","Covers lacking. Has moved to Richmond with Mr. Wythe. Mentions building of the canal. Samuel Brown to study in Scotland; congratulates John Coalter on his marriage to Maria Rind.","Elizabeth Tucker is sister of St. George Tucker, and an aunt of Fanny Tucker. Mentions other Tucker children, Henry, Tudor, Beverly, and Elizabeth, as well as Theodorick and Richard Randolph and the latter's wife, Judith. Comments on the proposed marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Carter, and the small children she will be bringing to the marriage.","Scope and Contents Description of George Washington delivering an address in Philadelphia. Congratulates John Coalter on his marriage and sends compliments to his brothers. (This Samuel Brown may be the uncle of John Thompson Brown.)","The letter, addressed to \"Fan\", was written soon after Mrs. Coalter had gone to Staunton with her husband.","The letter is addressed to \"Fanny\". On the marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Lelia (Skipwith) Carter.","Scope and Contents Death of Maria Skipwith; the great distress of Mrs. (Lelia Skipwith) Tucker.","His wages are to be 15£ or 20£ per year as a clerk.","Scope and Contents The letter from Edinburgh contains an interesting description of life in the Scottish capital, the coldness of his fellow students until they are introduced, and his warm reception by a family to which he had a letter of introduction.","Scope and Contents Reports that there are about forty students at the College of William and Mary; Theodorick Randolph has died; \"Thompson has left W\u0026amp;M,\" and his mother proposes to send him to Harvard.","Enquires about Maria and their expected first child. (Both mother and child died.)","Scope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg and Columbia, South Carolina. The \"distressing news\" that his wife has died in childbirth.","War reports; the parade of the Richmond Grenadiers, Light Horse and Light Infantry.","Consoles John Coalter on the loss of his wife; reports the Independence Day orations at the College of William and Mary, and mentions the raising of subscriptions to aid distressed French immigrants at Norfolk.","The subseries covers the correspondence of John Coalter during his second marriage to Margaret Davenport, and in the early years of his third marriage, to Frances Bland Tucker. Correspondence from St. George Tucker, Mrs. Lelia Tucker, Mrs. Judith Randolph, and others is included. The material traces the legal career of John Coalter from 10 April 1795, when St. George Tucker recommended him for the position of Clerk of the Court in Staunton, through the period of his second and third marriages to Margaret Davenport, 1795 (she died in 1797), and to Frances Bland Tucker, 1802. Included also are letters to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter from her father St. George Tucker, her stepmother Mrs. Lelia Skipwith Tucker, her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph of Bizarre, and others. Correspondence with William Munford, in Williamsburg, is also included. 164 items.","Recommends John Coalter as Clerk of the Staunton Court.","\"Yes, Peggy, my Maria is gone! The worst of evils has befallen your friend.\"","Requests payment of a debt.","Scope and Contents William Munford has returned to the College of William and Mary, and is \"in constant attendance on Mr. (St. George) Tucker...Mrs. Tucker has lately been so unfortunate as to lose a newborn child.\"","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. Accuses John Coalter of \"making a stroke at her character\"; makes insulting statements regarding John Coalter's late wife. John Coalter responds by threatening to take Jenny Stuart into court, after which she offers to return John Coalter's letter.","James Coalter is a merchant, dealing largely in indigo.","Recounts a voyage to Hampton Roads to view the French Fleet, consisting of 150 ships, including three men of war, five or six frigates, and armed merchantmen laden with flour. Party spirit in Norfolk; Aristocrats more prominent; acrimony inflamed by the presence of the French fleet and a British frigate. William Munford is ready to apply for his law license.","\"There can be but one in the world\"; for her, but he is \"out of her reach.\" At a recent dinner the first toast by Governor Lee was to her.","Scope and Contents Congratulations on the occasion of her marriage to John Coalter.","Scope and Contents The difficulty of finding passage for Mrs. Coalter and her mother from Williamsburg to Staunton. John Coalter is finally able to borrow a phaeton which he has overhauled and supplied with an umbrella. Advice regarding divorce of F.","Concerning a mare to be serviced.","The \"war\"; and Indian victory are mentioned and a bloody spring season is predicted.","Scope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg, South Carolina and Louisville, Georgia. Divorce proceedings for a Mrs. Matthews before the Georgia Legislature.","Mention is made of a child expected by Mrs. Coalter.","Condolences \"on this distressing occasion\"; (the death of John Coalter's second wife in childbirth; the child also died.)","Scope and Contents Business letter concerning collections to be made in Virginia.","She should \"by this time be fatigued with the name of Tucker\"; and that she \"had better look about\" (for a husband).","The letter is from the papers of John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Judith Randolph, wife of Richard Randolph, half brother of Frances Tucker, sends greetings to Polly and Charles (Carter), step-sister and brother of Frances Tucker. The \"Mama\" mentioned is Mrs. Lelia Carter Tucker.","Complains that she is \"surrounded by the real evils of life.\" (Her husband had been linked with her sister in the famous scandal proceedings.)","Concerning a horse in which he is interested.","Hint of a June wedding for Frances Tucker.","Scope and Contents Fanny B. Tucker has just married John Coalter and returned with him to Staunton. Anne H. Nicholas writes that Lelia Byrd has died at the age of 18.","Scope and Contents Elm Grove was the new home of the Coalters. Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter was in the Warm Springs for her health in September.","Scope and Contents The letters are written from Richmond, Elm Grove, and Lexington. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter returns to Williamsburg for the birth of her first child, Francis Lelia; the burning of the buildings of Lexington Academy.","The letters are written from Williamsburg, Haymarket, and Fredericksburg.","Scope and Contents John Coalter was on the court circuit.","Scope and Contents The letters are undated, but are replies to those from Frances Bland Tucker Coalter to John Coalter.","F. Davenport was the mother of the second wife of John Coalter, who continued to live with the Coalters.","Concerning deed to property, probably Elm Grove, the home bought by John Coalter.","Maria Carter was a step-daughter of St. George Tucker.","Writes of obtaining a clerk's position with the Ohio Assembly at $4.00 per day.","Scope and Contents Death of her husband and her straitened circumstances; Bizarre in bad condition; hopes to send her son, St. George, to Europe to cure his deafness.","Scope and Contents In June, St. George Tucker and Mrs. Tucker set out for Staunton in order to be there for the lying-in of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents First mention of the second Coalter child, Elizabeth.","The illness of Tudor Randolph.","Congratulates John Coalter on the birth of his second daughter and the purchase of Elm Grove. He writes at length about the difficulty in buying good house servants.","Financial matters, mainly about bank shares and dividends.","St. George Randolph's visit to England; her disappointment over his continued deafness Dr. Cooper says \"occasioned by the irruption of his ears at nine months old.\" Has no authority over the servants. Illness of Polly the seamstress.","Scope and Contents Thirty sick Negroes. Poverty.","Scope and Contents John Naylor married to Jane, sister of John Coalter.","Payment of $1,230 on bank shares.","Scope and Contents The marriage of Beverley Tucker to Mary Coalter.","Scope and Contents Small pox.","Scope and Contents Difficulties in South Carolina caused by the embargo.","His wife Evelina has given birth to a son.","Anne Catherine Coalter was visiting the Coalters at Elm Grove.","Mention of her young daughters, Fancilea (Francis Lelia) and Lizba (Elizabeth Tucker Coalter).","Scope and Contents Frances Bland Tucker Coalter spent every summer at the medicinal springs for her health.","Correspondence of John Coalter and his third wife while he was serving as Circuit Court Judge; correspondence of their daughters, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker Coalter, with parents and grandparents. Subseries finishes with the fourth marriage of John Coalter. Interesting comments on the effect of the embargo in South Carolina, and of episodes in the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Bay area are found in these letters. There is also a report of the destruction wrought in Bruton Parish Church by the \"youth of Williamsburg,\" and remarks of Saint George Tucker (June 14, 1809) upon the occasion of the birth of his first grandson, St. George Coalter, in which he strongly condemns the academies and colleges of that day. Letters include those exchanged by John Coalter with his third wife Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter from 1809-1811, when John Coalter was serving as Circuit Judge. In 1811 he accepted an appointment as judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; the family then moved to Richmond. There are many letters received by Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter between 1809 and her death in 1813, from her father St. George Tucker, and stepmother Mrs. Lelia Tucker, in Williamsburg, from her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph at Bizarre, and from other members of the family. There also are many letters to the daughters of John Coalter, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker, from their grandparents, from 1813 to the death of Frances Lelia Coalter in 1821.","On the appointment of John Coalter to his position as \"a judge under the new Judiciary System.\" (John Coalter was appointed February 7, 1807).","Mentions a visit from the newly married Beverley Tucker and Polly Coalter and writes concerning her sons Saint George and Tudor.","Scope and Contents Letters written by John Coalter from Botetourt, Greenbrier, Kanhawa Court House, and Richmond during spring and autumn sessions of the Circuit Court. Contain instructions for planting, the upkeep of Elm Grove, and other matters.","Instructions for planting and penning up of a farm.","Scope and Contents One of the letters concerns the troubles with the English and the hope for a peaceful settlement.","Scope and Contents Three letters written from Richmond and Williamsburg. In the letter of June 14, St. George Tucker mentions the birth of John Coalter's first son his first grandson (St. George Tucker Coalter) \"who, if my prayers for him may be heard, will never descend from the dignity of a private station.\" Concerning the education of his grandson, he writes, \"unless the manners of our youth, or the management of their tutor, shall undergo a most surprising and happy change in this Country, I had rather he should never hear of an Academy or a College, than enter the walls of one.","Congratulations on the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents This series of letters is concerned, among other problems, with the difficulty of meeting payments on Elm Grove, of a fight between two of their slaves, the treatment of one of the wives by slave husband and the imprisonment on the plantation of the two slaves. Effort to get a tooth pulled. Two doctors and, finally, \"a shoemaker named Cease\" were able to extract the tooth about a week after the first attempt was made. Alcoholism of a friend. Afflicting account of sister's situation at Bizarre. \"She must come to us, as soon as she can leave Bizarre; which she says cannot be before Xmas, that she may complete the clothing of the Negroes.\"","Appeals to James All to represent the district. About the war situation: \"We are more Colonies than ever--i.e. we give our wholetrade to aid Britain in her wars--were we Colonies we would only give the revenue arising from trade.\"","Scope and Contents Her parents were trying to buy a cook for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter without great success.","Scope and Contents These five letters although undated, are believed to have been written in 1810.","Scope and Contents Reports that Bruton Parish Church has been \"totally and wantonly destroyed...the Bellows and many of the pipes cut to pieces,\" evidently by the youth of the town.","Scope and Contents Eleven letters written from Richmond and Staunton. John Coalter attending the spring and autumn sittings of the Circuit Court, sends instructions for the management of the farm.","Scope and Contents Six letters discuss news of the farm, the slaves, and family. Relays questions from slave Ned about the farm and permission for him to visit his daughter in Rockingham and his wife's petition to accompany him.","Concerning a cook for sale.","David Coalter, Mary's father.","Scope and Contents Letters from William McPheeter, J. W. Allison, Joseph C. Cabell, Polly A. Steele, and William Kinney to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter (relatives of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter) are placed in one folder.","Scope and Contents The four letters from M.S. Baldwin, M. Bush, Arch. Stuart, and \"M. T.,\" in Richmond and Petersburg, are undated but are presumed to date from 1811, and placed in one folder.","Scope and Contents Five letters written from Lewisburg and Kanahwa. In May, John Coalter writes of his appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (May 11, 1811). \"God help me, I know not what to do. All have advised my acceptance.\" In October he writes of arrangements made for the move to Richmond, and of plans to sell the cattle at Elm Grove.","Scope and Contents In April Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter writes, \"I very much fear I shall never be reconciled to our fate\"--of separation for such long periods when John Coalter is absent on the court circuit. (A month later John Coalter was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals.) Also mentions a \"terrible whipping\" their two year old son St. George Tucker Coalter had \"for obstinacy.\"","Tucker strongly advises his brother-in-law against accepting his new appointment: \"Rest assured that no other Judge of the General Court will accept the office which is tendered you.\"","Scope and Contents John St. George Randolph is a son of Mrs. Judith Randolph.","Scope and Contents Two separate letters from B. W. Leigh and Catherine Matthews, Petersburg and Staunton, to John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Speaking of himself as an \"ex-judge,\" Tucker advises John Coalter regarding his new appointment; concern for the health of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents Frances Lelia Coalter writes with concern about her mother's health.","Scope and Contents News of the children sent to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter who is quite ill.","Concern for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter's poor health.","Scope and Contents The nine letters discuss troubled times are reflected in this series of letters. In July, Tucker comments on the American privateer with one nine-pounder which took a British schooner armed with four twelve pounders. In August he gives an account of the Baltimore riot in which a jail was broken into and prisoners assassinated. He writes that such action \"is beyond measure horrible and obnoxious; and every good Citizen ought to set his face against such damnable proceedings,\" but concludes, \"The Yankees, no doubt, will be glad of the precedent...I look forward to a dissolution of the Union, as an Event not far off.\"","Scope and Contents Two letters concerning the sale of Elm Grove.","Reflects the uncertainty of the war situation in his letter.","Scope and Contents Frances L. Coalter writes to her father who is with her mother, Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter, in her last illness at the medicinal springs.","Scope and Contents Writing to his daughter before she goes to the Springs for her final siege of illness, St. George Tucker sends the news that the enemy had left the waters about Williamsburg after much destruction and property along the river.","Scope and Contents In these letters it is apparent that Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter is near death.","Scope and Contents Letters of hope and prayer for the recovery of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents Three letters from Joseph C. Cabell, Mary W. Cabell, Edgewood, and Wm H. Cabell, Monte Videa. Reports of the war: \"the conduct of the British at Craney Island was the most cowardly imaginable,\" and \"We have just been informed by rumor that the British Squadron in the Chesapeake has been reinforced...\"","The cover has the date and \"J. Randolph, Jr.\" endorsed on it with the seal containing the Randolph Coat of Arms.","Writes of his \"great and irretrievable loss\" his wife died \"on Sunday evening, the 12th instant.\"","Scope and Contents The first letter was written after the death of St. George Tucker's daughter.","To her granddaughter, the second child of John Coalter and his late wife. (A biographical note of John Coalter's family is enclosed in the folder with this letter.)","Scope and Contents She writes that \"the events of the present week will supply to you the want of a Mother and Sister, which you have so severly felt, particularly in the last six or eight months.\" Frances L. Coalter, the sister of Elizabeth T. Coalter, died in 1821 at the age of 18. John Coalter was soon to marry his fourth wife, a widow Williamson.","Scope and Contents Second is titled \"Tucker-Green Annals.\"","Scope and Contents The Tuckers are in their summer home at Warminster, with Maria Carter Cabell, daughter of Mrs. L. Tucker, and her husband Joseph Cabell.","A New Year's greeting to his granddaughters.","Children of John Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter and St. George Tucker Coalter; their spouses; children and other extended family","Correspondence primarily of the two surviving children of John and Francis Bland Tucker Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan and St. George Tucker Coalter, and their respective spouses, John Randolph Bryan and Judith H. Tomlin Coalter. Includes genealogical material on the Tomlin family, and correspondence of Judith H. Tomlin before her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter. Her letters form an important part of the collection from this time until her death in 1859. The last letters from their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. St. George Tucker, are preserved, as well as letters to their uncles Henry and Beverley Tucker and John Randolph of Roanoke. Of special note is a letter of October 1831 in which St. George Tucker Coalter writes fully of Randolph during a visit to Roanoke. After his death in 1833, Randolph's will caused great difficulty and misunderstanding in the family, and appears to cast a slur on his step-father St. George Tucker. The letters of St. George Tucker Coalter to his wife and sister, especially those written from the springs which he visits each year, form the largest single group. In these letters an interesting picture of nineteenth century social life is to be found.","Typescript.","Scope and Contents School girl letters written by J. H. T. before her marriage.","Scope and Contents Judith H. Tomlin writes of her visit to Yorktown to see Lafayette on his return visit to America.","Scope and Contents Judith H. Tucker writes to congratulate Virgilia Savage in December on her marriage.","Scope and Contents Endorsed: \"Letters of my dear and venerated Grandfather, S. G. Tucker, High Souled, Generous Gentleman.\"","Scope and Contents Thomas T. Tucker, a brother of St. George Tucker, enclosed these two letters in a packet which he forwarded from Beverley Tucker.","Scope and Contents St. George Tucker complains about his sight and signs himself \"Your old blind Grandpa\" in the first of these letters. The last is endorsed: \"All the letters concerning my most dear Grandfather's illness and death are omitted and put to themselves.\"","Scope and Contents These two letters were written after the death of St. George Tucker.","Writes in regard to his instruction in law, as suggested by Elizabeth T. Coalter. He mentions the poor health of his step-brother, John Randolph of Roanoke; and suspects that his brother, Beverley, \"will not return to Virginia as a resident.\" Beverley Tucker, then in Missouri, did return to Williamsburg, and later became Professor of Law at the College of William and Mary. Tucker enclosed his \"Introductory Lecture,\" reprinted from his Commentory on the Laws of Virginia . . . Lectures delivered at the Winchester Law School, pp. 7-14.","Scope and Contents The first letter is a printed invitation to a ball at the Jefferson Hotel with a message added; the second letter is a Temperance pledge signed by St. George Tucker Coalter, Judith H. Tomlin and three others.","Scope and Contents Evidently left in charge of his father's estate, Chatham, he writes concerning examinations at the College of William and Mary and of his experiences in vaccinating and performing minor operations on the slaves. (He was a 20 year old farmer with no medical training.)","St. George Tucker Coalter prepares to leave school to marry.","The letter is to Judith Tomlin Coalter after her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter, December 16, 1829. \"Tell St. George that yesterday Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) made an attack on the Judiciary and Papa (John Coalter), finding no one else would rise to their defense, answered him...\"","Scope and Contents His \"chill and fever,\" the recurring sickness which was to bring on his early death in 1839. His wife goes to Chatham, the Coalter family home, for the birth of her first child, Walker Tomlin Coalter.","Scope and Contents In October he writes: \"Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) looks dreadfully, is much worn away by disease...\" Two weeks later he writes describing Randolph's estate and personality: \"He is very agreeable indeed and entertains me highly with his conversation on all subjects...He is a man of the finest and nicest feelings I have ever met with...\"","Scope and Contents Two letters concerning her husband's financial difficulties.","Scope and Contents Writes to his sister about crops, planting, and the like.","Scope and Contents The two cousins, grandsons of John Coalter, are infants; this letter is written by St. George Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents In the January letter, he announces the birth of a son, Henry St. George Tucker Coalter. From White Sulphur Springs, he writes on July 27 that \"the shortness of breath and the hacking cough have left me entirely.\"","Scope and Contents Her husband is at the Springs; she would like to join him but cannot afford it. \"He says he never wished for money before, as the want of it keeps him from having company...\"","Scope and Contents Letters written from Charlottesville, White Sulphur Springs, Warm Springs, Sweet Springs, and Salt Sulphur Springs. An interesting group of letters describing life at several of the medicinal springs which were so popular in the 19th century. He describes his daily regimen, the meals, the baths, other tourists, the costs, and the physical characteristics of the resorts.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her husband about family matters while he is at the springs for his health.","Scope and Contents A continuation of his previous letters, including a crude drawing of the buildings and grounds of Salt Sulphur Springs.","Scope and Contents In November she mentions that Beverley Tucker called on way to Williamsburg.","The boys, who are just learning to write, add their notes to the letter to their grandfather.","Scope and Contents Her husband is overworking, and she fears for his health.","The brother of Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her father-in-law asking help in gaining a position with a Richmond company.","Scope and Contents He writes about his poor health; mentions his uncle, Beverley Tucker.","Scope and Contents John Coalter is very much concerned with gold mine projects; he now orders St. George Tucker Coalter about at his will, and has decided that the family shall move closer to him. They are dependent on John Coalter financially.","Scope and Contents Life at the springs, his continuing illness and his poverty.","Scope and Contents His discouragement as he contemplates the move insisted upon by his father: \"after seven years we have to begin the world afresh and fix and build and lay out and all that -- oh thunder - -how I dread and hate it.\"","Scope and Contents Regarding the move from Cumberland, New Kent County, to St. George's Park, King William County, and the difficulty of the move.","Scope and Contents John Coalter is very ill, and the new place is slow in getting established. Mention of the will of John Randolph of Roanoke.","Scope and Contents The will of John Randolph of Roanoke, in which the good name of St. George Tucker is slighted. Henry and Beverley Tucker, sons of St. George Tucker are also involved.","Scope and Contents Home has not been settled since leaving Cumberland. Her husband has finally bought a place \"about 2 hundred and 50 acres, very poor, with a new house but a very indifferent one.\"","Concerning the \"continued illness\" of Judge (John) Coalter; offers to be of any help that he can. (John Coalter died the day this letter was written.)","The correspondence between St. George T. Coalter, his wife, his sister Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan, and her husband John Randolph Bryan, form the core of the material in this box. It includes letters exchanged by the cousins, five Coalter children, and nine Bryan children. The controversy over the will of John Randolph of Roanoke is mentioned in several of the letters. St. George Tucker Coalter was a nephew of John Randolph, John Randolph Bryan was his godson, and both were heirs. St. George Tucker Coalter attempts to establish a new home where his late father John Coalter forced him to move (St. George Tucker Coalter was never financially independent of his father). A doctor's prescription, 28 April 1839, for the man who has been slowly dying of lung trouble and constant fever is: salts to be taken internally, salve rubbed on externally, baths at the medicinal springs and regular exercise. Four months later St. George Tucker Coalter died. The five surviving children of Mrs. Coalter and the nine children of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan add to the correspondence as the years go on, for the families are very attached to one another and there is much visiting back and forth as well as letter writing. The letters of the cousins have been combined in this collection, so that an interesting picture is given of the life of this period; see a report of a traveling entertainer who visits the great houses (23 February 1847), a description of a costume ball at Warner Hall (8 February 1851) and a list of courses studied at a Girl's school (2 February 1852). There is much discussion of diseases which were prevalent: consumption, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, cholera, and influenza. 16-year-old John Coalter copied out a cholera cure sent by his aunt for use by two local doctors (13 July 1849).","Scope and Contents The first letter is endorsed by John Randolph Bryan. The second was started by St. George Tucker Coalter but was completed and signed by his wife.","Scope and Contents Content is principally concerned with the rapidly deteriorating health of St. George T. Coalter. In June he begins a letter that he is unable to finish but by November he is again supervising the farm activity. The establishment of the new farm and the erection of additional buildings is a great strain.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Coalter wrote the first two letters for her husband who was too weak to write, but by December he was again active in supervising St. George's Park, their new home.","Scope and Contents 3 letters. Coalter visits his uncle, Beverley Tucker, who has moved back to Williamsburg.","Visiting the family home of Mrs. Coalter their son, John, falls down the basement stairs and is unconscious for a time. His father writes, \"the Doctor bled him and yesterday morning we gave him a dose of salts...he is now to all appearances as well as ever tho' from loss of blood, the shock, the Salts and low diet he is a little fainty when he first begins to move about in the morning.\" (The child survived the ministrations of the doctor.)","A receipt for $100.00 and a demand for another $100.00 on shares of stock.","Concerned with the business of a ferry, gold mines, and a mill, evidently part of the estate left by John Coalter to his two children.","Scope and Contents 7 letters. Mr. Coalter has had a relapse, and \"has lost all the flesh and muscle he had gained. Yet he makes a trip down country in April, only to return much worse.","He marks his 30th birthday: \"I can neither eat nor sleep nor move about with comfort and am so weak from fever...that I can hardly stand up or sit down.\"","Scope and Contents 3 letters. Letters written to her husband when he is on his last trip from home.","A doctor's prescription: salts, used internally, salves externally, baths at the Hot Springs, and continued exercise.","Announces the birth of a child to Mrs. Coalter. St. George Tucker Coalter writes of the \"fire in my breast that must soon burn me out.\"","Autographed letters signed E. News of a young son; congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a daughter. St. George Tucker Coalter adds a note in July 4th letter: \"I can't make much hand at writing this evening but I send you these few words to comfort you...my thoughts and prayers are with you may the Lord work all things together for our good.\" To this Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan hasadded the endorsement, \"The last line I ever got from him.\"","(St. George Tucker Coalter died at St. George's Park on, August 18, 1839.)","After the death of her husband, Mrs. Coalter has gone to live with her sister-in-law at Eagle Point.","Unsigned and undated.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Coalter moved from St. George's Park to Presley. Her brother, Harrison Tomlin, was living with the family and takes the place of a father to the children.","Scope and Contents Of her poverty and of the need for means to educate her children.","The son of Mrs. Coalter writes to his young cousin, the son of John Randolph Bryan, at Roanoke, a plantation that had been in litigation since the death of John Randolph. The property was being administered by J. R. Bryan, one of the heirs. Young John C. Bryan, was one of the chief beneficiaries of the will, then being contested.","Announcing the birth of a child.","Scope and Contents Preparations are made to send Fanny (Frances Bland Coalter) to live with her grandmother and to attend school in Fredericksburg. The sale of the estate of her late husband took place in October.","Scope and Contents Enquires about money from the estate of John Randolph of Roanoke; her plans to send John and Henry Coalter away to school. (St. George Tucker Coalter, father of John and Henry, was a nephew of John Randolph, and it was expected that the Coalter children would inherit something from his estate.)","Scope and Contents Written from school to his aunt; \"all of the boys have to get in school by sunrise and stay there until five in the evening.\"","The Bryan place, Eagle Point in Gloucester County, is so isolated and the family growing so large that a school teacher was kept there for the other children. She mentions her brothers and sisters, and tells of a traveling entertainer: \"De [Delia] and myself went to Warner Hall...and there found an Italian ventriloquist with a hat on that had little bells all around the brim...if he comes to Chatham you will probably be deceived by him...\"","Scope and Contents He tells his sister: \"I reckon this is the coldest and most melancholy place in the world.\"","Scope and Contents Hopes to get a place from the sale of the estate. \"Seven years this last Christmas is a long time not to have a house to call your own.\" Her hopes for the settlement of the Randolph estate are not fulfilled.","Scope and Contents Congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a son, her 8th child. Mentions shopping trips to Richmond and the remodeling of the house, so, perhaps, some money may have been received from the Randolph estate.","A 9-year old writes of attending a dance at Warner Hall and staying until 11 p.m. \"We take dancing lesson of 2 hours length every Saturday.\"","Scope and Contents Enclosure.","Scope and Contents Consumption and Cholera are discussed as well as the final division of the estate. Mrs. Coalter still hopes to be able to buy a home of her own. Sons John and Henry left in September for the University of Virginia where they room with their cousins, Jack Coalter and J. Braxton. On Christmas Day she mentions \"A dreadful affair has lately occurred at the University, one young man killed another, both intoxicated and from the south; as wicked as that is, it takes the cold blooded yankees to perpetrate the refinement of barbarism in stewing, and boiling...living people...\"","Henry T. Coalter, 16 years old, writes that he has had charge of the harvest at the farm because the overseer was sick. He has also advised the local doctors on Cholera cures: \"Mama received your letter by the last post and was much obliged to you for the copy you sent her of the cure for the Cholera. Since it reached here I have copied it twice for different doctors who seemed much pleased with the proscription (sic).\"","A beautiful description of the Cove and the island as seen from the Eagle Point house.","Mrs. Lacy, related through the fourth wife of her grandfather, John Coalter, was like an older sister to Frances Bland Coalter, and the affectionate relationship between the two continued for many years.","The Lacy's are preparing to move into Ellwood, the former summer home of John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Letters written before and after a long visit. There were ties between the families despite the distance between them. Mrs. Coalter fears her youngest son, Saint George, has Typhoid fever.","Scope and Contents A school friend tells of a visit to Richmond to see the relics of Gen. and Mrs. Washington.","Scope and Contents Cover lacking. About life in the great houses of Virginia, excursions on river boats, dances, and the like. Mentions a fancy ball where everyone appeared in a mask and gown, \"You cannot tell a man from a woman. They go about in this costume for some time and have a dance...one gentleman went draped as a lady and no one found him out,...one went as a monk in robes and with his beads...\"","Scope and Contents \"When will your new house, or rather, new home be ready for you? (Frances Bland Coalter's mother has finally been able to buy a house, Stanley.)","The letter is addressed to \"My dear Cousin\".","Scope and Contents Mentions the war threat: \"my anxiety about a lastingpeace and the welfare of my children preys very much on my spirits.\"","Announces the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Lacy.","Fanny Coalter is attending a school conducted by Rev. Moses D. Hoge.","Endorses note from Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.","Scope and Contents About her daughter, Agnes, and the progress on the improvements at Ellwood.","\"Rumors of a great revival at Mr. H.'s school have reached us from different quarters and report says Jinney and yourself acted a conspicuous part.\"","Scope and Contents A school friend writes of her textbooks: \"Paley's Moral Philosophy, Olinstead's Natural Philosophy, Hume's History of England, Conic Sections, Thompson's Arithmetic and French Studies.\"","Scope and Contents Includes a most interesting account of trip by boat from Gloucester County, via Jamestown, to Richmond.","Scope and Contents The first letters written by Mrs. Coalter's youngest child.","Scope and Contents A schoolmate who has left Rev. Mr. Hoge's school writes back.","An offer to abate charges so that Fanny B. Coalter could remain in school.","Writes that he has stood his examination for license to practice law; reports on his brothers and sisters.","Fanny has returned to Rev. Hoge's school; her friend writes regarding scarlet fever.","Frances Bland Coalter is the daughter of St. George Tucker Coalter and grandchild of John Coalter. Her correspondence gives a picture of mid-nineteenth century life and includes a near scandal in her attachment to her married schoolmaster, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge. The contents of this box end with the marriage of Frances Bland Coalter and Henry Peronneau Brown. Letters of Brown and his wife resume in Box 21. Largely papers collected by Frances Bland Coalter between February 1853, when she is preparing to leave school, and December 1858, when she married Henry Peronneau Brown. Through this marriage the Tucker-Coalter line was connected with the Brown line; thus, the papers of the two families were brought together into one. The collection gives an interesting picture of the life and interests of a young lady of moderate circumstances in the mid-l9th century. Of special interest are the letters concerning the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, whose school in Richmond Fanny Coalter had attended. Shortly after she left school, the Rev. Mr. Hoge carried on a very romantic correspondence with Fanny, although he was a married man with several children. The correspondence became more ardent in the early months of 1854 and, when Mrs. Hoge wrote that her husband had gone to Baltimore to stay with his brother who was ill, Fanny followed him there. According to the gossip of Mattie and Lizzie Morton, she went there to \"entrap him.\" In October it was suggested that the brother, William Hoge, was the one in whom she was interested. The Rev. Mr. Hoge later sought to calm the fervours of his correspondent, as shown by his letters of 28 January 1855, 19 June 1856, and 19 March 1857. Fanny B. Coalter did not lack for other suitors, however, for she preserved a letter of 17 July 1854, a proposal of marriage from Alfred B. Tucker. A year later there are reports of her interest in the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Peronneau, of Petersburg, both of whom were courting her. She finally settled on the latter; some acceptances to the marriage invitation are included in this box. Letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her husband Henry Peronneau Brown continue in Box 21. The intervening boxes contain manuscripts of the Brown family, especially Capt. Henry Brown, grandfather of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 7-13); the Hon. John Thompson Brown, father of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 14-19); and Col. John Thompson Brown II, brother of Henry Peronneau Brown (Box 20).","Fanny is preparing to leave the school, having finished the course.","Scope and Contents A schoolmate and Fanny's sister write after she leaves school.","Reports that Jack Bryan, oldest son of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan is dying at the Coalter home, Presley.","Scope and Contents After many years of waiting (since the death of her husband in 1839) Mrs. Coalter is finally able to buy her own place, Stanley. She tells of her move and of the illness that put her in bed afterward.","The school is closed for the summer, his wife and children are away, so he enlivens his solitude \"by having a little chat with you...and where I always think of you and the delightful morning when we enjoyed the scene together...how I cherish every memorial of you. \"I greatly enjoyed your last brief visit to us and that evening (do you remember it?) when the music room being full of company we found quiet, and cool breezes in the back porch. I have been sitting there tonight.\" (A strange letter, indeed, and one which was to cause some upset in the heart of Frances Bland Coalter, as subsequent correspondence show.)","Letter is addressed to \"My own dear Aunt\".","The letter is addressed to \"My dear sister\". Written to Mrs. Judith H. Coalter soon after she purchased her home, Stanley.","\"This letter cannot hold any news, so I will fill it with love...entertaining myself by wishing that you could walk into the room and occupy a vacant chair hard by .\"I hope to see you sometimes...nothing to what I would enjoy were I to keep house in a quiet way and have you for my guest a week at a time...\"I would like you to marry some fine fellow and live in Richmond, only I...like you best as you are, except that you are too far from me.\"","\"When I woke up yesterday morning and found it raining, my spirits fell as low as the mercury for I feared you would not come to Hampstead...\"","\"You ask me why it is that I am so partial to you--well, the very first time we get a chance to have a talk by ourselves I will tell you...When shall the opportunity come? There is always so much company at your house...\"","He conducts a school: \"I succeeded in six days of raising 21 scholars.\" He writes that Henry has graduated in Law with distinction.","\"I think from his letter, Brother [William Hoge] has been much sicker than we had any idea of Mr. [Moses D.] Hogeis going on Thursday to see him and will probably remain in Baltimore until he is well enough to travel...\"","Addressed to Fanny at Baltimore. Her friend writes, \"Cousin Joe says you went to Baltimore purposely to see Mr. Hoge.\"","Scope and Contents Reports gossip concerning Fanny's Baltimore trip.","\"Often when (I am) abroad, you will be in my mind and heart. Neither do I want you to get married before I return. I am to perform that service, you know...\"","Concerning the gossip regarding Fanny and Rev. Hoge: \"Surely you could not think me so deceitful as to profess to love you and then say that you would try to entrap a gentleman. I did not say so. I remember saying that if you went to Baltimore and were thrown with Mr. Hoge I believed he would address you, because I know he admired you very sincerely...\"","A proposal of marriage.","A rumor that Frances Bland Coalter is to marry.","\"Julia Green was here...when I told her that you had gotten a letter from Mr. Hoge she said she was so jealous of you that she was ready to fight...\"","\"I am going to Baltimore...and I shall see Mr. William Hoge! Don't you wish you were going? What shall I tell him for you?\"","St. George is now in school at Staunton.","Construction work to be done at the University of Virginia.","\"I hope that it will not be long before I have the pleasure of seeing you, my dear and constantly remembered friend.\"","Scope and Contents \"I have heard several times of your engagement to Thomas--who has made himself very scarce.\"","Accepts invitation to the marriage of Virginia, younger sister of Fanny Coalter.","Covers lacking.","Now a practicing lawyer, he writes to his aunt on business.","Scope and Contents To her cousin regarding \"Mr. President\u0026amp;quot; and \"The Vice.\" (This appears to refer to the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Henry Peronneau. Frances Bland Coalter was to marry the latter.)","\"I wish you to be very particular in your conversations with Peronneau not to let him have the least idea of the tenor of my remarks to you yesterday and at the same time manage to convince him that I am not in love with you, as I am afraid such is his present opinion.\"","Trouble in: finding a teacher for her children; \"the Roanoke business\"--(evidently a reference to the still unsettled will of John Randolph of Roanoke.)","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. Concerned about the health of Fanny's mother, has a horror of those \"distracting springs\u0026amp;quot; for invalids.","The solution to a problem in surveying (this may be the \"Thomas\" to whom Frances Bland Coalter was rumored to be engaged).","On the death of Mrs. E. T. Bryan, aunt of Fanny Bland Coalter.","On the death of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan.","Scope and Contents Thanks Fanny for her help at the time of the death of Mrs. Bryan, her mother.","Is in charge of the plantation since her mother's death; busy making summer clothes for the slaves.","Suggests a visit together to \"cousin Horace Lacy.\"","Peronneau Brown and his brother, Thompson, are mentioned. (See letters of December 1855, Box-folder 6:44-45.)","Writes to ask Mrs. Coalter to stay with his daughters during his absence in the south.","Has charge of the large plantation, keeping four seamstresses, three spinners and a weaver busy.","\"No, my dear Fanny, my affection for you has not changed.\"","Scope and Contents Regarding Mr. Willcox Brown and his brother Peronneau, future husband of Frances Bland Coalter.","Invitation to the commencement party at Hampden Sidney College.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking.","Accompanying his uncle on a business trip, he has visited the main cities of the south and attended the opera in New Orleans. \"I must confess that I have been rather disappointed in the people that live in these rich lands--they are as rough as possible...live in log houses and on the very poorest fare.\"","Scope and Contents \"I suppose your wedding will be postponed unless Mr. Brown's recovery is unusually rapid.\"","\"The news of your engagement [to Henry P. Brown] did not surprise me...how heartily I approve of your choice...\"","Scope and Contents \"If my letter arrives too late for Miss Fanny Coalter, I hope Mrs. Brown will have enough affection for the old name to lay claim to it.\"","Regrets that he cannot attend the wedding.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","\"The King Wm. and Hanover Charaders. Positively their last appearance. At Stanley on Friday evening the 9th this brilliant Company....Ticket 1 ct., children and servants half price.\" A home performance by the Coalter and Bryan cousins. This item is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These covers are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Papers of Henry Brown, a merchant and county official include a manuscript map of Guilford C. H., business records and correspondence of Brown and Clayton, New London, Bedford (now Campbell County), Virginia and Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, Virginia. Collection also includes papers concerning a lawsuit against Pleasant Murphy and estate papers of Daniel Brown and Henry Brown's father-in-law John Thompson. There are papers of his immediate family including Henry Brown, Jr. Boxes 7 - 13.","Correspondence and business papers of Capt. Henry Brown, Revolutionary War veteran who opened a store in Bedford County, in 1793; Papers of Capt. Brown as Collector of Federal taxes on stills and real property. The Brown family papers begin with the letters and papers of Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), successful merchant of Bedford County and Lynchburg, who established the family fortune. He was the father of John Thompson Brown, Delegate to the Virginia Assembly, whose letters and papers are collected in the next section (Boxes 14-19). A few letters and receipts pertaining to Henry Brown, 1712-1798, the father of Capt. Henry Brown, are included. The great bulk of the material, however, relates to Capt. Brown, beginning with a map of a Revolutionary War battle, 1777, in which he was wounded. With his brother, Daniel, he opened a general store in Bedford soon after the conclusion of the war. A partnership agreement of April 1797, which brought James Leftwich into the business, is preserved and the bulk of the material in this box pertains to the business of the store. A good picture of early merchandising is given by the accounts, letters relating to buying and selling trips, and the court actions taken to collect accounts. Beginning with folder 60, there are 39 items relating to the duties of Henry Brown as tax collector in the Bedford area in the years 1800 to 1803. 160 items.","\"Your friends here tremble for you and apprehend the worst from the dangers that encompass you...the deadly rifle, the scalping knife, tomahawk...return to us in all speed.\"","Endorsed: \"Map of revolutionary battle, found 1926 by F. B. Saunders in old papers from Ivy Cliff. Capt. Henry Brown, born at Ivy Cliff about 1760, was wounded at Guildford C. H.\"","Concerning goods for a retail store.","Note for ll.9.3£, witnessed by Jack Beverley. Endorsed: \"Note Henry Brown, payable 1 September, 1793.\"","Scope and Contents Includes letter from Israel Thompson regarding saddle goods in stock at the store.","Commission of Daniel Brown as Ensign in a Company of Light Infantry, signed by Samuel Coleman and James Wood, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.","Receipts to Henry Brown for recording a deed.","Agreement to enter into a partnership.","Letters written from Richmond, Georgetown, and Baltimore.","Carried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia.","Carried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia","Medicines received by Henry Brown from Howard Bennett.","14 pages. Unsigned.","Brrown's accounts as Tax Collector of the Bedford district.","Writes to his brother concerning tobacco prices.","Concerning business affairs a suit for debt, purchase of tobacco and a \"Negro wench\" for the store, etc. \"P.S. I heard at court they had made you a Captain.\"","Recording a deed.","Bonds in hands of Jeremiah Jenkins for collection.","Includes a list of the new officers of the Farmer's Bank in Richmond.","Concerning the division of Negroes, total value £815, between Leftwich and the Brown brothers.","Printed document signed.","Regarding loss of West India produce on which $5,000.00 was borrowed. Endorsed: \"I fear our loss will be considerable.\"","Returns from the Regimental hospital of the 35th U.S. Infantry. Sig. William W. Southall","Receipt is for $130.43 to be paid to John Roberts on land that Captain Henry Brown sold to William Woodford.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Tobacco sold by Leftwich to a man who was a bad risk: \"...we are thrown out of between 20 and 30 thousand dollars...one fourth of what it has taken us 20 years to earn is lost for want of prudence.\"","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes autographed document signed.","Taxes collected by Robert Snoddy, in Bedford. 14 pages.","Includes printed document signed.","Includes autographed document signed.","Abstract of duties collected from owners of stills and distilleries","Receipts for monies received by James.","Includes autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Directions for sending tax collections.","20 pages","Includes autographed document signed.","28 pages.","Letter includes a copy of Federal instructions to tax collectors. 3 items. Printed document signed.","Printed documents signed. Autographed draft.","Business records and correspondence of Henry Brown and Samuel P. Clayton. After the death of his brother Daniel in 1818, Brown entered into a partnership with Clayton, his son-in-law. Brown survived Clayton, who died in 1832; this box also includes papers from 1833 to 1839 made out to Henry Brown, surviving partner of Brown and Clayton Company. The accounts of Henry Brown with Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, 1824-1833, are retained as one group. Also retained as a separate group are the papers relating to the court suits of Brown and Pleasant Murphy. All notes of the period carried a 100 percent penalty clause. This resulted in many law suits being brought to establish what would now be considered exorbitant claims. In one case (see entry for March 10, 1823) for a debt of $42.05, the debtor surrendered 1 sound filly, 2 cows, a calf, 2 feather beds, all household and kitchen furniture, all plantation utensils, and 6 hogs! 159 items.","Papers include accounts, letters, notes, vouchers, etc.","Accounts concerning the Hancock and Brown store, Lynchburg, Virginia.","Papers relating to the suit of Brown and Clayton vs. Pleasant Murphy, Bedford County, Virginia.","Captain Henry Brown had many interests in his long life apart from the purely commercial activities upon which his considerable fortune was built. Included in this box are the papers relating to his other interests: Papers of Captain Henry Brown as Sheriff of Bedford County, Treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and of the New London Agricultural Society, and as executor of the estates of his brother, Daniel Brown, and father-in-law, John Thompson.","Accounts of subscriptions to the repair and improvement of New London Academy meeting house, Bedford County.","Records from Brown's service as Treasurer of the New London Agricultural Society, Bedford County.","Papers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of Daniel Brown.","Papers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of John Thompson.","Business papers of Henry Brown, not directly connected with any of his various business enterprises, but concerned principally with court suits involving debts to him. Included is an interesting case of Mark Anthony, who took the oath of an Insolvent Debtor, making out a deed of trust of all his property to his creditors (11 April 1829 and 6 July 1833). Also includes papers concerned with the suit of Henry Brown vs. Nicodemus Leftwich, 1832-1840. Brown pays for the attendance of witnesses at the court and pays the county Jailor \"for imprisoning and releasing\" Leftwich.","Business papers of Henry Brown","Household, family and personal bills preserved by Henry Brown, an interesting collection of a family illustrating the activities of eight children in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, 1819-1841.","Household, family and personal bills of Henry Brown","Correspondence of the immediate family of Captain Henry Brown. Also includes personal correspondence of Henry Brown with his brothers, Samuel and Daniel, and his children. The correspondence between Henry Brown and his son, John Thompson Brown, is found in Boxes 14-19. Also, letters from the sons and daughters of Samuel, brother of Henry Brown. In a separate group are collected letters written by Edward J. Steptoe, grandson of Henry Brown, from West Point Military Academy and from the Indian Wars in Florida, where he served after he was commissioned.","Purchase of a watch in Winchester; requests 30 dollars to repay a debt.","His wife's estate; purchase of a Negro girl.","On his return from the Spring; attack of \"bilious Cholic\" and his treatment.","Concerning \"the purchase of some land at $20 per acre...\"","Beats female slave, using a walking stick, his wife using a cowhide whip. The slave's mate attempted to protect her with an axe but he was subdued, beaten and sent to jail the next day. Hopes for peace, unpopularity of the conscription law and the whiskey tax.","On her studies: Blair's lectures, piano playing, drawing, painting and embroidery.","The husband of Nancy Brown writes: \"...Bounaparte is on his way to this country. If so I greatly fear we shall go backwards with accelerated velocity in all peaceful, literary and ornamental pursuits...\"","Advice on a move to the State of Ohio. \"Although I like Slavery as little as you or anyone else, still...I think it probable that we should be as unhappy as we are with them\" (Daniel died in 1818. For the next 20 years Henry administered his estate for the benefit of his wife and children.)","Scope and Contents Henry Brown is Clayton's father-in-law. The letters discuss Mary Brown's illness at the Springs (she was to die within a year).","The building of his house and the health of his family.","The daughter of Samuel Brown, writes to console her Uncle on the death of his brothers and his two daughters, Mrs. Anne [Nancy] B. Steptoeand Mrs. Mary [Polly] B. Clayton.","An uncle of Henry Brown writes, \"My grandson wishes to get in to Business in a store...\" (Henry Brown, Jr. now has a store in Lynchburg.)","His continued bad health. The death of James Leftwich, Captain Brown's business partner.","Requests assistance in obtaining appointment as Clerk of Court at Bedford.","The value of the Deerwood tract.","Begs her father to let her have money to go to the inauguration of President Jackson.","On her visit to Washington: \"this is the thickest settled neighborhood that I ever was in--the neighbors are situated all around, some in view and others not more than a quarter of a mile from the house...\"","On his visit with his brothers, John Thompson Brown, in \"Washington City.\" Description of crowded Washington, full of pickpockets and of the confusion even in the President's house.","\"...the last day I rode more than thirty miles through a dreary wilderness without seeing a single house...I am yet travelling alone and have come six hundred miles without a single man travelling my course...\"","His progress in college.","His progress in repaying a debt to the estate of his uncle, Daniel.","Scope and Contents Report of workers on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal dying from Cholera.","On the death of his maternal grandfather, John Thompson.","Henry G. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.","Leaving for New York to lay in goods.","Scope and Contents Hopes for his store despite illness and some hostile feeling toward his former partner, Ammon Hancock.","On the death of Henry Brown. (Henry Brown, Jr. died while he and his wife were on a shopping trip for the store.)","William Brown is the son of Samuel Brown. On the changing population: \"The people still retain the simple manners of the old Scotch-Irish and, I may add, much of the intelligence and piety. But the restless spirit of emigration is taking away our best people and in their place we generally get Germans, who commonly are deplorably ignorant and will do very little toward supporting the Gospel.\"","Scope and Contents A Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes to settle accounts and close the store.","The widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the disposal of her house.","To Frances Brown's husband, on the loss of her two brothers, \"and such brothers too, in so short a time.\" (Henry Brown, Jr. died in June, 1836, and his brother, John Thompson Brown, in December of that same year.)","Henry J. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.","Scope and Contents 2 letters. On the sale of merchandise and an expected loss.","Agrees to furnish Gould B. Raymond, manager of the Menagerie Co., lodging for 30 men, 65 horses, 1 elephant, 1 camel and 2 ponies.","The inscription on the tomb of her late husband, John Thompson Brown.","The widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the death of her husband a year ago.","The widow of John Thompson Brown writes regarding her three sons.","Scope and Contents The executor of an estate demands payment of a note on which Henry Brown, Jr. was a cosigner.","Scope and Contents The youngest daughter of Henry Brown writes about her marriage and the first meeting with her new relatives.","William Brown is the son of Samuel.","On his marriage to Alice Brown.","Mrs. Alexander (Lockie T. Brown) Irvine is her sister. Her wedding trip to New Orleans.","Her sickness on the way down the river due to fresh paint in the boat.","Daniel Brown is the son of Samuel.","Concerning eventual conversion of Baptists to the Presbyterian Church.","Henry Brown is her father.","Scope and Contents \"...I left New Orleans the 28th of March and reach George Town. The 15th of April...Sam (Brown) was in New Orleans the day before I left-he was not married but expected to be the 9th of April.\"","\"Last evening our darling Alice made me the happy father of a fine boy...\"","Report to his father of his first grades at the Academy.","To his grandfather regarding his first term marks.","Scope and Contents \"The first two years of our course are exclusively devoted to Mathematics and French...\" Encloses a work sheet and \"Synopsis of the Course of Studies at the Military Academy.\"","Scope and Contents Letters written from Oklawaka River and St. Augustine, Florida. \"The Congress must get rid of its 'sickly sympathy' (with the Indians) or, rely upon it, this is a war of years to come.\" Gives a vivid description of St. Augustine.","Scope and Contents Letters written from Rose's Landing, Tennessee; Savannah, Georgia; and off Cape Hatteras. Contrasts the Cherokees in Tennessee with the Seminoles of Florida. Describes Savannah in a letter enclosed, dated February 16, 1839.","8 letters. Total of 12 pages. Typescript.","Children of Captain Henry Brown: letters of Henry Brown, Jr., oldest son of Captain Henry Brown; Samuel Thompson Brown, youngest son; and other members of the immediate family. Henry Brown, Jr., who suffered a grave illness in 1822 as a result of which he almost lost his eyesight, went into the partnership of his father with Amman Hancock. In 1835-1836, he opened his own store in Lynchburg, but died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to New York. Interesting items in this part of the collection include a 44 page book of mineral and chemical notes (31 July 1826), a 56 page diary kept by Henry Brown, Jr. on his trip abroad (24 July 1831), drafts of letters by Henry Brown, Jr. to newspapers regarding horses, and instructions for horse care, and the like (13 April 1835-March 1836). The will of Henry Brown, Jr. (May-December 1830), and his deathbed statement dictated to his wife (May 1836), are also included. The papers of Samuel Thompson Brown include the card which announced the opening of his law office in Bedford (8 May 1838), records of his marriage in Alabama (27 April 1840), and the death of his wife within the year (3 April 1841). A letter of 22 January 1842, mentions the business failures taking place in Richmond and Lynchburg, and one of 27 August of the same year comments on the national political situation which is \"sadly out of joint.\" In a letter of 20 September [1845], there is a report of \"the thefts which were perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\" 128 items.","\"My eyes appear to have improved gradually.\" (His ailment seemed to be at its worst at this time, though he continued to suffer from the ailment until his death in 1836 at the age of 39 years.)","A note for $1,000.00. At this time he was getting started in the store, Hancock and Brown Co.","The \"most favorable accounts\" of John Thompson Brown from the members of the House of Delegates.","Scope and Contents Concerning the business of Col. [Mark] Anthony, in which Henry Brown, Jr. appears to be involved.","Includes autographed document signed.","44 pages","Includes autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Mentions the marriage of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of introduction for Henry Brown, Jr., for use on his trip to England and the Continent in that year.","56 pages","Scope and Contents Letters written to her husband on his trip. \"Oh, my dear husband, why was it that I did not accompany you?\" (None of these letters reached Henry Brown, Jr. on the trip, but followed him home).","News from a letter she received from Henry Brown, Jr. in England.","Scope and Contents Payment of his debts in Lynchburg; hiring out of a slave.","\"It's really a sad case for me, to be sick from home and away from all that (are) Dear to me...\"","This was the store in Lynchburg in which Henry Brown was a partner and with which Henry Brown, Jr. was associated until he opened his own store in 1835. Includes autographed document.","Scope and Contents Brother-in-law, Jack Willcox; his brother, John's speech on the Petersburg Rail Road; and the house that Henry Brown has vacated in Lynchburg.","On a debt of Thomas Williams.","Includes autographed draft. Appear to refer to pictures, and may date from the time of one of the buying trips that Henry Brown, Jr. made with his wife.","After breaking from the partnership of Hancock and Brown, he opened his own store.","Scope and Contents Cover lost. Concerning the care for his horses, Young American Eclipse and Spring Hill, while he is away.","Scope and Contents Written while she and her husband were on a buying trip for the Lynchburg store. In New York, Henry Brown, Jr. was taken desperately ill and died.","Unsigned. Evidently taken down by Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown during the final days in New York.","Scope and Contents An associate of Henry Brown, Jr. in the Lynchburg store, was liquidating the stock and selling horses in order to settle the estate.","Profile by Professor William B. Rogers.","A note regarding the settlement of the Henry Brown, Jr. estate.","Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown is his mother. Written from school, with endorsement by James Morrison, schoolmaster.","Signed Eleanor C. L. Brown.","H. Guilford Brown is her son.","Charge slips for failing to attend army musters between 1829 and 1839, 1839. 10 items. Printed document signed.","Samuel T. Brown is his his brother-in-law. Letter congratulating S. T. B. on his marriage.","Mrs. Alexander Irvine is her her sister-in-law. She writes of the aged John Vaughan Willcox, her father, with whom she is living and for whom she is caring; Samuel T. Brown and his \"youthful bride.\"","Draft of the statement concerning the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.","His extended wedding trip; description of General Harrison's house.","Court cost voucher recording transfer of 400 acres from Henry Brown to Samuel T. Brown, with tax receipt. 2 items. Printed document signed.","Letter sent care of Judge Crawford at St. Stephens, Alabama. Consolations upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.","Scope and Contents Condolences upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.","A letter of consolation.","Scope and Contents On the death of W. W. Worthington, brother-in-law of Samuel T. Brown. \"Your sister Alice is desirous of your attention to the affairs of Mr. W. in New Orleans prior to your return to Virginia.\"","Recording certain deeds for his son-in-law, Samuel T. Brown.","Unsigned draft. Written to his overseer with whom he has quarreled.","On the fees paid by Henry Brown in the Leftwich case: \"between twenty and twenty-five dollars for my services as an attorney.\" On the thefts \"perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\"","Agreement for the payment of a debt.","Drafts of a letter to Mark Andrews. 2 items. Concerning the cutting of trees on the property of Samuel T. Brown.","A reply to the above letter, Box-Folder 13:60.","Samuel T. Brown is her brother.","On a charge of Ammon Hancock against the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.","Estimate for the cost of the construction of a bridge.","Receipt for postal expenses, April-June, 1849, signed H. Stevens.","Scope and Contents On the property in Mobile, Alabama, purchased by Samuel T. Brown.","Scope and Contents The sale of a female slave \"with her Brood.\" Samuel T. Brown is Edward Robinson's brother-in-law.","Papers concern John Thompson Brown's attendance at Princeton, study of law, and trips to the South and to the West Indies. Includes speeches and correspondence as well as his published writings (newspaper articles, bills and pamphlets). The collection emphasizes his political career in the Virginia House of Delegates including his views on slavery. Also includes architectural plans for a two room house and elevations (1827), drafts of toasts and letters concerning his fight with John Hampden Pleasants. Prominent correspondents include William Segar Archer, James Murray Mason, John Hampden Pleasants, William Cabell Rives, Henry St. George Tucker and John Tyler. Boxes 14 - 19.","John Thompson Brown (1802-1836) was born at Otter Hills, near Bedford, Virginia and was the son of Henry Brown (1760-1841). He attended the New London Academy, 1816; studied at Princeton, 1817-1820; traveled to the South and the West Indies, 1821; and studied law with Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County, Virginia, 1822-1823. He began his law practice in Clarksburg, Virginia (later West Virginia), in 1824, and represented Harrison County in the House of Delegates, 1827-1830. He was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830. He married Mary E. Willcox June, 1830, and moved to Petersburg, where he again was elected to the General Assembly, 1831-1836. He was a delegate to the national convention of the Republican (now Democratic) Party, but died on 20 November 1836, at his father's home, Otter Hills, after a brief illness. The first two letters in Box 14 date from the period of his attendance at New London Academy; then follow the papers relating to Princeton, where he matriculated in 1817 at the age of 19. He was placed in the Sophomore Class on the basis of an examination before the faculty, and received the highest mark given at the College, in each of the three years he spent at the College. His report sheets show the requirements for entrance, lists of courses, and contain a resolution passed by the trustees which condemned the sharp practices of the merchants in town. Some of the correspondence of John Thompson Brown with his brother-in-law Dr. William B. Steptoe in this period is interesting for the comments it contains on the Missouri question and other matters then being debated in the U.S. Senate. The remarks made by John Thompson Brown in letters from his collegiate period may be compared with his statements on the subject of slavery later made on the floor of the House of Delegates. After graduating from Princeton, John Thompson Brown traveled to the South, and made a brief trip to the West Indies, keeping notes on his impressions. Upon his return he took up the study of law with Judge Taylor. From this period come interesting musings on such subjects as \"the family fireside,\" \"youthful recollection,\" \"friendship,\" and \"behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.\" His license to practice law, dated 7 March 1824, is included in the collection. He journeyed to Clarksburg, Virginia, to set up his law practice, and kept a notebook on the trip West which reveal his first impressions of the Clarksburg area. At the end of this box is a scrapbook containing some of his published writings, speeches, and newspaper articles.","Letter from a schoolboy friend regarding New London Academy.","John Thompson Brown's examinations at the New London Academy.","\"I have just been examined by the faculty and am admitted to the Sophomore Class, which is the second in the college.\" His expenses are estimated at $200.00 for the first term and $90.00 for the second. \"I will pledge myself not to spend one cent more than is really necessary.\"","Scope and Contents News from home; a rumor that some boys were expelled from Chapel Hill for their politics. John Thompson Brown is his brother-in-law.","Scope and Contents Medical advice; a suggested teacher for New London Academy (\"Has he energy enough manage southern students?\"); the death of Polly [Mrs. Mary Brown Clayton], sister of John Thompson Brown.","The political upheaval at William and Mary College; deputies appointed \"...to fix upon the site of the Virginia University.\"","Scope and Contents \"My expenses have far exceeded what was necessary or what you expect. I now see my error and repent...\" Three months later he offers to leave school because of his additional debts. Later in Baltimore, he is robbed of $200.00. His father adds up the year's expenses to a total of $670.00. Henry Brown is John Thompson Brown's father.","Behavior, No. 1. distinguished; Industry, No. 1. distinguished; Scholarship, No. 1. distinguished (1) \"If under the article scholarship, a student is marked No. 1 distinguished (1), he is considered as ranking among the first in his class.\" (From printed explanation of the report.) John Thompson Brown is of the sophomore class at Princeton.","Scope and Contents \"Once the busy scene of commercial enterprise...now lifeless and inactive.\" Concerning Lynchburg.","Scope and Contents The University of Virginia is established at Charlottesville with an annual appropriation of $15,000; news of a threat of slave uprisings in Fredericksburg.","John Thompson Brown is of the junior class at Princeton. Two reports. Printed document signed. Similar reports to that of 1818. Warning is added to the September report concerning excessive expenditures by students: \"the trustees of the college give this notice to the parents and guardians of the youth, that they ought to pay no debt contracted in this town, which they have not specifically authorized.\"","Endorsed: \"Collegians mei consocui.\" He knew 162 fellow students.","On the \"present session of Congress.\"","Scope and Contents Rumor of a great rebellion that has taken place at Princeton; the Missouri question.","John Thompson Brown is of the senior class of Princeton.","A Fourth of July oration supporting the idea of colonizing the free Negroes in Africa.","The content is on his trip to the South. 15 pages. Autographed document.","\"My father may justly complain of the great sums which he has expended on me, but his kindness shall not be abused much longer, as I hope to be in a situation to support myself.\" Endorsed: \"Brother J.--after his return from Princeton went South--through the Cherokee Nation [Alabama and Georgia] to Pensacola, and on to New Orleans--thence to Cuba and returned to U. States in the U.S. Frigate 'Hornet,' as a guest of the officers. Samuel T. Brown.\"","A gambling scrape he was involved in; asks his father's forgiveness.","\"Chancellor Taylor has been of incalculable service to me in the study of law.\" (Needham was a law school operated by Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County in the years 1821-1836.)","These are the continuous drafts of a multiple of letters, continued July 8, 1831, Petersburg. The first section consists of musings and youthful recollections; the second is a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.","Letter from Alexander M. Jackson, at New London, to John Thompson Brown, regarding the marriage of Dr. Steptoe.","Notes made at Judge Taylor's Law School.","License to practice law in the superior and inferior courts of this Commonwealth (Virginia).","Musings on friendship and the wise behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.","A letter introducing John Thompson Brown when he went to Clarksburg to set up practice.","44 pages. Musings written on a trip through Virginia: thoughts on a disappointing love affair; notes on \"Crab Orchard\" and the \"Creek Nation\" --the latter were to be incorporated into an Independence Day address delivered in Petersburg in 1831.","Scope and Contents Impressions of Clarksburg; the countryside is beautiful and the land very rich, but \"The people have no money and are wretchedly poor and lazy...\"","His plans to establish himself.","The following newspaper clippings and pamphlets are included in a bound scrap book, with endorsements and were undoubtedly collected by John Thompson Brown himself.","Concerning \"...Mr. Jefferson...the disclosure of his poverty...\"","Concerning \"several cases of contempt of court, occurring in various parts of the Union, in which the punishment inflicted, has been made a subject of grievous complaint.\"","Concerning \"The President's message.\"","Report of a committee, appointed to enquire into the nature and extent of the evils arising from the present unsettled state of Land Titles on the Western Waters of Virginia","Speech in Committee of the Whole, Jan. 13th, Saturday.","A Bill authorizing a loan of $6,000.00 on the credit of the state, for the construction of Turnpike Road from Winchester to Parkersburg by way of Clarksburg, being under consideration.","\"Sir:--I have read in the \"Intelligencer\" of the 9th inst. your communications to the Editors of the paper, in which you remark, substantially, that the only Candidate to represent the town of Petersburg in the General Assembly is a stranger to most voters...Not doubting that I am the person alluded to...,\" signed John Thompson Brown\".","\"The following copy of a Petition to the Legislature of Virginia, we insert at the request of a number of our Citizens.\"","32 pages. \"On motion of Mr. Brown of Petersburg, the report of the committee on slaves, free Negroes and mulattoes, and the amendment of Mr. Preston were taken up; when Mr. Brown rose and addressed the house as follows:...\"","\"The bill to amend an act authorizing the Board of Public Works to subscribe on behalf of the Commonwealth, to the stock of the Petersburg Rail Road, was read a third time. Mr. Brown said...\"","\"Andrew Jackson was unanimously recommended to the Citizens of Virginia, as the next President. \"Mr. Miller of Powhatan then submitted the following Resolution...\"(Concerning the Vice-President). Mr. Brown of Petersburg, then submitted the following by way of substitute for the above...\"","Correspondence while Brown established himself in Clarksburg, and while representing Harrison County in the General Assembly. The material in this box covers the period 1825 to 1829, when John Thompson Brown was resident of Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia). In this period John Thompson Brown wrote some of the \"Letters to the Editor,\" printed in the Clarksburg Enquirer, contained in the scrap book noted above in Box 14. A draft of a part of the letter concerning the poverty of Mr. Jefferson is to be found in this box (1825). In July 1826, John Thompson Brown wrote to his brother Henry Brown, Jr. of his aim to run for the U.S. Congress. In 1827 he was elected to the House of Delegates; he was re-elected in 1828 and 1829. This box also contains various printed and manuscript material touching upon his career in the General Assembly. By the end of 1829, John Thompson Brown had established himself in Clarksburg, built a house, and planned to buy into a partnership in a store to advance his financial position. In a letter of March 23, 1829 he mentions his desire to run in the next election for the U.S. Congress.","\"...the friends of Old Hickory...hear Adamses success spoken of and the probability of Clay's being made Secretary of State...\"","Encloses a legal opinion concerning sheriffs, which his father apparently requested.","A flowery letter to an old friend from Princeton. \"I have acquired some little reputation at the bar and a practice that supports me very decently.\"","Draft of an address to an investigating group (perhaps a grand jury), with endorsement: \"1. Act against cutting down trees. 2. Act providing for a good and sufficient jail.\"","This is part of a printed letter concerning \"Mr. Jefferson the disclosure of his poverty...\" over the signature Alexander. (See bound scrapbook, the last item in Box 14.)","Desire of John Thompson Brown to run for the U.S. Congress or for a seat in the General Assembly. Suggests that Henry Brown send $1,000.00 to help achieve this.","\"I find that there is a serious and, I believe, a somewhat general wish to bring me out for the Legislature.\"","\"I am a candidate for the Legislature at the next election...\"","An announcement of the candidacy of John Thompson Brown for the General Assembly. He reviews what he considers to be the most important problems of the day, and discusses (1) the invasion of State sovereignty by the Federal program of \"internal development,\" (2) the harm done to Southern farmers by import duties, (3) the calling of a Constitutional Convention for the state of Virginia, (4) the dangers of the uncontrolled banking system.","Scope and Contents His election to the General Assembly; hope of election to the U.S. Congress, and the purchase of a four acre lot in town. In the first letter which John Thompson Brown wrote from the House of Delegates he said \"I have not taken much part in the debates of the House and do not expect to do so...\"","The note is \"in regard to the question whether Clinton or Calhoun should run as Vice-President on the Jackson ticket\"","His ride to Richmond in a coach with other, more experienced law-makers, \"having been, as you predicted, greatly edified and instructed by a coach-full of legislators 'big with the cares of state.\"","Full title: \"Report of a Committee Appointed To Enquire Into The Nature And Extent Of The Evils Arising From The Present Unsettled State Of Land Titles On The Western Waters Of Virginia, And To Devise A Remedy Therefor, With Leave To Report A Bill Or Otherwise\" 6 pages. 2 copies.","3 copies.","Petition to the General Assembly for a divorce.","Petition to the General Assembly for a divorce.","Autographed document.","Autographed document.","\"Resolving that members of the House of Delegates be requested to unite...in advancing the cause of this Society before the General Assembly of Virginia.\"","On John Thompson Brown's speech: \"considered the most able one that had been delivered in the House in 5 years.\"","\"Our Society, in the success of which, you are pleased to express so deep an interest, is I believe, making sure progress.\"","His legislature activities and speeches. \"I am a Jackson man like yourself but not perfectly orthodox, as you would say, on the subject of States Rights. I published my opinions, pamphlet of 30 pages, 12 months ago and will send you a copy...\"","Physical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Deptartment F 247 H3B73. The second copy is located in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, under the same call number as above. 17 pages. A report to his constituents on such matters as (1) the state Constitutional Convention, (2) the lottery for the Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, (3) county elections, (4) the bill abolishing the chancery Courts and establishing a Superior Court, (5) a Turnpike to their area (defeated by the \"Eastern People\"), (6) the proposed Baltimore Railroad and (7) the settling of the question of land titles in Western Virginia. Included in the pamphlet are the full texts of the report of the committee on this subject, which he chaired, and the bill proposed by the committee.","Comment on the land titles, Chancery court bills.","Scope and Contents \"Even now I am as comfortably situated as I could desire and shall support myself hereafter without any further drafts on your goodness...\"","Scope and Contents Now well situated in his \"mansion,\" he discusses his prospects for Congress and of his plan to \"offer 2 years hence.\"","Order appointing John Thompson Brown Adjutant of the 11th Regiment, Virginia Militia.","5 items. Autographed document.","Notes are initialed \"J. T. B.'s\".","Endorsed: \"McConley's System of Sword Tactics.\"","Reflections on people met at the Medicinal Springs, as contrasted with those of his constituency.","Scope and Contents In February, he forwards a copy of sheriff's commission to his father. During the year he borrows $400.00 for payments on his house in Clarksburg, and by the end of the year his father has agreed to advance enough capital for him to become a partner in a mercantile business. Upon the conclusion of the 1828-1829 session of the General Assembly, he writes that he will be a candidate once more, then run for Congress. In the letter of March 23rd, he writes that opposition has arisen \"on account of some laws we had passed last session authorizing the county court to levy a tax for repairing roads and bridges.\" On March 23rd he relates his experiences in Washington at the inauguration of Jackson: on December 14th he predicts that the basis of votes for whites will be surrendered in the formation of the new State constitution.","Suggests they ride together to Alexandria, then go to Richmond by boat.","The Virginia Constitutional Convention: \"I had an opportunity of hearing the most distinguished members of the body--Mr. Madison and Mr. Marshall among the rest...\"","Correspondence from after his marriage to Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg (May 1830), and his move to that city, which he represented in the General Assembly in 1831. Also includes over one hundred toasts given at various occasions. The change which was to occur in the life and fortunes of John Thompson Brown in the year 1830 is forecast in the first letter of this box, a letter received by Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg circa December 1829, in which there is a discussion of \"Mr. B.\" Three months later (March 18, 1830) in a letter to his father, John Thompson Brown announces his intention of leaving Clarksburg, and of his need for a horse and sulky so that he may arrive in Petersburg in a manner which should \"avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution.\" The next letter in the collection (May 9, 1830), in draft, contains an account of his wedding, a wedding which was attended by no members of his immediate family. Subsequent letters tell of the generosity of the new father-in-law John V. Willcox in the gift of a town house \"provided with servants,\" a draft of $1500, and the promise of as much more as he asks (July 22, 1830). Yet the position is not satisfactory and because John Thompson Brown feels that he is losing his independence, he returns to Clarksburg with the intention of resettling there and sending for his wife (May 2, 1831). During a four week visit to Harrison County, he finds his political position has declined (June 7, 1831), so he returns to Petersburg, and is invited to make the Independence Day address for the town (June 8, 1831). As a result of this address (and the good influence of his father-in-law) he is nominated to represent the town in the House of Delegates, and is elected without opposition (September 26, 1831). He successfully sponsors a bill in the Assembly for the Petersburg Railroad (28 December 1831), is appointed Judge of Elections for the Petersburg Office of the Bank of Virginia (December 29, 1831), and is sought as a sponsor of a new newspaper which is being established in Richmond (October 20, 1831). Of particular interest is a letter to his nephew outlining his philosophy of life and advising the young man on his future (October 3, 1831). A report of the slave insurrection in Southhampton is described in a letter of September 26, 1831. At the end of this box are collected more than a hundred drafts of toasts made by John Thompson Brown.","A friend writes regarding \"Mr. B.,\" \"a man of boundless pride and diffidence. His attachment was cut down in the bud and You, my sweetest Mary, have hoped whilst he desponded...\"","\"My friends, Webster, Goffard, and others believed I could certainly be elected to Congress next Spring...I wish to appear at P[etersburg]in a manner which would probably be expected and to avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution. Henry is to get me a sulky, horse, etc., and if you can spare this additional sum you may hand it over to him...\"","\"Our nuptials took place at the time expected and I cannot say that there was any other allay to my happiness, than that neither you nor any of my near relatives were present.\"","Scope and Contents On his honeymoon: \"Peronneau Finley travels with us, as one of our immediate party. Mr. Willcox, Sr., and three of his friends are going to N. York to the races. They came with us thus far...\" There is much discussion about where they will live, but, \"I think it probable we shall reside in Petersburg...\"","On his Washington visit: \"we remained a week, were introduced to the President, etc., heard some interesting debates and saw all the great men of the nation...My situation is in all respects agreeable.\"","Congratulations on her marriage coupled with much advice.","Scope and Contents After a visit with his father, he writes: \"I have nothing to add on the subject of my future arrangements. I shall pursue the course which you seemed to approve when we were together.\" He writes later that Mr. Willcox has turned over to them his town house \"furnished with servants\u0026amp;quot;; in another letter: \"He handed me a check for $1,500 and said that I should always have as much as I wanted...\"","Sends advice to his younger brother and, and account of his own situation.","Scope and Contents Letters from Harrison County report that \"the District needs me badly...but it is too late...\"","\"I regret that you have temporarily declined public life--for I would not believe you have abondoned it altogether.\"","Scope and Contents Autographed draft. Advice given to a young man summarizing John Thompson Brown's own philosophy of life.","Scope and Contents On his return to Harrison County, \"I found that my position here was to be too dependent...\"","\"At a meeting of the citizens of Petersburg...'Resolved, that John Thompson Brown, Esq., he appointed Orator of the Day'.\"","Autographed drafts. The first important public speech of John Thompson Brown, in Petersburg, one which appears to have established his reputation, and which influenced his decision to remain there.","Regarding his Independence Day address; the wisdom of his brother's decision to visit England.","Physical Location: See 25 April 1822, Box-folder 14:21, These are the continuous drafts of multiple letters. This draft concerns the second part which contains a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.","Scope and Contents On July 25, he states that his brother has left on the packet for Baltimore on the way to Liverpool. Concerning his \"reasons of my determining not to remove to Harrison.\" On September 14 he writes that his wife has given birth to a son, who will be named Henry Peronneau, \"after you and my friend Peronneau Finley.\"","Scope and Contents A letter from Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown to John Thompson Brown encloses the letter from Henry Brown Jr. Henry Brown, Jr. writes of his journey, as a result of which \"I become more and more an American in feeling and principle...\"","Scope and Contents \"I was elected without opposition after announcing my sentiments freely and boldly.\" News of an insurrection of Negroes in Southampton (Nat Turner), \"they killed 55 persons, mainly women and children.\"","Gives his opinions on the education of his nephew, Edward. He approves strongly of the emphasis on science to be found at West Point; on going to college among the Yankees: \"I partake in some measure of the prejudice against them--but think nevertheless that...southern firewould be none the worse for being somewhat cooled by the northern frost.\"","A new newspaper is proposed for the city of Richmond.","A request for help in covering a $3,000 debt to \"sharpers.\" Endorsed by Windham Robertson.","Scope and Contents Describes the quarters he has for his wife and son. On the main question of the day he writes: \"I think no measure can or ought to be taken now for the abolition of slavery...\"","Concerning \"the bill now before the Legislature on the subject of our (Rail) Road.\"","Appointment of John Thompson Brown as judge of the election for directors of the Bank of Virginia in Petersburg.","Two speeches given before the House of Delegates, published in pamphlet form: The speech of John Thompson Brown, in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the Abolition of Slavery; Speech of John Thompson Brown, (of Petersburg,) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, in Committee of the Whole, on the State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina. The important and exciting national political events of the years 1832 and 1833, as they affected the people of Virginia, are seen through the eyes of John Thompson Brown in the items included in this box. A member from Petersburg in the House of Delegates of the Virginia Assembly, John Thompson Brown was placed in a position of leadership and strongly influenced the decisions taken in those critical years. His speech on the abolition of slavery was considered so important that Judge Henry St. George Tucker and others raised the money to have it printed (18 January 1832). He was a member of the Virginia delegation to the national convention of the Republican Party; his resolution of the Vice-Presidential nominee (21-22 May 1832) was the one adopted by the Virginia caucus. As Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates, the question of President Jackson's moves against the United States Bank was of particular concern to him (9 April 1833). Great excitement was aroused by South Carolina's threat of nullification. John Thompson Brown was a member of the Committee on Federal Relations, and his substitute motion on the question is included in this box, as well as his speech on The State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina, delivered 5 January 1833, also published in pamphlet form. John Thompson Brown was invited to be a Director of the Petersburg Railroad which he declined (7 May 1832), and was considered for the position of U.S. Senator, although he felt that he was not qualified by years or experience (December 1832). An interesting report of his meeting with President Jackson is included in a letter from John Thompson Brown to his wife (23 May 1832). Also included in this box are letters from John Tyler, William Cabell Rives, and William Segar Archer (7 February, 3 March 1833). Two poems, possibly written by John Thompson Brown, clipped from a newspaper, signed Julian are included at the end of this box. 81 items.","Scope and Contents Writes of the fortunes of the (Petersburg) Railroad Bill in the House of Delegates and State Senate.","Information regarding Rensselaer School. Samuel T. Brown, younger brother of John Thompson Brown, appears to have been interested in this school.","In this important speech John Thompson Brown took up several proposals for the freeing of slaves, including that of Thomas Jefferson, as submitted to the Legislature by Jefferson Randolph, his grandson, and argued against each.","Scope and Contents \"My speech on abolition has had great eclat--a fund has been raised for publishing it in pamphlet form for general distribution... Judges [Henry St. George] Tucker and Brookehave taken active part in puffing the speech.\" He also reports, \"I have carried my Railroad Bill...and shall enjoy the credit of effecting it by my personal influence.\"","Physical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, E 449 L45. 47 pages. Includes in a \"Postscript\" an answer to a statement in The Enquirer over the signature of Jefferson [Randolph]. Reference is made to a remark made in The Wig that his argument \"had been far surpassed by the discussion of the subject by a stripling . Mr. Brown of Petersburg.\" General Assembly. Committee on Federal relations. Official Document Nos. 14, 15, 16.","Concerning a suggested amendment for the Circuit Court Law.","He cannot give his nephew, Edward Steptoe, an appointment to West Point because he has used his appointment for the session. \"...the Senate is involved in the Tariff discussion...The farther I have gone into it the more thoroughly have I convinced myself of its tyrannical and oppressive character.\"","A resolution from the Petersburg Rail Road Company to tender thanks for \"the zeal and ability with which our Delegate John T. Brown, Esq. and our Senator, William Old, Esq. have exerted in procuring passage of the said (Rail Road) act.\"","This is the resolution presented by John Thompson Brown and reported in a newspaper article of this date preserved in the scrapbook to be found in Box 14.","James Murray Mason (1798-1871).","Scope and Contents \"I send you 2 copies of John's speech (on Slavery) and a paper with one of Jefferson Randolph's in reply to him.\"","Declines appointment as a member of the Board of Directors of the Petersburg Railroad.","5 pages. Autographed draft. Notes on the convention of the whole party and of the Virginia Caucus. At the latter the resolution of John Thompson Brown. was adopted, viz. that Virginia's vote should go first to P. P. Barbour for Vice-President, and when there was no longer a reasonable prospect of his selection, to Van Buren.","\"...on last evening we went to the President who is in excellent health and fine spirits. Many persons here, including some members of Congress from Virginia, seem to be much dissatisfied with our proceedings at Baltimore...\"","Scope and Contents To his youngest brother, attending college, regarding the health of Henry, Jr.","On the death of Finley's brother.","The family has traveled south to escape an epidemic of Cholera.","Scope and Contents In the letter of December 3, he discusses the election of U.S. Senators, stating that Mr. Leigh is out because of his opposition to President Jackson. Among those mentioned for the position are Judge Henry St. George Tucker, John Randolph Rives, and himself, though he feels that he has neither the years nor the experience for the position. President Jackson's message on the U.S. Bank is discussed. On nullification he writes: \"It will, I fear, be an exciting subject and one of engrossing interest...South Carolina is unquestionably wrong and as long as she remains in the Union, must obey its laws...\"","The possibility of his appointment as Senator to supply the vacancy left by Mr. Tazewell.","Excitement in Washington caused by the President's proclamation on nullification debate.","2 items. Autographed draft.","Regarding the removal of deposits from the U.S. Bank by the Federal Government.","Scope and Contents \"I was rather mortified at making a very poor speech [on Federal Relations] in the House today...To avoid misrepresentation I shall have to write out my speech...\"","4 pages. Doc. No. 14. Report of the Committee on Federal Relations Doc. No. 15. Mr. Marshall's Substitute to the Report... Doc. No. 16. Mr. M'dowell's Amendment to Mr. Marshall's Substitute,... Opinion on proceedings in South Carolina, the proclamation by Andrew Jackson, and \"the communication of the governor of this Commonwealth on the same subject.\"","Delivered January 5, 1833. Richmond: Thomas W. White, printer. 1833. 42 pages. 3 copies. After stating his opposition to protective tariffs, John Thompson Brown argued that they result from \"a perversion of the spirit and intent of the Constitution, rather than a violation of its literal principles.\" He compliments the Chief Magistrate of the United States on his general policy but disputes the Proclamation of the President on other grounds, basing his argument on The Law of Nationsby E. de Vattel. As to the action of South Carolina, he contends that there is no possibility of nullification under the Constitution, but that the redress of the wrong done in the tariff act must come by recourse to the Supreme Court, to the \"Co-states\" acting in Congress, and if necessary, by an amendment to the Constitution.","\"Substitute Submitted By Mr. Brown, Petersburg, For the Amended Report of the Committee on Federal Relations\"","Compliments John Thompson Brown on his resolutions.","Scope and Contents \"I was anxious myself that Virginia should maintain an impartial and just attitude toward both S. Carolina and the President, but far the greater part of the Assembly seemed in favour of going into one extreme or other . . . whereas I thought there was error on both sides...\" He remarks that Edward [Steptoe]has been successful in getting his appointment to West Point \"obtained (by Mr. Archer, the Senator) as a favour to me\u0026amp;quot; but \"without...your letter...the application could scarcely have been successful.\"","2 copies. Printed manuscript.","Appointment of Edward Steptoe to West Point; report of the enforcing bill in the President's proclamation, and the Tariff Bill.","Scope and Contents In July he announces the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents On the Force Bill and the Bank of the U.S.","The two items are signed Julian. \"On seeing Miss ____ at Clarksburg,\" and \"Julian Abandoning His Muse.\" Possibly written by John Thompson Brown about this period.","Written by John Thompson Brown, Petersburg.","Letters written by John Thompson Brown during portions of the 1833-1834 and the 1834-1835 sessions of the General Assembly. The manuscripts begin with letters reporting the legislative battle fought and lost against the Portsmouth-Norfolk road which John Thompson Brown believed would have disastrous effects on the future of Petersburg (January 1834). Near the end of the box are letters concerning John Thompson Brown's battle fought with fists and canes in the halls of the State Capitol with a fellow representative John Hampden Pleasants (January 1835). The fracas resulted from a heated debate on the election of a U.S. Senator. John Thompson Brown was one of those mentioned for the position of U.S. Senator (December 1834), but his youth (28 years) was against him and he did not enjoy the rough and tumble of party politics then developing. Also of interest are the draft of a speech delivered on the occasion of the death of Lafayette (9 July 1834), and two notebooks used by John Thompson Brown as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates (January 1835). 44 items.","News that his brother, Samuel, is ill at Harvard.","Reports on his progress at the college.","Scope and Contents His attempts to defeat the Norfolk rail road in the Assembly; family news.","Scope and Contents \"All is lost except our honour. The Portsmouth Bill [Norfolk railroad] has passed...our town [Petersburg] is prostrated...but the ancient spirit of our little town, which Mr. Madison called the 'cockade of the old Dominion' is not dead.\"","A patent for producing domestic salt.","Election of a U.S. Senator, for which he has been mentioned; Mr. Leigh's election. At the end of February and beginning of March he is kept in bed with an illness.","Gives his views of the political situation, mentioning the message President Jackson sent to Congress with the \"Force Bill,\" the President's plans for the Bank of the U.S., and objections to Van Buren and \"the N. York system of tactics which he will bring with him.\"","Scope and Contents Plans for Samuel, John Thompson Brown's brother, to start his study of law with him.","John J. Allen (1797-1871)","Scope and Contents Sold bank shares to help his brother go into business for himself; gives advice on racing horses.","Draft of a speech delivered in Petersburg on the occasion of the death of Lafayette. 43 pages. Endorsed: \"To my sons, should they ever read it.\"","Report of his progress at the U.S. Military Academy. John Thompson Brown is the uncle of Edward J. Steptoe.","Draft of a letter sending condolences for the death of a sister and congratulations on the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents His resignation from the U.S. Senate.","Scope and Contents \"No subject arouses anybody except the senatorial election.\"","He offers to place all his monetary resources at the service of his brother in his new business venture.","3 letters, 1 draft. On the 17th he prepared a draft of a letter, which he sent on the 20th, giving an account of a fight in the halls of the General Assembly between himself and John Hampden Pleasants.","A letter of apology for the battle fought in the halls of the Virginia Capitol.","An account of his speech which was \"better received than anything I have ever made.\"","A speech \"...upon the Election of a Senator in Congress: Delivered in the House of Delegates of Virginia\". 28 pages. Printed book. Points out the importance of this election for \"future political events and party combinations in the state,\" and defends the incumbent, Mr. Leigh.","Written by John Thompson Brown. 70 pages. Autographed Manuscript. Prepared for use in the Finance Committee of the House of Deputies.","Notes on taxes, license fees, and the like, prepared by John Thompson Brown for use on the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates. 116 pages.","Letters from February 1835, until his death in November 1836; manuscripts of four articles written to oppose the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President. The closing sessions of the State Legislature of 1834-1835 are reported in the letters at the beginning of this box. The party spirit runs high in Petersburg as the \"Jackson party\" opposes John Thompson Brown (March 1835). He is involved in a street fight with an opponent in which he receives a black eye, but the argument is made up after he wins the election (April 1835). Before the next session of the legislature, John Thompson Brown is occupied in collecting more material on the question of slavery (August 1835), and prepared three long drafts written in opposition to the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President of the U.S. Undated drafts of notes on legal cases are included at the end of the 1835 section. Henry Brown, Jr., the brother of John Thompson Brown, died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to Philadelphia and New York for his Lynchburg store. The trip of John Thompson Brown to meet the body of his brother, and his activity in settling his brother's affairs in Lynchburg are reported in the letters included in this box. At the end of July he takes his family to his father's home, Otter Hills, near New London in Campbell County, for the funeral sermon of Henry Brown, Jr. While there he contracts an illness which keeps him there until his death on 26 November 1836. 104 items.","Announces the birth of a son, John Thompson Brown II, and tells his brother that he had ordered $2800 placed to his account to support the store that he had opened.","Scope and Contents Political activity in Petersburg.","Scope and Contents \"The Jackson party has brought out the most popular man in Petersburg against...it is quite likely he will beat me.\"","Scope and Contents On April 18 he writes, \"I was elected by a majority of 37 (13 of which were from Richmond).\" There is also a report of a street fight between John Thompson Brown and \"a Jackson man.\"","Concerning the chances of Van Buren to carry Virginia in the election.","Plans to retire from politics and seek a position as Judge of the courts.","He has sent a box of books to help him in his law studies, and describes a visit by his old friend Peronneau Finley and his family.","Writes to his father about plans to visit him.","Scope and Contents Drafts on the subject of the northern resolutions on slavery, particularly those recently passed in Portland and Boston. 3 items.","4 items. Autographed draft.","Scope and Contents Family discussion, especially concerned with the sisters who were yet to find husbands.","Notice of the election of John Thompson Brown as an honorary member of the Jefferson Society.","The content is on the stand of Mr. Van Buren on emancipation. 28 numbered columns. Signed \"Mr. Brown.\"","Notes on this topic.","Notes on this topic. Also includes an additional 2 page insertion.","Notes on this topic. The series of drafts is in opposition to Martin Van Buren, candidate for the President of the United States. 48 pages.","Good reports of the new business venture of his brother, Henry Brown, Jr.","To his brother, on a buying trip to New York; political prospects now look bright, but \"the state is lost\" to the Anti-Van Buren forces.","Commission as Captain in the Cavalry of the Virginia Militia. Signed by Wyndham Robertson.","Signed Captain John Thompson Brown.","Scope and Contents John Thompson Brown writes five letters from Hobson's Inn, Homes, Otter Hills, and Lynchburg. On the trip to accompany his sister-in-law and the body of Henry Brown, Jr. back to the family home, Otter Hills. Henry Brown, Jr. died while on a shopping trip to New York for supplies for his Lynchburg store.","The body of Henry Brown, Jr. was taken that morning for Virginia.","On the death of her father, Henry Brown Brown, Jr.","Scope and Contents Taking inventory at the store of his late brother; preparing to settle his estate.","Scope and Contents Reports on the stocktaking in the store of Henry Brown, Jr. On July 19 he wrote that he was coming to his father's place on the Sunday next to hear his brother's funeral preached. This is the last letter from John Thompson Brown to his father, for on that visit to Otter Hills he was taken with the illness from which he died.","On the disposal of the store inventory; sends a piano to her.","Mourning his brother's death, he makes arrangements for his own family to join him. (This is the last letter written by John Thompson Brown preserved in this collection.)","The niece of John Thompson Brown writes to her uncle regarding the recent death of her father, Henry Brown, Jr.","A Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes regarding the settling of the store business.","Enclosures: \"A lock of the hair of John Thompson Brown, 29 years\" envelope marked, \"For sister Mary from my dear brother John's Grave, Nov. 13th, 1845, Mrs. Alice Brown Worthington,\" with clover leaves inside.","Signed Robert B. Bolling, Chairman. A resolution in memory of John Thompson Brown.","Signed D. M. Bernard, Clerk. Endorsement by James MacFarland, Jr., to Mrs. John Thompson Brown.","Condolences on the death of her husband.","A resolution that the members wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days in honor of John Thompson Brown, by William A. Dod.","A copy of the unanimous resolution of the House of Delegates in memory of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of grief written by Mrs. Brown to her father-in-law. Mrs. Mary E. Brown is the widow of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of consolation.","In service as Executors of John Thompson Brown.","Drafts.","Includes: A dramatic sketch, Kentucky Land Laws, Goosawattee Indians, and map of the region around Bedford, Virginia. 40 pages.","16 pages. Draft.","5 pages. Autographed draft. Incomplete.","The bounties offered for Indian scalps in Bedford between 1755 and 1758.","11 items. Autographed document.","A large folded ink drawing of a building \"taken from the Colonade of the Temple of Minerva Parthenon at Athens,\" with notes of construction details.","Papers of John Thompson Brown, Colonel of 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery who was killed in action in 1864. Included are letters concerning a disagreement with William Nelson Pendleton. Papers also include correspondence of his son, Henry Peronneau Brown and his son's wife Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown as well as newspaper clippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker and the correspondence of Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman. There are also nineteenth century engravings. Boxes 20 - 24.","Correspondence, commissions, receipts, etc., of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, killed in action on May 6, 1864; his drafts of speeches in defense of slavery. This box contains the papers from the period after the death of John Thompson Brown, and concern John Thompson Brown II, born in 1835, some 18 months before the death of his father. One letter (November 20, 1844) lists the courses studied by boys at the ages of 9, 11, and 13; a travel book gives an interesting picture of Europe (May 4, 1857); and a draft of a letter describes the bleedings to which a tourist entering Italy had to submit. John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by the members of his company (December 1, 1859). Also included are notes of speeches made to rouse war enthusiasm. The receipt for a saber and belt (April 23, 1861) mark the beginning of action, and other records follow John Thompson Brown II's rise to Major, then to Colonel. His request for a transfer to a more active field of war and an extended argument with his commanding officer, Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton, are of interest. The box concludes with items which appear to have been on the person of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, when he was killed in action on 6 May 1864. 83 items.","Lists the courses in school taken by a nine year old boy and his two brothers, Wilicox, 11 years old, and Peronneau, 13 years old.","58 pages. Draft.","Certifies that John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by viva voce vote of the members of his company.","References to Douglas and the threat to slavery.","Concerns the raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown, October 19, 1859, and the treatment of him as a martyr in the North. 5 pages. Autographed draft.","\"I greatly fear that the time has passed when great questions of State equality are to be settled in the Halls of Congress...this settlement requires powder and ball...\"","2 copies.","3 items.","Report on ammunition on hand.","3 items.","2 items. Court Martial action taken for refusal to do guard duty, by a trooper under the command of Colonel John Thompson Brown II.","4 items.","Request for transfer, with his command, to the Division of General D. H. Hills, so that he might be more actively engaged.","3 items.","Draft of a suggestion for winter furloughs in order to extend the length of service in the fighting season.","Published by West and Johnson, Richmond.","4 items.","13 items.","Concerning a dispute arising between the two over John Thompson Brown's command.","Signed by W. H. Taylor and Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton. 4 items.","Scope and Contents 4 items.","4 items. Autographed document signed.","Receipt for whitewashing two rooms.","Request the return of his report on the battle of Chancellorsville so that he might submit it to General Stuart.","4 items.","Papers which appear to have been on John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Gift list and cover addressed to Jackson's Reserve Artillery, near Bowling Green, Caroline County","Book containing several commissions, leather bound.","2 copies. Printed material.","5 items. Newspaper clipping.","Autograph poem and newspaper text; \"Lines written on seeing 'Rifle' the war-horse of Col. J. T. B....\" from the Richmond Dispatch.","The marker titled \"Thompson Brown\" has blue ribbons attached.","The papers relating to the oldest son of John Thompson Brown, Henry Peronneau Brown, begin with letters written by his mother Mrs. Mary E. Brown. She expresses concern that her son is more interested in affairs other than his studies (March 1, 1849). His school career is traced briefly through his years at the University of Virginia (June 28, 1851). The letters exchanged between Henry Peronneau Brown and his fiancee, Frances Bland Coalter, 1858, lead into the family correspondence which completes this box. (Other letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her family are found in Box 6, Coalter and Tucker Papers.) From May, 1861, all letters are concerned with the war. Letters written by John Coalter II, to his sister Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown in 1878 give a graphic picture of the struggle made by a southern farmer to re-establish himself after the war. 108 items.","Scope and Contents Letters written to Samuel T. Brown while he was in Charleston, South Carolina and New London, Virginia. The widow of John Thompson Brown writes with concern about her oldest son, Peronneau, who is attending school in South Carolina. He was devoting too much time to outdoor affairs of college life and not enough to his studies.","Scope and Contents Congratulating him on his success at Charleston College; a proposed biography of John Thompson Brown.","Concerning Henry Peronneau Brown, attending the University of Virginia.","Receipt for 65 pounds of ice to Henry Peronneau Brown from Long and Stevens, Petersburg.","Scope and Contents 5 letters. Affectionate letters to her fiance.","Scope and Contents In August she writes to console Mrs. Brown on the death of her mother, Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.","Scope and Contents \"We are all as glad, dear Fanny, that your home is so lovely and you are so happy...for its mountain scenery.\"","Scope and Contents Concerning the failing health of their mother.","Consolations on the death of Mrs. Coalter.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking.","Scope and Contents Cover lacking.","Concerning the loss of an infant.","Letter to his sister, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.","Scope and Contents Eight calling cards in a cover addressed to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown","The bachelor brother of Mrs. Brown writes that his loneliness on an out-of-the-way plantation is heading him to the madhouse.","Scope and Contents She writes of the ladies making vests and shirts for the soldiers. News that the Yankees have landed at Hampton; the first of the war casualties in the family.","Making clothes for the army: \"1500 yards have just been received which we are to turn our attention to at once.\"","His house was set afire and cannon are firing all about. Comments on \"the tennessee company...the roughest men you ever saw...\"","Scope and Contents The wife of John Thompson Brown II, is in \"this antiquated spot\u0026amp;quot; because her husband was drilling some new troops and sent for her to join him.","From Stanley, the family home, to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown","Their brother, Henry, is at a camp near Williamsburg; the other brother, John, is in Richmond.","\"...adjoining the lands of Henry Peronneau Brown and others.\"","\"I am sorry Henry's name is not in the list of exchanged prisoners...\"","Scope and Contents Written while Henry was a prisoner at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, to his sister.","Receipt for wheat delivered. Signed A. Wynne and L. Hatchet.","Request for someone to serve the Presbyterian Church at Tappahannock.","A bill brought in Chancery Court by John R. Bryan against H. B. Tomlin, executor of St. George Tucker Coalter. The settlement of the John Randolph estate which was in litigation for many years.","Refuses a request for $500 by his nephew; recommends that he stop drinking.","Receipt for wages.","2 items. Printed document signed.","Accounts with stores. 3 items. Printed document signed.","Note written on an early \"penny post card.\"","Scope and Contents Letters written to his sister as he made a start in farming after the end of the war: \"I have not the means to buy me a suit of clothes.\" Later he added: \"I never was as poor in my life before as I am now...I have not spent during the whole year on myself more than $10...\"","First mention of Cassie Tucker, who was later to marry John Thompson Brown III.","A request for a purchase of a case of \"56 Home Remedies.\"","2 items.","4 items. Printed document signed.","Writes of Cassie Tucker, wife of John Thompson Brown III. \"You have introduced into your home a very sunbeam.\"","The letter is addressed to \"Fanny\", his sister-in-law, and concerns the death of John Coalter II.","Statement concerning the trust for Mrs. Fanny B. Brown (Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown).","2 items. Autographed document.","The letters in this box concerning John Thompson Brown III, begin with one from his mother, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown, the former Frances Bland Coalter. There are 6 report cards from The University School, Petersburg, Virginia (1877-1879). Of interest is a pamphlet of Resolutions Passed in 1894, 1895, and 1896...Denouncing the Bedford High School Act. Many of the letters in the collection are from Mrs. Cynthia B. Tucker Coleman to her niece Cassie (Mrs. John Thompson Brown III). Letters from the children, John Thompson Brown IV, Frances Brown, and Henry Peronneau Brown II, are included as well as photographs of some members of the family and pictures of the family home, Ivy Cliff, Bedford County (formerly Otter Hill) the home of Captain Henry Brown, great grandfather of John Thompson Brown III. At the end of the box is a notebook containing sermons copied out by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown for her son John Thompson Brown III. 80 items. (John Thompson Brown III, son of Henry Peronneau Brown, who married Cassie Tucker, thus reuniting the family with the Tucker line.)","To her son (John Thompson Brown III) urging him to improve his writing and \"to read your Bible and say your prayers every day.\"","A description of the London Museum and Zoo.","Report cards from University School, some countersigned by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown. 6 items. Printed document signed. Some contain letters by John Thompson Brown III, when the reports were sent home.","Paper written on Martin Luther.","Recommends Bible reading as the antidote for \"the very corrupt sentiments which are scattered through the classical writers.\"","Scope and Contents The recent death of her husband, Dr. Coleman; the serious illness of Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.","Scope and Contents During her illness, Mrs. Brown's children are in the care of Mrs. Coleman.","A child's letter.","Rejoices that Cassie's health is \"entirely restored.\" Beverly Tucker and Braxton Bryan are mentioned as attending an assembly of the clergy at Jamestown.","The letters are addressed to \"Thompson\".","Two photographs, one of John Thompson Brown IV and his sister, Frances Bland Coalter Brown, with a servant, Aunt Jane; the other of the house, Ivy Cliff, originally called Otter Hill. Photostat.","Scope and Contents \"...make haste and get well enough to come home where you are much missed.\"","45 items. Printed document signed.","Includes a separate sermon. Autographed draft signed. \"Given to my son June 5, 1890. Let him read it carefully and may God have mercy on his soul. Amen.\" (Mrs. Frances B. Brown died in September 1894.)","Material related to the Brown and Tucker families after 1900. Accounts of Cary A. Adams are placed at the beginning of the box. Newspaper clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska, relate to Judge John Randolph Tucker. Another member of the family, Captain David Tucker Brown, is represented by two letters (1918, 1919) written from France when he was serving as a member of the American Commission to negotiate peace. Seventeen undated items concerning unidentified persons are grouped at the end of the box. 85 items.","15 items.","Endorsed: \"Pres. of Const. Convention, 1901-2.\"","Editorial from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.","Candidacy for the position of Lieutenant Governor.","Periodical. Pages 125-139. Printed manuscript.","5 items. Newsclippings regarding William B. Allison, Theodore Roosevelt, and \"The Political Situation, 1876-1908\".","Newsclippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker taken from the Nome Daily Nugget, Nome Democrat and Nome Industrial Worker.","Concerning the Farmer's Winter Institute in Agriculture, 1913-1914, of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.","From \"The World\", New York.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. With the \"American Commission to Negotiate Peace.\" There is also mention of John Thompson Brown IV, of Wilmington.","A proclamation by Westmoreland Davis, Governor. Also Includes a song sheet of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. 2 items.","27 items.","Date unknown.","Revolutionary War service claim, draft on the Bank of Virginia, and article surviving soldier's payments. 3 items. Printed document signed.","\"From private who served you on the memorable 8th of Jany, 1815.\"","2 items. Printed document signed.","Invitation from the Royal Geographical Society.","2 items. Autographed draft.","An alphabetical list of flowers with the characteristics of each expressed symbolically.","Newspaper clippings of pictures from engravings, plus some advertisements and copies of publications. Circa 400 items.","20 columns of news clippings from \"Central Presbyterian.\"","3 poems, news clippings and a clipping with sheet music.","Illustrated London News, December 18, 1866.","Christmas supplement from the Illustrated London News, December 18, 1869.","6 clippings of engravings about archaeology.","22 clippings of engravings about farming and husbandry.","8 clippings of engravings of churches destroyed in the Chicago fire.","7 clippings of Civil War engravings.","3 clippings of engravings of zoological topics.","2 clippings of engravings about the Crimea when occupied by Russian.","Supplement to Harper's Monthly.","Weekly cartoons appearing in Harper's Monthly.","14 pages from the April 1872 issue of Hearth and Home.","Clipping of Masthead of Harper's Monthly with an engraving of Clothes and Styles. November 29, 1872.","Cover page of the New York Fireside Companion. November 18, 1873.","Five sections of the November 1873 edition of Frank Leslie's Boys and Girls Weekly.","October 18, 1874 pamphlet \"Pastoral Letter\" written by T.D. Witherspoon.","Four clippings of engravings from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Family Almanac.","Full June 16, 1877 issue of Illustrated Christian Weekly.","Scope and Contents 1883 Calendar sheet for Hiram Sibley \u0026amp; Co., Seedsman, in color.","Large foldout of the family tree of Queen Victoria from the Illustrated London News, \"Jubilee edition.\"","January 1896 price list for U.S. Stamps by N.E. Carter of Delavan, Wisconsin.","Three color illustrations with a poem.","\"The Golden Horseshoe\" pamphlet with illustrations.","Six book sale advertisements by different publishers.","A completed form for \"self-measurement\" for suits by the company, Noah Walker and Co.","Five advertising cards.","Five advertisements for carriages, ranges, safes, etc.","Five sheets of medical advertisements.","Instructions for playing the Monneuse Turkish Tubephone.","38 page notebook with pasted clippings of engravings of different subjects.","Typed transcriptions prepared by Yolande (Lonnie) Dobbs, of material pertaining to John Thompson Brown in boxes 7 to 19. She chose material to transcribe that would \"provide a fuller picture of Brown, his family and his political career at a time in American and Virginian history when a number of significant events were taking place. The issues of slavery, states rights, tariffs, elections of Senators, the Bank of the United States, presidential elections and the changing political parties were issues of vital importance to John Thompson Brown.\" Transcribed from 1998-2005. CD of transcriptions is available.","Introduction gives genealogical information of the Brown Family, beginning with Henry Brown who died in 1757 in New Jersey. Includes transcriptions of legal transactions, letters and other documents (not from this collection) which show the procession of the Brown Family from New Jersey to parts of Virginia.","Inventory of Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I. Typed and carbon transcriptions of selections of letters of John Thompson Brown (1802-1836). Also, handwritten transcriptions that are not typed. Includes notes on possible subject arrangement of the transcriptions. The following folders may loosely follow this order. Includes processing notes, genealogical information and a partial inventory. The project appears to be incomplete. The author of these transcriptions may be Lonny Dobbs.","Two typed carbon inventories of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I, entitled \"...containing papers of John Coalter (1769-1838), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals in Virginia and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836) Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Harrison County and Petersburg.\"","One typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters from 1814 to 1822.","One typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters for 1831.","One typed transcript and one carbon transcript of letters from 1818 to 1824.  Noted as \"Letters of J.T. Brown.\"","One typed transcript, two carbon transcripts and the handwritten transcriptions of newspaper clippings from J.T. Brown's scrapbook. All from Box 14, Folder 30.","Handwritten transcripts of letters dated from 1831-1835. 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Henry Brown and his family;\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 is Group C, containing the papers of John Thompson Brown;\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4 is Group D, containing the papers of the Brown and Tucker Families;\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5 contains printed material received with the collection;\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 contains transcriptions of Material Pertaining to John Thompson Brown (1802-1836): Boxes 7-19 by Lonny Dobbs;\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 7 contains transcriptions of selections of letters of John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), possibly by Cynthia Beverly Tucker Kimbrough Barlowe and two copies of the inventory.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEach series in the collection has been arranged into various subseries by family names, personal names or subjects. The material in each subseries may contain the names of various other persons but the most prominent name is the one used to describe the subseries.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["Organization: This collection is organized into seven series:","Series 1 is Group A, containing the papers of Coalter and Tucker Families;","Series 2 is Group B, containing the papers of Capt. Henry Brown and his family;","Series 3 is Group C, containing the papers of John Thompson Brown;","Series 4 is Group D, containing the papers of the Brown and Tucker Families;","Series 5 contains printed material received with the collection;","Series 6 contains transcriptions of Material Pertaining to John Thompson Brown (1802-1836): Boxes 7-19 by Lonny Dobbs;","Series 7 contains transcriptions of selections of letters of John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), possibly by Cynthia Beverly Tucker Kimbrough Barlowe and two copies of the inventory.","Each series in the collection has been arranged into various subseries by family names, personal names or subjects. The material in each subseries may contain the names of various other persons but the most prominent name is the one used to describe the subseries."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNote: The superscript numbers denote generations within each family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBrown Family\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHenry Brown 1(1716-1766) was born in Bedford County, Virginia. He married Alice Beard and had eleven children including; Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), and Daniel Brown (1770-1818).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHenry Brown 2(1760-1841), later commissioned as a Captain, was wounded in the Revolutionary War. After the war he opened a store in New London, Bedford (later Campbell) County with his brother, Daniel. He had a full and interesting life in mercantile pursuits, being involved in several ventures with other partners, and spending a good deal of his time in court collecting debts. He acted as Federal Tax Collector in Bedford County, 1800-1803, a deputy inspector of revenue and served several terms as a Sheriff. He was also a treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and the New London Agricultural Society. New London is in present day Campbell County, Virginia. His business and personal papers present a picture of the successful business man of that day. No letters written by Captain Henry Brown are in this collection, though many references to letters he had written are to be found. Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), married Frances Thompson (1775-1822). Their children included Henry Brown, Jr. (1797-1836), who married Eleanor Tucker; Samuel T. Brown, who married Lissie Huger; Locky [Lockie] T. Brown(b. 1827), who married Alexander Irvine; Frances Brown, who married Edwin Robinson; Alice Brown, who married William M. Worthington; and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), who married Mary E. Willcox.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMany papers of Henry Brown, Jr. 3(1797-1836), are included in this collection, but his personality makes little impression on the reader. Toward the end of his short life he served in his father's store in Lynchburg, later opening a store of his own. Henry Brown Jr. married Eleanor Tucker. He died of an illness that had plagued him from his early years.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson Brown 3(1802-1836) was born near Bedford County, Virginia. He was a graduate of Princeton who later read law under Judge Creed Taylor. John became a member of the House of Delegates from Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia), at the age of 26. Following his marriage in 1830 to Mary E. Willcox, daughter of a leading citizen of Petersburg, he was elected to the House of Delegates. His speeches to the House of Delegates on slavery, states rights, and politics in the Jackson and post-Jackson period exist in pamphlet form and are valuable for their insight into the position taken by Virginians in this period. He also served as member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention from 1829-1830. At the age of 29 he was mentioned as a possible candidate for U.S. Senator (appointed by the State legislature at the time), and undoubtedly would have been an important figure in national politics if he had not suffered an untimely death at the age of 34. He and Mary Willcox had three children; Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), John Willcox Brown (b. 1833), and Col. John Thompson Brown II (1835-1864).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCol. John Thompson Brown II 4(1835-1864), was less than two years old when his father died. He lived to carry out his father's ideas in the next generation when the debate regarding state rights and slavery came to be settled by recourse to arms. His fiery speeches contributed to the war fever, a war in which he rose to the rank of Colonel in the artillery before being killed by a sniper's bullet on May 6, 1864.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Henry Peronneau Brown 4(1832-1894), was named after a Princeton schoolmate and close friend of his father's, Peronneau Finley, of Charleston, South Carolina. Henry Peronneau Brown lived briefly with his namesake after his father's death. The correspondence of Henry Peronneau Brown with his wife and their relatives, is chiefly of value for the insight it gives into family affairs during the Civil War and the Reconstruction. Henry Peronneau Brown (1832- 1894), married France Bland Coalter (1835-1894), in 1858. They were the parents of John Thompson Brown III (b. 1861), who married Cassie Dallas Tucker Brown (fl.1898), reuniting the Tucker family with the line. They in turn had five children; John Thompson Brown IV (b. 1896); Frances Bland Coalter Brown; Henry Peronneau Brown III; Charles Brown; Elizabeth Dallas Brown; and Willcox Brown.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCoalter Family\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Coalter 1(1769-1838), was born in 1769 to parents Michael Coalter and Elizabeth Moore. While his father was away serving in the war against the British, John Coalter and his brothers worked the family farm on Walker's Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia. After brief schooling he became tutor to the children of St. George Tucker (1752-1827), and Frances (Bland) Randolph Tucker (d.1788). Following the death of Mrs. Tucker, Coalter moved with the family to Williamsburg, serving without pay in return for the legal training he received from Judge St. George Tucker (1752-1827). While studying law, he also attended lectures at the College of William and Mary under Bp. James Madison and George Wythe. In December 1790, he received his license to practice law. A year later he married Maria Rind, the orphaned daughter of a Williamsburg printer, who had been serving as governess for the Tucker children. After the death of Maria Rind Coalter (d.1792), in childbirth, he married (1795), Margaret Davenport (d. 1795), of Williamsburg, who also died in childbirth within the year. Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), daughter of St. George Tucker, was taken as his third wife in 1802. John Coalter had been her tutor twelve years before. She later bore him his only three children, Frances Lelia Coalter (1803-1822), Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan (1805-1853), and St. George Tucker Coalter (1809- 1839). John Coalter later became a Circuit Judge of the Virginia General Court and bought \"Elm Grove,\" an estate in Staunton, Virginia. Coalter continued to live there until 1811, at which time he moved to Richmond to serve as Judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1822, Coalter took his fourth wife, the widow Hannah (Jones) Williamson. In his latter years he enjoyed wide holdings and interests, including a lively concern with gold mining in Virginia. John Tucker Coalter died at \"Chatham\" plantation in Stafford County, Virginia, 1838.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Tucker Coalter 2(1805-1853), married John Randolph Bryan (godson of John Randolph of Roanoke) in 1831 and lived at Eagle Point, Gloucester County, Virginia. They had nine children; John Coalter Bryan (1831-1853), Delia Bryan, (d. 1833), Frances Tucker Bryan (b. 1835), Randolph Bryan (b. 1837), Georgia Screven Bryan (b. 1839), St. George Tucker Bryan (b. 1843), Joseph Bryan (b. 1847), Thomas Forman Bryan (1848-1851), Corbin Braxton Bryan (b. 1852).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSt. George Tucker Coalter 2(1809-1839), married the strong-willed Judith Harrison Tomlin (1808-1859). He lived out his life fighting sickness and the losing battle of making his farm profitable. Judith Harrison Tomlin collected letters, which included many exchanged by the fourteen cousins (nine Bryans and five Coalters). Though none of these people were prominent on the large canvas of life, their collected letters give an interesting and informative picture of life in Virginia in the first half of the nineteenth century. St. George and Judith Coalter had six children; Walker Tomlin Coalter (1830-1831); John Coalter (1831-1883); Henry Tucker (1833-1870); Ann Frances Bland Coalter (1835-1894), who married Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), in 1858; Virginia Braxton Coalter (b. 1837), who married William. P. Braxton in 1855; and St. George Tucker Coalter (b. 1839), who married Amelia Drewry in 1862 and Charlotte (Drewry) Terrill in 1868. See Brown Family\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTucker Family\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSt. George Tucker 1(1752-1827), was born in 1752 near Port Royal, Bermuda to Ann Butterfield Tucker and Henry Tucker, a merchant. St. George Tucker had a extensive career in law starting with his acceptance to the College of William and Mary under the tutelage of George Wythe in 1771. He served as clerk of courts of Dinwiddlie County, 1774; commonwealth attorney for Chesterfield County, 1783-1786; law professor at the College of William and Mary, 1790; and federal court judge for Virginia, 1813-1825. In 1771, he married Frances (Bland) Randolph, a widow, who had three children from a previous marriage; Richard Randolph, Theodorick Randolph (d. 1792), and John Randolph of Roanoke. St. George and Frances Randolph Tucker together, had five children; Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Tudor Tucker, Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), Elizabeth Tucker (b. 1788), and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851). They lived on the Randolph plantation, \"Mattoax\" in Chesterfield County, Virginia, until the death of France Randolph Tucker in 1813. In 1791, St. George remarried the widow Lelia Skipwith Carter (fl. 1795). None of their three children lived to adulthood.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHenry St. George Tucker 2(1780-1848), served as a professor of law at the University of Virginia; in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1806-1807; in the U.S. Congress, 1815-1819; and in the Virginia Senate, 1819-1824. He married Anne Evelina Hunter in 1806 and had at least eleven children, including; Randolph Tucker, Dr. David Hunter Tucker, Frances Tucker, Mary Tucker, Virginia Tucker, Anne Tucker, and John Randolph Tucker (1823-1897).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRandolph Tucker 3married Lucy (?). The couple had children; St. George Tucker and Judge Randolph Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDr. David Hunter Tucker 3married Eliz Dallas and had Rev. Dallas Tucker and Cassie Dallas Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Randolph Tucker 3(1823-1897), married Laura Holmes Powell in 1848 and had seven children. He was served as attorney general of Virginia, 1857-1865; professor of law at Washington College (currently Washington and Lee University); and was elected to U.S. Congress, 1874-1887.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAnn Frances Bland Tucker 2(1785-1813), married John Coalter (1769-1838). See Coalter Family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNathaniel Beverley Tucker 2(1784-1851), graduated from the College of William and Mary with a law degree. In 1807, he married Mary Coalter (d. 1827), sister of John Coalter (1769-1838). He moved to Missouri and became the Circuit Court Judge of the Missouri Territory in 1817. Nathaniel remarried twice, to Eliza Naylor in 1828 and to Lucy Anne Smith. He returned to teach at the College of William and Mary in 1834.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOther People\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Munford (1775-1825) A friend of John Tucker Coalter's (1769-1838), from his Williamsburg days, William Munford, a poet and lawyer of some note, wrote letters to Coalter which contain interesting reports of the College of William and Mary and of Harvard University. He wrote of the poverty stricken French immigrants in Norfolk, and sent vivid descriptions of the activity of the British fleet in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. He lived and studied with George Wythe in Williamsburg, later moving with him to Richmond to serve as his clerk. His remarks on Wythe, for whom he had a great affection, throw light on that important member of the legal profession in the new nation.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGary A. Adams' (fl. 1900), connection to the family is unknown. However, several bills to him from the dry goods stores and the household supply stores are included in the collection.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Beverly (Tucker) Washington Coleman (1832-1908) of Williamsburg, was an aunt of Cassie Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJudge John Randolph Tucker (circa 1915) Newspaper Clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska concern the term of judgeship of John Randolph Tucker, (circa 1915).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCapt. David Tucker Brown (circa 1918), was a member of the 1918 Peace Commission, Paris France. \u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Family History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Note: The superscript numbers denote generations within each family.","Brown Family","Henry Brown 1(1716-1766) was born in Bedford County, Virginia. He married Alice Beard and had eleven children including; Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), and Daniel Brown (1770-1818).","Henry Brown 2(1760-1841), later commissioned as a Captain, was wounded in the Revolutionary War. After the war he opened a store in New London, Bedford (later Campbell) County with his brother, Daniel. He had a full and interesting life in mercantile pursuits, being involved in several ventures with other partners, and spending a good deal of his time in court collecting debts. He acted as Federal Tax Collector in Bedford County, 1800-1803, a deputy inspector of revenue and served several terms as a Sheriff. He was also a treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and the New London Agricultural Society. New London is in present day Campbell County, Virginia. His business and personal papers present a picture of the successful business man of that day. No letters written by Captain Henry Brown are in this collection, though many references to letters he had written are to be found. Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), married Frances Thompson (1775-1822). Their children included Henry Brown, Jr. (1797-1836), who married Eleanor Tucker; Samuel T. Brown, who married Lissie Huger; Locky [Lockie] T. Brown(b. 1827), who married Alexander Irvine; Frances Brown, who married Edwin Robinson; Alice Brown, who married William M. Worthington; and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), who married Mary E. Willcox.","Many papers of Henry Brown, Jr. 3(1797-1836), are included in this collection, but his personality makes little impression on the reader. Toward the end of his short life he served in his father's store in Lynchburg, later opening a store of his own. Henry Brown Jr. married Eleanor Tucker. He died of an illness that had plagued him from his early years.","John Thompson Brown 3(1802-1836) was born near Bedford County, Virginia. He was a graduate of Princeton who later read law under Judge Creed Taylor. John became a member of the House of Delegates from Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia), at the age of 26. Following his marriage in 1830 to Mary E. Willcox, daughter of a leading citizen of Petersburg, he was elected to the House of Delegates. His speeches to the House of Delegates on slavery, states rights, and politics in the Jackson and post-Jackson period exist in pamphlet form and are valuable for their insight into the position taken by Virginians in this period. He also served as member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention from 1829-1830. At the age of 29 he was mentioned as a possible candidate for U.S. Senator (appointed by the State legislature at the time), and undoubtedly would have been an important figure in national politics if he had not suffered an untimely death at the age of 34. He and Mary Willcox had three children; Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), John Willcox Brown (b. 1833), and Col. John Thompson Brown II (1835-1864).","Col. John Thompson Brown II 4(1835-1864), was less than two years old when his father died. He lived to carry out his father's ideas in the next generation when the debate regarding state rights and slavery came to be settled by recourse to arms. His fiery speeches contributed to the war fever, a war in which he rose to the rank of Colonel in the artillery before being killed by a sniper's bullet on May 6, 1864."," Henry Peronneau Brown 4(1832-1894), was named after a Princeton schoolmate and close friend of his father's, Peronneau Finley, of Charleston, South Carolina. Henry Peronneau Brown lived briefly with his namesake after his father's death. The correspondence of Henry Peronneau Brown with his wife and their relatives, is chiefly of value for the insight it gives into family affairs during the Civil War and the Reconstruction. Henry Peronneau Brown (1832- 1894), married France Bland Coalter (1835-1894), in 1858. They were the parents of John Thompson Brown III (b. 1861), who married Cassie Dallas Tucker Brown (fl.1898), reuniting the Tucker family with the line. They in turn had five children; John Thompson Brown IV (b. 1896); Frances Bland Coalter Brown; Henry Peronneau Brown III; Charles Brown; Elizabeth Dallas Brown; and Willcox Brown.","Coalter Family","John Coalter 1(1769-1838), was born in 1769 to parents Michael Coalter and Elizabeth Moore. While his father was away serving in the war against the British, John Coalter and his brothers worked the family farm on Walker's Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia. After brief schooling he became tutor to the children of St. George Tucker (1752-1827), and Frances (Bland) Randolph Tucker (d.1788). Following the death of Mrs. Tucker, Coalter moved with the family to Williamsburg, serving without pay in return for the legal training he received from Judge St. George Tucker (1752-1827). While studying law, he also attended lectures at the College of William and Mary under Bp. James Madison and George Wythe. In December 1790, he received his license to practice law. A year later he married Maria Rind, the orphaned daughter of a Williamsburg printer, who had been serving as governess for the Tucker children. After the death of Maria Rind Coalter (d.1792), in childbirth, he married (1795), Margaret Davenport (d. 1795), of Williamsburg, who also died in childbirth within the year. Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), daughter of St. George Tucker, was taken as his third wife in 1802. John Coalter had been her tutor twelve years before. She later bore him his only three children, Frances Lelia Coalter (1803-1822), Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan (1805-1853), and St. George Tucker Coalter (1809- 1839). John Coalter later became a Circuit Judge of the Virginia General Court and bought \"Elm Grove,\" an estate in Staunton, Virginia. Coalter continued to live there until 1811, at which time he moved to Richmond to serve as Judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1822, Coalter took his fourth wife, the widow Hannah (Jones) Williamson. In his latter years he enjoyed wide holdings and interests, including a lively concern with gold mining in Virginia. John Tucker Coalter died at \"Chatham\" plantation in Stafford County, Virginia, 1838.","Elizabeth Tucker Coalter 2(1805-1853), married John Randolph Bryan (godson of John Randolph of Roanoke) in 1831 and lived at Eagle Point, Gloucester County, Virginia. They had nine children; John Coalter Bryan (1831-1853), Delia Bryan, (d. 1833), Frances Tucker Bryan (b. 1835), Randolph Bryan (b. 1837), Georgia Screven Bryan (b. 1839), St. George Tucker Bryan (b. 1843), Joseph Bryan (b. 1847), Thomas Forman Bryan (1848-1851), Corbin Braxton Bryan (b. 1852).","St. George Tucker Coalter 2(1809-1839), married the strong-willed Judith Harrison Tomlin (1808-1859). He lived out his life fighting sickness and the losing battle of making his farm profitable. Judith Harrison Tomlin collected letters, which included many exchanged by the fourteen cousins (nine Bryans and five Coalters). Though none of these people were prominent on the large canvas of life, their collected letters give an interesting and informative picture of life in Virginia in the first half of the nineteenth century. St. George and Judith Coalter had six children; Walker Tomlin Coalter (1830-1831); John Coalter (1831-1883); Henry Tucker (1833-1870); Ann Frances Bland Coalter (1835-1894), who married Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), in 1858; Virginia Braxton Coalter (b. 1837), who married William. P. Braxton in 1855; and St. George Tucker Coalter (b. 1839), who married Amelia Drewry in 1862 and Charlotte (Drewry) Terrill in 1868. See Brown Family","Tucker Family","St. George Tucker 1(1752-1827), was born in 1752 near Port Royal, Bermuda to Ann Butterfield Tucker and Henry Tucker, a merchant. St. George Tucker had a extensive career in law starting with his acceptance to the College of William and Mary under the tutelage of George Wythe in 1771. He served as clerk of courts of Dinwiddlie County, 1774; commonwealth attorney for Chesterfield County, 1783-1786; law professor at the College of William and Mary, 1790; and federal court judge for Virginia, 1813-1825. In 1771, he married Frances (Bland) Randolph, a widow, who had three children from a previous marriage; Richard Randolph, Theodorick Randolph (d. 1792), and John Randolph of Roanoke. St. George and Frances Randolph Tucker together, had five children; Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Tudor Tucker, Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), Elizabeth Tucker (b. 1788), and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851). They lived on the Randolph plantation, \"Mattoax\" in Chesterfield County, Virginia, until the death of France Randolph Tucker in 1813. In 1791, St. George remarried the widow Lelia Skipwith Carter (fl. 1795). None of their three children lived to adulthood.","Henry St. George Tucker 2(1780-1848), served as a professor of law at the University of Virginia; in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1806-1807; in the U.S. Congress, 1815-1819; and in the Virginia Senate, 1819-1824. He married Anne Evelina Hunter in 1806 and had at least eleven children, including; Randolph Tucker, Dr. David Hunter Tucker, Frances Tucker, Mary Tucker, Virginia Tucker, Anne Tucker, and John Randolph Tucker (1823-1897).","Randolph Tucker 3married Lucy (?). The couple had children; St. George Tucker and Judge Randolph Tucker.","Dr. David Hunter Tucker 3married Eliz Dallas and had Rev. Dallas Tucker and Cassie Dallas Tucker.","John Randolph Tucker 3(1823-1897), married Laura Holmes Powell in 1848 and had seven children. He was served as attorney general of Virginia, 1857-1865; professor of law at Washington College (currently Washington and Lee University); and was elected to U.S. Congress, 1874-1887.","Ann Frances Bland Tucker 2(1785-1813), married John Coalter (1769-1838). See Coalter Family.","Nathaniel Beverley Tucker 2(1784-1851), graduated from the College of William and Mary with a law degree. In 1807, he married Mary Coalter (d. 1827), sister of John Coalter (1769-1838). He moved to Missouri and became the Circuit Court Judge of the Missouri Territory in 1817. Nathaniel remarried twice, to Eliza Naylor in 1828 and to Lucy Anne Smith. He returned to teach at the College of William and Mary in 1834.","Other People","William Munford (1775-1825) A friend of John Tucker Coalter's (1769-1838), from his Williamsburg days, William Munford, a poet and lawyer of some note, wrote letters to Coalter which contain interesting reports of the College of William and Mary and of Harvard University. He wrote of the poverty stricken French immigrants in Norfolk, and sent vivid descriptions of the activity of the British fleet in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. He lived and studied with George Wythe in Williamsburg, later moving with him to Richmond to serve as his clerk. His remarks on Wythe, for whom he had a great affection, throw light on that important member of the legal profession in the new nation.","Gary A. Adams' (fl. 1900), connection to the family is unknown. However, several bills to him from the dry goods stores and the household supply stores are included in the collection.","Cynthia Beverly (Tucker) Washington Coleman (1832-1908) of Williamsburg, was an aunt of Cassie Tucker.","Judge John Randolph Tucker (circa 1915) Newspaper Clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska concern the term of judgeship of John Randolph Tucker, (circa 1915).","Capt. David Tucker Brown (circa 1918), was a member of the 1918 Peace Commission, Paris France. "],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00051.frame\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General"],"odd_tesim":["Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00051.frame"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBrown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (I), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (I), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are two collections within the Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the Barnes Family Papers and the Tucker-Coleman Papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Barnes Family Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Barnes Family Papers, 1797-1926, 1818-1875.247 items.Collection number: Mss. 39.1 B26Correspondence, chiefly 1820-1875, of Newman Williamson Barnes and his wife Margaret W.(Tomlin) Barnes of Richmond, Virginia and \"Greenfield,\" Culpeper County, Virginia. Letters concern life in Falmouth, Virginia and also concern Fredericksburg, Virginia. Correspondents are members of the Braxton, Coalter, Tomlin and Oliver families.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Tucker-Coleman Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Tucker-Coleman Papers, 1664-1945, 1770-1907.30,000 items.Collection number: Mss. 40 T79Papers, primarily 1770-1907, of the Tucker and Coleman families of Williamsburg, Winchester, Lexington, Staunton and Richmond, including papers of St. George Tucker(1752-1827), Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851), Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Ann Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter (1779-1813), John Coalter (1769-1838), John Randolph of Roanoke, and Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington Coleman (1832-1908) as well as other family members.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), 1791-1920.941 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B855Papers, 1791-1920, of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker families. Includes correspondence, of Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown with Margaret W. Barnes, members of the Braxton family, Henry Peronneau Brown, Fanny T. Bryan, John Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter and members of the Morton family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e 2008.238 Tucker-Brown Seven Generations Genealogy Chart\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Mss. 65 B855 Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (III)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e CDs from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["There are two collections within the Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the Barnes Family Papers and the Tucker-Coleman Papers."," Barnes Family Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Barnes Family Papers, 1797-1926, 1818-1875.247 items.Collection number: Mss. 39.1 B26Correspondence, chiefly 1820-1875, of Newman Williamson Barnes and his wife Margaret W.(Tomlin) Barnes of Richmond, Virginia and \"Greenfield,\" Culpeper County, Virginia. Letters concern life in Falmouth, Virginia and also concern Fredericksburg, Virginia. Correspondents are members of the Braxton, Coalter, Tomlin and Oliver families."," Tucker-Coleman Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Tucker-Coleman Papers, 1664-1945, 1770-1907.30,000 items.Collection number: Mss. 40 T79Papers, primarily 1770-1907, of the Tucker and Coleman families of Williamsburg, Winchester, Lexington, Staunton and Richmond, including papers of St. George Tucker(1752-1827), Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851), Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Ann Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter (1779-1813), John Coalter (1769-1838), John Randolph of Roanoke, and Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington Coleman (1832-1908) as well as other family members."," Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), 1791-1920.941 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B855Papers, 1791-1920, of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker families. Includes correspondence, of Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown with Margaret W. Barnes, members of the Braxton family, Henry Peronneau Brown, Fanny T. Bryan, John Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter and members of the Morton family."," 2008.238 Tucker-Brown Seven Generations Genealogy Chart"," Mss. 65 B855 Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (III)"," CDs from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1780-1929, of the Brown, Coalter, Tucker families including the papers of John Coalter (1769-1838), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), member of the Virginia House of Delegates.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAmong the correspondents are Maria (Rind) Coalter, St. George Tucker, William Munford, Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter, Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, and Henry Peronneau Brown.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis finding aid is also available in microfilm format in Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers include John Coalter's autobiographical sketch (to age 18), 54 poems written by Coalter, St. George Tucker, and others including several by female writers. Correspondents of the Coalter family include St. George Tucker, Lelia Skipwith Carter Tucker, William Munford, Judith Randolph, Frances Bland Tucker Coalter and Maria Rind Coalter. Subjects include John Randolph of Roanoke (and his will), George Wythe, the Embargo of 1807-1809, College of William and Mary, War of 1812; and the springs of Virginia. Includes papers of Coalter's children: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter; and St. George Tucker Coalter and his wife Judith H. Tomlin and the correspondence of Coalter's granddaughter Frances Lelia Bland Coalter Brown. Her letters concern her education and friendship with Moses Drury Hoge. Boxes 1-6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe series spans genealogical material, introductory material, poems, autographical material and John Coalter's correspondence until the death of his first wife, Maria Rind. The record of the gift of the collection, genealogical charts of the Tucker, Coalter, Tomlin and Brown families, and sundry genealogical notes which form a preface to the collection, are placed at the beginning of this box. The collection begins with 54 poems, the first of which is signed by St. George Tucker. Two signed poems by William Munford are included. The largest group of poems are those exchanged by John Coalter and Maria Rind, his first wife. Others were collected in the family papers until the middle or the latter part of the nineteenth century. The bulk of the material in Box 1 concerns John Coalter: an autobiographical sketch written by him on his 18th birthday, and letters covering the period of his early life from 1787, when he went to live with the St. George Tucker family, until the death of his first wife in 1793. Interesting letters from John Munford, a classmate of Coalter, are included, several of which concern the College of William and Mary and Harvard College.  221 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote concerning the gift \"Received from Mrs. Fleming Saunders, of Evington, Virginia, in exchange for a scholarship grant to Miss Frances Bland Saunders,\" 3 March 1947.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical charts: 1. Coalter, with Tucker and Randolph connections; 2. Tomlin, as connected with Coalter and Brown; 3. Brown, as connected with Coalter and Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChart of Coalter and Brown families compiled by Jennifer Boone for an honors thesis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSheets of sundry genealogical notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes concerning John Coalter (1769-1838).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopical poems of this period written by John Coalter, Maria Rind, St. George Tucker, William Munford, and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutobiographical sketch of John Coalter until his 18th birthday. Describes life on Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County; his responsibility for the farm while his father is away at war.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Brown is a young lawyer, earning 40£ per year as usher for John Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his new position as tutor to the children of St. George Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe death of Mrs. Tucker; plans of St. George Tucker to move because the plantation, Matoax, reverts to the sons of Mrs. Tucker (Richard, John, and Theodorick Randolph). He intends to move to Williamsburg, but he can no longer pay John Coalter 30£ per annum; offers to give legal training in exchange for tutoring services.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis father hopes that John Coalter will return home, to the higher country, for the \"sickly season.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: See medium oversize file. Samuel Brown gives details of his studies at Dickinson College, and congratulates John Coalter on his chance to study law with St. George Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttending lectures of the Rev. James Madison, President of the College of William and Mary, on Natural Philosophy, and of Mr. Wythe on Law. When John Coalter loses his ribbon he must let his hair hang free for want of money to buy another.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo young cousins, in custody of Indians for three and six years respectively, were freed by the army in Detroit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Rind, had been studying law with St. George Tucker in Williamsburg but left to take a position with \"Col. N.\" Maria Rind remains in the household of St. George Tucker, where she cared for the children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his wedding trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCovers lacking. John Grierson Rind is a brother of Maria Rind. He mentions the need of John Coalter for a coat and a pair of spectacles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Approval of the Constitution by South Carolina is still in doubt; threat of an Indian War in Georgia. \"Brother Davidis over in Gloucester. If he has success in purchasing Negroes, I hope we will be ready to sett (sic) out on our route to the South.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst letter of young Micajah Coalter, who is learning to write.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Have you been exempted from paying the oppressive Duty which most of our Backwoods Gentlemen have paid for that Knowledge which they have gathered at Williamsburg in Autumn--I mean the loss of Health and a good complexion.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions John Coalter's desire to return home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses desire to marry and to live on the farm while he is getting started in his law practice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"...nothing can be expected without riches...however deserving of a better fate the poor always meet with rudeness and contempt.\" (Children of a Williamsburg printer, the Rinds were orphaned at an early age and were helped by the Tuckers.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: For letters of 16 June 1790, 4 July 1790, and 7 Sept. 1790 see medium oversize file. 12 letters. His father does not have land to give him at that time, so he cannot marry at once. He has decided to move to Staunton, and continue his studies. In September he writes that he hopes to visit Williamsburg around Christmas, and apply for admission to the bar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters are written with great difficulty and show a lack of schooling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions \"your quondam charges, Henry, Tudor, Beverley, and Fanny (Tucker) and John and Theodorick Randolph.\" Hopes he may live and study with Mr. Wythe. \"Nothing would advance me faster in the world than the reputation of having been educated by Mr. Wythe, for such a man as he, casts a light upon all around him.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Coalter has borrowed a horse from him for the trip to Staunton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I...was much pleased to hear of your gallantry but am affeared it has been attended with some accident which occasioned your move to the mountains again...\" (Evidently John Coalter did something to protect Maria Rind. He then decided to leave Williamsburg in order to establish himself and be in a position to support her as his wife.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: For letters of 6 April 1791 and 15 April 1791 see medium oversize file. 18 letters. After obtaining his license in Williamsburg, John Coalter has his first case in Amherst. Of St. George Tucker, he writes: \"I would rather have the approbation of that man than worlds for my admirers.\" Advice is given in regard to the torment by John Randolph; plans are made for their marriage in autumn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn April she writes that Mr. Tucker plans to remarry; she wishes to move up the date of their marriage. She dreads \"the prospect of Johnny Randolph returning and you well know, my love, how liable your dear is to be insulted by him...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: For letter of 23 April 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 3 letters. \"...thru the surprising friendship of Mr. Wythe, I live in his house and board at his table...In this happy situation tomorrow I begin the Study of Law.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates James Rind on receiving his license to practice law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"We visit very often at the different houses in the neighborhood, at Westover, Nesting, and Shirley, where I saw Robin Carter...we may expect to see you after Mrs. Carter has become Mrs. Tucker.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters. Covers lacking. On the return of a wagon and horses; purchases of additional farm animals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Physical Location: For letter of 22 July 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 4 letters. Living and studying with Mr. Wythe. John Thompson (grandfather of John Thompson Brown) was among the 4th of July orators. Verse and poetic criticism of St. George Tucker. George Wythe is teaching his servant to write.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents This law practice is discouraging; entrusts Maria Rind to his care, and sends greetings on St. George Tucker's 39th birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscourages John Coalter from coming \"across the Alps\"-- there are too many lawyers already.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCovers lacking. Has moved to Richmond with Mr. Wythe. Mentions building of the canal. Samuel Brown to study in Scotland; congratulates John Coalter on his marriage to Maria Rind.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Tucker is sister of St. George Tucker, and an aunt of Fanny Tucker. Mentions other Tucker children, Henry, Tudor, Beverly, and Elizabeth, as well as Theodorick and Richard Randolph and the latter's wife, Judith. Comments on the proposed marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Carter, and the small children she will be bringing to the marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Description of George Washington delivering an address in Philadelphia. Congratulates John Coalter on his marriage and sends compliments to his brothers. (This Samuel Brown may be the uncle of John Thompson Brown.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter, addressed to \"Fan\", was written soon after Mrs. Coalter had gone to Staunton with her husband.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed to \"Fanny\". On the marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Lelia (Skipwith) Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Death of Maria Skipwith; the great distress of Mrs. (Lelia Skipwith) Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis wages are to be 15£ or 20£ per year as a clerk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The letter from Edinburgh contains an interesting description of life in the Scottish capital, the coldness of his fellow students until they are introduced, and his warm reception by a family to which he had a letter of introduction.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that there are about forty students at the College of William and Mary; Theodorick Randolph has died; \"Thompson has left W\u0026amp;amp;M,\" and his mother proposes to send him to Harvard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnquires about Maria and their expected first child. (Both mother and child died.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg and Columbia, South Carolina. The \"distressing news\" that his wife has died in childbirth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWar reports; the parade of the Richmond Grenadiers, Light Horse and Light Infantry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConsoles John Coalter on the loss of his wife; reports the Independence Day orations at the College of William and Mary, and mentions the raising of subscriptions to aid distressed French immigrants at Norfolk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe subseries covers the correspondence of John Coalter during his second marriage to Margaret Davenport, and in the early years of his third marriage, to Frances Bland Tucker. Correspondence from St. George Tucker, Mrs. Lelia Tucker, Mrs. Judith Randolph, and others is included. The material traces the legal career of John Coalter from 10 April 1795, when St. George Tucker recommended him for the position of Clerk of the Court in Staunton, through the period of his second and third marriages to Margaret Davenport, 1795 (she died in 1797), and to Frances Bland Tucker, 1802. Included also are letters to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter from her father St. George Tucker, her stepmother Mrs. Lelia Skipwith Tucker, her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph of Bizarre, and others. Correspondence with William Munford, in Williamsburg, is also included. 164 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends John Coalter as Clerk of the Staunton Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Yes, Peggy, my Maria is gone! The worst of evils has befallen your friend.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests payment of a debt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents William Munford has returned to the College of William and Mary, and is \"in constant attendance on Mr. (St. George) Tucker...Mrs. Tucker has lately been so unfortunate as to lose a newborn child.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Covers lacking. Accuses John Coalter of \"making a stroke at her character\"; makes insulting statements regarding John Coalter's late wife. John Coalter responds by threatening to take Jenny Stuart into court, after which she offers to return John Coalter's letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Coalter is a merchant, dealing largely in indigo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecounts a voyage to Hampton Roads to view the French Fleet, consisting of 150 ships, including three men of war, five or six frigates, and armed merchantmen laden with flour. Party spirit in Norfolk; Aristocrats more prominent; acrimony inflamed by the presence of the French fleet and a British frigate. William Munford is ready to apply for his law license.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"There can be but one in the world\"; for her, but he is \"out of her reach.\" At a recent dinner the first toast by Governor Lee was to her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Congratulations on the occasion of her marriage to John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The difficulty of finding passage for Mrs. Coalter and her mother from Williamsburg to Staunton. John Coalter is finally able to borrow a phaeton which he has overhauled and supplied with an umbrella. Advice regarding divorce of F.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a mare to be serviced.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \"war\"; and Indian victory are mentioned and a bloody spring season is predicted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg, South Carolina and Louisville, Georgia. Divorce proceedings for a Mrs. Matthews before the Georgia Legislature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMention is made of a child expected by Mrs. Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCondolences \"on this distressing occasion\"; (the death of John Coalter's second wife in childbirth; the child also died.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business letter concerning collections to be made in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShe should \"by this time be fatigued with the name of Tucker\"; and that she \"had better look about\" (for a husband).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is from the papers of John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Judith Randolph, wife of Richard Randolph, half brother of Frances Tucker, sends greetings to Polly and Charles (Carter), step-sister and brother of Frances Tucker. The \"Mama\" mentioned is Mrs. Lelia Carter Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains that she is \"surrounded by the real evils of life.\" (Her husband had been linked with her sister in the famous scandal proceedings.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a horse in which he is interested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHint of a June wedding for Frances Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Fanny B. Tucker has just married John Coalter and returned with him to Staunton. Anne H. Nicholas writes that Lelia Byrd has died at the age of 18.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Elm Grove was the new home of the Coalters. Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter was in the Warm Springs for her health in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The letters are written from Richmond, Elm Grove, and Lexington. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter returns to Williamsburg for the birth of her first child, Francis Lelia; the burning of the buildings of Lexington Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters are written from Williamsburg, Haymarket, and Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Coalter was on the court circuit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The letters are undated, but are replies to those from Frances Bland Tucker Coalter to John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eF. Davenport was the mother of the second wife of John Coalter, who continued to live with the Coalters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning deed to property, probably Elm Grove, the home bought by John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaria Carter was a step-daughter of St. George Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of obtaining a clerk's position with the Ohio Assembly at $4.00 per day.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Death of her husband and her straitened circumstances; Bizarre in bad condition; hopes to send her son, St. George, to Europe to cure his deafness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In June, St. George Tucker and Mrs. Tucker set out for Staunton in order to be there for the lying-in of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents First mention of the second Coalter child, Elizabeth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe illness of Tudor Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates John Coalter on the birth of his second daughter and the purchase of Elm Grove. He writes at length about the difficulty in buying good house servants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinancial matters, mainly about bank shares and dividends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. George Randolph's visit to England; her disappointment over his continued deafness Dr. Cooper says \"occasioned by the irruption of his ears at nine months old.\" Has no authority over the servants. Illness of Polly the seamstress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thirty sick Negroes. Poverty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Naylor married to Jane, sister of John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePayment of $1,230 on bank shares.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The marriage of Beverley Tucker to Mary Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Small pox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Difficulties in South Carolina caused by the embargo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis wife Evelina has given birth to a son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnne Catherine Coalter was visiting the Coalters at Elm Grove.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMention of her young daughters, Fancilea (Francis Lelia) and Lizba (Elizabeth Tucker Coalter).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Frances Bland Tucker Coalter spent every summer at the medicinal springs for her health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of John Coalter and his third wife while he was serving as Circuit Court Judge; correspondence of their daughters, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker Coalter, with parents and grandparents. Subseries finishes with the fourth marriage of John Coalter. Interesting comments on the effect of the embargo in South Carolina, and of episodes in the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Bay area are found in these letters. There is also a report of the destruction wrought in Bruton Parish Church by the \"youth of Williamsburg,\" and remarks of Saint George Tucker (June 14, 1809) upon the occasion of the birth of his first grandson, St. George Coalter, in which he strongly condemns the academies and colleges of that day. Letters include those exchanged by John Coalter with his third wife Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter from 1809-1811, when John Coalter was serving as Circuit Judge. In 1811 he accepted an appointment as judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; the family then moved to Richmond. There are many letters received by Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter between 1809 and her death in 1813, from her father St. George Tucker, and stepmother Mrs. Lelia Tucker, in Williamsburg, from her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph at Bizarre, and from other members of the family. There also are many letters to the daughters of John Coalter, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker, from their grandparents, from 1813 to the death of Frances Lelia Coalter in 1821.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the appointment of John Coalter to his position as \"a judge under the new Judiciary System.\" (John Coalter was appointed February 7, 1807).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a visit from the newly married Beverley Tucker and Polly Coalter and writes concerning her sons Saint George and Tudor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written by John Coalter from Botetourt, Greenbrier, Kanhawa Court House, and Richmond during spring and autumn sessions of the Circuit Court. Contain instructions for planting, the upkeep of Elm Grove, and other matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructions for planting and penning up of a farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One of the letters concerns the troubles with the English and the hope for a peaceful settlement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Three letters written from Richmond and Williamsburg. In the letter of June 14, St. George Tucker mentions the birth of John Coalter's first son his first grandson (St. George Tucker Coalter) \"who, if my prayers for him may be heard, will never descend from the dignity of a private station.\" Concerning the education of his grandson, he writes, \"unless the manners of our youth, or the management of their tutor, shall undergo a most surprising and happy change in this Country, I had rather he should never hear of an Academy or a College, than enter the walls of one.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulations on the birth of a son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents This series of letters is concerned, among other problems, with the difficulty of meeting payments on Elm Grove, of a fight between two of their slaves, the treatment of one of the wives by slave husband and the imprisonment on the plantation of the two slaves. Effort to get a tooth pulled. Two doctors and, finally, \"a shoemaker named Cease\" were able to extract the tooth about a week after the first attempt was made. Alcoholism of a friend. Afflicting account of sister's situation at Bizarre. \"She must come to us, as soon as she can leave Bizarre; which she says cannot be before Xmas, that she may complete the clothing of the Negroes.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppeals to James All to represent the district. About the war situation: \"We are more Colonies than ever--i.e. we give our wholetrade to aid Britain in her wars--were we Colonies we would only give the revenue arising from trade.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Her parents were trying to buy a cook for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter without great success.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents These five letters although undated, are believed to have been written in 1810.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Bruton Parish Church has been \"totally and wantonly destroyed...the Bellows and many of the pipes cut to pieces,\" evidently by the youth of the town.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Eleven letters written from Richmond and Staunton. John Coalter attending the spring and autumn sittings of the Circuit Court, sends instructions for the management of the farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Six letters discuss news of the farm, the slaves, and family. Relays questions from slave Ned about the farm and permission for him to visit his daughter in Rockingham and his wife's petition to accompany him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a cook for sale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Coalter, Mary's father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters from William McPheeter, J. W. Allison, Joseph C. Cabell, Polly A. Steele, and William Kinney to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter (relatives of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter) are placed in one folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The four letters from M.S. Baldwin, M. Bush, Arch. Stuart, and \"M. T.,\" in Richmond and Petersburg, are undated but are presumed to date from 1811, and placed in one folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Five letters written from Lewisburg and Kanahwa. In May, John Coalter writes of his appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (May 11, 1811). \"God help me, I know not what to do. All have advised my acceptance.\" In October he writes of arrangements made for the move to Richmond, and of plans to sell the cattle at Elm Grove.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In April Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter writes, \"I very much fear I shall never be reconciled to our fate\"--of separation for such long periods when John Coalter is absent on the court circuit. (A month later John Coalter was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals.) Also mentions a \"terrible whipping\" their two year old son St. George Tucker Coalter had \"for obstinacy.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTucker strongly advises his brother-in-law against accepting his new appointment: \"Rest assured that no other Judge of the General Court will accept the office which is tendered you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John St. George Randolph is a son of Mrs. Judith Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Two separate letters from B. W. Leigh and Catherine Matthews, Petersburg and Staunton, to John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speaking of himself as an \"ex-judge,\" Tucker advises John Coalter regarding his new appointment; concern for the health of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Frances Lelia Coalter writes with concern about her mother's health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of the children sent to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter who is quite ill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcern for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter's poor health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The nine letters discuss troubled times are reflected in this series of letters. In July, Tucker comments on the American privateer with one nine-pounder which took a British schooner armed with four twelve pounders. In August he gives an account of the Baltimore riot in which a jail was broken into and prisoners assassinated. He writes that such action \"is beyond measure horrible and obnoxious; and every good Citizen ought to set his face against such damnable proceedings,\" but concludes, \"The Yankees, no doubt, will be glad of the precedent...I look forward to a dissolution of the Union, as an Event not far off.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Two letters concerning the sale of Elm Grove.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReflects the uncertainty of the war situation in his letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Frances L. Coalter writes to her father who is with her mother, Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter, in her last illness at the medicinal springs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Writing to his daughter before she goes to the Springs for her final siege of illness, St. George Tucker sends the news that the enemy had left the waters about Williamsburg after much destruction and property along the river.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In these letters it is apparent that Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter is near death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters of hope and prayer for the recovery of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Three letters from Joseph C. Cabell, Mary W. Cabell, Edgewood, and Wm H. Cabell, Monte Videa. Reports of the war: \"the conduct of the British at Craney Island was the most cowardly imaginable,\" and \"We have just been informed by rumor that the British Squadron in the Chesapeake has been reinforced...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe cover has the date and \"J. Randolph, Jr.\" endorsed on it with the seal containing the Randolph Coat of Arms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his \"great and irretrievable loss\" his wife died \"on Sunday evening, the 12th instant.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The first letter was written after the death of St. George Tucker's daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo her granddaughter, the second child of John Coalter and his late wife. (A biographical note of John Coalter's family is enclosed in the folder with this letter.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She writes that \"the events of the present week will supply to you the want of a Mother and Sister, which you have so severly felt, particularly in the last six or eight months.\" Frances L. Coalter, the sister of Elizabeth T. Coalter, died in 1821 at the age of 18. John Coalter was soon to marry his fourth wife, a widow Williamson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Second is titled \"Tucker-Green Annals.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The Tuckers are in their summer home at Warminster, with Maria Carter Cabell, daughter of Mrs. L. Tucker, and her husband Joseph Cabell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA New Year's greeting to his granddaughters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChildren of John Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter and St. George Tucker Coalter; their spouses; children and other extended family\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence primarily of the two surviving children of John and Francis Bland Tucker Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan and St. George Tucker Coalter, and their respective spouses, John Randolph Bryan and Judith H. Tomlin Coalter. Includes genealogical material on the Tomlin family, and correspondence of Judith H. Tomlin before her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter. Her letters form an important part of the collection from this time until her death in 1859. The last letters from their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. St. George Tucker, are preserved, as well as letters to their uncles Henry and Beverley Tucker and John Randolph of Roanoke. Of special note is a letter of October 1831 in which St. George Tucker Coalter writes fully of Randolph during a visit to Roanoke. After his death in 1833, Randolph's will caused great difficulty and misunderstanding in the family, and appears to cast a slur on his step-father St. George Tucker. The letters of St. George Tucker Coalter to his wife and sister, especially those written from the springs which he visits each year, form the largest single group. In these letters an interesting picture of nineteenth century social life is to be found.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents School girl letters written by J. H. T. before her marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Judith H. Tomlin writes of her visit to Yorktown to see Lafayette on his return visit to America.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Judith H. Tucker writes to congratulate Virgilia Savage in December on her marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Endorsed: \"Letters of my dear and venerated Grandfather, S. G. Tucker, High Souled, Generous Gentleman.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thomas T. Tucker, a brother of St. George Tucker, enclosed these two letters in a packet which he forwarded from Beverley Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents St. George Tucker complains about his sight and signs himself \"Your old blind Grandpa\" in the first of these letters. The last is endorsed: \"All the letters concerning my most dear Grandfather's illness and death are omitted and put to themselves.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents These two letters were written after the death of St. George Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites in regard to his instruction in law, as suggested by Elizabeth T. Coalter. He mentions the poor health of his step-brother, John Randolph of Roanoke; and suspects that his brother, Beverley, \"will not return to Virginia as a resident.\" Beverley Tucker, then in Missouri, did return to Williamsburg, and later became Professor of Law at the College of William and Mary. Tucker enclosed his \"Introductory Lecture,\" reprinted from his Commentory on the Laws of Virginia . . . Lectures delivered at the Winchester Law School, pp. 7-14.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The first letter is a printed invitation to a ball at the Jefferson Hotel with a message added; the second letter is a Temperance pledge signed by St. George Tucker Coalter, Judith H. Tomlin and three others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Evidently left in charge of his father's estate, Chatham, he writes concerning examinations at the College of William and Mary and of his experiences in vaccinating and performing minor operations on the slaves. (He was a 20 year old farmer with no medical training.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. George Tucker Coalter prepares to leave school to marry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is to Judith Tomlin Coalter after her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter, December 16, 1829. \"Tell St. George that yesterday Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) made an attack on the Judiciary and Papa (John Coalter), finding no one else would rise to their defense, answered him...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His \"chill and fever,\" the recurring sickness which was to bring on his early death in 1839. His wife goes to Chatham, the Coalter family home, for the birth of her first child, Walker Tomlin Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In October he writes: \"Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) looks dreadfully, is much worn away by disease...\" Two weeks later he writes describing Randolph's estate and personality: \"He is very agreeable indeed and entertains me highly with his conversation on all subjects...He is a man of the finest and nicest feelings I have ever met with...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Two letters concerning her husband's financial difficulties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Writes to his sister about crops, planting, and the like.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The two cousins, grandsons of John Coalter, are infants; this letter is written by St. George Tucker Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In the January letter, he announces the birth of a son, Henry St. George Tucker Coalter. From White Sulphur Springs, he writes on July 27 that \"the shortness of breath and the hacking cough have left me entirely.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Her husband is at the Springs; she would like to join him but cannot afford it. \"He says he never wished for money before, as the want of it keeps him from having company...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written from Charlottesville, White Sulphur Springs, Warm Springs, Sweet Springs, and Salt Sulphur Springs. An interesting group of letters describing life at several of the medicinal springs which were so popular in the 19th century. He describes his daily regimen, the meals, the baths, other tourists, the costs, and the physical characteristics of the resorts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her husband about family matters while he is at the springs for his health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A continuation of his previous letters, including a crude drawing of the buildings and grounds of Salt Sulphur Springs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In November she mentions that Beverley Tucker called on way to Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe boys, who are just learning to write, add their notes to the letter to their grandfather.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Her husband is overworking, and she fears for his health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe brother of Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her father-in-law asking help in gaining a position with a Richmond company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He writes about his poor health; mentions his uncle, Beverley Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Coalter is very much concerned with gold mine projects; he now orders St. George Tucker Coalter about at his will, and has decided that the family shall move closer to him. They are dependent on John Coalter financially.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Life at the springs, his continuing illness and his poverty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His discouragement as he contemplates the move insisted upon by his father: \"after seven years we have to begin the world afresh and fix and build and lay out and all that -- oh thunder - -how I dread and hate it.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regarding the move from Cumberland, New Kent County, to St. George's Park, King William County, and the difficulty of the move.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Coalter is very ill, and the new place is slow in getting established. Mention of the will of John Randolph of Roanoke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The will of John Randolph of Roanoke, in which the good name of St. George Tucker is slighted. Henry and Beverley Tucker, sons of St. George Tucker are also involved.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Home has not been settled since leaving Cumberland. Her husband has finally bought a place \"about 2 hundred and 50 acres, very poor, with a new house but a very indifferent one.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the \"continued illness\" of Judge (John) Coalter; offers to be of any help that he can. (John Coalter died the day this letter was written.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence between St. George T. Coalter, his wife, his sister Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan, and her husband John Randolph Bryan, form the core of the material in this box. It includes letters exchanged by the cousins, five Coalter children, and nine Bryan children. The controversy over the will of John Randolph of Roanoke is mentioned in several of the letters. St. George Tucker Coalter was a nephew of John Randolph, John Randolph Bryan was his godson, and both were heirs. St. George Tucker Coalter attempts to establish a new home where his late father John Coalter forced him to move (St. George Tucker Coalter was never financially independent of his father). A doctor's prescription, 28 April 1839, for the man who has been slowly dying of lung trouble and constant fever is: salts to be taken internally, salve rubbed on externally, baths at the medicinal springs and regular exercise. Four months later St. George Tucker Coalter died. The five surviving children of Mrs. Coalter and the nine children of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan add to the correspondence as the years go on, for the families are very attached to one another and there is much visiting back and forth as well as letter writing. The letters of the cousins have been combined in this collection, so that an interesting picture is given of the life of this period; see a report of a traveling entertainer who visits the great houses (23 February 1847), a description of a costume ball at Warner Hall (8 February 1851) and a list of courses studied at a Girl's school (2 February 1852). There is much discussion of diseases which were prevalent: consumption, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, cholera, and influenza. 16-year-old John Coalter copied out a cholera cure sent by his aunt for use by two local doctors (13 July 1849).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The first letter is endorsed by John Randolph Bryan. The second was started by St. George Tucker Coalter but was completed and signed by his wife.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Content is principally concerned with the rapidly deteriorating health of St. George T. Coalter. In June he begins a letter that he is unable to finish but by November he is again supervising the farm activity. The establishment of the new farm and the erection of additional buildings is a great strain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mrs. Coalter wrote the first two letters for her husband who was too weak to write, but by December he was again active in supervising St. George's Park, their new home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 letters. Coalter visits his uncle, Beverley Tucker, who has moved back to Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVisiting the family home of Mrs. Coalter their son, John, falls down the basement stairs and is unconscious for a time. His father writes, \"the Doctor bled him and yesterday morning we gave him a dose of salts...he is now to all appearances as well as ever tho' from loss of blood, the shock, the Salts and low diet he is a little fainty when he first begins to move about in the morning.\" (The child survived the ministrations of the doctor.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA receipt for $100.00 and a demand for another $100.00 on shares of stock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerned with the business of a ferry, gold mines, and a mill, evidently part of the estate left by John Coalter to his two children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 7 letters. Mr. Coalter has had a relapse, and \"has lost all the flesh and muscle he had gained. Yet he makes a trip down country in April, only to return much worse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe marks his 30th birthday: \"I can neither eat nor sleep nor move about with comfort and am so weak from fever...that I can hardly stand up or sit down.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 letters. Letters written to her husband when he is on his last trip from home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA doctor's prescription: salts, used internally, salves externally, baths at the Hot Springs, and continued exercise.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces the birth of a child to Mrs. Coalter. St. George Tucker Coalter writes of the \"fire in my breast that must soon burn me out.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutographed letters signed E. News of a young son; congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a daughter. St. George Tucker Coalter adds a note in July 4th letter: \"I can't make much hand at writing this evening but I send you these few words to comfort you...my thoughts and prayers are with you may the Lord work all things together for our good.\" To this Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan hasadded the endorsement, \"The last line I ever got from him.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(St. George Tucker Coalter died at St. George's Park on, August 18, 1839.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter the death of her husband, Mrs. Coalter has gone to live with her sister-in-law at Eagle Point.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned and undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mrs. Coalter moved from St. George's Park to Presley. Her brother, Harrison Tomlin, was living with the family and takes the place of a father to the children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Of her poverty and of the need for means to educate her children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe son of Mrs. Coalter writes to his young cousin, the son of John Randolph Bryan, at Roanoke, a plantation that had been in litigation since the death of John Randolph. The property was being administered by J. R. Bryan, one of the heirs. Young John C. Bryan, was one of the chief beneficiaries of the will, then being contested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnouncing the birth of a child.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Preparations are made to send Fanny (Frances Bland Coalter) to live with her grandmother and to attend school in Fredericksburg. The sale of the estate of her late husband took place in October.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Enquires about money from the estate of John Randolph of Roanoke; her plans to send John and Henry Coalter away to school. (St. George Tucker Coalter, father of John and Henry, was a nephew of John Randolph, and it was expected that the Coalter children would inherit something from his estate.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Written from school to his aunt; \"all of the boys have to get in school by sunrise and stay there until five in the evening.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Bryan place, Eagle Point in Gloucester County, is so isolated and the family growing so large that a school teacher was kept there for the other children. She mentions her brothers and sisters, and tells of a traveling entertainer: \"De [Delia] and myself went to Warner Hall...and there found an Italian ventriloquist with a hat on that had little bells all around the brim...if he comes to Chatham you will probably be deceived by him...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He tells his sister: \"I reckon this is the coldest and most melancholy place in the world.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes to get a place from the sale of the estate. \"Seven years this last Christmas is a long time not to have a house to call your own.\" Her hopes for the settlement of the Randolph estate are not fulfilled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a son, her 8th child. Mentions shopping trips to Richmond and the remodeling of the house, so, perhaps, some money may have been received from the Randolph estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA 9-year old writes of attending a dance at Warner Hall and staying until 11 p.m. \"We take dancing lesson of 2 hours length every Saturday.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Enclosure.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Consumption and Cholera are discussed as well as the final division of the estate. Mrs. Coalter still hopes to be able to buy a home of her own. Sons John and Henry left in September for the University of Virginia where they room with their cousins, Jack Coalter and J. Braxton. On Christmas Day she mentions \"A dreadful affair has lately occurred at the University, one young man killed another, both intoxicated and from the south; as wicked as that is, it takes the cold blooded yankees to perpetrate the refinement of barbarism in stewing, and boiling...living people...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry T. Coalter, 16 years old, writes that he has had charge of the harvest at the farm because the overseer was sick. He has also advised the local doctors on Cholera cures: \"Mama received your letter by the last post and was much obliged to you for the copy you sent her of the cure for the Cholera. Since it reached here I have copied it twice for different doctors who seemed much pleased with the proscription (sic).\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA beautiful description of the Cove and the island as seen from the Eagle Point house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Lacy, related through the fourth wife of her grandfather, John Coalter, was like an older sister to Frances Bland Coalter, and the affectionate relationship between the two continued for many years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Lacy's are preparing to move into Ellwood, the former summer home of John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written before and after a long visit. There were ties between the families despite the distance between them. Mrs. Coalter fears her youngest son, Saint George, has Typhoid fever.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A school friend tells of a visit to Richmond to see the relics of Gen. and Mrs. Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cover lacking. About life in the great houses of Virginia, excursions on river boats, dances, and the like. Mentions a fancy ball where everyone appeared in a mask and gown, \"You cannot tell a man from a woman. They go about in this costume for some time and have a dance...one gentleman went draped as a lady and no one found him out,...one went as a monk in robes and with his beads...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"When will your new house, or rather, new home be ready for you? (Frances Bland Coalter's mother has finally been able to buy a house, Stanley.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed to \"My dear Cousin\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the war threat: \"my anxiety about a lastingpeace and the welfare of my children preys very much on my spirits.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Lacy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFanny Coalter is attending a school conducted by Rev. Moses D. Hoge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorses note from Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents About her daughter, Agnes, and the progress on the improvements at Ellwood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Rumors of a great revival at Mr. H.'s school have reached us from different quarters and report says Jinney and yourself acted a conspicuous part.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A school friend writes of her textbooks: \"Paley's Moral Philosophy, Olinstead's Natural Philosophy, Hume's History of England, Conic Sections, Thompson's Arithmetic and French Studies.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes a most interesting account of trip by boat from Gloucester County, via Jamestown, to Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The first letters written by Mrs. Coalter's youngest child.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A schoolmate who has left Rev. Mr. Hoge's school writes back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn offer to abate charges so that Fanny B. Coalter could remain in school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that he has stood his examination for license to practice law; reports on his brothers and sisters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFanny has returned to Rev. Hoge's school; her friend writes regarding scarlet fever.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrances Bland Coalter is the daughter of St. George Tucker Coalter and grandchild of John Coalter. Her correspondence gives a picture of mid-nineteenth century life and includes a near scandal in her attachment to her married schoolmaster, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge. The contents of this box end with the marriage of Frances Bland Coalter and Henry Peronneau Brown. Letters of Brown and his wife resume in Box 21. Largely papers collected by Frances Bland Coalter between February 1853, when she is preparing to leave school, and December 1858, when she married Henry Peronneau Brown. Through this marriage the Tucker-Coalter line was connected with the Brown line; thus, the papers of the two families were brought together into one. The collection gives an interesting picture of the life and interests of a young lady of moderate circumstances in the mid-l9th century. Of special interest are the letters concerning the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, whose school in Richmond Fanny Coalter had attended. Shortly after she left school, the Rev. Mr. Hoge carried on a very romantic correspondence with Fanny, although he was a married man with several children. The correspondence became more ardent in the early months of 1854 and, when Mrs. Hoge wrote that her husband had gone to Baltimore to stay with his brother who was ill, Fanny followed him there. According to the gossip of Mattie and Lizzie Morton, she went there to \"entrap him.\" In October it was suggested that the brother, William Hoge, was the one in whom she was interested. The Rev. Mr. Hoge later sought to calm the fervours of his correspondent, as shown by his letters of 28 January 1855, 19 June 1856, and 19 March 1857. Fanny B. Coalter did not lack for other suitors, however, for she preserved a letter of 17 July 1854, a proposal of marriage from Alfred B. Tucker. A year later there are reports of her interest in the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Peronneau, of Petersburg, both of whom were courting her. She finally settled on the latter; some acceptances to the marriage invitation are included in this box. Letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her husband Henry Peronneau Brown continue in Box 21. The intervening boxes contain manuscripts of the Brown family, especially Capt. Henry Brown, grandfather of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 7-13); the Hon. John Thompson Brown, father of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 14-19); and Col. John Thompson Brown II, brother of Henry Peronneau Brown (Box 20).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFanny is preparing to leave the school, having finished the course.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A schoolmate and Fanny's sister write after she leaves school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Jack Bryan, oldest son of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan is dying at the Coalter home, Presley.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents After many years of waiting (since the death of her husband in 1839) Mrs. Coalter is finally able to buy her own place, Stanley. She tells of her move and of the illness that put her in bed afterward.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe school is closed for the summer, his wife and children are away, so he enlivens his solitude \"by having a little chat with you...and where I always think of you and the delightful morning when we enjoyed the scene together...how I cherish every memorial of you. \"I greatly enjoyed your last brief visit to us and that evening (do you remember it?) when the music room being full of company we found quiet, and cool breezes in the back porch. I have been sitting there tonight.\" (A strange letter, indeed, and one which was to cause some upset in the heart of Frances Bland Coalter, as subsequent correspondence show.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter is addressed to \"My own dear Aunt\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed to \"My dear sister\". Written to Mrs. Judith H. Coalter soon after she purchased her home, Stanley.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"This letter cannot hold any news, so I will fill it with love...entertaining myself by wishing that you could walk into the room and occupy a vacant chair hard by .\"I hope to see you sometimes...nothing to what I would enjoy were I to keep house in a quiet way and have you for my guest a week at a time...\"I would like you to marry some fine fellow and live in Richmond, only I...like you best as you are, except that you are too far from me.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"When I woke up yesterday morning and found it raining, my spirits fell as low as the mercury for I feared you would not come to Hampstead...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"You ask me why it is that I am so partial to you--well, the very first time we get a chance to have a talk by ourselves I will tell you...When shall the opportunity come? There is always so much company at your house...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe conducts a school: \"I succeeded in six days of raising 21 scholars.\" He writes that Henry has graduated in Law with distinction.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I think from his letter, Brother [William Hoge] has been much sicker than we had any idea of Mr. [Moses D.] Hogeis going on Thursday to see him and will probably remain in Baltimore until he is well enough to travel...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddressed to Fanny at Baltimore. Her friend writes, \"Cousin Joe says you went to Baltimore purposely to see Mr. Hoge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports gossip concerning Fanny's Baltimore trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Often when (I am) abroad, you will be in my mind and heart. Neither do I want you to get married before I return. I am to perform that service, you know...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the gossip regarding Fanny and Rev. Hoge: \"Surely you could not think me so deceitful as to profess to love you and then say that you would try to entrap a gentleman. I did not say so. I remember saying that if you went to Baltimore and were thrown with Mr. Hoge I believed he would address you, because I know he admired you very sincerely...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA proposal of marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA rumor that Frances Bland Coalter is to marry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Julia Green was here...when I told her that you had gotten a letter from Mr. Hoge she said she was so jealous of you that she was ready to fight...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I am going to Baltimore...and I shall see Mr. William Hoge! Don't you wish you were going? What shall I tell him for you?\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. George is now in school at Staunton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConstruction work to be done at the University of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I hope that it will not be long before I have the pleasure of seeing you, my dear and constantly remembered friend.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I have heard several times of your engagement to Thomas--who has made himself very scarce.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccepts invitation to the marriage of Virginia, younger sister of Fanny Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCovers lacking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNow a practicing lawyer, he writes to his aunt on business.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents To her cousin regarding \"Mr. President\u0026amp;amp;quot; and \"The Vice.\" (This appears to refer to the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Henry Peronneau. Frances Bland Coalter was to marry the latter.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish you to be very particular in your conversations with Peronneau not to let him have the least idea of the tenor of my remarks to you yesterday and at the same time manage to convince him that I am not in love with you, as I am afraid such is his present opinion.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrouble in: finding a teacher for her children; \"the Roanoke business\"--(evidently a reference to the still unsettled will of John Randolph of Roanoke.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Covers lacking. Concerned about the health of Fanny's mother, has a horror of those \"distracting springs\u0026amp;amp;quot; for invalids.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe solution to a problem in surveying (this may be the \"Thomas\" to whom Frances Bland Coalter was rumored to be engaged).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of Mrs. E. T. Bryan, aunt of Fanny Bland Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks Fanny for her help at the time of the death of Mrs. Bryan, her mother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs in charge of the plantation since her mother's death; busy making summer clothes for the slaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuggests a visit together to \"cousin Horace Lacy.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeronneau Brown and his brother, Thompson, are mentioned. (See letters of December 1855, Box-folder 6:44-45.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to ask Mrs. Coalter to stay with his daughters during his absence in the south.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas charge of the large plantation, keeping four seamstresses, three spinners and a weaver busy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"No, my dear Fanny, my affection for you has not changed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regarding Mr. Willcox Brown and his brother Peronneau, future husband of Frances Bland Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation to the commencement party at Hampden Sidney College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Covers lacking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccompanying his uncle on a business trip, he has visited the main cities of the south and attended the opera in New Orleans. \"I must confess that I have been rather disappointed in the people that live in these rich lands--they are as rough as possible...live in log houses and on the very poorest fare.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I suppose your wedding will be postponed unless Mr. Brown's recovery is unusually rapid.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The news of your engagement [to Henry P. Brown] did not surprise me...how heartily I approve of your choice...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"If my letter arrives too late for Miss Fanny Coalter, I hope Mrs. Brown will have enough affection for the old name to lay claim to it.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he cannot attend the wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The King Wm. and Hanover Charaders. Positively their last appearance. At Stanley on Friday evening the 9th this brilliant Company....Ticket 1 ct., children and servants half price.\" A home performance by the Coalter and Bryan cousins. This item is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents These covers are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers of Henry Brown, a merchant and county official include a manuscript map of Guilford C. H., business records and correspondence of Brown and Clayton, New London, Bedford (now Campbell County), Virginia and Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, Virginia. Collection also includes papers concerning a lawsuit against Pleasant Murphy and estate papers of Daniel Brown and Henry Brown's father-in-law John Thompson. There are papers of his immediate family including Henry Brown, Jr. Boxes 7 - 13.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and business papers of Capt. Henry Brown, Revolutionary War veteran who opened a store in Bedford County, in 1793; Papers of Capt. Brown as Collector of Federal taxes on stills and real property. The Brown family papers begin with the letters and papers of Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), successful merchant of Bedford County and Lynchburg, who established the family fortune. He was the father of John Thompson Brown, Delegate to the Virginia Assembly, whose letters and papers are collected in the next section (Boxes 14-19). A few letters and receipts pertaining to Henry Brown, 1712-1798, the father of Capt. Henry Brown, are included. The great bulk of the material, however, relates to Capt. Brown, beginning with a map of a Revolutionary War battle, 1777, in which he was wounded. With his brother, Daniel, he opened a general store in Bedford soon after the conclusion of the war. A partnership agreement of April 1797, which brought James Leftwich into the business, is preserved and the bulk of the material in this box pertains to the business of the store. A good picture of early merchandising is given by the accounts, letters relating to buying and selling trips, and the court actions taken to collect accounts. Beginning with folder 60, there are 39 items relating to the duties of Henry Brown as tax collector in the Bedford area in the years 1800 to 1803. 160 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Your friends here tremble for you and apprehend the worst from the dangers that encompass you...the deadly rifle, the scalping knife, tomahawk...return to us in all speed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsed: \"Map of revolutionary battle, found 1926 by F. B. Saunders in old papers from Ivy Cliff. Capt. Henry Brown, born at Ivy Cliff about 1760, was wounded at Guildford C. H.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning goods for a retail store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote for ll.9.3£, witnessed by Jack Beverley. Endorsed: \"Note Henry Brown, payable 1 September, 1793.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes letter from Israel Thompson regarding saddle goods in stock at the store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommission of Daniel Brown as Ensign in a Company of Light Infantry, signed by Samuel Coleman and James Wood, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts to Henry Brown for recording a deed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement to enter into a partnership.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters written from Richmond, Georgetown, and Baltimore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMedicines received by Henry Brown from Howard Bennett.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 pages. Unsigned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrrown's accounts as Tax Collector of the Bedford district.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to his brother concerning tobacco prices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning business affairs a suit for debt, purchase of tobacco and a \"Negro wench\" for the store, etc. \"P.S. I heard at court they had made you a Captain.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecording a deed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBonds in hands of Jeremiah Jenkins for collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a list of the new officers of the Farmer's Bank in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the division of Negroes, total value £815, between Leftwich and the Brown brothers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding loss of West India produce on which $5,000.00 was borrowed. Endorsed: \"I fear our loss will be considerable.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReturns from the Regimental hospital of the 35th U.S. Infantry. Sig. William W. Southall\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt is for $130.43 to be paid to John Roberts on land that Captain Henry Brown sold to William Woodford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tobacco sold by Leftwich to a man who was a bad risk: \"...we are thrown out of between 20 and 30 thousand dollars...one fourth of what it has taken us 20 years to earn is lost for want of prudence.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTaxes collected by Robert Snoddy, in Bedford. 14 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbstract of duties collected from owners of stills and distilleries\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts for monies received by James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Directions for sending tax collections.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 pages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter includes a copy of Federal instructions to tax collectors. 3 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted documents signed. Autographed draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness records and correspondence of Henry Brown and Samuel P. Clayton. After the death of his brother Daniel in 1818, Brown entered into a partnership with Clayton, his son-in-law. Brown survived Clayton, who died in 1832; this box also includes papers from 1833 to 1839 made out to Henry Brown, surviving partner of Brown and Clayton Company. The accounts of Henry Brown with Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, 1824-1833, are retained as one group. Also retained as a separate group are the papers relating to the court suits of Brown and Pleasant Murphy. All notes of the period carried a 100 percent penalty clause. This resulted in many law suits being brought to establish what would now be considered exorbitant claims. In one case (see entry for March 10, 1823) for a debt of $42.05, the debtor surrendered 1 sound filly, 2 cows, a calf, 2 feather beds, all household and kitchen furniture, all plantation utensils, and 6 hogs! 159 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers include accounts, letters, notes, vouchers, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts concerning the Hancock and Brown store, Lynchburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers relating to the suit of Brown and Clayton vs. Pleasant Murphy, Bedford County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCaptain Henry Brown had many interests in his long life apart from the purely commercial activities upon which his considerable fortune was built. Included in this box are the papers relating to his other interests: Papers of Captain Henry Brown as Sheriff of Bedford County, Treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and of the New London Agricultural Society, and as executor of the estates of his brother, Daniel Brown, and father-in-law, John Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of subscriptions to the repair and improvement of New London Academy meeting house, Bedford County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecords from Brown's service as Treasurer of the New London Agricultural Society, Bedford County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of Daniel Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of John Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness papers of Henry Brown, not directly connected with any of his various business enterprises, but concerned principally with court suits involving debts to him. Included is an interesting case of Mark Anthony, who took the oath of an Insolvent Debtor, making out a deed of trust of all his property to his creditors (11 April 1829 and 6 July 1833). Also includes papers concerned with the suit of Henry Brown vs. Nicodemus Leftwich, 1832-1840. Brown pays for the attendance of witnesses at the court and pays the county Jailor \"for imprisoning and releasing\" Leftwich.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness papers of Henry Brown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHousehold, family and personal bills preserved by Henry Brown, an interesting collection of a family illustrating the activities of eight children in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, 1819-1841.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHousehold, family and personal bills of Henry Brown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of the immediate family of Captain Henry Brown. Also includes personal correspondence of Henry Brown with his brothers, Samuel and Daniel, and his children. The correspondence between Henry Brown and his son, John Thompson Brown, is found in Boxes 14-19. Also, letters from the sons and daughters of Samuel, brother of Henry Brown. In a separate group are collected letters written by Edward J. Steptoe, grandson of Henry Brown, from West Point Military Academy and from the Indian Wars in Florida, where he served after he was commissioned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePurchase of a watch in Winchester; requests 30 dollars to repay a debt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis wife's estate; purchase of a Negro girl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn his return from the Spring; attack of \"bilious Cholic\" and his treatment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"the purchase of some land at $20 per acre...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeats female slave, using a walking stick, his wife using a cowhide whip. The slave's mate attempted to protect her with an axe but he was subdued, beaten and sent to jail the next day. Hopes for peace, unpopularity of the conscription law and the whiskey tax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn her studies: Blair's lectures, piano playing, drawing, painting and embroidery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe husband of Nancy Brown writes: \"...Bounaparte is on his way to this country. If so I greatly fear we shall go backwards with accelerated velocity in all peaceful, literary and ornamental pursuits...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvice on a move to the State of Ohio. \"Although I like Slavery as little as you or anyone else, still...I think it probable that we should be as unhappy as we are with them\" (Daniel died in 1818. For the next 20 years Henry administered his estate for the benefit of his wife and children.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Henry Brown is Clayton's father-in-law. The letters discuss Mary Brown's illness at the Springs (she was to die within a year).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe building of his house and the health of his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe daughter of Samuel Brown, writes to console her Uncle on the death of his brothers and his two daughters, Mrs. Anne [Nancy] B. Steptoeand Mrs. Mary [Polly] B. Clayton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn uncle of Henry Brown writes, \"My grandson wishes to get in to Business in a store...\" (Henry Brown, Jr. now has a store in Lynchburg.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis continued bad health. The death of James Leftwich, Captain Brown's business partner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests assistance in obtaining appointment as Clerk of Court at Bedford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe value of the Deerwood tract.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBegs her father to let her have money to go to the inauguration of President Jackson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn her visit to Washington: \"this is the thickest settled neighborhood that I ever was in--the neighbors are situated all around, some in view and others not more than a quarter of a mile from the house...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn his visit with his brothers, John Thompson Brown, in \"Washington City.\" Description of crowded Washington, full of pickpockets and of the confusion even in the President's house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"...the last day I rode more than thirty miles through a dreary wilderness without seeing a single house...I am yet travelling alone and have come six hundred miles without a single man travelling my course...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis progress in college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis progress in repaying a debt to the estate of his uncle, Daniel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Report of workers on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal dying from Cholera.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of his maternal grandfather, John Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry G. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeaving for New York to lay in goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes for his store despite illness and some hostile feeling toward his former partner, Ammon Hancock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of Henry Brown. (Henry Brown, Jr. died while he and his wife were on a shopping trip for the store.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Brown is the son of Samuel Brown. On the changing population: \"The people still retain the simple manners of the old Scotch-Irish and, I may add, much of the intelligence and piety. But the restless spirit of emigration is taking away our best people and in their place we generally get Germans, who commonly are deplorably ignorant and will do very little toward supporting the Gospel.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes to settle accounts and close the store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the disposal of her house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo Frances Brown's husband, on the loss of her two brothers, \"and such brothers too, in so short a time.\" (Henry Brown, Jr. died in June, 1836, and his brother, John Thompson Brown, in December of that same year.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry J. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 letters. On the sale of merchandise and an expected loss.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgrees to furnish Gould B. Raymond, manager of the Menagerie Co., lodging for 30 men, 65 horses, 1 elephant, 1 camel and 2 ponies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe inscription on the tomb of her late husband, John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the death of her husband a year ago.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe widow of John Thompson Brown writes regarding her three sons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The executor of an estate demands payment of a note on which Henry Brown, Jr. was a cosigner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The youngest daughter of Henry Brown writes about her marriage and the first meeting with her new relatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Brown is the son of Samuel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn his marriage to Alice Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Alexander (Lockie T. Brown) Irvine is her sister. Her wedding trip to New Orleans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHer sickness on the way down the river due to fresh paint in the boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel Brown is the son of Samuel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning eventual conversion of Baptists to the Presbyterian Church.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Brown is her father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"...I left New Orleans the 28th of March and reach George Town. The 15th of April...Sam (Brown) was in New Orleans the day before I left-he was not married but expected to be the 9th of April.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Last evening our darling Alice made me the happy father of a fine boy...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport to his father of his first grades at the Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo his grandfather regarding his first term marks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"The first two years of our course are exclusively devoted to Mathematics and French...\" Encloses a work sheet and \"Synopsis of the Course of Studies at the Military Academy.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written from Oklawaka River and St. Augustine, Florida. \"The Congress must get rid of its 'sickly sympathy' (with the Indians) or, rely upon it, this is a war of years to come.\" Gives a vivid description of St. Augustine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written from Rose's Landing, Tennessee; Savannah, Georgia; and off Cape Hatteras. Contrasts the Cherokees in Tennessee with the Seminoles of Florida. Describes Savannah in a letter enclosed, dated February 16, 1839.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 letters. Total of 12 pages. Typescript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChildren of Captain Henry Brown: letters of Henry Brown, Jr., oldest son of Captain Henry Brown; Samuel Thompson Brown, youngest son; and other members of the immediate family. Henry Brown, Jr., who suffered a grave illness in 1822 as a result of which he almost lost his eyesight, went into the partnership of his father with Amman Hancock. In 1835-1836, he opened his own store in Lynchburg, but died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to New York. Interesting items in this part of the collection include a 44 page book of mineral and chemical notes (31 July 1826), a 56 page diary kept by Henry Brown, Jr. on his trip abroad (24 July 1831), drafts of letters by Henry Brown, Jr. to newspapers regarding horses, and instructions for horse care, and the like (13 April 1835-March 1836). The will of Henry Brown, Jr. (May-December 1830), and his deathbed statement dictated to his wife (May 1836), are also included. The papers of Samuel Thompson Brown include the card which announced the opening of his law office in Bedford (8 May 1838), records of his marriage in Alabama (27 April 1840), and the death of his wife within the year (3 April 1841). A letter of 22 January 1842, mentions the business failures taking place in Richmond and Lynchburg, and one of 27 August of the same year comments on the national political situation which is \"sadly out of joint.\" In a letter of 20 September [1845], there is a report of \"the thefts which were perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\" 128 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My eyes appear to have improved gradually.\" (His ailment seemed to be at its worst at this time, though he continued to suffer from the ailment until his death in 1836 at the age of 39 years.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note for $1,000.00. At this time he was getting started in the store, Hancock and Brown Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \"most favorable accounts\" of John Thompson Brown from the members of the House of Delegates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning the business of Col. [Mark] Anthony, in which Henry Brown, Jr. appears to be involved.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 pages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the marriage of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of introduction for Henry Brown, Jr., for use on his trip to England and the Continent in that year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e56 pages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written to her husband on his trip. \"Oh, my dear husband, why was it that I did not accompany you?\" (None of these letters reached Henry Brown, Jr. on the trip, but followed him home).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews from a letter she received from Henry Brown, Jr. in England.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Payment of his debts in Lynchburg; hiring out of a slave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"It's really a sad case for me, to be sick from home and away from all that (are) Dear to me...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis was the store in Lynchburg in which Henry Brown was a partner and with which Henry Brown, Jr. was associated until he opened his own store in 1835. Includes autographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brother-in-law, Jack Willcox; his brother, John's speech on the Petersburg Rail Road; and the house that Henry Brown has vacated in Lynchburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn a debt of Thomas Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed draft. Appear to refer to pictures, and may date from the time of one of the buying trips that Henry Brown, Jr. made with his wife.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter breaking from the partnership of Hancock and Brown, he opened his own store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cover lost. Concerning the care for his horses, Young American Eclipse and Spring Hill, while he is away.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Written while she and her husband were on a buying trip for the Lynchburg store. In New York, Henry Brown, Jr. was taken desperately ill and died.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned. Evidently taken down by Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown during the final days in New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents An associate of Henry Brown, Jr. in the Lynchburg store, was liquidating the stock and selling horses in order to settle the estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProfile by Professor William B. Rogers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note regarding the settlement of the Henry Brown, Jr. estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown is his mother. Written from school, with endorsement by James Morrison, schoolmaster.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned Eleanor C. L. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH. Guilford Brown is her son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharge slips for failing to attend army musters between 1829 and 1839, 1839. 10 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel T. Brown is his his brother-in-law. Letter congratulating S. T. B. on his marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Alexander Irvine is her her sister-in-law. She writes of the aged John Vaughan Willcox, her father, with whom she is living and for whom she is caring; Samuel T. Brown and his \"youthful bride.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of the statement concerning the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis extended wedding trip; description of General Harrison's house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCourt cost voucher recording transfer of 400 acres from Henry Brown to Samuel T. Brown, with tax receipt. 2 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter sent care of Judge Crawford at St. Stephens, Alabama. Consolations upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Condolences upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of consolation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On the death of W. W. Worthington, brother-in-law of Samuel T. Brown. \"Your sister Alice is desirous of your attention to the affairs of Mr. W. in New Orleans prior to your return to Virginia.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecording certain deeds for his son-in-law, Samuel T. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned draft. Written to his overseer with whom he has quarreled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the fees paid by Henry Brown in the Leftwich case: \"between twenty and twenty-five dollars for my services as an attorney.\" On the thefts \"perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement for the payment of a debt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrafts of a letter to Mark Andrews. 2 items. Concerning the cutting of trees on the property of Samuel T. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA reply to the above letter, Box-Folder 13:60.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel T. Brown is her brother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn a charge of Ammon Hancock against the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEstimate for the cost of the construction of a bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for postal expenses, April-June, 1849, signed H. Stevens.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On the property in Mobile, Alabama, purchased by Samuel T. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The sale of a female slave \"with her Brood.\" Samuel T. Brown is Edward Robinson's brother-in-law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers concern John Thompson Brown's attendance at Princeton, study of law, and trips to the South and to the West Indies. Includes speeches and correspondence as well as his published writings (newspaper articles, bills and pamphlets). The collection emphasizes his political career in the Virginia House of Delegates including his views on slavery. Also includes architectural plans for a two room house and elevations (1827), drafts of toasts and letters concerning his fight with John Hampden Pleasants. Prominent correspondents include William Segar Archer, James Murray Mason, John Hampden Pleasants, William Cabell Rives, Henry St. George Tucker and John Tyler. Boxes 14 - 19.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson Brown (1802-1836) was born at Otter Hills, near Bedford, Virginia and was the son of Henry Brown (1760-1841). He attended the New London Academy, 1816; studied at Princeton, 1817-1820; traveled to the South and the West Indies, 1821; and studied law with Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County, Virginia, 1822-1823. He began his law practice in Clarksburg, Virginia (later West Virginia), in 1824, and represented Harrison County in the House of Delegates, 1827-1830. He was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830. He married Mary E. Willcox June, 1830, and moved to Petersburg, where he again was elected to the General Assembly, 1831-1836. He was a delegate to the national convention of the Republican (now Democratic) Party, but died on 20 November 1836, at his father's home, Otter Hills, after a brief illness. The first two letters in Box 14 date from the period of his attendance at New London Academy; then follow the papers relating to Princeton, where he matriculated in 1817 at the age of 19. He was placed in the Sophomore Class on the basis of an examination before the faculty, and received the highest mark given at the College, in each of the three years he spent at the College. His report sheets show the requirements for entrance, lists of courses, and contain a resolution passed by the trustees which condemned the sharp practices of the merchants in town. Some of the correspondence of John Thompson Brown with his brother-in-law Dr. William B. Steptoe in this period is interesting for the comments it contains on the Missouri question and other matters then being debated in the U.S. Senate. The remarks made by John Thompson Brown in letters from his collegiate period may be compared with his statements on the subject of slavery later made on the floor of the House of Delegates. After graduating from Princeton, John Thompson Brown traveled to the South, and made a brief trip to the West Indies, keeping notes on his impressions. Upon his return he took up the study of law with Judge Taylor. From this period come interesting musings on such subjects as \"the family fireside,\" \"youthful recollection,\" \"friendship,\" and \"behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.\" His license to practice law, dated 7 March 1824, is included in the collection. He journeyed to Clarksburg, Virginia, to set up his law practice, and kept a notebook on the trip West which reveal his first impressions of the Clarksburg area. At the end of this box is a scrapbook containing some of his published writings, speeches, and newspaper articles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from a schoolboy friend regarding New London Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson Brown's examinations at the New London Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I have just been examined by the faculty and am admitted to the Sophomore Class, which is the second in the college.\" His expenses are estimated at $200.00 for the first term and $90.00 for the second. \"I will pledge myself not to spend one cent more than is really necessary.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News from home; a rumor that some boys were expelled from Chapel Hill for their politics. John Thompson Brown is his brother-in-law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Medical advice; a suggested teacher for New London Academy (\"Has he energy enough manage southern students?\"); the death of Polly [Mrs. Mary Brown Clayton], sister of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe political upheaval at William and Mary College; deputies appointed \"...to fix upon the site of the Virginia University.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"My expenses have far exceeded what was necessary or what you expect. I now see my error and repent...\" Three months later he offers to leave school because of his additional debts. Later in Baltimore, he is robbed of $200.00. His father adds up the year's expenses to a total of $670.00. Henry Brown is John Thompson Brown's father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBehavior, No. 1. distinguished; Industry, No. 1. distinguished; Scholarship, No. 1. distinguished (1) \"If under the article scholarship, a student is marked No. 1 distinguished (1), he is considered as ranking among the first in his class.\" (From printed explanation of the report.) John Thompson Brown is of the sophomore class at Princeton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Once the busy scene of commercial enterprise...now lifeless and inactive.\" Concerning Lynchburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The University of Virginia is established at Charlottesville with an annual appropriation of $15,000; news of a threat of slave uprisings in Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson Brown is of the junior class at Princeton. Two reports. Printed document signed. Similar reports to that of 1818. Warning is added to the September report concerning excessive expenditures by students: \"the trustees of the college give this notice to the parents and guardians of the youth, that they ought to pay no debt contracted in this town, which they have not specifically authorized.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsed: \"Collegians mei consocui.\" He knew 162 fellow students.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the \"present session of Congress.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Rumor of a great rebellion that has taken place at Princeton; the Missouri question.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson Brown is of the senior class of Princeton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA Fourth of July oration supporting the idea of colonizing the free Negroes in Africa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe content is on his trip to the South. 15 pages. Autographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My father may justly complain of the great sums which he has expended on me, but his kindness shall not be abused much longer, as I hope to be in a situation to support myself.\" Endorsed: \"Brother J.--after his return from Princeton went South--through the Cherokee Nation [Alabama and Georgia] to Pensacola, and on to New Orleans--thence to Cuba and returned to U. States in the U.S. Frigate 'Hornet,' as a guest of the officers. Samuel T. Brown.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA gambling scrape he was involved in; asks his father's forgiveness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Chancellor Taylor has been of incalculable service to me in the study of law.\" (Needham was a law school operated by Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County in the years 1821-1836.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese are the continuous drafts of a multiple of letters, continued July 8, 1831, Petersburg. The first section consists of musings and youthful recollections; the second is a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Alexander M. Jackson, at New London, to John Thompson Brown, regarding the marriage of Dr. Steptoe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes made at Judge Taylor's Law School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLicense to practice law in the superior and inferior courts of this Commonwealth (Virginia).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMusings on friendship and the wise behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter introducing John Thompson Brown when he went to Clarksburg to set up practice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 pages. Musings written on a trip through Virginia: thoughts on a disappointing love affair; notes on \"Crab Orchard\" and the \"Creek Nation\" --the latter were to be incorporated into an Independence Day address delivered in Petersburg in 1831.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Impressions of Clarksburg; the countryside is beautiful and the land very rich, but \"The people have no money and are wretchedly poor and lazy...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis plans to establish himself.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following newspaper clippings and pamphlets are included in a bound scrap book, with endorsements and were undoubtedly collected by John Thompson Brown himself.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"...Mr. Jefferson...the disclosure of his poverty...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"several cases of contempt of court, occurring in various parts of the Union, in which the punishment inflicted, has been made a subject of grievous complaint.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"The President's message.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of a committee, appointed to enquire into the nature and extent of the evils arising from the present unsettled state of Land Titles on the Western Waters of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech in Committee of the Whole, Jan. 13th, Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA Bill authorizing a loan of $6,000.00 on the credit of the state, for the construction of Turnpike Road from Winchester to Parkersburg by way of Clarksburg, being under consideration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Sir:--I have read in the \"Intelligencer\" of the 9th inst. your communications to the Editors of the paper, in which you remark, substantially, that the only Candidate to represent the town of Petersburg in the General Assembly is a stranger to most voters...Not doubting that I am the person alluded to...,\" signed John Thompson Brown\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The following copy of a Petition to the Legislature of Virginia, we insert at the request of a number of our Citizens.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e32 pages. \"On motion of Mr. Brown of Petersburg, the report of the committee on slaves, free Negroes and mulattoes, and the amendment of Mr. Preston were taken up; when Mr. Brown rose and addressed the house as follows:...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The bill to amend an act authorizing the Board of Public Works to subscribe on behalf of the Commonwealth, to the stock of the Petersburg Rail Road, was read a third time. Mr. Brown said...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Andrew Jackson was unanimously recommended to the Citizens of Virginia, as the next President. \"Mr. Miller of Powhatan then submitted the following Resolution...\"(Concerning the Vice-President). Mr. Brown of Petersburg, then submitted the following by way of substitute for the above...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence while Brown established himself in Clarksburg, and while representing Harrison County in the General Assembly. The material in this box covers the period 1825 to 1829, when John Thompson Brown was resident of Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia). In this period John Thompson Brown wrote some of the \"Letters to the Editor,\" printed in the Clarksburg Enquirer, contained in the scrap book noted above in Box 14. A draft of a part of the letter concerning the poverty of Mr. Jefferson is to be found in this box (1825). In July 1826, John Thompson Brown wrote to his brother Henry Brown, Jr. of his aim to run for the U.S. Congress. In 1827 he was elected to the House of Delegates; he was re-elected in 1828 and 1829. This box also contains various printed and manuscript material touching upon his career in the General Assembly. By the end of 1829, John Thompson Brown had established himself in Clarksburg, built a house, and planned to buy into a partnership in a store to advance his financial position. In a letter of March 23, 1829 he mentions his desire to run in the next election for the U.S. Congress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"...the friends of Old Hickory...hear Adamses success spoken of and the probability of Clay's being made Secretary of State...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a legal opinion concerning sheriffs, which his father apparently requested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA flowery letter to an old friend from Princeton. \"I have acquired some little reputation at the bar and a practice that supports me very decently.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of an address to an investigating group (perhaps a grand jury), with endorsement: \"1. Act against cutting down trees. 2. Act providing for a good and sufficient jail.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is part of a printed letter concerning \"Mr. Jefferson the disclosure of his poverty...\" over the signature Alexander. (See bound scrapbook, the last item in Box 14.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDesire of John Thompson Brown to run for the U.S. Congress or for a seat in the General Assembly. Suggests that Henry Brown send $1,000.00 to help achieve this.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I find that there is a serious and, I believe, a somewhat general wish to bring me out for the Legislature.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I am a candidate for the Legislature at the next election...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn announcement of the candidacy of John Thompson Brown for the General Assembly. He reviews what he considers to be the most important problems of the day, and discusses (1) the invasion of State sovereignty by the Federal program of \"internal development,\" (2) the harm done to Southern farmers by import duties, (3) the calling of a Constitutional Convention for the state of Virginia, (4) the dangers of the uncontrolled banking system.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His election to the General Assembly; hope of election to the U.S. Congress, and the purchase of a four acre lot in town. In the first letter which John Thompson Brown wrote from the House of Delegates he said \"I have not taken much part in the debates of the House and do not expect to do so...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe note is \"in regard to the question whether Clinton or Calhoun should run as Vice-President on the Jackson ticket\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis ride to Richmond in a coach with other, more experienced law-makers, \"having been, as you predicted, greatly edified and instructed by a coach-full of legislators 'big with the cares of state.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull title: \"Report of a Committee Appointed To Enquire Into The Nature And Extent Of The Evils Arising From The Present Unsettled State Of Land Titles On The Western Waters Of Virginia, And To Devise A Remedy Therefor, With Leave To Report A Bill Or Otherwise\" 6 pages. 2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetition to the General Assembly for a divorce.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetition to the General Assembly for a divorce.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Resolving that members of the House of Delegates be requested to unite...in advancing the cause of this Society before the General Assembly of Virginia.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn John Thompson Brown's speech: \"considered the most able one that had been delivered in the House in 5 years.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Our Society, in the success of which, you are pleased to express so deep an interest, is I believe, making sure progress.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis legislature activities and speeches. \"I am a Jackson man like yourself but not perfectly orthodox, as you would say, on the subject of States Rights. I published my opinions, pamphlet of 30 pages, 12 months ago and will send you a copy...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Deptartment F 247 H3B73. The second copy is located in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, under the same call number as above. 17 pages. A report to his constituents on such matters as (1) the state Constitutional Convention, (2) the lottery for the Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, (3) county elections, (4) the bill abolishing the chancery Courts and establishing a Superior Court, (5) a Turnpike to their area (defeated by the \"Eastern People\"), (6) the proposed Baltimore Railroad and (7) the settling of the question of land titles in Western Virginia. Included in the pamphlet are the full texts of the report of the committee on this subject, which he chaired, and the bill proposed by the committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComment on the land titles, Chancery court bills.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Even now I am as comfortably situated as I could desire and shall support myself hereafter without any further drafts on your goodness...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Now well situated in his \"mansion,\" he discusses his prospects for Congress and of his plan to \"offer 2 years hence.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder appointing John Thompson Brown Adjutant of the 11th Regiment, Virginia Militia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items. Autographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes are initialed \"J. T. B.'s\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsed: \"McConley's System of Sword Tactics.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReflections on people met at the Medicinal Springs, as contrasted with those of his constituency.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In February, he forwards a copy of sheriff's commission to his father. During the year he borrows $400.00 for payments on his house in Clarksburg, and by the end of the year his father has agreed to advance enough capital for him to become a partner in a mercantile business. Upon the conclusion of the 1828-1829 session of the General Assembly, he writes that he will be a candidate once more, then run for Congress. In the letter of March 23rd, he writes that opposition has arisen \"on account of some laws we had passed last session authorizing the county court to levy a tax for repairing roads and bridges.\" On March 23rd he relates his experiences in Washington at the inauguration of Jackson: on December 14th he predicts that the basis of votes for whites will be surrendered in the formation of the new State constitution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuggests they ride together to Alexandria, then go to Richmond by boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Virginia Constitutional Convention: \"I had an opportunity of hearing the most distinguished members of the body--Mr. Madison and Mr. Marshall among the rest...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from after his marriage to Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg (May 1830), and his move to that city, which he represented in the General Assembly in 1831. Also includes over one hundred toasts given at various occasions. The change which was to occur in the life and fortunes of John Thompson Brown in the year 1830 is forecast in the first letter of this box, a letter received by Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg circa December 1829, in which there is a discussion of \"Mr. B.\" Three months later (March 18, 1830) in a letter to his father, John Thompson Brown announces his intention of leaving Clarksburg, and of his need for a horse and sulky so that he may arrive in Petersburg in a manner which should \"avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution.\" The next letter in the collection (May 9, 1830), in draft, contains an account of his wedding, a wedding which was attended by no members of his immediate family. Subsequent letters tell of the generosity of the new father-in-law John V. Willcox in the gift of a town house \"provided with servants,\" a draft of $1500, and the promise of as much more as he asks (July 22, 1830). Yet the position is not satisfactory and because John Thompson Brown feels that he is losing his independence, he returns to Clarksburg with the intention of resettling there and sending for his wife (May 2, 1831). During a four week visit to Harrison County, he finds his political position has declined (June 7, 1831), so he returns to Petersburg, and is invited to make the Independence Day address for the town (June 8, 1831). As a result of this address (and the good influence of his father-in-law) he is nominated to represent the town in the House of Delegates, and is elected without opposition (September 26, 1831). He successfully sponsors a bill in the Assembly for the Petersburg Railroad (28 December 1831), is appointed Judge of Elections for the Petersburg Office of the Bank of Virginia (December 29, 1831), and is sought as a sponsor of a new newspaper which is being established in Richmond (October 20, 1831). Of particular interest is a letter to his nephew outlining his philosophy of life and advising the young man on his future (October 3, 1831). A report of the slave insurrection in Southhampton is described in a letter of September 26, 1831. At the end of this box are collected more than a hundred drafts of toasts made by John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA friend writes regarding \"Mr. B.,\" \"a man of boundless pride and diffidence. His attachment was cut down in the bud and You, my sweetest Mary, have hoped whilst he desponded...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My friends, Webster, Goffard, and others believed I could certainly be elected to Congress next Spring...I wish to appear at P[etersburg]in a manner which would probably be expected and to avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution. Henry is to get me a sulky, horse, etc., and if you can spare this additional sum you may hand it over to him...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Our nuptials took place at the time expected and I cannot say that there was any other allay to my happiness, than that neither you nor any of my near relatives were present.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On his honeymoon: \"Peronneau Finley travels with us, as one of our immediate party. Mr. Willcox, Sr., and three of his friends are going to N. York to the races. They came with us thus far...\" There is much discussion about where they will live, but, \"I think it probable we shall reside in Petersburg...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn his Washington visit: \"we remained a week, were introduced to the President, etc., heard some interesting debates and saw all the great men of the nation...My situation is in all respects agreeable.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulations on her marriage coupled with much advice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents After a visit with his father, he writes: \"I have nothing to add on the subject of my future arrangements. I shall pursue the course which you seemed to approve when we were together.\" He writes later that Mr. Willcox has turned over to them his town house \"furnished with servants\u0026amp;amp;quot;; in another letter: \"He handed me a check for $1,500 and said that I should always have as much as I wanted...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends advice to his younger brother and, and account of his own situation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters from Harrison County report that \"the District needs me badly...but it is too late...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I regret that you have temporarily declined public life--for I would not believe you have abondoned it altogether.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Autographed draft. Advice given to a young man summarizing John Thompson Brown's own philosophy of life.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On his return to Harrison County, \"I found that my position here was to be too dependent...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"At a meeting of the citizens of Petersburg...'Resolved, that John Thompson Brown, Esq., he appointed Orator of the Day'.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutographed drafts. The first important public speech of John Thompson Brown, in Petersburg, one which appears to have established his reputation, and which influenced his decision to remain there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding his Independence Day address; the wisdom of his brother's decision to visit England.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: See 25 April 1822, Box-folder 14:21, These are the continuous drafts of multiple letters. This draft concerns the second part which contains a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On July 25, he states that his brother has left on the packet for Baltimore on the way to Liverpool. Concerning his \"reasons of my determining not to remove to Harrison.\" On September 14 he writes that his wife has given birth to a son, who will be named Henry Peronneau, \"after you and my friend Peronneau Finley.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A letter from Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown to John Thompson Brown encloses the letter from Henry Brown Jr. Henry Brown, Jr. writes of his journey, as a result of which \"I become more and more an American in feeling and principle...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I was elected without opposition after announcing my sentiments freely and boldly.\" News of an insurrection of Negroes in Southampton (Nat Turner), \"they killed 55 persons, mainly women and children.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives his opinions on the education of his nephew, Edward. He approves strongly of the emphasis on science to be found at West Point; on going to college among the Yankees: \"I partake in some measure of the prejudice against them--but think nevertheless that...southern firewould be none the worse for being somewhat cooled by the northern frost.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA new newspaper is proposed for the city of Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA request for help in covering a $3,000 debt to \"sharpers.\" Endorsed by Windham Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the quarters he has for his wife and son. On the main question of the day he writes: \"I think no measure can or ought to be taken now for the abolition of slavery...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"the bill now before the Legislature on the subject of our (Rail) Road.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppointment of John Thompson Brown as judge of the election for directors of the Bank of Virginia in Petersburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo speeches given before the House of Delegates, published in pamphlet form: The speech of John Thompson Brown, in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the Abolition of Slavery; Speech of John Thompson Brown, (of Petersburg,) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, in Committee of the Whole, on the State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina. The important and exciting national political events of the years 1832 and 1833, as they affected the people of Virginia, are seen through the eyes of John Thompson Brown in the items included in this box. A member from Petersburg in the House of Delegates of the Virginia Assembly, John Thompson Brown was placed in a position of leadership and strongly influenced the decisions taken in those critical years. His speech on the abolition of slavery was considered so important that Judge Henry St. George Tucker and others raised the money to have it printed (18 January 1832). He was a member of the Virginia delegation to the national convention of the Republican Party; his resolution of the Vice-Presidential nominee (21-22 May 1832) was the one adopted by the Virginia caucus. As Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates, the question of President Jackson's moves against the United States Bank was of particular concern to him (9 April 1833). Great excitement was aroused by South Carolina's threat of nullification. John Thompson Brown was a member of the Committee on Federal Relations, and his substitute motion on the question is included in this box, as well as his speech on The State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina, delivered 5 January 1833, also published in pamphlet form. John Thompson Brown was invited to be a Director of the Petersburg Railroad which he declined (7 May 1832), and was considered for the position of U.S. Senator, although he felt that he was not qualified by years or experience (December 1832). An interesting report of his meeting with President Jackson is included in a letter from John Thompson Brown to his wife (23 May 1832). Also included in this box are letters from John Tyler, William Cabell Rives, and William Segar Archer (7 February, 3 March 1833). Two poems, possibly written by John Thompson Brown, clipped from a newspaper, signed Julian are included at the end of this box. 81 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Writes of the fortunes of the (Petersburg) Railroad Bill in the House of Delegates and State Senate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInformation regarding Rensselaer School. Samuel T. Brown, younger brother of John Thompson Brown, appears to have been interested in this school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this important speech John Thompson Brown took up several proposals for the freeing of slaves, including that of Thomas Jefferson, as submitted to the Legislature by Jefferson Randolph, his grandson, and argued against each.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"My speech on abolition has had great eclat--a fund has been raised for publishing it in pamphlet form for general distribution... Judges [Henry St. George] Tucker and Brookehave taken active part in puffing the speech.\" He also reports, \"I have carried my Railroad Bill...and shall enjoy the credit of effecting it by my personal influence.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, E 449 L45. 47 pages. Includes in a \"Postscript\" an answer to a statement in The Enquirer over the signature of Jefferson [Randolph]. Reference is made to a remark made in The Wig that his argument \"had been far surpassed by the discussion of the subject by a stripling . Mr. Brown of Petersburg.\" General Assembly. Committee on Federal relations. Official Document Nos. 14, 15, 16.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a suggested amendment for the Circuit Court Law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe cannot give his nephew, Edward Steptoe, an appointment to West Point because he has used his appointment for the session. \"...the Senate is involved in the Tariff discussion...The farther I have gone into it the more thoroughly have I convinced myself of its tyrannical and oppressive character.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA resolution from the Petersburg Rail Road Company to tender thanks for \"the zeal and ability with which our Delegate John T. Brown, Esq. and our Senator, William Old, Esq. have exerted in procuring passage of the said (Rail Road) act.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is the resolution presented by John Thompson Brown and reported in a newspaper article of this date preserved in the scrapbook to be found in Box 14.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Murray Mason (1798-1871).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I send you 2 copies of John's speech (on Slavery) and a paper with one of Jefferson Randolph's in reply to him.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclines appointment as a member of the Board of Directors of the Petersburg Railroad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pages. Autographed draft. Notes on the convention of the whole party and of the Virginia Caucus. At the latter the resolution of John Thompson Brown. was adopted, viz. that Virginia's vote should go first to P. P. Barbour for Vice-President, and when there was no longer a reasonable prospect of his selection, to Van Buren.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"...on last evening we went to the President who is in excellent health and fine spirits. Many persons here, including some members of Congress from Virginia, seem to be much dissatisfied with our proceedings at Baltimore...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents To his youngest brother, attending college, regarding the health of Henry, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of Finley's brother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe family has traveled south to escape an epidemic of Cholera.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In the letter of December 3, he discusses the election of U.S. Senators, stating that Mr. Leigh is out because of his opposition to President Jackson. Among those mentioned for the position are Judge Henry St. George Tucker, John Randolph Rives, and himself, though he feels that he has neither the years nor the experience for the position. President Jackson's message on the U.S. Bank is discussed. On nullification he writes: \"It will, I fear, be an exciting subject and one of engrossing interest...South Carolina is unquestionably wrong and as long as she remains in the Union, must obey its laws...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe possibility of his appointment as Senator to supply the vacancy left by Mr. Tazewell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcitement in Washington caused by the President's proclamation on nullification debate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Autographed draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding the removal of deposits from the U.S. Bank by the Federal Government.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I was rather mortified at making a very poor speech [on Federal Relations] in the House today...To avoid misrepresentation I shall have to write out my speech...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pages. Doc. No. 14. Report of the Committee on Federal Relations Doc. No. 15. Mr. Marshall's Substitute to the Report... Doc. No. 16. Mr. M'dowell's Amendment to Mr. Marshall's Substitute,... Opinion on proceedings in South Carolina, the proclamation by Andrew Jackson, and \"the communication of the governor of this Commonwealth on the same subject.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDelivered January 5, 1833. Richmond: Thomas W. White, printer. 1833. 42 pages. 3 copies. After stating his opposition to protective tariffs, John Thompson Brown argued that they result from \"a perversion of the spirit and intent of the Constitution, rather than a violation of its literal principles.\" He compliments the Chief Magistrate of the United States on his general policy but disputes the Proclamation of the President on other grounds, basing his argument on The Law of Nationsby E. de Vattel. As to the action of South Carolina, he contends that there is no possibility of nullification under the Constitution, but that the redress of the wrong done in the tariff act must come by recourse to the Supreme Court, to the \"Co-states\" acting in Congress, and if necessary, by an amendment to the Constitution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Substitute Submitted By Mr. Brown, Petersburg, For the Amended Report of the Committee on Federal Relations\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompliments John Thompson Brown on his resolutions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I was anxious myself that Virginia should maintain an impartial and just attitude toward both S. Carolina and the President, but far the greater part of the Assembly seemed in favour of going into one extreme or other . . . whereas I thought there was error on both sides...\" He remarks that Edward [Steptoe]has been successful in getting his appointment to West Point \"obtained (by Mr. Archer, the Senator) as a favour to me\u0026amp;amp;quot; but \"without...your letter...the application could scarcely have been successful.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies. Printed manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppointment of Edward Steptoe to West Point; report of the enforcing bill in the President's proclamation, and the Tariff Bill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In July he announces the birth of a son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On the Force Bill and the Bank of the U.S.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe two items are signed Julian. \"On seeing Miss ____ at Clarksburg,\" and \"Julian Abandoning His Muse.\" Possibly written by John Thompson Brown about this period.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by John Thompson Brown, Petersburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters written by John Thompson Brown during portions of the 1833-1834 and the 1834-1835 sessions of the General Assembly. The manuscripts begin with letters reporting the legislative battle fought and lost against the Portsmouth-Norfolk road which John Thompson Brown believed would have disastrous effects on the future of Petersburg (January 1834). Near the end of the box are letters concerning John Thompson Brown's battle fought with fists and canes in the halls of the State Capitol with a fellow representative John Hampden Pleasants (January 1835). The fracas resulted from a heated debate on the election of a U.S. Senator. John Thompson Brown was one of those mentioned for the position of U.S. Senator (December 1834), but his youth (28 years) was against him and he did not enjoy the rough and tumble of party politics then developing. Also of interest are the draft of a speech delivered on the occasion of the death of Lafayette (9 July 1834), and two notebooks used by John Thompson Brown as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates (January 1835). 44 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews that his brother, Samuel, is ill at Harvard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on his progress at the college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His attempts to defeat the Norfolk rail road in the Assembly; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"All is lost except our honour. The Portsmouth Bill [Norfolk railroad] has passed...our town [Petersburg] is prostrated...but the ancient spirit of our little town, which Mr. Madison called the 'cockade of the old Dominion' is not dead.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA patent for producing domestic salt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElection of a U.S. Senator, for which he has been mentioned; Mr. Leigh's election. At the end of February and beginning of March he is kept in bed with an illness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives his views of the political situation, mentioning the message President Jackson sent to Congress with the \"Force Bill,\" the President's plans for the Bank of the U.S., and objections to Van Buren and \"the N. York system of tactics which he will bring with him.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans for Samuel, John Thompson Brown's brother, to start his study of law with him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn J. Allen (1797-1871)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sold bank shares to help his brother go into business for himself; gives advice on racing horses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a speech delivered in Petersburg on the occasion of the death of Lafayette. 43 pages. Endorsed: \"To my sons, should they ever read it.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of his progress at the U.S. Military Academy. John Thompson Brown is the uncle of Edward J. Steptoe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a letter sending condolences for the death of a sister and congratulations on the birth of a son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His resignation from the U.S. Senate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"No subject arouses anybody except the senatorial election.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe offers to place all his monetary resources at the service of his brother in his new business venture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 letters, 1 draft. On the 17th he prepared a draft of a letter, which he sent on the 20th, giving an account of a fight in the halls of the General Assembly between himself and John Hampden Pleasants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of apology for the battle fought in the halls of the Virginia Capitol.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn account of his speech which was \"better received than anything I have ever made.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA speech \"...upon the Election of a Senator in Congress: Delivered in the House of Delegates of Virginia\". 28 pages. Printed book. Points out the importance of this election for \"future political events and party combinations in the state,\" and defends the incumbent, Mr. Leigh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by John Thompson Brown. 70 pages. Autographed Manuscript. Prepared for use in the Finance Committee of the House of Deputies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on taxes, license fees, and the like, prepared by John Thompson Brown for use on the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates. 116 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from February 1835, until his death in November 1836; manuscripts of four articles written to oppose the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President. The closing sessions of the State Legislature of 1834-1835 are reported in the letters at the beginning of this box. The party spirit runs high in Petersburg as the \"Jackson party\" opposes John Thompson Brown (March 1835). He is involved in a street fight with an opponent in which he receives a black eye, but the argument is made up after he wins the election (April 1835). Before the next session of the legislature, John Thompson Brown is occupied in collecting more material on the question of slavery (August 1835), and prepared three long drafts written in opposition to the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President of the U.S. Undated drafts of notes on legal cases are included at the end of the 1835 section. Henry Brown, Jr., the brother of John Thompson Brown, died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to Philadelphia and New York for his Lynchburg store. The trip of John Thompson Brown to meet the body of his brother, and his activity in settling his brother's affairs in Lynchburg are reported in the letters included in this box. At the end of July he takes his family to his father's home, Otter Hills, near New London in Campbell County, for the funeral sermon of Henry Brown, Jr. While there he contracts an illness which keeps him there until his death on 26 November 1836. 104 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces the birth of a son, John Thompson Brown II, and tells his brother that he had ordered $2800 placed to his account to support the store that he had opened.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Political activity in Petersburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"The Jackson party has brought out the most popular man in Petersburg against...it is quite likely he will beat me.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On April 18 he writes, \"I was elected by a majority of 37 (13 of which were from Richmond).\" There is also a report of a street fight between John Thompson Brown and \"a Jackson man.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the chances of Van Buren to carry Virginia in the election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlans to retire from politics and seek a position as Judge of the courts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe has sent a box of books to help him in his law studies, and describes a visit by his old friend Peronneau Finley and his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to his father about plans to visit him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Drafts on the subject of the northern resolutions on slavery, particularly those recently passed in Portland and Boston. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Autographed draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family discussion, especially concerned with the sisters who were yet to find husbands.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotice of the election of John Thompson Brown as an honorary member of the Jefferson Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe content is on the stand of Mr. Van Buren on emancipation. 28 numbered columns. Signed \"Mr. Brown.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on this topic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on this topic. Also includes an additional 2 page insertion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on this topic. The series of drafts is in opposition to Martin Van Buren, candidate for the President of the United States. 48 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGood reports of the new business venture of his brother, Henry Brown, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo his brother, on a buying trip to New York; political prospects now look bright, but \"the state is lost\" to the Anti-Van Buren forces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommission as Captain in the Cavalry of the Virginia Militia. Signed by Wyndham Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned Captain John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Thompson Brown writes five letters from Hobson's Inn, Homes, Otter Hills, and Lynchburg. On the trip to accompany his sister-in-law and the body of Henry Brown, Jr. back to the family home, Otter Hills. Henry Brown, Jr. died while on a shopping trip to New York for supplies for his Lynchburg store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe body of Henry Brown, Jr. was taken that morning for Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of her father, Henry Brown Brown, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Taking inventory at the store of his late brother; preparing to settle his estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the stocktaking in the store of Henry Brown, Jr. On July 19 he wrote that he was coming to his father's place on the Sunday next to hear his brother's funeral preached. This is the last letter from John Thompson Brown to his father, for on that visit to Otter Hills he was taken with the illness from which he died.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the disposal of the store inventory; sends a piano to her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMourning his brother's death, he makes arrangements for his own family to join him. (This is the last letter written by John Thompson Brown preserved in this collection.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe niece of John Thompson Brown writes to her uncle regarding the recent death of her father, Henry Brown, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes regarding the settling of the store business.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosures: \"A lock of the hair of John Thompson Brown, 29 years\" envelope marked, \"For sister Mary from my dear brother John's Grave, Nov. 13th, 1845, Mrs. Alice Brown Worthington,\" with clover leaves inside.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned Robert B. Bolling, Chairman. A resolution in memory of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned D. M. Bernard, Clerk. Endorsement by James MacFarland, Jr., to Mrs. John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCondolences on the death of her husband.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA resolution that the members wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days in honor of John Thompson Brown, by William A. Dod.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA copy of the unanimous resolution of the House of Delegates in memory of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of grief written by Mrs. Brown to her father-in-law. Mrs. Mary E. Brown is the widow of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of consolation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn service as Executors of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrafts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: A dramatic sketch, Kentucky Land Laws, Goosawattee Indians, and map of the region around Bedford, Virginia. 40 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 pages. Draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pages. Autographed draft. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bounties offered for Indian scalps in Bedford between 1755 and 1758.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 items. Autographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA large folded ink drawing of a building \"taken from the Colonade of the Temple of Minerva Parthenon at Athens,\" with notes of construction details.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers of John Thompson Brown, Colonel of 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery who was killed in action in 1864. Included are letters concerning a disagreement with William Nelson Pendleton. Papers also include correspondence of his son, Henry Peronneau Brown and his son's wife Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown as well as newspaper clippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker and the correspondence of Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman. There are also nineteenth century engravings. Boxes 20 - 24.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, commissions, receipts, etc., of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, killed in action on May 6, 1864; his drafts of speeches in defense of slavery. This box contains the papers from the period after the death of John Thompson Brown, and concern John Thompson Brown II, born in 1835, some 18 months before the death of his father. One letter (November 20, 1844) lists the courses studied by boys at the ages of 9, 11, and 13; a travel book gives an interesting picture of Europe (May 4, 1857); and a draft of a letter describes the bleedings to which a tourist entering Italy had to submit. John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by the members of his company (December 1, 1859). Also included are notes of speeches made to rouse war enthusiasm. The receipt for a saber and belt (April 23, 1861) mark the beginning of action, and other records follow John Thompson Brown II's rise to Major, then to Colonel. His request for a transfer to a more active field of war and an extended argument with his commanding officer, Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton, are of interest. The box concludes with items which appear to have been on the person of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, when he was killed in action on 6 May 1864. 83 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the courses in school taken by a nine year old boy and his two brothers, Wilicox, 11 years old, and Peronneau, 13 years old.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e58 pages. Draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertifies that John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by viva voce vote of the members of his company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to Douglas and the threat to slavery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown, October 19, 1859, and the treatment of him as a martyr in the North. 5 pages. Autographed draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I greatly fear that the time has passed when great questions of State equality are to be settled in the Halls of Congress...this settlement requires powder and ball...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport on ammunition on hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Court Martial action taken for refusal to do guard duty, by a trooper under the command of Colonel John Thompson Brown II.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequest for transfer, with his command, to the Division of General D. H. Hills, so that he might be more actively engaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a suggestion for winter furloughs in order to extend the length of service in the fighting season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by West and Johnson, Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a dispute arising between the two over John Thompson Brown's command.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by W. H. Taylor and Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for whitewashing two rooms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequest the return of his report on the battle of Chancellorsville so that he might submit it to General Stuart.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGift list and cover addressed to Jackson's Reserve Artillery, near Bowling Green, Caroline County\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook containing several commissions, leather bound.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies. Printed material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items. Newspaper clipping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph poem and newspaper text; \"Lines written on seeing 'Rifle' the war-horse of Col. J. T. B....\" from the Richmond Dispatch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe marker titled \"Thompson Brown\" has blue ribbons attached.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe papers relating to the oldest son of John Thompson Brown, Henry Peronneau Brown, begin with letters written by his mother Mrs. Mary E. Brown. She expresses concern that her son is more interested in affairs other than his studies (March 1, 1849). His school career is traced briefly through his years at the University of Virginia (June 28, 1851). The letters exchanged between Henry Peronneau Brown and his fiancee, Frances Bland Coalter, 1858, lead into the family correspondence which completes this box. (Other letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her family are found in Box 6, Coalter and Tucker Papers.) From May, 1861, all letters are concerned with the war. Letters written by John Coalter II, to his sister Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown in 1878 give a graphic picture of the struggle made by a southern farmer to re-establish himself after the war. 108 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written to Samuel T. Brown while he was in Charleston, South Carolina and New London, Virginia. The widow of John Thompson Brown writes with concern about her oldest son, Peronneau, who is attending school in South Carolina. He was devoting too much time to outdoor affairs of college life and not enough to his studies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Congratulating him on his success at Charleston College; a proposed biography of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Henry Peronneau Brown, attending the University of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for 65 pounds of ice to Henry Peronneau Brown from Long and Stevens, Petersburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 5 letters. Affectionate letters to her fiance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In August she writes to console Mrs. Brown on the death of her mother, Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"We are all as glad, dear Fanny, that your home is so lovely and you are so happy...for its mountain scenery.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning the failing health of their mother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConsolations on the death of Mrs. Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Covers lacking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cover lacking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the loss of an infant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to his sister, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Eight calling cards in a cover addressed to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bachelor brother of Mrs. Brown writes that his loneliness on an out-of-the-way plantation is heading him to the madhouse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She writes of the ladies making vests and shirts for the soldiers. News that the Yankees have landed at Hampton; the first of the war casualties in the family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaking clothes for the army: \"1500 yards have just been received which we are to turn our attention to at once.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis house was set afire and cannon are firing all about. Comments on \"the tennessee company...the roughest men you ever saw...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The wife of John Thompson Brown II, is in \"this antiquated spot\u0026amp;amp;quot; because her husband was drilling some new troops and sent for her to join him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Stanley, the family home, to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTheir brother, Henry, is at a camp near Williamsburg; the other brother, John, is in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"...adjoining the lands of Henry Peronneau Brown and others.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I am sorry Henry's name is not in the list of exchanged prisoners...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Written while Henry was a prisoner at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, to his sister.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for wheat delivered. Signed A. Wynne and L. Hatchet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequest for someone to serve the Presbyterian Church at Tappahannock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA bill brought in Chancery Court by John R. Bryan against H. B. Tomlin, executor of St. George Tucker Coalter. The settlement of the John Randolph estate which was in litigation for many years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefuses a request for $500 by his nephew; recommends that he stop drinking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for wages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts with stores. 3 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote written on an early \"penny post card.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written to his sister as he made a start in farming after the end of the war: \"I have not the means to buy me a suit of clothes.\" Later he added: \"I never was as poor in my life before as I am now...I have not spent during the whole year on myself more than $10...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst mention of Cassie Tucker, who was later to marry John Thompson Brown III.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA request for a purchase of a case of \"56 Home Remedies.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of Cassie Tucker, wife of John Thompson Brown III. \"You have introduced into your home a very sunbeam.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed to \"Fanny\", his sister-in-law, and concerns the death of John Coalter II.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement concerning the trust for Mrs. Fanny B. Brown (Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Autographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters in this box concerning John Thompson Brown III, begin with one from his mother, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown, the former Frances Bland Coalter. There are 6 report cards from The University School, Petersburg, Virginia (1877-1879). Of interest is a pamphlet of Resolutions Passed in 1894, 1895, and 1896...Denouncing the Bedford High School Act. Many of the letters in the collection are from Mrs. Cynthia B. Tucker Coleman to her niece Cassie (Mrs. John Thompson Brown III). Letters from the children, John Thompson Brown IV, Frances Brown, and Henry Peronneau Brown II, are included as well as photographs of some members of the family and pictures of the family home, Ivy Cliff, Bedford County (formerly Otter Hill) the home of Captain Henry Brown, great grandfather of John Thompson Brown III. At the end of the box is a notebook containing sermons copied out by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown for her son John Thompson Brown III. 80 items. (John Thompson Brown III, son of Henry Peronneau Brown, who married Cassie Tucker, thus reuniting the family with the Tucker line.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo her son (John Thompson Brown III) urging him to improve his writing and \"to read your Bible and say your prayers every day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA description of the London Museum and Zoo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport cards from University School, some countersigned by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown. 6 items. Printed document signed. Some contain letters by John Thompson Brown III, when the reports were sent home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePaper written on Martin Luther.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends Bible reading as the antidote for \"the very corrupt sentiments which are scattered through the classical writers.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The recent death of her husband, Dr. Coleman; the serious illness of Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents During her illness, Mrs. Brown's children are in the care of Mrs. Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA child's letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRejoices that Cassie's health is \"entirely restored.\" Beverly Tucker and Braxton Bryan are mentioned as attending an assembly of the clergy at Jamestown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters are addressed to \"Thompson\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo photographs, one of John Thompson Brown IV and his sister, Frances Bland Coalter Brown, with a servant, Aunt Jane; the other of the house, Ivy Cliff, originally called Otter Hill. Photostat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"...make haste and get well enough to come home where you are much missed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e45 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a separate sermon. Autographed draft signed. \"Given to my son June 5, 1890. Let him read it carefully and may God have mercy on his soul. Amen.\" (Mrs. Frances B. Brown died in September 1894.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterial related to the Brown and Tucker families after 1900. Accounts of Cary A. Adams are placed at the beginning of the box. Newspaper clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska, relate to Judge John Randolph Tucker. Another member of the family, Captain David Tucker Brown, is represented by two letters (1918, 1919) written from France when he was serving as a member of the American Commission to negotiate peace. Seventeen undated items concerning unidentified persons are grouped at the end of the box. 85 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsed: \"Pres. of Const. Convention, 1901-2.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEditorial from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCandidacy for the position of Lieutenant Governor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeriodical. Pages 125-139. Printed manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items. Newsclippings regarding William B. Allison, Theodore Roosevelt, and \"The Political Situation, 1876-1908\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewsclippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker taken from the Nome Daily Nugget, Nome Democrat and Nome Industrial Worker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the Farmer's Winter Institute in Agriculture, 1913-1914, of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom \"The World\", New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Covers lacking. With the \"American Commission to Negotiate Peace.\" There is also mention of John Thompson Brown IV, of Wilmington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA proclamation by Westmoreland Davis, Governor. Also Includes a song sheet of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate unknown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRevolutionary War service claim, draft on the Bank of Virginia, and article surviving soldier's payments. 3 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"From private who served you on the memorable 8th of Jany, 1815.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation from the Royal Geographical Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Autographed draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn alphabetical list of flowers with the characteristics of each expressed symbolically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings of pictures from engravings, plus some advertisements and copies of publications. Circa 400 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 columns of news clippings from \"Central Presbyterian.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 poems, news clippings and a clipping with sheet music.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIllustrated London News, December 18, 1866.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristmas supplement from the Illustrated London News, December 18, 1869.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 clippings of engravings about archaeology.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e22 clippings of engravings about farming and husbandry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 clippings of engravings of churches destroyed in the Chicago fire.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 clippings of Civil War engravings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 clippings of engravings of zoological topics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 clippings of engravings about the Crimea when occupied by Russian.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSupplement to Harper's Monthly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeekly cartoons appearing in Harper's Monthly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 pages from the April 1872 issue of Hearth and Home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClipping of Masthead of Harper's Monthly with an engraving of Clothes and Styles. November 29, 1872.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCover page of the New York Fireside Companion. November 18, 1873.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive sections of the November 1873 edition of Frank Leslie's Boys and Girls Weekly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18, 1874 pamphlet \"Pastoral Letter\" written by T.D. Witherspoon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour clippings of engravings from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Family Almanac.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull June 16, 1877 issue of Illustrated Christian Weekly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1883 Calendar sheet for Hiram Sibley \u0026amp;amp; Co., Seedsman, in color.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLarge foldout of the family tree of Queen Victoria from the Illustrated London News, \"Jubilee edition.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 1896 price list for U.S. Stamps by N.E. 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She chose material to transcribe that would \"provide a fuller picture of Brown, his family and his political career at a time in American and Virginian history when a number of significant events were taking place. The issues of slavery, states rights, tariffs, elections of Senators, the Bank of the United States, presidential elections and the changing political parties were issues of vital importance to John Thompson Brown.\" Transcribed from 1998-2005. CD of transcriptions is available.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduction gives genealogical information of the Brown Family, beginning with Henry Brown who died in 1757 in New Jersey. Includes transcriptions of legal transactions, letters and other documents (not from this collection) which show the procession of the Brown Family from New Jersey to parts of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInventory of Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I. Typed and carbon transcriptions of selections of letters of John Thompson Brown (1802-1836). Also, handwritten transcriptions that are not typed. Includes notes on possible subject arrangement of the transcriptions. The following folders may loosely follow this order. Includes processing notes, genealogical information and a partial inventory. The project appears to be incomplete. The author of these transcriptions may be Lonny Dobbs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo typed carbon inventories of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I, entitled \"...containing papers of John Coalter (1769-1838), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals in Virginia and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836) Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Harrison County and Petersburg.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters from 1814 to 1822.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters for 1831.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne typed transcript and one carbon transcript of letters from 1818 to 1824.  Noted as \"Letters of J.T. Brown.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne typed transcript, two carbon transcripts and the handwritten transcriptions of newspaper clippings from J.T. Brown's scrapbook. 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William Munford, Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter, Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, and Henry Peronneau Brown.","This finding aid is also available in microfilm format in Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314.","Papers include John Coalter's autobiographical sketch (to age 18), 54 poems written by Coalter, St. George Tucker, and others including several by female writers. Correspondents of the Coalter family include St. George Tucker, Lelia Skipwith Carter Tucker, William Munford, Judith Randolph, Frances Bland Tucker Coalter and Maria Rind Coalter. Subjects include John Randolph of Roanoke (and his will), George Wythe, the Embargo of 1807-1809, College of William and Mary, War of 1812; and the springs of Virginia. Includes papers of Coalter's children: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter; and St. George Tucker Coalter and his wife Judith H. Tomlin and the correspondence of Coalter's granddaughter Frances Lelia Bland Coalter Brown. Her letters concern her education and friendship with Moses Drury Hoge. Boxes 1-6.","The series spans genealogical material, introductory material, poems, autographical material and John Coalter's correspondence until the death of his first wife, Maria Rind. The record of the gift of the collection, genealogical charts of the Tucker, Coalter, Tomlin and Brown families, and sundry genealogical notes which form a preface to the collection, are placed at the beginning of this box. The collection begins with 54 poems, the first of which is signed by St. George Tucker. Two signed poems by William Munford are included. The largest group of poems are those exchanged by John Coalter and Maria Rind, his first wife. Others were collected in the family papers until the middle or the latter part of the nineteenth century. The bulk of the material in Box 1 concerns John Coalter: an autobiographical sketch written by him on his 18th birthday, and letters covering the period of his early life from 1787, when he went to live with the St. George Tucker family, until the death of his first wife in 1793. Interesting letters from John Munford, a classmate of Coalter, are included, several of which concern the College of William and Mary and Harvard College.  221 items.","Note concerning the gift \"Received from Mrs. Fleming Saunders, of Evington, Virginia, in exchange for a scholarship grant to Miss Frances Bland Saunders,\" 3 March 1947.","Genealogical charts: 1. Coalter, with Tucker and Randolph connections; 2. Tomlin, as connected with Coalter and Brown; 3. Brown, as connected with Coalter and Tucker.","Chart of Coalter and Brown families compiled by Jennifer Boone for an honors thesis.","Sheets of sundry genealogical notes.","Notes concerning John Coalter (1769-1838).","Topical poems of this period written by John Coalter, Maria Rind, St. George Tucker, William Munford, and others.","Autobiographical sketch of John Coalter until his 18th birthday. Describes life on Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County; his responsibility for the farm while his father is away at war.","Samuel Brown is a young lawyer, earning 40£ per year as usher for John Holt.","Describes his new position as tutor to the children of St. George Tucker.","The death of Mrs. Tucker; plans of St. George Tucker to move because the plantation, Matoax, reverts to the sons of Mrs. Tucker (Richard, John, and Theodorick Randolph). He intends to move to Williamsburg, but he can no longer pay John Coalter 30£ per annum; offers to give legal training in exchange for tutoring services.","His father hopes that John Coalter will return home, to the higher country, for the \"sickly season.\"","Physical Location: See medium oversize file. Samuel Brown gives details of his studies at Dickinson College, and congratulates John Coalter on his chance to study law with St. George Tucker.","Attending lectures of the Rev. James Madison, President of the College of William and Mary, on Natural Philosophy, and of Mr. Wythe on Law. When John Coalter loses his ribbon he must let his hair hang free for want of money to buy another.","Two young cousins, in custody of Indians for three and six years respectively, were freed by the army in Detroit.","James Rind, had been studying law with St. George Tucker in Williamsburg but left to take a position with \"Col. N.\" Maria Rind remains in the household of St. George Tucker, where she cared for the children.","Concerning his wedding trip.","Covers lacking. John Grierson Rind is a brother of Maria Rind. He mentions the need of John Coalter for a coat and a pair of spectacles.","Scope and Contents Approval of the Constitution by South Carolina is still in doubt; threat of an Indian War in Georgia. \"Brother Davidis over in Gloucester. If he has success in purchasing Negroes, I hope we will be ready to sett (sic) out on our route to the South.\"","First letter of young Micajah Coalter, who is learning to write.","\"Have you been exempted from paying the oppressive Duty which most of our Backwoods Gentlemen have paid for that Knowledge which they have gathered at Williamsburg in Autumn--I mean the loss of Health and a good complexion.\"","Mentions John Coalter's desire to return home.","Expresses desire to marry and to live on the farm while he is getting started in his law practice.","\"...nothing can be expected without riches...however deserving of a better fate the poor always meet with rudeness and contempt.\" (Children of a Williamsburg printer, the Rinds were orphaned at an early age and were helped by the Tuckers.)","Physical Location: For letters of 16 June 1790, 4 July 1790, and 7 Sept. 1790 see medium oversize file. 12 letters. His father does not have land to give him at that time, so he cannot marry at once. He has decided to move to Staunton, and continue his studies. In September he writes that he hopes to visit Williamsburg around Christmas, and apply for admission to the bar.","The letters are written with great difficulty and show a lack of schooling.","Mentions \"your quondam charges, Henry, Tudor, Beverley, and Fanny (Tucker) and John and Theodorick Randolph.\" Hopes he may live and study with Mr. Wythe. \"Nothing would advance me faster in the world than the reputation of having been educated by Mr. Wythe, for such a man as he, casts a light upon all around him.\"","John Coalter has borrowed a horse from him for the trip to Staunton.","\"I...was much pleased to hear of your gallantry but am affeared it has been attended with some accident which occasioned your move to the mountains again...\" (Evidently John Coalter did something to protect Maria Rind. He then decided to leave Williamsburg in order to establish himself and be in a position to support her as his wife.)","Physical Location: For letters of 6 April 1791 and 15 April 1791 see medium oversize file. 18 letters. After obtaining his license in Williamsburg, John Coalter has his first case in Amherst. Of St. George Tucker, he writes: \"I would rather have the approbation of that man than worlds for my admirers.\" Advice is given in regard to the torment by John Randolph; plans are made for their marriage in autumn.","In April she writes that Mr. Tucker plans to remarry; she wishes to move up the date of their marriage. She dreads \"the prospect of Johnny Randolph returning and you well know, my love, how liable your dear is to be insulted by him...\"","Physical Location: For letter of 23 April 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 3 letters. \"...thru the surprising friendship of Mr. Wythe, I live in his house and board at his table...In this happy situation tomorrow I begin the Study of Law.\"","Congratulates James Rind on receiving his license to practice law.","\"We visit very often at the different houses in the neighborhood, at Westover, Nesting, and Shirley, where I saw Robin Carter...we may expect to see you after Mrs. Carter has become Mrs. Tucker.\"","2 letters. Covers lacking. On the return of a wagon and horses; purchases of additional farm animals.","Scope and Contents Physical Location: For letter of 22 July 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 4 letters. Living and studying with Mr. Wythe. John Thompson (grandfather of John Thompson Brown) was among the 4th of July orators. Verse and poetic criticism of St. George Tucker. George Wythe is teaching his servant to write.","Scope and Contents This law practice is discouraging; entrusts Maria Rind to his care, and sends greetings on St. George Tucker's 39th birthday.","Discourages John Coalter from coming \"across the Alps\"-- there are too many lawyers already.","Covers lacking. Has moved to Richmond with Mr. Wythe. Mentions building of the canal. Samuel Brown to study in Scotland; congratulates John Coalter on his marriage to Maria Rind.","Elizabeth Tucker is sister of St. George Tucker, and an aunt of Fanny Tucker. Mentions other Tucker children, Henry, Tudor, Beverly, and Elizabeth, as well as Theodorick and Richard Randolph and the latter's wife, Judith. Comments on the proposed marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Carter, and the small children she will be bringing to the marriage.","Scope and Contents Description of George Washington delivering an address in Philadelphia. Congratulates John Coalter on his marriage and sends compliments to his brothers. (This Samuel Brown may be the uncle of John Thompson Brown.)","The letter, addressed to \"Fan\", was written soon after Mrs. Coalter had gone to Staunton with her husband.","The letter is addressed to \"Fanny\". On the marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Lelia (Skipwith) Carter.","Scope and Contents Death of Maria Skipwith; the great distress of Mrs. (Lelia Skipwith) Tucker.","His wages are to be 15£ or 20£ per year as a clerk.","Scope and Contents The letter from Edinburgh contains an interesting description of life in the Scottish capital, the coldness of his fellow students until they are introduced, and his warm reception by a family to which he had a letter of introduction.","Scope and Contents Reports that there are about forty students at the College of William and Mary; Theodorick Randolph has died; \"Thompson has left W\u0026amp;M,\" and his mother proposes to send him to Harvard.","Enquires about Maria and their expected first child. (Both mother and child died.)","Scope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg and Columbia, South Carolina. The \"distressing news\" that his wife has died in childbirth.","War reports; the parade of the Richmond Grenadiers, Light Horse and Light Infantry.","Consoles John Coalter on the loss of his wife; reports the Independence Day orations at the College of William and Mary, and mentions the raising of subscriptions to aid distressed French immigrants at Norfolk.","The subseries covers the correspondence of John Coalter during his second marriage to Margaret Davenport, and in the early years of his third marriage, to Frances Bland Tucker. Correspondence from St. George Tucker, Mrs. Lelia Tucker, Mrs. Judith Randolph, and others is included. The material traces the legal career of John Coalter from 10 April 1795, when St. George Tucker recommended him for the position of Clerk of the Court in Staunton, through the period of his second and third marriages to Margaret Davenport, 1795 (she died in 1797), and to Frances Bland Tucker, 1802. Included also are letters to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter from her father St. George Tucker, her stepmother Mrs. Lelia Skipwith Tucker, her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph of Bizarre, and others. Correspondence with William Munford, in Williamsburg, is also included. 164 items.","Recommends John Coalter as Clerk of the Staunton Court.","\"Yes, Peggy, my Maria is gone! The worst of evils has befallen your friend.\"","Requests payment of a debt.","Scope and Contents William Munford has returned to the College of William and Mary, and is \"in constant attendance on Mr. (St. George) Tucker...Mrs. Tucker has lately been so unfortunate as to lose a newborn child.\"","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. Accuses John Coalter of \"making a stroke at her character\"; makes insulting statements regarding John Coalter's late wife. John Coalter responds by threatening to take Jenny Stuart into court, after which she offers to return John Coalter's letter.","James Coalter is a merchant, dealing largely in indigo.","Recounts a voyage to Hampton Roads to view the French Fleet, consisting of 150 ships, including three men of war, five or six frigates, and armed merchantmen laden with flour. Party spirit in Norfolk; Aristocrats more prominent; acrimony inflamed by the presence of the French fleet and a British frigate. William Munford is ready to apply for his law license.","\"There can be but one in the world\"; for her, but he is \"out of her reach.\" At a recent dinner the first toast by Governor Lee was to her.","Scope and Contents Congratulations on the occasion of her marriage to John Coalter.","Scope and Contents The difficulty of finding passage for Mrs. Coalter and her mother from Williamsburg to Staunton. John Coalter is finally able to borrow a phaeton which he has overhauled and supplied with an umbrella. Advice regarding divorce of F.","Concerning a mare to be serviced.","The \"war\"; and Indian victory are mentioned and a bloody spring season is predicted.","Scope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg, South Carolina and Louisville, Georgia. Divorce proceedings for a Mrs. Matthews before the Georgia Legislature.","Mention is made of a child expected by Mrs. Coalter.","Condolences \"on this distressing occasion\"; (the death of John Coalter's second wife in childbirth; the child also died.)","Scope and Contents Business letter concerning collections to be made in Virginia.","She should \"by this time be fatigued with the name of Tucker\"; and that she \"had better look about\" (for a husband).","The letter is from the papers of John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Judith Randolph, wife of Richard Randolph, half brother of Frances Tucker, sends greetings to Polly and Charles (Carter), step-sister and brother of Frances Tucker. The \"Mama\" mentioned is Mrs. Lelia Carter Tucker.","Complains that she is \"surrounded by the real evils of life.\" (Her husband had been linked with her sister in the famous scandal proceedings.)","Concerning a horse in which he is interested.","Hint of a June wedding for Frances Tucker.","Scope and Contents Fanny B. Tucker has just married John Coalter and returned with him to Staunton. Anne H. Nicholas writes that Lelia Byrd has died at the age of 18.","Scope and Contents Elm Grove was the new home of the Coalters. Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter was in the Warm Springs for her health in September.","Scope and Contents The letters are written from Richmond, Elm Grove, and Lexington. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter returns to Williamsburg for the birth of her first child, Francis Lelia; the burning of the buildings of Lexington Academy.","The letters are written from Williamsburg, Haymarket, and Fredericksburg.","Scope and Contents John Coalter was on the court circuit.","Scope and Contents The letters are undated, but are replies to those from Frances Bland Tucker Coalter to John Coalter.","F. Davenport was the mother of the second wife of John Coalter, who continued to live with the Coalters.","Concerning deed to property, probably Elm Grove, the home bought by John Coalter.","Maria Carter was a step-daughter of St. George Tucker.","Writes of obtaining a clerk's position with the Ohio Assembly at $4.00 per day.","Scope and Contents Death of her husband and her straitened circumstances; Bizarre in bad condition; hopes to send her son, St. George, to Europe to cure his deafness.","Scope and Contents In June, St. George Tucker and Mrs. Tucker set out for Staunton in order to be there for the lying-in of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents First mention of the second Coalter child, Elizabeth.","The illness of Tudor Randolph.","Congratulates John Coalter on the birth of his second daughter and the purchase of Elm Grove. He writes at length about the difficulty in buying good house servants.","Financial matters, mainly about bank shares and dividends.","St. George Randolph's visit to England; her disappointment over his continued deafness Dr. Cooper says \"occasioned by the irruption of his ears at nine months old.\" Has no authority over the servants. Illness of Polly the seamstress.","Scope and Contents Thirty sick Negroes. Poverty.","Scope and Contents John Naylor married to Jane, sister of John Coalter.","Payment of $1,230 on bank shares.","Scope and Contents The marriage of Beverley Tucker to Mary Coalter.","Scope and Contents Small pox.","Scope and Contents Difficulties in South Carolina caused by the embargo.","His wife Evelina has given birth to a son.","Anne Catherine Coalter was visiting the Coalters at Elm Grove.","Mention of her young daughters, Fancilea (Francis Lelia) and Lizba (Elizabeth Tucker Coalter).","Scope and Contents Frances Bland Tucker Coalter spent every summer at the medicinal springs for her health.","Correspondence of John Coalter and his third wife while he was serving as Circuit Court Judge; correspondence of their daughters, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker Coalter, with parents and grandparents. Subseries finishes with the fourth marriage of John Coalter. Interesting comments on the effect of the embargo in South Carolina, and of episodes in the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Bay area are found in these letters. There is also a report of the destruction wrought in Bruton Parish Church by the \"youth of Williamsburg,\" and remarks of Saint George Tucker (June 14, 1809) upon the occasion of the birth of his first grandson, St. George Coalter, in which he strongly condemns the academies and colleges of that day. Letters include those exchanged by John Coalter with his third wife Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter from 1809-1811, when John Coalter was serving as Circuit Judge. In 1811 he accepted an appointment as judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; the family then moved to Richmond. There are many letters received by Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter between 1809 and her death in 1813, from her father St. George Tucker, and stepmother Mrs. Lelia Tucker, in Williamsburg, from her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph at Bizarre, and from other members of the family. There also are many letters to the daughters of John Coalter, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker, from their grandparents, from 1813 to the death of Frances Lelia Coalter in 1821.","On the appointment of John Coalter to his position as \"a judge under the new Judiciary System.\" (John Coalter was appointed February 7, 1807).","Mentions a visit from the newly married Beverley Tucker and Polly Coalter and writes concerning her sons Saint George and Tudor.","Scope and Contents Letters written by John Coalter from Botetourt, Greenbrier, Kanhawa Court House, and Richmond during spring and autumn sessions of the Circuit Court. Contain instructions for planting, the upkeep of Elm Grove, and other matters.","Instructions for planting and penning up of a farm.","Scope and Contents One of the letters concerns the troubles with the English and the hope for a peaceful settlement.","Scope and Contents Three letters written from Richmond and Williamsburg. In the letter of June 14, St. George Tucker mentions the birth of John Coalter's first son his first grandson (St. George Tucker Coalter) \"who, if my prayers for him may be heard, will never descend from the dignity of a private station.\" Concerning the education of his grandson, he writes, \"unless the manners of our youth, or the management of their tutor, shall undergo a most surprising and happy change in this Country, I had rather he should never hear of an Academy or a College, than enter the walls of one.","Congratulations on the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents This series of letters is concerned, among other problems, with the difficulty of meeting payments on Elm Grove, of a fight between two of their slaves, the treatment of one of the wives by slave husband and the imprisonment on the plantation of the two slaves. Effort to get a tooth pulled. Two doctors and, finally, \"a shoemaker named Cease\" were able to extract the tooth about a week after the first attempt was made. Alcoholism of a friend. Afflicting account of sister's situation at Bizarre. \"She must come to us, as soon as she can leave Bizarre; which she says cannot be before Xmas, that she may complete the clothing of the Negroes.\"","Appeals to James All to represent the district. About the war situation: \"We are more Colonies than ever--i.e. we give our wholetrade to aid Britain in her wars--were we Colonies we would only give the revenue arising from trade.\"","Scope and Contents Her parents were trying to buy a cook for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter without great success.","Scope and Contents These five letters although undated, are believed to have been written in 1810.","Scope and Contents Reports that Bruton Parish Church has been \"totally and wantonly destroyed...the Bellows and many of the pipes cut to pieces,\" evidently by the youth of the town.","Scope and Contents Eleven letters written from Richmond and Staunton. John Coalter attending the spring and autumn sittings of the Circuit Court, sends instructions for the management of the farm.","Scope and Contents Six letters discuss news of the farm, the slaves, and family. Relays questions from slave Ned about the farm and permission for him to visit his daughter in Rockingham and his wife's petition to accompany him.","Concerning a cook for sale.","David Coalter, Mary's father.","Scope and Contents Letters from William McPheeter, J. W. Allison, Joseph C. Cabell, Polly A. Steele, and William Kinney to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter (relatives of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter) are placed in one folder.","Scope and Contents The four letters from M.S. Baldwin, M. Bush, Arch. Stuart, and \"M. T.,\" in Richmond and Petersburg, are undated but are presumed to date from 1811, and placed in one folder.","Scope and Contents Five letters written from Lewisburg and Kanahwa. In May, John Coalter writes of his appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (May 11, 1811). \"God help me, I know not what to do. All have advised my acceptance.\" In October he writes of arrangements made for the move to Richmond, and of plans to sell the cattle at Elm Grove.","Scope and Contents In April Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter writes, \"I very much fear I shall never be reconciled to our fate\"--of separation for such long periods when John Coalter is absent on the court circuit. (A month later John Coalter was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals.) Also mentions a \"terrible whipping\" their two year old son St. George Tucker Coalter had \"for obstinacy.\"","Tucker strongly advises his brother-in-law against accepting his new appointment: \"Rest assured that no other Judge of the General Court will accept the office which is tendered you.\"","Scope and Contents John St. George Randolph is a son of Mrs. Judith Randolph.","Scope and Contents Two separate letters from B. W. Leigh and Catherine Matthews, Petersburg and Staunton, to John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Speaking of himself as an \"ex-judge,\" Tucker advises John Coalter regarding his new appointment; concern for the health of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents Frances Lelia Coalter writes with concern about her mother's health.","Scope and Contents News of the children sent to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter who is quite ill.","Concern for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter's poor health.","Scope and Contents The nine letters discuss troubled times are reflected in this series of letters. In July, Tucker comments on the American privateer with one nine-pounder which took a British schooner armed with four twelve pounders. In August he gives an account of the Baltimore riot in which a jail was broken into and prisoners assassinated. He writes that such action \"is beyond measure horrible and obnoxious; and every good Citizen ought to set his face against such damnable proceedings,\" but concludes, \"The Yankees, no doubt, will be glad of the precedent...I look forward to a dissolution of the Union, as an Event not far off.\"","Scope and Contents Two letters concerning the sale of Elm Grove.","Reflects the uncertainty of the war situation in his letter.","Scope and Contents Frances L. Coalter writes to her father who is with her mother, Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter, in her last illness at the medicinal springs.","Scope and Contents Writing to his daughter before she goes to the Springs for her final siege of illness, St. George Tucker sends the news that the enemy had left the waters about Williamsburg after much destruction and property along the river.","Scope and Contents In these letters it is apparent that Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter is near death.","Scope and Contents Letters of hope and prayer for the recovery of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents Three letters from Joseph C. Cabell, Mary W. Cabell, Edgewood, and Wm H. Cabell, Monte Videa. Reports of the war: \"the conduct of the British at Craney Island was the most cowardly imaginable,\" and \"We have just been informed by rumor that the British Squadron in the Chesapeake has been reinforced...\"","The cover has the date and \"J. Randolph, Jr.\" endorsed on it with the seal containing the Randolph Coat of Arms.","Writes of his \"great and irretrievable loss\" his wife died \"on Sunday evening, the 12th instant.\"","Scope and Contents The first letter was written after the death of St. George Tucker's daughter.","To her granddaughter, the second child of John Coalter and his late wife. (A biographical note of John Coalter's family is enclosed in the folder with this letter.)","Scope and Contents She writes that \"the events of the present week will supply to you the want of a Mother and Sister, which you have so severly felt, particularly in the last six or eight months.\" Frances L. Coalter, the sister of Elizabeth T. Coalter, died in 1821 at the age of 18. John Coalter was soon to marry his fourth wife, a widow Williamson.","Scope and Contents Second is titled \"Tucker-Green Annals.\"","Scope and Contents The Tuckers are in their summer home at Warminster, with Maria Carter Cabell, daughter of Mrs. L. Tucker, and her husband Joseph Cabell.","A New Year's greeting to his granddaughters.","Children of John Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter and St. George Tucker Coalter; their spouses; children and other extended family","Correspondence primarily of the two surviving children of John and Francis Bland Tucker Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan and St. George Tucker Coalter, and their respective spouses, John Randolph Bryan and Judith H. Tomlin Coalter. Includes genealogical material on the Tomlin family, and correspondence of Judith H. Tomlin before her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter. Her letters form an important part of the collection from this time until her death in 1859. The last letters from their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. St. George Tucker, are preserved, as well as letters to their uncles Henry and Beverley Tucker and John Randolph of Roanoke. Of special note is a letter of October 1831 in which St. George Tucker Coalter writes fully of Randolph during a visit to Roanoke. After his death in 1833, Randolph's will caused great difficulty and misunderstanding in the family, and appears to cast a slur on his step-father St. George Tucker. The letters of St. George Tucker Coalter to his wife and sister, especially those written from the springs which he visits each year, form the largest single group. In these letters an interesting picture of nineteenth century social life is to be found.","Typescript.","Scope and Contents School girl letters written by J. H. T. before her marriage.","Scope and Contents Judith H. Tomlin writes of her visit to Yorktown to see Lafayette on his return visit to America.","Scope and Contents Judith H. Tucker writes to congratulate Virgilia Savage in December on her marriage.","Scope and Contents Endorsed: \"Letters of my dear and venerated Grandfather, S. G. Tucker, High Souled, Generous Gentleman.\"","Scope and Contents Thomas T. Tucker, a brother of St. George Tucker, enclosed these two letters in a packet which he forwarded from Beverley Tucker.","Scope and Contents St. George Tucker complains about his sight and signs himself \"Your old blind Grandpa\" in the first of these letters. The last is endorsed: \"All the letters concerning my most dear Grandfather's illness and death are omitted and put to themselves.\"","Scope and Contents These two letters were written after the death of St. George Tucker.","Writes in regard to his instruction in law, as suggested by Elizabeth T. Coalter. He mentions the poor health of his step-brother, John Randolph of Roanoke; and suspects that his brother, Beverley, \"will not return to Virginia as a resident.\" Beverley Tucker, then in Missouri, did return to Williamsburg, and later became Professor of Law at the College of William and Mary. Tucker enclosed his \"Introductory Lecture,\" reprinted from his Commentory on the Laws of Virginia . . . Lectures delivered at the Winchester Law School, pp. 7-14.","Scope and Contents The first letter is a printed invitation to a ball at the Jefferson Hotel with a message added; the second letter is a Temperance pledge signed by St. George Tucker Coalter, Judith H. Tomlin and three others.","Scope and Contents Evidently left in charge of his father's estate, Chatham, he writes concerning examinations at the College of William and Mary and of his experiences in vaccinating and performing minor operations on the slaves. (He was a 20 year old farmer with no medical training.)","St. George Tucker Coalter prepares to leave school to marry.","The letter is to Judith Tomlin Coalter after her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter, December 16, 1829. \"Tell St. George that yesterday Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) made an attack on the Judiciary and Papa (John Coalter), finding no one else would rise to their defense, answered him...\"","Scope and Contents His \"chill and fever,\" the recurring sickness which was to bring on his early death in 1839. His wife goes to Chatham, the Coalter family home, for the birth of her first child, Walker Tomlin Coalter.","Scope and Contents In October he writes: \"Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) looks dreadfully, is much worn away by disease...\" Two weeks later he writes describing Randolph's estate and personality: \"He is very agreeable indeed and entertains me highly with his conversation on all subjects...He is a man of the finest and nicest feelings I have ever met with...\"","Scope and Contents Two letters concerning her husband's financial difficulties.","Scope and Contents Writes to his sister about crops, planting, and the like.","Scope and Contents The two cousins, grandsons of John Coalter, are infants; this letter is written by St. George Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents In the January letter, he announces the birth of a son, Henry St. George Tucker Coalter. From White Sulphur Springs, he writes on July 27 that \"the shortness of breath and the hacking cough have left me entirely.\"","Scope and Contents Her husband is at the Springs; she would like to join him but cannot afford it. \"He says he never wished for money before, as the want of it keeps him from having company...\"","Scope and Contents Letters written from Charlottesville, White Sulphur Springs, Warm Springs, Sweet Springs, and Salt Sulphur Springs. An interesting group of letters describing life at several of the medicinal springs which were so popular in the 19th century. He describes his daily regimen, the meals, the baths, other tourists, the costs, and the physical characteristics of the resorts.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her husband about family matters while he is at the springs for his health.","Scope and Contents A continuation of his previous letters, including a crude drawing of the buildings and grounds of Salt Sulphur Springs.","Scope and Contents In November she mentions that Beverley Tucker called on way to Williamsburg.","The boys, who are just learning to write, add their notes to the letter to their grandfather.","Scope and Contents Her husband is overworking, and she fears for his health.","The brother of Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her father-in-law asking help in gaining a position with a Richmond company.","Scope and Contents He writes about his poor health; mentions his uncle, Beverley Tucker.","Scope and Contents John Coalter is very much concerned with gold mine projects; he now orders St. George Tucker Coalter about at his will, and has decided that the family shall move closer to him. They are dependent on John Coalter financially.","Scope and Contents Life at the springs, his continuing illness and his poverty.","Scope and Contents His discouragement as he contemplates the move insisted upon by his father: \"after seven years we have to begin the world afresh and fix and build and lay out and all that -- oh thunder - -how I dread and hate it.\"","Scope and Contents Regarding the move from Cumberland, New Kent County, to St. George's Park, King William County, and the difficulty of the move.","Scope and Contents John Coalter is very ill, and the new place is slow in getting established. Mention of the will of John Randolph of Roanoke.","Scope and Contents The will of John Randolph of Roanoke, in which the good name of St. George Tucker is slighted. Henry and Beverley Tucker, sons of St. George Tucker are also involved.","Scope and Contents Home has not been settled since leaving Cumberland. Her husband has finally bought a place \"about 2 hundred and 50 acres, very poor, with a new house but a very indifferent one.\"","Concerning the \"continued illness\" of Judge (John) Coalter; offers to be of any help that he can. (John Coalter died the day this letter was written.)","The correspondence between St. George T. Coalter, his wife, his sister Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan, and her husband John Randolph Bryan, form the core of the material in this box. It includes letters exchanged by the cousins, five Coalter children, and nine Bryan children. The controversy over the will of John Randolph of Roanoke is mentioned in several of the letters. St. George Tucker Coalter was a nephew of John Randolph, John Randolph Bryan was his godson, and both were heirs. St. George Tucker Coalter attempts to establish a new home where his late father John Coalter forced him to move (St. George Tucker Coalter was never financially independent of his father). A doctor's prescription, 28 April 1839, for the man who has been slowly dying of lung trouble and constant fever is: salts to be taken internally, salve rubbed on externally, baths at the medicinal springs and regular exercise. Four months later St. George Tucker Coalter died. The five surviving children of Mrs. Coalter and the nine children of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan add to the correspondence as the years go on, for the families are very attached to one another and there is much visiting back and forth as well as letter writing. The letters of the cousins have been combined in this collection, so that an interesting picture is given of the life of this period; see a report of a traveling entertainer who visits the great houses (23 February 1847), a description of a costume ball at Warner Hall (8 February 1851) and a list of courses studied at a Girl's school (2 February 1852). There is much discussion of diseases which were prevalent: consumption, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, cholera, and influenza. 16-year-old John Coalter copied out a cholera cure sent by his aunt for use by two local doctors (13 July 1849).","Scope and Contents The first letter is endorsed by John Randolph Bryan. The second was started by St. George Tucker Coalter but was completed and signed by his wife.","Scope and Contents Content is principally concerned with the rapidly deteriorating health of St. George T. Coalter. In June he begins a letter that he is unable to finish but by November he is again supervising the farm activity. The establishment of the new farm and the erection of additional buildings is a great strain.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Coalter wrote the first two letters for her husband who was too weak to write, but by December he was again active in supervising St. George's Park, their new home.","Scope and Contents 3 letters. Coalter visits his uncle, Beverley Tucker, who has moved back to Williamsburg.","Visiting the family home of Mrs. Coalter their son, John, falls down the basement stairs and is unconscious for a time. His father writes, \"the Doctor bled him and yesterday morning we gave him a dose of salts...he is now to all appearances as well as ever tho' from loss of blood, the shock, the Salts and low diet he is a little fainty when he first begins to move about in the morning.\" (The child survived the ministrations of the doctor.)","A receipt for $100.00 and a demand for another $100.00 on shares of stock.","Concerned with the business of a ferry, gold mines, and a mill, evidently part of the estate left by John Coalter to his two children.","Scope and Contents 7 letters. Mr. Coalter has had a relapse, and \"has lost all the flesh and muscle he had gained. Yet he makes a trip down country in April, only to return much worse.","He marks his 30th birthday: \"I can neither eat nor sleep nor move about with comfort and am so weak from fever...that I can hardly stand up or sit down.\"","Scope and Contents 3 letters. Letters written to her husband when he is on his last trip from home.","A doctor's prescription: salts, used internally, salves externally, baths at the Hot Springs, and continued exercise.","Announces the birth of a child to Mrs. Coalter. St. George Tucker Coalter writes of the \"fire in my breast that must soon burn me out.\"","Autographed letters signed E. News of a young son; congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a daughter. St. George Tucker Coalter adds a note in July 4th letter: \"I can't make much hand at writing this evening but I send you these few words to comfort you...my thoughts and prayers are with you may the Lord work all things together for our good.\" To this Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan hasadded the endorsement, \"The last line I ever got from him.\"","(St. George Tucker Coalter died at St. George's Park on, August 18, 1839.)","After the death of her husband, Mrs. Coalter has gone to live with her sister-in-law at Eagle Point.","Unsigned and undated.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Coalter moved from St. George's Park to Presley. Her brother, Harrison Tomlin, was living with the family and takes the place of a father to the children.","Scope and Contents Of her poverty and of the need for means to educate her children.","The son of Mrs. Coalter writes to his young cousin, the son of John Randolph Bryan, at Roanoke, a plantation that had been in litigation since the death of John Randolph. The property was being administered by J. R. Bryan, one of the heirs. Young John C. Bryan, was one of the chief beneficiaries of the will, then being contested.","Announcing the birth of a child.","Scope and Contents Preparations are made to send Fanny (Frances Bland Coalter) to live with her grandmother and to attend school in Fredericksburg. The sale of the estate of her late husband took place in October.","Scope and Contents Enquires about money from the estate of John Randolph of Roanoke; her plans to send John and Henry Coalter away to school. (St. George Tucker Coalter, father of John and Henry, was a nephew of John Randolph, and it was expected that the Coalter children would inherit something from his estate.)","Scope and Contents Written from school to his aunt; \"all of the boys have to get in school by sunrise and stay there until five in the evening.\"","The Bryan place, Eagle Point in Gloucester County, is so isolated and the family growing so large that a school teacher was kept there for the other children. She mentions her brothers and sisters, and tells of a traveling entertainer: \"De [Delia] and myself went to Warner Hall...and there found an Italian ventriloquist with a hat on that had little bells all around the brim...if he comes to Chatham you will probably be deceived by him...\"","Scope and Contents He tells his sister: \"I reckon this is the coldest and most melancholy place in the world.\"","Scope and Contents Hopes to get a place from the sale of the estate. \"Seven years this last Christmas is a long time not to have a house to call your own.\" Her hopes for the settlement of the Randolph estate are not fulfilled.","Scope and Contents Congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a son, her 8th child. Mentions shopping trips to Richmond and the remodeling of the house, so, perhaps, some money may have been received from the Randolph estate.","A 9-year old writes of attending a dance at Warner Hall and staying until 11 p.m. \"We take dancing lesson of 2 hours length every Saturday.\"","Scope and Contents Enclosure.","Scope and Contents Consumption and Cholera are discussed as well as the final division of the estate. Mrs. Coalter still hopes to be able to buy a home of her own. Sons John and Henry left in September for the University of Virginia where they room with their cousins, Jack Coalter and J. Braxton. On Christmas Day she mentions \"A dreadful affair has lately occurred at the University, one young man killed another, both intoxicated and from the south; as wicked as that is, it takes the cold blooded yankees to perpetrate the refinement of barbarism in stewing, and boiling...living people...\"","Henry T. Coalter, 16 years old, writes that he has had charge of the harvest at the farm because the overseer was sick. He has also advised the local doctors on Cholera cures: \"Mama received your letter by the last post and was much obliged to you for the copy you sent her of the cure for the Cholera. Since it reached here I have copied it twice for different doctors who seemed much pleased with the proscription (sic).\"","A beautiful description of the Cove and the island as seen from the Eagle Point house.","Mrs. Lacy, related through the fourth wife of her grandfather, John Coalter, was like an older sister to Frances Bland Coalter, and the affectionate relationship between the two continued for many years.","The Lacy's are preparing to move into Ellwood, the former summer home of John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Letters written before and after a long visit. There were ties between the families despite the distance between them. Mrs. Coalter fears her youngest son, Saint George, has Typhoid fever.","Scope and Contents A school friend tells of a visit to Richmond to see the relics of Gen. and Mrs. Washington.","Scope and Contents Cover lacking. About life in the great houses of Virginia, excursions on river boats, dances, and the like. Mentions a fancy ball where everyone appeared in a mask and gown, \"You cannot tell a man from a woman. They go about in this costume for some time and have a dance...one gentleman went draped as a lady and no one found him out,...one went as a monk in robes and with his beads...\"","Scope and Contents \"When will your new house, or rather, new home be ready for you? (Frances Bland Coalter's mother has finally been able to buy a house, Stanley.)","The letter is addressed to \"My dear Cousin\".","Scope and Contents Mentions the war threat: \"my anxiety about a lastingpeace and the welfare of my children preys very much on my spirits.\"","Announces the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Lacy.","Fanny Coalter is attending a school conducted by Rev. Moses D. Hoge.","Endorses note from Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.","Scope and Contents About her daughter, Agnes, and the progress on the improvements at Ellwood.","\"Rumors of a great revival at Mr. H.'s school have reached us from different quarters and report says Jinney and yourself acted a conspicuous part.\"","Scope and Contents A school friend writes of her textbooks: \"Paley's Moral Philosophy, Olinstead's Natural Philosophy, Hume's History of England, Conic Sections, Thompson's Arithmetic and French Studies.\"","Scope and Contents Includes a most interesting account of trip by boat from Gloucester County, via Jamestown, to Richmond.","Scope and Contents The first letters written by Mrs. Coalter's youngest child.","Scope and Contents A schoolmate who has left Rev. Mr. Hoge's school writes back.","An offer to abate charges so that Fanny B. Coalter could remain in school.","Writes that he has stood his examination for license to practice law; reports on his brothers and sisters.","Fanny has returned to Rev. Hoge's school; her friend writes regarding scarlet fever.","Frances Bland Coalter is the daughter of St. George Tucker Coalter and grandchild of John Coalter. Her correspondence gives a picture of mid-nineteenth century life and includes a near scandal in her attachment to her married schoolmaster, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge. The contents of this box end with the marriage of Frances Bland Coalter and Henry Peronneau Brown. Letters of Brown and his wife resume in Box 21. Largely papers collected by Frances Bland Coalter between February 1853, when she is preparing to leave school, and December 1858, when she married Henry Peronneau Brown. Through this marriage the Tucker-Coalter line was connected with the Brown line; thus, the papers of the two families were brought together into one. The collection gives an interesting picture of the life and interests of a young lady of moderate circumstances in the mid-l9th century. Of special interest are the letters concerning the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, whose school in Richmond Fanny Coalter had attended. Shortly after she left school, the Rev. Mr. Hoge carried on a very romantic correspondence with Fanny, although he was a married man with several children. The correspondence became more ardent in the early months of 1854 and, when Mrs. Hoge wrote that her husband had gone to Baltimore to stay with his brother who was ill, Fanny followed him there. According to the gossip of Mattie and Lizzie Morton, she went there to \"entrap him.\" In October it was suggested that the brother, William Hoge, was the one in whom she was interested. The Rev. Mr. Hoge later sought to calm the fervours of his correspondent, as shown by his letters of 28 January 1855, 19 June 1856, and 19 March 1857. Fanny B. Coalter did not lack for other suitors, however, for she preserved a letter of 17 July 1854, a proposal of marriage from Alfred B. Tucker. A year later there are reports of her interest in the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Peronneau, of Petersburg, both of whom were courting her. She finally settled on the latter; some acceptances to the marriage invitation are included in this box. Letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her husband Henry Peronneau Brown continue in Box 21. The intervening boxes contain manuscripts of the Brown family, especially Capt. Henry Brown, grandfather of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 7-13); the Hon. John Thompson Brown, father of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 14-19); and Col. John Thompson Brown II, brother of Henry Peronneau Brown (Box 20).","Fanny is preparing to leave the school, having finished the course.","Scope and Contents A schoolmate and Fanny's sister write after she leaves school.","Reports that Jack Bryan, oldest son of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan is dying at the Coalter home, Presley.","Scope and Contents After many years of waiting (since the death of her husband in 1839) Mrs. Coalter is finally able to buy her own place, Stanley. She tells of her move and of the illness that put her in bed afterward.","The school is closed for the summer, his wife and children are away, so he enlivens his solitude \"by having a little chat with you...and where I always think of you and the delightful morning when we enjoyed the scene together...how I cherish every memorial of you. \"I greatly enjoyed your last brief visit to us and that evening (do you remember it?) when the music room being full of company we found quiet, and cool breezes in the back porch. I have been sitting there tonight.\" (A strange letter, indeed, and one which was to cause some upset in the heart of Frances Bland Coalter, as subsequent correspondence show.)","Letter is addressed to \"My own dear Aunt\".","The letter is addressed to \"My dear sister\". Written to Mrs. Judith H. Coalter soon after she purchased her home, Stanley.","\"This letter cannot hold any news, so I will fill it with love...entertaining myself by wishing that you could walk into the room and occupy a vacant chair hard by .\"I hope to see you sometimes...nothing to what I would enjoy were I to keep house in a quiet way and have you for my guest a week at a time...\"I would like you to marry some fine fellow and live in Richmond, only I...like you best as you are, except that you are too far from me.\"","\"When I woke up yesterday morning and found it raining, my spirits fell as low as the mercury for I feared you would not come to Hampstead...\"","\"You ask me why it is that I am so partial to you--well, the very first time we get a chance to have a talk by ourselves I will tell you...When shall the opportunity come? There is always so much company at your house...\"","He conducts a school: \"I succeeded in six days of raising 21 scholars.\" He writes that Henry has graduated in Law with distinction.","\"I think from his letter, Brother [William Hoge] has been much sicker than we had any idea of Mr. [Moses D.] Hogeis going on Thursday to see him and will probably remain in Baltimore until he is well enough to travel...\"","Addressed to Fanny at Baltimore. Her friend writes, \"Cousin Joe says you went to Baltimore purposely to see Mr. Hoge.\"","Scope and Contents Reports gossip concerning Fanny's Baltimore trip.","\"Often when (I am) abroad, you will be in my mind and heart. Neither do I want you to get married before I return. I am to perform that service, you know...\"","Concerning the gossip regarding Fanny and Rev. Hoge: \"Surely you could not think me so deceitful as to profess to love you and then say that you would try to entrap a gentleman. I did not say so. I remember saying that if you went to Baltimore and were thrown with Mr. Hoge I believed he would address you, because I know he admired you very sincerely...\"","A proposal of marriage.","A rumor that Frances Bland Coalter is to marry.","\"Julia Green was here...when I told her that you had gotten a letter from Mr. Hoge she said she was so jealous of you that she was ready to fight...\"","\"I am going to Baltimore...and I shall see Mr. William Hoge! Don't you wish you were going? What shall I tell him for you?\"","St. George is now in school at Staunton.","Construction work to be done at the University of Virginia.","\"I hope that it will not be long before I have the pleasure of seeing you, my dear and constantly remembered friend.\"","Scope and Contents \"I have heard several times of your engagement to Thomas--who has made himself very scarce.\"","Accepts invitation to the marriage of Virginia, younger sister of Fanny Coalter.","Covers lacking.","Now a practicing lawyer, he writes to his aunt on business.","Scope and Contents To her cousin regarding \"Mr. President\u0026amp;quot; and \"The Vice.\" (This appears to refer to the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Henry Peronneau. Frances Bland Coalter was to marry the latter.)","\"I wish you to be very particular in your conversations with Peronneau not to let him have the least idea of the tenor of my remarks to you yesterday and at the same time manage to convince him that I am not in love with you, as I am afraid such is his present opinion.\"","Trouble in: finding a teacher for her children; \"the Roanoke business\"--(evidently a reference to the still unsettled will of John Randolph of Roanoke.)","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. Concerned about the health of Fanny's mother, has a horror of those \"distracting springs\u0026amp;quot; for invalids.","The solution to a problem in surveying (this may be the \"Thomas\" to whom Frances Bland Coalter was rumored to be engaged).","On the death of Mrs. E. T. Bryan, aunt of Fanny Bland Coalter.","On the death of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan.","Scope and Contents Thanks Fanny for her help at the time of the death of Mrs. Bryan, her mother.","Is in charge of the plantation since her mother's death; busy making summer clothes for the slaves.","Suggests a visit together to \"cousin Horace Lacy.\"","Peronneau Brown and his brother, Thompson, are mentioned. (See letters of December 1855, Box-folder 6:44-45.)","Writes to ask Mrs. Coalter to stay with his daughters during his absence in the south.","Has charge of the large plantation, keeping four seamstresses, three spinners and a weaver busy.","\"No, my dear Fanny, my affection for you has not changed.\"","Scope and Contents Regarding Mr. Willcox Brown and his brother Peronneau, future husband of Frances Bland Coalter.","Invitation to the commencement party at Hampden Sidney College.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking.","Accompanying his uncle on a business trip, he has visited the main cities of the south and attended the opera in New Orleans. \"I must confess that I have been rather disappointed in the people that live in these rich lands--they are as rough as possible...live in log houses and on the very poorest fare.\"","Scope and Contents \"I suppose your wedding will be postponed unless Mr. Brown's recovery is unusually rapid.\"","\"The news of your engagement [to Henry P. Brown] did not surprise me...how heartily I approve of your choice...\"","Scope and Contents \"If my letter arrives too late for Miss Fanny Coalter, I hope Mrs. Brown will have enough affection for the old name to lay claim to it.\"","Regrets that he cannot attend the wedding.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","\"The King Wm. and Hanover Charaders. Positively their last appearance. At Stanley on Friday evening the 9th this brilliant Company....Ticket 1 ct., children and servants half price.\" A home performance by the Coalter and Bryan cousins. This item is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These covers are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Papers of Henry Brown, a merchant and county official include a manuscript map of Guilford C. H., business records and correspondence of Brown and Clayton, New London, Bedford (now Campbell County), Virginia and Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, Virginia. Collection also includes papers concerning a lawsuit against Pleasant Murphy and estate papers of Daniel Brown and Henry Brown's father-in-law John Thompson. There are papers of his immediate family including Henry Brown, Jr. Boxes 7 - 13.","Correspondence and business papers of Capt. Henry Brown, Revolutionary War veteran who opened a store in Bedford County, in 1793; Papers of Capt. Brown as Collector of Federal taxes on stills and real property. The Brown family papers begin with the letters and papers of Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), successful merchant of Bedford County and Lynchburg, who established the family fortune. He was the father of John Thompson Brown, Delegate to the Virginia Assembly, whose letters and papers are collected in the next section (Boxes 14-19). A few letters and receipts pertaining to Henry Brown, 1712-1798, the father of Capt. Henry Brown, are included. The great bulk of the material, however, relates to Capt. Brown, beginning with a map of a Revolutionary War battle, 1777, in which he was wounded. With his brother, Daniel, he opened a general store in Bedford soon after the conclusion of the war. A partnership agreement of April 1797, which brought James Leftwich into the business, is preserved and the bulk of the material in this box pertains to the business of the store. A good picture of early merchandising is given by the accounts, letters relating to buying and selling trips, and the court actions taken to collect accounts. Beginning with folder 60, there are 39 items relating to the duties of Henry Brown as tax collector in the Bedford area in the years 1800 to 1803. 160 items.","\"Your friends here tremble for you and apprehend the worst from the dangers that encompass you...the deadly rifle, the scalping knife, tomahawk...return to us in all speed.\"","Endorsed: \"Map of revolutionary battle, found 1926 by F. B. Saunders in old papers from Ivy Cliff. Capt. Henry Brown, born at Ivy Cliff about 1760, was wounded at Guildford C. H.\"","Concerning goods for a retail store.","Note for ll.9.3£, witnessed by Jack Beverley. Endorsed: \"Note Henry Brown, payable 1 September, 1793.\"","Scope and Contents Includes letter from Israel Thompson regarding saddle goods in stock at the store.","Commission of Daniel Brown as Ensign in a Company of Light Infantry, signed by Samuel Coleman and James Wood, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.","Receipts to Henry Brown for recording a deed.","Agreement to enter into a partnership.","Letters written from Richmond, Georgetown, and Baltimore.","Carried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia.","Carried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia","Medicines received by Henry Brown from Howard Bennett.","14 pages. Unsigned.","Brrown's accounts as Tax Collector of the Bedford district.","Writes to his brother concerning tobacco prices.","Concerning business affairs a suit for debt, purchase of tobacco and a \"Negro wench\" for the store, etc. \"P.S. I heard at court they had made you a Captain.\"","Recording a deed.","Bonds in hands of Jeremiah Jenkins for collection.","Includes a list of the new officers of the Farmer's Bank in Richmond.","Concerning the division of Negroes, total value £815, between Leftwich and the Brown brothers.","Printed document signed.","Regarding loss of West India produce on which $5,000.00 was borrowed. Endorsed: \"I fear our loss will be considerable.\"","Returns from the Regimental hospital of the 35th U.S. Infantry. Sig. William W. Southall","Receipt is for $130.43 to be paid to John Roberts on land that Captain Henry Brown sold to William Woodford.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Tobacco sold by Leftwich to a man who was a bad risk: \"...we are thrown out of between 20 and 30 thousand dollars...one fourth of what it has taken us 20 years to earn is lost for want of prudence.\"","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes autographed document signed.","Taxes collected by Robert Snoddy, in Bedford. 14 pages.","Includes printed document signed.","Includes autographed document signed.","Abstract of duties collected from owners of stills and distilleries","Receipts for monies received by James.","Includes autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Directions for sending tax collections.","20 pages","Includes autographed document signed.","28 pages.","Letter includes a copy of Federal instructions to tax collectors. 3 items. Printed document signed.","Printed documents signed. Autographed draft.","Business records and correspondence of Henry Brown and Samuel P. Clayton. After the death of his brother Daniel in 1818, Brown entered into a partnership with Clayton, his son-in-law. Brown survived Clayton, who died in 1832; this box also includes papers from 1833 to 1839 made out to Henry Brown, surviving partner of Brown and Clayton Company. The accounts of Henry Brown with Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, 1824-1833, are retained as one group. Also retained as a separate group are the papers relating to the court suits of Brown and Pleasant Murphy. All notes of the period carried a 100 percent penalty clause. This resulted in many law suits being brought to establish what would now be considered exorbitant claims. In one case (see entry for March 10, 1823) for a debt of $42.05, the debtor surrendered 1 sound filly, 2 cows, a calf, 2 feather beds, all household and kitchen furniture, all plantation utensils, and 6 hogs! 159 items.","Papers include accounts, letters, notes, vouchers, etc.","Accounts concerning the Hancock and Brown store, Lynchburg, Virginia.","Papers relating to the suit of Brown and Clayton vs. Pleasant Murphy, Bedford County, Virginia.","Captain Henry Brown had many interests in his long life apart from the purely commercial activities upon which his considerable fortune was built. Included in this box are the papers relating to his other interests: Papers of Captain Henry Brown as Sheriff of Bedford County, Treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and of the New London Agricultural Society, and as executor of the estates of his brother, Daniel Brown, and father-in-law, John Thompson.","Accounts of subscriptions to the repair and improvement of New London Academy meeting house, Bedford County.","Records from Brown's service as Treasurer of the New London Agricultural Society, Bedford County.","Papers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of Daniel Brown.","Papers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of John Thompson.","Business papers of Henry Brown, not directly connected with any of his various business enterprises, but concerned principally with court suits involving debts to him. Included is an interesting case of Mark Anthony, who took the oath of an Insolvent Debtor, making out a deed of trust of all his property to his creditors (11 April 1829 and 6 July 1833). Also includes papers concerned with the suit of Henry Brown vs. Nicodemus Leftwich, 1832-1840. Brown pays for the attendance of witnesses at the court and pays the county Jailor \"for imprisoning and releasing\" Leftwich.","Business papers of Henry Brown","Household, family and personal bills preserved by Henry Brown, an interesting collection of a family illustrating the activities of eight children in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, 1819-1841.","Household, family and personal bills of Henry Brown","Correspondence of the immediate family of Captain Henry Brown. Also includes personal correspondence of Henry Brown with his brothers, Samuel and Daniel, and his children. The correspondence between Henry Brown and his son, John Thompson Brown, is found in Boxes 14-19. Also, letters from the sons and daughters of Samuel, brother of Henry Brown. In a separate group are collected letters written by Edward J. Steptoe, grandson of Henry Brown, from West Point Military Academy and from the Indian Wars in Florida, where he served after he was commissioned.","Purchase of a watch in Winchester; requests 30 dollars to repay a debt.","His wife's estate; purchase of a Negro girl.","On his return from the Spring; attack of \"bilious Cholic\" and his treatment.","Concerning \"the purchase of some land at $20 per acre...\"","Beats female slave, using a walking stick, his wife using a cowhide whip. The slave's mate attempted to protect her with an axe but he was subdued, beaten and sent to jail the next day. Hopes for peace, unpopularity of the conscription law and the whiskey tax.","On her studies: Blair's lectures, piano playing, drawing, painting and embroidery.","The husband of Nancy Brown writes: \"...Bounaparte is on his way to this country. If so I greatly fear we shall go backwards with accelerated velocity in all peaceful, literary and ornamental pursuits...\"","Advice on a move to the State of Ohio. \"Although I like Slavery as little as you or anyone else, still...I think it probable that we should be as unhappy as we are with them\" (Daniel died in 1818. For the next 20 years Henry administered his estate for the benefit of his wife and children.)","Scope and Contents Henry Brown is Clayton's father-in-law. The letters discuss Mary Brown's illness at the Springs (she was to die within a year).","The building of his house and the health of his family.","The daughter of Samuel Brown, writes to console her Uncle on the death of his brothers and his two daughters, Mrs. Anne [Nancy] B. Steptoeand Mrs. Mary [Polly] B. Clayton.","An uncle of Henry Brown writes, \"My grandson wishes to get in to Business in a store...\" (Henry Brown, Jr. now has a store in Lynchburg.)","His continued bad health. The death of James Leftwich, Captain Brown's business partner.","Requests assistance in obtaining appointment as Clerk of Court at Bedford.","The value of the Deerwood tract.","Begs her father to let her have money to go to the inauguration of President Jackson.","On her visit to Washington: \"this is the thickest settled neighborhood that I ever was in--the neighbors are situated all around, some in view and others not more than a quarter of a mile from the house...\"","On his visit with his brothers, John Thompson Brown, in \"Washington City.\" Description of crowded Washington, full of pickpockets and of the confusion even in the President's house.","\"...the last day I rode more than thirty miles through a dreary wilderness without seeing a single house...I am yet travelling alone and have come six hundred miles without a single man travelling my course...\"","His progress in college.","His progress in repaying a debt to the estate of his uncle, Daniel.","Scope and Contents Report of workers on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal dying from Cholera.","On the death of his maternal grandfather, John Thompson.","Henry G. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.","Leaving for New York to lay in goods.","Scope and Contents Hopes for his store despite illness and some hostile feeling toward his former partner, Ammon Hancock.","On the death of Henry Brown. (Henry Brown, Jr. died while he and his wife were on a shopping trip for the store.)","William Brown is the son of Samuel Brown. On the changing population: \"The people still retain the simple manners of the old Scotch-Irish and, I may add, much of the intelligence and piety. But the restless spirit of emigration is taking away our best people and in their place we generally get Germans, who commonly are deplorably ignorant and will do very little toward supporting the Gospel.\"","Scope and Contents A Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes to settle accounts and close the store.","The widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the disposal of her house.","To Frances Brown's husband, on the loss of her two brothers, \"and such brothers too, in so short a time.\" (Henry Brown, Jr. died in June, 1836, and his brother, John Thompson Brown, in December of that same year.)","Henry J. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.","Scope and Contents 2 letters. On the sale of merchandise and an expected loss.","Agrees to furnish Gould B. Raymond, manager of the Menagerie Co., lodging for 30 men, 65 horses, 1 elephant, 1 camel and 2 ponies.","The inscription on the tomb of her late husband, John Thompson Brown.","The widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the death of her husband a year ago.","The widow of John Thompson Brown writes regarding her three sons.","Scope and Contents The executor of an estate demands payment of a note on which Henry Brown, Jr. was a cosigner.","Scope and Contents The youngest daughter of Henry Brown writes about her marriage and the first meeting with her new relatives.","William Brown is the son of Samuel.","On his marriage to Alice Brown.","Mrs. Alexander (Lockie T. Brown) Irvine is her sister. Her wedding trip to New Orleans.","Her sickness on the way down the river due to fresh paint in the boat.","Daniel Brown is the son of Samuel.","Concerning eventual conversion of Baptists to the Presbyterian Church.","Henry Brown is her father.","Scope and Contents \"...I left New Orleans the 28th of March and reach George Town. The 15th of April...Sam (Brown) was in New Orleans the day before I left-he was not married but expected to be the 9th of April.\"","\"Last evening our darling Alice made me the happy father of a fine boy...\"","Report to his father of his first grades at the Academy.","To his grandfather regarding his first term marks.","Scope and Contents \"The first two years of our course are exclusively devoted to Mathematics and French...\" Encloses a work sheet and \"Synopsis of the Course of Studies at the Military Academy.\"","Scope and Contents Letters written from Oklawaka River and St. Augustine, Florida. \"The Congress must get rid of its 'sickly sympathy' (with the Indians) or, rely upon it, this is a war of years to come.\" Gives a vivid description of St. Augustine.","Scope and Contents Letters written from Rose's Landing, Tennessee; Savannah, Georgia; and off Cape Hatteras. Contrasts the Cherokees in Tennessee with the Seminoles of Florida. Describes Savannah in a letter enclosed, dated February 16, 1839.","8 letters. Total of 12 pages. Typescript.","Children of Captain Henry Brown: letters of Henry Brown, Jr., oldest son of Captain Henry Brown; Samuel Thompson Brown, youngest son; and other members of the immediate family. Henry Brown, Jr., who suffered a grave illness in 1822 as a result of which he almost lost his eyesight, went into the partnership of his father with Amman Hancock. In 1835-1836, he opened his own store in Lynchburg, but died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to New York. Interesting items in this part of the collection include a 44 page book of mineral and chemical notes (31 July 1826), a 56 page diary kept by Henry Brown, Jr. on his trip abroad (24 July 1831), drafts of letters by Henry Brown, Jr. to newspapers regarding horses, and instructions for horse care, and the like (13 April 1835-March 1836). The will of Henry Brown, Jr. (May-December 1830), and his deathbed statement dictated to his wife (May 1836), are also included. The papers of Samuel Thompson Brown include the card which announced the opening of his law office in Bedford (8 May 1838), records of his marriage in Alabama (27 April 1840), and the death of his wife within the year (3 April 1841). A letter of 22 January 1842, mentions the business failures taking place in Richmond and Lynchburg, and one of 27 August of the same year comments on the national political situation which is \"sadly out of joint.\" In a letter of 20 September [1845], there is a report of \"the thefts which were perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\" 128 items.","\"My eyes appear to have improved gradually.\" (His ailment seemed to be at its worst at this time, though he continued to suffer from the ailment until his death in 1836 at the age of 39 years.)","A note for $1,000.00. At this time he was getting started in the store, Hancock and Brown Co.","The \"most favorable accounts\" of John Thompson Brown from the members of the House of Delegates.","Scope and Contents Concerning the business of Col. [Mark] Anthony, in which Henry Brown, Jr. appears to be involved.","Includes autographed document signed.","44 pages","Includes autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Mentions the marriage of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of introduction for Henry Brown, Jr., for use on his trip to England and the Continent in that year.","56 pages","Scope and Contents Letters written to her husband on his trip. \"Oh, my dear husband, why was it that I did not accompany you?\" (None of these letters reached Henry Brown, Jr. on the trip, but followed him home).","News from a letter she received from Henry Brown, Jr. in England.","Scope and Contents Payment of his debts in Lynchburg; hiring out of a slave.","\"It's really a sad case for me, to be sick from home and away from all that (are) Dear to me...\"","This was the store in Lynchburg in which Henry Brown was a partner and with which Henry Brown, Jr. was associated until he opened his own store in 1835. Includes autographed document.","Scope and Contents Brother-in-law, Jack Willcox; his brother, John's speech on the Petersburg Rail Road; and the house that Henry Brown has vacated in Lynchburg.","On a debt of Thomas Williams.","Includes autographed draft. Appear to refer to pictures, and may date from the time of one of the buying trips that Henry Brown, Jr. made with his wife.","After breaking from the partnership of Hancock and Brown, he opened his own store.","Scope and Contents Cover lost. Concerning the care for his horses, Young American Eclipse and Spring Hill, while he is away.","Scope and Contents Written while she and her husband were on a buying trip for the Lynchburg store. In New York, Henry Brown, Jr. was taken desperately ill and died.","Unsigned. Evidently taken down by Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown during the final days in New York.","Scope and Contents An associate of Henry Brown, Jr. in the Lynchburg store, was liquidating the stock and selling horses in order to settle the estate.","Profile by Professor William B. Rogers.","A note regarding the settlement of the Henry Brown, Jr. estate.","Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown is his mother. Written from school, with endorsement by James Morrison, schoolmaster.","Signed Eleanor C. L. Brown.","H. Guilford Brown is her son.","Charge slips for failing to attend army musters between 1829 and 1839, 1839. 10 items. Printed document signed.","Samuel T. Brown is his his brother-in-law. Letter congratulating S. T. B. on his marriage.","Mrs. Alexander Irvine is her her sister-in-law. She writes of the aged John Vaughan Willcox, her father, with whom she is living and for whom she is caring; Samuel T. Brown and his \"youthful bride.\"","Draft of the statement concerning the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.","His extended wedding trip; description of General Harrison's house.","Court cost voucher recording transfer of 400 acres from Henry Brown to Samuel T. Brown, with tax receipt. 2 items. Printed document signed.","Letter sent care of Judge Crawford at St. Stephens, Alabama. Consolations upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.","Scope and Contents Condolences upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.","A letter of consolation.","Scope and Contents On the death of W. W. Worthington, brother-in-law of Samuel T. Brown. \"Your sister Alice is desirous of your attention to the affairs of Mr. W. in New Orleans prior to your return to Virginia.\"","Recording certain deeds for his son-in-law, Samuel T. Brown.","Unsigned draft. Written to his overseer with whom he has quarreled.","On the fees paid by Henry Brown in the Leftwich case: \"between twenty and twenty-five dollars for my services as an attorney.\" On the thefts \"perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\"","Agreement for the payment of a debt.","Drafts of a letter to Mark Andrews. 2 items. Concerning the cutting of trees on the property of Samuel T. Brown.","A reply to the above letter, Box-Folder 13:60.","Samuel T. Brown is her brother.","On a charge of Ammon Hancock against the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.","Estimate for the cost of the construction of a bridge.","Receipt for postal expenses, April-June, 1849, signed H. Stevens.","Scope and Contents On the property in Mobile, Alabama, purchased by Samuel T. Brown.","Scope and Contents The sale of a female slave \"with her Brood.\" Samuel T. Brown is Edward Robinson's brother-in-law.","Papers concern John Thompson Brown's attendance at Princeton, study of law, and trips to the South and to the West Indies. Includes speeches and correspondence as well as his published writings (newspaper articles, bills and pamphlets). The collection emphasizes his political career in the Virginia House of Delegates including his views on slavery. Also includes architectural plans for a two room house and elevations (1827), drafts of toasts and letters concerning his fight with John Hampden Pleasants. Prominent correspondents include William Segar Archer, James Murray Mason, John Hampden Pleasants, William Cabell Rives, Henry St. George Tucker and John Tyler. Boxes 14 - 19.","John Thompson Brown (1802-1836) was born at Otter Hills, near Bedford, Virginia and was the son of Henry Brown (1760-1841). He attended the New London Academy, 1816; studied at Princeton, 1817-1820; traveled to the South and the West Indies, 1821; and studied law with Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County, Virginia, 1822-1823. He began his law practice in Clarksburg, Virginia (later West Virginia), in 1824, and represented Harrison County in the House of Delegates, 1827-1830. He was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830. He married Mary E. Willcox June, 1830, and moved to Petersburg, where he again was elected to the General Assembly, 1831-1836. He was a delegate to the national convention of the Republican (now Democratic) Party, but died on 20 November 1836, at his father's home, Otter Hills, after a brief illness. The first two letters in Box 14 date from the period of his attendance at New London Academy; then follow the papers relating to Princeton, where he matriculated in 1817 at the age of 19. He was placed in the Sophomore Class on the basis of an examination before the faculty, and received the highest mark given at the College, in each of the three years he spent at the College. His report sheets show the requirements for entrance, lists of courses, and contain a resolution passed by the trustees which condemned the sharp practices of the merchants in town. Some of the correspondence of John Thompson Brown with his brother-in-law Dr. William B. Steptoe in this period is interesting for the comments it contains on the Missouri question and other matters then being debated in the U.S. Senate. The remarks made by John Thompson Brown in letters from his collegiate period may be compared with his statements on the subject of slavery later made on the floor of the House of Delegates. After graduating from Princeton, John Thompson Brown traveled to the South, and made a brief trip to the West Indies, keeping notes on his impressions. Upon his return he took up the study of law with Judge Taylor. From this period come interesting musings on such subjects as \"the family fireside,\" \"youthful recollection,\" \"friendship,\" and \"behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.\" His license to practice law, dated 7 March 1824, is included in the collection. He journeyed to Clarksburg, Virginia, to set up his law practice, and kept a notebook on the trip West which reveal his first impressions of the Clarksburg area. At the end of this box is a scrapbook containing some of his published writings, speeches, and newspaper articles.","Letter from a schoolboy friend regarding New London Academy.","John Thompson Brown's examinations at the New London Academy.","\"I have just been examined by the faculty and am admitted to the Sophomore Class, which is the second in the college.\" His expenses are estimated at $200.00 for the first term and $90.00 for the second. \"I will pledge myself not to spend one cent more than is really necessary.\"","Scope and Contents News from home; a rumor that some boys were expelled from Chapel Hill for their politics. John Thompson Brown is his brother-in-law.","Scope and Contents Medical advice; a suggested teacher for New London Academy (\"Has he energy enough manage southern students?\"); the death of Polly [Mrs. Mary Brown Clayton], sister of John Thompson Brown.","The political upheaval at William and Mary College; deputies appointed \"...to fix upon the site of the Virginia University.\"","Scope and Contents \"My expenses have far exceeded what was necessary or what you expect. I now see my error and repent...\" Three months later he offers to leave school because of his additional debts. Later in Baltimore, he is robbed of $200.00. His father adds up the year's expenses to a total of $670.00. Henry Brown is John Thompson Brown's father.","Behavior, No. 1. distinguished; Industry, No. 1. distinguished; Scholarship, No. 1. distinguished (1) \"If under the article scholarship, a student is marked No. 1 distinguished (1), he is considered as ranking among the first in his class.\" (From printed explanation of the report.) John Thompson Brown is of the sophomore class at Princeton.","Scope and Contents \"Once the busy scene of commercial enterprise...now lifeless and inactive.\" Concerning Lynchburg.","Scope and Contents The University of Virginia is established at Charlottesville with an annual appropriation of $15,000; news of a threat of slave uprisings in Fredericksburg.","John Thompson Brown is of the junior class at Princeton. Two reports. Printed document signed. Similar reports to that of 1818. Warning is added to the September report concerning excessive expenditures by students: \"the trustees of the college give this notice to the parents and guardians of the youth, that they ought to pay no debt contracted in this town, which they have not specifically authorized.\"","Endorsed: \"Collegians mei consocui.\" He knew 162 fellow students.","On the \"present session of Congress.\"","Scope and Contents Rumor of a great rebellion that has taken place at Princeton; the Missouri question.","John Thompson Brown is of the senior class of Princeton.","A Fourth of July oration supporting the idea of colonizing the free Negroes in Africa.","The content is on his trip to the South. 15 pages. Autographed document.","\"My father may justly complain of the great sums which he has expended on me, but his kindness shall not be abused much longer, as I hope to be in a situation to support myself.\" Endorsed: \"Brother J.--after his return from Princeton went South--through the Cherokee Nation [Alabama and Georgia] to Pensacola, and on to New Orleans--thence to Cuba and returned to U. States in the U.S. Frigate 'Hornet,' as a guest of the officers. Samuel T. Brown.\"","A gambling scrape he was involved in; asks his father's forgiveness.","\"Chancellor Taylor has been of incalculable service to me in the study of law.\" (Needham was a law school operated by Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County in the years 1821-1836.)","These are the continuous drafts of a multiple of letters, continued July 8, 1831, Petersburg. The first section consists of musings and youthful recollections; the second is a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.","Letter from Alexander M. Jackson, at New London, to John Thompson Brown, regarding the marriage of Dr. Steptoe.","Notes made at Judge Taylor's Law School.","License to practice law in the superior and inferior courts of this Commonwealth (Virginia).","Musings on friendship and the wise behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.","A letter introducing John Thompson Brown when he went to Clarksburg to set up practice.","44 pages. Musings written on a trip through Virginia: thoughts on a disappointing love affair; notes on \"Crab Orchard\" and the \"Creek Nation\" --the latter were to be incorporated into an Independence Day address delivered in Petersburg in 1831.","Scope and Contents Impressions of Clarksburg; the countryside is beautiful and the land very rich, but \"The people have no money and are wretchedly poor and lazy...\"","His plans to establish himself.","The following newspaper clippings and pamphlets are included in a bound scrap book, with endorsements and were undoubtedly collected by John Thompson Brown himself.","Concerning \"...Mr. Jefferson...the disclosure of his poverty...\"","Concerning \"several cases of contempt of court, occurring in various parts of the Union, in which the punishment inflicted, has been made a subject of grievous complaint.\"","Concerning \"The President's message.\"","Report of a committee, appointed to enquire into the nature and extent of the evils arising from the present unsettled state of Land Titles on the Western Waters of Virginia","Speech in Committee of the Whole, Jan. 13th, Saturday.","A Bill authorizing a loan of $6,000.00 on the credit of the state, for the construction of Turnpike Road from Winchester to Parkersburg by way of Clarksburg, being under consideration.","\"Sir:--I have read in the \"Intelligencer\" of the 9th inst. your communications to the Editors of the paper, in which you remark, substantially, that the only Candidate to represent the town of Petersburg in the General Assembly is a stranger to most voters...Not doubting that I am the person alluded to...,\" signed John Thompson Brown\".","\"The following copy of a Petition to the Legislature of Virginia, we insert at the request of a number of our Citizens.\"","32 pages. \"On motion of Mr. Brown of Petersburg, the report of the committee on slaves, free Negroes and mulattoes, and the amendment of Mr. Preston were taken up; when Mr. Brown rose and addressed the house as follows:...\"","\"The bill to amend an act authorizing the Board of Public Works to subscribe on behalf of the Commonwealth, to the stock of the Petersburg Rail Road, was read a third time. Mr. Brown said...\"","\"Andrew Jackson was unanimously recommended to the Citizens of Virginia, as the next President. \"Mr. Miller of Powhatan then submitted the following Resolution...\"(Concerning the Vice-President). Mr. Brown of Petersburg, then submitted the following by way of substitute for the above...\"","Correspondence while Brown established himself in Clarksburg, and while representing Harrison County in the General Assembly. The material in this box covers the period 1825 to 1829, when John Thompson Brown was resident of Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia). In this period John Thompson Brown wrote some of the \"Letters to the Editor,\" printed in the Clarksburg Enquirer, contained in the scrap book noted above in Box 14. A draft of a part of the letter concerning the poverty of Mr. Jefferson is to be found in this box (1825). In July 1826, John Thompson Brown wrote to his brother Henry Brown, Jr. of his aim to run for the U.S. Congress. In 1827 he was elected to the House of Delegates; he was re-elected in 1828 and 1829. This box also contains various printed and manuscript material touching upon his career in the General Assembly. By the end of 1829, John Thompson Brown had established himself in Clarksburg, built a house, and planned to buy into a partnership in a store to advance his financial position. In a letter of March 23, 1829 he mentions his desire to run in the next election for the U.S. Congress.","\"...the friends of Old Hickory...hear Adamses success spoken of and the probability of Clay's being made Secretary of State...\"","Encloses a legal opinion concerning sheriffs, which his father apparently requested.","A flowery letter to an old friend from Princeton. \"I have acquired some little reputation at the bar and a practice that supports me very decently.\"","Draft of an address to an investigating group (perhaps a grand jury), with endorsement: \"1. Act against cutting down trees. 2. Act providing for a good and sufficient jail.\"","This is part of a printed letter concerning \"Mr. Jefferson the disclosure of his poverty...\" over the signature Alexander. (See bound scrapbook, the last item in Box 14.)","Desire of John Thompson Brown to run for the U.S. Congress or for a seat in the General Assembly. Suggests that Henry Brown send $1,000.00 to help achieve this.","\"I find that there is a serious and, I believe, a somewhat general wish to bring me out for the Legislature.\"","\"I am a candidate for the Legislature at the next election...\"","An announcement of the candidacy of John Thompson Brown for the General Assembly. He reviews what he considers to be the most important problems of the day, and discusses (1) the invasion of State sovereignty by the Federal program of \"internal development,\" (2) the harm done to Southern farmers by import duties, (3) the calling of a Constitutional Convention for the state of Virginia, (4) the dangers of the uncontrolled banking system.","Scope and Contents His election to the General Assembly; hope of election to the U.S. Congress, and the purchase of a four acre lot in town. In the first letter which John Thompson Brown wrote from the House of Delegates he said \"I have not taken much part in the debates of the House and do not expect to do so...\"","The note is \"in regard to the question whether Clinton or Calhoun should run as Vice-President on the Jackson ticket\"","His ride to Richmond in a coach with other, more experienced law-makers, \"having been, as you predicted, greatly edified and instructed by a coach-full of legislators 'big with the cares of state.\"","Full title: \"Report of a Committee Appointed To Enquire Into The Nature And Extent Of The Evils Arising From The Present Unsettled State Of Land Titles On The Western Waters Of Virginia, And To Devise A Remedy Therefor, With Leave To Report A Bill Or Otherwise\" 6 pages. 2 copies.","3 copies.","Petition to the General Assembly for a divorce.","Petition to the General Assembly for a divorce.","Autographed document.","Autographed document.","\"Resolving that members of the House of Delegates be requested to unite...in advancing the cause of this Society before the General Assembly of Virginia.\"","On John Thompson Brown's speech: \"considered the most able one that had been delivered in the House in 5 years.\"","\"Our Society, in the success of which, you are pleased to express so deep an interest, is I believe, making sure progress.\"","His legislature activities and speeches. \"I am a Jackson man like yourself but not perfectly orthodox, as you would say, on the subject of States Rights. I published my opinions, pamphlet of 30 pages, 12 months ago and will send you a copy...\"","Physical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Deptartment F 247 H3B73. The second copy is located in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, under the same call number as above. 17 pages. A report to his constituents on such matters as (1) the state Constitutional Convention, (2) the lottery for the Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, (3) county elections, (4) the bill abolishing the chancery Courts and establishing a Superior Court, (5) a Turnpike to their area (defeated by the \"Eastern People\"), (6) the proposed Baltimore Railroad and (7) the settling of the question of land titles in Western Virginia. Included in the pamphlet are the full texts of the report of the committee on this subject, which he chaired, and the bill proposed by the committee.","Comment on the land titles, Chancery court bills.","Scope and Contents \"Even now I am as comfortably situated as I could desire and shall support myself hereafter without any further drafts on your goodness...\"","Scope and Contents Now well situated in his \"mansion,\" he discusses his prospects for Congress and of his plan to \"offer 2 years hence.\"","Order appointing John Thompson Brown Adjutant of the 11th Regiment, Virginia Militia.","5 items. Autographed document.","Notes are initialed \"J. T. B.'s\".","Endorsed: \"McConley's System of Sword Tactics.\"","Reflections on people met at the Medicinal Springs, as contrasted with those of his constituency.","Scope and Contents In February, he forwards a copy of sheriff's commission to his father. During the year he borrows $400.00 for payments on his house in Clarksburg, and by the end of the year his father has agreed to advance enough capital for him to become a partner in a mercantile business. Upon the conclusion of the 1828-1829 session of the General Assembly, he writes that he will be a candidate once more, then run for Congress. In the letter of March 23rd, he writes that opposition has arisen \"on account of some laws we had passed last session authorizing the county court to levy a tax for repairing roads and bridges.\" On March 23rd he relates his experiences in Washington at the inauguration of Jackson: on December 14th he predicts that the basis of votes for whites will be surrendered in the formation of the new State constitution.","Suggests they ride together to Alexandria, then go to Richmond by boat.","The Virginia Constitutional Convention: \"I had an opportunity of hearing the most distinguished members of the body--Mr. Madison and Mr. Marshall among the rest...\"","Correspondence from after his marriage to Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg (May 1830), and his move to that city, which he represented in the General Assembly in 1831. Also includes over one hundred toasts given at various occasions. The change which was to occur in the life and fortunes of John Thompson Brown in the year 1830 is forecast in the first letter of this box, a letter received by Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg circa December 1829, in which there is a discussion of \"Mr. B.\" Three months later (March 18, 1830) in a letter to his father, John Thompson Brown announces his intention of leaving Clarksburg, and of his need for a horse and sulky so that he may arrive in Petersburg in a manner which should \"avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution.\" The next letter in the collection (May 9, 1830), in draft, contains an account of his wedding, a wedding which was attended by no members of his immediate family. Subsequent letters tell of the generosity of the new father-in-law John V. Willcox in the gift of a town house \"provided with servants,\" a draft of $1500, and the promise of as much more as he asks (July 22, 1830). Yet the position is not satisfactory and because John Thompson Brown feels that he is losing his independence, he returns to Clarksburg with the intention of resettling there and sending for his wife (May 2, 1831). During a four week visit to Harrison County, he finds his political position has declined (June 7, 1831), so he returns to Petersburg, and is invited to make the Independence Day address for the town (June 8, 1831). As a result of this address (and the good influence of his father-in-law) he is nominated to represent the town in the House of Delegates, and is elected without opposition (September 26, 1831). He successfully sponsors a bill in the Assembly for the Petersburg Railroad (28 December 1831), is appointed Judge of Elections for the Petersburg Office of the Bank of Virginia (December 29, 1831), and is sought as a sponsor of a new newspaper which is being established in Richmond (October 20, 1831). Of particular interest is a letter to his nephew outlining his philosophy of life and advising the young man on his future (October 3, 1831). A report of the slave insurrection in Southhampton is described in a letter of September 26, 1831. At the end of this box are collected more than a hundred drafts of toasts made by John Thompson Brown.","A friend writes regarding \"Mr. B.,\" \"a man of boundless pride and diffidence. His attachment was cut down in the bud and You, my sweetest Mary, have hoped whilst he desponded...\"","\"My friends, Webster, Goffard, and others believed I could certainly be elected to Congress next Spring...I wish to appear at P[etersburg]in a manner which would probably be expected and to avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution. Henry is to get me a sulky, horse, etc., and if you can spare this additional sum you may hand it over to him...\"","\"Our nuptials took place at the time expected and I cannot say that there was any other allay to my happiness, than that neither you nor any of my near relatives were present.\"","Scope and Contents On his honeymoon: \"Peronneau Finley travels with us, as one of our immediate party. Mr. Willcox, Sr., and three of his friends are going to N. York to the races. They came with us thus far...\" There is much discussion about where they will live, but, \"I think it probable we shall reside in Petersburg...\"","On his Washington visit: \"we remained a week, were introduced to the President, etc., heard some interesting debates and saw all the great men of the nation...My situation is in all respects agreeable.\"","Congratulations on her marriage coupled with much advice.","Scope and Contents After a visit with his father, he writes: \"I have nothing to add on the subject of my future arrangements. I shall pursue the course which you seemed to approve when we were together.\" He writes later that Mr. Willcox has turned over to them his town house \"furnished with servants\u0026amp;quot;; in another letter: \"He handed me a check for $1,500 and said that I should always have as much as I wanted...\"","Sends advice to his younger brother and, and account of his own situation.","Scope and Contents Letters from Harrison County report that \"the District needs me badly...but it is too late...\"","\"I regret that you have temporarily declined public life--for I would not believe you have abondoned it altogether.\"","Scope and Contents Autographed draft. Advice given to a young man summarizing John Thompson Brown's own philosophy of life.","Scope and Contents On his return to Harrison County, \"I found that my position here was to be too dependent...\"","\"At a meeting of the citizens of Petersburg...'Resolved, that John Thompson Brown, Esq., he appointed Orator of the Day'.\"","Autographed drafts. The first important public speech of John Thompson Brown, in Petersburg, one which appears to have established his reputation, and which influenced his decision to remain there.","Regarding his Independence Day address; the wisdom of his brother's decision to visit England.","Physical Location: See 25 April 1822, Box-folder 14:21, These are the continuous drafts of multiple letters. This draft concerns the second part which contains a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.","Scope and Contents On July 25, he states that his brother has left on the packet for Baltimore on the way to Liverpool. Concerning his \"reasons of my determining not to remove to Harrison.\" On September 14 he writes that his wife has given birth to a son, who will be named Henry Peronneau, \"after you and my friend Peronneau Finley.\"","Scope and Contents A letter from Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown to John Thompson Brown encloses the letter from Henry Brown Jr. Henry Brown, Jr. writes of his journey, as a result of which \"I become more and more an American in feeling and principle...\"","Scope and Contents \"I was elected without opposition after announcing my sentiments freely and boldly.\" News of an insurrection of Negroes in Southampton (Nat Turner), \"they killed 55 persons, mainly women and children.\"","Gives his opinions on the education of his nephew, Edward. He approves strongly of the emphasis on science to be found at West Point; on going to college among the Yankees: \"I partake in some measure of the prejudice against them--but think nevertheless that...southern firewould be none the worse for being somewhat cooled by the northern frost.\"","A new newspaper is proposed for the city of Richmond.","A request for help in covering a $3,000 debt to \"sharpers.\" Endorsed by Windham Robertson.","Scope and Contents Describes the quarters he has for his wife and son. On the main question of the day he writes: \"I think no measure can or ought to be taken now for the abolition of slavery...\"","Concerning \"the bill now before the Legislature on the subject of our (Rail) Road.\"","Appointment of John Thompson Brown as judge of the election for directors of the Bank of Virginia in Petersburg.","Two speeches given before the House of Delegates, published in pamphlet form: The speech of John Thompson Brown, in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the Abolition of Slavery; Speech of John Thompson Brown, (of Petersburg,) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, in Committee of the Whole, on the State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina. The important and exciting national political events of the years 1832 and 1833, as they affected the people of Virginia, are seen through the eyes of John Thompson Brown in the items included in this box. A member from Petersburg in the House of Delegates of the Virginia Assembly, John Thompson Brown was placed in a position of leadership and strongly influenced the decisions taken in those critical years. His speech on the abolition of slavery was considered so important that Judge Henry St. George Tucker and others raised the money to have it printed (18 January 1832). He was a member of the Virginia delegation to the national convention of the Republican Party; his resolution of the Vice-Presidential nominee (21-22 May 1832) was the one adopted by the Virginia caucus. As Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates, the question of President Jackson's moves against the United States Bank was of particular concern to him (9 April 1833). Great excitement was aroused by South Carolina's threat of nullification. John Thompson Brown was a member of the Committee on Federal Relations, and his substitute motion on the question is included in this box, as well as his speech on The State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina, delivered 5 January 1833, also published in pamphlet form. John Thompson Brown was invited to be a Director of the Petersburg Railroad which he declined (7 May 1832), and was considered for the position of U.S. Senator, although he felt that he was not qualified by years or experience (December 1832). An interesting report of his meeting with President Jackson is included in a letter from John Thompson Brown to his wife (23 May 1832). Also included in this box are letters from John Tyler, William Cabell Rives, and William Segar Archer (7 February, 3 March 1833). Two poems, possibly written by John Thompson Brown, clipped from a newspaper, signed Julian are included at the end of this box. 81 items.","Scope and Contents Writes of the fortunes of the (Petersburg) Railroad Bill in the House of Delegates and State Senate.","Information regarding Rensselaer School. Samuel T. Brown, younger brother of John Thompson Brown, appears to have been interested in this school.","In this important speech John Thompson Brown took up several proposals for the freeing of slaves, including that of Thomas Jefferson, as submitted to the Legislature by Jefferson Randolph, his grandson, and argued against each.","Scope and Contents \"My speech on abolition has had great eclat--a fund has been raised for publishing it in pamphlet form for general distribution... Judges [Henry St. George] Tucker and Brookehave taken active part in puffing the speech.\" He also reports, \"I have carried my Railroad Bill...and shall enjoy the credit of effecting it by my personal influence.\"","Physical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, E 449 L45. 47 pages. Includes in a \"Postscript\" an answer to a statement in The Enquirer over the signature of Jefferson [Randolph]. Reference is made to a remark made in The Wig that his argument \"had been far surpassed by the discussion of the subject by a stripling . Mr. Brown of Petersburg.\" General Assembly. Committee on Federal relations. Official Document Nos. 14, 15, 16.","Concerning a suggested amendment for the Circuit Court Law.","He cannot give his nephew, Edward Steptoe, an appointment to West Point because he has used his appointment for the session. \"...the Senate is involved in the Tariff discussion...The farther I have gone into it the more thoroughly have I convinced myself of its tyrannical and oppressive character.\"","A resolution from the Petersburg Rail Road Company to tender thanks for \"the zeal and ability with which our Delegate John T. Brown, Esq. and our Senator, William Old, Esq. have exerted in procuring passage of the said (Rail Road) act.\"","This is the resolution presented by John Thompson Brown and reported in a newspaper article of this date preserved in the scrapbook to be found in Box 14.","James Murray Mason (1798-1871).","Scope and Contents \"I send you 2 copies of John's speech (on Slavery) and a paper with one of Jefferson Randolph's in reply to him.\"","Declines appointment as a member of the Board of Directors of the Petersburg Railroad.","5 pages. Autographed draft. Notes on the convention of the whole party and of the Virginia Caucus. At the latter the resolution of John Thompson Brown. was adopted, viz. that Virginia's vote should go first to P. P. Barbour for Vice-President, and when there was no longer a reasonable prospect of his selection, to Van Buren.","\"...on last evening we went to the President who is in excellent health and fine spirits. Many persons here, including some members of Congress from Virginia, seem to be much dissatisfied with our proceedings at Baltimore...\"","Scope and Contents To his youngest brother, attending college, regarding the health of Henry, Jr.","On the death of Finley's brother.","The family has traveled south to escape an epidemic of Cholera.","Scope and Contents In the letter of December 3, he discusses the election of U.S. Senators, stating that Mr. Leigh is out because of his opposition to President Jackson. Among those mentioned for the position are Judge Henry St. George Tucker, John Randolph Rives, and himself, though he feels that he has neither the years nor the experience for the position. President Jackson's message on the U.S. Bank is discussed. On nullification he writes: \"It will, I fear, be an exciting subject and one of engrossing interest...South Carolina is unquestionably wrong and as long as she remains in the Union, must obey its laws...\"","The possibility of his appointment as Senator to supply the vacancy left by Mr. Tazewell.","Excitement in Washington caused by the President's proclamation on nullification debate.","2 items. Autographed draft.","Regarding the removal of deposits from the U.S. Bank by the Federal Government.","Scope and Contents \"I was rather mortified at making a very poor speech [on Federal Relations] in the House today...To avoid misrepresentation I shall have to write out my speech...\"","4 pages. Doc. No. 14. Report of the Committee on Federal Relations Doc. No. 15. Mr. Marshall's Substitute to the Report... Doc. No. 16. Mr. M'dowell's Amendment to Mr. Marshall's Substitute,... Opinion on proceedings in South Carolina, the proclamation by Andrew Jackson, and \"the communication of the governor of this Commonwealth on the same subject.\"","Delivered January 5, 1833. Richmond: Thomas W. White, printer. 1833. 42 pages. 3 copies. After stating his opposition to protective tariffs, John Thompson Brown argued that they result from \"a perversion of the spirit and intent of the Constitution, rather than a violation of its literal principles.\" He compliments the Chief Magistrate of the United States on his general policy but disputes the Proclamation of the President on other grounds, basing his argument on The Law of Nationsby E. de Vattel. As to the action of South Carolina, he contends that there is no possibility of nullification under the Constitution, but that the redress of the wrong done in the tariff act must come by recourse to the Supreme Court, to the \"Co-states\" acting in Congress, and if necessary, by an amendment to the Constitution.","\"Substitute Submitted By Mr. Brown, Petersburg, For the Amended Report of the Committee on Federal Relations\"","Compliments John Thompson Brown on his resolutions.","Scope and Contents \"I was anxious myself that Virginia should maintain an impartial and just attitude toward both S. Carolina and the President, but far the greater part of the Assembly seemed in favour of going into one extreme or other . . . whereas I thought there was error on both sides...\" He remarks that Edward [Steptoe]has been successful in getting his appointment to West Point \"obtained (by Mr. Archer, the Senator) as a favour to me\u0026amp;quot; but \"without...your letter...the application could scarcely have been successful.\"","2 copies. Printed manuscript.","Appointment of Edward Steptoe to West Point; report of the enforcing bill in the President's proclamation, and the Tariff Bill.","Scope and Contents In July he announces the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents On the Force Bill and the Bank of the U.S.","The two items are signed Julian. \"On seeing Miss ____ at Clarksburg,\" and \"Julian Abandoning His Muse.\" Possibly written by John Thompson Brown about this period.","Written by John Thompson Brown, Petersburg.","Letters written by John Thompson Brown during portions of the 1833-1834 and the 1834-1835 sessions of the General Assembly. The manuscripts begin with letters reporting the legislative battle fought and lost against the Portsmouth-Norfolk road which John Thompson Brown believed would have disastrous effects on the future of Petersburg (January 1834). Near the end of the box are letters concerning John Thompson Brown's battle fought with fists and canes in the halls of the State Capitol with a fellow representative John Hampden Pleasants (January 1835). The fracas resulted from a heated debate on the election of a U.S. Senator. John Thompson Brown was one of those mentioned for the position of U.S. Senator (December 1834), but his youth (28 years) was against him and he did not enjoy the rough and tumble of party politics then developing. Also of interest are the draft of a speech delivered on the occasion of the death of Lafayette (9 July 1834), and two notebooks used by John Thompson Brown as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates (January 1835). 44 items.","News that his brother, Samuel, is ill at Harvard.","Reports on his progress at the college.","Scope and Contents His attempts to defeat the Norfolk rail road in the Assembly; family news.","Scope and Contents \"All is lost except our honour. The Portsmouth Bill [Norfolk railroad] has passed...our town [Petersburg] is prostrated...but the ancient spirit of our little town, which Mr. Madison called the 'cockade of the old Dominion' is not dead.\"","A patent for producing domestic salt.","Election of a U.S. Senator, for which he has been mentioned; Mr. Leigh's election. At the end of February and beginning of March he is kept in bed with an illness.","Gives his views of the political situation, mentioning the message President Jackson sent to Congress with the \"Force Bill,\" the President's plans for the Bank of the U.S., and objections to Van Buren and \"the N. York system of tactics which he will bring with him.\"","Scope and Contents Plans for Samuel, John Thompson Brown's brother, to start his study of law with him.","John J. Allen (1797-1871)","Scope and Contents Sold bank shares to help his brother go into business for himself; gives advice on racing horses.","Draft of a speech delivered in Petersburg on the occasion of the death of Lafayette. 43 pages. Endorsed: \"To my sons, should they ever read it.\"","Report of his progress at the U.S. Military Academy. John Thompson Brown is the uncle of Edward J. Steptoe.","Draft of a letter sending condolences for the death of a sister and congratulations on the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents His resignation from the U.S. Senate.","Scope and Contents \"No subject arouses anybody except the senatorial election.\"","He offers to place all his monetary resources at the service of his brother in his new business venture.","3 letters, 1 draft. On the 17th he prepared a draft of a letter, which he sent on the 20th, giving an account of a fight in the halls of the General Assembly between himself and John Hampden Pleasants.","A letter of apology for the battle fought in the halls of the Virginia Capitol.","An account of his speech which was \"better received than anything I have ever made.\"","A speech \"...upon the Election of a Senator in Congress: Delivered in the House of Delegates of Virginia\". 28 pages. Printed book. Points out the importance of this election for \"future political events and party combinations in the state,\" and defends the incumbent, Mr. Leigh.","Written by John Thompson Brown. 70 pages. Autographed Manuscript. Prepared for use in the Finance Committee of the House of Deputies.","Notes on taxes, license fees, and the like, prepared by John Thompson Brown for use on the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates. 116 pages.","Letters from February 1835, until his death in November 1836; manuscripts of four articles written to oppose the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President. The closing sessions of the State Legislature of 1834-1835 are reported in the letters at the beginning of this box. The party spirit runs high in Petersburg as the \"Jackson party\" opposes John Thompson Brown (March 1835). He is involved in a street fight with an opponent in which he receives a black eye, but the argument is made up after he wins the election (April 1835). Before the next session of the legislature, John Thompson Brown is occupied in collecting more material on the question of slavery (August 1835), and prepared three long drafts written in opposition to the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President of the U.S. Undated drafts of notes on legal cases are included at the end of the 1835 section. Henry Brown, Jr., the brother of John Thompson Brown, died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to Philadelphia and New York for his Lynchburg store. The trip of John Thompson Brown to meet the body of his brother, and his activity in settling his brother's affairs in Lynchburg are reported in the letters included in this box. At the end of July he takes his family to his father's home, Otter Hills, near New London in Campbell County, for the funeral sermon of Henry Brown, Jr. While there he contracts an illness which keeps him there until his death on 26 November 1836. 104 items.","Announces the birth of a son, John Thompson Brown II, and tells his brother that he had ordered $2800 placed to his account to support the store that he had opened.","Scope and Contents Political activity in Petersburg.","Scope and Contents \"The Jackson party has brought out the most popular man in Petersburg against...it is quite likely he will beat me.\"","Scope and Contents On April 18 he writes, \"I was elected by a majority of 37 (13 of which were from Richmond).\" There is also a report of a street fight between John Thompson Brown and \"a Jackson man.\"","Concerning the chances of Van Buren to carry Virginia in the election.","Plans to retire from politics and seek a position as Judge of the courts.","He has sent a box of books to help him in his law studies, and describes a visit by his old friend Peronneau Finley and his family.","Writes to his father about plans to visit him.","Scope and Contents Drafts on the subject of the northern resolutions on slavery, particularly those recently passed in Portland and Boston. 3 items.","4 items. Autographed draft.","Scope and Contents Family discussion, especially concerned with the sisters who were yet to find husbands.","Notice of the election of John Thompson Brown as an honorary member of the Jefferson Society.","The content is on the stand of Mr. Van Buren on emancipation. 28 numbered columns. Signed \"Mr. Brown.\"","Notes on this topic.","Notes on this topic. Also includes an additional 2 page insertion.","Notes on this topic. The series of drafts is in opposition to Martin Van Buren, candidate for the President of the United States. 48 pages.","Good reports of the new business venture of his brother, Henry Brown, Jr.","To his brother, on a buying trip to New York; political prospects now look bright, but \"the state is lost\" to the Anti-Van Buren forces.","Commission as Captain in the Cavalry of the Virginia Militia. Signed by Wyndham Robertson.","Signed Captain John Thompson Brown.","Scope and Contents John Thompson Brown writes five letters from Hobson's Inn, Homes, Otter Hills, and Lynchburg. On the trip to accompany his sister-in-law and the body of Henry Brown, Jr. back to the family home, Otter Hills. Henry Brown, Jr. died while on a shopping trip to New York for supplies for his Lynchburg store.","The body of Henry Brown, Jr. was taken that morning for Virginia.","On the death of her father, Henry Brown Brown, Jr.","Scope and Contents Taking inventory at the store of his late brother; preparing to settle his estate.","Scope and Contents Reports on the stocktaking in the store of Henry Brown, Jr. On July 19 he wrote that he was coming to his father's place on the Sunday next to hear his brother's funeral preached. This is the last letter from John Thompson Brown to his father, for on that visit to Otter Hills he was taken with the illness from which he died.","On the disposal of the store inventory; sends a piano to her.","Mourning his brother's death, he makes arrangements for his own family to join him. (This is the last letter written by John Thompson Brown preserved in this collection.)","The niece of John Thompson Brown writes to her uncle regarding the recent death of her father, Henry Brown, Jr.","A Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes regarding the settling of the store business.","Enclosures: \"A lock of the hair of John Thompson Brown, 29 years\" envelope marked, \"For sister Mary from my dear brother John's Grave, Nov. 13th, 1845, Mrs. Alice Brown Worthington,\" with clover leaves inside.","Signed Robert B. Bolling, Chairman. A resolution in memory of John Thompson Brown.","Signed D. M. Bernard, Clerk. Endorsement by James MacFarland, Jr., to Mrs. John Thompson Brown.","Condolences on the death of her husband.","A resolution that the members wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days in honor of John Thompson Brown, by William A. Dod.","A copy of the unanimous resolution of the House of Delegates in memory of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of grief written by Mrs. Brown to her father-in-law. Mrs. Mary E. Brown is the widow of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of consolation.","In service as Executors of John Thompson Brown.","Drafts.","Includes: A dramatic sketch, Kentucky Land Laws, Goosawattee Indians, and map of the region around Bedford, Virginia. 40 pages.","16 pages. Draft.","5 pages. Autographed draft. Incomplete.","The bounties offered for Indian scalps in Bedford between 1755 and 1758.","11 items. Autographed document.","A large folded ink drawing of a building \"taken from the Colonade of the Temple of Minerva Parthenon at Athens,\" with notes of construction details.","Papers of John Thompson Brown, Colonel of 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery who was killed in action in 1864. Included are letters concerning a disagreement with William Nelson Pendleton. Papers also include correspondence of his son, Henry Peronneau Brown and his son's wife Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown as well as newspaper clippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker and the correspondence of Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman. There are also nineteenth century engravings. Boxes 20 - 24.","Correspondence, commissions, receipts, etc., of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, killed in action on May 6, 1864; his drafts of speeches in defense of slavery. This box contains the papers from the period after the death of John Thompson Brown, and concern John Thompson Brown II, born in 1835, some 18 months before the death of his father. One letter (November 20, 1844) lists the courses studied by boys at the ages of 9, 11, and 13; a travel book gives an interesting picture of Europe (May 4, 1857); and a draft of a letter describes the bleedings to which a tourist entering Italy had to submit. John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by the members of his company (December 1, 1859). Also included are notes of speeches made to rouse war enthusiasm. The receipt for a saber and belt (April 23, 1861) mark the beginning of action, and other records follow John Thompson Brown II's rise to Major, then to Colonel. His request for a transfer to a more active field of war and an extended argument with his commanding officer, Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton, are of interest. The box concludes with items which appear to have been on the person of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, when he was killed in action on 6 May 1864. 83 items.","Lists the courses in school taken by a nine year old boy and his two brothers, Wilicox, 11 years old, and Peronneau, 13 years old.","58 pages. Draft.","Certifies that John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by viva voce vote of the members of his company.","References to Douglas and the threat to slavery.","Concerns the raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown, October 19, 1859, and the treatment of him as a martyr in the North. 5 pages. Autographed draft.","\"I greatly fear that the time has passed when great questions of State equality are to be settled in the Halls of Congress...this settlement requires powder and ball...\"","2 copies.","3 items.","Report on ammunition on hand.","3 items.","2 items. Court Martial action taken for refusal to do guard duty, by a trooper under the command of Colonel John Thompson Brown II.","4 items.","Request for transfer, with his command, to the Division of General D. H. Hills, so that he might be more actively engaged.","3 items.","Draft of a suggestion for winter furloughs in order to extend the length of service in the fighting season.","Published by West and Johnson, Richmond.","4 items.","13 items.","Concerning a dispute arising between the two over John Thompson Brown's command.","Signed by W. H. Taylor and Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton. 4 items.","Scope and Contents 4 items.","4 items. Autographed document signed.","Receipt for whitewashing two rooms.","Request the return of his report on the battle of Chancellorsville so that he might submit it to General Stuart.","4 items.","Papers which appear to have been on John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Gift list and cover addressed to Jackson's Reserve Artillery, near Bowling Green, Caroline County","Book containing several commissions, leather bound.","2 copies. Printed material.","5 items. Newspaper clipping.","Autograph poem and newspaper text; \"Lines written on seeing 'Rifle' the war-horse of Col. J. T. B....\" from the Richmond Dispatch.","The marker titled \"Thompson Brown\" has blue ribbons attached.","The papers relating to the oldest son of John Thompson Brown, Henry Peronneau Brown, begin with letters written by his mother Mrs. Mary E. Brown. She expresses concern that her son is more interested in affairs other than his studies (March 1, 1849). His school career is traced briefly through his years at the University of Virginia (June 28, 1851). The letters exchanged between Henry Peronneau Brown and his fiancee, Frances Bland Coalter, 1858, lead into the family correspondence which completes this box. (Other letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her family are found in Box 6, Coalter and Tucker Papers.) From May, 1861, all letters are concerned with the war. Letters written by John Coalter II, to his sister Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown in 1878 give a graphic picture of the struggle made by a southern farmer to re-establish himself after the war. 108 items.","Scope and Contents Letters written to Samuel T. Brown while he was in Charleston, South Carolina and New London, Virginia. The widow of John Thompson Brown writes with concern about her oldest son, Peronneau, who is attending school in South Carolina. He was devoting too much time to outdoor affairs of college life and not enough to his studies.","Scope and Contents Congratulating him on his success at Charleston College; a proposed biography of John Thompson Brown.","Concerning Henry Peronneau Brown, attending the University of Virginia.","Receipt for 65 pounds of ice to Henry Peronneau Brown from Long and Stevens, Petersburg.","Scope and Contents 5 letters. Affectionate letters to her fiance.","Scope and Contents In August she writes to console Mrs. Brown on the death of her mother, Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.","Scope and Contents \"We are all as glad, dear Fanny, that your home is so lovely and you are so happy...for its mountain scenery.\"","Scope and Contents Concerning the failing health of their mother.","Consolations on the death of Mrs. Coalter.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking.","Scope and Contents Cover lacking.","Concerning the loss of an infant.","Letter to his sister, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.","Scope and Contents Eight calling cards in a cover addressed to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown","The bachelor brother of Mrs. Brown writes that his loneliness on an out-of-the-way plantation is heading him to the madhouse.","Scope and Contents She writes of the ladies making vests and shirts for the soldiers. News that the Yankees have landed at Hampton; the first of the war casualties in the family.","Making clothes for the army: \"1500 yards have just been received which we are to turn our attention to at once.\"","His house was set afire and cannon are firing all about. Comments on \"the tennessee company...the roughest men you ever saw...\"","Scope and Contents The wife of John Thompson Brown II, is in \"this antiquated spot\u0026amp;quot; because her husband was drilling some new troops and sent for her to join him.","From Stanley, the family home, to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown","Their brother, Henry, is at a camp near Williamsburg; the other brother, John, is in Richmond.","\"...adjoining the lands of Henry Peronneau Brown and others.\"","\"I am sorry Henry's name is not in the list of exchanged prisoners...\"","Scope and Contents Written while Henry was a prisoner at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, to his sister.","Receipt for wheat delivered. Signed A. Wynne and L. Hatchet.","Request for someone to serve the Presbyterian Church at Tappahannock.","A bill brought in Chancery Court by John R. Bryan against H. B. Tomlin, executor of St. George Tucker Coalter. The settlement of the John Randolph estate which was in litigation for many years.","Refuses a request for $500 by his nephew; recommends that he stop drinking.","Receipt for wages.","2 items. Printed document signed.","Accounts with stores. 3 items. Printed document signed.","Note written on an early \"penny post card.\"","Scope and Contents Letters written to his sister as he made a start in farming after the end of the war: \"I have not the means to buy me a suit of clothes.\" Later he added: \"I never was as poor in my life before as I am now...I have not spent during the whole year on myself more than $10...\"","First mention of Cassie Tucker, who was later to marry John Thompson Brown III.","A request for a purchase of a case of \"56 Home Remedies.\"","2 items.","4 items. Printed document signed.","Writes of Cassie Tucker, wife of John Thompson Brown III. \"You have introduced into your home a very sunbeam.\"","The letter is addressed to \"Fanny\", his sister-in-law, and concerns the death of John Coalter II.","Statement concerning the trust for Mrs. Fanny B. Brown (Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown).","2 items. Autographed document.","The letters in this box concerning John Thompson Brown III, begin with one from his mother, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown, the former Frances Bland Coalter. There are 6 report cards from The University School, Petersburg, Virginia (1877-1879). Of interest is a pamphlet of Resolutions Passed in 1894, 1895, and 1896...Denouncing the Bedford High School Act. Many of the letters in the collection are from Mrs. Cynthia B. Tucker Coleman to her niece Cassie (Mrs. John Thompson Brown III). Letters from the children, John Thompson Brown IV, Frances Brown, and Henry Peronneau Brown II, are included as well as photographs of some members of the family and pictures of the family home, Ivy Cliff, Bedford County (formerly Otter Hill) the home of Captain Henry Brown, great grandfather of John Thompson Brown III. At the end of the box is a notebook containing sermons copied out by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown for her son John Thompson Brown III. 80 items. (John Thompson Brown III, son of Henry Peronneau Brown, who married Cassie Tucker, thus reuniting the family with the Tucker line.)","To her son (John Thompson Brown III) urging him to improve his writing and \"to read your Bible and say your prayers every day.\"","A description of the London Museum and Zoo.","Report cards from University School, some countersigned by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown. 6 items. Printed document signed. Some contain letters by John Thompson Brown III, when the reports were sent home.","Paper written on Martin Luther.","Recommends Bible reading as the antidote for \"the very corrupt sentiments which are scattered through the classical writers.\"","Scope and Contents The recent death of her husband, Dr. Coleman; the serious illness of Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.","Scope and Contents During her illness, Mrs. Brown's children are in the care of Mrs. Coleman.","A child's letter.","Rejoices that Cassie's health is \"entirely restored.\" Beverly Tucker and Braxton Bryan are mentioned as attending an assembly of the clergy at Jamestown.","The letters are addressed to \"Thompson\".","Two photographs, one of John Thompson Brown IV and his sister, Frances Bland Coalter Brown, with a servant, Aunt Jane; the other of the house, Ivy Cliff, originally called Otter Hill. Photostat.","Scope and Contents \"...make haste and get well enough to come home where you are much missed.\"","45 items. Printed document signed.","Includes a separate sermon. Autographed draft signed. \"Given to my son June 5, 1890. Let him read it carefully and may God have mercy on his soul. Amen.\" (Mrs. Frances B. Brown died in September 1894.)","Material related to the Brown and Tucker families after 1900. Accounts of Cary A. Adams are placed at the beginning of the box. Newspaper clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska, relate to Judge John Randolph Tucker. Another member of the family, Captain David Tucker Brown, is represented by two letters (1918, 1919) written from France when he was serving as a member of the American Commission to negotiate peace. Seventeen undated items concerning unidentified persons are grouped at the end of the box. 85 items.","15 items.","Endorsed: \"Pres. of Const. Convention, 1901-2.\"","Editorial from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.","Candidacy for the position of Lieutenant Governor.","Periodical. Pages 125-139. Printed manuscript.","5 items. Newsclippings regarding William B. Allison, Theodore Roosevelt, and \"The Political Situation, 1876-1908\".","Newsclippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker taken from the Nome Daily Nugget, Nome Democrat and Nome Industrial Worker.","Concerning the Farmer's Winter Institute in Agriculture, 1913-1914, of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.","From \"The World\", New York.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. With the \"American Commission to Negotiate Peace.\" There is also mention of John Thompson Brown IV, of Wilmington.","A proclamation by Westmoreland Davis, Governor. Also Includes a song sheet of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. 2 items.","27 items.","Date unknown.","Revolutionary War service claim, draft on the Bank of Virginia, and article surviving soldier's payments. 3 items. Printed document signed.","\"From private who served you on the memorable 8th of Jany, 1815.\"","2 items. Printed document signed.","Invitation from the Royal Geographical Society.","2 items. Autographed draft.","An alphabetical list of flowers with the characteristics of each expressed symbolically.","Newspaper clippings of pictures from engravings, plus some advertisements and copies of publications. Circa 400 items.","20 columns of news clippings from \"Central Presbyterian.\"","3 poems, news clippings and a clipping with sheet music.","Illustrated London News, December 18, 1866.","Christmas supplement from the Illustrated London News, December 18, 1869.","6 clippings of engravings about archaeology.","22 clippings of engravings about farming and husbandry.","8 clippings of engravings of churches destroyed in the Chicago fire.","7 clippings of Civil War engravings.","3 clippings of engravings of zoological topics.","2 clippings of engravings about the Crimea when occupied by Russian.","Supplement to Harper's Monthly.","Weekly cartoons appearing in Harper's Monthly.","14 pages from the April 1872 issue of Hearth and Home.","Clipping of Masthead of Harper's Monthly with an engraving of Clothes and Styles. November 29, 1872.","Cover page of the New York Fireside Companion. November 18, 1873.","Five sections of the November 1873 edition of Frank Leslie's Boys and Girls Weekly.","October 18, 1874 pamphlet \"Pastoral Letter\" written by T.D. Witherspoon.","Four clippings of engravings from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Family Almanac.","Full June 16, 1877 issue of Illustrated Christian Weekly.","Scope and Contents 1883 Calendar sheet for Hiram Sibley \u0026amp; Co., Seedsman, in color.","Large foldout of the family tree of Queen Victoria from the Illustrated London News, \"Jubilee edition.\"","January 1896 price list for U.S. Stamps by N.E. Carter of Delavan, Wisconsin.","Three color illustrations with a poem.","\"The Golden Horseshoe\" pamphlet with illustrations.","Six book sale advertisements by different publishers.","A completed form for \"self-measurement\" for suits by the company, Noah Walker and Co.","Five advertising cards.","Five advertisements for carriages, ranges, safes, etc.","Five sheets of medical advertisements.","Instructions for playing the Monneuse Turkish Tubephone.","38 page notebook with pasted clippings of engravings of different subjects.","Typed transcriptions prepared by Yolande (Lonnie) Dobbs, of material pertaining to John Thompson Brown in boxes 7 to 19. She chose material to transcribe that would \"provide a fuller picture of Brown, his family and his political career at a time in American and Virginian history when a number of significant events were taking place. The issues of slavery, states rights, tariffs, elections of Senators, the Bank of the United States, presidential elections and the changing political parties were issues of vital importance to John Thompson Brown.\" Transcribed from 1998-2005. CD of transcriptions is available.","Introduction gives genealogical information of the Brown Family, beginning with Henry Brown who died in 1757 in New Jersey. Includes transcriptions of legal transactions, letters and other documents (not from this collection) which show the procession of the Brown Family from New Jersey to parts of Virginia.","Inventory of Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I. Typed and carbon transcriptions of selections of letters of John Thompson Brown (1802-1836). Also, handwritten transcriptions that are not typed. Includes notes on possible subject arrangement of the transcriptions. The following folders may loosely follow this order. Includes processing notes, genealogical information and a partial inventory. The project appears to be incomplete. The author of these transcriptions may be Lonny Dobbs.","Two typed carbon inventories of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I, entitled \"...containing papers of John Coalter (1769-1838), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals in Virginia and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836) Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Harrison County and Petersburg.\"","One typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters from 1814 to 1822.","One typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters for 1831.","One typed transcript and one carbon transcript of letters from 1818 to 1824.  Noted as \"Letters of J.T. Brown.\"","One typed transcript, two carbon transcripts and the handwritten transcriptions of newspaper clippings from J.T. Brown's scrapbook. All from Box 14, Folder 30.","Handwritten transcripts of letters dated from 1831-1835. 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General Assembly. House of Delegates","Women--Virginia--Social life and customs","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Transcripts","3433 items.","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Organization: This collection is organized into seven series:","Series 1 is Group A, containing the papers of Coalter and Tucker Families;","Series 2 is Group B, containing the papers of Capt. Henry Brown and his family;","Series 3 is Group C, containing the papers of John Thompson Brown;","Series 4 is Group D, containing the papers of the Brown and Tucker Families;","Series 5 contains printed material received with the collection;","Series 6 contains transcriptions of Material Pertaining to John Thompson Brown (1802-1836): Boxes 7-19 by Lonny Dobbs;","Series 7 contains transcriptions of selections of letters of John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), possibly by Cynthia Beverly Tucker Kimbrough Barlowe and two copies of the inventory.","Each series in the collection has been arranged into various subseries by family names, personal names or subjects. The material in each subseries may contain the names of various other persons but the most prominent name is the one used to describe the subseries.","Note: The superscript numbers denote generations within each family.","Brown Family","Henry Brown 1(1716-1766) was born in Bedford County, Virginia. He married Alice Beard and had eleven children including; Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), and Daniel Brown (1770-1818).","Henry Brown 2(1760-1841), later commissioned as a Captain, was wounded in the Revolutionary War. After the war he opened a store in New London, Bedford (later Campbell) County with his brother, Daniel. He had a full and interesting life in mercantile pursuits, being involved in several ventures with other partners, and spending a good deal of his time in court collecting debts. He acted as Federal Tax Collector in Bedford County, 1800-1803, a deputy inspector of revenue and served several terms as a Sheriff. He was also a treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and the New London Agricultural Society. New London is in present day Campbell County, Virginia. His business and personal papers present a picture of the successful business man of that day. No letters written by Captain Henry Brown are in this collection, though many references to letters he had written are to be found. Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), married Frances Thompson (1775-1822). Their children included Henry Brown, Jr. (1797-1836), who married Eleanor Tucker; Samuel T. Brown, who married Lissie Huger; Locky [Lockie] T. Brown(b. 1827), who married Alexander Irvine; Frances Brown, who married Edwin Robinson; Alice Brown, who married William M. Worthington; and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), who married Mary E. Willcox.","Many papers of Henry Brown, Jr. 3(1797-1836), are included in this collection, but his personality makes little impression on the reader. Toward the end of his short life he served in his father's store in Lynchburg, later opening a store of his own. Henry Brown Jr. married Eleanor Tucker. He died of an illness that had plagued him from his early years.","John Thompson Brown 3(1802-1836) was born near Bedford County, Virginia. He was a graduate of Princeton who later read law under Judge Creed Taylor. John became a member of the House of Delegates from Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia), at the age of 26. Following his marriage in 1830 to Mary E. Willcox, daughter of a leading citizen of Petersburg, he was elected to the House of Delegates. His speeches to the House of Delegates on slavery, states rights, and politics in the Jackson and post-Jackson period exist in pamphlet form and are valuable for their insight into the position taken by Virginians in this period. He also served as member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention from 1829-1830. At the age of 29 he was mentioned as a possible candidate for U.S. Senator (appointed by the State legislature at the time), and undoubtedly would have been an important figure in national politics if he had not suffered an untimely death at the age of 34. He and Mary Willcox had three children; Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), John Willcox Brown (b. 1833), and Col. John Thompson Brown II (1835-1864).","Col. John Thompson Brown II 4(1835-1864), was less than two years old when his father died. He lived to carry out his father's ideas in the next generation when the debate regarding state rights and slavery came to be settled by recourse to arms. His fiery speeches contributed to the war fever, a war in which he rose to the rank of Colonel in the artillery before being killed by a sniper's bullet on May 6, 1864."," Henry Peronneau Brown 4(1832-1894), was named after a Princeton schoolmate and close friend of his father's, Peronneau Finley, of Charleston, South Carolina. Henry Peronneau Brown lived briefly with his namesake after his father's death. The correspondence of Henry Peronneau Brown with his wife and their relatives, is chiefly of value for the insight it gives into family affairs during the Civil War and the Reconstruction. Henry Peronneau Brown (1832- 1894), married France Bland Coalter (1835-1894), in 1858. They were the parents of John Thompson Brown III (b. 1861), who married Cassie Dallas Tucker Brown (fl.1898), reuniting the Tucker family with the line. They in turn had five children; John Thompson Brown IV (b. 1896); Frances Bland Coalter Brown; Henry Peronneau Brown III; Charles Brown; Elizabeth Dallas Brown; and Willcox Brown.","Coalter Family","John Coalter 1(1769-1838), was born in 1769 to parents Michael Coalter and Elizabeth Moore. While his father was away serving in the war against the British, John Coalter and his brothers worked the family farm on Walker's Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia. After brief schooling he became tutor to the children of St. George Tucker (1752-1827), and Frances (Bland) Randolph Tucker (d.1788). Following the death of Mrs. Tucker, Coalter moved with the family to Williamsburg, serving without pay in return for the legal training he received from Judge St. George Tucker (1752-1827). While studying law, he also attended lectures at the College of William and Mary under Bp. James Madison and George Wythe. In December 1790, he received his license to practice law. A year later he married Maria Rind, the orphaned daughter of a Williamsburg printer, who had been serving as governess for the Tucker children. After the death of Maria Rind Coalter (d.1792), in childbirth, he married (1795), Margaret Davenport (d. 1795), of Williamsburg, who also died in childbirth within the year. Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), daughter of St. George Tucker, was taken as his third wife in 1802. John Coalter had been her tutor twelve years before. She later bore him his only three children, Frances Lelia Coalter (1803-1822), Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan (1805-1853), and St. George Tucker Coalter (1809- 1839). John Coalter later became a Circuit Judge of the Virginia General Court and bought \"Elm Grove,\" an estate in Staunton, Virginia. Coalter continued to live there until 1811, at which time he moved to Richmond to serve as Judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1822, Coalter took his fourth wife, the widow Hannah (Jones) Williamson. In his latter years he enjoyed wide holdings and interests, including a lively concern with gold mining in Virginia. John Tucker Coalter died at \"Chatham\" plantation in Stafford County, Virginia, 1838.","Elizabeth Tucker Coalter 2(1805-1853), married John Randolph Bryan (godson of John Randolph of Roanoke) in 1831 and lived at Eagle Point, Gloucester County, Virginia. They had nine children; John Coalter Bryan (1831-1853), Delia Bryan, (d. 1833), Frances Tucker Bryan (b. 1835), Randolph Bryan (b. 1837), Georgia Screven Bryan (b. 1839), St. George Tucker Bryan (b. 1843), Joseph Bryan (b. 1847), Thomas Forman Bryan (1848-1851), Corbin Braxton Bryan (b. 1852).","St. George Tucker Coalter 2(1809-1839), married the strong-willed Judith Harrison Tomlin (1808-1859). He lived out his life fighting sickness and the losing battle of making his farm profitable. Judith Harrison Tomlin collected letters, which included many exchanged by the fourteen cousins (nine Bryans and five Coalters). Though none of these people were prominent on the large canvas of life, their collected letters give an interesting and informative picture of life in Virginia in the first half of the nineteenth century. St. George and Judith Coalter had six children; Walker Tomlin Coalter (1830-1831); John Coalter (1831-1883); Henry Tucker (1833-1870); Ann Frances Bland Coalter (1835-1894), who married Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), in 1858; Virginia Braxton Coalter (b. 1837), who married William. P. Braxton in 1855; and St. George Tucker Coalter (b. 1839), who married Amelia Drewry in 1862 and Charlotte (Drewry) Terrill in 1868. See Brown Family","Tucker Family","St. George Tucker 1(1752-1827), was born in 1752 near Port Royal, Bermuda to Ann Butterfield Tucker and Henry Tucker, a merchant. St. George Tucker had a extensive career in law starting with his acceptance to the College of William and Mary under the tutelage of George Wythe in 1771. He served as clerk of courts of Dinwiddlie County, 1774; commonwealth attorney for Chesterfield County, 1783-1786; law professor at the College of William and Mary, 1790; and federal court judge for Virginia, 1813-1825. In 1771, he married Frances (Bland) Randolph, a widow, who had three children from a previous marriage; Richard Randolph, Theodorick Randolph (d. 1792), and John Randolph of Roanoke. St. George and Frances Randolph Tucker together, had five children; Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Tudor Tucker, Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), Elizabeth Tucker (b. 1788), and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851). They lived on the Randolph plantation, \"Mattoax\" in Chesterfield County, Virginia, until the death of France Randolph Tucker in 1813. In 1791, St. George remarried the widow Lelia Skipwith Carter (fl. 1795). None of their three children lived to adulthood.","Henry St. George Tucker 2(1780-1848), served as a professor of law at the University of Virginia; in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1806-1807; in the U.S. Congress, 1815-1819; and in the Virginia Senate, 1819-1824. He married Anne Evelina Hunter in 1806 and had at least eleven children, including; Randolph Tucker, Dr. David Hunter Tucker, Frances Tucker, Mary Tucker, Virginia Tucker, Anne Tucker, and John Randolph Tucker (1823-1897).","Randolph Tucker 3married Lucy (?). The couple had children; St. George Tucker and Judge Randolph Tucker.","Dr. David Hunter Tucker 3married Eliz Dallas and had Rev. Dallas Tucker and Cassie Dallas Tucker.","John Randolph Tucker 3(1823-1897), married Laura Holmes Powell in 1848 and had seven children. He was served as attorney general of Virginia, 1857-1865; professor of law at Washington College (currently Washington and Lee University); and was elected to U.S. Congress, 1874-1887.","Ann Frances Bland Tucker 2(1785-1813), married John Coalter (1769-1838). See Coalter Family.","Nathaniel Beverley Tucker 2(1784-1851), graduated from the College of William and Mary with a law degree. In 1807, he married Mary Coalter (d. 1827), sister of John Coalter (1769-1838). He moved to Missouri and became the Circuit Court Judge of the Missouri Territory in 1817. Nathaniel remarried twice, to Eliza Naylor in 1828 and to Lucy Anne Smith. He returned to teach at the College of William and Mary in 1834.","Other People","William Munford (1775-1825) A friend of John Tucker Coalter's (1769-1838), from his Williamsburg days, William Munford, a poet and lawyer of some note, wrote letters to Coalter which contain interesting reports of the College of William and Mary and of Harvard University. He wrote of the poverty stricken French immigrants in Norfolk, and sent vivid descriptions of the activity of the British fleet in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. He lived and studied with George Wythe in Williamsburg, later moving with him to Richmond to serve as his clerk. His remarks on Wythe, for whom he had a great affection, throw light on that important member of the legal profession in the new nation.","Gary A. Adams' (fl. 1900), connection to the family is unknown. However, several bills to him from the dry goods stores and the household supply stores are included in the collection.","Cynthia Beverly (Tucker) Washington Coleman (1832-1908) of Williamsburg, was an aunt of Cassie Tucker.","Judge John Randolph Tucker (circa 1915) Newspaper Clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska concern the term of judgeship of John Randolph Tucker, (circa 1915).","Capt. David Tucker Brown (circa 1918), was a member of the 1918 Peace Commission, Paris France. ","Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00051.frame","There are two collections within the Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the Barnes Family Papers and the Tucker-Coleman Papers."," Barnes Family Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Barnes Family Papers, 1797-1926, 1818-1875.247 items.Collection number: Mss. 39.1 B26Correspondence, chiefly 1820-1875, of Newman Williamson Barnes and his wife Margaret W.(Tomlin) Barnes of Richmond, Virginia and \"Greenfield,\" Culpeper County, Virginia. Letters concern life in Falmouth, Virginia and also concern Fredericksburg, Virginia. Correspondents are members of the Braxton, Coalter, Tomlin and Oliver families."," Tucker-Coleman Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Tucker-Coleman Papers, 1664-1945, 1770-1907.30,000 items.Collection number: Mss. 40 T79Papers, primarily 1770-1907, of the Tucker and Coleman families of Williamsburg, Winchester, Lexington, Staunton and Richmond, including papers of St. George Tucker(1752-1827), Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851), Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Ann Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter (1779-1813), John Coalter (1769-1838), John Randolph of Roanoke, and Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington Coleman (1832-1908) as well as other family members."," Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), 1791-1920.941 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B855Papers, 1791-1920, of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker families. Includes correspondence, of Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown with Margaret W. Barnes, members of the Braxton family, Henry Peronneau Brown, Fanny T. Bryan, John Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter and members of the Morton family."," 2008.238 Tucker-Brown Seven Generations Genealogy Chart"," Mss. 65 B855 Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (III)"," CDs from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.","Papers, 1780-1929, of the Brown, Coalter, Tucker families including the papers of John Coalter (1769-1838), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), member of the Virginia House of Delegates.","Among the correspondents are Maria (Rind) Coalter, St. George Tucker, William Munford, Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter, Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, and Henry Peronneau Brown.","This finding aid is also available in microfilm format in Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314.","Papers include John Coalter's autobiographical sketch (to age 18), 54 poems written by Coalter, St. George Tucker, and others including several by female writers. Correspondents of the Coalter family include St. George Tucker, Lelia Skipwith Carter Tucker, William Munford, Judith Randolph, Frances Bland Tucker Coalter and Maria Rind Coalter. Subjects include John Randolph of Roanoke (and his will), George Wythe, the Embargo of 1807-1809, College of William and Mary, War of 1812; and the springs of Virginia. Includes papers of Coalter's children: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter; and St. George Tucker Coalter and his wife Judith H. Tomlin and the correspondence of Coalter's granddaughter Frances Lelia Bland Coalter Brown. Her letters concern her education and friendship with Moses Drury Hoge. Boxes 1-6.","The series spans genealogical material, introductory material, poems, autographical material and John Coalter's correspondence until the death of his first wife, Maria Rind. The record of the gift of the collection, genealogical charts of the Tucker, Coalter, Tomlin and Brown families, and sundry genealogical notes which form a preface to the collection, are placed at the beginning of this box. The collection begins with 54 poems, the first of which is signed by St. George Tucker. Two signed poems by William Munford are included. The largest group of poems are those exchanged by John Coalter and Maria Rind, his first wife. Others were collected in the family papers until the middle or the latter part of the nineteenth century. The bulk of the material in Box 1 concerns John Coalter: an autobiographical sketch written by him on his 18th birthday, and letters covering the period of his early life from 1787, when he went to live with the St. George Tucker family, until the death of his first wife in 1793. Interesting letters from John Munford, a classmate of Coalter, are included, several of which concern the College of William and Mary and Harvard College.  221 items.","Note concerning the gift \"Received from Mrs. Fleming Saunders, of Evington, Virginia, in exchange for a scholarship grant to Miss Frances Bland Saunders,\" 3 March 1947.","Genealogical charts: 1. Coalter, with Tucker and Randolph connections; 2. Tomlin, as connected with Coalter and Brown; 3. Brown, as connected with Coalter and Tucker.","Chart of Coalter and Brown families compiled by Jennifer Boone for an honors thesis.","Sheets of sundry genealogical notes.","Notes concerning John Coalter (1769-1838).","Topical poems of this period written by John Coalter, Maria Rind, St. George Tucker, William Munford, and others.","Autobiographical sketch of John Coalter until his 18th birthday. Describes life on Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County; his responsibility for the farm while his father is away at war.","Samuel Brown is a young lawyer, earning 40£ per year as usher for John Holt.","Describes his new position as tutor to the children of St. George Tucker.","The death of Mrs. Tucker; plans of St. George Tucker to move because the plantation, Matoax, reverts to the sons of Mrs. Tucker (Richard, John, and Theodorick Randolph). He intends to move to Williamsburg, but he can no longer pay John Coalter 30£ per annum; offers to give legal training in exchange for tutoring services.","His father hopes that John Coalter will return home, to the higher country, for the \"sickly season.\"","Physical Location: See medium oversize file. Samuel Brown gives details of his studies at Dickinson College, and congratulates John Coalter on his chance to study law with St. George Tucker.","Attending lectures of the Rev. James Madison, President of the College of William and Mary, on Natural Philosophy, and of Mr. Wythe on Law. When John Coalter loses his ribbon he must let his hair hang free for want of money to buy another.","Two young cousins, in custody of Indians for three and six years respectively, were freed by the army in Detroit.","James Rind, had been studying law with St. George Tucker in Williamsburg but left to take a position with \"Col. N.\" Maria Rind remains in the household of St. George Tucker, where she cared for the children.","Concerning his wedding trip.","Covers lacking. John Grierson Rind is a brother of Maria Rind. He mentions the need of John Coalter for a coat and a pair of spectacles.","Scope and Contents Approval of the Constitution by South Carolina is still in doubt; threat of an Indian War in Georgia. \"Brother Davidis over in Gloucester. If he has success in purchasing Negroes, I hope we will be ready to sett (sic) out on our route to the South.\"","First letter of young Micajah Coalter, who is learning to write.","\"Have you been exempted from paying the oppressive Duty which most of our Backwoods Gentlemen have paid for that Knowledge which they have gathered at Williamsburg in Autumn--I mean the loss of Health and a good complexion.\"","Mentions John Coalter's desire to return home.","Expresses desire to marry and to live on the farm while he is getting started in his law practice.","\"...nothing can be expected without riches...however deserving of a better fate the poor always meet with rudeness and contempt.\" (Children of a Williamsburg printer, the Rinds were orphaned at an early age and were helped by the Tuckers.)","Physical Location: For letters of 16 June 1790, 4 July 1790, and 7 Sept. 1790 see medium oversize file. 12 letters. His father does not have land to give him at that time, so he cannot marry at once. He has decided to move to Staunton, and continue his studies. In September he writes that he hopes to visit Williamsburg around Christmas, and apply for admission to the bar.","The letters are written with great difficulty and show a lack of schooling.","Mentions \"your quondam charges, Henry, Tudor, Beverley, and Fanny (Tucker) and John and Theodorick Randolph.\" Hopes he may live and study with Mr. Wythe. \"Nothing would advance me faster in the world than the reputation of having been educated by Mr. Wythe, for such a man as he, casts a light upon all around him.\"","John Coalter has borrowed a horse from him for the trip to Staunton.","\"I...was much pleased to hear of your gallantry but am affeared it has been attended with some accident which occasioned your move to the mountains again...\" (Evidently John Coalter did something to protect Maria Rind. He then decided to leave Williamsburg in order to establish himself and be in a position to support her as his wife.)","Physical Location: For letters of 6 April 1791 and 15 April 1791 see medium oversize file. 18 letters. After obtaining his license in Williamsburg, John Coalter has his first case in Amherst. Of St. George Tucker, he writes: \"I would rather have the approbation of that man than worlds for my admirers.\" Advice is given in regard to the torment by John Randolph; plans are made for their marriage in autumn.","In April she writes that Mr. Tucker plans to remarry; she wishes to move up the date of their marriage. She dreads \"the prospect of Johnny Randolph returning and you well know, my love, how liable your dear is to be insulted by him...\"","Physical Location: For letter of 23 April 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 3 letters. \"...thru the surprising friendship of Mr. Wythe, I live in his house and board at his table...In this happy situation tomorrow I begin the Study of Law.\"","Congratulates James Rind on receiving his license to practice law.","\"We visit very often at the different houses in the neighborhood, at Westover, Nesting, and Shirley, where I saw Robin Carter...we may expect to see you after Mrs. Carter has become Mrs. Tucker.\"","2 letters. Covers lacking. On the return of a wagon and horses; purchases of additional farm animals.","Scope and Contents Physical Location: For letter of 22 July 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 4 letters. Living and studying with Mr. Wythe. John Thompson (grandfather of John Thompson Brown) was among the 4th of July orators. Verse and poetic criticism of St. George Tucker. George Wythe is teaching his servant to write.","Scope and Contents This law practice is discouraging; entrusts Maria Rind to his care, and sends greetings on St. George Tucker's 39th birthday.","Discourages John Coalter from coming \"across the Alps\"-- there are too many lawyers already.","Covers lacking. Has moved to Richmond with Mr. Wythe. Mentions building of the canal. Samuel Brown to study in Scotland; congratulates John Coalter on his marriage to Maria Rind.","Elizabeth Tucker is sister of St. George Tucker, and an aunt of Fanny Tucker. Mentions other Tucker children, Henry, Tudor, Beverly, and Elizabeth, as well as Theodorick and Richard Randolph and the latter's wife, Judith. Comments on the proposed marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Carter, and the small children she will be bringing to the marriage.","Scope and Contents Description of George Washington delivering an address in Philadelphia. Congratulates John Coalter on his marriage and sends compliments to his brothers. (This Samuel Brown may be the uncle of John Thompson Brown.)","The letter, addressed to \"Fan\", was written soon after Mrs. Coalter had gone to Staunton with her husband.","The letter is addressed to \"Fanny\". On the marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Lelia (Skipwith) Carter.","Scope and Contents Death of Maria Skipwith; the great distress of Mrs. (Lelia Skipwith) Tucker.","His wages are to be 15£ or 20£ per year as a clerk.","Scope and Contents The letter from Edinburgh contains an interesting description of life in the Scottish capital, the coldness of his fellow students until they are introduced, and his warm reception by a family to which he had a letter of introduction.","Scope and Contents Reports that there are about forty students at the College of William and Mary; Theodorick Randolph has died; \"Thompson has left W\u0026amp;M,\" and his mother proposes to send him to Harvard.","Enquires about Maria and their expected first child. (Both mother and child died.)","Scope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg and Columbia, South Carolina. The \"distressing news\" that his wife has died in childbirth.","War reports; the parade of the Richmond Grenadiers, Light Horse and Light Infantry.","Consoles John Coalter on the loss of his wife; reports the Independence Day orations at the College of William and Mary, and mentions the raising of subscriptions to aid distressed French immigrants at Norfolk.","The subseries covers the correspondence of John Coalter during his second marriage to Margaret Davenport, and in the early years of his third marriage, to Frances Bland Tucker. Correspondence from St. George Tucker, Mrs. Lelia Tucker, Mrs. Judith Randolph, and others is included. The material traces the legal career of John Coalter from 10 April 1795, when St. George Tucker recommended him for the position of Clerk of the Court in Staunton, through the period of his second and third marriages to Margaret Davenport, 1795 (she died in 1797), and to Frances Bland Tucker, 1802. Included also are letters to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter from her father St. George Tucker, her stepmother Mrs. Lelia Skipwith Tucker, her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph of Bizarre, and others. Correspondence with William Munford, in Williamsburg, is also included. 164 items.","Recommends John Coalter as Clerk of the Staunton Court.","\"Yes, Peggy, my Maria is gone! The worst of evils has befallen your friend.\"","Requests payment of a debt.","Scope and Contents William Munford has returned to the College of William and Mary, and is \"in constant attendance on Mr. (St. George) Tucker...Mrs. Tucker has lately been so unfortunate as to lose a newborn child.\"","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. Accuses John Coalter of \"making a stroke at her character\"; makes insulting statements regarding John Coalter's late wife. John Coalter responds by threatening to take Jenny Stuart into court, after which she offers to return John Coalter's letter.","James Coalter is a merchant, dealing largely in indigo.","Recounts a voyage to Hampton Roads to view the French Fleet, consisting of 150 ships, including three men of war, five or six frigates, and armed merchantmen laden with flour. Party spirit in Norfolk; Aristocrats more prominent; acrimony inflamed by the presence of the French fleet and a British frigate. William Munford is ready to apply for his law license.","\"There can be but one in the world\"; for her, but he is \"out of her reach.\" At a recent dinner the first toast by Governor Lee was to her.","Scope and Contents Congratulations on the occasion of her marriage to John Coalter.","Scope and Contents The difficulty of finding passage for Mrs. Coalter and her mother from Williamsburg to Staunton. John Coalter is finally able to borrow a phaeton which he has overhauled and supplied with an umbrella. Advice regarding divorce of F.","Concerning a mare to be serviced.","The \"war\"; and Indian victory are mentioned and a bloody spring season is predicted.","Scope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg, South Carolina and Louisville, Georgia. Divorce proceedings for a Mrs. Matthews before the Georgia Legislature.","Mention is made of a child expected by Mrs. Coalter.","Condolences \"on this distressing occasion\"; (the death of John Coalter's second wife in childbirth; the child also died.)","Scope and Contents Business letter concerning collections to be made in Virginia.","She should \"by this time be fatigued with the name of Tucker\"; and that she \"had better look about\" (for a husband).","The letter is from the papers of John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Judith Randolph, wife of Richard Randolph, half brother of Frances Tucker, sends greetings to Polly and Charles (Carter), step-sister and brother of Frances Tucker. The \"Mama\" mentioned is Mrs. Lelia Carter Tucker.","Complains that she is \"surrounded by the real evils of life.\" (Her husband had been linked with her sister in the famous scandal proceedings.)","Concerning a horse in which he is interested.","Hint of a June wedding for Frances Tucker.","Scope and Contents Fanny B. Tucker has just married John Coalter and returned with him to Staunton. Anne H. Nicholas writes that Lelia Byrd has died at the age of 18.","Scope and Contents Elm Grove was the new home of the Coalters. Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter was in the Warm Springs for her health in September.","Scope and Contents The letters are written from Richmond, Elm Grove, and Lexington. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter returns to Williamsburg for the birth of her first child, Francis Lelia; the burning of the buildings of Lexington Academy.","The letters are written from Williamsburg, Haymarket, and Fredericksburg.","Scope and Contents John Coalter was on the court circuit.","Scope and Contents The letters are undated, but are replies to those from Frances Bland Tucker Coalter to John Coalter.","F. Davenport was the mother of the second wife of John Coalter, who continued to live with the Coalters.","Concerning deed to property, probably Elm Grove, the home bought by John Coalter.","Maria Carter was a step-daughter of St. George Tucker.","Writes of obtaining a clerk's position with the Ohio Assembly at $4.00 per day.","Scope and Contents Death of her husband and her straitened circumstances; Bizarre in bad condition; hopes to send her son, St. George, to Europe to cure his deafness.","Scope and Contents In June, St. George Tucker and Mrs. Tucker set out for Staunton in order to be there for the lying-in of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents First mention of the second Coalter child, Elizabeth.","The illness of Tudor Randolph.","Congratulates John Coalter on the birth of his second daughter and the purchase of Elm Grove. He writes at length about the difficulty in buying good house servants.","Financial matters, mainly about bank shares and dividends.","St. George Randolph's visit to England; her disappointment over his continued deafness Dr. Cooper says \"occasioned by the irruption of his ears at nine months old.\" Has no authority over the servants. Illness of Polly the seamstress.","Scope and Contents Thirty sick Negroes. Poverty.","Scope and Contents John Naylor married to Jane, sister of John Coalter.","Payment of $1,230 on bank shares.","Scope and Contents The marriage of Beverley Tucker to Mary Coalter.","Scope and Contents Small pox.","Scope and Contents Difficulties in South Carolina caused by the embargo.","His wife Evelina has given birth to a son.","Anne Catherine Coalter was visiting the Coalters at Elm Grove.","Mention of her young daughters, Fancilea (Francis Lelia) and Lizba (Elizabeth Tucker Coalter).","Scope and Contents Frances Bland Tucker Coalter spent every summer at the medicinal springs for her health.","Correspondence of John Coalter and his third wife while he was serving as Circuit Court Judge; correspondence of their daughters, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker Coalter, with parents and grandparents. Subseries finishes with the fourth marriage of John Coalter. Interesting comments on the effect of the embargo in South Carolina, and of episodes in the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Bay area are found in these letters. There is also a report of the destruction wrought in Bruton Parish Church by the \"youth of Williamsburg,\" and remarks of Saint George Tucker (June 14, 1809) upon the occasion of the birth of his first grandson, St. George Coalter, in which he strongly condemns the academies and colleges of that day. Letters include those exchanged by John Coalter with his third wife Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter from 1809-1811, when John Coalter was serving as Circuit Judge. In 1811 he accepted an appointment as judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; the family then moved to Richmond. There are many letters received by Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter between 1809 and her death in 1813, from her father St. George Tucker, and stepmother Mrs. Lelia Tucker, in Williamsburg, from her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph at Bizarre, and from other members of the family. There also are many letters to the daughters of John Coalter, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker, from their grandparents, from 1813 to the death of Frances Lelia Coalter in 1821.","On the appointment of John Coalter to his position as \"a judge under the new Judiciary System.\" (John Coalter was appointed February 7, 1807).","Mentions a visit from the newly married Beverley Tucker and Polly Coalter and writes concerning her sons Saint George and Tudor.","Scope and Contents Letters written by John Coalter from Botetourt, Greenbrier, Kanhawa Court House, and Richmond during spring and autumn sessions of the Circuit Court. Contain instructions for planting, the upkeep of Elm Grove, and other matters.","Instructions for planting and penning up of a farm.","Scope and Contents One of the letters concerns the troubles with the English and the hope for a peaceful settlement.","Scope and Contents Three letters written from Richmond and Williamsburg. In the letter of June 14, St. George Tucker mentions the birth of John Coalter's first son his first grandson (St. George Tucker Coalter) \"who, if my prayers for him may be heard, will never descend from the dignity of a private station.\" Concerning the education of his grandson, he writes, \"unless the manners of our youth, or the management of their tutor, shall undergo a most surprising and happy change in this Country, I had rather he should never hear of an Academy or a College, than enter the walls of one.","Congratulations on the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents This series of letters is concerned, among other problems, with the difficulty of meeting payments on Elm Grove, of a fight between two of their slaves, the treatment of one of the wives by slave husband and the imprisonment on the plantation of the two slaves. Effort to get a tooth pulled. Two doctors and, finally, \"a shoemaker named Cease\" were able to extract the tooth about a week after the first attempt was made. Alcoholism of a friend. Afflicting account of sister's situation at Bizarre. \"She must come to us, as soon as she can leave Bizarre; which she says cannot be before Xmas, that she may complete the clothing of the Negroes.\"","Appeals to James All to represent the district. About the war situation: \"We are more Colonies than ever--i.e. we give our wholetrade to aid Britain in her wars--were we Colonies we would only give the revenue arising from trade.\"","Scope and Contents Her parents were trying to buy a cook for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter without great success.","Scope and Contents These five letters although undated, are believed to have been written in 1810.","Scope and Contents Reports that Bruton Parish Church has been \"totally and wantonly destroyed...the Bellows and many of the pipes cut to pieces,\" evidently by the youth of the town.","Scope and Contents Eleven letters written from Richmond and Staunton. John Coalter attending the spring and autumn sittings of the Circuit Court, sends instructions for the management of the farm.","Scope and Contents Six letters discuss news of the farm, the slaves, and family. Relays questions from slave Ned about the farm and permission for him to visit his daughter in Rockingham and his wife's petition to accompany him.","Concerning a cook for sale.","David Coalter, Mary's father.","Scope and Contents Letters from William McPheeter, J. W. Allison, Joseph C. Cabell, Polly A. Steele, and William Kinney to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter (relatives of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter) are placed in one folder.","Scope and Contents The four letters from M.S. Baldwin, M. Bush, Arch. Stuart, and \"M. T.,\" in Richmond and Petersburg, are undated but are presumed to date from 1811, and placed in one folder.","Scope and Contents Five letters written from Lewisburg and Kanahwa. In May, John Coalter writes of his appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (May 11, 1811). \"God help me, I know not what to do. All have advised my acceptance.\" In October he writes of arrangements made for the move to Richmond, and of plans to sell the cattle at Elm Grove.","Scope and Contents In April Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter writes, \"I very much fear I shall never be reconciled to our fate\"--of separation for such long periods when John Coalter is absent on the court circuit. (A month later John Coalter was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals.) Also mentions a \"terrible whipping\" their two year old son St. George Tucker Coalter had \"for obstinacy.\"","Tucker strongly advises his brother-in-law against accepting his new appointment: \"Rest assured that no other Judge of the General Court will accept the office which is tendered you.\"","Scope and Contents John St. George Randolph is a son of Mrs. Judith Randolph.","Scope and Contents Two separate letters from B. W. Leigh and Catherine Matthews, Petersburg and Staunton, to John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Speaking of himself as an \"ex-judge,\" Tucker advises John Coalter regarding his new appointment; concern for the health of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents Frances Lelia Coalter writes with concern about her mother's health.","Scope and Contents News of the children sent to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter who is quite ill.","Concern for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter's poor health.","Scope and Contents The nine letters discuss troubled times are reflected in this series of letters. In July, Tucker comments on the American privateer with one nine-pounder which took a British schooner armed with four twelve pounders. In August he gives an account of the Baltimore riot in which a jail was broken into and prisoners assassinated. He writes that such action \"is beyond measure horrible and obnoxious; and every good Citizen ought to set his face against such damnable proceedings,\" but concludes, \"The Yankees, no doubt, will be glad of the precedent...I look forward to a dissolution of the Union, as an Event not far off.\"","Scope and Contents Two letters concerning the sale of Elm Grove.","Reflects the uncertainty of the war situation in his letter.","Scope and Contents Frances L. Coalter writes to her father who is with her mother, Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter, in her last illness at the medicinal springs.","Scope and Contents Writing to his daughter before she goes to the Springs for her final siege of illness, St. George Tucker sends the news that the enemy had left the waters about Williamsburg after much destruction and property along the river.","Scope and Contents In these letters it is apparent that Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter is near death.","Scope and Contents Letters of hope and prayer for the recovery of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents Three letters from Joseph C. Cabell, Mary W. Cabell, Edgewood, and Wm H. Cabell, Monte Videa. Reports of the war: \"the conduct of the British at Craney Island was the most cowardly imaginable,\" and \"We have just been informed by rumor that the British Squadron in the Chesapeake has been reinforced...\"","The cover has the date and \"J. Randolph, Jr.\" endorsed on it with the seal containing the Randolph Coat of Arms.","Writes of his \"great and irretrievable loss\" his wife died \"on Sunday evening, the 12th instant.\"","Scope and Contents The first letter was written after the death of St. George Tucker's daughter.","To her granddaughter, the second child of John Coalter and his late wife. (A biographical note of John Coalter's family is enclosed in the folder with this letter.)","Scope and Contents She writes that \"the events of the present week will supply to you the want of a Mother and Sister, which you have so severly felt, particularly in the last six or eight months.\" Frances L. Coalter, the sister of Elizabeth T. Coalter, died in 1821 at the age of 18. John Coalter was soon to marry his fourth wife, a widow Williamson.","Scope and Contents Second is titled \"Tucker-Green Annals.\"","Scope and Contents The Tuckers are in their summer home at Warminster, with Maria Carter Cabell, daughter of Mrs. L. Tucker, and her husband Joseph Cabell.","A New Year's greeting to his granddaughters.","Children of John Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter and St. George Tucker Coalter; their spouses; children and other extended family","Correspondence primarily of the two surviving children of John and Francis Bland Tucker Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan and St. George Tucker Coalter, and their respective spouses, John Randolph Bryan and Judith H. Tomlin Coalter. Includes genealogical material on the Tomlin family, and correspondence of Judith H. Tomlin before her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter. Her letters form an important part of the collection from this time until her death in 1859. The last letters from their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. St. George Tucker, are preserved, as well as letters to their uncles Henry and Beverley Tucker and John Randolph of Roanoke. Of special note is a letter of October 1831 in which St. George Tucker Coalter writes fully of Randolph during a visit to Roanoke. After his death in 1833, Randolph's will caused great difficulty and misunderstanding in the family, and appears to cast a slur on his step-father St. George Tucker. The letters of St. George Tucker Coalter to his wife and sister, especially those written from the springs which he visits each year, form the largest single group. In these letters an interesting picture of nineteenth century social life is to be found.","Typescript.","Scope and Contents School girl letters written by J. H. T. before her marriage.","Scope and Contents Judith H. Tomlin writes of her visit to Yorktown to see Lafayette on his return visit to America.","Scope and Contents Judith H. Tucker writes to congratulate Virgilia Savage in December on her marriage.","Scope and Contents Endorsed: \"Letters of my dear and venerated Grandfather, S. G. Tucker, High Souled, Generous Gentleman.\"","Scope and Contents Thomas T. Tucker, a brother of St. George Tucker, enclosed these two letters in a packet which he forwarded from Beverley Tucker.","Scope and Contents St. George Tucker complains about his sight and signs himself \"Your old blind Grandpa\" in the first of these letters. The last is endorsed: \"All the letters concerning my most dear Grandfather's illness and death are omitted and put to themselves.\"","Scope and Contents These two letters were written after the death of St. George Tucker.","Writes in regard to his instruction in law, as suggested by Elizabeth T. Coalter. He mentions the poor health of his step-brother, John Randolph of Roanoke; and suspects that his brother, Beverley, \"will not return to Virginia as a resident.\" Beverley Tucker, then in Missouri, did return to Williamsburg, and later became Professor of Law at the College of William and Mary. Tucker enclosed his \"Introductory Lecture,\" reprinted from his Commentory on the Laws of Virginia . . . Lectures delivered at the Winchester Law School, pp. 7-14.","Scope and Contents The first letter is a printed invitation to a ball at the Jefferson Hotel with a message added; the second letter is a Temperance pledge signed by St. George Tucker Coalter, Judith H. Tomlin and three others.","Scope and Contents Evidently left in charge of his father's estate, Chatham, he writes concerning examinations at the College of William and Mary and of his experiences in vaccinating and performing minor operations on the slaves. (He was a 20 year old farmer with no medical training.)","St. George Tucker Coalter prepares to leave school to marry.","The letter is to Judith Tomlin Coalter after her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter, December 16, 1829. \"Tell St. George that yesterday Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) made an attack on the Judiciary and Papa (John Coalter), finding no one else would rise to their defense, answered him...\"","Scope and Contents His \"chill and fever,\" the recurring sickness which was to bring on his early death in 1839. His wife goes to Chatham, the Coalter family home, for the birth of her first child, Walker Tomlin Coalter.","Scope and Contents In October he writes: \"Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) looks dreadfully, is much worn away by disease...\" Two weeks later he writes describing Randolph's estate and personality: \"He is very agreeable indeed and entertains me highly with his conversation on all subjects...He is a man of the finest and nicest feelings I have ever met with...\"","Scope and Contents Two letters concerning her husband's financial difficulties.","Scope and Contents Writes to his sister about crops, planting, and the like.","Scope and Contents The two cousins, grandsons of John Coalter, are infants; this letter is written by St. George Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents In the January letter, he announces the birth of a son, Henry St. George Tucker Coalter. From White Sulphur Springs, he writes on July 27 that \"the shortness of breath and the hacking cough have left me entirely.\"","Scope and Contents Her husband is at the Springs; she would like to join him but cannot afford it. \"He says he never wished for money before, as the want of it keeps him from having company...\"","Scope and Contents Letters written from Charlottesville, White Sulphur Springs, Warm Springs, Sweet Springs, and Salt Sulphur Springs. An interesting group of letters describing life at several of the medicinal springs which were so popular in the 19th century. He describes his daily regimen, the meals, the baths, other tourists, the costs, and the physical characteristics of the resorts.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her husband about family matters while he is at the springs for his health.","Scope and Contents A continuation of his previous letters, including a crude drawing of the buildings and grounds of Salt Sulphur Springs.","Scope and Contents In November she mentions that Beverley Tucker called on way to Williamsburg.","The boys, who are just learning to write, add their notes to the letter to their grandfather.","Scope and Contents Her husband is overworking, and she fears for his health.","The brother of Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her father-in-law asking help in gaining a position with a Richmond company.","Scope and Contents He writes about his poor health; mentions his uncle, Beverley Tucker.","Scope and Contents John Coalter is very much concerned with gold mine projects; he now orders St. George Tucker Coalter about at his will, and has decided that the family shall move closer to him. They are dependent on John Coalter financially.","Scope and Contents Life at the springs, his continuing illness and his poverty.","Scope and Contents His discouragement as he contemplates the move insisted upon by his father: \"after seven years we have to begin the world afresh and fix and build and lay out and all that -- oh thunder - -how I dread and hate it.\"","Scope and Contents Regarding the move from Cumberland, New Kent County, to St. George's Park, King William County, and the difficulty of the move.","Scope and Contents John Coalter is very ill, and the new place is slow in getting established. Mention of the will of John Randolph of Roanoke.","Scope and Contents The will of John Randolph of Roanoke, in which the good name of St. George Tucker is slighted. Henry and Beverley Tucker, sons of St. George Tucker are also involved.","Scope and Contents Home has not been settled since leaving Cumberland. Her husband has finally bought a place \"about 2 hundred and 50 acres, very poor, with a new house but a very indifferent one.\"","Concerning the \"continued illness\" of Judge (John) Coalter; offers to be of any help that he can. (John Coalter died the day this letter was written.)","The correspondence between St. George T. Coalter, his wife, his sister Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan, and her husband John Randolph Bryan, form the core of the material in this box. It includes letters exchanged by the cousins, five Coalter children, and nine Bryan children. The controversy over the will of John Randolph of Roanoke is mentioned in several of the letters. St. George Tucker Coalter was a nephew of John Randolph, John Randolph Bryan was his godson, and both were heirs. St. George Tucker Coalter attempts to establish a new home where his late father John Coalter forced him to move (St. George Tucker Coalter was never financially independent of his father). A doctor's prescription, 28 April 1839, for the man who has been slowly dying of lung trouble and constant fever is: salts to be taken internally, salve rubbed on externally, baths at the medicinal springs and regular exercise. Four months later St. George Tucker Coalter died. The five surviving children of Mrs. Coalter and the nine children of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan add to the correspondence as the years go on, for the families are very attached to one another and there is much visiting back and forth as well as letter writing. The letters of the cousins have been combined in this collection, so that an interesting picture is given of the life of this period; see a report of a traveling entertainer who visits the great houses (23 February 1847), a description of a costume ball at Warner Hall (8 February 1851) and a list of courses studied at a Girl's school (2 February 1852). There is much discussion of diseases which were prevalent: consumption, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, cholera, and influenza. 16-year-old John Coalter copied out a cholera cure sent by his aunt for use by two local doctors (13 July 1849).","Scope and Contents The first letter is endorsed by John Randolph Bryan. The second was started by St. George Tucker Coalter but was completed and signed by his wife.","Scope and Contents Content is principally concerned with the rapidly deteriorating health of St. George T. Coalter. In June he begins a letter that he is unable to finish but by November he is again supervising the farm activity. The establishment of the new farm and the erection of additional buildings is a great strain.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Coalter wrote the first two letters for her husband who was too weak to write, but by December he was again active in supervising St. George's Park, their new home.","Scope and Contents 3 letters. Coalter visits his uncle, Beverley Tucker, who has moved back to Williamsburg.","Visiting the family home of Mrs. Coalter their son, John, falls down the basement stairs and is unconscious for a time. His father writes, \"the Doctor bled him and yesterday morning we gave him a dose of salts...he is now to all appearances as well as ever tho' from loss of blood, the shock, the Salts and low diet he is a little fainty when he first begins to move about in the morning.\" (The child survived the ministrations of the doctor.)","A receipt for $100.00 and a demand for another $100.00 on shares of stock.","Concerned with the business of a ferry, gold mines, and a mill, evidently part of the estate left by John Coalter to his two children.","Scope and Contents 7 letters. Mr. Coalter has had a relapse, and \"has lost all the flesh and muscle he had gained. Yet he makes a trip down country in April, only to return much worse.","He marks his 30th birthday: \"I can neither eat nor sleep nor move about with comfort and am so weak from fever...that I can hardly stand up or sit down.\"","Scope and Contents 3 letters. Letters written to her husband when he is on his last trip from home.","A doctor's prescription: salts, used internally, salves externally, baths at the Hot Springs, and continued exercise.","Announces the birth of a child to Mrs. Coalter. St. George Tucker Coalter writes of the \"fire in my breast that must soon burn me out.\"","Autographed letters signed E. News of a young son; congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a daughter. St. George Tucker Coalter adds a note in July 4th letter: \"I can't make much hand at writing this evening but I send you these few words to comfort you...my thoughts and prayers are with you may the Lord work all things together for our good.\" To this Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan hasadded the endorsement, \"The last line I ever got from him.\"","(St. George Tucker Coalter died at St. George's Park on, August 18, 1839.)","After the death of her husband, Mrs. Coalter has gone to live with her sister-in-law at Eagle Point.","Unsigned and undated.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Coalter moved from St. George's Park to Presley. Her brother, Harrison Tomlin, was living with the family and takes the place of a father to the children.","Scope and Contents Of her poverty and of the need for means to educate her children.","The son of Mrs. Coalter writes to his young cousin, the son of John Randolph Bryan, at Roanoke, a plantation that had been in litigation since the death of John Randolph. The property was being administered by J. R. Bryan, one of the heirs. Young John C. Bryan, was one of the chief beneficiaries of the will, then being contested.","Announcing the birth of a child.","Scope and Contents Preparations are made to send Fanny (Frances Bland Coalter) to live with her grandmother and to attend school in Fredericksburg. The sale of the estate of her late husband took place in October.","Scope and Contents Enquires about money from the estate of John Randolph of Roanoke; her plans to send John and Henry Coalter away to school. (St. George Tucker Coalter, father of John and Henry, was a nephew of John Randolph, and it was expected that the Coalter children would inherit something from his estate.)","Scope and Contents Written from school to his aunt; \"all of the boys have to get in school by sunrise and stay there until five in the evening.\"","The Bryan place, Eagle Point in Gloucester County, is so isolated and the family growing so large that a school teacher was kept there for the other children. She mentions her brothers and sisters, and tells of a traveling entertainer: \"De [Delia] and myself went to Warner Hall...and there found an Italian ventriloquist with a hat on that had little bells all around the brim...if he comes to Chatham you will probably be deceived by him...\"","Scope and Contents He tells his sister: \"I reckon this is the coldest and most melancholy place in the world.\"","Scope and Contents Hopes to get a place from the sale of the estate. \"Seven years this last Christmas is a long time not to have a house to call your own.\" Her hopes for the settlement of the Randolph estate are not fulfilled.","Scope and Contents Congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a son, her 8th child. Mentions shopping trips to Richmond and the remodeling of the house, so, perhaps, some money may have been received from the Randolph estate.","A 9-year old writes of attending a dance at Warner Hall and staying until 11 p.m. \"We take dancing lesson of 2 hours length every Saturday.\"","Scope and Contents Enclosure.","Scope and Contents Consumption and Cholera are discussed as well as the final division of the estate. Mrs. Coalter still hopes to be able to buy a home of her own. Sons John and Henry left in September for the University of Virginia where they room with their cousins, Jack Coalter and J. Braxton. On Christmas Day she mentions \"A dreadful affair has lately occurred at the University, one young man killed another, both intoxicated and from the south; as wicked as that is, it takes the cold blooded yankees to perpetrate the refinement of barbarism in stewing, and boiling...living people...\"","Henry T. Coalter, 16 years old, writes that he has had charge of the harvest at the farm because the overseer was sick. He has also advised the local doctors on Cholera cures: \"Mama received your letter by the last post and was much obliged to you for the copy you sent her of the cure for the Cholera. Since it reached here I have copied it twice for different doctors who seemed much pleased with the proscription (sic).\"","A beautiful description of the Cove and the island as seen from the Eagle Point house.","Mrs. Lacy, related through the fourth wife of her grandfather, John Coalter, was like an older sister to Frances Bland Coalter, and the affectionate relationship between the two continued for many years.","The Lacy's are preparing to move into Ellwood, the former summer home of John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Letters written before and after a long visit. There were ties between the families despite the distance between them. Mrs. Coalter fears her youngest son, Saint George, has Typhoid fever.","Scope and Contents A school friend tells of a visit to Richmond to see the relics of Gen. and Mrs. Washington.","Scope and Contents Cover lacking. About life in the great houses of Virginia, excursions on river boats, dances, and the like. Mentions a fancy ball where everyone appeared in a mask and gown, \"You cannot tell a man from a woman. They go about in this costume for some time and have a dance...one gentleman went draped as a lady and no one found him out,...one went as a monk in robes and with his beads...\"","Scope and Contents \"When will your new house, or rather, new home be ready for you? (Frances Bland Coalter's mother has finally been able to buy a house, Stanley.)","The letter is addressed to \"My dear Cousin\".","Scope and Contents Mentions the war threat: \"my anxiety about a lastingpeace and the welfare of my children preys very much on my spirits.\"","Announces the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Lacy.","Fanny Coalter is attending a school conducted by Rev. Moses D. Hoge.","Endorses note from Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.","Scope and Contents About her daughter, Agnes, and the progress on the improvements at Ellwood.","\"Rumors of a great revival at Mr. H.'s school have reached us from different quarters and report says Jinney and yourself acted a conspicuous part.\"","Scope and Contents A school friend writes of her textbooks: \"Paley's Moral Philosophy, Olinstead's Natural Philosophy, Hume's History of England, Conic Sections, Thompson's Arithmetic and French Studies.\"","Scope and Contents Includes a most interesting account of trip by boat from Gloucester County, via Jamestown, to Richmond.","Scope and Contents The first letters written by Mrs. Coalter's youngest child.","Scope and Contents A schoolmate who has left Rev. Mr. Hoge's school writes back.","An offer to abate charges so that Fanny B. Coalter could remain in school.","Writes that he has stood his examination for license to practice law; reports on his brothers and sisters.","Fanny has returned to Rev. Hoge's school; her friend writes regarding scarlet fever.","Frances Bland Coalter is the daughter of St. George Tucker Coalter and grandchild of John Coalter. Her correspondence gives a picture of mid-nineteenth century life and includes a near scandal in her attachment to her married schoolmaster, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge. The contents of this box end with the marriage of Frances Bland Coalter and Henry Peronneau Brown. Letters of Brown and his wife resume in Box 21. Largely papers collected by Frances Bland Coalter between February 1853, when she is preparing to leave school, and December 1858, when she married Henry Peronneau Brown. Through this marriage the Tucker-Coalter line was connected with the Brown line; thus, the papers of the two families were brought together into one. The collection gives an interesting picture of the life and interests of a young lady of moderate circumstances in the mid-l9th century. Of special interest are the letters concerning the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, whose school in Richmond Fanny Coalter had attended. Shortly after she left school, the Rev. Mr. Hoge carried on a very romantic correspondence with Fanny, although he was a married man with several children. The correspondence became more ardent in the early months of 1854 and, when Mrs. Hoge wrote that her husband had gone to Baltimore to stay with his brother who was ill, Fanny followed him there. According to the gossip of Mattie and Lizzie Morton, she went there to \"entrap him.\" In October it was suggested that the brother, William Hoge, was the one in whom she was interested. The Rev. Mr. Hoge later sought to calm the fervours of his correspondent, as shown by his letters of 28 January 1855, 19 June 1856, and 19 March 1857. Fanny B. Coalter did not lack for other suitors, however, for she preserved a letter of 17 July 1854, a proposal of marriage from Alfred B. Tucker. A year later there are reports of her interest in the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Peronneau, of Petersburg, both of whom were courting her. She finally settled on the latter; some acceptances to the marriage invitation are included in this box. Letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her husband Henry Peronneau Brown continue in Box 21. The intervening boxes contain manuscripts of the Brown family, especially Capt. Henry Brown, grandfather of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 7-13); the Hon. John Thompson Brown, father of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 14-19); and Col. John Thompson Brown II, brother of Henry Peronneau Brown (Box 20).","Fanny is preparing to leave the school, having finished the course.","Scope and Contents A schoolmate and Fanny's sister write after she leaves school.","Reports that Jack Bryan, oldest son of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan is dying at the Coalter home, Presley.","Scope and Contents After many years of waiting (since the death of her husband in 1839) Mrs. Coalter is finally able to buy her own place, Stanley. She tells of her move and of the illness that put her in bed afterward.","The school is closed for the summer, his wife and children are away, so he enlivens his solitude \"by having a little chat with you...and where I always think of you and the delightful morning when we enjoyed the scene together...how I cherish every memorial of you. \"I greatly enjoyed your last brief visit to us and that evening (do you remember it?) when the music room being full of company we found quiet, and cool breezes in the back porch. I have been sitting there tonight.\" (A strange letter, indeed, and one which was to cause some upset in the heart of Frances Bland Coalter, as subsequent correspondence show.)","Letter is addressed to \"My own dear Aunt\".","The letter is addressed to \"My dear sister\". Written to Mrs. Judith H. Coalter soon after she purchased her home, Stanley.","\"This letter cannot hold any news, so I will fill it with love...entertaining myself by wishing that you could walk into the room and occupy a vacant chair hard by .\"I hope to see you sometimes...nothing to what I would enjoy were I to keep house in a quiet way and have you for my guest a week at a time...\"I would like you to marry some fine fellow and live in Richmond, only I...like you best as you are, except that you are too far from me.\"","\"When I woke up yesterday morning and found it raining, my spirits fell as low as the mercury for I feared you would not come to Hampstead...\"","\"You ask me why it is that I am so partial to you--well, the very first time we get a chance to have a talk by ourselves I will tell you...When shall the opportunity come? There is always so much company at your house...\"","He conducts a school: \"I succeeded in six days of raising 21 scholars.\" He writes that Henry has graduated in Law with distinction.","\"I think from his letter, Brother [William Hoge] has been much sicker than we had any idea of Mr. [Moses D.] Hogeis going on Thursday to see him and will probably remain in Baltimore until he is well enough to travel...\"","Addressed to Fanny at Baltimore. Her friend writes, \"Cousin Joe says you went to Baltimore purposely to see Mr. Hoge.\"","Scope and Contents Reports gossip concerning Fanny's Baltimore trip.","\"Often when (I am) abroad, you will be in my mind and heart. Neither do I want you to get married before I return. I am to perform that service, you know...\"","Concerning the gossip regarding Fanny and Rev. Hoge: \"Surely you could not think me so deceitful as to profess to love you and then say that you would try to entrap a gentleman. I did not say so. I remember saying that if you went to Baltimore and were thrown with Mr. Hoge I believed he would address you, because I know he admired you very sincerely...\"","A proposal of marriage.","A rumor that Frances Bland Coalter is to marry.","\"Julia Green was here...when I told her that you had gotten a letter from Mr. Hoge she said she was so jealous of you that she was ready to fight...\"","\"I am going to Baltimore...and I shall see Mr. William Hoge! Don't you wish you were going? What shall I tell him for you?\"","St. George is now in school at Staunton.","Construction work to be done at the University of Virginia.","\"I hope that it will not be long before I have the pleasure of seeing you, my dear and constantly remembered friend.\"","Scope and Contents \"I have heard several times of your engagement to Thomas--who has made himself very scarce.\"","Accepts invitation to the marriage of Virginia, younger sister of Fanny Coalter.","Covers lacking.","Now a practicing lawyer, he writes to his aunt on business.","Scope and Contents To her cousin regarding \"Mr. President\u0026amp;quot; and \"The Vice.\" (This appears to refer to the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Henry Peronneau. Frances Bland Coalter was to marry the latter.)","\"I wish you to be very particular in your conversations with Peronneau not to let him have the least idea of the tenor of my remarks to you yesterday and at the same time manage to convince him that I am not in love with you, as I am afraid such is his present opinion.\"","Trouble in: finding a teacher for her children; \"the Roanoke business\"--(evidently a reference to the still unsettled will of John Randolph of Roanoke.)","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. Concerned about the health of Fanny's mother, has a horror of those \"distracting springs\u0026amp;quot; for invalids.","The solution to a problem in surveying (this may be the \"Thomas\" to whom Frances Bland Coalter was rumored to be engaged).","On the death of Mrs. E. T. Bryan, aunt of Fanny Bland Coalter.","On the death of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan.","Scope and Contents Thanks Fanny for her help at the time of the death of Mrs. Bryan, her mother.","Is in charge of the plantation since her mother's death; busy making summer clothes for the slaves.","Suggests a visit together to \"cousin Horace Lacy.\"","Peronneau Brown and his brother, Thompson, are mentioned. (See letters of December 1855, Box-folder 6:44-45.)","Writes to ask Mrs. Coalter to stay with his daughters during his absence in the south.","Has charge of the large plantation, keeping four seamstresses, three spinners and a weaver busy.","\"No, my dear Fanny, my affection for you has not changed.\"","Scope and Contents Regarding Mr. Willcox Brown and his brother Peronneau, future husband of Frances Bland Coalter.","Invitation to the commencement party at Hampden Sidney College.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking.","Accompanying his uncle on a business trip, he has visited the main cities of the south and attended the opera in New Orleans. \"I must confess that I have been rather disappointed in the people that live in these rich lands--they are as rough as possible...live in log houses and on the very poorest fare.\"","Scope and Contents \"I suppose your wedding will be postponed unless Mr. Brown's recovery is unusually rapid.\"","\"The news of your engagement [to Henry P. Brown] did not surprise me...how heartily I approve of your choice...\"","Scope and Contents \"If my letter arrives too late for Miss Fanny Coalter, I hope Mrs. Brown will have enough affection for the old name to lay claim to it.\"","Regrets that he cannot attend the wedding.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","\"The King Wm. and Hanover Charaders. Positively their last appearance. At Stanley on Friday evening the 9th this brilliant Company....Ticket 1 ct., children and servants half price.\" A home performance by the Coalter and Bryan cousins. This item is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These covers are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Papers of Henry Brown, a merchant and county official include a manuscript map of Guilford C. H., business records and correspondence of Brown and Clayton, New London, Bedford (now Campbell County), Virginia and Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, Virginia. Collection also includes papers concerning a lawsuit against Pleasant Murphy and estate papers of Daniel Brown and Henry Brown's father-in-law John Thompson. There are papers of his immediate family including Henry Brown, Jr. Boxes 7 - 13.","Correspondence and business papers of Capt. Henry Brown, Revolutionary War veteran who opened a store in Bedford County, in 1793; Papers of Capt. Brown as Collector of Federal taxes on stills and real property. The Brown family papers begin with the letters and papers of Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), successful merchant of Bedford County and Lynchburg, who established the family fortune. He was the father of John Thompson Brown, Delegate to the Virginia Assembly, whose letters and papers are collected in the next section (Boxes 14-19). A few letters and receipts pertaining to Henry Brown, 1712-1798, the father of Capt. Henry Brown, are included. The great bulk of the material, however, relates to Capt. Brown, beginning with a map of a Revolutionary War battle, 1777, in which he was wounded. With his brother, Daniel, he opened a general store in Bedford soon after the conclusion of the war. A partnership agreement of April 1797, which brought James Leftwich into the business, is preserved and the bulk of the material in this box pertains to the business of the store. A good picture of early merchandising is given by the accounts, letters relating to buying and selling trips, and the court actions taken to collect accounts. Beginning with folder 60, there are 39 items relating to the duties of Henry Brown as tax collector in the Bedford area in the years 1800 to 1803. 160 items.","\"Your friends here tremble for you and apprehend the worst from the dangers that encompass you...the deadly rifle, the scalping knife, tomahawk...return to us in all speed.\"","Endorsed: \"Map of revolutionary battle, found 1926 by F. B. Saunders in old papers from Ivy Cliff. Capt. Henry Brown, born at Ivy Cliff about 1760, was wounded at Guildford C. H.\"","Concerning goods for a retail store.","Note for ll.9.3£, witnessed by Jack Beverley. Endorsed: \"Note Henry Brown, payable 1 September, 1793.\"","Scope and Contents Includes letter from Israel Thompson regarding saddle goods in stock at the store.","Commission of Daniel Brown as Ensign in a Company of Light Infantry, signed by Samuel Coleman and James Wood, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.","Receipts to Henry Brown for recording a deed.","Agreement to enter into a partnership.","Letters written from Richmond, Georgetown, and Baltimore.","Carried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia.","Carried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia","Medicines received by Henry Brown from Howard Bennett.","14 pages. Unsigned.","Brrown's accounts as Tax Collector of the Bedford district.","Writes to his brother concerning tobacco prices.","Concerning business affairs a suit for debt, purchase of tobacco and a \"Negro wench\" for the store, etc. \"P.S. I heard at court they had made you a Captain.\"","Recording a deed.","Bonds in hands of Jeremiah Jenkins for collection.","Includes a list of the new officers of the Farmer's Bank in Richmond.","Concerning the division of Negroes, total value £815, between Leftwich and the Brown brothers.","Printed document signed.","Regarding loss of West India produce on which $5,000.00 was borrowed. Endorsed: \"I fear our loss will be considerable.\"","Returns from the Regimental hospital of the 35th U.S. Infantry. Sig. William W. Southall","Receipt is for $130.43 to be paid to John Roberts on land that Captain Henry Brown sold to William Woodford.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Tobacco sold by Leftwich to a man who was a bad risk: \"...we are thrown out of between 20 and 30 thousand dollars...one fourth of what it has taken us 20 years to earn is lost for want of prudence.\"","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes autographed document signed.","Taxes collected by Robert Snoddy, in Bedford. 14 pages.","Includes printed document signed.","Includes autographed document signed.","Abstract of duties collected from owners of stills and distilleries","Receipts for monies received by James.","Includes autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Directions for sending tax collections.","20 pages","Includes autographed document signed.","28 pages.","Letter includes a copy of Federal instructions to tax collectors. 3 items. Printed document signed.","Printed documents signed. Autographed draft.","Business records and correspondence of Henry Brown and Samuel P. Clayton. After the death of his brother Daniel in 1818, Brown entered into a partnership with Clayton, his son-in-law. Brown survived Clayton, who died in 1832; this box also includes papers from 1833 to 1839 made out to Henry Brown, surviving partner of Brown and Clayton Company. The accounts of Henry Brown with Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, 1824-1833, are retained as one group. Also retained as a separate group are the papers relating to the court suits of Brown and Pleasant Murphy. All notes of the period carried a 100 percent penalty clause. This resulted in many law suits being brought to establish what would now be considered exorbitant claims. In one case (see entry for March 10, 1823) for a debt of $42.05, the debtor surrendered 1 sound filly, 2 cows, a calf, 2 feather beds, all household and kitchen furniture, all plantation utensils, and 6 hogs! 159 items.","Papers include accounts, letters, notes, vouchers, etc.","Accounts concerning the Hancock and Brown store, Lynchburg, Virginia.","Papers relating to the suit of Brown and Clayton vs. Pleasant Murphy, Bedford County, Virginia.","Captain Henry Brown had many interests in his long life apart from the purely commercial activities upon which his considerable fortune was built. Included in this box are the papers relating to his other interests: Papers of Captain Henry Brown as Sheriff of Bedford County, Treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and of the New London Agricultural Society, and as executor of the estates of his brother, Daniel Brown, and father-in-law, John Thompson.","Accounts of subscriptions to the repair and improvement of New London Academy meeting house, Bedford County.","Records from Brown's service as Treasurer of the New London Agricultural Society, Bedford County.","Papers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of Daniel Brown.","Papers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of John Thompson.","Business papers of Henry Brown, not directly connected with any of his various business enterprises, but concerned principally with court suits involving debts to him. Included is an interesting case of Mark Anthony, who took the oath of an Insolvent Debtor, making out a deed of trust of all his property to his creditors (11 April 1829 and 6 July 1833). Also includes papers concerned with the suit of Henry Brown vs. Nicodemus Leftwich, 1832-1840. Brown pays for the attendance of witnesses at the court and pays the county Jailor \"for imprisoning and releasing\" Leftwich.","Business papers of Henry Brown","Household, family and personal bills preserved by Henry Brown, an interesting collection of a family illustrating the activities of eight children in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, 1819-1841.","Household, family and personal bills of Henry Brown","Correspondence of the immediate family of Captain Henry Brown. Also includes personal correspondence of Henry Brown with his brothers, Samuel and Daniel, and his children. The correspondence between Henry Brown and his son, John Thompson Brown, is found in Boxes 14-19. Also, letters from the sons and daughters of Samuel, brother of Henry Brown. In a separate group are collected letters written by Edward J. Steptoe, grandson of Henry Brown, from West Point Military Academy and from the Indian Wars in Florida, where he served after he was commissioned.","Purchase of a watch in Winchester; requests 30 dollars to repay a debt.","His wife's estate; purchase of a Negro girl.","On his return from the Spring; attack of \"bilious Cholic\" and his treatment.","Concerning \"the purchase of some land at $20 per acre...\"","Beats female slave, using a walking stick, his wife using a cowhide whip. The slave's mate attempted to protect her with an axe but he was subdued, beaten and sent to jail the next day. Hopes for peace, unpopularity of the conscription law and the whiskey tax.","On her studies: Blair's lectures, piano playing, drawing, painting and embroidery.","The husband of Nancy Brown writes: \"...Bounaparte is on his way to this country. If so I greatly fear we shall go backwards with accelerated velocity in all peaceful, literary and ornamental pursuits...\"","Advice on a move to the State of Ohio. \"Although I like Slavery as little as you or anyone else, still...I think it probable that we should be as unhappy as we are with them\" (Daniel died in 1818. For the next 20 years Henry administered his estate for the benefit of his wife and children.)","Scope and Contents Henry Brown is Clayton's father-in-law. The letters discuss Mary Brown's illness at the Springs (she was to die within a year).","The building of his house and the health of his family.","The daughter of Samuel Brown, writes to console her Uncle on the death of his brothers and his two daughters, Mrs. Anne [Nancy] B. Steptoeand Mrs. Mary [Polly] B. Clayton.","An uncle of Henry Brown writes, \"My grandson wishes to get in to Business in a store...\" (Henry Brown, Jr. now has a store in Lynchburg.)","His continued bad health. The death of James Leftwich, Captain Brown's business partner.","Requests assistance in obtaining appointment as Clerk of Court at Bedford.","The value of the Deerwood tract.","Begs her father to let her have money to go to the inauguration of President Jackson.","On her visit to Washington: \"this is the thickest settled neighborhood that I ever was in--the neighbors are situated all around, some in view and others not more than a quarter of a mile from the house...\"","On his visit with his brothers, John Thompson Brown, in \"Washington City.\" Description of crowded Washington, full of pickpockets and of the confusion even in the President's house.","\"...the last day I rode more than thirty miles through a dreary wilderness without seeing a single house...I am yet travelling alone and have come six hundred miles without a single man travelling my course...\"","His progress in college.","His progress in repaying a debt to the estate of his uncle, Daniel.","Scope and Contents Report of workers on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal dying from Cholera.","On the death of his maternal grandfather, John Thompson.","Henry G. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.","Leaving for New York to lay in goods.","Scope and Contents Hopes for his store despite illness and some hostile feeling toward his former partner, Ammon Hancock.","On the death of Henry Brown. (Henry Brown, Jr. died while he and his wife were on a shopping trip for the store.)","William Brown is the son of Samuel Brown. On the changing population: \"The people still retain the simple manners of the old Scotch-Irish and, I may add, much of the intelligence and piety. But the restless spirit of emigration is taking away our best people and in their place we generally get Germans, who commonly are deplorably ignorant and will do very little toward supporting the Gospel.\"","Scope and Contents A Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes to settle accounts and close the store.","The widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the disposal of her house.","To Frances Brown's husband, on the loss of her two brothers, \"and such brothers too, in so short a time.\" (Henry Brown, Jr. died in June, 1836, and his brother, John Thompson Brown, in December of that same year.)","Henry J. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.","Scope and Contents 2 letters. On the sale of merchandise and an expected loss.","Agrees to furnish Gould B. Raymond, manager of the Menagerie Co., lodging for 30 men, 65 horses, 1 elephant, 1 camel and 2 ponies.","The inscription on the tomb of her late husband, John Thompson Brown.","The widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the death of her husband a year ago.","The widow of John Thompson Brown writes regarding her three sons.","Scope and Contents The executor of an estate demands payment of a note on which Henry Brown, Jr. was a cosigner.","Scope and Contents The youngest daughter of Henry Brown writes about her marriage and the first meeting with her new relatives.","William Brown is the son of Samuel.","On his marriage to Alice Brown.","Mrs. Alexander (Lockie T. Brown) Irvine is her sister. Her wedding trip to New Orleans.","Her sickness on the way down the river due to fresh paint in the boat.","Daniel Brown is the son of Samuel.","Concerning eventual conversion of Baptists to the Presbyterian Church.","Henry Brown is her father.","Scope and Contents \"...I left New Orleans the 28th of March and reach George Town. The 15th of April...Sam (Brown) was in New Orleans the day before I left-he was not married but expected to be the 9th of April.\"","\"Last evening our darling Alice made me the happy father of a fine boy...\"","Report to his father of his first grades at the Academy.","To his grandfather regarding his first term marks.","Scope and Contents \"The first two years of our course are exclusively devoted to Mathematics and French...\" Encloses a work sheet and \"Synopsis of the Course of Studies at the Military Academy.\"","Scope and Contents Letters written from Oklawaka River and St. Augustine, Florida. \"The Congress must get rid of its 'sickly sympathy' (with the Indians) or, rely upon it, this is a war of years to come.\" Gives a vivid description of St. Augustine.","Scope and Contents Letters written from Rose's Landing, Tennessee; Savannah, Georgia; and off Cape Hatteras. Contrasts the Cherokees in Tennessee with the Seminoles of Florida. Describes Savannah in a letter enclosed, dated February 16, 1839.","8 letters. Total of 12 pages. Typescript.","Children of Captain Henry Brown: letters of Henry Brown, Jr., oldest son of Captain Henry Brown; Samuel Thompson Brown, youngest son; and other members of the immediate family. Henry Brown, Jr., who suffered a grave illness in 1822 as a result of which he almost lost his eyesight, went into the partnership of his father with Amman Hancock. In 1835-1836, he opened his own store in Lynchburg, but died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to New York. Interesting items in this part of the collection include a 44 page book of mineral and chemical notes (31 July 1826), a 56 page diary kept by Henry Brown, Jr. on his trip abroad (24 July 1831), drafts of letters by Henry Brown, Jr. to newspapers regarding horses, and instructions for horse care, and the like (13 April 1835-March 1836). The will of Henry Brown, Jr. (May-December 1830), and his deathbed statement dictated to his wife (May 1836), are also included. The papers of Samuel Thompson Brown include the card which announced the opening of his law office in Bedford (8 May 1838), records of his marriage in Alabama (27 April 1840), and the death of his wife within the year (3 April 1841). A letter of 22 January 1842, mentions the business failures taking place in Richmond and Lynchburg, and one of 27 August of the same year comments on the national political situation which is \"sadly out of joint.\" In a letter of 20 September [1845], there is a report of \"the thefts which were perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\" 128 items.","\"My eyes appear to have improved gradually.\" (His ailment seemed to be at its worst at this time, though he continued to suffer from the ailment until his death in 1836 at the age of 39 years.)","A note for $1,000.00. At this time he was getting started in the store, Hancock and Brown Co.","The \"most favorable accounts\" of John Thompson Brown from the members of the House of Delegates.","Scope and Contents Concerning the business of Col. [Mark] Anthony, in which Henry Brown, Jr. appears to be involved.","Includes autographed document signed.","44 pages","Includes autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Mentions the marriage of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of introduction for Henry Brown, Jr., for use on his trip to England and the Continent in that year.","56 pages","Scope and Contents Letters written to her husband on his trip. \"Oh, my dear husband, why was it that I did not accompany you?\" (None of these letters reached Henry Brown, Jr. on the trip, but followed him home).","News from a letter she received from Henry Brown, Jr. in England.","Scope and Contents Payment of his debts in Lynchburg; hiring out of a slave.","\"It's really a sad case for me, to be sick from home and away from all that (are) Dear to me...\"","This was the store in Lynchburg in which Henry Brown was a partner and with which Henry Brown, Jr. was associated until he opened his own store in 1835. Includes autographed document.","Scope and Contents Brother-in-law, Jack Willcox; his brother, John's speech on the Petersburg Rail Road; and the house that Henry Brown has vacated in Lynchburg.","On a debt of Thomas Williams.","Includes autographed draft. Appear to refer to pictures, and may date from the time of one of the buying trips that Henry Brown, Jr. made with his wife.","After breaking from the partnership of Hancock and Brown, he opened his own store.","Scope and Contents Cover lost. Concerning the care for his horses, Young American Eclipse and Spring Hill, while he is away.","Scope and Contents Written while she and her husband were on a buying trip for the Lynchburg store. In New York, Henry Brown, Jr. was taken desperately ill and died.","Unsigned. Evidently taken down by Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown during the final days in New York.","Scope and Contents An associate of Henry Brown, Jr. in the Lynchburg store, was liquidating the stock and selling horses in order to settle the estate.","Profile by Professor William B. Rogers.","A note regarding the settlement of the Henry Brown, Jr. estate.","Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown is his mother. Written from school, with endorsement by James Morrison, schoolmaster.","Signed Eleanor C. L. Brown.","H. Guilford Brown is her son.","Charge slips for failing to attend army musters between 1829 and 1839, 1839. 10 items. Printed document signed.","Samuel T. Brown is his his brother-in-law. Letter congratulating S. T. B. on his marriage.","Mrs. Alexander Irvine is her her sister-in-law. She writes of the aged John Vaughan Willcox, her father, with whom she is living and for whom she is caring; Samuel T. Brown and his \"youthful bride.\"","Draft of the statement concerning the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.","His extended wedding trip; description of General Harrison's house.","Court cost voucher recording transfer of 400 acres from Henry Brown to Samuel T. Brown, with tax receipt. 2 items. Printed document signed.","Letter sent care of Judge Crawford at St. Stephens, Alabama. Consolations upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.","Scope and Contents Condolences upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.","A letter of consolation.","Scope and Contents On the death of W. W. Worthington, brother-in-law of Samuel T. Brown. \"Your sister Alice is desirous of your attention to the affairs of Mr. W. in New Orleans prior to your return to Virginia.\"","Recording certain deeds for his son-in-law, Samuel T. Brown.","Unsigned draft. Written to his overseer with whom he has quarreled.","On the fees paid by Henry Brown in the Leftwich case: \"between twenty and twenty-five dollars for my services as an attorney.\" On the thefts \"perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\"","Agreement for the payment of a debt.","Drafts of a letter to Mark Andrews. 2 items. Concerning the cutting of trees on the property of Samuel T. Brown.","A reply to the above letter, Box-Folder 13:60.","Samuel T. Brown is her brother.","On a charge of Ammon Hancock against the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.","Estimate for the cost of the construction of a bridge.","Receipt for postal expenses, April-June, 1849, signed H. Stevens.","Scope and Contents On the property in Mobile, Alabama, purchased by Samuel T. Brown.","Scope and Contents The sale of a female slave \"with her Brood.\" Samuel T. Brown is Edward Robinson's brother-in-law.","Papers concern John Thompson Brown's attendance at Princeton, study of law, and trips to the South and to the West Indies. Includes speeches and correspondence as well as his published writings (newspaper articles, bills and pamphlets). The collection emphasizes his political career in the Virginia House of Delegates including his views on slavery. Also includes architectural plans for a two room house and elevations (1827), drafts of toasts and letters concerning his fight with John Hampden Pleasants. Prominent correspondents include William Segar Archer, James Murray Mason, John Hampden Pleasants, William Cabell Rives, Henry St. George Tucker and John Tyler. Boxes 14 - 19.","John Thompson Brown (1802-1836) was born at Otter Hills, near Bedford, Virginia and was the son of Henry Brown (1760-1841). He attended the New London Academy, 1816; studied at Princeton, 1817-1820; traveled to the South and the West Indies, 1821; and studied law with Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County, Virginia, 1822-1823. He began his law practice in Clarksburg, Virginia (later West Virginia), in 1824, and represented Harrison County in the House of Delegates, 1827-1830. He was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830. He married Mary E. Willcox June, 1830, and moved to Petersburg, where he again was elected to the General Assembly, 1831-1836. He was a delegate to the national convention of the Republican (now Democratic) Party, but died on 20 November 1836, at his father's home, Otter Hills, after a brief illness. The first two letters in Box 14 date from the period of his attendance at New London Academy; then follow the papers relating to Princeton, where he matriculated in 1817 at the age of 19. He was placed in the Sophomore Class on the basis of an examination before the faculty, and received the highest mark given at the College, in each of the three years he spent at the College. His report sheets show the requirements for entrance, lists of courses, and contain a resolution passed by the trustees which condemned the sharp practices of the merchants in town. Some of the correspondence of John Thompson Brown with his brother-in-law Dr. William B. Steptoe in this period is interesting for the comments it contains on the Missouri question and other matters then being debated in the U.S. Senate. The remarks made by John Thompson Brown in letters from his collegiate period may be compared with his statements on the subject of slavery later made on the floor of the House of Delegates. After graduating from Princeton, John Thompson Brown traveled to the South, and made a brief trip to the West Indies, keeping notes on his impressions. Upon his return he took up the study of law with Judge Taylor. From this period come interesting musings on such subjects as \"the family fireside,\" \"youthful recollection,\" \"friendship,\" and \"behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.\" His license to practice law, dated 7 March 1824, is included in the collection. He journeyed to Clarksburg, Virginia, to set up his law practice, and kept a notebook on the trip West which reveal his first impressions of the Clarksburg area. At the end of this box is a scrapbook containing some of his published writings, speeches, and newspaper articles.","Letter from a schoolboy friend regarding New London Academy.","John Thompson Brown's examinations at the New London Academy.","\"I have just been examined by the faculty and am admitted to the Sophomore Class, which is the second in the college.\" His expenses are estimated at $200.00 for the first term and $90.00 for the second. \"I will pledge myself not to spend one cent more than is really necessary.\"","Scope and Contents News from home; a rumor that some boys were expelled from Chapel Hill for their politics. John Thompson Brown is his brother-in-law.","Scope and Contents Medical advice; a suggested teacher for New London Academy (\"Has he energy enough manage southern students?\"); the death of Polly [Mrs. Mary Brown Clayton], sister of John Thompson Brown.","The political upheaval at William and Mary College; deputies appointed \"...to fix upon the site of the Virginia University.\"","Scope and Contents \"My expenses have far exceeded what was necessary or what you expect. I now see my error and repent...\" Three months later he offers to leave school because of his additional debts. Later in Baltimore, he is robbed of $200.00. His father adds up the year's expenses to a total of $670.00. Henry Brown is John Thompson Brown's father.","Behavior, No. 1. distinguished; Industry, No. 1. distinguished; Scholarship, No. 1. distinguished (1) \"If under the article scholarship, a student is marked No. 1 distinguished (1), he is considered as ranking among the first in his class.\" (From printed explanation of the report.) John Thompson Brown is of the sophomore class at Princeton.","Scope and Contents \"Once the busy scene of commercial enterprise...now lifeless and inactive.\" Concerning Lynchburg.","Scope and Contents The University of Virginia is established at Charlottesville with an annual appropriation of $15,000; news of a threat of slave uprisings in Fredericksburg.","John Thompson Brown is of the junior class at Princeton. Two reports. Printed document signed. Similar reports to that of 1818. Warning is added to the September report concerning excessive expenditures by students: \"the trustees of the college give this notice to the parents and guardians of the youth, that they ought to pay no debt contracted in this town, which they have not specifically authorized.\"","Endorsed: \"Collegians mei consocui.\" He knew 162 fellow students.","On the \"present session of Congress.\"","Scope and Contents Rumor of a great rebellion that has taken place at Princeton; the Missouri question.","John Thompson Brown is of the senior class of Princeton.","A Fourth of July oration supporting the idea of colonizing the free Negroes in Africa.","The content is on his trip to the South. 15 pages. Autographed document.","\"My father may justly complain of the great sums which he has expended on me, but his kindness shall not be abused much longer, as I hope to be in a situation to support myself.\" Endorsed: \"Brother J.--after his return from Princeton went South--through the Cherokee Nation [Alabama and Georgia] to Pensacola, and on to New Orleans--thence to Cuba and returned to U. States in the U.S. Frigate 'Hornet,' as a guest of the officers. Samuel T. Brown.\"","A gambling scrape he was involved in; asks his father's forgiveness.","\"Chancellor Taylor has been of incalculable service to me in the study of law.\" (Needham was a law school operated by Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County in the years 1821-1836.)","These are the continuous drafts of a multiple of letters, continued July 8, 1831, Petersburg. The first section consists of musings and youthful recollections; the second is a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.","Letter from Alexander M. Jackson, at New London, to John Thompson Brown, regarding the marriage of Dr. Steptoe.","Notes made at Judge Taylor's Law School.","License to practice law in the superior and inferior courts of this Commonwealth (Virginia).","Musings on friendship and the wise behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.","A letter introducing John Thompson Brown when he went to Clarksburg to set up practice.","44 pages. Musings written on a trip through Virginia: thoughts on a disappointing love affair; notes on \"Crab Orchard\" and the \"Creek Nation\" --the latter were to be incorporated into an Independence Day address delivered in Petersburg in 1831.","Scope and Contents Impressions of Clarksburg; the countryside is beautiful and the land very rich, but \"The people have no money and are wretchedly poor and lazy...\"","His plans to establish himself.","The following newspaper clippings and pamphlets are included in a bound scrap book, with endorsements and were undoubtedly collected by John Thompson Brown himself.","Concerning \"...Mr. Jefferson...the disclosure of his poverty...\"","Concerning \"several cases of contempt of court, occurring in various parts of the Union, in which the punishment inflicted, has been made a subject of grievous complaint.\"","Concerning \"The President's message.\"","Report of a committee, appointed to enquire into the nature and extent of the evils arising from the present unsettled state of Land Titles on the Western Waters of Virginia","Speech in Committee of the Whole, Jan. 13th, Saturday.","A Bill authorizing a loan of $6,000.00 on the credit of the state, for the construction of Turnpike Road from Winchester to Parkersburg by way of Clarksburg, being under consideration.","\"Sir:--I have read in the \"Intelligencer\" of the 9th inst. your communications to the Editors of the paper, in which you remark, substantially, that the only Candidate to represent the town of Petersburg in the General Assembly is a stranger to most voters...Not doubting that I am the person alluded to...,\" signed John Thompson Brown\".","\"The following copy of a Petition to the Legislature of Virginia, we insert at the request of a number of our Citizens.\"","32 pages. \"On motion of Mr. Brown of Petersburg, the report of the committee on slaves, free Negroes and mulattoes, and the amendment of Mr. Preston were taken up; when Mr. Brown rose and addressed the house as follows:...\"","\"The bill to amend an act authorizing the Board of Public Works to subscribe on behalf of the Commonwealth, to the stock of the Petersburg Rail Road, was read a third time. Mr. Brown said...\"","\"Andrew Jackson was unanimously recommended to the Citizens of Virginia, as the next President. \"Mr. Miller of Powhatan then submitted the following Resolution...\"(Concerning the Vice-President). Mr. Brown of Petersburg, then submitted the following by way of substitute for the above...\"","Correspondence while Brown established himself in Clarksburg, and while representing Harrison County in the General Assembly. The material in this box covers the period 1825 to 1829, when John Thompson Brown was resident of Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia). In this period John Thompson Brown wrote some of the \"Letters to the Editor,\" printed in the Clarksburg Enquirer, contained in the scrap book noted above in Box 14. A draft of a part of the letter concerning the poverty of Mr. Jefferson is to be found in this box (1825). In July 1826, John Thompson Brown wrote to his brother Henry Brown, Jr. of his aim to run for the U.S. Congress. In 1827 he was elected to the House of Delegates; he was re-elected in 1828 and 1829. This box also contains various printed and manuscript material touching upon his career in the General Assembly. By the end of 1829, John Thompson Brown had established himself in Clarksburg, built a house, and planned to buy into a partnership in a store to advance his financial position. In a letter of March 23, 1829 he mentions his desire to run in the next election for the U.S. Congress.","\"...the friends of Old Hickory...hear Adamses success spoken of and the probability of Clay's being made Secretary of State...\"","Encloses a legal opinion concerning sheriffs, which his father apparently requested.","A flowery letter to an old friend from Princeton. \"I have acquired some little reputation at the bar and a practice that supports me very decently.\"","Draft of an address to an investigating group (perhaps a grand jury), with endorsement: \"1. Act against cutting down trees. 2. Act providing for a good and sufficient jail.\"","This is part of a printed letter concerning \"Mr. Jefferson the disclosure of his poverty...\" over the signature Alexander. (See bound scrapbook, the last item in Box 14.)","Desire of John Thompson Brown to run for the U.S. Congress or for a seat in the General Assembly. Suggests that Henry Brown send $1,000.00 to help achieve this.","\"I find that there is a serious and, I believe, a somewhat general wish to bring me out for the Legislature.\"","\"I am a candidate for the Legislature at the next election...\"","An announcement of the candidacy of John Thompson Brown for the General Assembly. He reviews what he considers to be the most important problems of the day, and discusses (1) the invasion of State sovereignty by the Federal program of \"internal development,\" (2) the harm done to Southern farmers by import duties, (3) the calling of a Constitutional Convention for the state of Virginia, (4) the dangers of the uncontrolled banking system.","Scope and Contents His election to the General Assembly; hope of election to the U.S. Congress, and the purchase of a four acre lot in town. In the first letter which John Thompson Brown wrote from the House of Delegates he said \"I have not taken much part in the debates of the House and do not expect to do so...\"","The note is \"in regard to the question whether Clinton or Calhoun should run as Vice-President on the Jackson ticket\"","His ride to Richmond in a coach with other, more experienced law-makers, \"having been, as you predicted, greatly edified and instructed by a coach-full of legislators 'big with the cares of state.\"","Full title: \"Report of a Committee Appointed To Enquire Into The Nature And Extent Of The Evils Arising From The Present Unsettled State Of Land Titles On The Western Waters Of Virginia, And To Devise A Remedy Therefor, With Leave To Report A Bill Or Otherwise\" 6 pages. 2 copies.","3 copies.","Petition to the General Assembly for a divorce.","Petition to the General Assembly for a divorce.","Autographed document.","Autographed document.","\"Resolving that members of the House of Delegates be requested to unite...in advancing the cause of this Society before the General Assembly of Virginia.\"","On John Thompson Brown's speech: \"considered the most able one that had been delivered in the House in 5 years.\"","\"Our Society, in the success of which, you are pleased to express so deep an interest, is I believe, making sure progress.\"","His legislature activities and speeches. \"I am a Jackson man like yourself but not perfectly orthodox, as you would say, on the subject of States Rights. I published my opinions, pamphlet of 30 pages, 12 months ago and will send you a copy...\"","Physical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Deptartment F 247 H3B73. The second copy is located in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, under the same call number as above. 17 pages. A report to his constituents on such matters as (1) the state Constitutional Convention, (2) the lottery for the Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, (3) county elections, (4) the bill abolishing the chancery Courts and establishing a Superior Court, (5) a Turnpike to their area (defeated by the \"Eastern People\"), (6) the proposed Baltimore Railroad and (7) the settling of the question of land titles in Western Virginia. Included in the pamphlet are the full texts of the report of the committee on this subject, which he chaired, and the bill proposed by the committee.","Comment on the land titles, Chancery court bills.","Scope and Contents \"Even now I am as comfortably situated as I could desire and shall support myself hereafter without any further drafts on your goodness...\"","Scope and Contents Now well situated in his \"mansion,\" he discusses his prospects for Congress and of his plan to \"offer 2 years hence.\"","Order appointing John Thompson Brown Adjutant of the 11th Regiment, Virginia Militia.","5 items. Autographed document.","Notes are initialed \"J. T. B.'s\".","Endorsed: \"McConley's System of Sword Tactics.\"","Reflections on people met at the Medicinal Springs, as contrasted with those of his constituency.","Scope and Contents In February, he forwards a copy of sheriff's commission to his father. During the year he borrows $400.00 for payments on his house in Clarksburg, and by the end of the year his father has agreed to advance enough capital for him to become a partner in a mercantile business. Upon the conclusion of the 1828-1829 session of the General Assembly, he writes that he will be a candidate once more, then run for Congress. In the letter of March 23rd, he writes that opposition has arisen \"on account of some laws we had passed last session authorizing the county court to levy a tax for repairing roads and bridges.\" On March 23rd he relates his experiences in Washington at the inauguration of Jackson: on December 14th he predicts that the basis of votes for whites will be surrendered in the formation of the new State constitution.","Suggests they ride together to Alexandria, then go to Richmond by boat.","The Virginia Constitutional Convention: \"I had an opportunity of hearing the most distinguished members of the body--Mr. Madison and Mr. Marshall among the rest...\"","Correspondence from after his marriage to Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg (May 1830), and his move to that city, which he represented in the General Assembly in 1831. Also includes over one hundred toasts given at various occasions. The change which was to occur in the life and fortunes of John Thompson Brown in the year 1830 is forecast in the first letter of this box, a letter received by Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg circa December 1829, in which there is a discussion of \"Mr. B.\" Three months later (March 18, 1830) in a letter to his father, John Thompson Brown announces his intention of leaving Clarksburg, and of his need for a horse and sulky so that he may arrive in Petersburg in a manner which should \"avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution.\" The next letter in the collection (May 9, 1830), in draft, contains an account of his wedding, a wedding which was attended by no members of his immediate family. Subsequent letters tell of the generosity of the new father-in-law John V. Willcox in the gift of a town house \"provided with servants,\" a draft of $1500, and the promise of as much more as he asks (July 22, 1830). Yet the position is not satisfactory and because John Thompson Brown feels that he is losing his independence, he returns to Clarksburg with the intention of resettling there and sending for his wife (May 2, 1831). During a four week visit to Harrison County, he finds his political position has declined (June 7, 1831), so he returns to Petersburg, and is invited to make the Independence Day address for the town (June 8, 1831). As a result of this address (and the good influence of his father-in-law) he is nominated to represent the town in the House of Delegates, and is elected without opposition (September 26, 1831). He successfully sponsors a bill in the Assembly for the Petersburg Railroad (28 December 1831), is appointed Judge of Elections for the Petersburg Office of the Bank of Virginia (December 29, 1831), and is sought as a sponsor of a new newspaper which is being established in Richmond (October 20, 1831). Of particular interest is a letter to his nephew outlining his philosophy of life and advising the young man on his future (October 3, 1831). A report of the slave insurrection in Southhampton is described in a letter of September 26, 1831. At the end of this box are collected more than a hundred drafts of toasts made by John Thompson Brown.","A friend writes regarding \"Mr. B.,\" \"a man of boundless pride and diffidence. His attachment was cut down in the bud and You, my sweetest Mary, have hoped whilst he desponded...\"","\"My friends, Webster, Goffard, and others believed I could certainly be elected to Congress next Spring...I wish to appear at P[etersburg]in a manner which would probably be expected and to avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution. Henry is to get me a sulky, horse, etc., and if you can spare this additional sum you may hand it over to him...\"","\"Our nuptials took place at the time expected and I cannot say that there was any other allay to my happiness, than that neither you nor any of my near relatives were present.\"","Scope and Contents On his honeymoon: \"Peronneau Finley travels with us, as one of our immediate party. Mr. Willcox, Sr., and three of his friends are going to N. York to the races. They came with us thus far...\" There is much discussion about where they will live, but, \"I think it probable we shall reside in Petersburg...\"","On his Washington visit: \"we remained a week, were introduced to the President, etc., heard some interesting debates and saw all the great men of the nation...My situation is in all respects agreeable.\"","Congratulations on her marriage coupled with much advice.","Scope and Contents After a visit with his father, he writes: \"I have nothing to add on the subject of my future arrangements. I shall pursue the course which you seemed to approve when we were together.\" He writes later that Mr. Willcox has turned over to them his town house \"furnished with servants\u0026amp;quot;; in another letter: \"He handed me a check for $1,500 and said that I should always have as much as I wanted...\"","Sends advice to his younger brother and, and account of his own situation.","Scope and Contents Letters from Harrison County report that \"the District needs me badly...but it is too late...\"","\"I regret that you have temporarily declined public life--for I would not believe you have abondoned it altogether.\"","Scope and Contents Autographed draft. Advice given to a young man summarizing John Thompson Brown's own philosophy of life.","Scope and Contents On his return to Harrison County, \"I found that my position here was to be too dependent...\"","\"At a meeting of the citizens of Petersburg...'Resolved, that John Thompson Brown, Esq., he appointed Orator of the Day'.\"","Autographed drafts. The first important public speech of John Thompson Brown, in Petersburg, one which appears to have established his reputation, and which influenced his decision to remain there.","Regarding his Independence Day address; the wisdom of his brother's decision to visit England.","Physical Location: See 25 April 1822, Box-folder 14:21, These are the continuous drafts of multiple letters. This draft concerns the second part which contains a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.","Scope and Contents On July 25, he states that his brother has left on the packet for Baltimore on the way to Liverpool. Concerning his \"reasons of my determining not to remove to Harrison.\" On September 14 he writes that his wife has given birth to a son, who will be named Henry Peronneau, \"after you and my friend Peronneau Finley.\"","Scope and Contents A letter from Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown to John Thompson Brown encloses the letter from Henry Brown Jr. Henry Brown, Jr. writes of his journey, as a result of which \"I become more and more an American in feeling and principle...\"","Scope and Contents \"I was elected without opposition after announcing my sentiments freely and boldly.\" News of an insurrection of Negroes in Southampton (Nat Turner), \"they killed 55 persons, mainly women and children.\"","Gives his opinions on the education of his nephew, Edward. He approves strongly of the emphasis on science to be found at West Point; on going to college among the Yankees: \"I partake in some measure of the prejudice against them--but think nevertheless that...southern firewould be none the worse for being somewhat cooled by the northern frost.\"","A new newspaper is proposed for the city of Richmond.","A request for help in covering a $3,000 debt to \"sharpers.\" Endorsed by Windham Robertson.","Scope and Contents Describes the quarters he has for his wife and son. On the main question of the day he writes: \"I think no measure can or ought to be taken now for the abolition of slavery...\"","Concerning \"the bill now before the Legislature on the subject of our (Rail) Road.\"","Appointment of John Thompson Brown as judge of the election for directors of the Bank of Virginia in Petersburg.","Two speeches given before the House of Delegates, published in pamphlet form: The speech of John Thompson Brown, in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the Abolition of Slavery; Speech of John Thompson Brown, (of Petersburg,) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, in Committee of the Whole, on the State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina. The important and exciting national political events of the years 1832 and 1833, as they affected the people of Virginia, are seen through the eyes of John Thompson Brown in the items included in this box. A member from Petersburg in the House of Delegates of the Virginia Assembly, John Thompson Brown was placed in a position of leadership and strongly influenced the decisions taken in those critical years. His speech on the abolition of slavery was considered so important that Judge Henry St. George Tucker and others raised the money to have it printed (18 January 1832). He was a member of the Virginia delegation to the national convention of the Republican Party; his resolution of the Vice-Presidential nominee (21-22 May 1832) was the one adopted by the Virginia caucus. As Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates, the question of President Jackson's moves against the United States Bank was of particular concern to him (9 April 1833). Great excitement was aroused by South Carolina's threat of nullification. John Thompson Brown was a member of the Committee on Federal Relations, and his substitute motion on the question is included in this box, as well as his speech on The State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina, delivered 5 January 1833, also published in pamphlet form. John Thompson Brown was invited to be a Director of the Petersburg Railroad which he declined (7 May 1832), and was considered for the position of U.S. Senator, although he felt that he was not qualified by years or experience (December 1832). An interesting report of his meeting with President Jackson is included in a letter from John Thompson Brown to his wife (23 May 1832). Also included in this box are letters from John Tyler, William Cabell Rives, and William Segar Archer (7 February, 3 March 1833). Two poems, possibly written by John Thompson Brown, clipped from a newspaper, signed Julian are included at the end of this box. 81 items.","Scope and Contents Writes of the fortunes of the (Petersburg) Railroad Bill in the House of Delegates and State Senate.","Information regarding Rensselaer School. Samuel T. Brown, younger brother of John Thompson Brown, appears to have been interested in this school.","In this important speech John Thompson Brown took up several proposals for the freeing of slaves, including that of Thomas Jefferson, as submitted to the Legislature by Jefferson Randolph, his grandson, and argued against each.","Scope and Contents \"My speech on abolition has had great eclat--a fund has been raised for publishing it in pamphlet form for general distribution... Judges [Henry St. George] Tucker and Brookehave taken active part in puffing the speech.\" He also reports, \"I have carried my Railroad Bill...and shall enjoy the credit of effecting it by my personal influence.\"","Physical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, E 449 L45. 47 pages. Includes in a \"Postscript\" an answer to a statement in The Enquirer over the signature of Jefferson [Randolph]. Reference is made to a remark made in The Wig that his argument \"had been far surpassed by the discussion of the subject by a stripling . Mr. Brown of Petersburg.\" General Assembly. Committee on Federal relations. Official Document Nos. 14, 15, 16.","Concerning a suggested amendment for the Circuit Court Law.","He cannot give his nephew, Edward Steptoe, an appointment to West Point because he has used his appointment for the session. \"...the Senate is involved in the Tariff discussion...The farther I have gone into it the more thoroughly have I convinced myself of its tyrannical and oppressive character.\"","A resolution from the Petersburg Rail Road Company to tender thanks for \"the zeal and ability with which our Delegate John T. Brown, Esq. and our Senator, William Old, Esq. have exerted in procuring passage of the said (Rail Road) act.\"","This is the resolution presented by John Thompson Brown and reported in a newspaper article of this date preserved in the scrapbook to be found in Box 14.","James Murray Mason (1798-1871).","Scope and Contents \"I send you 2 copies of John's speech (on Slavery) and a paper with one of Jefferson Randolph's in reply to him.\"","Declines appointment as a member of the Board of Directors of the Petersburg Railroad.","5 pages. Autographed draft. Notes on the convention of the whole party and of the Virginia Caucus. At the latter the resolution of John Thompson Brown. was adopted, viz. that Virginia's vote should go first to P. P. Barbour for Vice-President, and when there was no longer a reasonable prospect of his selection, to Van Buren.","\"...on last evening we went to the President who is in excellent health and fine spirits. Many persons here, including some members of Congress from Virginia, seem to be much dissatisfied with our proceedings at Baltimore...\"","Scope and Contents To his youngest brother, attending college, regarding the health of Henry, Jr.","On the death of Finley's brother.","The family has traveled south to escape an epidemic of Cholera.","Scope and Contents In the letter of December 3, he discusses the election of U.S. Senators, stating that Mr. Leigh is out because of his opposition to President Jackson. Among those mentioned for the position are Judge Henry St. George Tucker, John Randolph Rives, and himself, though he feels that he has neither the years nor the experience for the position. President Jackson's message on the U.S. Bank is discussed. On nullification he writes: \"It will, I fear, be an exciting subject and one of engrossing interest...South Carolina is unquestionably wrong and as long as she remains in the Union, must obey its laws...\"","The possibility of his appointment as Senator to supply the vacancy left by Mr. Tazewell.","Excitement in Washington caused by the President's proclamation on nullification debate.","2 items. Autographed draft.","Regarding the removal of deposits from the U.S. Bank by the Federal Government.","Scope and Contents \"I was rather mortified at making a very poor speech [on Federal Relations] in the House today...To avoid misrepresentation I shall have to write out my speech...\"","4 pages. Doc. No. 14. Report of the Committee on Federal Relations Doc. No. 15. Mr. Marshall's Substitute to the Report... Doc. No. 16. Mr. M'dowell's Amendment to Mr. Marshall's Substitute,... Opinion on proceedings in South Carolina, the proclamation by Andrew Jackson, and \"the communication of the governor of this Commonwealth on the same subject.\"","Delivered January 5, 1833. Richmond: Thomas W. White, printer. 1833. 42 pages. 3 copies. After stating his opposition to protective tariffs, John Thompson Brown argued that they result from \"a perversion of the spirit and intent of the Constitution, rather than a violation of its literal principles.\" He compliments the Chief Magistrate of the United States on his general policy but disputes the Proclamation of the President on other grounds, basing his argument on The Law of Nationsby E. de Vattel. As to the action of South Carolina, he contends that there is no possibility of nullification under the Constitution, but that the redress of the wrong done in the tariff act must come by recourse to the Supreme Court, to the \"Co-states\" acting in Congress, and if necessary, by an amendment to the Constitution.","\"Substitute Submitted By Mr. Brown, Petersburg, For the Amended Report of the Committee on Federal Relations\"","Compliments John Thompson Brown on his resolutions.","Scope and Contents \"I was anxious myself that Virginia should maintain an impartial and just attitude toward both S. Carolina and the President, but far the greater part of the Assembly seemed in favour of going into one extreme or other . . . whereas I thought there was error on both sides...\" He remarks that Edward [Steptoe]has been successful in getting his appointment to West Point \"obtained (by Mr. Archer, the Senator) as a favour to me\u0026amp;quot; but \"without...your letter...the application could scarcely have been successful.\"","2 copies. Printed manuscript.","Appointment of Edward Steptoe to West Point; report of the enforcing bill in the President's proclamation, and the Tariff Bill.","Scope and Contents In July he announces the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents On the Force Bill and the Bank of the U.S.","The two items are signed Julian. \"On seeing Miss ____ at Clarksburg,\" and \"Julian Abandoning His Muse.\" Possibly written by John Thompson Brown about this period.","Written by John Thompson Brown, Petersburg.","Letters written by John Thompson Brown during portions of the 1833-1834 and the 1834-1835 sessions of the General Assembly. The manuscripts begin with letters reporting the legislative battle fought and lost against the Portsmouth-Norfolk road which John Thompson Brown believed would have disastrous effects on the future of Petersburg (January 1834). Near the end of the box are letters concerning John Thompson Brown's battle fought with fists and canes in the halls of the State Capitol with a fellow representative John Hampden Pleasants (January 1835). The fracas resulted from a heated debate on the election of a U.S. Senator. John Thompson Brown was one of those mentioned for the position of U.S. Senator (December 1834), but his youth (28 years) was against him and he did not enjoy the rough and tumble of party politics then developing. Also of interest are the draft of a speech delivered on the occasion of the death of Lafayette (9 July 1834), and two notebooks used by John Thompson Brown as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates (January 1835). 44 items.","News that his brother, Samuel, is ill at Harvard.","Reports on his progress at the college.","Scope and Contents His attempts to defeat the Norfolk rail road in the Assembly; family news.","Scope and Contents \"All is lost except our honour. The Portsmouth Bill [Norfolk railroad] has passed...our town [Petersburg] is prostrated...but the ancient spirit of our little town, which Mr. Madison called the 'cockade of the old Dominion' is not dead.\"","A patent for producing domestic salt.","Election of a U.S. Senator, for which he has been mentioned; Mr. Leigh's election. At the end of February and beginning of March he is kept in bed with an illness.","Gives his views of the political situation, mentioning the message President Jackson sent to Congress with the \"Force Bill,\" the President's plans for the Bank of the U.S., and objections to Van Buren and \"the N. York system of tactics which he will bring with him.\"","Scope and Contents Plans for Samuel, John Thompson Brown's brother, to start his study of law with him.","John J. Allen (1797-1871)","Scope and Contents Sold bank shares to help his brother go into business for himself; gives advice on racing horses.","Draft of a speech delivered in Petersburg on the occasion of the death of Lafayette. 43 pages. Endorsed: \"To my sons, should they ever read it.\"","Report of his progress at the U.S. Military Academy. John Thompson Brown is the uncle of Edward J. Steptoe.","Draft of a letter sending condolences for the death of a sister and congratulations on the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents His resignation from the U.S. Senate.","Scope and Contents \"No subject arouses anybody except the senatorial election.\"","He offers to place all his monetary resources at the service of his brother in his new business venture.","3 letters, 1 draft. On the 17th he prepared a draft of a letter, which he sent on the 20th, giving an account of a fight in the halls of the General Assembly between himself and John Hampden Pleasants.","A letter of apology for the battle fought in the halls of the Virginia Capitol.","An account of his speech which was \"better received than anything I have ever made.\"","A speech \"...upon the Election of a Senator in Congress: Delivered in the House of Delegates of Virginia\". 28 pages. Printed book. Points out the importance of this election for \"future political events and party combinations in the state,\" and defends the incumbent, Mr. Leigh.","Written by John Thompson Brown. 70 pages. Autographed Manuscript. Prepared for use in the Finance Committee of the House of Deputies.","Notes on taxes, license fees, and the like, prepared by John Thompson Brown for use on the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates. 116 pages.","Letters from February 1835, until his death in November 1836; manuscripts of four articles written to oppose the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President. The closing sessions of the State Legislature of 1834-1835 are reported in the letters at the beginning of this box. The party spirit runs high in Petersburg as the \"Jackson party\" opposes John Thompson Brown (March 1835). He is involved in a street fight with an opponent in which he receives a black eye, but the argument is made up after he wins the election (April 1835). Before the next session of the legislature, John Thompson Brown is occupied in collecting more material on the question of slavery (August 1835), and prepared three long drafts written in opposition to the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President of the U.S. Undated drafts of notes on legal cases are included at the end of the 1835 section. Henry Brown, Jr., the brother of John Thompson Brown, died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to Philadelphia and New York for his Lynchburg store. The trip of John Thompson Brown to meet the body of his brother, and his activity in settling his brother's affairs in Lynchburg are reported in the letters included in this box. At the end of July he takes his family to his father's home, Otter Hills, near New London in Campbell County, for the funeral sermon of Henry Brown, Jr. While there he contracts an illness which keeps him there until his death on 26 November 1836. 104 items.","Announces the birth of a son, John Thompson Brown II, and tells his brother that he had ordered $2800 placed to his account to support the store that he had opened.","Scope and Contents Political activity in Petersburg.","Scope and Contents \"The Jackson party has brought out the most popular man in Petersburg against...it is quite likely he will beat me.\"","Scope and Contents On April 18 he writes, \"I was elected by a majority of 37 (13 of which were from Richmond).\" There is also a report of a street fight between John Thompson Brown and \"a Jackson man.\"","Concerning the chances of Van Buren to carry Virginia in the election.","Plans to retire from politics and seek a position as Judge of the courts.","He has sent a box of books to help him in his law studies, and describes a visit by his old friend Peronneau Finley and his family.","Writes to his father about plans to visit him.","Scope and Contents Drafts on the subject of the northern resolutions on slavery, particularly those recently passed in Portland and Boston. 3 items.","4 items. Autographed draft.","Scope and Contents Family discussion, especially concerned with the sisters who were yet to find husbands.","Notice of the election of John Thompson Brown as an honorary member of the Jefferson Society.","The content is on the stand of Mr. Van Buren on emancipation. 28 numbered columns. Signed \"Mr. Brown.\"","Notes on this topic.","Notes on this topic. Also includes an additional 2 page insertion.","Notes on this topic. The series of drafts is in opposition to Martin Van Buren, candidate for the President of the United States. 48 pages.","Good reports of the new business venture of his brother, Henry Brown, Jr.","To his brother, on a buying trip to New York; political prospects now look bright, but \"the state is lost\" to the Anti-Van Buren forces.","Commission as Captain in the Cavalry of the Virginia Militia. Signed by Wyndham Robertson.","Signed Captain John Thompson Brown.","Scope and Contents John Thompson Brown writes five letters from Hobson's Inn, Homes, Otter Hills, and Lynchburg. On the trip to accompany his sister-in-law and the body of Henry Brown, Jr. back to the family home, Otter Hills. Henry Brown, Jr. died while on a shopping trip to New York for supplies for his Lynchburg store.","The body of Henry Brown, Jr. was taken that morning for Virginia.","On the death of her father, Henry Brown Brown, Jr.","Scope and Contents Taking inventory at the store of his late brother; preparing to settle his estate.","Scope and Contents Reports on the stocktaking in the store of Henry Brown, Jr. On July 19 he wrote that he was coming to his father's place on the Sunday next to hear his brother's funeral preached. This is the last letter from John Thompson Brown to his father, for on that visit to Otter Hills he was taken with the illness from which he died.","On the disposal of the store inventory; sends a piano to her.","Mourning his brother's death, he makes arrangements for his own family to join him. (This is the last letter written by John Thompson Brown preserved in this collection.)","The niece of John Thompson Brown writes to her uncle regarding the recent death of her father, Henry Brown, Jr.","A Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes regarding the settling of the store business.","Enclosures: \"A lock of the hair of John Thompson Brown, 29 years\" envelope marked, \"For sister Mary from my dear brother John's Grave, Nov. 13th, 1845, Mrs. Alice Brown Worthington,\" with clover leaves inside.","Signed Robert B. Bolling, Chairman. A resolution in memory of John Thompson Brown.","Signed D. M. Bernard, Clerk. Endorsement by James MacFarland, Jr., to Mrs. John Thompson Brown.","Condolences on the death of her husband.","A resolution that the members wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days in honor of John Thompson Brown, by William A. Dod.","A copy of the unanimous resolution of the House of Delegates in memory of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of grief written by Mrs. Brown to her father-in-law. Mrs. Mary E. Brown is the widow of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of consolation.","In service as Executors of John Thompson Brown.","Drafts.","Includes: A dramatic sketch, Kentucky Land Laws, Goosawattee Indians, and map of the region around Bedford, Virginia. 40 pages.","16 pages. Draft.","5 pages. Autographed draft. Incomplete.","The bounties offered for Indian scalps in Bedford between 1755 and 1758.","11 items. Autographed document.","A large folded ink drawing of a building \"taken from the Colonade of the Temple of Minerva Parthenon at Athens,\" with notes of construction details.","Papers of John Thompson Brown, Colonel of 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery who was killed in action in 1864. Included are letters concerning a disagreement with William Nelson Pendleton. Papers also include correspondence of his son, Henry Peronneau Brown and his son's wife Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown as well as newspaper clippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker and the correspondence of Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman. There are also nineteenth century engravings. Boxes 20 - 24.","Correspondence, commissions, receipts, etc., of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, killed in action on May 6, 1864; his drafts of speeches in defense of slavery. This box contains the papers from the period after the death of John Thompson Brown, and concern John Thompson Brown II, born in 1835, some 18 months before the death of his father. One letter (November 20, 1844) lists the courses studied by boys at the ages of 9, 11, and 13; a travel book gives an interesting picture of Europe (May 4, 1857); and a draft of a letter describes the bleedings to which a tourist entering Italy had to submit. John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by the members of his company (December 1, 1859). Also included are notes of speeches made to rouse war enthusiasm. The receipt for a saber and belt (April 23, 1861) mark the beginning of action, and other records follow John Thompson Brown II's rise to Major, then to Colonel. His request for a transfer to a more active field of war and an extended argument with his commanding officer, Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton, are of interest. The box concludes with items which appear to have been on the person of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, when he was killed in action on 6 May 1864. 83 items.","Lists the courses in school taken by a nine year old boy and his two brothers, Wilicox, 11 years old, and Peronneau, 13 years old.","58 pages. Draft.","Certifies that John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by viva voce vote of the members of his company.","References to Douglas and the threat to slavery.","Concerns the raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown, October 19, 1859, and the treatment of him as a martyr in the North. 5 pages. Autographed draft.","\"I greatly fear that the time has passed when great questions of State equality are to be settled in the Halls of Congress...this settlement requires powder and ball...\"","2 copies.","3 items.","Report on ammunition on hand.","3 items.","2 items. Court Martial action taken for refusal to do guard duty, by a trooper under the command of Colonel John Thompson Brown II.","4 items.","Request for transfer, with his command, to the Division of General D. H. Hills, so that he might be more actively engaged.","3 items.","Draft of a suggestion for winter furloughs in order to extend the length of service in the fighting season.","Published by West and Johnson, Richmond.","4 items.","13 items.","Concerning a dispute arising between the two over John Thompson Brown's command.","Signed by W. H. Taylor and Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton. 4 items.","Scope and Contents 4 items.","4 items. Autographed document signed.","Receipt for whitewashing two rooms.","Request the return of his report on the battle of Chancellorsville so that he might submit it to General Stuart.","4 items.","Papers which appear to have been on John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Gift list and cover addressed to Jackson's Reserve Artillery, near Bowling Green, Caroline County","Book containing several commissions, leather bound.","2 copies. Printed material.","5 items. Newspaper clipping.","Autograph poem and newspaper text; \"Lines written on seeing 'Rifle' the war-horse of Col. J. T. B....\" from the Richmond Dispatch.","The marker titled \"Thompson Brown\" has blue ribbons attached.","The papers relating to the oldest son of John Thompson Brown, Henry Peronneau Brown, begin with letters written by his mother Mrs. Mary E. Brown. She expresses concern that her son is more interested in affairs other than his studies (March 1, 1849). His school career is traced briefly through his years at the University of Virginia (June 28, 1851). The letters exchanged between Henry Peronneau Brown and his fiancee, Frances Bland Coalter, 1858, lead into the family correspondence which completes this box. (Other letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her family are found in Box 6, Coalter and Tucker Papers.) From May, 1861, all letters are concerned with the war. Letters written by John Coalter II, to his sister Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown in 1878 give a graphic picture of the struggle made by a southern farmer to re-establish himself after the war. 108 items.","Scope and Contents Letters written to Samuel T. Brown while he was in Charleston, South Carolina and New London, Virginia. The widow of John Thompson Brown writes with concern about her oldest son, Peronneau, who is attending school in South Carolina. He was devoting too much time to outdoor affairs of college life and not enough to his studies.","Scope and Contents Congratulating him on his success at Charleston College; a proposed biography of John Thompson Brown.","Concerning Henry Peronneau Brown, attending the University of Virginia.","Receipt for 65 pounds of ice to Henry Peronneau Brown from Long and Stevens, Petersburg.","Scope and Contents 5 letters. Affectionate letters to her fiance.","Scope and Contents In August she writes to console Mrs. Brown on the death of her mother, Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.","Scope and Contents \"We are all as glad, dear Fanny, that your home is so lovely and you are so happy...for its mountain scenery.\"","Scope and Contents Concerning the failing health of their mother.","Consolations on the death of Mrs. Coalter.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking.","Scope and Contents Cover lacking.","Concerning the loss of an infant.","Letter to his sister, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.","Scope and Contents Eight calling cards in a cover addressed to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown","The bachelor brother of Mrs. Brown writes that his loneliness on an out-of-the-way plantation is heading him to the madhouse.","Scope and Contents She writes of the ladies making vests and shirts for the soldiers. News that the Yankees have landed at Hampton; the first of the war casualties in the family.","Making clothes for the army: \"1500 yards have just been received which we are to turn our attention to at once.\"","His house was set afire and cannon are firing all about. Comments on \"the tennessee company...the roughest men you ever saw...\"","Scope and Contents The wife of John Thompson Brown II, is in \"this antiquated spot\u0026amp;quot; because her husband was drilling some new troops and sent for her to join him.","From Stanley, the family home, to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown","Their brother, Henry, is at a camp near Williamsburg; the other brother, John, is in Richmond.","\"...adjoining the lands of Henry Peronneau Brown and others.\"","\"I am sorry Henry's name is not in the list of exchanged prisoners...\"","Scope and Contents Written while Henry was a prisoner at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, to his sister.","Receipt for wheat delivered. Signed A. Wynne and L. Hatchet.","Request for someone to serve the Presbyterian Church at Tappahannock.","A bill brought in Chancery Court by John R. Bryan against H. B. Tomlin, executor of St. George Tucker Coalter. The settlement of the John Randolph estate which was in litigation for many years.","Refuses a request for $500 by his nephew; recommends that he stop drinking.","Receipt for wages.","2 items. Printed document signed.","Accounts with stores. 3 items. Printed document signed.","Note written on an early \"penny post card.\"","Scope and Contents Letters written to his sister as he made a start in farming after the end of the war: \"I have not the means to buy me a suit of clothes.\" Later he added: \"I never was as poor in my life before as I am now...I have not spent during the whole year on myself more than $10...\"","First mention of Cassie Tucker, who was later to marry John Thompson Brown III.","A request for a purchase of a case of \"56 Home Remedies.\"","2 items.","4 items. Printed document signed.","Writes of Cassie Tucker, wife of John Thompson Brown III. \"You have introduced into your home a very sunbeam.\"","The letter is addressed to \"Fanny\", his sister-in-law, and concerns the death of John Coalter II.","Statement concerning the trust for Mrs. Fanny B. Brown (Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown).","2 items. Autographed document.","The letters in this box concerning John Thompson Brown III, begin with one from his mother, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown, the former Frances Bland Coalter. There are 6 report cards from The University School, Petersburg, Virginia (1877-1879). Of interest is a pamphlet of Resolutions Passed in 1894, 1895, and 1896...Denouncing the Bedford High School Act. Many of the letters in the collection are from Mrs. Cynthia B. Tucker Coleman to her niece Cassie (Mrs. John Thompson Brown III). Letters from the children, John Thompson Brown IV, Frances Brown, and Henry Peronneau Brown II, are included as well as photographs of some members of the family and pictures of the family home, Ivy Cliff, Bedford County (formerly Otter Hill) the home of Captain Henry Brown, great grandfather of John Thompson Brown III. At the end of the box is a notebook containing sermons copied out by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown for her son John Thompson Brown III. 80 items. (John Thompson Brown III, son of Henry Peronneau Brown, who married Cassie Tucker, thus reuniting the family with the Tucker line.)","To her son (John Thompson Brown III) urging him to improve his writing and \"to read your Bible and say your prayers every day.\"","A description of the London Museum and Zoo.","Report cards from University School, some countersigned by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown. 6 items. Printed document signed. Some contain letters by John Thompson Brown III, when the reports were sent home.","Paper written on Martin Luther.","Recommends Bible reading as the antidote for \"the very corrupt sentiments which are scattered through the classical writers.\"","Scope and Contents The recent death of her husband, Dr. Coleman; the serious illness of Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.","Scope and Contents During her illness, Mrs. Brown's children are in the care of Mrs. Coleman.","A child's letter.","Rejoices that Cassie's health is \"entirely restored.\" Beverly Tucker and Braxton Bryan are mentioned as attending an assembly of the clergy at Jamestown.","The letters are addressed to \"Thompson\".","Two photographs, one of John Thompson Brown IV and his sister, Frances Bland Coalter Brown, with a servant, Aunt Jane; the other of the house, Ivy Cliff, originally called Otter Hill. Photostat.","Scope and Contents \"...make haste and get well enough to come home where you are much missed.\"","45 items. Printed document signed.","Includes a separate sermon. Autographed draft signed. \"Given to my son June 5, 1890. Let him read it carefully and may God have mercy on his soul. Amen.\" (Mrs. Frances B. Brown died in September 1894.)","Material related to the Brown and Tucker families after 1900. Accounts of Cary A. Adams are placed at the beginning of the box. Newspaper clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska, relate to Judge John Randolph Tucker. Another member of the family, Captain David Tucker Brown, is represented by two letters (1918, 1919) written from France when he was serving as a member of the American Commission to negotiate peace. Seventeen undated items concerning unidentified persons are grouped at the end of the box. 85 items.","15 items.","Endorsed: \"Pres. of Const. Convention, 1901-2.\"","Editorial from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.","Candidacy for the position of Lieutenant Governor.","Periodical. Pages 125-139. Printed manuscript.","5 items. Newsclippings regarding William B. Allison, Theodore Roosevelt, and \"The Political Situation, 1876-1908\".","Newsclippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker taken from the Nome Daily Nugget, Nome Democrat and Nome Industrial Worker.","Concerning the Farmer's Winter Institute in Agriculture, 1913-1914, of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.","From \"The World\", New York.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. With the \"American Commission to Negotiate Peace.\" There is also mention of John Thompson Brown IV, of Wilmington.","A proclamation by Westmoreland Davis, Governor. Also Includes a song sheet of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. 2 items.","27 items.","Date unknown.","Revolutionary War service claim, draft on the Bank of Virginia, and article surviving soldier's payments. 3 items. Printed document signed.","\"From private who served you on the memorable 8th of Jany, 1815.\"","2 items. Printed document signed.","Invitation from the Royal Geographical Society.","2 items. Autographed draft.","An alphabetical list of flowers with the characteristics of each expressed symbolically.","Newspaper clippings of pictures from engravings, plus some advertisements and copies of publications. Circa 400 items.","20 columns of news clippings from \"Central Presbyterian.\"","3 poems, news clippings and a clipping with sheet music.","Illustrated London News, December 18, 1866.","Christmas supplement from the Illustrated London News, December 18, 1869.","6 clippings of engravings about archaeology.","22 clippings of engravings about farming and husbandry.","8 clippings of engravings of churches destroyed in the Chicago fire.","7 clippings of Civil War engravings.","3 clippings of engravings of zoological topics.","2 clippings of engravings about the Crimea when occupied by Russian.","Supplement to Harper's Monthly.","Weekly cartoons appearing in Harper's Monthly.","14 pages from the April 1872 issue of Hearth and Home.","Clipping of Masthead of Harper's Monthly with an engraving of Clothes and Styles. November 29, 1872.","Cover page of the New York Fireside Companion. November 18, 1873.","Five sections of the November 1873 edition of Frank Leslie's Boys and Girls Weekly.","October 18, 1874 pamphlet \"Pastoral Letter\" written by T.D. Witherspoon.","Four clippings of engravings from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Family Almanac.","Full June 16, 1877 issue of Illustrated Christian Weekly.","Scope and Contents 1883 Calendar sheet for Hiram Sibley \u0026amp; Co., Seedsman, in color.","Large foldout of the family tree of Queen Victoria from the Illustrated London News, \"Jubilee edition.\"","January 1896 price list for U.S. Stamps by N.E. Carter of Delavan, Wisconsin.","Three color illustrations with a poem.","\"The Golden Horseshoe\" pamphlet with illustrations.","Six book sale advertisements by different publishers.","A completed form for \"self-measurement\" for suits by the company, Noah Walker and Co.","Five advertising cards.","Five advertisements for carriages, ranges, safes, etc.","Five sheets of medical advertisements.","Instructions for playing the Monneuse Turkish Tubephone.","38 page notebook with pasted clippings of engravings of different subjects.","Typed transcriptions prepared by Yolande (Lonnie) Dobbs, of material pertaining to John Thompson Brown in boxes 7 to 19. She chose material to transcribe that would \"provide a fuller picture of Brown, his family and his political career at a time in American and Virginian history when a number of significant events were taking place. The issues of slavery, states rights, tariffs, elections of Senators, the Bank of the United States, presidential elections and the changing political parties were issues of vital importance to John Thompson Brown.\" Transcribed from 1998-2005. CD of transcriptions is available.","Introduction gives genealogical information of the Brown Family, beginning with Henry Brown who died in 1757 in New Jersey. Includes transcriptions of legal transactions, letters and other documents (not from this collection) which show the procession of the Brown Family from New Jersey to parts of Virginia.","Inventory of Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I. Typed and carbon transcriptions of selections of letters of John Thompson Brown (1802-1836). Also, handwritten transcriptions that are not typed. Includes notes on possible subject arrangement of the transcriptions. The following folders may loosely follow this order. Includes processing notes, genealogical information and a partial inventory. The project appears to be incomplete. The author of these transcriptions may be Lonny Dobbs.","Two typed carbon inventories of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I, entitled \"...containing papers of John Coalter (1769-1838), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals in Virginia and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836) Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Harrison County and Petersburg.\"","One typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters from 1814 to 1822.","One typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters for 1831.","One typed transcript and one carbon transcript of letters from 1818 to 1824.  Noted as \"Letters of J.T. Brown.\"","One typed transcript, two carbon transcripts and the handwritten transcriptions of newspaper clippings from J.T. Brown's scrapbook. All from Box 14, Folder 30.","Handwritten transcripts of letters dated from 1831-1835. 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He acted as Federal Tax Collector in Bedford County, 1800-1803, a deputy inspector of revenue and served several terms as a Sheriff. He was also a treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and the New London Agricultural Society. New London is in present day Campbell County, Virginia. His business and personal papers present a picture of the successful business man of that day. No letters written by Captain Henry Brown are in this collection, though many references to letters he had written are to be found. Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), married Frances Thompson (1775-1822). Their children included Henry Brown, Jr. (1797-1836), who married Eleanor Tucker; Samuel T. Brown, who married Lissie Huger; Locky [Lockie] T. Brown(b. 1827), who married Alexander Irvine; Frances Brown, who married Edwin Robinson; Alice Brown, who married William M. Worthington; and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), who married Mary E. Willcox.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMany papers of Henry Brown, Jr. 3(1797-1836), are included in this collection, but his personality makes little impression on the reader. Toward the end of his short life he served in his father's store in Lynchburg, later opening a store of his own. Henry Brown Jr. married Eleanor Tucker. He died of an illness that had plagued him from his early years.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson Brown 3(1802-1836) was born near Bedford County, Virginia. He was a graduate of Princeton who later read law under Judge Creed Taylor. John became a member of the House of Delegates from Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia), at the age of 26. Following his marriage in 1830 to Mary E. Willcox, daughter of a leading citizen of Petersburg, he was elected to the House of Delegates. His speeches to the House of Delegates on slavery, states rights, and politics in the Jackson and post-Jackson period exist in pamphlet form and are valuable for their insight into the position taken by Virginians in this period. He also served as member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention from 1829-1830. At the age of 29 he was mentioned as a possible candidate for U.S. Senator (appointed by the State legislature at the time), and undoubtedly would have been an important figure in national politics if he had not suffered an untimely death at the age of 34. He and Mary Willcox had three children; Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), John Willcox Brown (b. 1833), and Col. John Thompson Brown II (1835-1864).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCol. John Thompson Brown II 4(1835-1864), was less than two years old when his father died. He lived to carry out his father's ideas in the next generation when the debate regarding state rights and slavery came to be settled by recourse to arms. His fiery speeches contributed to the war fever, a war in which he rose to the rank of Colonel in the artillery before being killed by a sniper's bullet on May 6, 1864.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Henry Peronneau Brown 4(1832-1894), was named after a Princeton schoolmate and close friend of his father's, Peronneau Finley, of Charleston, South Carolina. Henry Peronneau Brown lived briefly with his namesake after his father's death. The correspondence of Henry Peronneau Brown with his wife and their relatives, is chiefly of value for the insight it gives into family affairs during the Civil War and the Reconstruction. Henry Peronneau Brown (1832- 1894), married France Bland Coalter (1835-1894), in 1858. They were the parents of John Thompson Brown III (b. 1861), who married Cassie Dallas Tucker Brown (fl.1898), reuniting the Tucker family with the line. They in turn had five children; John Thompson Brown IV (b. 1896); Frances Bland Coalter Brown; Henry Peronneau Brown III; Charles Brown; Elizabeth Dallas Brown; and Willcox Brown.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCoalter Family\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Coalter 1(1769-1838), was born in 1769 to parents Michael Coalter and Elizabeth Moore. While his father was away serving in the war against the British, John Coalter and his brothers worked the family farm on Walker's Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia. After brief schooling he became tutor to the children of St. George Tucker (1752-1827), and Frances (Bland) Randolph Tucker (d.1788). Following the death of Mrs. Tucker, Coalter moved with the family to Williamsburg, serving without pay in return for the legal training he received from Judge St. George Tucker (1752-1827). While studying law, he also attended lectures at the College of William and Mary under Bp. James Madison and George Wythe. In December 1790, he received his license to practice law. A year later he married Maria Rind, the orphaned daughter of a Williamsburg printer, who had been serving as governess for the Tucker children. After the death of Maria Rind Coalter (d.1792), in childbirth, he married (1795), Margaret Davenport (d. 1795), of Williamsburg, who also died in childbirth within the year. Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), daughter of St. George Tucker, was taken as his third wife in 1802. John Coalter had been her tutor twelve years before. She later bore him his only three children, Frances Lelia Coalter (1803-1822), Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan (1805-1853), and St. George Tucker Coalter (1809- 1839). John Coalter later became a Circuit Judge of the Virginia General Court and bought \"Elm Grove,\" an estate in Staunton, Virginia. Coalter continued to live there until 1811, at which time he moved to Richmond to serve as Judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1822, Coalter took his fourth wife, the widow Hannah (Jones) Williamson. In his latter years he enjoyed wide holdings and interests, including a lively concern with gold mining in Virginia. John Tucker Coalter died at \"Chatham\" plantation in Stafford County, Virginia, 1838.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Tucker Coalter 2(1805-1853), married John Randolph Bryan (godson of John Randolph of Roanoke) in 1831 and lived at Eagle Point, Gloucester County, Virginia. They had nine children; John Coalter Bryan (1831-1853), Delia Bryan, (d. 1833), Frances Tucker Bryan (b. 1835), Randolph Bryan (b. 1837), Georgia Screven Bryan (b. 1839), St. George Tucker Bryan (b. 1843), Joseph Bryan (b. 1847), Thomas Forman Bryan (1848-1851), Corbin Braxton Bryan (b. 1852).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSt. George Tucker Coalter 2(1809-1839), married the strong-willed Judith Harrison Tomlin (1808-1859). He lived out his life fighting sickness and the losing battle of making his farm profitable. Judith Harrison Tomlin collected letters, which included many exchanged by the fourteen cousins (nine Bryans and five Coalters). Though none of these people were prominent on the large canvas of life, their collected letters give an interesting and informative picture of life in Virginia in the first half of the nineteenth century. St. George and Judith Coalter had six children; Walker Tomlin Coalter (1830-1831); John Coalter (1831-1883); Henry Tucker (1833-1870); Ann Frances Bland Coalter (1835-1894), who married Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), in 1858; Virginia Braxton Coalter (b. 1837), who married William. P. Braxton in 1855; and St. George Tucker Coalter (b. 1839), who married Amelia Drewry in 1862 and Charlotte (Drewry) Terrill in 1868. See Brown Family\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTucker Family\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSt. George Tucker 1(1752-1827), was born in 1752 near Port Royal, Bermuda to Ann Butterfield Tucker and Henry Tucker, a merchant. St. George Tucker had a extensive career in law starting with his acceptance to the College of William and Mary under the tutelage of George Wythe in 1771. He served as clerk of courts of Dinwiddlie County, 1774; commonwealth attorney for Chesterfield County, 1783-1786; law professor at the College of William and Mary, 1790; and federal court judge for Virginia, 1813-1825. In 1771, he married Frances (Bland) Randolph, a widow, who had three children from a previous marriage; Richard Randolph, Theodorick Randolph (d. 1792), and John Randolph of Roanoke. St. George and Frances Randolph Tucker together, had five children; Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Tudor Tucker, Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), Elizabeth Tucker (b. 1788), and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851). They lived on the Randolph plantation, \"Mattoax\" in Chesterfield County, Virginia, until the death of France Randolph Tucker in 1813. In 1791, St. George remarried the widow Lelia Skipwith Carter (fl. 1795). None of their three children lived to adulthood.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHenry St. George Tucker 2(1780-1848), served as a professor of law at the University of Virginia; in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1806-1807; in the U.S. Congress, 1815-1819; and in the Virginia Senate, 1819-1824. He married Anne Evelina Hunter in 1806 and had at least eleven children, including; Randolph Tucker, Dr. David Hunter Tucker, Frances Tucker, Mary Tucker, Virginia Tucker, Anne Tucker, and John Randolph Tucker (1823-1897).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRandolph Tucker 3married Lucy (?). The couple had children; St. George Tucker and Judge Randolph Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDr. David Hunter Tucker 3married Eliz Dallas and had Rev. Dallas Tucker and Cassie Dallas Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Randolph Tucker 3(1823-1897), married Laura Holmes Powell in 1848 and had seven children. He was served as attorney general of Virginia, 1857-1865; professor of law at Washington College (currently Washington and Lee University); and was elected to U.S. Congress, 1874-1887.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAnn Frances Bland Tucker 2(1785-1813), married John Coalter (1769-1838). See Coalter Family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNathaniel Beverley Tucker 2(1784-1851), graduated from the College of William and Mary with a law degree. In 1807, he married Mary Coalter (d. 1827), sister of John Coalter (1769-1838). He moved to Missouri and became the Circuit Court Judge of the Missouri Territory in 1817. Nathaniel remarried twice, to Eliza Naylor in 1828 and to Lucy Anne Smith. He returned to teach at the College of William and Mary in 1834.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOther People\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Munford (1775-1825) A friend of John Tucker Coalter's (1769-1838), from his Williamsburg days, William Munford, a poet and lawyer of some note, wrote letters to Coalter which contain interesting reports of the College of William and Mary and of Harvard University. He wrote of the poverty stricken French immigrants in Norfolk, and sent vivid descriptions of the activity of the British fleet in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. He lived and studied with George Wythe in Williamsburg, later moving with him to Richmond to serve as his clerk. His remarks on Wythe, for whom he had a great affection, throw light on that important member of the legal profession in the new nation.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGary A. Adams' (fl. 1900), connection to the family is unknown. However, several bills to him from the dry goods stores and the household supply stores are included in the collection.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Beverly (Tucker) Washington Coleman (1832-1908) of Williamsburg, was an aunt of Cassie Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJudge John Randolph Tucker (circa 1915) Newspaper Clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska concern the term of judgeship of John Randolph Tucker, (circa 1915).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCapt. David Tucker Brown (circa 1918), was a member of the 1918 Peace Commission, Paris France. \u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Family History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Note: The superscript numbers denote generations within each family.","Brown Family","Henry Brown 1(1716-1766) was born in Bedford County, Virginia. He married Alice Beard and had eleven children including; Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), and Daniel Brown (1770-1818).","Henry Brown 2(1760-1841), later commissioned as a Captain, was wounded in the Revolutionary War. After the war he opened a store in New London, Bedford (later Campbell) County with his brother, Daniel. He had a full and interesting life in mercantile pursuits, being involved in several ventures with other partners, and spending a good deal of his time in court collecting debts. He acted as Federal Tax Collector in Bedford County, 1800-1803, a deputy inspector of revenue and served several terms as a Sheriff. He was also a treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and the New London Agricultural Society. New London is in present day Campbell County, Virginia. His business and personal papers present a picture of the successful business man of that day. No letters written by Captain Henry Brown are in this collection, though many references to letters he had written are to be found. Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), married Frances Thompson (1775-1822). Their children included Henry Brown, Jr. (1797-1836), who married Eleanor Tucker; Samuel T. Brown, who married Lissie Huger; Locky [Lockie] T. Brown(b. 1827), who married Alexander Irvine; Frances Brown, who married Edwin Robinson; Alice Brown, who married William M. Worthington; and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), who married Mary E. Willcox.","Many papers of Henry Brown, Jr. 3(1797-1836), are included in this collection, but his personality makes little impression on the reader. Toward the end of his short life he served in his father's store in Lynchburg, later opening a store of his own. Henry Brown Jr. married Eleanor Tucker. He died of an illness that had plagued him from his early years.","John Thompson Brown 3(1802-1836) was born near Bedford County, Virginia. He was a graduate of Princeton who later read law under Judge Creed Taylor. John became a member of the House of Delegates from Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia), at the age of 26. Following his marriage in 1830 to Mary E. Willcox, daughter of a leading citizen of Petersburg, he was elected to the House of Delegates. His speeches to the House of Delegates on slavery, states rights, and politics in the Jackson and post-Jackson period exist in pamphlet form and are valuable for their insight into the position taken by Virginians in this period. He also served as member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention from 1829-1830. At the age of 29 he was mentioned as a possible candidate for U.S. Senator (appointed by the State legislature at the time), and undoubtedly would have been an important figure in national politics if he had not suffered an untimely death at the age of 34. He and Mary Willcox had three children; Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), John Willcox Brown (b. 1833), and Col. John Thompson Brown II (1835-1864).","Col. John Thompson Brown II 4(1835-1864), was less than two years old when his father died. He lived to carry out his father's ideas in the next generation when the debate regarding state rights and slavery came to be settled by recourse to arms. His fiery speeches contributed to the war fever, a war in which he rose to the rank of Colonel in the artillery before being killed by a sniper's bullet on May 6, 1864."," Henry Peronneau Brown 4(1832-1894), was named after a Princeton schoolmate and close friend of his father's, Peronneau Finley, of Charleston, South Carolina. Henry Peronneau Brown lived briefly with his namesake after his father's death. The correspondence of Henry Peronneau Brown with his wife and their relatives, is chiefly of value for the insight it gives into family affairs during the Civil War and the Reconstruction. Henry Peronneau Brown (1832- 1894), married France Bland Coalter (1835-1894), in 1858. They were the parents of John Thompson Brown III (b. 1861), who married Cassie Dallas Tucker Brown (fl.1898), reuniting the Tucker family with the line. They in turn had five children; John Thompson Brown IV (b. 1896); Frances Bland Coalter Brown; Henry Peronneau Brown III; Charles Brown; Elizabeth Dallas Brown; and Willcox Brown.","Coalter Family","John Coalter 1(1769-1838), was born in 1769 to parents Michael Coalter and Elizabeth Moore. While his father was away serving in the war against the British, John Coalter and his brothers worked the family farm on Walker's Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia. After brief schooling he became tutor to the children of St. George Tucker (1752-1827), and Frances (Bland) Randolph Tucker (d.1788). Following the death of Mrs. Tucker, Coalter moved with the family to Williamsburg, serving without pay in return for the legal training he received from Judge St. George Tucker (1752-1827). While studying law, he also attended lectures at the College of William and Mary under Bp. James Madison and George Wythe. In December 1790, he received his license to practice law. A year later he married Maria Rind, the orphaned daughter of a Williamsburg printer, who had been serving as governess for the Tucker children. After the death of Maria Rind Coalter (d.1792), in childbirth, he married (1795), Margaret Davenport (d. 1795), of Williamsburg, who also died in childbirth within the year. Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), daughter of St. George Tucker, was taken as his third wife in 1802. John Coalter had been her tutor twelve years before. She later bore him his only three children, Frances Lelia Coalter (1803-1822), Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan (1805-1853), and St. George Tucker Coalter (1809- 1839). John Coalter later became a Circuit Judge of the Virginia General Court and bought \"Elm Grove,\" an estate in Staunton, Virginia. Coalter continued to live there until 1811, at which time he moved to Richmond to serve as Judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1822, Coalter took his fourth wife, the widow Hannah (Jones) Williamson. In his latter years he enjoyed wide holdings and interests, including a lively concern with gold mining in Virginia. John Tucker Coalter died at \"Chatham\" plantation in Stafford County, Virginia, 1838.","Elizabeth Tucker Coalter 2(1805-1853), married John Randolph Bryan (godson of John Randolph of Roanoke) in 1831 and lived at Eagle Point, Gloucester County, Virginia. They had nine children; John Coalter Bryan (1831-1853), Delia Bryan, (d. 1833), Frances Tucker Bryan (b. 1835), Randolph Bryan (b. 1837), Georgia Screven Bryan (b. 1839), St. George Tucker Bryan (b. 1843), Joseph Bryan (b. 1847), Thomas Forman Bryan (1848-1851), Corbin Braxton Bryan (b. 1852).","St. George Tucker Coalter 2(1809-1839), married the strong-willed Judith Harrison Tomlin (1808-1859). He lived out his life fighting sickness and the losing battle of making his farm profitable. Judith Harrison Tomlin collected letters, which included many exchanged by the fourteen cousins (nine Bryans and five Coalters). Though none of these people were prominent on the large canvas of life, their collected letters give an interesting and informative picture of life in Virginia in the first half of the nineteenth century. St. George and Judith Coalter had six children; Walker Tomlin Coalter (1830-1831); John Coalter (1831-1883); Henry Tucker (1833-1870); Ann Frances Bland Coalter (1835-1894), who married Henry Peronneau Brown (1832-1894), in 1858; Virginia Braxton Coalter (b. 1837), who married William. P. Braxton in 1855; and St. George Tucker Coalter (b. 1839), who married Amelia Drewry in 1862 and Charlotte (Drewry) Terrill in 1868. See Brown Family","Tucker Family","St. George Tucker 1(1752-1827), was born in 1752 near Port Royal, Bermuda to Ann Butterfield Tucker and Henry Tucker, a merchant. St. George Tucker had a extensive career in law starting with his acceptance to the College of William and Mary under the tutelage of George Wythe in 1771. He served as clerk of courts of Dinwiddlie County, 1774; commonwealth attorney for Chesterfield County, 1783-1786; law professor at the College of William and Mary, 1790; and federal court judge for Virginia, 1813-1825. In 1771, he married Frances (Bland) Randolph, a widow, who had three children from a previous marriage; Richard Randolph, Theodorick Randolph (d. 1792), and John Randolph of Roanoke. St. George and Frances Randolph Tucker together, had five children; Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Tudor Tucker, Ann Frances Bland Tucker (1785-1813), Elizabeth Tucker (b. 1788), and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851). They lived on the Randolph plantation, \"Mattoax\" in Chesterfield County, Virginia, until the death of France Randolph Tucker in 1813. In 1791, St. George remarried the widow Lelia Skipwith Carter (fl. 1795). None of their three children lived to adulthood.","Henry St. George Tucker 2(1780-1848), served as a professor of law at the University of Virginia; in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1806-1807; in the U.S. Congress, 1815-1819; and in the Virginia Senate, 1819-1824. He married Anne Evelina Hunter in 1806 and had at least eleven children, including; Randolph Tucker, Dr. David Hunter Tucker, Frances Tucker, Mary Tucker, Virginia Tucker, Anne Tucker, and John Randolph Tucker (1823-1897).","Randolph Tucker 3married Lucy (?). The couple had children; St. George Tucker and Judge Randolph Tucker.","Dr. David Hunter Tucker 3married Eliz Dallas and had Rev. Dallas Tucker and Cassie Dallas Tucker.","John Randolph Tucker 3(1823-1897), married Laura Holmes Powell in 1848 and had seven children. He was served as attorney general of Virginia, 1857-1865; professor of law at Washington College (currently Washington and Lee University); and was elected to U.S. Congress, 1874-1887.","Ann Frances Bland Tucker 2(1785-1813), married John Coalter (1769-1838). See Coalter Family.","Nathaniel Beverley Tucker 2(1784-1851), graduated from the College of William and Mary with a law degree. In 1807, he married Mary Coalter (d. 1827), sister of John Coalter (1769-1838). He moved to Missouri and became the Circuit Court Judge of the Missouri Territory in 1817. Nathaniel remarried twice, to Eliza Naylor in 1828 and to Lucy Anne Smith. He returned to teach at the College of William and Mary in 1834.","Other People","William Munford (1775-1825) A friend of John Tucker Coalter's (1769-1838), from his Williamsburg days, William Munford, a poet and lawyer of some note, wrote letters to Coalter which contain interesting reports of the College of William and Mary and of Harvard University. He wrote of the poverty stricken French immigrants in Norfolk, and sent vivid descriptions of the activity of the British fleet in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. He lived and studied with George Wythe in Williamsburg, later moving with him to Richmond to serve as his clerk. His remarks on Wythe, for whom he had a great affection, throw light on that important member of the legal profession in the new nation.","Gary A. Adams' (fl. 1900), connection to the family is unknown. However, several bills to him from the dry goods stores and the household supply stores are included in the collection.","Cynthia Beverly (Tucker) Washington Coleman (1832-1908) of Williamsburg, was an aunt of Cassie Tucker.","Judge John Randolph Tucker (circa 1915) Newspaper Clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska concern the term of judgeship of John Randolph Tucker, (circa 1915).","Capt. David Tucker Brown (circa 1918), was a member of the 1918 Peace Commission, Paris France. "],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00051.frame\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General"],"odd_tesim":["Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00051.frame"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBrown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (I), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (I), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are two collections within the Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the Barnes Family Papers and the Tucker-Coleman Papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Barnes Family Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Barnes Family Papers, 1797-1926, 1818-1875.247 items.Collection number: Mss. 39.1 B26Correspondence, chiefly 1820-1875, of Newman Williamson Barnes and his wife Margaret W.(Tomlin) Barnes of Richmond, Virginia and \"Greenfield,\" Culpeper County, Virginia. Letters concern life in Falmouth, Virginia and also concern Fredericksburg, Virginia. Correspondents are members of the Braxton, Coalter, Tomlin and Oliver families.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Tucker-Coleman Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Tucker-Coleman Papers, 1664-1945, 1770-1907.30,000 items.Collection number: Mss. 40 T79Papers, primarily 1770-1907, of the Tucker and Coleman families of Williamsburg, Winchester, Lexington, Staunton and Richmond, including papers of St. George Tucker(1752-1827), Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851), Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Ann Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter (1779-1813), John Coalter (1769-1838), John Randolph of Roanoke, and Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington Coleman (1832-1908) as well as other family members.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), 1791-1920.941 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B855Papers, 1791-1920, of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker families. Includes correspondence, of Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown with Margaret W. Barnes, members of the Braxton family, Henry Peronneau Brown, Fanny T. Bryan, John Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter and members of the Morton family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e 2008.238 Tucker-Brown Seven Generations Genealogy Chart\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Mss. 65 B855 Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (III)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e CDs from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["There are two collections within the Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary that relate to this Collection. They include the Barnes Family Papers and the Tucker-Coleman Papers."," Barnes Family Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Barnes Family Papers, 1797-1926, 1818-1875.247 items.Collection number: Mss. 39.1 B26Correspondence, chiefly 1820-1875, of Newman Williamson Barnes and his wife Margaret W.(Tomlin) Barnes of Richmond, Virginia and \"Greenfield,\" Culpeper County, Virginia. Letters concern life in Falmouth, Virginia and also concern Fredericksburg, Virginia. Correspondents are members of the Braxton, Coalter, Tomlin and Oliver families."," Tucker-Coleman Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Tucker-Coleman Papers, 1664-1945, 1770-1907.30,000 items.Collection number: Mss. 40 T79Papers, primarily 1770-1907, of the Tucker and Coleman families of Williamsburg, Winchester, Lexington, Staunton and Richmond, including papers of St. George Tucker(1752-1827), Nathaniel Beverley Tucker (1784-1851), Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848), Ann Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter (1779-1813), John Coalter (1769-1838), John Randolph of Roanoke, and Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington Coleman (1832-1908) as well as other family members."," Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (II), 1791-1920.941 items.Collection number: Mss. 65 B855Papers, 1791-1920, of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker families. Includes correspondence, of Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown with Margaret W. Barnes, members of the Braxton family, Henry Peronneau Brown, Fanny T. Bryan, John Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter and members of the Morton family."," 2008.238 Tucker-Brown Seven Generations Genealogy Chart"," Mss. 65 B855 Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (III)"," CDs from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1780-1929, of the Brown, Coalter, Tucker families including the papers of John Coalter (1769-1838), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836), member of the Virginia House of Delegates.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAmong the correspondents are Maria (Rind) Coalter, St. George Tucker, William Munford, Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter, Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, and Henry Peronneau Brown.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis finding aid is also available in microfilm format in Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers include John Coalter's autobiographical sketch (to age 18), 54 poems written by Coalter, St. George Tucker, and others including several by female writers. Correspondents of the Coalter family include St. George Tucker, Lelia Skipwith Carter Tucker, William Munford, Judith Randolph, Frances Bland Tucker Coalter and Maria Rind Coalter. Subjects include John Randolph of Roanoke (and his will), George Wythe, the Embargo of 1807-1809, College of William and Mary, War of 1812; and the springs of Virginia. Includes papers of Coalter's children: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter; and St. George Tucker Coalter and his wife Judith H. Tomlin and the correspondence of Coalter's granddaughter Frances Lelia Bland Coalter Brown. Her letters concern her education and friendship with Moses Drury Hoge. Boxes 1-6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe series spans genealogical material, introductory material, poems, autographical material and John Coalter's correspondence until the death of his first wife, Maria Rind. The record of the gift of the collection, genealogical charts of the Tucker, Coalter, Tomlin and Brown families, and sundry genealogical notes which form a preface to the collection, are placed at the beginning of this box. The collection begins with 54 poems, the first of which is signed by St. George Tucker. Two signed poems by William Munford are included. The largest group of poems are those exchanged by John Coalter and Maria Rind, his first wife. Others were collected in the family papers until the middle or the latter part of the nineteenth century. The bulk of the material in Box 1 concerns John Coalter: an autobiographical sketch written by him on his 18th birthday, and letters covering the period of his early life from 1787, when he went to live with the St. George Tucker family, until the death of his first wife in 1793. Interesting letters from John Munford, a classmate of Coalter, are included, several of which concern the College of William and Mary and Harvard College.  221 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote concerning the gift \"Received from Mrs. Fleming Saunders, of Evington, Virginia, in exchange for a scholarship grant to Miss Frances Bland Saunders,\" 3 March 1947.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical charts: 1. Coalter, with Tucker and Randolph connections; 2. Tomlin, as connected with Coalter and Brown; 3. Brown, as connected with Coalter and Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChart of Coalter and Brown families compiled by Jennifer Boone for an honors thesis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSheets of sundry genealogical notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes concerning John Coalter (1769-1838).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopical poems of this period written by John Coalter, Maria Rind, St. George Tucker, William Munford, and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutobiographical sketch of John Coalter until his 18th birthday. Describes life on Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County; his responsibility for the farm while his father is away at war.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Brown is a young lawyer, earning 40£ per year as usher for John Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his new position as tutor to the children of St. George Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe death of Mrs. Tucker; plans of St. George Tucker to move because the plantation, Matoax, reverts to the sons of Mrs. Tucker (Richard, John, and Theodorick Randolph). He intends to move to Williamsburg, but he can no longer pay John Coalter 30£ per annum; offers to give legal training in exchange for tutoring services.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis father hopes that John Coalter will return home, to the higher country, for the \"sickly season.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: See medium oversize file. Samuel Brown gives details of his studies at Dickinson College, and congratulates John Coalter on his chance to study law with St. George Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttending lectures of the Rev. James Madison, President of the College of William and Mary, on Natural Philosophy, and of Mr. Wythe on Law. When John Coalter loses his ribbon he must let his hair hang free for want of money to buy another.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo young cousins, in custody of Indians for three and six years respectively, were freed by the army in Detroit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Rind, had been studying law with St. George Tucker in Williamsburg but left to take a position with \"Col. N.\" Maria Rind remains in the household of St. George Tucker, where she cared for the children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his wedding trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCovers lacking. John Grierson Rind is a brother of Maria Rind. He mentions the need of John Coalter for a coat and a pair of spectacles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Approval of the Constitution by South Carolina is still in doubt; threat of an Indian War in Georgia. \"Brother Davidis over in Gloucester. If he has success in purchasing Negroes, I hope we will be ready to sett (sic) out on our route to the South.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst letter of young Micajah Coalter, who is learning to write.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Have you been exempted from paying the oppressive Duty which most of our Backwoods Gentlemen have paid for that Knowledge which they have gathered at Williamsburg in Autumn--I mean the loss of Health and a good complexion.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions John Coalter's desire to return home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses desire to marry and to live on the farm while he is getting started in his law practice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"...nothing can be expected without riches...however deserving of a better fate the poor always meet with rudeness and contempt.\" (Children of a Williamsburg printer, the Rinds were orphaned at an early age and were helped by the Tuckers.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: For letters of 16 June 1790, 4 July 1790, and 7 Sept. 1790 see medium oversize file. 12 letters. His father does not have land to give him at that time, so he cannot marry at once. He has decided to move to Staunton, and continue his studies. In September he writes that he hopes to visit Williamsburg around Christmas, and apply for admission to the bar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters are written with great difficulty and show a lack of schooling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions \"your quondam charges, Henry, Tudor, Beverley, and Fanny (Tucker) and John and Theodorick Randolph.\" Hopes he may live and study with Mr. Wythe. \"Nothing would advance me faster in the world than the reputation of having been educated by Mr. Wythe, for such a man as he, casts a light upon all around him.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Coalter has borrowed a horse from him for the trip to Staunton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I...was much pleased to hear of your gallantry but am affeared it has been attended with some accident which occasioned your move to the mountains again...\" (Evidently John Coalter did something to protect Maria Rind. He then decided to leave Williamsburg in order to establish himself and be in a position to support her as his wife.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: For letters of 6 April 1791 and 15 April 1791 see medium oversize file. 18 letters. After obtaining his license in Williamsburg, John Coalter has his first case in Amherst. Of St. George Tucker, he writes: \"I would rather have the approbation of that man than worlds for my admirers.\" Advice is given in regard to the torment by John Randolph; plans are made for their marriage in autumn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn April she writes that Mr. Tucker plans to remarry; she wishes to move up the date of their marriage. She dreads \"the prospect of Johnny Randolph returning and you well know, my love, how liable your dear is to be insulted by him...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: For letter of 23 April 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 3 letters. \"...thru the surprising friendship of Mr. Wythe, I live in his house and board at his table...In this happy situation tomorrow I begin the Study of Law.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates James Rind on receiving his license to practice law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"We visit very often at the different houses in the neighborhood, at Westover, Nesting, and Shirley, where I saw Robin Carter...we may expect to see you after Mrs. Carter has become Mrs. Tucker.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters. Covers lacking. On the return of a wagon and horses; purchases of additional farm animals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Physical Location: For letter of 22 July 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 4 letters. Living and studying with Mr. Wythe. John Thompson (grandfather of John Thompson Brown) was among the 4th of July orators. Verse and poetic criticism of St. George Tucker. George Wythe is teaching his servant to write.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents This law practice is discouraging; entrusts Maria Rind to his care, and sends greetings on St. George Tucker's 39th birthday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscourages John Coalter from coming \"across the Alps\"-- there are too many lawyers already.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCovers lacking. Has moved to Richmond with Mr. Wythe. Mentions building of the canal. Samuel Brown to study in Scotland; congratulates John Coalter on his marriage to Maria Rind.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Tucker is sister of St. George Tucker, and an aunt of Fanny Tucker. Mentions other Tucker children, Henry, Tudor, Beverly, and Elizabeth, as well as Theodorick and Richard Randolph and the latter's wife, Judith. Comments on the proposed marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Carter, and the small children she will be bringing to the marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Description of George Washington delivering an address in Philadelphia. Congratulates John Coalter on his marriage and sends compliments to his brothers. (This Samuel Brown may be the uncle of John Thompson Brown.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter, addressed to \"Fan\", was written soon after Mrs. Coalter had gone to Staunton with her husband.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed to \"Fanny\". On the marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Lelia (Skipwith) Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Death of Maria Skipwith; the great distress of Mrs. (Lelia Skipwith) Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis wages are to be 15£ or 20£ per year as a clerk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The letter from Edinburgh contains an interesting description of life in the Scottish capital, the coldness of his fellow students until they are introduced, and his warm reception by a family to which he had a letter of introduction.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that there are about forty students at the College of William and Mary; Theodorick Randolph has died; \"Thompson has left W\u0026amp;amp;M,\" and his mother proposes to send him to Harvard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnquires about Maria and their expected first child. (Both mother and child died.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg and Columbia, South Carolina. The \"distressing news\" that his wife has died in childbirth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWar reports; the parade of the Richmond Grenadiers, Light Horse and Light Infantry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConsoles John Coalter on the loss of his wife; reports the Independence Day orations at the College of William and Mary, and mentions the raising of subscriptions to aid distressed French immigrants at Norfolk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe subseries covers the correspondence of John Coalter during his second marriage to Margaret Davenport, and in the early years of his third marriage, to Frances Bland Tucker. Correspondence from St. George Tucker, Mrs. Lelia Tucker, Mrs. Judith Randolph, and others is included. The material traces the legal career of John Coalter from 10 April 1795, when St. George Tucker recommended him for the position of Clerk of the Court in Staunton, through the period of his second and third marriages to Margaret Davenport, 1795 (she died in 1797), and to Frances Bland Tucker, 1802. Included also are letters to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter from her father St. George Tucker, her stepmother Mrs. Lelia Skipwith Tucker, her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph of Bizarre, and others. Correspondence with William Munford, in Williamsburg, is also included. 164 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends John Coalter as Clerk of the Staunton Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Yes, Peggy, my Maria is gone! The worst of evils has befallen your friend.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests payment of a debt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents William Munford has returned to the College of William and Mary, and is \"in constant attendance on Mr. (St. George) Tucker...Mrs. Tucker has lately been so unfortunate as to lose a newborn child.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Covers lacking. Accuses John Coalter of \"making a stroke at her character\"; makes insulting statements regarding John Coalter's late wife. John Coalter responds by threatening to take Jenny Stuart into court, after which she offers to return John Coalter's letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Coalter is a merchant, dealing largely in indigo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecounts a voyage to Hampton Roads to view the French Fleet, consisting of 150 ships, including three men of war, five or six frigates, and armed merchantmen laden with flour. Party spirit in Norfolk; Aristocrats more prominent; acrimony inflamed by the presence of the French fleet and a British frigate. William Munford is ready to apply for his law license.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"There can be but one in the world\"; for her, but he is \"out of her reach.\" At a recent dinner the first toast by Governor Lee was to her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Congratulations on the occasion of her marriage to John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The difficulty of finding passage for Mrs. Coalter and her mother from Williamsburg to Staunton. John Coalter is finally able to borrow a phaeton which he has overhauled and supplied with an umbrella. Advice regarding divorce of F.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a mare to be serviced.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \"war\"; and Indian victory are mentioned and a bloody spring season is predicted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg, South Carolina and Louisville, Georgia. Divorce proceedings for a Mrs. Matthews before the Georgia Legislature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMention is made of a child expected by Mrs. Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCondolences \"on this distressing occasion\"; (the death of John Coalter's second wife in childbirth; the child also died.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business letter concerning collections to be made in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShe should \"by this time be fatigued with the name of Tucker\"; and that she \"had better look about\" (for a husband).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is from the papers of John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Judith Randolph, wife of Richard Randolph, half brother of Frances Tucker, sends greetings to Polly and Charles (Carter), step-sister and brother of Frances Tucker. The \"Mama\" mentioned is Mrs. Lelia Carter Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains that she is \"surrounded by the real evils of life.\" (Her husband had been linked with her sister in the famous scandal proceedings.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a horse in which he is interested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHint of a June wedding for Frances Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Fanny B. Tucker has just married John Coalter and returned with him to Staunton. Anne H. Nicholas writes that Lelia Byrd has died at the age of 18.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Elm Grove was the new home of the Coalters. Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter was in the Warm Springs for her health in September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The letters are written from Richmond, Elm Grove, and Lexington. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter returns to Williamsburg for the birth of her first child, Francis Lelia; the burning of the buildings of Lexington Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters are written from Williamsburg, Haymarket, and Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Coalter was on the court circuit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The letters are undated, but are replies to those from Frances Bland Tucker Coalter to John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eF. Davenport was the mother of the second wife of John Coalter, who continued to live with the Coalters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning deed to property, probably Elm Grove, the home bought by John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaria Carter was a step-daughter of St. George Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of obtaining a clerk's position with the Ohio Assembly at $4.00 per day.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Death of her husband and her straitened circumstances; Bizarre in bad condition; hopes to send her son, St. George, to Europe to cure his deafness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In June, St. George Tucker and Mrs. Tucker set out for Staunton in order to be there for the lying-in of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents First mention of the second Coalter child, Elizabeth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe illness of Tudor Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates John Coalter on the birth of his second daughter and the purchase of Elm Grove. He writes at length about the difficulty in buying good house servants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinancial matters, mainly about bank shares and dividends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. George Randolph's visit to England; her disappointment over his continued deafness Dr. Cooper says \"occasioned by the irruption of his ears at nine months old.\" Has no authority over the servants. Illness of Polly the seamstress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thirty sick Negroes. Poverty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Naylor married to Jane, sister of John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePayment of $1,230 on bank shares.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The marriage of Beverley Tucker to Mary Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Small pox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Difficulties in South Carolina caused by the embargo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis wife Evelina has given birth to a son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnne Catherine Coalter was visiting the Coalters at Elm Grove.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMention of her young daughters, Fancilea (Francis Lelia) and Lizba (Elizabeth Tucker Coalter).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Frances Bland Tucker Coalter spent every summer at the medicinal springs for her health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of John Coalter and his third wife while he was serving as Circuit Court Judge; correspondence of their daughters, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker Coalter, with parents and grandparents. Subseries finishes with the fourth marriage of John Coalter. Interesting comments on the effect of the embargo in South Carolina, and of episodes in the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Bay area are found in these letters. There is also a report of the destruction wrought in Bruton Parish Church by the \"youth of Williamsburg,\" and remarks of Saint George Tucker (June 14, 1809) upon the occasion of the birth of his first grandson, St. George Coalter, in which he strongly condemns the academies and colleges of that day. Letters include those exchanged by John Coalter with his third wife Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter from 1809-1811, when John Coalter was serving as Circuit Judge. In 1811 he accepted an appointment as judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; the family then moved to Richmond. There are many letters received by Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter between 1809 and her death in 1813, from her father St. George Tucker, and stepmother Mrs. Lelia Tucker, in Williamsburg, from her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph at Bizarre, and from other members of the family. There also are many letters to the daughters of John Coalter, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker, from their grandparents, from 1813 to the death of Frances Lelia Coalter in 1821.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the appointment of John Coalter to his position as \"a judge under the new Judiciary System.\" (John Coalter was appointed February 7, 1807).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a visit from the newly married Beverley Tucker and Polly Coalter and writes concerning her sons Saint George and Tudor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written by John Coalter from Botetourt, Greenbrier, Kanhawa Court House, and Richmond during spring and autumn sessions of the Circuit Court. Contain instructions for planting, the upkeep of Elm Grove, and other matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructions for planting and penning up of a farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One of the letters concerns the troubles with the English and the hope for a peaceful settlement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Three letters written from Richmond and Williamsburg. In the letter of June 14, St. George Tucker mentions the birth of John Coalter's first son his first grandson (St. George Tucker Coalter) \"who, if my prayers for him may be heard, will never descend from the dignity of a private station.\" Concerning the education of his grandson, he writes, \"unless the manners of our youth, or the management of their tutor, shall undergo a most surprising and happy change in this Country, I had rather he should never hear of an Academy or a College, than enter the walls of one.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulations on the birth of a son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents This series of letters is concerned, among other problems, with the difficulty of meeting payments on Elm Grove, of a fight between two of their slaves, the treatment of one of the wives by slave husband and the imprisonment on the plantation of the two slaves. Effort to get a tooth pulled. Two doctors and, finally, \"a shoemaker named Cease\" were able to extract the tooth about a week after the first attempt was made. Alcoholism of a friend. Afflicting account of sister's situation at Bizarre. \"She must come to us, as soon as she can leave Bizarre; which she says cannot be before Xmas, that she may complete the clothing of the Negroes.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppeals to James All to represent the district. About the war situation: \"We are more Colonies than ever--i.e. we give our wholetrade to aid Britain in her wars--were we Colonies we would only give the revenue arising from trade.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Her parents were trying to buy a cook for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter without great success.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents These five letters although undated, are believed to have been written in 1810.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Bruton Parish Church has been \"totally and wantonly destroyed...the Bellows and many of the pipes cut to pieces,\" evidently by the youth of the town.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Eleven letters written from Richmond and Staunton. John Coalter attending the spring and autumn sittings of the Circuit Court, sends instructions for the management of the farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Six letters discuss news of the farm, the slaves, and family. Relays questions from slave Ned about the farm and permission for him to visit his daughter in Rockingham and his wife's petition to accompany him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a cook for sale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Coalter, Mary's father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters from William McPheeter, J. W. Allison, Joseph C. Cabell, Polly A. Steele, and William Kinney to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter (relatives of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter) are placed in one folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The four letters from M.S. Baldwin, M. Bush, Arch. Stuart, and \"M. T.,\" in Richmond and Petersburg, are undated but are presumed to date from 1811, and placed in one folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Five letters written from Lewisburg and Kanahwa. In May, John Coalter writes of his appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (May 11, 1811). \"God help me, I know not what to do. All have advised my acceptance.\" In October he writes of arrangements made for the move to Richmond, and of plans to sell the cattle at Elm Grove.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In April Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter writes, \"I very much fear I shall never be reconciled to our fate\"--of separation for such long periods when John Coalter is absent on the court circuit. (A month later John Coalter was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals.) Also mentions a \"terrible whipping\" their two year old son St. George Tucker Coalter had \"for obstinacy.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTucker strongly advises his brother-in-law against accepting his new appointment: \"Rest assured that no other Judge of the General Court will accept the office which is tendered you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John St. George Randolph is a son of Mrs. Judith Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Two separate letters from B. W. Leigh and Catherine Matthews, Petersburg and Staunton, to John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speaking of himself as an \"ex-judge,\" Tucker advises John Coalter regarding his new appointment; concern for the health of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Frances Lelia Coalter writes with concern about her mother's health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of the children sent to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter who is quite ill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcern for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter's poor health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The nine letters discuss troubled times are reflected in this series of letters. In July, Tucker comments on the American privateer with one nine-pounder which took a British schooner armed with four twelve pounders. In August he gives an account of the Baltimore riot in which a jail was broken into and prisoners assassinated. He writes that such action \"is beyond measure horrible and obnoxious; and every good Citizen ought to set his face against such damnable proceedings,\" but concludes, \"The Yankees, no doubt, will be glad of the precedent...I look forward to a dissolution of the Union, as an Event not far off.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Two letters concerning the sale of Elm Grove.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReflects the uncertainty of the war situation in his letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Frances L. Coalter writes to her father who is with her mother, Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter, in her last illness at the medicinal springs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Writing to his daughter before she goes to the Springs for her final siege of illness, St. George Tucker sends the news that the enemy had left the waters about Williamsburg after much destruction and property along the river.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In these letters it is apparent that Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter is near death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters of hope and prayer for the recovery of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Three letters from Joseph C. Cabell, Mary W. Cabell, Edgewood, and Wm H. Cabell, Monte Videa. Reports of the war: \"the conduct of the British at Craney Island was the most cowardly imaginable,\" and \"We have just been informed by rumor that the British Squadron in the Chesapeake has been reinforced...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe cover has the date and \"J. Randolph, Jr.\" endorsed on it with the seal containing the Randolph Coat of Arms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of his \"great and irretrievable loss\" his wife died \"on Sunday evening, the 12th instant.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The first letter was written after the death of St. George Tucker's daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo her granddaughter, the second child of John Coalter and his late wife. (A biographical note of John Coalter's family is enclosed in the folder with this letter.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She writes that \"the events of the present week will supply to you the want of a Mother and Sister, which you have so severly felt, particularly in the last six or eight months.\" Frances L. Coalter, the sister of Elizabeth T. Coalter, died in 1821 at the age of 18. John Coalter was soon to marry his fourth wife, a widow Williamson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Second is titled \"Tucker-Green Annals.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The Tuckers are in their summer home at Warminster, with Maria Carter Cabell, daughter of Mrs. L. Tucker, and her husband Joseph Cabell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA New Year's greeting to his granddaughters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChildren of John Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter and St. George Tucker Coalter; their spouses; children and other extended family\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence primarily of the two surviving children of John and Francis Bland Tucker Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan and St. George Tucker Coalter, and their respective spouses, John Randolph Bryan and Judith H. Tomlin Coalter. Includes genealogical material on the Tomlin family, and correspondence of Judith H. Tomlin before her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter. Her letters form an important part of the collection from this time until her death in 1859. The last letters from their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. St. George Tucker, are preserved, as well as letters to their uncles Henry and Beverley Tucker and John Randolph of Roanoke. Of special note is a letter of October 1831 in which St. George Tucker Coalter writes fully of Randolph during a visit to Roanoke. After his death in 1833, Randolph's will caused great difficulty and misunderstanding in the family, and appears to cast a slur on his step-father St. George Tucker. The letters of St. George Tucker Coalter to his wife and sister, especially those written from the springs which he visits each year, form the largest single group. In these letters an interesting picture of nineteenth century social life is to be found.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents School girl letters written by J. H. T. before her marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Judith H. Tomlin writes of her visit to Yorktown to see Lafayette on his return visit to America.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Judith H. Tucker writes to congratulate Virgilia Savage in December on her marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Endorsed: \"Letters of my dear and venerated Grandfather, S. G. Tucker, High Souled, Generous Gentleman.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thomas T. Tucker, a brother of St. George Tucker, enclosed these two letters in a packet which he forwarded from Beverley Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents St. George Tucker complains about his sight and signs himself \"Your old blind Grandpa\" in the first of these letters. The last is endorsed: \"All the letters concerning my most dear Grandfather's illness and death are omitted and put to themselves.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents These two letters were written after the death of St. George Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites in regard to his instruction in law, as suggested by Elizabeth T. Coalter. He mentions the poor health of his step-brother, John Randolph of Roanoke; and suspects that his brother, Beverley, \"will not return to Virginia as a resident.\" Beverley Tucker, then in Missouri, did return to Williamsburg, and later became Professor of Law at the College of William and Mary. Tucker enclosed his \"Introductory Lecture,\" reprinted from his Commentory on the Laws of Virginia . . . Lectures delivered at the Winchester Law School, pp. 7-14.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The first letter is a printed invitation to a ball at the Jefferson Hotel with a message added; the second letter is a Temperance pledge signed by St. George Tucker Coalter, Judith H. Tomlin and three others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Evidently left in charge of his father's estate, Chatham, he writes concerning examinations at the College of William and Mary and of his experiences in vaccinating and performing minor operations on the slaves. (He was a 20 year old farmer with no medical training.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. George Tucker Coalter prepares to leave school to marry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is to Judith Tomlin Coalter after her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter, December 16, 1829. \"Tell St. George that yesterday Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) made an attack on the Judiciary and Papa (John Coalter), finding no one else would rise to their defense, answered him...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His \"chill and fever,\" the recurring sickness which was to bring on his early death in 1839. His wife goes to Chatham, the Coalter family home, for the birth of her first child, Walker Tomlin Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In October he writes: \"Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) looks dreadfully, is much worn away by disease...\" Two weeks later he writes describing Randolph's estate and personality: \"He is very agreeable indeed and entertains me highly with his conversation on all subjects...He is a man of the finest and nicest feelings I have ever met with...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Two letters concerning her husband's financial difficulties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Writes to his sister about crops, planting, and the like.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The two cousins, grandsons of John Coalter, are infants; this letter is written by St. George Tucker Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In the January letter, he announces the birth of a son, Henry St. George Tucker Coalter. From White Sulphur Springs, he writes on July 27 that \"the shortness of breath and the hacking cough have left me entirely.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Her husband is at the Springs; she would like to join him but cannot afford it. \"He says he never wished for money before, as the want of it keeps him from having company...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written from Charlottesville, White Sulphur Springs, Warm Springs, Sweet Springs, and Salt Sulphur Springs. An interesting group of letters describing life at several of the medicinal springs which were so popular in the 19th century. He describes his daily regimen, the meals, the baths, other tourists, the costs, and the physical characteristics of the resorts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her husband about family matters while he is at the springs for his health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A continuation of his previous letters, including a crude drawing of the buildings and grounds of Salt Sulphur Springs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In November she mentions that Beverley Tucker called on way to Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe boys, who are just learning to write, add their notes to the letter to their grandfather.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Her husband is overworking, and she fears for his health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe brother of Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her father-in-law asking help in gaining a position with a Richmond company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He writes about his poor health; mentions his uncle, Beverley Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Coalter is very much concerned with gold mine projects; he now orders St. George Tucker Coalter about at his will, and has decided that the family shall move closer to him. They are dependent on John Coalter financially.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Life at the springs, his continuing illness and his poverty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His discouragement as he contemplates the move insisted upon by his father: \"after seven years we have to begin the world afresh and fix and build and lay out and all that -- oh thunder - -how I dread and hate it.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regarding the move from Cumberland, New Kent County, to St. George's Park, King William County, and the difficulty of the move.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Coalter is very ill, and the new place is slow in getting established. Mention of the will of John Randolph of Roanoke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The will of John Randolph of Roanoke, in which the good name of St. George Tucker is slighted. Henry and Beverley Tucker, sons of St. George Tucker are also involved.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Home has not been settled since leaving Cumberland. Her husband has finally bought a place \"about 2 hundred and 50 acres, very poor, with a new house but a very indifferent one.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the \"continued illness\" of Judge (John) Coalter; offers to be of any help that he can. (John Coalter died the day this letter was written.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence between St. George T. Coalter, his wife, his sister Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan, and her husband John Randolph Bryan, form the core of the material in this box. It includes letters exchanged by the cousins, five Coalter children, and nine Bryan children. The controversy over the will of John Randolph of Roanoke is mentioned in several of the letters. St. George Tucker Coalter was a nephew of John Randolph, John Randolph Bryan was his godson, and both were heirs. St. George Tucker Coalter attempts to establish a new home where his late father John Coalter forced him to move (St. George Tucker Coalter was never financially independent of his father). A doctor's prescription, 28 April 1839, for the man who has been slowly dying of lung trouble and constant fever is: salts to be taken internally, salve rubbed on externally, baths at the medicinal springs and regular exercise. Four months later St. George Tucker Coalter died. The five surviving children of Mrs. Coalter and the nine children of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan add to the correspondence as the years go on, for the families are very attached to one another and there is much visiting back and forth as well as letter writing. The letters of the cousins have been combined in this collection, so that an interesting picture is given of the life of this period; see a report of a traveling entertainer who visits the great houses (23 February 1847), a description of a costume ball at Warner Hall (8 February 1851) and a list of courses studied at a Girl's school (2 February 1852). There is much discussion of diseases which were prevalent: consumption, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, cholera, and influenza. 16-year-old John Coalter copied out a cholera cure sent by his aunt for use by two local doctors (13 July 1849).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The first letter is endorsed by John Randolph Bryan. The second was started by St. George Tucker Coalter but was completed and signed by his wife.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Content is principally concerned with the rapidly deteriorating health of St. George T. Coalter. In June he begins a letter that he is unable to finish but by November he is again supervising the farm activity. The establishment of the new farm and the erection of additional buildings is a great strain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mrs. Coalter wrote the first two letters for her husband who was too weak to write, but by December he was again active in supervising St. George's Park, their new home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 letters. Coalter visits his uncle, Beverley Tucker, who has moved back to Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVisiting the family home of Mrs. Coalter their son, John, falls down the basement stairs and is unconscious for a time. His father writes, \"the Doctor bled him and yesterday morning we gave him a dose of salts...he is now to all appearances as well as ever tho' from loss of blood, the shock, the Salts and low diet he is a little fainty when he first begins to move about in the morning.\" (The child survived the ministrations of the doctor.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA receipt for $100.00 and a demand for another $100.00 on shares of stock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerned with the business of a ferry, gold mines, and a mill, evidently part of the estate left by John Coalter to his two children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 7 letters. Mr. Coalter has had a relapse, and \"has lost all the flesh and muscle he had gained. Yet he makes a trip down country in April, only to return much worse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe marks his 30th birthday: \"I can neither eat nor sleep nor move about with comfort and am so weak from fever...that I can hardly stand up or sit down.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 letters. Letters written to her husband when he is on his last trip from home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA doctor's prescription: salts, used internally, salves externally, baths at the Hot Springs, and continued exercise.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces the birth of a child to Mrs. Coalter. St. George Tucker Coalter writes of the \"fire in my breast that must soon burn me out.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutographed letters signed E. News of a young son; congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a daughter. St. George Tucker Coalter adds a note in July 4th letter: \"I can't make much hand at writing this evening but I send you these few words to comfort you...my thoughts and prayers are with you may the Lord work all things together for our good.\" To this Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan hasadded the endorsement, \"The last line I ever got from him.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(St. George Tucker Coalter died at St. George's Park on, August 18, 1839.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter the death of her husband, Mrs. Coalter has gone to live with her sister-in-law at Eagle Point.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned and undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mrs. Coalter moved from St. George's Park to Presley. Her brother, Harrison Tomlin, was living with the family and takes the place of a father to the children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Of her poverty and of the need for means to educate her children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe son of Mrs. Coalter writes to his young cousin, the son of John Randolph Bryan, at Roanoke, a plantation that had been in litigation since the death of John Randolph. The property was being administered by J. R. Bryan, one of the heirs. Young John C. Bryan, was one of the chief beneficiaries of the will, then being contested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnouncing the birth of a child.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Preparations are made to send Fanny (Frances Bland Coalter) to live with her grandmother and to attend school in Fredericksburg. The sale of the estate of her late husband took place in October.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Enquires about money from the estate of John Randolph of Roanoke; her plans to send John and Henry Coalter away to school. (St. George Tucker Coalter, father of John and Henry, was a nephew of John Randolph, and it was expected that the Coalter children would inherit something from his estate.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Written from school to his aunt; \"all of the boys have to get in school by sunrise and stay there until five in the evening.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Bryan place, Eagle Point in Gloucester County, is so isolated and the family growing so large that a school teacher was kept there for the other children. She mentions her brothers and sisters, and tells of a traveling entertainer: \"De [Delia] and myself went to Warner Hall...and there found an Italian ventriloquist with a hat on that had little bells all around the brim...if he comes to Chatham you will probably be deceived by him...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He tells his sister: \"I reckon this is the coldest and most melancholy place in the world.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes to get a place from the sale of the estate. \"Seven years this last Christmas is a long time not to have a house to call your own.\" Her hopes for the settlement of the Randolph estate are not fulfilled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a son, her 8th child. Mentions shopping trips to Richmond and the remodeling of the house, so, perhaps, some money may have been received from the Randolph estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA 9-year old writes of attending a dance at Warner Hall and staying until 11 p.m. \"We take dancing lesson of 2 hours length every Saturday.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Enclosure.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Consumption and Cholera are discussed as well as the final division of the estate. Mrs. Coalter still hopes to be able to buy a home of her own. Sons John and Henry left in September for the University of Virginia where they room with their cousins, Jack Coalter and J. Braxton. On Christmas Day she mentions \"A dreadful affair has lately occurred at the University, one young man killed another, both intoxicated and from the south; as wicked as that is, it takes the cold blooded yankees to perpetrate the refinement of barbarism in stewing, and boiling...living people...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry T. Coalter, 16 years old, writes that he has had charge of the harvest at the farm because the overseer was sick. He has also advised the local doctors on Cholera cures: \"Mama received your letter by the last post and was much obliged to you for the copy you sent her of the cure for the Cholera. Since it reached here I have copied it twice for different doctors who seemed much pleased with the proscription (sic).\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA beautiful description of the Cove and the island as seen from the Eagle Point house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Lacy, related through the fourth wife of her grandfather, John Coalter, was like an older sister to Frances Bland Coalter, and the affectionate relationship between the two continued for many years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Lacy's are preparing to move into Ellwood, the former summer home of John Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written before and after a long visit. There were ties between the families despite the distance between them. Mrs. Coalter fears her youngest son, Saint George, has Typhoid fever.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A school friend tells of a visit to Richmond to see the relics of Gen. and Mrs. Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cover lacking. About life in the great houses of Virginia, excursions on river boats, dances, and the like. Mentions a fancy ball where everyone appeared in a mask and gown, \"You cannot tell a man from a woman. They go about in this costume for some time and have a dance...one gentleman went draped as a lady and no one found him out,...one went as a monk in robes and with his beads...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"When will your new house, or rather, new home be ready for you? (Frances Bland Coalter's mother has finally been able to buy a house, Stanley.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed to \"My dear Cousin\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the war threat: \"my anxiety about a lastingpeace and the welfare of my children preys very much on my spirits.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Lacy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFanny Coalter is attending a school conducted by Rev. Moses D. Hoge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorses note from Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents About her daughter, Agnes, and the progress on the improvements at Ellwood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Rumors of a great revival at Mr. H.'s school have reached us from different quarters and report says Jinney and yourself acted a conspicuous part.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A school friend writes of her textbooks: \"Paley's Moral Philosophy, Olinstead's Natural Philosophy, Hume's History of England, Conic Sections, Thompson's Arithmetic and French Studies.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes a most interesting account of trip by boat from Gloucester County, via Jamestown, to Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The first letters written by Mrs. Coalter's youngest child.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A schoolmate who has left Rev. Mr. Hoge's school writes back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn offer to abate charges so that Fanny B. Coalter could remain in school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites that he has stood his examination for license to practice law; reports on his brothers and sisters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFanny has returned to Rev. Hoge's school; her friend writes regarding scarlet fever.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrances Bland Coalter is the daughter of St. George Tucker Coalter and grandchild of John Coalter. Her correspondence gives a picture of mid-nineteenth century life and includes a near scandal in her attachment to her married schoolmaster, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge. The contents of this box end with the marriage of Frances Bland Coalter and Henry Peronneau Brown. Letters of Brown and his wife resume in Box 21. Largely papers collected by Frances Bland Coalter between February 1853, when she is preparing to leave school, and December 1858, when she married Henry Peronneau Brown. Through this marriage the Tucker-Coalter line was connected with the Brown line; thus, the papers of the two families were brought together into one. The collection gives an interesting picture of the life and interests of a young lady of moderate circumstances in the mid-l9th century. Of special interest are the letters concerning the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, whose school in Richmond Fanny Coalter had attended. Shortly after she left school, the Rev. Mr. Hoge carried on a very romantic correspondence with Fanny, although he was a married man with several children. The correspondence became more ardent in the early months of 1854 and, when Mrs. Hoge wrote that her husband had gone to Baltimore to stay with his brother who was ill, Fanny followed him there. According to the gossip of Mattie and Lizzie Morton, she went there to \"entrap him.\" In October it was suggested that the brother, William Hoge, was the one in whom she was interested. The Rev. Mr. Hoge later sought to calm the fervours of his correspondent, as shown by his letters of 28 January 1855, 19 June 1856, and 19 March 1857. Fanny B. Coalter did not lack for other suitors, however, for she preserved a letter of 17 July 1854, a proposal of marriage from Alfred B. Tucker. A year later there are reports of her interest in the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Peronneau, of Petersburg, both of whom were courting her. She finally settled on the latter; some acceptances to the marriage invitation are included in this box. Letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her husband Henry Peronneau Brown continue in Box 21. The intervening boxes contain manuscripts of the Brown family, especially Capt. Henry Brown, grandfather of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 7-13); the Hon. John Thompson Brown, father of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 14-19); and Col. John Thompson Brown II, brother of Henry Peronneau Brown (Box 20).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFanny is preparing to leave the school, having finished the course.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A schoolmate and Fanny's sister write after she leaves school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Jack Bryan, oldest son of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan is dying at the Coalter home, Presley.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents After many years of waiting (since the death of her husband in 1839) Mrs. Coalter is finally able to buy her own place, Stanley. She tells of her move and of the illness that put her in bed afterward.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe school is closed for the summer, his wife and children are away, so he enlivens his solitude \"by having a little chat with you...and where I always think of you and the delightful morning when we enjoyed the scene together...how I cherish every memorial of you. \"I greatly enjoyed your last brief visit to us and that evening (do you remember it?) when the music room being full of company we found quiet, and cool breezes in the back porch. I have been sitting there tonight.\" (A strange letter, indeed, and one which was to cause some upset in the heart of Frances Bland Coalter, as subsequent correspondence show.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter is addressed to \"My own dear Aunt\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed to \"My dear sister\". Written to Mrs. Judith H. Coalter soon after she purchased her home, Stanley.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"This letter cannot hold any news, so I will fill it with love...entertaining myself by wishing that you could walk into the room and occupy a vacant chair hard by .\"I hope to see you sometimes...nothing to what I would enjoy were I to keep house in a quiet way and have you for my guest a week at a time...\"I would like you to marry some fine fellow and live in Richmond, only I...like you best as you are, except that you are too far from me.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"When I woke up yesterday morning and found it raining, my spirits fell as low as the mercury for I feared you would not come to Hampstead...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"You ask me why it is that I am so partial to you--well, the very first time we get a chance to have a talk by ourselves I will tell you...When shall the opportunity come? There is always so much company at your house...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe conducts a school: \"I succeeded in six days of raising 21 scholars.\" He writes that Henry has graduated in Law with distinction.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I think from his letter, Brother [William Hoge] has been much sicker than we had any idea of Mr. [Moses D.] Hogeis going on Thursday to see him and will probably remain in Baltimore until he is well enough to travel...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddressed to Fanny at Baltimore. Her friend writes, \"Cousin Joe says you went to Baltimore purposely to see Mr. Hoge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports gossip concerning Fanny's Baltimore trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Often when (I am) abroad, you will be in my mind and heart. Neither do I want you to get married before I return. I am to perform that service, you know...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the gossip regarding Fanny and Rev. Hoge: \"Surely you could not think me so deceitful as to profess to love you and then say that you would try to entrap a gentleman. I did not say so. I remember saying that if you went to Baltimore and were thrown with Mr. Hoge I believed he would address you, because I know he admired you very sincerely...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA proposal of marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA rumor that Frances Bland Coalter is to marry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Julia Green was here...when I told her that you had gotten a letter from Mr. Hoge she said she was so jealous of you that she was ready to fight...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I am going to Baltimore...and I shall see Mr. William Hoge! Don't you wish you were going? What shall I tell him for you?\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. George is now in school at Staunton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConstruction work to be done at the University of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I hope that it will not be long before I have the pleasure of seeing you, my dear and constantly remembered friend.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I have heard several times of your engagement to Thomas--who has made himself very scarce.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccepts invitation to the marriage of Virginia, younger sister of Fanny Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCovers lacking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNow a practicing lawyer, he writes to his aunt on business.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents To her cousin regarding \"Mr. President\u0026amp;amp;quot; and \"The Vice.\" (This appears to refer to the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Henry Peronneau. Frances Bland Coalter was to marry the latter.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I wish you to be very particular in your conversations with Peronneau not to let him have the least idea of the tenor of my remarks to you yesterday and at the same time manage to convince him that I am not in love with you, as I am afraid such is his present opinion.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrouble in: finding a teacher for her children; \"the Roanoke business\"--(evidently a reference to the still unsettled will of John Randolph of Roanoke.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Covers lacking. Concerned about the health of Fanny's mother, has a horror of those \"distracting springs\u0026amp;amp;quot; for invalids.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe solution to a problem in surveying (this may be the \"Thomas\" to whom Frances Bland Coalter was rumored to be engaged).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of Mrs. E. T. Bryan, aunt of Fanny Bland Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks Fanny for her help at the time of the death of Mrs. Bryan, her mother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs in charge of the plantation since her mother's death; busy making summer clothes for the slaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuggests a visit together to \"cousin Horace Lacy.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeronneau Brown and his brother, Thompson, are mentioned. (See letters of December 1855, Box-folder 6:44-45.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to ask Mrs. Coalter to stay with his daughters during his absence in the south.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas charge of the large plantation, keeping four seamstresses, three spinners and a weaver busy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"No, my dear Fanny, my affection for you has not changed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regarding Mr. Willcox Brown and his brother Peronneau, future husband of Frances Bland Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation to the commencement party at Hampden Sidney College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Covers lacking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccompanying his uncle on a business trip, he has visited the main cities of the south and attended the opera in New Orleans. \"I must confess that I have been rather disappointed in the people that live in these rich lands--they are as rough as possible...live in log houses and on the very poorest fare.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I suppose your wedding will be postponed unless Mr. Brown's recovery is unusually rapid.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The news of your engagement [to Henry P. Brown] did not surprise me...how heartily I approve of your choice...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"If my letter arrives too late for Miss Fanny Coalter, I hope Mrs. Brown will have enough affection for the old name to lay claim to it.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he cannot attend the wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The King Wm. and Hanover Charaders. Positively their last appearance. At Stanley on Friday evening the 9th this brilliant Company....Ticket 1 ct., children and servants half price.\" A home performance by the Coalter and Bryan cousins. This item is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents These covers are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers of Henry Brown, a merchant and county official include a manuscript map of Guilford C. H., business records and correspondence of Brown and Clayton, New London, Bedford (now Campbell County), Virginia and Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, Virginia. Collection also includes papers concerning a lawsuit against Pleasant Murphy and estate papers of Daniel Brown and Henry Brown's father-in-law John Thompson. There are papers of his immediate family including Henry Brown, Jr. Boxes 7 - 13.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and business papers of Capt. Henry Brown, Revolutionary War veteran who opened a store in Bedford County, in 1793; Papers of Capt. Brown as Collector of Federal taxes on stills and real property. The Brown family papers begin with the letters and papers of Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), successful merchant of Bedford County and Lynchburg, who established the family fortune. He was the father of John Thompson Brown, Delegate to the Virginia Assembly, whose letters and papers are collected in the next section (Boxes 14-19). A few letters and receipts pertaining to Henry Brown, 1712-1798, the father of Capt. Henry Brown, are included. The great bulk of the material, however, relates to Capt. Brown, beginning with a map of a Revolutionary War battle, 1777, in which he was wounded. With his brother, Daniel, he opened a general store in Bedford soon after the conclusion of the war. A partnership agreement of April 1797, which brought James Leftwich into the business, is preserved and the bulk of the material in this box pertains to the business of the store. A good picture of early merchandising is given by the accounts, letters relating to buying and selling trips, and the court actions taken to collect accounts. Beginning with folder 60, there are 39 items relating to the duties of Henry Brown as tax collector in the Bedford area in the years 1800 to 1803. 160 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Your friends here tremble for you and apprehend the worst from the dangers that encompass you...the deadly rifle, the scalping knife, tomahawk...return to us in all speed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsed: \"Map of revolutionary battle, found 1926 by F. B. Saunders in old papers from Ivy Cliff. Capt. Henry Brown, born at Ivy Cliff about 1760, was wounded at Guildford C. H.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning goods for a retail store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote for ll.9.3£, witnessed by Jack Beverley. Endorsed: \"Note Henry Brown, payable 1 September, 1793.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes letter from Israel Thompson regarding saddle goods in stock at the store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommission of Daniel Brown as Ensign in a Company of Light Infantry, signed by Samuel Coleman and James Wood, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts to Henry Brown for recording a deed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement to enter into a partnership.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters written from Richmond, Georgetown, and Baltimore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMedicines received by Henry Brown from Howard Bennett.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 pages. Unsigned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrrown's accounts as Tax Collector of the Bedford district.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to his brother concerning tobacco prices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning business affairs a suit for debt, purchase of tobacco and a \"Negro wench\" for the store, etc. \"P.S. I heard at court they had made you a Captain.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecording a deed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBonds in hands of Jeremiah Jenkins for collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a list of the new officers of the Farmer's Bank in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the division of Negroes, total value £815, between Leftwich and the Brown brothers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding loss of West India produce on which $5,000.00 was borrowed. Endorsed: \"I fear our loss will be considerable.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReturns from the Regimental hospital of the 35th U.S. Infantry. Sig. William W. Southall\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt is for $130.43 to be paid to John Roberts on land that Captain Henry Brown sold to William Woodford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tobacco sold by Leftwich to a man who was a bad risk: \"...we are thrown out of between 20 and 30 thousand dollars...one fourth of what it has taken us 20 years to earn is lost for want of prudence.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTaxes collected by Robert Snoddy, in Bedford. 14 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbstract of duties collected from owners of stills and distilleries\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts for monies received by James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Directions for sending tax collections.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 pages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter includes a copy of Federal instructions to tax collectors. 3 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted documents signed. Autographed draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness records and correspondence of Henry Brown and Samuel P. Clayton. After the death of his brother Daniel in 1818, Brown entered into a partnership with Clayton, his son-in-law. Brown survived Clayton, who died in 1832; this box also includes papers from 1833 to 1839 made out to Henry Brown, surviving partner of Brown and Clayton Company. The accounts of Henry Brown with Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, 1824-1833, are retained as one group. Also retained as a separate group are the papers relating to the court suits of Brown and Pleasant Murphy. All notes of the period carried a 100 percent penalty clause. This resulted in many law suits being brought to establish what would now be considered exorbitant claims. In one case (see entry for March 10, 1823) for a debt of $42.05, the debtor surrendered 1 sound filly, 2 cows, a calf, 2 feather beds, all household and kitchen furniture, all plantation utensils, and 6 hogs! 159 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers include accounts, letters, notes, vouchers, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts concerning the Hancock and Brown store, Lynchburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers relating to the suit of Brown and Clayton vs. Pleasant Murphy, Bedford County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCaptain Henry Brown had many interests in his long life apart from the purely commercial activities upon which his considerable fortune was built. Included in this box are the papers relating to his other interests: Papers of Captain Henry Brown as Sheriff of Bedford County, Treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and of the New London Agricultural Society, and as executor of the estates of his brother, Daniel Brown, and father-in-law, John Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of subscriptions to the repair and improvement of New London Academy meeting house, Bedford County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecords from Brown's service as Treasurer of the New London Agricultural Society, Bedford County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of Daniel Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of John Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness papers of Henry Brown, not directly connected with any of his various business enterprises, but concerned principally with court suits involving debts to him. Included is an interesting case of Mark Anthony, who took the oath of an Insolvent Debtor, making out a deed of trust of all his property to his creditors (11 April 1829 and 6 July 1833). Also includes papers concerned with the suit of Henry Brown vs. Nicodemus Leftwich, 1832-1840. Brown pays for the attendance of witnesses at the court and pays the county Jailor \"for imprisoning and releasing\" Leftwich.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness papers of Henry Brown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHousehold, family and personal bills preserved by Henry Brown, an interesting collection of a family illustrating the activities of eight children in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, 1819-1841.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHousehold, family and personal bills of Henry Brown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of the immediate family of Captain Henry Brown. Also includes personal correspondence of Henry Brown with his brothers, Samuel and Daniel, and his children. The correspondence between Henry Brown and his son, John Thompson Brown, is found in Boxes 14-19. Also, letters from the sons and daughters of Samuel, brother of Henry Brown. In a separate group are collected letters written by Edward J. Steptoe, grandson of Henry Brown, from West Point Military Academy and from the Indian Wars in Florida, where he served after he was commissioned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePurchase of a watch in Winchester; requests 30 dollars to repay a debt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis wife's estate; purchase of a Negro girl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn his return from the Spring; attack of \"bilious Cholic\" and his treatment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"the purchase of some land at $20 per acre...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeats female slave, using a walking stick, his wife using a cowhide whip. The slave's mate attempted to protect her with an axe but he was subdued, beaten and sent to jail the next day. Hopes for peace, unpopularity of the conscription law and the whiskey tax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn her studies: Blair's lectures, piano playing, drawing, painting and embroidery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe husband of Nancy Brown writes: \"...Bounaparte is on his way to this country. If so I greatly fear we shall go backwards with accelerated velocity in all peaceful, literary and ornamental pursuits...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvice on a move to the State of Ohio. \"Although I like Slavery as little as you or anyone else, still...I think it probable that we should be as unhappy as we are with them\" (Daniel died in 1818. For the next 20 years Henry administered his estate for the benefit of his wife and children.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Henry Brown is Clayton's father-in-law. The letters discuss Mary Brown's illness at the Springs (she was to die within a year).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe building of his house and the health of his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe daughter of Samuel Brown, writes to console her Uncle on the death of his brothers and his two daughters, Mrs. Anne [Nancy] B. Steptoeand Mrs. Mary [Polly] B. Clayton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn uncle of Henry Brown writes, \"My grandson wishes to get in to Business in a store...\" (Henry Brown, Jr. now has a store in Lynchburg.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis continued bad health. The death of James Leftwich, Captain Brown's business partner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests assistance in obtaining appointment as Clerk of Court at Bedford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe value of the Deerwood tract.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBegs her father to let her have money to go to the inauguration of President Jackson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn her visit to Washington: \"this is the thickest settled neighborhood that I ever was in--the neighbors are situated all around, some in view and others not more than a quarter of a mile from the house...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn his visit with his brothers, John Thompson Brown, in \"Washington City.\" Description of crowded Washington, full of pickpockets and of the confusion even in the President's house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"...the last day I rode more than thirty miles through a dreary wilderness without seeing a single house...I am yet travelling alone and have come six hundred miles without a single man travelling my course...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis progress in college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis progress in repaying a debt to the estate of his uncle, Daniel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Report of workers on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal dying from Cholera.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of his maternal grandfather, John Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry G. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeaving for New York to lay in goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes for his store despite illness and some hostile feeling toward his former partner, Ammon Hancock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of Henry Brown. (Henry Brown, Jr. died while he and his wife were on a shopping trip for the store.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Brown is the son of Samuel Brown. On the changing population: \"The people still retain the simple manners of the old Scotch-Irish and, I may add, much of the intelligence and piety. But the restless spirit of emigration is taking away our best people and in their place we generally get Germans, who commonly are deplorably ignorant and will do very little toward supporting the Gospel.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes to settle accounts and close the store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the disposal of her house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo Frances Brown's husband, on the loss of her two brothers, \"and such brothers too, in so short a time.\" (Henry Brown, Jr. died in June, 1836, and his brother, John Thompson Brown, in December of that same year.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry J. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 letters. On the sale of merchandise and an expected loss.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgrees to furnish Gould B. Raymond, manager of the Menagerie Co., lodging for 30 men, 65 horses, 1 elephant, 1 camel and 2 ponies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe inscription on the tomb of her late husband, John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the death of her husband a year ago.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe widow of John Thompson Brown writes regarding her three sons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The executor of an estate demands payment of a note on which Henry Brown, Jr. was a cosigner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The youngest daughter of Henry Brown writes about her marriage and the first meeting with her new relatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Brown is the son of Samuel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn his marriage to Alice Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Alexander (Lockie T. Brown) Irvine is her sister. Her wedding trip to New Orleans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHer sickness on the way down the river due to fresh paint in the boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel Brown is the son of Samuel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning eventual conversion of Baptists to the Presbyterian Church.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Brown is her father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"...I left New Orleans the 28th of March and reach George Town. The 15th of April...Sam (Brown) was in New Orleans the day before I left-he was not married but expected to be the 9th of April.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Last evening our darling Alice made me the happy father of a fine boy...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport to his father of his first grades at the Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo his grandfather regarding his first term marks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"The first two years of our course are exclusively devoted to Mathematics and French...\" Encloses a work sheet and \"Synopsis of the Course of Studies at the Military Academy.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written from Oklawaka River and St. Augustine, Florida. \"The Congress must get rid of its 'sickly sympathy' (with the Indians) or, rely upon it, this is a war of years to come.\" Gives a vivid description of St. Augustine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written from Rose's Landing, Tennessee; Savannah, Georgia; and off Cape Hatteras. Contrasts the Cherokees in Tennessee with the Seminoles of Florida. Describes Savannah in a letter enclosed, dated February 16, 1839.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 letters. Total of 12 pages. Typescript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChildren of Captain Henry Brown: letters of Henry Brown, Jr., oldest son of Captain Henry Brown; Samuel Thompson Brown, youngest son; and other members of the immediate family. Henry Brown, Jr., who suffered a grave illness in 1822 as a result of which he almost lost his eyesight, went into the partnership of his father with Amman Hancock. In 1835-1836, he opened his own store in Lynchburg, but died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to New York. Interesting items in this part of the collection include a 44 page book of mineral and chemical notes (31 July 1826), a 56 page diary kept by Henry Brown, Jr. on his trip abroad (24 July 1831), drafts of letters by Henry Brown, Jr. to newspapers regarding horses, and instructions for horse care, and the like (13 April 1835-March 1836). The will of Henry Brown, Jr. (May-December 1830), and his deathbed statement dictated to his wife (May 1836), are also included. The papers of Samuel Thompson Brown include the card which announced the opening of his law office in Bedford (8 May 1838), records of his marriage in Alabama (27 April 1840), and the death of his wife within the year (3 April 1841). A letter of 22 January 1842, mentions the business failures taking place in Richmond and Lynchburg, and one of 27 August of the same year comments on the national political situation which is \"sadly out of joint.\" In a letter of 20 September [1845], there is a report of \"the thefts which were perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\" 128 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My eyes appear to have improved gradually.\" (His ailment seemed to be at its worst at this time, though he continued to suffer from the ailment until his death in 1836 at the age of 39 years.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note for $1,000.00. At this time he was getting started in the store, Hancock and Brown Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \"most favorable accounts\" of John Thompson Brown from the members of the House of Delegates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning the business of Col. [Mark] Anthony, in which Henry Brown, Jr. appears to be involved.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 pages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the marriage of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of introduction for Henry Brown, Jr., for use on his trip to England and the Continent in that year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e56 pages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written to her husband on his trip. \"Oh, my dear husband, why was it that I did not accompany you?\" (None of these letters reached Henry Brown, Jr. on the trip, but followed him home).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews from a letter she received from Henry Brown, Jr. in England.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Payment of his debts in Lynchburg; hiring out of a slave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"It's really a sad case for me, to be sick from home and away from all that (are) Dear to me...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis was the store in Lynchburg in which Henry Brown was a partner and with which Henry Brown, Jr. was associated until he opened his own store in 1835. Includes autographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brother-in-law, Jack Willcox; his brother, John's speech on the Petersburg Rail Road; and the house that Henry Brown has vacated in Lynchburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn a debt of Thomas Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes autographed draft. Appear to refer to pictures, and may date from the time of one of the buying trips that Henry Brown, Jr. made with his wife.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter breaking from the partnership of Hancock and Brown, he opened his own store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cover lost. Concerning the care for his horses, Young American Eclipse and Spring Hill, while he is away.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Written while she and her husband were on a buying trip for the Lynchburg store. In New York, Henry Brown, Jr. was taken desperately ill and died.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned. Evidently taken down by Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown during the final days in New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents An associate of Henry Brown, Jr. in the Lynchburg store, was liquidating the stock and selling horses in order to settle the estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProfile by Professor William B. Rogers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note regarding the settlement of the Henry Brown, Jr. estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown is his mother. Written from school, with endorsement by James Morrison, schoolmaster.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned Eleanor C. L. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH. Guilford Brown is her son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharge slips for failing to attend army musters between 1829 and 1839, 1839. 10 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel T. Brown is his his brother-in-law. Letter congratulating S. T. B. on his marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Alexander Irvine is her her sister-in-law. She writes of the aged John Vaughan Willcox, her father, with whom she is living and for whom she is caring; Samuel T. Brown and his \"youthful bride.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of the statement concerning the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis extended wedding trip; description of General Harrison's house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCourt cost voucher recording transfer of 400 acres from Henry Brown to Samuel T. Brown, with tax receipt. 2 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter sent care of Judge Crawford at St. Stephens, Alabama. Consolations upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Condolences upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of consolation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On the death of W. W. Worthington, brother-in-law of Samuel T. Brown. \"Your sister Alice is desirous of your attention to the affairs of Mr. W. in New Orleans prior to your return to Virginia.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecording certain deeds for his son-in-law, Samuel T. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned draft. Written to his overseer with whom he has quarreled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the fees paid by Henry Brown in the Leftwich case: \"between twenty and twenty-five dollars for my services as an attorney.\" On the thefts \"perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement for the payment of a debt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrafts of a letter to Mark Andrews. 2 items. Concerning the cutting of trees on the property of Samuel T. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA reply to the above letter, Box-Folder 13:60.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel T. Brown is her brother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn a charge of Ammon Hancock against the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEstimate for the cost of the construction of a bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for postal expenses, April-June, 1849, signed H. Stevens.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On the property in Mobile, Alabama, purchased by Samuel T. Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The sale of a female slave \"with her Brood.\" Samuel T. Brown is Edward Robinson's brother-in-law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers concern John Thompson Brown's attendance at Princeton, study of law, and trips to the South and to the West Indies. Includes speeches and correspondence as well as his published writings (newspaper articles, bills and pamphlets). The collection emphasizes his political career in the Virginia House of Delegates including his views on slavery. Also includes architectural plans for a two room house and elevations (1827), drafts of toasts and letters concerning his fight with John Hampden Pleasants. Prominent correspondents include William Segar Archer, James Murray Mason, John Hampden Pleasants, William Cabell Rives, Henry St. George Tucker and John Tyler. Boxes 14 - 19.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson Brown (1802-1836) was born at Otter Hills, near Bedford, Virginia and was the son of Henry Brown (1760-1841). He attended the New London Academy, 1816; studied at Princeton, 1817-1820; traveled to the South and the West Indies, 1821; and studied law with Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County, Virginia, 1822-1823. He began his law practice in Clarksburg, Virginia (later West Virginia), in 1824, and represented Harrison County in the House of Delegates, 1827-1830. He was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830. He married Mary E. Willcox June, 1830, and moved to Petersburg, where he again was elected to the General Assembly, 1831-1836. He was a delegate to the national convention of the Republican (now Democratic) Party, but died on 20 November 1836, at his father's home, Otter Hills, after a brief illness. The first two letters in Box 14 date from the period of his attendance at New London Academy; then follow the papers relating to Princeton, where he matriculated in 1817 at the age of 19. He was placed in the Sophomore Class on the basis of an examination before the faculty, and received the highest mark given at the College, in each of the three years he spent at the College. His report sheets show the requirements for entrance, lists of courses, and contain a resolution passed by the trustees which condemned the sharp practices of the merchants in town. Some of the correspondence of John Thompson Brown with his brother-in-law Dr. William B. Steptoe in this period is interesting for the comments it contains on the Missouri question and other matters then being debated in the U.S. Senate. The remarks made by John Thompson Brown in letters from his collegiate period may be compared with his statements on the subject of slavery later made on the floor of the House of Delegates. After graduating from Princeton, John Thompson Brown traveled to the South, and made a brief trip to the West Indies, keeping notes on his impressions. Upon his return he took up the study of law with Judge Taylor. From this period come interesting musings on such subjects as \"the family fireside,\" \"youthful recollection,\" \"friendship,\" and \"behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.\" His license to practice law, dated 7 March 1824, is included in the collection. He journeyed to Clarksburg, Virginia, to set up his law practice, and kept a notebook on the trip West which reveal his first impressions of the Clarksburg area. At the end of this box is a scrapbook containing some of his published writings, speeches, and newspaper articles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from a schoolboy friend regarding New London Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson Brown's examinations at the New London Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I have just been examined by the faculty and am admitted to the Sophomore Class, which is the second in the college.\" His expenses are estimated at $200.00 for the first term and $90.00 for the second. \"I will pledge myself not to spend one cent more than is really necessary.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News from home; a rumor that some boys were expelled from Chapel Hill for their politics. John Thompson Brown is his brother-in-law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Medical advice; a suggested teacher for New London Academy (\"Has he energy enough manage southern students?\"); the death of Polly [Mrs. Mary Brown Clayton], sister of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe political upheaval at William and Mary College; deputies appointed \"...to fix upon the site of the Virginia University.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"My expenses have far exceeded what was necessary or what you expect. I now see my error and repent...\" Three months later he offers to leave school because of his additional debts. Later in Baltimore, he is robbed of $200.00. His father adds up the year's expenses to a total of $670.00. Henry Brown is John Thompson Brown's father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBehavior, No. 1. distinguished; Industry, No. 1. distinguished; Scholarship, No. 1. distinguished (1) \"If under the article scholarship, a student is marked No. 1 distinguished (1), he is considered as ranking among the first in his class.\" (From printed explanation of the report.) John Thompson Brown is of the sophomore class at Princeton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Once the busy scene of commercial enterprise...now lifeless and inactive.\" Concerning Lynchburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The University of Virginia is established at Charlottesville with an annual appropriation of $15,000; news of a threat of slave uprisings in Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson Brown is of the junior class at Princeton. Two reports. Printed document signed. Similar reports to that of 1818. Warning is added to the September report concerning excessive expenditures by students: \"the trustees of the college give this notice to the parents and guardians of the youth, that they ought to pay no debt contracted in this town, which they have not specifically authorized.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsed: \"Collegians mei consocui.\" He knew 162 fellow students.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the \"present session of Congress.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Rumor of a great rebellion that has taken place at Princeton; the Missouri question.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson Brown is of the senior class of Princeton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA Fourth of July oration supporting the idea of colonizing the free Negroes in Africa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe content is on his trip to the South. 15 pages. Autographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My father may justly complain of the great sums which he has expended on me, but his kindness shall not be abused much longer, as I hope to be in a situation to support myself.\" Endorsed: \"Brother J.--after his return from Princeton went South--through the Cherokee Nation [Alabama and Georgia] to Pensacola, and on to New Orleans--thence to Cuba and returned to U. States in the U.S. Frigate 'Hornet,' as a guest of the officers. Samuel T. Brown.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA gambling scrape he was involved in; asks his father's forgiveness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Chancellor Taylor has been of incalculable service to me in the study of law.\" (Needham was a law school operated by Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County in the years 1821-1836.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese are the continuous drafts of a multiple of letters, continued July 8, 1831, Petersburg. The first section consists of musings and youthful recollections; the second is a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Alexander M. Jackson, at New London, to John Thompson Brown, regarding the marriage of Dr. Steptoe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes made at Judge Taylor's Law School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLicense to practice law in the superior and inferior courts of this Commonwealth (Virginia).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMusings on friendship and the wise behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter introducing John Thompson Brown when he went to Clarksburg to set up practice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 pages. Musings written on a trip through Virginia: thoughts on a disappointing love affair; notes on \"Crab Orchard\" and the \"Creek Nation\" --the latter were to be incorporated into an Independence Day address delivered in Petersburg in 1831.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Impressions of Clarksburg; the countryside is beautiful and the land very rich, but \"The people have no money and are wretchedly poor and lazy...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis plans to establish himself.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following newspaper clippings and pamphlets are included in a bound scrap book, with endorsements and were undoubtedly collected by John Thompson Brown himself.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"...Mr. Jefferson...the disclosure of his poverty...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"several cases of contempt of court, occurring in various parts of the Union, in which the punishment inflicted, has been made a subject of grievous complaint.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"The President's message.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of a committee, appointed to enquire into the nature and extent of the evils arising from the present unsettled state of Land Titles on the Western Waters of Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech in Committee of the Whole, Jan. 13th, Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA Bill authorizing a loan of $6,000.00 on the credit of the state, for the construction of Turnpike Road from Winchester to Parkersburg by way of Clarksburg, being under consideration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Sir:--I have read in the \"Intelligencer\" of the 9th inst. your communications to the Editors of the paper, in which you remark, substantially, that the only Candidate to represent the town of Petersburg in the General Assembly is a stranger to most voters...Not doubting that I am the person alluded to...,\" signed John Thompson Brown\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The following copy of a Petition to the Legislature of Virginia, we insert at the request of a number of our Citizens.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e32 pages. \"On motion of Mr. Brown of Petersburg, the report of the committee on slaves, free Negroes and mulattoes, and the amendment of Mr. Preston were taken up; when Mr. Brown rose and addressed the house as follows:...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The bill to amend an act authorizing the Board of Public Works to subscribe on behalf of the Commonwealth, to the stock of the Petersburg Rail Road, was read a third time. Mr. Brown said...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Andrew Jackson was unanimously recommended to the Citizens of Virginia, as the next President. \"Mr. Miller of Powhatan then submitted the following Resolution...\"(Concerning the Vice-President). Mr. Brown of Petersburg, then submitted the following by way of substitute for the above...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence while Brown established himself in Clarksburg, and while representing Harrison County in the General Assembly. The material in this box covers the period 1825 to 1829, when John Thompson Brown was resident of Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia). In this period John Thompson Brown wrote some of the \"Letters to the Editor,\" printed in the Clarksburg Enquirer, contained in the scrap book noted above in Box 14. A draft of a part of the letter concerning the poverty of Mr. Jefferson is to be found in this box (1825). In July 1826, John Thompson Brown wrote to his brother Henry Brown, Jr. of his aim to run for the U.S. Congress. In 1827 he was elected to the House of Delegates; he was re-elected in 1828 and 1829. This box also contains various printed and manuscript material touching upon his career in the General Assembly. By the end of 1829, John Thompson Brown had established himself in Clarksburg, built a house, and planned to buy into a partnership in a store to advance his financial position. In a letter of March 23, 1829 he mentions his desire to run in the next election for the U.S. Congress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"...the friends of Old Hickory...hear Adamses success spoken of and the probability of Clay's being made Secretary of State...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a legal opinion concerning sheriffs, which his father apparently requested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA flowery letter to an old friend from Princeton. \"I have acquired some little reputation at the bar and a practice that supports me very decently.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of an address to an investigating group (perhaps a grand jury), with endorsement: \"1. Act against cutting down trees. 2. Act providing for a good and sufficient jail.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is part of a printed letter concerning \"Mr. Jefferson the disclosure of his poverty...\" over the signature Alexander. (See bound scrapbook, the last item in Box 14.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDesire of John Thompson Brown to run for the U.S. Congress or for a seat in the General Assembly. Suggests that Henry Brown send $1,000.00 to help achieve this.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I find that there is a serious and, I believe, a somewhat general wish to bring me out for the Legislature.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I am a candidate for the Legislature at the next election...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn announcement of the candidacy of John Thompson Brown for the General Assembly. He reviews what he considers to be the most important problems of the day, and discusses (1) the invasion of State sovereignty by the Federal program of \"internal development,\" (2) the harm done to Southern farmers by import duties, (3) the calling of a Constitutional Convention for the state of Virginia, (4) the dangers of the uncontrolled banking system.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His election to the General Assembly; hope of election to the U.S. Congress, and the purchase of a four acre lot in town. In the first letter which John Thompson Brown wrote from the House of Delegates he said \"I have not taken much part in the debates of the House and do not expect to do so...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe note is \"in regard to the question whether Clinton or Calhoun should run as Vice-President on the Jackson ticket\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis ride to Richmond in a coach with other, more experienced law-makers, \"having been, as you predicted, greatly edified and instructed by a coach-full of legislators 'big with the cares of state.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull title: \"Report of a Committee Appointed To Enquire Into The Nature And Extent Of The Evils Arising From The Present Unsettled State Of Land Titles On The Western Waters Of Virginia, And To Devise A Remedy Therefor, With Leave To Report A Bill Or Otherwise\" 6 pages. 2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetition to the General Assembly for a divorce.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetition to the General Assembly for a divorce.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Resolving that members of the House of Delegates be requested to unite...in advancing the cause of this Society before the General Assembly of Virginia.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn John Thompson Brown's speech: \"considered the most able one that had been delivered in the House in 5 years.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Our Society, in the success of which, you are pleased to express so deep an interest, is I believe, making sure progress.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis legislature activities and speeches. \"I am a Jackson man like yourself but not perfectly orthodox, as you would say, on the subject of States Rights. I published my opinions, pamphlet of 30 pages, 12 months ago and will send you a copy...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Deptartment F 247 H3B73. The second copy is located in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, under the same call number as above. 17 pages. A report to his constituents on such matters as (1) the state Constitutional Convention, (2) the lottery for the Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, (3) county elections, (4) the bill abolishing the chancery Courts and establishing a Superior Court, (5) a Turnpike to their area (defeated by the \"Eastern People\"), (6) the proposed Baltimore Railroad and (7) the settling of the question of land titles in Western Virginia. Included in the pamphlet are the full texts of the report of the committee on this subject, which he chaired, and the bill proposed by the committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComment on the land titles, Chancery court bills.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Even now I am as comfortably situated as I could desire and shall support myself hereafter without any further drafts on your goodness...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Now well situated in his \"mansion,\" he discusses his prospects for Congress and of his plan to \"offer 2 years hence.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder appointing John Thompson Brown Adjutant of the 11th Regiment, Virginia Militia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items. Autographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes are initialed \"J. T. B.'s\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsed: \"McConley's System of Sword Tactics.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReflections on people met at the Medicinal Springs, as contrasted with those of his constituency.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In February, he forwards a copy of sheriff's commission to his father. During the year he borrows $400.00 for payments on his house in Clarksburg, and by the end of the year his father has agreed to advance enough capital for him to become a partner in a mercantile business. Upon the conclusion of the 1828-1829 session of the General Assembly, he writes that he will be a candidate once more, then run for Congress. In the letter of March 23rd, he writes that opposition has arisen \"on account of some laws we had passed last session authorizing the county court to levy a tax for repairing roads and bridges.\" On March 23rd he relates his experiences in Washington at the inauguration of Jackson: on December 14th he predicts that the basis of votes for whites will be surrendered in the formation of the new State constitution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuggests they ride together to Alexandria, then go to Richmond by boat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Virginia Constitutional Convention: \"I had an opportunity of hearing the most distinguished members of the body--Mr. Madison and Mr. Marshall among the rest...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from after his marriage to Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg (May 1830), and his move to that city, which he represented in the General Assembly in 1831. Also includes over one hundred toasts given at various occasions. The change which was to occur in the life and fortunes of John Thompson Brown in the year 1830 is forecast in the first letter of this box, a letter received by Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg circa December 1829, in which there is a discussion of \"Mr. B.\" Three months later (March 18, 1830) in a letter to his father, John Thompson Brown announces his intention of leaving Clarksburg, and of his need for a horse and sulky so that he may arrive in Petersburg in a manner which should \"avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution.\" The next letter in the collection (May 9, 1830), in draft, contains an account of his wedding, a wedding which was attended by no members of his immediate family. Subsequent letters tell of the generosity of the new father-in-law John V. Willcox in the gift of a town house \"provided with servants,\" a draft of $1500, and the promise of as much more as he asks (July 22, 1830). Yet the position is not satisfactory and because John Thompson Brown feels that he is losing his independence, he returns to Clarksburg with the intention of resettling there and sending for his wife (May 2, 1831). During a four week visit to Harrison County, he finds his political position has declined (June 7, 1831), so he returns to Petersburg, and is invited to make the Independence Day address for the town (June 8, 1831). As a result of this address (and the good influence of his father-in-law) he is nominated to represent the town in the House of Delegates, and is elected without opposition (September 26, 1831). He successfully sponsors a bill in the Assembly for the Petersburg Railroad (28 December 1831), is appointed Judge of Elections for the Petersburg Office of the Bank of Virginia (December 29, 1831), and is sought as a sponsor of a new newspaper which is being established in Richmond (October 20, 1831). Of particular interest is a letter to his nephew outlining his philosophy of life and advising the young man on his future (October 3, 1831). A report of the slave insurrection in Southhampton is described in a letter of September 26, 1831. At the end of this box are collected more than a hundred drafts of toasts made by John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA friend writes regarding \"Mr. B.,\" \"a man of boundless pride and diffidence. His attachment was cut down in the bud and You, my sweetest Mary, have hoped whilst he desponded...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"My friends, Webster, Goffard, and others believed I could certainly be elected to Congress next Spring...I wish to appear at P[etersburg]in a manner which would probably be expected and to avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution. Henry is to get me a sulky, horse, etc., and if you can spare this additional sum you may hand it over to him...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Our nuptials took place at the time expected and I cannot say that there was any other allay to my happiness, than that neither you nor any of my near relatives were present.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On his honeymoon: \"Peronneau Finley travels with us, as one of our immediate party. Mr. Willcox, Sr., and three of his friends are going to N. York to the races. They came with us thus far...\" There is much discussion about where they will live, but, \"I think it probable we shall reside in Petersburg...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn his Washington visit: \"we remained a week, were introduced to the President, etc., heard some interesting debates and saw all the great men of the nation...My situation is in all respects agreeable.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulations on her marriage coupled with much advice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents After a visit with his father, he writes: \"I have nothing to add on the subject of my future arrangements. I shall pursue the course which you seemed to approve when we were together.\" He writes later that Mr. Willcox has turned over to them his town house \"furnished with servants\u0026amp;amp;quot;; in another letter: \"He handed me a check for $1,500 and said that I should always have as much as I wanted...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends advice to his younger brother and, and account of his own situation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters from Harrison County report that \"the District needs me badly...but it is too late...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I regret that you have temporarily declined public life--for I would not believe you have abondoned it altogether.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Autographed draft. Advice given to a young man summarizing John Thompson Brown's own philosophy of life.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On his return to Harrison County, \"I found that my position here was to be too dependent...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"At a meeting of the citizens of Petersburg...'Resolved, that John Thompson Brown, Esq., he appointed Orator of the Day'.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutographed drafts. The first important public speech of John Thompson Brown, in Petersburg, one which appears to have established his reputation, and which influenced his decision to remain there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding his Independence Day address; the wisdom of his brother's decision to visit England.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: See 25 April 1822, Box-folder 14:21, These are the continuous drafts of multiple letters. This draft concerns the second part which contains a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On July 25, he states that his brother has left on the packet for Baltimore on the way to Liverpool. Concerning his \"reasons of my determining not to remove to Harrison.\" On September 14 he writes that his wife has given birth to a son, who will be named Henry Peronneau, \"after you and my friend Peronneau Finley.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A letter from Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown to John Thompson Brown encloses the letter from Henry Brown Jr. Henry Brown, Jr. writes of his journey, as a result of which \"I become more and more an American in feeling and principle...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I was elected without opposition after announcing my sentiments freely and boldly.\" News of an insurrection of Negroes in Southampton (Nat Turner), \"they killed 55 persons, mainly women and children.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives his opinions on the education of his nephew, Edward. He approves strongly of the emphasis on science to be found at West Point; on going to college among the Yankees: \"I partake in some measure of the prejudice against them--but think nevertheless that...southern firewould be none the worse for being somewhat cooled by the northern frost.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA new newspaper is proposed for the city of Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA request for help in covering a $3,000 debt to \"sharpers.\" Endorsed by Windham Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the quarters he has for his wife and son. On the main question of the day he writes: \"I think no measure can or ought to be taken now for the abolition of slavery...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"the bill now before the Legislature on the subject of our (Rail) Road.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppointment of John Thompson Brown as judge of the election for directors of the Bank of Virginia in Petersburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo speeches given before the House of Delegates, published in pamphlet form: The speech of John Thompson Brown, in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the Abolition of Slavery; Speech of John Thompson Brown, (of Petersburg,) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, in Committee of the Whole, on the State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina. The important and exciting national political events of the years 1832 and 1833, as they affected the people of Virginia, are seen through the eyes of John Thompson Brown in the items included in this box. A member from Petersburg in the House of Delegates of the Virginia Assembly, John Thompson Brown was placed in a position of leadership and strongly influenced the decisions taken in those critical years. His speech on the abolition of slavery was considered so important that Judge Henry St. George Tucker and others raised the money to have it printed (18 January 1832). He was a member of the Virginia delegation to the national convention of the Republican Party; his resolution of the Vice-Presidential nominee (21-22 May 1832) was the one adopted by the Virginia caucus. As Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates, the question of President Jackson's moves against the United States Bank was of particular concern to him (9 April 1833). Great excitement was aroused by South Carolina's threat of nullification. John Thompson Brown was a member of the Committee on Federal Relations, and his substitute motion on the question is included in this box, as well as his speech on The State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina, delivered 5 January 1833, also published in pamphlet form. John Thompson Brown was invited to be a Director of the Petersburg Railroad which he declined (7 May 1832), and was considered for the position of U.S. Senator, although he felt that he was not qualified by years or experience (December 1832). An interesting report of his meeting with President Jackson is included in a letter from John Thompson Brown to his wife (23 May 1832). Also included in this box are letters from John Tyler, William Cabell Rives, and William Segar Archer (7 February, 3 March 1833). Two poems, possibly written by John Thompson Brown, clipped from a newspaper, signed Julian are included at the end of this box. 81 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Writes of the fortunes of the (Petersburg) Railroad Bill in the House of Delegates and State Senate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInformation regarding Rensselaer School. Samuel T. Brown, younger brother of John Thompson Brown, appears to have been interested in this school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this important speech John Thompson Brown took up several proposals for the freeing of slaves, including that of Thomas Jefferson, as submitted to the Legislature by Jefferson Randolph, his grandson, and argued against each.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"My speech on abolition has had great eclat--a fund has been raised for publishing it in pamphlet form for general distribution... Judges [Henry St. George] Tucker and Brookehave taken active part in puffing the speech.\" He also reports, \"I have carried my Railroad Bill...and shall enjoy the credit of effecting it by my personal influence.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, E 449 L45. 47 pages. Includes in a \"Postscript\" an answer to a statement in The Enquirer over the signature of Jefferson [Randolph]. Reference is made to a remark made in The Wig that his argument \"had been far surpassed by the discussion of the subject by a stripling . Mr. Brown of Petersburg.\" General Assembly. Committee on Federal relations. Official Document Nos. 14, 15, 16.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a suggested amendment for the Circuit Court Law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe cannot give his nephew, Edward Steptoe, an appointment to West Point because he has used his appointment for the session. \"...the Senate is involved in the Tariff discussion...The farther I have gone into it the more thoroughly have I convinced myself of its tyrannical and oppressive character.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA resolution from the Petersburg Rail Road Company to tender thanks for \"the zeal and ability with which our Delegate John T. Brown, Esq. and our Senator, William Old, Esq. have exerted in procuring passage of the said (Rail Road) act.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is the resolution presented by John Thompson Brown and reported in a newspaper article of this date preserved in the scrapbook to be found in Box 14.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Murray Mason (1798-1871).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I send you 2 copies of John's speech (on Slavery) and a paper with one of Jefferson Randolph's in reply to him.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclines appointment as a member of the Board of Directors of the Petersburg Railroad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pages. Autographed draft. Notes on the convention of the whole party and of the Virginia Caucus. At the latter the resolution of John Thompson Brown. was adopted, viz. that Virginia's vote should go first to P. P. Barbour for Vice-President, and when there was no longer a reasonable prospect of his selection, to Van Buren.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"...on last evening we went to the President who is in excellent health and fine spirits. Many persons here, including some members of Congress from Virginia, seem to be much dissatisfied with our proceedings at Baltimore...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents To his youngest brother, attending college, regarding the health of Henry, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of Finley's brother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe family has traveled south to escape an epidemic of Cholera.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In the letter of December 3, he discusses the election of U.S. Senators, stating that Mr. Leigh is out because of his opposition to President Jackson. Among those mentioned for the position are Judge Henry St. George Tucker, John Randolph Rives, and himself, though he feels that he has neither the years nor the experience for the position. President Jackson's message on the U.S. Bank is discussed. On nullification he writes: \"It will, I fear, be an exciting subject and one of engrossing interest...South Carolina is unquestionably wrong and as long as she remains in the Union, must obey its laws...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe possibility of his appointment as Senator to supply the vacancy left by Mr. Tazewell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcitement in Washington caused by the President's proclamation on nullification debate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Autographed draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding the removal of deposits from the U.S. Bank by the Federal Government.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I was rather mortified at making a very poor speech [on Federal Relations] in the House today...To avoid misrepresentation I shall have to write out my speech...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pages. Doc. No. 14. Report of the Committee on Federal Relations Doc. No. 15. Mr. Marshall's Substitute to the Report... Doc. No. 16. Mr. M'dowell's Amendment to Mr. Marshall's Substitute,... Opinion on proceedings in South Carolina, the proclamation by Andrew Jackson, and \"the communication of the governor of this Commonwealth on the same subject.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDelivered January 5, 1833. Richmond: Thomas W. White, printer. 1833. 42 pages. 3 copies. After stating his opposition to protective tariffs, John Thompson Brown argued that they result from \"a perversion of the spirit and intent of the Constitution, rather than a violation of its literal principles.\" He compliments the Chief Magistrate of the United States on his general policy but disputes the Proclamation of the President on other grounds, basing his argument on The Law of Nationsby E. de Vattel. As to the action of South Carolina, he contends that there is no possibility of nullification under the Constitution, but that the redress of the wrong done in the tariff act must come by recourse to the Supreme Court, to the \"Co-states\" acting in Congress, and if necessary, by an amendment to the Constitution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Substitute Submitted By Mr. Brown, Petersburg, For the Amended Report of the Committee on Federal Relations\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompliments John Thompson Brown on his resolutions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"I was anxious myself that Virginia should maintain an impartial and just attitude toward both S. Carolina and the President, but far the greater part of the Assembly seemed in favour of going into one extreme or other . . . whereas I thought there was error on both sides...\" He remarks that Edward [Steptoe]has been successful in getting his appointment to West Point \"obtained (by Mr. Archer, the Senator) as a favour to me\u0026amp;amp;quot; but \"without...your letter...the application could scarcely have been successful.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies. Printed manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppointment of Edward Steptoe to West Point; report of the enforcing bill in the President's proclamation, and the Tariff Bill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In July he announces the birth of a son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On the Force Bill and the Bank of the U.S.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe two items are signed Julian. \"On seeing Miss ____ at Clarksburg,\" and \"Julian Abandoning His Muse.\" Possibly written by John Thompson Brown about this period.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by John Thompson Brown, Petersburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters written by John Thompson Brown during portions of the 1833-1834 and the 1834-1835 sessions of the General Assembly. The manuscripts begin with letters reporting the legislative battle fought and lost against the Portsmouth-Norfolk road which John Thompson Brown believed would have disastrous effects on the future of Petersburg (January 1834). Near the end of the box are letters concerning John Thompson Brown's battle fought with fists and canes in the halls of the State Capitol with a fellow representative John Hampden Pleasants (January 1835). The fracas resulted from a heated debate on the election of a U.S. Senator. John Thompson Brown was one of those mentioned for the position of U.S. Senator (December 1834), but his youth (28 years) was against him and he did not enjoy the rough and tumble of party politics then developing. Also of interest are the draft of a speech delivered on the occasion of the death of Lafayette (9 July 1834), and two notebooks used by John Thompson Brown as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates (January 1835). 44 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews that his brother, Samuel, is ill at Harvard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports on his progress at the college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His attempts to defeat the Norfolk rail road in the Assembly; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"All is lost except our honour. The Portsmouth Bill [Norfolk railroad] has passed...our town [Petersburg] is prostrated...but the ancient spirit of our little town, which Mr. Madison called the 'cockade of the old Dominion' is not dead.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA patent for producing domestic salt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElection of a U.S. Senator, for which he has been mentioned; Mr. Leigh's election. At the end of February and beginning of March he is kept in bed with an illness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives his views of the political situation, mentioning the message President Jackson sent to Congress with the \"Force Bill,\" the President's plans for the Bank of the U.S., and objections to Van Buren and \"the N. York system of tactics which he will bring with him.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans for Samuel, John Thompson Brown's brother, to start his study of law with him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn J. Allen (1797-1871)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sold bank shares to help his brother go into business for himself; gives advice on racing horses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a speech delivered in Petersburg on the occasion of the death of Lafayette. 43 pages. Endorsed: \"To my sons, should they ever read it.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of his progress at the U.S. Military Academy. John Thompson Brown is the uncle of Edward J. Steptoe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a letter sending condolences for the death of a sister and congratulations on the birth of a son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His resignation from the U.S. Senate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"No subject arouses anybody except the senatorial election.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe offers to place all his monetary resources at the service of his brother in his new business venture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 letters, 1 draft. On the 17th he prepared a draft of a letter, which he sent on the 20th, giving an account of a fight in the halls of the General Assembly between himself and John Hampden Pleasants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of apology for the battle fought in the halls of the Virginia Capitol.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn account of his speech which was \"better received than anything I have ever made.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA speech \"...upon the Election of a Senator in Congress: Delivered in the House of Delegates of Virginia\". 28 pages. Printed book. Points out the importance of this election for \"future political events and party combinations in the state,\" and defends the incumbent, Mr. Leigh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by John Thompson Brown. 70 pages. Autographed Manuscript. Prepared for use in the Finance Committee of the House of Deputies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on taxes, license fees, and the like, prepared by John Thompson Brown for use on the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates. 116 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from February 1835, until his death in November 1836; manuscripts of four articles written to oppose the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President. The closing sessions of the State Legislature of 1834-1835 are reported in the letters at the beginning of this box. The party spirit runs high in Petersburg as the \"Jackson party\" opposes John Thompson Brown (March 1835). He is involved in a street fight with an opponent in which he receives a black eye, but the argument is made up after he wins the election (April 1835). Before the next session of the legislature, John Thompson Brown is occupied in collecting more material on the question of slavery (August 1835), and prepared three long drafts written in opposition to the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President of the U.S. Undated drafts of notes on legal cases are included at the end of the 1835 section. Henry Brown, Jr., the brother of John Thompson Brown, died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to Philadelphia and New York for his Lynchburg store. The trip of John Thompson Brown to meet the body of his brother, and his activity in settling his brother's affairs in Lynchburg are reported in the letters included in this box. At the end of July he takes his family to his father's home, Otter Hills, near New London in Campbell County, for the funeral sermon of Henry Brown, Jr. While there he contracts an illness which keeps him there until his death on 26 November 1836. 104 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces the birth of a son, John Thompson Brown II, and tells his brother that he had ordered $2800 placed to his account to support the store that he had opened.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Political activity in Petersburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"The Jackson party has brought out the most popular man in Petersburg against...it is quite likely he will beat me.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents On April 18 he writes, \"I was elected by a majority of 37 (13 of which were from Richmond).\" There is also a report of a street fight between John Thompson Brown and \"a Jackson man.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the chances of Van Buren to carry Virginia in the election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlans to retire from politics and seek a position as Judge of the courts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe has sent a box of books to help him in his law studies, and describes a visit by his old friend Peronneau Finley and his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to his father about plans to visit him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Drafts on the subject of the northern resolutions on slavery, particularly those recently passed in Portland and Boston. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Autographed draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family discussion, especially concerned with the sisters who were yet to find husbands.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotice of the election of John Thompson Brown as an honorary member of the Jefferson Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe content is on the stand of Mr. Van Buren on emancipation. 28 numbered columns. Signed \"Mr. Brown.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on this topic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on this topic. Also includes an additional 2 page insertion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on this topic. The series of drafts is in opposition to Martin Van Buren, candidate for the President of the United States. 48 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGood reports of the new business venture of his brother, Henry Brown, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo his brother, on a buying trip to New York; political prospects now look bright, but \"the state is lost\" to the Anti-Van Buren forces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommission as Captain in the Cavalry of the Virginia Militia. Signed by Wyndham Robertson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned Captain John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Thompson Brown writes five letters from Hobson's Inn, Homes, Otter Hills, and Lynchburg. On the trip to accompany his sister-in-law and the body of Henry Brown, Jr. back to the family home, Otter Hills. Henry Brown, Jr. died while on a shopping trip to New York for supplies for his Lynchburg store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe body of Henry Brown, Jr. was taken that morning for Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the death of her father, Henry Brown Brown, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Taking inventory at the store of his late brother; preparing to settle his estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the stocktaking in the store of Henry Brown, Jr. On July 19 he wrote that he was coming to his father's place on the Sunday next to hear his brother's funeral preached. This is the last letter from John Thompson Brown to his father, for on that visit to Otter Hills he was taken with the illness from which he died.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the disposal of the store inventory; sends a piano to her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMourning his brother's death, he makes arrangements for his own family to join him. (This is the last letter written by John Thompson Brown preserved in this collection.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe niece of John Thompson Brown writes to her uncle regarding the recent death of her father, Henry Brown, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes regarding the settling of the store business.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosures: \"A lock of the hair of John Thompson Brown, 29 years\" envelope marked, \"For sister Mary from my dear brother John's Grave, Nov. 13th, 1845, Mrs. Alice Brown Worthington,\" with clover leaves inside.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned Robert B. Bolling, Chairman. A resolution in memory of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned D. M. Bernard, Clerk. Endorsement by James MacFarland, Jr., to Mrs. John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCondolences on the death of her husband.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA resolution that the members wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days in honor of John Thompson Brown, by William A. Dod.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA copy of the unanimous resolution of the House of Delegates in memory of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of grief written by Mrs. Brown to her father-in-law. Mrs. Mary E. Brown is the widow of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of consolation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn service as Executors of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrafts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: A dramatic sketch, Kentucky Land Laws, Goosawattee Indians, and map of the region around Bedford, Virginia. 40 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 pages. Draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pages. Autographed draft. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bounties offered for Indian scalps in Bedford between 1755 and 1758.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 items. Autographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA large folded ink drawing of a building \"taken from the Colonade of the Temple of Minerva Parthenon at Athens,\" with notes of construction details.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers of John Thompson Brown, Colonel of 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery who was killed in action in 1864. Included are letters concerning a disagreement with William Nelson Pendleton. Papers also include correspondence of his son, Henry Peronneau Brown and his son's wife Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown as well as newspaper clippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker and the correspondence of Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman. There are also nineteenth century engravings. Boxes 20 - 24.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, commissions, receipts, etc., of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, killed in action on May 6, 1864; his drafts of speeches in defense of slavery. This box contains the papers from the period after the death of John Thompson Brown, and concern John Thompson Brown II, born in 1835, some 18 months before the death of his father. One letter (November 20, 1844) lists the courses studied by boys at the ages of 9, 11, and 13; a travel book gives an interesting picture of Europe (May 4, 1857); and a draft of a letter describes the bleedings to which a tourist entering Italy had to submit. John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by the members of his company (December 1, 1859). Also included are notes of speeches made to rouse war enthusiasm. The receipt for a saber and belt (April 23, 1861) mark the beginning of action, and other records follow John Thompson Brown II's rise to Major, then to Colonel. His request for a transfer to a more active field of war and an extended argument with his commanding officer, Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton, are of interest. The box concludes with items which appear to have been on the person of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, when he was killed in action on 6 May 1864. 83 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the courses in school taken by a nine year old boy and his two brothers, Wilicox, 11 years old, and Peronneau, 13 years old.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e58 pages. Draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertifies that John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by viva voce vote of the members of his company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to Douglas and the threat to slavery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown, October 19, 1859, and the treatment of him as a martyr in the North. 5 pages. Autographed draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I greatly fear that the time has passed when great questions of State equality are to be settled in the Halls of Congress...this settlement requires powder and ball...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport on ammunition on hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Court Martial action taken for refusal to do guard duty, by a trooper under the command of Colonel John Thompson Brown II.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequest for transfer, with his command, to the Division of General D. H. Hills, so that he might be more actively engaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a suggestion for winter furloughs in order to extend the length of service in the fighting season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by West and Johnson, Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a dispute arising between the two over John Thompson Brown's command.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by W. H. Taylor and Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Autographed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for whitewashing two rooms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequest the return of his report on the battle of Chancellorsville so that he might submit it to General Stuart.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGift list and cover addressed to Jackson's Reserve Artillery, near Bowling Green, Caroline County\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook containing several commissions, leather bound.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies. Printed material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items. Newspaper clipping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph poem and newspaper text; \"Lines written on seeing 'Rifle' the war-horse of Col. J. T. B....\" from the Richmond Dispatch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe marker titled \"Thompson Brown\" has blue ribbons attached.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe papers relating to the oldest son of John Thompson Brown, Henry Peronneau Brown, begin with letters written by his mother Mrs. Mary E. Brown. She expresses concern that her son is more interested in affairs other than his studies (March 1, 1849). His school career is traced briefly through his years at the University of Virginia (June 28, 1851). The letters exchanged between Henry Peronneau Brown and his fiancee, Frances Bland Coalter, 1858, lead into the family correspondence which completes this box. (Other letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her family are found in Box 6, Coalter and Tucker Papers.) From May, 1861, all letters are concerned with the war. Letters written by John Coalter II, to his sister Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown in 1878 give a graphic picture of the struggle made by a southern farmer to re-establish himself after the war. 108 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written to Samuel T. Brown while he was in Charleston, South Carolina and New London, Virginia. The widow of John Thompson Brown writes with concern about her oldest son, Peronneau, who is attending school in South Carolina. He was devoting too much time to outdoor affairs of college life and not enough to his studies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Congratulating him on his success at Charleston College; a proposed biography of John Thompson Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Henry Peronneau Brown, attending the University of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for 65 pounds of ice to Henry Peronneau Brown from Long and Stevens, Petersburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 5 letters. Affectionate letters to her fiance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents In August she writes to console Mrs. Brown on the death of her mother, Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"We are all as glad, dear Fanny, that your home is so lovely and you are so happy...for its mountain scenery.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning the failing health of their mother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConsolations on the death of Mrs. Coalter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Covers lacking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cover lacking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the loss of an infant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to his sister, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Eight calling cards in a cover addressed to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bachelor brother of Mrs. Brown writes that his loneliness on an out-of-the-way plantation is heading him to the madhouse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She writes of the ladies making vests and shirts for the soldiers. News that the Yankees have landed at Hampton; the first of the war casualties in the family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaking clothes for the army: \"1500 yards have just been received which we are to turn our attention to at once.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis house was set afire and cannon are firing all about. Comments on \"the tennessee company...the roughest men you ever saw...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The wife of John Thompson Brown II, is in \"this antiquated spot\u0026amp;amp;quot; because her husband was drilling some new troops and sent for her to join him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Stanley, the family home, to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTheir brother, Henry, is at a camp near Williamsburg; the other brother, John, is in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"...adjoining the lands of Henry Peronneau Brown and others.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I am sorry Henry's name is not in the list of exchanged prisoners...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Written while Henry was a prisoner at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, to his sister.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for wheat delivered. Signed A. Wynne and L. Hatchet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequest for someone to serve the Presbyterian Church at Tappahannock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA bill brought in Chancery Court by John R. Bryan against H. B. Tomlin, executor of St. George Tucker Coalter. The settlement of the John Randolph estate which was in litigation for many years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefuses a request for $500 by his nephew; recommends that he stop drinking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for wages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts with stores. 3 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote written on an early \"penny post card.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters written to his sister as he made a start in farming after the end of the war: \"I have not the means to buy me a suit of clothes.\" Later he added: \"I never was as poor in my life before as I am now...I have not spent during the whole year on myself more than $10...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst mention of Cassie Tucker, who was later to marry John Thompson Brown III.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA request for a purchase of a case of \"56 Home Remedies.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of Cassie Tucker, wife of John Thompson Brown III. \"You have introduced into your home a very sunbeam.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed to \"Fanny\", his sister-in-law, and concerns the death of John Coalter II.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement concerning the trust for Mrs. Fanny B. Brown (Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Autographed document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters in this box concerning John Thompson Brown III, begin with one from his mother, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown, the former Frances Bland Coalter. There are 6 report cards from The University School, Petersburg, Virginia (1877-1879). Of interest is a pamphlet of Resolutions Passed in 1894, 1895, and 1896...Denouncing the Bedford High School Act. Many of the letters in the collection are from Mrs. Cynthia B. Tucker Coleman to her niece Cassie (Mrs. John Thompson Brown III). Letters from the children, John Thompson Brown IV, Frances Brown, and Henry Peronneau Brown II, are included as well as photographs of some members of the family and pictures of the family home, Ivy Cliff, Bedford County (formerly Otter Hill) the home of Captain Henry Brown, great grandfather of John Thompson Brown III. At the end of the box is a notebook containing sermons copied out by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown for her son John Thompson Brown III. 80 items. (John Thompson Brown III, son of Henry Peronneau Brown, who married Cassie Tucker, thus reuniting the family with the Tucker line.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo her son (John Thompson Brown III) urging him to improve his writing and \"to read your Bible and say your prayers every day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA description of the London Museum and Zoo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport cards from University School, some countersigned by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown. 6 items. Printed document signed. Some contain letters by John Thompson Brown III, when the reports were sent home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePaper written on Martin Luther.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends Bible reading as the antidote for \"the very corrupt sentiments which are scattered through the classical writers.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The recent death of her husband, Dr. Coleman; the serious illness of Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents During her illness, Mrs. Brown's children are in the care of Mrs. Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA child's letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRejoices that Cassie's health is \"entirely restored.\" Beverly Tucker and Braxton Bryan are mentioned as attending an assembly of the clergy at Jamestown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters are addressed to \"Thompson\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo photographs, one of John Thompson Brown IV and his sister, Frances Bland Coalter Brown, with a servant, Aunt Jane; the other of the house, Ivy Cliff, originally called Otter Hill. Photostat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"...make haste and get well enough to come home where you are much missed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e45 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a separate sermon. Autographed draft signed. \"Given to my son June 5, 1890. Let him read it carefully and may God have mercy on his soul. Amen.\" (Mrs. Frances B. Brown died in September 1894.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterial related to the Brown and Tucker families after 1900. Accounts of Cary A. Adams are placed at the beginning of the box. Newspaper clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska, relate to Judge John Randolph Tucker. Another member of the family, Captain David Tucker Brown, is represented by two letters (1918, 1919) written from France when he was serving as a member of the American Commission to negotiate peace. Seventeen undated items concerning unidentified persons are grouped at the end of the box. 85 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsed: \"Pres. of Const. Convention, 1901-2.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEditorial from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCandidacy for the position of Lieutenant Governor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeriodical. Pages 125-139. Printed manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items. Newsclippings regarding William B. Allison, Theodore Roosevelt, and \"The Political Situation, 1876-1908\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewsclippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker taken from the Nome Daily Nugget, Nome Democrat and Nome Industrial Worker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the Farmer's Winter Institute in Agriculture, 1913-1914, of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom \"The World\", New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Covers lacking. With the \"American Commission to Negotiate Peace.\" There is also mention of John Thompson Brown IV, of Wilmington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA proclamation by Westmoreland Davis, Governor. Also Includes a song sheet of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate unknown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRevolutionary War service claim, draft on the Bank of Virginia, and article surviving soldier's payments. 3 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"From private who served you on the memorable 8th of Jany, 1815.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation from the Royal Geographical Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Autographed draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn alphabetical list of flowers with the characteristics of each expressed symbolically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings of pictures from engravings, plus some advertisements and copies of publications. Circa 400 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 columns of news clippings from \"Central Presbyterian.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 poems, news clippings and a clipping with sheet music.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIllustrated London News, December 18, 1866.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristmas supplement from the Illustrated London News, December 18, 1869.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 clippings of engravings about archaeology.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e22 clippings of engravings about farming and husbandry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 clippings of engravings of churches destroyed in the Chicago fire.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 clippings of Civil War engravings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 clippings of engravings of zoological topics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 clippings of engravings about the Crimea when occupied by Russian.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSupplement to Harper's Monthly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeekly cartoons appearing in Harper's Monthly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 pages from the April 1872 issue of Hearth and Home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClipping of Masthead of Harper's Monthly with an engraving of Clothes and Styles. November 29, 1872.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCover page of the New York Fireside Companion. November 18, 1873.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive sections of the November 1873 edition of Frank Leslie's Boys and Girls Weekly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 18, 1874 pamphlet \"Pastoral Letter\" written by T.D. Witherspoon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour clippings of engravings from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Family Almanac.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull June 16, 1877 issue of Illustrated Christian Weekly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1883 Calendar sheet for Hiram Sibley \u0026amp;amp; Co., Seedsman, in color.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLarge foldout of the family tree of Queen Victoria from the Illustrated London News, \"Jubilee edition.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 1896 price list for U.S. Stamps by N.E. Carter of Delavan, Wisconsin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree color illustrations with a poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The Golden Horseshoe\" pamphlet with illustrations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSix book sale advertisements by different publishers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA completed form for \"self-measurement\" for suits by the company, Noah Walker and Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive advertising cards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive advertisements for carriages, ranges, safes, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive sheets of medical advertisements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructions for playing the Monneuse Turkish Tubephone.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 page notebook with pasted clippings of engravings of different subjects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTyped transcriptions prepared by Yolande (Lonnie) Dobbs, of material pertaining to John Thompson Brown in boxes 7 to 19. She chose material to transcribe that would \"provide a fuller picture of Brown, his family and his political career at a time in American and Virginian history when a number of significant events were taking place. The issues of slavery, states rights, tariffs, elections of Senators, the Bank of the United States, presidential elections and the changing political parties were issues of vital importance to John Thompson Brown.\" Transcribed from 1998-2005. CD of transcriptions is available.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduction gives genealogical information of the Brown Family, beginning with Henry Brown who died in 1757 in New Jersey. Includes transcriptions of legal transactions, letters and other documents (not from this collection) which show the procession of the Brown Family from New Jersey to parts of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInventory of Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I. Typed and carbon transcriptions of selections of letters of John Thompson Brown (1802-1836). Also, handwritten transcriptions that are not typed. Includes notes on possible subject arrangement of the transcriptions. The following folders may loosely follow this order. Includes processing notes, genealogical information and a partial inventory. The project appears to be incomplete. The author of these transcriptions may be Lonny Dobbs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo typed carbon inventories of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I, entitled \"...containing papers of John Coalter (1769-1838), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals in Virginia and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836) Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Harrison County and Petersburg.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters from 1814 to 1822.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters for 1831.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne typed transcript and one carbon transcript of letters from 1818 to 1824.  Noted as \"Letters of J.T. Brown.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne typed transcript, two carbon transcripts and the handwritten transcriptions of newspaper clippings from J.T. Brown's scrapbook. 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William Munford, Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter, St. George Tucker Coalter, Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, and Henry Peronneau Brown.","This finding aid is also available in microfilm format in Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314.","Papers include John Coalter's autobiographical sketch (to age 18), 54 poems written by Coalter, St. George Tucker, and others including several by female writers. Correspondents of the Coalter family include St. George Tucker, Lelia Skipwith Carter Tucker, William Munford, Judith Randolph, Frances Bland Tucker Coalter and Maria Rind Coalter. Subjects include John Randolph of Roanoke (and his will), George Wythe, the Embargo of 1807-1809, College of William and Mary, War of 1812; and the springs of Virginia. Includes papers of Coalter's children: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter; and St. George Tucker Coalter and his wife Judith H. Tomlin and the correspondence of Coalter's granddaughter Frances Lelia Bland Coalter Brown. Her letters concern her education and friendship with Moses Drury Hoge. Boxes 1-6.","The series spans genealogical material, introductory material, poems, autographical material and John Coalter's correspondence until the death of his first wife, Maria Rind. The record of the gift of the collection, genealogical charts of the Tucker, Coalter, Tomlin and Brown families, and sundry genealogical notes which form a preface to the collection, are placed at the beginning of this box. The collection begins with 54 poems, the first of which is signed by St. George Tucker. Two signed poems by William Munford are included. The largest group of poems are those exchanged by John Coalter and Maria Rind, his first wife. Others were collected in the family papers until the middle or the latter part of the nineteenth century. The bulk of the material in Box 1 concerns John Coalter: an autobiographical sketch written by him on his 18th birthday, and letters covering the period of his early life from 1787, when he went to live with the St. George Tucker family, until the death of his first wife in 1793. Interesting letters from John Munford, a classmate of Coalter, are included, several of which concern the College of William and Mary and Harvard College.  221 items.","Note concerning the gift \"Received from Mrs. Fleming Saunders, of Evington, Virginia, in exchange for a scholarship grant to Miss Frances Bland Saunders,\" 3 March 1947.","Genealogical charts: 1. Coalter, with Tucker and Randolph connections; 2. Tomlin, as connected with Coalter and Brown; 3. Brown, as connected with Coalter and Tucker.","Chart of Coalter and Brown families compiled by Jennifer Boone for an honors thesis.","Sheets of sundry genealogical notes.","Notes concerning John Coalter (1769-1838).","Topical poems of this period written by John Coalter, Maria Rind, St. George Tucker, William Munford, and others.","Autobiographical sketch of John Coalter until his 18th birthday. Describes life on Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County; his responsibility for the farm while his father is away at war.","Samuel Brown is a young lawyer, earning 40£ per year as usher for John Holt.","Describes his new position as tutor to the children of St. George Tucker.","The death of Mrs. Tucker; plans of St. George Tucker to move because the plantation, Matoax, reverts to the sons of Mrs. Tucker (Richard, John, and Theodorick Randolph). He intends to move to Williamsburg, but he can no longer pay John Coalter 30£ per annum; offers to give legal training in exchange for tutoring services.","His father hopes that John Coalter will return home, to the higher country, for the \"sickly season.\"","Physical Location: See medium oversize file. Samuel Brown gives details of his studies at Dickinson College, and congratulates John Coalter on his chance to study law with St. George Tucker.","Attending lectures of the Rev. James Madison, President of the College of William and Mary, on Natural Philosophy, and of Mr. Wythe on Law. When John Coalter loses his ribbon he must let his hair hang free for want of money to buy another.","Two young cousins, in custody of Indians for three and six years respectively, were freed by the army in Detroit.","James Rind, had been studying law with St. George Tucker in Williamsburg but left to take a position with \"Col. N.\" Maria Rind remains in the household of St. George Tucker, where she cared for the children.","Concerning his wedding trip.","Covers lacking. John Grierson Rind is a brother of Maria Rind. He mentions the need of John Coalter for a coat and a pair of spectacles.","Scope and Contents Approval of the Constitution by South Carolina is still in doubt; threat of an Indian War in Georgia. \"Brother Davidis over in Gloucester. If he has success in purchasing Negroes, I hope we will be ready to sett (sic) out on our route to the South.\"","First letter of young Micajah Coalter, who is learning to write.","\"Have you been exempted from paying the oppressive Duty which most of our Backwoods Gentlemen have paid for that Knowledge which they have gathered at Williamsburg in Autumn--I mean the loss of Health and a good complexion.\"","Mentions John Coalter's desire to return home.","Expresses desire to marry and to live on the farm while he is getting started in his law practice.","\"...nothing can be expected without riches...however deserving of a better fate the poor always meet with rudeness and contempt.\" (Children of a Williamsburg printer, the Rinds were orphaned at an early age and were helped by the Tuckers.)","Physical Location: For letters of 16 June 1790, 4 July 1790, and 7 Sept. 1790 see medium oversize file. 12 letters. His father does not have land to give him at that time, so he cannot marry at once. He has decided to move to Staunton, and continue his studies. In September he writes that he hopes to visit Williamsburg around Christmas, and apply for admission to the bar.","The letters are written with great difficulty and show a lack of schooling.","Mentions \"your quondam charges, Henry, Tudor, Beverley, and Fanny (Tucker) and John and Theodorick Randolph.\" Hopes he may live and study with Mr. Wythe. \"Nothing would advance me faster in the world than the reputation of having been educated by Mr. Wythe, for such a man as he, casts a light upon all around him.\"","John Coalter has borrowed a horse from him for the trip to Staunton.","\"I...was much pleased to hear of your gallantry but am affeared it has been attended with some accident which occasioned your move to the mountains again...\" (Evidently John Coalter did something to protect Maria Rind. He then decided to leave Williamsburg in order to establish himself and be in a position to support her as his wife.)","Physical Location: For letters of 6 April 1791 and 15 April 1791 see medium oversize file. 18 letters. After obtaining his license in Williamsburg, John Coalter has his first case in Amherst. Of St. George Tucker, he writes: \"I would rather have the approbation of that man than worlds for my admirers.\" Advice is given in regard to the torment by John Randolph; plans are made for their marriage in autumn.","In April she writes that Mr. Tucker plans to remarry; she wishes to move up the date of their marriage. She dreads \"the prospect of Johnny Randolph returning and you well know, my love, how liable your dear is to be insulted by him...\"","Physical Location: For letter of 23 April 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 3 letters. \"...thru the surprising friendship of Mr. Wythe, I live in his house and board at his table...In this happy situation tomorrow I begin the Study of Law.\"","Congratulates James Rind on receiving his license to practice law.","\"We visit very often at the different houses in the neighborhood, at Westover, Nesting, and Shirley, where I saw Robin Carter...we may expect to see you after Mrs. Carter has become Mrs. Tucker.\"","2 letters. Covers lacking. On the return of a wagon and horses; purchases of additional farm animals.","Scope and Contents Physical Location: For letter of 22 July 1791 see Medium Oversize File. 4 letters. Living and studying with Mr. Wythe. John Thompson (grandfather of John Thompson Brown) was among the 4th of July orators. Verse and poetic criticism of St. George Tucker. George Wythe is teaching his servant to write.","Scope and Contents This law practice is discouraging; entrusts Maria Rind to his care, and sends greetings on St. George Tucker's 39th birthday.","Discourages John Coalter from coming \"across the Alps\"-- there are too many lawyers already.","Covers lacking. Has moved to Richmond with Mr. Wythe. Mentions building of the canal. Samuel Brown to study in Scotland; congratulates John Coalter on his marriage to Maria Rind.","Elizabeth Tucker is sister of St. George Tucker, and an aunt of Fanny Tucker. Mentions other Tucker children, Henry, Tudor, Beverly, and Elizabeth, as well as Theodorick and Richard Randolph and the latter's wife, Judith. Comments on the proposed marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Carter, and the small children she will be bringing to the marriage.","Scope and Contents Description of George Washington delivering an address in Philadelphia. Congratulates John Coalter on his marriage and sends compliments to his brothers. (This Samuel Brown may be the uncle of John Thompson Brown.)","The letter, addressed to \"Fan\", was written soon after Mrs. Coalter had gone to Staunton with her husband.","The letter is addressed to \"Fanny\". On the marriage of St. George Tucker to Mrs. Lelia (Skipwith) Carter.","Scope and Contents Death of Maria Skipwith; the great distress of Mrs. (Lelia Skipwith) Tucker.","His wages are to be 15£ or 20£ per year as a clerk.","Scope and Contents The letter from Edinburgh contains an interesting description of life in the Scottish capital, the coldness of his fellow students until they are introduced, and his warm reception by a family to which he had a letter of introduction.","Scope and Contents Reports that there are about forty students at the College of William and Mary; Theodorick Randolph has died; \"Thompson has left W\u0026amp;M,\" and his mother proposes to send him to Harvard.","Enquires about Maria and their expected first child. (Both mother and child died.)","Scope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg and Columbia, South Carolina. The \"distressing news\" that his wife has died in childbirth.","War reports; the parade of the Richmond Grenadiers, Light Horse and Light Infantry.","Consoles John Coalter on the loss of his wife; reports the Independence Day orations at the College of William and Mary, and mentions the raising of subscriptions to aid distressed French immigrants at Norfolk.","The subseries covers the correspondence of John Coalter during his second marriage to Margaret Davenport, and in the early years of his third marriage, to Frances Bland Tucker. Correspondence from St. George Tucker, Mrs. Lelia Tucker, Mrs. Judith Randolph, and others is included. The material traces the legal career of John Coalter from 10 April 1795, when St. George Tucker recommended him for the position of Clerk of the Court in Staunton, through the period of his second and third marriages to Margaret Davenport, 1795 (she died in 1797), and to Frances Bland Tucker, 1802. Included also are letters to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter from her father St. George Tucker, her stepmother Mrs. Lelia Skipwith Tucker, her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph of Bizarre, and others. Correspondence with William Munford, in Williamsburg, is also included. 164 items.","Recommends John Coalter as Clerk of the Staunton Court.","\"Yes, Peggy, my Maria is gone! The worst of evils has befallen your friend.\"","Requests payment of a debt.","Scope and Contents William Munford has returned to the College of William and Mary, and is \"in constant attendance on Mr. (St. George) Tucker...Mrs. Tucker has lately been so unfortunate as to lose a newborn child.\"","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. Accuses John Coalter of \"making a stroke at her character\"; makes insulting statements regarding John Coalter's late wife. John Coalter responds by threatening to take Jenny Stuart into court, after which she offers to return John Coalter's letter.","James Coalter is a merchant, dealing largely in indigo.","Recounts a voyage to Hampton Roads to view the French Fleet, consisting of 150 ships, including three men of war, five or six frigates, and armed merchantmen laden with flour. Party spirit in Norfolk; Aristocrats more prominent; acrimony inflamed by the presence of the French fleet and a British frigate. William Munford is ready to apply for his law license.","\"There can be but one in the world\"; for her, but he is \"out of her reach.\" At a recent dinner the first toast by Governor Lee was to her.","Scope and Contents Congratulations on the occasion of her marriage to John Coalter.","Scope and Contents The difficulty of finding passage for Mrs. Coalter and her mother from Williamsburg to Staunton. John Coalter is finally able to borrow a phaeton which he has overhauled and supplied with an umbrella. Advice regarding divorce of F.","Concerning a mare to be serviced.","The \"war\"; and Indian victory are mentioned and a bloody spring season is predicted.","Scope and Contents Letters written from Orangeburg, South Carolina and Louisville, Georgia. Divorce proceedings for a Mrs. Matthews before the Georgia Legislature.","Mention is made of a child expected by Mrs. Coalter.","Condolences \"on this distressing occasion\"; (the death of John Coalter's second wife in childbirth; the child also died.)","Scope and Contents Business letter concerning collections to be made in Virginia.","She should \"by this time be fatigued with the name of Tucker\"; and that she \"had better look about\" (for a husband).","The letter is from the papers of John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Judith Randolph, wife of Richard Randolph, half brother of Frances Tucker, sends greetings to Polly and Charles (Carter), step-sister and brother of Frances Tucker. The \"Mama\" mentioned is Mrs. Lelia Carter Tucker.","Complains that she is \"surrounded by the real evils of life.\" (Her husband had been linked with her sister in the famous scandal proceedings.)","Concerning a horse in which he is interested.","Hint of a June wedding for Frances Tucker.","Scope and Contents Fanny B. Tucker has just married John Coalter and returned with him to Staunton. Anne H. Nicholas writes that Lelia Byrd has died at the age of 18.","Scope and Contents Elm Grove was the new home of the Coalters. Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter was in the Warm Springs for her health in September.","Scope and Contents The letters are written from Richmond, Elm Grove, and Lexington. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter returns to Williamsburg for the birth of her first child, Francis Lelia; the burning of the buildings of Lexington Academy.","The letters are written from Williamsburg, Haymarket, and Fredericksburg.","Scope and Contents John Coalter was on the court circuit.","Scope and Contents The letters are undated, but are replies to those from Frances Bland Tucker Coalter to John Coalter.","F. Davenport was the mother of the second wife of John Coalter, who continued to live with the Coalters.","Concerning deed to property, probably Elm Grove, the home bought by John Coalter.","Maria Carter was a step-daughter of St. George Tucker.","Writes of obtaining a clerk's position with the Ohio Assembly at $4.00 per day.","Scope and Contents Death of her husband and her straitened circumstances; Bizarre in bad condition; hopes to send her son, St. George, to Europe to cure his deafness.","Scope and Contents In June, St. George Tucker and Mrs. Tucker set out for Staunton in order to be there for the lying-in of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents First mention of the second Coalter child, Elizabeth.","The illness of Tudor Randolph.","Congratulates John Coalter on the birth of his second daughter and the purchase of Elm Grove. He writes at length about the difficulty in buying good house servants.","Financial matters, mainly about bank shares and dividends.","St. George Randolph's visit to England; her disappointment over his continued deafness Dr. Cooper says \"occasioned by the irruption of his ears at nine months old.\" Has no authority over the servants. Illness of Polly the seamstress.","Scope and Contents Thirty sick Negroes. Poverty.","Scope and Contents John Naylor married to Jane, sister of John Coalter.","Payment of $1,230 on bank shares.","Scope and Contents The marriage of Beverley Tucker to Mary Coalter.","Scope and Contents Small pox.","Scope and Contents Difficulties in South Carolina caused by the embargo.","His wife Evelina has given birth to a son.","Anne Catherine Coalter was visiting the Coalters at Elm Grove.","Mention of her young daughters, Fancilea (Francis Lelia) and Lizba (Elizabeth Tucker Coalter).","Scope and Contents Frances Bland Tucker Coalter spent every summer at the medicinal springs for her health.","Correspondence of John Coalter and his third wife while he was serving as Circuit Court Judge; correspondence of their daughters, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker Coalter, with parents and grandparents. Subseries finishes with the fourth marriage of John Coalter. Interesting comments on the effect of the embargo in South Carolina, and of episodes in the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Bay area are found in these letters. There is also a report of the destruction wrought in Bruton Parish Church by the \"youth of Williamsburg,\" and remarks of Saint George Tucker (June 14, 1809) upon the occasion of the birth of his first grandson, St. George Coalter, in which he strongly condemns the academies and colleges of that day. Letters include those exchanged by John Coalter with his third wife Frances Bland (Tucker) Coalter from 1809-1811, when John Coalter was serving as Circuit Judge. In 1811 he accepted an appointment as judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; the family then moved to Richmond. There are many letters received by Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter between 1809 and her death in 1813, from her father St. George Tucker, and stepmother Mrs. Lelia Tucker, in Williamsburg, from her sister-in-law Mrs. Judith Randolph at Bizarre, and from other members of the family. There also are many letters to the daughters of John Coalter, Frances Lelia and Elizabeth Tucker, from their grandparents, from 1813 to the death of Frances Lelia Coalter in 1821.","On the appointment of John Coalter to his position as \"a judge under the new Judiciary System.\" (John Coalter was appointed February 7, 1807).","Mentions a visit from the newly married Beverley Tucker and Polly Coalter and writes concerning her sons Saint George and Tudor.","Scope and Contents Letters written by John Coalter from Botetourt, Greenbrier, Kanhawa Court House, and Richmond during spring and autumn sessions of the Circuit Court. Contain instructions for planting, the upkeep of Elm Grove, and other matters.","Instructions for planting and penning up of a farm.","Scope and Contents One of the letters concerns the troubles with the English and the hope for a peaceful settlement.","Scope and Contents Three letters written from Richmond and Williamsburg. In the letter of June 14, St. George Tucker mentions the birth of John Coalter's first son his first grandson (St. George Tucker Coalter) \"who, if my prayers for him may be heard, will never descend from the dignity of a private station.\" Concerning the education of his grandson, he writes, \"unless the manners of our youth, or the management of their tutor, shall undergo a most surprising and happy change in this Country, I had rather he should never hear of an Academy or a College, than enter the walls of one.","Congratulations on the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents This series of letters is concerned, among other problems, with the difficulty of meeting payments on Elm Grove, of a fight between two of their slaves, the treatment of one of the wives by slave husband and the imprisonment on the plantation of the two slaves. Effort to get a tooth pulled. Two doctors and, finally, \"a shoemaker named Cease\" were able to extract the tooth about a week after the first attempt was made. Alcoholism of a friend. Afflicting account of sister's situation at Bizarre. \"She must come to us, as soon as she can leave Bizarre; which she says cannot be before Xmas, that she may complete the clothing of the Negroes.\"","Appeals to James All to represent the district. About the war situation: \"We are more Colonies than ever--i.e. we give our wholetrade to aid Britain in her wars--were we Colonies we would only give the revenue arising from trade.\"","Scope and Contents Her parents were trying to buy a cook for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter without great success.","Scope and Contents These five letters although undated, are believed to have been written in 1810.","Scope and Contents Reports that Bruton Parish Church has been \"totally and wantonly destroyed...the Bellows and many of the pipes cut to pieces,\" evidently by the youth of the town.","Scope and Contents Eleven letters written from Richmond and Staunton. John Coalter attending the spring and autumn sittings of the Circuit Court, sends instructions for the management of the farm.","Scope and Contents Six letters discuss news of the farm, the slaves, and family. Relays questions from slave Ned about the farm and permission for him to visit his daughter in Rockingham and his wife's petition to accompany him.","Concerning a cook for sale.","David Coalter, Mary's father.","Scope and Contents Letters from William McPheeter, J. W. Allison, Joseph C. Cabell, Polly A. Steele, and William Kinney to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter (relatives of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter) are placed in one folder.","Scope and Contents The four letters from M.S. Baldwin, M. Bush, Arch. Stuart, and \"M. T.,\" in Richmond and Petersburg, are undated but are presumed to date from 1811, and placed in one folder.","Scope and Contents Five letters written from Lewisburg and Kanahwa. In May, John Coalter writes of his appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (May 11, 1811). \"God help me, I know not what to do. All have advised my acceptance.\" In October he writes of arrangements made for the move to Richmond, and of plans to sell the cattle at Elm Grove.","Scope and Contents In April Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter writes, \"I very much fear I shall never be reconciled to our fate\"--of separation for such long periods when John Coalter is absent on the court circuit. (A month later John Coalter was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals.) Also mentions a \"terrible whipping\" their two year old son St. George Tucker Coalter had \"for obstinacy.\"","Tucker strongly advises his brother-in-law against accepting his new appointment: \"Rest assured that no other Judge of the General Court will accept the office which is tendered you.\"","Scope and Contents John St. George Randolph is a son of Mrs. Judith Randolph.","Scope and Contents Two separate letters from B. W. Leigh and Catherine Matthews, Petersburg and Staunton, to John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Speaking of himself as an \"ex-judge,\" Tucker advises John Coalter regarding his new appointment; concern for the health of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents Frances Lelia Coalter writes with concern about her mother's health.","Scope and Contents News of the children sent to Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter who is quite ill.","Concern for Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter's poor health.","Scope and Contents The nine letters discuss troubled times are reflected in this series of letters. In July, Tucker comments on the American privateer with one nine-pounder which took a British schooner armed with four twelve pounders. In August he gives an account of the Baltimore riot in which a jail was broken into and prisoners assassinated. He writes that such action \"is beyond measure horrible and obnoxious; and every good Citizen ought to set his face against such damnable proceedings,\" but concludes, \"The Yankees, no doubt, will be glad of the precedent...I look forward to a dissolution of the Union, as an Event not far off.\"","Scope and Contents Two letters concerning the sale of Elm Grove.","Reflects the uncertainty of the war situation in his letter.","Scope and Contents Frances L. Coalter writes to her father who is with her mother, Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter, in her last illness at the medicinal springs.","Scope and Contents Writing to his daughter before she goes to the Springs for her final siege of illness, St. George Tucker sends the news that the enemy had left the waters about Williamsburg after much destruction and property along the river.","Scope and Contents In these letters it is apparent that Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter is near death.","Scope and Contents Letters of hope and prayer for the recovery of Mrs. Frances Bland Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents Three letters from Joseph C. Cabell, Mary W. Cabell, Edgewood, and Wm H. Cabell, Monte Videa. Reports of the war: \"the conduct of the British at Craney Island was the most cowardly imaginable,\" and \"We have just been informed by rumor that the British Squadron in the Chesapeake has been reinforced...\"","The cover has the date and \"J. Randolph, Jr.\" endorsed on it with the seal containing the Randolph Coat of Arms.","Writes of his \"great and irretrievable loss\" his wife died \"on Sunday evening, the 12th instant.\"","Scope and Contents The first letter was written after the death of St. George Tucker's daughter.","To her granddaughter, the second child of John Coalter and his late wife. (A biographical note of John Coalter's family is enclosed in the folder with this letter.)","Scope and Contents She writes that \"the events of the present week will supply to you the want of a Mother and Sister, which you have so severly felt, particularly in the last six or eight months.\" Frances L. Coalter, the sister of Elizabeth T. Coalter, died in 1821 at the age of 18. John Coalter was soon to marry his fourth wife, a widow Williamson.","Scope and Contents Second is titled \"Tucker-Green Annals.\"","Scope and Contents The Tuckers are in their summer home at Warminster, with Maria Carter Cabell, daughter of Mrs. L. Tucker, and her husband Joseph Cabell.","A New Year's greeting to his granddaughters.","Children of John Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter and St. George Tucker Coalter; their spouses; children and other extended family","Correspondence primarily of the two surviving children of John and Francis Bland Tucker Coalter: Elizabeth Tucker Coalter Bryan and St. George Tucker Coalter, and their respective spouses, John Randolph Bryan and Judith H. Tomlin Coalter. Includes genealogical material on the Tomlin family, and correspondence of Judith H. Tomlin before her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter. Her letters form an important part of the collection from this time until her death in 1859. The last letters from their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. St. George Tucker, are preserved, as well as letters to their uncles Henry and Beverley Tucker and John Randolph of Roanoke. Of special note is a letter of October 1831 in which St. George Tucker Coalter writes fully of Randolph during a visit to Roanoke. After his death in 1833, Randolph's will caused great difficulty and misunderstanding in the family, and appears to cast a slur on his step-father St. George Tucker. The letters of St. George Tucker Coalter to his wife and sister, especially those written from the springs which he visits each year, form the largest single group. In these letters an interesting picture of nineteenth century social life is to be found.","Typescript.","Scope and Contents School girl letters written by J. H. T. before her marriage.","Scope and Contents Judith H. Tomlin writes of her visit to Yorktown to see Lafayette on his return visit to America.","Scope and Contents Judith H. Tucker writes to congratulate Virgilia Savage in December on her marriage.","Scope and Contents Endorsed: \"Letters of my dear and venerated Grandfather, S. G. Tucker, High Souled, Generous Gentleman.\"","Scope and Contents Thomas T. Tucker, a brother of St. George Tucker, enclosed these two letters in a packet which he forwarded from Beverley Tucker.","Scope and Contents St. George Tucker complains about his sight and signs himself \"Your old blind Grandpa\" in the first of these letters. The last is endorsed: \"All the letters concerning my most dear Grandfather's illness and death are omitted and put to themselves.\"","Scope and Contents These two letters were written after the death of St. George Tucker.","Writes in regard to his instruction in law, as suggested by Elizabeth T. Coalter. He mentions the poor health of his step-brother, John Randolph of Roanoke; and suspects that his brother, Beverley, \"will not return to Virginia as a resident.\" Beverley Tucker, then in Missouri, did return to Williamsburg, and later became Professor of Law at the College of William and Mary. Tucker enclosed his \"Introductory Lecture,\" reprinted from his Commentory on the Laws of Virginia . . . Lectures delivered at the Winchester Law School, pp. 7-14.","Scope and Contents The first letter is a printed invitation to a ball at the Jefferson Hotel with a message added; the second letter is a Temperance pledge signed by St. George Tucker Coalter, Judith H. Tomlin and three others.","Scope and Contents Evidently left in charge of his father's estate, Chatham, he writes concerning examinations at the College of William and Mary and of his experiences in vaccinating and performing minor operations on the slaves. (He was a 20 year old farmer with no medical training.)","St. George Tucker Coalter prepares to leave school to marry.","The letter is to Judith Tomlin Coalter after her marriage to St. George Tucker Coalter, December 16, 1829. \"Tell St. George that yesterday Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) made an attack on the Judiciary and Papa (John Coalter), finding no one else would rise to their defense, answered him...\"","Scope and Contents His \"chill and fever,\" the recurring sickness which was to bring on his early death in 1839. His wife goes to Chatham, the Coalter family home, for the birth of her first child, Walker Tomlin Coalter.","Scope and Contents In October he writes: \"Uncle R. (John Randolph of Roanoke) looks dreadfully, is much worn away by disease...\" Two weeks later he writes describing Randolph's estate and personality: \"He is very agreeable indeed and entertains me highly with his conversation on all subjects...He is a man of the finest and nicest feelings I have ever met with...\"","Scope and Contents Two letters concerning her husband's financial difficulties.","Scope and Contents Writes to his sister about crops, planting, and the like.","Scope and Contents The two cousins, grandsons of John Coalter, are infants; this letter is written by St. George Tucker Coalter.","Scope and Contents In the January letter, he announces the birth of a son, Henry St. George Tucker Coalter. From White Sulphur Springs, he writes on July 27 that \"the shortness of breath and the hacking cough have left me entirely.\"","Scope and Contents Her husband is at the Springs; she would like to join him but cannot afford it. \"He says he never wished for money before, as the want of it keeps him from having company...\"","Scope and Contents Letters written from Charlottesville, White Sulphur Springs, Warm Springs, Sweet Springs, and Salt Sulphur Springs. An interesting group of letters describing life at several of the medicinal springs which were so popular in the 19th century. He describes his daily regimen, the meals, the baths, other tourists, the costs, and the physical characteristics of the resorts.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her husband about family matters while he is at the springs for his health.","Scope and Contents A continuation of his previous letters, including a crude drawing of the buildings and grounds of Salt Sulphur Springs.","Scope and Contents In November she mentions that Beverley Tucker called on way to Williamsburg.","The boys, who are just learning to write, add their notes to the letter to their grandfather.","Scope and Contents Her husband is overworking, and she fears for his health.","The brother of Mrs. Judith H. Coalter writes to her father-in-law asking help in gaining a position with a Richmond company.","Scope and Contents He writes about his poor health; mentions his uncle, Beverley Tucker.","Scope and Contents John Coalter is very much concerned with gold mine projects; he now orders St. George Tucker Coalter about at his will, and has decided that the family shall move closer to him. They are dependent on John Coalter financially.","Scope and Contents Life at the springs, his continuing illness and his poverty.","Scope and Contents His discouragement as he contemplates the move insisted upon by his father: \"after seven years we have to begin the world afresh and fix and build and lay out and all that -- oh thunder - -how I dread and hate it.\"","Scope and Contents Regarding the move from Cumberland, New Kent County, to St. George's Park, King William County, and the difficulty of the move.","Scope and Contents John Coalter is very ill, and the new place is slow in getting established. Mention of the will of John Randolph of Roanoke.","Scope and Contents The will of John Randolph of Roanoke, in which the good name of St. George Tucker is slighted. Henry and Beverley Tucker, sons of St. George Tucker are also involved.","Scope and Contents Home has not been settled since leaving Cumberland. Her husband has finally bought a place \"about 2 hundred and 50 acres, very poor, with a new house but a very indifferent one.\"","Concerning the \"continued illness\" of Judge (John) Coalter; offers to be of any help that he can. (John Coalter died the day this letter was written.)","The correspondence between St. George T. Coalter, his wife, his sister Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan, and her husband John Randolph Bryan, form the core of the material in this box. It includes letters exchanged by the cousins, five Coalter children, and nine Bryan children. The controversy over the will of John Randolph of Roanoke is mentioned in several of the letters. St. George Tucker Coalter was a nephew of John Randolph, John Randolph Bryan was his godson, and both were heirs. St. George Tucker Coalter attempts to establish a new home where his late father John Coalter forced him to move (St. George Tucker Coalter was never financially independent of his father). A doctor's prescription, 28 April 1839, for the man who has been slowly dying of lung trouble and constant fever is: salts to be taken internally, salve rubbed on externally, baths at the medicinal springs and regular exercise. Four months later St. George Tucker Coalter died. The five surviving children of Mrs. Coalter and the nine children of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan add to the correspondence as the years go on, for the families are very attached to one another and there is much visiting back and forth as well as letter writing. The letters of the cousins have been combined in this collection, so that an interesting picture is given of the life of this period; see a report of a traveling entertainer who visits the great houses (23 February 1847), a description of a costume ball at Warner Hall (8 February 1851) and a list of courses studied at a Girl's school (2 February 1852). There is much discussion of diseases which were prevalent: consumption, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, cholera, and influenza. 16-year-old John Coalter copied out a cholera cure sent by his aunt for use by two local doctors (13 July 1849).","Scope and Contents The first letter is endorsed by John Randolph Bryan. The second was started by St. George Tucker Coalter but was completed and signed by his wife.","Scope and Contents Content is principally concerned with the rapidly deteriorating health of St. George T. Coalter. In June he begins a letter that he is unable to finish but by November he is again supervising the farm activity. The establishment of the new farm and the erection of additional buildings is a great strain.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Coalter wrote the first two letters for her husband who was too weak to write, but by December he was again active in supervising St. George's Park, their new home.","Scope and Contents 3 letters. Coalter visits his uncle, Beverley Tucker, who has moved back to Williamsburg.","Visiting the family home of Mrs. Coalter their son, John, falls down the basement stairs and is unconscious for a time. His father writes, \"the Doctor bled him and yesterday morning we gave him a dose of salts...he is now to all appearances as well as ever tho' from loss of blood, the shock, the Salts and low diet he is a little fainty when he first begins to move about in the morning.\" (The child survived the ministrations of the doctor.)","A receipt for $100.00 and a demand for another $100.00 on shares of stock.","Concerned with the business of a ferry, gold mines, and a mill, evidently part of the estate left by John Coalter to his two children.","Scope and Contents 7 letters. Mr. Coalter has had a relapse, and \"has lost all the flesh and muscle he had gained. Yet he makes a trip down country in April, only to return much worse.","He marks his 30th birthday: \"I can neither eat nor sleep nor move about with comfort and am so weak from fever...that I can hardly stand up or sit down.\"","Scope and Contents 3 letters. Letters written to her husband when he is on his last trip from home.","A doctor's prescription: salts, used internally, salves externally, baths at the Hot Springs, and continued exercise.","Announces the birth of a child to Mrs. Coalter. St. George Tucker Coalter writes of the \"fire in my breast that must soon burn me out.\"","Autographed letters signed E. News of a young son; congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a daughter. St. George Tucker Coalter adds a note in July 4th letter: \"I can't make much hand at writing this evening but I send you these few words to comfort you...my thoughts and prayers are with you may the Lord work all things together for our good.\" To this Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan hasadded the endorsement, \"The last line I ever got from him.\"","(St. George Tucker Coalter died at St. George's Park on, August 18, 1839.)","After the death of her husband, Mrs. Coalter has gone to live with her sister-in-law at Eagle Point.","Unsigned and undated.","Scope and Contents Mrs. Coalter moved from St. George's Park to Presley. Her brother, Harrison Tomlin, was living with the family and takes the place of a father to the children.","Scope and Contents Of her poverty and of the need for means to educate her children.","The son of Mrs. Coalter writes to his young cousin, the son of John Randolph Bryan, at Roanoke, a plantation that had been in litigation since the death of John Randolph. The property was being administered by J. R. Bryan, one of the heirs. Young John C. Bryan, was one of the chief beneficiaries of the will, then being contested.","Announcing the birth of a child.","Scope and Contents Preparations are made to send Fanny (Frances Bland Coalter) to live with her grandmother and to attend school in Fredericksburg. The sale of the estate of her late husband took place in October.","Scope and Contents Enquires about money from the estate of John Randolph of Roanoke; her plans to send John and Henry Coalter away to school. (St. George Tucker Coalter, father of John and Henry, was a nephew of John Randolph, and it was expected that the Coalter children would inherit something from his estate.)","Scope and Contents Written from school to his aunt; \"all of the boys have to get in school by sunrise and stay there until five in the evening.\"","The Bryan place, Eagle Point in Gloucester County, is so isolated and the family growing so large that a school teacher was kept there for the other children. She mentions her brothers and sisters, and tells of a traveling entertainer: \"De [Delia] and myself went to Warner Hall...and there found an Italian ventriloquist with a hat on that had little bells all around the brim...if he comes to Chatham you will probably be deceived by him...\"","Scope and Contents He tells his sister: \"I reckon this is the coldest and most melancholy place in the world.\"","Scope and Contents Hopes to get a place from the sale of the estate. \"Seven years this last Christmas is a long time not to have a house to call your own.\" Her hopes for the settlement of the Randolph estate are not fulfilled.","Scope and Contents Congratulates Mrs. Bryan on the birth of a son, her 8th child. Mentions shopping trips to Richmond and the remodeling of the house, so, perhaps, some money may have been received from the Randolph estate.","A 9-year old writes of attending a dance at Warner Hall and staying until 11 p.m. \"We take dancing lesson of 2 hours length every Saturday.\"","Scope and Contents Enclosure.","Scope and Contents Consumption and Cholera are discussed as well as the final division of the estate. Mrs. Coalter still hopes to be able to buy a home of her own. Sons John and Henry left in September for the University of Virginia where they room with their cousins, Jack Coalter and J. Braxton. On Christmas Day she mentions \"A dreadful affair has lately occurred at the University, one young man killed another, both intoxicated and from the south; as wicked as that is, it takes the cold blooded yankees to perpetrate the refinement of barbarism in stewing, and boiling...living people...\"","Henry T. Coalter, 16 years old, writes that he has had charge of the harvest at the farm because the overseer was sick. He has also advised the local doctors on Cholera cures: \"Mama received your letter by the last post and was much obliged to you for the copy you sent her of the cure for the Cholera. Since it reached here I have copied it twice for different doctors who seemed much pleased with the proscription (sic).\"","A beautiful description of the Cove and the island as seen from the Eagle Point house.","Mrs. Lacy, related through the fourth wife of her grandfather, John Coalter, was like an older sister to Frances Bland Coalter, and the affectionate relationship between the two continued for many years.","The Lacy's are preparing to move into Ellwood, the former summer home of John Coalter.","Scope and Contents Letters written before and after a long visit. There were ties between the families despite the distance between them. Mrs. Coalter fears her youngest son, Saint George, has Typhoid fever.","Scope and Contents A school friend tells of a visit to Richmond to see the relics of Gen. and Mrs. Washington.","Scope and Contents Cover lacking. About life in the great houses of Virginia, excursions on river boats, dances, and the like. Mentions a fancy ball where everyone appeared in a mask and gown, \"You cannot tell a man from a woman. They go about in this costume for some time and have a dance...one gentleman went draped as a lady and no one found him out,...one went as a monk in robes and with his beads...\"","Scope and Contents \"When will your new house, or rather, new home be ready for you? (Frances Bland Coalter's mother has finally been able to buy a house, Stanley.)","The letter is addressed to \"My dear Cousin\".","Scope and Contents Mentions the war threat: \"my anxiety about a lastingpeace and the welfare of my children preys very much on my spirits.\"","Announces the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Lacy.","Fanny Coalter is attending a school conducted by Rev. Moses D. Hoge.","Endorses note from Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.","Scope and Contents About her daughter, Agnes, and the progress on the improvements at Ellwood.","\"Rumors of a great revival at Mr. H.'s school have reached us from different quarters and report says Jinney and yourself acted a conspicuous part.\"","Scope and Contents A school friend writes of her textbooks: \"Paley's Moral Philosophy, Olinstead's Natural Philosophy, Hume's History of England, Conic Sections, Thompson's Arithmetic and French Studies.\"","Scope and Contents Includes a most interesting account of trip by boat from Gloucester County, via Jamestown, to Richmond.","Scope and Contents The first letters written by Mrs. Coalter's youngest child.","Scope and Contents A schoolmate who has left Rev. Mr. Hoge's school writes back.","An offer to abate charges so that Fanny B. Coalter could remain in school.","Writes that he has stood his examination for license to practice law; reports on his brothers and sisters.","Fanny has returned to Rev. Hoge's school; her friend writes regarding scarlet fever.","Frances Bland Coalter is the daughter of St. George Tucker Coalter and grandchild of John Coalter. Her correspondence gives a picture of mid-nineteenth century life and includes a near scandal in her attachment to her married schoolmaster, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge. The contents of this box end with the marriage of Frances Bland Coalter and Henry Peronneau Brown. Letters of Brown and his wife resume in Box 21. Largely papers collected by Frances Bland Coalter between February 1853, when she is preparing to leave school, and December 1858, when she married Henry Peronneau Brown. Through this marriage the Tucker-Coalter line was connected with the Brown line; thus, the papers of the two families were brought together into one. The collection gives an interesting picture of the life and interests of a young lady of moderate circumstances in the mid-l9th century. Of special interest are the letters concerning the Rev. Moses D. Hoge, whose school in Richmond Fanny Coalter had attended. Shortly after she left school, the Rev. Mr. Hoge carried on a very romantic correspondence with Fanny, although he was a married man with several children. The correspondence became more ardent in the early months of 1854 and, when Mrs. Hoge wrote that her husband had gone to Baltimore to stay with his brother who was ill, Fanny followed him there. According to the gossip of Mattie and Lizzie Morton, she went there to \"entrap him.\" In October it was suggested that the brother, William Hoge, was the one in whom she was interested. The Rev. Mr. Hoge later sought to calm the fervours of his correspondent, as shown by his letters of 28 January 1855, 19 June 1856, and 19 March 1857. Fanny B. Coalter did not lack for other suitors, however, for she preserved a letter of 17 July 1854, a proposal of marriage from Alfred B. Tucker. A year later there are reports of her interest in the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Peronneau, of Petersburg, both of whom were courting her. She finally settled on the latter; some acceptances to the marriage invitation are included in this box. Letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her husband Henry Peronneau Brown continue in Box 21. The intervening boxes contain manuscripts of the Brown family, especially Capt. Henry Brown, grandfather of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 7-13); the Hon. John Thompson Brown, father of Henry Peronneau Brown (Boxes 14-19); and Col. John Thompson Brown II, brother of Henry Peronneau Brown (Box 20).","Fanny is preparing to leave the school, having finished the course.","Scope and Contents A schoolmate and Fanny's sister write after she leaves school.","Reports that Jack Bryan, oldest son of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan is dying at the Coalter home, Presley.","Scope and Contents After many years of waiting (since the death of her husband in 1839) Mrs. Coalter is finally able to buy her own place, Stanley. She tells of her move and of the illness that put her in bed afterward.","The school is closed for the summer, his wife and children are away, so he enlivens his solitude \"by having a little chat with you...and where I always think of you and the delightful morning when we enjoyed the scene together...how I cherish every memorial of you. \"I greatly enjoyed your last brief visit to us and that evening (do you remember it?) when the music room being full of company we found quiet, and cool breezes in the back porch. I have been sitting there tonight.\" (A strange letter, indeed, and one which was to cause some upset in the heart of Frances Bland Coalter, as subsequent correspondence show.)","Letter is addressed to \"My own dear Aunt\".","The letter is addressed to \"My dear sister\". Written to Mrs. Judith H. Coalter soon after she purchased her home, Stanley.","\"This letter cannot hold any news, so I will fill it with love...entertaining myself by wishing that you could walk into the room and occupy a vacant chair hard by .\"I hope to see you sometimes...nothing to what I would enjoy were I to keep house in a quiet way and have you for my guest a week at a time...\"I would like you to marry some fine fellow and live in Richmond, only I...like you best as you are, except that you are too far from me.\"","\"When I woke up yesterday morning and found it raining, my spirits fell as low as the mercury for I feared you would not come to Hampstead...\"","\"You ask me why it is that I am so partial to you--well, the very first time we get a chance to have a talk by ourselves I will tell you...When shall the opportunity come? There is always so much company at your house...\"","He conducts a school: \"I succeeded in six days of raising 21 scholars.\" He writes that Henry has graduated in Law with distinction.","\"I think from his letter, Brother [William Hoge] has been much sicker than we had any idea of Mr. [Moses D.] Hogeis going on Thursday to see him and will probably remain in Baltimore until he is well enough to travel...\"","Addressed to Fanny at Baltimore. Her friend writes, \"Cousin Joe says you went to Baltimore purposely to see Mr. Hoge.\"","Scope and Contents Reports gossip concerning Fanny's Baltimore trip.","\"Often when (I am) abroad, you will be in my mind and heart. Neither do I want you to get married before I return. I am to perform that service, you know...\"","Concerning the gossip regarding Fanny and Rev. Hoge: \"Surely you could not think me so deceitful as to profess to love you and then say that you would try to entrap a gentleman. I did not say so. I remember saying that if you went to Baltimore and were thrown with Mr. Hoge I believed he would address you, because I know he admired you very sincerely...\"","A proposal of marriage.","A rumor that Frances Bland Coalter is to marry.","\"Julia Green was here...when I told her that you had gotten a letter from Mr. Hoge she said she was so jealous of you that she was ready to fight...\"","\"I am going to Baltimore...and I shall see Mr. William Hoge! Don't you wish you were going? What shall I tell him for you?\"","St. George is now in school at Staunton.","Construction work to be done at the University of Virginia.","\"I hope that it will not be long before I have the pleasure of seeing you, my dear and constantly remembered friend.\"","Scope and Contents \"I have heard several times of your engagement to Thomas--who has made himself very scarce.\"","Accepts invitation to the marriage of Virginia, younger sister of Fanny Coalter.","Covers lacking.","Now a practicing lawyer, he writes to his aunt on business.","Scope and Contents To her cousin regarding \"Mr. President\u0026amp;quot; and \"The Vice.\" (This appears to refer to the Brown brothers, John Thompson and Henry Peronneau. Frances Bland Coalter was to marry the latter.)","\"I wish you to be very particular in your conversations with Peronneau not to let him have the least idea of the tenor of my remarks to you yesterday and at the same time manage to convince him that I am not in love with you, as I am afraid such is his present opinion.\"","Trouble in: finding a teacher for her children; \"the Roanoke business\"--(evidently a reference to the still unsettled will of John Randolph of Roanoke.)","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. Concerned about the health of Fanny's mother, has a horror of those \"distracting springs\u0026amp;quot; for invalids.","The solution to a problem in surveying (this may be the \"Thomas\" to whom Frances Bland Coalter was rumored to be engaged).","On the death of Mrs. E. T. Bryan, aunt of Fanny Bland Coalter.","On the death of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bryan.","Scope and Contents Thanks Fanny for her help at the time of the death of Mrs. Bryan, her mother.","Is in charge of the plantation since her mother's death; busy making summer clothes for the slaves.","Suggests a visit together to \"cousin Horace Lacy.\"","Peronneau Brown and his brother, Thompson, are mentioned. (See letters of December 1855, Box-folder 6:44-45.)","Writes to ask Mrs. Coalter to stay with his daughters during his absence in the south.","Has charge of the large plantation, keeping four seamstresses, three spinners and a weaver busy.","\"No, my dear Fanny, my affection for you has not changed.\"","Scope and Contents Regarding Mr. Willcox Brown and his brother Peronneau, future husband of Frances Bland Coalter.","Invitation to the commencement party at Hampden Sidney College.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking.","Accompanying his uncle on a business trip, he has visited the main cities of the south and attended the opera in New Orleans. \"I must confess that I have been rather disappointed in the people that live in these rich lands--they are as rough as possible...live in log houses and on the very poorest fare.\"","Scope and Contents \"I suppose your wedding will be postponed unless Mr. Brown's recovery is unusually rapid.\"","\"The news of your engagement [to Henry P. Brown] did not surprise me...how heartily I approve of your choice...\"","Scope and Contents \"If my letter arrives too late for Miss Fanny Coalter, I hope Mrs. Brown will have enough affection for the old name to lay claim to it.\"","Regrets that he cannot attend the wedding.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","This letter is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These letters are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","\"The King Wm. and Hanover Charaders. Positively their last appearance. At Stanley on Friday evening the 9th this brilliant Company....Ticket 1 ct., children and servants half price.\" A home performance by the Coalter and Bryan cousins. This item is undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Scope and Contents These covers are undated but probably received before December 7, 1858.","Papers of Henry Brown, a merchant and county official include a manuscript map of Guilford C. H., business records and correspondence of Brown and Clayton, New London, Bedford (now Campbell County), Virginia and Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, Virginia. Collection also includes papers concerning a lawsuit against Pleasant Murphy and estate papers of Daniel Brown and Henry Brown's father-in-law John Thompson. There are papers of his immediate family including Henry Brown, Jr. Boxes 7 - 13.","Correspondence and business papers of Capt. Henry Brown, Revolutionary War veteran who opened a store in Bedford County, in 1793; Papers of Capt. Brown as Collector of Federal taxes on stills and real property. The Brown family papers begin with the letters and papers of Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), successful merchant of Bedford County and Lynchburg, who established the family fortune. He was the father of John Thompson Brown, Delegate to the Virginia Assembly, whose letters and papers are collected in the next section (Boxes 14-19). A few letters and receipts pertaining to Henry Brown, 1712-1798, the father of Capt. Henry Brown, are included. The great bulk of the material, however, relates to Capt. Brown, beginning with a map of a Revolutionary War battle, 1777, in which he was wounded. With his brother, Daniel, he opened a general store in Bedford soon after the conclusion of the war. A partnership agreement of April 1797, which brought James Leftwich into the business, is preserved and the bulk of the material in this box pertains to the business of the store. A good picture of early merchandising is given by the accounts, letters relating to buying and selling trips, and the court actions taken to collect accounts. Beginning with folder 60, there are 39 items relating to the duties of Henry Brown as tax collector in the Bedford area in the years 1800 to 1803. 160 items.","\"Your friends here tremble for you and apprehend the worst from the dangers that encompass you...the deadly rifle, the scalping knife, tomahawk...return to us in all speed.\"","Endorsed: \"Map of revolutionary battle, found 1926 by F. B. Saunders in old papers from Ivy Cliff. Capt. Henry Brown, born at Ivy Cliff about 1760, was wounded at Guildford C. H.\"","Concerning goods for a retail store.","Note for ll.9.3£, witnessed by Jack Beverley. Endorsed: \"Note Henry Brown, payable 1 September, 1793.\"","Scope and Contents Includes letter from Israel Thompson regarding saddle goods in stock at the store.","Commission of Daniel Brown as Ensign in a Company of Light Infantry, signed by Samuel Coleman and James Wood, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.","Receipts to Henry Brown for recording a deed.","Agreement to enter into a partnership.","Letters written from Richmond, Georgetown, and Baltimore.","Carried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia.","Carried by Daniel Brown to Philadelphia","Medicines received by Henry Brown from Howard Bennett.","14 pages. Unsigned.","Brrown's accounts as Tax Collector of the Bedford district.","Writes to his brother concerning tobacco prices.","Concerning business affairs a suit for debt, purchase of tobacco and a \"Negro wench\" for the store, etc. \"P.S. I heard at court they had made you a Captain.\"","Recording a deed.","Bonds in hands of Jeremiah Jenkins for collection.","Includes a list of the new officers of the Farmer's Bank in Richmond.","Concerning the division of Negroes, total value £815, between Leftwich and the Brown brothers.","Printed document signed.","Regarding loss of West India produce on which $5,000.00 was borrowed. Endorsed: \"I fear our loss will be considerable.\"","Returns from the Regimental hospital of the 35th U.S. Infantry. Sig. William W. Southall","Receipt is for $130.43 to be paid to John Roberts on land that Captain Henry Brown sold to William Woodford.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Tobacco sold by Leftwich to a man who was a bad risk: \"...we are thrown out of between 20 and 30 thousand dollars...one fourth of what it has taken us 20 years to earn is lost for want of prudence.\"","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes an autographed document signed.","Includes autographed document signed.","Taxes collected by Robert Snoddy, in Bedford. 14 pages.","Includes printed document signed.","Includes autographed document signed.","Abstract of duties collected from owners of stills and distilleries","Receipts for monies received by James.","Includes autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Directions for sending tax collections.","20 pages","Includes autographed document signed.","28 pages.","Letter includes a copy of Federal instructions to tax collectors. 3 items. Printed document signed.","Printed documents signed. Autographed draft.","Business records and correspondence of Henry Brown and Samuel P. Clayton. After the death of his brother Daniel in 1818, Brown entered into a partnership with Clayton, his son-in-law. Brown survived Clayton, who died in 1832; this box also includes papers from 1833 to 1839 made out to Henry Brown, surviving partner of Brown and Clayton Company. The accounts of Henry Brown with Hancock and Brown, Lynchburg, 1824-1833, are retained as one group. Also retained as a separate group are the papers relating to the court suits of Brown and Pleasant Murphy. All notes of the period carried a 100 percent penalty clause. This resulted in many law suits being brought to establish what would now be considered exorbitant claims. In one case (see entry for March 10, 1823) for a debt of $42.05, the debtor surrendered 1 sound filly, 2 cows, a calf, 2 feather beds, all household and kitchen furniture, all plantation utensils, and 6 hogs! 159 items.","Papers include accounts, letters, notes, vouchers, etc.","Accounts concerning the Hancock and Brown store, Lynchburg, Virginia.","Papers relating to the suit of Brown and Clayton vs. Pleasant Murphy, Bedford County, Virginia.","Captain Henry Brown had many interests in his long life apart from the purely commercial activities upon which his considerable fortune was built. Included in this box are the papers relating to his other interests: Papers of Captain Henry Brown as Sheriff of Bedford County, Treasurer of the New London Academy Meeting House and of the New London Agricultural Society, and as executor of the estates of his brother, Daniel Brown, and father-in-law, John Thompson.","Accounts of subscriptions to the repair and improvement of New London Academy meeting house, Bedford County.","Records from Brown's service as Treasurer of the New London Agricultural Society, Bedford County.","Papers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of Daniel Brown.","Papers from Brown's service as executor of the estate of John Thompson.","Business papers of Henry Brown, not directly connected with any of his various business enterprises, but concerned principally with court suits involving debts to him. Included is an interesting case of Mark Anthony, who took the oath of an Insolvent Debtor, making out a deed of trust of all his property to his creditors (11 April 1829 and 6 July 1833). Also includes papers concerned with the suit of Henry Brown vs. Nicodemus Leftwich, 1832-1840. Brown pays for the attendance of witnesses at the court and pays the county Jailor \"for imprisoning and releasing\" Leftwich.","Business papers of Henry Brown","Household, family and personal bills preserved by Henry Brown, an interesting collection of a family illustrating the activities of eight children in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, 1819-1841.","Household, family and personal bills of Henry Brown","Correspondence of the immediate family of Captain Henry Brown. Also includes personal correspondence of Henry Brown with his brothers, Samuel and Daniel, and his children. The correspondence between Henry Brown and his son, John Thompson Brown, is found in Boxes 14-19. Also, letters from the sons and daughters of Samuel, brother of Henry Brown. In a separate group are collected letters written by Edward J. Steptoe, grandson of Henry Brown, from West Point Military Academy and from the Indian Wars in Florida, where he served after he was commissioned.","Purchase of a watch in Winchester; requests 30 dollars to repay a debt.","His wife's estate; purchase of a Negro girl.","On his return from the Spring; attack of \"bilious Cholic\" and his treatment.","Concerning \"the purchase of some land at $20 per acre...\"","Beats female slave, using a walking stick, his wife using a cowhide whip. The slave's mate attempted to protect her with an axe but he was subdued, beaten and sent to jail the next day. Hopes for peace, unpopularity of the conscription law and the whiskey tax.","On her studies: Blair's lectures, piano playing, drawing, painting and embroidery.","The husband of Nancy Brown writes: \"...Bounaparte is on his way to this country. If so I greatly fear we shall go backwards with accelerated velocity in all peaceful, literary and ornamental pursuits...\"","Advice on a move to the State of Ohio. \"Although I like Slavery as little as you or anyone else, still...I think it probable that we should be as unhappy as we are with them\" (Daniel died in 1818. For the next 20 years Henry administered his estate for the benefit of his wife and children.)","Scope and Contents Henry Brown is Clayton's father-in-law. The letters discuss Mary Brown's illness at the Springs (she was to die within a year).","The building of his house and the health of his family.","The daughter of Samuel Brown, writes to console her Uncle on the death of his brothers and his two daughters, Mrs. Anne [Nancy] B. Steptoeand Mrs. Mary [Polly] B. Clayton.","An uncle of Henry Brown writes, \"My grandson wishes to get in to Business in a store...\" (Henry Brown, Jr. now has a store in Lynchburg.)","His continued bad health. The death of James Leftwich, Captain Brown's business partner.","Requests assistance in obtaining appointment as Clerk of Court at Bedford.","The value of the Deerwood tract.","Begs her father to let her have money to go to the inauguration of President Jackson.","On her visit to Washington: \"this is the thickest settled neighborhood that I ever was in--the neighbors are situated all around, some in view and others not more than a quarter of a mile from the house...\"","On his visit with his brothers, John Thompson Brown, in \"Washington City.\" Description of crowded Washington, full of pickpockets and of the confusion even in the President's house.","\"...the last day I rode more than thirty miles through a dreary wilderness without seeing a single house...I am yet travelling alone and have come six hundred miles without a single man travelling my course...\"","His progress in college.","His progress in repaying a debt to the estate of his uncle, Daniel.","Scope and Contents Report of workers on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal dying from Cholera.","On the death of his maternal grandfather, John Thompson.","Henry G. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.","Leaving for New York to lay in goods.","Scope and Contents Hopes for his store despite illness and some hostile feeling toward his former partner, Ammon Hancock.","On the death of Henry Brown. (Henry Brown, Jr. died while he and his wife were on a shopping trip for the store.)","William Brown is the son of Samuel Brown. On the changing population: \"The people still retain the simple manners of the old Scotch-Irish and, I may add, much of the intelligence and piety. But the restless spirit of emigration is taking away our best people and in their place we generally get Germans, who commonly are deplorably ignorant and will do very little toward supporting the Gospel.\"","Scope and Contents A Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes to settle accounts and close the store.","The widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the disposal of her house.","To Frances Brown's husband, on the loss of her two brothers, \"and such brothers too, in so short a time.\" (Henry Brown, Jr. died in June, 1836, and his brother, John Thompson Brown, in December of that same year.)","Henry J. Brown is the son of Samuel Brown.","Scope and Contents 2 letters. On the sale of merchandise and an expected loss.","Agrees to furnish Gould B. Raymond, manager of the Menagerie Co., lodging for 30 men, 65 horses, 1 elephant, 1 camel and 2 ponies.","The inscription on the tomb of her late husband, John Thompson Brown.","The widow of Henry Brown, Jr., writes of the death of her husband a year ago.","The widow of John Thompson Brown writes regarding her three sons.","Scope and Contents The executor of an estate demands payment of a note on which Henry Brown, Jr. was a cosigner.","Scope and Contents The youngest daughter of Henry Brown writes about her marriage and the first meeting with her new relatives.","William Brown is the son of Samuel.","On his marriage to Alice Brown.","Mrs. Alexander (Lockie T. Brown) Irvine is her sister. Her wedding trip to New Orleans.","Her sickness on the way down the river due to fresh paint in the boat.","Daniel Brown is the son of Samuel.","Concerning eventual conversion of Baptists to the Presbyterian Church.","Henry Brown is her father.","Scope and Contents \"...I left New Orleans the 28th of March and reach George Town. The 15th of April...Sam (Brown) was in New Orleans the day before I left-he was not married but expected to be the 9th of April.\"","\"Last evening our darling Alice made me the happy father of a fine boy...\"","Report to his father of his first grades at the Academy.","To his grandfather regarding his first term marks.","Scope and Contents \"The first two years of our course are exclusively devoted to Mathematics and French...\" Encloses a work sheet and \"Synopsis of the Course of Studies at the Military Academy.\"","Scope and Contents Letters written from Oklawaka River and St. Augustine, Florida. \"The Congress must get rid of its 'sickly sympathy' (with the Indians) or, rely upon it, this is a war of years to come.\" Gives a vivid description of St. Augustine.","Scope and Contents Letters written from Rose's Landing, Tennessee; Savannah, Georgia; and off Cape Hatteras. Contrasts the Cherokees in Tennessee with the Seminoles of Florida. Describes Savannah in a letter enclosed, dated February 16, 1839.","8 letters. Total of 12 pages. Typescript.","Children of Captain Henry Brown: letters of Henry Brown, Jr., oldest son of Captain Henry Brown; Samuel Thompson Brown, youngest son; and other members of the immediate family. Henry Brown, Jr., who suffered a grave illness in 1822 as a result of which he almost lost his eyesight, went into the partnership of his father with Amman Hancock. In 1835-1836, he opened his own store in Lynchburg, but died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to New York. Interesting items in this part of the collection include a 44 page book of mineral and chemical notes (31 July 1826), a 56 page diary kept by Henry Brown, Jr. on his trip abroad (24 July 1831), drafts of letters by Henry Brown, Jr. to newspapers regarding horses, and instructions for horse care, and the like (13 April 1835-March 1836). The will of Henry Brown, Jr. (May-December 1830), and his deathbed statement dictated to his wife (May 1836), are also included. The papers of Samuel Thompson Brown include the card which announced the opening of his law office in Bedford (8 May 1838), records of his marriage in Alabama (27 April 1840), and the death of his wife within the year (3 April 1841). A letter of 22 January 1842, mentions the business failures taking place in Richmond and Lynchburg, and one of 27 August of the same year comments on the national political situation which is \"sadly out of joint.\" In a letter of 20 September [1845], there is a report of \"the thefts which were perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\" 128 items.","\"My eyes appear to have improved gradually.\" (His ailment seemed to be at its worst at this time, though he continued to suffer from the ailment until his death in 1836 at the age of 39 years.)","A note for $1,000.00. At this time he was getting started in the store, Hancock and Brown Co.","The \"most favorable accounts\" of John Thompson Brown from the members of the House of Delegates.","Scope and Contents Concerning the business of Col. [Mark] Anthony, in which Henry Brown, Jr. appears to be involved.","Includes autographed document signed.","44 pages","Includes autographed document signed.","Scope and Contents Mentions the marriage of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of introduction for Henry Brown, Jr., for use on his trip to England and the Continent in that year.","56 pages","Scope and Contents Letters written to her husband on his trip. \"Oh, my dear husband, why was it that I did not accompany you?\" (None of these letters reached Henry Brown, Jr. on the trip, but followed him home).","News from a letter she received from Henry Brown, Jr. in England.","Scope and Contents Payment of his debts in Lynchburg; hiring out of a slave.","\"It's really a sad case for me, to be sick from home and away from all that (are) Dear to me...\"","This was the store in Lynchburg in which Henry Brown was a partner and with which Henry Brown, Jr. was associated until he opened his own store in 1835. Includes autographed document.","Scope and Contents Brother-in-law, Jack Willcox; his brother, John's speech on the Petersburg Rail Road; and the house that Henry Brown has vacated in Lynchburg.","On a debt of Thomas Williams.","Includes autographed draft. Appear to refer to pictures, and may date from the time of one of the buying trips that Henry Brown, Jr. made with his wife.","After breaking from the partnership of Hancock and Brown, he opened his own store.","Scope and Contents Cover lost. Concerning the care for his horses, Young American Eclipse and Spring Hill, while he is away.","Scope and Contents Written while she and her husband were on a buying trip for the Lynchburg store. In New York, Henry Brown, Jr. was taken desperately ill and died.","Unsigned. Evidently taken down by Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown during the final days in New York.","Scope and Contents An associate of Henry Brown, Jr. in the Lynchburg store, was liquidating the stock and selling horses in order to settle the estate.","Profile by Professor William B. Rogers.","A note regarding the settlement of the Henry Brown, Jr. estate.","Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown is his mother. Written from school, with endorsement by James Morrison, schoolmaster.","Signed Eleanor C. L. Brown.","H. Guilford Brown is her son.","Charge slips for failing to attend army musters between 1829 and 1839, 1839. 10 items. Printed document signed.","Samuel T. Brown is his his brother-in-law. Letter congratulating S. T. B. on his marriage.","Mrs. Alexander Irvine is her her sister-in-law. She writes of the aged John Vaughan Willcox, her father, with whom she is living and for whom she is caring; Samuel T. Brown and his \"youthful bride.\"","Draft of the statement concerning the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.","His extended wedding trip; description of General Harrison's house.","Court cost voucher recording transfer of 400 acres from Henry Brown to Samuel T. Brown, with tax receipt. 2 items. Printed document signed.","Letter sent care of Judge Crawford at St. Stephens, Alabama. Consolations upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.","Scope and Contents Condolences upon the death of Mrs. Samuel T. Brown.","A letter of consolation.","Scope and Contents On the death of W. W. Worthington, brother-in-law of Samuel T. Brown. \"Your sister Alice is desirous of your attention to the affairs of Mr. W. in New Orleans prior to your return to Virginia.\"","Recording certain deeds for his son-in-law, Samuel T. Brown.","Unsigned draft. Written to his overseer with whom he has quarreled.","On the fees paid by Henry Brown in the Leftwich case: \"between twenty and twenty-five dollars for my services as an attorney.\" On the thefts \"perpetrated by Thomas H. Benton whilst a student at Chapel Hill.\"","Agreement for the payment of a debt.","Drafts of a letter to Mark Andrews. 2 items. Concerning the cutting of trees on the property of Samuel T. Brown.","A reply to the above letter, Box-Folder 13:60.","Samuel T. Brown is her brother.","On a charge of Ammon Hancock against the estate of Henry Brown, Jr.","Estimate for the cost of the construction of a bridge.","Receipt for postal expenses, April-June, 1849, signed H. Stevens.","Scope and Contents On the property in Mobile, Alabama, purchased by Samuel T. Brown.","Scope and Contents The sale of a female slave \"with her Brood.\" Samuel T. Brown is Edward Robinson's brother-in-law.","Papers concern John Thompson Brown's attendance at Princeton, study of law, and trips to the South and to the West Indies. Includes speeches and correspondence as well as his published writings (newspaper articles, bills and pamphlets). The collection emphasizes his political career in the Virginia House of Delegates including his views on slavery. Also includes architectural plans for a two room house and elevations (1827), drafts of toasts and letters concerning his fight with John Hampden Pleasants. Prominent correspondents include William Segar Archer, James Murray Mason, John Hampden Pleasants, William Cabell Rives, Henry St. George Tucker and John Tyler. Boxes 14 - 19.","John Thompson Brown (1802-1836) was born at Otter Hills, near Bedford, Virginia and was the son of Henry Brown (1760-1841). He attended the New London Academy, 1816; studied at Princeton, 1817-1820; traveled to the South and the West Indies, 1821; and studied law with Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County, Virginia, 1822-1823. He began his law practice in Clarksburg, Virginia (later West Virginia), in 1824, and represented Harrison County in the House of Delegates, 1827-1830. He was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830. He married Mary E. Willcox June, 1830, and moved to Petersburg, where he again was elected to the General Assembly, 1831-1836. He was a delegate to the national convention of the Republican (now Democratic) Party, but died on 20 November 1836, at his father's home, Otter Hills, after a brief illness. The first two letters in Box 14 date from the period of his attendance at New London Academy; then follow the papers relating to Princeton, where he matriculated in 1817 at the age of 19. He was placed in the Sophomore Class on the basis of an examination before the faculty, and received the highest mark given at the College, in each of the three years he spent at the College. His report sheets show the requirements for entrance, lists of courses, and contain a resolution passed by the trustees which condemned the sharp practices of the merchants in town. Some of the correspondence of John Thompson Brown with his brother-in-law Dr. William B. Steptoe in this period is interesting for the comments it contains on the Missouri question and other matters then being debated in the U.S. Senate. The remarks made by John Thompson Brown in letters from his collegiate period may be compared with his statements on the subject of slavery later made on the floor of the House of Delegates. After graduating from Princeton, John Thompson Brown traveled to the South, and made a brief trip to the West Indies, keeping notes on his impressions. Upon his return he took up the study of law with Judge Taylor. From this period come interesting musings on such subjects as \"the family fireside,\" \"youthful recollection,\" \"friendship,\" and \"behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.\" His license to practice law, dated 7 March 1824, is included in the collection. He journeyed to Clarksburg, Virginia, to set up his law practice, and kept a notebook on the trip West which reveal his first impressions of the Clarksburg area. At the end of this box is a scrapbook containing some of his published writings, speeches, and newspaper articles.","Letter from a schoolboy friend regarding New London Academy.","John Thompson Brown's examinations at the New London Academy.","\"I have just been examined by the faculty and am admitted to the Sophomore Class, which is the second in the college.\" His expenses are estimated at $200.00 for the first term and $90.00 for the second. \"I will pledge myself not to spend one cent more than is really necessary.\"","Scope and Contents News from home; a rumor that some boys were expelled from Chapel Hill for their politics. John Thompson Brown is his brother-in-law.","Scope and Contents Medical advice; a suggested teacher for New London Academy (\"Has he energy enough manage southern students?\"); the death of Polly [Mrs. Mary Brown Clayton], sister of John Thompson Brown.","The political upheaval at William and Mary College; deputies appointed \"...to fix upon the site of the Virginia University.\"","Scope and Contents \"My expenses have far exceeded what was necessary or what you expect. I now see my error and repent...\" Three months later he offers to leave school because of his additional debts. Later in Baltimore, he is robbed of $200.00. His father adds up the year's expenses to a total of $670.00. Henry Brown is John Thompson Brown's father.","Behavior, No. 1. distinguished; Industry, No. 1. distinguished; Scholarship, No. 1. distinguished (1) \"If under the article scholarship, a student is marked No. 1 distinguished (1), he is considered as ranking among the first in his class.\" (From printed explanation of the report.) John Thompson Brown is of the sophomore class at Princeton.","Scope and Contents \"Once the busy scene of commercial enterprise...now lifeless and inactive.\" Concerning Lynchburg.","Scope and Contents The University of Virginia is established at Charlottesville with an annual appropriation of $15,000; news of a threat of slave uprisings in Fredericksburg.","John Thompson Brown is of the junior class at Princeton. Two reports. Printed document signed. Similar reports to that of 1818. Warning is added to the September report concerning excessive expenditures by students: \"the trustees of the college give this notice to the parents and guardians of the youth, that they ought to pay no debt contracted in this town, which they have not specifically authorized.\"","Endorsed: \"Collegians mei consocui.\" He knew 162 fellow students.","On the \"present session of Congress.\"","Scope and Contents Rumor of a great rebellion that has taken place at Princeton; the Missouri question.","John Thompson Brown is of the senior class of Princeton.","A Fourth of July oration supporting the idea of colonizing the free Negroes in Africa.","The content is on his trip to the South. 15 pages. Autographed document.","\"My father may justly complain of the great sums which he has expended on me, but his kindness shall not be abused much longer, as I hope to be in a situation to support myself.\" Endorsed: \"Brother J.--after his return from Princeton went South--through the Cherokee Nation [Alabama and Georgia] to Pensacola, and on to New Orleans--thence to Cuba and returned to U. States in the U.S. Frigate 'Hornet,' as a guest of the officers. Samuel T. Brown.\"","A gambling scrape he was involved in; asks his father's forgiveness.","\"Chancellor Taylor has been of incalculable service to me in the study of law.\" (Needham was a law school operated by Judge Creed Taylor in Cumberland County in the years 1821-1836.)","These are the continuous drafts of a multiple of letters, continued July 8, 1831, Petersburg. The first section consists of musings and youthful recollections; the second is a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.","Letter from Alexander M. Jackson, at New London, to John Thompson Brown, regarding the marriage of Dr. Steptoe.","Notes made at Judge Taylor's Law School.","License to practice law in the superior and inferior courts of this Commonwealth (Virginia).","Musings on friendship and the wise behavior of a lawyer if he is to succeed.","A letter introducing John Thompson Brown when he went to Clarksburg to set up practice.","44 pages. Musings written on a trip through Virginia: thoughts on a disappointing love affair; notes on \"Crab Orchard\" and the \"Creek Nation\" --the latter were to be incorporated into an Independence Day address delivered in Petersburg in 1831.","Scope and Contents Impressions of Clarksburg; the countryside is beautiful and the land very rich, but \"The people have no money and are wretchedly poor and lazy...\"","His plans to establish himself.","The following newspaper clippings and pamphlets are included in a bound scrap book, with endorsements and were undoubtedly collected by John Thompson Brown himself.","Concerning \"...Mr. Jefferson...the disclosure of his poverty...\"","Concerning \"several cases of contempt of court, occurring in various parts of the Union, in which the punishment inflicted, has been made a subject of grievous complaint.\"","Concerning \"The President's message.\"","Report of a committee, appointed to enquire into the nature and extent of the evils arising from the present unsettled state of Land Titles on the Western Waters of Virginia","Speech in Committee of the Whole, Jan. 13th, Saturday.","A Bill authorizing a loan of $6,000.00 on the credit of the state, for the construction of Turnpike Road from Winchester to Parkersburg by way of Clarksburg, being under consideration.","\"Sir:--I have read in the \"Intelligencer\" of the 9th inst. your communications to the Editors of the paper, in which you remark, substantially, that the only Candidate to represent the town of Petersburg in the General Assembly is a stranger to most voters...Not doubting that I am the person alluded to...,\" signed John Thompson Brown\".","\"The following copy of a Petition to the Legislature of Virginia, we insert at the request of a number of our Citizens.\"","32 pages. \"On motion of Mr. Brown of Petersburg, the report of the committee on slaves, free Negroes and mulattoes, and the amendment of Mr. Preston were taken up; when Mr. Brown rose and addressed the house as follows:...\"","\"The bill to amend an act authorizing the Board of Public Works to subscribe on behalf of the Commonwealth, to the stock of the Petersburg Rail Road, was read a third time. Mr. Brown said...\"","\"Andrew Jackson was unanimously recommended to the Citizens of Virginia, as the next President. \"Mr. Miller of Powhatan then submitted the following Resolution...\"(Concerning the Vice-President). Mr. Brown of Petersburg, then submitted the following by way of substitute for the above...\"","Correspondence while Brown established himself in Clarksburg, and while representing Harrison County in the General Assembly. The material in this box covers the period 1825 to 1829, when John Thompson Brown was resident of Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia (later West Virginia). In this period John Thompson Brown wrote some of the \"Letters to the Editor,\" printed in the Clarksburg Enquirer, contained in the scrap book noted above in Box 14. A draft of a part of the letter concerning the poverty of Mr. Jefferson is to be found in this box (1825). In July 1826, John Thompson Brown wrote to his brother Henry Brown, Jr. of his aim to run for the U.S. Congress. In 1827 he was elected to the House of Delegates; he was re-elected in 1828 and 1829. This box also contains various printed and manuscript material touching upon his career in the General Assembly. By the end of 1829, John Thompson Brown had established himself in Clarksburg, built a house, and planned to buy into a partnership in a store to advance his financial position. In a letter of March 23, 1829 he mentions his desire to run in the next election for the U.S. Congress.","\"...the friends of Old Hickory...hear Adamses success spoken of and the probability of Clay's being made Secretary of State...\"","Encloses a legal opinion concerning sheriffs, which his father apparently requested.","A flowery letter to an old friend from Princeton. \"I have acquired some little reputation at the bar and a practice that supports me very decently.\"","Draft of an address to an investigating group (perhaps a grand jury), with endorsement: \"1. Act against cutting down trees. 2. Act providing for a good and sufficient jail.\"","This is part of a printed letter concerning \"Mr. Jefferson the disclosure of his poverty...\" over the signature Alexander. (See bound scrapbook, the last item in Box 14.)","Desire of John Thompson Brown to run for the U.S. Congress or for a seat in the General Assembly. Suggests that Henry Brown send $1,000.00 to help achieve this.","\"I find that there is a serious and, I believe, a somewhat general wish to bring me out for the Legislature.\"","\"I am a candidate for the Legislature at the next election...\"","An announcement of the candidacy of John Thompson Brown for the General Assembly. He reviews what he considers to be the most important problems of the day, and discusses (1) the invasion of State sovereignty by the Federal program of \"internal development,\" (2) the harm done to Southern farmers by import duties, (3) the calling of a Constitutional Convention for the state of Virginia, (4) the dangers of the uncontrolled banking system.","Scope and Contents His election to the General Assembly; hope of election to the U.S. Congress, and the purchase of a four acre lot in town. In the first letter which John Thompson Brown wrote from the House of Delegates he said \"I have not taken much part in the debates of the House and do not expect to do so...\"","The note is \"in regard to the question whether Clinton or Calhoun should run as Vice-President on the Jackson ticket\"","His ride to Richmond in a coach with other, more experienced law-makers, \"having been, as you predicted, greatly edified and instructed by a coach-full of legislators 'big with the cares of state.\"","Full title: \"Report of a Committee Appointed To Enquire Into The Nature And Extent Of The Evils Arising From The Present Unsettled State Of Land Titles On The Western Waters Of Virginia, And To Devise A Remedy Therefor, With Leave To Report A Bill Or Otherwise\" 6 pages. 2 copies.","3 copies.","Petition to the General Assembly for a divorce.","Petition to the General Assembly for a divorce.","Autographed document.","Autographed document.","\"Resolving that members of the House of Delegates be requested to unite...in advancing the cause of this Society before the General Assembly of Virginia.\"","On John Thompson Brown's speech: \"considered the most able one that had been delivered in the House in 5 years.\"","\"Our Society, in the success of which, you are pleased to express so deep an interest, is I believe, making sure progress.\"","His legislature activities and speeches. \"I am a Jackson man like yourself but not perfectly orthodox, as you would say, on the subject of States Rights. I published my opinions, pamphlet of 30 pages, 12 months ago and will send you a copy...\"","Physical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Deptartment F 247 H3B73. The second copy is located in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, under the same call number as above. 17 pages. A report to his constituents on such matters as (1) the state Constitutional Convention, (2) the lottery for the Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, (3) county elections, (4) the bill abolishing the chancery Courts and establishing a Superior Court, (5) a Turnpike to their area (defeated by the \"Eastern People\"), (6) the proposed Baltimore Railroad and (7) the settling of the question of land titles in Western Virginia. Included in the pamphlet are the full texts of the report of the committee on this subject, which he chaired, and the bill proposed by the committee.","Comment on the land titles, Chancery court bills.","Scope and Contents \"Even now I am as comfortably situated as I could desire and shall support myself hereafter without any further drafts on your goodness...\"","Scope and Contents Now well situated in his \"mansion,\" he discusses his prospects for Congress and of his plan to \"offer 2 years hence.\"","Order appointing John Thompson Brown Adjutant of the 11th Regiment, Virginia Militia.","5 items. Autographed document.","Notes are initialed \"J. T. B.'s\".","Endorsed: \"McConley's System of Sword Tactics.\"","Reflections on people met at the Medicinal Springs, as contrasted with those of his constituency.","Scope and Contents In February, he forwards a copy of sheriff's commission to his father. During the year he borrows $400.00 for payments on his house in Clarksburg, and by the end of the year his father has agreed to advance enough capital for him to become a partner in a mercantile business. Upon the conclusion of the 1828-1829 session of the General Assembly, he writes that he will be a candidate once more, then run for Congress. In the letter of March 23rd, he writes that opposition has arisen \"on account of some laws we had passed last session authorizing the county court to levy a tax for repairing roads and bridges.\" On March 23rd he relates his experiences in Washington at the inauguration of Jackson: on December 14th he predicts that the basis of votes for whites will be surrendered in the formation of the new State constitution.","Suggests they ride together to Alexandria, then go to Richmond by boat.","The Virginia Constitutional Convention: \"I had an opportunity of hearing the most distinguished members of the body--Mr. Madison and Mr. Marshall among the rest...\"","Correspondence from after his marriage to Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg (May 1830), and his move to that city, which he represented in the General Assembly in 1831. Also includes over one hundred toasts given at various occasions. The change which was to occur in the life and fortunes of John Thompson Brown in the year 1830 is forecast in the first letter of this box, a letter received by Mary E. Willcox of Petersburg circa December 1829, in which there is a discussion of \"Mr. B.\" Three months later (March 18, 1830) in a letter to his father, John Thompson Brown announces his intention of leaving Clarksburg, and of his need for a horse and sulky so that he may arrive in Petersburg in a manner which should \"avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution.\" The next letter in the collection (May 9, 1830), in draft, contains an account of his wedding, a wedding which was attended by no members of his immediate family. Subsequent letters tell of the generosity of the new father-in-law John V. Willcox in the gift of a town house \"provided with servants,\" a draft of $1500, and the promise of as much more as he asks (July 22, 1830). Yet the position is not satisfactory and because John Thompson Brown feels that he is losing his independence, he returns to Clarksburg with the intention of resettling there and sending for his wife (May 2, 1831). During a four week visit to Harrison County, he finds his political position has declined (June 7, 1831), so he returns to Petersburg, and is invited to make the Independence Day address for the town (June 8, 1831). As a result of this address (and the good influence of his father-in-law) he is nominated to represent the town in the House of Delegates, and is elected without opposition (September 26, 1831). He successfully sponsors a bill in the Assembly for the Petersburg Railroad (28 December 1831), is appointed Judge of Elections for the Petersburg Office of the Bank of Virginia (December 29, 1831), and is sought as a sponsor of a new newspaper which is being established in Richmond (October 20, 1831). Of particular interest is a letter to his nephew outlining his philosophy of life and advising the young man on his future (October 3, 1831). A report of the slave insurrection in Southhampton is described in a letter of September 26, 1831. At the end of this box are collected more than a hundred drafts of toasts made by John Thompson Brown.","A friend writes regarding \"Mr. B.,\" \"a man of boundless pride and diffidence. His attachment was cut down in the bud and You, my sweetest Mary, have hoped whilst he desponded...\"","\"My friends, Webster, Goffard, and others believed I could certainly be elected to Congress next Spring...I wish to appear at P[etersburg]in a manner which would probably be expected and to avoid the appearance of poverty and destitution. Henry is to get me a sulky, horse, etc., and if you can spare this additional sum you may hand it over to him...\"","\"Our nuptials took place at the time expected and I cannot say that there was any other allay to my happiness, than that neither you nor any of my near relatives were present.\"","Scope and Contents On his honeymoon: \"Peronneau Finley travels with us, as one of our immediate party. Mr. Willcox, Sr., and three of his friends are going to N. York to the races. They came with us thus far...\" There is much discussion about where they will live, but, \"I think it probable we shall reside in Petersburg...\"","On his Washington visit: \"we remained a week, were introduced to the President, etc., heard some interesting debates and saw all the great men of the nation...My situation is in all respects agreeable.\"","Congratulations on her marriage coupled with much advice.","Scope and Contents After a visit with his father, he writes: \"I have nothing to add on the subject of my future arrangements. I shall pursue the course which you seemed to approve when we were together.\" He writes later that Mr. Willcox has turned over to them his town house \"furnished with servants\u0026amp;quot;; in another letter: \"He handed me a check for $1,500 and said that I should always have as much as I wanted...\"","Sends advice to his younger brother and, and account of his own situation.","Scope and Contents Letters from Harrison County report that \"the District needs me badly...but it is too late...\"","\"I regret that you have temporarily declined public life--for I would not believe you have abondoned it altogether.\"","Scope and Contents Autographed draft. Advice given to a young man summarizing John Thompson Brown's own philosophy of life.","Scope and Contents On his return to Harrison County, \"I found that my position here was to be too dependent...\"","\"At a meeting of the citizens of Petersburg...'Resolved, that John Thompson Brown, Esq., he appointed Orator of the Day'.\"","Autographed drafts. The first important public speech of John Thompson Brown, in Petersburg, one which appears to have established his reputation, and which influenced his decision to remain there.","Regarding his Independence Day address; the wisdom of his brother's decision to visit England.","Physical Location: See 25 April 1822, Box-folder 14:21, These are the continuous drafts of multiple letters. This draft concerns the second part which contains a humorous report on a 4th of July oration made in Petersburg after his marriage.","Scope and Contents On July 25, he states that his brother has left on the packet for Baltimore on the way to Liverpool. Concerning his \"reasons of my determining not to remove to Harrison.\" On September 14 he writes that his wife has given birth to a son, who will be named Henry Peronneau, \"after you and my friend Peronneau Finley.\"","Scope and Contents A letter from Mrs. Eleanor C. L. Brown to John Thompson Brown encloses the letter from Henry Brown Jr. Henry Brown, Jr. writes of his journey, as a result of which \"I become more and more an American in feeling and principle...\"","Scope and Contents \"I was elected without opposition after announcing my sentiments freely and boldly.\" News of an insurrection of Negroes in Southampton (Nat Turner), \"they killed 55 persons, mainly women and children.\"","Gives his opinions on the education of his nephew, Edward. He approves strongly of the emphasis on science to be found at West Point; on going to college among the Yankees: \"I partake in some measure of the prejudice against them--but think nevertheless that...southern firewould be none the worse for being somewhat cooled by the northern frost.\"","A new newspaper is proposed for the city of Richmond.","A request for help in covering a $3,000 debt to \"sharpers.\" Endorsed by Windham Robertson.","Scope and Contents Describes the quarters he has for his wife and son. On the main question of the day he writes: \"I think no measure can or ought to be taken now for the abolition of slavery...\"","Concerning \"the bill now before the Legislature on the subject of our (Rail) Road.\"","Appointment of John Thompson Brown as judge of the election for directors of the Bank of Virginia in Petersburg.","Two speeches given before the House of Delegates, published in pamphlet form: The speech of John Thompson Brown, in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the Abolition of Slavery; Speech of John Thompson Brown, (of Petersburg,) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, in Committee of the Whole, on the State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina. The important and exciting national political events of the years 1832 and 1833, as they affected the people of Virginia, are seen through the eyes of John Thompson Brown in the items included in this box. A member from Petersburg in the House of Delegates of the Virginia Assembly, John Thompson Brown was placed in a position of leadership and strongly influenced the decisions taken in those critical years. His speech on the abolition of slavery was considered so important that Judge Henry St. George Tucker and others raised the money to have it printed (18 January 1832). He was a member of the Virginia delegation to the national convention of the Republican Party; his resolution of the Vice-Presidential nominee (21-22 May 1832) was the one adopted by the Virginia caucus. As Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates, the question of President Jackson's moves against the United States Bank was of particular concern to him (9 April 1833). Great excitement was aroused by South Carolina's threat of nullification. John Thompson Brown was a member of the Committee on Federal Relations, and his substitute motion on the question is included in this box, as well as his speech on The State of the Relations between the United States and South Carolina, delivered 5 January 1833, also published in pamphlet form. John Thompson Brown was invited to be a Director of the Petersburg Railroad which he declined (7 May 1832), and was considered for the position of U.S. Senator, although he felt that he was not qualified by years or experience (December 1832). An interesting report of his meeting with President Jackson is included in a letter from John Thompson Brown to his wife (23 May 1832). Also included in this box are letters from John Tyler, William Cabell Rives, and William Segar Archer (7 February, 3 March 1833). Two poems, possibly written by John Thompson Brown, clipped from a newspaper, signed Julian are included at the end of this box. 81 items.","Scope and Contents Writes of the fortunes of the (Petersburg) Railroad Bill in the House of Delegates and State Senate.","Information regarding Rensselaer School. Samuel T. Brown, younger brother of John Thompson Brown, appears to have been interested in this school.","In this important speech John Thompson Brown took up several proposals for the freeing of slaves, including that of Thomas Jefferson, as submitted to the Legislature by Jefferson Randolph, his grandson, and argued against each.","Scope and Contents \"My speech on abolition has had great eclat--a fund has been raised for publishing it in pamphlet form for general distribution... Judges [Henry St. George] Tucker and Brookehave taken active part in puffing the speech.\" He also reports, \"I have carried my Railroad Bill...and shall enjoy the credit of effecting it by my personal influence.\"","Physical Location: Removed from this collection and catalogued in the Rare Books Department - Virginia, E 449 L45. 47 pages. Includes in a \"Postscript\" an answer to a statement in The Enquirer over the signature of Jefferson [Randolph]. Reference is made to a remark made in The Wig that his argument \"had been far surpassed by the discussion of the subject by a stripling . Mr. Brown of Petersburg.\" General Assembly. Committee on Federal relations. Official Document Nos. 14, 15, 16.","Concerning a suggested amendment for the Circuit Court Law.","He cannot give his nephew, Edward Steptoe, an appointment to West Point because he has used his appointment for the session. \"...the Senate is involved in the Tariff discussion...The farther I have gone into it the more thoroughly have I convinced myself of its tyrannical and oppressive character.\"","A resolution from the Petersburg Rail Road Company to tender thanks for \"the zeal and ability with which our Delegate John T. Brown, Esq. and our Senator, William Old, Esq. have exerted in procuring passage of the said (Rail Road) act.\"","This is the resolution presented by John Thompson Brown and reported in a newspaper article of this date preserved in the scrapbook to be found in Box 14.","James Murray Mason (1798-1871).","Scope and Contents \"I send you 2 copies of John's speech (on Slavery) and a paper with one of Jefferson Randolph's in reply to him.\"","Declines appointment as a member of the Board of Directors of the Petersburg Railroad.","5 pages. Autographed draft. Notes on the convention of the whole party and of the Virginia Caucus. At the latter the resolution of John Thompson Brown. was adopted, viz. that Virginia's vote should go first to P. P. Barbour for Vice-President, and when there was no longer a reasonable prospect of his selection, to Van Buren.","\"...on last evening we went to the President who is in excellent health and fine spirits. Many persons here, including some members of Congress from Virginia, seem to be much dissatisfied with our proceedings at Baltimore...\"","Scope and Contents To his youngest brother, attending college, regarding the health of Henry, Jr.","On the death of Finley's brother.","The family has traveled south to escape an epidemic of Cholera.","Scope and Contents In the letter of December 3, he discusses the election of U.S. Senators, stating that Mr. Leigh is out because of his opposition to President Jackson. Among those mentioned for the position are Judge Henry St. George Tucker, John Randolph Rives, and himself, though he feels that he has neither the years nor the experience for the position. President Jackson's message on the U.S. Bank is discussed. On nullification he writes: \"It will, I fear, be an exciting subject and one of engrossing interest...South Carolina is unquestionably wrong and as long as she remains in the Union, must obey its laws...\"","The possibility of his appointment as Senator to supply the vacancy left by Mr. Tazewell.","Excitement in Washington caused by the President's proclamation on nullification debate.","2 items. Autographed draft.","Regarding the removal of deposits from the U.S. Bank by the Federal Government.","Scope and Contents \"I was rather mortified at making a very poor speech [on Federal Relations] in the House today...To avoid misrepresentation I shall have to write out my speech...\"","4 pages. Doc. No. 14. Report of the Committee on Federal Relations Doc. No. 15. Mr. Marshall's Substitute to the Report... Doc. No. 16. Mr. M'dowell's Amendment to Mr. Marshall's Substitute,... Opinion on proceedings in South Carolina, the proclamation by Andrew Jackson, and \"the communication of the governor of this Commonwealth on the same subject.\"","Delivered January 5, 1833. Richmond: Thomas W. White, printer. 1833. 42 pages. 3 copies. After stating his opposition to protective tariffs, John Thompson Brown argued that they result from \"a perversion of the spirit and intent of the Constitution, rather than a violation of its literal principles.\" He compliments the Chief Magistrate of the United States on his general policy but disputes the Proclamation of the President on other grounds, basing his argument on The Law of Nationsby E. de Vattel. As to the action of South Carolina, he contends that there is no possibility of nullification under the Constitution, but that the redress of the wrong done in the tariff act must come by recourse to the Supreme Court, to the \"Co-states\" acting in Congress, and if necessary, by an amendment to the Constitution.","\"Substitute Submitted By Mr. Brown, Petersburg, For the Amended Report of the Committee on Federal Relations\"","Compliments John Thompson Brown on his resolutions.","Scope and Contents \"I was anxious myself that Virginia should maintain an impartial and just attitude toward both S. Carolina and the President, but far the greater part of the Assembly seemed in favour of going into one extreme or other . . . whereas I thought there was error on both sides...\" He remarks that Edward [Steptoe]has been successful in getting his appointment to West Point \"obtained (by Mr. Archer, the Senator) as a favour to me\u0026amp;quot; but \"without...your letter...the application could scarcely have been successful.\"","2 copies. Printed manuscript.","Appointment of Edward Steptoe to West Point; report of the enforcing bill in the President's proclamation, and the Tariff Bill.","Scope and Contents In July he announces the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents On the Force Bill and the Bank of the U.S.","The two items are signed Julian. \"On seeing Miss ____ at Clarksburg,\" and \"Julian Abandoning His Muse.\" Possibly written by John Thompson Brown about this period.","Written by John Thompson Brown, Petersburg.","Letters written by John Thompson Brown during portions of the 1833-1834 and the 1834-1835 sessions of the General Assembly. The manuscripts begin with letters reporting the legislative battle fought and lost against the Portsmouth-Norfolk road which John Thompson Brown believed would have disastrous effects on the future of Petersburg (January 1834). Near the end of the box are letters concerning John Thompson Brown's battle fought with fists and canes in the halls of the State Capitol with a fellow representative John Hampden Pleasants (January 1835). The fracas resulted from a heated debate on the election of a U.S. Senator. John Thompson Brown was one of those mentioned for the position of U.S. Senator (December 1834), but his youth (28 years) was against him and he did not enjoy the rough and tumble of party politics then developing. Also of interest are the draft of a speech delivered on the occasion of the death of Lafayette (9 July 1834), and two notebooks used by John Thompson Brown as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates (January 1835). 44 items.","News that his brother, Samuel, is ill at Harvard.","Reports on his progress at the college.","Scope and Contents His attempts to defeat the Norfolk rail road in the Assembly; family news.","Scope and Contents \"All is lost except our honour. The Portsmouth Bill [Norfolk railroad] has passed...our town [Petersburg] is prostrated...but the ancient spirit of our little town, which Mr. Madison called the 'cockade of the old Dominion' is not dead.\"","A patent for producing domestic salt.","Election of a U.S. Senator, for which he has been mentioned; Mr. Leigh's election. At the end of February and beginning of March he is kept in bed with an illness.","Gives his views of the political situation, mentioning the message President Jackson sent to Congress with the \"Force Bill,\" the President's plans for the Bank of the U.S., and objections to Van Buren and \"the N. York system of tactics which he will bring with him.\"","Scope and Contents Plans for Samuel, John Thompson Brown's brother, to start his study of law with him.","John J. Allen (1797-1871)","Scope and Contents Sold bank shares to help his brother go into business for himself; gives advice on racing horses.","Draft of a speech delivered in Petersburg on the occasion of the death of Lafayette. 43 pages. Endorsed: \"To my sons, should they ever read it.\"","Report of his progress at the U.S. Military Academy. John Thompson Brown is the uncle of Edward J. Steptoe.","Draft of a letter sending condolences for the death of a sister and congratulations on the birth of a son.","Scope and Contents His resignation from the U.S. Senate.","Scope and Contents \"No subject arouses anybody except the senatorial election.\"","He offers to place all his monetary resources at the service of his brother in his new business venture.","3 letters, 1 draft. On the 17th he prepared a draft of a letter, which he sent on the 20th, giving an account of a fight in the halls of the General Assembly between himself and John Hampden Pleasants.","A letter of apology for the battle fought in the halls of the Virginia Capitol.","An account of his speech which was \"better received than anything I have ever made.\"","A speech \"...upon the Election of a Senator in Congress: Delivered in the House of Delegates of Virginia\". 28 pages. Printed book. Points out the importance of this election for \"future political events and party combinations in the state,\" and defends the incumbent, Mr. Leigh.","Written by John Thompson Brown. 70 pages. Autographed Manuscript. Prepared for use in the Finance Committee of the House of Deputies.","Notes on taxes, license fees, and the like, prepared by John Thompson Brown for use on the Finance Committee of the House of Delegates. 116 pages.","Letters from February 1835, until his death in November 1836; manuscripts of four articles written to oppose the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President. The closing sessions of the State Legislature of 1834-1835 are reported in the letters at the beginning of this box. The party spirit runs high in Petersburg as the \"Jackson party\" opposes John Thompson Brown (March 1835). He is involved in a street fight with an opponent in which he receives a black eye, but the argument is made up after he wins the election (April 1835). Before the next session of the legislature, John Thompson Brown is occupied in collecting more material on the question of slavery (August 1835), and prepared three long drafts written in opposition to the candidacy of Martin Van Buren for President of the U.S. Undated drafts of notes on legal cases are included at the end of the 1835 section. Henry Brown, Jr., the brother of John Thompson Brown, died in May 1836, while on a buying trip to Philadelphia and New York for his Lynchburg store. The trip of John Thompson Brown to meet the body of his brother, and his activity in settling his brother's affairs in Lynchburg are reported in the letters included in this box. At the end of July he takes his family to his father's home, Otter Hills, near New London in Campbell County, for the funeral sermon of Henry Brown, Jr. While there he contracts an illness which keeps him there until his death on 26 November 1836. 104 items.","Announces the birth of a son, John Thompson Brown II, and tells his brother that he had ordered $2800 placed to his account to support the store that he had opened.","Scope and Contents Political activity in Petersburg.","Scope and Contents \"The Jackson party has brought out the most popular man in Petersburg against...it is quite likely he will beat me.\"","Scope and Contents On April 18 he writes, \"I was elected by a majority of 37 (13 of which were from Richmond).\" There is also a report of a street fight between John Thompson Brown and \"a Jackson man.\"","Concerning the chances of Van Buren to carry Virginia in the election.","Plans to retire from politics and seek a position as Judge of the courts.","He has sent a box of books to help him in his law studies, and describes a visit by his old friend Peronneau Finley and his family.","Writes to his father about plans to visit him.","Scope and Contents Drafts on the subject of the northern resolutions on slavery, particularly those recently passed in Portland and Boston. 3 items.","4 items. Autographed draft.","Scope and Contents Family discussion, especially concerned with the sisters who were yet to find husbands.","Notice of the election of John Thompson Brown as an honorary member of the Jefferson Society.","The content is on the stand of Mr. Van Buren on emancipation. 28 numbered columns. Signed \"Mr. Brown.\"","Notes on this topic.","Notes on this topic. Also includes an additional 2 page insertion.","Notes on this topic. The series of drafts is in opposition to Martin Van Buren, candidate for the President of the United States. 48 pages.","Good reports of the new business venture of his brother, Henry Brown, Jr.","To his brother, on a buying trip to New York; political prospects now look bright, but \"the state is lost\" to the Anti-Van Buren forces.","Commission as Captain in the Cavalry of the Virginia Militia. Signed by Wyndham Robertson.","Signed Captain John Thompson Brown.","Scope and Contents John Thompson Brown writes five letters from Hobson's Inn, Homes, Otter Hills, and Lynchburg. On the trip to accompany his sister-in-law and the body of Henry Brown, Jr. back to the family home, Otter Hills. Henry Brown, Jr. died while on a shopping trip to New York for supplies for his Lynchburg store.","The body of Henry Brown, Jr. was taken that morning for Virginia.","On the death of her father, Henry Brown Brown, Jr.","Scope and Contents Taking inventory at the store of his late brother; preparing to settle his estate.","Scope and Contents Reports on the stocktaking in the store of Henry Brown, Jr. On July 19 he wrote that he was coming to his father's place on the Sunday next to hear his brother's funeral preached. This is the last letter from John Thompson Brown to his father, for on that visit to Otter Hills he was taken with the illness from which he died.","On the disposal of the store inventory; sends a piano to her.","Mourning his brother's death, he makes arrangements for his own family to join him. (This is the last letter written by John Thompson Brown preserved in this collection.)","The niece of John Thompson Brown writes to her uncle regarding the recent death of her father, Henry Brown, Jr.","A Quaker associate of Henry Brown, Jr. writes regarding the settling of the store business.","Enclosures: \"A lock of the hair of John Thompson Brown, 29 years\" envelope marked, \"For sister Mary from my dear brother John's Grave, Nov. 13th, 1845, Mrs. Alice Brown Worthington,\" with clover leaves inside.","Signed Robert B. Bolling, Chairman. A resolution in memory of John Thompson Brown.","Signed D. M. Bernard, Clerk. Endorsement by James MacFarland, Jr., to Mrs. John Thompson Brown.","Condolences on the death of her husband.","A resolution that the members wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days in honor of John Thompson Brown, by William A. Dod.","A copy of the unanimous resolution of the House of Delegates in memory of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of grief written by Mrs. Brown to her father-in-law. Mrs. Mary E. Brown is the widow of John Thompson Brown.","A letter of consolation.","In service as Executors of John Thompson Brown.","Drafts.","Includes: A dramatic sketch, Kentucky Land Laws, Goosawattee Indians, and map of the region around Bedford, Virginia. 40 pages.","16 pages. Draft.","5 pages. Autographed draft. Incomplete.","The bounties offered for Indian scalps in Bedford between 1755 and 1758.","11 items. Autographed document.","A large folded ink drawing of a building \"taken from the Colonade of the Temple of Minerva Parthenon at Athens,\" with notes of construction details.","Papers of John Thompson Brown, Colonel of 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery who was killed in action in 1864. Included are letters concerning a disagreement with William Nelson Pendleton. Papers also include correspondence of his son, Henry Peronneau Brown and his son's wife Frances Bland (Coalter) Brown as well as newspaper clippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker and the correspondence of Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman. There are also nineteenth century engravings. Boxes 20 - 24.","Correspondence, commissions, receipts, etc., of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, killed in action on May 6, 1864; his drafts of speeches in defense of slavery. This box contains the papers from the period after the death of John Thompson Brown, and concern John Thompson Brown II, born in 1835, some 18 months before the death of his father. One letter (November 20, 1844) lists the courses studied by boys at the ages of 9, 11, and 13; a travel book gives an interesting picture of Europe (May 4, 1857); and a draft of a letter describes the bleedings to which a tourist entering Italy had to submit. John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by the members of his company (December 1, 1859). Also included are notes of speeches made to rouse war enthusiasm. The receipt for a saber and belt (April 23, 1861) mark the beginning of action, and other records follow John Thompson Brown II's rise to Major, then to Colonel. His request for a transfer to a more active field of war and an extended argument with his commanding officer, Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton, are of interest. The box concludes with items which appear to have been on the person of Colonel John Thompson Brown II, when he was killed in action on 6 May 1864. 83 items.","Lists the courses in school taken by a nine year old boy and his two brothers, Wilicox, 11 years old, and Peronneau, 13 years old.","58 pages. Draft.","Certifies that John Thompson Brown II was elected Second Lieutenant by viva voce vote of the members of his company.","References to Douglas and the threat to slavery.","Concerns the raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown, October 19, 1859, and the treatment of him as a martyr in the North. 5 pages. Autographed draft.","\"I greatly fear that the time has passed when great questions of State equality are to be settled in the Halls of Congress...this settlement requires powder and ball...\"","2 copies.","3 items.","Report on ammunition on hand.","3 items.","2 items. Court Martial action taken for refusal to do guard duty, by a trooper under the command of Colonel John Thompson Brown II.","4 items.","Request for transfer, with his command, to the Division of General D. H. Hills, so that he might be more actively engaged.","3 items.","Draft of a suggestion for winter furloughs in order to extend the length of service in the fighting season.","Published by West and Johnson, Richmond.","4 items.","13 items.","Concerning a dispute arising between the two over John Thompson Brown's command.","Signed by W. H. Taylor and Brig. General William Nelson Pendleton. 4 items.","Scope and Contents 4 items.","4 items. Autographed document signed.","Receipt for whitewashing two rooms.","Request the return of his report on the battle of Chancellorsville so that he might submit it to General Stuart.","4 items.","Papers which appear to have been on John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Papers which appear to have been on the person of John Thompson Brown II when he was killed in action.","Gift list and cover addressed to Jackson's Reserve Artillery, near Bowling Green, Caroline County","Book containing several commissions, leather bound.","2 copies. Printed material.","5 items. Newspaper clipping.","Autograph poem and newspaper text; \"Lines written on seeing 'Rifle' the war-horse of Col. J. T. B....\" from the Richmond Dispatch.","The marker titled \"Thompson Brown\" has blue ribbons attached.","The papers relating to the oldest son of John Thompson Brown, Henry Peronneau Brown, begin with letters written by his mother Mrs. Mary E. Brown. She expresses concern that her son is more interested in affairs other than his studies (March 1, 1849). His school career is traced briefly through his years at the University of Virginia (June 28, 1851). The letters exchanged between Henry Peronneau Brown and his fiancee, Frances Bland Coalter, 1858, lead into the family correspondence which completes this box. (Other letters of Frances Bland Coalter and her family are found in Box 6, Coalter and Tucker Papers.) From May, 1861, all letters are concerned with the war. Letters written by John Coalter II, to his sister Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown in 1878 give a graphic picture of the struggle made by a southern farmer to re-establish himself after the war. 108 items.","Scope and Contents Letters written to Samuel T. Brown while he was in Charleston, South Carolina and New London, Virginia. The widow of John Thompson Brown writes with concern about her oldest son, Peronneau, who is attending school in South Carolina. He was devoting too much time to outdoor affairs of college life and not enough to his studies.","Scope and Contents Congratulating him on his success at Charleston College; a proposed biography of John Thompson Brown.","Concerning Henry Peronneau Brown, attending the University of Virginia.","Receipt for 65 pounds of ice to Henry Peronneau Brown from Long and Stevens, Petersburg.","Scope and Contents 5 letters. Affectionate letters to her fiance.","Scope and Contents In August she writes to console Mrs. Brown on the death of her mother, Mrs. Judith H. Coalter.","Scope and Contents \"We are all as glad, dear Fanny, that your home is so lovely and you are so happy...for its mountain scenery.\"","Scope and Contents Concerning the failing health of their mother.","Consolations on the death of Mrs. Coalter.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking.","Scope and Contents Cover lacking.","Concerning the loss of an infant.","Letter to his sister, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.","Scope and Contents Eight calling cards in a cover addressed to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown","The bachelor brother of Mrs. Brown writes that his loneliness on an out-of-the-way plantation is heading him to the madhouse.","Scope and Contents She writes of the ladies making vests and shirts for the soldiers. News that the Yankees have landed at Hampton; the first of the war casualties in the family.","Making clothes for the army: \"1500 yards have just been received which we are to turn our attention to at once.\"","His house was set afire and cannon are firing all about. Comments on \"the tennessee company...the roughest men you ever saw...\"","Scope and Contents The wife of John Thompson Brown II, is in \"this antiquated spot\u0026amp;quot; because her husband was drilling some new troops and sent for her to join him.","From Stanley, the family home, to Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown","Their brother, Henry, is at a camp near Williamsburg; the other brother, John, is in Richmond.","\"...adjoining the lands of Henry Peronneau Brown and others.\"","\"I am sorry Henry's name is not in the list of exchanged prisoners...\"","Scope and Contents Written while Henry was a prisoner at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, to his sister.","Receipt for wheat delivered. Signed A. Wynne and L. Hatchet.","Request for someone to serve the Presbyterian Church at Tappahannock.","A bill brought in Chancery Court by John R. Bryan against H. B. Tomlin, executor of St. George Tucker Coalter. The settlement of the John Randolph estate which was in litigation for many years.","Refuses a request for $500 by his nephew; recommends that he stop drinking.","Receipt for wages.","2 items. Printed document signed.","Accounts with stores. 3 items. Printed document signed.","Note written on an early \"penny post card.\"","Scope and Contents Letters written to his sister as he made a start in farming after the end of the war: \"I have not the means to buy me a suit of clothes.\" Later he added: \"I never was as poor in my life before as I am now...I have not spent during the whole year on myself more than $10...\"","First mention of Cassie Tucker, who was later to marry John Thompson Brown III.","A request for a purchase of a case of \"56 Home Remedies.\"","2 items.","4 items. Printed document signed.","Writes of Cassie Tucker, wife of John Thompson Brown III. \"You have introduced into your home a very sunbeam.\"","The letter is addressed to \"Fanny\", his sister-in-law, and concerns the death of John Coalter II.","Statement concerning the trust for Mrs. Fanny B. Brown (Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown).","2 items. Autographed document.","The letters in this box concerning John Thompson Brown III, begin with one from his mother, Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown, the former Frances Bland Coalter. There are 6 report cards from The University School, Petersburg, Virginia (1877-1879). Of interest is a pamphlet of Resolutions Passed in 1894, 1895, and 1896...Denouncing the Bedford High School Act. Many of the letters in the collection are from Mrs. Cynthia B. Tucker Coleman to her niece Cassie (Mrs. John Thompson Brown III). Letters from the children, John Thompson Brown IV, Frances Brown, and Henry Peronneau Brown II, are included as well as photographs of some members of the family and pictures of the family home, Ivy Cliff, Bedford County (formerly Otter Hill) the home of Captain Henry Brown, great grandfather of John Thompson Brown III. At the end of the box is a notebook containing sermons copied out by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown for her son John Thompson Brown III. 80 items. (John Thompson Brown III, son of Henry Peronneau Brown, who married Cassie Tucker, thus reuniting the family with the Tucker line.)","To her son (John Thompson Brown III) urging him to improve his writing and \"to read your Bible and say your prayers every day.\"","A description of the London Museum and Zoo.","Report cards from University School, some countersigned by Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown. 6 items. Printed document signed. Some contain letters by John Thompson Brown III, when the reports were sent home.","Paper written on Martin Luther.","Recommends Bible reading as the antidote for \"the very corrupt sentiments which are scattered through the classical writers.\"","Scope and Contents The recent death of her husband, Dr. Coleman; the serious illness of Mrs. Henry Peronneau Brown.","Scope and Contents During her illness, Mrs. Brown's children are in the care of Mrs. Coleman.","A child's letter.","Rejoices that Cassie's health is \"entirely restored.\" Beverly Tucker and Braxton Bryan are mentioned as attending an assembly of the clergy at Jamestown.","The letters are addressed to \"Thompson\".","Two photographs, one of John Thompson Brown IV and his sister, Frances Bland Coalter Brown, with a servant, Aunt Jane; the other of the house, Ivy Cliff, originally called Otter Hill. Photostat.","Scope and Contents \"...make haste and get well enough to come home where you are much missed.\"","45 items. Printed document signed.","Includes a separate sermon. Autographed draft signed. \"Given to my son June 5, 1890. Let him read it carefully and may God have mercy on his soul. Amen.\" (Mrs. Frances B. Brown died in September 1894.)","Material related to the Brown and Tucker families after 1900. Accounts of Cary A. Adams are placed at the beginning of the box. Newspaper clippings, 1913-1915, from Nome, Alaska, relate to Judge John Randolph Tucker. Another member of the family, Captain David Tucker Brown, is represented by two letters (1918, 1919) written from France when he was serving as a member of the American Commission to negotiate peace. Seventeen undated items concerning unidentified persons are grouped at the end of the box. 85 items.","15 items.","Endorsed: \"Pres. of Const. Convention, 1901-2.\"","Editorial from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.","Candidacy for the position of Lieutenant Governor.","Periodical. Pages 125-139. Printed manuscript.","5 items. Newsclippings regarding William B. Allison, Theodore Roosevelt, and \"The Political Situation, 1876-1908\".","Newsclippings concerning Judge John Randolph Tucker taken from the Nome Daily Nugget, Nome Democrat and Nome Industrial Worker.","Concerning the Farmer's Winter Institute in Agriculture, 1913-1914, of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.","From \"The World\", New York.","Scope and Contents Covers lacking. With the \"American Commission to Negotiate Peace.\" There is also mention of John Thompson Brown IV, of Wilmington.","A proclamation by Westmoreland Davis, Governor. Also Includes a song sheet of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. 2 items.","27 items.","Date unknown.","Revolutionary War service claim, draft on the Bank of Virginia, and article surviving soldier's payments. 3 items. Printed document signed.","\"From private who served you on the memorable 8th of Jany, 1815.\"","2 items. Printed document signed.","Invitation from the Royal Geographical Society.","2 items. Autographed draft.","An alphabetical list of flowers with the characteristics of each expressed symbolically.","Newspaper clippings of pictures from engravings, plus some advertisements and copies of publications. Circa 400 items.","20 columns of news clippings from \"Central Presbyterian.\"","3 poems, news clippings and a clipping with sheet music.","Illustrated London News, December 18, 1866.","Christmas supplement from the Illustrated London News, December 18, 1869.","6 clippings of engravings about archaeology.","22 clippings of engravings about farming and husbandry.","8 clippings of engravings of churches destroyed in the Chicago fire.","7 clippings of Civil War engravings.","3 clippings of engravings of zoological topics.","2 clippings of engravings about the Crimea when occupied by Russian.","Supplement to Harper's Monthly.","Weekly cartoons appearing in Harper's Monthly.","14 pages from the April 1872 issue of Hearth and Home.","Clipping of Masthead of Harper's Monthly with an engraving of Clothes and Styles. November 29, 1872.","Cover page of the New York Fireside Companion. November 18, 1873.","Five sections of the November 1873 edition of Frank Leslie's Boys and Girls Weekly.","October 18, 1874 pamphlet \"Pastoral Letter\" written by T.D. Witherspoon.","Four clippings of engravings from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Family Almanac.","Full June 16, 1877 issue of Illustrated Christian Weekly.","Scope and Contents 1883 Calendar sheet for Hiram Sibley \u0026amp; Co., Seedsman, in color.","Large foldout of the family tree of Queen Victoria from the Illustrated London News, \"Jubilee edition.\"","January 1896 price list for U.S. Stamps by N.E. Carter of Delavan, Wisconsin.","Three color illustrations with a poem.","\"The Golden Horseshoe\" pamphlet with illustrations.","Six book sale advertisements by different publishers.","A completed form for \"self-measurement\" for suits by the company, Noah Walker and Co.","Five advertising cards.","Five advertisements for carriages, ranges, safes, etc.","Five sheets of medical advertisements.","Instructions for playing the Monneuse Turkish Tubephone.","38 page notebook with pasted clippings of engravings of different subjects.","Typed transcriptions prepared by Yolande (Lonnie) Dobbs, of material pertaining to John Thompson Brown in boxes 7 to 19. She chose material to transcribe that would \"provide a fuller picture of Brown, his family and his political career at a time in American and Virginian history when a number of significant events were taking place. The issues of slavery, states rights, tariffs, elections of Senators, the Bank of the United States, presidential elections and the changing political parties were issues of vital importance to John Thompson Brown.\" Transcribed from 1998-2005. CD of transcriptions is available.","Introduction gives genealogical information of the Brown Family, beginning with Henry Brown who died in 1757 in New Jersey. Includes transcriptions of legal transactions, letters and other documents (not from this collection) which show the procession of the Brown Family from New Jersey to parts of Virginia.","Inventory of Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I. Typed and carbon transcriptions of selections of letters of John Thompson Brown (1802-1836). Also, handwritten transcriptions that are not typed. Includes notes on possible subject arrangement of the transcriptions. The following folders may loosely follow this order. Includes processing notes, genealogical information and a partial inventory. The project appears to be incomplete. The author of these transcriptions may be Lonny Dobbs.","Two typed carbon inventories of the Brown, Coalter and Tucker Papers I, entitled \"...containing papers of John Coalter (1769-1838), Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals in Virginia and John Thompson Brown (1802-1836) Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Harrison County and Petersburg.\"","One typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters from 1814 to 1822.","One typed transcript, one carbon transcript and the handwritten transcriptions of letters for 1831.","One typed transcript and one carbon transcript of letters from 1818 to 1824.  Noted as \"Letters of J.T. Brown.\"","One typed transcript, two carbon transcripts and the handwritten transcriptions of newspaper clippings from J.T. Brown's scrapbook. All from Box 14, Folder 30.","Handwritten transcripts of letters dated from 1831-1835. No typed transcripts included."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAll audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials:"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["All audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_coll_ssim":["College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","Brown family","Coalter family","Coulter family","Tucker","Randolph, John, 1773-1833","Tucker, John Randolph, 1823-1897","Wythe, George, 1726-1806"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","Brown, Coalter, and Tucker Family","Coalter family","Brown family","Coulter family","Tucker","Archer, William Segar, 1789-1855","Brown, Frances Bland Coalter, 1835-1894","Brown, Henry Peronneau, 1883-1942","Bryan, Elizabeth Tucker Coalter, b. 1805","Bryan, John Randolph, 1806-1887","Coalter, John, 1769-1838","Coalter, Judith H. 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(William Cabell), 1793-1868","Tucker, Henry St. George, 1780-1848","Tucker, Lelia Skipwith Carter, 1767-post 1833","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827","Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896","Randolph, John, 1773-1833","Tucker, John Randolph, 1823-1897","Wythe, George, 1726-1806"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae"],"famname_ssim":["Brown, Coalter, and Tucker Family","Coalter family","Brown family","Coulter family","Tucker"],"persname_ssim":["Archer, William Segar, 1789-1855","Brown, Frances Bland Coalter, 1835-1894","Brown, Henry Peronneau, 1883-1942","Bryan, Elizabeth Tucker Coalter, b. 1805","Bryan, John Randolph, 1806-1887","Coalter, John, 1769-1838","Coalter, Judith H. Tomlin, d. 1859","Coalter, Maria Rind, d. 1792","Coalter, St. George Tucker, 1809-1839","Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908","Hoge, Moses Drury, 1818-1899","Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871","Munford, William, 1775-1825","Pendleton, William Nelson, 1809-1883","Pleasants, John Hampden, 1797-1846","Randolph, Judith Randolph, fl. 1792-1813","Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868","Tucker, Henry St. George, 1780-1848","Tucker, Lelia Skipwith Carter, 1767-post 1833","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827","Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896","Randolph, John, 1773-1833","Tucker, John Randolph, 1823-1897","Wythe, George, 1726-1806"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":1146,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T22:54:37.960Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8402"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_96","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Campbell Family Papers","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_96#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Campbell family","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_96#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003ePapers of four generations of the Campbell family of Orange Co., Va. including correspondence of William Campbell (1755-1823). His papers pertain to Revolutionary pensions, bounty land claims, the War of 1812, his superintendency of the Virginia State Penitentary, and his estate and includes a diary of a trip to Kentucky in 1798. There are also papers (correspondence and accounts) of his wife, Mrs. Susan Campbell and their children. The collection includes papers of the Graves family and correspondence, medical accounts, military orders and reports of Dr. William S. Parran who served in the 13th Virginia Regiment of Confederate States Army at the battles of Bull Run, Cedar Mountain and who was killed at Antietam. Correspondents of Parran include A. P. Hill and John Letcher and there is one letter, 1861, concerning Thomas Jonathan Jackson.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_96#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_96","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_96","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_96","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_96","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_96.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Campbell Family Papers","title_ssm":["Campbell Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Campbell Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1726-1920"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1726-1920"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 39.1 C16","/repositories/2/resources/96"],"text":["Mss. 39.1 C16","/repositories/2/resources/96","Campbell Family Papers","American Revolution--Veterans","Bounties, Military--United States","Canal Zone","Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 13th","Executors and administrators--Virginia--History--19th century","Kentucky--Description and travel","Legal documents","Medicine--History--19th century","Orange County (Va.)--History--18th century","Orange County (Va.)--History--19th century","Pensions, Military--United States--Revolution, 1775-1783","Prisons--Virginia","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--History--War of 1812","United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc","Virginia State Penitentary--History--19th century","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Invoices","Receipts (financial records)","Reports","1745 items.","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Papers of four generations of the Campbell family of Orange Co., Va. including correspondence of William Campbell (1755-1823). His papers pertain to Revolutionary pensions, bounty land claims, the War of 1812, his superintendency of the Virginia State Penitentary, and his estate and includes a diary of a trip to Kentucky in 1798. There are also papers (correspondence and accounts) of his wife, Mrs. Susan Campbell and their children. The collection includes papers of the Graves family and correspondence, medical accounts, military orders and reports of Dr. William S. Parran who served in the 13th Virginia Regiment of Confederate States Army at the battles of Bull Run, Cedar Mountain and who was killed at Antietam. Correspondents of Parran include A. P. Hill and John Letcher and there is one letter, 1861, concerning Thomas Jonathan Jackson."," The collection includes letters and accounts, 1890-1905, of Reuben Lindsay Coleman and Emma Cornelia (Parran) Coleman,  a 1904 letter of M. E. Magurk, first superintendent of hospitals in the Canal Zone describing local conditions and 1813-1815 accounts with Valentine Johnson and Farmer's Bank of Virginia with William Campbell.","4 pieces.","Copy. Incomplete.","Damaged.","Incomplete","Incomplete draft.","Postmarked Dunkirk, Virginia","Incomplete draft","The letter is addressed to Rome, Smith County, Roundlick Post Office, Tennessee, or Mumfordsville, Hart County, Tennessee.","Damaged.","9 pieces.","3 pieces.","68 pieces.","16 pieces, also see folder 6.","12 pieces, One paper is written on the back of a letter from Bowe, at Richmond, to Col. William Campbell, Orange County.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces. Also includes an undated portion of the application for the pension.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Deed assigning to his wife, Jane Tunstall and to John Bell, William Campbell, and Charles B. Hunton, trustees, five slaves, and a debt due from Daniel Gray, to be laid out in Kentucky land. Also includes a bond give by Jane Tunstall and other to John Bell, William Campbell, and Charles B. Hunton to protect them against possible claims against them as trustees.","Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County, Virginia. 1 piece.","1 piece.","Contains a diary of a trip to Kentucky and other memoranda.","St. Memin engraving, probably a portrait of Col. William Campbell","Obituary of Col. William Campbell for publication in the Charlottesville Gazette and thoughts by one of his children upon his death.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Monthly recruiting returns and pay roll of various companies in the U.S. Army made by Major William Campbell and fellow officers. 5 pieces.","An unsigned agreement between the heirs of Col. William Campbell and J.S. Barbour, attorney, for the recovery of certain Revolutionary land claims, appears on this sheet.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","The form for an affidavit to identify the handwriting of William Campbell appears on the same sheet.","Also includes a copy of letter, Susan Campbell, at Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, to James E. Heath, Commissioner of Revenue.","Damaged.","Copy.","Copy.","Damaged copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copies of two slightly different drafts.","18 pieces.","1 piece.","4 pieces,","A pass for a slave appears of the same sheet.","An account appears on the same sheet.","Also includes a damaged letter, 1840 October 10.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Damaged.","Copy.","Copy. A receipt for money paid Mrs. Campbell by J. D. Davidson appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","An invoice appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Postmarked Hopkinsville, Kentucky","Accounts and Deed","192 pieces.","Frances T. Barbour, executrix of Philip P. Barbour, Richard H. Field and wife, and John J. Ambler and wife, to Susan Campbell. Deed for 250 arces of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","Postscript by William Campbell, Jr.","Postscript by William R. Robinson","Postmarked Clarkston, King and Queen County, Virginia","Postmarked Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia","A notice of a note due appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Damaged.","Letter dated 1867 August 13, 1867 August 28, 1868 July 30, 1868 August 7, and 1868 September 12.","3 pieces.","8 pieces.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","21 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","10 pieces.","2 pieces.","82 pieces.","26 pieces.","3 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Suit in Orange County. 1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Letter is dated, 1830 April 21, 1831 June 8, 1831 December 5, 1832 April 30, 1832 November 22, and 1833 February 16.","Damaged.","Also dated 1845 August 23.","Incomplete copy.","Also dated 1865 Februart 16 and 1865 February 27.","3 letters.","General accounts of Charles T. Graves, 440 pieces.","Book containing accounts and farm memoranda of Charles T. Graves. Size 16 x 6 1/2 inches.","Tax bills and accounts of Charles T. Graves with the Confederate Government. 41 pieces.","Deed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece. Copy.","1 piece. Incomplete.","1 piece.","Unsigned petition to the justices of Orange County concerning the extension of a road through the farm of Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.","1 piece.","Advertisement of the sale of the Spring Forest farm in Orange County, belonging to James W. Graves. Prosepctive purchasers are referred to Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.","Deed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","18 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","83 pieces.","7 pieces.","6 pieces.","155 pieces.","Includes wills of William Crittenden, John Crittenden, and John Baylor. 32 pieces.","4 pieces.","73 pieces.","4 pieces.","5 pieces.","34 pieces.","5 pieces.","13 pieces.","7 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","12 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","13 pieces.","1 piece.","17 pieces.","postmarked Fairfax Station","4 letters dated 16 Sept 1861, 28 Sept 1861, 6 Oct 1861, 14 Oct 1861","incomplete","2 letters on same sheet","incomplete","This letter is written on the back of a printed list of articles remaining in the Quartermaster's Storehouse, at Manassas, 1862 January 10.","Includes a note to his daughter, Emma.","Enclosed is a letter, Joseph W. C. Graves to James M. Scott at Milford, undated.","See also an undated letter from Lawrence Washington.","2 incomplete letters.","Incomplete.","2 incomplete letters.","Incomplete.","9 pieces.","10 pieces.","53 pieces.","4 pieces.","6 pieces.","21 pieces","3 pieces.","2 copies.","10 pieces.","Also includes certificates of qualification of A. T. Ehart as 1st lieutenant and Joseph T. Mood as 3rd lieutenant. 2 pieces.","20 pieces.","1 piece.","Deed covering two tracts of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","3 pieces.","10 envelopes.","Miss Magurk was the first superintendent of hospitals in the Canal Zone when the Americans were preparing to begin work on the canal, and her letter describes local conditions.","Carbon copy.","This letter describes conditions after the great earthquake.","Contains the Notes Payable Account.","One unsigned check and two blank checks of R. L. Coleman. 3 pieces.","160 pieces.","19 pieces.","4 pieces.","Papers Relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, know as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean's Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba Manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia. This item, 1 piece.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Includes a lease granted by R.L. Coleman and wife to John McComb. 18 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces.","2 sheets.","6 pieces.","Postmarked Franklin, Tennessee","28 pieces.","33 pieces.","Damaged.","Incomplete. 1 piece.","Incomplete. 1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Also includes a deed given by William Pulliam and wife to John Pierce covering the same property on 1754 September 30.","On back of a printed circular letter issued by Rowland.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","8 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","1 piece.","A company organized for the Development of the Oxon Hill estate in Prince George's County, Maryland, opposite Alexandria, Virginia. 1 piece.","4 pieces.","4 pieces.","2 pieces.","9 pieces.","28 pieces.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Campbell family","Graves family","Campbell, Susan, Mrs.","Campbell, William, 1755-1823","Coleman, Emma Cornelia Parran","Coleman, Reuben Lindsay","Hill, A. 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E.","Parran, William S., d. 1862","Campbell family","Graves family"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of 1,732 items from Miss Catherine Scott in 1930; and purchase of 13 items on 12/29/1952."],"access_subjects_ssim":["American Revolution--Veterans","Bounties, Military--United States","Canal Zone","Confederate States of America. Army. 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Hunton to protect them against possible claims against them as trustees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County, Virginia. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains a diary of a trip to Kentucky and other memoranda.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Memin engraving, probably a portrait of Col. William Campbell\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eObituary of Col. William Campbell for publication in the Charlottesville Gazette and thoughts by one of his children upon his death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly recruiting returns and pay roll of various companies in the U.S. Army made by Major William Campbell and fellow officers. 5 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn unsigned agreement between the heirs of Col. 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Heath, Commissioner of Revenue.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDamaged copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of two slightly different drafts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pieces,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA pass for a slave appears of the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn account appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes a damaged letter, 1840 October 10.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. 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Deed for 250 arces of land in Orange County. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostscript by William Campbell, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostscript by William R. 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Graves, 440 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook containing accounts and farm memoranda of Charles T. Graves. Size 16 x 6 1/2 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTax bills and accounts of Charles T. Graves with the Confederate Government. 41 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece. Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned petition to the justices of Orange County concerning the extension of a road through the farm of Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvertisement of the sale of the Spring Forest farm in Orange County, belonging to James W. Graves. Prosepctive purchasers are referred to Charles T. 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C. Graves to James M. Scott at Milford, undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also an undated letter from Lawrence Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 incomplete letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 incomplete letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e53 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e21 pieces\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes certificates of qualification of A. T. Ehart as 1st lieutenant and Joseph T. 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Coleman. 3 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e160 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e19 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers Relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, know as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean's Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba Manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia. 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His papers pertain to Revolutionary pensions, bounty land claims, the War of 1812, his superintendency of the Virginia State Penitentary, and his estate and includes a diary of a trip to Kentucky in 1798. There are also papers (correspondence and accounts) of his wife, Mrs. Susan Campbell and their children. The collection includes papers of the Graves family and correspondence, medical accounts, military orders and reports of Dr. William S. Parran who served in the 13th Virginia Regiment of Confederate States Army at the battles of Bull Run, Cedar Mountain and who was killed at Antietam. Correspondents of Parran include A. P. Hill and John Letcher and there is one letter, 1861, concerning Thomas Jonathan Jackson."," The collection includes letters and accounts, 1890-1905, of Reuben Lindsay Coleman and Emma Cornelia (Parran) Coleman,  a 1904 letter of M. E. Magurk, first superintendent of hospitals in the Canal Zone describing local conditions and 1813-1815 accounts with Valentine Johnson and Farmer's Bank of Virginia with William Campbell.","4 pieces.","Copy. Incomplete.","Damaged.","Incomplete","Incomplete draft.","Postmarked Dunkirk, Virginia","Incomplete draft","The letter is addressed to Rome, Smith County, Roundlick Post Office, Tennessee, or Mumfordsville, Hart County, Tennessee.","Damaged.","9 pieces.","3 pieces.","68 pieces.","16 pieces, also see folder 6.","12 pieces, One paper is written on the back of a letter from Bowe, at Richmond, to Col. William Campbell, Orange County.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces. Also includes an undated portion of the application for the pension.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Deed assigning to his wife, Jane Tunstall and to John Bell, William Campbell, and Charles B. Hunton, trustees, five slaves, and a debt due from Daniel Gray, to be laid out in Kentucky land. Also includes a bond give by Jane Tunstall and other to John Bell, William Campbell, and Charles B. Hunton to protect them against possible claims against them as trustees.","Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County, Virginia. 1 piece.","1 piece.","Contains a diary of a trip to Kentucky and other memoranda.","St. Memin engraving, probably a portrait of Col. William Campbell","Obituary of Col. William Campbell for publication in the Charlottesville Gazette and thoughts by one of his children upon his death.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Monthly recruiting returns and pay roll of various companies in the U.S. Army made by Major William Campbell and fellow officers. 5 pieces.","An unsigned agreement between the heirs of Col. William Campbell and J.S. Barbour, attorney, for the recovery of certain Revolutionary land claims, appears on this sheet.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","The form for an affidavit to identify the handwriting of William Campbell appears on the same sheet.","Also includes a copy of letter, Susan Campbell, at Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, to James E. Heath, Commissioner of Revenue.","Damaged.","Copy.","Copy.","Damaged copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copies of two slightly different drafts.","18 pieces.","1 piece.","4 pieces,","A pass for a slave appears of the same sheet.","An account appears on the same sheet.","Also includes a damaged letter, 1840 October 10.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Damaged.","Copy.","Copy. A receipt for money paid Mrs. Campbell by J. D. Davidson appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","An invoice appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Postmarked Hopkinsville, Kentucky","Accounts and Deed","192 pieces.","Frances T. Barbour, executrix of Philip P. Barbour, Richard H. Field and wife, and John J. Ambler and wife, to Susan Campbell. Deed for 250 arces of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","Postscript by William Campbell, Jr.","Postscript by William R. Robinson","Postmarked Clarkston, King and Queen County, Virginia","Postmarked Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia","A notice of a note due appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Damaged.","Letter dated 1867 August 13, 1867 August 28, 1868 July 30, 1868 August 7, and 1868 September 12.","3 pieces.","8 pieces.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","21 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","10 pieces.","2 pieces.","82 pieces.","26 pieces.","3 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Suit in Orange County. 1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Letter is dated, 1830 April 21, 1831 June 8, 1831 December 5, 1832 April 30, 1832 November 22, and 1833 February 16.","Damaged.","Also dated 1845 August 23.","Incomplete copy.","Also dated 1865 Februart 16 and 1865 February 27.","3 letters.","General accounts of Charles T. Graves, 440 pieces.","Book containing accounts and farm memoranda of Charles T. Graves. Size 16 x 6 1/2 inches.","Tax bills and accounts of Charles T. Graves with the Confederate Government. 41 pieces.","Deed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece. Copy.","1 piece. Incomplete.","1 piece.","Unsigned petition to the justices of Orange County concerning the extension of a road through the farm of Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.","1 piece.","Advertisement of the sale of the Spring Forest farm in Orange County, belonging to James W. Graves. Prosepctive purchasers are referred to Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.","Deed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","18 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","83 pieces.","7 pieces.","6 pieces.","155 pieces.","Includes wills of William Crittenden, John Crittenden, and John Baylor. 32 pieces.","4 pieces.","73 pieces.","4 pieces.","5 pieces.","34 pieces.","5 pieces.","13 pieces.","7 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","12 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","13 pieces.","1 piece.","17 pieces.","postmarked Fairfax Station","4 letters dated 16 Sept 1861, 28 Sept 1861, 6 Oct 1861, 14 Oct 1861","incomplete","2 letters on same sheet","incomplete","This letter is written on the back of a printed list of articles remaining in the Quartermaster's Storehouse, at Manassas, 1862 January 10.","Includes a note to his daughter, Emma.","Enclosed is a letter, Joseph W. C. Graves to James M. Scott at Milford, undated.","See also an undated letter from Lawrence Washington.","2 incomplete letters.","Incomplete.","2 incomplete letters.","Incomplete.","9 pieces.","10 pieces.","53 pieces.","4 pieces.","6 pieces.","21 pieces","3 pieces.","2 copies.","10 pieces.","Also includes certificates of qualification of A. T. Ehart as 1st lieutenant and Joseph T. Mood as 3rd lieutenant. 2 pieces.","20 pieces.","1 piece.","Deed covering two tracts of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","3 pieces.","10 envelopes.","Miss Magurk was the first superintendent of hospitals in the Canal Zone when the Americans were preparing to begin work on the canal, and her letter describes local conditions.","Carbon copy.","This letter describes conditions after the great earthquake.","Contains the Notes Payable Account.","One unsigned check and two blank checks of R. L. Coleman. 3 pieces.","160 pieces.","19 pieces.","4 pieces.","Papers Relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, know as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean's Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba Manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia. This item, 1 piece.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Includes a lease granted by R.L. Coleman and wife to John McComb. 18 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces.","2 sheets.","6 pieces.","Postmarked Franklin, Tennessee","28 pieces.","33 pieces.","Damaged.","Incomplete. 1 piece.","Incomplete. 1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Also includes a deed given by William Pulliam and wife to John Pierce covering the same property on 1754 September 30.","On back of a printed circular letter issued by Rowland.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","8 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","1 piece.","A company organized for the Development of the Oxon Hill estate in Prince George's County, Maryland, opposite Alexandria, Virginia. 1 piece.","4 pieces.","4 pieces.","2 pieces.","9 pieces.","28 pieces."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Campbell family","Graves family","Campbell, Susan, Mrs.","Campbell, William, 1755-1823","Coleman, Emma Cornelia Parran","Coleman, Reuben Lindsay","Hill, A. 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Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 13th","Executors and administrators--Virginia--History--19th century","Kentucky--Description and travel","Legal documents","Medicine--History--19th century","Orange County (Va.)--History--18th century","Orange County (Va.)--History--19th century","Pensions, Military--United States--Revolution, 1775-1783","Prisons--Virginia","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--History--War of 1812","United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc","Virginia State Penitentary--History--19th century","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Invoices","Receipts (financial records)","Reports","1745 items.","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Papers of four generations of the Campbell family of Orange Co., Va. including correspondence of William Campbell (1755-1823). His papers pertain to Revolutionary pensions, bounty land claims, the War of 1812, his superintendency of the Virginia State Penitentary, and his estate and includes a diary of a trip to Kentucky in 1798. There are also papers (correspondence and accounts) of his wife, Mrs. Susan Campbell and their children. The collection includes papers of the Graves family and correspondence, medical accounts, military orders and reports of Dr. William S. Parran who served in the 13th Virginia Regiment of Confederate States Army at the battles of Bull Run, Cedar Mountain and who was killed at Antietam. Correspondents of Parran include A. P. Hill and John Letcher and there is one letter, 1861, concerning Thomas Jonathan Jackson."," The collection includes letters and accounts, 1890-1905, of Reuben Lindsay Coleman and Emma Cornelia (Parran) Coleman,  a 1904 letter of M. E. Magurk, first superintendent of hospitals in the Canal Zone describing local conditions and 1813-1815 accounts with Valentine Johnson and Farmer's Bank of Virginia with William Campbell.","4 pieces.","Copy. Incomplete.","Damaged.","Incomplete","Incomplete draft.","Postmarked Dunkirk, Virginia","Incomplete draft","The letter is addressed to Rome, Smith County, Roundlick Post Office, Tennessee, or Mumfordsville, Hart County, Tennessee.","Damaged.","9 pieces.","3 pieces.","68 pieces.","16 pieces, also see folder 6.","12 pieces, One paper is written on the back of a letter from Bowe, at Richmond, to Col. William Campbell, Orange County.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces. Also includes an undated portion of the application for the pension.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Deed assigning to his wife, Jane Tunstall and to John Bell, William Campbell, and Charles B. Hunton, trustees, five slaves, and a debt due from Daniel Gray, to be laid out in Kentucky land. Also includes a bond give by Jane Tunstall and other to John Bell, William Campbell, and Charles B. Hunton to protect them against possible claims against them as trustees.","Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County, Virginia. 1 piece.","1 piece.","Contains a diary of a trip to Kentucky and other memoranda.","St. Memin engraving, probably a portrait of Col. William Campbell","Obituary of Col. William Campbell for publication in the Charlottesville Gazette and thoughts by one of his children upon his death.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Monthly recruiting returns and pay roll of various companies in the U.S. Army made by Major William Campbell and fellow officers. 5 pieces.","An unsigned agreement between the heirs of Col. William Campbell and J.S. Barbour, attorney, for the recovery of certain Revolutionary land claims, appears on this sheet.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","The form for an affidavit to identify the handwriting of William Campbell appears on the same sheet.","Also includes a copy of letter, Susan Campbell, at Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, to James E. Heath, Commissioner of Revenue.","Damaged.","Copy.","Copy.","Damaged copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copies of two slightly different drafts.","18 pieces.","1 piece.","4 pieces,","A pass for a slave appears of the same sheet.","An account appears on the same sheet.","Also includes a damaged letter, 1840 October 10.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Damaged.","Copy.","Copy. A receipt for money paid Mrs. Campbell by J. D. Davidson appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","An invoice appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Postmarked Hopkinsville, Kentucky","Accounts and Deed","192 pieces.","Frances T. Barbour, executrix of Philip P. Barbour, Richard H. Field and wife, and John J. Ambler and wife, to Susan Campbell. Deed for 250 arces of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","Postscript by William Campbell, Jr.","Postscript by William R. Robinson","Postmarked Clarkston, King and Queen County, Virginia","Postmarked Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia","A notice of a note due appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Damaged.","Letter dated 1867 August 13, 1867 August 28, 1868 July 30, 1868 August 7, and 1868 September 12.","3 pieces.","8 pieces.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","21 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","10 pieces.","2 pieces.","82 pieces.","26 pieces.","3 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Suit in Orange County. 1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Letter is dated, 1830 April 21, 1831 June 8, 1831 December 5, 1832 April 30, 1832 November 22, and 1833 February 16.","Damaged.","Also dated 1845 August 23.","Incomplete copy.","Also dated 1865 Februart 16 and 1865 February 27.","3 letters.","General accounts of Charles T. Graves, 440 pieces.","Book containing accounts and farm memoranda of Charles T. Graves. Size 16 x 6 1/2 inches.","Tax bills and accounts of Charles T. Graves with the Confederate Government. 41 pieces.","Deed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece. Copy.","1 piece. Incomplete.","1 piece.","Unsigned petition to the justices of Orange County concerning the extension of a road through the farm of Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.","1 piece.","Advertisement of the sale of the Spring Forest farm in Orange County, belonging to James W. Graves. Prosepctive purchasers are referred to Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.","Deed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","18 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","83 pieces.","7 pieces.","6 pieces.","155 pieces.","Includes wills of William Crittenden, John Crittenden, and John Baylor. 32 pieces.","4 pieces.","73 pieces.","4 pieces.","5 pieces.","34 pieces.","5 pieces.","13 pieces.","7 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","12 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","13 pieces.","1 piece.","17 pieces.","postmarked Fairfax Station","4 letters dated 16 Sept 1861, 28 Sept 1861, 6 Oct 1861, 14 Oct 1861","incomplete","2 letters on same sheet","incomplete","This letter is written on the back of a printed list of articles remaining in the Quartermaster's Storehouse, at Manassas, 1862 January 10.","Includes a note to his daughter, Emma.","Enclosed is a letter, Joseph W. C. Graves to James M. Scott at Milford, undated.","See also an undated letter from Lawrence Washington.","2 incomplete letters.","Incomplete.","2 incomplete letters.","Incomplete.","9 pieces.","10 pieces.","53 pieces.","4 pieces.","6 pieces.","21 pieces","3 pieces.","2 copies.","10 pieces.","Also includes certificates of qualification of A. T. Ehart as 1st lieutenant and Joseph T. Mood as 3rd lieutenant. 2 pieces.","20 pieces.","1 piece.","Deed covering two tracts of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","3 pieces.","10 envelopes.","Miss Magurk was the first superintendent of hospitals in the Canal Zone when the Americans were preparing to begin work on the canal, and her letter describes local conditions.","Carbon copy.","This letter describes conditions after the great earthquake.","Contains the Notes Payable Account.","One unsigned check and two blank checks of R. L. Coleman. 3 pieces.","160 pieces.","19 pieces.","4 pieces.","Papers Relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, know as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean's Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba Manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia. This item, 1 piece.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Includes a lease granted by R.L. Coleman and wife to John McComb. 18 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces.","2 sheets.","6 pieces.","Postmarked Franklin, Tennessee","28 pieces.","33 pieces.","Damaged.","Incomplete. 1 piece.","Incomplete. 1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Also includes a deed given by William Pulliam and wife to John Pierce covering the same property on 1754 September 30.","On back of a printed circular letter issued by Rowland.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","8 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","1 piece.","A company organized for the Development of the Oxon Hill estate in Prince George's County, Maryland, opposite Alexandria, Virginia. 1 piece.","4 pieces.","4 pieces.","2 pieces.","9 pieces.","28 pieces.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Campbell family","Graves family","Campbell, Susan, Mrs.","Campbell, William, 1755-1823","Coleman, Emma Cornelia Parran","Coleman, Reuben Lindsay","Hill, A. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. 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His papers pertain to Revolutionary pensions, bounty land claims, the War of 1812, his superintendency of the Virginia State Penitentary, and his estate and includes a diary of a trip to Kentucky in 1798. There are also papers (correspondence and accounts) of his wife, Mrs. Susan Campbell and their children. The collection includes papers of the Graves family and correspondence, medical accounts, military orders and reports of Dr. William S. Parran who served in the 13th Virginia Regiment of Confederate States Army at the battles of Bull Run, Cedar Mountain and who was killed at Antietam. Correspondents of Parran include A. P. Hill and John Letcher and there is one letter, 1861, concerning Thomas Jonathan Jackson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The collection includes letters and accounts, 1890-1905, of Reuben Lindsay Coleman and Emma Cornelia (Parran) Coleman,  a 1904 letter of M. E. Magurk, first superintendent of hospitals in the Canal Zone describing local conditions and 1813-1815 accounts with Valentine Johnson and Farmer's Bank of Virginia with William Campbell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Dunkirk, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete draft\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed to Rome, Smith County, Roundlick Post Office, Tennessee, or Mumfordsville, Hart County, Tennessee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e68 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 pieces, also see folder 6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 pieces, One paper is written on the back of a letter from Bowe, at Richmond, to Col. William Campbell, Orange County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pieces. Also includes an undated portion of the application for the pension.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed assigning to his wife, Jane Tunstall and to John Bell, William Campbell, and Charles B. Hunton, trustees, five slaves, and a debt due from Daniel Gray, to be laid out in Kentucky land. Also includes a bond give by Jane Tunstall and other to John Bell, William Campbell, and Charles B. Hunton to protect them against possible claims against them as trustees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County, Virginia. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains a diary of a trip to Kentucky and other memoranda.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSt. Memin engraving, probably a portrait of Col. William Campbell\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eObituary of Col. William Campbell for publication in the Charlottesville Gazette and thoughts by one of his children upon his death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly recruiting returns and pay roll of various companies in the U.S. Army made by Major William Campbell and fellow officers. 5 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn unsigned agreement between the heirs of Col. William Campbell and J.S. Barbour, attorney, for the recovery of certain Revolutionary land claims, appears on this sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe form for an affidavit to identify the handwriting of William Campbell appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes a copy of letter, Susan Campbell, at Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, to James E. Heath, Commissioner of Revenue.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDamaged copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of two slightly different drafts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pieces,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA pass for a slave appears of the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn account appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes a damaged letter, 1840 October 10.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. A receipt for money paid Mrs. Campbell by J. D. Davidson appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn invoice appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Hopkinsville, Kentucky\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts and Deed\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e192 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrances T. Barbour, executrix of Philip P. Barbour, Richard H. Field and wife, and John J. Ambler and wife, to Susan Campbell. Deed for 250 arces of land in Orange County. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostscript by William Campbell, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostscript by William R. Robinson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Clarkston, King and Queen County, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA notice of a note due appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter dated 1867 August 13, 1867 August 28, 1868 July 30, 1868 August 7, and 1868 September 12.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e21 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e82 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e26 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Orange County. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter is dated, 1830 April 21, 1831 June 8, 1831 December 5, 1832 April 30, 1832 November 22, and 1833 February 16.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDamaged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso dated 1845 August 23.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso dated 1865 Februart 16 and 1865 February 27.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral accounts of Charles T. Graves, 440 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook containing accounts and farm memoranda of Charles T. Graves. Size 16 x 6 1/2 inches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTax bills and accounts of Charles T. Graves with the Confederate Government. 41 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece. Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned petition to the justices of Orange County concerning the extension of a road through the farm of Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvertisement of the sale of the Spring Forest farm in Orange County, belonging to James W. Graves. Prosepctive purchasers are referred to Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e83 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e155 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes wills of William Crittenden, John Crittenden, and John Baylor. 32 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e73 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e34 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003epostmarked Fairfax Station\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 letters dated 16 Sept 1861, 28 Sept 1861, 6 Oct 1861, 14 Oct 1861\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eincomplete\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters on same sheet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eincomplete\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis letter is written on the back of a printed list of articles remaining in the Quartermaster's Storehouse, at Manassas, 1862 January 10.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a note to his daughter, Emma.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed is a letter, Joseph W. 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His papers pertain to Revolutionary pensions, bounty land claims, the War of 1812, his superintendency of the Virginia State Penitentary, and his estate and includes a diary of a trip to Kentucky in 1798. There are also papers (correspondence and accounts) of his wife, Mrs. Susan Campbell and their children. The collection includes papers of the Graves family and correspondence, medical accounts, military orders and reports of Dr. William S. Parran who served in the 13th Virginia Regiment of Confederate States Army at the battles of Bull Run, Cedar Mountain and who was killed at Antietam. Correspondents of Parran include A. P. Hill and John Letcher and there is one letter, 1861, concerning Thomas Jonathan Jackson."," The collection includes letters and accounts, 1890-1905, of Reuben Lindsay Coleman and Emma Cornelia (Parran) Coleman,  a 1904 letter of M. E. Magurk, first superintendent of hospitals in the Canal Zone describing local conditions and 1813-1815 accounts with Valentine Johnson and Farmer's Bank of Virginia with William Campbell.","4 pieces.","Copy. Incomplete.","Damaged.","Incomplete","Incomplete draft.","Postmarked Dunkirk, Virginia","Incomplete draft","The letter is addressed to Rome, Smith County, Roundlick Post Office, Tennessee, or Mumfordsville, Hart County, Tennessee.","Damaged.","9 pieces.","3 pieces.","68 pieces.","16 pieces, also see folder 6.","12 pieces, One paper is written on the back of a letter from Bowe, at Richmond, to Col. William Campbell, Orange County.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces. Also includes an undated portion of the application for the pension.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Deed assigning to his wife, Jane Tunstall and to John Bell, William Campbell, and Charles B. Hunton, trustees, five slaves, and a debt due from Daniel Gray, to be laid out in Kentucky land. Also includes a bond give by Jane Tunstall and other to John Bell, William Campbell, and Charles B. Hunton to protect them against possible claims against them as trustees.","Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County, Virginia. 1 piece.","1 piece.","Contains a diary of a trip to Kentucky and other memoranda.","St. Memin engraving, probably a portrait of Col. William Campbell","Obituary of Col. William Campbell for publication in the Charlottesville Gazette and thoughts by one of his children upon his death.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Monthly recruiting returns and pay roll of various companies in the U.S. Army made by Major William Campbell and fellow officers. 5 pieces.","An unsigned agreement between the heirs of Col. William Campbell and J.S. Barbour, attorney, for the recovery of certain Revolutionary land claims, appears on this sheet.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","The form for an affidavit to identify the handwriting of William Campbell appears on the same sheet.","Also includes a copy of letter, Susan Campbell, at Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, to James E. Heath, Commissioner of Revenue.","Damaged.","Copy.","Copy.","Damaged copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copies of two slightly different drafts.","18 pieces.","1 piece.","4 pieces,","A pass for a slave appears of the same sheet.","An account appears on the same sheet.","Also includes a damaged letter, 1840 October 10.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Damaged.","Copy.","Copy. A receipt for money paid Mrs. Campbell by J. D. Davidson appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","An invoice appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Postmarked Hopkinsville, Kentucky","Accounts and Deed","192 pieces.","Frances T. Barbour, executrix of Philip P. Barbour, Richard H. Field and wife, and John J. Ambler and wife, to Susan Campbell. Deed for 250 arces of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","Postscript by William Campbell, Jr.","Postscript by William R. Robinson","Postmarked Clarkston, King and Queen County, Virginia","Postmarked Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia","A notice of a note due appears on the same sheet.","Copy.","Damaged.","Letter dated 1867 August 13, 1867 August 28, 1868 July 30, 1868 August 7, and 1868 September 12.","3 pieces.","8 pieces.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","21 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","10 pieces.","2 pieces.","82 pieces.","26 pieces.","3 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Suit in Orange County. 1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Letter is dated, 1830 April 21, 1831 June 8, 1831 December 5, 1832 April 30, 1832 November 22, and 1833 February 16.","Damaged.","Also dated 1845 August 23.","Incomplete copy.","Also dated 1865 Februart 16 and 1865 February 27.","3 letters.","General accounts of Charles T. Graves, 440 pieces.","Book containing accounts and farm memoranda of Charles T. Graves. Size 16 x 6 1/2 inches.","Tax bills and accounts of Charles T. Graves with the Confederate Government. 41 pieces.","Deed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece. Copy.","1 piece. Incomplete.","1 piece.","Unsigned petition to the justices of Orange County concerning the extension of a road through the farm of Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.","1 piece.","Advertisement of the sale of the Spring Forest farm in Orange County, belonging to James W. Graves. Prosepctive purchasers are referred to Charles T. Graves. 1 piece.","Deed to a tract of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","18 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","83 pieces.","7 pieces.","6 pieces.","155 pieces.","Includes wills of William Crittenden, John Crittenden, and John Baylor. 32 pieces.","4 pieces.","73 pieces.","4 pieces.","5 pieces.","34 pieces.","5 pieces.","13 pieces.","7 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","12 pieces.","1 piece.","1 piece.","13 pieces.","1 piece.","17 pieces.","postmarked Fairfax Station","4 letters dated 16 Sept 1861, 28 Sept 1861, 6 Oct 1861, 14 Oct 1861","incomplete","2 letters on same sheet","incomplete","This letter is written on the back of a printed list of articles remaining in the Quartermaster's Storehouse, at Manassas, 1862 January 10.","Includes a note to his daughter, Emma.","Enclosed is a letter, Joseph W. C. Graves to James M. Scott at Milford, undated.","See also an undated letter from Lawrence Washington.","2 incomplete letters.","Incomplete.","2 incomplete letters.","Incomplete.","9 pieces.","10 pieces.","53 pieces.","4 pieces.","6 pieces.","21 pieces","3 pieces.","2 copies.","10 pieces.","Also includes certificates of qualification of A. T. Ehart as 1st lieutenant and Joseph T. Mood as 3rd lieutenant. 2 pieces.","20 pieces.","1 piece.","Deed covering two tracts of land in Orange County. 1 piece.","3 pieces.","10 envelopes.","Miss Magurk was the first superintendent of hospitals in the Canal Zone when the Americans were preparing to begin work on the canal, and her letter describes local conditions.","Carbon copy.","This letter describes conditions after the great earthquake.","Contains the Notes Payable Account.","One unsigned check and two blank checks of R. L. Coleman. 3 pieces.","160 pieces.","19 pieces.","4 pieces.","Papers Relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, know as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean's Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba Manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia. This item, 1 piece.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Papers relating to the descent of title to a tract of land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, known as Oxon Hill, Oxon Hill Manor, Bean Bargain, Pleasant Hills, Barnaba manor, or Talbott's Lot, including the Ferry and Ferry House in the District of Columbia.","Includes a lease granted by R.L. Coleman and wife to John McComb. 18 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces.","2 sheets.","6 pieces.","Postmarked Franklin, Tennessee","28 pieces.","33 pieces.","Damaged.","Incomplete. 1 piece.","Incomplete. 1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","Also includes a deed given by William Pulliam and wife to John Pierce covering the same property on 1754 September 30.","On back of a printed circular letter issued by Rowland.","1 piece.","1 piece.","1 piece.","8 pieces.","1 piece.","2 pieces.","1 piece.","3 pieces.","1 piece.","A company organized for the Development of the Oxon Hill estate in Prince George's County, Maryland, opposite Alexandria, Virginia. 1 piece.","4 pieces.","4 pieces.","2 pieces.","9 pieces.","28 pieces."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Campbell family","Graves family","Campbell, Susan, Mrs.","Campbell, William, 1755-1823","Coleman, Emma Cornelia Parran","Coleman, Reuben Lindsay","Hill, A. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Arrangement: All papers which could be definitely identified with a person of some importance are grouped under the name of that person. These groups are arranged by alphabetical order. Persons of the same name are distinguished by dates of birth and death, or by their relationship to other persons whose dates are known.The general files (Folder 103-109) are placed after this alphabetical series (Folders 1-102). These files are separated into categories using appropriate classifications. Letters and papers belonging to estates, suits, etc., are filed with their respective groups. Likewise other letters and papers are listed either in the alphabetically arranged groups mentioned above, or in the general files."," Organization: This collection is organized into the following series and subserie:\n Series 1: People Files, Subseries are: Carter, Miss; Carter, (Miss C.); Carter (Charles) of Cleve, 1707-1764; Carter (Charles) of Shirley, 1732-1806; Carter (Elizabeth) [wife of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Elizabeth) [daughter of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ; Carter (Elizabeth L.) [sister of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861]; Carter (George) [son of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter]; Carter (George B.) estate; Carter (John Armistead) guardianship; Carter (Kate); Carter (Landon) 1710-1778 ;Carter (Landon, Jr.) [son of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Landon) 1756-1820, estate; Carter (Landon, Jr.) [half-brother of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ;Carter (Robert \"King\") 1663-1732; Carter (Robert) of Nomini, born c. 1704, died 1731; Carter (Robert \"Councillor\") of Nomini, 1728-1804; Carter (Robert Wormeley) 1734-1797 ; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861 ; Tayloe (John) estate.       \nSeries 2: General files. Subseries: Accounts, invoices, receipts; Letters; Other papers; Printed matter; Unidentified pieces and fragments; Labels, covers and envelopes","Robert \"King\" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of \"Sabine Hall.\" Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert \"Councillor\" Carter (1728-1804) of \"Nomini\" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797).","Other Information:"," Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00031.frame","When available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents.","This current finding aid is also available in the microfilm format at the Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314.","The collection includes: correspondence and land records of Robert \"King\" Carter; correspondence and land records of his sons Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778); correspondence, accounts, land records and the appointment to the Virginia Council of Robert Carter (1728-1804), son of Robert Carter (1704-1731); correspondence, diaries, land records and accounts of Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1804), son of Landon Carter of Sabine Hall; and correspondence and land records and papers concerning the estate of Robert Carter's grandson, Landon Carter (1757-1820)."," The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Robert Wormeley Carter (1792-1861) including his correspondence with Robley Dunglison, John Tyler, John Tayloe Lomax, Edmund Ruffin, Robert Young Conrad and members of the Tayloe family as well as his diaries and accounts arranged by subject. [Note: in May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91) were removed and catalogued as Rare Books].","Subjects covered in the collection include plantation life, horse-racing, real property, nineteenth-century Virginia politics, enslaved persons, and tobacco. In addition, there are miscellaneous eighteenth-century land and legal documents.","Also accessible on microfilm: Carter Papers, 1667-1862, in Swem Library's microforms area, 1 reel, call number HD1471 .U5 R43 ser.L Part 1.","2 items.","2 items.","3 items.","Note: This deed states that Robert Cary purchased the land from Charles Carter in 1746. Papers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.","Papers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.","5 items.","16 February 1788 and 25 February 1788 Two letters on same sheet.","Bill of lading for goods shipped from London to Charles Carter.","2 items.","12 items","7 items.","32 items","2 items.","61 items.","17 items.","Mutilated.","Draft of letter not sent.","Note: A memorandum by Landon Carter, dated 3 May 1778, appears on back of sheet.","44 items. Items are arranged alphabetically by last name.","Power of attorney, Elizabeth Beckwith to Col. George Eskridge. Power of attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County.","Marmaduke Beckwith to Landon Carter. Lease of a tract of land in Richmond County.","28 items. Papers concerning quitrents of Landon Carter, payable to Lord Fairfax.","Appraisal of land in Richmond County lately belonging to Maj. Dennis McCarty, made by Robert Tomlin and William Dogges, at the request of Landon Carter.","Surveyor's plat of the dividing line between the land of Landon Carter and John Kent, made by William Garland.","Rough draft, written by Landon Carter, of a petition to the House of Burgesses regarding a proposed division of the counties of King George, Stafford, Richmond, and Westmoreland. (Counties of Virginia-Geography [1769]).","Mutilated. Notice concerning an enslaved person who escaped ('a runaway slave') belonging to Landon Carter.","Photostatic copy. An inventory of the estate of Landon Carter, deceased.","5 items. A list of papers of L[andon] C[arter], deceased, taken by Robert W. Carter.","Speech of Landon Carter to a grand-jury.","A statement to the public by Landon Carter, regarding measures taken by England for the raising of revenues in the American colonies. The statement is addressed to Purdie and Dixon, who were printers in Williamsburg, Virginia","Deposition of Landon Carter in a dispute, between Charles Carter of Corotoman and Robert Carter of Williamsburg, concerning possession of Corotoman estate.","Surveyor's plat of a tract of land called \"Ring's Quarter,\" in King and Queen County. Part of \"Ring's Quarter\" belonged to Mrs. Elizabeth Wormeley, whose daughter, Elizabeth, married Landon Carter.","Certificate of relinquishment of the dower rights of Nancy Jones, Wilks County, Georgia, to a tract of land in Northumberland County, Virginia, sold by her husband, Thomas Jones, to Landon Carter, Jr.","1,049 items.","48 items.","Copy.","Both letters are on the same page.","10 items.","3 items.","22 items.","725 items. Includes one bound volume.","276 items.","Armistead (Lewis) - Plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County made by Rawleigh Tapscott at the request of Lewis Armistead.","6 items. Beverley (Carter) - Papers relating to the dissatisfaction shown by Carter Beverley with Robert W. Carter's administration of the Landon Carter estate.","2 items.","2 items. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Carter (Landon) - Request that the Land Office in Richmond furnish a copy of a deed establishing the line between the lands of [?] Sydnor and Landon Carter, and the reply to this request.","49 items.","3 items.","Extract of a deed.","4 items. Suit in Fredericksburg.","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Richmond District.","Copy.","6 items.","2 items. Suit in Richmond County.","Mutilated. Draft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Juggs.\"","Deed to a third part of a tract of land in Richmond County called \"Juggs.\"","Draft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Mutilated. Letter concerning a deed of trust given by Capt. Bramham and Peter Rust to Landon Carter.","6 items. Tayloe (William H.) - Dispute.","4 items. Charles Mason, guardian of - Thompson (Mary) v. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Landon Carter. Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Hickory Thicket.\"","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","13 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858","Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","18 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","85 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","2 items. Including plat.","10 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841","50 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841.","43 items.","43 items.","13 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert \"King\" Carter.","Dickenson (Elizabeth) - Certificate appointing Austin Brockenbrough her attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County sold by her husband, Thomas Dickenson, to Robert Carter.","2 items. Garner (Vincent) - Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County, belonging to Vincent Garner, 1728, and an undated memorandum on the bounds of Vincent Garner's land patent.","Deed to a tract of land in Lancaster County, adjoining Col. Carter's land.","Mutilated. Deed to a house and lot in Williamsburg.","Suit in Williamsburg. Note: It is possible that this Robert Carter is not Robert \"King\" Carter, but his son, Robert Carter of Nomini.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Coles Land.\"","Lease of a tract of land in Northumberland County.","Shropshire (St. John) - Re: recommending Richard Tankersly for a position.","John Palmer to David Ginnins [Jennings]. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","Copy. Will of David Jennings, leaving his estate to Francis Bratton, whose daughter, Frances, afterwards married Enoch Hill. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","2 items. Enoch Hill and Frances, his wife, to Robert Carter. Mortgage and deed to the same property, dated the same day. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","6 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert Carter of Nomini (circa 1704-1731), son of Robert \"King\" Carter, and father of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter, of Nomini.","Letter concerning purchase of five tons of iron from Robert Carter.","2 items. Lease of a tract of land in Stafford County, 12 August 1729, and deed of sale covering the same tract of land, 13 August 1729.","2 items. Statement by John Warner concerning sale of 330 acres of land by John Savage to Robert Carter, 1730, and a cash receipt dated 1733.","103 items.","40 items.","60 items.","60 items.","3 items.","Quitclaim deed to a parcel of land on Palace Street, Williamsburg.","24 items.","4 items.","18 items, including 9 diary books (typed by CWI).","2 items. See also: Morton, Louis, \"Robert Wormeley Carter: Notes on the Life of a Virginia Planter,\" Journal of Southern History, vol. 12, pp. 345-365.","Deed to a lot in the city of Richmond.","44 items.","Copy.","Copy.","A memorandum by Robert W. Carter appears on the same sheet.","Copy","Copy","33 items.","Copy. [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 3 July 1822, and [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 28 July 1822.","Incomplete. Enclosure: [Charles Carter ?] to Mary B. Carter, at Sabine Hall, [Richmond County].","Receipt for payment for ticket in Grand National Lottery appears on same sheet.","Mutilated","Mutilated. Date is from postmark.","Mutilated.","46 items.","Date is from postmark.","Re: expulsion of J. A. Carter.","Copy.","Re: Final disposition of persons enslaved by RWC's mother's, referred to as 'Negroes.'","50 items.","Copy. Re: Favors J. Q. Adams over Gen. Jackson in the election.","Re: Opposed to doctrines of Adam's first message/ objections to Jackson listed.","Re: His support of Gen. Jackson as the least evil of the two.","Date is from postmark.","Re: Urging RWC to run for the Senate.","Re: Says RWC will do well in his district.","Re: On RWC's chances in the election.","Copy of contract between John Dickinson, assignee of Mackenzie Beverly, and William B. Beverly, agent of Robert Beverly, on same sheet.","Re: The death of RWC's brother Landon.","Re: RWC's sister requesting him to buy Betty at the sale of persons, enslaved by their brother.","Re: Urging him not to resign his seat.","Postmarked Spotted Ville [Stafford County]. Includes a statement of account written by Robert W. Carter.","38 items.","Re: Louis Tyre, a free man of color who would put C's mill in operation.","Two letters written on the same page.","A letter recommending Lewis Tyre as a workman, signed by D. Green, [?], and John McMahon, appears on the same sheet.","Postscript written by D. Green.","Re: Attacks on him in the Enquerer. Comments on S. Carolina's position/fear of \"anarchy if not civil war will prevail.\"","Re: Castings for saw mill.","Re: Telling RWC to electioneer if he would secure the prize \"which is scarcely worth the contest.\"","A note drawn by Robert W. Carter, 8 March 1833, appears on same sheet.","Re: The sale of Spencer (an enslaved person) ($150) \"he shall be treated with the utmost kindness ...\"","Printed circular letter.","Postmarked Washington.","Re: The President and the bank deposits/ Mentions Wallace who may turn into a \"negro driver.\"","Re: Family News.","41 items.","Re: Inquiring about his chances as a candidate for Brig. Gen. in the Regt./lists his military experience.","Re: Marriage Plans.","Re: Replies to RWC's 2 January 1834 letter.","Re: The election of Aylett as Brig. Gen.","Re: Plans to announce his candidacy for the seat in the legislature representing Richmond and Lancaster Counties.","Copy. Re: Resignation as Col. of 41st Regiment.","Re: Dr. Emanuel's proposed candidacy for House of Delegates.","Re: Alternate representation from the two counties, comments on Jackson's \"great and glorious achievements\", then lost confidence in him; supports Leigh for U. S. Senator.","Date is from postmark.","Re: The boat he bought in July.","Re: Doctor's report on Lizzie.","Re: The best route for supplying the F. R. to subscribers in the Northern Neck.","Re: the \"Torrent that is rushing on respecting Slavery ...\"","Re: Military career of her brother General Armistead.","Re: Banking.","Mutilated","Mutilated","36 items.","Re: RWC's candidacy in next legislature.","Re: Why he may not vote for RWC.","Virginia Tayloe is a sister of RWC.","24 items.","Re: Fire at RWC's house.","Enclosure: One Account.","Elizabeth Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.","Mutilated.","Rebecca Dulaney is Col. [Robert] W. Carter's niece.","Two letters written on the same page.","Copy.","36 items.","Re: Bill regarding the \"discipline of our slaves on this vexed Border\" (D.C.).","Re: Annexation of Hardy Co.","Copy.","Copy.","Note: Statements by a sporting court in regard to sweepstakes at Fairfield appear on same sheet.","Two letters written on the same page.","Re: Divorce proceedings.","2 item, both consisting of two letters written on the same page.","Incomplete.","36 items.","Two letters written on the same page.","Note: Describes inauguration parade of President W. H. Harrison.","Elizabeth Landon Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.","Postmarked Washington.","31 items.","Re: Sale of RWC's cotton stock.","[Copy].","Note: This letter concerns the newly-invented McCormick Reaper.","2 Enclosures: A sheet giving speed records of certain horses, 1802-1823, and a newspaper clipping concerning the Mount Vernon Races, 1842.","Postmarked Lancaster Court House.","64 items.","Postmarked Farnham, Virginia","Re: The colt is in fine condition.","Two letters written on one page.","Re: Whig Party Notice.","Re: Going to nominate RWC as Whig candidate.","Re: Political remarks.","Postmarked Farnham, Virginia","Postmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia","Mutilated.","[Letter requesting Col. Carter to deliver a Fourth of July oration at a place not specified].","Postmarked Litwalton, [Lancaster County], Virginia","Copy.","Note: A statement of account appears on the same sheet.","60 items.","Note: Mention is made of the burning of Mt. Airy.","Note: A statement is added to the letter showing mortgages given by John Critcher to various persons.","Mutilated.","Note: Reference is made to the burning of Mount Airy. Enclosure: A copy of a court order giving nominations for sheriff of Richmond County. 1844.","Mutilated.","Two drafts of a letter.","Postscript by Maria G. Braxton.","Accompanying remarks by Robert W. Carter.","Forwarded to Warsaw.","Original letter and duplicate. The duplicate is addressed to Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.","Printed circular letter.","36 items.","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: William H. Tayloe, at Mount Airy, [Richmond County], to Col. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 6 November 1846. O. P. Hare, at Richmond, to William H. Tayloe, 1 January 1846.","45 items.","Copy.","Printed Circular.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular of Mrs. Mary L. Eliason's Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies, Alexandria, Virginia.","49 items.","Printed circular letter.","Note: An account is added to this letter.","Note: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Two letters written on one page: E. McG. Tidball, at Waterloo, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, near Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia, 6 October 1848. L. G. Tidball to [R. W. Carter], undated.","Enclosure: Clipping from the National Intelligencer and Southern Churchman offering for sale an estate in Fairfax County called Vaucluse.","Note: This letter contains comments on the California gold fever.","39 items.","Note: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Enclosure: R. A. Claybrook, at Piedmont, to Eustace Conway. 18 May 1849.","Note: This letter contains two prescriptions and a bill for medical services. Date is from the postmark.","59 items.","2 Copies.","Enclosure: T. Reavis, at Gainesville, to E. Conway, at Richmond, Virginia 14 February 1850.","Copy.","Enclosure: Receipt for subscription to \"American Farmer.\"","64 items.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Two letters written on one page.","Draft. Draft of a statement concerning the resignation of Rev. William N. Ward as Rector of Lunenburg Parish. Note: The draft is in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter.","38 items.","Copy.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Printed circular letter.","Mutilated.","1 item,","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: Gordon Forbes, at Sandy Point, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 17 October 1854. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, to Daingerfield Belfield, at Belle Brant, 10 November 1854.","Copy.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Note: A statement of account is added to this letter.","Enclosure: An extract from the Report of the Executive Committee of the Rappahannock River Agricultural Society.","Enclosure: Certificate of election of Robert W. Carter as a lay delegate to the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia.","Postmarked Upperville, Virginia.","Copy.","Note: A copy of Col. R. W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: William T. Harris, at Warsaw, to Col. Carter, 24 Feb 1857. R. W. C[arter] to [William T. Harris], 6 March 1857.","Enclosure: Account of E. T. Tayloe with Robert W. Carter, 1853-1854.","Copy.","Enclosure: Copy of a letter written by Elias Harroll, an enslaved person, to a (black) friend.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Enclosure: C[harles] C[arter] Lee, at Richmond, to Col. R. W. Carter, 1 January 1859.","Enclosure: A sample of merino wool.","Enclosure: Printed circular letter from R. T. Daniel, chairman, State Central Committee, Richmond, Virginia, 23 February 1859.","Mutilated.","Copy.","Illegible.","Enclosure: John Bulger to [William Wirt], undated.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising hogs.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Enclosure: A list of enslaved person showing ages and 'value.'","Mutilated","Two letters written on the same page.","2 items.","2 items.","3 items.","3 items.","3 items.","Two letters written on the same page.","A note written by H. W[ellford] to Robert W. Carter appears on the cover of this letter.","Incomplete.","3 items. Two mutilated drafts of a letter.","An unfinished draft of a letter.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Draft of letter.","Copy, Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising the business of William A. Jackson.","Note: A poem in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","Mutilated.","Mutilated. Postmarked Tappahannock.","Note: A form of application for divorce in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, appears on the same sheet.","2 items.","Mutilated.","Postmarked Petersburg, Virginia.","Letter invites Robert W. Carter to speak in a political debate.","Enclosure: Cut of a corn drill.","Note: A memorandum in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Copy of second letter.","2 letters.","2 letters.","Mutilated. Postmarked Gordonsville.","Postmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Folder 51-35: 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","191 items.","14 items.","176 items.","46 items.","30 items.","8 items.","8 items.","Folders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).","Folders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).","8 items.","3 items.","5 items.","19 items.","17 items.","105 items.","105 items.","23 items.","23 items.","207 items.","207 items.","137 items. Bills and receipts. Arranged by locality.","3 items.","2 items.","4 items.","2 items.","2 items.","14 items.","10 items.","4 items.","4 items.","66 items. Eight items include levies for the repair of Totuskey Large Bridge, 1841, and Totuskey Little Bridge, 1851.","4 items.","6 items.","8 items.","3 items.","100 items.","148 items.","Memorandum sent by J. S. Wellford to Robert W. Carter.","238 items.","20 items.","368 items.","13 items.","166 items.","189 items. Arranged alphabetically.","5 items.","5 items.","26 items.","3 items.","6 items.","8 items.","15 items.","15 items. This includes the Report of the Investigating Committee to the stockholders, 1855.","3 items.","8 items.","58 items.","27 items.","10 items.","7 items.","7 items.","5 items.","5 items.","46 items.","46 items.","1,246 items.","32 items.","66 items.","159 items.","126 items.","33 items.","28 items.","38 items, including one memorandum book.","89 items.","56 items.","44 items. Accounts dealing with enslaved persons ('Negroes'), 1813-1861. 123 items.","208 items. Arranged by alphabetical order by last name.","28 items.","5 items.","7 items.","22 items.","13 items.","16 items.","18 items.","6 items.","12 items.","20 items.","11 items.","15 items.","28 items.","6 items.","7 items.","288 items.","39 items.","39 items.","8 items.","8 items.","75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.","75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.","9 items.","9 items.","97 items. See also Folder 82.","97 items. See also Folder 82.","79 items.","79 items.","221 items.","10 items.","3 items.","10 items.","3 items.","46 items.","24 items.","6 items.","3 items.","2 items.","3 items.","13 items.","13 items.","Arranged by last name.","Notice directing Robert W. Carter to attend, at Lancaster Court House, the trial of Thomas Armstrong, captain of artillery attached to the 92nd Regiment, Virginia Militia.","Joseph F. Harvey and David B. Taylor, administrators of Bailey (Robert) et al. vs. Robert W. Carter. Suit in Westmoreland County.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Bushfield,\" to secure a debt due Robert W. Carter.","2 items. Deed to a lot of land in the village of Warsaw, 1834, and deed of Edwin Waller and wife conveying the same property to Harmanus Boggs.","Deed to a lot of land in Richmond County near the court house.","53 items. Agreements with overseers, 1815-1854, 24 pieces; and letters from overseers, 1825-1860. 29 items.","3 items. Agreements for rental of his tract of land in Richmond County, known as \"The Distillery.\"","2 items. Letters concerning soldier's claims of Robert W. Carter.","2 items. E.B. Stephens for Carter (Robert W.) vs. Daniel Atwill.","Carter (Robert W.) vs. John Bailey's administrators, 1841-1857. 13 items. And a list of suits brought in Westmoreland County by Robert W. Carter against John Critcher and others to secure debts of John Bailey and of Robert Bailey who was one of the administrators of John Bailey. 1851. 3 items.","4 items.","2 items.","2 items.","4 items.","2 items. Agreement regarding sale to Robert W. Carter of one half of the schooner Sally Eleanor, 1842, and an account of Robert W. Carter with Griffin Garner. 1844.","2 items.","Memo. Deeds of trust to ( ) Conway et al, and to ( ) Pendleton, for ( ) Claybrooke.","Agreement with Robert W. Carter regarding the purchase of a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Louisville.\"","Certificate granting to Robert W. Carter the right to use an improved bee-hive patented by William M. Hall of Wallingford, Conn.","Memo. Robert W. Carter for Lamkin (J.L.) vs. Thomas S. Waugh et al. Three suits in Charles City County.","Writ to compel them to lay certain levies for a public road and landing.","Memo. Agreement with Robert W. Carter concerning the taking of depositions in a certain suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Richmond County for amount due him under a trust deed from Jeffries \u0026 Oldham to W.Y. Sturman, trustee for Robert W. Carter.","7 items. Trust deed covering his interest in a house and lot in Fredericksburg, and other papers relating thereto.","2 items. Two trust deeds covering ensaved persons.","Letter from R.E. Scott to Robert W. Carter, who is interested in the suit, giving a financial statement of the case.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.","2 items. William L. Claybrooke and Thomas Jones, Jr., trustees of Sydnor (R.B.) vs. Elizabeth Edwards et al [including Robert W. Carter]. Suit in Richmond County.","Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland and Lancaster Counties.","Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Deed of a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"The Distillery.\"","Trust deed covering a lot in the City of Richmond.","8 items. Suit in Stafford County.","79 items.","17 items.","4 items.","14 items. This group consists chiefly of printed circular letters.","30 items.","14 items.","29 items.","14 items.","Copy.","2 items. Mutilated.","Printed Pamphlet.","Copy of a resolution requesting that the delegates representing Richmond County use their influence to have a law passed by the General Assembly separating the funds of Lunenburg and Farnham parishes, Richmond County, and appointing separate boards to manage each fund. Signed by Moore F. Brockenbrough and others.","Signed by Daniel Garland and others.","12 items.","Date of report not given.","3 items.","2 items.","31 items.","20 items.","2 items.","3 items.","5 items.","7 booklets. The diaries for 1836, 1838, 1844, 1846, and 1859 are written in printed almanacs.","18 items. Robert W. Carter, and Enoch Mason, were the joint administrators of John Mason. This subseries includes accounts, such as 17 bills for court fees and 1 letter concerning fees.","86 items.","56 items. Including a letter from Thomas D. Mutter to Robert W. Carter, 13 Aug 1824, concerning the impending visit of the Marquis De La Fayette to Fredericksburg.","25 items.","2 items. Suit in the City of Richmond.","Suit in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District.","2 items. Reports of progress at Llangollen School, 1825, and at Hampden Sydney College, 1826.","Folders 94-100: 449 items total. (Letters in folders 94-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 243 items. Accounts in folders 97-99 date from 1814-1850 and total 196 items. Legal papers in folder 100 consist of 10 items. )","49 items.","9 items. Letters concern enslaved persons ('slaves') at the Tomlin estate sold to Henry Lewis.","14 items.","26 items.","Letters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.","Letters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.","Accounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.","Accounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.","51 items.","30 items.","21 items.","10 items.","4 items. Suit in Richmond County, Virginia.","Suit in Madison Parish, Louisiana.","Suit in Richmond County, Virginia.","Suit in Richmond County.","Agreement concerning the settlement of a debt.","2 items. Trust deed, covering a tract of land in Northumberland County, called \"Clifton.\"","46 items.","4 items.","56 items. Including the suit, Robert W. Carter vs. Benjamin O. Tayloe et al.","51 items. Items arranged chronologically.","Note: The reply appears on back of sheet","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Mutilated.","Copy.","79 items, in part copies. Items are divided into two time periods, 1669-1789 and 1823-1854, and within the dateranges, alphabetically.","30 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically .","Samuel Baley to Marmaduke Beckwith. Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Certificate signed by John Smith and William Brockenbrough stating that Elizabeth Beale has given her assent to a deed executed by her husband, John Beale.","Copy. Copy of will of John Brothwaite, of Rappahannock County.","John Dudley and wife to Henry Curtis. Deed to 150 acres of land in Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County.","John Dudley and wife to Thomas Curtis. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County. Note: A deed of George Curtis, dated 9 June 1702, granting to William Lister his interest in this property, appears on back of sheet.","Robert Dudley to Richard Farrell. Acknowledgment of debt. Note: A statement by Richard Farrell, assigning all his right in this bond to John Dudley, appears on back of sheet.","Refusal of Griffin Fauntleroy to give possession of John Lloyd's estate in Richmond County to Daniel McCarty.","Henry Graves and wife to Richard Graves. Deed to 450 acres of land in Bruton Parish, York County.","William Jones to Peter Coutanceau. Deed to 592 acres of land in Northumberland County.","Plat of land in James City County, bought of Keeling by John Dixon.","Certificate of the publishing of Maj. Dennis McCarty's intention to dock the entail of his lands in Richmond County.","William McConnell and wife to [unknown] Lack. Fragment of a deed to a lot in an unidentified town in Rowan County, North Carolina.","Statement of Sarah Minor, appointing Thomas Batchelor her attorney for relinquishing her dower rights in a tract of land leased by her husband, John Minor, to John Champ.","2 items. John Palmer to Edward Fielding. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County, 19 March 1678/9, and a copy of the deed.","2 items. Surveyor's plats of land in Northumberland County sold by Walter Pavey to John Rice.","5 items. Papers concerning descent of title to a tract of land in Richmond County from Walter Pavey to Daniel McCarty.","Webley Pavey to Daniel McCarty. Trust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.","Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Richmond County, surveyed by William Garland for Charles Sallard.","Mary Simpson to William [?]. Bond.","Copy of bill of James Davenport, clerk of court, against Daniel Morgan, executor, for proving and recording the will of Mary Stone.","Thomas Trice vs. Francis Moreland et al. Suit in Orange County, North Carolina.","Declaration of the Council and Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia to the King, requesting the reenactment of ten laws repealed by the King, and expressing gratitude for his approval of fifty-seven acts passed by the Burgesses.","Copy. Mattram Wright to Thomas Lloyd. Fifteen-year lease of a plantation in Richmond County.","Mutilated. [?] to Richard Lee. Quitrent agreement concerning 904 acres of land in Great Wiccomocoe Parish, Northumberland County.","49 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject matter or last name.","2 items. Certificates of lunacy of Carter B. Berkley, signed by the Visitors of the City Hospital, Baltimore, and by two physicians.","3 items. Resolutions by the board of directors of the Old Dominion Steam Boat Company on the occasion of the death of John Chowning.","Soldiers Claim of Randall or Randolph Clark.","Subscription list for a dinner to be given at the Eagle Hotel in honor of Henry Clay and G.M. Bibb.","A paper by an unidentified person proposing that only one commissioner be appointed to each superior court of chancery.","A description of the author Charles Dickens.","Memorandum giving dates of the Fairfield races.","Two sketches of unidentified grave markers, on one sheet.","Certificate of appointment of Samuel Lyell as postmaster at Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.","9 items.","Memorandum book.","Memorandum book.","memorandum book.","11 items. Data on the oyster industry in Virginia.","Appeal to the judges of an unidentified court for protection.","7 items.","2 items.","3 items.","27 items.","27 items.","3 items.","Pamphlet.","Pamphlet. Delivered in the House of Representatives.","10 items.","12 items.","13 items.","64 items","55 items.","9 items.","In May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91: Diaries of Robert W. Carter) were removed from the Carter Family Papers and catalogued as Rare Books under: AY 326.R5 W3 1836 AY 326.R5 W3 1844 AY 326.R5 W3 1846 AY 35.R5 C6 1838 AY 35.R5 C6 1859","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 39.1 C24","/repositories/2/resources/9246"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Carter Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Carter Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Carter Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Virginia--Politics and Government--18th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Virginia--Politics and Government--18th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"creator_ssim":["Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"creators_ssim":["Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"places_ssim":["Virginia--Politics and Government--18th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Purchased: 8,602 items 12/31/1935; 2 items in November 1938."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century","Horse racing--Virginia","Legal documents","Plantation life--Virginia","Slavery--Virginia--18th century","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","Tobacco--Virginia--History--18th century","Tobacco--Virginia--History--19th century","United States--Politics and Government","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century","Horse racing--Virginia","Legal documents","Plantation life--Virginia","Slavery--Virginia--18th century","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","Tobacco--Virginia--History--18th century","Tobacco--Virginia--History--19th century","United States--Politics and Government","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["8609.00 Items 28 Century Boxes"],"extent_tesim":["8609.00 Items 28 Century Boxes"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)"],"date_range_isim":[1667,1668,1669,1670,1671,1672,1673,1674,1675,1676,1677,1678,1679,1680,1681,1682,1683,1684,1685,1686,1687,1688,1689,1690,1691,1692,1693,1694,1695,1696,1697,1698,1699,1700,1701,1702,1703,1704,1705,1706,1707,1708,1709,1710,1711,1712,1713,1714,1715,1716,1717,1718,1719,1720,1721,1722,1723,1724,1725,1726,1727,1728,1729,1730,1731,1732,1733,1734,1735,1736,1737,1738,1739,1740,1741,1742,1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1748,1749,1750,1751,1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArrangement: All papers which could be definitely identified with a person of some importance are grouped under the name of that person. These groups are arranged by alphabetical order. Persons of the same name are distinguished by dates of birth and death, or by their relationship to other persons whose dates are known.The general files (Folder 103-109) are placed after this alphabetical series (Folders 1-102). These files are separated into categories using appropriate classifications. Letters and papers belonging to estates, suits, etc., are filed with their respective groups. Likewise other letters and papers are listed either in the alphabetically arranged groups mentioned above, or in the general files.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Organization: This collection is organized into the following series and subserie:\n Series 1: People Files, Subseries are: Carter, Miss; Carter, (Miss C.); Carter (Charles) of Cleve, 1707-1764; Carter (Charles) of Shirley, 1732-1806; Carter (Elizabeth) [wife of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Elizabeth) [daughter of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ; Carter (Elizabeth L.) [sister of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861]; Carter (George) [son of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter]; Carter (George B.) estate; Carter (John Armistead) guardianship; Carter (Kate); Carter (Landon) 1710-1778 ;Carter (Landon, Jr.) [son of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Landon) 1756-1820, estate; Carter (Landon, Jr.) [half-brother of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ;Carter (Robert \"King\") 1663-1732; Carter (Robert) of Nomini, born c. 1704, died 1731; Carter (Robert \"Councillor\") of Nomini, 1728-1804; Carter (Robert Wormeley) 1734-1797 ; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861 ; Tayloe (John) estate.       \nSeries 2: General files. Subseries: Accounts, invoices, receipts; Letters; Other papers; Printed matter; Unidentified pieces and fragments; Labels, covers and envelopes\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arrangement: All papers which could be definitely identified with a person of some importance are grouped under the name of that person. These groups are arranged by alphabetical order. Persons of the same name are distinguished by dates of birth and death, or by their relationship to other persons whose dates are known.The general files (Folder 103-109) are placed after this alphabetical series (Folders 1-102). These files are separated into categories using appropriate classifications. Letters and papers belonging to estates, suits, etc., are filed with their respective groups. Likewise other letters and papers are listed either in the alphabetically arranged groups mentioned above, or in the general files."," Organization: This collection is organized into the following series and subserie:\n Series 1: People Files, Subseries are: Carter, Miss; Carter, (Miss C.); Carter (Charles) of Cleve, 1707-1764; Carter (Charles) of Shirley, 1732-1806; Carter (Elizabeth) [wife of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Elizabeth) [daughter of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ; Carter (Elizabeth L.) [sister of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861]; Carter (George) [son of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter]; Carter (George B.) estate; Carter (John Armistead) guardianship; Carter (Kate); Carter (Landon) 1710-1778 ;Carter (Landon, Jr.) [son of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Landon) 1756-1820, estate; Carter (Landon, Jr.) [half-brother of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ;Carter (Robert \"King\") 1663-1732; Carter (Robert) of Nomini, born c. 1704, died 1731; Carter (Robert \"Councillor\") of Nomini, 1728-1804; Carter (Robert Wormeley) 1734-1797 ; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861 ; Tayloe (John) estate.       \nSeries 2: General files. Subseries: Accounts, invoices, receipts; Letters; Other papers; Printed matter; Unidentified pieces and fragments; Labels, covers and envelopes"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRobert \"King\" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of \"Sabine Hall.\" Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert \"Councillor\" Carter (1728-1804) of \"Nomini\" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797).\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Family History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Robert \"King\" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of \"Sabine Hall.\" Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert \"Councillor\" Carter (1728-1804) of \"Nomini\" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797)."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOther Information:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00031.frame\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General"],"odd_tesim":["Other Information:"," Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00031.frame"],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWhen available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements:"],"phystech_tesim":["When available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCarter Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Carter Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis current finding aid is also available in the microfilm format at the Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["This current finding aid is also available in the microfilm format at the Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes: correspondence and land records of Robert \"King\" Carter; correspondence and land records of his sons Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778); correspondence, accounts, land records and the appointment to the Virginia Council of Robert Carter (1728-1804), son of Robert Carter (1704-1731); correspondence, diaries, land records and accounts of Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1804), son of Landon Carter of Sabine Hall; and correspondence and land records and papers concerning the estate of Robert Carter's grandson, Landon Carter (1757-1820).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Robert Wormeley Carter (1792-1861) including his correspondence with Robley Dunglison, John Tyler, John Tayloe Lomax, Edmund Ruffin, Robert Young Conrad and members of the Tayloe family as well as his diaries and accounts arranged by subject. [Note: in May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91) were removed and catalogued as Rare Books].\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSubjects covered in the collection include plantation life, horse-racing, real property, nineteenth-century Virginia politics, enslaved persons, and tobacco. In addition, there are miscellaneous eighteenth-century land and legal documents.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso accessible on microfilm: Carter Papers, 1667-1862, in Swem Library's microforms area, 1 reel, call number HD1471 .U5 R43 ser.L Part 1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This deed states that Robert Cary purchased the land from Charles Carter in 1746. Papers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 February 1788 and 25 February 1788 Two letters on same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill of lading for goods shipped from London to Charles Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e32 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e61 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of letter not sent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A memorandum by Landon Carter, dated 3 May 1778, appears on back of sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 items. Items are arranged alphabetically by last name.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePower of attorney, Elizabeth Beckwith to Col. George Eskridge. Power of attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarmaduke Beckwith to Landon Carter. Lease of a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 items. Papers concerning quitrents of Landon Carter, payable to Lord Fairfax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppraisal of land in Richmond County lately belonging to Maj. Dennis McCarty, made by Robert Tomlin and William Dogges, at the request of Landon Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurveyor's plat of the dividing line between the land of Landon Carter and John Kent, made by William Garland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRough draft, written by Landon Carter, of a petition to the House of Burgesses regarding a proposed division of the counties of King George, Stafford, Richmond, and Westmoreland. (Counties of Virginia-Geography [1769]).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Notice concerning an enslaved person who escaped ('a runaway slave') belonging to Landon Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotostatic copy. An inventory of the estate of Landon Carter, deceased.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items. A list of papers of L[andon] C[arter], deceased, taken by Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech of Landon Carter to a grand-jury.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA statement to the public by Landon Carter, regarding measures taken by England for the raising of revenues in the American colonies. The statement is addressed to Purdie and Dixon, who were printers in Williamsburg, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeposition of Landon Carter in a dispute, between Charles Carter of Corotoman and Robert Carter of Williamsburg, concerning possession of Corotoman estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurveyor's plat of a tract of land called \"Ring's Quarter,\" in King and Queen County. Part of \"Ring's Quarter\" belonged to Mrs. Elizabeth Wormeley, whose daughter, Elizabeth, married Landon Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of relinquishment of the dower rights of Nancy Jones, Wilks County, Georgia, to a tract of land in Northumberland County, Virginia, sold by her husband, Thomas Jones, to Landon Carter, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1,049 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e48 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoth letters are on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e725 items. Includes one bound volume.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e276 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArmistead (Lewis) - Plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County made by Rawleigh Tapscott at the request of Lewis Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items. Beverley (Carter) - Papers relating to the dissatisfaction shown by Carter Beverley with Robert W. Carter's administration of the Landon Carter estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Carter (Landon) - Request that the Land Office in Richmond furnish a copy of a deed establishing the line between the lands of [?] Sydnor and Landon Carter, and the reply to this request.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e49 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtract of a deed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Suit in Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Richmond District.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Suit in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Draft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Juggs.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a third part of a tract of land in Richmond County called \"Juggs.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Letter concerning a deed of trust given by Capt. Bramham and Peter Rust to Landon Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items. Tayloe (William H.) - Dispute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Charles Mason, guardian of - Thompson (Mary) v. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Landon Carter. Suit in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Hickory Thicket.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e85 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Including plat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e50 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert \"King\" Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDickenson (Elizabeth) - Certificate appointing Austin Brockenbrough her attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County sold by her husband, Thomas Dickenson, to Robert Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Garner (Vincent) - Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County, belonging to Vincent Garner, 1728, and an undated memorandum on the bounds of Vincent Garner's land patent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Lancaster County, adjoining Col. Carter's land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Deed to a house and lot in Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Williamsburg. Note: It is possible that this Robert Carter is not Robert \"King\" Carter, but his son, Robert Carter of Nomini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Coles Land.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLease of a tract of land in Northumberland County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShropshire (St. John) - Re: recommending Richard Tankersly for a position.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Palmer to David Ginnins [Jennings]. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Will of David Jennings, leaving his estate to Francis Bratton, whose daughter, Frances, afterwards married Enoch Hill. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Enoch Hill and Frances, his wife, to Robert Carter. Mortgage and deed to the same property, dated the same day. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert Carter of Nomini (circa 1704-1731), son of Robert \"King\" Carter, and father of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter, of Nomini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning purchase of five tons of iron from Robert Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Lease of a tract of land in Stafford County, 12 August 1729, and deed of sale covering the same tract of land, 13 August 1729.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Statement by John Warner concerning sale of 330 acres of land by John Savage to Robert Carter, 1730, and a cash receipt dated 1733.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e103 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e60 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e60 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuitclaim deed to a parcel of land on Palace Street, Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items, including 9 diary books (typed by CWI).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. See also: Morton, Louis, \"Robert Wormeley Carter: Notes on the Life of a Virginia Planter,\" Journal of Southern History, vol. 12, pp. 345-365.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a lot in the city of Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA memorandum by Robert W. Carter appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 3 July 1822, and [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 28 July 1822.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete. Enclosure: [Charles Carter ?] to Mary B. Carter, at Sabine Hall, [Richmond County].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for payment for ticket in Grand National Lottery appears on same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Date is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: expulsion of J. A. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Final disposition of persons enslaved by RWC's mother's, referred to as 'Negroes.'\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e50 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Re: Favors J. Q. Adams over Gen. Jackson in the election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Opposed to doctrines of Adam's first message/ objections to Jackson listed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: His support of Gen. Jackson as the least evil of the two.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Urging RWC to run for the Senate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Says RWC will do well in his district.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: On RWC's chances in the election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of contract between John Dickinson, assignee of Mackenzie Beverly, and William B. Beverly, agent of Robert Beverly, on same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The death of RWC's brother Landon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: RWC's sister requesting him to buy Betty at the sale of persons, enslaved by their brother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Urging him not to resign his seat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Spotted Ville [Stafford County]. Includes a statement of account written by Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Louis Tyre, a free man of color who would put C's mill in operation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter recommending Lewis Tyre as a workman, signed by D. Green, [?], and John McMahon, appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostscript written by D. Green.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Attacks on him in the Enquerer. Comments on S. Carolina's position/fear of \"anarchy if not civil war will prevail.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Castings for saw mill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Telling RWC to electioneer if he would secure the prize \"which is scarcely worth the contest.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note drawn by Robert W. Carter, 8 March 1833, appears on same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The sale of Spencer (an enslaved person) ($150) \"he shall be treated with the utmost kindness ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted circular letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The President and the bank deposits/ Mentions Wallace who may turn into a \"negro driver.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Family News.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e41 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Inquiring about his chances as a candidate for Brig. Gen. in the Regt./lists his military experience.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Marriage Plans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Replies to RWC's 2 January 1834 letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The election of Aylett as Brig. Gen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Plans to announce his candidacy for the seat in the legislature representing Richmond and Lancaster Counties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Re: Resignation as Col. of 41st Regiment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Dr. Emanuel's proposed candidacy for House of Delegates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Alternate representation from the two counties, comments on Jackson's \"great and glorious achievements\", then lost confidence in him; supports Leigh for U. S. Senator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The boat he bought in July.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Doctor's report on Lizzie.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The best route for supplying the F. R. to subscribers in the Northern Neck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: the \"Torrent that is rushing on respecting Slavery ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Military career of her brother General Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Banking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: RWC's candidacy in next legislature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Why he may not vote for RWC.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Tayloe is a sister of RWC.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Fire at RWC's house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: One Account.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRebecca Dulaney is Col. [Robert] W. Carter's niece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Bill regarding the \"discipline of our slaves on this vexed Border\" (D.C.).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Annexation of Hardy Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Statements by a sporting court in regard to sweepstakes at Fairfield appear on same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Divorce proceedings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 item, both consisting of two letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Describes inauguration parade of President W. H. Harrison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Landon Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Sale of RWC's cotton stock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Copy].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter concerns the newly-invented McCormick Reaper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Enclosures: A sheet giving speed records of certain horses, 1802-1823, and a newspaper clipping concerning the Mount Vernon Races, 1842.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Lancaster Court House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e64 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Farnham, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The colt is in fine condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on one page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Whig Party Notice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Going to nominate RWC as Whig candidate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Political remarks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Farnham, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Letter requesting Col. Carter to deliver a Fourth of July oration at a place not specified].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Litwalton, [Lancaster County], Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A statement of account appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e60 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Mention is made of the burning of Mt. Airy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A statement is added to the letter showing mortgages given by John Critcher to various persons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Reference is made to the burning of Mount Airy. Enclosure: A copy of a court order giving nominations for sheriff of Richmond County. 1844.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo drafts of a letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostscript by Maria G. Braxton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccompanying remarks by Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForwarded to Warsaw.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal letter and duplicate. The duplicate is addressed to Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted circular letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page: William H. Tayloe, at Mount Airy, [Richmond County], to Col. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 6 November 1846. O. P. Hare, at Richmond, to William H. Tayloe, 1 January 1846.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e45 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted Circular.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter is written on a printed circular of Mrs. Mary L. Eliason's Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies, Alexandria, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e49 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted circular letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: An account is added to this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on one page: E. McG. Tidball, at Waterloo, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, near Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia, 6 October 1848. L. G. Tidball to [R. W. Carter], undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Clipping from the National Intelligencer and Southern Churchman offering for sale an estate in Fairfax County called Vaucluse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter contains comments on the California gold fever.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: R. A. Claybrook, at Piedmont, to Eustace Conway. 18 May 1849.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter contains two prescriptions and a bill for medical services. Date is from the postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e59 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: T. Reavis, at Gainesville, to E. Conway, at Richmond, Virginia 14 February 1850.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Receipt for subscription to \"American Farmer.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e64 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on one page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft. Draft of a statement concerning the resignation of Rev. William N. Ward as Rector of Lunenburg Parish. Note: The draft is in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted circular letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page: Gordon Forbes, at Sandy Point, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 17 October 1854. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, to Daingerfield Belfield, at Belle Brant, 10 November 1854.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A statement of account is added to this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: An extract from the Report of the Executive Committee of the Rappahannock River Agricultural Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Certificate of election of Robert W. Carter as a lay delegate to the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Upperville, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A copy of Col. R. W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page: William T. Harris, at Warsaw, to Col. Carter, 24 Feb 1857. R. W. C[arter] to [William T. Harris], 6 March 1857.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Account of E. T. Tayloe with Robert W. Carter, 1853-1854.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Copy of a letter written by Elias Harroll, an enslaved person, to a (black) friend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: C[harles] C[arter] Lee, at Richmond, to Col. R. W. Carter, 1 January 1859.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: A sample of merino wool.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Printed circular letter from R. T. Daniel, chairman, State Central Committee, Richmond, Virginia, 23 February 1859.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIllegible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: John Bulger to [William Wirt], undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising hogs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: A list of enslaved person showing ages and 'value.'\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note written by H. W[ellford] to Robert W. Carter appears on the cover of this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items. Two mutilated drafts of a letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn unfinished draft of a letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy, Mutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising the business of William A. Jackson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A poem in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Postmarked Tappahannock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A form of application for divorce in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Petersburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter invites Robert W. Carter to speak in a political debate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Cut of a corn drill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A memorandum in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of second letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Postmarked Gordonsville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolder 51-35: 103 items, including 11 cash books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e191 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e176 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e105 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e105 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e23 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e23 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e207 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e207 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e137 items. Bills and receipts. Arranged by locality.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e66 items. Eight items include levies for the repair of Totuskey Large Bridge, 1841, and Totuskey Little Bridge, 1851.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e100 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e148 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum sent by J. S. Wellford to Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e238 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e368 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e166 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e189 items. Arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 items. This includes the Report of the Investigating Committee to the stockholders, 1855.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e58 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1,246 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e66 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e159 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e126 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 items, including one memorandum book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e89 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e56 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 items. Accounts dealing with enslaved persons ('Negroes'), 1813-1861. 123 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e208 items. Arranged by alphabetical order by last name.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e288 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e97 items. See also Folder 82.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e97 items. See also Folder 82.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e79 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e79 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e221 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArranged by last name.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotice directing Robert W. Carter to attend, at Lancaster Court House, the trial of Thomas Armstrong, captain of artillery attached to the 92nd Regiment, Virginia Militia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJoseph F. Harvey and David B. Taylor, administrators of Bailey (Robert) et al. vs. Robert W. Carter. Suit in Westmoreland County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Bushfield,\" to secure a debt due Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Deed to a lot of land in the village of Warsaw, 1834, and deed of Edwin Waller and wife conveying the same property to Harmanus Boggs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a lot of land in Richmond County near the court house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e53 items. Agreements with overseers, 1815-1854, 24 pieces; and letters from overseers, 1825-1860. 29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items. Agreements for rental of his tract of land in Richmond County, known as \"The Distillery.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Letters concerning soldier's claims of Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. E.B. Stephens for Carter (Robert W.) vs. Daniel Atwill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarter (Robert W.) vs. John Bailey's administrators, 1841-1857. 13 items. And a list of suits brought in Westmoreland County by Robert W. Carter against John Critcher and others to secure debts of John Bailey and of Robert Bailey who was one of the administrators of John Bailey. 1851. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Agreement regarding sale to Robert W. Carter of one half of the schooner Sally Eleanor, 1842, and an account of Robert W. Carter with Griffin Garner. 1844.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo. Deeds of trust to ( ) Conway et al, and to ( ) Pendleton, for ( ) Claybrooke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement with Robert W. Carter regarding the purchase of a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Louisville.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate granting to Robert W. Carter the right to use an improved bee-hive patented by William M. Hall of Wallingford, Conn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo. Robert W. Carter for Lamkin (J.L.) vs. Thomas S. Waugh et al. Three suits in Charles City County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrit to compel them to lay certain levies for a public road and landing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo. Agreement with Robert W. Carter concerning the taking of depositions in a certain suit in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Richmond County for amount due him under a trust deed from Jeffries \u0026amp; Oldham to W.Y. Sturman, trustee for Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items. Trust deed covering his interest in a house and lot in Fredericksburg, and other papers relating thereto.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Two trust deeds covering ensaved persons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from R.E. Scott to Robert W. Carter, who is interested in the suit, giving a financial statement of the case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. William L. Claybrooke and Thomas Jones, Jr., trustees of Sydnor (R.B.) vs. Elizabeth Edwards et al [including Robert W. Carter]. Suit in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Northumberland and Lancaster Counties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed of a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"The Distillery.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrust deed covering a lot in the City of Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items. Suit in Stafford County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e79 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items. This group consists chiefly of printed circular letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Mutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted Pamphlet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of a resolution requesting that the delegates representing Richmond County use their influence to have a law passed by the General Assembly separating the funds of Lunenburg and Farnham parishes, Richmond County, and appointing separate boards to manage each fund. Signed by Moore F. Brockenbrough and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Daniel Garland and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate of report not given.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 booklets. The diaries for 1836, 1838, 1844, 1846, and 1859 are written in printed almanacs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items. Robert W. Carter, and Enoch Mason, were the joint administrators of John Mason. This subseries includes accounts, such as 17 bills for court fees and 1 letter concerning fees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e86 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e56 items. Including a letter from Thomas D. Mutter to Robert W. Carter, 13 Aug 1824, concerning the impending visit of the Marquis De La Fayette to Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Suit in the City of Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Reports of progress at Llangollen School, 1825, and at Hampden Sydney College, 1826.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 94-100: 449 items total. (Letters in folders 94-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 243 items. Accounts in folders 97-99 date from 1814-1850 and total 196 items. Legal papers in folder 100 consist of 10 items. )\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e49 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items. Letters concern enslaved persons ('slaves') at the Tomlin estate sold to Henry Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e51 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e21 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Suit in Richmond County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Madison Parish, Louisiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Richmond County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement concerning the settlement of a debt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Trust deed, covering a tract of land in Northumberland County, called \"Clifton.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e56 items. Including the suit, Robert W. Carter vs. Benjamin O. Tayloe et al.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e51 items. Items arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: The reply appears on back of sheet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e79 items, in part copies. Items are divided into two time periods, 1669-1789 and 1823-1854, and within the dateranges, alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e30 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically .\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Baley to Marmaduke Beckwith. Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate signed by John Smith and William Brockenbrough stating that Elizabeth Beale has given her assent to a deed executed by her husband, John Beale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Copy of will of John Brothwaite, of Rappahannock County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Dudley and wife to Henry Curtis. Deed to 150 acres of land in Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Dudley and wife to Thomas Curtis. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County. Note: A deed of George Curtis, dated 9 June 1702, granting to William Lister his interest in this property, appears on back of sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Dudley to Richard Farrell. Acknowledgment of debt. Note: A statement by Richard Farrell, assigning all his right in this bond to John Dudley, appears on back of sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefusal of Griffin Fauntleroy to give possession of John Lloyd's estate in Richmond County to Daniel McCarty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Graves and wife to Richard Graves. Deed to 450 acres of land in Bruton Parish, York County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Jones to Peter Coutanceau. Deed to 592 acres of land in Northumberland County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlat of land in James City County, bought of Keeling by John Dixon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of the publishing of Maj. Dennis McCarty's intention to dock the entail of his lands in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam McConnell and wife to [unknown] Lack. Fragment of a deed to a lot in an unidentified town in Rowan County, North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement of Sarah Minor, appointing Thomas Batchelor her attorney for relinquishing her dower rights in a tract of land leased by her husband, John Minor, to John Champ.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. John Palmer to Edward Fielding. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County, 19 March 1678/9, and a copy of the deed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Surveyor's plats of land in Northumberland County sold by Walter Pavey to John Rice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items. Papers concerning descent of title to a tract of land in Richmond County from Walter Pavey to Daniel McCarty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWebley Pavey to Daniel McCarty. Trust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurveyor's plat of a tract of land in Richmond County, surveyed by William Garland for Charles Sallard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Simpson to William [?]. Bond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of bill of James Davenport, clerk of court, against Daniel Morgan, executor, for proving and recording the will of Mary Stone.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Trice vs. Francis Moreland et al. Suit in Orange County, North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclaration of the Council and Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia to the King, requesting the reenactment of ten laws repealed by the King, and expressing gratitude for his approval of fifty-seven acts passed by the Burgesses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Mattram Wright to Thomas Lloyd. Fifteen-year lease of a plantation in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. [?] to Richard Lee. Quitrent agreement concerning 904 acres of land in Great Wiccomocoe Parish, Northumberland County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e49 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject matter or last name.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Certificates of lunacy of Carter B. Berkley, signed by the Visitors of the City Hospital, Baltimore, and by two physicians.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items. Resolutions by the board of directors of the Old Dominion Steam Boat Company on the occasion of the death of John Chowning.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSoldiers Claim of Randall or Randolph Clark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubscription list for a dinner to be given at the Eagle Hotel in honor of Henry Clay and G.M. Bibb.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA paper by an unidentified person proposing that only one commissioner be appointed to each superior court of chancery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA description of the author Charles Dickens.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum giving dates of the Fairfield races.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo sketches of unidentified grave markers, on one sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of appointment of Samuel Lyell as postmaster at Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ememorandum book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 items. Data on the oyster industry in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppeal to the judges of an unidentified court for protection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlet. 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(1792-1861) including his correspondence with Robley Dunglison, John Tyler, John Tayloe Lomax, Edmund Ruffin, Robert Young Conrad and members of the Tayloe family as well as his diaries and accounts arranged by subject. [Note: in May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91) were removed and catalogued as Rare Books].","Subjects covered in the collection include plantation life, horse-racing, real property, nineteenth-century Virginia politics, enslaved persons, and tobacco. In addition, there are miscellaneous eighteenth-century land and legal documents.","Also accessible on microfilm: Carter Papers, 1667-1862, in Swem Library's microforms area, 1 reel, call number HD1471 .U5 R43 ser.L Part 1.","2 items.","2 items.","3 items.","Note: This deed states that Robert Cary purchased the land from Charles Carter in 1746. Papers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.","Papers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.","5 items.","16 February 1788 and 25 February 1788 Two letters on same sheet.","Bill of lading for goods shipped from London to Charles Carter.","2 items.","12 items","7 items.","32 items","2 items.","61 items.","17 items.","Mutilated.","Draft of letter not sent.","Note: A memorandum by Landon Carter, dated 3 May 1778, appears on back of sheet.","44 items. Items are arranged alphabetically by last name.","Power of attorney, Elizabeth Beckwith to Col. George Eskridge. Power of attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County.","Marmaduke Beckwith to Landon Carter. Lease of a tract of land in Richmond County.","28 items. Papers concerning quitrents of Landon Carter, payable to Lord Fairfax.","Appraisal of land in Richmond County lately belonging to Maj. Dennis McCarty, made by Robert Tomlin and William Dogges, at the request of Landon Carter.","Surveyor's plat of the dividing line between the land of Landon Carter and John Kent, made by William Garland.","Rough draft, written by Landon Carter, of a petition to the House of Burgesses regarding a proposed division of the counties of King George, Stafford, Richmond, and Westmoreland. (Counties of Virginia-Geography [1769]).","Mutilated. Notice concerning an enslaved person who escaped ('a runaway slave') belonging to Landon Carter.","Photostatic copy. An inventory of the estate of Landon Carter, deceased.","5 items. A list of papers of L[andon] C[arter], deceased, taken by Robert W. Carter.","Speech of Landon Carter to a grand-jury.","A statement to the public by Landon Carter, regarding measures taken by England for the raising of revenues in the American colonies. The statement is addressed to Purdie and Dixon, who were printers in Williamsburg, Virginia","Deposition of Landon Carter in a dispute, between Charles Carter of Corotoman and Robert Carter of Williamsburg, concerning possession of Corotoman estate.","Surveyor's plat of a tract of land called \"Ring's Quarter,\" in King and Queen County. Part of \"Ring's Quarter\" belonged to Mrs. Elizabeth Wormeley, whose daughter, Elizabeth, married Landon Carter.","Certificate of relinquishment of the dower rights of Nancy Jones, Wilks County, Georgia, to a tract of land in Northumberland County, Virginia, sold by her husband, Thomas Jones, to Landon Carter, Jr.","1,049 items.","48 items.","Copy.","Both letters are on the same page.","10 items.","3 items.","22 items.","725 items. Includes one bound volume.","276 items.","Armistead (Lewis) - Plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County made by Rawleigh Tapscott at the request of Lewis Armistead.","6 items. Beverley (Carter) - Papers relating to the dissatisfaction shown by Carter Beverley with Robert W. Carter's administration of the Landon Carter estate.","2 items.","2 items. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Carter (Landon) - Request that the Land Office in Richmond furnish a copy of a deed establishing the line between the lands of [?] Sydnor and Landon Carter, and the reply to this request.","49 items.","3 items.","Extract of a deed.","4 items. Suit in Fredericksburg.","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Richmond District.","Copy.","6 items.","2 items. Suit in Richmond County.","Mutilated. Draft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Juggs.\"","Deed to a third part of a tract of land in Richmond County called \"Juggs.\"","Draft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Mutilated. Letter concerning a deed of trust given by Capt. Bramham and Peter Rust to Landon Carter.","6 items. Tayloe (William H.) - Dispute.","4 items. Charles Mason, guardian of - Thompson (Mary) v. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Landon Carter. Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Hickory Thicket.\"","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","13 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858","Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","18 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","85 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","2 items. Including plat.","10 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841","50 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841.","43 items.","43 items.","13 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert \"King\" Carter.","Dickenson (Elizabeth) - Certificate appointing Austin Brockenbrough her attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County sold by her husband, Thomas Dickenson, to Robert Carter.","2 items. Garner (Vincent) - Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County, belonging to Vincent Garner, 1728, and an undated memorandum on the bounds of Vincent Garner's land patent.","Deed to a tract of land in Lancaster County, adjoining Col. Carter's land.","Mutilated. Deed to a house and lot in Williamsburg.","Suit in Williamsburg. Note: It is possible that this Robert Carter is not Robert \"King\" Carter, but his son, Robert Carter of Nomini.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Coles Land.\"","Lease of a tract of land in Northumberland County.","Shropshire (St. John) - Re: recommending Richard Tankersly for a position.","John Palmer to David Ginnins [Jennings]. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","Copy. Will of David Jennings, leaving his estate to Francis Bratton, whose daughter, Frances, afterwards married Enoch Hill. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","2 items. Enoch Hill and Frances, his wife, to Robert Carter. Mortgage and deed to the same property, dated the same day. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","6 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert Carter of Nomini (circa 1704-1731), son of Robert \"King\" Carter, and father of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter, of Nomini.","Letter concerning purchase of five tons of iron from Robert Carter.","2 items. Lease of a tract of land in Stafford County, 12 August 1729, and deed of sale covering the same tract of land, 13 August 1729.","2 items. Statement by John Warner concerning sale of 330 acres of land by John Savage to Robert Carter, 1730, and a cash receipt dated 1733.","103 items.","40 items.","60 items.","60 items.","3 items.","Quitclaim deed to a parcel of land on Palace Street, Williamsburg.","24 items.","4 items.","18 items, including 9 diary books (typed by CWI).","2 items. See also: Morton, Louis, \"Robert Wormeley Carter: Notes on the Life of a Virginia Planter,\" Journal of Southern History, vol. 12, pp. 345-365.","Deed to a lot in the city of Richmond.","44 items.","Copy.","Copy.","A memorandum by Robert W. Carter appears on the same sheet.","Copy","Copy","33 items.","Copy. [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 3 July 1822, and [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 28 July 1822.","Incomplete. Enclosure: [Charles Carter ?] to Mary B. Carter, at Sabine Hall, [Richmond County].","Receipt for payment for ticket in Grand National Lottery appears on same sheet.","Mutilated","Mutilated. Date is from postmark.","Mutilated.","46 items.","Date is from postmark.","Re: expulsion of J. A. Carter.","Copy.","Re: Final disposition of persons enslaved by RWC's mother's, referred to as 'Negroes.'","50 items.","Copy. Re: Favors J. Q. Adams over Gen. Jackson in the election.","Re: Opposed to doctrines of Adam's first message/ objections to Jackson listed.","Re: His support of Gen. Jackson as the least evil of the two.","Date is from postmark.","Re: Urging RWC to run for the Senate.","Re: Says RWC will do well in his district.","Re: On RWC's chances in the election.","Copy of contract between John Dickinson, assignee of Mackenzie Beverly, and William B. Beverly, agent of Robert Beverly, on same sheet.","Re: The death of RWC's brother Landon.","Re: RWC's sister requesting him to buy Betty at the sale of persons, enslaved by their brother.","Re: Urging him not to resign his seat.","Postmarked Spotted Ville [Stafford County]. Includes a statement of account written by Robert W. Carter.","38 items.","Re: Louis Tyre, a free man of color who would put C's mill in operation.","Two letters written on the same page.","A letter recommending Lewis Tyre as a workman, signed by D. Green, [?], and John McMahon, appears on the same sheet.","Postscript written by D. Green.","Re: Attacks on him in the Enquerer. Comments on S. Carolina's position/fear of \"anarchy if not civil war will prevail.\"","Re: Castings for saw mill.","Re: Telling RWC to electioneer if he would secure the prize \"which is scarcely worth the contest.\"","A note drawn by Robert W. Carter, 8 March 1833, appears on same sheet.","Re: The sale of Spencer (an enslaved person) ($150) \"he shall be treated with the utmost kindness ...\"","Printed circular letter.","Postmarked Washington.","Re: The President and the bank deposits/ Mentions Wallace who may turn into a \"negro driver.\"","Re: Family News.","41 items.","Re: Inquiring about his chances as a candidate for Brig. Gen. in the Regt./lists his military experience.","Re: Marriage Plans.","Re: Replies to RWC's 2 January 1834 letter.","Re: The election of Aylett as Brig. Gen.","Re: Plans to announce his candidacy for the seat in the legislature representing Richmond and Lancaster Counties.","Copy. Re: Resignation as Col. of 41st Regiment.","Re: Dr. Emanuel's proposed candidacy for House of Delegates.","Re: Alternate representation from the two counties, comments on Jackson's \"great and glorious achievements\", then lost confidence in him; supports Leigh for U. S. Senator.","Date is from postmark.","Re: The boat he bought in July.","Re: Doctor's report on Lizzie.","Re: The best route for supplying the F. R. to subscribers in the Northern Neck.","Re: the \"Torrent that is rushing on respecting Slavery ...\"","Re: Military career of her brother General Armistead.","Re: Banking.","Mutilated","Mutilated","36 items.","Re: RWC's candidacy in next legislature.","Re: Why he may not vote for RWC.","Virginia Tayloe is a sister of RWC.","24 items.","Re: Fire at RWC's house.","Enclosure: One Account.","Elizabeth Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.","Mutilated.","Rebecca Dulaney is Col. [Robert] W. Carter's niece.","Two letters written on the same page.","Copy.","36 items.","Re: Bill regarding the \"discipline of our slaves on this vexed Border\" (D.C.).","Re: Annexation of Hardy Co.","Copy.","Copy.","Note: Statements by a sporting court in regard to sweepstakes at Fairfield appear on same sheet.","Two letters written on the same page.","Re: Divorce proceedings.","2 item, both consisting of two letters written on the same page.","Incomplete.","36 items.","Two letters written on the same page.","Note: Describes inauguration parade of President W. H. Harrison.","Elizabeth Landon Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.","Postmarked Washington.","31 items.","Re: Sale of RWC's cotton stock.","[Copy].","Note: This letter concerns the newly-invented McCormick Reaper.","2 Enclosures: A sheet giving speed records of certain horses, 1802-1823, and a newspaper clipping concerning the Mount Vernon Races, 1842.","Postmarked Lancaster Court House.","64 items.","Postmarked Farnham, Virginia","Re: The colt is in fine condition.","Two letters written on one page.","Re: Whig Party Notice.","Re: Going to nominate RWC as Whig candidate.","Re: Political remarks.","Postmarked Farnham, Virginia","Postmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia","Mutilated.","[Letter requesting Col. Carter to deliver a Fourth of July oration at a place not specified].","Postmarked Litwalton, [Lancaster County], Virginia","Copy.","Note: A statement of account appears on the same sheet.","60 items.","Note: Mention is made of the burning of Mt. Airy.","Note: A statement is added to the letter showing mortgages given by John Critcher to various persons.","Mutilated.","Note: Reference is made to the burning of Mount Airy. Enclosure: A copy of a court order giving nominations for sheriff of Richmond County. 1844.","Mutilated.","Two drafts of a letter.","Postscript by Maria G. Braxton.","Accompanying remarks by Robert W. Carter.","Forwarded to Warsaw.","Original letter and duplicate. The duplicate is addressed to Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.","Printed circular letter.","36 items.","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: William H. Tayloe, at Mount Airy, [Richmond County], to Col. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 6 November 1846. O. P. Hare, at Richmond, to William H. Tayloe, 1 January 1846.","45 items.","Copy.","Printed Circular.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular of Mrs. Mary L. Eliason's Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies, Alexandria, Virginia.","49 items.","Printed circular letter.","Note: An account is added to this letter.","Note: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Two letters written on one page: E. McG. Tidball, at Waterloo, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, near Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia, 6 October 1848. L. G. Tidball to [R. W. Carter], undated.","Enclosure: Clipping from the National Intelligencer and Southern Churchman offering for sale an estate in Fairfax County called Vaucluse.","Note: This letter contains comments on the California gold fever.","39 items.","Note: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Enclosure: R. A. Claybrook, at Piedmont, to Eustace Conway. 18 May 1849.","Note: This letter contains two prescriptions and a bill for medical services. Date is from the postmark.","59 items.","2 Copies.","Enclosure: T. Reavis, at Gainesville, to E. Conway, at Richmond, Virginia 14 February 1850.","Copy.","Enclosure: Receipt for subscription to \"American Farmer.\"","64 items.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Two letters written on one page.","Draft. Draft of a statement concerning the resignation of Rev. William N. Ward as Rector of Lunenburg Parish. Note: The draft is in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter.","38 items.","Copy.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Printed circular letter.","Mutilated.","1 item,","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: Gordon Forbes, at Sandy Point, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 17 October 1854. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, to Daingerfield Belfield, at Belle Brant, 10 November 1854.","Copy.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Note: A statement of account is added to this letter.","Enclosure: An extract from the Report of the Executive Committee of the Rappahannock River Agricultural Society.","Enclosure: Certificate of election of Robert W. Carter as a lay delegate to the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia.","Postmarked Upperville, Virginia.","Copy.","Note: A copy of Col. R. W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: William T. Harris, at Warsaw, to Col. Carter, 24 Feb 1857. R. W. C[arter] to [William T. Harris], 6 March 1857.","Enclosure: Account of E. T. Tayloe with Robert W. Carter, 1853-1854.","Copy.","Enclosure: Copy of a letter written by Elias Harroll, an enslaved person, to a (black) friend.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Enclosure: C[harles] C[arter] Lee, at Richmond, to Col. R. W. Carter, 1 January 1859.","Enclosure: A sample of merino wool.","Enclosure: Printed circular letter from R. T. Daniel, chairman, State Central Committee, Richmond, Virginia, 23 February 1859.","Mutilated.","Copy.","Illegible.","Enclosure: John Bulger to [William Wirt], undated.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising hogs.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Enclosure: A list of enslaved person showing ages and 'value.'","Mutilated","Two letters written on the same page.","2 items.","2 items.","3 items.","3 items.","3 items.","Two letters written on the same page.","A note written by H. W[ellford] to Robert W. Carter appears on the cover of this letter.","Incomplete.","3 items. Two mutilated drafts of a letter.","An unfinished draft of a letter.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Draft of letter.","Copy, Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising the business of William A. Jackson.","Note: A poem in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","Mutilated.","Mutilated. Postmarked Tappahannock.","Note: A form of application for divorce in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, appears on the same sheet.","2 items.","Mutilated.","Postmarked Petersburg, Virginia.","Letter invites Robert W. Carter to speak in a political debate.","Enclosure: Cut of a corn drill.","Note: A memorandum in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Copy of second letter.","2 letters.","2 letters.","Mutilated. Postmarked Gordonsville.","Postmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Folder 51-35: 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","191 items.","14 items.","176 items.","46 items.","30 items.","8 items.","8 items.","Folders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).","Folders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).","8 items.","3 items.","5 items.","19 items.","17 items.","105 items.","105 items.","23 items.","23 items.","207 items.","207 items.","137 items. Bills and receipts. Arranged by locality.","3 items.","2 items.","4 items.","2 items.","2 items.","14 items.","10 items.","4 items.","4 items.","66 items. Eight items include levies for the repair of Totuskey Large Bridge, 1841, and Totuskey Little Bridge, 1851.","4 items.","6 items.","8 items.","3 items.","100 items.","148 items.","Memorandum sent by J. S. Wellford to Robert W. Carter.","238 items.","20 items.","368 items.","13 items.","166 items.","189 items. Arranged alphabetically.","5 items.","5 items.","26 items.","3 items.","6 items.","8 items.","15 items.","15 items. This includes the Report of the Investigating Committee to the stockholders, 1855.","3 items.","8 items.","58 items.","27 items.","10 items.","7 items.","7 items.","5 items.","5 items.","46 items.","46 items.","1,246 items.","32 items.","66 items.","159 items.","126 items.","33 items.","28 items.","38 items, including one memorandum book.","89 items.","56 items.","44 items. Accounts dealing with enslaved persons ('Negroes'), 1813-1861. 123 items.","208 items. Arranged by alphabetical order by last name.","28 items.","5 items.","7 items.","22 items.","13 items.","16 items.","18 items.","6 items.","12 items.","20 items.","11 items.","15 items.","28 items.","6 items.","7 items.","288 items.","39 items.","39 items.","8 items.","8 items.","75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.","75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.","9 items.","9 items.","97 items. See also Folder 82.","97 items. See also Folder 82.","79 items.","79 items.","221 items.","10 items.","3 items.","10 items.","3 items.","46 items.","24 items.","6 items.","3 items.","2 items.","3 items.","13 items.","13 items.","Arranged by last name.","Notice directing Robert W. Carter to attend, at Lancaster Court House, the trial of Thomas Armstrong, captain of artillery attached to the 92nd Regiment, Virginia Militia.","Joseph F. Harvey and David B. Taylor, administrators of Bailey (Robert) et al. vs. Robert W. Carter. Suit in Westmoreland County.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Bushfield,\" to secure a debt due Robert W. Carter.","2 items. Deed to a lot of land in the village of Warsaw, 1834, and deed of Edwin Waller and wife conveying the same property to Harmanus Boggs.","Deed to a lot of land in Richmond County near the court house.","53 items. Agreements with overseers, 1815-1854, 24 pieces; and letters from overseers, 1825-1860. 29 items.","3 items. Agreements for rental of his tract of land in Richmond County, known as \"The Distillery.\"","2 items. Letters concerning soldier's claims of Robert W. Carter.","2 items. E.B. Stephens for Carter (Robert W.) vs. Daniel Atwill.","Carter (Robert W.) vs. John Bailey's administrators, 1841-1857. 13 items. And a list of suits brought in Westmoreland County by Robert W. Carter against John Critcher and others to secure debts of John Bailey and of Robert Bailey who was one of the administrators of John Bailey. 1851. 3 items.","4 items.","2 items.","2 items.","4 items.","2 items. Agreement regarding sale to Robert W. Carter of one half of the schooner Sally Eleanor, 1842, and an account of Robert W. Carter with Griffin Garner. 1844.","2 items.","Memo. Deeds of trust to ( ) Conway et al, and to ( ) Pendleton, for ( ) Claybrooke.","Agreement with Robert W. Carter regarding the purchase of a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Louisville.\"","Certificate granting to Robert W. Carter the right to use an improved bee-hive patented by William M. Hall of Wallingford, Conn.","Memo. Robert W. Carter for Lamkin (J.L.) vs. Thomas S. Waugh et al. Three suits in Charles City County.","Writ to compel them to lay certain levies for a public road and landing.","Memo. Agreement with Robert W. Carter concerning the taking of depositions in a certain suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Richmond County for amount due him under a trust deed from Jeffries \u0026 Oldham to W.Y. Sturman, trustee for Robert W. Carter.","7 items. Trust deed covering his interest in a house and lot in Fredericksburg, and other papers relating thereto.","2 items. Two trust deeds covering ensaved persons.","Letter from R.E. Scott to Robert W. Carter, who is interested in the suit, giving a financial statement of the case.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.","2 items. William L. Claybrooke and Thomas Jones, Jr., trustees of Sydnor (R.B.) vs. Elizabeth Edwards et al [including Robert W. Carter]. Suit in Richmond County.","Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland and Lancaster Counties.","Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Deed of a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"The Distillery.\"","Trust deed covering a lot in the City of Richmond.","8 items. Suit in Stafford County.","79 items.","17 items.","4 items.","14 items. This group consists chiefly of printed circular letters.","30 items.","14 items.","29 items.","14 items.","Copy.","2 items. Mutilated.","Printed Pamphlet.","Copy of a resolution requesting that the delegates representing Richmond County use their influence to have a law passed by the General Assembly separating the funds of Lunenburg and Farnham parishes, Richmond County, and appointing separate boards to manage each fund. Signed by Moore F. Brockenbrough and others.","Signed by Daniel Garland and others.","12 items.","Date of report not given.","3 items.","2 items.","31 items.","20 items.","2 items.","3 items.","5 items.","7 booklets. The diaries for 1836, 1838, 1844, 1846, and 1859 are written in printed almanacs.","18 items. Robert W. Carter, and Enoch Mason, were the joint administrators of John Mason. This subseries includes accounts, such as 17 bills for court fees and 1 letter concerning fees.","86 items.","56 items. Including a letter from Thomas D. Mutter to Robert W. Carter, 13 Aug 1824, concerning the impending visit of the Marquis De La Fayette to Fredericksburg.","25 items.","2 items. Suit in the City of Richmond.","Suit in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District.","2 items. Reports of progress at Llangollen School, 1825, and at Hampden Sydney College, 1826.","Folders 94-100: 449 items total. (Letters in folders 94-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 243 items. Accounts in folders 97-99 date from 1814-1850 and total 196 items. Legal papers in folder 100 consist of 10 items. )","49 items.","9 items. Letters concern enslaved persons ('slaves') at the Tomlin estate sold to Henry Lewis.","14 items.","26 items.","Letters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.","Letters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.","Accounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.","Accounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.","51 items.","30 items.","21 items.","10 items.","4 items. Suit in Richmond County, Virginia.","Suit in Madison Parish, Louisiana.","Suit in Richmond County, Virginia.","Suit in Richmond County.","Agreement concerning the settlement of a debt.","2 items. Trust deed, covering a tract of land in Northumberland County, called \"Clifton.\"","46 items.","4 items.","56 items. Including the suit, Robert W. Carter vs. Benjamin O. Tayloe et al.","51 items. Items arranged chronologically.","Note: The reply appears on back of sheet","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Mutilated.","Copy.","79 items, in part copies. Items are divided into two time periods, 1669-1789 and 1823-1854, and within the dateranges, alphabetically.","30 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically .","Samuel Baley to Marmaduke Beckwith. Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Certificate signed by John Smith and William Brockenbrough stating that Elizabeth Beale has given her assent to a deed executed by her husband, John Beale.","Copy. Copy of will of John Brothwaite, of Rappahannock County.","John Dudley and wife to Henry Curtis. Deed to 150 acres of land in Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County.","John Dudley and wife to Thomas Curtis. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County. Note: A deed of George Curtis, dated 9 June 1702, granting to William Lister his interest in this property, appears on back of sheet.","Robert Dudley to Richard Farrell. Acknowledgment of debt. Note: A statement by Richard Farrell, assigning all his right in this bond to John Dudley, appears on back of sheet.","Refusal of Griffin Fauntleroy to give possession of John Lloyd's estate in Richmond County to Daniel McCarty.","Henry Graves and wife to Richard Graves. Deed to 450 acres of land in Bruton Parish, York County.","William Jones to Peter Coutanceau. Deed to 592 acres of land in Northumberland County.","Plat of land in James City County, bought of Keeling by John Dixon.","Certificate of the publishing of Maj. Dennis McCarty's intention to dock the entail of his lands in Richmond County.","William McConnell and wife to [unknown] Lack. Fragment of a deed to a lot in an unidentified town in Rowan County, North Carolina.","Statement of Sarah Minor, appointing Thomas Batchelor her attorney for relinquishing her dower rights in a tract of land leased by her husband, John Minor, to John Champ.","2 items. John Palmer to Edward Fielding. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County, 19 March 1678/9, and a copy of the deed.","2 items. Surveyor's plats of land in Northumberland County sold by Walter Pavey to John Rice.","5 items. Papers concerning descent of title to a tract of land in Richmond County from Walter Pavey to Daniel McCarty.","Webley Pavey to Daniel McCarty. Trust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.","Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Richmond County, surveyed by William Garland for Charles Sallard.","Mary Simpson to William [?]. Bond.","Copy of bill of James Davenport, clerk of court, against Daniel Morgan, executor, for proving and recording the will of Mary Stone.","Thomas Trice vs. Francis Moreland et al. Suit in Orange County, North Carolina.","Declaration of the Council and Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia to the King, requesting the reenactment of ten laws repealed by the King, and expressing gratitude for his approval of fifty-seven acts passed by the Burgesses.","Copy. Mattram Wright to Thomas Lloyd. Fifteen-year lease of a plantation in Richmond County.","Mutilated. [?] to Richard Lee. Quitrent agreement concerning 904 acres of land in Great Wiccomocoe Parish, Northumberland County.","49 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject matter or last name.","2 items. Certificates of lunacy of Carter B. Berkley, signed by the Visitors of the City Hospital, Baltimore, and by two physicians.","3 items. Resolutions by the board of directors of the Old Dominion Steam Boat Company on the occasion of the death of John Chowning.","Soldiers Claim of Randall or Randolph Clark.","Subscription list for a dinner to be given at the Eagle Hotel in honor of Henry Clay and G.M. Bibb.","A paper by an unidentified person proposing that only one commissioner be appointed to each superior court of chancery.","A description of the author Charles Dickens.","Memorandum giving dates of the Fairfield races.","Two sketches of unidentified grave markers, on one sheet.","Certificate of appointment of Samuel Lyell as postmaster at Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.","9 items.","Memorandum book.","Memorandum book.","memorandum book.","11 items. Data on the oyster industry in Virginia.","Appeal to the judges of an unidentified court for protection.","7 items.","2 items.","3 items.","27 items.","27 items.","3 items.","Pamphlet.","Pamphlet. Delivered in the House of Representatives.","10 items.","12 items.","13 items.","64 items","55 items.","9 items."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91: Diaries of Robert W. Carter) were removed from the Carter Family Papers and catalogued as Rare Books under: AY 326.R5 W3 1836 AY 326.R5 W3 1844 AY 326.R5 W3 1846 AY 35.R5 C6 1838 AY 35.R5 C6 1859\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["In May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91: Diaries of Robert W. Carter) were removed from the Carter Family Papers and catalogued as Rare Books under: AY 326.R5 W3 1836 AY 326.R5 W3 1844 AY 326.R5 W3 1846 AY 35.R5 C6 1838 AY 35.R5 C6 1859"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":2058,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T08:00:19.069Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9246","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9246","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9246","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9246","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9246.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Carter Family Papers","title_ssm":["Carter Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Carter Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1667-1862","1792-1861"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1792-1861"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1667-1862"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 39.1 C24","/repositories/2/resources/9246"],"text":["Mss. 39.1 C24","/repositories/2/resources/9246","Carter Family Papers","Virginia--Politics and Government--18th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century","Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century","Horse racing--Virginia","Legal documents","Plantation life--Virginia","Slavery--Virginia--18th century","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","Tobacco--Virginia--History--18th century","Tobacco--Virginia--History--19th century","United States--Politics and Government","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Arrangement: All papers which could be definitely identified with a person of some importance are grouped under the name of that person. These groups are arranged by alphabetical order. Persons of the same name are distinguished by dates of birth and death, or by their relationship to other persons whose dates are known.The general files (Folder 103-109) are placed after this alphabetical series (Folders 1-102). These files are separated into categories using appropriate classifications. Letters and papers belonging to estates, suits, etc., are filed with their respective groups. Likewise other letters and papers are listed either in the alphabetically arranged groups mentioned above, or in the general files."," Organization: This collection is organized into the following series and subserie:\n Series 1: People Files, Subseries are: Carter, Miss; Carter, (Miss C.); Carter (Charles) of Cleve, 1707-1764; Carter (Charles) of Shirley, 1732-1806; Carter (Elizabeth) [wife of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Elizabeth) [daughter of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ; Carter (Elizabeth L.) [sister of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861]; Carter (George) [son of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter]; Carter (George B.) estate; Carter (John Armistead) guardianship; Carter (Kate); Carter (Landon) 1710-1778 ;Carter (Landon, Jr.) [son of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Landon) 1756-1820, estate; Carter (Landon, Jr.) [half-brother of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ;Carter (Robert \"King\") 1663-1732; Carter (Robert) of Nomini, born c. 1704, died 1731; Carter (Robert \"Councillor\") of Nomini, 1728-1804; Carter (Robert Wormeley) 1734-1797 ; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861 ; Tayloe (John) estate.       \nSeries 2: General files. Subseries: Accounts, invoices, receipts; Letters; Other papers; Printed matter; Unidentified pieces and fragments; Labels, covers and envelopes","Robert \"King\" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of \"Sabine Hall.\" Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert \"Councillor\" Carter (1728-1804) of \"Nomini\" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797).","Other Information:"," Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00031.frame","When available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents.","This current finding aid is also available in the microfilm format at the Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314.","The collection includes: correspondence and land records of Robert \"King\" Carter; correspondence and land records of his sons Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778); correspondence, accounts, land records and the appointment to the Virginia Council of Robert Carter (1728-1804), son of Robert Carter (1704-1731); correspondence, diaries, land records and accounts of Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1804), son of Landon Carter of Sabine Hall; and correspondence and land records and papers concerning the estate of Robert Carter's grandson, Landon Carter (1757-1820)."," The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Robert Wormeley Carter (1792-1861) including his correspondence with Robley Dunglison, John Tyler, John Tayloe Lomax, Edmund Ruffin, Robert Young Conrad and members of the Tayloe family as well as his diaries and accounts arranged by subject. [Note: in May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91) were removed and catalogued as Rare Books].","Subjects covered in the collection include plantation life, horse-racing, real property, nineteenth-century Virginia politics, enslaved persons, and tobacco. In addition, there are miscellaneous eighteenth-century land and legal documents.","Also accessible on microfilm: Carter Papers, 1667-1862, in Swem Library's microforms area, 1 reel, call number HD1471 .U5 R43 ser.L Part 1.","2 items.","2 items.","3 items.","Note: This deed states that Robert Cary purchased the land from Charles Carter in 1746. Papers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.","Papers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.","5 items.","16 February 1788 and 25 February 1788 Two letters on same sheet.","Bill of lading for goods shipped from London to Charles Carter.","2 items.","12 items","7 items.","32 items","2 items.","61 items.","17 items.","Mutilated.","Draft of letter not sent.","Note: A memorandum by Landon Carter, dated 3 May 1778, appears on back of sheet.","44 items. Items are arranged alphabetically by last name.","Power of attorney, Elizabeth Beckwith to Col. George Eskridge. Power of attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County.","Marmaduke Beckwith to Landon Carter. Lease of a tract of land in Richmond County.","28 items. Papers concerning quitrents of Landon Carter, payable to Lord Fairfax.","Appraisal of land in Richmond County lately belonging to Maj. Dennis McCarty, made by Robert Tomlin and William Dogges, at the request of Landon Carter.","Surveyor's plat of the dividing line between the land of Landon Carter and John Kent, made by William Garland.","Rough draft, written by Landon Carter, of a petition to the House of Burgesses regarding a proposed division of the counties of King George, Stafford, Richmond, and Westmoreland. (Counties of Virginia-Geography [1769]).","Mutilated. Notice concerning an enslaved person who escaped ('a runaway slave') belonging to Landon Carter.","Photostatic copy. An inventory of the estate of Landon Carter, deceased.","5 items. A list of papers of L[andon] C[arter], deceased, taken by Robert W. Carter.","Speech of Landon Carter to a grand-jury.","A statement to the public by Landon Carter, regarding measures taken by England for the raising of revenues in the American colonies. The statement is addressed to Purdie and Dixon, who were printers in Williamsburg, Virginia","Deposition of Landon Carter in a dispute, between Charles Carter of Corotoman and Robert Carter of Williamsburg, concerning possession of Corotoman estate.","Surveyor's plat of a tract of land called \"Ring's Quarter,\" in King and Queen County. Part of \"Ring's Quarter\" belonged to Mrs. Elizabeth Wormeley, whose daughter, Elizabeth, married Landon Carter.","Certificate of relinquishment of the dower rights of Nancy Jones, Wilks County, Georgia, to a tract of land in Northumberland County, Virginia, sold by her husband, Thomas Jones, to Landon Carter, Jr.","1,049 items.","48 items.","Copy.","Both letters are on the same page.","10 items.","3 items.","22 items.","725 items. Includes one bound volume.","276 items.","Armistead (Lewis) - Plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County made by Rawleigh Tapscott at the request of Lewis Armistead.","6 items. Beverley (Carter) - Papers relating to the dissatisfaction shown by Carter Beverley with Robert W. Carter's administration of the Landon Carter estate.","2 items.","2 items. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Carter (Landon) - Request that the Land Office in Richmond furnish a copy of a deed establishing the line between the lands of [?] Sydnor and Landon Carter, and the reply to this request.","49 items.","3 items.","Extract of a deed.","4 items. Suit in Fredericksburg.","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Richmond District.","Copy.","6 items.","2 items. Suit in Richmond County.","Mutilated. Draft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Juggs.\"","Deed to a third part of a tract of land in Richmond County called \"Juggs.\"","Draft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Mutilated. Letter concerning a deed of trust given by Capt. Bramham and Peter Rust to Landon Carter.","6 items. Tayloe (William H.) - Dispute.","4 items. Charles Mason, guardian of - Thompson (Mary) v. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Landon Carter. Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Hickory Thicket.\"","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","13 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858","Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","18 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","85 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","2 items. Including plat.","10 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841","50 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841.","43 items.","43 items.","13 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert \"King\" Carter.","Dickenson (Elizabeth) - Certificate appointing Austin Brockenbrough her attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County sold by her husband, Thomas Dickenson, to Robert Carter.","2 items. Garner (Vincent) - Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County, belonging to Vincent Garner, 1728, and an undated memorandum on the bounds of Vincent Garner's land patent.","Deed to a tract of land in Lancaster County, adjoining Col. Carter's land.","Mutilated. Deed to a house and lot in Williamsburg.","Suit in Williamsburg. Note: It is possible that this Robert Carter is not Robert \"King\" Carter, but his son, Robert Carter of Nomini.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Coles Land.\"","Lease of a tract of land in Northumberland County.","Shropshire (St. John) - Re: recommending Richard Tankersly for a position.","John Palmer to David Ginnins [Jennings]. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","Copy. Will of David Jennings, leaving his estate to Francis Bratton, whose daughter, Frances, afterwards married Enoch Hill. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","2 items. Enoch Hill and Frances, his wife, to Robert Carter. Mortgage and deed to the same property, dated the same day. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","6 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert Carter of Nomini (circa 1704-1731), son of Robert \"King\" Carter, and father of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter, of Nomini.","Letter concerning purchase of five tons of iron from Robert Carter.","2 items. Lease of a tract of land in Stafford County, 12 August 1729, and deed of sale covering the same tract of land, 13 August 1729.","2 items. Statement by John Warner concerning sale of 330 acres of land by John Savage to Robert Carter, 1730, and a cash receipt dated 1733.","103 items.","40 items.","60 items.","60 items.","3 items.","Quitclaim deed to a parcel of land on Palace Street, Williamsburg.","24 items.","4 items.","18 items, including 9 diary books (typed by CWI).","2 items. See also: Morton, Louis, \"Robert Wormeley Carter: Notes on the Life of a Virginia Planter,\" Journal of Southern History, vol. 12, pp. 345-365.","Deed to a lot in the city of Richmond.","44 items.","Copy.","Copy.","A memorandum by Robert W. Carter appears on the same sheet.","Copy","Copy","33 items.","Copy. [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 3 July 1822, and [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 28 July 1822.","Incomplete. Enclosure: [Charles Carter ?] to Mary B. Carter, at Sabine Hall, [Richmond County].","Receipt for payment for ticket in Grand National Lottery appears on same sheet.","Mutilated","Mutilated. Date is from postmark.","Mutilated.","46 items.","Date is from postmark.","Re: expulsion of J. A. Carter.","Copy.","Re: Final disposition of persons enslaved by RWC's mother's, referred to as 'Negroes.'","50 items.","Copy. Re: Favors J. Q. Adams over Gen. Jackson in the election.","Re: Opposed to doctrines of Adam's first message/ objections to Jackson listed.","Re: His support of Gen. Jackson as the least evil of the two.","Date is from postmark.","Re: Urging RWC to run for the Senate.","Re: Says RWC will do well in his district.","Re: On RWC's chances in the election.","Copy of contract between John Dickinson, assignee of Mackenzie Beverly, and William B. Beverly, agent of Robert Beverly, on same sheet.","Re: The death of RWC's brother Landon.","Re: RWC's sister requesting him to buy Betty at the sale of persons, enslaved by their brother.","Re: Urging him not to resign his seat.","Postmarked Spotted Ville [Stafford County]. Includes a statement of account written by Robert W. Carter.","38 items.","Re: Louis Tyre, a free man of color who would put C's mill in operation.","Two letters written on the same page.","A letter recommending Lewis Tyre as a workman, signed by D. Green, [?], and John McMahon, appears on the same sheet.","Postscript written by D. Green.","Re: Attacks on him in the Enquerer. Comments on S. Carolina's position/fear of \"anarchy if not civil war will prevail.\"","Re: Castings for saw mill.","Re: Telling RWC to electioneer if he would secure the prize \"which is scarcely worth the contest.\"","A note drawn by Robert W. Carter, 8 March 1833, appears on same sheet.","Re: The sale of Spencer (an enslaved person) ($150) \"he shall be treated with the utmost kindness ...\"","Printed circular letter.","Postmarked Washington.","Re: The President and the bank deposits/ Mentions Wallace who may turn into a \"negro driver.\"","Re: Family News.","41 items.","Re: Inquiring about his chances as a candidate for Brig. Gen. in the Regt./lists his military experience.","Re: Marriage Plans.","Re: Replies to RWC's 2 January 1834 letter.","Re: The election of Aylett as Brig. Gen.","Re: Plans to announce his candidacy for the seat in the legislature representing Richmond and Lancaster Counties.","Copy. Re: Resignation as Col. of 41st Regiment.","Re: Dr. Emanuel's proposed candidacy for House of Delegates.","Re: Alternate representation from the two counties, comments on Jackson's \"great and glorious achievements\", then lost confidence in him; supports Leigh for U. S. Senator.","Date is from postmark.","Re: The boat he bought in July.","Re: Doctor's report on Lizzie.","Re: The best route for supplying the F. R. to subscribers in the Northern Neck.","Re: the \"Torrent that is rushing on respecting Slavery ...\"","Re: Military career of her brother General Armistead.","Re: Banking.","Mutilated","Mutilated","36 items.","Re: RWC's candidacy in next legislature.","Re: Why he may not vote for RWC.","Virginia Tayloe is a sister of RWC.","24 items.","Re: Fire at RWC's house.","Enclosure: One Account.","Elizabeth Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.","Mutilated.","Rebecca Dulaney is Col. [Robert] W. Carter's niece.","Two letters written on the same page.","Copy.","36 items.","Re: Bill regarding the \"discipline of our slaves on this vexed Border\" (D.C.).","Re: Annexation of Hardy Co.","Copy.","Copy.","Note: Statements by a sporting court in regard to sweepstakes at Fairfield appear on same sheet.","Two letters written on the same page.","Re: Divorce proceedings.","2 item, both consisting of two letters written on the same page.","Incomplete.","36 items.","Two letters written on the same page.","Note: Describes inauguration parade of President W. H. Harrison.","Elizabeth Landon Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.","Postmarked Washington.","31 items.","Re: Sale of RWC's cotton stock.","[Copy].","Note: This letter concerns the newly-invented McCormick Reaper.","2 Enclosures: A sheet giving speed records of certain horses, 1802-1823, and a newspaper clipping concerning the Mount Vernon Races, 1842.","Postmarked Lancaster Court House.","64 items.","Postmarked Farnham, Virginia","Re: The colt is in fine condition.","Two letters written on one page.","Re: Whig Party Notice.","Re: Going to nominate RWC as Whig candidate.","Re: Political remarks.","Postmarked Farnham, Virginia","Postmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia","Mutilated.","[Letter requesting Col. Carter to deliver a Fourth of July oration at a place not specified].","Postmarked Litwalton, [Lancaster County], Virginia","Copy.","Note: A statement of account appears on the same sheet.","60 items.","Note: Mention is made of the burning of Mt. Airy.","Note: A statement is added to the letter showing mortgages given by John Critcher to various persons.","Mutilated.","Note: Reference is made to the burning of Mount Airy. Enclosure: A copy of a court order giving nominations for sheriff of Richmond County. 1844.","Mutilated.","Two drafts of a letter.","Postscript by Maria G. Braxton.","Accompanying remarks by Robert W. Carter.","Forwarded to Warsaw.","Original letter and duplicate. The duplicate is addressed to Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.","Printed circular letter.","36 items.","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: William H. Tayloe, at Mount Airy, [Richmond County], to Col. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 6 November 1846. O. P. Hare, at Richmond, to William H. Tayloe, 1 January 1846.","45 items.","Copy.","Printed Circular.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular of Mrs. Mary L. Eliason's Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies, Alexandria, Virginia.","49 items.","Printed circular letter.","Note: An account is added to this letter.","Note: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Two letters written on one page: E. McG. Tidball, at Waterloo, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, near Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia, 6 October 1848. L. G. Tidball to [R. W. Carter], undated.","Enclosure: Clipping from the National Intelligencer and Southern Churchman offering for sale an estate in Fairfax County called Vaucluse.","Note: This letter contains comments on the California gold fever.","39 items.","Note: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Enclosure: R. A. Claybrook, at Piedmont, to Eustace Conway. 18 May 1849.","Note: This letter contains two prescriptions and a bill for medical services. Date is from the postmark.","59 items.","2 Copies.","Enclosure: T. Reavis, at Gainesville, to E. Conway, at Richmond, Virginia 14 February 1850.","Copy.","Enclosure: Receipt for subscription to \"American Farmer.\"","64 items.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Two letters written on one page.","Draft. Draft of a statement concerning the resignation of Rev. William N. Ward as Rector of Lunenburg Parish. Note: The draft is in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter.","38 items.","Copy.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Printed circular letter.","Mutilated.","1 item,","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: Gordon Forbes, at Sandy Point, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 17 October 1854. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, to Daingerfield Belfield, at Belle Brant, 10 November 1854.","Copy.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Note: A statement of account is added to this letter.","Enclosure: An extract from the Report of the Executive Committee of the Rappahannock River Agricultural Society.","Enclosure: Certificate of election of Robert W. Carter as a lay delegate to the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia.","Postmarked Upperville, Virginia.","Copy.","Note: A copy of Col. R. W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: William T. Harris, at Warsaw, to Col. Carter, 24 Feb 1857. R. W. C[arter] to [William T. Harris], 6 March 1857.","Enclosure: Account of E. T. Tayloe with Robert W. Carter, 1853-1854.","Copy.","Enclosure: Copy of a letter written by Elias Harroll, an enslaved person, to a (black) friend.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Enclosure: C[harles] C[arter] Lee, at Richmond, to Col. R. W. Carter, 1 January 1859.","Enclosure: A sample of merino wool.","Enclosure: Printed circular letter from R. T. Daniel, chairman, State Central Committee, Richmond, Virginia, 23 February 1859.","Mutilated.","Copy.","Illegible.","Enclosure: John Bulger to [William Wirt], undated.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising hogs.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Enclosure: A list of enslaved person showing ages and 'value.'","Mutilated","Two letters written on the same page.","2 items.","2 items.","3 items.","3 items.","3 items.","Two letters written on the same page.","A note written by H. W[ellford] to Robert W. Carter appears on the cover of this letter.","Incomplete.","3 items. Two mutilated drafts of a letter.","An unfinished draft of a letter.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Draft of letter.","Copy, Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising the business of William A. Jackson.","Note: A poem in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","Mutilated.","Mutilated. Postmarked Tappahannock.","Note: A form of application for divorce in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, appears on the same sheet.","2 items.","Mutilated.","Postmarked Petersburg, Virginia.","Letter invites Robert W. Carter to speak in a political debate.","Enclosure: Cut of a corn drill.","Note: A memorandum in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Copy of second letter.","2 letters.","2 letters.","Mutilated. Postmarked Gordonsville.","Postmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Folder 51-35: 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","191 items.","14 items.","176 items.","46 items.","30 items.","8 items.","8 items.","Folders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).","Folders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).","8 items.","3 items.","5 items.","19 items.","17 items.","105 items.","105 items.","23 items.","23 items.","207 items.","207 items.","137 items. Bills and receipts. Arranged by locality.","3 items.","2 items.","4 items.","2 items.","2 items.","14 items.","10 items.","4 items.","4 items.","66 items. Eight items include levies for the repair of Totuskey Large Bridge, 1841, and Totuskey Little Bridge, 1851.","4 items.","6 items.","8 items.","3 items.","100 items.","148 items.","Memorandum sent by J. S. Wellford to Robert W. Carter.","238 items.","20 items.","368 items.","13 items.","166 items.","189 items. Arranged alphabetically.","5 items.","5 items.","26 items.","3 items.","6 items.","8 items.","15 items.","15 items. This includes the Report of the Investigating Committee to the stockholders, 1855.","3 items.","8 items.","58 items.","27 items.","10 items.","7 items.","7 items.","5 items.","5 items.","46 items.","46 items.","1,246 items.","32 items.","66 items.","159 items.","126 items.","33 items.","28 items.","38 items, including one memorandum book.","89 items.","56 items.","44 items. Accounts dealing with enslaved persons ('Negroes'), 1813-1861. 123 items.","208 items. Arranged by alphabetical order by last name.","28 items.","5 items.","7 items.","22 items.","13 items.","16 items.","18 items.","6 items.","12 items.","20 items.","11 items.","15 items.","28 items.","6 items.","7 items.","288 items.","39 items.","39 items.","8 items.","8 items.","75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.","75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.","9 items.","9 items.","97 items. See also Folder 82.","97 items. See also Folder 82.","79 items.","79 items.","221 items.","10 items.","3 items.","10 items.","3 items.","46 items.","24 items.","6 items.","3 items.","2 items.","3 items.","13 items.","13 items.","Arranged by last name.","Notice directing Robert W. Carter to attend, at Lancaster Court House, the trial of Thomas Armstrong, captain of artillery attached to the 92nd Regiment, Virginia Militia.","Joseph F. Harvey and David B. Taylor, administrators of Bailey (Robert) et al. vs. Robert W. Carter. Suit in Westmoreland County.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Bushfield,\" to secure a debt due Robert W. Carter.","2 items. Deed to a lot of land in the village of Warsaw, 1834, and deed of Edwin Waller and wife conveying the same property to Harmanus Boggs.","Deed to a lot of land in Richmond County near the court house.","53 items. Agreements with overseers, 1815-1854, 24 pieces; and letters from overseers, 1825-1860. 29 items.","3 items. Agreements for rental of his tract of land in Richmond County, known as \"The Distillery.\"","2 items. Letters concerning soldier's claims of Robert W. Carter.","2 items. E.B. Stephens for Carter (Robert W.) vs. Daniel Atwill.","Carter (Robert W.) vs. John Bailey's administrators, 1841-1857. 13 items. And a list of suits brought in Westmoreland County by Robert W. Carter against John Critcher and others to secure debts of John Bailey and of Robert Bailey who was one of the administrators of John Bailey. 1851. 3 items.","4 items.","2 items.","2 items.","4 items.","2 items. Agreement regarding sale to Robert W. Carter of one half of the schooner Sally Eleanor, 1842, and an account of Robert W. Carter with Griffin Garner. 1844.","2 items.","Memo. Deeds of trust to ( ) Conway et al, and to ( ) Pendleton, for ( ) Claybrooke.","Agreement with Robert W. Carter regarding the purchase of a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Louisville.\"","Certificate granting to Robert W. Carter the right to use an improved bee-hive patented by William M. Hall of Wallingford, Conn.","Memo. Robert W. Carter for Lamkin (J.L.) vs. Thomas S. Waugh et al. Three suits in Charles City County.","Writ to compel them to lay certain levies for a public road and landing.","Memo. Agreement with Robert W. Carter concerning the taking of depositions in a certain suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Richmond County for amount due him under a trust deed from Jeffries \u0026 Oldham to W.Y. Sturman, trustee for Robert W. Carter.","7 items. Trust deed covering his interest in a house and lot in Fredericksburg, and other papers relating thereto.","2 items. Two trust deeds covering ensaved persons.","Letter from R.E. Scott to Robert W. Carter, who is interested in the suit, giving a financial statement of the case.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.","2 items. William L. Claybrooke and Thomas Jones, Jr., trustees of Sydnor (R.B.) vs. Elizabeth Edwards et al [including Robert W. Carter]. Suit in Richmond County.","Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland and Lancaster Counties.","Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Deed of a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"The Distillery.\"","Trust deed covering a lot in the City of Richmond.","8 items. Suit in Stafford County.","79 items.","17 items.","4 items.","14 items. This group consists chiefly of printed circular letters.","30 items.","14 items.","29 items.","14 items.","Copy.","2 items. Mutilated.","Printed Pamphlet.","Copy of a resolution requesting that the delegates representing Richmond County use their influence to have a law passed by the General Assembly separating the funds of Lunenburg and Farnham parishes, Richmond County, and appointing separate boards to manage each fund. Signed by Moore F. Brockenbrough and others.","Signed by Daniel Garland and others.","12 items.","Date of report not given.","3 items.","2 items.","31 items.","20 items.","2 items.","3 items.","5 items.","7 booklets. The diaries for 1836, 1838, 1844, 1846, and 1859 are written in printed almanacs.","18 items. Robert W. Carter, and Enoch Mason, were the joint administrators of John Mason. This subseries includes accounts, such as 17 bills for court fees and 1 letter concerning fees.","86 items.","56 items. Including a letter from Thomas D. Mutter to Robert W. Carter, 13 Aug 1824, concerning the impending visit of the Marquis De La Fayette to Fredericksburg.","25 items.","2 items. Suit in the City of Richmond.","Suit in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District.","2 items. Reports of progress at Llangollen School, 1825, and at Hampden Sydney College, 1826.","Folders 94-100: 449 items total. (Letters in folders 94-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 243 items. Accounts in folders 97-99 date from 1814-1850 and total 196 items. Legal papers in folder 100 consist of 10 items. )","49 items.","9 items. Letters concern enslaved persons ('slaves') at the Tomlin estate sold to Henry Lewis.","14 items.","26 items.","Letters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.","Letters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.","Accounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.","Accounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.","51 items.","30 items.","21 items.","10 items.","4 items. Suit in Richmond County, Virginia.","Suit in Madison Parish, Louisiana.","Suit in Richmond County, Virginia.","Suit in Richmond County.","Agreement concerning the settlement of a debt.","2 items. Trust deed, covering a tract of land in Northumberland County, called \"Clifton.\"","46 items.","4 items.","56 items. Including the suit, Robert W. Carter vs. Benjamin O. Tayloe et al.","51 items. Items arranged chronologically.","Note: The reply appears on back of sheet","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Mutilated.","Copy.","79 items, in part copies. Items are divided into two time periods, 1669-1789 and 1823-1854, and within the dateranges, alphabetically.","30 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically .","Samuel Baley to Marmaduke Beckwith. Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Certificate signed by John Smith and William Brockenbrough stating that Elizabeth Beale has given her assent to a deed executed by her husband, John Beale.","Copy. Copy of will of John Brothwaite, of Rappahannock County.","John Dudley and wife to Henry Curtis. Deed to 150 acres of land in Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County.","John Dudley and wife to Thomas Curtis. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County. Note: A deed of George Curtis, dated 9 June 1702, granting to William Lister his interest in this property, appears on back of sheet.","Robert Dudley to Richard Farrell. Acknowledgment of debt. Note: A statement by Richard Farrell, assigning all his right in this bond to John Dudley, appears on back of sheet.","Refusal of Griffin Fauntleroy to give possession of John Lloyd's estate in Richmond County to Daniel McCarty.","Henry Graves and wife to Richard Graves. Deed to 450 acres of land in Bruton Parish, York County.","William Jones to Peter Coutanceau. Deed to 592 acres of land in Northumberland County.","Plat of land in James City County, bought of Keeling by John Dixon.","Certificate of the publishing of Maj. Dennis McCarty's intention to dock the entail of his lands in Richmond County.","William McConnell and wife to [unknown] Lack. Fragment of a deed to a lot in an unidentified town in Rowan County, North Carolina.","Statement of Sarah Minor, appointing Thomas Batchelor her attorney for relinquishing her dower rights in a tract of land leased by her husband, John Minor, to John Champ.","2 items. John Palmer to Edward Fielding. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County, 19 March 1678/9, and a copy of the deed.","2 items. Surveyor's plats of land in Northumberland County sold by Walter Pavey to John Rice.","5 items. Papers concerning descent of title to a tract of land in Richmond County from Walter Pavey to Daniel McCarty.","Webley Pavey to Daniel McCarty. Trust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.","Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Richmond County, surveyed by William Garland for Charles Sallard.","Mary Simpson to William [?]. Bond.","Copy of bill of James Davenport, clerk of court, against Daniel Morgan, executor, for proving and recording the will of Mary Stone.","Thomas Trice vs. Francis Moreland et al. Suit in Orange County, North Carolina.","Declaration of the Council and Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia to the King, requesting the reenactment of ten laws repealed by the King, and expressing gratitude for his approval of fifty-seven acts passed by the Burgesses.","Copy. Mattram Wright to Thomas Lloyd. Fifteen-year lease of a plantation in Richmond County.","Mutilated. [?] to Richard Lee. Quitrent agreement concerning 904 acres of land in Great Wiccomocoe Parish, Northumberland County.","49 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject matter or last name.","2 items. Certificates of lunacy of Carter B. Berkley, signed by the Visitors of the City Hospital, Baltimore, and by two physicians.","3 items. Resolutions by the board of directors of the Old Dominion Steam Boat Company on the occasion of the death of John Chowning.","Soldiers Claim of Randall or Randolph Clark.","Subscription list for a dinner to be given at the Eagle Hotel in honor of Henry Clay and G.M. Bibb.","A paper by an unidentified person proposing that only one commissioner be appointed to each superior court of chancery.","A description of the author Charles Dickens.","Memorandum giving dates of the Fairfield races.","Two sketches of unidentified grave markers, on one sheet.","Certificate of appointment of Samuel Lyell as postmaster at Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.","9 items.","Memorandum book.","Memorandum book.","memorandum book.","11 items. Data on the oyster industry in Virginia.","Appeal to the judges of an unidentified court for protection.","7 items.","2 items.","3 items.","27 items.","27 items.","3 items.","Pamphlet.","Pamphlet. Delivered in the House of Representatives.","10 items.","12 items.","13 items.","64 items","55 items.","9 items.","In May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91: Diaries of Robert W. Carter) were removed from the Carter Family Papers and catalogued as Rare Books under: AY 326.R5 W3 1836 AY 326.R5 W3 1844 AY 326.R5 W3 1846 AY 35.R5 C6 1838 AY 35.R5 C6 1859","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 39.1 C24","/repositories/2/resources/9246"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Carter Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Carter Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Carter Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Virginia--Politics and Government--18th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Virginia--Politics and Government--18th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"creator_ssim":["Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"creators_ssim":["Carter, Robert  (\"King\"), 1663-1732","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"places_ssim":["Virginia--Politics and Government--18th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Purchased: 8,602 items 12/31/1935; 2 items in November 1938."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century","Horse racing--Virginia","Legal documents","Plantation life--Virginia","Slavery--Virginia--18th century","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","Tobacco--Virginia--History--18th century","Tobacco--Virginia--History--19th century","United States--Politics and Government","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century","Horse racing--Virginia","Legal documents","Plantation life--Virginia","Slavery--Virginia--18th century","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","Tobacco--Virginia--History--18th century","Tobacco--Virginia--History--19th century","United States--Politics and Government","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["8609.00 Items 28 Century Boxes"],"extent_tesim":["8609.00 Items 28 Century Boxes"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)"],"date_range_isim":[1667,1668,1669,1670,1671,1672,1673,1674,1675,1676,1677,1678,1679,1680,1681,1682,1683,1684,1685,1686,1687,1688,1689,1690,1691,1692,1693,1694,1695,1696,1697,1698,1699,1700,1701,1702,1703,1704,1705,1706,1707,1708,1709,1710,1711,1712,1713,1714,1715,1716,1717,1718,1719,1720,1721,1722,1723,1724,1725,1726,1727,1728,1729,1730,1731,1732,1733,1734,1735,1736,1737,1738,1739,1740,1741,1742,1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1748,1749,1750,1751,1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArrangement: All papers which could be definitely identified with a person of some importance are grouped under the name of that person. These groups are arranged by alphabetical order. Persons of the same name are distinguished by dates of birth and death, or by their relationship to other persons whose dates are known.The general files (Folder 103-109) are placed after this alphabetical series (Folders 1-102). These files are separated into categories using appropriate classifications. Letters and papers belonging to estates, suits, etc., are filed with their respective groups. Likewise other letters and papers are listed either in the alphabetically arranged groups mentioned above, or in the general files.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Organization: This collection is organized into the following series and subserie:\n Series 1: People Files, Subseries are: Carter, Miss; Carter, (Miss C.); Carter (Charles) of Cleve, 1707-1764; Carter (Charles) of Shirley, 1732-1806; Carter (Elizabeth) [wife of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Elizabeth) [daughter of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ; Carter (Elizabeth L.) [sister of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861]; Carter (George) [son of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter]; Carter (George B.) estate; Carter (John Armistead) guardianship; Carter (Kate); Carter (Landon) 1710-1778 ;Carter (Landon, Jr.) [son of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Landon) 1756-1820, estate; Carter (Landon, Jr.) [half-brother of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ;Carter (Robert \"King\") 1663-1732; Carter (Robert) of Nomini, born c. 1704, died 1731; Carter (Robert \"Councillor\") of Nomini, 1728-1804; Carter (Robert Wormeley) 1734-1797 ; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861 ; Tayloe (John) estate.       \nSeries 2: General files. Subseries: Accounts, invoices, receipts; Letters; Other papers; Printed matter; Unidentified pieces and fragments; Labels, covers and envelopes\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Arrangement: All papers which could be definitely identified with a person of some importance are grouped under the name of that person. These groups are arranged by alphabetical order. Persons of the same name are distinguished by dates of birth and death, or by their relationship to other persons whose dates are known.The general files (Folder 103-109) are placed after this alphabetical series (Folders 1-102). These files are separated into categories using appropriate classifications. Letters and papers belonging to estates, suits, etc., are filed with their respective groups. Likewise other letters and papers are listed either in the alphabetically arranged groups mentioned above, or in the general files."," Organization: This collection is organized into the following series and subserie:\n Series 1: People Files, Subseries are: Carter, Miss; Carter, (Miss C.); Carter (Charles) of Cleve, 1707-1764; Carter (Charles) of Shirley, 1732-1806; Carter (Elizabeth) [wife of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Elizabeth) [daughter of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ; Carter (Elizabeth L.) [sister of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861]; Carter (George) [son of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter]; Carter (George B.) estate; Carter (John Armistead) guardianship; Carter (Kate); Carter (Landon) 1710-1778 ;Carter (Landon, Jr.) [son of Landon Carter, 1710-1778]; Carter (Landon) 1756-1820, estate; Carter (Landon, Jr.) [half-brother of Robert W. Carter, 1792-1861] ;Carter (Robert \"King\") 1663-1732; Carter (Robert) of Nomini, born c. 1704, died 1731; Carter (Robert \"Councillor\") of Nomini, 1728-1804; Carter (Robert Wormeley) 1734-1797 ; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861; Carter (Robert W.) 1792-1861 ; Tayloe (John) estate.       \nSeries 2: General files. Subseries: Accounts, invoices, receipts; Letters; Other papers; Printed matter; Unidentified pieces and fragments; Labels, covers and envelopes"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRobert \"King\" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of \"Sabine Hall.\" Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert \"Councillor\" Carter (1728-1804) of \"Nomini\" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797).\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Family History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Robert \"King\" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of \"Sabine Hall.\" Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert \"Councillor\" Carter (1728-1804) of \"Nomini\" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797)."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOther Information:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00031.frame\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General"],"odd_tesim":["Other Information:"," Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00031.frame"],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWhen available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements:"],"phystech_tesim":["When available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCarter Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Carter Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis current finding aid is also available in the microfilm format at the Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["This current finding aid is also available in the microfilm format at the Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. An additional index can be found at: National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States available from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes: correspondence and land records of Robert \"King\" Carter; correspondence and land records of his sons Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778); correspondence, accounts, land records and the appointment to the Virginia Council of Robert Carter (1728-1804), son of Robert Carter (1704-1731); correspondence, diaries, land records and accounts of Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1804), son of Landon Carter of Sabine Hall; and correspondence and land records and papers concerning the estate of Robert Carter's grandson, Landon Carter (1757-1820).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Robert Wormeley Carter (1792-1861) including his correspondence with Robley Dunglison, John Tyler, John Tayloe Lomax, Edmund Ruffin, Robert Young Conrad and members of the Tayloe family as well as his diaries and accounts arranged by subject. [Note: in May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91) were removed and catalogued as Rare Books].\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSubjects covered in the collection include plantation life, horse-racing, real property, nineteenth-century Virginia politics, enslaved persons, and tobacco. In addition, there are miscellaneous eighteenth-century land and legal documents.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso accessible on microfilm: Carter Papers, 1667-1862, in Swem Library's microforms area, 1 reel, call number HD1471 .U5 R43 ser.L Part 1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This deed states that Robert Cary purchased the land from Charles Carter in 1746. Papers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 February 1788 and 25 February 1788 Two letters on same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill of lading for goods shipped from London to Charles Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e32 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e61 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of letter not sent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A memorandum by Landon Carter, dated 3 May 1778, appears on back of sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 items. Items are arranged alphabetically by last name.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePower of attorney, Elizabeth Beckwith to Col. George Eskridge. Power of attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarmaduke Beckwith to Landon Carter. Lease of a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 items. Papers concerning quitrents of Landon Carter, payable to Lord Fairfax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppraisal of land in Richmond County lately belonging to Maj. Dennis McCarty, made by Robert Tomlin and William Dogges, at the request of Landon Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurveyor's plat of the dividing line between the land of Landon Carter and John Kent, made by William Garland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRough draft, written by Landon Carter, of a petition to the House of Burgesses regarding a proposed division of the counties of King George, Stafford, Richmond, and Westmoreland. (Counties of Virginia-Geography [1769]).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Notice concerning an enslaved person who escaped ('a runaway slave') belonging to Landon Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotostatic copy. An inventory of the estate of Landon Carter, deceased.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items. A list of papers of L[andon] C[arter], deceased, taken by Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech of Landon Carter to a grand-jury.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA statement to the public by Landon Carter, regarding measures taken by England for the raising of revenues in the American colonies. The statement is addressed to Purdie and Dixon, who were printers in Williamsburg, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeposition of Landon Carter in a dispute, between Charles Carter of Corotoman and Robert Carter of Williamsburg, concerning possession of Corotoman estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurveyor's plat of a tract of land called \"Ring's Quarter,\" in King and Queen County. Part of \"Ring's Quarter\" belonged to Mrs. Elizabeth Wormeley, whose daughter, Elizabeth, married Landon Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of relinquishment of the dower rights of Nancy Jones, Wilks County, Georgia, to a tract of land in Northumberland County, Virginia, sold by her husband, Thomas Jones, to Landon Carter, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1,049 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e48 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoth letters are on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e725 items. Includes one bound volume.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e276 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArmistead (Lewis) - Plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County made by Rawleigh Tapscott at the request of Lewis Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items. Beverley (Carter) - Papers relating to the dissatisfaction shown by Carter Beverley with Robert W. Carter's administration of the Landon Carter estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Carter (Landon) - Request that the Land Office in Richmond furnish a copy of a deed establishing the line between the lands of [?] Sydnor and Landon Carter, and the reply to this request.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e49 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtract of a deed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Suit in Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Richmond District.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Suit in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Draft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Juggs.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a third part of a tract of land in Richmond County called \"Juggs.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Letter concerning a deed of trust given by Capt. Bramham and Peter Rust to Landon Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items. Tayloe (William H.) - Dispute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Charles Mason, guardian of - Thompson (Mary) v. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Landon Carter. Suit in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Hickory Thicket.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e85 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Including plat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e50 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert \"King\" Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDickenson (Elizabeth) - Certificate appointing Austin Brockenbrough her attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County sold by her husband, Thomas Dickenson, to Robert Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Garner (Vincent) - Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County, belonging to Vincent Garner, 1728, and an undated memorandum on the bounds of Vincent Garner's land patent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Lancaster County, adjoining Col. Carter's land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Deed to a house and lot in Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Williamsburg. Note: It is possible that this Robert Carter is not Robert \"King\" Carter, but his son, Robert Carter of Nomini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Coles Land.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLease of a tract of land in Northumberland County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShropshire (St. John) - Re: recommending Richard Tankersly for a position.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Palmer to David Ginnins [Jennings]. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Will of David Jennings, leaving his estate to Francis Bratton, whose daughter, Frances, afterwards married Enoch Hill. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Enoch Hill and Frances, his wife, to Robert Carter. Mortgage and deed to the same property, dated the same day. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert Carter of Nomini (circa 1704-1731), son of Robert \"King\" Carter, and father of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter, of Nomini.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning purchase of five tons of iron from Robert Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Lease of a tract of land in Stafford County, 12 August 1729, and deed of sale covering the same tract of land, 13 August 1729.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Statement by John Warner concerning sale of 330 acres of land by John Savage to Robert Carter, 1730, and a cash receipt dated 1733.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e103 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e60 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e60 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuitclaim deed to a parcel of land on Palace Street, Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items, including 9 diary books (typed by CWI).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. See also: Morton, Louis, \"Robert Wormeley Carter: Notes on the Life of a Virginia Planter,\" Journal of Southern History, vol. 12, pp. 345-365.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a lot in the city of Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA memorandum by Robert W. Carter appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 3 July 1822, and [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 28 July 1822.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete. Enclosure: [Charles Carter ?] to Mary B. Carter, at Sabine Hall, [Richmond County].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for payment for ticket in Grand National Lottery appears on same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Date is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: expulsion of J. A. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Final disposition of persons enslaved by RWC's mother's, referred to as 'Negroes.'\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e50 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Re: Favors J. Q. Adams over Gen. Jackson in the election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Opposed to doctrines of Adam's first message/ objections to Jackson listed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: His support of Gen. Jackson as the least evil of the two.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Urging RWC to run for the Senate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Says RWC will do well in his district.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: On RWC's chances in the election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of contract between John Dickinson, assignee of Mackenzie Beverly, and William B. Beverly, agent of Robert Beverly, on same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The death of RWC's brother Landon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: RWC's sister requesting him to buy Betty at the sale of persons, enslaved by their brother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Urging him not to resign his seat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Spotted Ville [Stafford County]. Includes a statement of account written by Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Louis Tyre, a free man of color who would put C's mill in operation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter recommending Lewis Tyre as a workman, signed by D. Green, [?], and John McMahon, appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostscript written by D. Green.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Attacks on him in the Enquerer. Comments on S. Carolina's position/fear of \"anarchy if not civil war will prevail.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Castings for saw mill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Telling RWC to electioneer if he would secure the prize \"which is scarcely worth the contest.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note drawn by Robert W. Carter, 8 March 1833, appears on same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The sale of Spencer (an enslaved person) ($150) \"he shall be treated with the utmost kindness ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted circular letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The President and the bank deposits/ Mentions Wallace who may turn into a \"negro driver.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Family News.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e41 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Inquiring about his chances as a candidate for Brig. Gen. in the Regt./lists his military experience.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Marriage Plans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Replies to RWC's 2 January 1834 letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The election of Aylett as Brig. Gen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Plans to announce his candidacy for the seat in the legislature representing Richmond and Lancaster Counties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Re: Resignation as Col. of 41st Regiment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Dr. Emanuel's proposed candidacy for House of Delegates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Alternate representation from the two counties, comments on Jackson's \"great and glorious achievements\", then lost confidence in him; supports Leigh for U. S. Senator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The boat he bought in July.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Doctor's report on Lizzie.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The best route for supplying the F. R. to subscribers in the Northern Neck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: the \"Torrent that is rushing on respecting Slavery ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Military career of her brother General Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Banking.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: RWC's candidacy in next legislature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Why he may not vote for RWC.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Tayloe is a sister of RWC.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Fire at RWC's house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: One Account.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRebecca Dulaney is Col. [Robert] W. Carter's niece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Bill regarding the \"discipline of our slaves on this vexed Border\" (D.C.).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Annexation of Hardy Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Statements by a sporting court in regard to sweepstakes at Fairfield appear on same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Divorce proceedings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 item, both consisting of two letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Describes inauguration parade of President W. H. Harrison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Landon Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Sale of RWC's cotton stock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Copy].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter concerns the newly-invented McCormick Reaper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Enclosures: A sheet giving speed records of certain horses, 1802-1823, and a newspaper clipping concerning the Mount Vernon Races, 1842.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Lancaster Court House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e64 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Farnham, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: The colt is in fine condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on one page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Whig Party Notice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Going to nominate RWC as Whig candidate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Political remarks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Farnham, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Letter requesting Col. Carter to deliver a Fourth of July oration at a place not specified].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Litwalton, [Lancaster County], Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A statement of account appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e60 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Mention is made of the burning of Mt. Airy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A statement is added to the letter showing mortgages given by John Critcher to various persons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Reference is made to the burning of Mount Airy. Enclosure: A copy of a court order giving nominations for sheriff of Richmond County. 1844.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo drafts of a letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostscript by Maria G. Braxton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccompanying remarks by Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForwarded to Warsaw.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal letter and duplicate. The duplicate is addressed to Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted circular letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page: William H. Tayloe, at Mount Airy, [Richmond County], to Col. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 6 November 1846. O. P. Hare, at Richmond, to William H. Tayloe, 1 January 1846.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e45 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted Circular.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter is written on a printed circular of Mrs. Mary L. Eliason's Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies, Alexandria, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e49 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted circular letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: An account is added to this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on one page: E. McG. Tidball, at Waterloo, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, near Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia, 6 October 1848. L. G. Tidball to [R. W. Carter], undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Clipping from the National Intelligencer and Southern Churchman offering for sale an estate in Fairfax County called Vaucluse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter contains comments on the California gold fever.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: R. A. Claybrook, at Piedmont, to Eustace Conway. 18 May 1849.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter contains two prescriptions and a bill for medical services. Date is from the postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e59 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: T. Reavis, at Gainesville, to E. Conway, at Richmond, Virginia 14 February 1850.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Receipt for subscription to \"American Farmer.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e64 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on one page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft. Draft of a statement concerning the resignation of Rev. William N. Ward as Rector of Lunenburg Parish. Note: The draft is in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted circular letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page: Gordon Forbes, at Sandy Point, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 17 October 1854. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, to Daingerfield Belfield, at Belle Brant, 10 November 1854.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A statement of account is added to this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: An extract from the Report of the Executive Committee of the Rappahannock River Agricultural Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Certificate of election of Robert W. Carter as a lay delegate to the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Upperville, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A copy of Col. R. W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page: William T. Harris, at Warsaw, to Col. Carter, 24 Feb 1857. R. W. C[arter] to [William T. Harris], 6 March 1857.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Account of E. T. Tayloe with Robert W. Carter, 1853-1854.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Copy of a letter written by Elias Harroll, an enslaved person, to a (black) friend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: C[harles] C[arter] Lee, at Richmond, to Col. R. W. Carter, 1 January 1859.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: A sample of merino wool.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Printed circular letter from R. T. Daniel, chairman, State Central Committee, Richmond, Virginia, 23 February 1859.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIllegible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: John Bulger to [William Wirt], undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising hogs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: A list of enslaved person showing ages and 'value.'\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters written on the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note written by H. W[ellford] to Robert W. Carter appears on the cover of this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items. Two mutilated drafts of a letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn unfinished draft of a letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy, Mutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising the business of William A. Jackson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A poem in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Postmarked Tappahannock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A form of application for divorce in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, appears on the same sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Petersburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter invites Robert W. Carter to speak in a political debate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosure: Cut of a corn drill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: A memorandum in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of second letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. Postmarked Gordonsville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolder 51-35: 103 items, including 11 cash books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e191 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e176 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e105 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e105 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e23 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e23 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e207 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e207 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e137 items. Bills and receipts. Arranged by locality.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e66 items. Eight items include levies for the repair of Totuskey Large Bridge, 1841, and Totuskey Little Bridge, 1851.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e100 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e148 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum sent by J. S. Wellford to Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e238 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e368 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e166 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e189 items. Arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 items. This includes the Report of the Investigating Committee to the stockholders, 1855.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e58 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1,246 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e66 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e159 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e126 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 items, including one memorandum book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e89 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e56 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 items. Accounts dealing with enslaved persons ('Negroes'), 1813-1861. 123 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e208 items. Arranged by alphabetical order by last name.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e288 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e97 items. See also Folder 82.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e97 items. See also Folder 82.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e79 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e79 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e221 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArranged by last name.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotice directing Robert W. Carter to attend, at Lancaster Court House, the trial of Thomas Armstrong, captain of artillery attached to the 92nd Regiment, Virginia Militia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJoseph F. Harvey and David B. Taylor, administrators of Bailey (Robert) et al. vs. Robert W. Carter. Suit in Westmoreland County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Bushfield,\" to secure a debt due Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Deed to a lot of land in the village of Warsaw, 1834, and deed of Edwin Waller and wife conveying the same property to Harmanus Boggs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a lot of land in Richmond County near the court house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e53 items. Agreements with overseers, 1815-1854, 24 pieces; and letters from overseers, 1825-1860. 29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items. Agreements for rental of his tract of land in Richmond County, known as \"The Distillery.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Letters concerning soldier's claims of Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. E.B. Stephens for Carter (Robert W.) vs. Daniel Atwill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarter (Robert W.) vs. John Bailey's administrators, 1841-1857. 13 items. And a list of suits brought in Westmoreland County by Robert W. Carter against John Critcher and others to secure debts of John Bailey and of Robert Bailey who was one of the administrators of John Bailey. 1851. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Agreement regarding sale to Robert W. Carter of one half of the schooner Sally Eleanor, 1842, and an account of Robert W. Carter with Griffin Garner. 1844.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo. Deeds of trust to ( ) Conway et al, and to ( ) Pendleton, for ( ) Claybrooke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement with Robert W. Carter regarding the purchase of a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Louisville.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate granting to Robert W. Carter the right to use an improved bee-hive patented by William M. Hall of Wallingford, Conn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo. Robert W. Carter for Lamkin (J.L.) vs. Thomas S. Waugh et al. Three suits in Charles City County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrit to compel them to lay certain levies for a public road and landing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo. Agreement with Robert W. Carter concerning the taking of depositions in a certain suit in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Richmond County for amount due him under a trust deed from Jeffries \u0026amp; Oldham to W.Y. Sturman, trustee for Robert W. Carter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items. Trust deed covering his interest in a house and lot in Fredericksburg, and other papers relating thereto.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Two trust deeds covering ensaved persons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from R.E. Scott to Robert W. Carter, who is interested in the suit, giving a financial statement of the case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. William L. Claybrooke and Thomas Jones, Jr., trustees of Sydnor (R.B.) vs. Elizabeth Edwards et al [including Robert W. Carter]. Suit in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Northumberland and Lancaster Counties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed to a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed of a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"The Distillery.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrust deed covering a lot in the City of Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items. Suit in Stafford County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e79 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items. This group consists chiefly of printed circular letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Mutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted Pamphlet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of a resolution requesting that the delegates representing Richmond County use their influence to have a law passed by the General Assembly separating the funds of Lunenburg and Farnham parishes, Richmond County, and appointing separate boards to manage each fund. Signed by Moore F. Brockenbrough and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Daniel Garland and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate of report not given.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 booklets. The diaries for 1836, 1838, 1844, 1846, and 1859 are written in printed almanacs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items. Robert W. Carter, and Enoch Mason, were the joint administrators of John Mason. This subseries includes accounts, such as 17 bills for court fees and 1 letter concerning fees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e86 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e56 items. Including a letter from Thomas D. Mutter to Robert W. Carter, 13 Aug 1824, concerning the impending visit of the Marquis De La Fayette to Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Suit in the City of Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Reports of progress at Llangollen School, 1825, and at Hampden Sydney College, 1826.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 94-100: 449 items total. (Letters in folders 94-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 243 items. Accounts in folders 97-99 date from 1814-1850 and total 196 items. Legal papers in folder 100 consist of 10 items. )\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e49 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items. Letters concern enslaved persons ('slaves') at the Tomlin estate sold to Henry Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e51 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e21 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Suit in Richmond County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Madison Parish, Louisiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Richmond County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement concerning the settlement of a debt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Trust deed, covering a tract of land in Northumberland County, called \"Clifton.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e56 items. Including the suit, Robert W. Carter vs. Benjamin O. Tayloe et al.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e51 items. Items arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: The reply appears on back of sheet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate is from postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e79 items, in part copies. Items are divided into two time periods, 1669-1789 and 1823-1854, and within the dateranges, alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e30 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically .\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Baley to Marmaduke Beckwith. Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate signed by John Smith and William Brockenbrough stating that Elizabeth Beale has given her assent to a deed executed by her husband, John Beale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Copy of will of John Brothwaite, of Rappahannock County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Dudley and wife to Henry Curtis. Deed to 150 acres of land in Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Dudley and wife to Thomas Curtis. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County. Note: A deed of George Curtis, dated 9 June 1702, granting to William Lister his interest in this property, appears on back of sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Dudley to Richard Farrell. Acknowledgment of debt. Note: A statement by Richard Farrell, assigning all his right in this bond to John Dudley, appears on back of sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefusal of Griffin Fauntleroy to give possession of John Lloyd's estate in Richmond County to Daniel McCarty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Graves and wife to Richard Graves. Deed to 450 acres of land in Bruton Parish, York County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Jones to Peter Coutanceau. Deed to 592 acres of land in Northumberland County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlat of land in James City County, bought of Keeling by John Dixon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of the publishing of Maj. Dennis McCarty's intention to dock the entail of his lands in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam McConnell and wife to [unknown] Lack. Fragment of a deed to a lot in an unidentified town in Rowan County, North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement of Sarah Minor, appointing Thomas Batchelor her attorney for relinquishing her dower rights in a tract of land leased by her husband, John Minor, to John Champ.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. John Palmer to Edward Fielding. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County, 19 March 1678/9, and a copy of the deed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Surveyor's plats of land in Northumberland County sold by Walter Pavey to John Rice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items. Papers concerning descent of title to a tract of land in Richmond County from Walter Pavey to Daniel McCarty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWebley Pavey to Daniel McCarty. Trust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurveyor's plat of a tract of land in Richmond County, surveyed by William Garland for Charles Sallard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Simpson to William [?]. Bond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of bill of James Davenport, clerk of court, against Daniel Morgan, executor, for proving and recording the will of Mary Stone.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Trice vs. Francis Moreland et al. Suit in Orange County, North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclaration of the Council and Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia to the King, requesting the reenactment of ten laws repealed by the King, and expressing gratitude for his approval of fifty-seven acts passed by the Burgesses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Mattram Wright to Thomas Lloyd. Fifteen-year lease of a plantation in Richmond County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutilated. [?] to Richard Lee. Quitrent agreement concerning 904 acres of land in Great Wiccomocoe Parish, Northumberland County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e49 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject matter or last name.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items. Certificates of lunacy of Carter B. Berkley, signed by the Visitors of the City Hospital, Baltimore, and by two physicians.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items. Resolutions by the board of directors of the Old Dominion Steam Boat Company on the occasion of the death of John Chowning.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSoldiers Claim of Randall or Randolph Clark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubscription list for a dinner to be given at the Eagle Hotel in honor of Henry Clay and G.M. 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(1792-1861) including his correspondence with Robley Dunglison, John Tyler, John Tayloe Lomax, Edmund Ruffin, Robert Young Conrad and members of the Tayloe family as well as his diaries and accounts arranged by subject. [Note: in May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91) were removed and catalogued as Rare Books].","Subjects covered in the collection include plantation life, horse-racing, real property, nineteenth-century Virginia politics, enslaved persons, and tobacco. In addition, there are miscellaneous eighteenth-century land and legal documents.","Also accessible on microfilm: Carter Papers, 1667-1862, in Swem Library's microforms area, 1 reel, call number HD1471 .U5 R43 ser.L Part 1.","2 items.","2 items.","3 items.","Note: This deed states that Robert Cary purchased the land from Charles Carter in 1746. Papers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.","Papers showing descent of title to a messuage, houses and four lots on Palace Street, Williamsburg, from Charles Carter to Philip Grymes: Robert Cary to Kenneth Mackenzie, 1746-1751.","5 items.","16 February 1788 and 25 February 1788 Two letters on same sheet.","Bill of lading for goods shipped from London to Charles Carter.","2 items.","12 items","7 items.","32 items","2 items.","61 items.","17 items.","Mutilated.","Draft of letter not sent.","Note: A memorandum by Landon Carter, dated 3 May 1778, appears on back of sheet.","44 items. Items are arranged alphabetically by last name.","Power of attorney, Elizabeth Beckwith to Col. George Eskridge. Power of attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County.","Marmaduke Beckwith to Landon Carter. Lease of a tract of land in Richmond County.","28 items. Papers concerning quitrents of Landon Carter, payable to Lord Fairfax.","Appraisal of land in Richmond County lately belonging to Maj. Dennis McCarty, made by Robert Tomlin and William Dogges, at the request of Landon Carter.","Surveyor's plat of the dividing line between the land of Landon Carter and John Kent, made by William Garland.","Rough draft, written by Landon Carter, of a petition to the House of Burgesses regarding a proposed division of the counties of King George, Stafford, Richmond, and Westmoreland. (Counties of Virginia-Geography [1769]).","Mutilated. Notice concerning an enslaved person who escaped ('a runaway slave') belonging to Landon Carter.","Photostatic copy. An inventory of the estate of Landon Carter, deceased.","5 items. A list of papers of L[andon] C[arter], deceased, taken by Robert W. Carter.","Speech of Landon Carter to a grand-jury.","A statement to the public by Landon Carter, regarding measures taken by England for the raising of revenues in the American colonies. The statement is addressed to Purdie and Dixon, who were printers in Williamsburg, Virginia","Deposition of Landon Carter in a dispute, between Charles Carter of Corotoman and Robert Carter of Williamsburg, concerning possession of Corotoman estate.","Surveyor's plat of a tract of land called \"Ring's Quarter,\" in King and Queen County. Part of \"Ring's Quarter\" belonged to Mrs. Elizabeth Wormeley, whose daughter, Elizabeth, married Landon Carter.","Certificate of relinquishment of the dower rights of Nancy Jones, Wilks County, Georgia, to a tract of land in Northumberland County, Virginia, sold by her husband, Thomas Jones, to Landon Carter, Jr.","1,049 items.","48 items.","Copy.","Both letters are on the same page.","10 items.","3 items.","22 items.","725 items. Includes one bound volume.","276 items.","Armistead (Lewis) - Plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County made by Rawleigh Tapscott at the request of Lewis Armistead.","6 items. Beverley (Carter) - Papers relating to the dissatisfaction shown by Carter Beverley with Robert W. Carter's administration of the Landon Carter estate.","2 items.","2 items. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Carter (Landon) - Request that the Land Office in Richmond furnish a copy of a deed establishing the line between the lands of [?] Sydnor and Landon Carter, and the reply to this request.","49 items.","3 items.","Extract of a deed.","4 items. Suit in Fredericksburg.","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Richmond District.","Copy.","6 items.","2 items. Suit in Richmond County.","Mutilated. Draft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Juggs.\"","Deed to a third part of a tract of land in Richmond County called \"Juggs.\"","Draft of a deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Mutilated. Letter concerning a deed of trust given by Capt. Bramham and Peter Rust to Landon Carter.","6 items. Tayloe (William H.) - Dispute.","4 items. Charles Mason, guardian of - Thompson (Mary) v. Robert W. Carter, administrator of Landon Carter. Suit in Spotsylvania County.","Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"Hickory Thicket.\"","Suit in Spotsylvania County.","13 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858","Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","18 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","85 items. Frederick County lands of Landon Carter, 1741-1858.","2 items. Including plat.","10 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841","50 items. Relating to the portion of Mary B. Carter, 1821-1841.","43 items.","43 items.","13 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert \"King\" Carter.","Dickenson (Elizabeth) - Certificate appointing Austin Brockenbrough her attorney for relinquishing her right of dower in a tract of land in Richmond County sold by her husband, Thomas Dickenson, to Robert Carter.","2 items. Garner (Vincent) - Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Northumberland County, belonging to Vincent Garner, 1728, and an undated memorandum on the bounds of Vincent Garner's land patent.","Deed to a tract of land in Lancaster County, adjoining Col. Carter's land.","Mutilated. Deed to a house and lot in Williamsburg.","Suit in Williamsburg. Note: It is possible that this Robert Carter is not Robert \"King\" Carter, but his son, Robert Carter of Nomini.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Coles Land.\"","Lease of a tract of land in Northumberland County.","Shropshire (St. John) - Re: recommending Richard Tankersly for a position.","John Palmer to David Ginnins [Jennings]. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","Copy. Will of David Jennings, leaving his estate to Francis Bratton, whose daughter, Frances, afterwards married Enoch Hill. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","2 items. Enoch Hill and Frances, his wife, to Robert Carter. Mortgage and deed to the same property, dated the same day. Papers showing descent of title to a tract of land in Northumberland County from John Palmer to Robert Carter, 1667-1712.","6 items. The majority of the items relate to the papers of Robert Carter of Nomini (circa 1704-1731), son of Robert \"King\" Carter, and father of Robert \"Councillor\" Carter, of Nomini.","Letter concerning purchase of five tons of iron from Robert Carter.","2 items. Lease of a tract of land in Stafford County, 12 August 1729, and deed of sale covering the same tract of land, 13 August 1729.","2 items. Statement by John Warner concerning sale of 330 acres of land by John Savage to Robert Carter, 1730, and a cash receipt dated 1733.","103 items.","40 items.","60 items.","60 items.","3 items.","Quitclaim deed to a parcel of land on Palace Street, Williamsburg.","24 items.","4 items.","18 items, including 9 diary books (typed by CWI).","2 items. See also: Morton, Louis, \"Robert Wormeley Carter: Notes on the Life of a Virginia Planter,\" Journal of Southern History, vol. 12, pp. 345-365.","Deed to a lot in the city of Richmond.","44 items.","Copy.","Copy.","A memorandum by Robert W. Carter appears on the same sheet.","Copy","Copy","33 items.","Copy. [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 3 July 1822, and [Robert W. Carter], at S[abine] Hall, [Richmond County], to St. L[eger] L. Carter. 28 July 1822.","Incomplete. Enclosure: [Charles Carter ?] to Mary B. Carter, at Sabine Hall, [Richmond County].","Receipt for payment for ticket in Grand National Lottery appears on same sheet.","Mutilated","Mutilated. Date is from postmark.","Mutilated.","46 items.","Date is from postmark.","Re: expulsion of J. A. Carter.","Copy.","Re: Final disposition of persons enslaved by RWC's mother's, referred to as 'Negroes.'","50 items.","Copy. Re: Favors J. Q. Adams over Gen. Jackson in the election.","Re: Opposed to doctrines of Adam's first message/ objections to Jackson listed.","Re: His support of Gen. Jackson as the least evil of the two.","Date is from postmark.","Re: Urging RWC to run for the Senate.","Re: Says RWC will do well in his district.","Re: On RWC's chances in the election.","Copy of contract between John Dickinson, assignee of Mackenzie Beverly, and William B. Beverly, agent of Robert Beverly, on same sheet.","Re: The death of RWC's brother Landon.","Re: RWC's sister requesting him to buy Betty at the sale of persons, enslaved by their brother.","Re: Urging him not to resign his seat.","Postmarked Spotted Ville [Stafford County]. Includes a statement of account written by Robert W. Carter.","38 items.","Re: Louis Tyre, a free man of color who would put C's mill in operation.","Two letters written on the same page.","A letter recommending Lewis Tyre as a workman, signed by D. Green, [?], and John McMahon, appears on the same sheet.","Postscript written by D. Green.","Re: Attacks on him in the Enquerer. Comments on S. Carolina's position/fear of \"anarchy if not civil war will prevail.\"","Re: Castings for saw mill.","Re: Telling RWC to electioneer if he would secure the prize \"which is scarcely worth the contest.\"","A note drawn by Robert W. Carter, 8 March 1833, appears on same sheet.","Re: The sale of Spencer (an enslaved person) ($150) \"he shall be treated with the utmost kindness ...\"","Printed circular letter.","Postmarked Washington.","Re: The President and the bank deposits/ Mentions Wallace who may turn into a \"negro driver.\"","Re: Family News.","41 items.","Re: Inquiring about his chances as a candidate for Brig. Gen. in the Regt./lists his military experience.","Re: Marriage Plans.","Re: Replies to RWC's 2 January 1834 letter.","Re: The election of Aylett as Brig. Gen.","Re: Plans to announce his candidacy for the seat in the legislature representing Richmond and Lancaster Counties.","Copy. Re: Resignation as Col. of 41st Regiment.","Re: Dr. Emanuel's proposed candidacy for House of Delegates.","Re: Alternate representation from the two counties, comments on Jackson's \"great and glorious achievements\", then lost confidence in him; supports Leigh for U. S. Senator.","Date is from postmark.","Re: The boat he bought in July.","Re: Doctor's report on Lizzie.","Re: The best route for supplying the F. R. to subscribers in the Northern Neck.","Re: the \"Torrent that is rushing on respecting Slavery ...\"","Re: Military career of her brother General Armistead.","Re: Banking.","Mutilated","Mutilated","36 items.","Re: RWC's candidacy in next legislature.","Re: Why he may not vote for RWC.","Virginia Tayloe is a sister of RWC.","24 items.","Re: Fire at RWC's house.","Enclosure: One Account.","Elizabeth Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.","Mutilated.","Rebecca Dulaney is Col. [Robert] W. Carter's niece.","Two letters written on the same page.","Copy.","36 items.","Re: Bill regarding the \"discipline of our slaves on this vexed Border\" (D.C.).","Re: Annexation of Hardy Co.","Copy.","Copy.","Note: Statements by a sporting court in regard to sweepstakes at Fairfield appear on same sheet.","Two letters written on the same page.","Re: Divorce proceedings.","2 item, both consisting of two letters written on the same page.","Incomplete.","36 items.","Two letters written on the same page.","Note: Describes inauguration parade of President W. H. Harrison.","Elizabeth Landon Carter is Col. Robert W. Carter's daughter.","Postmarked Washington.","31 items.","Re: Sale of RWC's cotton stock.","[Copy].","Note: This letter concerns the newly-invented McCormick Reaper.","2 Enclosures: A sheet giving speed records of certain horses, 1802-1823, and a newspaper clipping concerning the Mount Vernon Races, 1842.","Postmarked Lancaster Court House.","64 items.","Postmarked Farnham, Virginia","Re: The colt is in fine condition.","Two letters written on one page.","Re: Whig Party Notice.","Re: Going to nominate RWC as Whig candidate.","Re: Political remarks.","Postmarked Farnham, Virginia","Postmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia","Mutilated.","[Letter requesting Col. Carter to deliver a Fourth of July oration at a place not specified].","Postmarked Litwalton, [Lancaster County], Virginia","Copy.","Note: A statement of account appears on the same sheet.","60 items.","Note: Mention is made of the burning of Mt. Airy.","Note: A statement is added to the letter showing mortgages given by John Critcher to various persons.","Mutilated.","Note: Reference is made to the burning of Mount Airy. Enclosure: A copy of a court order giving nominations for sheriff of Richmond County. 1844.","Mutilated.","Two drafts of a letter.","Postscript by Maria G. Braxton.","Accompanying remarks by Robert W. Carter.","Forwarded to Warsaw.","Original letter and duplicate. The duplicate is addressed to Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.","Printed circular letter.","36 items.","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: William H. Tayloe, at Mount Airy, [Richmond County], to Col. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 6 November 1846. O. P. Hare, at Richmond, to William H. Tayloe, 1 January 1846.","45 items.","Copy.","Printed Circular.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular of Mrs. Mary L. Eliason's Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies, Alexandria, Virginia.","49 items.","Printed circular letter.","Note: An account is added to this letter.","Note: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Two letters written on one page: E. McG. Tidball, at Waterloo, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, near Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia, 6 October 1848. L. G. Tidball to [R. W. Carter], undated.","Enclosure: Clipping from the National Intelligencer and Southern Churchman offering for sale an estate in Fairfax County called Vaucluse.","Note: This letter contains comments on the California gold fever.","39 items.","Note: Robert W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Enclosure: R. A. Claybrook, at Piedmont, to Eustace Conway. 18 May 1849.","Note: This letter contains two prescriptions and a bill for medical services. Date is from the postmark.","59 items.","2 Copies.","Enclosure: T. Reavis, at Gainesville, to E. Conway, at Richmond, Virginia 14 February 1850.","Copy.","Enclosure: Receipt for subscription to \"American Farmer.\"","64 items.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Two letters written on one page.","Draft. Draft of a statement concerning the resignation of Rev. William N. Ward as Rector of Lunenburg Parish. Note: The draft is in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter.","38 items.","Copy.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Printed circular letter.","Mutilated.","1 item,","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: Gordon Forbes, at Sandy Point, to Col. R. W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, 17 October 1854. Robert W. Carter, at Sabine Hall, to Daingerfield Belfield, at Belle Brant, 10 November 1854.","Copy.","Copy.","Mutilated.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Note: A statement of account is added to this letter.","Enclosure: An extract from the Report of the Executive Committee of the Rappahannock River Agricultural Society.","Enclosure: Certificate of election of Robert W. Carter as a lay delegate to the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia.","Postmarked Upperville, Virginia.","Copy.","Note: A copy of Col. R. W. Carter's reply is filed with this letter.","Copy.","Two letters written on the same page: William T. Harris, at Warsaw, to Col. Carter, 24 Feb 1857. R. W. C[arter] to [William T. Harris], 6 March 1857.","Enclosure: Account of E. T. Tayloe with Robert W. Carter, 1853-1854.","Copy.","Enclosure: Copy of a letter written by Elias Harroll, an enslaved person, to a (black) friend.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Enclosure: C[harles] C[arter] Lee, at Richmond, to Col. R. W. Carter, 1 January 1859.","Enclosure: A sample of merino wool.","Enclosure: Printed circular letter from R. T. Daniel, chairman, State Central Committee, Richmond, Virginia, 23 February 1859.","Mutilated.","Copy.","Illegible.","Enclosure: John Bulger to [William Wirt], undated.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising hogs.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Enclosure: A list of enslaved person showing ages and 'value.'","Mutilated","Two letters written on the same page.","2 items.","2 items.","3 items.","3 items.","3 items.","Two letters written on the same page.","A note written by H. W[ellford] to Robert W. Carter appears on the cover of this letter.","Incomplete.","3 items. Two mutilated drafts of a letter.","An unfinished draft of a letter.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Copy.","Draft of letter.","Copy, Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Note: This letter is written on a printed circular advertising the business of William A. Jackson.","Note: A poem in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","5 letters.","Mutilated.","Mutilated. Postmarked Tappahannock.","Note: A form of application for divorce in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, appears on the same sheet.","2 items.","Mutilated.","Postmarked Petersburg, Virginia.","Letter invites Robert W. Carter to speak in a political debate.","Enclosure: Cut of a corn drill.","Note: A memorandum in the handwriting of Robert W. Carter appears on the back of this letter.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Postmarked Washington, D.C.","Copy of second letter.","2 letters.","2 letters.","Mutilated. Postmarked Gordonsville.","Postmarked Kilmarnock, Virginia.","Mutilated.","Mutilated.","Folder 51-35: 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","Folders 51-53 include a total of 103 items, including 11 cash books.","191 items.","14 items.","176 items.","46 items.","30 items.","8 items.","8 items.","Folders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).","Folders 56 and 57 combined contain 478 items: (78) Letters (1829-1858), (395) Checks (1825-1854), (2) Bank Books (1825-1854) and (3) Statements (1837-1854).","8 items.","3 items.","5 items.","19 items.","17 items.","105 items.","105 items.","23 items.","23 items.","207 items.","207 items.","137 items. Bills and receipts. Arranged by locality.","3 items.","2 items.","4 items.","2 items.","2 items.","14 items.","10 items.","4 items.","4 items.","66 items. Eight items include levies for the repair of Totuskey Large Bridge, 1841, and Totuskey Little Bridge, 1851.","4 items.","6 items.","8 items.","3 items.","100 items.","148 items.","Memorandum sent by J. S. Wellford to Robert W. Carter.","238 items.","20 items.","368 items.","13 items.","166 items.","189 items. Arranged alphabetically.","5 items.","5 items.","26 items.","3 items.","6 items.","8 items.","15 items.","15 items. This includes the Report of the Investigating Committee to the stockholders, 1855.","3 items.","8 items.","58 items.","27 items.","10 items.","7 items.","7 items.","5 items.","5 items.","46 items.","46 items.","1,246 items.","32 items.","66 items.","159 items.","126 items.","33 items.","28 items.","38 items, including one memorandum book.","89 items.","56 items.","44 items. Accounts dealing with enslaved persons ('Negroes'), 1813-1861. 123 items.","208 items. Arranged by alphabetical order by last name.","28 items.","5 items.","7 items.","22 items.","13 items.","16 items.","18 items.","6 items.","12 items.","20 items.","11 items.","15 items.","28 items.","6 items.","7 items.","288 items.","39 items.","39 items.","8 items.","8 items.","75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.","75 items. Accounts and correspondence concerning alterations and improvements.","9 items.","9 items.","97 items. See also Folder 82.","97 items. See also Folder 82.","79 items.","79 items.","221 items.","10 items.","3 items.","10 items.","3 items.","46 items.","24 items.","6 items.","3 items.","2 items.","3 items.","13 items.","13 items.","Arranged by last name.","Notice directing Robert W. Carter to attend, at Lancaster Court House, the trial of Thomas Armstrong, captain of artillery attached to the 92nd Regiment, Virginia Militia.","Joseph F. Harvey and David B. Taylor, administrators of Bailey (Robert) et al. vs. Robert W. Carter. Suit in Westmoreland County.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Bushfield,\" to secure a debt due Robert W. Carter.","2 items. Deed to a lot of land in the village of Warsaw, 1834, and deed of Edwin Waller and wife conveying the same property to Harmanus Boggs.","Deed to a lot of land in Richmond County near the court house.","53 items. Agreements with overseers, 1815-1854, 24 pieces; and letters from overseers, 1825-1860. 29 items.","3 items. Agreements for rental of his tract of land in Richmond County, known as \"The Distillery.\"","2 items. Letters concerning soldier's claims of Robert W. Carter.","2 items. E.B. Stephens for Carter (Robert W.) vs. Daniel Atwill.","Carter (Robert W.) vs. John Bailey's administrators, 1841-1857. 13 items. And a list of suits brought in Westmoreland County by Robert W. Carter against John Critcher and others to secure debts of John Bailey and of Robert Bailey who was one of the administrators of John Bailey. 1851. 3 items.","4 items.","2 items.","2 items.","4 items.","2 items. Agreement regarding sale to Robert W. Carter of one half of the schooner Sally Eleanor, 1842, and an account of Robert W. Carter with Griffin Garner. 1844.","2 items.","Memo. Deeds of trust to ( ) Conway et al, and to ( ) Pendleton, for ( ) Claybrooke.","Agreement with Robert W. Carter regarding the purchase of a tract of land in Westmoreland County, called \"Louisville.\"","Certificate granting to Robert W. Carter the right to use an improved bee-hive patented by William M. Hall of Wallingford, Conn.","Memo. Robert W. Carter for Lamkin (J.L.) vs. Thomas S. Waugh et al. Three suits in Charles City County.","Writ to compel them to lay certain levies for a public road and landing.","Memo. Agreement with Robert W. Carter concerning the taking of depositions in a certain suit in Spotsylvania County.","Suit in Richmond County for amount due him under a trust deed from Jeffries \u0026 Oldham to W.Y. Sturman, trustee for Robert W. Carter.","7 items. Trust deed covering his interest in a house and lot in Fredericksburg, and other papers relating thereto.","2 items. Two trust deeds covering ensaved persons.","Letter from R.E. Scott to Robert W. Carter, who is interested in the suit, giving a financial statement of the case.","Trust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.","2 items. William L. Claybrooke and Thomas Jones, Jr., trustees of Sydnor (R.B.) vs. Elizabeth Edwards et al [including Robert W. Carter]. Suit in Richmond County.","Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland and Lancaster Counties.","Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Deed of a tract of land in Richmond County, called \"The Distillery.\"","Trust deed covering a lot in the City of Richmond.","8 items. Suit in Stafford County.","79 items.","17 items.","4 items.","14 items. This group consists chiefly of printed circular letters.","30 items.","14 items.","29 items.","14 items.","Copy.","2 items. Mutilated.","Printed Pamphlet.","Copy of a resolution requesting that the delegates representing Richmond County use their influence to have a law passed by the General Assembly separating the funds of Lunenburg and Farnham parishes, Richmond County, and appointing separate boards to manage each fund. Signed by Moore F. Brockenbrough and others.","Signed by Daniel Garland and others.","12 items.","Date of report not given.","3 items.","2 items.","31 items.","20 items.","2 items.","3 items.","5 items.","7 booklets. The diaries for 1836, 1838, 1844, 1846, and 1859 are written in printed almanacs.","18 items. Robert W. Carter, and Enoch Mason, were the joint administrators of John Mason. This subseries includes accounts, such as 17 bills for court fees and 1 letter concerning fees.","86 items.","56 items. Including a letter from Thomas D. Mutter to Robert W. Carter, 13 Aug 1824, concerning the impending visit of the Marquis De La Fayette to Fredericksburg.","25 items.","2 items. Suit in the City of Richmond.","Suit in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District.","2 items. Reports of progress at Llangollen School, 1825, and at Hampden Sydney College, 1826.","Folders 94-100: 449 items total. (Letters in folders 94-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 243 items. Accounts in folders 97-99 date from 1814-1850 and total 196 items. Legal papers in folder 100 consist of 10 items. )","49 items.","9 items. Letters concern enslaved persons ('slaves') at the Tomlin estate sold to Henry Lewis.","14 items.","26 items.","Letters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.","Letters in folders 95-96 date from 1835-1851 and total 194 items.","Accounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.","Accounts in folders 97-98 date from 1814-1850 and total 145 items.","51 items.","30 items.","21 items.","10 items.","4 items. Suit in Richmond County, Virginia.","Suit in Madison Parish, Louisiana.","Suit in Richmond County, Virginia.","Suit in Richmond County.","Agreement concerning the settlement of a debt.","2 items. Trust deed, covering a tract of land in Northumberland County, called \"Clifton.\"","46 items.","4 items.","56 items. Including the suit, Robert W. Carter vs. Benjamin O. Tayloe et al.","51 items. Items arranged chronologically.","Note: The reply appears on back of sheet","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Copy.","Copy.","Date is from postmark.","Mutilated.","Copy.","79 items, in part copies. Items are divided into two time periods, 1669-1789 and 1823-1854, and within the dateranges, alphabetically.","30 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically .","Samuel Baley to Marmaduke Beckwith. Deed to a tract of land in Richmond County.","Certificate signed by John Smith and William Brockenbrough stating that Elizabeth Beale has given her assent to a deed executed by her husband, John Beale.","Copy. Copy of will of John Brothwaite, of Rappahannock County.","John Dudley and wife to Henry Curtis. Deed to 150 acres of land in Great Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County.","John Dudley and wife to Thomas Curtis. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County. Note: A deed of George Curtis, dated 9 June 1702, granting to William Lister his interest in this property, appears on back of sheet.","Robert Dudley to Richard Farrell. Acknowledgment of debt. Note: A statement by Richard Farrell, assigning all his right in this bond to John Dudley, appears on back of sheet.","Refusal of Griffin Fauntleroy to give possession of John Lloyd's estate in Richmond County to Daniel McCarty.","Henry Graves and wife to Richard Graves. Deed to 450 acres of land in Bruton Parish, York County.","William Jones to Peter Coutanceau. Deed to 592 acres of land in Northumberland County.","Plat of land in James City County, bought of Keeling by John Dixon.","Certificate of the publishing of Maj. Dennis McCarty's intention to dock the entail of his lands in Richmond County.","William McConnell and wife to [unknown] Lack. Fragment of a deed to a lot in an unidentified town in Rowan County, North Carolina.","Statement of Sarah Minor, appointing Thomas Batchelor her attorney for relinquishing her dower rights in a tract of land leased by her husband, John Minor, to John Champ.","2 items. John Palmer to Edward Fielding. Deed to a tract of land in Northumberland County, 19 March 1678/9, and a copy of the deed.","2 items. Surveyor's plats of land in Northumberland County sold by Walter Pavey to John Rice.","5 items. Papers concerning descent of title to a tract of land in Richmond County from Walter Pavey to Daniel McCarty.","Webley Pavey to Daniel McCarty. Trust deed covering a tract of land in Richmond County.","Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Richmond County, surveyed by William Garland for Charles Sallard.","Mary Simpson to William [?]. Bond.","Copy of bill of James Davenport, clerk of court, against Daniel Morgan, executor, for proving and recording the will of Mary Stone.","Thomas Trice vs. Francis Moreland et al. Suit in Orange County, North Carolina.","Declaration of the Council and Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia to the King, requesting the reenactment of ten laws repealed by the King, and expressing gratitude for his approval of fifty-seven acts passed by the Burgesses.","Copy. Mattram Wright to Thomas Lloyd. Fifteen-year lease of a plantation in Richmond County.","Mutilated. [?] to Richard Lee. Quitrent agreement concerning 904 acres of land in Great Wiccomocoe Parish, Northumberland County.","49 items. The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject matter or last name.","2 items. Certificates of lunacy of Carter B. Berkley, signed by the Visitors of the City Hospital, Baltimore, and by two physicians.","3 items. Resolutions by the board of directors of the Old Dominion Steam Boat Company on the occasion of the death of John Chowning.","Soldiers Claim of Randall or Randolph Clark.","Subscription list for a dinner to be given at the Eagle Hotel in honor of Henry Clay and G.M. Bibb.","A paper by an unidentified person proposing that only one commissioner be appointed to each superior court of chancery.","A description of the author Charles Dickens.","Memorandum giving dates of the Fairfield races.","Two sketches of unidentified grave markers, on one sheet.","Certificate of appointment of Samuel Lyell as postmaster at Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia.","9 items.","Memorandum book.","Memorandum book.","memorandum book.","11 items. Data on the oyster industry in Virginia.","Appeal to the judges of an unidentified court for protection.","7 items.","2 items.","3 items.","27 items.","27 items.","3 items.","Pamphlet.","Pamphlet. Delivered in the House of Representatives.","10 items.","12 items.","13 items.","64 items","55 items.","9 items."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91: Diaries of Robert W. Carter) were removed from the Carter Family Papers and catalogued as Rare Books under: AY 326.R5 W3 1836 AY 326.R5 W3 1844 AY 326.R5 W3 1846 AY 35.R5 C6 1838 AY 35.R5 C6 1859\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["In May 2012, the diaries of Robert W. Carter (Subseries 6, Folder 91: Diaries of Robert W. 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The papers fall into four general headings: historical papers collected by Charles Campbell, correspondence, manuscript volumes, and miscellaneous. These include personal and professional correspondence as well as eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell, newspaper clippings, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks, covering then period 1743-1896. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Organization: This collection is organized into five series. Series 1 contains historical manuscripts; Series 2 contains family and professional papers; Series 3 contains manuscript volumes; Series 4 contains miscellaneous material; and Series 5 contains the addition 1992.33b. Series 6 contains all the printed material removed from the general collection and grouped together.  The inventory is NOT on the pdf inventory but listed separately under the Finding Aid/Inventory (below)."," Arrangement: This collection is arranged into series and then chronologically by date. Series 3, containing family and professional papers, is arranged into subseries by decade and then into additional subseries by individual year.","Charles Campbell (1807-1876) was born on 1 May 1807, in Petersburg, Virginia, the firstborn child of parents John Wilson Campbell (d.1842), and Mildred Walker Moore Campbell. John, a bookstore owner, was also a historian. In 1831 he published the History of Virginia to 1781. Later, he held the position of Federal Collector of Customs in Petersburg, Virginia. Mildred taught at the Petersburg Classical Academy in the 1840's. In addition to Charles, the couple also had two younger children, Alexander (Aleck) S. Campbell, and Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell Maben (d.1871)."," Charles' mother, Mildred Walker Moore Campbell, was the granddaughter of Virginia lieutenant governor Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740). Mildred Walker Moore Campbell and her siblings Mary Fairfax Moore Keller, Dr. Alexander Spotswood Moore, Ann Evelina Moore Henley, William Agustin Moore, Eliza Moore McDonald, and Lavinia Moore McPheeters wrote and received numerous pieces of personal correspondence that are available in this collection."," Charles Campbell attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) from 1823-1825. Upon graduation he enrolled in Henry St. George Tucker's School of Law in Winchester, Virginia. However, he suffered from chronic headaches which caused him severe physical and mental exhaustion. By 1829, these health issues would force him to leave the law profession."," Following his departure from law, Campbell worked as an engineer of the Petersburg Railroad. Later he ran a private school for boys in Glencoe, Alabama. On 13 September 1836, he married Elvira N. Callaway (1819-1837) of Monroe County, Tennessee. In 1837, Elvira died shortly after the birth of a son, Callaway Campbell (b.1837). In his distress, Campbell left his son with Elivira's siblings, Thomas and Lucinda Callaway. Later, this would result in a court case to regain custody of his child."," Following the death of his wife, Campbell worked as a clerk in the office of the Collector of Custom in Petersburg, Virginia (a position he obtained from his father John Campbell). From 1840-1843, Campbell also owned, published, and edited a Petersburg newspaper, The American Statesman. He returned to teaching in 1842 by opening a classical school in Petersburg, becoming both teacher and administrator in the Anderson Seminary. He would hold these positions until the formation of free public schools in 1870."," Campbell remarried in 1850 to Miss Anna Birdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. They had four children, Mary Spotswood Campbell Robinson (b.1852), Nanny Campbell (b.1854), Charles Campbell (b.1856), and Fanny Campbell (1858-1860's)."," Charles Campbell was committed to Western Lunatic Asylum at Staunton, Virginia, in 1873 where he remained until his death on July 11, 1876. He was buried at Blandford Church Cemetery, Petersburg."," Like his father, Campbell was a historian. He began contributing to journals in 1834. Some of the journals to which he frequently contributed included; The Southern Literary Messenger or The Southern and Western Literary Messenger and Review, The Farmer's Register, The New Yorker, and the Petersburg Intelligencer. His most important work, however, was the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia. This work built upon his father's book and concerned Virginia history from the colony's founding to the Revolutionary War.","Other Information:"," Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00063.frame","The materials at Duke are comprised of copies of historical documents and letters, and personal papers of Charles Campbell (1807-1876), historian, editor, and antiquarian. Included are original letters from St. George Tucker, Lewis Cass, Pierre Soule, Edward Everett, Beverley Randolph, Andrew Jackson, Robert Beverley, and others, as well as copies of letters from Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Theodorick Bland, Jr., Captain John Smith, John Randolph of Roanoke, John Adams, Powhatan Ellis, Patrick Henry, John Jay, and others. The papers also contain rough drafts and preliminary notes for Campbell's publications, a number of manuscript poems, and a transcription of the minute book of the city council of Richmond, Virginia, 1782-1795. The volumes contain personal accounts, records of Anderson Academy, Petersburg, Virginia, of which Campbell was principal, and historical notes."," Papers of Charles Campbell, Manuscript Department, William R. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Campbell Papers, 1617-1895.1,313 items and 5 volumes.Collection number: 858","The Charles Campbell papers consist of papers received or collected by Charles Campbell (1807-1876), Virginia historian. The papers fall into four general headings: historical papers collected by Charles Campbell, correspondence, manuscript volumes, and miscellaneous. These include personal and professional correspondence as well as eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell, newspaper clippings, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks, covering then period 1743-1896. The papers reflect Charles Campbell's interests in history, teaching, newspaper editing, railroad engineering, politics, genealogy, publication of his works, and the town of Petersburg where he lived for most of his life."," The personal papers include Charles Campbell's correspondence with his father John Wilson Campbell, brother Alexander Campbell, sister, wife and children as well as cousins in Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia. These include copies of Charles Campbell's letters, as well as letters received by him; biographical material; genealogical material; autograph collecting material; and letters received by Charles Campbell's second wife Anna Burdsall Campbell. These also include correspondence relating to organizations with which he was affiliated, such as the Petersburg Library and the Petersburg Lyceum."," His professional correspondence consists of letters to the editors of the \"Southern Literary Messenger\u0026quot;, to historical societies, to publishing firms, and to other historians and authors. The writing, publishing and critic of Charles Campbell's book \"Virginia History\u0026quot;, concerns much of these material. Charles Campbell also corresponded with genealogists and antiquarians interested in Virginia history."," The eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell include letters by John Quarles, John Byrd, George Dabney, William Degge, Edward Hill, John Jameson, Alexander Moore, William Aylett, and Theodorick Bland, as well as parts of William Aylett's account books (1770-1776)."," The manuscript volumes include Charles Campbell's diaries (1861-1864), Anna Burdsall Campbell diaries (1840-1870), scrapbooks, Charles Campbell's historical notes, newspaper clippings, Anderson Seminary account books, Charles Campbell's pupil exercise books, pamphlets, copies of Charles Campbell's articles, and household account books (1848-1863)."," There are many letters from Mary B. Carter of \"Shirley,\" Charles City County, Virginia to Mildred Walker (Moore) Campbell, Charles Campbell's mother."," Acc. 1977.17 Addition:"," Genealogical information of the Moore Family."," Acc. 1992.33b:"," Series 5 on the inventory: Typescript by William Cryer of the Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).","Newspaper clippings of obituaries of Charles Campbell.","Scope and Contents","Copy.","Scope and Contents"," Asks if he would rent a house to the Reverend Mr. Meade.","Scope and Contents","Will not visit; question of a land survey.","Scope and Contents"," Indenture for £100 current money.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Copy.","Scope and Contents","Account of goods William Aylett bought from the estate of William Spiller.","Scope and Contents"," Tried to get two hogsheads of tobacco.","Scope and Contents","Is embarrassed to see him because of the debts he owes.","Scope and Contents","Deliver \"Scantling\" to Mr. Crafton.","Scope and Contents","Asks him to pay his account.","Scope and Contents"," War news; battle of Monmouth and Charles Lee's retreat.","Scope and Contents","Encloses draft of Benjamin Harrison on Messiers Turnbull \u0026 Co. of Philadelphia. Have transferred to Harrison the auditor's warrant for £20,000 Virginia money for which you stand charged.","Scope and Contents","Typewritten letter Copy. Lee's Land Claims.","Scope and Contents","Fragment.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. Letter.","Scope and Contents","Incomplete.","Scope and Contents"," List of 14 slaves with ages and prices.","Scope and Contents"," Mr. Wirt preparing a book on Patrick Henry; asks for information on Henry.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $20; encourages him to be economical.","Scope and Contents"," Is sorry Charles Campbell is discouraged by college; encourages Charles Campbell to succeed in his studies and maintain a \"correct and firm moral deportment\"; urges him to be careful about money.","Scope and Contents"," Speaks of Charles Campbell's father's upcoming visit to New York and New England, possibility of Charles Campbell's going along.","Scope and Contents"," Received $10 from William Bradford. Grades received: he has done well. News of commencement.","Scope and Contents","Inquires after Charles Campbell's health, etc. Recommends he read \"Watts' on the mind\".","Scope and Contents","Mother returned after 3 weeks at Shirley. Asks him to come home at end of session.","Scope and Contents"," Arrived at Princeton last Tuesday; is happy to be back. Encloses list of students and the grades they attained.","Scope and Contents"," Alexander suffering from toothache. Mother leaving for New York in August. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Encloses $200. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Town healthy, contrary to other places. Asks if he has seen General La Fayette. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Uncertain as to whether he will enroll or not. Princeton very dull during vacation, only a few students remaining.","Scope and Contents","Received $50. Is considering various topics for speech he must give at end of school session.","Asks if he is studying law. Recalls days spent together in college. Unsigned.","Arrived last Sunday. Speaks of their commencement.","Scope and Contents"," Deepest snow she has ever seen (2 ft) has just fallen. Social news. Asks him to write to Sister Betty.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires if he received letter and $20.00 note. Encloses $50.00. He has had a severe attack of rheumatism.","Scope and Contents","Encloses check for $100. Has been ill.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $40. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $50. Family is healthy although town is sickly. Mother has given up idea of visiting Philadelphia.","Scope and Contents"," Is attending lectures, in foreign languages, history, and physiology; remembers his days at Princeton with Charles Campbell; LaFayette expected to visit Monticello.","Scope and Contents"," Encloses money, and warns him to be economical. Mother and children still in Scottsville. Business is slow season.","Scope and Contents","Closing and signature of letter.","Scope and Contents"," Expresses friendship for Charles Campbell; wishes him luck with law studies.","Scope and Contents"," News of studies of law. Would like to go to Washington during vacation but will be unable. Inquiries after Elizabeth Ruffin.","Scope and Contents"," Expects to get married April 1828 and to be licensed to practice law, urges Charles Campbell to visit him, tell him about the lectures at Winchester. Discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics: mention of John Randolph.","Scope and Contents"," Speaks of Charles Campbell's love for an unnamed person, and expresses hope he will remain single until he is 21. Speaks of John Tyler's defeat of John Randolph of Roanoke in Senate Election. News of suicide of \"old Rambaut\".","Scope and Contents"," Judge Henry St. George Tuckerreturned, vacation ended. Social news: party attended. Expresses indifference to career in law, and interest in politics, mentions John Randolph.","Scope and Contents"," Asks Charles Campbell how much money he needs; will allow Charles Campbell to continue his studies with Judge Tucker.","Scope and Contents"," Estimates his expenses at $186; will not stay with Judge Tucker for the summer; students are so crowded at Tucker's that \"we read but little\".","Scope and Contents"," Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $75; Judge Tucker declined an invitation to run for Congress; has received report of John Wilson Campbell's Jackson Committee but is still anti-Jackson and gives his reasons for his position, \"I trust that all the endeavors of the Jacksonites will fail.\"","Scope and Contents"," Wishes he was with him studying law at Winchester, advantages of studying under private lawyer, philosophical discussion, discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics.","Scope and Contents"," Sold their father's plantation for $7.50 an acre; mother is ill; father being swayed by a bad advisor.","Scope and Contents"," News of meeting of Hanover presbytery. Expresses hope Charles Campbell has become religious. Opinion of father that he return home immediately. Postscript: Elizabeth Ruffin to Charles Campbell. Thanking him for writing. Expressions of her affection for him.","Scope and Contents","Glad he is doing well in Law School; Family news.","Scope and Contents"," His health \"continued very wretched\"; is taking the waters at the Springs; wants to have all his law books sold except the one presented to him by Judge Tucker.","Scope and Contents"," Thanks her for her fine treatment of him in Princeton. Describes his trip home. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," May to Philadelphia this summer. Business very good. Has forwarded money to him through William Bradford.","Scope and Contents"," Various social news. News of a new steam ferry. Asks her to buy book Geographyby Malte Brun.","Scope and Contents"," Father just returned from New Haven. Glad to hear he is doing well, especially in French.","Scope and Contents"," Angry because he hasn't written family members moving west.","Scope and Contents","Autograph Copy. Trying to find a career, is considering engineering.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. News of his uncertain health and his trip to Lexington.","Scope and Contents"," Asks for books; dispute over payment of money.","Scope and Contents","Sends copies of his works; sorry Charles Campbell is not well.","Scope and Contents"," Recently arrived in Raleigh, received his letter. Will return home middle of next week.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript. List of sale prices for slaves, household goods.","Scope and Contents"," Can't find anything about Mr. Moore's affairs.","Scope and Contents"," Her visit to Philadelphia, having traveled 350 miles in two days. Leaving for New York Monday.","Scope and Contents","Sorry Charles Campbell is giving up his profession.","Scope and Contents"," Explains self very obscurely for a letter he wrote about Charles Campbell which seems to have offended the latter. Charles Campbell must have written about his disappointment in the Law, his failure to achieve greatness at the age of 29, his failure in the profession generally, Otway B. Barraud denies this and encourages him. Reacts to Charles Campbell's 3 ways of becoming great: 1) born 2) achieve 3) thrust upon. Spoke to Gwynn on Charles Campbell's behalf, who has offered Charles Campbell a place, hard work, rough fare, but should take it. Civil Engineer.","Scope and Contents"," Is glad to have heard news of Petersburg via Messrs. May and Ruffin. Hopes to go to Virginia again soon and asks when she will again come to Connecticut. Sends her an \"Essay on Slavery.\"","Scope and Contents"," Misses him; social life. Letter also includes a letter from Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. Hopes his job is going well. Letter also includes a letter from Bet Elizabeth Campbell to Charles Campbell asks him to write.","Cold weather; mother knitting for him. Tells him of her reading (Cowper). She sends him local newspapers regularly. Mentions of legislative. Debate on Portsmouth Bill.","Scope and Contents"," His stay in Suffolk, near the Blackwater River. Suffers from bad dreams. Country flat, population sparse.","Glad he is enjoying engineering; Charles Campbell shouldn't expect to find a wife as smart as himself; hopes \"the sable coloured gentry in Jerusalem will not rise again\" and states that the whites there are not much better than the Black population. Also: Note from Elizabeth M. Campbell to Charles Campbell. Mr. Barraud in town; Charles Campbell working on railroad and \"will indeed be welcomed as a traitor to your town, working on a road to destroy it\".","Scope and Contents"," Concerned about Charles Campbell's health; business has been better than usual; subscriptions for a railroad from Wilkins Ferry to Belfield being taken, but \"our citizens will be cautious about buying more railroad stock\" since the old stock has fallen in value.","Scope and Contents"," Letter expresses concern that Campbell had not written to Barraud in considerable time. Gives advice to Campbell on how best to develop himself as Civil Engineer.","Scope and Contents"," News of her stay in Richmond, her visit to the Capitol. Asks to go to Princeton with him. Will make and send him some shirts. Postscript: Mr. Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. His letter received; all well.","Scope and Contents","Suggests topics for him to write about, including a description of the Dismal Swampage.","Scope and Contents"," Advises her to address letters to him to Suffolk, Virginia. Inquiries about brother Aleck. Remarks about Cowper.","Scope and Contents"," House full of people, preaching all week. Enjoys working in father's store. Asks news of his railroad work. Postscript: Elizabeth M. Campbell, Petersburg to Charles Campbell, Suffolk. Family news. They stayed at Shirley for a week.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy signed. Isle of Wight a dreary county; thinking about leaving the railroad.","Scope and Contents"," Is in Suffolk. Has been with 2nd Division of the Road but is being transferred to the 1st Boarding near Dismal Swamp, across which railroad runs. He is writing from Portsmouth and Roanoke RR office. Will return shortly.","Scope and Contents"," Home has been filled with company. Speaks of their claims on the government and the possibility of their being rich shortly. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. Arrived in Winchester, seeking out Mr. Robinson, thinking of going west; still undecided. Does not regret leaving Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad.","Scope and Contents"," His trip to Winchester. He has applied for a place under Mr. Robinson with another railroad. Prefers returning to West.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Applied to Mr. Robinson at Winchester, but was not admitted; wants to go west; wants a wife.","Scope and Contents"," Has found a woman Charles Campbell would like; health not good; Mr. Ruffin's register popular in Raleigh; invites him to visit.","Scope and Contents","Has had certain difficulties in getting out the first number of the Southern Literary Messenger.Will be happy to receive contributions for it from Campbell, and will pay him for any articles which are printed.","Scope and Contents"," Off Jersey Coast, will reach New York tomorrow. Describes route of future travels: New York to Albany, to Buffalo; across Lake Erie to Detroit, by stage to Chicago. Health poor: traveling the best medicine. Letter resumes from New York City: Hopes to find quiet and peace in West.","Scope and Contents"," After leaving New York City went to Albany and by canal to Buffalo. Leaving by steamer for Detroit tomorrow. Speaks of all past unhappiness, and thanks her for her affection.","Scope and Contents"," Trip across Lake Erie less unpleasant than canal trip. Taking stage tomorrow for Chicago. Hopes to find some people interested in settling in Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," News of his trip from Detroit to Chicago; description of countryside. Description of Indiana prairies. Speaks of his plans to settle in Illinois or Missouri, and his preference for settling in a fine state.","Scope and Contents"," Countryside described. Land cheap in Illinois, he may buy a farm there. Dined with Potowotomy Indians. Leaves in 2 days for Chicago. Less depressed than formerly.","Scope and Contents"," Moving next to Vandalia, Illinois, and thence East Tennessee via Louisville, Kentucky. Considers it unlikely he will remain in Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," He is contented with being a schoolmaster. Tells him of eating pumpkin bread at Chota. Description of country and wild life.","Scope and Contents"," Family news: news of letters sent to him. News of Charles' staying with his uncle and aunt in Tennessee.","Scope and Contents"," His first teaching job (the children of Mr. Henley). Talks of staying with his cousins. Postscript: Elizabeth Henley,Chota, Tennessee to Mrs. Mildred W. Campbell, Petersburg. Expresses hope she will come to Tennessee to visit.","Scope and Contents","Happy to hear he has arrived safely at Chota. Postscript: Alexander S. Campbell to Charles Campbell. News of school. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents"," Advises Charles Campbell to settle in the West; hoped Charles Campbell could work for the railroad. Also a note from Charles Campbell's brother Alexander. Charles Campbell's \"Review of Oberlin\"will appear in the next number of the register; \"anti-Leigh Men Met\"; Business at the store has picked up.","Scope and Contents","2 1/ Her return home after two months. Happy to hear he is at Uncle Henley's at Chota. Her trip to Saratoga Springs, Princeton, and Philadelphia.","Scope and Contents"," Surprised he is at Chota; Cholera epidemic in Petersburg; has given up going to parties since she already has \"enough worldliness and wickedness.\"","Scope and Contents"," Social news. Informs him of her reading. Mention Mr. Maben \"he is to be a near relation of yours.\"","Scope and Contents"," Having grown dissatisfied with Chota, he has left it very discontented, still looking for an occupation in a quiet place.","Scope and Contents"," Staying with Uncle Spotswood, leaving for Alabama tomorrow by stage. Again mentions going to Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," Arrived Tuscumbia four days ago news of relatives there. Looking for a school that suits him.","Scope and Contents"," Charles has left for Tuscumbia; Margaret Keller to marry Dr. Newsom; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Has not chosen a superintendent of the male academy; Academy has 35 students.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires about Alabama cousins. Petersburg a very busy place: social news. Church news.","Scope and Contents"," Asks her to send money. Appointed head of the Academy in Somerville, Alabama. News of cotton crop.","203 items.","Scope and Contents"," Mother going to Sussex, Shirley. Rival bookstore to Father's set up. Social news. Postscript: Mildred W. Campbellto Charles Campbell. News of her travel.","Scope and Contents","Glad to hear of his teaching job. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes to visit relatives; family news.","Scope and Contents"," News of school: it commences February 1. Wonders about his being able to stand the physical exertions of teaching. Family news. Inquiries into pension claims.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Enjoyed Chota; is going to Somerville to teach; his life darkened by \"sombre colors\" and \"blue-devils.\"","Scope and Contents"," Problems with getting a note paid; family news, will send Charles Campbell periodicals and the town paper; river has been closed by ice; business is slow; thinking about moving west.","Scope and Contents","Draft. He left Chota, Tennessee two months ago and is now directing a school in Somerville. He is still melancholy and afflicted with headaches.","Scope and Contents"," Capt. Duncan's draft; 21 students in his school supplying books for his school; asks about texts; interest in election of Virginia Senator; Easier to make money in Alabama but prices are high; describes the countryside.","Scope and Contents"," School opened: currently 16 students with prospects of having 40-50 eventually. Social news: news that H. Bernard is to be married.","Scope and Contents"," Can supply Charles Campbell with books-lists some available books; river is frozen; has sent Charles Campbell the January number of museum and will also send February. Also a note from Charles Campbell's sister Betty. Glad that Charles not complaining about headaches; is about to get married; measles epidemic; read Mr. Adams speech on the death of LaFayette; Aleck has sent a copy of Mr. Brown's speech in the legislature; Portsmouth railroad is progressing; China missionary will speak; offers to send Charles Campbell the Missionary Herald.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes school teaching is going well; severe weather; comments on national politics, Van Buren and Judge White; French treaty and possibility of war with France.","Scope and Contents"," Will get books from Philadelphia; Lists texts he wants. Also a note to his sister Betty. Has no plans to marry; his school may increase to 40 by the end of the year; is teaching Sunday school; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Asks father to send books; may be able to sell books to the nearby Female Seminary; asks for the issue of Farmer's Register with the article on Oberlin; asks for $10; health is normal and cuts wood for exercise.","Scope and Contents","Received Charles Campbell's order for books; not sure he will continue selling books; small pox epidemic.","Scope and Contents"," Social news; town very healthy, diseases gone. Inquiries about his school.","Scope and Contents"," Informs him of her intention to marry Mr. Maben about middle of July.","Scope and Contents","Autograph letter News of school. 8 published numbers so far of his Somerville Weekly Advertiser. He will spend July vacation in Tuscumbia, Alabama.","Scope and Contents"," Has been living with some gentlemen from Boston who are the best of masters hopes to obtain a situation for the summer.","Scope and Contents"," Death of James McDonald; Care of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Death of James McDonald; Uncle William Aylett may visit Somerville.","Scope and Contents"," Shipment of books; emigration of people from Alabama to the west; school will end June 26 and expects to vacation at Tuscumbia; his students like him.","Scope and Contents"," Problem of guardianship of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents","Visit to Tuscumbia and Courtland; death of James McDonald.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell's sister Elizabeth was married at 4 AM; Describes Elizabeth Campbell's husband Mr. Maben; will try to get Charles Campbell's books sent; is closing his store.","Scope and Contents"," Glad Elizabeth got married; Henry Cannon stabbed his mother's husband.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Visiting Uncle William Aylett; his school going well.","Scope and Contents"," Spending his vacation with Aunt Eliza. Prospects for new school session beginning August 10. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell in good health and happy with his situation; hopes that John Wilson Campbell's daughter Elizabeth is happily married; does not recommend moving west; if he could leave Tennessee, would move to Texas.","Scope and Contents"," Asks Arthur H. Henley to forward the balance of his money; health is not good; sister Elizabeth to be married to Mr. Maben and journey north; cousin Lavinia McPheeters to be married; Mr. Keller in town to see Parsons, the gubernatorial candidate.","Scope and Contents"," Informs him of marriage of his sister, \"Bet\", to Mr. Maben. Her trip to Princeton. List of books sent to him.","Scope and Contents"," Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell's books sent to him; John Wilson Campbell will get out of debt this year; Mr. Ruffin offered to lend his register to Charles Campbell; John Wilson Campbell has sent the intelligencer to Charles Campbell; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Guardianship of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes he will visit; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes he will visit; family news. \"Minna\" Elizabeth M. Henley to Charles Campbell. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Books have arrived, lists them; if brother Aleck wants to join Charles Campbell and teach he should prepare himself; has received the periodicals, Intelligencer, Museum, Ruffin's Register; Charles Campbell sent Ruffin an article for the Register.","Scope and Contents","Charles Campbell has visited Virginia; Charles Campbell's books have been sent.","Scope and Contents","Did not move to town; Elizabeth at the Female Academy.","Scope and Contents"," Cannot visit Chota; family news.","Scope and Contents","Items sent to Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Is settling his business books and opening new books for his partnership with Mr. Ruffin; has given up plans to move West; family news. Letter also includes a note from Mother ?. Letter also includes a note from brother A. S. Campbell; father's business with Mr. Ruffin will be called Campbell \u0026 Ruffin and will be a large establishment.","Scope and Contents","Acknowledges receipt of items for Lavinia Moore; father in partnership with Edmund Ruffin.","Scope and Contents"," Family news: 1835 an important year for Campbell family with her marriage and his trip west. School attendance falling off: he will not stay beyond current session.","Scope and Contents","Father thought of going to a temperance convention; expects to be married next week to Mr. Brown; invites Aunt to wedding.","Scope and Contents"," Father in New York. Various other family news. Several lines of the letter are written and initialed by Alexander Spotswood Campbell.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her he has given up the school and intends to move on. Includes a recipe for making beer.","Scope and Contents"," Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Suggests he come home and open a school there. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," He is spending vacation in Petersburg. Betty going to Richmond tomorrow. Intends to come west when he has finished school.","Scope and Contents"," Left Sommerville, 8th January; plans not to return to Virginia. Keller has sold plantation, thinks Petersburg good place for Lavinia, mention of Texas, Seminoles in Florida, fire at New York. Edmund Ruffinhas migrated to Bowden's Corner, please tell him infomation concerning Bland's manuscripts at John Meade's near City Point which he ought to publish.","Scope and Contents"," Regrets imposing on his relatives hospitality for so long; worries about being able to support himself; has no plans to return to Virginia.","Scope and Contents"," Has read his article in Farmer's Register.Social and family news; father has new store.","Scope and Contents"," Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $215.76; expects to stay at Glencoe until August; regards teaching as a \"dernier resort which I wish to abandon as soon as possible as being very unfavorable to my health\"; Tuscumbia held an illumination in honor of Houston's victory over St. Anna; sent articles to Ruffin and the Messenger, but has gotten no acknowledgement; is never without a headache.","Scope and Contents"," News of Texas wars. Received money sent from home.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell mentioned that he had written several hundred pages and John Wilson Campbell urges him to publish, fiction is most profitable, and Carruthers and French have done well even though they are \"ordinary writers\"; advises Charles Campbell against putting out a newspaper or literary paper; Elizabeth Maben has a baby girl; three new railroads building locally; Edmund Ruffin, Jr., is working for a railroad; expects few Virginians to go to Texas until things are settled with the Mexicans; development of local interest in silk culture; local prices very high.","Scope and Contents"," He has been sick and confined to bed. News of crops. Cousin Alfred Aglett dies. Speaks of incompatibility of his headaches with teaching profession.","Scope and Contents"," Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires after her family. Trouble with her eyes. Weather poor, wheat crop failing.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her of his intention to marry Elvira N. Callaway of Toqua before end of September. His intention to return to Virginia then. Inquires after health of her child.","Scope and Contents","Looking forward to their wedding, September 13.","Scope and Contents"," Looking forward to their marriage.","Scope and Contents","Social news. Spring arriving. Mother has left but she sees father every day.","Scope and Contents"," She has been sick in bed. She is pleased to hear of his marriage. She is very busy taking care of her child Jane, husband, and house. Mr. Maben has also been ill. Aleck goes to College in November. Postscript: ALS. Alexander Spotswood Campbell,to Charles Campbell. Hopes Charles will return before he goes to College.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her of his impending marriage and trip to Virginia. Description of his bride.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell will be leaving for Virginia in two days to bring his wife home; would like to visit Virginia. Elizabeth J. Henley to Mildred W. Campbell. Best wishes.","505 items.","Letters, 1848 - 1849. the last folder, folder 106, contains receipts, 1849 - 1873.","467 items.","259 items.","Folders 1 - 75.","116 items.","Folders 76 - 87.","Folders 1 - 22.","72 items.","Folders 23 - 94.","7 items.","Folders 95 - 101","60 items.","Manuscript Volume. 1","Manuscript Volume. 2","Manuscript volume. 3","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume. 4 Written in \"Catalogue of the Library of Petersburg, Virginia\" (1854).","Manuscript volume. 5","Scope and Contents","Manuscript Volume. 6 Minutes of the Ladies Club of Washington Street Church, Petersburg, for soldiers relief, 1861 July 1-July 27; \"Diary of the War\", 1863 June 28-1864 July 22; Charles Campbell: Journal, 1861 April 22-May 4; Journal, 1862 July 16-August 3; Index to diaries by date #1-9.","Manuscript volume. 7","Transcription and annotation of Diary by William \u0026 Mary student Emily Peterson.  Available in electronic form only. Diary, 1840-1841, of Anna Burdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. In her diary, Burdsall described her daily routine while traveling along the Eastern and Midwestern part of the United States. Burdsall makes references to her family, the various people she met, modes of transportation, and the local culture of the places she traveled.","Manuscript volume 8","Manuscript volume 9 Dates include 1841 December-1842 June 8; 1844 May 6-September 12; 1849 August 8; 1850 April 27; 1850 October 15; 1854 March 18.","Manuscript volume 10","Manuscript volume 11","Manuscript volume 12","Manuscript volume 13 Charles Campbell's account book for Anderson Seminary, 1861-1862; inventory of Anderson Seminary, 1868.","Manuscript volume 14 Charles Campbell's estimate of family expenses, 1863 July 20; clippings on Petersburg; household accounts 1848-1863 (partially covered by clippings pasted in).","Manuscript volume 15 Inventory of Rahway house contents, 1848-1851; cash receipts and disbursements ledger, 1863-1867; accounts for Anderson Seminary shoe purchases, 1863; extracts from letters; Burdsall \u0026 Co. accounts, 1848.","Has Charles Campbell's notes on a variety of subjects.","Manuscript volume 17 History of British in Virginia 1781; life of Lavinia Maria More, pages. 31-69; discussion of immigrants.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 18 Poem: \"Edwin\"; notes on Bacon's Rebellion; notes on railroad engineering: Journal, 1826; lists of authors; life of Isaac Jefferson, Anecdotica Revolutionana; roll of Tuscumbia School and Sommerville School.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 19 List of books Charles Campbell has read; list of magazines and reviews received; memoir of his courtship and marriage to Elvira Callaway (2); notes for History of Virginia; list of manuscripts Charles Campbell has collected.","Manuscript volume 20 Essays on various topics; historical notes; list of family portraits at Shirley by room, with sketch of each person, 1838; list of manuscripts published in various magazines. 1838 October 21.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 21 Charles Campbell's notes on Walter Raleigh; Clayton of Gloucester county; genealogical notes, Lee family; epitaph of Thomas Ludwell, Bruton Parish; misc. tombstone inscriptions; DD's journal, 1839 December 7, pages 57-63; list of 32 pieces published on Virginia, pages 64-65; list of plantation on James River, pages 69-71; lists opinions of his Lyceum speech, pages 96-98; distribution of \"Bland Papers\", pages 120-121; Lord's Prayer in Mohawk, 1839 October, page 42.","5 pages.Manuscript volume 22","Manuscript volume 23","Manuscript volume 24","Manuscript volume 25 List of memoirs published; Charles Campbell journal; historical notes.","Manuscript volume 26","Manuscript volume 27","Manuscript volume 28","Incomplete. Manuscript volume 29","Manuscript volume 30","Manuscript volume 31","Manuscript volume 32 Heads of questions for Debating Society.","Scope and Contents","4Manuscript volume 33","Manuscript volume 34 Newspaper clippings pasted over Charles Campbell's notes from law school.","Manuscript volume 35","Manuscript volume 36 Civil War newspaper clippings pasted in a book entitled Homers Book VI, Volume II, Miss Lucie Nelson, Petersburg, Virginia.","Manuscript volume 37 Newspaper clippings pasted over John Campbell's account book.","Manuscript volume 38","Manuscript volume 39 Newspaper clippings pasted over John W. Campbell's cash book.","Manuscript volume 40","Manuscript volume 41","Manuscript volume 42","Manuscript volume 43","Manuscript volume 44 Newspaper clippings.","Manuscript volume 45 Manuscript notes on farming included.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Manuscript","Manuscript.","41 pages.Xerox.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","4Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","2 page.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","4 page.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","11 pages.Manuscript.","10 pages.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Typescript by William Cryer of Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).","These items were removed from the general collection and grouped in this box.","\"'The Geology' by Prof. William B. Rogers. Chiefly from the State Survey 1835-'41'\" Map of Virginia by Jed. Hotchhiss, Staunton, Virginia.","1863 Richardson's Almanac, 1865 Richardson's Almanac, 1867 Warrock's Edition of Richardso's Almanack and 1875 partial almanac for Virginia and North Carolina 1879 The Warrock-Richardson Almanack. Almanacs for Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.","Two circulars, \"Catalogue of improved School Furniture.\"","Scope and Contents","Broadsides: W.C. Figner, Dealer in garden, flower and field seed, located in New Market and Richmond, Virginia. Notice from the Fredericksburg Aquaduct Company that the \"Semi-Annual Payment of Water Rent\" fell due on the 1st ofDecember. December 1871. \"Programme for the Entertainment of Our Honored Guests of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge. May 3, 1877. Held at Scott's Island, Virginia. \"Grand Supper at the Exchange Hotel\" on February 5, 1880 \"for the benefit of the Trinity Church Building Fund.\"","Scope and Contents","Two flyers for \"A Manual of General History\" by John J. Anderson.","Newspaper is possibly from South Carolina.","April 4, 1861 edition.","January 3, 1862 edition.","February 1, 1862 edition.","List of officers.","July 16, 1872 edition.","Scope and Contents","\"The Union Now- The Union Ever, Lets Dissolve it Never-Never\" by J.T. Ballow, Petersburg, Virginia dated November 14, 1860.","Scope and Contents","\"Warren Colburn's First Lessons\" arithmetic textbook, published for the Heirs of Warren Colburn, 1863.","Scope and Contents","\"The History of the College of William and Mary (including the General Catalogue\" From Its Foundation, 1660 to 1874. Published by J.W. Randolph and English, Richmond, Virginia. 1874.","This collection is in a bound book and includes: Catalogue of the American Whig Society 1769, 1845 Speech on the Tariff, 1842 Abstract of Laws on School Commissioners, 1842 Lecture on Education Discourse on Qualifications of an Historian, 1843 Address on R.H. Lee, 1846 By-laws of Connecticut Historical Society, 1839 Tract #1: Southern State Rights, Anti-tariff and Anti-abolition. Lewis Cass speech on Oregon, 1846 Report on Provincetown, Massachusetts Harbour with tide charts. President's message to Congress, 1845 Southern Review, Volume 1, No. 3 A High Civilization, The Moral Duty of Georgians 1844 and others. Charles Campbell signature.","Bound articles from the Farmer's Register and the Southern Literary Messenger. Charles Campbell signature.","This collection is in a bound book and includes the Farmer's Register (1835) and Southern Literary Messenger. Contains Charles Campbell articles. Note on flyleaf, \"selections by C.C.\"","Scope and Contents","Prints of four portraits, Monroe, Jefferson and 2 unknown men. Print of \"Central Square Philada\" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.","Scope and Contents","This folder is filed in medium oversize. Print of John C. Calhoun with a barely legible printed notation at the bottom, \"Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1844 by James Wise in the Clerks' Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.\" Copy of printing Plate XXXIX of a \"silver Plate presented by King Charles the Second to the Queen of Pamunkey\" with a faded handwritten notation \"from a forthcoming second edition...literary...of America by John Jay Smith.\" Broadside, \"The New Confederate Tax Bill\" by the Office of Commmissioner of Taxes, Richmond, February 28, 1864.\" Luray Courier Office Virginia broadside telling the true account of the discovery of the Luray Caverns in August 21, 1880. Undated. Hand traced map onto linen (?) of a 1741/42 map of Virginia. Area covered is from Richmond to the Cape Henry/Norfolk area with towns, waterways and some landowners noted. Handwritten notations are \"Your most affectionate Humbe Servt Jno Thompson, July 29, 1742\" and \"Her who is your Humble Servt, B. Spottswood, June 20, 1741.\" Hand traced of the map above on 2 sheets of paper. Hand traced map on linen (?) of a Civil War era map. Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, south to Culpepper and west to Ft. McHenry. Counties included are Jefferson, Clarke, Charles, Stafford, King George and Culpepper. Shows towns, roads, railroads and waterways. Hand traced map on paper of Virginia from Henrico County to Nansemond County. Entitled \"Map of the Seat of War in Eastern Virignia From Fortress Monroe to Richmond.\" undated. Hand traced map on paper entitled \"Drawn from a sketch taken on the Battle ground by W. P. Bonner, July 31, 1861.\" Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, west to Washington, D.C. and south to Occoquan.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger","Anderson Seminary","Virginia Historical Society","Campbell family","Moore family","Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Maxwell, William, 1784-1857","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 65 C17","/repositories/2/resources/9501"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Charles Campbell Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Charles Campbell Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Charles Campbell Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Virginia--Genealogy","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775","Virginia--Politics and Government","Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Virginia--Genealogy","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775","Virginia--Politics and Government","Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger"],"creator_ssim":["Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger"],"creators_ssim":["Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger"],"places_ssim":["Virginia--Genealogy","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775","Virginia--Politics and Government","Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["1942.111 Purchased: 5,144 items, 11/23/1942. 1946-09 Inventory of furniture, books, belonging to the Anderson Seminary, Aug 9,1868. 1 p. Intellectual arithmetic by Warren Colburn, New York, Hurd and Houghton etc 1849. 176 pp. This volume was used at the Anderson Academy in 1868 1977.17 Gift of Ms. Alice Milton,  1 item, 06/01/1977. 1992.33 Gift of Ludwell Johnson, 1 item, 06/25/1992."],"access_subjects_ssim":["College of William and Mary--History","Colonial period, ca. 1609-1774","Education--Study and teaching","Education--Virginia--History","Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Railroads--Virginia--History","Slaves--Virginia--Correspondence","Slaves--Virginia--Social conditions","Textbooks","United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783","United States--Slavery","Account books","Broadsides","Catalogs","Correspondence","Diaries","Fliers (printed matter)","Manuscripts (document genre)","Pamphlets","Poems","Scrapbooks","Typescripts","Virginia--Maps"],"access_subjects_ssm":["College of William and Mary--History","Colonial period, ca. 1609-1774","Education--Study and teaching","Education--Virginia--History","Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Railroads--Virginia--History","Slaves--Virginia--Correspondence","Slaves--Virginia--Social conditions","Textbooks","United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783","United States--Slavery","Account books","Broadsides","Catalogs","Correspondence","Diaries","Fliers (printed matter)","Manuscripts (document genre)","Pamphlets","Poems","Scrapbooks","Typescripts","Virginia--Maps"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["5300 items."],"extent_ssm":["15.00 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["15.00 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Account books","Broadsides","Catalogs","Correspondence","Diaries","Fliers (printed matter)","Manuscripts (document genre)","Pamphlets","Poems","Scrapbooks","Typescripts","Virginia--Maps"],"date_range_isim":[1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1748,1749,1750,1751,1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. 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Series 1 contains historical manuscripts; Series 2 contains family and professional papers; Series 3 contains manuscript volumes; Series 4 contains miscellaneous material; and Series 5 contains the addition 1992.33b. Series 6 contains all the printed material removed from the general collection and grouped together.  The inventory is NOT on the pdf inventory but listed separately under the Finding Aid/Inventory (below)."," Arrangement: This collection is arranged into series and then chronologically by date. Series 3, containing family and professional papers, is arranged into subseries by decade and then into additional subseries by individual year."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCharles Campbell (1807-1876) was born on 1 May 1807, in Petersburg, Virginia, the firstborn child of parents John Wilson Campbell (d.1842), and Mildred Walker Moore Campbell. John, a bookstore owner, was also a historian. In 1831 he published the History of Virginia to 1781. Later, he held the position of Federal Collector of Customs in Petersburg, Virginia. Mildred taught at the Petersburg Classical Academy in the 1840's. In addition to Charles, the couple also had two younger children, Alexander (Aleck) S. Campbell, and Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell Maben (d.1871).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles' mother, Mildred Walker Moore Campbell, was the granddaughter of Virginia lieutenant governor Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740). Mildred Walker Moore Campbell and her siblings Mary Fairfax Moore Keller, Dr. Alexander Spotswood Moore, Ann Evelina Moore Henley, William Agustin Moore, Eliza Moore McDonald, and Lavinia Moore McPheeters wrote and received numerous pieces of personal correspondence that are available in this collection.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles Campbell attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) from 1823-1825. Upon graduation he enrolled in Henry St. George Tucker's School of Law in Winchester, Virginia. However, he suffered from chronic headaches which caused him severe physical and mental exhaustion. By 1829, these health issues would force him to leave the law profession.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Following his departure from law, Campbell worked as an engineer of the Petersburg Railroad. Later he ran a private school for boys in Glencoe, Alabama. On 13 September 1836, he married Elvira N. Callaway (1819-1837) of Monroe County, Tennessee. In 1837, Elvira died shortly after the birth of a son, Callaway Campbell (b.1837). In his distress, Campbell left his son with Elivira's siblings, Thomas and Lucinda Callaway. Later, this would result in a court case to regain custody of his child.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Following the death of his wife, Campbell worked as a clerk in the office of the Collector of Custom in Petersburg, Virginia (a position he obtained from his father John Campbell). From 1840-1843, Campbell also owned, published, and edited a Petersburg newspaper, The American Statesman. He returned to teaching in 1842 by opening a classical school in Petersburg, becoming both teacher and administrator in the Anderson Seminary. He would hold these positions until the formation of free public schools in 1870.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Campbell remarried in 1850 to Miss Anna Birdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. They had four children, Mary Spotswood Campbell Robinson (b.1852), Nanny Campbell (b.1854), Charles Campbell (b.1856), and Fanny Campbell (1858-1860's).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles Campbell was committed to Western Lunatic Asylum at Staunton, Virginia, in 1873 where he remained until his death on July 11, 1876. He was buried at Blandford Church Cemetery, Petersburg.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Like his father, Campbell was a historian. He began contributing to journals in 1834. Some of the journals to which he frequently contributed included; The Southern Literary Messenger or The Southern and Western Literary Messenger and Review, The Farmer's Register, The New Yorker, and the Petersburg Intelligencer. His most important work, however, was the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia. This work built upon his father's book and concerned Virginia history from the colony's founding to the Revolutionary War.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Charles Campbell (1807-1876) was born on 1 May 1807, in Petersburg, Virginia, the firstborn child of parents John Wilson Campbell (d.1842), and Mildred Walker Moore Campbell. John, a bookstore owner, was also a historian. In 1831 he published the History of Virginia to 1781. Later, he held the position of Federal Collector of Customs in Petersburg, Virginia. Mildred taught at the Petersburg Classical Academy in the 1840's. In addition to Charles, the couple also had two younger children, Alexander (Aleck) S. Campbell, and Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell Maben (d.1871)."," Charles' mother, Mildred Walker Moore Campbell, was the granddaughter of Virginia lieutenant governor Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740). Mildred Walker Moore Campbell and her siblings Mary Fairfax Moore Keller, Dr. Alexander Spotswood Moore, Ann Evelina Moore Henley, William Agustin Moore, Eliza Moore McDonald, and Lavinia Moore McPheeters wrote and received numerous pieces of personal correspondence that are available in this collection."," Charles Campbell attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) from 1823-1825. Upon graduation he enrolled in Henry St. George Tucker's School of Law in Winchester, Virginia. However, he suffered from chronic headaches which caused him severe physical and mental exhaustion. By 1829, these health issues would force him to leave the law profession."," Following his departure from law, Campbell worked as an engineer of the Petersburg Railroad. Later he ran a private school for boys in Glencoe, Alabama. On 13 September 1836, he married Elvira N. Callaway (1819-1837) of Monroe County, Tennessee. In 1837, Elvira died shortly after the birth of a son, Callaway Campbell (b.1837). In his distress, Campbell left his son with Elivira's siblings, Thomas and Lucinda Callaway. Later, this would result in a court case to regain custody of his child."," Following the death of his wife, Campbell worked as a clerk in the office of the Collector of Custom in Petersburg, Virginia (a position he obtained from his father John Campbell). From 1840-1843, Campbell also owned, published, and edited a Petersburg newspaper, The American Statesman. He returned to teaching in 1842 by opening a classical school in Petersburg, becoming both teacher and administrator in the Anderson Seminary. He would hold these positions until the formation of free public schools in 1870."," Campbell remarried in 1850 to Miss Anna Birdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. They had four children, Mary Spotswood Campbell Robinson (b.1852), Nanny Campbell (b.1854), Charles Campbell (b.1856), and Fanny Campbell (1858-1860's)."," Charles Campbell was committed to Western Lunatic Asylum at Staunton, Virginia, in 1873 where he remained until his death on July 11, 1876. He was buried at Blandford Church Cemetery, Petersburg."," Like his father, Campbell was a historian. He began contributing to journals in 1834. Some of the journals to which he frequently contributed included; The Southern Literary Messenger or The Southern and Western Literary Messenger and Review, The Farmer's Register, The New Yorker, and the Petersburg Intelligencer. His most important work, however, was the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia. This work built upon his father's book and concerned Virginia history from the colony's founding to the Revolutionary War."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOther Information:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00063.frame\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General"],"odd_tesim":["Other Information:"," Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00063.frame"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCharles Campbell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Charles Campbell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe materials at Duke are comprised of copies of historical documents and letters, and personal papers of Charles Campbell (1807-1876), historian, editor, and antiquarian. Included are original letters from St. George Tucker, Lewis Cass, Pierre Soule, Edward Everett, Beverley Randolph, Andrew Jackson, Robert Beverley, and others, as well as copies of letters from Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Theodorick Bland, Jr., Captain John Smith, John Randolph of Roanoke, John Adams, Powhatan Ellis, Patrick Henry, John Jay, and others. The papers also contain rough drafts and preliminary notes for Campbell's publications, a number of manuscript poems, and a transcription of the minute book of the city council of Richmond, Virginia, 1782-1795. The volumes contain personal accounts, records of Anderson Academy, Petersburg, Virginia, of which Campbell was principal, and historical notes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Papers of Charles Campbell, Manuscript Department, William R. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Campbell Papers, 1617-1895.1,313 items and 5 volumes.Collection number: 858\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The materials at Duke are comprised of copies of historical documents and letters, and personal papers of Charles Campbell (1807-1876), historian, editor, and antiquarian. Included are original letters from St. George Tucker, Lewis Cass, Pierre Soule, Edward Everett, Beverley Randolph, Andrew Jackson, Robert Beverley, and others, as well as copies of letters from Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Theodorick Bland, Jr., Captain John Smith, John Randolph of Roanoke, John Adams, Powhatan Ellis, Patrick Henry, John Jay, and others. The papers also contain rough drafts and preliminary notes for Campbell's publications, a number of manuscript poems, and a transcription of the minute book of the city council of Richmond, Virginia, 1782-1795. The volumes contain personal accounts, records of Anderson Academy, Petersburg, Virginia, of which Campbell was principal, and historical notes."," Papers of Charles Campbell, Manuscript Department, William R. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Campbell Papers, 1617-1895.1,313 items and 5 volumes.Collection number: 858"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Charles Campbell papers consist of papers received or collected by Charles Campbell (1807-1876), Virginia historian. The papers fall into four general headings: historical papers collected by Charles Campbell, correspondence, manuscript volumes, and miscellaneous. These include personal and professional correspondence as well as eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell, newspaper clippings, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks, covering then period 1743-1896. The papers reflect Charles Campbell's interests in history, teaching, newspaper editing, railroad engineering, politics, genealogy, publication of his works, and the town of Petersburg where he lived for most of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The personal papers include Charles Campbell's correspondence with his father John Wilson Campbell, brother Alexander Campbell, sister, wife and children as well as cousins in Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia. These include copies of Charles Campbell's letters, as well as letters received by him; biographical material; genealogical material; autograph collecting material; and letters received by Charles Campbell's second wife Anna Burdsall Campbell. These also include correspondence relating to organizations with which he was affiliated, such as the Petersburg Library and the Petersburg Lyceum.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His professional correspondence consists of letters to the editors of the \"Southern Literary Messenger\u0026amp;quot;, to historical societies, to publishing firms, and to other historians and authors. The writing, publishing and critic of Charles Campbell's book \"Virginia History\u0026amp;quot;, concerns much of these material. Charles Campbell also corresponded with genealogists and antiquarians interested in Virginia history.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell include letters by John Quarles, John Byrd, George Dabney, William Degge, Edward Hill, John Jameson, Alexander Moore, William Aylett, and Theodorick Bland, as well as parts of William Aylett's account books (1770-1776).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The manuscript volumes include Charles Campbell's diaries (1861-1864), Anna Burdsall Campbell diaries (1840-1870), scrapbooks, Charles Campbell's historical notes, newspaper clippings, Anderson Seminary account books, Charles Campbell's pupil exercise books, pamphlets, copies of Charles Campbell's articles, and household account books (1848-1863).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e There are many letters from Mary B. Carter of \"Shirley,\" Charles City County, Virginia to Mildred Walker (Moore) Campbell, Charles Campbell's mother.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Acc. 1977.17 Addition:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Genealogical information of the Moore Family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Acc. 1992.33b:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Series 5 on the inventory: Typescript by William Cryer of the Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings of obituaries of Charles Campbell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks if he would rent a house to the Reverend Mr. Meade.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWill not visit; question of a land survey.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Indenture for £100 current money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount of goods William Aylett bought from the estate of William Spiller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Tried to get two hogsheads of tobacco.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIs embarrassed to see him because of the debts he owes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDeliver \"Scantling\" to Mr. Crafton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to pay his account.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e War news; battle of Monmouth and Charles Lee's retreat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncloses draft of Benjamin Harrison on Messiers Turnbull \u0026amp; Co. of Philadelphia. Have transferred to Harrison the auditor's warrant for £20,000 Virginia money for which you stand charged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTypewritten letter Copy. Lee's Land Claims.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFragment. Letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e List of 14 slaves with ages and prices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Mr. Wirt preparing a book on Patrick Henry; asks for information on Henry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncloses $20; encourages him to be economical.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Is sorry Charles Campbell is discouraged by college; encourages Charles Campbell to succeed in his studies and maintain a \"correct and firm moral deportment\"; urges him to be careful about money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Speaks of Charles Campbell's father's upcoming visit to New York and New England, possibility of Charles Campbell's going along.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Received $10 from William Bradford. Grades received: he has done well. News of commencement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eInquires after Charles Campbell's health, etc. Recommends he read \"Watts' on the mind\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMother returned after 3 weeks at Shirley. Asks him to come home at end of session.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Arrived at Princeton last Tuesday; is happy to be back. Encloses list of students and the grades they attained.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Alexander suffering from toothache. Mother leaving for New York in August. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Encloses $200. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Town healthy, contrary to other places. Asks if he has seen General La Fayette. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eUncertain as to whether he will enroll or not. Princeton very dull during vacation, only a few students remaining.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReceived $50. Is considering various topics for speech he must give at end of school session.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks if he is studying law. Recalls days spent together in college. Unsigned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArrived last Sunday. Speaks of their commencement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Deepest snow she has ever seen (2 ft) has just fallen. Social news. Asks him to write to Sister Betty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Inquires if he received letter and $20.00 note. Encloses $50.00. He has had a severe attack of rheumatism.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncloses check for $100. Has been ill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncloses $40. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncloses $50. Family is healthy although town is sickly. Mother has given up idea of visiting Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Is attending lectures, in foreign languages, history, and physiology; remembers his days at Princeton with Charles Campbell; LaFayette expected to visit Monticello.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Encloses money, and warns him to be economical. Mother and children still in Scottsville. Business is slow season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eClosing and signature of letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Expresses friendship for Charles Campbell; wishes him luck with law studies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of studies of law. Would like to go to Washington during vacation but will be unable. Inquiries after Elizabeth Ruffin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Expects to get married April 1828 and to be licensed to practice law, urges Charles Campbell to visit him, tell him about the lectures at Winchester. Discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics: mention of John Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Speaks of Charles Campbell's love for an unnamed person, and expresses hope he will remain single until he is 21. Speaks of John Tyler's defeat of John Randolph of Roanoke in Senate Election. News of suicide of \"old Rambaut\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Judge Henry St. George Tuckerreturned, vacation ended. Social news: party attended. Expresses indifference to career in law, and interest in politics, mentions John Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks Charles Campbell how much money he needs; will allow Charles Campbell to continue his studies with Judge Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Estimates his expenses at $186; will not stay with Judge Tucker for the summer; students are so crowded at Tucker's that \"we read but little\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $75; Judge Tucker declined an invitation to run for Congress; has received report of John Wilson Campbell's Jackson Committee but is still anti-Jackson and gives his reasons for his position, \"I trust that all the endeavors of the Jacksonites will fail.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Wishes he was with him studying law at Winchester, advantages of studying under private lawyer, philosophical discussion, discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Sold their father's plantation for $7.50 an acre; mother is ill; father being swayed by a bad advisor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of meeting of Hanover presbytery. Expresses hope Charles Campbell has become religious. Opinion of father that he return home immediately. Postscript: Elizabeth Ruffin to Charles Campbell. Thanking him for writing. Expressions of her affection for him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGlad he is doing well in Law School; Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His health \"continued very wretched\"; is taking the waters at the Springs; wants to have all his law books sold except the one presented to him by Judge Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Thanks her for her fine treatment of him in Princeton. Describes his trip home. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e May to Philadelphia this summer. Business very good. Has forwarded money to him through William Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Various social news. News of a new steam ferry. Asks her to buy book Geographyby Malte Brun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Father just returned from New Haven. Glad to hear he is doing well, especially in French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Angry because he hasn't written family members moving west.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph Copy. Trying to find a career, is considering engineering.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFragment. News of his uncertain health and his trip to Lexington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks for books; dispute over payment of money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSends copies of his works; sorry Charles Campbell is not well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Recently arrived in Raleigh, received his letter. Will return home middle of next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript. List of sale prices for slaves, household goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Can't find anything about Mr. Moore's affairs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Her visit to Philadelphia, having traveled 350 miles in two days. Leaving for New York Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSorry Charles Campbell is giving up his profession.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Explains self very obscurely for a letter he wrote about Charles Campbell which seems to have offended the latter. Charles Campbell must have written about his disappointment in the Law, his failure to achieve greatness at the age of 29, his failure in the profession generally, Otway B. Barraud denies this and encourages him. Reacts to Charles Campbell's 3 ways of becoming great: 1) born 2) achieve 3) thrust upon. Spoke to Gwynn on Charles Campbell's behalf, who has offered Charles Campbell a place, hard work, rough fare, but should take it. Civil Engineer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Is glad to have heard news of Petersburg via Messrs. May and Ruffin. Hopes to go to Virginia again soon and asks when she will again come to Connecticut. Sends her an \"Essay on Slavery.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Misses him; social life. Letter also includes a letter from Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. Hopes his job is going well. Letter also includes a letter from Bet Elizabeth Campbell to Charles Campbell asks him to write.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCold weather; mother knitting for him. Tells him of her reading (Cowper). She sends him local newspapers regularly. Mentions of legislative. Debate on Portsmouth Bill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His stay in Suffolk, near the Blackwater River. Suffers from bad dreams. Country flat, population sparse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGlad he is enjoying engineering; Charles Campbell shouldn't expect to find a wife as smart as himself; hopes \"the sable coloured gentry in Jerusalem will not rise again\" and states that the whites there are not much better than the Black population. Also: Note from Elizabeth M. Campbell to Charles Campbell. Mr. Barraud in town; Charles Campbell working on railroad and \"will indeed be welcomed as a traitor to your town, working on a road to destroy it\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Concerned about Charles Campbell's health; business has been better than usual; subscriptions for a railroad from Wilkins Ferry to Belfield being taken, but \"our citizens will be cautious about buying more railroad stock\" since the old stock has fallen in value.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Letter expresses concern that Campbell had not written to Barraud in considerable time. Gives advice to Campbell on how best to develop himself as Civil Engineer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of her stay in Richmond, her visit to the Capitol. Asks to go to Princeton with him. Will make and send him some shirts. Postscript: Mr. Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. His letter received; all well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSuggests topics for him to write about, including a description of the Dismal Swampage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Advises her to address letters to him to Suffolk, Virginia. Inquiries about brother Aleck. Remarks about Cowper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e House full of people, preaching all week. Enjoys working in father's store. Asks news of his railroad work. Postscript: Elizabeth M. Campbell, Petersburg to Charles Campbell, Suffolk. Family news. They stayed at Shirley for a week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph copy signed. Isle of Wight a dreary county; thinking about leaving the railroad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Is in Suffolk. Has been with 2nd Division of the Road but is being transferred to the 1st Boarding near Dismal Swamp, across which railroad runs. He is writing from Portsmouth and Roanoke RR office. Will return shortly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Home has been filled with company. Speaks of their claims on the government and the possibility of their being rich shortly. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFragment. Arrived in Winchester, seeking out Mr. Robinson, thinking of going west; still undecided. Does not regret leaving Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His trip to Winchester. He has applied for a place under Mr. Robinson with another railroad. Prefers returning to West.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph copy. Applied to Mr. Robinson at Winchester, but was not admitted; wants to go west; wants a wife.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Has found a woman Charles Campbell would like; health not good; Mr. Ruffin's register popular in Raleigh; invites him to visit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHas had certain difficulties in getting out the first number of the Southern Literary Messenger.Will be happy to receive contributions for it from Campbell, and will pay him for any articles which are printed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Off Jersey Coast, will reach New York tomorrow. Describes route of future travels: New York to Albany, to Buffalo; across Lake Erie to Detroit, by stage to Chicago. Health poor: traveling the best medicine. Letter resumes from New York City: Hopes to find quiet and peace in West.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e After leaving New York City went to Albany and by canal to Buffalo. Leaving by steamer for Detroit tomorrow. Speaks of all past unhappiness, and thanks her for her affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Trip across Lake Erie less unpleasant than canal trip. Taking stage tomorrow for Chicago. Hopes to find some people interested in settling in Illinois.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of his trip from Detroit to Chicago; description of countryside. Description of Indiana prairies. Speaks of his plans to settle in Illinois or Missouri, and his preference for settling in a fine state.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Countryside described. Land cheap in Illinois, he may buy a farm there. Dined with Potowotomy Indians. Leaves in 2 days for Chicago. Less depressed than formerly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Moving next to Vandalia, Illinois, and thence East Tennessee via Louisville, Kentucky. Considers it unlikely he will remain in Illinois.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e He is contented with being a schoolmaster. Tells him of eating pumpkin bread at Chota. Description of country and wild life.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Family news: news of letters sent to him. News of Charles' staying with his uncle and aunt in Tennessee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His first teaching job (the children of Mr. Henley). Talks of staying with his cousins. Postscript: Elizabeth Henley,Chota, Tennessee to Mrs. Mildred W. Campbell, Petersburg. Expresses hope she will come to Tennessee to visit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHappy to hear he has arrived safely at Chota. Postscript: Alexander S. Campbell to Charles Campbell. News of school. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Advises Charles Campbell to settle in the West; hoped Charles Campbell could work for the railroad. Also a note from Charles Campbell's brother Alexander. Charles Campbell's \"Review of Oberlin\"will appear in the next number of the register; \"anti-Leigh Men Met\"; Business at the store has picked up.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e2 1/ Her return home after two months. Happy to hear he is at Uncle Henley's at Chota. Her trip to Saratoga Springs, Princeton, and Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Surprised he is at Chota; Cholera epidemic in Petersburg; has given up going to parties since she already has \"enough worldliness and wickedness.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Social news. Informs him of her reading. Mention Mr. Maben \"he is to be a near relation of yours.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Having grown dissatisfied with Chota, he has left it very discontented, still looking for an occupation in a quiet place.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Staying with Uncle Spotswood, leaving for Alabama tomorrow by stage. Again mentions going to Illinois.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Arrived Tuscumbia four days ago news of relatives there. Looking for a school that suits him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles has left for Tuscumbia; Margaret Keller to marry Dr. Newsom; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Has not chosen a superintendent of the male academy; Academy has 35 students.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Inquires about Alabama cousins. Petersburg a very busy place: social news. Church news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks her to send money. Appointed head of the Academy in Somerville, Alabama. News of cotton crop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e203 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Mother going to Sussex, Shirley. Rival bookstore to Father's set up. Social news. Postscript: Mildred W. Campbellto Charles Campbell. News of her travel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGlad to hear of his teaching job. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Hopes to visit relatives; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of school: it commences February 1. Wonders about his being able to stand the physical exertions of teaching. Family news. Inquiries into pension claims.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph copy. Enjoyed Chota; is going to Somerville to teach; his life darkened by \"sombre colors\" and \"blue-devils.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Problems with getting a note paid; family news, will send Charles Campbell periodicals and the town paper; river has been closed by ice; business is slow; thinking about moving west.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDraft. He left Chota, Tennessee two months ago and is now directing a school in Somerville. He is still melancholy and afflicted with headaches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Capt. Duncan's draft; 21 students in his school supplying books for his school; asks about texts; interest in election of Virginia Senator; Easier to make money in Alabama but prices are high; describes the countryside.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e School opened: currently 16 students with prospects of having 40-50 eventually. Social news: news that H. Bernard is to be married.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Can supply Charles Campbell with books-lists some available books; river is frozen; has sent Charles Campbell the January number of museum and will also send February. Also a note from Charles Campbell's sister Betty. Glad that Charles not complaining about headaches; is about to get married; measles epidemic; read Mr. Adams speech on the death of LaFayette; Aleck has sent a copy of Mr. Brown's speech in the legislature; Portsmouth railroad is progressing; China missionary will speak; offers to send Charles Campbell the Missionary Herald.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Hopes school teaching is going well; severe weather; comments on national politics, Van Buren and Judge White; French treaty and possibility of war with France.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Will get books from Philadelphia; Lists texts he wants. Also a note to his sister Betty. Has no plans to marry; his school may increase to 40 by the end of the year; is teaching Sunday school; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks father to send books; may be able to sell books to the nearby Female Seminary; asks for the issue of Farmer's Register with the article on Oberlin; asks for $10; health is normal and cuts wood for exercise.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReceived Charles Campbell's order for books; not sure he will continue selling books; small pox epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Social news; town very healthy, diseases gone. Inquiries about his school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Informs him of her intention to marry Mr. Maben about middle of July.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter News of school. 8 published numbers so far of his Somerville Weekly Advertiser. He will spend July vacation in Tuscumbia, Alabama.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Has been living with some gentlemen from Boston who are the best of masters hopes to obtain a situation for the summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Death of James McDonald; Care of Lavinia Moore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Death of James McDonald; Uncle William Aylett may visit Somerville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Shipment of books; emigration of people from Alabama to the west; school will end June 26 and expects to vacation at Tuscumbia; his students like him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Problem of guardianship of Lavinia Moore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVisit to Tuscumbia and Courtland; death of James McDonald.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles Campbell's sister Elizabeth was married at 4 AM; Describes Elizabeth Campbell's husband Mr. Maben; will try to get Charles Campbell's books sent; is closing his store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Glad Elizabeth got married; Henry Cannon stabbed his mother's husband.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph copy. Visiting Uncle William Aylett; his school going well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Spending his vacation with Aunt Eliza. Prospects for new school session beginning August 10. Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell in good health and happy with his situation; hopes that John Wilson Campbell's daughter Elizabeth is happily married; does not recommend moving west; if he could leave Tennessee, would move to Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks Arthur H. Henley to forward the balance of his money; health is not good; sister Elizabeth to be married to Mr. Maben and journey north; cousin Lavinia McPheeters to be married; Mr. Keller in town to see Parsons, the gubernatorial candidate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Informs him of marriage of his sister, \"Bet\", to Mr. Maben. Her trip to Princeton. List of books sent to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell's books sent to him; John Wilson Campbell will get out of debt this year; Mr. Ruffin offered to lend his register to Charles Campbell; John Wilson Campbell has sent the intelligencer to Charles Campbell; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Guardianship of Lavinia Moore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Hopes he will visit; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Hopes he will visit; family news. \"Minna\" Elizabeth M. Henley to Charles Campbell. Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Books have arrived, lists them; if brother Aleck wants to join Charles Campbell and teach he should prepare himself; has received the periodicals, Intelligencer, Museum, Ruffin's Register; Charles Campbell sent Ruffin an article for the Register.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCharles Campbell has visited Virginia; Charles Campbell's books have been sent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDid not move to town; Elizabeth at the Female Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Cannot visit Chota; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItems sent to Lavinia Moore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Is settling his business books and opening new books for his partnership with Mr. Ruffin; has given up plans to move West; family news. Letter also includes a note from Mother ?. Letter also includes a note from brother A. S. Campbell; father's business with Mr. Ruffin will be called Campbell \u0026amp; Ruffin and will be a large establishment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of items for Lavinia Moore; father in partnership with Edmund Ruffin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Family news: 1835 an important year for Campbell family with her marriage and his trip west. School attendance falling off: he will not stay beyond current session.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFather thought of going to a temperance convention; expects to be married next week to Mr. Brown; invites Aunt to wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Father in New York. Various other family news. Several lines of the letter are written and initialed by Alexander Spotswood Campbell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Informs her he has given up the school and intends to move on. Includes a recipe for making beer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Suggests he come home and open a school there. Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e He is spending vacation in Petersburg. Betty going to Richmond tomorrow. Intends to come west when he has finished school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Left Sommerville, 8th January; plans not to return to Virginia. Keller has sold plantation, thinks Petersburg good place for Lavinia, mention of Texas, Seminoles in Florida, fire at New York. Edmund Ruffinhas migrated to Bowden's Corner, please tell him infomation concerning Bland's manuscripts at John Meade's near City Point which he ought to publish.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Regrets imposing on his relatives hospitality for so long; worries about being able to support himself; has no plans to return to Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Has read his article in Farmer's Register.Social and family news; father has new store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $215.76; expects to stay at Glencoe until August; regards teaching as a \"dernier resort which I wish to abandon as soon as possible as being very unfavorable to my health\"; Tuscumbia held an illumination in honor of Houston's victory over St. Anna; sent articles to Ruffin and the Messenger, but has gotten no acknowledgement; is never without a headache.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of Texas wars. Received money sent from home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles Campbell mentioned that he had written several hundred pages and John Wilson Campbell urges him to publish, fiction is most profitable, and Carruthers and French have done well even though they are \"ordinary writers\"; advises Charles Campbell against putting out a newspaper or literary paper; Elizabeth Maben has a baby girl; three new railroads building locally; Edmund Ruffin, Jr., is working for a railroad; expects few Virginians to go to Texas until things are settled with the Mexicans; development of local interest in silk culture; local prices very high.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e He has been sick and confined to bed. News of crops. Cousin Alfred Aglett dies. Speaks of incompatibility of his headaches with teaching profession.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Inquires after her family. Trouble with her eyes. Weather poor, wheat crop failing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Informs her of his intention to marry Elvira N. Callaway of Toqua before end of September. His intention to return to Virginia then. Inquires after health of her child.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLooking forward to their wedding, September 13.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Looking forward to their marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSocial news. Spring arriving. Mother has left but she sees father every day.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e She has been sick in bed. She is pleased to hear of his marriage. She is very busy taking care of her child Jane, husband, and house. Mr. Maben has also been ill. Aleck goes to College in November. Postscript: ALS. Alexander Spotswood Campbell,to Charles Campbell. Hopes Charles will return before he goes to College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Informs her of his impending marriage and trip to Virginia. Description of his bride.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles Campbell will be leaving for Virginia in two days to bring his wife home; would like to visit Virginia. Elizabeth J. Henley to Mildred W. Campbell. Best wishes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e505 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1848 - 1849. the last folder, folder 106, contains receipts, 1849 - 1873.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e467 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e259 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 1 - 75.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e116 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 76 - 87.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 1 - 22.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e72 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 23 - 94.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 95 - 101\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e60 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript Volume. 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript Volume. 2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume. 3\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume. 4 Written in \"Catalogue of the Library of Petersburg, Virginia\" (1854).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume. 5\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript Volume. 6 Minutes of the Ladies Club of Washington Street Church, Petersburg, for soldiers relief, 1861 July 1-July 27; \"Diary of the War\", 1863 June 28-1864 July 22; Charles Campbell: Journal, 1861 April 22-May 4; Journal, 1862 July 16-August 3; Index to diaries by date #1-9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume. 7\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscription and annotation of Diary by William \u0026amp; Mary student Emily Peterson.  Available in electronic form only. Diary, 1840-1841, of Anna Burdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. In her diary, Burdsall described her daily routine while traveling along the Eastern and Midwestern part of the United States. Burdsall makes references to her family, the various people she met, modes of transportation, and the local culture of the places she traveled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 8\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 9 Dates include 1841 December-1842 June 8; 1844 May 6-September 12; 1849 August 8; 1850 April 27; 1850 October 15; 1854 March 18.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 10\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 11\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 12\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 13 Charles Campbell's account book for Anderson Seminary, 1861-1862; inventory of Anderson Seminary, 1868.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 14 Charles Campbell's estimate of family expenses, 1863 July 20; clippings on Petersburg; household accounts 1848-1863 (partially covered by clippings pasted in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 15 Inventory of Rahway house contents, 1848-1851; cash receipts and disbursements ledger, 1863-1867; accounts for Anderson Seminary shoe purchases, 1863; extracts from letters; Burdsall \u0026amp; Co. accounts, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas Charles Campbell's notes on a variety of subjects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 17 History of British in Virginia 1781; life of Lavinia Maria More, pages. 31-69; discussion of immigrants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 18 Poem: \"Edwin\"; notes on Bacon's Rebellion; notes on railroad engineering: Journal, 1826; lists of authors; life of Isaac Jefferson, Anecdotica Revolutionana; roll of Tuscumbia School and Sommerville School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 19 List of books Charles Campbell has read; list of magazines and reviews received; memoir of his courtship and marriage to Elvira Callaway (2); notes for History of Virginia; list of manuscripts Charles Campbell has collected.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 20 Essays on various topics; historical notes; list of family portraits at Shirley by room, with sketch of each person, 1838; list of manuscripts published in various magazines. 1838 October 21.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 21 Charles Campbell's notes on Walter Raleigh; Clayton of Gloucester county; genealogical notes, Lee family; epitaph of Thomas Ludwell, Bruton Parish; misc. tombstone inscriptions; DD's journal, 1839 December 7, pages 57-63; list of 32 pieces published on Virginia, pages 64-65; list of plantation on James River, pages 69-71; lists opinions of his Lyceum speech, pages 96-98; distribution of \"Bland Papers\", pages 120-121; Lord's Prayer in Mohawk, 1839 October, page 42.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pages.Manuscript volume 22\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 23\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 24\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 25 List of memoirs published; Charles Campbell journal; historical notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 26\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 27\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 28\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete. Manuscript volume 29\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 30\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 31\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 32 Heads of questions for Debating Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e4Manuscript volume 33\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 34 Newspaper clippings pasted over Charles Campbell's notes from law school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 35\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 36 Civil War newspaper clippings pasted in a book entitled Homers Book VI, Volume II, Miss Lucie Nelson, Petersburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 37 Newspaper clippings pasted over John Campbell's account book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 38\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 39 Newspaper clippings pasted over John W. Campbell's cash book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 40\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 41\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 42\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 43\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 44 Newspaper clippings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 45 Manuscript notes on farming included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e41 pages.Xerox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e4Manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 page.Manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 page.Manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 pages.Manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 pages.Manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript by William Cryer of Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese items were removed from the general collection and grouped in this box.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"'The Geology' by Prof. William B. Rogers. Chiefly from the State Survey 1835-'41'\" Map of Virginia by Jed. Hotchhiss, Staunton, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1863 Richardson's Almanac, 1865 Richardson's Almanac, 1867 Warrock's Edition of Richardso's Almanack and 1875 partial almanac for Virginia and North Carolina 1879 The Warrock-Richardson Almanack. Almanacs for Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo circulars, \"Catalogue of improved School Furniture.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBroadsides: W.C. Figner, Dealer in garden, flower and field seed, located in New Market and Richmond, Virginia. Notice from the Fredericksburg Aquaduct Company that the \"Semi-Annual Payment of Water Rent\" fell due on the 1st ofDecember. December 1871. \"Programme for the Entertainment of Our Honored Guests of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge. May 3, 1877. Held at Scott's Island, Virginia. \"Grand Supper at the Exchange Hotel\" on February 5, 1880 \"for the benefit of the Trinity Church Building Fund.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTwo flyers for \"A Manual of General History\" by John J. Anderson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper is possibly from South Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 4, 1861 edition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 3, 1862 edition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 1, 1862 edition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of officers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 16, 1872 edition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"The Union Now- The Union Ever, Lets Dissolve it Never-Never\" by J.T. Ballow, Petersburg, Virginia dated November 14, 1860.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Warren Colburn's First Lessons\" arithmetic textbook, published for the Heirs of Warren Colburn, 1863.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"The History of the College of William and Mary (including the General Catalogue\" From Its Foundation, 1660 to 1874. Published by J.W. Randolph and English, Richmond, Virginia. 1874.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection is in a bound book and includes: Catalogue of the American Whig Society 1769, 1845 Speech on the Tariff, 1842 Abstract of Laws on School Commissioners, 1842 Lecture on Education Discourse on Qualifications of an Historian, 1843 Address on R.H. Lee, 1846 By-laws of Connecticut Historical Society, 1839 Tract #1: Southern State Rights, Anti-tariff and Anti-abolition. Lewis Cass speech on Oregon, 1846 Report on Provincetown, Massachusetts Harbour with tide charts. President's message to Congress, 1845 Southern Review, Volume 1, No. 3 A High Civilization, The Moral Duty of Georgians 1844 and others. Charles Campbell signature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound articles from the Farmer's Register and the Southern Literary Messenger. Charles Campbell signature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection is in a bound book and includes the Farmer's Register (1835) and Southern Literary Messenger. Contains Charles Campbell articles. Note on flyleaf, \"selections by C.C.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePrints of four portraits, Monroe, Jefferson and 2 unknown men. Print of \"Central Square Philada\" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis folder is filed in medium oversize. Print of John C. Calhoun with a barely legible printed notation at the bottom, \"Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1844 by James Wise in the Clerks' Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.\" Copy of printing Plate XXXIX of a \"silver Plate presented by King Charles the Second to the Queen of Pamunkey\" with a faded handwritten notation \"from a forthcoming second edition...literary...of America by John Jay Smith.\" Broadside, \"The New Confederate Tax Bill\" by the Office of Commmissioner of Taxes, Richmond, February 28, 1864.\" Luray Courier Office Virginia broadside telling the true account of the discovery of the Luray Caverns in August 21, 1880. Undated. Hand traced map onto linen (?) of a 1741/42 map of Virginia. Area covered is from Richmond to the Cape Henry/Norfolk area with towns, waterways and some landowners noted. Handwritten notations are \"Your most affectionate Humbe Servt Jno Thompson, July 29, 1742\" and \"Her who is your Humble Servt, B. Spottswood, June 20, 1741.\" Hand traced of the map above on 2 sheets of paper. Hand traced map on linen (?) of a Civil War era map. Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, south to Culpepper and west to Ft. McHenry. Counties included are Jefferson, Clarke, Charles, Stafford, King George and Culpepper. Shows towns, roads, railroads and waterways. Hand traced map on paper of Virginia from Henrico County to Nansemond County. Entitled \"Map of the Seat of War in Eastern Virignia From Fortress Monroe to Richmond.\" undated. Hand traced map on paper entitled \"Drawn from a sketch taken on the Battle ground by W. P. 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The papers fall into four general headings: historical papers collected by Charles Campbell, correspondence, manuscript volumes, and miscellaneous. These include personal and professional correspondence as well as eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell, newspaper clippings, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks, covering then period 1743-1896. The papers reflect Charles Campbell's interests in history, teaching, newspaper editing, railroad engineering, politics, genealogy, publication of his works, and the town of Petersburg where he lived for most of his life."," The personal papers include Charles Campbell's correspondence with his father John Wilson Campbell, brother Alexander Campbell, sister, wife and children as well as cousins in Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia. These include copies of Charles Campbell's letters, as well as letters received by him; biographical material; genealogical material; autograph collecting material; and letters received by Charles Campbell's second wife Anna Burdsall Campbell. These also include correspondence relating to organizations with which he was affiliated, such as the Petersburg Library and the Petersburg Lyceum."," His professional correspondence consists of letters to the editors of the \"Southern Literary Messenger\u0026quot;, to historical societies, to publishing firms, and to other historians and authors. The writing, publishing and critic of Charles Campbell's book \"Virginia History\u0026quot;, concerns much of these material. Charles Campbell also corresponded with genealogists and antiquarians interested in Virginia history."," The eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell include letters by John Quarles, John Byrd, George Dabney, William Degge, Edward Hill, John Jameson, Alexander Moore, William Aylett, and Theodorick Bland, as well as parts of William Aylett's account books (1770-1776)."," The manuscript volumes include Charles Campbell's diaries (1861-1864), Anna Burdsall Campbell diaries (1840-1870), scrapbooks, Charles Campbell's historical notes, newspaper clippings, Anderson Seminary account books, Charles Campbell's pupil exercise books, pamphlets, copies of Charles Campbell's articles, and household account books (1848-1863)."," There are many letters from Mary B. Carter of \"Shirley,\" Charles City County, Virginia to Mildred Walker (Moore) Campbell, Charles Campbell's mother."," Acc. 1977.17 Addition:"," Genealogical information of the Moore Family."," Acc. 1992.33b:"," Series 5 on the inventory: Typescript by William Cryer of the Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).","Newspaper clippings of obituaries of Charles Campbell.","Scope and Contents","Copy.","Scope and Contents"," Asks if he would rent a house to the Reverend Mr. Meade.","Scope and Contents","Will not visit; question of a land survey.","Scope and Contents"," Indenture for £100 current money.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Copy.","Scope and Contents","Account of goods William Aylett bought from the estate of William Spiller.","Scope and Contents"," Tried to get two hogsheads of tobacco.","Scope and Contents","Is embarrassed to see him because of the debts he owes.","Scope and Contents","Deliver \"Scantling\" to Mr. Crafton.","Scope and Contents","Asks him to pay his account.","Scope and Contents"," War news; battle of Monmouth and Charles Lee's retreat.","Scope and Contents","Encloses draft of Benjamin Harrison on Messiers Turnbull \u0026 Co. of Philadelphia. Have transferred to Harrison the auditor's warrant for £20,000 Virginia money for which you stand charged.","Scope and Contents","Typewritten letter Copy. Lee's Land Claims.","Scope and Contents","Fragment.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. Letter.","Scope and Contents","Incomplete.","Scope and Contents"," List of 14 slaves with ages and prices.","Scope and Contents"," Mr. Wirt preparing a book on Patrick Henry; asks for information on Henry.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $20; encourages him to be economical.","Scope and Contents"," Is sorry Charles Campbell is discouraged by college; encourages Charles Campbell to succeed in his studies and maintain a \"correct and firm moral deportment\"; urges him to be careful about money.","Scope and Contents"," Speaks of Charles Campbell's father's upcoming visit to New York and New England, possibility of Charles Campbell's going along.","Scope and Contents"," Received $10 from William Bradford. Grades received: he has done well. News of commencement.","Scope and Contents","Inquires after Charles Campbell's health, etc. Recommends he read \"Watts' on the mind\".","Scope and Contents","Mother returned after 3 weeks at Shirley. Asks him to come home at end of session.","Scope and Contents"," Arrived at Princeton last Tuesday; is happy to be back. Encloses list of students and the grades they attained.","Scope and Contents"," Alexander suffering from toothache. Mother leaving for New York in August. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Encloses $200. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Town healthy, contrary to other places. Asks if he has seen General La Fayette. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Uncertain as to whether he will enroll or not. Princeton very dull during vacation, only a few students remaining.","Scope and Contents","Received $50. Is considering various topics for speech he must give at end of school session.","Asks if he is studying law. Recalls days spent together in college. Unsigned.","Arrived last Sunday. Speaks of their commencement.","Scope and Contents"," Deepest snow she has ever seen (2 ft) has just fallen. Social news. Asks him to write to Sister Betty.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires if he received letter and $20.00 note. Encloses $50.00. He has had a severe attack of rheumatism.","Scope and Contents","Encloses check for $100. Has been ill.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $40. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $50. Family is healthy although town is sickly. Mother has given up idea of visiting Philadelphia.","Scope and Contents"," Is attending lectures, in foreign languages, history, and physiology; remembers his days at Princeton with Charles Campbell; LaFayette expected to visit Monticello.","Scope and Contents"," Encloses money, and warns him to be economical. Mother and children still in Scottsville. Business is slow season.","Scope and Contents","Closing and signature of letter.","Scope and Contents"," Expresses friendship for Charles Campbell; wishes him luck with law studies.","Scope and Contents"," News of studies of law. Would like to go to Washington during vacation but will be unable. Inquiries after Elizabeth Ruffin.","Scope and Contents"," Expects to get married April 1828 and to be licensed to practice law, urges Charles Campbell to visit him, tell him about the lectures at Winchester. Discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics: mention of John Randolph.","Scope and Contents"," Speaks of Charles Campbell's love for an unnamed person, and expresses hope he will remain single until he is 21. Speaks of John Tyler's defeat of John Randolph of Roanoke in Senate Election. News of suicide of \"old Rambaut\".","Scope and Contents"," Judge Henry St. George Tuckerreturned, vacation ended. Social news: party attended. Expresses indifference to career in law, and interest in politics, mentions John Randolph.","Scope and Contents"," Asks Charles Campbell how much money he needs; will allow Charles Campbell to continue his studies with Judge Tucker.","Scope and Contents"," Estimates his expenses at $186; will not stay with Judge Tucker for the summer; students are so crowded at Tucker's that \"we read but little\".","Scope and Contents"," Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $75; Judge Tucker declined an invitation to run for Congress; has received report of John Wilson Campbell's Jackson Committee but is still anti-Jackson and gives his reasons for his position, \"I trust that all the endeavors of the Jacksonites will fail.\"","Scope and Contents"," Wishes he was with him studying law at Winchester, advantages of studying under private lawyer, philosophical discussion, discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics.","Scope and Contents"," Sold their father's plantation for $7.50 an acre; mother is ill; father being swayed by a bad advisor.","Scope and Contents"," News of meeting of Hanover presbytery. Expresses hope Charles Campbell has become religious. Opinion of father that he return home immediately. Postscript: Elizabeth Ruffin to Charles Campbell. Thanking him for writing. Expressions of her affection for him.","Scope and Contents","Glad he is doing well in Law School; Family news.","Scope and Contents"," His health \"continued very wretched\"; is taking the waters at the Springs; wants to have all his law books sold except the one presented to him by Judge Tucker.","Scope and Contents"," Thanks her for her fine treatment of him in Princeton. Describes his trip home. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," May to Philadelphia this summer. Business very good. Has forwarded money to him through William Bradford.","Scope and Contents"," Various social news. News of a new steam ferry. Asks her to buy book Geographyby Malte Brun.","Scope and Contents"," Father just returned from New Haven. Glad to hear he is doing well, especially in French.","Scope and Contents"," Angry because he hasn't written family members moving west.","Scope and Contents","Autograph Copy. Trying to find a career, is considering engineering.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. News of his uncertain health and his trip to Lexington.","Scope and Contents"," Asks for books; dispute over payment of money.","Scope and Contents","Sends copies of his works; sorry Charles Campbell is not well.","Scope and Contents"," Recently arrived in Raleigh, received his letter. Will return home middle of next week.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript. List of sale prices for slaves, household goods.","Scope and Contents"," Can't find anything about Mr. Moore's affairs.","Scope and Contents"," Her visit to Philadelphia, having traveled 350 miles in two days. Leaving for New York Monday.","Scope and Contents","Sorry Charles Campbell is giving up his profession.","Scope and Contents"," Explains self very obscurely for a letter he wrote about Charles Campbell which seems to have offended the latter. Charles Campbell must have written about his disappointment in the Law, his failure to achieve greatness at the age of 29, his failure in the profession generally, Otway B. Barraud denies this and encourages him. Reacts to Charles Campbell's 3 ways of becoming great: 1) born 2) achieve 3) thrust upon. Spoke to Gwynn on Charles Campbell's behalf, who has offered Charles Campbell a place, hard work, rough fare, but should take it. Civil Engineer.","Scope and Contents"," Is glad to have heard news of Petersburg via Messrs. May and Ruffin. Hopes to go to Virginia again soon and asks when she will again come to Connecticut. Sends her an \"Essay on Slavery.\"","Scope and Contents"," Misses him; social life. Letter also includes a letter from Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. Hopes his job is going well. Letter also includes a letter from Bet Elizabeth Campbell to Charles Campbell asks him to write.","Cold weather; mother knitting for him. Tells him of her reading (Cowper). She sends him local newspapers regularly. Mentions of legislative. Debate on Portsmouth Bill.","Scope and Contents"," His stay in Suffolk, near the Blackwater River. Suffers from bad dreams. Country flat, population sparse.","Glad he is enjoying engineering; Charles Campbell shouldn't expect to find a wife as smart as himself; hopes \"the sable coloured gentry in Jerusalem will not rise again\" and states that the whites there are not much better than the Black population. Also: Note from Elizabeth M. Campbell to Charles Campbell. Mr. Barraud in town; Charles Campbell working on railroad and \"will indeed be welcomed as a traitor to your town, working on a road to destroy it\".","Scope and Contents"," Concerned about Charles Campbell's health; business has been better than usual; subscriptions for a railroad from Wilkins Ferry to Belfield being taken, but \"our citizens will be cautious about buying more railroad stock\" since the old stock has fallen in value.","Scope and Contents"," Letter expresses concern that Campbell had not written to Barraud in considerable time. Gives advice to Campbell on how best to develop himself as Civil Engineer.","Scope and Contents"," News of her stay in Richmond, her visit to the Capitol. Asks to go to Princeton with him. Will make and send him some shirts. Postscript: Mr. Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. His letter received; all well.","Scope and Contents","Suggests topics for him to write about, including a description of the Dismal Swampage.","Scope and Contents"," Advises her to address letters to him to Suffolk, Virginia. Inquiries about brother Aleck. Remarks about Cowper.","Scope and Contents"," House full of people, preaching all week. Enjoys working in father's store. Asks news of his railroad work. Postscript: Elizabeth M. Campbell, Petersburg to Charles Campbell, Suffolk. Family news. They stayed at Shirley for a week.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy signed. Isle of Wight a dreary county; thinking about leaving the railroad.","Scope and Contents"," Is in Suffolk. Has been with 2nd Division of the Road but is being transferred to the 1st Boarding near Dismal Swamp, across which railroad runs. He is writing from Portsmouth and Roanoke RR office. Will return shortly.","Scope and Contents"," Home has been filled with company. Speaks of their claims on the government and the possibility of their being rich shortly. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. Arrived in Winchester, seeking out Mr. Robinson, thinking of going west; still undecided. Does not regret leaving Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad.","Scope and Contents"," His trip to Winchester. He has applied for a place under Mr. Robinson with another railroad. Prefers returning to West.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Applied to Mr. Robinson at Winchester, but was not admitted; wants to go west; wants a wife.","Scope and Contents"," Has found a woman Charles Campbell would like; health not good; Mr. Ruffin's register popular in Raleigh; invites him to visit.","Scope and Contents","Has had certain difficulties in getting out the first number of the Southern Literary Messenger.Will be happy to receive contributions for it from Campbell, and will pay him for any articles which are printed.","Scope and Contents"," Off Jersey Coast, will reach New York tomorrow. Describes route of future travels: New York to Albany, to Buffalo; across Lake Erie to Detroit, by stage to Chicago. Health poor: traveling the best medicine. Letter resumes from New York City: Hopes to find quiet and peace in West.","Scope and Contents"," After leaving New York City went to Albany and by canal to Buffalo. Leaving by steamer for Detroit tomorrow. Speaks of all past unhappiness, and thanks her for her affection.","Scope and Contents"," Trip across Lake Erie less unpleasant than canal trip. Taking stage tomorrow for Chicago. Hopes to find some people interested in settling in Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," News of his trip from Detroit to Chicago; description of countryside. Description of Indiana prairies. Speaks of his plans to settle in Illinois or Missouri, and his preference for settling in a fine state.","Scope and Contents"," Countryside described. Land cheap in Illinois, he may buy a farm there. Dined with Potowotomy Indians. Leaves in 2 days for Chicago. Less depressed than formerly.","Scope and Contents"," Moving next to Vandalia, Illinois, and thence East Tennessee via Louisville, Kentucky. Considers it unlikely he will remain in Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," He is contented with being a schoolmaster. Tells him of eating pumpkin bread at Chota. Description of country and wild life.","Scope and Contents"," Family news: news of letters sent to him. News of Charles' staying with his uncle and aunt in Tennessee.","Scope and Contents"," His first teaching job (the children of Mr. Henley). Talks of staying with his cousins. Postscript: Elizabeth Henley,Chota, Tennessee to Mrs. Mildred W. Campbell, Petersburg. Expresses hope she will come to Tennessee to visit.","Scope and Contents","Happy to hear he has arrived safely at Chota. Postscript: Alexander S. Campbell to Charles Campbell. News of school. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents"," Advises Charles Campbell to settle in the West; hoped Charles Campbell could work for the railroad. Also a note from Charles Campbell's brother Alexander. Charles Campbell's \"Review of Oberlin\"will appear in the next number of the register; \"anti-Leigh Men Met\"; Business at the store has picked up.","Scope and Contents","2 1/ Her return home after two months. Happy to hear he is at Uncle Henley's at Chota. Her trip to Saratoga Springs, Princeton, and Philadelphia.","Scope and Contents"," Surprised he is at Chota; Cholera epidemic in Petersburg; has given up going to parties since she already has \"enough worldliness and wickedness.\"","Scope and Contents"," Social news. Informs him of her reading. Mention Mr. Maben \"he is to be a near relation of yours.\"","Scope and Contents"," Having grown dissatisfied with Chota, he has left it very discontented, still looking for an occupation in a quiet place.","Scope and Contents"," Staying with Uncle Spotswood, leaving for Alabama tomorrow by stage. Again mentions going to Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," Arrived Tuscumbia four days ago news of relatives there. Looking for a school that suits him.","Scope and Contents"," Charles has left for Tuscumbia; Margaret Keller to marry Dr. Newsom; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Has not chosen a superintendent of the male academy; Academy has 35 students.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires about Alabama cousins. Petersburg a very busy place: social news. Church news.","Scope and Contents"," Asks her to send money. Appointed head of the Academy in Somerville, Alabama. News of cotton crop.","203 items.","Scope and Contents"," Mother going to Sussex, Shirley. Rival bookstore to Father's set up. Social news. Postscript: Mildred W. Campbellto Charles Campbell. News of her travel.","Scope and Contents","Glad to hear of his teaching job. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes to visit relatives; family news.","Scope and Contents"," News of school: it commences February 1. Wonders about his being able to stand the physical exertions of teaching. Family news. Inquiries into pension claims.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Enjoyed Chota; is going to Somerville to teach; his life darkened by \"sombre colors\" and \"blue-devils.\"","Scope and Contents"," Problems with getting a note paid; family news, will send Charles Campbell periodicals and the town paper; river has been closed by ice; business is slow; thinking about moving west.","Scope and Contents","Draft. He left Chota, Tennessee two months ago and is now directing a school in Somerville. He is still melancholy and afflicted with headaches.","Scope and Contents"," Capt. Duncan's draft; 21 students in his school supplying books for his school; asks about texts; interest in election of Virginia Senator; Easier to make money in Alabama but prices are high; describes the countryside.","Scope and Contents"," School opened: currently 16 students with prospects of having 40-50 eventually. Social news: news that H. Bernard is to be married.","Scope and Contents"," Can supply Charles Campbell with books-lists some available books; river is frozen; has sent Charles Campbell the January number of museum and will also send February. Also a note from Charles Campbell's sister Betty. Glad that Charles not complaining about headaches; is about to get married; measles epidemic; read Mr. Adams speech on the death of LaFayette; Aleck has sent a copy of Mr. Brown's speech in the legislature; Portsmouth railroad is progressing; China missionary will speak; offers to send Charles Campbell the Missionary Herald.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes school teaching is going well; severe weather; comments on national politics, Van Buren and Judge White; French treaty and possibility of war with France.","Scope and Contents"," Will get books from Philadelphia; Lists texts he wants. Also a note to his sister Betty. Has no plans to marry; his school may increase to 40 by the end of the year; is teaching Sunday school; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Asks father to send books; may be able to sell books to the nearby Female Seminary; asks for the issue of Farmer's Register with the article on Oberlin; asks for $10; health is normal and cuts wood for exercise.","Scope and Contents","Received Charles Campbell's order for books; not sure he will continue selling books; small pox epidemic.","Scope and Contents"," Social news; town very healthy, diseases gone. Inquiries about his school.","Scope and Contents"," Informs him of her intention to marry Mr. Maben about middle of July.","Scope and Contents","Autograph letter News of school. 8 published numbers so far of his Somerville Weekly Advertiser. He will spend July vacation in Tuscumbia, Alabama.","Scope and Contents"," Has been living with some gentlemen from Boston who are the best of masters hopes to obtain a situation for the summer.","Scope and Contents"," Death of James McDonald; Care of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Death of James McDonald; Uncle William Aylett may visit Somerville.","Scope and Contents"," Shipment of books; emigration of people from Alabama to the west; school will end June 26 and expects to vacation at Tuscumbia; his students like him.","Scope and Contents"," Problem of guardianship of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents","Visit to Tuscumbia and Courtland; death of James McDonald.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell's sister Elizabeth was married at 4 AM; Describes Elizabeth Campbell's husband Mr. Maben; will try to get Charles Campbell's books sent; is closing his store.","Scope and Contents"," Glad Elizabeth got married; Henry Cannon stabbed his mother's husband.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Visiting Uncle William Aylett; his school going well.","Scope and Contents"," Spending his vacation with Aunt Eliza. Prospects for new school session beginning August 10. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell in good health and happy with his situation; hopes that John Wilson Campbell's daughter Elizabeth is happily married; does not recommend moving west; if he could leave Tennessee, would move to Texas.","Scope and Contents"," Asks Arthur H. Henley to forward the balance of his money; health is not good; sister Elizabeth to be married to Mr. Maben and journey north; cousin Lavinia McPheeters to be married; Mr. Keller in town to see Parsons, the gubernatorial candidate.","Scope and Contents"," Informs him of marriage of his sister, \"Bet\", to Mr. Maben. Her trip to Princeton. List of books sent to him.","Scope and Contents"," Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell's books sent to him; John Wilson Campbell will get out of debt this year; Mr. Ruffin offered to lend his register to Charles Campbell; John Wilson Campbell has sent the intelligencer to Charles Campbell; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Guardianship of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes he will visit; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes he will visit; family news. \"Minna\" Elizabeth M. Henley to Charles Campbell. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Books have arrived, lists them; if brother Aleck wants to join Charles Campbell and teach he should prepare himself; has received the periodicals, Intelligencer, Museum, Ruffin's Register; Charles Campbell sent Ruffin an article for the Register.","Scope and Contents","Charles Campbell has visited Virginia; Charles Campbell's books have been sent.","Scope and Contents","Did not move to town; Elizabeth at the Female Academy.","Scope and Contents"," Cannot visit Chota; family news.","Scope and Contents","Items sent to Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Is settling his business books and opening new books for his partnership with Mr. Ruffin; has given up plans to move West; family news. Letter also includes a note from Mother ?. Letter also includes a note from brother A. S. Campbell; father's business with Mr. Ruffin will be called Campbell \u0026 Ruffin and will be a large establishment.","Scope and Contents","Acknowledges receipt of items for Lavinia Moore; father in partnership with Edmund Ruffin.","Scope and Contents"," Family news: 1835 an important year for Campbell family with her marriage and his trip west. School attendance falling off: he will not stay beyond current session.","Scope and Contents","Father thought of going to a temperance convention; expects to be married next week to Mr. Brown; invites Aunt to wedding.","Scope and Contents"," Father in New York. Various other family news. Several lines of the letter are written and initialed by Alexander Spotswood Campbell.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her he has given up the school and intends to move on. Includes a recipe for making beer.","Scope and Contents"," Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Suggests he come home and open a school there. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," He is spending vacation in Petersburg. Betty going to Richmond tomorrow. Intends to come west when he has finished school.","Scope and Contents"," Left Sommerville, 8th January; plans not to return to Virginia. Keller has sold plantation, thinks Petersburg good place for Lavinia, mention of Texas, Seminoles in Florida, fire at New York. Edmund Ruffinhas migrated to Bowden's Corner, please tell him infomation concerning Bland's manuscripts at John Meade's near City Point which he ought to publish.","Scope and Contents"," Regrets imposing on his relatives hospitality for so long; worries about being able to support himself; has no plans to return to Virginia.","Scope and Contents"," Has read his article in Farmer's Register.Social and family news; father has new store.","Scope and Contents"," Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $215.76; expects to stay at Glencoe until August; regards teaching as a \"dernier resort which I wish to abandon as soon as possible as being very unfavorable to my health\"; Tuscumbia held an illumination in honor of Houston's victory over St. Anna; sent articles to Ruffin and the Messenger, but has gotten no acknowledgement; is never without a headache.","Scope and Contents"," News of Texas wars. Received money sent from home.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell mentioned that he had written several hundred pages and John Wilson Campbell urges him to publish, fiction is most profitable, and Carruthers and French have done well even though they are \"ordinary writers\"; advises Charles Campbell against putting out a newspaper or literary paper; Elizabeth Maben has a baby girl; three new railroads building locally; Edmund Ruffin, Jr., is working for a railroad; expects few Virginians to go to Texas until things are settled with the Mexicans; development of local interest in silk culture; local prices very high.","Scope and Contents"," He has been sick and confined to bed. News of crops. Cousin Alfred Aglett dies. Speaks of incompatibility of his headaches with teaching profession.","Scope and Contents"," Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires after her family. Trouble with her eyes. Weather poor, wheat crop failing.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her of his intention to marry Elvira N. Callaway of Toqua before end of September. His intention to return to Virginia then. Inquires after health of her child.","Scope and Contents","Looking forward to their wedding, September 13.","Scope and Contents"," Looking forward to their marriage.","Scope and Contents","Social news. Spring arriving. Mother has left but she sees father every day.","Scope and Contents"," She has been sick in bed. She is pleased to hear of his marriage. She is very busy taking care of her child Jane, husband, and house. Mr. Maben has also been ill. Aleck goes to College in November. Postscript: ALS. Alexander Spotswood Campbell,to Charles Campbell. Hopes Charles will return before he goes to College.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her of his impending marriage and trip to Virginia. Description of his bride.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell will be leaving for Virginia in two days to bring his wife home; would like to visit Virginia. Elizabeth J. Henley to Mildred W. Campbell. Best wishes.","505 items.","Letters, 1848 - 1849. the last folder, folder 106, contains receipts, 1849 - 1873.","467 items.","259 items.","Folders 1 - 75.","116 items.","Folders 76 - 87.","Folders 1 - 22.","72 items.","Folders 23 - 94.","7 items.","Folders 95 - 101","60 items.","Manuscript Volume. 1","Manuscript Volume. 2","Manuscript volume. 3","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume. 4 Written in \"Catalogue of the Library of Petersburg, Virginia\" (1854).","Manuscript volume. 5","Scope and Contents","Manuscript Volume. 6 Minutes of the Ladies Club of Washington Street Church, Petersburg, for soldiers relief, 1861 July 1-July 27; \"Diary of the War\", 1863 June 28-1864 July 22; Charles Campbell: Journal, 1861 April 22-May 4; Journal, 1862 July 16-August 3; Index to diaries by date #1-9.","Manuscript volume. 7","Transcription and annotation of Diary by William \u0026 Mary student Emily Peterson.  Available in electronic form only. Diary, 1840-1841, of Anna Burdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. In her diary, Burdsall described her daily routine while traveling along the Eastern and Midwestern part of the United States. Burdsall makes references to her family, the various people she met, modes of transportation, and the local culture of the places she traveled.","Manuscript volume 8","Manuscript volume 9 Dates include 1841 December-1842 June 8; 1844 May 6-September 12; 1849 August 8; 1850 April 27; 1850 October 15; 1854 March 18.","Manuscript volume 10","Manuscript volume 11","Manuscript volume 12","Manuscript volume 13 Charles Campbell's account book for Anderson Seminary, 1861-1862; inventory of Anderson Seminary, 1868.","Manuscript volume 14 Charles Campbell's estimate of family expenses, 1863 July 20; clippings on Petersburg; household accounts 1848-1863 (partially covered by clippings pasted in).","Manuscript volume 15 Inventory of Rahway house contents, 1848-1851; cash receipts and disbursements ledger, 1863-1867; accounts for Anderson Seminary shoe purchases, 1863; extracts from letters; Burdsall \u0026 Co. accounts, 1848.","Has Charles Campbell's notes on a variety of subjects.","Manuscript volume 17 History of British in Virginia 1781; life of Lavinia Maria More, pages. 31-69; discussion of immigrants.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 18 Poem: \"Edwin\"; notes on Bacon's Rebellion; notes on railroad engineering: Journal, 1826; lists of authors; life of Isaac Jefferson, Anecdotica Revolutionana; roll of Tuscumbia School and Sommerville School.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 19 List of books Charles Campbell has read; list of magazines and reviews received; memoir of his courtship and marriage to Elvira Callaway (2); notes for History of Virginia; list of manuscripts Charles Campbell has collected.","Manuscript volume 20 Essays on various topics; historical notes; list of family portraits at Shirley by room, with sketch of each person, 1838; list of manuscripts published in various magazines. 1838 October 21.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 21 Charles Campbell's notes on Walter Raleigh; Clayton of Gloucester county; genealogical notes, Lee family; epitaph of Thomas Ludwell, Bruton Parish; misc. tombstone inscriptions; DD's journal, 1839 December 7, pages 57-63; list of 32 pieces published on Virginia, pages 64-65; list of plantation on James River, pages 69-71; lists opinions of his Lyceum speech, pages 96-98; distribution of \"Bland Papers\", pages 120-121; Lord's Prayer in Mohawk, 1839 October, page 42.","5 pages.Manuscript volume 22","Manuscript volume 23","Manuscript volume 24","Manuscript volume 25 List of memoirs published; Charles Campbell journal; historical notes.","Manuscript volume 26","Manuscript volume 27","Manuscript volume 28","Incomplete. Manuscript volume 29","Manuscript volume 30","Manuscript volume 31","Manuscript volume 32 Heads of questions for Debating Society.","Scope and Contents","4Manuscript volume 33","Manuscript volume 34 Newspaper clippings pasted over Charles Campbell's notes from law school.","Manuscript volume 35","Manuscript volume 36 Civil War newspaper clippings pasted in a book entitled Homers Book VI, Volume II, Miss Lucie Nelson, Petersburg, Virginia.","Manuscript volume 37 Newspaper clippings pasted over John Campbell's account book.","Manuscript volume 38","Manuscript volume 39 Newspaper clippings pasted over John W. Campbell's cash book.","Manuscript volume 40","Manuscript volume 41","Manuscript volume 42","Manuscript volume 43","Manuscript volume 44 Newspaper clippings.","Manuscript volume 45 Manuscript notes on farming included.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Manuscript","Manuscript.","41 pages.Xerox.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","4Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","2 page.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","4 page.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","11 pages.Manuscript.","10 pages.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Typescript by William Cryer of Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).","These items were removed from the general collection and grouped in this box.","\"'The Geology' by Prof. William B. Rogers. Chiefly from the State Survey 1835-'41'\" Map of Virginia by Jed. Hotchhiss, Staunton, Virginia.","1863 Richardson's Almanac, 1865 Richardson's Almanac, 1867 Warrock's Edition of Richardso's Almanack and 1875 partial almanac for Virginia and North Carolina 1879 The Warrock-Richardson Almanack. Almanacs for Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.","Two circulars, \"Catalogue of improved School Furniture.\"","Scope and Contents","Broadsides: W.C. Figner, Dealer in garden, flower and field seed, located in New Market and Richmond, Virginia. Notice from the Fredericksburg Aquaduct Company that the \"Semi-Annual Payment of Water Rent\" fell due on the 1st ofDecember. December 1871. \"Programme for the Entertainment of Our Honored Guests of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge. May 3, 1877. Held at Scott's Island, Virginia. \"Grand Supper at the Exchange Hotel\" on February 5, 1880 \"for the benefit of the Trinity Church Building Fund.\"","Scope and Contents","Two flyers for \"A Manual of General History\" by John J. Anderson.","Newspaper is possibly from South Carolina.","April 4, 1861 edition.","January 3, 1862 edition.","February 1, 1862 edition.","List of officers.","July 16, 1872 edition.","Scope and Contents","\"The Union Now- The Union Ever, Lets Dissolve it Never-Never\" by J.T. Ballow, Petersburg, Virginia dated November 14, 1860.","Scope and Contents","\"Warren Colburn's First Lessons\" arithmetic textbook, published for the Heirs of Warren Colburn, 1863.","Scope and Contents","\"The History of the College of William and Mary (including the General Catalogue\" From Its Foundation, 1660 to 1874. Published by J.W. Randolph and English, Richmond, Virginia. 1874.","This collection is in a bound book and includes: Catalogue of the American Whig Society 1769, 1845 Speech on the Tariff, 1842 Abstract of Laws on School Commissioners, 1842 Lecture on Education Discourse on Qualifications of an Historian, 1843 Address on R.H. Lee, 1846 By-laws of Connecticut Historical Society, 1839 Tract #1: Southern State Rights, Anti-tariff and Anti-abolition. Lewis Cass speech on Oregon, 1846 Report on Provincetown, Massachusetts Harbour with tide charts. President's message to Congress, 1845 Southern Review, Volume 1, No. 3 A High Civilization, The Moral Duty of Georgians 1844 and others. Charles Campbell signature.","Bound articles from the Farmer's Register and the Southern Literary Messenger. Charles Campbell signature.","This collection is in a bound book and includes the Farmer's Register (1835) and Southern Literary Messenger. Contains Charles Campbell articles. Note on flyleaf, \"selections by C.C.\"","Scope and Contents","Prints of four portraits, Monroe, Jefferson and 2 unknown men. Print of \"Central Square Philada\" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.","Scope and Contents","This folder is filed in medium oversize. Print of John C. Calhoun with a barely legible printed notation at the bottom, \"Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1844 by James Wise in the Clerks' Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.\" Copy of printing Plate XXXIX of a \"silver Plate presented by King Charles the Second to the Queen of Pamunkey\" with a faded handwritten notation \"from a forthcoming second edition...literary...of America by John Jay Smith.\" Broadside, \"The New Confederate Tax Bill\" by the Office of Commmissioner of Taxes, Richmond, February 28, 1864.\" Luray Courier Office Virginia broadside telling the true account of the discovery of the Luray Caverns in August 21, 1880. Undated. Hand traced map onto linen (?) of a 1741/42 map of Virginia. Area covered is from Richmond to the Cape Henry/Norfolk area with towns, waterways and some landowners noted. Handwritten notations are \"Your most affectionate Humbe Servt Jno Thompson, July 29, 1742\" and \"Her who is your Humble Servt, B. Spottswood, June 20, 1741.\" Hand traced of the map above on 2 sheets of paper. Hand traced map on linen (?) of a Civil War era map. Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, south to Culpepper and west to Ft. McHenry. Counties included are Jefferson, Clarke, Charles, Stafford, King George and Culpepper. Shows towns, roads, railroads and waterways. Hand traced map on paper of Virginia from Henrico County to Nansemond County. Entitled \"Map of the Seat of War in Eastern Virignia From Fortress Monroe to Richmond.\" undated. Hand traced map on paper entitled \"Drawn from a sketch taken on the Battle ground by W. P. Bonner, July 31, 1861.\" Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, west to Washington, D.C. and south to Occoquan."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_coll_ssim":["Anderson Seminary","Virginia Historical Society","Campbell family","Moore family","Maxwell, William, 1784-1857"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger","Anderson Seminary","Virginia Historical Society","Campbell family","Moore family","Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Maxwell, William, 1784-1857"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger","Anderson Seminary","Virginia Historical Society"],"famname_ssim":["Campbell family","Moore family"],"persname_ssim":["Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Maxwell, William, 1784-1857"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":347,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:21:45.656Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9501","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9501","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9501","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9501","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9501.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Campbell, Charles, Papers","title_ssm":["Charles Campbell Papers"],"title_tesim":["Charles Campbell Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1743-1896"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1743-1896"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 65 C17","/repositories/2/resources/9501"],"text":["Mss. 65 C17","/repositories/2/resources/9501","Charles Campbell Papers","Virginia--Genealogy","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775","Virginia--Politics and Government","Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century","College of William and Mary--History","Colonial period, ca. 1609-1774","Education--Study and teaching","Education--Virginia--History","Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Railroads--Virginia--History","Slaves--Virginia--Correspondence","Slaves--Virginia--Social conditions","Textbooks","United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783","United States--Slavery","Account books","Broadsides","Catalogs","Correspondence","Diaries","Fliers (printed matter)","Manuscripts (document genre)","Pamphlets","Poems","Scrapbooks","Typescripts","Virginia--Maps","5300 items.","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Organization: This collection is organized into five series. Series 1 contains historical manuscripts; Series 2 contains family and professional papers; Series 3 contains manuscript volumes; Series 4 contains miscellaneous material; and Series 5 contains the addition 1992.33b. Series 6 contains all the printed material removed from the general collection and grouped together.  The inventory is NOT on the pdf inventory but listed separately under the Finding Aid/Inventory (below)."," Arrangement: This collection is arranged into series and then chronologically by date. Series 3, containing family and professional papers, is arranged into subseries by decade and then into additional subseries by individual year.","Charles Campbell (1807-1876) was born on 1 May 1807, in Petersburg, Virginia, the firstborn child of parents John Wilson Campbell (d.1842), and Mildred Walker Moore Campbell. John, a bookstore owner, was also a historian. In 1831 he published the History of Virginia to 1781. Later, he held the position of Federal Collector of Customs in Petersburg, Virginia. Mildred taught at the Petersburg Classical Academy in the 1840's. In addition to Charles, the couple also had two younger children, Alexander (Aleck) S. Campbell, and Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell Maben (d.1871)."," Charles' mother, Mildred Walker Moore Campbell, was the granddaughter of Virginia lieutenant governor Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740). Mildred Walker Moore Campbell and her siblings Mary Fairfax Moore Keller, Dr. Alexander Spotswood Moore, Ann Evelina Moore Henley, William Agustin Moore, Eliza Moore McDonald, and Lavinia Moore McPheeters wrote and received numerous pieces of personal correspondence that are available in this collection."," Charles Campbell attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) from 1823-1825. Upon graduation he enrolled in Henry St. George Tucker's School of Law in Winchester, Virginia. However, he suffered from chronic headaches which caused him severe physical and mental exhaustion. By 1829, these health issues would force him to leave the law profession."," Following his departure from law, Campbell worked as an engineer of the Petersburg Railroad. Later he ran a private school for boys in Glencoe, Alabama. On 13 September 1836, he married Elvira N. Callaway (1819-1837) of Monroe County, Tennessee. In 1837, Elvira died shortly after the birth of a son, Callaway Campbell (b.1837). In his distress, Campbell left his son with Elivira's siblings, Thomas and Lucinda Callaway. Later, this would result in a court case to regain custody of his child."," Following the death of his wife, Campbell worked as a clerk in the office of the Collector of Custom in Petersburg, Virginia (a position he obtained from his father John Campbell). From 1840-1843, Campbell also owned, published, and edited a Petersburg newspaper, The American Statesman. He returned to teaching in 1842 by opening a classical school in Petersburg, becoming both teacher and administrator in the Anderson Seminary. He would hold these positions until the formation of free public schools in 1870."," Campbell remarried in 1850 to Miss Anna Birdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. They had four children, Mary Spotswood Campbell Robinson (b.1852), Nanny Campbell (b.1854), Charles Campbell (b.1856), and Fanny Campbell (1858-1860's)."," Charles Campbell was committed to Western Lunatic Asylum at Staunton, Virginia, in 1873 where he remained until his death on July 11, 1876. He was buried at Blandford Church Cemetery, Petersburg."," Like his father, Campbell was a historian. He began contributing to journals in 1834. Some of the journals to which he frequently contributed included; The Southern Literary Messenger or The Southern and Western Literary Messenger and Review, The Farmer's Register, The New Yorker, and the Petersburg Intelligencer. His most important work, however, was the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia. This work built upon his father's book and concerned Virginia history from the colony's founding to the Revolutionary War.","Other Information:"," Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00063.frame","The materials at Duke are comprised of copies of historical documents and letters, and personal papers of Charles Campbell (1807-1876), historian, editor, and antiquarian. Included are original letters from St. George Tucker, Lewis Cass, Pierre Soule, Edward Everett, Beverley Randolph, Andrew Jackson, Robert Beverley, and others, as well as copies of letters from Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Theodorick Bland, Jr., Captain John Smith, John Randolph of Roanoke, John Adams, Powhatan Ellis, Patrick Henry, John Jay, and others. The papers also contain rough drafts and preliminary notes for Campbell's publications, a number of manuscript poems, and a transcription of the minute book of the city council of Richmond, Virginia, 1782-1795. The volumes contain personal accounts, records of Anderson Academy, Petersburg, Virginia, of which Campbell was principal, and historical notes."," Papers of Charles Campbell, Manuscript Department, William R. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Campbell Papers, 1617-1895.1,313 items and 5 volumes.Collection number: 858","The Charles Campbell papers consist of papers received or collected by Charles Campbell (1807-1876), Virginia historian. The papers fall into four general headings: historical papers collected by Charles Campbell, correspondence, manuscript volumes, and miscellaneous. These include personal and professional correspondence as well as eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell, newspaper clippings, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks, covering then period 1743-1896. The papers reflect Charles Campbell's interests in history, teaching, newspaper editing, railroad engineering, politics, genealogy, publication of his works, and the town of Petersburg where he lived for most of his life."," The personal papers include Charles Campbell's correspondence with his father John Wilson Campbell, brother Alexander Campbell, sister, wife and children as well as cousins in Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia. These include copies of Charles Campbell's letters, as well as letters received by him; biographical material; genealogical material; autograph collecting material; and letters received by Charles Campbell's second wife Anna Burdsall Campbell. These also include correspondence relating to organizations with which he was affiliated, such as the Petersburg Library and the Petersburg Lyceum."," His professional correspondence consists of letters to the editors of the \"Southern Literary Messenger\u0026quot;, to historical societies, to publishing firms, and to other historians and authors. The writing, publishing and critic of Charles Campbell's book \"Virginia History\u0026quot;, concerns much of these material. Charles Campbell also corresponded with genealogists and antiquarians interested in Virginia history."," The eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell include letters by John Quarles, John Byrd, George Dabney, William Degge, Edward Hill, John Jameson, Alexander Moore, William Aylett, and Theodorick Bland, as well as parts of William Aylett's account books (1770-1776)."," The manuscript volumes include Charles Campbell's diaries (1861-1864), Anna Burdsall Campbell diaries (1840-1870), scrapbooks, Charles Campbell's historical notes, newspaper clippings, Anderson Seminary account books, Charles Campbell's pupil exercise books, pamphlets, copies of Charles Campbell's articles, and household account books (1848-1863)."," There are many letters from Mary B. Carter of \"Shirley,\" Charles City County, Virginia to Mildred Walker (Moore) Campbell, Charles Campbell's mother."," Acc. 1977.17 Addition:"," Genealogical information of the Moore Family."," Acc. 1992.33b:"," Series 5 on the inventory: Typescript by William Cryer of the Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).","Newspaper clippings of obituaries of Charles Campbell.","Scope and Contents","Copy.","Scope and Contents"," Asks if he would rent a house to the Reverend Mr. Meade.","Scope and Contents","Will not visit; question of a land survey.","Scope and Contents"," Indenture for £100 current money.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Copy.","Scope and Contents","Account of goods William Aylett bought from the estate of William Spiller.","Scope and Contents"," Tried to get two hogsheads of tobacco.","Scope and Contents","Is embarrassed to see him because of the debts he owes.","Scope and Contents","Deliver \"Scantling\" to Mr. Crafton.","Scope and Contents","Asks him to pay his account.","Scope and Contents"," War news; battle of Monmouth and Charles Lee's retreat.","Scope and Contents","Encloses draft of Benjamin Harrison on Messiers Turnbull \u0026 Co. of Philadelphia. Have transferred to Harrison the auditor's warrant for £20,000 Virginia money for which you stand charged.","Scope and Contents","Typewritten letter Copy. Lee's Land Claims.","Scope and Contents","Fragment.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. Letter.","Scope and Contents","Incomplete.","Scope and Contents"," List of 14 slaves with ages and prices.","Scope and Contents"," Mr. Wirt preparing a book on Patrick Henry; asks for information on Henry.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $20; encourages him to be economical.","Scope and Contents"," Is sorry Charles Campbell is discouraged by college; encourages Charles Campbell to succeed in his studies and maintain a \"correct and firm moral deportment\"; urges him to be careful about money.","Scope and Contents"," Speaks of Charles Campbell's father's upcoming visit to New York and New England, possibility of Charles Campbell's going along.","Scope and Contents"," Received $10 from William Bradford. Grades received: he has done well. News of commencement.","Scope and Contents","Inquires after Charles Campbell's health, etc. Recommends he read \"Watts' on the mind\".","Scope and Contents","Mother returned after 3 weeks at Shirley. Asks him to come home at end of session.","Scope and Contents"," Arrived at Princeton last Tuesday; is happy to be back. Encloses list of students and the grades they attained.","Scope and Contents"," Alexander suffering from toothache. Mother leaving for New York in August. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Encloses $200. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Town healthy, contrary to other places. Asks if he has seen General La Fayette. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Uncertain as to whether he will enroll or not. Princeton very dull during vacation, only a few students remaining.","Scope and Contents","Received $50. Is considering various topics for speech he must give at end of school session.","Asks if he is studying law. Recalls days spent together in college. Unsigned.","Arrived last Sunday. Speaks of their commencement.","Scope and Contents"," Deepest snow she has ever seen (2 ft) has just fallen. Social news. Asks him to write to Sister Betty.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires if he received letter and $20.00 note. Encloses $50.00. He has had a severe attack of rheumatism.","Scope and Contents","Encloses check for $100. Has been ill.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $40. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $50. Family is healthy although town is sickly. Mother has given up idea of visiting Philadelphia.","Scope and Contents"," Is attending lectures, in foreign languages, history, and physiology; remembers his days at Princeton with Charles Campbell; LaFayette expected to visit Monticello.","Scope and Contents"," Encloses money, and warns him to be economical. Mother and children still in Scottsville. Business is slow season.","Scope and Contents","Closing and signature of letter.","Scope and Contents"," Expresses friendship for Charles Campbell; wishes him luck with law studies.","Scope and Contents"," News of studies of law. Would like to go to Washington during vacation but will be unable. Inquiries after Elizabeth Ruffin.","Scope and Contents"," Expects to get married April 1828 and to be licensed to practice law, urges Charles Campbell to visit him, tell him about the lectures at Winchester. Discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics: mention of John Randolph.","Scope and Contents"," Speaks of Charles Campbell's love for an unnamed person, and expresses hope he will remain single until he is 21. Speaks of John Tyler's defeat of John Randolph of Roanoke in Senate Election. News of suicide of \"old Rambaut\".","Scope and Contents"," Judge Henry St. George Tuckerreturned, vacation ended. Social news: party attended. Expresses indifference to career in law, and interest in politics, mentions John Randolph.","Scope and Contents"," Asks Charles Campbell how much money he needs; will allow Charles Campbell to continue his studies with Judge Tucker.","Scope and Contents"," Estimates his expenses at $186; will not stay with Judge Tucker for the summer; students are so crowded at Tucker's that \"we read but little\".","Scope and Contents"," Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $75; Judge Tucker declined an invitation to run for Congress; has received report of John Wilson Campbell's Jackson Committee but is still anti-Jackson and gives his reasons for his position, \"I trust that all the endeavors of the Jacksonites will fail.\"","Scope and Contents"," Wishes he was with him studying law at Winchester, advantages of studying under private lawyer, philosophical discussion, discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics.","Scope and Contents"," Sold their father's plantation for $7.50 an acre; mother is ill; father being swayed by a bad advisor.","Scope and Contents"," News of meeting of Hanover presbytery. Expresses hope Charles Campbell has become religious. Opinion of father that he return home immediately. Postscript: Elizabeth Ruffin to Charles Campbell. Thanking him for writing. Expressions of her affection for him.","Scope and Contents","Glad he is doing well in Law School; Family news.","Scope and Contents"," His health \"continued very wretched\"; is taking the waters at the Springs; wants to have all his law books sold except the one presented to him by Judge Tucker.","Scope and Contents"," Thanks her for her fine treatment of him in Princeton. Describes his trip home. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," May to Philadelphia this summer. Business very good. Has forwarded money to him through William Bradford.","Scope and Contents"," Various social news. News of a new steam ferry. Asks her to buy book Geographyby Malte Brun.","Scope and Contents"," Father just returned from New Haven. Glad to hear he is doing well, especially in French.","Scope and Contents"," Angry because he hasn't written family members moving west.","Scope and Contents","Autograph Copy. Trying to find a career, is considering engineering.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. News of his uncertain health and his trip to Lexington.","Scope and Contents"," Asks for books; dispute over payment of money.","Scope and Contents","Sends copies of his works; sorry Charles Campbell is not well.","Scope and Contents"," Recently arrived in Raleigh, received his letter. Will return home middle of next week.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript. List of sale prices for slaves, household goods.","Scope and Contents"," Can't find anything about Mr. Moore's affairs.","Scope and Contents"," Her visit to Philadelphia, having traveled 350 miles in two days. Leaving for New York Monday.","Scope and Contents","Sorry Charles Campbell is giving up his profession.","Scope and Contents"," Explains self very obscurely for a letter he wrote about Charles Campbell which seems to have offended the latter. Charles Campbell must have written about his disappointment in the Law, his failure to achieve greatness at the age of 29, his failure in the profession generally, Otway B. Barraud denies this and encourages him. Reacts to Charles Campbell's 3 ways of becoming great: 1) born 2) achieve 3) thrust upon. Spoke to Gwynn on Charles Campbell's behalf, who has offered Charles Campbell a place, hard work, rough fare, but should take it. Civil Engineer.","Scope and Contents"," Is glad to have heard news of Petersburg via Messrs. May and Ruffin. Hopes to go to Virginia again soon and asks when she will again come to Connecticut. Sends her an \"Essay on Slavery.\"","Scope and Contents"," Misses him; social life. Letter also includes a letter from Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. Hopes his job is going well. Letter also includes a letter from Bet Elizabeth Campbell to Charles Campbell asks him to write.","Cold weather; mother knitting for him. Tells him of her reading (Cowper). She sends him local newspapers regularly. Mentions of legislative. Debate on Portsmouth Bill.","Scope and Contents"," His stay in Suffolk, near the Blackwater River. Suffers from bad dreams. Country flat, population sparse.","Glad he is enjoying engineering; Charles Campbell shouldn't expect to find a wife as smart as himself; hopes \"the sable coloured gentry in Jerusalem will not rise again\" and states that the whites there are not much better than the Black population. Also: Note from Elizabeth M. Campbell to Charles Campbell. Mr. Barraud in town; Charles Campbell working on railroad and \"will indeed be welcomed as a traitor to your town, working on a road to destroy it\".","Scope and Contents"," Concerned about Charles Campbell's health; business has been better than usual; subscriptions for a railroad from Wilkins Ferry to Belfield being taken, but \"our citizens will be cautious about buying more railroad stock\" since the old stock has fallen in value.","Scope and Contents"," Letter expresses concern that Campbell had not written to Barraud in considerable time. Gives advice to Campbell on how best to develop himself as Civil Engineer.","Scope and Contents"," News of her stay in Richmond, her visit to the Capitol. Asks to go to Princeton with him. Will make and send him some shirts. Postscript: Mr. Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. His letter received; all well.","Scope and Contents","Suggests topics for him to write about, including a description of the Dismal Swampage.","Scope and Contents"," Advises her to address letters to him to Suffolk, Virginia. Inquiries about brother Aleck. Remarks about Cowper.","Scope and Contents"," House full of people, preaching all week. Enjoys working in father's store. Asks news of his railroad work. Postscript: Elizabeth M. Campbell, Petersburg to Charles Campbell, Suffolk. Family news. They stayed at Shirley for a week.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy signed. Isle of Wight a dreary county; thinking about leaving the railroad.","Scope and Contents"," Is in Suffolk. Has been with 2nd Division of the Road but is being transferred to the 1st Boarding near Dismal Swamp, across which railroad runs. He is writing from Portsmouth and Roanoke RR office. Will return shortly.","Scope and Contents"," Home has been filled with company. Speaks of their claims on the government and the possibility of their being rich shortly. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. Arrived in Winchester, seeking out Mr. Robinson, thinking of going west; still undecided. Does not regret leaving Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad.","Scope and Contents"," His trip to Winchester. He has applied for a place under Mr. Robinson with another railroad. Prefers returning to West.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Applied to Mr. Robinson at Winchester, but was not admitted; wants to go west; wants a wife.","Scope and Contents"," Has found a woman Charles Campbell would like; health not good; Mr. Ruffin's register popular in Raleigh; invites him to visit.","Scope and Contents","Has had certain difficulties in getting out the first number of the Southern Literary Messenger.Will be happy to receive contributions for it from Campbell, and will pay him for any articles which are printed.","Scope and Contents"," Off Jersey Coast, will reach New York tomorrow. Describes route of future travels: New York to Albany, to Buffalo; across Lake Erie to Detroit, by stage to Chicago. Health poor: traveling the best medicine. Letter resumes from New York City: Hopes to find quiet and peace in West.","Scope and Contents"," After leaving New York City went to Albany and by canal to Buffalo. Leaving by steamer for Detroit tomorrow. Speaks of all past unhappiness, and thanks her for her affection.","Scope and Contents"," Trip across Lake Erie less unpleasant than canal trip. Taking stage tomorrow for Chicago. Hopes to find some people interested in settling in Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," News of his trip from Detroit to Chicago; description of countryside. Description of Indiana prairies. Speaks of his plans to settle in Illinois or Missouri, and his preference for settling in a fine state.","Scope and Contents"," Countryside described. Land cheap in Illinois, he may buy a farm there. Dined with Potowotomy Indians. Leaves in 2 days for Chicago. Less depressed than formerly.","Scope and Contents"," Moving next to Vandalia, Illinois, and thence East Tennessee via Louisville, Kentucky. Considers it unlikely he will remain in Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," He is contented with being a schoolmaster. Tells him of eating pumpkin bread at Chota. Description of country and wild life.","Scope and Contents"," Family news: news of letters sent to him. News of Charles' staying with his uncle and aunt in Tennessee.","Scope and Contents"," His first teaching job (the children of Mr. Henley). Talks of staying with his cousins. Postscript: Elizabeth Henley,Chota, Tennessee to Mrs. Mildred W. Campbell, Petersburg. Expresses hope she will come to Tennessee to visit.","Scope and Contents","Happy to hear he has arrived safely at Chota. Postscript: Alexander S. Campbell to Charles Campbell. News of school. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents"," Advises Charles Campbell to settle in the West; hoped Charles Campbell could work for the railroad. Also a note from Charles Campbell's brother Alexander. Charles Campbell's \"Review of Oberlin\"will appear in the next number of the register; \"anti-Leigh Men Met\"; Business at the store has picked up.","Scope and Contents","2 1/ Her return home after two months. Happy to hear he is at Uncle Henley's at Chota. Her trip to Saratoga Springs, Princeton, and Philadelphia.","Scope and Contents"," Surprised he is at Chota; Cholera epidemic in Petersburg; has given up going to parties since she already has \"enough worldliness and wickedness.\"","Scope and Contents"," Social news. Informs him of her reading. Mention Mr. Maben \"he is to be a near relation of yours.\"","Scope and Contents"," Having grown dissatisfied with Chota, he has left it very discontented, still looking for an occupation in a quiet place.","Scope and Contents"," Staying with Uncle Spotswood, leaving for Alabama tomorrow by stage. Again mentions going to Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," Arrived Tuscumbia four days ago news of relatives there. Looking for a school that suits him.","Scope and Contents"," Charles has left for Tuscumbia; Margaret Keller to marry Dr. Newsom; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Has not chosen a superintendent of the male academy; Academy has 35 students.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires about Alabama cousins. Petersburg a very busy place: social news. Church news.","Scope and Contents"," Asks her to send money. Appointed head of the Academy in Somerville, Alabama. News of cotton crop.","203 items.","Scope and Contents"," Mother going to Sussex, Shirley. Rival bookstore to Father's set up. Social news. Postscript: Mildred W. Campbellto Charles Campbell. News of her travel.","Scope and Contents","Glad to hear of his teaching job. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes to visit relatives; family news.","Scope and Contents"," News of school: it commences February 1. Wonders about his being able to stand the physical exertions of teaching. Family news. Inquiries into pension claims.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Enjoyed Chota; is going to Somerville to teach; his life darkened by \"sombre colors\" and \"blue-devils.\"","Scope and Contents"," Problems with getting a note paid; family news, will send Charles Campbell periodicals and the town paper; river has been closed by ice; business is slow; thinking about moving west.","Scope and Contents","Draft. He left Chota, Tennessee two months ago and is now directing a school in Somerville. He is still melancholy and afflicted with headaches.","Scope and Contents"," Capt. Duncan's draft; 21 students in his school supplying books for his school; asks about texts; interest in election of Virginia Senator; Easier to make money in Alabama but prices are high; describes the countryside.","Scope and Contents"," School opened: currently 16 students with prospects of having 40-50 eventually. Social news: news that H. Bernard is to be married.","Scope and Contents"," Can supply Charles Campbell with books-lists some available books; river is frozen; has sent Charles Campbell the January number of museum and will also send February. Also a note from Charles Campbell's sister Betty. Glad that Charles not complaining about headaches; is about to get married; measles epidemic; read Mr. Adams speech on the death of LaFayette; Aleck has sent a copy of Mr. Brown's speech in the legislature; Portsmouth railroad is progressing; China missionary will speak; offers to send Charles Campbell the Missionary Herald.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes school teaching is going well; severe weather; comments on national politics, Van Buren and Judge White; French treaty and possibility of war with France.","Scope and Contents"," Will get books from Philadelphia; Lists texts he wants. Also a note to his sister Betty. Has no plans to marry; his school may increase to 40 by the end of the year; is teaching Sunday school; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Asks father to send books; may be able to sell books to the nearby Female Seminary; asks for the issue of Farmer's Register with the article on Oberlin; asks for $10; health is normal and cuts wood for exercise.","Scope and Contents","Received Charles Campbell's order for books; not sure he will continue selling books; small pox epidemic.","Scope and Contents"," Social news; town very healthy, diseases gone. Inquiries about his school.","Scope and Contents"," Informs him of her intention to marry Mr. Maben about middle of July.","Scope and Contents","Autograph letter News of school. 8 published numbers so far of his Somerville Weekly Advertiser. He will spend July vacation in Tuscumbia, Alabama.","Scope and Contents"," Has been living with some gentlemen from Boston who are the best of masters hopes to obtain a situation for the summer.","Scope and Contents"," Death of James McDonald; Care of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Death of James McDonald; Uncle William Aylett may visit Somerville.","Scope and Contents"," Shipment of books; emigration of people from Alabama to the west; school will end June 26 and expects to vacation at Tuscumbia; his students like him.","Scope and Contents"," Problem of guardianship of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents","Visit to Tuscumbia and Courtland; death of James McDonald.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell's sister Elizabeth was married at 4 AM; Describes Elizabeth Campbell's husband Mr. Maben; will try to get Charles Campbell's books sent; is closing his store.","Scope and Contents"," Glad Elizabeth got married; Henry Cannon stabbed his mother's husband.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Visiting Uncle William Aylett; his school going well.","Scope and Contents"," Spending his vacation with Aunt Eliza. Prospects for new school session beginning August 10. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell in good health and happy with his situation; hopes that John Wilson Campbell's daughter Elizabeth is happily married; does not recommend moving west; if he could leave Tennessee, would move to Texas.","Scope and Contents"," Asks Arthur H. Henley to forward the balance of his money; health is not good; sister Elizabeth to be married to Mr. Maben and journey north; cousin Lavinia McPheeters to be married; Mr. Keller in town to see Parsons, the gubernatorial candidate.","Scope and Contents"," Informs him of marriage of his sister, \"Bet\", to Mr. Maben. Her trip to Princeton. List of books sent to him.","Scope and Contents"," Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell's books sent to him; John Wilson Campbell will get out of debt this year; Mr. Ruffin offered to lend his register to Charles Campbell; John Wilson Campbell has sent the intelligencer to Charles Campbell; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Guardianship of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes he will visit; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes he will visit; family news. \"Minna\" Elizabeth M. Henley to Charles Campbell. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Books have arrived, lists them; if brother Aleck wants to join Charles Campbell and teach he should prepare himself; has received the periodicals, Intelligencer, Museum, Ruffin's Register; Charles Campbell sent Ruffin an article for the Register.","Scope and Contents","Charles Campbell has visited Virginia; Charles Campbell's books have been sent.","Scope and Contents","Did not move to town; Elizabeth at the Female Academy.","Scope and Contents"," Cannot visit Chota; family news.","Scope and Contents","Items sent to Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Is settling his business books and opening new books for his partnership with Mr. Ruffin; has given up plans to move West; family news. Letter also includes a note from Mother ?. Letter also includes a note from brother A. S. Campbell; father's business with Mr. Ruffin will be called Campbell \u0026 Ruffin and will be a large establishment.","Scope and Contents","Acknowledges receipt of items for Lavinia Moore; father in partnership with Edmund Ruffin.","Scope and Contents"," Family news: 1835 an important year for Campbell family with her marriage and his trip west. School attendance falling off: he will not stay beyond current session.","Scope and Contents","Father thought of going to a temperance convention; expects to be married next week to Mr. Brown; invites Aunt to wedding.","Scope and Contents"," Father in New York. Various other family news. Several lines of the letter are written and initialed by Alexander Spotswood Campbell.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her he has given up the school and intends to move on. Includes a recipe for making beer.","Scope and Contents"," Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Suggests he come home and open a school there. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," He is spending vacation in Petersburg. Betty going to Richmond tomorrow. Intends to come west when he has finished school.","Scope and Contents"," Left Sommerville, 8th January; plans not to return to Virginia. Keller has sold plantation, thinks Petersburg good place for Lavinia, mention of Texas, Seminoles in Florida, fire at New York. Edmund Ruffinhas migrated to Bowden's Corner, please tell him infomation concerning Bland's manuscripts at John Meade's near City Point which he ought to publish.","Scope and Contents"," Regrets imposing on his relatives hospitality for so long; worries about being able to support himself; has no plans to return to Virginia.","Scope and Contents"," Has read his article in Farmer's Register.Social and family news; father has new store.","Scope and Contents"," Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $215.76; expects to stay at Glencoe until August; regards teaching as a \"dernier resort which I wish to abandon as soon as possible as being very unfavorable to my health\"; Tuscumbia held an illumination in honor of Houston's victory over St. Anna; sent articles to Ruffin and the Messenger, but has gotten no acknowledgement; is never without a headache.","Scope and Contents"," News of Texas wars. Received money sent from home.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell mentioned that he had written several hundred pages and John Wilson Campbell urges him to publish, fiction is most profitable, and Carruthers and French have done well even though they are \"ordinary writers\"; advises Charles Campbell against putting out a newspaper or literary paper; Elizabeth Maben has a baby girl; three new railroads building locally; Edmund Ruffin, Jr., is working for a railroad; expects few Virginians to go to Texas until things are settled with the Mexicans; development of local interest in silk culture; local prices very high.","Scope and Contents"," He has been sick and confined to bed. News of crops. Cousin Alfred Aglett dies. Speaks of incompatibility of his headaches with teaching profession.","Scope and Contents"," Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires after her family. Trouble with her eyes. Weather poor, wheat crop failing.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her of his intention to marry Elvira N. Callaway of Toqua before end of September. His intention to return to Virginia then. Inquires after health of her child.","Scope and Contents","Looking forward to their wedding, September 13.","Scope and Contents"," Looking forward to their marriage.","Scope and Contents","Social news. Spring arriving. Mother has left but she sees father every day.","Scope and Contents"," She has been sick in bed. She is pleased to hear of his marriage. She is very busy taking care of her child Jane, husband, and house. Mr. Maben has also been ill. Aleck goes to College in November. Postscript: ALS. Alexander Spotswood Campbell,to Charles Campbell. Hopes Charles will return before he goes to College.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her of his impending marriage and trip to Virginia. Description of his bride.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell will be leaving for Virginia in two days to bring his wife home; would like to visit Virginia. Elizabeth J. Henley to Mildred W. Campbell. Best wishes.","505 items.","Letters, 1848 - 1849. the last folder, folder 106, contains receipts, 1849 - 1873.","467 items.","259 items.","Folders 1 - 75.","116 items.","Folders 76 - 87.","Folders 1 - 22.","72 items.","Folders 23 - 94.","7 items.","Folders 95 - 101","60 items.","Manuscript Volume. 1","Manuscript Volume. 2","Manuscript volume. 3","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume. 4 Written in \"Catalogue of the Library of Petersburg, Virginia\" (1854).","Manuscript volume. 5","Scope and Contents","Manuscript Volume. 6 Minutes of the Ladies Club of Washington Street Church, Petersburg, for soldiers relief, 1861 July 1-July 27; \"Diary of the War\", 1863 June 28-1864 July 22; Charles Campbell: Journal, 1861 April 22-May 4; Journal, 1862 July 16-August 3; Index to diaries by date #1-9.","Manuscript volume. 7","Transcription and annotation of Diary by William \u0026 Mary student Emily Peterson.  Available in electronic form only. Diary, 1840-1841, of Anna Burdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. In her diary, Burdsall described her daily routine while traveling along the Eastern and Midwestern part of the United States. Burdsall makes references to her family, the various people she met, modes of transportation, and the local culture of the places she traveled.","Manuscript volume 8","Manuscript volume 9 Dates include 1841 December-1842 June 8; 1844 May 6-September 12; 1849 August 8; 1850 April 27; 1850 October 15; 1854 March 18.","Manuscript volume 10","Manuscript volume 11","Manuscript volume 12","Manuscript volume 13 Charles Campbell's account book for Anderson Seminary, 1861-1862; inventory of Anderson Seminary, 1868.","Manuscript volume 14 Charles Campbell's estimate of family expenses, 1863 July 20; clippings on Petersburg; household accounts 1848-1863 (partially covered by clippings pasted in).","Manuscript volume 15 Inventory of Rahway house contents, 1848-1851; cash receipts and disbursements ledger, 1863-1867; accounts for Anderson Seminary shoe purchases, 1863; extracts from letters; Burdsall \u0026 Co. accounts, 1848.","Has Charles Campbell's notes on a variety of subjects.","Manuscript volume 17 History of British in Virginia 1781; life of Lavinia Maria More, pages. 31-69; discussion of immigrants.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 18 Poem: \"Edwin\"; notes on Bacon's Rebellion; notes on railroad engineering: Journal, 1826; lists of authors; life of Isaac Jefferson, Anecdotica Revolutionana; roll of Tuscumbia School and Sommerville School.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 19 List of books Charles Campbell has read; list of magazines and reviews received; memoir of his courtship and marriage to Elvira Callaway (2); notes for History of Virginia; list of manuscripts Charles Campbell has collected.","Manuscript volume 20 Essays on various topics; historical notes; list of family portraits at Shirley by room, with sketch of each person, 1838; list of manuscripts published in various magazines. 1838 October 21.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 21 Charles Campbell's notes on Walter Raleigh; Clayton of Gloucester county; genealogical notes, Lee family; epitaph of Thomas Ludwell, Bruton Parish; misc. tombstone inscriptions; DD's journal, 1839 December 7, pages 57-63; list of 32 pieces published on Virginia, pages 64-65; list of plantation on James River, pages 69-71; lists opinions of his Lyceum speech, pages 96-98; distribution of \"Bland Papers\", pages 120-121; Lord's Prayer in Mohawk, 1839 October, page 42.","5 pages.Manuscript volume 22","Manuscript volume 23","Manuscript volume 24","Manuscript volume 25 List of memoirs published; Charles Campbell journal; historical notes.","Manuscript volume 26","Manuscript volume 27","Manuscript volume 28","Incomplete. Manuscript volume 29","Manuscript volume 30","Manuscript volume 31","Manuscript volume 32 Heads of questions for Debating Society.","Scope and Contents","4Manuscript volume 33","Manuscript volume 34 Newspaper clippings pasted over Charles Campbell's notes from law school.","Manuscript volume 35","Manuscript volume 36 Civil War newspaper clippings pasted in a book entitled Homers Book VI, Volume II, Miss Lucie Nelson, Petersburg, Virginia.","Manuscript volume 37 Newspaper clippings pasted over John Campbell's account book.","Manuscript volume 38","Manuscript volume 39 Newspaper clippings pasted over John W. Campbell's cash book.","Manuscript volume 40","Manuscript volume 41","Manuscript volume 42","Manuscript volume 43","Manuscript volume 44 Newspaper clippings.","Manuscript volume 45 Manuscript notes on farming included.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Manuscript","Manuscript.","41 pages.Xerox.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","4Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","2 page.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","4 page.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","11 pages.Manuscript.","10 pages.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Typescript by William Cryer of Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).","These items were removed from the general collection and grouped in this box.","\"'The Geology' by Prof. William B. Rogers. Chiefly from the State Survey 1835-'41'\" Map of Virginia by Jed. Hotchhiss, Staunton, Virginia.","1863 Richardson's Almanac, 1865 Richardson's Almanac, 1867 Warrock's Edition of Richardso's Almanack and 1875 partial almanac for Virginia and North Carolina 1879 The Warrock-Richardson Almanack. Almanacs for Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.","Two circulars, \"Catalogue of improved School Furniture.\"","Scope and Contents","Broadsides: W.C. Figner, Dealer in garden, flower and field seed, located in New Market and Richmond, Virginia. Notice from the Fredericksburg Aquaduct Company that the \"Semi-Annual Payment of Water Rent\" fell due on the 1st ofDecember. December 1871. \"Programme for the Entertainment of Our Honored Guests of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge. May 3, 1877. Held at Scott's Island, Virginia. \"Grand Supper at the Exchange Hotel\" on February 5, 1880 \"for the benefit of the Trinity Church Building Fund.\"","Scope and Contents","Two flyers for \"A Manual of General History\" by John J. Anderson.","Newspaper is possibly from South Carolina.","April 4, 1861 edition.","January 3, 1862 edition.","February 1, 1862 edition.","List of officers.","July 16, 1872 edition.","Scope and Contents","\"The Union Now- The Union Ever, Lets Dissolve it Never-Never\" by J.T. Ballow, Petersburg, Virginia dated November 14, 1860.","Scope and Contents","\"Warren Colburn's First Lessons\" arithmetic textbook, published for the Heirs of Warren Colburn, 1863.","Scope and Contents","\"The History of the College of William and Mary (including the General Catalogue\" From Its Foundation, 1660 to 1874. Published by J.W. Randolph and English, Richmond, Virginia. 1874.","This collection is in a bound book and includes: Catalogue of the American Whig Society 1769, 1845 Speech on the Tariff, 1842 Abstract of Laws on School Commissioners, 1842 Lecture on Education Discourse on Qualifications of an Historian, 1843 Address on R.H. Lee, 1846 By-laws of Connecticut Historical Society, 1839 Tract #1: Southern State Rights, Anti-tariff and Anti-abolition. Lewis Cass speech on Oregon, 1846 Report on Provincetown, Massachusetts Harbour with tide charts. President's message to Congress, 1845 Southern Review, Volume 1, No. 3 A High Civilization, The Moral Duty of Georgians 1844 and others. Charles Campbell signature.","Bound articles from the Farmer's Register and the Southern Literary Messenger. Charles Campbell signature.","This collection is in a bound book and includes the Farmer's Register (1835) and Southern Literary Messenger. Contains Charles Campbell articles. Note on flyleaf, \"selections by C.C.\"","Scope and Contents","Prints of four portraits, Monroe, Jefferson and 2 unknown men. Print of \"Central Square Philada\" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.","Scope and Contents","This folder is filed in medium oversize. Print of John C. Calhoun with a barely legible printed notation at the bottom, \"Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1844 by James Wise in the Clerks' Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.\" Copy of printing Plate XXXIX of a \"silver Plate presented by King Charles the Second to the Queen of Pamunkey\" with a faded handwritten notation \"from a forthcoming second edition...literary...of America by John Jay Smith.\" Broadside, \"The New Confederate Tax Bill\" by the Office of Commmissioner of Taxes, Richmond, February 28, 1864.\" Luray Courier Office Virginia broadside telling the true account of the discovery of the Luray Caverns in August 21, 1880. Undated. Hand traced map onto linen (?) of a 1741/42 map of Virginia. Area covered is from Richmond to the Cape Henry/Norfolk area with towns, waterways and some landowners noted. Handwritten notations are \"Your most affectionate Humbe Servt Jno Thompson, July 29, 1742\" and \"Her who is your Humble Servt, B. Spottswood, June 20, 1741.\" Hand traced of the map above on 2 sheets of paper. Hand traced map on linen (?) of a Civil War era map. Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, south to Culpepper and west to Ft. McHenry. Counties included are Jefferson, Clarke, Charles, Stafford, King George and Culpepper. Shows towns, roads, railroads and waterways. Hand traced map on paper of Virginia from Henrico County to Nansemond County. Entitled \"Map of the Seat of War in Eastern Virignia From Fortress Monroe to Richmond.\" undated. Hand traced map on paper entitled \"Drawn from a sketch taken on the Battle ground by W. P. Bonner, July 31, 1861.\" Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, west to Washington, D.C. and south to Occoquan.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger","Anderson Seminary","Virginia Historical Society","Campbell family","Moore family","Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Maxwell, William, 1784-1857","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 65 C17","/repositories/2/resources/9501"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Charles Campbell Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Charles Campbell Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Charles Campbell Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Virginia--Genealogy","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775","Virginia--Politics and Government","Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Virginia--Genealogy","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775","Virginia--Politics and Government","Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger"],"creator_ssim":["Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger"],"creators_ssim":["Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger"],"places_ssim":["Virginia--Genealogy","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775","Virginia--Politics and Government","Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["1942.111 Purchased: 5,144 items, 11/23/1942. 1946-09 Inventory of furniture, books, belonging to the Anderson Seminary, Aug 9,1868. 1 p. Intellectual arithmetic by Warren Colburn, New York, Hurd and Houghton etc 1849. 176 pp. This volume was used at the Anderson Academy in 1868 1977.17 Gift of Ms. Alice Milton,  1 item, 06/01/1977. 1992.33 Gift of Ludwell Johnson, 1 item, 06/25/1992."],"access_subjects_ssim":["College of William and Mary--History","Colonial period, ca. 1609-1774","Education--Study and teaching","Education--Virginia--History","Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Railroads--Virginia--History","Slaves--Virginia--Correspondence","Slaves--Virginia--Social conditions","Textbooks","United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783","United States--Slavery","Account books","Broadsides","Catalogs","Correspondence","Diaries","Fliers (printed matter)","Manuscripts (document genre)","Pamphlets","Poems","Scrapbooks","Typescripts","Virginia--Maps"],"access_subjects_ssm":["College of William and Mary--History","Colonial period, ca. 1609-1774","Education--Study and teaching","Education--Virginia--History","Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Railroads--Virginia--History","Slaves--Virginia--Correspondence","Slaves--Virginia--Social conditions","Textbooks","United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783","United States--Slavery","Account books","Broadsides","Catalogs","Correspondence","Diaries","Fliers (printed matter)","Manuscripts (document genre)","Pamphlets","Poems","Scrapbooks","Typescripts","Virginia--Maps"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["5300 items."],"extent_ssm":["15.00 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["15.00 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Account books","Broadsides","Catalogs","Correspondence","Diaries","Fliers (printed matter)","Manuscripts (document genre)","Pamphlets","Poems","Scrapbooks","Typescripts","Virginia--Maps"],"date_range_isim":[1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1748,1749,1750,1751,1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganization: This collection is organized into five series. Series 1 contains historical manuscripts; Series 2 contains family and professional papers; Series 3 contains manuscript volumes; Series 4 contains miscellaneous material; and Series 5 contains the addition 1992.33b. Series 6 contains all the printed material removed from the general collection and grouped together.  The inventory is NOT on the pdf inventory but listed separately under the Finding Aid/Inventory (below).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Arrangement: This collection is arranged into series and then chronologically by date. Series 3, containing family and professional papers, is arranged into subseries by decade and then into additional subseries by individual year.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["Organization: This collection is organized into five series. Series 1 contains historical manuscripts; Series 2 contains family and professional papers; Series 3 contains manuscript volumes; Series 4 contains miscellaneous material; and Series 5 contains the addition 1992.33b. Series 6 contains all the printed material removed from the general collection and grouped together.  The inventory is NOT on the pdf inventory but listed separately under the Finding Aid/Inventory (below)."," Arrangement: This collection is arranged into series and then chronologically by date. Series 3, containing family and professional papers, is arranged into subseries by decade and then into additional subseries by individual year."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCharles Campbell (1807-1876) was born on 1 May 1807, in Petersburg, Virginia, the firstborn child of parents John Wilson Campbell (d.1842), and Mildred Walker Moore Campbell. John, a bookstore owner, was also a historian. In 1831 he published the History of Virginia to 1781. Later, he held the position of Federal Collector of Customs in Petersburg, Virginia. Mildred taught at the Petersburg Classical Academy in the 1840's. In addition to Charles, the couple also had two younger children, Alexander (Aleck) S. Campbell, and Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell Maben (d.1871).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles' mother, Mildred Walker Moore Campbell, was the granddaughter of Virginia lieutenant governor Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740). Mildred Walker Moore Campbell and her siblings Mary Fairfax Moore Keller, Dr. Alexander Spotswood Moore, Ann Evelina Moore Henley, William Agustin Moore, Eliza Moore McDonald, and Lavinia Moore McPheeters wrote and received numerous pieces of personal correspondence that are available in this collection.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles Campbell attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) from 1823-1825. Upon graduation he enrolled in Henry St. George Tucker's School of Law in Winchester, Virginia. However, he suffered from chronic headaches which caused him severe physical and mental exhaustion. By 1829, these health issues would force him to leave the law profession.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Following his departure from law, Campbell worked as an engineer of the Petersburg Railroad. Later he ran a private school for boys in Glencoe, Alabama. On 13 September 1836, he married Elvira N. Callaway (1819-1837) of Monroe County, Tennessee. In 1837, Elvira died shortly after the birth of a son, Callaway Campbell (b.1837). In his distress, Campbell left his son with Elivira's siblings, Thomas and Lucinda Callaway. Later, this would result in a court case to regain custody of his child.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Following the death of his wife, Campbell worked as a clerk in the office of the Collector of Custom in Petersburg, Virginia (a position he obtained from his father John Campbell). From 1840-1843, Campbell also owned, published, and edited a Petersburg newspaper, The American Statesman. He returned to teaching in 1842 by opening a classical school in Petersburg, becoming both teacher and administrator in the Anderson Seminary. He would hold these positions until the formation of free public schools in 1870.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Campbell remarried in 1850 to Miss Anna Birdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. They had four children, Mary Spotswood Campbell Robinson (b.1852), Nanny Campbell (b.1854), Charles Campbell (b.1856), and Fanny Campbell (1858-1860's).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles Campbell was committed to Western Lunatic Asylum at Staunton, Virginia, in 1873 where he remained until his death on July 11, 1876. He was buried at Blandford Church Cemetery, Petersburg.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Like his father, Campbell was a historian. He began contributing to journals in 1834. Some of the journals to which he frequently contributed included; The Southern Literary Messenger or The Southern and Western Literary Messenger and Review, The Farmer's Register, The New Yorker, and the Petersburg Intelligencer. His most important work, however, was the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia. This work built upon his father's book and concerned Virginia history from the colony's founding to the Revolutionary War.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Charles Campbell (1807-1876) was born on 1 May 1807, in Petersburg, Virginia, the firstborn child of parents John Wilson Campbell (d.1842), and Mildred Walker Moore Campbell. John, a bookstore owner, was also a historian. In 1831 he published the History of Virginia to 1781. Later, he held the position of Federal Collector of Customs in Petersburg, Virginia. Mildred taught at the Petersburg Classical Academy in the 1840's. In addition to Charles, the couple also had two younger children, Alexander (Aleck) S. Campbell, and Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell Maben (d.1871)."," Charles' mother, Mildred Walker Moore Campbell, was the granddaughter of Virginia lieutenant governor Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740). Mildred Walker Moore Campbell and her siblings Mary Fairfax Moore Keller, Dr. Alexander Spotswood Moore, Ann Evelina Moore Henley, William Agustin Moore, Eliza Moore McDonald, and Lavinia Moore McPheeters wrote and received numerous pieces of personal correspondence that are available in this collection."," Charles Campbell attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) from 1823-1825. Upon graduation he enrolled in Henry St. George Tucker's School of Law in Winchester, Virginia. However, he suffered from chronic headaches which caused him severe physical and mental exhaustion. By 1829, these health issues would force him to leave the law profession."," Following his departure from law, Campbell worked as an engineer of the Petersburg Railroad. Later he ran a private school for boys in Glencoe, Alabama. On 13 September 1836, he married Elvira N. Callaway (1819-1837) of Monroe County, Tennessee. In 1837, Elvira died shortly after the birth of a son, Callaway Campbell (b.1837). In his distress, Campbell left his son with Elivira's siblings, Thomas and Lucinda Callaway. Later, this would result in a court case to regain custody of his child."," Following the death of his wife, Campbell worked as a clerk in the office of the Collector of Custom in Petersburg, Virginia (a position he obtained from his father John Campbell). From 1840-1843, Campbell also owned, published, and edited a Petersburg newspaper, The American Statesman. He returned to teaching in 1842 by opening a classical school in Petersburg, becoming both teacher and administrator in the Anderson Seminary. He would hold these positions until the formation of free public schools in 1870."," Campbell remarried in 1850 to Miss Anna Birdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. They had four children, Mary Spotswood Campbell Robinson (b.1852), Nanny Campbell (b.1854), Charles Campbell (b.1856), and Fanny Campbell (1858-1860's)."," Charles Campbell was committed to Western Lunatic Asylum at Staunton, Virginia, in 1873 where he remained until his death on July 11, 1876. He was buried at Blandford Church Cemetery, Petersburg."," Like his father, Campbell was a historian. He began contributing to journals in 1834. Some of the journals to which he frequently contributed included; The Southern Literary Messenger or The Southern and Western Literary Messenger and Review, The Farmer's Register, The New Yorker, and the Petersburg Intelligencer. His most important work, however, was the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia. This work built upon his father's book and concerned Virginia history from the colony's founding to the Revolutionary War."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOther Information:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00063.frame\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General"],"odd_tesim":["Other Information:"," Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00063.frame"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCharles Campbell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Charles Campbell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe materials at Duke are comprised of copies of historical documents and letters, and personal papers of Charles Campbell (1807-1876), historian, editor, and antiquarian. Included are original letters from St. George Tucker, Lewis Cass, Pierre Soule, Edward Everett, Beverley Randolph, Andrew Jackson, Robert Beverley, and others, as well as copies of letters from Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Theodorick Bland, Jr., Captain John Smith, John Randolph of Roanoke, John Adams, Powhatan Ellis, Patrick Henry, John Jay, and others. The papers also contain rough drafts and preliminary notes for Campbell's publications, a number of manuscript poems, and a transcription of the minute book of the city council of Richmond, Virginia, 1782-1795. The volumes contain personal accounts, records of Anderson Academy, Petersburg, Virginia, of which Campbell was principal, and historical notes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Papers of Charles Campbell, Manuscript Department, William R. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Campbell Papers, 1617-1895.1,313 items and 5 volumes.Collection number: 858\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The materials at Duke are comprised of copies of historical documents and letters, and personal papers of Charles Campbell (1807-1876), historian, editor, and antiquarian. Included are original letters from St. George Tucker, Lewis Cass, Pierre Soule, Edward Everett, Beverley Randolph, Andrew Jackson, Robert Beverley, and others, as well as copies of letters from Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Theodorick Bland, Jr., Captain John Smith, John Randolph of Roanoke, John Adams, Powhatan Ellis, Patrick Henry, John Jay, and others. The papers also contain rough drafts and preliminary notes for Campbell's publications, a number of manuscript poems, and a transcription of the minute book of the city council of Richmond, Virginia, 1782-1795. The volumes contain personal accounts, records of Anderson Academy, Petersburg, Virginia, of which Campbell was principal, and historical notes."," Papers of Charles Campbell, Manuscript Department, William R. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Campbell Papers, 1617-1895.1,313 items and 5 volumes.Collection number: 858"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Charles Campbell papers consist of papers received or collected by Charles Campbell (1807-1876), Virginia historian. The papers fall into four general headings: historical papers collected by Charles Campbell, correspondence, manuscript volumes, and miscellaneous. These include personal and professional correspondence as well as eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell, newspaper clippings, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks, covering then period 1743-1896. The papers reflect Charles Campbell's interests in history, teaching, newspaper editing, railroad engineering, politics, genealogy, publication of his works, and the town of Petersburg where he lived for most of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The personal papers include Charles Campbell's correspondence with his father John Wilson Campbell, brother Alexander Campbell, sister, wife and children as well as cousins in Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia. These include copies of Charles Campbell's letters, as well as letters received by him; biographical material; genealogical material; autograph collecting material; and letters received by Charles Campbell's second wife Anna Burdsall Campbell. These also include correspondence relating to organizations with which he was affiliated, such as the Petersburg Library and the Petersburg Lyceum.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His professional correspondence consists of letters to the editors of the \"Southern Literary Messenger\u0026amp;quot;, to historical societies, to publishing firms, and to other historians and authors. The writing, publishing and critic of Charles Campbell's book \"Virginia History\u0026amp;quot;, concerns much of these material. Charles Campbell also corresponded with genealogists and antiquarians interested in Virginia history.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell include letters by John Quarles, John Byrd, George Dabney, William Degge, Edward Hill, John Jameson, Alexander Moore, William Aylett, and Theodorick Bland, as well as parts of William Aylett's account books (1770-1776).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The manuscript volumes include Charles Campbell's diaries (1861-1864), Anna Burdsall Campbell diaries (1840-1870), scrapbooks, Charles Campbell's historical notes, newspaper clippings, Anderson Seminary account books, Charles Campbell's pupil exercise books, pamphlets, copies of Charles Campbell's articles, and household account books (1848-1863).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e There are many letters from Mary B. Carter of \"Shirley,\" Charles City County, Virginia to Mildred Walker (Moore) Campbell, Charles Campbell's mother.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Acc. 1977.17 Addition:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Genealogical information of the Moore Family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Acc. 1992.33b:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Series 5 on the inventory: Typescript by William Cryer of the Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings of obituaries of Charles Campbell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks if he would rent a house to the Reverend Mr. Meade.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWill not visit; question of a land survey.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Indenture for £100 current money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCopy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount of goods William Aylett bought from the estate of William Spiller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Tried to get two hogsheads of tobacco.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIs embarrassed to see him because of the debts he owes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDeliver \"Scantling\" to Mr. Crafton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to pay his account.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e War news; battle of Monmouth and Charles Lee's retreat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncloses draft of Benjamin Harrison on Messiers Turnbull \u0026amp; Co. of Philadelphia. Have transferred to Harrison the auditor's warrant for £20,000 Virginia money for which you stand charged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTypewritten letter Copy. Lee's Land Claims.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFragment. Letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e List of 14 slaves with ages and prices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Mr. Wirt preparing a book on Patrick Henry; asks for information on Henry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncloses $20; encourages him to be economical.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Is sorry Charles Campbell is discouraged by college; encourages Charles Campbell to succeed in his studies and maintain a \"correct and firm moral deportment\"; urges him to be careful about money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Speaks of Charles Campbell's father's upcoming visit to New York and New England, possibility of Charles Campbell's going along.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Received $10 from William Bradford. Grades received: he has done well. News of commencement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eInquires after Charles Campbell's health, etc. Recommends he read \"Watts' on the mind\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMother returned after 3 weeks at Shirley. Asks him to come home at end of session.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Arrived at Princeton last Tuesday; is happy to be back. Encloses list of students and the grades they attained.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Alexander suffering from toothache. Mother leaving for New York in August. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Encloses $200. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Town healthy, contrary to other places. Asks if he has seen General La Fayette. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eUncertain as to whether he will enroll or not. Princeton very dull during vacation, only a few students remaining.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReceived $50. Is considering various topics for speech he must give at end of school session.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks if he is studying law. Recalls days spent together in college. Unsigned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArrived last Sunday. Speaks of their commencement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Deepest snow she has ever seen (2 ft) has just fallen. Social news. Asks him to write to Sister Betty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Inquires if he received letter and $20.00 note. Encloses $50.00. He has had a severe attack of rheumatism.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncloses check for $100. Has been ill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncloses $40. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncloses $50. Family is healthy although town is sickly. Mother has given up idea of visiting Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Is attending lectures, in foreign languages, history, and physiology; remembers his days at Princeton with Charles Campbell; LaFayette expected to visit Monticello.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Encloses money, and warns him to be economical. Mother and children still in Scottsville. Business is slow season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eClosing and signature of letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Expresses friendship for Charles Campbell; wishes him luck with law studies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of studies of law. Would like to go to Washington during vacation but will be unable. Inquiries after Elizabeth Ruffin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Expects to get married April 1828 and to be licensed to practice law, urges Charles Campbell to visit him, tell him about the lectures at Winchester. Discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics: mention of John Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Speaks of Charles Campbell's love for an unnamed person, and expresses hope he will remain single until he is 21. Speaks of John Tyler's defeat of John Randolph of Roanoke in Senate Election. News of suicide of \"old Rambaut\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Judge Henry St. George Tuckerreturned, vacation ended. Social news: party attended. Expresses indifference to career in law, and interest in politics, mentions John Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks Charles Campbell how much money he needs; will allow Charles Campbell to continue his studies with Judge Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Estimates his expenses at $186; will not stay with Judge Tucker for the summer; students are so crowded at Tucker's that \"we read but little\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $75; Judge Tucker declined an invitation to run for Congress; has received report of John Wilson Campbell's Jackson Committee but is still anti-Jackson and gives his reasons for his position, \"I trust that all the endeavors of the Jacksonites will fail.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Wishes he was with him studying law at Winchester, advantages of studying under private lawyer, philosophical discussion, discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Sold their father's plantation for $7.50 an acre; mother is ill; father being swayed by a bad advisor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of meeting of Hanover presbytery. Expresses hope Charles Campbell has become religious. Opinion of father that he return home immediately. Postscript: Elizabeth Ruffin to Charles Campbell. Thanking him for writing. Expressions of her affection for him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGlad he is doing well in Law School; Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His health \"continued very wretched\"; is taking the waters at the Springs; wants to have all his law books sold except the one presented to him by Judge Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Thanks her for her fine treatment of him in Princeton. Describes his trip home. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e May to Philadelphia this summer. Business very good. Has forwarded money to him through William Bradford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Various social news. News of a new steam ferry. Asks her to buy book Geographyby Malte Brun.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Father just returned from New Haven. Glad to hear he is doing well, especially in French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Angry because he hasn't written family members moving west.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph Copy. Trying to find a career, is considering engineering.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFragment. News of his uncertain health and his trip to Lexington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks for books; dispute over payment of money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSends copies of his works; sorry Charles Campbell is not well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Recently arrived in Raleigh, received his letter. Will return home middle of next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript. List of sale prices for slaves, household goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Can't find anything about Mr. Moore's affairs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Her visit to Philadelphia, having traveled 350 miles in two days. Leaving for New York Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSorry Charles Campbell is giving up his profession.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Explains self very obscurely for a letter he wrote about Charles Campbell which seems to have offended the latter. Charles Campbell must have written about his disappointment in the Law, his failure to achieve greatness at the age of 29, his failure in the profession generally, Otway B. Barraud denies this and encourages him. Reacts to Charles Campbell's 3 ways of becoming great: 1) born 2) achieve 3) thrust upon. Spoke to Gwynn on Charles Campbell's behalf, who has offered Charles Campbell a place, hard work, rough fare, but should take it. Civil Engineer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Is glad to have heard news of Petersburg via Messrs. May and Ruffin. Hopes to go to Virginia again soon and asks when she will again come to Connecticut. Sends her an \"Essay on Slavery.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Misses him; social life. Letter also includes a letter from Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. Hopes his job is going well. Letter also includes a letter from Bet Elizabeth Campbell to Charles Campbell asks him to write.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCold weather; mother knitting for him. Tells him of her reading (Cowper). She sends him local newspapers regularly. Mentions of legislative. Debate on Portsmouth Bill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His stay in Suffolk, near the Blackwater River. Suffers from bad dreams. Country flat, population sparse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGlad he is enjoying engineering; Charles Campbell shouldn't expect to find a wife as smart as himself; hopes \"the sable coloured gentry in Jerusalem will not rise again\" and states that the whites there are not much better than the Black population. Also: Note from Elizabeth M. Campbell to Charles Campbell. Mr. Barraud in town; Charles Campbell working on railroad and \"will indeed be welcomed as a traitor to your town, working on a road to destroy it\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Concerned about Charles Campbell's health; business has been better than usual; subscriptions for a railroad from Wilkins Ferry to Belfield being taken, but \"our citizens will be cautious about buying more railroad stock\" since the old stock has fallen in value.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Letter expresses concern that Campbell had not written to Barraud in considerable time. Gives advice to Campbell on how best to develop himself as Civil Engineer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of her stay in Richmond, her visit to the Capitol. Asks to go to Princeton with him. Will make and send him some shirts. Postscript: Mr. Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. His letter received; all well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSuggests topics for him to write about, including a description of the Dismal Swampage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Advises her to address letters to him to Suffolk, Virginia. Inquiries about brother Aleck. Remarks about Cowper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e House full of people, preaching all week. Enjoys working in father's store. Asks news of his railroad work. Postscript: Elizabeth M. Campbell, Petersburg to Charles Campbell, Suffolk. Family news. They stayed at Shirley for a week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph copy signed. Isle of Wight a dreary county; thinking about leaving the railroad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Is in Suffolk. Has been with 2nd Division of the Road but is being transferred to the 1st Boarding near Dismal Swamp, across which railroad runs. He is writing from Portsmouth and Roanoke RR office. Will return shortly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Home has been filled with company. Speaks of their claims on the government and the possibility of their being rich shortly. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFragment. Arrived in Winchester, seeking out Mr. Robinson, thinking of going west; still undecided. Does not regret leaving Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His trip to Winchester. He has applied for a place under Mr. Robinson with another railroad. Prefers returning to West.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph copy. Applied to Mr. Robinson at Winchester, but was not admitted; wants to go west; wants a wife.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Has found a woman Charles Campbell would like; health not good; Mr. Ruffin's register popular in Raleigh; invites him to visit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHas had certain difficulties in getting out the first number of the Southern Literary Messenger.Will be happy to receive contributions for it from Campbell, and will pay him for any articles which are printed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Off Jersey Coast, will reach New York tomorrow. Describes route of future travels: New York to Albany, to Buffalo; across Lake Erie to Detroit, by stage to Chicago. Health poor: traveling the best medicine. Letter resumes from New York City: Hopes to find quiet and peace in West.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e After leaving New York City went to Albany and by canal to Buffalo. Leaving by steamer for Detroit tomorrow. Speaks of all past unhappiness, and thanks her for her affection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Trip across Lake Erie less unpleasant than canal trip. Taking stage tomorrow for Chicago. Hopes to find some people interested in settling in Illinois.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of his trip from Detroit to Chicago; description of countryside. Description of Indiana prairies. Speaks of his plans to settle in Illinois or Missouri, and his preference for settling in a fine state.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Countryside described. Land cheap in Illinois, he may buy a farm there. Dined with Potowotomy Indians. Leaves in 2 days for Chicago. Less depressed than formerly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Moving next to Vandalia, Illinois, and thence East Tennessee via Louisville, Kentucky. Considers it unlikely he will remain in Illinois.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e He is contented with being a schoolmaster. Tells him of eating pumpkin bread at Chota. Description of country and wild life.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Family news: news of letters sent to him. News of Charles' staying with his uncle and aunt in Tennessee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His first teaching job (the children of Mr. Henley). Talks of staying with his cousins. Postscript: Elizabeth Henley,Chota, Tennessee to Mrs. Mildred W. Campbell, Petersburg. Expresses hope she will come to Tennessee to visit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHappy to hear he has arrived safely at Chota. Postscript: Alexander S. Campbell to Charles Campbell. News of school. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Advises Charles Campbell to settle in the West; hoped Charles Campbell could work for the railroad. Also a note from Charles Campbell's brother Alexander. Charles Campbell's \"Review of Oberlin\"will appear in the next number of the register; \"anti-Leigh Men Met\"; Business at the store has picked up.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e2 1/ Her return home after two months. Happy to hear he is at Uncle Henley's at Chota. Her trip to Saratoga Springs, Princeton, and Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Surprised he is at Chota; Cholera epidemic in Petersburg; has given up going to parties since she already has \"enough worldliness and wickedness.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Social news. Informs him of her reading. Mention Mr. Maben \"he is to be a near relation of yours.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Having grown dissatisfied with Chota, he has left it very discontented, still looking for an occupation in a quiet place.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Staying with Uncle Spotswood, leaving for Alabama tomorrow by stage. Again mentions going to Illinois.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Arrived Tuscumbia four days ago news of relatives there. Looking for a school that suits him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles has left for Tuscumbia; Margaret Keller to marry Dr. Newsom; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Has not chosen a superintendent of the male academy; Academy has 35 students.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Inquires about Alabama cousins. Petersburg a very busy place: social news. Church news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks her to send money. Appointed head of the Academy in Somerville, Alabama. News of cotton crop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e203 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Mother going to Sussex, Shirley. Rival bookstore to Father's set up. Social news. Postscript: Mildred W. Campbellto Charles Campbell. News of her travel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGlad to hear of his teaching job. Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Hopes to visit relatives; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of school: it commences February 1. Wonders about his being able to stand the physical exertions of teaching. Family news. Inquiries into pension claims.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph copy. Enjoyed Chota; is going to Somerville to teach; his life darkened by \"sombre colors\" and \"blue-devils.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Problems with getting a note paid; family news, will send Charles Campbell periodicals and the town paper; river has been closed by ice; business is slow; thinking about moving west.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDraft. He left Chota, Tennessee two months ago and is now directing a school in Somerville. He is still melancholy and afflicted with headaches.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Capt. Duncan's draft; 21 students in his school supplying books for his school; asks about texts; interest in election of Virginia Senator; Easier to make money in Alabama but prices are high; describes the countryside.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e School opened: currently 16 students with prospects of having 40-50 eventually. Social news: news that H. Bernard is to be married.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Can supply Charles Campbell with books-lists some available books; river is frozen; has sent Charles Campbell the January number of museum and will also send February. Also a note from Charles Campbell's sister Betty. Glad that Charles not complaining about headaches; is about to get married; measles epidemic; read Mr. Adams speech on the death of LaFayette; Aleck has sent a copy of Mr. Brown's speech in the legislature; Portsmouth railroad is progressing; China missionary will speak; offers to send Charles Campbell the Missionary Herald.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Hopes school teaching is going well; severe weather; comments on national politics, Van Buren and Judge White; French treaty and possibility of war with France.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Will get books from Philadelphia; Lists texts he wants. Also a note to his sister Betty. Has no plans to marry; his school may increase to 40 by the end of the year; is teaching Sunday school; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks father to send books; may be able to sell books to the nearby Female Seminary; asks for the issue of Farmer's Register with the article on Oberlin; asks for $10; health is normal and cuts wood for exercise.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReceived Charles Campbell's order for books; not sure he will continue selling books; small pox epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Social news; town very healthy, diseases gone. Inquiries about his school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Informs him of her intention to marry Mr. Maben about middle of July.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter News of school. 8 published numbers so far of his Somerville Weekly Advertiser. He will spend July vacation in Tuscumbia, Alabama.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Has been living with some gentlemen from Boston who are the best of masters hopes to obtain a situation for the summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Death of James McDonald; Care of Lavinia Moore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Death of James McDonald; Uncle William Aylett may visit Somerville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Shipment of books; emigration of people from Alabama to the west; school will end June 26 and expects to vacation at Tuscumbia; his students like him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Problem of guardianship of Lavinia Moore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVisit to Tuscumbia and Courtland; death of James McDonald.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles Campbell's sister Elizabeth was married at 4 AM; Describes Elizabeth Campbell's husband Mr. Maben; will try to get Charles Campbell's books sent; is closing his store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Glad Elizabeth got married; Henry Cannon stabbed his mother's husband.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph copy. Visiting Uncle William Aylett; his school going well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Spending his vacation with Aunt Eliza. Prospects for new school session beginning August 10. Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell in good health and happy with his situation; hopes that John Wilson Campbell's daughter Elizabeth is happily married; does not recommend moving west; if he could leave Tennessee, would move to Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Asks Arthur H. Henley to forward the balance of his money; health is not good; sister Elizabeth to be married to Mr. Maben and journey north; cousin Lavinia McPheeters to be married; Mr. Keller in town to see Parsons, the gubernatorial candidate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Informs him of marriage of his sister, \"Bet\", to Mr. Maben. Her trip to Princeton. List of books sent to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell's books sent to him; John Wilson Campbell will get out of debt this year; Mr. Ruffin offered to lend his register to Charles Campbell; John Wilson Campbell has sent the intelligencer to Charles Campbell; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Guardianship of Lavinia Moore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Hopes he will visit; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Hopes he will visit; family news. \"Minna\" Elizabeth M. Henley to Charles Campbell. Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Books have arrived, lists them; if brother Aleck wants to join Charles Campbell and teach he should prepare himself; has received the periodicals, Intelligencer, Museum, Ruffin's Register; Charles Campbell sent Ruffin an article for the Register.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCharles Campbell has visited Virginia; Charles Campbell's books have been sent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDid not move to town; Elizabeth at the Female Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Cannot visit Chota; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItems sent to Lavinia Moore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Is settling his business books and opening new books for his partnership with Mr. Ruffin; has given up plans to move West; family news. Letter also includes a note from Mother ?. Letter also includes a note from brother A. S. Campbell; father's business with Mr. Ruffin will be called Campbell \u0026amp; Ruffin and will be a large establishment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of items for Lavinia Moore; father in partnership with Edmund Ruffin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Family news: 1835 an important year for Campbell family with her marriage and his trip west. School attendance falling off: he will not stay beyond current session.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFather thought of going to a temperance convention; expects to be married next week to Mr. Brown; invites Aunt to wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Father in New York. Various other family news. Several lines of the letter are written and initialed by Alexander Spotswood Campbell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Informs her he has given up the school and intends to move on. Includes a recipe for making beer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Suggests he come home and open a school there. Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e He is spending vacation in Petersburg. Betty going to Richmond tomorrow. Intends to come west when he has finished school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Left Sommerville, 8th January; plans not to return to Virginia. Keller has sold plantation, thinks Petersburg good place for Lavinia, mention of Texas, Seminoles in Florida, fire at New York. Edmund Ruffinhas migrated to Bowden's Corner, please tell him infomation concerning Bland's manuscripts at John Meade's near City Point which he ought to publish.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Regrets imposing on his relatives hospitality for so long; worries about being able to support himself; has no plans to return to Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Has read his article in Farmer's Register.Social and family news; father has new store.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $215.76; expects to stay at Glencoe until August; regards teaching as a \"dernier resort which I wish to abandon as soon as possible as being very unfavorable to my health\"; Tuscumbia held an illumination in honor of Houston's victory over St. Anna; sent articles to Ruffin and the Messenger, but has gotten no acknowledgement; is never without a headache.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e News of Texas wars. Received money sent from home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles Campbell mentioned that he had written several hundred pages and John Wilson Campbell urges him to publish, fiction is most profitable, and Carruthers and French have done well even though they are \"ordinary writers\"; advises Charles Campbell against putting out a newspaper or literary paper; Elizabeth Maben has a baby girl; three new railroads building locally; Edmund Ruffin, Jr., is working for a railroad; expects few Virginians to go to Texas until things are settled with the Mexicans; development of local interest in silk culture; local prices very high.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e He has been sick and confined to bed. News of crops. Cousin Alfred Aglett dies. Speaks of incompatibility of his headaches with teaching profession.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Inquires after her family. Trouble with her eyes. Weather poor, wheat crop failing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Informs her of his intention to marry Elvira N. Callaway of Toqua before end of September. His intention to return to Virginia then. Inquires after health of her child.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLooking forward to their wedding, September 13.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Looking forward to their marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSocial news. Spring arriving. Mother has left but she sees father every day.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e She has been sick in bed. She is pleased to hear of his marriage. She is very busy taking care of her child Jane, husband, and house. Mr. Maben has also been ill. Aleck goes to College in November. Postscript: ALS. Alexander Spotswood Campbell,to Charles Campbell. Hopes Charles will return before he goes to College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Informs her of his impending marriage and trip to Virginia. Description of his bride.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Charles Campbell will be leaving for Virginia in two days to bring his wife home; would like to visit Virginia. Elizabeth J. Henley to Mildred W. Campbell. Best wishes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e505 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1848 - 1849. the last folder, folder 106, contains receipts, 1849 - 1873.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e467 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e259 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 1 - 75.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e116 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 76 - 87.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 1 - 22.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e72 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 23 - 94.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 95 - 101\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e60 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript Volume. 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript Volume. 2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume. 3\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume. 4 Written in \"Catalogue of the Library of Petersburg, Virginia\" (1854).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume. 5\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript Volume. 6 Minutes of the Ladies Club of Washington Street Church, Petersburg, for soldiers relief, 1861 July 1-July 27; \"Diary of the War\", 1863 June 28-1864 July 22; Charles Campbell: Journal, 1861 April 22-May 4; Journal, 1862 July 16-August 3; Index to diaries by date #1-9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume. 7\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscription and annotation of Diary by William \u0026amp; Mary student Emily Peterson.  Available in electronic form only. Diary, 1840-1841, of Anna Burdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. In her diary, Burdsall described her daily routine while traveling along the Eastern and Midwestern part of the United States. Burdsall makes references to her family, the various people she met, modes of transportation, and the local culture of the places she traveled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 8\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 9 Dates include 1841 December-1842 June 8; 1844 May 6-September 12; 1849 August 8; 1850 April 27; 1850 October 15; 1854 March 18.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 10\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 11\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 12\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 13 Charles Campbell's account book for Anderson Seminary, 1861-1862; inventory of Anderson Seminary, 1868.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 14 Charles Campbell's estimate of family expenses, 1863 July 20; clippings on Petersburg; household accounts 1848-1863 (partially covered by clippings pasted in).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 15 Inventory of Rahway house contents, 1848-1851; cash receipts and disbursements ledger, 1863-1867; accounts for Anderson Seminary shoe purchases, 1863; extracts from letters; Burdsall \u0026amp; Co. accounts, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas Charles Campbell's notes on a variety of subjects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 17 History of British in Virginia 1781; life of Lavinia Maria More, pages. 31-69; discussion of immigrants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 18 Poem: \"Edwin\"; notes on Bacon's Rebellion; notes on railroad engineering: Journal, 1826; lists of authors; life of Isaac Jefferson, Anecdotica Revolutionana; roll of Tuscumbia School and Sommerville School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 19 List of books Charles Campbell has read; list of magazines and reviews received; memoir of his courtship and marriage to Elvira Callaway (2); notes for History of Virginia; list of manuscripts Charles Campbell has collected.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 20 Essays on various topics; historical notes; list of family portraits at Shirley by room, with sketch of each person, 1838; list of manuscripts published in various magazines. 1838 October 21.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 21 Charles Campbell's notes on Walter Raleigh; Clayton of Gloucester county; genealogical notes, Lee family; epitaph of Thomas Ludwell, Bruton Parish; misc. tombstone inscriptions; DD's journal, 1839 December 7, pages 57-63; list of 32 pieces published on Virginia, pages 64-65; list of plantation on James River, pages 69-71; lists opinions of his Lyceum speech, pages 96-98; distribution of \"Bland Papers\", pages 120-121; Lord's Prayer in Mohawk, 1839 October, page 42.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pages.Manuscript volume 22\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 23\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 24\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 25 List of memoirs published; Charles Campbell journal; historical notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 26\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 27\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 28\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete. Manuscript volume 29\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 30\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 31\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 32 Heads of questions for Debating Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e4Manuscript volume 33\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 34 Newspaper clippings pasted over Charles Campbell's notes from law school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 35\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 36 Civil War newspaper clippings pasted in a book entitled Homers Book VI, Volume II, Miss Lucie Nelson, Petersburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 37 Newspaper clippings pasted over John Campbell's account book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 38\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 39 Newspaper clippings pasted over John W. Campbell's cash book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 40\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 41\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 42\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 43\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 44 Newspaper clippings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript volume 45 Manuscript notes on farming included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e41 pages.Xerox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e4Manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 page.Manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 page.Manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 pages.Manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 pages.Manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eManuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript by William Cryer of Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese items were removed from the general collection and grouped in this box.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"'The Geology' by Prof. William B. Rogers. Chiefly from the State Survey 1835-'41'\" Map of Virginia by Jed. Hotchhiss, Staunton, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1863 Richardson's Almanac, 1865 Richardson's Almanac, 1867 Warrock's Edition of Richardso's Almanack and 1875 partial almanac for Virginia and North Carolina 1879 The Warrock-Richardson Almanack. Almanacs for Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo circulars, \"Catalogue of improved School Furniture.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBroadsides: W.C. Figner, Dealer in garden, flower and field seed, located in New Market and Richmond, Virginia. Notice from the Fredericksburg Aquaduct Company that the \"Semi-Annual Payment of Water Rent\" fell due on the 1st ofDecember. December 1871. \"Programme for the Entertainment of Our Honored Guests of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge. May 3, 1877. Held at Scott's Island, Virginia. \"Grand Supper at the Exchange Hotel\" on February 5, 1880 \"for the benefit of the Trinity Church Building Fund.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTwo flyers for \"A Manual of General History\" by John J. Anderson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper is possibly from South Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 4, 1861 edition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 3, 1862 edition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 1, 1862 edition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of officers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 16, 1872 edition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"The Union Now- The Union Ever, Lets Dissolve it Never-Never\" by J.T. Ballow, Petersburg, Virginia dated November 14, 1860.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Warren Colburn's First Lessons\" arithmetic textbook, published for the Heirs of Warren Colburn, 1863.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"The History of the College of William and Mary (including the General Catalogue\" From Its Foundation, 1660 to 1874. Published by J.W. Randolph and English, Richmond, Virginia. 1874.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection is in a bound book and includes: Catalogue of the American Whig Society 1769, 1845 Speech on the Tariff, 1842 Abstract of Laws on School Commissioners, 1842 Lecture on Education Discourse on Qualifications of an Historian, 1843 Address on R.H. Lee, 1846 By-laws of Connecticut Historical Society, 1839 Tract #1: Southern State Rights, Anti-tariff and Anti-abolition. Lewis Cass speech on Oregon, 1846 Report on Provincetown, Massachusetts Harbour with tide charts. President's message to Congress, 1845 Southern Review, Volume 1, No. 3 A High Civilization, The Moral Duty of Georgians 1844 and others. Charles Campbell signature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound articles from the Farmer's Register and the Southern Literary Messenger. Charles Campbell signature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection is in a bound book and includes the Farmer's Register (1835) and Southern Literary Messenger. Contains Charles Campbell articles. Note on flyleaf, \"selections by C.C.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePrints of four portraits, Monroe, Jefferson and 2 unknown men. Print of \"Central Square Philada\" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis folder is filed in medium oversize. Print of John C. Calhoun with a barely legible printed notation at the bottom, \"Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1844 by James Wise in the Clerks' Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.\" Copy of printing Plate XXXIX of a \"silver Plate presented by King Charles the Second to the Queen of Pamunkey\" with a faded handwritten notation \"from a forthcoming second edition...literary...of America by John Jay Smith.\" Broadside, \"The New Confederate Tax Bill\" by the Office of Commmissioner of Taxes, Richmond, February 28, 1864.\" Luray Courier Office Virginia broadside telling the true account of the discovery of the Luray Caverns in August 21, 1880. Undated. Hand traced map onto linen (?) of a 1741/42 map of Virginia. Area covered is from Richmond to the Cape Henry/Norfolk area with towns, waterways and some landowners noted. Handwritten notations are \"Your most affectionate Humbe Servt Jno Thompson, July 29, 1742\" and \"Her who is your Humble Servt, B. Spottswood, June 20, 1741.\" Hand traced of the map above on 2 sheets of paper. Hand traced map on linen (?) of a Civil War era map. Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, south to Culpepper and west to Ft. McHenry. Counties included are Jefferson, Clarke, Charles, Stafford, King George and Culpepper. Shows towns, roads, railroads and waterways. Hand traced map on paper of Virginia from Henrico County to Nansemond County. Entitled \"Map of the Seat of War in Eastern Virignia From Fortress Monroe to Richmond.\" undated. Hand traced map on paper entitled \"Drawn from a sketch taken on the Battle ground by W. P. 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The papers fall into four general headings: historical papers collected by Charles Campbell, correspondence, manuscript volumes, and miscellaneous. These include personal and professional correspondence as well as eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell, newspaper clippings, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks, covering then period 1743-1896. The papers reflect Charles Campbell's interests in history, teaching, newspaper editing, railroad engineering, politics, genealogy, publication of his works, and the town of Petersburg where he lived for most of his life."," The personal papers include Charles Campbell's correspondence with his father John Wilson Campbell, brother Alexander Campbell, sister, wife and children as well as cousins in Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia. These include copies of Charles Campbell's letters, as well as letters received by him; biographical material; genealogical material; autograph collecting material; and letters received by Charles Campbell's second wife Anna Burdsall Campbell. These also include correspondence relating to organizations with which he was affiliated, such as the Petersburg Library and the Petersburg Lyceum."," His professional correspondence consists of letters to the editors of the \"Southern Literary Messenger\u0026quot;, to historical societies, to publishing firms, and to other historians and authors. The writing, publishing and critic of Charles Campbell's book \"Virginia History\u0026quot;, concerns much of these material. Charles Campbell also corresponded with genealogists and antiquarians interested in Virginia history."," The eighteenth century documents collected by Charles Campbell include letters by John Quarles, John Byrd, George Dabney, William Degge, Edward Hill, John Jameson, Alexander Moore, William Aylett, and Theodorick Bland, as well as parts of William Aylett's account books (1770-1776)."," The manuscript volumes include Charles Campbell's diaries (1861-1864), Anna Burdsall Campbell diaries (1840-1870), scrapbooks, Charles Campbell's historical notes, newspaper clippings, Anderson Seminary account books, Charles Campbell's pupil exercise books, pamphlets, copies of Charles Campbell's articles, and household account books (1848-1863)."," There are many letters from Mary B. Carter of \"Shirley,\" Charles City County, Virginia to Mildred Walker (Moore) Campbell, Charles Campbell's mother."," Acc. 1977.17 Addition:"," Genealogical information of the Moore Family."," Acc. 1992.33b:"," Series 5 on the inventory: Typescript by William Cryer of the Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).","Newspaper clippings of obituaries of Charles Campbell.","Scope and Contents","Copy.","Scope and Contents"," Asks if he would rent a house to the Reverend Mr. Meade.","Scope and Contents","Will not visit; question of a land survey.","Scope and Contents"," Indenture for £100 current money.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Copy.","Scope and Contents","Account of goods William Aylett bought from the estate of William Spiller.","Scope and Contents"," Tried to get two hogsheads of tobacco.","Scope and Contents","Is embarrassed to see him because of the debts he owes.","Scope and Contents","Deliver \"Scantling\" to Mr. Crafton.","Scope and Contents","Asks him to pay his account.","Scope and Contents"," War news; battle of Monmouth and Charles Lee's retreat.","Scope and Contents","Encloses draft of Benjamin Harrison on Messiers Turnbull \u0026 Co. of Philadelphia. Have transferred to Harrison the auditor's warrant for £20,000 Virginia money for which you stand charged.","Scope and Contents","Typewritten letter Copy. Lee's Land Claims.","Scope and Contents","Fragment.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. Letter.","Scope and Contents","Incomplete.","Scope and Contents"," List of 14 slaves with ages and prices.","Scope and Contents"," Mr. Wirt preparing a book on Patrick Henry; asks for information on Henry.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $20; encourages him to be economical.","Scope and Contents"," Is sorry Charles Campbell is discouraged by college; encourages Charles Campbell to succeed in his studies and maintain a \"correct and firm moral deportment\"; urges him to be careful about money.","Scope and Contents"," Speaks of Charles Campbell's father's upcoming visit to New York and New England, possibility of Charles Campbell's going along.","Scope and Contents"," Received $10 from William Bradford. Grades received: he has done well. News of commencement.","Scope and Contents","Inquires after Charles Campbell's health, etc. Recommends he read \"Watts' on the mind\".","Scope and Contents","Mother returned after 3 weeks at Shirley. Asks him to come home at end of session.","Scope and Contents"," Arrived at Princeton last Tuesday; is happy to be back. Encloses list of students and the grades they attained.","Scope and Contents"," Alexander suffering from toothache. Mother leaving for New York in August. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Encloses $200. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Town healthy, contrary to other places. Asks if he has seen General La Fayette. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Uncertain as to whether he will enroll or not. Princeton very dull during vacation, only a few students remaining.","Scope and Contents","Received $50. Is considering various topics for speech he must give at end of school session.","Asks if he is studying law. Recalls days spent together in college. Unsigned.","Arrived last Sunday. Speaks of their commencement.","Scope and Contents"," Deepest snow she has ever seen (2 ft) has just fallen. Social news. Asks him to write to Sister Betty.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires if he received letter and $20.00 note. Encloses $50.00. He has had a severe attack of rheumatism.","Scope and Contents","Encloses check for $100. Has been ill.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $40. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Encloses $50. Family is healthy although town is sickly. Mother has given up idea of visiting Philadelphia.","Scope and Contents"," Is attending lectures, in foreign languages, history, and physiology; remembers his days at Princeton with Charles Campbell; LaFayette expected to visit Monticello.","Scope and Contents"," Encloses money, and warns him to be economical. Mother and children still in Scottsville. Business is slow season.","Scope and Contents","Closing and signature of letter.","Scope and Contents"," Expresses friendship for Charles Campbell; wishes him luck with law studies.","Scope and Contents"," News of studies of law. Would like to go to Washington during vacation but will be unable. Inquiries after Elizabeth Ruffin.","Scope and Contents"," Expects to get married April 1828 and to be licensed to practice law, urges Charles Campbell to visit him, tell him about the lectures at Winchester. Discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics: mention of John Randolph.","Scope and Contents"," Speaks of Charles Campbell's love for an unnamed person, and expresses hope he will remain single until he is 21. Speaks of John Tyler's defeat of John Randolph of Roanoke in Senate Election. News of suicide of \"old Rambaut\".","Scope and Contents"," Judge Henry St. George Tuckerreturned, vacation ended. Social news: party attended. Expresses indifference to career in law, and interest in politics, mentions John Randolph.","Scope and Contents"," Asks Charles Campbell how much money he needs; will allow Charles Campbell to continue his studies with Judge Tucker.","Scope and Contents"," Estimates his expenses at $186; will not stay with Judge Tucker for the summer; students are so crowded at Tucker's that \"we read but little\".","Scope and Contents"," Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $75; Judge Tucker declined an invitation to run for Congress; has received report of John Wilson Campbell's Jackson Committee but is still anti-Jackson and gives his reasons for his position, \"I trust that all the endeavors of the Jacksonites will fail.\"","Scope and Contents"," Wishes he was with him studying law at Winchester, advantages of studying under private lawyer, philosophical discussion, discussion of Virginia and South Carolina politics.","Scope and Contents"," Sold their father's plantation for $7.50 an acre; mother is ill; father being swayed by a bad advisor.","Scope and Contents"," News of meeting of Hanover presbytery. Expresses hope Charles Campbell has become religious. Opinion of father that he return home immediately. Postscript: Elizabeth Ruffin to Charles Campbell. Thanking him for writing. Expressions of her affection for him.","Scope and Contents","Glad he is doing well in Law School; Family news.","Scope and Contents"," His health \"continued very wretched\"; is taking the waters at the Springs; wants to have all his law books sold except the one presented to him by Judge Tucker.","Scope and Contents"," Thanks her for her fine treatment of him in Princeton. Describes his trip home. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," May to Philadelphia this summer. Business very good. Has forwarded money to him through William Bradford.","Scope and Contents"," Various social news. News of a new steam ferry. Asks her to buy book Geographyby Malte Brun.","Scope and Contents"," Father just returned from New Haven. Glad to hear he is doing well, especially in French.","Scope and Contents"," Angry because he hasn't written family members moving west.","Scope and Contents","Autograph Copy. Trying to find a career, is considering engineering.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. News of his uncertain health and his trip to Lexington.","Scope and Contents"," Asks for books; dispute over payment of money.","Scope and Contents","Sends copies of his works; sorry Charles Campbell is not well.","Scope and Contents"," Recently arrived in Raleigh, received his letter. Will return home middle of next week.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript. List of sale prices for slaves, household goods.","Scope and Contents"," Can't find anything about Mr. Moore's affairs.","Scope and Contents"," Her visit to Philadelphia, having traveled 350 miles in two days. Leaving for New York Monday.","Scope and Contents","Sorry Charles Campbell is giving up his profession.","Scope and Contents"," Explains self very obscurely for a letter he wrote about Charles Campbell which seems to have offended the latter. Charles Campbell must have written about his disappointment in the Law, his failure to achieve greatness at the age of 29, his failure in the profession generally, Otway B. Barraud denies this and encourages him. Reacts to Charles Campbell's 3 ways of becoming great: 1) born 2) achieve 3) thrust upon. Spoke to Gwynn on Charles Campbell's behalf, who has offered Charles Campbell a place, hard work, rough fare, but should take it. Civil Engineer.","Scope and Contents"," Is glad to have heard news of Petersburg via Messrs. May and Ruffin. Hopes to go to Virginia again soon and asks when she will again come to Connecticut. Sends her an \"Essay on Slavery.\"","Scope and Contents"," Misses him; social life. Letter also includes a letter from Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. Hopes his job is going well. Letter also includes a letter from Bet Elizabeth Campbell to Charles Campbell asks him to write.","Cold weather; mother knitting for him. Tells him of her reading (Cowper). She sends him local newspapers regularly. Mentions of legislative. Debate on Portsmouth Bill.","Scope and Contents"," His stay in Suffolk, near the Blackwater River. Suffers from bad dreams. Country flat, population sparse.","Glad he is enjoying engineering; Charles Campbell shouldn't expect to find a wife as smart as himself; hopes \"the sable coloured gentry in Jerusalem will not rise again\" and states that the whites there are not much better than the Black population. Also: Note from Elizabeth M. Campbell to Charles Campbell. Mr. Barraud in town; Charles Campbell working on railroad and \"will indeed be welcomed as a traitor to your town, working on a road to destroy it\".","Scope and Contents"," Concerned about Charles Campbell's health; business has been better than usual; subscriptions for a railroad from Wilkins Ferry to Belfield being taken, but \"our citizens will be cautious about buying more railroad stock\" since the old stock has fallen in value.","Scope and Contents"," Letter expresses concern that Campbell had not written to Barraud in considerable time. Gives advice to Campbell on how best to develop himself as Civil Engineer.","Scope and Contents"," News of her stay in Richmond, her visit to the Capitol. Asks to go to Princeton with him. Will make and send him some shirts. Postscript: Mr. Edmund Ruffinto Charles Campbell. His letter received; all well.","Scope and Contents","Suggests topics for him to write about, including a description of the Dismal Swampage.","Scope and Contents"," Advises her to address letters to him to Suffolk, Virginia. Inquiries about brother Aleck. Remarks about Cowper.","Scope and Contents"," House full of people, preaching all week. Enjoys working in father's store. Asks news of his railroad work. Postscript: Elizabeth M. Campbell, Petersburg to Charles Campbell, Suffolk. Family news. They stayed at Shirley for a week.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy signed. Isle of Wight a dreary county; thinking about leaving the railroad.","Scope and Contents"," Is in Suffolk. Has been with 2nd Division of the Road but is being transferred to the 1st Boarding near Dismal Swamp, across which railroad runs. He is writing from Portsmouth and Roanoke RR office. Will return shortly.","Scope and Contents"," Home has been filled with company. Speaks of their claims on the government and the possibility of their being rich shortly. Social news.","Scope and Contents","Fragment. Arrived in Winchester, seeking out Mr. Robinson, thinking of going west; still undecided. Does not regret leaving Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad.","Scope and Contents"," His trip to Winchester. He has applied for a place under Mr. Robinson with another railroad. Prefers returning to West.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Applied to Mr. Robinson at Winchester, but was not admitted; wants to go west; wants a wife.","Scope and Contents"," Has found a woman Charles Campbell would like; health not good; Mr. Ruffin's register popular in Raleigh; invites him to visit.","Scope and Contents","Has had certain difficulties in getting out the first number of the Southern Literary Messenger.Will be happy to receive contributions for it from Campbell, and will pay him for any articles which are printed.","Scope and Contents"," Off Jersey Coast, will reach New York tomorrow. Describes route of future travels: New York to Albany, to Buffalo; across Lake Erie to Detroit, by stage to Chicago. Health poor: traveling the best medicine. Letter resumes from New York City: Hopes to find quiet and peace in West.","Scope and Contents"," After leaving New York City went to Albany and by canal to Buffalo. Leaving by steamer for Detroit tomorrow. Speaks of all past unhappiness, and thanks her for her affection.","Scope and Contents"," Trip across Lake Erie less unpleasant than canal trip. Taking stage tomorrow for Chicago. Hopes to find some people interested in settling in Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," News of his trip from Detroit to Chicago; description of countryside. Description of Indiana prairies. Speaks of his plans to settle in Illinois or Missouri, and his preference for settling in a fine state.","Scope and Contents"," Countryside described. Land cheap in Illinois, he may buy a farm there. Dined with Potowotomy Indians. Leaves in 2 days for Chicago. Less depressed than formerly.","Scope and Contents"," Moving next to Vandalia, Illinois, and thence East Tennessee via Louisville, Kentucky. Considers it unlikely he will remain in Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," He is contented with being a schoolmaster. Tells him of eating pumpkin bread at Chota. Description of country and wild life.","Scope and Contents"," Family news: news of letters sent to him. News of Charles' staying with his uncle and aunt in Tennessee.","Scope and Contents"," His first teaching job (the children of Mr. Henley). Talks of staying with his cousins. Postscript: Elizabeth Henley,Chota, Tennessee to Mrs. Mildred W. Campbell, Petersburg. Expresses hope she will come to Tennessee to visit.","Scope and Contents","Happy to hear he has arrived safely at Chota. Postscript: Alexander S. Campbell to Charles Campbell. News of school. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents"," Advises Charles Campbell to settle in the West; hoped Charles Campbell could work for the railroad. Also a note from Charles Campbell's brother Alexander. Charles Campbell's \"Review of Oberlin\"will appear in the next number of the register; \"anti-Leigh Men Met\"; Business at the store has picked up.","Scope and Contents","2 1/ Her return home after two months. Happy to hear he is at Uncle Henley's at Chota. Her trip to Saratoga Springs, Princeton, and Philadelphia.","Scope and Contents"," Surprised he is at Chota; Cholera epidemic in Petersburg; has given up going to parties since she already has \"enough worldliness and wickedness.\"","Scope and Contents"," Social news. Informs him of her reading. Mention Mr. Maben \"he is to be a near relation of yours.\"","Scope and Contents"," Having grown dissatisfied with Chota, he has left it very discontented, still looking for an occupation in a quiet place.","Scope and Contents"," Staying with Uncle Spotswood, leaving for Alabama tomorrow by stage. Again mentions going to Illinois.","Scope and Contents"," Arrived Tuscumbia four days ago news of relatives there. Looking for a school that suits him.","Scope and Contents"," Charles has left for Tuscumbia; Margaret Keller to marry Dr. Newsom; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Has not chosen a superintendent of the male academy; Academy has 35 students.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires about Alabama cousins. Petersburg a very busy place: social news. Church news.","Scope and Contents"," Asks her to send money. Appointed head of the Academy in Somerville, Alabama. News of cotton crop.","203 items.","Scope and Contents"," Mother going to Sussex, Shirley. Rival bookstore to Father's set up. Social news. Postscript: Mildred W. Campbellto Charles Campbell. News of her travel.","Scope and Contents","Glad to hear of his teaching job. Social news.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes to visit relatives; family news.","Scope and Contents"," News of school: it commences February 1. Wonders about his being able to stand the physical exertions of teaching. Family news. Inquiries into pension claims.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Enjoyed Chota; is going to Somerville to teach; his life darkened by \"sombre colors\" and \"blue-devils.\"","Scope and Contents"," Problems with getting a note paid; family news, will send Charles Campbell periodicals and the town paper; river has been closed by ice; business is slow; thinking about moving west.","Scope and Contents","Draft. He left Chota, Tennessee two months ago and is now directing a school in Somerville. He is still melancholy and afflicted with headaches.","Scope and Contents"," Capt. Duncan's draft; 21 students in his school supplying books for his school; asks about texts; interest in election of Virginia Senator; Easier to make money in Alabama but prices are high; describes the countryside.","Scope and Contents"," School opened: currently 16 students with prospects of having 40-50 eventually. Social news: news that H. Bernard is to be married.","Scope and Contents"," Can supply Charles Campbell with books-lists some available books; river is frozen; has sent Charles Campbell the January number of museum and will also send February. Also a note from Charles Campbell's sister Betty. Glad that Charles not complaining about headaches; is about to get married; measles epidemic; read Mr. Adams speech on the death of LaFayette; Aleck has sent a copy of Mr. Brown's speech in the legislature; Portsmouth railroad is progressing; China missionary will speak; offers to send Charles Campbell the Missionary Herald.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes school teaching is going well; severe weather; comments on national politics, Van Buren and Judge White; French treaty and possibility of war with France.","Scope and Contents"," Will get books from Philadelphia; Lists texts he wants. Also a note to his sister Betty. Has no plans to marry; his school may increase to 40 by the end of the year; is teaching Sunday school; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Asks father to send books; may be able to sell books to the nearby Female Seminary; asks for the issue of Farmer's Register with the article on Oberlin; asks for $10; health is normal and cuts wood for exercise.","Scope and Contents","Received Charles Campbell's order for books; not sure he will continue selling books; small pox epidemic.","Scope and Contents"," Social news; town very healthy, diseases gone. Inquiries about his school.","Scope and Contents"," Informs him of her intention to marry Mr. Maben about middle of July.","Scope and Contents","Autograph letter News of school. 8 published numbers so far of his Somerville Weekly Advertiser. He will spend July vacation in Tuscumbia, Alabama.","Scope and Contents"," Has been living with some gentlemen from Boston who are the best of masters hopes to obtain a situation for the summer.","Scope and Contents"," Death of James McDonald; Care of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Death of James McDonald; Uncle William Aylett may visit Somerville.","Scope and Contents"," Shipment of books; emigration of people from Alabama to the west; school will end June 26 and expects to vacation at Tuscumbia; his students like him.","Scope and Contents"," Problem of guardianship of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents","Visit to Tuscumbia and Courtland; death of James McDonald.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell's sister Elizabeth was married at 4 AM; Describes Elizabeth Campbell's husband Mr. Maben; will try to get Charles Campbell's books sent; is closing his store.","Scope and Contents"," Glad Elizabeth got married; Henry Cannon stabbed his mother's husband.","Scope and Contents","Autograph copy. Visiting Uncle William Aylett; his school going well.","Scope and Contents"," Spending his vacation with Aunt Eliza. Prospects for new school session beginning August 10. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell in good health and happy with his situation; hopes that John Wilson Campbell's daughter Elizabeth is happily married; does not recommend moving west; if he could leave Tennessee, would move to Texas.","Scope and Contents"," Asks Arthur H. Henley to forward the balance of his money; health is not good; sister Elizabeth to be married to Mr. Maben and journey north; cousin Lavinia McPheeters to be married; Mr. Keller in town to see Parsons, the gubernatorial candidate.","Scope and Contents"," Informs him of marriage of his sister, \"Bet\", to Mr. Maben. Her trip to Princeton. List of books sent to him.","Scope and Contents"," Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell's books sent to him; John Wilson Campbell will get out of debt this year; Mr. Ruffin offered to lend his register to Charles Campbell; John Wilson Campbell has sent the intelligencer to Charles Campbell; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Guardianship of Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes he will visit; family news.","Scope and Contents"," Hopes he will visit; family news. \"Minna\" Elizabeth M. Henley to Charles Campbell. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Books have arrived, lists them; if brother Aleck wants to join Charles Campbell and teach he should prepare himself; has received the periodicals, Intelligencer, Museum, Ruffin's Register; Charles Campbell sent Ruffin an article for the Register.","Scope and Contents","Charles Campbell has visited Virginia; Charles Campbell's books have been sent.","Scope and Contents","Did not move to town; Elizabeth at the Female Academy.","Scope and Contents"," Cannot visit Chota; family news.","Scope and Contents","Items sent to Lavinia Moore.","Scope and Contents"," Is settling his business books and opening new books for his partnership with Mr. Ruffin; has given up plans to move West; family news. Letter also includes a note from Mother ?. Letter also includes a note from brother A. S. Campbell; father's business with Mr. Ruffin will be called Campbell \u0026 Ruffin and will be a large establishment.","Scope and Contents","Acknowledges receipt of items for Lavinia Moore; father in partnership with Edmund Ruffin.","Scope and Contents"," Family news: 1835 an important year for Campbell family with her marriage and his trip west. School attendance falling off: he will not stay beyond current session.","Scope and Contents","Father thought of going to a temperance convention; expects to be married next week to Mr. Brown; invites Aunt to wedding.","Scope and Contents"," Father in New York. Various other family news. Several lines of the letter are written and initialed by Alexander Spotswood Campbell.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her he has given up the school and intends to move on. Includes a recipe for making beer.","Scope and Contents"," Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Suggests he come home and open a school there. Family news.","Scope and Contents"," He is spending vacation in Petersburg. Betty going to Richmond tomorrow. Intends to come west when he has finished school.","Scope and Contents"," Left Sommerville, 8th January; plans not to return to Virginia. Keller has sold plantation, thinks Petersburg good place for Lavinia, mention of Texas, Seminoles in Florida, fire at New York. Edmund Ruffinhas migrated to Bowden's Corner, please tell him infomation concerning Bland's manuscripts at John Meade's near City Point which he ought to publish.","Scope and Contents"," Regrets imposing on his relatives hospitality for so long; worries about being able to support himself; has no plans to return to Virginia.","Scope and Contents"," Has read his article in Farmer's Register.Social and family news; father has new store.","Scope and Contents"," Received John Wilson Campbell's check for $215.76; expects to stay at Glencoe until August; regards teaching as a \"dernier resort which I wish to abandon as soon as possible as being very unfavorable to my health\"; Tuscumbia held an illumination in honor of Houston's victory over St. Anna; sent articles to Ruffin and the Messenger, but has gotten no acknowledgement; is never without a headache.","Scope and Contents"," News of Texas wars. Received money sent from home.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell mentioned that he had written several hundred pages and John Wilson Campbell urges him to publish, fiction is most profitable, and Carruthers and French have done well even though they are \"ordinary writers\"; advises Charles Campbell against putting out a newspaper or literary paper; Elizabeth Maben has a baby girl; three new railroads building locally; Edmund Ruffin, Jr., is working for a railroad; expects few Virginians to go to Texas until things are settled with the Mexicans; development of local interest in silk culture; local prices very high.","Scope and Contents"," He has been sick and confined to bed. News of crops. Cousin Alfred Aglett dies. Speaks of incompatibility of his headaches with teaching profession.","Scope and Contents"," Family news.","Scope and Contents"," Inquires after her family. Trouble with her eyes. Weather poor, wheat crop failing.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her of his intention to marry Elvira N. Callaway of Toqua before end of September. His intention to return to Virginia then. Inquires after health of her child.","Scope and Contents","Looking forward to their wedding, September 13.","Scope and Contents"," Looking forward to their marriage.","Scope and Contents","Social news. Spring arriving. Mother has left but she sees father every day.","Scope and Contents"," She has been sick in bed. She is pleased to hear of his marriage. She is very busy taking care of her child Jane, husband, and house. Mr. Maben has also been ill. Aleck goes to College in November. Postscript: ALS. Alexander Spotswood Campbell,to Charles Campbell. Hopes Charles will return before he goes to College.","Scope and Contents"," Informs her of his impending marriage and trip to Virginia. Description of his bride.","Scope and Contents"," Charles Campbell will be leaving for Virginia in two days to bring his wife home; would like to visit Virginia. Elizabeth J. Henley to Mildred W. Campbell. Best wishes.","505 items.","Letters, 1848 - 1849. the last folder, folder 106, contains receipts, 1849 - 1873.","467 items.","259 items.","Folders 1 - 75.","116 items.","Folders 76 - 87.","Folders 1 - 22.","72 items.","Folders 23 - 94.","7 items.","Folders 95 - 101","60 items.","Manuscript Volume. 1","Manuscript Volume. 2","Manuscript volume. 3","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume. 4 Written in \"Catalogue of the Library of Petersburg, Virginia\" (1854).","Manuscript volume. 5","Scope and Contents","Manuscript Volume. 6 Minutes of the Ladies Club of Washington Street Church, Petersburg, for soldiers relief, 1861 July 1-July 27; \"Diary of the War\", 1863 June 28-1864 July 22; Charles Campbell: Journal, 1861 April 22-May 4; Journal, 1862 July 16-August 3; Index to diaries by date #1-9.","Manuscript volume. 7","Transcription and annotation of Diary by William \u0026 Mary student Emily Peterson.  Available in electronic form only. Diary, 1840-1841, of Anna Burdsall of Rahway, New Jersey. In her diary, Burdsall described her daily routine while traveling along the Eastern and Midwestern part of the United States. Burdsall makes references to her family, the various people she met, modes of transportation, and the local culture of the places she traveled.","Manuscript volume 8","Manuscript volume 9 Dates include 1841 December-1842 June 8; 1844 May 6-September 12; 1849 August 8; 1850 April 27; 1850 October 15; 1854 March 18.","Manuscript volume 10","Manuscript volume 11","Manuscript volume 12","Manuscript volume 13 Charles Campbell's account book for Anderson Seminary, 1861-1862; inventory of Anderson Seminary, 1868.","Manuscript volume 14 Charles Campbell's estimate of family expenses, 1863 July 20; clippings on Petersburg; household accounts 1848-1863 (partially covered by clippings pasted in).","Manuscript volume 15 Inventory of Rahway house contents, 1848-1851; cash receipts and disbursements ledger, 1863-1867; accounts for Anderson Seminary shoe purchases, 1863; extracts from letters; Burdsall \u0026 Co. accounts, 1848.","Has Charles Campbell's notes on a variety of subjects.","Manuscript volume 17 History of British in Virginia 1781; life of Lavinia Maria More, pages. 31-69; discussion of immigrants.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 18 Poem: \"Edwin\"; notes on Bacon's Rebellion; notes on railroad engineering: Journal, 1826; lists of authors; life of Isaac Jefferson, Anecdotica Revolutionana; roll of Tuscumbia School and Sommerville School.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 19 List of books Charles Campbell has read; list of magazines and reviews received; memoir of his courtship and marriage to Elvira Callaway (2); notes for History of Virginia; list of manuscripts Charles Campbell has collected.","Manuscript volume 20 Essays on various topics; historical notes; list of family portraits at Shirley by room, with sketch of each person, 1838; list of manuscripts published in various magazines. 1838 October 21.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript volume 21 Charles Campbell's notes on Walter Raleigh; Clayton of Gloucester county; genealogical notes, Lee family; epitaph of Thomas Ludwell, Bruton Parish; misc. tombstone inscriptions; DD's journal, 1839 December 7, pages 57-63; list of 32 pieces published on Virginia, pages 64-65; list of plantation on James River, pages 69-71; lists opinions of his Lyceum speech, pages 96-98; distribution of \"Bland Papers\", pages 120-121; Lord's Prayer in Mohawk, 1839 October, page 42.","5 pages.Manuscript volume 22","Manuscript volume 23","Manuscript volume 24","Manuscript volume 25 List of memoirs published; Charles Campbell journal; historical notes.","Manuscript volume 26","Manuscript volume 27","Manuscript volume 28","Incomplete. Manuscript volume 29","Manuscript volume 30","Manuscript volume 31","Manuscript volume 32 Heads of questions for Debating Society.","Scope and Contents","4Manuscript volume 33","Manuscript volume 34 Newspaper clippings pasted over Charles Campbell's notes from law school.","Manuscript volume 35","Manuscript volume 36 Civil War newspaper clippings pasted in a book entitled Homers Book VI, Volume II, Miss Lucie Nelson, Petersburg, Virginia.","Manuscript volume 37 Newspaper clippings pasted over John Campbell's account book.","Manuscript volume 38","Manuscript volume 39 Newspaper clippings pasted over John W. Campbell's cash book.","Manuscript volume 40","Manuscript volume 41","Manuscript volume 42","Manuscript volume 43","Manuscript volume 44 Newspaper clippings.","Manuscript volume 45 Manuscript notes on farming included.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Manuscript","Manuscript.","41 pages.Xerox.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","4Manuscript.","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","2 page.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","4 page.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","11 pages.Manuscript.","10 pages.Manuscript.","Scope and Contents","Manuscript.","Typescript by William Cryer of Charles Campbell diaries, 1860s (in 3 parts).","These items were removed from the general collection and grouped in this box.","\"'The Geology' by Prof. William B. Rogers. Chiefly from the State Survey 1835-'41'\" Map of Virginia by Jed. Hotchhiss, Staunton, Virginia.","1863 Richardson's Almanac, 1865 Richardson's Almanac, 1867 Warrock's Edition of Richardso's Almanack and 1875 partial almanac for Virginia and North Carolina 1879 The Warrock-Richardson Almanack. Almanacs for Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.","Two circulars, \"Catalogue of improved School Furniture.\"","Scope and Contents","Broadsides: W.C. Figner, Dealer in garden, flower and field seed, located in New Market and Richmond, Virginia. Notice from the Fredericksburg Aquaduct Company that the \"Semi-Annual Payment of Water Rent\" fell due on the 1st ofDecember. December 1871. \"Programme for the Entertainment of Our Honored Guests of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge. May 3, 1877. Held at Scott's Island, Virginia. \"Grand Supper at the Exchange Hotel\" on February 5, 1880 \"for the benefit of the Trinity Church Building Fund.\"","Scope and Contents","Two flyers for \"A Manual of General History\" by John J. Anderson.","Newspaper is possibly from South Carolina.","April 4, 1861 edition.","January 3, 1862 edition.","February 1, 1862 edition.","List of officers.","July 16, 1872 edition.","Scope and Contents","\"The Union Now- The Union Ever, Lets Dissolve it Never-Never\" by J.T. Ballow, Petersburg, Virginia dated November 14, 1860.","Scope and Contents","\"Warren Colburn's First Lessons\" arithmetic textbook, published for the Heirs of Warren Colburn, 1863.","Scope and Contents","\"The History of the College of William and Mary (including the General Catalogue\" From Its Foundation, 1660 to 1874. Published by J.W. Randolph and English, Richmond, Virginia. 1874.","This collection is in a bound book and includes: Catalogue of the American Whig Society 1769, 1845 Speech on the Tariff, 1842 Abstract of Laws on School Commissioners, 1842 Lecture on Education Discourse on Qualifications of an Historian, 1843 Address on R.H. Lee, 1846 By-laws of Connecticut Historical Society, 1839 Tract #1: Southern State Rights, Anti-tariff and Anti-abolition. Lewis Cass speech on Oregon, 1846 Report on Provincetown, Massachusetts Harbour with tide charts. President's message to Congress, 1845 Southern Review, Volume 1, No. 3 A High Civilization, The Moral Duty of Georgians 1844 and others. Charles Campbell signature.","Bound articles from the Farmer's Register and the Southern Literary Messenger. Charles Campbell signature.","This collection is in a bound book and includes the Farmer's Register (1835) and Southern Literary Messenger. Contains Charles Campbell articles. Note on flyleaf, \"selections by C.C.\"","Scope and Contents","Prints of four portraits, Monroe, Jefferson and 2 unknown men. Print of \"Central Square Philada\" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.","Scope and Contents","This folder is filed in medium oversize. Print of John C. Calhoun with a barely legible printed notation at the bottom, \"Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1844 by James Wise in the Clerks' Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.\" Copy of printing Plate XXXIX of a \"silver Plate presented by King Charles the Second to the Queen of Pamunkey\" with a faded handwritten notation \"from a forthcoming second edition...literary...of America by John Jay Smith.\" Broadside, \"The New Confederate Tax Bill\" by the Office of Commmissioner of Taxes, Richmond, February 28, 1864.\" Luray Courier Office Virginia broadside telling the true account of the discovery of the Luray Caverns in August 21, 1880. Undated. Hand traced map onto linen (?) of a 1741/42 map of Virginia. Area covered is from Richmond to the Cape Henry/Norfolk area with towns, waterways and some landowners noted. Handwritten notations are \"Your most affectionate Humbe Servt Jno Thompson, July 29, 1742\" and \"Her who is your Humble Servt, B. Spottswood, June 20, 1741.\" Hand traced of the map above on 2 sheets of paper. Hand traced map on linen (?) of a Civil War era map. Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, south to Culpepper and west to Ft. McHenry. Counties included are Jefferson, Clarke, Charles, Stafford, King George and Culpepper. Shows towns, roads, railroads and waterways. Hand traced map on paper of Virginia from Henrico County to Nansemond County. Entitled \"Map of the Seat of War in Eastern Virignia From Fortress Monroe to Richmond.\" undated. Hand traced map on paper entitled \"Drawn from a sketch taken on the Battle ground by W. P. Bonner, July 31, 1861.\" Area covered is from Martinsburg, West Virginia, west to Washington, D.C. and south to Occoquan."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_coll_ssim":["Anderson Seminary","Virginia Historical Society","Campbell family","Moore family","Maxwell, William, 1784-1857"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger","Anderson Seminary","Virginia Historical Society","Campbell family","Moore family","Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Maxwell, William, 1784-1857"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Farmer's Register","New York Weekly Journal of Commerce","Petersburg Index (Va.)","Richmond Enquirer","Southern Literary Messenger","Anderson Seminary","Virginia Historical Society"],"famname_ssim":["Campbell family","Moore family"],"persname_ssim":["Campbell, Charles, 1807-1876","Carter, Mary B.","Cryer, William","Maxwell, William, 1784-1857"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":347,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:21:45.656Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9501"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_107","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Charles H. 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The collection also includes papers related to the Smith family, particularly Bell's executor and son-in-law, Israel Smith, Jr. Of particular note is a broadside of Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address (given on March 4, 1801) printed on silk by W. Pechin Print.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_107#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_107","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_107","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_107","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_107","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_107.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Bell, Charles H.","title_ssm":["Charles H. Bell Papers"],"title_tesim":["Charles H. Bell Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1772-1929","1852-1875"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1852-1875"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1772-1929"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 65 B41","/repositories/2/resources/107"],"text":["Mss. 65 B41","/repositories/2/resources/107","Charles H. Bell Papers","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Legal documents","United States. Navy--History--19th century","Correspondence","Diaries","Notebooks","Photographs","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Charles Heyer Bell was an officer in the United States Navy, who served from 1812-1868. He was born in New York on August 13, 1798. Bell began his naval career as a midshipman under Stephen Decatur during the War of 1812. He also served under Decatur during the Second Barbary War, in 1815. In 1820, Bell commanded a ship involved with the suppression of piracy in the West Indies. His ship capsized in a storm, and he clung to wreckage for 21 hours before being rescued."," During the early 1840s Bell, who held outspoken antislavery views, commanded the brig  Dolphin  to assist the suppression of the African slave trade, which had been outlawed in 1808. Bell also co-authored a report on the illegal slave trade in West Africa which influenced the antislavery provisions of the 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty between the United States and Great Britain. He was given command of the second U.S.S.  Constellation  in 1855 and led the ship on a three year cruise with the Mediterranean Squadron. Bell was in command of the Mediterranean Squadron when the Civil War broke out, but was transferred to the Pacific Squadron during the war. In 1865, Bell was placed in command of the New York (Brooklyn) Navy Yard, a position which he held for three years. He was promoted to rear admiral on the retired list in 1866, and died in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1875."," Bell was married to Elisa Smith Swartwout (1799-1890), with whom he had four children: Charles, Henrietta, Frances, and William. Bell also served as the executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout, Elisa's uncle. In his early life, Swartwout had been involved with Aaron Burr's conspiracies in the West. He later became a fervent supporter of Andrew Jackson, and was appointed the Collector of Customs for the Port of New York by Jackson in 1829. Swartwout was notorious for allegations that he had embezzled over $1,000,000 from the federal government during his tenure as Collector of Customs. He died in 1856."," Bell's daughter, Henrietta, was married to Israel Smith. She died in 1860, and Smith remarried Rebecca Mintern, with whom he had four children: Alice, Eliza, Edith, and Margaret. Israel Smith served as the executor for Charles Bell's estate. Smith died in 1879 in Williamsburg, VA."," Material referenced from  The Civil War Naval Encyclopedia, Volume One , edited by Spencer Tucker \u0026 William E. White, and  Voyage to a Thousand Cares: Master's Mate Lawrence with the African Squadron, 1844-1846,  by John C. Lawrence.","Minimally processed by Carter Harris and Ellen Strong in 1985. Fully processed Matt Anthony in 2015.","The collection includes the correspondence, certificates, photographs, accounts, and journals of Rear Admiral Charles H. Bell. Naval journals cover Bell's service in the Mediterranean Sea from 1855-1858. The photographs are a mix of personal and souvenirs, which largely depict men and women from Peru. There is also material related to his role as executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout. The collection also includes papers related to the Smith family, particularly Bell's executor and son-in-law, Israel Smith, Jr. Of particular note is a broadside of Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address (given on March 4, 1801) printed on silk by W. Pechin Print.","Record of births, marriages, and deaths of members of the Bell family, 1772-1852, on pages of the New Testament. Including AN, notes on birth dates of children, 1794-1810.","The folder's contents are the following items: ","1852 March 20. Mortgage with \"The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company\", Essex County, N.J. for $2,000 taken out by Charles H. Bell and Eliza S. Bell.","1857. Tax statement for Orange N.J. for Charles H. Bell for 1856. ","1862 July 17-1864 September 15. Account of Charles H. Bell with Robert C. Rogers, the balance being $5,497.00. ","1862 December 19. Receipt for two cases of Sonoma champagne by \"my friend [Robert C.] Rogers, San Francisco\", California. ","Folder contents are: ","1797 June 11. Alexander Ewing, Charleston, S.C., to Andrew Bell, Merchant, Maiden Lane, New York. ","1841 January 5. James Kirke Paulding, U.S. Navy Department, to Commander Charles H. Bell, Commanding U.S. Brig. Dolphin, Coast of Africa. ","1852 March 23. James Wilson, Clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, certifying that he has found no judgement in the court against Charles H. Bell. Includes deeds dated 1814 May 5 and 1851 March 24 pertaining to a parcel of land in Orange, N.J., as well as a mortgage dated 1851 March 24, and a statement by John R. Weeks dated 1852 March 19. ","1855 February 22. James Cochran Dobbin, Navy Department, to Captain Charles H. Bell, U.S. Navy, New York. Encloses commission of Bell as Captain in the Navy. ","1861 October 21. Albert Barnes, Philadelphia, to Charles H. Bell. ","1863 March 27. William Fason, Navy Department, to Commodore Charles H. Bell, U.S. Navy, Panama. ","1864 February 2. Donohoe, Kelly, and Co., San Francisco, California, to Admiral Charles H. Bell, Commandant's Office, Navy Yard, New York. ","Backing and several pages of a notebook belonging to Charles H. Bell, \"presented by his young friend Augi van Amringer, N[ew] York, 25th April [18]20.\" 1p. MsV.","Commonplace book of Margaret Smith, [Albany, N.Y.], containing poems and essays by her and her friends. 45pp. MsV.","Gems of Sacred Poetry, published by Saxton and Kelt, N.Y., 1845, given to Henrietta Smith Bell [by] her affectionate sister Fannie. 128pp. PV.","Memorandum book of Charles H. Bell, including notes on ships, officers and workmen, and articles left in store at the [illegible] Navy Yard, 14 June 1850. 33pp. MsV","Private journal of Charles H. Bell, Captain of the U.S.S. Constellation, describing vessel and navigations conditions, sightseeing and conditions ashore, and desertions and court martial on his ship and others as the vessel sailed from Norfolk, Va. to and around the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Included on the itinerary were the Azores, Gibraltar, [La] Spezia, Messina, Mahon, Genoe, Marseilles, Cadiz, Malaga, Palma, Piraeus, Athens, Constantinople, Smyrna, Alexandria, Cairo, and Geezah. 226pp. MsV.","Private journal of Charles H. Bell, Captain of the U.S.S. Constellation, describing navigation conditions, sightseeing, and conditions ashore as the vessel sailed around the Mediterranean Sea. Included on the itinerary were Alexandria, Messina, [La] Spezia, Carthage, Tunis, Mahon, Algiers, Lisbon, Cadiz, Tangier, Malaga, Cartagena, Barcelona, Marseilles, Toulon, Genoa, Naples, Caserta, Palermo, Elba, Pianosa, [unintelligible], Corsica, Gorgona, and Genoa. 143pp. MsV.","Daily Pocket Diary, 1859, used as a memorandum by Charles H. Bell, including list of commissioned and warrant officers and others attached to the Gosport Naval Station at Norfolk, Va., 1859; notes on the deaths of his three children, 1860; and a list of birth and death dates of Bell and Smith relatives.","Memorandum book containing statement of account with R.C. Rogers, San Fancisco, Calif.; list of registered bonds; estate of Samuel Swartwouth (1874), 14pp. MsV.","Memorandum book containing private account of Israel Smith, 1873; Accounts of Charles H. Bell with National Bank of New Jersey, 1875-1877. 13 pp. MsV.","Notebook containing \"Notes on English Literature\" by Edith M. Smith. 137pp. MsV.","Israel Smith was married to Charles Bell's daughter, Henrietta, who died in 1860. Smith also served as Bell's executor.","Notebook containing watercolor paintings of British naval flags and descriptions which include the appropriate salute due each flag, with W[illia]m D. Bell's name inside the front cover. 16 pp. MsV.","Newspaper clipping of an article copied from the Hartford Times discussing the status of the U.S. Navy under Secretary [Isaac] Toucey; German language card for the word \"Fisch;\" Advertisement for B.A. Fahnestock's Vermifuge for sale by H.T. Jones, Williamsburg, Va.","Scrapbook containing postcards of scenes in Frances, Italy, and England as well as photographs of French kings and queens, and a program of the \"Celebration at Jamestown, 13 May 1897,\" directed to Ms. R[ebecca] M[intern] Smith, Williamsburg, Va., in an envelope with a view of the college yard. 70pp. MsV.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a commander in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and [James] K[irke} Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as Commander in the United States Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and J[ames] K[irke] Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.","Army and Navy Chronicle Extra. List of Promotions and Appointments.","Diploma of charles H. Bell from U.S. Naval Lyceum, certifying his election as a Resident Member.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Captain in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Franklin Pierce, President of the United States and J[ames] C[ochran] Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Commodore in the U.S. Navy, on the retired list. Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.","Speech of Thomas Jefferson, delivered at his Inauguration, March 4, 1801. Printed as a broadside on silk by W[illiam] Pechin, Print., [Baltimore, MD.], 12.5\" x 14.75\" Image is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/4679704532/","Contains 82 photographic prints from the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Most of the prints comprise pages disbound from an album. Photographs are a mix of personal portraits and souvenir photographs, mainly from Peru. Included are photographs of African-Americans, South American indigenous peoples, and women wearing indigenous clothing and veils. Also included are photographs of men in military unifrom, including a group of African-American soldiers, and engravings of ships. People identified in photographs include: Mrs. Mendes; Mrs. Jerningham; Mrs. Roborg; Mrs. Morales; Mrs. Valdivillo; Capt. Bloomfield; [Fernando] Bolivar, nephew of Gen. [Simon] Bolivar; Mrs. Ortiz; Mr. and Mrs. McKeller; Gen. Castilla of Peru; Mrs. Sartorious; Mrs. G. Low; and Governor [Frederick Ferdinand] Low. Other identifiable photographs are of [Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, VA]; the ship U.S.S. Idaho; a caricature entitled \"The Reliable Gentleman\" and [Lake Toxaway, NC].","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Bell, Charles Heyer, 1798-1875","Smith, Israel, Jr","Swartout, Samuel, 1804-1867","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 65 B41","/repositories/2/resources/107"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Charles H. Bell Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Charles H. Bell Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Charles H. 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He also served under Decatur during the Second Barbary War, in 1815. In 1820, Bell commanded a ship involved with the suppression of piracy in the West Indies. His ship capsized in a storm, and he clung to wreckage for 21 hours before being rescued.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e During the early 1840s Bell, who held outspoken antislavery views, commanded the brig \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDolphin\u003c/emph\u003e to assist the suppression of the African slave trade, which had been outlawed in 1808. Bell also co-authored a report on the illegal slave trade in West Africa which influenced the antislavery provisions of the 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty between the United States and Great Britain. He was given command of the second U.S.S. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eConstellation\u003c/emph\u003e in 1855 and led the ship on a three year cruise with the Mediterranean Squadron. Bell was in command of the Mediterranean Squadron when the Civil War broke out, but was transferred to the Pacific Squadron during the war. In 1865, Bell was placed in command of the New York (Brooklyn) Navy Yard, a position which he held for three years. He was promoted to rear admiral on the retired list in 1866, and died in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1875.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Bell was married to Elisa Smith Swartwout (1799-1890), with whom he had four children: Charles, Henrietta, Frances, and William. Bell also served as the executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout, Elisa's uncle. In his early life, Swartwout had been involved with Aaron Burr's conspiracies in the West. He later became a fervent supporter of Andrew Jackson, and was appointed the Collector of Customs for the Port of New York by Jackson in 1829. Swartwout was notorious for allegations that he had embezzled over $1,000,000 from the federal government during his tenure as Collector of Customs. He died in 1856.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Bell's daughter, Henrietta, was married to Israel Smith. She died in 1860, and Smith remarried Rebecca Mintern, with whom he had four children: Alice, Eliza, Edith, and Margaret. Israel Smith served as the executor for Charles Bell's estate. Smith died in 1879 in Williamsburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material referenced from \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Civil War Naval Encyclopedia, Volume One\u003c/emph\u003e, edited by Spencer Tucker \u0026amp; William E. White, and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eVoyage to a Thousand Cares: Master's Mate Lawrence with the African Squadron, 1844-1846, \u003c/emph\u003eby John C. Lawrence.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Administrative History:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Charles Heyer Bell was an officer in the United States Navy, who served from 1812-1868. He was born in New York on August 13, 1798. Bell began his naval career as a midshipman under Stephen Decatur during the War of 1812. He also served under Decatur during the Second Barbary War, in 1815. In 1820, Bell commanded a ship involved with the suppression of piracy in the West Indies. His ship capsized in a storm, and he clung to wreckage for 21 hours before being rescued."," During the early 1840s Bell, who held outspoken antislavery views, commanded the brig  Dolphin  to assist the suppression of the African slave trade, which had been outlawed in 1808. Bell also co-authored a report on the illegal slave trade in West Africa which influenced the antislavery provisions of the 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty between the United States and Great Britain. He was given command of the second U.S.S.  Constellation  in 1855 and led the ship on a three year cruise with the Mediterranean Squadron. Bell was in command of the Mediterranean Squadron when the Civil War broke out, but was transferred to the Pacific Squadron during the war. In 1865, Bell was placed in command of the New York (Brooklyn) Navy Yard, a position which he held for three years. He was promoted to rear admiral on the retired list in 1866, and died in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1875."," Bell was married to Elisa Smith Swartwout (1799-1890), with whom he had four children: Charles, Henrietta, Frances, and William. Bell also served as the executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout, Elisa's uncle. In his early life, Swartwout had been involved with Aaron Burr's conspiracies in the West. He later became a fervent supporter of Andrew Jackson, and was appointed the Collector of Customs for the Port of New York by Jackson in 1829. Swartwout was notorious for allegations that he had embezzled over $1,000,000 from the federal government during his tenure as Collector of Customs. He died in 1856."," Bell's daughter, Henrietta, was married to Israel Smith. She died in 1860, and Smith remarried Rebecca Mintern, with whom he had four children: Alice, Eliza, Edith, and Margaret. Israel Smith served as the executor for Charles Bell's estate. Smith died in 1879 in Williamsburg, VA."," Material referenced from  The Civil War Naval Encyclopedia, Volume One , edited by Spencer Tucker \u0026 William E. White, and  Voyage to a Thousand Cares: Master's Mate Lawrence with the African Squadron, 1844-1846,  by John C. Lawrence."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCharles H. Bell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Charles H. Bell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMinimally processed by Carter Harris and Ellen Strong in 1985. 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Included on the itinerary were Alexandria, Messina, [La] Spezia, Carthage, Tunis, Mahon, Algiers, Lisbon, Cadiz, Tangier, Malaga, Cartagena, Barcelona, Marseilles, Toulon, Genoa, Naples, Caserta, Palermo, Elba, Pianosa, [unintelligible], Corsica, Gorgona, and Genoa. 143pp. MsV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaily Pocket Diary, 1859, used as a memorandum by Charles H. Bell, including list of commissioned and warrant officers and others attached to the Gosport Naval Station at Norfolk, Va., 1859; notes on the deaths of his three children, 1860; and a list of birth and death dates of Bell and Smith relatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum book containing statement of account with R.C. Rogers, San Fancisco, Calif.; list of registered bonds; estate of Samuel Swartwouth (1874), 14pp. MsV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum book containing private account of Israel Smith, 1873; Accounts of Charles H. 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Photographs are a mix of personal portraits and souvenir photographs, mainly from Peru. Included are photographs of African-Americans, South American indigenous peoples, and women wearing indigenous clothing and veils. Also included are photographs of men in military unifrom, including a group of African-American soldiers, and engravings of ships. People identified in photographs include: Mrs. Mendes; Mrs. Jerningham; Mrs. Roborg; Mrs. Morales; Mrs. Valdivillo; Capt. Bloomfield; [Fernando] Bolivar, nephew of Gen. [Simon] Bolivar; Mrs. Ortiz; Mr. and Mrs. McKeller; Gen. Castilla of Peru; Mrs. Sartorious; Mrs. G. Low; and Governor [Frederick Ferdinand] Low. Other identifiable photographs are of [Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, VA]; the ship U.S.S. 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There is also material related to his role as executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout. The collection also includes papers related to the Smith family, particularly Bell's executor and son-in-law, Israel Smith, Jr. Of particular note is a broadside of Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address (given on March 4, 1801) printed on silk by W. Pechin Print.","Record of births, marriages, and deaths of members of the Bell family, 1772-1852, on pages of the New Testament. Including AN, notes on birth dates of children, 1794-1810.","The folder's contents are the following items: ","1852 March 20. Mortgage with \"The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company\", Essex County, N.J. for $2,000 taken out by Charles H. Bell and Eliza S. Bell.","1857. Tax statement for Orange N.J. for Charles H. Bell for 1856. ","1862 July 17-1864 September 15. Account of Charles H. Bell with Robert C. Rogers, the balance being $5,497.00. ","1862 December 19. Receipt for two cases of Sonoma champagne by \"my friend [Robert C.] Rogers, San Francisco\", California. ","Folder contents are: ","1797 June 11. Alexander Ewing, Charleston, S.C., to Andrew Bell, Merchant, Maiden Lane, New York. ","1841 January 5. James Kirke Paulding, U.S. Navy Department, to Commander Charles H. Bell, Commanding U.S. Brig. Dolphin, Coast of Africa. ","1852 March 23. James Wilson, Clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, certifying that he has found no judgement in the court against Charles H. Bell. Includes deeds dated 1814 May 5 and 1851 March 24 pertaining to a parcel of land in Orange, N.J., as well as a mortgage dated 1851 March 24, and a statement by John R. Weeks dated 1852 March 19. ","1855 February 22. James Cochran Dobbin, Navy Department, to Captain Charles H. Bell, U.S. Navy, New York. Encloses commission of Bell as Captain in the Navy. ","1861 October 21. Albert Barnes, Philadelphia, to Charles H. Bell. ","1863 March 27. William Fason, Navy Department, to Commodore Charles H. Bell, U.S. Navy, Panama. ","1864 February 2. Donohoe, Kelly, and Co., San Francisco, California, to Admiral Charles H. Bell, Commandant's Office, Navy Yard, New York. ","Backing and several pages of a notebook belonging to Charles H. Bell, \"presented by his young friend Augi van Amringer, N[ew] York, 25th April [18]20.\" 1p. MsV.","Commonplace book of Margaret Smith, [Albany, N.Y.], containing poems and essays by her and her friends. 45pp. MsV.","Gems of Sacred Poetry, published by Saxton and Kelt, N.Y., 1845, given to Henrietta Smith Bell [by] her affectionate sister Fannie. 128pp. PV.","Memorandum book of Charles H. Bell, including notes on ships, officers and workmen, and articles left in store at the [illegible] Navy Yard, 14 June 1850. 33pp. MsV","Private journal of Charles H. Bell, Captain of the U.S.S. Constellation, describing vessel and navigations conditions, sightseeing and conditions ashore, and desertions and court martial on his ship and others as the vessel sailed from Norfolk, Va. to and around the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Included on the itinerary were the Azores, Gibraltar, [La] Spezia, Messina, Mahon, Genoe, Marseilles, Cadiz, Malaga, Palma, Piraeus, Athens, Constantinople, Smyrna, Alexandria, Cairo, and Geezah. 226pp. MsV.","Private journal of Charles H. Bell, Captain of the U.S.S. Constellation, describing navigation conditions, sightseeing, and conditions ashore as the vessel sailed around the Mediterranean Sea. Included on the itinerary were Alexandria, Messina, [La] Spezia, Carthage, Tunis, Mahon, Algiers, Lisbon, Cadiz, Tangier, Malaga, Cartagena, Barcelona, Marseilles, Toulon, Genoa, Naples, Caserta, Palermo, Elba, Pianosa, [unintelligible], Corsica, Gorgona, and Genoa. 143pp. MsV.","Daily Pocket Diary, 1859, used as a memorandum by Charles H. Bell, including list of commissioned and warrant officers and others attached to the Gosport Naval Station at Norfolk, Va., 1859; notes on the deaths of his three children, 1860; and a list of birth and death dates of Bell and Smith relatives.","Memorandum book containing statement of account with R.C. Rogers, San Fancisco, Calif.; list of registered bonds; estate of Samuel Swartwouth (1874), 14pp. MsV.","Memorandum book containing private account of Israel Smith, 1873; Accounts of Charles H. Bell with National Bank of New Jersey, 1875-1877. 13 pp. MsV.","Notebook containing \"Notes on English Literature\" by Edith M. Smith. 137pp. MsV.","Israel Smith was married to Charles Bell's daughter, Henrietta, who died in 1860. Smith also served as Bell's executor.","Notebook containing watercolor paintings of British naval flags and descriptions which include the appropriate salute due each flag, with W[illia]m D. Bell's name inside the front cover. 16 pp. MsV.","Newspaper clipping of an article copied from the Hartford Times discussing the status of the U.S. Navy under Secretary [Isaac] Toucey; German language card for the word \"Fisch;\" Advertisement for B.A. Fahnestock's Vermifuge for sale by H.T. Jones, Williamsburg, Va.","Scrapbook containing postcards of scenes in Frances, Italy, and England as well as photographs of French kings and queens, and a program of the \"Celebration at Jamestown, 13 May 1897,\" directed to Ms. R[ebecca] M[intern] Smith, Williamsburg, Va., in an envelope with a view of the college yard. 70pp. MsV.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a commander in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and [James] K[irke} Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as Commander in the United States Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and J[ames] K[irke] Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.","Army and Navy Chronicle Extra. List of Promotions and Appointments.","Diploma of charles H. Bell from U.S. Naval Lyceum, certifying his election as a Resident Member.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Captain in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Franklin Pierce, President of the United States and J[ames] C[ochran] Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Commodore in the U.S. Navy, on the retired list. Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.","Speech of Thomas Jefferson, delivered at his Inauguration, March 4, 1801. Printed as a broadside on silk by W[illiam] Pechin, Print., [Baltimore, MD.], 12.5\" x 14.75\" Image is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/4679704532/","Contains 82 photographic prints from the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Most of the prints comprise pages disbound from an album. Photographs are a mix of personal portraits and souvenir photographs, mainly from Peru. Included are photographs of African-Americans, South American indigenous peoples, and women wearing indigenous clothing and veils. Also included are photographs of men in military unifrom, including a group of African-American soldiers, and engravings of ships. People identified in photographs include: Mrs. Mendes; Mrs. Jerningham; Mrs. Roborg; Mrs. Morales; Mrs. Valdivillo; Capt. Bloomfield; [Fernando] Bolivar, nephew of Gen. [Simon] Bolivar; Mrs. Ortiz; Mr. and Mrs. McKeller; Gen. Castilla of Peru; Mrs. Sartorious; Mrs. G. Low; and Governor [Frederick Ferdinand] Low. Other identifiable photographs are of [Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, VA]; the ship U.S.S. 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Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Charles Heyer Bell was an officer in the United States Navy, who served from 1812-1868. He was born in New York on August 13, 1798. Bell began his naval career as a midshipman under Stephen Decatur during the War of 1812. He also served under Decatur during the Second Barbary War, in 1815. In 1820, Bell commanded a ship involved with the suppression of piracy in the West Indies. His ship capsized in a storm, and he clung to wreckage for 21 hours before being rescued."," During the early 1840s Bell, who held outspoken antislavery views, commanded the brig  Dolphin  to assist the suppression of the African slave trade, which had been outlawed in 1808. Bell also co-authored a report on the illegal slave trade in West Africa which influenced the antislavery provisions of the 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty between the United States and Great Britain. He was given command of the second U.S.S.  Constellation  in 1855 and led the ship on a three year cruise with the Mediterranean Squadron. Bell was in command of the Mediterranean Squadron when the Civil War broke out, but was transferred to the Pacific Squadron during the war. In 1865, Bell was placed in command of the New York (Brooklyn) Navy Yard, a position which he held for three years. He was promoted to rear admiral on the retired list in 1866, and died in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1875."," Bell was married to Elisa Smith Swartwout (1799-1890), with whom he had four children: Charles, Henrietta, Frances, and William. Bell also served as the executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout, Elisa's uncle. In his early life, Swartwout had been involved with Aaron Burr's conspiracies in the West. He later became a fervent supporter of Andrew Jackson, and was appointed the Collector of Customs for the Port of New York by Jackson in 1829. Swartwout was notorious for allegations that he had embezzled over $1,000,000 from the federal government during his tenure as Collector of Customs. He died in 1856."," Bell's daughter, Henrietta, was married to Israel Smith. She died in 1860, and Smith remarried Rebecca Mintern, with whom he had four children: Alice, Eliza, Edith, and Margaret. Israel Smith served as the executor for Charles Bell's estate. Smith died in 1879 in Williamsburg, VA."," Material referenced from  The Civil War Naval Encyclopedia, Volume One , edited by Spencer Tucker \u0026 William E. White, and  Voyage to a Thousand Cares: Master's Mate Lawrence with the African Squadron, 1844-1846,  by John C. Lawrence.","Minimally processed by Carter Harris and Ellen Strong in 1985. Fully processed Matt Anthony in 2015.","The collection includes the correspondence, certificates, photographs, accounts, and journals of Rear Admiral Charles H. Bell. Naval journals cover Bell's service in the Mediterranean Sea from 1855-1858. The photographs are a mix of personal and souvenirs, which largely depict men and women from Peru. There is also material related to his role as executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout. The collection also includes papers related to the Smith family, particularly Bell's executor and son-in-law, Israel Smith, Jr. Of particular note is a broadside of Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address (given on March 4, 1801) printed on silk by W. Pechin Print.","Record of births, marriages, and deaths of members of the Bell family, 1772-1852, on pages of the New Testament. Including AN, notes on birth dates of children, 1794-1810.","The folder's contents are the following items: ","1852 March 20. Mortgage with \"The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company\", Essex County, N.J. for $2,000 taken out by Charles H. Bell and Eliza S. Bell.","1857. Tax statement for Orange N.J. for Charles H. Bell for 1856. ","1862 July 17-1864 September 15. Account of Charles H. Bell with Robert C. Rogers, the balance being $5,497.00. ","1862 December 19. Receipt for two cases of Sonoma champagne by \"my friend [Robert C.] Rogers, San Francisco\", California. ","Folder contents are: ","1797 June 11. Alexander Ewing, Charleston, S.C., to Andrew Bell, Merchant, Maiden Lane, New York. ","1841 January 5. James Kirke Paulding, U.S. Navy Department, to Commander Charles H. Bell, Commanding U.S. Brig. Dolphin, Coast of Africa. ","1852 March 23. James Wilson, Clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, certifying that he has found no judgement in the court against Charles H. Bell. Includes deeds dated 1814 May 5 and 1851 March 24 pertaining to a parcel of land in Orange, N.J., as well as a mortgage dated 1851 March 24, and a statement by John R. Weeks dated 1852 March 19. ","1855 February 22. James Cochran Dobbin, Navy Department, to Captain Charles H. Bell, U.S. Navy, New York. Encloses commission of Bell as Captain in the Navy. ","1861 October 21. Albert Barnes, Philadelphia, to Charles H. Bell. ","1863 March 27. William Fason, Navy Department, to Commodore Charles H. Bell, U.S. Navy, Panama. ","1864 February 2. Donohoe, Kelly, and Co., San Francisco, California, to Admiral Charles H. Bell, Commandant's Office, Navy Yard, New York. ","Backing and several pages of a notebook belonging to Charles H. Bell, \"presented by his young friend Augi van Amringer, N[ew] York, 25th April [18]20.\" 1p. MsV.","Commonplace book of Margaret Smith, [Albany, N.Y.], containing poems and essays by her and her friends. 45pp. MsV.","Gems of Sacred Poetry, published by Saxton and Kelt, N.Y., 1845, given to Henrietta Smith Bell [by] her affectionate sister Fannie. 128pp. PV.","Memorandum book of Charles H. Bell, including notes on ships, officers and workmen, and articles left in store at the [illegible] Navy Yard, 14 June 1850. 33pp. MsV","Private journal of Charles H. Bell, Captain of the U.S.S. Constellation, describing vessel and navigations conditions, sightseeing and conditions ashore, and desertions and court martial on his ship and others as the vessel sailed from Norfolk, Va. to and around the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Included on the itinerary were the Azores, Gibraltar, [La] Spezia, Messina, Mahon, Genoe, Marseilles, Cadiz, Malaga, Palma, Piraeus, Athens, Constantinople, Smyrna, Alexandria, Cairo, and Geezah. 226pp. MsV.","Private journal of Charles H. Bell, Captain of the U.S.S. Constellation, describing navigation conditions, sightseeing, and conditions ashore as the vessel sailed around the Mediterranean Sea. Included on the itinerary were Alexandria, Messina, [La] Spezia, Carthage, Tunis, Mahon, Algiers, Lisbon, Cadiz, Tangier, Malaga, Cartagena, Barcelona, Marseilles, Toulon, Genoa, Naples, Caserta, Palermo, Elba, Pianosa, [unintelligible], Corsica, Gorgona, and Genoa. 143pp. MsV.","Daily Pocket Diary, 1859, used as a memorandum by Charles H. Bell, including list of commissioned and warrant officers and others attached to the Gosport Naval Station at Norfolk, Va., 1859; notes on the deaths of his three children, 1860; and a list of birth and death dates of Bell and Smith relatives.","Memorandum book containing statement of account with R.C. Rogers, San Fancisco, Calif.; list of registered bonds; estate of Samuel Swartwouth (1874), 14pp. MsV.","Memorandum book containing private account of Israel Smith, 1873; Accounts of Charles H. Bell with National Bank of New Jersey, 1875-1877. 13 pp. MsV.","Notebook containing \"Notes on English Literature\" by Edith M. Smith. 137pp. MsV.","Israel Smith was married to Charles Bell's daughter, Henrietta, who died in 1860. Smith also served as Bell's executor.","Notebook containing watercolor paintings of British naval flags and descriptions which include the appropriate salute due each flag, with W[illia]m D. Bell's name inside the front cover. 16 pp. MsV.","Newspaper clipping of an article copied from the Hartford Times discussing the status of the U.S. Navy under Secretary [Isaac] Toucey; German language card for the word \"Fisch;\" Advertisement for B.A. Fahnestock's Vermifuge for sale by H.T. Jones, Williamsburg, Va.","Scrapbook containing postcards of scenes in Frances, Italy, and England as well as photographs of French kings and queens, and a program of the \"Celebration at Jamestown, 13 May 1897,\" directed to Ms. R[ebecca] M[intern] Smith, Williamsburg, Va., in an envelope with a view of the college yard. 70pp. MsV.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a commander in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and [James] K[irke} Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as Commander in the United States Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and J[ames] K[irke] Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.","Army and Navy Chronicle Extra. List of Promotions and Appointments.","Diploma of charles H. Bell from U.S. Naval Lyceum, certifying his election as a Resident Member.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Captain in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Franklin Pierce, President of the United States and J[ames] C[ochran] Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Commodore in the U.S. Navy, on the retired list. Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.","Speech of Thomas Jefferson, delivered at his Inauguration, March 4, 1801. Printed as a broadside on silk by W[illiam] Pechin, Print., [Baltimore, MD.], 12.5\" x 14.75\" Image is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/4679704532/","Contains 82 photographic prints from the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Most of the prints comprise pages disbound from an album. Photographs are a mix of personal portraits and souvenir photographs, mainly from Peru. Included are photographs of African-Americans, South American indigenous peoples, and women wearing indigenous clothing and veils. Also included are photographs of men in military unifrom, including a group of African-American soldiers, and engravings of ships. People identified in photographs include: Mrs. Mendes; Mrs. Jerningham; Mrs. Roborg; Mrs. Morales; Mrs. Valdivillo; Capt. Bloomfield; [Fernando] Bolivar, nephew of Gen. [Simon] Bolivar; Mrs. Ortiz; Mr. and Mrs. McKeller; Gen. Castilla of Peru; Mrs. Sartorious; Mrs. G. Low; and Governor [Frederick Ferdinand] Low. Other identifiable photographs are of [Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, VA]; the ship U.S.S. Idaho; a caricature entitled \"The Reliable Gentleman\" and [Lake Toxaway, NC].","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Bell, Charles Heyer, 1798-1875","Smith, Israel, Jr","Swartout, Samuel, 1804-1867","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 65 B41","/repositories/2/resources/107"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Charles H. Bell Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Charles H. Bell Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Charles H. 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Bell was in command of the Mediterranean Squadron when the Civil War broke out, but was transferred to the Pacific Squadron during the war. In 1865, Bell was placed in command of the New York (Brooklyn) Navy Yard, a position which he held for three years. He was promoted to rear admiral on the retired list in 1866, and died in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1875."," Bell was married to Elisa Smith Swartwout (1799-1890), with whom he had four children: Charles, Henrietta, Frances, and William. Bell also served as the executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout, Elisa's uncle. In his early life, Swartwout had been involved with Aaron Burr's conspiracies in the West. He later became a fervent supporter of Andrew Jackson, and was appointed the Collector of Customs for the Port of New York by Jackson in 1829. Swartwout was notorious for allegations that he had embezzled over $1,000,000 from the federal government during his tenure as Collector of Customs. He died in 1856."," Bell's daughter, Henrietta, was married to Israel Smith. She died in 1860, and Smith remarried Rebecca Mintern, with whom he had four children: Alice, Eliza, Edith, and Margaret. Israel Smith served as the executor for Charles Bell's estate. Smith died in 1879 in Williamsburg, VA."," Material referenced from  The Civil War Naval Encyclopedia, Volume One , edited by Spencer Tucker \u0026 William E. White, and  Voyage to a Thousand Cares: Master's Mate Lawrence with the African Squadron, 1844-1846,  by John C. Lawrence."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCharles H. Bell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Charles H. Bell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMinimally processed by Carter Harris and Ellen Strong in 1985. 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Alexander Ewing, Charleston, S.C., to Andrew Bell, Merchant, Maiden Lane, New York. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1841 January 5. James Kirke Paulding, U.S. Navy Department, to Commander Charles H. Bell, Commanding U.S. Brig. Dolphin, Coast of Africa. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1852 March 23. James Wilson, Clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, certifying that he has found no judgement in the court against Charles H. Bell. Includes deeds dated 1814 May 5 and 1851 March 24 pertaining to a parcel of land in Orange, N.J., as well as a mortgage dated 1851 March 24, and a statement by John R. Weeks dated 1852 March 19. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1855 February 22. James Cochran Dobbin, Navy Department, to Captain Charles H. Bell, U.S. Navy, New York. Encloses commission of Bell as Captain in the Navy. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1861 October 21. Albert Barnes, Philadelphia, to Charles H. Bell. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1863 March 27. 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Included on the itinerary were Alexandria, Messina, [La] Spezia, Carthage, Tunis, Mahon, Algiers, Lisbon, Cadiz, Tangier, Malaga, Cartagena, Barcelona, Marseilles, Toulon, Genoa, Naples, Caserta, Palermo, Elba, Pianosa, [unintelligible], Corsica, Gorgona, and Genoa. 143pp. MsV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaily Pocket Diary, 1859, used as a memorandum by Charles H. Bell, including list of commissioned and warrant officers and others attached to the Gosport Naval Station at Norfolk, Va., 1859; notes on the deaths of his three children, 1860; and a list of birth and death dates of Bell and Smith relatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum book containing statement of account with R.C. Rogers, San Fancisco, Calif.; list of registered bonds; estate of Samuel Swartwouth (1874), 14pp. MsV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum book containing private account of Israel Smith, 1873; Accounts of Charles H. Bell with National Bank of New Jersey, 1875-1877. 13 pp. MsV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotebook containing \"Notes on English Literature\" by Edith M. Smith. 137pp. MsV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIsrael Smith was married to Charles Bell's daughter, Henrietta, who died in 1860. Smith also served as Bell's executor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotebook containing watercolor paintings of British naval flags and descriptions which include the appropriate salute due each flag, with W[illia]m D. Bell's name inside the front cover. 16 pp. MsV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clipping of an article copied from the Hartford Times discussing the status of the U.S. Navy under Secretary [Isaac] Toucey; German language card for the word \"Fisch;\" Advertisement for B.A. Fahnestock's Vermifuge for sale by H.T. Jones, Williamsburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScrapbook containing postcards of scenes in Frances, Italy, and England as well as photographs of French kings and queens, and a program of the \"Celebration at Jamestown, 13 May 1897,\" directed to Ms. R[ebecca] M[intern] Smith, Williamsburg, Va., in an envelope with a view of the college yard. 70pp. MsV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a commander in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and [James] K[irke} Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as Commander in the United States Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and J[ames] K[irke] Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArmy and Navy Chronicle Extra. List of Promotions and Appointments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiploma of charles H. Bell from U.S. Naval Lyceum, certifying his election as a Resident Member.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Captain in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Franklin Pierce, President of the United States and J[ames] C[ochran] Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Commodore in the U.S. Navy, on the retired list. Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech of Thomas Jefferson, delivered at his Inauguration, March 4, 1801. Printed as a broadside on silk by W[illiam] Pechin, Print., [Baltimore, MD.], 12.5\" x 14.75\" Image is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/4679704532/\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains 82 photographic prints from the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Most of the prints comprise pages disbound from an album. Photographs are a mix of personal portraits and souvenir photographs, mainly from Peru. Included are photographs of African-Americans, South American indigenous peoples, and women wearing indigenous clothing and veils. Also included are photographs of men in military unifrom, including a group of African-American soldiers, and engravings of ships. People identified in photographs include: Mrs. Mendes; Mrs. Jerningham; Mrs. Roborg; Mrs. Morales; Mrs. Valdivillo; Capt. Bloomfield; [Fernando] Bolivar, nephew of Gen. [Simon] Bolivar; Mrs. Ortiz; Mr. and Mrs. McKeller; Gen. Castilla of Peru; Mrs. Sartorious; Mrs. G. Low; and Governor [Frederick Ferdinand] Low. Other identifiable photographs are of [Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, VA]; the ship U.S.S. 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There is also material related to his role as executor for the estate of Samuel Swartwout. The collection also includes papers related to the Smith family, particularly Bell's executor and son-in-law, Israel Smith, Jr. Of particular note is a broadside of Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address (given on March 4, 1801) printed on silk by W. Pechin Print.","Record of births, marriages, and deaths of members of the Bell family, 1772-1852, on pages of the New Testament. Including AN, notes on birth dates of children, 1794-1810.","The folder's contents are the following items: ","1852 March 20. Mortgage with \"The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company\", Essex County, N.J. for $2,000 taken out by Charles H. Bell and Eliza S. Bell.","1857. Tax statement for Orange N.J. for Charles H. Bell for 1856. ","1862 July 17-1864 September 15. Account of Charles H. Bell with Robert C. Rogers, the balance being $5,497.00. ","1862 December 19. Receipt for two cases of Sonoma champagne by \"my friend [Robert C.] Rogers, San Francisco\", California. ","Folder contents are: ","1797 June 11. Alexander Ewing, Charleston, S.C., to Andrew Bell, Merchant, Maiden Lane, New York. ","1841 January 5. James Kirke Paulding, U.S. Navy Department, to Commander Charles H. Bell, Commanding U.S. Brig. Dolphin, Coast of Africa. ","1852 March 23. James Wilson, Clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, certifying that he has found no judgement in the court against Charles H. Bell. Includes deeds dated 1814 May 5 and 1851 March 24 pertaining to a parcel of land in Orange, N.J., as well as a mortgage dated 1851 March 24, and a statement by John R. Weeks dated 1852 March 19. ","1855 February 22. James Cochran Dobbin, Navy Department, to Captain Charles H. Bell, U.S. Navy, New York. Encloses commission of Bell as Captain in the Navy. ","1861 October 21. Albert Barnes, Philadelphia, to Charles H. Bell. ","1863 March 27. William Fason, Navy Department, to Commodore Charles H. Bell, U.S. Navy, Panama. ","1864 February 2. Donohoe, Kelly, and Co., San Francisco, California, to Admiral Charles H. Bell, Commandant's Office, Navy Yard, New York. ","Backing and several pages of a notebook belonging to Charles H. Bell, \"presented by his young friend Augi van Amringer, N[ew] York, 25th April [18]20.\" 1p. MsV.","Commonplace book of Margaret Smith, [Albany, N.Y.], containing poems and essays by her and her friends. 45pp. MsV.","Gems of Sacred Poetry, published by Saxton and Kelt, N.Y., 1845, given to Henrietta Smith Bell [by] her affectionate sister Fannie. 128pp. PV.","Memorandum book of Charles H. Bell, including notes on ships, officers and workmen, and articles left in store at the [illegible] Navy Yard, 14 June 1850. 33pp. MsV","Private journal of Charles H. Bell, Captain of the U.S.S. Constellation, describing vessel and navigations conditions, sightseeing and conditions ashore, and desertions and court martial on his ship and others as the vessel sailed from Norfolk, Va. to and around the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Included on the itinerary were the Azores, Gibraltar, [La] Spezia, Messina, Mahon, Genoe, Marseilles, Cadiz, Malaga, Palma, Piraeus, Athens, Constantinople, Smyrna, Alexandria, Cairo, and Geezah. 226pp. MsV.","Private journal of Charles H. Bell, Captain of the U.S.S. Constellation, describing navigation conditions, sightseeing, and conditions ashore as the vessel sailed around the Mediterranean Sea. Included on the itinerary were Alexandria, Messina, [La] Spezia, Carthage, Tunis, Mahon, Algiers, Lisbon, Cadiz, Tangier, Malaga, Cartagena, Barcelona, Marseilles, Toulon, Genoa, Naples, Caserta, Palermo, Elba, Pianosa, [unintelligible], Corsica, Gorgona, and Genoa. 143pp. MsV.","Daily Pocket Diary, 1859, used as a memorandum by Charles H. Bell, including list of commissioned and warrant officers and others attached to the Gosport Naval Station at Norfolk, Va., 1859; notes on the deaths of his three children, 1860; and a list of birth and death dates of Bell and Smith relatives.","Memorandum book containing statement of account with R.C. Rogers, San Fancisco, Calif.; list of registered bonds; estate of Samuel Swartwouth (1874), 14pp. MsV.","Memorandum book containing private account of Israel Smith, 1873; Accounts of Charles H. Bell with National Bank of New Jersey, 1875-1877. 13 pp. MsV.","Notebook containing \"Notes on English Literature\" by Edith M. Smith. 137pp. MsV.","Israel Smith was married to Charles Bell's daughter, Henrietta, who died in 1860. Smith also served as Bell's executor.","Notebook containing watercolor paintings of British naval flags and descriptions which include the appropriate salute due each flag, with W[illia]m D. Bell's name inside the front cover. 16 pp. MsV.","Newspaper clipping of an article copied from the Hartford Times discussing the status of the U.S. Navy under Secretary [Isaac] Toucey; German language card for the word \"Fisch;\" Advertisement for B.A. Fahnestock's Vermifuge for sale by H.T. Jones, Williamsburg, Va.","Scrapbook containing postcards of scenes in Frances, Italy, and England as well as photographs of French kings and queens, and a program of the \"Celebration at Jamestown, 13 May 1897,\" directed to Ms. R[ebecca] M[intern] Smith, Williamsburg, Va., in an envelope with a view of the college yard. 70pp. MsV.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a commander in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and [James] K[irke} Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as Commander in the United States Navy. Signed by Martin Van Buren, President of the United States and J[ames] K[irke] Paulding, Secretary of the Navy.","Army and Navy Chronicle Extra. List of Promotions and Appointments.","Diploma of charles H. Bell from U.S. Naval Lyceum, certifying his election as a Resident Member.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Captain in the U.S. Navy. Signed by Franklin Pierce, President of the United States and J[ames] C[ochran] Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy.","Certificate of appointment of Charles H. Bell as a Commodore in the U.S. Navy, on the retired list. Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.","Speech of Thomas Jefferson, delivered at his Inauguration, March 4, 1801. Printed as a broadside on silk by W[illiam] Pechin, Print., [Baltimore, MD.], 12.5\" x 14.75\" Image is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/4679704532/","Contains 82 photographic prints from the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Most of the prints comprise pages disbound from an album. Photographs are a mix of personal portraits and souvenir photographs, mainly from Peru. Included are photographs of African-Americans, South American indigenous peoples, and women wearing indigenous clothing and veils. Also included are photographs of men in military unifrom, including a group of African-American soldiers, and engravings of ships. People identified in photographs include: Mrs. Mendes; Mrs. Jerningham; Mrs. Roborg; Mrs. Morales; Mrs. Valdivillo; Capt. Bloomfield; [Fernando] Bolivar, nephew of Gen. [Simon] Bolivar; Mrs. Ortiz; Mr. and Mrs. McKeller; Gen. Castilla of Peru; Mrs. Sartorious; Mrs. G. Low; and Governor [Frederick Ferdinand] Low. Other identifiable photographs are of [Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, VA]; the ship U.S.S. Idaho; a caricature entitled \"The Reliable Gentleman\" and [Lake Toxaway, NC]."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Bell, Charles Heyer, 1798-1875","Smith, Israel, Jr","Swartout, Samuel, 1804-1867"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Smith, Israel, Jr","Swartout, Samuel, 1804-1867"],"persname_ssim":["Bell, Charles Heyer, 1798-1875","Smith, Israel, Jr","Swartout, Samuel, 1804-1867"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":34,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:57:03.645Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_107"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8479","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Clara L. Lawrence Papers","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8479#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Lawrence, Clara L.","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8479#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection primarily concerns Clara Louise Walde Lawrence's career as a nurse in the period before, during, and after World War I. Materials in the collection include correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs and negatives, pamphlets, medical supplies, and other publications. Most of the correspondence, photographs, and publications relate to either WWI or nursing. Notable correspondents include a letter from Julia Cherney (Bateman) to Clara Walde while serving as a missionary in China. Other items of interest include a 1763 Boston Gazette as well as several 19th century American newspapers. The collection also includes Lawrence's Veterans Administration account books from the 1930s.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8479#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8479","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8479","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8479","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8479","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8479.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Lawrence, Clara L. Papers","title_ssm":["Clara L. Lawrence Papers"],"title_tesim":["Clara L. Lawrence Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1763, 1883-1888, 1909-1939"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1763, 1883-1888, 1909-1939"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. Acc. 2009.299","/repositories/2/resources/8479"],"text":["Mss. Acc. 2009.299","/repositories/2/resources/8479","Clara L. Lawrence Papers","Nurses--1910-1920","Women--Travel","World War, 1914-1918--Medical and sanitary affairs","Diaries","Letters (correspondence)","Negatives","Photographs","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.","Clara Louise Walde Lawrence was a nurse in the period before, during, and after World War I. Her family lived in Rochester, New York and her two children were named Betty and Donald.","Accessioned by Amy C. Schindler, University Archivist, in July 2009. Arranged and described by Terry Noziglia, SCRC Staff, in August-October 2009; further arranged and described by Peter Klicker, SCRC Staff, in December 2009-January 2010.  Acc. 2010.784 added by Benjamin Bromley in January 2011.","A compact disc with digital copies of transcripts of letters was pulled from this collection and was added to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection in November 2010."," Artifacts transferred to the Manuscripts Artifact Collection include  Eating Utensil Set  (2009.299.01);  Bread Ration Coupon  (2009.299.02);  Mauser Patrone 88 Rifle Cartridge  (2009.299.03);  10 Pfennig Coblenz Kriegeld Coin  (2009.299.04);  200 Mark Coin  (2009.299.05);  U.S. Army Identification Tag  (2009.299.06);  La Semeuse 2 Franc French Coin Pin  (2009.299.07);  Miniature Charm Souvenir Photo Album of Vichy, France  (2009.299.08);  'Andenken von Rheinland' Heart Pendant  (2009.299.09);  Metal Button with Eagle and Anchor Beneath 13 Stars  (2009.299.10);  'A' Circle Felt Patch  (2009.299.11);  Chevron Overseas Service Patch  (2009.299.12); and  Nurse's Storage Belt  (2009.299.13).","This collection primarily concerns Clara Louise Walde Lawrence's career as a nurse in the period before, during, and after World War I.  Materials in the collection include correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs and negatives, pamphlets, medical supplies, and other publications.  Most of the correspondence, photographs, and publications relate to either WWI or nursing.  Notable correspondents include a letter from Julia Cherney (Bateman) to Clara Walde while serving as a missionary in China.  Other items of interest include a 1763 Boston Gazette as well as several 19th century American newspapers.  The collection also includes Lawrence's Veterans Administration account books from the 1930s.","Transcriptions were created of the correspondence before the collection was donated to the Special Collections Research Center and are available here as PDFs.","Series 4, Acc. 2010.784 contains correspondence, 1909-1923. ","This series contains correspondences between Clara Lawrence and her friends and family before, during, and after the World War I period. Many of the correspondences come from Julia Cherney (Bateman),a friend of Lawrence and a missionary in China. Cherney describes her travels in Asia and later life in the United States. Another segment of the correspondences date from the World War I period. Lawrence exchanged letters frequently with her mother, father and sister, describing her experiences training in Alabama and later serving as a nurse in France and Germany. She also communicated on a regular basis with her future husband, Sergeant Otto Lawrence.","This series contains materials from Clara Lawrence's life and career as a nurse during the World War I period. Two albums include photographs, newspaper clippings, receipts, and other materials related to Lawrence's involvement in World War I.  Items of interest include an order announcing the November 11, 1918 Armistice ending World War I. The series also contains Lawrence's nursing certificates from the states of New York and Michigan, as well as several Red Cross publications.  In addition, the series includes fiduciary account books from the Veterans Administration and negatives of family photographs.","The album consists primarily of pictures of an army base during World War I as well as other scenes in Europe.  Additionally, the album includes several newspaper clippings, hotel receipts and Western Union telegrams.  The album also contains orders from Headquarters, including the announcement of the November 11, 1918 Armistice.","The souvenir book contains material related to nursing, such as hospital photographs, business cards, newspaper clippings, and Red Cross publications.  Additionally, the book includes wedding notices, seasonal greeting cards, and poetry pieces.","Wallets, souvenir boxes, and leather case.","This series contains historical American newspapers as well as publications related to WWI and nursing. Items of interest include a 1763 Boston Gazette as well as several 19th century newspapers concerning political events. The series also contains maps from the WWI era, publications related to WWI, and language phrase books. In addition the series contains a brief history of the base where Lawrence served during WWI, as well as pamphlets related to nursing.","Map of Europe, map of Southern Railway System, pamphlet on Michigan State Parks, pamphlet on Der Rhein, German Hotel Brochures, and other related materials.","This folder includes several historical papers including a 1763 Boston Gazette, an 1848 Owego Gazette, an 1883 Rochester Morning Herald, and an 1888 New York Mail and Express. Many of these newspapers concern presidential elections and other major political events. Additionally, the folder includes a flier from President Lincoln's 1864 re-election campaign and a memorial pamphlet marking the passing of General U.S. Grant. The folder also contains materials related to World War I, such as several Nations at War publications and a German map of France.","Nursing pamphlets on topics such as heart disease and eye care. Folder also includes pamphlets on baths of Neuenahr.","Manuscript history of Base 19, and excerpts of letters between Miss Jones and Miss Keith which describe nursing life on base. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box.","French and German phrasebooks and cards. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box.","Popular History of France, History of the Shoe, Patriotic Songbook. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box.","A compact disc filled with digital copies of transcripts of letters was pulled from this collection and was added to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection in November 2010."," Artifacts transferred to the Manuscripts Artifact Collection include  Eating Utensil Set  (2009.299.01);  Bread Ration Coupon  (2009.299.02);  Mauser Patrone 88 Rifle Cartridge  (2009.299.03);  10 Pfennig Coblenz Kriegeld Coin  (2009.299.04);  200 Mark Coin  (2009.299.05);  U.S. Army Identification Tag  (2009.299.06);  La Semeuse 2 Franc French Coin Pin  (2009.299.07);  Miniature Charm Souvenir Photo Album of Vichy, France  (2009.299.08);  'Andenken von Rheinland' Heart Pendant  (2009.299.09);  Metal Button with Eagle and Anchor Beneath 13 Stars  (2009.299.10);  'A' Circle Felt Patch  (2009.299.11);  Chevron Overseas Service Patch  (2009.299.12); and  Nurse's Storage Belt  (2009.299.13).","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Lawrence, Clara L.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Many of the correspondences come from Julia Cherney (Bateman),a friend of Lawrence and a missionary in China. Cherney describes her travels in Asia and later life in the United States. Another segment of the correspondences date from the World War I period. Lawrence exchanged letters frequently with her mother, father and sister, describing her experiences training in Alabama and later serving as a nurse in France and Germany. 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Items of interest include a 1763 Boston Gazette as well as several 19th century newspapers concerning political events. The series also contains maps from the WWI era, publications related to WWI, and language phrase books. In addition the series contains a brief history of the base where Lawrence served during WWI, as well as pamphlets related to nursing.","Map of Europe, map of Southern Railway System, pamphlet on Michigan State Parks, pamphlet on Der Rhein, German Hotel Brochures, and other related materials.","This folder includes several historical papers including a 1763 Boston Gazette, an 1848 Owego Gazette, an 1883 Rochester Morning Herald, and an 1888 New York Mail and Express. Many of these newspapers concern presidential elections and other major political events. Additionally, the folder includes a flier from President Lincoln's 1864 re-election campaign and a memorial pamphlet marking the passing of General U.S. Grant. 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 Mauser Patrone 88 Rifle Cartridge  (2009.299.03);  10 Pfennig Coblenz Kriegeld Coin  (2009.299.04);  200 Mark Coin  (2009.299.05);  U.S. Army Identification Tag  (2009.299.06);  La Semeuse 2 Franc French Coin Pin  (2009.299.07);  Miniature Charm Souvenir Photo Album of Vichy, France  (2009.299.08);  'Andenken von Rheinland' Heart Pendant  (2009.299.09);  Metal Button with Eagle and Anchor Beneath 13 Stars  (2009.299.10);  'A' Circle Felt Patch  (2009.299.11);  Chevron Overseas Service Patch  (2009.299.12); and  Nurse's Storage Belt  (2009.299.13)."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Lawrence, Clara L."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Lawrence, Clara L."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":27,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T14:07:47.330Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8479","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8479","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8479","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8479","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8479.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Lawrence, Clara L. Papers","title_ssm":["Clara L. Lawrence Papers"],"title_tesim":["Clara L. Lawrence Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1763, 1883-1888, 1909-1939"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1763, 1883-1888, 1909-1939"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. Acc. 2009.299","/repositories/2/resources/8479"],"text":["Mss. Acc. 2009.299","/repositories/2/resources/8479","Clara L. Lawrence Papers","Nurses--1910-1920","Women--Travel","World War, 1914-1918--Medical and sanitary affairs","Diaries","Letters (correspondence)","Negatives","Photographs","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.","Clara Louise Walde Lawrence was a nurse in the period before, during, and after World War I. Her family lived in Rochester, New York and her two children were named Betty and Donald.","Accessioned by Amy C. Schindler, University Archivist, in July 2009. Arranged and described by Terry Noziglia, SCRC Staff, in August-October 2009; further arranged and described by Peter Klicker, SCRC Staff, in December 2009-January 2010.  Acc. 2010.784 added by Benjamin Bromley in January 2011.","A compact disc with digital copies of transcripts of letters was pulled from this collection and was added to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection in November 2010."," Artifacts transferred to the Manuscripts Artifact Collection include  Eating Utensil Set  (2009.299.01);  Bread Ration Coupon  (2009.299.02);  Mauser Patrone 88 Rifle Cartridge  (2009.299.03);  10 Pfennig Coblenz Kriegeld Coin  (2009.299.04);  200 Mark Coin  (2009.299.05);  U.S. Army Identification Tag  (2009.299.06);  La Semeuse 2 Franc French Coin Pin  (2009.299.07);  Miniature Charm Souvenir Photo Album of Vichy, France  (2009.299.08);  'Andenken von Rheinland' Heart Pendant  (2009.299.09);  Metal Button with Eagle and Anchor Beneath 13 Stars  (2009.299.10);  'A' Circle Felt Patch  (2009.299.11);  Chevron Overseas Service Patch  (2009.299.12); and  Nurse's Storage Belt  (2009.299.13).","This collection primarily concerns Clara Louise Walde Lawrence's career as a nurse in the period before, during, and after World War I.  Materials in the collection include correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs and negatives, pamphlets, medical supplies, and other publications.  Most of the correspondence, photographs, and publications relate to either WWI or nursing.  Notable correspondents include a letter from Julia Cherney (Bateman) to Clara Walde while serving as a missionary in China.  Other items of interest include a 1763 Boston Gazette as well as several 19th century American newspapers.  The collection also includes Lawrence's Veterans Administration account books from the 1930s.","Transcriptions were created of the correspondence before the collection was donated to the Special Collections Research Center and are available here as PDFs.","Series 4, Acc. 2010.784 contains correspondence, 1909-1923. ","This series contains correspondences between Clara Lawrence and her friends and family before, during, and after the World War I period. Many of the correspondences come from Julia Cherney (Bateman),a friend of Lawrence and a missionary in China. Cherney describes her travels in Asia and later life in the United States. Another segment of the correspondences date from the World War I period. Lawrence exchanged letters frequently with her mother, father and sister, describing her experiences training in Alabama and later serving as a nurse in France and Germany. She also communicated on a regular basis with her future husband, Sergeant Otto Lawrence.","This series contains materials from Clara Lawrence's life and career as a nurse during the World War I period. Two albums include photographs, newspaper clippings, receipts, and other materials related to Lawrence's involvement in World War I.  Items of interest include an order announcing the November 11, 1918 Armistice ending World War I. The series also contains Lawrence's nursing certificates from the states of New York and Michigan, as well as several Red Cross publications.  In addition, the series includes fiduciary account books from the Veterans Administration and negatives of family photographs.","The album consists primarily of pictures of an army base during World War I as well as other scenes in Europe.  Additionally, the album includes several newspaper clippings, hotel receipts and Western Union telegrams.  The album also contains orders from Headquarters, including the announcement of the November 11, 1918 Armistice.","The souvenir book contains material related to nursing, such as hospital photographs, business cards, newspaper clippings, and Red Cross publications.  Additionally, the book includes wedding notices, seasonal greeting cards, and poetry pieces.","Wallets, souvenir boxes, and leather case.","This series contains historical American newspapers as well as publications related to WWI and nursing. Items of interest include a 1763 Boston Gazette as well as several 19th century newspapers concerning political events. The series also contains maps from the WWI era, publications related to WWI, and language phrase books. In addition the series contains a brief history of the base where Lawrence served during WWI, as well as pamphlets related to nursing.","Map of Europe, map of Southern Railway System, pamphlet on Michigan State Parks, pamphlet on Der Rhein, German Hotel Brochures, and other related materials.","This folder includes several historical papers including a 1763 Boston Gazette, an 1848 Owego Gazette, an 1883 Rochester Morning Herald, and an 1888 New York Mail and Express. Many of these newspapers concern presidential elections and other major political events. Additionally, the folder includes a flier from President Lincoln's 1864 re-election campaign and a memorial pamphlet marking the passing of General U.S. Grant. The folder also contains materials related to World War I, such as several Nations at War publications and a German map of France.","Nursing pamphlets on topics such as heart disease and eye care. Folder also includes pamphlets on baths of Neuenahr.","Manuscript history of Base 19, and excerpts of letters between Miss Jones and Miss Keith which describe nursing life on base. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box.","French and German phrasebooks and cards. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box.","Popular History of France, History of the Shoe, Patriotic Songbook. 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Items of interest include a 1763 Boston Gazette as well as several 19th century newspapers concerning political events. The series also contains maps from the WWI era, publications related to WWI, and language phrase books. In addition the series contains a brief history of the base where Lawrence served during WWI, as well as pamphlets related to nursing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMap of Europe, map of Southern Railway System, pamphlet on Michigan State Parks, pamphlet on Der Rhein, German Hotel Brochures, and other related materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder includes several historical papers including a 1763 Boston Gazette, an 1848 Owego Gazette, an 1883 Rochester Morning Herald, and an 1888 New York Mail and Express. Many of these newspapers concern presidential elections and other major political events. Additionally, the folder includes a flier from President Lincoln's 1864 re-election campaign and a memorial pamphlet marking the passing of General U.S. Grant. The folder also contains materials related to World War I, such as several Nations at War publications and a German map of France.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNursing pamphlets on topics such as heart disease and eye care. Folder also includes pamphlets on baths of Neuenahr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript history of Base 19, and excerpts of letters between Miss Jones and Miss Keith which describe nursing life on base. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrench and German phrasebooks and cards. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePopular History of France, History of the Shoe, Patriotic Songbook. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection primarily concerns Clara Louise Walde Lawrence's career as a nurse in the period before, during, and after World War I.  Materials in the collection include correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs and negatives, pamphlets, medical supplies, and other publications.  Most of the correspondence, photographs, and publications relate to either WWI or nursing.  Notable correspondents include a letter from Julia Cherney (Bateman) to Clara Walde while serving as a missionary in China.  Other items of interest include a 1763 Boston Gazette as well as several 19th century American newspapers.  The collection also includes Lawrence's Veterans Administration account books from the 1930s.","Transcriptions were created of the correspondence before the collection was donated to the Special Collections Research Center and are available here as PDFs.","Series 4, Acc. 2010.784 contains correspondence, 1909-1923. ","This series contains correspondences between Clara Lawrence and her friends and family before, during, and after the World War I period. Many of the correspondences come from Julia Cherney (Bateman),a friend of Lawrence and a missionary in China. Cherney describes her travels in Asia and later life in the United States. Another segment of the correspondences date from the World War I period. Lawrence exchanged letters frequently with her mother, father and sister, describing her experiences training in Alabama and later serving as a nurse in France and Germany. She also communicated on a regular basis with her future husband, Sergeant Otto Lawrence.","This series contains materials from Clara Lawrence's life and career as a nurse during the World War I period. Two albums include photographs, newspaper clippings, receipts, and other materials related to Lawrence's involvement in World War I.  Items of interest include an order announcing the November 11, 1918 Armistice ending World War I. The series also contains Lawrence's nursing certificates from the states of New York and Michigan, as well as several Red Cross publications.  In addition, the series includes fiduciary account books from the Veterans Administration and negatives of family photographs.","The album consists primarily of pictures of an army base during World War I as well as other scenes in Europe.  Additionally, the album includes several newspaper clippings, hotel receipts and Western Union telegrams.  The album also contains orders from Headquarters, including the announcement of the November 11, 1918 Armistice.","The souvenir book contains material related to nursing, such as hospital photographs, business cards, newspaper clippings, and Red Cross publications.  Additionally, the book includes wedding notices, seasonal greeting cards, and poetry pieces.","Wallets, souvenir boxes, and leather case.","This series contains historical American newspapers as well as publications related to WWI and nursing. Items of interest include a 1763 Boston Gazette as well as several 19th century newspapers concerning political events. The series also contains maps from the WWI era, publications related to WWI, and language phrase books. In addition the series contains a brief history of the base where Lawrence served during WWI, as well as pamphlets related to nursing.","Map of Europe, map of Southern Railway System, pamphlet on Michigan State Parks, pamphlet on Der Rhein, German Hotel Brochures, and other related materials.","This folder includes several historical papers including a 1763 Boston Gazette, an 1848 Owego Gazette, an 1883 Rochester Morning Herald, and an 1888 New York Mail and Express. Many of these newspapers concern presidential elections and other major political events. Additionally, the folder includes a flier from President Lincoln's 1864 re-election campaign and a memorial pamphlet marking the passing of General U.S. Grant. The folder also contains materials related to World War I, such as several Nations at War publications and a German map of France.","Nursing pamphlets on topics such as heart disease and eye care. Folder also includes pamphlets on baths of Neuenahr.","Manuscript history of Base 19, and excerpts of letters between Miss Jones and Miss Keith which describe nursing life on base. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box.","French and German phrasebooks and cards. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box.","Popular History of France, History of the Shoe, Patriotic Songbook. Originally in Berlin Linene Fabirc box."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eA compact disc filled with digital copies of transcripts of letters was pulled from this collection and was added to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection in November 2010.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Artifacts transferred to the Manuscripts Artifact Collection include \u003cextref audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=60797\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135271\"\u003eEating Utensil Set\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.01); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=60797\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135272\"\u003eBread Ration Coupon\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.02); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=60797\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135273\"\u003eMauser Patrone 88 Rifle Cartridge\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.03); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=60797\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135274\"\u003e10 Pfennig Coblenz Kriegeld Coin\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.04); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=60797\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135275\"\u003e200 Mark Coin\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.05); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=60797\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135276\"\u003eU.S. Army Identification Tag\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.06); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=132934\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135277\"\u003eLa Semeuse 2 Franc French Coin Pin\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.07); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=132934\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135278\"\u003eMiniature Charm Souvenir Photo Album of Vichy, France\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.08); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=132934\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135281\"\u003e'Andenken von Rheinland' Heart Pendant\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.09); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=132934\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135284\"\u003eMetal Button with Eagle and Anchor Beneath 13 Stars\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.10); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=132934\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135286\"\u003e'A' Circle Felt Patch\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.11); \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=132934\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135287\"\u003eChevron Overseas Service Patch\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.12); and \u003cextref actuate=\"onRequest\" audience=\"external\" type=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid\u0026amp;id=8203\u0026amp;rootcontentid=60797\u0026amp;q=2009.299#id135293\"\u003eNurse's Storage Belt\u003c/extref\u003e (2009.299.13).\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials:"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["A compact disc filled with digital copies of transcripts of letters was pulled from this collection and was added to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection in November 2010."," Artifacts transferred to the Manuscripts Artifact Collection include  Eating Utensil Set  (2009.299.01);  Bread Ration Coupon  (2009.299.02);  Mauser Patrone 88 Rifle Cartridge  (2009.299.03);  10 Pfennig Coblenz Kriegeld Coin  (2009.299.04);  200 Mark Coin  (2009.299.05);  U.S. Army Identification Tag  (2009.299.06);  La Semeuse 2 Franc French Coin Pin  (2009.299.07);  Miniature Charm Souvenir Photo Album of Vichy, France  (2009.299.08);  'Andenken von Rheinland' Heart Pendant  (2009.299.09);  Metal Button with Eagle and Anchor Beneath 13 Stars  (2009.299.10);  'A' Circle Felt Patch  (2009.299.11);  Chevron Overseas Service Patch  (2009.299.12); and  Nurse's Storage Belt  (2009.299.13)."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Lawrence, Clara L."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Lawrence, Clara L."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":27,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T14:07:47.330Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8479"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8481","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Coleman-Wilson Papers","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8481#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Coleman, Mary Haldane Begg, 1875-1967","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8481#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eLetters, chiefly 1919-1964, written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (1875-1967) of Williamsburg, Virginia, to Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson (1881-1965), of Charlottesville, Virginia. Diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman and Isabella Haldane.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8481#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8481","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8481","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8481","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8481","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8481.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Coleman-Wilson Papers","title_ssm":["Coleman-Wilson Papers"],"title_tesim":["Coleman-Wilson Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1775-1989","1883-1964"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1883-1964"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1775-1989"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 96 C67","/repositories/2/resources/8481"],"text":["Mss. 96 C67","/repositories/2/resources/8481","Coleman-Wilson Papers","Campbell County (Va.)--History","Williamsburg (Va.)--History","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs","College of William and Mary--History--20th century","World War, 1914-1918","World War, 1939-1945","Correspondence","Diaries","Scrapbooks","1602 items and 79 diaries.","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Organization: This collection is organized into six series: ","Series 1 contains letters, Series 2 contains material relating to various material, Series 3 contains miscellaneous material, Series 4 contains photographs, Series 5 contains awards and medals, and Series 6 contains scrapbooks. Series 7 contains diaries. ","Arrangement: This collection is arranged into series which are then primarily arranged chronologically by date. Those folders with multiple dates are located at the end of each series. ","Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00047.frame","Processed by Stacy Malgee in 1996.  Diaries processed by Anne Johnson in 2012.","Microforms, Swem Library, CS71 C692 2006 Mary Haldane Begg Coleman Diaries. Volumes 1 - 40. 8 reels.","Letters, chiefly 1919-1964, written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (1875-1967) of Williamsburg, Virginia, to Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson (1881-1965), of Charlottesville, Virginia. Diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman and Isabella Haldane.","Other correspondents include Janet Coleman Kimbrough, Mary H.B. Coleman's daughter and Alida Wilson Davison, the daughter of Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson.","Scrapbooks containing information on John Tyler, Tyler descendants, and the Tucker family. Photographs mainly of Coleman family and friends; collection of medals awarded to James Southall Wilson, husband of Julia Tyler Wilson. Also included in collection are a letter from Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson and two Virginia pound notes dated 1775.","Subjects covered in the collection include the Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, the College of William and Mary, World War I and II, Begg and Tucker genealogy and life in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson was the daughter of Lyon Gardiner Tyler and the granddaughter of President John Tyler. Mary Haldane Begg Coleman was the wife of George Preston Coleman, mayor of Williamsburg. George P. Coleman was a direct descendant of St. George Tucker.","Mary Haldane Begg Coleman Diaries. 75 volumes. January 1893 to March 1965. Mary Haldane Begg Coleman is the Mother of Janet C. Kimbrough.  All volumes have been microfilmed and are located in the Microform area, Swem Library, CS71 C692 2006 Mary Haldane Begg Coleman Diaries.","Isabella Haldane Diaries. 4 volumes. January 1883 to November 1888.  Isabella Haldane is the Aunt of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman and lived with the Begg Family in Campbell County, Virginia during the period the diaries were written.  All volumes have been microfilmed and are located in the Microform area, Swem Library, CS71 C692 2006 Isabelle Haldane Diaries.","This series is divided into yearly subseries.","Wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family. Colemans get a new Ford car, Janet Coleman attending W\u0026M, George P. Coleman becomes highway commissioner, Wilsons move to a new house, recounting traveller's perception of Russian situation, discussion of inflation in Germany and sending German relatives money, \"incendiary address to be given ... by a negro next Thursday...\" stopped by whites by getting Black people in the town \"let the lecturer know he was not wanted in Williamsburg ... ,\" Lyon G. Tyler's accident and Highway Department movie on Virginia, election and participation of \"new voters\" women.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Scope and Contents George Coleman and Harry Byrd political fighting, reopening of Marshall-Wythe Law School, Lyon G. Tyler speaks at W\u0026M, President's House has a fire, Janet Coleman's W\u0026M \"fraternity\" Gamma Omega affiliates with Kappa Alpha Theta, Janet Coleman engaged to George Finney, Janet drops out of Johns Hopkins because of engagement, Alexander Graham Bell dies, Janet Coleman's engagement broken, Cynthia Coleman to attend Miss Ellets' St. Catherine's School. 22 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Scope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","George Coleman resigns from Highway Commission, Janet Coleman attends UVA, Wilsons to get Ford car, electricity being put in Tucker House, May and Cynthia Coleman sail to Europe, Lyon G. Tyler remarries.","Scope and Contents May and Cynthia Coleman return from Europe, short discussion of Tucker family tree, building cabin at Yorktown (\"Kiskiack\"), discussing the London Conference, Lyon G. Tyler and wife expecting baby, fire at the Tucker House. 27 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Description of eclipse, discussion about \"teenagers,\" fire at W\u0026M, Janet Coleman plans to go to Syracuse and graduates from UVA medical school, May Coleman's mother dies, Cynthia Coleman's appendix removed. 43 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Scope and Contents Colemans buy a Studebaker, contrasting mourning customs of contemporary and earlier generations, Alida Wilson crowned \"May Queen,\" discussion of Lindbergh's flight, Janet and Cynthia Coleman go abroad, W.A.R. Goodwin \"mysteriously buying up Williamsburg,\" Janet Coleman marries Ray Kimbrough, Restoration buys the Coleman House. 32 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Scope and Contents Kimbroughs move to Norfolk, Beverley Tucker's death and funeral, Mary Goodwin discovers Bodlean plate, Tucker House to be restored, Cynthia Coleman marries Singleton Moorehead, fire at Bassett Hall, Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough born. 39 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Scope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families","Mooreheads in Boston, Alida Wilson attends Wellesley College, Colemans move back into Tucker House, sesquicentennial of Yorktown.","Scope and Contents Restoration moves Confederate statue off Palace Green, Restoration begins garden of Tucker House, Lindbergh baby kidnapped, Governors meeting in Williamsburg - May mentions being \"very much attracted by Franklin Roosevelt,\" Charles Coleman's death, Restoration of the courthouse, Nancy Wilson graduates from Sweet Briar, opening of the Raleigh Tavern, Governor's Palace being built, compilation of \"Williamsburg Scrap-book,\" Peyton-Randolph House restored, Mary Tyler's death and funeral, \"main College building\" turned over to Restoration. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Capitol and Palace being finished, mention of German friends' opinions of Hitler, thoughts on Russia and Germany. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","George Coleman finishes term as mayor, central heat in Tucker House, George Coleman on committee to name Restoration buildings - opposes name \"Wren building,\" Cynthia Kimbrough born, Winston Churchill visits Williamsburg and Tucker House, Stewart Bryan becomes W\u0026M President, Duke of Gloucester St. finished, Mooreheads move into one of Restoration houses on Duke of Gloucester St. across from the Inn. 36 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Hostesses in Williamsburg given colonial costumes, Lyon G. Tyler illness and death, Powder Magazine and jail being restored, Kimbroughs in new home, plans for Williamsburg Inn decided. 33 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","May gets and dislikes her first Radio, Powder Magazine finished, description of President Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, furnishing of Palace and Bassett Hall for the Rockefellers. 41 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Andrew Mellon makes offer for Tucker House, John Randolph portrait for new National Gallery, abdication of Edward VIII, May Coleman to write about St. George Tucker, lunch with Rockefellers at Bassett Hall, Hindenburg discussed, discussion of Amelia Earhart, death of Mr. McRae of Carter's Grove, Kippy Kimbrough has appendicitis. 36 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Dr W.A.R. Goodwin to retire from Bruton Parish, Honorary degree given to Georgia O'Keefe, George Coleman's portrait for the College of William and Mary painted, Mary Coleman transfers old Tucker letters to Colonial Williamsburg Research Office, Shirley Temple visits Williamsburg, Alida Wilson marries Charles Davison, Nancy Wilson marries Jack Drewry. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Mary Coleman's book, St. George Tucker, Citizen of No Mean City published, Singleton Moorehead's father's death, discussion of European situation and war, George Coleman's heart attack and recovery, Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin's death. 25 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","John D. Rockefeller's portrait painted courtesy of Williamsburg citizens, news of war from European friends, discussion of Gone With the Wind, birth of Patricia Drewry. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities sends England a motor canteen \"as tribute from her first colony,\" establishment of the Bundles for Britain program, Williamsburg tunnel built, amazement at color photography, talk of possible invasion of England. 23 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Discussion of Pearl Harbor and war, Walt Disney's Fantasia discussed, George Coleman receives LL.D. and delivers the Alumni address at William and Mary, Katherine Davison born, tourist boom in Williamsburg just prior to start of gas rationing, destruction of the French fleet, One hundredth anniversary of the first Christmas tree in Virginia celebrated at the Tucker House. 30 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Ration books issued, General staffs of America and Britain meet in Williamsburg, Billy Goodwin missing - first Williamsburg casualty of the war, Bruce Begg (son of one of Mary Coleman's cousins) killed in Sicily. 33 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital with fluid in her lungs, Jimmy Drewry born, Robert Bryan (Stewart Bryan's nephew) killed in Italy, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enrolls in Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Colemans eat lunch with Walt Disney at the Travis House, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return to Philippines described as \"most dramatic instant in the war,\" Mary Coleman's vote for Roosevelt \"without quite such faith in his administration, but from the conviction that no one else could do anything like so well at this juncture.\" 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Charles Davison goes to fight, German prisoners escaped from Camp Peary captured in Williamsburg, F.D. Roosevelt's death, Julia Davison dies, Robbery and fire in the Tucker House, Kimbroughs move to Richmond, war ends, Charles Davison, Jimmie and Ben Hubbard return home. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Williamsburg Inn reopens for civilians, Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower visit Williamsburg, Cynthia Kimbrough's confirmation, Joan Hubbard born, George Coleman has mild stroke, Francis Bland Saunders living at Tucker House. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Sabel Hubbard retires from silver shop, Ray Kimbrough's mother dies, Mary Coleman goes to the movies with Abby Rockefeller, Listening to Royal Wedding on the radio Elizabeth. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Visit from President and Mrs. Truman to Williamsburg, Abby Rockefeller dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough wins a 3-year William and Mary scholarship for his chemistry examination scores, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates from Episcopal High School, George Coleman dies, Elizabeth Coleman (George Coleman's sister) dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enters William and Mary and joins Kappa Sigma. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents George Coleman's Indian artifacts divided and given to white and \"coloured\" schools, Janet and Ray Kimbrough separate, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough gets polio. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Gallery of Phi Beta Kappa Hall now Ewell Hall collapses, fire at one of the taverns leaves one man dead and several badly hurt, Jimmie Hubbard ordered to report to camp in Georgia, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough visits Bermuda to help recover from polio, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough returns to William and Mary, Robert Tucker of Baltimore dies at age 102, Jane Kimbrough gets a job at Camp Lee, Restoration gets two buses \"to transport tourists or ticket holders about town...,\" Mary Coleman finds, reads, and burns letters she wrote to George. 27 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Singleton Moorehead has hernia operation, opening of Kings Arms Tavern \"which is to take the place of the Travis House,\" demotion of General MacArthur and way people treated him, Cynthia Kimbrough graduates from St. Catherine's, Francis Bland Saunders marries Dick Tyree, building of the Coleman Bridge, Wilson's move, Mr. Rockefeller remarries, Cynthia Kimbrough goes to William and Mary, William and Mary President Pomfret resigns and is replaced by President Chandler, 25th anniversary of the Restoration, Catherine Hubbard born. 40 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Ascension of Queen Elizabeth II after King's death, opening of Coleman Bridge, Janet, \"Kippy\" and Cynthia Kimbrough go to Europe, Janet Kimbrough begins to work at Ft. Eustis, Eisenhower's election, Singleton Moorehead's mother dies. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates and receives Fulbright scholarship, Adah Begg Mary Coleman's sister-in-law dies suddenly, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough leaves for Europe, Julia and James Wilson go to Davidson. 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough decides to remain in Germany an extra year, Mrs. W.A.R. Goodwin's death, UVA establishes the James Southall Wilson scholarship, reaction to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - \"this ruling against segregation is in the back of everyone's head just now, and yet everyone is extremely silent on the subject,\" Tucker Coleman dies, Queen Elizabeth visits Williamsburg. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","William and Mary incident (fatal automobile accident following fraternity party) - Mary Coleman comments on Alvin Chandler's inability to handle the situation, Cynthia Kimbrough apple blossom princess, Mary Coleman and Julia Wilson go to Colorado to visit Tucker relatives, Cynthia Kimbrough marries Robert Barlowe, Isabelle Hubbard has cataract operation, Wilsons buy a television. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents James Wilson's sister (Georgie?) dies, Alida Davison has ectopic pregnancy, Tucker House gets a washing machine, Frank Craighill leaves Bruton Parish, Renate Albrecht \"Kippy\" Kimbrough's girlfriend visits Williamsburg, Mooreheads get a new house, Eisenhower/Nixon win re-election, Cotesworth Pinckney Lewis becomes new rector of Bruton Parish. 39 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum opened, Information Center opened, 350th Jamestown Anniversary, President Eisenhower visits Colonial Williamsburg, Robin Barlowe born, Queen Elizabeth II visits Colonial Williamsburg. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Singleton Moorehead in the hospital, visit from Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Pound, Alida Davison has hysterectomy, Lord Botetourt Statue removed from Wren Yard. 41 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families","Scope and Contents Mary Coleman gives James Wilson Edgar Allan Poe letters, George Coleman Barlowe born, Isabelle Hubbard daughter of Jimmie and Blanche Hubbard marries Sonny Sewell, Doris Kimbrough born. 35 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Kimbroughs travel to Europe, John D. Rockefeller dies, Kimbroughs move to Atlanta. 29 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Wilsons celebrate 50th wedding anniversary, Isabelle Sewell has a miscarriage, Charles Barlowe born, Dr. Paschall inaugurated as President of the College of William and Mary, Singleton Moorehead has mild stroke. 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families","John Glenn's orbit, Mary Coleman decides to donate many of Tucker House books to William and Mary Library, Cynthia Moorehead dies, Eric Kimbrough born, Pamela Sewell born, Duke of Gloucester St. closed to traffic, Eleanor Roosevelt's death. 28 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Patricia Drewry marries, James Southall Wilson dies, Singleton Moorehead moves into an apartment, John F. Kennedy assassinated, Scottish relative Susie Bingam visits. 40 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Susie Bingham returns to Scotland, Mary Coleman announces she \"can't get excited over space flights, when I remember what Lindberg and the Wright brothers did 'just the other day,'\" Singleton Moorehead dies. 16 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Robert Begg dies, Dr. E.G. Swem dies, Julia Wilson dies. 29 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson and to Alida Wilson Davison","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, and Julia Wilson's daughter Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital for operation on her leg, Mary Coleman in hospital after a fall, Mary Coleman dies. Letters date from 1966, including 2 letters - one from 1967 and another from 1969. 12 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, and May's daughter, Janet Coleman Kimbrough to Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families","Christmas verses written and sent by Mary Coleman annually as Christmas cards to her friends. 24 items. Card.","24 items. Card.","Stories and poetry written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (with one story written by Janet Coleman Kimbrough). 4 items.","4 items. Manuscripts.","Correspondence concerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 6 items.","Concerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Material concerning members of the Tucker-Coleman families, material concerning Williamsburg and particularly Colonial Williamsburg. 20 items.","Includes reminiscences of the Begg family as well as obituaries for a few family members.","14 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.","33 items.","16 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.","17 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings. Includes articles, addresses, and programs of events.","From Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton University, to James Southall Wilson turning down an invitation to Williamsburg.","Presented to James Southall Wilson by Alida Jordan Wilson Jones.","3 items. Printed Materials.","7 items. Printed Materials.","27 items. Photographs.","Taken at the Jamestown Celebration, subjects include Lyon G. Tyler, Julia G. Tyler, and Charles Coleman, taken by Holsinger's Studio of Charlottesville, Virginia.","2 women unidentified, Julia G. Tyler (far left) and Elizabeth E. Tyler (far right).","All unidentified except Elizabeth E. Tyler (far left) and Julia G. Tyler (3rd from left). 10 subjects total.","Head and shoulders, formal portrait of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, Laborie Studio.","Cynthia Coleman on George P. Coleman's shoulders, Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing in front of George Coleman and Janet Coleman standing in front of Mary Coleman. Addressed \"Love from the whole family to dear Coz Annie.\"","Individuals identified from left to right, Cynthia Coleman, Janet Coleman, and Julia Tyler Wilson sitting in row boat out on the water. Cynthia and Janet Coleman looking at photographer.","Both are seated, Janet Coleman on left with long hair and dark bow, Cynthia on right with short hair and white bow, W.W. Foster Studio, Richmond, Virginia.","Seated outside with a black cat on his shoulders, a dog in front of him and a rooster at his side. Labeled \"George Coleman and Co.\"","Dressed in a hat and coat, kneeling outside. She holds a black cat and is playing with a dog","Bridesmaids of Janet Coleman's wedding, 7 women in sleeveless dresses, tea length; all holding large bouquets; Cynthia Coleman is in the middle holding bouquet with ribbons. Nancy Wilson is farthest on the right.","Full side view of Janet Coleman standing in wedding dress and veil, holding large bouquet with ribbons.","View of Janet Coleman seated holding baby Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. with a note \"This is my precious baby!...\" from Janet","Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing on tree swing.","Side view of Cynthia Kimbrough holding a bow and arrow with Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing behind her.","Full frontal view of George P. Coleman standing behind Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. (holding plastic innertube) and Cynthia Kimbrough.","Six children outside, the 3 in the foreground sitting and the rest standing. Labeled on back \"Garrets and Colemans.\" Boy sitting in foreground possibly Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. and baby 2nd from left possibly Isabel Hubbard. Other children unidentifiable.","Isabel Hubbard (Sr.) sitting on ground and Isabel Hubbard (Jr.) standing in front of her.","Full frontal view; from left to right: Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr., Nikky Dillard, Cynthia Kimbrough, Jimmie Dillard, David Montague, Isabel Hubbard, and Harriet Hodges.","Full frontal group shot, George P. Coleman sitting in front of group and Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing behind him. Others unidentified.","Full view of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman sitting at a table reading.","Photograph of the portrait of Cynthia Beverley Tucker, Attached in notecard with a note written about the portrait by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Of the portrait of George P. Coleman","Full view of the front of the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Full view of front of the St. George Tucker House, labeled \"Tucker House - Williamsburg, Virginia.\"","Frontal view of the St. George Tucker House in Williamsburg, Virginia, as seen from the left approach.","View of the right side of the front room in the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Side view of yard and porch of an unidentified estate.","Artifacts - Princeton University Bicentennial Medal, Harvard Tercentenary Medal, College of William and Mary Alumni Award, Phi Beta Kappa key, Champion of the 14th annual contest of the Virginia State Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, University of Virginia medal, Poe Centenary medal from UVA, William and Mary medal","Award 1.","Award 2, Medal.","Award 3, Key.","Award 4, Medal.","Award 5, Pin.","Award 6, Medal.","Award 7, Medal.","Award 8.","Award 10, Medal.","Award 11, Pin.","75 volumes of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, the mother of Janet C. Kimbrough, written in Williamsburg, Virginia. Volume 75 is an index to the volumes. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006. 4 volumes of the diaries of Isabella Haldane, the aunt of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, written in Campbell County, Virginia. Includes some comments about friends in Scotland, where she lived before coming to Virginia. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006.","Volumes 1 through 18 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 19 through 39 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 40-54 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 55 through 69 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 70 through 75 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 1960-1965. Volume 75 is an index. 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Coleman becomes highway commissioner, Wilsons move to a new house, recounting traveller's perception of Russian situation, discussion of inflation in Germany and sending German relatives money, \"incendiary address to be given ... by a negro next Thursday...\" stopped by whites by getting Black people in the town \"let the lecturer know he was not wanted in Williamsburg ... ,\" Lyon G. Tyler's accident and Highway Department movie on Virginia, election and participation of \"new voters\" women.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. 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Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Coleman resigns from Highway Commission, Janet Coleman attends UVA, Wilsons to get Ford car, electricity being put in Tucker House, May and Cynthia Coleman sail to Europe, Lyon G. Tyler remarries.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents May and Cynthia Coleman return from Europe, short discussion of Tucker family tree, building cabin at Yorktown (\"Kiskiack\"), discussing the London Conference, Lyon G. Tyler and wife expecting baby, fire at the Tucker House. 27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescription of eclipse, discussion about \"teenagers,\" fire at W\u0026amp;M, Janet Coleman plans to go to Syracuse and graduates from UVA medical school, May Coleman's mother dies, Cynthia Coleman's appendix removed. 43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Colemans buy a Studebaker, contrasting mourning customs of contemporary and earlier generations, Alida Wilson crowned \"May Queen,\" discussion of Lindbergh's flight, Janet and Cynthia Coleman go abroad, W.A.R. Goodwin \"mysteriously buying up Williamsburg,\" Janet Coleman marries Ray Kimbrough, Restoration buys the Coleman House. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Kimbroughs move to Norfolk, Beverley Tucker's death and funeral, Mary Goodwin discovers Bodlean plate, Tucker House to be restored, Cynthia Coleman marries Singleton Moorehead, fire at Bassett Hall, Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough born. 39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMooreheads in Boston, Alida Wilson attends Wellesley College, Colemans move back into Tucker House, sesquicentennial of Yorktown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Restoration moves Confederate statue off Palace Green, Restoration begins garden of Tucker House, Lindbergh baby kidnapped, Governors meeting in Williamsburg - May mentions being \"very much attracted by Franklin Roosevelt,\" Charles Coleman's death, Restoration of the courthouse, Nancy Wilson graduates from Sweet Briar, opening of the Raleigh Tavern, Governor's Palace being built, compilation of \"Williamsburg Scrap-book,\" Peyton-Randolph House restored, Mary Tyler's death and funeral, \"main College building\" turned over to Restoration. 34 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCapitol and Palace being finished, mention of German friends' opinions of Hitler, thoughts on Russia and Germany. 34 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Coleman finishes term as mayor, central heat in Tucker House, George Coleman on committee to name Restoration buildings - opposes name \"Wren building,\" Cynthia Kimbrough born, Winston Churchill visits Williamsburg and Tucker House, Stewart Bryan becomes W\u0026amp;M President, Duke of Gloucester St. finished, Mooreheads move into one of Restoration houses on Duke of Gloucester St. across from the Inn. 36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHostesses in Williamsburg given colonial costumes, Lyon G. Tyler illness and death, Powder Magazine and jail being restored, Kimbroughs in new home, plans for Williamsburg Inn decided. 33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay gets and dislikes her first Radio, Powder Magazine finished, description of President Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, furnishing of Palace and Bassett Hall for the Rockefellers. 41 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAndrew Mellon makes offer for Tucker House, John Randolph portrait for new National Gallery, abdication of Edward VIII, May Coleman to write about St. George Tucker, lunch with Rockefellers at Bassett Hall, Hindenburg discussed, discussion of Amelia Earhart, death of Mr. McRae of Carter's Grove, Kippy Kimbrough has appendicitis. 36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Dr W.A.R. Goodwin to retire from Bruton Parish, Honorary degree given to Georgia O'Keefe, George Coleman's portrait for the College of William and Mary painted, Mary Coleman transfers old Tucker letters to Colonial Williamsburg Research Office, Shirley Temple visits Williamsburg, Alida Wilson marries Charles Davison, Nancy Wilson marries Jack Drewry. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Coleman's book, St. George Tucker, Citizen of No Mean City published, Singleton Moorehead's father's death, discussion of European situation and war, George Coleman's heart attack and recovery, Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin's death. 25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn D. Rockefeller's portrait painted courtesy of Williamsburg citizens, news of war from European friends, discussion of Gone With the Wind, birth of Patricia Drewry. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities sends England a motor canteen \"as tribute from her first colony,\" establishment of the Bundles for Britain program, Williamsburg tunnel built, amazement at color photography, talk of possible invasion of England. 23 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of Pearl Harbor and war, Walt Disney's Fantasia discussed, George Coleman receives LL.D. and delivers the Alumni address at William and Mary, Katherine Davison born, tourist boom in Williamsburg just prior to start of gas rationing, destruction of the French fleet, One hundredth anniversary of the first Christmas tree in Virginia celebrated at the Tucker House. 30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRation books issued, General staffs of America and Britain meet in Williamsburg, Billy Goodwin missing - first Williamsburg casualty of the war, Bruce Begg (son of one of Mary Coleman's cousins) killed in Sicily. 33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital with fluid in her lungs, Jimmy Drewry born, Robert Bryan (Stewart Bryan's nephew) killed in Italy, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enrolls in Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Colemans eat lunch with Walt Disney at the Travis House, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return to Philippines described as \"most dramatic instant in the war,\" Mary Coleman's vote for Roosevelt \"without quite such faith in his administration, but from the conviction that no one else could do anything like so well at this juncture.\" 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles Davison goes to fight, German prisoners escaped from Camp Peary captured in Williamsburg, F.D. Roosevelt's death, Julia Davison dies, Robbery and fire in the Tucker House, Kimbroughs move to Richmond, war ends, Charles Davison, Jimmie and Ben Hubbard return home. 44 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliamsburg Inn reopens for civilians, Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower visit Williamsburg, Cynthia Kimbrough's confirmation, Joan Hubbard born, George Coleman has mild stroke, Francis Bland Saunders living at Tucker House. 44 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sabel Hubbard retires from silver shop, Ray Kimbrough's mother dies, Mary Coleman goes to the movies with Abby Rockefeller, Listening to Royal Wedding on the radio Elizabeth. 34 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Visit from President and Mrs. Truman to Williamsburg, Abby Rockefeller dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough wins a 3-year William and Mary scholarship for his chemistry examination scores, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates from Episcopal High School, George Coleman dies, Elizabeth Coleman (George Coleman's sister) dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enters William and Mary and joins Kappa Sigma. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents George Coleman's Indian artifacts divided and given to white and \"coloured\" schools, Janet and Ray Kimbrough separate, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough gets polio. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Gallery of Phi Beta Kappa Hall now Ewell Hall collapses, fire at one of the taverns leaves one man dead and several badly hurt, Jimmie Hubbard ordered to report to camp in Georgia, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough visits Bermuda to help recover from polio, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough returns to William and Mary, Robert Tucker of Baltimore dies at age 102, Jane Kimbrough gets a job at Camp Lee, Restoration gets two buses \"to transport tourists or ticket holders about town...,\" Mary Coleman finds, reads, and burns letters she wrote to George. 27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSingleton Moorehead has hernia operation, opening of Kings Arms Tavern \"which is to take the place of the Travis House,\" demotion of General MacArthur and way people treated him, Cynthia Kimbrough graduates from St. Catherine's, Francis Bland Saunders marries Dick Tyree, building of the Coleman Bridge, Wilson's move, Mr. Rockefeller remarries, Cynthia Kimbrough goes to William and Mary, William and Mary President Pomfret resigns and is replaced by President Chandler, 25th anniversary of the Restoration, Catherine Hubbard born. 40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Ascension of Queen Elizabeth II after King's death, opening of Coleman Bridge, Janet, \"Kippy\" and Cynthia Kimbrough go to Europe, Janet Kimbrough begins to work at Ft. Eustis, Eisenhower's election, Singleton Moorehead's mother dies. 34 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates and receives Fulbright scholarship, Adah Begg Mary Coleman's sister-in-law dies suddenly, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough leaves for Europe, Julia and James Wilson go to Davidson. 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough decides to remain in Germany an extra year, Mrs. W.A.R. Goodwin's death, UVA establishes the James Southall Wilson scholarship, reaction to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - \"this ruling against segregation is in the back of everyone's head just now, and yet everyone is extremely silent on the subject,\" Tucker Coleman dies, Queen Elizabeth visits Williamsburg. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam and Mary incident (fatal automobile accident following fraternity party) - Mary Coleman comments on Alvin Chandler's inability to handle the situation, Cynthia Kimbrough apple blossom princess, Mary Coleman and Julia Wilson go to Colorado to visit Tucker relatives, Cynthia Kimbrough marries Robert Barlowe, Isabelle Hubbard has cataract operation, Wilsons buy a television. 44 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents James Wilson's sister (Georgie?) dies, Alida Davison has ectopic pregnancy, Tucker House gets a washing machine, Frank Craighill leaves Bruton Parish, Renate Albrecht \"Kippy\" Kimbrough's girlfriend visits Williamsburg, Mooreheads get a new house, Eisenhower/Nixon win re-election, Cotesworth Pinckney Lewis becomes new rector of Bruton Parish. 39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum opened, Information Center opened, 350th Jamestown Anniversary, President Eisenhower visits Colonial Williamsburg, Robin Barlowe born, Queen Elizabeth II visits Colonial Williamsburg. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSingleton Moorehead in the hospital, visit from Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Pound, Alida Davison has hysterectomy, Lord Botetourt Statue removed from Wren Yard. 41 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mary Coleman gives James Wilson Edgar Allan Poe letters, George Coleman Barlowe born, Isabelle Hubbard daughter of Jimmie and Blanche Hubbard marries Sonny Sewell, Doris Kimbrough born. 35 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKimbroughs travel to Europe, John D. Rockefeller dies, Kimbroughs move to Atlanta. 29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilsons celebrate 50th wedding anniversary, Isabelle Sewell has a miscarriage, Charles Barlowe born, Dr. Paschall inaugurated as President of the College of William and Mary, Singleton Moorehead has mild stroke. 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Glenn's orbit, Mary Coleman decides to donate many of Tucker House books to William and Mary Library, Cynthia Moorehead dies, Eric Kimbrough born, Pamela Sewell born, Duke of Gloucester St. closed to traffic, Eleanor Roosevelt's death. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatricia Drewry marries, James Southall Wilson dies, Singleton Moorehead moves into an apartment, John F. Kennedy assassinated, Scottish relative Susie Bingam visits. 40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSusie Bingham returns to Scotland, Mary Coleman announces she \"can't get excited over space flights, when I remember what Lindberg and the Wright brothers did 'just the other day,'\" Singleton Moorehead dies. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Begg dies, Dr. E.G. Swem dies, Julia Wilson dies. 29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson and to Alida Wilson Davison\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, and Julia Wilson's daughter Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital for operation on her leg, Mary Coleman in hospital after a fall, Mary Coleman dies. Letters date from 1966, including 2 letters - one from 1967 and another from 1969. 12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, and May's daughter, Janet Coleman Kimbrough to Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristmas verses written and sent by Mary Coleman annually as Christmas cards to her friends. 24 items. Card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e24 items. Card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStories and poetry written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (with one story written by Janet Coleman Kimbrough). 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Manuscripts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterial concerning members of the Tucker-Coleman families, material concerning Williamsburg and particularly Colonial Williamsburg. 20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes reminiscences of the Begg family as well as obituaries for a few family members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings. Includes articles, addresses, and programs of events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton University, to James Southall Wilson turning down an invitation to Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresented to James Southall Wilson by Alida Jordan Wilson Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items. Printed Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items. Printed Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e27 items. Photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTaken at the Jamestown Celebration, subjects include Lyon G. Tyler, Julia G. Tyler, and Charles Coleman, taken by Holsinger's Studio of Charlottesville, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 women unidentified, Julia G. Tyler (far left) and Elizabeth E. Tyler (far right).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAll unidentified except Elizabeth E. Tyler (far left) and Julia G. Tyler (3rd from left). 10 subjects total.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHead and shoulders, formal portrait of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, Laborie Studio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Coleman on George P. Coleman's shoulders, Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing in front of George Coleman and Janet Coleman standing in front of Mary Coleman. Addressed \"Love from the whole family to dear Coz Annie.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndividuals identified from left to right, Cynthia Coleman, Janet Coleman, and Julia Tyler Wilson sitting in row boat out on the water. Cynthia and Janet Coleman looking at photographer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoth are seated, Janet Coleman on left with long hair and dark bow, Cynthia on right with short hair and white bow, W.W. Foster Studio, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeated outside with a black cat on his shoulders, a dog in front of him and a rooster at his side. Labeled \"George Coleman and Co.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDressed in a hat and coat, kneeling outside. She holds a black cat and is playing with a dog\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBridesmaids of Janet Coleman's wedding, 7 women in sleeveless dresses, tea length; all holding large bouquets; Cynthia Coleman is in the middle holding bouquet with ribbons. Nancy Wilson is farthest on the right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull side view of Janet Coleman standing in wedding dress and veil, holding large bouquet with ribbons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eView of Janet Coleman seated holding baby Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. with a note \"This is my precious baby!...\" from Janet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRay \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing on tree swing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSide view of Cynthia Kimbrough holding a bow and arrow with Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing behind her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull frontal view of George P. Coleman standing behind Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. (holding plastic innertube) and Cynthia Kimbrough.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSix children outside, the 3 in the foreground sitting and the rest standing. Labeled on back \"Garrets and Colemans.\" Boy sitting in foreground possibly Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. and baby 2nd from left possibly Isabel Hubbard. Other children unidentifiable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIsabel Hubbard (Sr.) sitting on ground and Isabel Hubbard (Jr.) standing in front of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull frontal view; from left to right: Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr., Nikky Dillard, Cynthia Kimbrough, Jimmie Dillard, David Montague, Isabel Hubbard, and Harriet Hodges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull frontal group shot, George P. Coleman sitting in front of group and Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing behind him. Others unidentified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull view of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman sitting at a table reading.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of the portrait of Cynthia Beverley Tucker, Attached in notecard with a note written about the portrait by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf the portrait of George P. Coleman\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull view of the front of the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull view of front of the St. George Tucker House, labeled \"Tucker House - Williamsburg, Virginia.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrontal view of the St. George Tucker House in Williamsburg, Virginia, as seen from the left approach.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eView of the right side of the front room in the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSide view of yard and porch of an unidentified estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArtifacts - Princeton University Bicentennial Medal, Harvard Tercentenary Medal, College of William and Mary Alumni Award, Phi Beta Kappa key, Champion of the 14th annual contest of the Virginia State Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, University of Virginia medal, Poe Centenary medal from UVA, William and Mary medal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 2, Medal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 3, Key.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 4, Medal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 5, Pin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 6, Medal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 7, Medal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 8.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 10, Medal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 11, Pin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e75 volumes of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, the mother of Janet C. Kimbrough, written in Williamsburg, Virginia. Volume 75 is an index to the volumes. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006. 4 volumes of the diaries of Isabella Haldane, the aunt of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, written in Campbell County, Virginia. Includes some comments about friends in Scotland, where she lived before coming to Virginia. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 1 through 18 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 19 through 39 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 40-54 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 55 through 69 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 70 through 75 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 1960-1965. Volume 75 is an index. 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Coleman's daughter and Alida Wilson Davison, the daughter of Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson.","Scrapbooks containing information on John Tyler, Tyler descendants, and the Tucker family. Photographs mainly of Coleman family and friends; collection of medals awarded to James Southall Wilson, husband of Julia Tyler Wilson. Also included in collection are a letter from Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson and two Virginia pound notes dated 1775.","Subjects covered in the collection include the Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, the College of William and Mary, World War I and II, Begg and Tucker genealogy and life in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson was the daughter of Lyon Gardiner Tyler and the granddaughter of President John Tyler. Mary Haldane Begg Coleman was the wife of George Preston Coleman, mayor of Williamsburg. George P. Coleman was a direct descendant of St. George Tucker.","Mary Haldane Begg Coleman Diaries. 75 volumes. January 1893 to March 1965. Mary Haldane Begg Coleman is the Mother of Janet C. Kimbrough.  All volumes have been microfilmed and are located in the Microform area, Swem Library, CS71 C692 2006 Mary Haldane Begg Coleman Diaries.","Isabella Haldane Diaries. 4 volumes. January 1883 to November 1888.  Isabella Haldane is the Aunt of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman and lived with the Begg Family in Campbell County, Virginia during the period the diaries were written.  All volumes have been microfilmed and are located in the Microform area, Swem Library, CS71 C692 2006 Isabelle Haldane Diaries.","This series is divided into yearly subseries.","Wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family. Colemans get a new Ford car, Janet Coleman attending W\u0026M, George P. Coleman becomes highway commissioner, Wilsons move to a new house, recounting traveller's perception of Russian situation, discussion of inflation in Germany and sending German relatives money, \"incendiary address to be given ... by a negro next Thursday...\" stopped by whites by getting Black people in the town \"let the lecturer know he was not wanted in Williamsburg ... ,\" Lyon G. Tyler's accident and Highway Department movie on Virginia, election and participation of \"new voters\" women.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Scope and Contents George Coleman and Harry Byrd political fighting, reopening of Marshall-Wythe Law School, Lyon G. Tyler speaks at W\u0026M, President's House has a fire, Janet Coleman's W\u0026M \"fraternity\" Gamma Omega affiliates with Kappa Alpha Theta, Janet Coleman engaged to George Finney, Janet drops out of Johns Hopkins because of engagement, Alexander Graham Bell dies, Janet Coleman's engagement broken, Cynthia Coleman to attend Miss Ellets' St. Catherine's School. 22 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Scope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","George Coleman resigns from Highway Commission, Janet Coleman attends UVA, Wilsons to get Ford car, electricity being put in Tucker House, May and Cynthia Coleman sail to Europe, Lyon G. Tyler remarries.","Scope and Contents May and Cynthia Coleman return from Europe, short discussion of Tucker family tree, building cabin at Yorktown (\"Kiskiack\"), discussing the London Conference, Lyon G. Tyler and wife expecting baby, fire at the Tucker House. 27 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Description of eclipse, discussion about \"teenagers,\" fire at W\u0026M, Janet Coleman plans to go to Syracuse and graduates from UVA medical school, May Coleman's mother dies, Cynthia Coleman's appendix removed. 43 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Scope and Contents Colemans buy a Studebaker, contrasting mourning customs of contemporary and earlier generations, Alida Wilson crowned \"May Queen,\" discussion of Lindbergh's flight, Janet and Cynthia Coleman go abroad, W.A.R. Goodwin \"mysteriously buying up Williamsburg,\" Janet Coleman marries Ray Kimbrough, Restoration buys the Coleman House. 32 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Scope and Contents Kimbroughs move to Norfolk, Beverley Tucker's death and funeral, Mary Goodwin discovers Bodlean plate, Tucker House to be restored, Cynthia Coleman marries Singleton Moorehead, fire at Bassett Hall, Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough born. 39 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Scope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families","Mooreheads in Boston, Alida Wilson attends Wellesley College, Colemans move back into Tucker House, sesquicentennial of Yorktown.","Scope and Contents Restoration moves Confederate statue off Palace Green, Restoration begins garden of Tucker House, Lindbergh baby kidnapped, Governors meeting in Williamsburg - May mentions being \"very much attracted by Franklin Roosevelt,\" Charles Coleman's death, Restoration of the courthouse, Nancy Wilson graduates from Sweet Briar, opening of the Raleigh Tavern, Governor's Palace being built, compilation of \"Williamsburg Scrap-book,\" Peyton-Randolph House restored, Mary Tyler's death and funeral, \"main College building\" turned over to Restoration. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Capitol and Palace being finished, mention of German friends' opinions of Hitler, thoughts on Russia and Germany. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","George Coleman finishes term as mayor, central heat in Tucker House, George Coleman on committee to name Restoration buildings - opposes name \"Wren building,\" Cynthia Kimbrough born, Winston Churchill visits Williamsburg and Tucker House, Stewart Bryan becomes W\u0026M President, Duke of Gloucester St. finished, Mooreheads move into one of Restoration houses on Duke of Gloucester St. across from the Inn. 36 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Hostesses in Williamsburg given colonial costumes, Lyon G. Tyler illness and death, Powder Magazine and jail being restored, Kimbroughs in new home, plans for Williamsburg Inn decided. 33 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","May gets and dislikes her first Radio, Powder Magazine finished, description of President Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, furnishing of Palace and Bassett Hall for the Rockefellers. 41 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Andrew Mellon makes offer for Tucker House, John Randolph portrait for new National Gallery, abdication of Edward VIII, May Coleman to write about St. George Tucker, lunch with Rockefellers at Bassett Hall, Hindenburg discussed, discussion of Amelia Earhart, death of Mr. McRae of Carter's Grove, Kippy Kimbrough has appendicitis. 36 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Dr W.A.R. Goodwin to retire from Bruton Parish, Honorary degree given to Georgia O'Keefe, George Coleman's portrait for the College of William and Mary painted, Mary Coleman transfers old Tucker letters to Colonial Williamsburg Research Office, Shirley Temple visits Williamsburg, Alida Wilson marries Charles Davison, Nancy Wilson marries Jack Drewry. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Mary Coleman's book, St. George Tucker, Citizen of No Mean City published, Singleton Moorehead's father's death, discussion of European situation and war, George Coleman's heart attack and recovery, Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin's death. 25 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","John D. Rockefeller's portrait painted courtesy of Williamsburg citizens, news of war from European friends, discussion of Gone With the Wind, birth of Patricia Drewry. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities sends England a motor canteen \"as tribute from her first colony,\" establishment of the Bundles for Britain program, Williamsburg tunnel built, amazement at color photography, talk of possible invasion of England. 23 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Discussion of Pearl Harbor and war, Walt Disney's Fantasia discussed, George Coleman receives LL.D. and delivers the Alumni address at William and Mary, Katherine Davison born, tourist boom in Williamsburg just prior to start of gas rationing, destruction of the French fleet, One hundredth anniversary of the first Christmas tree in Virginia celebrated at the Tucker House. 30 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Ration books issued, General staffs of America and Britain meet in Williamsburg, Billy Goodwin missing - first Williamsburg casualty of the war, Bruce Begg (son of one of Mary Coleman's cousins) killed in Sicily. 33 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital with fluid in her lungs, Jimmy Drewry born, Robert Bryan (Stewart Bryan's nephew) killed in Italy, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enrolls in Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Colemans eat lunch with Walt Disney at the Travis House, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return to Philippines described as \"most dramatic instant in the war,\" Mary Coleman's vote for Roosevelt \"without quite such faith in his administration, but from the conviction that no one else could do anything like so well at this juncture.\" 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Charles Davison goes to fight, German prisoners escaped from Camp Peary captured in Williamsburg, F.D. Roosevelt's death, Julia Davison dies, Robbery and fire in the Tucker House, Kimbroughs move to Richmond, war ends, Charles Davison, Jimmie and Ben Hubbard return home. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Williamsburg Inn reopens for civilians, Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower visit Williamsburg, Cynthia Kimbrough's confirmation, Joan Hubbard born, George Coleman has mild stroke, Francis Bland Saunders living at Tucker House. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Sabel Hubbard retires from silver shop, Ray Kimbrough's mother dies, Mary Coleman goes to the movies with Abby Rockefeller, Listening to Royal Wedding on the radio Elizabeth. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Visit from President and Mrs. Truman to Williamsburg, Abby Rockefeller dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough wins a 3-year William and Mary scholarship for his chemistry examination scores, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates from Episcopal High School, George Coleman dies, Elizabeth Coleman (George Coleman's sister) dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enters William and Mary and joins Kappa Sigma. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents George Coleman's Indian artifacts divided and given to white and \"coloured\" schools, Janet and Ray Kimbrough separate, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough gets polio. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Gallery of Phi Beta Kappa Hall now Ewell Hall collapses, fire at one of the taverns leaves one man dead and several badly hurt, Jimmie Hubbard ordered to report to camp in Georgia, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough visits Bermuda to help recover from polio, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough returns to William and Mary, Robert Tucker of Baltimore dies at age 102, Jane Kimbrough gets a job at Camp Lee, Restoration gets two buses \"to transport tourists or ticket holders about town...,\" Mary Coleman finds, reads, and burns letters she wrote to George. 27 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Singleton Moorehead has hernia operation, opening of Kings Arms Tavern \"which is to take the place of the Travis House,\" demotion of General MacArthur and way people treated him, Cynthia Kimbrough graduates from St. Catherine's, Francis Bland Saunders marries Dick Tyree, building of the Coleman Bridge, Wilson's move, Mr. Rockefeller remarries, Cynthia Kimbrough goes to William and Mary, William and Mary President Pomfret resigns and is replaced by President Chandler, 25th anniversary of the Restoration, Catherine Hubbard born. 40 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Ascension of Queen Elizabeth II after King's death, opening of Coleman Bridge, Janet, \"Kippy\" and Cynthia Kimbrough go to Europe, Janet Kimbrough begins to work at Ft. Eustis, Eisenhower's election, Singleton Moorehead's mother dies. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates and receives Fulbright scholarship, Adah Begg Mary Coleman's sister-in-law dies suddenly, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough leaves for Europe, Julia and James Wilson go to Davidson. 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough decides to remain in Germany an extra year, Mrs. W.A.R. Goodwin's death, UVA establishes the James Southall Wilson scholarship, reaction to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - \"this ruling against segregation is in the back of everyone's head just now, and yet everyone is extremely silent on the subject,\" Tucker Coleman dies, Queen Elizabeth visits Williamsburg. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","William and Mary incident (fatal automobile accident following fraternity party) - Mary Coleman comments on Alvin Chandler's inability to handle the situation, Cynthia Kimbrough apple blossom princess, Mary Coleman and Julia Wilson go to Colorado to visit Tucker relatives, Cynthia Kimbrough marries Robert Barlowe, Isabelle Hubbard has cataract operation, Wilsons buy a television. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents James Wilson's sister (Georgie?) dies, Alida Davison has ectopic pregnancy, Tucker House gets a washing machine, Frank Craighill leaves Bruton Parish, Renate Albrecht \"Kippy\" Kimbrough's girlfriend visits Williamsburg, Mooreheads get a new house, Eisenhower/Nixon win re-election, Cotesworth Pinckney Lewis becomes new rector of Bruton Parish. 39 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum opened, Information Center opened, 350th Jamestown Anniversary, President Eisenhower visits Colonial Williamsburg, Robin Barlowe born, Queen Elizabeth II visits Colonial Williamsburg. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Singleton Moorehead in the hospital, visit from Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Pound, Alida Davison has hysterectomy, Lord Botetourt Statue removed from Wren Yard. 41 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families","Scope and Contents Mary Coleman gives James Wilson Edgar Allan Poe letters, George Coleman Barlowe born, Isabelle Hubbard daughter of Jimmie and Blanche Hubbard marries Sonny Sewell, Doris Kimbrough born. 35 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Kimbroughs travel to Europe, John D. Rockefeller dies, Kimbroughs move to Atlanta. 29 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Wilsons celebrate 50th wedding anniversary, Isabelle Sewell has a miscarriage, Charles Barlowe born, Dr. Paschall inaugurated as President of the College of William and Mary, Singleton Moorehead has mild stroke. 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families","John Glenn's orbit, Mary Coleman decides to donate many of Tucker House books to William and Mary Library, Cynthia Moorehead dies, Eric Kimbrough born, Pamela Sewell born, Duke of Gloucester St. closed to traffic, Eleanor Roosevelt's death. 28 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Patricia Drewry marries, James Southall Wilson dies, Singleton Moorehead moves into an apartment, John F. Kennedy assassinated, Scottish relative Susie Bingam visits. 40 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Susie Bingham returns to Scotland, Mary Coleman announces she \"can't get excited over space flights, when I remember what Lindberg and the Wright brothers did 'just the other day,'\" Singleton Moorehead dies. 16 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Robert Begg dies, Dr. E.G. Swem dies, Julia Wilson dies. 29 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson and to Alida Wilson Davison","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, and Julia Wilson's daughter Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital for operation on her leg, Mary Coleman in hospital after a fall, Mary Coleman dies. Letters date from 1966, including 2 letters - one from 1967 and another from 1969. 12 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, and May's daughter, Janet Coleman Kimbrough to Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families","Christmas verses written and sent by Mary Coleman annually as Christmas cards to her friends. 24 items. Card.","24 items. Card.","Stories and poetry written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (with one story written by Janet Coleman Kimbrough). 4 items.","4 items. Manuscripts.","Correspondence concerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 6 items.","Concerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Material concerning members of the Tucker-Coleman families, material concerning Williamsburg and particularly Colonial Williamsburg. 20 items.","Includes reminiscences of the Begg family as well as obituaries for a few family members.","14 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.","33 items.","16 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.","17 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings. Includes articles, addresses, and programs of events.","From Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton University, to James Southall Wilson turning down an invitation to Williamsburg.","Presented to James Southall Wilson by Alida Jordan Wilson Jones.","3 items. Printed Materials.","7 items. Printed Materials.","27 items. Photographs.","Taken at the Jamestown Celebration, subjects include Lyon G. Tyler, Julia G. Tyler, and Charles Coleman, taken by Holsinger's Studio of Charlottesville, Virginia.","2 women unidentified, Julia G. Tyler (far left) and Elizabeth E. Tyler (far right).","All unidentified except Elizabeth E. Tyler (far left) and Julia G. Tyler (3rd from left). 10 subjects total.","Head and shoulders, formal portrait of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, Laborie Studio.","Cynthia Coleman on George P. Coleman's shoulders, Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing in front of George Coleman and Janet Coleman standing in front of Mary Coleman. Addressed \"Love from the whole family to dear Coz Annie.\"","Individuals identified from left to right, Cynthia Coleman, Janet Coleman, and Julia Tyler Wilson sitting in row boat out on the water. Cynthia and Janet Coleman looking at photographer.","Both are seated, Janet Coleman on left with long hair and dark bow, Cynthia on right with short hair and white bow, W.W. Foster Studio, Richmond, Virginia.","Seated outside with a black cat on his shoulders, a dog in front of him and a rooster at his side. Labeled \"George Coleman and Co.\"","Dressed in a hat and coat, kneeling outside. She holds a black cat and is playing with a dog","Bridesmaids of Janet Coleman's wedding, 7 women in sleeveless dresses, tea length; all holding large bouquets; Cynthia Coleman is in the middle holding bouquet with ribbons. Nancy Wilson is farthest on the right.","Full side view of Janet Coleman standing in wedding dress and veil, holding large bouquet with ribbons.","View of Janet Coleman seated holding baby Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. with a note \"This is my precious baby!...\" from Janet","Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing on tree swing.","Side view of Cynthia Kimbrough holding a bow and arrow with Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing behind her.","Full frontal view of George P. Coleman standing behind Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. (holding plastic innertube) and Cynthia Kimbrough.","Six children outside, the 3 in the foreground sitting and the rest standing. Labeled on back \"Garrets and Colemans.\" Boy sitting in foreground possibly Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. and baby 2nd from left possibly Isabel Hubbard. Other children unidentifiable.","Isabel Hubbard (Sr.) sitting on ground and Isabel Hubbard (Jr.) standing in front of her.","Full frontal view; from left to right: Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr., Nikky Dillard, Cynthia Kimbrough, Jimmie Dillard, David Montague, Isabel Hubbard, and Harriet Hodges.","Full frontal group shot, George P. Coleman sitting in front of group and Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing behind him. Others unidentified.","Full view of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman sitting at a table reading.","Photograph of the portrait of Cynthia Beverley Tucker, Attached in notecard with a note written about the portrait by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Of the portrait of George P. Coleman","Full view of the front of the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Full view of front of the St. George Tucker House, labeled \"Tucker House - Williamsburg, Virginia.\"","Frontal view of the St. George Tucker House in Williamsburg, Virginia, as seen from the left approach.","View of the right side of the front room in the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Side view of yard and porch of an unidentified estate.","Artifacts - Princeton University Bicentennial Medal, Harvard Tercentenary Medal, College of William and Mary Alumni Award, Phi Beta Kappa key, Champion of the 14th annual contest of the Virginia State Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, University of Virginia medal, Poe Centenary medal from UVA, William and Mary medal","Award 1.","Award 2, Medal.","Award 3, Key.","Award 4, Medal.","Award 5, Pin.","Award 6, Medal.","Award 7, Medal.","Award 8.","Award 10, Medal.","Award 11, Pin.","75 volumes of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, the mother of Janet C. Kimbrough, written in Williamsburg, Virginia. Volume 75 is an index to the volumes. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006. 4 volumes of the diaries of Isabella Haldane, the aunt of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, written in Campbell County, Virginia. Includes some comments about friends in Scotland, where she lived before coming to Virginia. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006.","Volumes 1 through 18 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 19 through 39 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 40-54 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 55 through 69 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 70 through 75 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 1960-1965. Volume 75 is an index. A partial index, prepared by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, is also included."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_coll_ssim":["Colonial Williamsburg Foundation","Begg family","Coleman family","Tucker","Wilson, James Southall"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Colonial Williamsburg Foundation","Begg family","Coleman family","Tucker","Coleman, Mary Haldane Begg, 1875-1967","Davison, Alida Wilson","Haldane, Isabella","Kimbrough, Janet C. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Organization: This collection is organized into six series: ","Series 1 contains letters, Series 2 contains material relating to various material, Series 3 contains miscellaneous material, Series 4 contains photographs, Series 5 contains awards and medals, and Series 6 contains scrapbooks. Series 7 contains diaries. ","Arrangement: This collection is arranged into series which are then primarily arranged chronologically by date. Those folders with multiple dates are located at the end of each series. ","Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00047.frame","Processed by Stacy Malgee in 1996.  Diaries processed by Anne Johnson in 2012.","Microforms, Swem Library, CS71 C692 2006 Mary Haldane Begg Coleman Diaries. Volumes 1 - 40. 8 reels.","Letters, chiefly 1919-1964, written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (1875-1967) of Williamsburg, Virginia, to Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson (1881-1965), of Charlottesville, Virginia. Diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman and Isabella Haldane.","Other correspondents include Janet Coleman Kimbrough, Mary H.B. Coleman's daughter and Alida Wilson Davison, the daughter of Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson.","Scrapbooks containing information on John Tyler, Tyler descendants, and the Tucker family. Photographs mainly of Coleman family and friends; collection of medals awarded to James Southall Wilson, husband of Julia Tyler Wilson. Also included in collection are a letter from Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson and two Virginia pound notes dated 1775.","Subjects covered in the collection include the Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, the College of William and Mary, World War I and II, Begg and Tucker genealogy and life in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson was the daughter of Lyon Gardiner Tyler and the granddaughter of President John Tyler. Mary Haldane Begg Coleman was the wife of George Preston Coleman, mayor of Williamsburg. George P. Coleman was a direct descendant of St. George Tucker.","Mary Haldane Begg Coleman Diaries. 75 volumes. January 1893 to March 1965. Mary Haldane Begg Coleman is the Mother of Janet C. Kimbrough.  All volumes have been microfilmed and are located in the Microform area, Swem Library, CS71 C692 2006 Mary Haldane Begg Coleman Diaries.","Isabella Haldane Diaries. 4 volumes. January 1883 to November 1888.  Isabella Haldane is the Aunt of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman and lived with the Begg Family in Campbell County, Virginia during the period the diaries were written.  All volumes have been microfilmed and are located in the Microform area, Swem Library, CS71 C692 2006 Isabelle Haldane Diaries.","This series is divided into yearly subseries.","Wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family. Colemans get a new Ford car, Janet Coleman attending W\u0026M, George P. Coleman becomes highway commissioner, Wilsons move to a new house, recounting traveller's perception of Russian situation, discussion of inflation in Germany and sending German relatives money, \"incendiary address to be given ... by a negro next Thursday...\" stopped by whites by getting Black people in the town \"let the lecturer know he was not wanted in Williamsburg ... ,\" Lyon G. Tyler's accident and Highway Department movie on Virginia, election and participation of \"new voters\" women.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Scope and Contents George Coleman and Harry Byrd political fighting, reopening of Marshall-Wythe Law School, Lyon G. Tyler speaks at W\u0026M, President's House has a fire, Janet Coleman's W\u0026M \"fraternity\" Gamma Omega affiliates with Kappa Alpha Theta, Janet Coleman engaged to George Finney, Janet drops out of Johns Hopkins because of engagement, Alexander Graham Bell dies, Janet Coleman's engagement broken, Cynthia Coleman to attend Miss Ellets' St. Catherine's School. 22 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Scope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","George Coleman resigns from Highway Commission, Janet Coleman attends UVA, Wilsons to get Ford car, electricity being put in Tucker House, May and Cynthia Coleman sail to Europe, Lyon G. Tyler remarries.","Scope and Contents May and Cynthia Coleman return from Europe, short discussion of Tucker family tree, building cabin at Yorktown (\"Kiskiack\"), discussing the London Conference, Lyon G. Tyler and wife expecting baby, fire at the Tucker House. 27 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Description of eclipse, discussion about \"teenagers,\" fire at W\u0026M, Janet Coleman plans to go to Syracuse and graduates from UVA medical school, May Coleman's mother dies, Cynthia Coleman's appendix removed. 43 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Scope and Contents Colemans buy a Studebaker, contrasting mourning customs of contemporary and earlier generations, Alida Wilson crowned \"May Queen,\" discussion of Lindbergh's flight, Janet and Cynthia Coleman go abroad, W.A.R. Goodwin \"mysteriously buying up Williamsburg,\" Janet Coleman marries Ray Kimbrough, Restoration buys the Coleman House. 32 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Scope and Contents Kimbroughs move to Norfolk, Beverley Tucker's death and funeral, Mary Goodwin discovers Bodlean plate, Tucker House to be restored, Cynthia Coleman marries Singleton Moorehead, fire at Bassett Hall, Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough born. 39 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Scope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families","Mooreheads in Boston, Alida Wilson attends Wellesley College, Colemans move back into Tucker House, sesquicentennial of Yorktown.","Scope and Contents Restoration moves Confederate statue off Palace Green, Restoration begins garden of Tucker House, Lindbergh baby kidnapped, Governors meeting in Williamsburg - May mentions being \"very much attracted by Franklin Roosevelt,\" Charles Coleman's death, Restoration of the courthouse, Nancy Wilson graduates from Sweet Briar, opening of the Raleigh Tavern, Governor's Palace being built, compilation of \"Williamsburg Scrap-book,\" Peyton-Randolph House restored, Mary Tyler's death and funeral, \"main College building\" turned over to Restoration. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Capitol and Palace being finished, mention of German friends' opinions of Hitler, thoughts on Russia and Germany. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","George Coleman finishes term as mayor, central heat in Tucker House, George Coleman on committee to name Restoration buildings - opposes name \"Wren building,\" Cynthia Kimbrough born, Winston Churchill visits Williamsburg and Tucker House, Stewart Bryan becomes W\u0026M President, Duke of Gloucester St. finished, Mooreheads move into one of Restoration houses on Duke of Gloucester St. across from the Inn. 36 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Hostesses in Williamsburg given colonial costumes, Lyon G. Tyler illness and death, Powder Magazine and jail being restored, Kimbroughs in new home, plans for Williamsburg Inn decided. 33 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","May gets and dislikes her first Radio, Powder Magazine finished, description of President Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, furnishing of Palace and Bassett Hall for the Rockefellers. 41 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Andrew Mellon makes offer for Tucker House, John Randolph portrait for new National Gallery, abdication of Edward VIII, May Coleman to write about St. George Tucker, lunch with Rockefellers at Bassett Hall, Hindenburg discussed, discussion of Amelia Earhart, death of Mr. McRae of Carter's Grove, Kippy Kimbrough has appendicitis. 36 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Dr W.A.R. Goodwin to retire from Bruton Parish, Honorary degree given to Georgia O'Keefe, George Coleman's portrait for the College of William and Mary painted, Mary Coleman transfers old Tucker letters to Colonial Williamsburg Research Office, Shirley Temple visits Williamsburg, Alida Wilson marries Charles Davison, Nancy Wilson marries Jack Drewry. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Mary Coleman's book, St. George Tucker, Citizen of No Mean City published, Singleton Moorehead's father's death, discussion of European situation and war, George Coleman's heart attack and recovery, Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin's death. 25 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","John D. Rockefeller's portrait painted courtesy of Williamsburg citizens, news of war from European friends, discussion of Gone With the Wind, birth of Patricia Drewry. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities sends England a motor canteen \"as tribute from her first colony,\" establishment of the Bundles for Britain program, Williamsburg tunnel built, amazement at color photography, talk of possible invasion of England. 23 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Discussion of Pearl Harbor and war, Walt Disney's Fantasia discussed, George Coleman receives LL.D. and delivers the Alumni address at William and Mary, Katherine Davison born, tourist boom in Williamsburg just prior to start of gas rationing, destruction of the French fleet, One hundredth anniversary of the first Christmas tree in Virginia celebrated at the Tucker House. 30 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Ration books issued, General staffs of America and Britain meet in Williamsburg, Billy Goodwin missing - first Williamsburg casualty of the war, Bruce Begg (son of one of Mary Coleman's cousins) killed in Sicily. 33 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital with fluid in her lungs, Jimmy Drewry born, Robert Bryan (Stewart Bryan's nephew) killed in Italy, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enrolls in Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Colemans eat lunch with Walt Disney at the Travis House, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return to Philippines described as \"most dramatic instant in the war,\" Mary Coleman's vote for Roosevelt \"without quite such faith in his administration, but from the conviction that no one else could do anything like so well at this juncture.\" 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Charles Davison goes to fight, German prisoners escaped from Camp Peary captured in Williamsburg, F.D. Roosevelt's death, Julia Davison dies, Robbery and fire in the Tucker House, Kimbroughs move to Richmond, war ends, Charles Davison, Jimmie and Ben Hubbard return home. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Williamsburg Inn reopens for civilians, Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower visit Williamsburg, Cynthia Kimbrough's confirmation, Joan Hubbard born, George Coleman has mild stroke, Francis Bland Saunders living at Tucker House. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Sabel Hubbard retires from silver shop, Ray Kimbrough's mother dies, Mary Coleman goes to the movies with Abby Rockefeller, Listening to Royal Wedding on the radio Elizabeth. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Visit from President and Mrs. Truman to Williamsburg, Abby Rockefeller dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough wins a 3-year William and Mary scholarship for his chemistry examination scores, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates from Episcopal High School, George Coleman dies, Elizabeth Coleman (George Coleman's sister) dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enters William and Mary and joins Kappa Sigma. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents George Coleman's Indian artifacts divided and given to white and \"coloured\" schools, Janet and Ray Kimbrough separate, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough gets polio. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Gallery of Phi Beta Kappa Hall now Ewell Hall collapses, fire at one of the taverns leaves one man dead and several badly hurt, Jimmie Hubbard ordered to report to camp in Georgia, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough visits Bermuda to help recover from polio, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough returns to William and Mary, Robert Tucker of Baltimore dies at age 102, Jane Kimbrough gets a job at Camp Lee, Restoration gets two buses \"to transport tourists or ticket holders about town...,\" Mary Coleman finds, reads, and burns letters she wrote to George. 27 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Singleton Moorehead has hernia operation, opening of Kings Arms Tavern \"which is to take the place of the Travis House,\" demotion of General MacArthur and way people treated him, Cynthia Kimbrough graduates from St. Catherine's, Francis Bland Saunders marries Dick Tyree, building of the Coleman Bridge, Wilson's move, Mr. Rockefeller remarries, Cynthia Kimbrough goes to William and Mary, William and Mary President Pomfret resigns and is replaced by President Chandler, 25th anniversary of the Restoration, Catherine Hubbard born. 40 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Ascension of Queen Elizabeth II after King's death, opening of Coleman Bridge, Janet, \"Kippy\" and Cynthia Kimbrough go to Europe, Janet Kimbrough begins to work at Ft. Eustis, Eisenhower's election, Singleton Moorehead's mother dies. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates and receives Fulbright scholarship, Adah Begg Mary Coleman's sister-in-law dies suddenly, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough leaves for Europe, Julia and James Wilson go to Davidson. 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough decides to remain in Germany an extra year, Mrs. W.A.R. Goodwin's death, UVA establishes the James Southall Wilson scholarship, reaction to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - \"this ruling against segregation is in the back of everyone's head just now, and yet everyone is extremely silent on the subject,\" Tucker Coleman dies, Queen Elizabeth visits Williamsburg. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","William and Mary incident (fatal automobile accident following fraternity party) - Mary Coleman comments on Alvin Chandler's inability to handle the situation, Cynthia Kimbrough apple blossom princess, Mary Coleman and Julia Wilson go to Colorado to visit Tucker relatives, Cynthia Kimbrough marries Robert Barlowe, Isabelle Hubbard has cataract operation, Wilsons buy a television. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents James Wilson's sister (Georgie?) dies, Alida Davison has ectopic pregnancy, Tucker House gets a washing machine, Frank Craighill leaves Bruton Parish, Renate Albrecht \"Kippy\" Kimbrough's girlfriend visits Williamsburg, Mooreheads get a new house, Eisenhower/Nixon win re-election, Cotesworth Pinckney Lewis becomes new rector of Bruton Parish. 39 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum opened, Information Center opened, 350th Jamestown Anniversary, President Eisenhower visits Colonial Williamsburg, Robin Barlowe born, Queen Elizabeth II visits Colonial Williamsburg. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Singleton Moorehead in the hospital, visit from Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Pound, Alida Davison has hysterectomy, Lord Botetourt Statue removed from Wren Yard. 41 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families","Scope and Contents Mary Coleman gives James Wilson Edgar Allan Poe letters, George Coleman Barlowe born, Isabelle Hubbard daughter of Jimmie and Blanche Hubbard marries Sonny Sewell, Doris Kimbrough born. 35 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Kimbroughs travel to Europe, John D. Rockefeller dies, Kimbroughs move to Atlanta. 29 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Wilsons celebrate 50th wedding anniversary, Isabelle Sewell has a miscarriage, Charles Barlowe born, Dr. Paschall inaugurated as President of the College of William and Mary, Singleton Moorehead has mild stroke. 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families","John Glenn's orbit, Mary Coleman decides to donate many of Tucker House books to William and Mary Library, Cynthia Moorehead dies, Eric Kimbrough born, Pamela Sewell born, Duke of Gloucester St. closed to traffic, Eleanor Roosevelt's death. 28 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Patricia Drewry marries, James Southall Wilson dies, Singleton Moorehead moves into an apartment, John F. Kennedy assassinated, Scottish relative Susie Bingam visits. 40 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Susie Bingham returns to Scotland, Mary Coleman announces she \"can't get excited over space flights, when I remember what Lindberg and the Wright brothers did 'just the other day,'\" Singleton Moorehead dies. 16 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Robert Begg dies, Dr. E.G. Swem dies, Julia Wilson dies. 29 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson and to Alida Wilson Davison","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, and Julia Wilson's daughter Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital for operation on her leg, Mary Coleman in hospital after a fall, Mary Coleman dies. Letters date from 1966, including 2 letters - one from 1967 and another from 1969. 12 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, and May's daughter, Janet Coleman Kimbrough to Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families","Christmas verses written and sent by Mary Coleman annually as Christmas cards to her friends. 24 items. Card.","24 items. Card.","Stories and poetry written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (with one story written by Janet Coleman Kimbrough). 4 items.","4 items. Manuscripts.","Correspondence concerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 6 items.","Concerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Material concerning members of the Tucker-Coleman families, material concerning Williamsburg and particularly Colonial Williamsburg. 20 items.","Includes reminiscences of the Begg family as well as obituaries for a few family members.","14 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.","33 items.","16 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.","17 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings. Includes articles, addresses, and programs of events.","From Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton University, to James Southall Wilson turning down an invitation to Williamsburg.","Presented to James Southall Wilson by Alida Jordan Wilson Jones.","3 items. Printed Materials.","7 items. Printed Materials.","27 items. Photographs.","Taken at the Jamestown Celebration, subjects include Lyon G. Tyler, Julia G. Tyler, and Charles Coleman, taken by Holsinger's Studio of Charlottesville, Virginia.","2 women unidentified, Julia G. Tyler (far left) and Elizabeth E. Tyler (far right).","All unidentified except Elizabeth E. Tyler (far left) and Julia G. Tyler (3rd from left). 10 subjects total.","Head and shoulders, formal portrait of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, Laborie Studio.","Cynthia Coleman on George P. Coleman's shoulders, Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing in front of George Coleman and Janet Coleman standing in front of Mary Coleman. Addressed \"Love from the whole family to dear Coz Annie.\"","Individuals identified from left to right, Cynthia Coleman, Janet Coleman, and Julia Tyler Wilson sitting in row boat out on the water. Cynthia and Janet Coleman looking at photographer.","Both are seated, Janet Coleman on left with long hair and dark bow, Cynthia on right with short hair and white bow, W.W. Foster Studio, Richmond, Virginia.","Seated outside with a black cat on his shoulders, a dog in front of him and a rooster at his side. Labeled \"George Coleman and Co.\"","Dressed in a hat and coat, kneeling outside. She holds a black cat and is playing with a dog","Bridesmaids of Janet Coleman's wedding, 7 women in sleeveless dresses, tea length; all holding large bouquets; Cynthia Coleman is in the middle holding bouquet with ribbons. Nancy Wilson is farthest on the right.","Full side view of Janet Coleman standing in wedding dress and veil, holding large bouquet with ribbons.","View of Janet Coleman seated holding baby Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. with a note \"This is my precious baby!...\" from Janet","Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing on tree swing.","Side view of Cynthia Kimbrough holding a bow and arrow with Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing behind her.","Full frontal view of George P. Coleman standing behind Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. (holding plastic innertube) and Cynthia Kimbrough.","Six children outside, the 3 in the foreground sitting and the rest standing. Labeled on back \"Garrets and Colemans.\" Boy sitting in foreground possibly Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. and baby 2nd from left possibly Isabel Hubbard. Other children unidentifiable.","Isabel Hubbard (Sr.) sitting on ground and Isabel Hubbard (Jr.) standing in front of her.","Full frontal view; from left to right: Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr., Nikky Dillard, Cynthia Kimbrough, Jimmie Dillard, David Montague, Isabel Hubbard, and Harriet Hodges.","Full frontal group shot, George P. Coleman sitting in front of group and Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing behind him. Others unidentified.","Full view of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman sitting at a table reading.","Photograph of the portrait of Cynthia Beverley Tucker, Attached in notecard with a note written about the portrait by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Of the portrait of George P. Coleman","Full view of the front of the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Full view of front of the St. George Tucker House, labeled \"Tucker House - Williamsburg, Virginia.\"","Frontal view of the St. George Tucker House in Williamsburg, Virginia, as seen from the left approach.","View of the right side of the front room in the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Side view of yard and porch of an unidentified estate.","Artifacts - Princeton University Bicentennial Medal, Harvard Tercentenary Medal, College of William and Mary Alumni Award, Phi Beta Kappa key, Champion of the 14th annual contest of the Virginia State Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, University of Virginia medal, Poe Centenary medal from UVA, William and Mary medal","Award 1.","Award 2, Medal.","Award 3, Key.","Award 4, Medal.","Award 5, Pin.","Award 6, Medal.","Award 7, Medal.","Award 8.","Award 10, Medal.","Award 11, Pin.","75 volumes of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, the mother of Janet C. Kimbrough, written in Williamsburg, Virginia. Volume 75 is an index to the volumes. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006. 4 volumes of the diaries of Isabella Haldane, the aunt of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, written in Campbell County, Virginia. Includes some comments about friends in Scotland, where she lived before coming to Virginia. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006.","Volumes 1 through 18 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 19 through 39 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 40-54 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 55 through 69 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 70 through 75 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 1960-1965. Volume 75 is an index. 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Coleman becomes highway commissioner, Wilsons move to a new house, recounting traveller's perception of Russian situation, discussion of inflation in Germany and sending German relatives money, \"incendiary address to be given ... by a negro next Thursday...\" stopped by whites by getting Black people in the town \"let the lecturer know he was not wanted in Williamsburg ... ,\" Lyon G. Tyler's accident and Highway Department movie on Virginia, election and participation of \"new voters\" women.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. 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Tyler speaks at W\u0026amp;M, President's House has a fire, Janet Coleman's W\u0026amp;M \"fraternity\" Gamma Omega affiliates with Kappa Alpha Theta, Janet Coleman engaged to George Finney, Janet drops out of Johns Hopkins because of engagement, Alexander Graham Bell dies, Janet Coleman's engagement broken, Cynthia Coleman to attend Miss Ellets' St. Catherine's School. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. 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Tyler and wife expecting baby, fire at the Tucker House. 27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescription of eclipse, discussion about \"teenagers,\" fire at W\u0026amp;M, Janet Coleman plans to go to Syracuse and graduates from UVA medical school, May Coleman's mother dies, Cynthia Coleman's appendix removed. 43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Colemans buy a Studebaker, contrasting mourning customs of contemporary and earlier generations, Alida Wilson crowned \"May Queen,\" discussion of Lindbergh's flight, Janet and Cynthia Coleman go abroad, W.A.R. Goodwin \"mysteriously buying up Williamsburg,\" Janet Coleman marries Ray Kimbrough, Restoration buys the Coleman House. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Kimbroughs move to Norfolk, Beverley Tucker's death and funeral, Mary Goodwin discovers Bodlean plate, Tucker House to be restored, Cynthia Coleman marries Singleton Moorehead, fire at Bassett Hall, Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough born. 39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMooreheads in Boston, Alida Wilson attends Wellesley College, Colemans move back into Tucker House, sesquicentennial of Yorktown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Restoration moves Confederate statue off Palace Green, Restoration begins garden of Tucker House, Lindbergh baby kidnapped, Governors meeting in Williamsburg - May mentions being \"very much attracted by Franklin Roosevelt,\" Charles Coleman's death, Restoration of the courthouse, Nancy Wilson graduates from Sweet Briar, opening of the Raleigh Tavern, Governor's Palace being built, compilation of \"Williamsburg Scrap-book,\" Peyton-Randolph House restored, Mary Tyler's death and funeral, \"main College building\" turned over to Restoration. 34 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCapitol and Palace being finished, mention of German friends' opinions of Hitler, thoughts on Russia and Germany. 34 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Coleman finishes term as mayor, central heat in Tucker House, George Coleman on committee to name Restoration buildings - opposes name \"Wren building,\" Cynthia Kimbrough born, Winston Churchill visits Williamsburg and Tucker House, Stewart Bryan becomes W\u0026amp;M President, Duke of Gloucester St. finished, Mooreheads move into one of Restoration houses on Duke of Gloucester St. across from the Inn. 36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHostesses in Williamsburg given colonial costumes, Lyon G. Tyler illness and death, Powder Magazine and jail being restored, Kimbroughs in new home, plans for Williamsburg Inn decided. 33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay gets and dislikes her first Radio, Powder Magazine finished, description of President Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, furnishing of Palace and Bassett Hall for the Rockefellers. 41 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAndrew Mellon makes offer for Tucker House, John Randolph portrait for new National Gallery, abdication of Edward VIII, May Coleman to write about St. George Tucker, lunch with Rockefellers at Bassett Hall, Hindenburg discussed, discussion of Amelia Earhart, death of Mr. McRae of Carter's Grove, Kippy Kimbrough has appendicitis. 36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Dr W.A.R. Goodwin to retire from Bruton Parish, Honorary degree given to Georgia O'Keefe, George Coleman's portrait for the College of William and Mary painted, Mary Coleman transfers old Tucker letters to Colonial Williamsburg Research Office, Shirley Temple visits Williamsburg, Alida Wilson marries Charles Davison, Nancy Wilson marries Jack Drewry. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Coleman's book, St. George Tucker, Citizen of No Mean City published, Singleton Moorehead's father's death, discussion of European situation and war, George Coleman's heart attack and recovery, Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin's death. 25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn D. Rockefeller's portrait painted courtesy of Williamsburg citizens, news of war from European friends, discussion of Gone With the Wind, birth of Patricia Drewry. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities sends England a motor canteen \"as tribute from her first colony,\" establishment of the Bundles for Britain program, Williamsburg tunnel built, amazement at color photography, talk of possible invasion of England. 23 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of Pearl Harbor and war, Walt Disney's Fantasia discussed, George Coleman receives LL.D. and delivers the Alumni address at William and Mary, Katherine Davison born, tourist boom in Williamsburg just prior to start of gas rationing, destruction of the French fleet, One hundredth anniversary of the first Christmas tree in Virginia celebrated at the Tucker House. 30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRation books issued, General staffs of America and Britain meet in Williamsburg, Billy Goodwin missing - first Williamsburg casualty of the war, Bruce Begg (son of one of Mary Coleman's cousins) killed in Sicily. 33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital with fluid in her lungs, Jimmy Drewry born, Robert Bryan (Stewart Bryan's nephew) killed in Italy, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enrolls in Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Colemans eat lunch with Walt Disney at the Travis House, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return to Philippines described as \"most dramatic instant in the war,\" Mary Coleman's vote for Roosevelt \"without quite such faith in his administration, but from the conviction that no one else could do anything like so well at this juncture.\" 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles Davison goes to fight, German prisoners escaped from Camp Peary captured in Williamsburg, F.D. Roosevelt's death, Julia Davison dies, Robbery and fire in the Tucker House, Kimbroughs move to Richmond, war ends, Charles Davison, Jimmie and Ben Hubbard return home. 44 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliamsburg Inn reopens for civilians, Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower visit Williamsburg, Cynthia Kimbrough's confirmation, Joan Hubbard born, George Coleman has mild stroke, Francis Bland Saunders living at Tucker House. 44 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sabel Hubbard retires from silver shop, Ray Kimbrough's mother dies, Mary Coleman goes to the movies with Abby Rockefeller, Listening to Royal Wedding on the radio Elizabeth. 34 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Visit from President and Mrs. Truman to Williamsburg, Abby Rockefeller dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough wins a 3-year William and Mary scholarship for his chemistry examination scores, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates from Episcopal High School, George Coleman dies, Elizabeth Coleman (George Coleman's sister) dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enters William and Mary and joins Kappa Sigma. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents George Coleman's Indian artifacts divided and given to white and \"coloured\" schools, Janet and Ray Kimbrough separate, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough gets polio. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Gallery of Phi Beta Kappa Hall now Ewell Hall collapses, fire at one of the taverns leaves one man dead and several badly hurt, Jimmie Hubbard ordered to report to camp in Georgia, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough visits Bermuda to help recover from polio, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough returns to William and Mary, Robert Tucker of Baltimore dies at age 102, Jane Kimbrough gets a job at Camp Lee, Restoration gets two buses \"to transport tourists or ticket holders about town...,\" Mary Coleman finds, reads, and burns letters she wrote to George. 27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSingleton Moorehead has hernia operation, opening of Kings Arms Tavern \"which is to take the place of the Travis House,\" demotion of General MacArthur and way people treated him, Cynthia Kimbrough graduates from St. Catherine's, Francis Bland Saunders marries Dick Tyree, building of the Coleman Bridge, Wilson's move, Mr. Rockefeller remarries, Cynthia Kimbrough goes to William and Mary, William and Mary President Pomfret resigns and is replaced by President Chandler, 25th anniversary of the Restoration, Catherine Hubbard born. 40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Ascension of Queen Elizabeth II after King's death, opening of Coleman Bridge, Janet, \"Kippy\" and Cynthia Kimbrough go to Europe, Janet Kimbrough begins to work at Ft. Eustis, Eisenhower's election, Singleton Moorehead's mother dies. 34 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates and receives Fulbright scholarship, Adah Begg Mary Coleman's sister-in-law dies suddenly, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough leaves for Europe, Julia and James Wilson go to Davidson. 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough decides to remain in Germany an extra year, Mrs. W.A.R. Goodwin's death, UVA establishes the James Southall Wilson scholarship, reaction to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - \"this ruling against segregation is in the back of everyone's head just now, and yet everyone is extremely silent on the subject,\" Tucker Coleman dies, Queen Elizabeth visits Williamsburg. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam and Mary incident (fatal automobile accident following fraternity party) - Mary Coleman comments on Alvin Chandler's inability to handle the situation, Cynthia Kimbrough apple blossom princess, Mary Coleman and Julia Wilson go to Colorado to visit Tucker relatives, Cynthia Kimbrough marries Robert Barlowe, Isabelle Hubbard has cataract operation, Wilsons buy a television. 44 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents James Wilson's sister (Georgie?) dies, Alida Davison has ectopic pregnancy, Tucker House gets a washing machine, Frank Craighill leaves Bruton Parish, Renate Albrecht \"Kippy\" Kimbrough's girlfriend visits Williamsburg, Mooreheads get a new house, Eisenhower/Nixon win re-election, Cotesworth Pinckney Lewis becomes new rector of Bruton Parish. 39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum opened, Information Center opened, 350th Jamestown Anniversary, President Eisenhower visits Colonial Williamsburg, Robin Barlowe born, Queen Elizabeth II visits Colonial Williamsburg. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSingleton Moorehead in the hospital, visit from Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Pound, Alida Davison has hysterectomy, Lord Botetourt Statue removed from Wren Yard. 41 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mary Coleman gives James Wilson Edgar Allan Poe letters, George Coleman Barlowe born, Isabelle Hubbard daughter of Jimmie and Blanche Hubbard marries Sonny Sewell, Doris Kimbrough born. 35 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKimbroughs travel to Europe, John D. Rockefeller dies, Kimbroughs move to Atlanta. 29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilsons celebrate 50th wedding anniversary, Isabelle Sewell has a miscarriage, Charles Barlowe born, Dr. Paschall inaugurated as President of the College of William and Mary, Singleton Moorehead has mild stroke. 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Glenn's orbit, Mary Coleman decides to donate many of Tucker House books to William and Mary Library, Cynthia Moorehead dies, Eric Kimbrough born, Pamela Sewell born, Duke of Gloucester St. closed to traffic, Eleanor Roosevelt's death. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatricia Drewry marries, James Southall Wilson dies, Singleton Moorehead moves into an apartment, John F. Kennedy assassinated, Scottish relative Susie Bingam visits. 40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSusie Bingham returns to Scotland, Mary Coleman announces she \"can't get excited over space flights, when I remember what Lindberg and the Wright brothers did 'just the other day,'\" Singleton Moorehead dies. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Begg dies, Dr. E.G. Swem dies, Julia Wilson dies. 29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson and to Alida Wilson Davison\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, and Julia Wilson's daughter Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital for operation on her leg, Mary Coleman in hospital after a fall, Mary Coleman dies. Letters date from 1966, including 2 letters - one from 1967 and another from 1969. 12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, and May's daughter, Janet Coleman Kimbrough to Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristmas verses written and sent by Mary Coleman annually as Christmas cards to her friends. 24 items. Card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e24 items. Card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStories and poetry written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (with one story written by Janet Coleman Kimbrough). 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items. Manuscripts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterial concerning members of the Tucker-Coleman families, material concerning Williamsburg and particularly Colonial Williamsburg. 20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes reminiscences of the Begg family as well as obituaries for a few family members.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings. Includes articles, addresses, and programs of events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton University, to James Southall Wilson turning down an invitation to Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresented to James Southall Wilson by Alida Jordan Wilson Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items. Printed Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items. Printed Materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e27 items. Photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTaken at the Jamestown Celebration, subjects include Lyon G. Tyler, Julia G. Tyler, and Charles Coleman, taken by Holsinger's Studio of Charlottesville, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 women unidentified, Julia G. Tyler (far left) and Elizabeth E. Tyler (far right).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAll unidentified except Elizabeth E. Tyler (far left) and Julia G. Tyler (3rd from left). 10 subjects total.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHead and shoulders, formal portrait of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, Laborie Studio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Coleman on George P. Coleman's shoulders, Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing in front of George Coleman and Janet Coleman standing in front of Mary Coleman. Addressed \"Love from the whole family to dear Coz Annie.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndividuals identified from left to right, Cynthia Coleman, Janet Coleman, and Julia Tyler Wilson sitting in row boat out on the water. Cynthia and Janet Coleman looking at photographer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoth are seated, Janet Coleman on left with long hair and dark bow, Cynthia on right with short hair and white bow, W.W. Foster Studio, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeated outside with a black cat on his shoulders, a dog in front of him and a rooster at his side. Labeled \"George Coleman and Co.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDressed in a hat and coat, kneeling outside. She holds a black cat and is playing with a dog\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBridesmaids of Janet Coleman's wedding, 7 women in sleeveless dresses, tea length; all holding large bouquets; Cynthia Coleman is in the middle holding bouquet with ribbons. Nancy Wilson is farthest on the right.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull side view of Janet Coleman standing in wedding dress and veil, holding large bouquet with ribbons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eView of Janet Coleman seated holding baby Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. with a note \"This is my precious baby!...\" from Janet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRay \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing on tree swing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSide view of Cynthia Kimbrough holding a bow and arrow with Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing behind her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull frontal view of George P. Coleman standing behind Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. (holding plastic innertube) and Cynthia Kimbrough.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSix children outside, the 3 in the foreground sitting and the rest standing. Labeled on back \"Garrets and Colemans.\" Boy sitting in foreground possibly Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. and baby 2nd from left possibly Isabel Hubbard. Other children unidentifiable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIsabel Hubbard (Sr.) sitting on ground and Isabel Hubbard (Jr.) standing in front of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull frontal view; from left to right: Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr., Nikky Dillard, Cynthia Kimbrough, Jimmie Dillard, David Montague, Isabel Hubbard, and Harriet Hodges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull frontal group shot, George P. Coleman sitting in front of group and Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing behind him. Others unidentified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull view of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman sitting at a table reading.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of the portrait of Cynthia Beverley Tucker, Attached in notecard with a note written about the portrait by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf the portrait of George P. Coleman\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull view of the front of the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull view of front of the St. George Tucker House, labeled \"Tucker House - Williamsburg, Virginia.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrontal view of the St. George Tucker House in Williamsburg, Virginia, as seen from the left approach.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eView of the right side of the front room in the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSide view of yard and porch of an unidentified estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArtifacts - Princeton University Bicentennial Medal, Harvard Tercentenary Medal, College of William and Mary Alumni Award, Phi Beta Kappa key, Champion of the 14th annual contest of the Virginia State Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, University of Virginia medal, Poe Centenary medal from UVA, William and Mary medal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 2, Medal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 3, Key.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 4, Medal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 5, Pin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 6, Medal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 7, Medal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 8.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 10, Medal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAward 11, Pin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e75 volumes of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, the mother of Janet C. Kimbrough, written in Williamsburg, Virginia. Volume 75 is an index to the volumes. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006. 4 volumes of the diaries of Isabella Haldane, the aunt of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, written in Campbell County, Virginia. Includes some comments about friends in Scotland, where she lived before coming to Virginia. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 1 through 18 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 19 through 39 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 40-54 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 55 through 69 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolumes 70 through 75 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 1960-1965. Volume 75 is an index. 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Coleman's daughter and Alida Wilson Davison, the daughter of Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson.","Scrapbooks containing information on John Tyler, Tyler descendants, and the Tucker family. Photographs mainly of Coleman family and friends; collection of medals awarded to James Southall Wilson, husband of Julia Tyler Wilson. Also included in collection are a letter from Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson and two Virginia pound notes dated 1775.","Subjects covered in the collection include the Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, the College of William and Mary, World War I and II, Begg and Tucker genealogy and life in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson was the daughter of Lyon Gardiner Tyler and the granddaughter of President John Tyler. Mary Haldane Begg Coleman was the wife of George Preston Coleman, mayor of Williamsburg. George P. Coleman was a direct descendant of St. George Tucker.","Mary Haldane Begg Coleman Diaries. 75 volumes. January 1893 to March 1965. Mary Haldane Begg Coleman is the Mother of Janet C. Kimbrough.  All volumes have been microfilmed and are located in the Microform area, Swem Library, CS71 C692 2006 Mary Haldane Begg Coleman Diaries.","Isabella Haldane Diaries. 4 volumes. January 1883 to November 1888.  Isabella Haldane is the Aunt of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman and lived with the Begg Family in Campbell County, Virginia during the period the diaries were written.  All volumes have been microfilmed and are located in the Microform area, Swem Library, CS71 C692 2006 Isabelle Haldane Diaries.","This series is divided into yearly subseries.","Wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family. Colemans get a new Ford car, Janet Coleman attending W\u0026M, George P. Coleman becomes highway commissioner, Wilsons move to a new house, recounting traveller's perception of Russian situation, discussion of inflation in Germany and sending German relatives money, \"incendiary address to be given ... by a negro next Thursday...\" stopped by whites by getting Black people in the town \"let the lecturer know he was not wanted in Williamsburg ... ,\" Lyon G. Tyler's accident and Highway Department movie on Virginia, election and participation of \"new voters\" women.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Scope and Contents George Coleman and Harry Byrd political fighting, reopening of Marshall-Wythe Law School, Lyon G. Tyler speaks at W\u0026M, President's House has a fire, Janet Coleman's W\u0026M \"fraternity\" Gamma Omega affiliates with Kappa Alpha Theta, Janet Coleman engaged to George Finney, Janet drops out of Johns Hopkins because of engagement, Alexander Graham Bell dies, Janet Coleman's engagement broken, Cynthia Coleman to attend Miss Ellets' St. Catherine's School. 22 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, discussing the activities of the family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Scope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","George Coleman resigns from Highway Commission, Janet Coleman attends UVA, Wilsons to get Ford car, electricity being put in Tucker House, May and Cynthia Coleman sail to Europe, Lyon G. Tyler remarries.","Scope and Contents May and Cynthia Coleman return from Europe, short discussion of Tucker family tree, building cabin at Yorktown (\"Kiskiack\"), discussing the London Conference, Lyon G. Tyler and wife expecting baby, fire at the Tucker House. 27 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Description of eclipse, discussion about \"teenagers,\" fire at W\u0026M, Janet Coleman plans to go to Syracuse and graduates from UVA medical school, May Coleman's mother dies, Cynthia Coleman's appendix removed. 43 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","Scope and Contents Colemans buy a Studebaker, contrasting mourning customs of contemporary and earlier generations, Alida Wilson crowned \"May Queen,\" discussion of Lindbergh's flight, Janet and Cynthia Coleman go abroad, W.A.R. Goodwin \"mysteriously buying up Williamsburg,\" Janet Coleman marries Ray Kimbrough, Restoration buys the Coleman House. 32 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Scope and Contents Kimbroughs move to Norfolk, Beverley Tucker's death and funeral, Mary Goodwin discovers Bodlean plate, Tucker House to be restored, Cynthia Coleman marries Singleton Moorehead, fire at Bassett Hall, Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough born. 39 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of her family.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Scope and Contents Letters of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families","Mooreheads in Boston, Alida Wilson attends Wellesley College, Colemans move back into Tucker House, sesquicentennial of Yorktown.","Scope and Contents Restoration moves Confederate statue off Palace Green, Restoration begins garden of Tucker House, Lindbergh baby kidnapped, Governors meeting in Williamsburg - May mentions being \"very much attracted by Franklin Roosevelt,\" Charles Coleman's death, Restoration of the courthouse, Nancy Wilson graduates from Sweet Briar, opening of the Raleigh Tavern, Governor's Palace being built, compilation of \"Williamsburg Scrap-book,\" Peyton-Randolph House restored, Mary Tyler's death and funeral, \"main College building\" turned over to Restoration. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Capitol and Palace being finished, mention of German friends' opinions of Hitler, thoughts on Russia and Germany. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","George Coleman finishes term as mayor, central heat in Tucker House, George Coleman on committee to name Restoration buildings - opposes name \"Wren building,\" Cynthia Kimbrough born, Winston Churchill visits Williamsburg and Tucker House, Stewart Bryan becomes W\u0026M President, Duke of Gloucester St. finished, Mooreheads move into one of Restoration houses on Duke of Gloucester St. across from the Inn. 36 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Hostesses in Williamsburg given colonial costumes, Lyon G. Tyler illness and death, Powder Magazine and jail being restored, Kimbroughs in new home, plans for Williamsburg Inn decided. 33 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","May gets and dislikes her first Radio, Powder Magazine finished, description of President Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, furnishing of Palace and Bassett Hall for the Rockefellers. 41 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly discussing the activities of their families.","Andrew Mellon makes offer for Tucker House, John Randolph portrait for new National Gallery, abdication of Edward VIII, May Coleman to write about St. George Tucker, lunch with Rockefellers at Bassett Hall, Hindenburg discussed, discussion of Amelia Earhart, death of Mr. McRae of Carter's Grove, Kippy Kimbrough has appendicitis. 36 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Dr W.A.R. Goodwin to retire from Bruton Parish, Honorary degree given to Georgia O'Keefe, George Coleman's portrait for the College of William and Mary painted, Mary Coleman transfers old Tucker letters to Colonial Williamsburg Research Office, Shirley Temple visits Williamsburg, Alida Wilson marries Charles Davison, Nancy Wilson marries Jack Drewry. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Mary Coleman's book, St. George Tucker, Citizen of No Mean City published, Singleton Moorehead's father's death, discussion of European situation and war, George Coleman's heart attack and recovery, Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin's death. 25 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","John D. Rockefeller's portrait painted courtesy of Williamsburg citizens, news of war from European friends, discussion of Gone With the Wind, birth of Patricia Drewry. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities sends England a motor canteen \"as tribute from her first colony,\" establishment of the Bundles for Britain program, Williamsburg tunnel built, amazement at color photography, talk of possible invasion of England. 23 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Discussion of Pearl Harbor and war, Walt Disney's Fantasia discussed, George Coleman receives LL.D. and delivers the Alumni address at William and Mary, Katherine Davison born, tourist boom in Williamsburg just prior to start of gas rationing, destruction of the French fleet, One hundredth anniversary of the first Christmas tree in Virginia celebrated at the Tucker House. 30 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Ration books issued, General staffs of America and Britain meet in Williamsburg, Billy Goodwin missing - first Williamsburg casualty of the war, Bruce Begg (son of one of Mary Coleman's cousins) killed in Sicily. 33 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital with fluid in her lungs, Jimmy Drewry born, Robert Bryan (Stewart Bryan's nephew) killed in Italy, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enrolls in Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Colemans eat lunch with Walt Disney at the Travis House, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return to Philippines described as \"most dramatic instant in the war,\" Mary Coleman's vote for Roosevelt \"without quite such faith in his administration, but from the conviction that no one else could do anything like so well at this juncture.\" 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Charles Davison goes to fight, German prisoners escaped from Camp Peary captured in Williamsburg, F.D. Roosevelt's death, Julia Davison dies, Robbery and fire in the Tucker House, Kimbroughs move to Richmond, war ends, Charles Davison, Jimmie and Ben Hubbard return home. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly about the activities of their families.","Williamsburg Inn reopens for civilians, Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower visit Williamsburg, Cynthia Kimbrough's confirmation, Joan Hubbard born, George Coleman has mild stroke, Francis Bland Saunders living at Tucker House. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Sabel Hubbard retires from silver shop, Ray Kimbrough's mother dies, Mary Coleman goes to the movies with Abby Rockefeller, Listening to Royal Wedding on the radio Elizabeth. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Visit from President and Mrs. Truman to Williamsburg, Abby Rockefeller dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough wins a 3-year William and Mary scholarship for his chemistry examination scores, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates from Episcopal High School, George Coleman dies, Elizabeth Coleman (George Coleman's sister) dies, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough enters William and Mary and joins Kappa Sigma. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents George Coleman's Indian artifacts divided and given to white and \"coloured\" schools, Janet and Ray Kimbrough separate, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough gets polio. 31 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Gallery of Phi Beta Kappa Hall now Ewell Hall collapses, fire at one of the taverns leaves one man dead and several badly hurt, Jimmie Hubbard ordered to report to camp in Georgia, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough visits Bermuda to help recover from polio, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough returns to William and Mary, Robert Tucker of Baltimore dies at age 102, Jane Kimbrough gets a job at Camp Lee, Restoration gets two buses \"to transport tourists or ticket holders about town...,\" Mary Coleman finds, reads, and burns letters she wrote to George. 27 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Singleton Moorehead has hernia operation, opening of Kings Arms Tavern \"which is to take the place of the Travis House,\" demotion of General MacArthur and way people treated him, Cynthia Kimbrough graduates from St. Catherine's, Francis Bland Saunders marries Dick Tyree, building of the Coleman Bridge, Wilson's move, Mr. Rockefeller remarries, Cynthia Kimbrough goes to William and Mary, William and Mary President Pomfret resigns and is replaced by President Chandler, 25th anniversary of the Restoration, Catherine Hubbard born. 40 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Ascension of Queen Elizabeth II after King's death, opening of Coleman Bridge, Janet, \"Kippy\" and Cynthia Kimbrough go to Europe, Janet Kimbrough begins to work at Ft. Eustis, Eisenhower's election, Singleton Moorehead's mother dies. 34 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough graduates and receives Fulbright scholarship, Adah Begg Mary Coleman's sister-in-law dies suddenly, \"Kippy\" Kimbrough leaves for Europe, Julia and James Wilson go to Davidson. 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents \"Kippy\" Kimbrough decides to remain in Germany an extra year, Mrs. W.A.R. Goodwin's death, UVA establishes the James Southall Wilson scholarship, reaction to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - \"this ruling against segregation is in the back of everyone's head just now, and yet everyone is extremely silent on the subject,\" Tucker Coleman dies, Queen Elizabeth visits Williamsburg. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","William and Mary incident (fatal automobile accident following fraternity party) - Mary Coleman comments on Alvin Chandler's inability to handle the situation, Cynthia Kimbrough apple blossom princess, Mary Coleman and Julia Wilson go to Colorado to visit Tucker relatives, Cynthia Kimbrough marries Robert Barlowe, Isabelle Hubbard has cataract operation, Wilsons buy a television. 44 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents James Wilson's sister (Georgie?) dies, Alida Davison has ectopic pregnancy, Tucker House gets a washing machine, Frank Craighill leaves Bruton Parish, Renate Albrecht \"Kippy\" Kimbrough's girlfriend visits Williamsburg, Mooreheads get a new house, Eisenhower/Nixon win re-election, Cotesworth Pinckney Lewis becomes new rector of Bruton Parish. 39 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum opened, Information Center opened, 350th Jamestown Anniversary, President Eisenhower visits Colonial Williamsburg, Robin Barlowe born, Queen Elizabeth II visits Colonial Williamsburg. 32 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Singleton Moorehead in the hospital, visit from Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Pound, Alida Davison has hysterectomy, Lord Botetourt Statue removed from Wren Yard. 41 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families","Scope and Contents Mary Coleman gives James Wilson Edgar Allan Poe letters, George Coleman Barlowe born, Isabelle Hubbard daughter of Jimmie and Blanche Hubbard marries Sonny Sewell, Doris Kimbrough born. 35 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Kimbroughs travel to Europe, John D. Rockefeller dies, Kimbroughs move to Atlanta. 29 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Wilsons celebrate 50th wedding anniversary, Isabelle Sewell has a miscarriage, Charles Barlowe born, Dr. Paschall inaugurated as President of the College of William and Mary, Singleton Moorehead has mild stroke. 38 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families","John Glenn's orbit, Mary Coleman decides to donate many of Tucker House books to William and Mary Library, Cynthia Moorehead dies, Eric Kimbrough born, Pamela Sewell born, Duke of Gloucester St. closed to traffic, Eleanor Roosevelt's death. 28 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Patricia Drewry marries, James Southall Wilson dies, Singleton Moorehead moves into an apartment, John F. Kennedy assassinated, Scottish relative Susie Bingam visits. 40 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Susie Bingham returns to Scotland, Mary Coleman announces she \"can't get excited over space flights, when I remember what Lindberg and the Wright brothers did 'just the other day,'\" Singleton Moorehead dies. 16 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Robert Begg dies, Dr. E.G. Swem dies, Julia Wilson dies. 29 items.","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman to Julia Tyler Wilson and to Alida Wilson Davison","Of May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, to Julia Tyler Wilson, wife of James Southall Wilson, and Julia Wilson's daughter Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families.","Scope and Contents Janet Kimbrough in hospital for operation on her leg, Mary Coleman in hospital after a fall, Mary Coleman dies. Letters date from 1966, including 2 letters - one from 1967 and another from 1969. 12 items.","From May Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, wife of George P. Coleman, and May's daughter, Janet Coleman Kimbrough to Alida Wilson Davison, mainly concerning the activities of their families","Christmas verses written and sent by Mary Coleman annually as Christmas cards to her friends. 24 items. Card.","24 items. Card.","Stories and poetry written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (with one story written by Janet Coleman Kimbrough). 4 items.","4 items. Manuscripts.","Correspondence concerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 6 items.","Concerning two Edgar Allen Poe letters which were initially given to James Southall Wilson by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Material concerning members of the Tucker-Coleman families, material concerning Williamsburg and particularly Colonial Williamsburg. 20 items.","Includes reminiscences of the Begg family as well as obituaries for a few family members.","14 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.","33 items.","16 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings.","17 items. Printed Volumes, Newspaper Clippings. Includes articles, addresses, and programs of events.","From Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton University, to James Southall Wilson turning down an invitation to Williamsburg.","Presented to James Southall Wilson by Alida Jordan Wilson Jones.","3 items. Printed Materials.","7 items. Printed Materials.","27 items. Photographs.","Taken at the Jamestown Celebration, subjects include Lyon G. Tyler, Julia G. Tyler, and Charles Coleman, taken by Holsinger's Studio of Charlottesville, Virginia.","2 women unidentified, Julia G. Tyler (far left) and Elizabeth E. Tyler (far right).","All unidentified except Elizabeth E. Tyler (far left) and Julia G. Tyler (3rd from left). 10 subjects total.","Head and shoulders, formal portrait of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, Laborie Studio.","Cynthia Coleman on George P. Coleman's shoulders, Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing in front of George Coleman and Janet Coleman standing in front of Mary Coleman. Addressed \"Love from the whole family to dear Coz Annie.\"","Individuals identified from left to right, Cynthia Coleman, Janet Coleman, and Julia Tyler Wilson sitting in row boat out on the water. Cynthia and Janet Coleman looking at photographer.","Both are seated, Janet Coleman on left with long hair and dark bow, Cynthia on right with short hair and white bow, W.W. Foster Studio, Richmond, Virginia.","Seated outside with a black cat on his shoulders, a dog in front of him and a rooster at his side. Labeled \"George Coleman and Co.\"","Dressed in a hat and coat, kneeling outside. She holds a black cat and is playing with a dog","Bridesmaids of Janet Coleman's wedding, 7 women in sleeveless dresses, tea length; all holding large bouquets; Cynthia Coleman is in the middle holding bouquet with ribbons. Nancy Wilson is farthest on the right.","Full side view of Janet Coleman standing in wedding dress and veil, holding large bouquet with ribbons.","View of Janet Coleman seated holding baby Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. with a note \"This is my precious baby!...\" from Janet","Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing on tree swing.","Side view of Cynthia Kimbrough holding a bow and arrow with Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. standing behind her.","Full frontal view of George P. Coleman standing behind Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. (holding plastic innertube) and Cynthia Kimbrough.","Six children outside, the 3 in the foreground sitting and the rest standing. Labeled on back \"Garrets and Colemans.\" Boy sitting in foreground possibly Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr. and baby 2nd from left possibly Isabel Hubbard. Other children unidentifiable.","Isabel Hubbard (Sr.) sitting on ground and Isabel Hubbard (Jr.) standing in front of her.","Full frontal view; from left to right: Ray \"Kippy\" Kimbrough, Jr., Nikky Dillard, Cynthia Kimbrough, Jimmie Dillard, David Montague, Isabel Hubbard, and Harriet Hodges.","Full frontal group shot, George P. Coleman sitting in front of group and Mary Haldane Begg Coleman standing behind him. Others unidentified.","Full view of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman sitting at a table reading.","Photograph of the portrait of Cynthia Beverley Tucker, Attached in notecard with a note written about the portrait by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Of the portrait of George P. Coleman","Full view of the front of the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Full view of front of the St. George Tucker House, labeled \"Tucker House - Williamsburg, Virginia.\"","Frontal view of the St. George Tucker House in Williamsburg, Virginia, as seen from the left approach.","View of the right side of the front room in the St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Side view of yard and porch of an unidentified estate.","Artifacts - Princeton University Bicentennial Medal, Harvard Tercentenary Medal, College of William and Mary Alumni Award, Phi Beta Kappa key, Champion of the 14th annual contest of the Virginia State Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, University of Virginia medal, Poe Centenary medal from UVA, William and Mary medal","Award 1.","Award 2, Medal.","Award 3, Key.","Award 4, Medal.","Award 5, Pin.","Award 6, Medal.","Award 7, Medal.","Award 8.","Award 10, Medal.","Award 11, Pin.","75 volumes of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, the mother of Janet C. Kimbrough, written in Williamsburg, Virginia. Volume 75 is an index to the volumes. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006. 4 volumes of the diaries of Isabella Haldane, the aunt of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman, written in Campbell County, Virginia. Includes some comments about friends in Scotland, where she lived before coming to Virginia. All volumes have been microfilmed and are available in the Microform area, Swem Library, Call Number CS71 C692 2006.","Volumes 1 through 18 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 19 through 39 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 40-54 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 55 through 69 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman.","Volumes 70 through 75 of the diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman. 1960-1965. Volume 75 is an index. A partial index, prepared by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, is also included."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_coll_ssim":["Colonial Williamsburg Foundation","Begg family","Coleman family","Tucker","Wilson, James Southall"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Colonial Williamsburg Foundation","Begg family","Coleman family","Tucker","Coleman, Mary Haldane Begg, 1875-1967","Davison, Alida Wilson","Haldane, Isabella","Kimbrough, Janet C. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","David Ives Bushnell was born April 28, 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was educated in St. Louis schools and in Europe. He worked as an assistant archaeologist at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University from 1901-1904. Bushnell contributed to the Handbook of American Indians and wrote numerous books on Native American Indians, including Native villages and village sites east of the Mississippi, (1919), Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan tribes west of the Mississippi (1922), The Manahoac tribes in Virginia, 1608 (1932), and Virginia before Jamestown (1940). He did much research in Virginia and in the Midwestern United States. He died on 4 June 1941.","Papers, chiefly 1917-1941, of anthropologist David Ives Bushnell, Jr., including correspondence concerning his research on Indians in North America; diaries, address lists, specimen lists, photographs, magazines, pamphlets, and maps pertaining to his work. Also includes correspondence of his mother, Belle Johnston Bushnell.","The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.","Papers, chiefly 1917-1941, of anthropologist David Ives Bushnell, Jr., including correspondence concerning his research on Indians in North America; diaries, address lists, specimen lists, photographs, magazines, pamphlets, and maps pertaining to his work. Also includes correspondence of his mother, Belle Johnston Bushnell. The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.","Kurz Journal","Re: purchase of \"Indian trading guns\".","Re: Indian uprisings.","Orders commanding expedition to explore the Mississippi, Missouri, etc.","Say, 1787-1834, entomologist, orthinologist, was with Maj. Long - see Folder 4. Maclure, 1763-1840, was geologist, and Pres. Academy of Natural Science.","Scope and Contents Bottom part of letter signed \"Max. Baron von Braunsberg\", dated St. Louis March 30, 1833. Bears note signed \"L.W.S.\" - probably wife of Thomas Say from context, identifying him as Maximilian, Prinzen von Wied.","Regarding death of Tecumseh.","Re: encounters with Indians.","Bears a note \"Written during winter 1848-49\". Mentions Sarah (Evans?).","Includes comments on slavery, the Civil War, Uncle Tom's Cabin.","Scope and Contents Mentions Bryant's \"Thanatopsis\".","Title Page, to 1847 (pg. 6) and through 1847 (pg. 41).","1848 (pg. 42-70); 1849 (pg. 70-83); 1850 (pg. 83-92).","1851, January 1 through August 9, inc. (pg. 93-149).","1851 August 10-September 14, inc. (pg. 150-209).","1851 September 15-September 30 (pg. 210-292).","1851 October 1-October 14 (pg. 293-368).","1851 October 15-November 19 (pg. 369-446).","1851 November 20-December 31 (pg. 447-494).","1852 January 1-January 31 (pg. 495-552).","1852 February 1-April 6 (pg. 553-615).","1852 April 7-September 22 (pg. 616-661-the end).","Includes letters from Henry Giglioli of Florence.","Some Smithsonian Institution correspondence.","Includes Ella Combs letter re: her grandfather.","Includes Smithsonian Inst. correspondence.","Smithsonian; Ontario Museum; Minnesota Hist. Soc. etc.","Scope and Contents \"Sovana\" article, Art \u0026 Archaeology, etc.","Includes letters on Armstrong pictures.","Nat. Geographic Soc., Pa. Academy of Fine Arts, etc.","State of Alabama, Dept Archives \u0026 History etc.","Mo. Hist. Soc., Pa. Academy of Fine Arts, etc.","Includes letters from Fairfax Harrison, Mo. Historical Soc.","Smithsonian, ØBK.","Re: Catlins' North American Indians, the Louvre, Yale Univ. Press, Sec. of War Dwight Davis, etc.","Museum of American Indians, Smithsonian.","Smithsonian, Virginia State Conserv. \u0026 Dev., letter from Swem re: Bodleian print.","Smithsonian, Dora Hood's Book Room.","Dora Hood's, Chicago Fair.","Royal Ontario Museum.","Memo re: Peter Rindesbacher, Royal Ontario Museum.","J. P. Thompson, Royal Ontario Museum, Public Archives of Canada.","Art \u0026 Archaeology Mag., Fairfax Harrison, Royal Ontario Mus., Dora Hood's Book Room.","J. B. Thompson, Paul Kane pictures.","Paul Kane pictures, Fairfax Harrison, Dr. Goodwin appeal for funds.","University of Tennessee, College of William and Mary.","W. P. A., College of William and Mary, Royal Ontario Museum.","Nederlandsh Historisch…","Royal Ontario Mus., Dora Hood of Canada.","Royal Ontario Mus., College of William and Mary.","Indiana Historical Soc., William and Mary.","Oregon City Officials, Royal Ontario Mus. - General Correspondence.","Oregon City Officials, J. Neilson Barry. General Correspondence.","Univ. of California, Royal Ontario Mus.","Minnesota Hist. Soc., Royal Ontario Mus., Mexican swindler's letter.","Missouri Hist. Soc., Minnesota Hist., Soc., Newberry Lib.","W.P.A., U. of Calif.","U. of Cal., Hist. Soc. Montana.","Univ. of Michigan, Univ. of Tennessee.","Paper on W. H. Jackson.","Includes a few from R. W. Pommer in same period, re: the father.","Scope and Contents Also poem \"The Miller's Task\" and booklet \"My Dream Life\" by Mrs. Bushnell.","216 numbered and ruled pages of 7-1/2 x 10 of which pp. 5-15 only have notes - Ojibway [items?]","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of New England trip.","Diary with scattered entries.","Diary.","Almost blank: sketch in front, few numbers in back.","Sketches of implements.","Small address book.","Top-hinged book labelled \"Albemarle County, Virginia,\" with sketches and notes.","Address book.","Showing Indian towns along James, York - Rappahanick rivers.","Identified and signed by Bushnell.","Not identified. 2 specimen photos of implements from Mons site.","Photographs, negatives and prints, miscellaneous. Article on Sovana, with photographs.","Notebook ms. Also bound copy of book.","Contains signature of D. Ives Bushnell.","Almost all are unidentified.","\"Manuscript of Indian Life in Colonial Days, D. I. B. Jr.\" Label on envelope by Bushnell.","Some pages missing. Also printed copies, complete.","Papers describing ancient site near Kimmswick, Jefferson Co., Mo.","Two unidentified TCy pages.","Includes parts of papers, ms, and typed copy.","Inscribed by author W. D. Lighthall.","Re. Christopher Gist, c. 1706-1759, explorer and Washington aide.","Scope and Contents \"Virginia and the Cherokee\". \"Medicines of the Negroes of Albemarle Co.\". \"Survivals of the Stone Age in America\". \"Tuckahoe\" - notes re. the plant.","Includes apparent page from 16th Century account book with dates.","Also contains ms account of Demerara by J. Henry H. Holmes with sketches, etc. 1820-1824.","Photos and prints.","Photo prints.","Wooden box containing rolls of maps of parts of U.S. and Canada. Also a long roll of such maps.","1857 pocket/sectional map of Minnesota and a 1931 Rand McNally pocket map of New Mexico","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834","Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 65 B96","/repositories/2/resources/8497"],"normalized_title_ssm":["David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers"],"collection_ssim":["David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834"],"creator_ssim":["Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834"],"creators_ssim":["Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834"],"places_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Indians of North America","Oregon--History--19th century","Art (sketches)","Correspondence","Diaries","Maps","Photographs","Publications","Watercolors (drawings)"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Indians of North America","Oregon--History--19th century","Art (sketches)","Correspondence","Diaries","Maps","Photographs","Publications","Watercolors (drawings)"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["4731 items"],"extent_ssm":["21.00 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["21.00 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Art (sketches)","Correspondence","Diaries","Maps","Photographs","Publications","Watercolors (drawings)"],"date_range_isim":[1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. 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Bushnell contributed to the Handbook of American Indians and wrote numerous books on Native American Indians, including Native villages and village sites east of the Mississippi, (1919), Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan tribes west of the Mississippi (1922), The Manahoac tribes in Virginia, 1608 (1932), and Virginia before Jamestown (1940). He did much research in Virginia and in the Midwestern United States. He died on 4 June 1941.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["David Ives Bushnell was born April 28, 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was educated in St. Louis schools and in Europe. He worked as an assistant archaeologist at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University from 1901-1904. 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He died on 4 June 1941."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDavid Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, chiefly 1917-1941, of anthropologist David Ives Bushnell, Jr., including correspondence concerning his research on Indians in North America; diaries, address lists, specimen lists, photographs, magazines, pamphlets, and maps pertaining to his work. 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The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKurz Journal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: purchase of \"Indian trading guns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Indian uprisings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrders commanding expedition to explore the Mississippi, Missouri, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSay, 1787-1834, entomologist, orthinologist, was with Maj. Long - see Folder 4. Maclure, 1763-1840, was geologist, and Pres. Academy of Natural Science.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Bottom part of letter signed \"Max. Baron von Braunsberg\", dated St. Louis March 30, 1833. 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Press, Sec. of War Dwight Davis, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum of American Indians, Smithsonian.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmithsonian, Virginia State Conserv. \u0026amp; Dev., letter from Swem re: Bodleian print.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmithsonian, Dora Hood's Book Room.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDora Hood's, Chicago Fair.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRoyal Ontario Museum.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo re: Peter Rindesbacher, Royal Ontario Museum.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. P. Thompson, Royal Ontario Museum, Public Archives of Canada.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArt \u0026amp; Archaeology Mag., Fairfax Harrison, Royal Ontario Mus., Dora Hood's Book Room.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. B. Thompson, Paul Kane pictures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePaul Kane pictures, Fairfax Harrison, Dr. Goodwin appeal for funds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Tennessee, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. P. A., College of William and Mary, Royal Ontario Museum.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNederlandsh Historisch…\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRoyal Ontario Mus., Dora Hood of Canada.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRoyal Ontario Mus., College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndiana Historical Soc., William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOregon City Officials, Royal Ontario Mus. - General Correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOregon City Officials, J. Neilson Barry. General Correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUniv. of California, Royal Ontario Mus.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMinnesota Hist. Soc., Royal Ontario Mus., Mexican swindler's letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMissouri Hist. Soc., Minnesota Hist., Soc., Newberry Lib.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.P.A., U. of Calif.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. of Cal., Hist. Soc. Montana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUniv. of Michigan, Univ. of Tennessee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePaper on W. H. Jackson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a few from R. W. Pommer in same period, re: the father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Also poem \"The Miller's Task\" and booklet \"My Dream Life\" by Mrs. Bushnell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e216 numbered and ruled pages of 7-1/2 x 10 of which pp. 5-15 only have notes - Ojibway [items?]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary of European tour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary of European tour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary of European tour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary of European tour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary of New England trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary with scattered entries.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlmost blank: sketch in front, few numbers in back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSketches of implements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall address book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTop-hinged book labelled \"Albemarle County, Virginia,\" with sketches and notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddress book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShowing Indian towns along James, York - Rappahanick rivers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentified and signed by Bushnell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNot identified. 2 specimen photos of implements from Mons site.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs, negatives and prints, miscellaneous. Article on Sovana, with photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotebook ms. Also bound copy of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains signature of D. Ives Bushnell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlmost all are unidentified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Manuscript of Indian Life in Colonial Days, D. I. B. Jr.\" Label on envelope by Bushnell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome pages missing. Also printed copies, complete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers describing ancient site near Kimmswick, Jefferson Co., Mo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo unidentified TCy pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes parts of papers, ms, and typed copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInscribed by author W. D. Lighthall.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe. Christopher Gist, c. 1706-1759, explorer and Washington aide.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Virginia and the Cherokee\". \"Medicines of the Negroes of Albemarle Co.\". \"Survivals of the Stone Age in America\". \"Tuckahoe\" - notes re. the plant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes apparent page from 16th Century account book with dates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso contains ms account of Demerara by J. Henry H. Holmes with sketches, etc. 1820-1824.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos and prints.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhoto prints.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWooden box containing rolls of maps of parts of U.S. and Canada. Also a long roll of such maps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1857 pocket/sectional map of Minnesota and a 1931 Rand McNally pocket map of New Mexico\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, chiefly 1917-1941, of anthropologist David Ives Bushnell, Jr., including correspondence concerning his research on Indians in North America; diaries, address lists, specimen lists, photographs, magazines, pamphlets, and maps pertaining to his work. Also includes correspondence of his mother, Belle Johnston Bushnell.","The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.","Papers, chiefly 1917-1941, of anthropologist David Ives Bushnell, Jr., including correspondence concerning his research on Indians in North America; diaries, address lists, specimen lists, photographs, magazines, pamphlets, and maps pertaining to his work. Also includes correspondence of his mother, Belle Johnston Bushnell. The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.","Kurz Journal","Re: purchase of \"Indian trading guns\".","Re: Indian uprisings.","Orders commanding expedition to explore the Mississippi, Missouri, etc.","Say, 1787-1834, entomologist, orthinologist, was with Maj. Long - see Folder 4. Maclure, 1763-1840, was geologist, and Pres. Academy of Natural Science.","Scope and Contents Bottom part of letter signed \"Max. Baron von Braunsberg\", dated St. Louis March 30, 1833. Bears note signed \"L.W.S.\" - probably wife of Thomas Say from context, identifying him as Maximilian, Prinzen von Wied.","Regarding death of Tecumseh.","Re: encounters with Indians.","Bears a note \"Written during winter 1848-49\". Mentions Sarah (Evans?).","Includes comments on slavery, the Civil War, Uncle Tom's Cabin.","Scope and Contents Mentions Bryant's \"Thanatopsis\".","Title Page, to 1847 (pg. 6) and through 1847 (pg. 41).","1848 (pg. 42-70); 1849 (pg. 70-83); 1850 (pg. 83-92).","1851, January 1 through August 9, inc. (pg. 93-149).","1851 August 10-September 14, inc. (pg. 150-209).","1851 September 15-September 30 (pg. 210-292).","1851 October 1-October 14 (pg. 293-368).","1851 October 15-November 19 (pg. 369-446).","1851 November 20-December 31 (pg. 447-494).","1852 January 1-January 31 (pg. 495-552).","1852 February 1-April 6 (pg. 553-615).","1852 April 7-September 22 (pg. 616-661-the end).","Includes letters from Henry Giglioli of Florence.","Some Smithsonian Institution correspondence.","Includes Ella Combs letter re: her grandfather.","Includes Smithsonian Inst. correspondence.","Smithsonian; Ontario Museum; Minnesota Hist. Soc. etc.","Scope and Contents \"Sovana\" article, Art \u0026 Archaeology, etc.","Includes letters on Armstrong pictures.","Nat. Geographic Soc., Pa. Academy of Fine Arts, etc.","State of Alabama, Dept Archives \u0026 History etc.","Mo. Hist. Soc., Pa. Academy of Fine Arts, etc.","Includes letters from Fairfax Harrison, Mo. Historical Soc.","Smithsonian, ØBK.","Re: Catlins' North American Indians, the Louvre, Yale Univ. Press, Sec. of War Dwight Davis, etc.","Museum of American Indians, Smithsonian.","Smithsonian, Virginia State Conserv. \u0026 Dev., letter from Swem re: Bodleian print.","Smithsonian, Dora Hood's Book Room.","Dora Hood's, Chicago Fair.","Royal Ontario Museum.","Memo re: Peter Rindesbacher, Royal Ontario Museum.","J. P. Thompson, Royal Ontario Museum, Public Archives of Canada.","Art \u0026 Archaeology Mag., Fairfax Harrison, Royal Ontario Mus., Dora Hood's Book Room.","J. B. Thompson, Paul Kane pictures.","Paul Kane pictures, Fairfax Harrison, Dr. Goodwin appeal for funds.","University of Tennessee, College of William and Mary.","W. P. A., College of William and Mary, Royal Ontario Museum.","Nederlandsh Historisch…","Royal Ontario Mus., Dora Hood of Canada.","Royal Ontario Mus., College of William and Mary.","Indiana Historical Soc., William and Mary.","Oregon City Officials, Royal Ontario Mus. - General Correspondence.","Oregon City Officials, J. Neilson Barry. General Correspondence.","Univ. of California, Royal Ontario Mus.","Minnesota Hist. Soc., Royal Ontario Mus., Mexican swindler's letter.","Missouri Hist. Soc., Minnesota Hist., Soc., Newberry Lib.","W.P.A., U. of Calif.","U. of Cal., Hist. Soc. Montana.","Univ. of Michigan, Univ. of Tennessee.","Paper on W. H. Jackson.","Includes a few from R. W. Pommer in same period, re: the father.","Scope and Contents Also poem \"The Miller's Task\" and booklet \"My Dream Life\" by Mrs. Bushnell.","216 numbered and ruled pages of 7-1/2 x 10 of which pp. 5-15 only have notes - Ojibway [items?]","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of New England trip.","Diary with scattered entries.","Diary.","Almost blank: sketch in front, few numbers in back.","Sketches of implements.","Small address book.","Top-hinged book labelled \"Albemarle County, Virginia,\" with sketches and notes.","Address book.","Showing Indian towns along James, York - Rappahanick rivers.","Identified and signed by Bushnell.","Not identified. 2 specimen photos of implements from Mons site.","Photographs, negatives and prints, miscellaneous. Article on Sovana, with photographs.","Notebook ms. Also bound copy of book.","Contains signature of D. Ives Bushnell.","Almost all are unidentified.","\"Manuscript of Indian Life in Colonial Days, D. I. B. Jr.\" Label on envelope by Bushnell.","Some pages missing. Also printed copies, complete.","Papers describing ancient site near Kimmswick, Jefferson Co., Mo.","Two unidentified TCy pages.","Includes parts of papers, ms, and typed copy.","Inscribed by author W. D. Lighthall.","Re. Christopher Gist, c. 1706-1759, explorer and Washington aide.","Scope and Contents \"Virginia and the Cherokee\". \"Medicines of the Negroes of Albemarle Co.\". \"Survivals of the Stone Age in America\". \"Tuckahoe\" - notes re. the plant.","Includes apparent page from 16th Century account book with dates.","Also contains ms account of Demerara by J. Henry H. Holmes with sketches, etc. 1820-1824.","Photos and prints.","Photo prints.","Wooden box containing rolls of maps of parts of U.S. and Canada. Also a long roll of such maps.","1857 pocket/sectional map of Minnesota and a 1931 Rand McNally pocket map of New Mexico"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834","Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813"],"persname_ssim":["Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834","Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":211,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T14:11:31.580Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8497","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8497","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8497","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8497","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8497.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Bushnell, David Ives Jr., Papers","title_ssm":["David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers"],"title_tesim":["David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1797-1941"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1797-1941"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 65 B96","/repositories/2/resources/8497"],"text":["Mss. 65 B96","/repositories/2/resources/8497","David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers","Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century","Indians of North America","Oregon--History--19th century","Art (sketches)","Correspondence","Diaries","Maps","Photographs","Publications","Watercolors (drawings)","4731 items","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","David Ives Bushnell was born April 28, 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was educated in St. Louis schools and in Europe. He worked as an assistant archaeologist at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University from 1901-1904. Bushnell contributed to the Handbook of American Indians and wrote numerous books on Native American Indians, including Native villages and village sites east of the Mississippi, (1919), Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan tribes west of the Mississippi (1922), The Manahoac tribes in Virginia, 1608 (1932), and Virginia before Jamestown (1940). He did much research in Virginia and in the Midwestern United States. He died on 4 June 1941.","Papers, chiefly 1917-1941, of anthropologist David Ives Bushnell, Jr., including correspondence concerning his research on Indians in North America; diaries, address lists, specimen lists, photographs, magazines, pamphlets, and maps pertaining to his work. Also includes correspondence of his mother, Belle Johnston Bushnell.","The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.","Papers, chiefly 1917-1941, of anthropologist David Ives Bushnell, Jr., including correspondence concerning his research on Indians in North America; diaries, address lists, specimen lists, photographs, magazines, pamphlets, and maps pertaining to his work. Also includes correspondence of his mother, Belle Johnston Bushnell. The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.","Kurz Journal","Re: purchase of \"Indian trading guns\".","Re: Indian uprisings.","Orders commanding expedition to explore the Mississippi, Missouri, etc.","Say, 1787-1834, entomologist, orthinologist, was with Maj. Long - see Folder 4. Maclure, 1763-1840, was geologist, and Pres. Academy of Natural Science.","Scope and Contents Bottom part of letter signed \"Max. Baron von Braunsberg\", dated St. Louis March 30, 1833. Bears note signed \"L.W.S.\" - probably wife of Thomas Say from context, identifying him as Maximilian, Prinzen von Wied.","Regarding death of Tecumseh.","Re: encounters with Indians.","Bears a note \"Written during winter 1848-49\". Mentions Sarah (Evans?).","Includes comments on slavery, the Civil War, Uncle Tom's Cabin.","Scope and Contents Mentions Bryant's \"Thanatopsis\".","Title Page, to 1847 (pg. 6) and through 1847 (pg. 41).","1848 (pg. 42-70); 1849 (pg. 70-83); 1850 (pg. 83-92).","1851, January 1 through August 9, inc. (pg. 93-149).","1851 August 10-September 14, inc. (pg. 150-209).","1851 September 15-September 30 (pg. 210-292).","1851 October 1-October 14 (pg. 293-368).","1851 October 15-November 19 (pg. 369-446).","1851 November 20-December 31 (pg. 447-494).","1852 January 1-January 31 (pg. 495-552).","1852 February 1-April 6 (pg. 553-615).","1852 April 7-September 22 (pg. 616-661-the end).","Includes letters from Henry Giglioli of Florence.","Some Smithsonian Institution correspondence.","Includes Ella Combs letter re: her grandfather.","Includes Smithsonian Inst. correspondence.","Smithsonian; Ontario Museum; Minnesota Hist. Soc. etc.","Scope and Contents \"Sovana\" article, Art \u0026 Archaeology, etc.","Includes letters on Armstrong pictures.","Nat. Geographic Soc., Pa. Academy of Fine Arts, etc.","State of Alabama, Dept Archives \u0026 History etc.","Mo. Hist. Soc., Pa. Academy of Fine Arts, etc.","Includes letters from Fairfax Harrison, Mo. Historical Soc.","Smithsonian, ØBK.","Re: Catlins' North American Indians, the Louvre, Yale Univ. 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General Correspondence.","Univ. of California, Royal Ontario Mus.","Minnesota Hist. Soc., Royal Ontario Mus., Mexican swindler's letter.","Missouri Hist. Soc., Minnesota Hist., Soc., Newberry Lib.","W.P.A., U. of Calif.","U. of Cal., Hist. Soc. Montana.","Univ. of Michigan, Univ. of Tennessee.","Paper on W. H. Jackson.","Includes a few from R. W. Pommer in same period, re: the father.","Scope and Contents Also poem \"The Miller's Task\" and booklet \"My Dream Life\" by Mrs. Bushnell.","216 numbered and ruled pages of 7-1/2 x 10 of which pp. 5-15 only have notes - Ojibway [items?]","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of New England trip.","Diary with scattered entries.","Diary.","Almost blank: sketch in front, few numbers in back.","Sketches of implements.","Small address book.","Top-hinged book labelled \"Albemarle County, Virginia,\" with sketches and notes.","Address book.","Showing Indian towns along James, York - Rappahanick rivers.","Identified and signed by Bushnell.","Not identified. 2 specimen photos of implements from Mons site.","Photographs, negatives and prints, miscellaneous. Article on Sovana, with photographs.","Notebook ms. Also bound copy of book.","Contains signature of D. Ives Bushnell.","Almost all are unidentified.","\"Manuscript of Indian Life in Colonial Days, D. I. B. Jr.\" Label on envelope by Bushnell.","Some pages missing. Also printed copies, complete.","Papers describing ancient site near Kimmswick, Jefferson Co., Mo.","Two unidentified TCy pages.","Includes parts of papers, ms, and typed copy.","Inscribed by author W. D. Lighthall.","Re. Christopher Gist, c. 1706-1759, explorer and Washington aide.","Scope and Contents \"Virginia and the Cherokee\". \"Medicines of the Negroes of Albemarle Co.\". \"Survivals of the Stone Age in America\". \"Tuckahoe\" - notes re. the plant.","Includes apparent page from 16th Century account book with dates.","Also contains ms account of Demerara by J. Henry H. Holmes with sketches, etc. 1820-1824.","Photos and prints.","Photo prints.","Wooden box containing rolls of maps of parts of U.S. and Canada. Also a long roll of such maps.","1857 pocket/sectional map of Minnesota and a 1931 Rand McNally pocket map of New Mexico","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834","Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 65 B96","/repositories/2/resources/8497"],"normalized_title_ssm":["David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers"],"collection_ssim":["David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834"],"creator_ssim":["Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834"],"creators_ssim":["Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941","Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878","Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859","Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841","Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871","Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864","Say, Thomas, 1787-1834"],"places_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Indians of North America","Oregon--History--19th century","Art (sketches)","Correspondence","Diaries","Maps","Photographs","Publications","Watercolors (drawings)"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Indians of North America","Oregon--History--19th century","Art (sketches)","Correspondence","Diaries","Maps","Photographs","Publications","Watercolors (drawings)"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["4731 items"],"extent_ssm":["21.00 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["21.00 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Art (sketches)","Correspondence","Diaries","Maps","Photographs","Publications","Watercolors (drawings)"],"date_range_isim":[1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDavid Ives Bushnell was born April 28, 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was educated in St. Louis schools and in Europe. He worked as an assistant archaeologist at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University from 1901-1904. Bushnell contributed to the Handbook of American Indians and wrote numerous books on Native American Indians, including Native villages and village sites east of the Mississippi, (1919), Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan tribes west of the Mississippi (1922), The Manahoac tribes in Virginia, 1608 (1932), and Virginia before Jamestown (1940). He did much research in Virginia and in the Midwestern United States. He died on 4 June 1941.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["David Ives Bushnell was born April 28, 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was educated in St. Louis schools and in Europe. He worked as an assistant archaeologist at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University from 1901-1904. Bushnell contributed to the Handbook of American Indians and wrote numerous books on Native American Indians, including Native villages and village sites east of the Mississippi, (1919), Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan tribes west of the Mississippi (1922), The Manahoac tribes in Virginia, 1608 (1932), and Virginia before Jamestown (1940). He did much research in Virginia and in the Midwestern United States. He died on 4 June 1941."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDavid Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, chiefly 1917-1941, of anthropologist David Ives Bushnell, Jr., including correspondence concerning his research on Indians in North America; diaries, address lists, specimen lists, photographs, magazines, pamphlets, and maps pertaining to his work. 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The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKurz Journal\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: purchase of \"Indian trading guns\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Indian uprisings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrders commanding expedition to explore the Mississippi, Missouri, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSay, 1787-1834, entomologist, orthinologist, was with Maj. Long - see Folder 4. Maclure, 1763-1840, was geologist, and Pres. Academy of Natural Science.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Bottom part of letter signed \"Max. Baron von Braunsberg\", dated St. Louis March 30, 1833. 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Also includes correspondence of his mother, Belle Johnston Bushnell.","The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.","Papers, chiefly 1917-1941, of anthropologist David Ives Bushnell, Jr., including correspondence concerning his research on Indians in North America; diaries, address lists, specimen lists, photographs, magazines, pamphlets, and maps pertaining to his work. Also includes correspondence of his mother, Belle Johnston Bushnell. The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.","Kurz Journal","Re: purchase of \"Indian trading guns\".","Re: Indian uprisings.","Orders commanding expedition to explore the Mississippi, Missouri, etc.","Say, 1787-1834, entomologist, orthinologist, was with Maj. Long - see Folder 4. Maclure, 1763-1840, was geologist, and Pres. Academy of Natural Science.","Scope and Contents Bottom part of letter signed \"Max. Baron von Braunsberg\", dated St. Louis March 30, 1833. Bears note signed \"L.W.S.\" - probably wife of Thomas Say from context, identifying him as Maximilian, Prinzen von Wied.","Regarding death of Tecumseh.","Re: encounters with Indians.","Bears a note \"Written during winter 1848-49\". Mentions Sarah (Evans?).","Includes comments on slavery, the Civil War, Uncle Tom's Cabin.","Scope and Contents Mentions Bryant's \"Thanatopsis\".","Title Page, to 1847 (pg. 6) and through 1847 (pg. 41).","1848 (pg. 42-70); 1849 (pg. 70-83); 1850 (pg. 83-92).","1851, January 1 through August 9, inc. (pg. 93-149).","1851 August 10-September 14, inc. (pg. 150-209).","1851 September 15-September 30 (pg. 210-292).","1851 October 1-October 14 (pg. 293-368).","1851 October 15-November 19 (pg. 369-446).","1851 November 20-December 31 (pg. 447-494).","1852 January 1-January 31 (pg. 495-552).","1852 February 1-April 6 (pg. 553-615).","1852 April 7-September 22 (pg. 616-661-the end).","Includes letters from Henry Giglioli of Florence.","Some Smithsonian Institution correspondence.","Includes Ella Combs letter re: her grandfather.","Includes Smithsonian Inst. correspondence.","Smithsonian; Ontario Museum; Minnesota Hist. Soc. etc.","Scope and Contents \"Sovana\" article, Art \u0026 Archaeology, etc.","Includes letters on Armstrong pictures.","Nat. Geographic Soc., Pa. Academy of Fine Arts, etc.","State of Alabama, Dept Archives \u0026 History etc.","Mo. Hist. Soc., Pa. Academy of Fine Arts, etc.","Includes letters from Fairfax Harrison, Mo. Historical Soc.","Smithsonian, ØBK.","Re: Catlins' North American Indians, the Louvre, Yale Univ. Press, Sec. of War Dwight Davis, etc.","Museum of American Indians, Smithsonian.","Smithsonian, Virginia State Conserv. \u0026 Dev., letter from Swem re: Bodleian print.","Smithsonian, Dora Hood's Book Room.","Dora Hood's, Chicago Fair.","Royal Ontario Museum.","Memo re: Peter Rindesbacher, Royal Ontario Museum.","J. P. Thompson, Royal Ontario Museum, Public Archives of Canada.","Art \u0026 Archaeology Mag., Fairfax Harrison, Royal Ontario Mus., Dora Hood's Book Room.","J. B. Thompson, Paul Kane pictures.","Paul Kane pictures, Fairfax Harrison, Dr. Goodwin appeal for funds.","University of Tennessee, College of William and Mary.","W. P. A., College of William and Mary, Royal Ontario Museum.","Nederlandsh Historisch…","Royal Ontario Mus., Dora Hood of Canada.","Royal Ontario Mus., College of William and Mary.","Indiana Historical Soc., William and Mary.","Oregon City Officials, Royal Ontario Mus. - General Correspondence.","Oregon City Officials, J. Neilson Barry. General Correspondence.","Univ. of California, Royal Ontario Mus.","Minnesota Hist. Soc., Royal Ontario Mus., Mexican swindler's letter.","Missouri Hist. Soc., Minnesota Hist., Soc., Newberry Lib.","W.P.A., U. of Calif.","U. of Cal., Hist. Soc. Montana.","Univ. of Michigan, Univ. of Tennessee.","Paper on W. H. Jackson.","Includes a few from R. W. Pommer in same period, re: the father.","Scope and Contents Also poem \"The Miller's Task\" and booklet \"My Dream Life\" by Mrs. Bushnell.","216 numbered and ruled pages of 7-1/2 x 10 of which pp. 5-15 only have notes - Ojibway [items?]","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of European tour.","Diary of New England trip.","Diary with scattered entries.","Diary.","Almost blank: sketch in front, few numbers in back.","Sketches of implements.","Small address book.","Top-hinged book labelled \"Albemarle County, Virginia,\" with sketches and notes.","Address book.","Showing Indian towns along James, York - Rappahanick rivers.","Identified and signed by Bushnell.","Not identified. 2 specimen photos of implements from Mons site.","Photographs, negatives and prints, miscellaneous. Article on Sovana, with photographs.","Notebook ms. Also bound copy of book.","Contains signature of D. Ives Bushnell.","Almost all are unidentified.","\"Manuscript of Indian Life in Colonial Days, D. I. B. Jr.\" Label on envelope by Bushnell.","Some pages missing. Also printed copies, complete.","Papers describing ancient site near Kimmswick, Jefferson Co., Mo.","Two unidentified TCy pages.","Includes parts of papers, ms, and typed copy.","Inscribed by author W. D. Lighthall.","Re. Christopher Gist, c. 1706-1759, explorer and Washington aide.","Scope and Contents \"Virginia and the Cherokee\". \"Medicines of the Negroes of Albemarle Co.\". \"Survivals of the Stone Age in America\". \"Tuckahoe\" - notes re. the plant.","Includes apparent page from 16th Century account book with dates.","Also contains ms account of Demerara by J. Henry H. Holmes with sketches, etc. 1820-1824.","Photos and prints.","Photo prints.","Wooden box containing rolls of maps of parts of U.S. and Canada. 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Each series is arranged in chronological order by date.","George Washington's field book, April 14, 1750","Christie's New York, 28 November 1983, lot 328.","Christie's New York, 28 November 1983, lot 328.","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.035a and 1971.01.035b","Previously auctioned at Christie's New York, 2004, lot 458.","This document was unmatted and conserved, returned on 10/12/2023.","This document was unmatted and conserved, returned on 10/12/2023.","Original Location: From GW Box 3","Original Location, From GW Box 3","Original location, From GW Box 3","[RM-1079; MS-5722]; [RM-988; MS-5605]; [RM-1114; MS-5797]","Conserved November/December 2005 by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (Philadelphia, PA) - Surfaced cleaned, reduced discoloration and acidity, flattened, tears were mended and losses filled in with Japanese paper and wheat starch paste, and finally put together as a folio instead of folded into eight sections.","Original Location: To GW Box 12","This document was conserved by Frank Mowery of the Folger Shakespeare Library on January 11, 2009.  He described the document's condition, \"This document was split into three pieces, with numerous tears at folds and along edges, with a few areas of loss at the corners and along the left margin and at the corners of folds.\"  Mr. Mowery described his treatment, \"The document was bathed in an ethanol and water bath to remove soluble acids.  It was then extensively mended and the losses were filled with specially toned Japanese paper, adhered with zin shofu wheat starch paste.  Mends were on the verso and were toned with pastel.  It was deacidified and encapsulated in Mylar.\"  For photographs of the document before and after this treatment see the object file.","[London] : Thos. Jefferys, 1755","Initially paired with 'Survey, William Mullin, 1751 April 12' [2022-SC-018-002] as part of 1 complete survey.","Initially paired with 'Survey, Benjamin Rutherford, 1751 April 9' [2022-SC-018-001] as part of 1 complete survey.","Two copies of each John Trumbull print discussed in this letter are in the Mount Vernon Fine and Decorative Art Colletion.","Housed with two letters: Bushrod Washington to George Corbin Washington, 1825 December 24; George Corbin Washington to C. Hughes, 1825, December 23","Stored with George Washington's diary, 1797.","Letter found in George Washington's diary for year 1797. Housed in diary enclosure.","Included in: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 8. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998) page 556. There titled \"Circular to the Colonels of Various Continental Regiments.\"","Survey is apparently identical to W-179 which may be a letterpress copy of MS-4480.","LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 797.","This collection contains letters to and from George Washington that have been aquired by the MVLA since 1858.  For more information, see content note for individal items.   The collection grows organically as new items are acquired.","Clerical copy of a deed for 1000 acres of land along the south bank of the Potomac River, Westmoreland County (the area became Fairfax County in 1742), Virginia, granted to Giles Brent, Junior. George Washington purchased the tract of land in 1760 and at that time may have acquired and annotated this copy of the 1654 deed. On the verso of the document George Washington's inscription reads, \"1 copy, Richard Bennett, esq., grant to Giles Brent for 1000 acs. of Ld. 6th September 1654.\"","George Washington drafted this survey for James Hamilton in 1749.  Signed \"Washington, SCC\" (for Surveyor of Culpeper County), this survey details 350 acres on the border of Augusta County, Virginia, along the Cacapehon (Cacapon) or Lost River.","Signed \"Washington, SCC\" (for Surveyor of Culpeper County), this survey details 400 acres of Augusta County, Virginia, along the Cacapehon (Cacapon) or Lost River.  The left section of the document's text has been lost, but a masterfully drafted plat and a scale of poles are intact on the right side of the page.","Henry Trenn binds himself to pay £50 unless he \"make or cause to be made unto the above sd. Lawrence Washington ... a Lease for the Term of nine hundred ninety \u0026 nine Years of all the Land which is at this present overflowed by the sd. Washington Mill Dam included within the sd. Trenn Bounds on Dogue Runn ...\"","Signed \"Washington, SCC\" (for Surveyor of Culpeper County), this survey details 400 acres of Frederick County along the North River.  These lands originally belonged to George Nixon who assigned them to David Wood, on behalf of Daniel Wood.  The latter assigned the lands to Dr. James Craik, George Washington's friend and physician, and Philip Bush in 1771.  Washington recorded the survey in his field book on April 14, 1750, but may have incorrectly dated the finished document which reads June 14, 1750.  It is one of 49 he completed within a month beginning on March 30, 1750.  ","Chainman John Lonem is also named on the survey.  Washington frequently worked with Lonem, who was known as a reliable and speedy worker.","Land survey for 730 acres in Frederick County, VA, by George Washington for John Grub. Autograph document signed, 2 pages.","Plat of 360 acres, with prose description of measurements on adjacent leaf.","Plat map--Long Marsh Run 633 acres.","Land survey with 2 plat maps by George Washington for Gersham Keyes, detailing two tracts of land on Evitts Run in Frederick County, VA. One tract contained 109 acres and one 100 acres, which was part of a land parcel granted to Lawrence Washington, George Washington's half-brother. Three additional names listed of those who assisted with the survey - Robert Worthington, Michael Sweim (chainmen -'C.C.') and William Davis (marker - 'Mr.'). The first two lines at the upper left, not in Washington's writing, describe conveyance 'by deeds from Mr. Lawrence Washington to Keyes' with an added date of August 14, 1751. Autograph document signed, 1 page.","Partial land survey, missing plat, by George Washington for Benjamin Rutherford, concerning 292 acres between the head of the South Fork of Bullskin Run and Opequon Creek in Frederick County, VA (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Two additional people are listed in the document: James McCarmick and John Ramsey (C.C.- chainmen). Benjamin Rutherford assisted with the survey as the marker 'Mr.' Docket indicates that this land was later granted to George Hyatt. Autograph document signed, 2 pages.","Partial land survey, plat map only, by George Washington for William Mullin concerning 247 acres on Mill Branch, a branch of the Cacapon River in Frederick County, VA (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Docket indicates that this land was later granted to Thomas Hollowell. Autograph document, 2 pages.","A survey of 269 acres made for the tract's future owner, William Nayler. The land on the Cacapon River which is now the NW border of West Virginia and Virginia","Washington wrote this letter to Lieutenant-Governor Dinwiddie as he prepared for his first military appointment, an expedition with 160 soldiers to the forks of the Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela Rivers. He requested supplies, uniforms, clarification of pay for troops, and offered his personal observations of Native Americans.","This document divides Lawrence Lewis' slaves between Col. George Lee and the brothers of Lawrence Washington. It is signed by GW, George Lee, Ann Lee, and Aug. Washington. Witnessed by William Fairfax, George William Fairfax, Robert Merrie, John Dalton, Thomas Plummer, John Tuberville, John Carlyle, Sarah Carlyle, and Bryan Fairfax.","Washington wrote to Smith and provided a list of subscribers, including himself, to the American Magazine and Monthly Chronicle for the British Colonies.","Documents detail trial charges of Joseph Stevens. Signed by Zachary Lewis A court document giving outcome of the trial is also included, Feb. 1758. Trial held in Caroline County, Virginia.","George Washington wrote this letter to George William Fairfax to inform him of Major Grant's unfortunate expedition to Fort Duquesne. Washington describes the circumstances of the attack, the significant number of men and officers killed, and concludes: \"It is with infinite pleasure I tell you that the Virginians, Officers and Men, distinguished themselves in the most eminent manner - that the General has Complimented me publickly on their good behaviour, and that every Mouth resounds their Praises. The Highlanders and them are become one People, shaking each other by the hand wherever they meet tho. perfect stranger's.\"","Expects to be up [to Mount Vernon] tomorrow -- Miles sent to get key from Col. Fairfax -- Alton to get house in order, make fires in lower rooms and air them -- two bedsteads put up, one in hall room, one in little dining room -- get out chairs and tables and clean and rub them and stair case -- find eggs and chickens and \"prepare in the best manner you can for our coming.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, \"Given to Mr. [ ] Clemson - January 24th 1832 at Mount Vernon by Mrs. Jane Washington supposed to have been written soon after his marriage and Braddocks defeat.\"","Court decrees that Sale of William Clifton's lands to Thomas Colville and George Johnston to be put aside, and lands are to be sold at public auction to pay off his just debts to Charles Carroll and other defendants. Washington G.W. bought this land at auction, and it became his River farm.","Autograph letter signed. Washington writes to his brother-in-law Burwell Bassett. The letter was carried to Fredericksburg from Mount Vernon by Miles Richardson, who had been one of Washington's batmen in the Virginia Regiment during Forbes' Campaign of 1758. Richardson was hired by Washington, most likely as a valet, from January 1, 1759 – May 10, 1759.","Written within the first year of Washingotn's marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis, the letter mentions visiting John Mercer to sort through papers related to the estate of Martha's late husband Daniel Parke Custis. Washington writes that he will bring Martha with him on the visit in case she is needed to answer any lingering questions about the Custis estate.","Washington also asks Bassett to procure a horse brand for George William Fairfax from James Danworth and to purchase canary seed for Martha's birds. This is the earliest known reference to pets at Mount Vernon.","Sending an envoy to pick up a Chestnut mare which Colonel Bassett has purchased. Urges him to visit at Mount Vernon.","List of sundry goods ordered by George Washington consisting of a variety of items inlcuding furniture, textiles, clothing, food, and tools. Many of these purchases are related to Martha Washington and her two children, John Parke Custis and Martha (Patsy) Custis, due to the Washingtons' recent marriage.","\"I endeavourd to find out the true bounds of my Mount Vernon Tract of Land - but not knowing where it divided from Spencer's part of the River, nor being able to find harrison cornr Ash mentiond in his Deed to stand on the River side at the Mouth the Blind Pocoson - I began at two Ash trees and Elm ...\"","Weekly reports of work done by carpenters, with prices charged on most \u0026 for whom work was done--also account of breeding mares (?) and acct. of staves, tools, nails, leather, etc. loaned or given out--acct. of days of work done by John Askew, list of things needing to be repaired by carpenters--quantity of cider, brandy \u0026 peach mobey in each still--\"An Account taken of the Days which John Askew missed working for Collo. Washington in the Six Months pr. agreement which says is to be made up by the said Askew ...\"--Brandy delivered to Thomas Nichols.","The letter deals with Washington's negotiations for the River Farm, then called Clifton's Neck. Clifton has sold land to Mr. [Thomson] Mason for a greater price after promising to sell it to him first--was told that Clifton had no clear title to land--nothing in writing, but terms agreed on--George Washington thinks only equitable way is to put up land for public auction, so all disputants will have equal chance to purchase it.","Land document written and signed by George Washington regarding his ownership of Mount Vernon. This document was the final rent payment before George Washington full inherited the property.","Reports the sale on behalf of the Commissioners, G. Fairfax, G. Washington \u0026 Chas. Green of the Clifton tract to George Washington at auction for L1210.","Notice of the sale of the Clifton Land [River Farm] to [George] Washington","Statement of cash and bills paid and in hand as a result of Court order in Chancerty pursuant to suit of Clifton vs. Carroll and others.","George Washington writes to Robert Cary and Company, British creditors, about the severe drought and therefore the inability to grow tobacco and grain this season. George Washington also shows frustration with the time it takes to receive supplies from Great Britain and to ship his crops to them.","Mountain road lottery ticket","Moutain Road ticket","12 month ticket signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Tickets were sold to raise money to open roads from Virginia West to help in the settlement of the West.","Engraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.","Engraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.","Engraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.","Engraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.","Handwritten receipt for the purchase of a horse \"for the use of Master Custis.\"","\"Invoice of goods to be sent to Geo. Washington Potomack River, Virginia\"--items ranging from nails and curry combs, and almonds and raisons to lace, ribbon, silk, and a coat made up for a \"middle sized woman.\"","Sends [Latin] books to Master [John Parke] Custis, who forgot them--[Jacky's] illness (worms)] call Dr. Mercer if symptons return--how is the boy taking his unaccustomed absence from home:--does he need anything?--his bed and bedding--didn't mean for [Boucher] to give [Jacky] special indulgence or partiality, but feels he should have as little disapation and indulgence as is necessary to good health and spirits--he meant merely that if [Jacky] were kept under [Boucher's] eye he would benefit from [Boucher's] good examples--however, he realizes every parent's anxiety for child makes same request--so withdraws his request--[Boucher's] letter to Revd. Mr. Addison forwarded by Dr. Ramney","\"To the Revd. Mr. Baucher in St. Mary's parish Caroline City\".GW, doting stepfather, sends absentee excuse for Jackie Custis's late return to school after the holidays.","George Washington's land agreement with George Mason, dated April 21, 1769.  George Mason lived at Gunston Hall, which is located just below Mount Vernon on the Potomac River in Fairfax County.  Surveys inherited in Washington's day were often inaccurate and this land agreement settled a long-standing dispute concerning the boundary line that divided Mount Vernon from Mason's property.  This folio incorporates both a legal contract and the elements of a survey that Washington himself undertook in 1769 to settle the inaccurate western boundary of the lands between Dogue Creek and Little Hunting Creek. The one page document is written in a clerical hand and is endorsed with George Washington's signature.","A caring and involved father, George Washington wrote this letter to his stepson's tutor, the Reverend Jonathan Boucher. In it he instructs his ward's tutor to enroll John Parke Custis with a particular dancing master. Written from Mount Vernon on April 24, 1769, Washington states, \"In respect to the Dancing Gentry, I am glad to find you have such choice of them, …Newman...I have heard him well spoken of as a teacher in that Science… you will be so good therefore Sir to enter Mastr Custis with Mr. Newman for a year or otherwise, as he may form his School.\"","Financial ledger account written by George Washington and documenting transactions between Washington and John Posey, from October 1765 to June 1769. Includes a 1767 bond between Posey and George Mason with George Washington as security. As a result of the forfeiture of this bond, Washington acquired enslaved people as well as 'sundry stock, goods [and] chattels' from Posey. Hercules Posey was one of the enslaved people acquired through this transaction. Washington signs at the conclusion 'E. Excepted pr Go: Washington, Copy of an Acct given to Mr. Grayson, Sept'r 19th 1769'. Autograph document signed, 1 page.","Plat \u0026 Memorandum of a survey made by George Washington for Capt. John Posey","Moneys expended and received on behalf of George Washington by [probably a manager or overseer].","Agreement for lease of 7 acres of land by John Posey to George Washington.","Letter from George Washington to Carter Braxton, Esq, and the trustees of Colonel Bernard Moore. Washington agrees to be answerable for the sum of £100 in order for Colonel Moore to purchase enslaved people, 'for the immediate support of his family'. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Receipt for 1 pound, 1 shilling paid by Edward McGuire for James Commack to defray the cost for a land survey for 200,000 acres allotted to the Virginia Regiment by Dinwiddie's Proclamation of 1754. Receipt text in another hand, signed by George Washington. Autograph document signed, small sheet.","William Carlin was a tailor in Alexandria. His account book is among our treasures and includes entries for clothes made for the Washington's, members of the Mount Vernon household, and other Virginia customers such as the Fairfax's, George Mason, and David Ramsey. Entries for George Washington span from 1765 to 1771 and this receipt corresponds directly to entries in the account book.  The services on the receipt include 'making a suit for Frank' and 'altering a pr. Lether (sp) Bretches to Giles.'","Account : George William Fairfax with Craven Peyton","\"It is an easier matter to conceive than to describe, the distress of this family; especially that of the unhappy parent of our dear Patsy Custis, when I inform you that yesterday removed the sweet Innocent girl into a more happy and peaceful abode than any she has met with in the affected path she hitherto has trod.\"","Account of cash sent Mr. Francis Willis, draft on Osgood Hanbury \u0026 Co., to Mr. Ramsey for postage, to Truro Parish for Fairfax's pew.","George Washington carefully drafted this elegant west elevation of his Mount Vernon mansion.  It provides insight into Washington's plans for the second major expansion of his home.  The elevation has wide doors and nearly symmetrical windows, while the final construction favored transom lights and the powerful exterior asymmetry of windows, preserving the symmetry of the interior rooms.  The undated manuscript was probably drafted prior to construction, which began in 1774.  This is the only extant exterior drawing of the mansion made by George Washington.  On the verso, also in Washington's hand, is a floor plan for the mansion's cellar.","Promissory note for George William Fairfax's pew at Truro Parish. The document is signed by George Washington who served as an agent for Fairfax.","Summary of pleas with case starting on May 18, 1772; other action taken on Feb. 22, 1774, and Mar. 23, 1774 -- final judgement given May 17, 1774-Savage ordered to pay £606.17.6. Document, laminated, watermarks (crown over GR, and crown over heraldic device), docketed \"Washington vs. Savage - Record\". | [As trustees for Mrs. William Savage (formerly Mrs. Charles Green) Washington and Fairfax were attempting to collect the money which her husband had promised in regular payments. Mason stood as security for the bond]. |","George Washington endorsed this account of his financial transactions with the prominent Alexandria merchant William Herbert. A frequent visitor to Mount Vernon, Herbert was an Irish immigrant who married Sarah Carlyle and later became the President of the Bank of Alexandria. Herbert signed this two page account and Washington endorsed it on the verso. The transactions recorded here date from March through July of 1775.","Bill for making coat and waistcoat, breeches, altering a coat and breeches, making another coat on a later date, and making a suit of regimentals.","Fears for the cause and for his character if he fails--Congress in Committee have consented to a Continental Currency \u0026 have ordered 2 million dollars to be struck off for payment of troops \u0026 other expences of defence--15,000 men voted as a Continental army, \u0026 he hopes more will be voted--other high officers not named yet--asks him and Mrs. Bassett to visit Mt. Vernon and take Mrs. Washington down to [Eltham] with them--uneasy at leaving her alone at Mount Vernon.","Washington writes a short letter before leaving for camp at Boston: \"I go fully trusting in that Providence which has been more bountiful than I deserve, and in full confidence of a happy Meeting with you sometime in the Fall ... I have not time to add more, as I am surrounded with company to take leave of me. I retain an unalterable affection for you, which neither time or distance can change. My best love to Jack and Nelly, and regards for the rest of the Family ...\"","This is a directive to his managers on subjects of responsibility during his absence","Expense report titled 'April 4 1776 An Account of Expences of His Excellency General Washington v. Guard, Waggons, horses, [and] waggoners, [etc etc] from Cambridge to New York - with several bills'. This report lists 24 expenses incurred by General George Washington and his Lifeguards on the journey from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to New York between April 4-13, 1776. Includes towns such as Providence, RI, and Norwich, CT, along with the amounts spent at each location and vendor names, taverns, etc. The total expense listed is £86.14.5. Autograph document, 1 page.","Instructions on keeping the enemy from crossing the river [Delaware]--plan for a retreat towards Philadelphia if necessary--send a spy across the river--make a show of having fresh troops to gain time--get someone into Trenton for news of boats being built.","Partially printed assessments of George Washington's accounts primarily during the Revolutionary War.","Informs Cook of the problems of the army in enlisting new recruits and obtaining arms. Intent of Hessians to leave R.I. winter quarter and Continentals' need to raise more men to protect States. Begs that each state meet its quota of troops.","Presents her with a lock of hair.","General Washington writes from Fishkill [N. Y.] to New York governor George Clinton. Abuse of citizens in this state by army officers -- ordered boat containing Mr. Cuyler's family and belongings to be stopped short of Fishkill -- those aboard shouldn't be permitted to review the works at West Point -- sends by express packets addressed to Clinton and [government of N. Y.], sent down by flag -- they contain extraordinary Manifesto and proclamation -- if boat with Cuyler's effects is to return, write General Putnam -- he [George Washington] returns to Fredericksburg [N. Y.] this afternoon. Document signed, in hand of (?), docketed \"Genl. Washington Letter Octr. 8th 1778, concerning a Flag sent from New York for Mr. Cuyler \u0026 his Effects \u0026c with a Manifesto of the Commre at New York.","Written from Fredericksburg, NY, Washington orders delay of Canadian expedition, but continued preparation for it; civil treatment of Native Americans; winter weather.","George Washington writes to Lund Washington from his headquarters in Middlebrook, NJ on 1779 April 3; makes arrangements for a shipment of fine Bordeaux claret; discusses financial matters concerning the estate of George Mercer; referenes the exchange of two slaves between Mount Vernon and his mother's home in Fredericksburg; questions Lund on the status of planting and propogating of trees, admonishing him for not answering some of his early queries and questions his management techniques; reports that things are slow on the war front and a recent storm impacted British transports.","While encamped at Middlebrook, New Jersey for the winter of 1779 George Washington wrote this letter to Nathanial Greene about trading one of his horses for another.","Personal letter to Lund, expressing the General's feelings about the general \"decay of public spirit \u0026 virtue\", which is contributing to the severe economic problems of the time.","Letter from George Washington to Arthur St. Clair regarding instructions for handling British soldiers without assistance from other divisions. Uncertainty over British movements and intentions prevented St. Clair from settling on a course for his division.","Letter from George Washington to General Edward Hand requesting Hand to return to the encampment at Morristown from his Lancaster home during the winter of 1780. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Letter asking Lund Washington for legal advice relating to a chancery suit depending between Mr James Mercer \u0026 \"the persons for whom I am acting as Attorney.\" He believes that Lund has a better understanding than \"[his] own knowledge of these kind of proceedings is capable of affording...\"","Re: a chariot Washington has ordered made in Philadelphia at £210 specie or paper equivalent.","Reports death of Don Juan Mirailles [Spanish envoy] who came on visit with Minister of France and was seized on arrival with \"a violent biliary complaint\" -- died despite best care of physicians and himself -- present his respects to [Mirailles's] lady. Autograph letter signed, watermark (J. Taylor, \u0026 an encircled armed figure). | Navarro was Governor \u0026 Capt. General of Cuba.","Washington acknowledges Biddle's resignation from his position and praises Biddle's duty as an officer.","Lund's late trip to Philadelphia--British \u0026 French fleets arrived--few recruits--promised aid from states will probably arrive too late--fears [Mt. Vernon] crops may be ruined by drought--how many colts are there?","Letter from George Washington, in the hand of  Tench Tilghman, to Major Judah Alden. The letter is sent from Washington's headquarters, Passaic Falls, New Jersey. The correspondence lays out an elaborate plan of attack meant to fall into the hands of the enemy. The \"misinformation\" was a spy tactic in hopes that it would be intercepted and throw off British forces.  The body of the letter is in the hand of Tilghman with the exception of one line by Washington's reading, \"but are not to make fires or discover themselves.\"","Letter in Alexander Hamilton's hand, signed by Washington. Washington issues orders for Colonel Christopher Greene's First Rhode Island Regiment, which included formerly enslaved African American soldiers, to march from Newport to West Point under Rochambeau. Washington writes, \"only come on with such officers as are to remain in service on the new arrangement and such men as engaged for the war, or at least for a term, that will last through the next campaign. The other men you may dismiss, unless the Count de Rochambeau should find any employment for them where they are now.\"","Enquiring about a transaction of bills to have been deposited in the Virginia Loan Office. Also, requesting a good family Steward be employed for the Washington family.","George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge, 8 April 1781, in which Washington asks Tallmadge to transmit a letter to Rochambeau.  Washington contemplated a daring raid on the British troop on Long Island.  \"The success of the Enterprise,\" Washington wrote to Tallmadge, \"must depend, on … the secrecy of the attempt, and a knowledge of the exact situation of the enemy.\"","Letter from George Washington to Joseph Webb, regarding Martha's health and thanking Webb for his hospitality at his home in Wethersfield, CT. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","The warrant requests Pickering send 200 pounds from British Military Chest to Col. Edward Carrington for the Southern Army.","Just returned from a Committee--will accompany her to Mr. Bingham's tomorrow afternoon.","Autograph letter signed. Washington writes about the sorrow he felt when Chastellux departed to return to France: \"A sense of your public services to this country, and gratitude for your private friendship, quite overcame me at the moment of our separation.\" Washington adds, \"I truly say, never in my life did I ever part with a man to whom my soul clave more sincerely than it did to you.\" Washington hopes that, after the war, he can accompany Chastellux on a tour of North America. In the postscript, Washington writes that he is enclosing a letter to Marquis de Lafayette.","Written from Newburg, NY, Washington supports financial plight of soldiers, in spite of brewing conspiracy against him.","Letter from George Washington to Theodorick Bland, written from headquarters at Newburgh, NY. Writing several weeks after the events of the Newburgh Conspiracy and Washington's Newburgh Address, he discusses the disbanding of the Continental Army and the need to resolve Army pay and pensions.  Washington speaks candidly about the urgency of the situation: \"the necessity of fulfilling this Expectation of the Army affects me so exceeding forcibly, that I cannot help dwelling upon it, nor is there in my present apprehension a point of greater Consequence, or that requires more serious attention\". Autograph letter signed, 11 pages.","In this letter, George Washington continued with an update on the changing and hopefully improving state of affairs in America.","Letter of introduction on behalf of George Washington's \"nephew... who has been in bad health for more than twelve Months—He is advised by his Physicians to spend the summer on the Island of Rhode Island for the benefit of the Sea Air \u0026 Climate—\"","Discharge from the American Army, signed by George Washington and Jonathan Trumbull.","Sergeant Henry Leider's discharge certificate from the Continental Army.","\"An Acct. of Mrs. Washington's Expences from Virginia to my Winter Quarters \u0026 back again to Virginia according to the Memms. and accts. which I have received from her \u0026 those who accompd. her\"--expences amounting to £1064.1","Cost of things bought in Philadelphia by Mrs. Washington","Princeton. In this letter, after successfully commanding the Army, George Washington discusses his strong desire to retire and concludes the letter with updates on the state of independence and his continued travels to explore western lands.","Signed by Penelope French, Benjamin Dulany, and John Robertson - witnessed by Going Lanphier and Robert Lanphier with some marginal notes in handwriting of George Washington.","Mount Vernon. In this letter, after returning to Mount Vernon on Christmas Eve 1783, George Washington enthusiastically remarked that he was finally able to retire.","Introduces the Count de Laval Monmorency, brother to Duke de Laval and Colonel in Regiment of Royal Auvergne--he is on a tour from Charleston to New York.","Will be careful of letter and box for Mrs. Fitzhugh--leaves city immediately after meeting of the Society.","Washington thanks Gordon for sending him newspapers from Boston and mentions issues he is having with people settling on his lands near the Ohio River, which is he is about to leave Virginia to take care of.","Receipt for rents owed and paid by Henry Whiting on account of plantation rented from George Washington for 11 years by Whiting's father.","Letter from George Washington to Edward Snickers accepting his offer to manage the leasing of land purchased from the sale of Colonel George Mercer's estate. Washington sends a map of the plots and a copy of the lease (not identified), summarizes the terms of the lease, and shares his hope that Snickers finds tenants who will become long-term residents rather than see the land become 'Negro Plantations' rented to an absentee landlord. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.","George Washington acknowledges receipt of several letters from George Augustine Washington at Barbadoes and Bermuda.","Leaf from a notebook kept by George Washington suggestions which includes improvements and experiments in modern farming techniques and inventions from experts of the time.","Plans for the Greenhouse quarters drawn and annotated by George Washington about 1785","Memorandum notes that Quarters to be 16' wide; half of that with 4' projection sufficient width for greenhouse; chimneys and where to place them; in front part of greenhouse need 2 tiers of windows; windows close together; chimneys in quarters; front of quarters might be wood with brick underpinning--center or greenhouse part all brick to the eves; rafters same angle; describes how to place windows in greenhouse.","Leaf from a Mount Vernon ledger.","Please forward enclosed letter ... requests current cash prices of good plank (inch, inch \u0026 quarter, inch \u0026 half) in Alexandria ... if vessel presently in harbor and has some for sale, master should call at Mount Vernon ...","Docketed \"Rough field Notes taken by George Washington in running the courses of the Land bot. from George \u0026 Jas. Mercer\".","[reverse of document dated Mar. 5, 1785, Patrick Henry to George Washington].","Autograph letter signed. Washington responds to a former Revolutionary officer's request for assistance. Washington offers to provide a certificate of service to Weissenfels if he can first send a testament of services from his commanding officer, Governor George Clinton.","George Washington discusses terms for hiring new miller Joseph Davenport who will replace miller Roberts.","Daily expenditures from cash fund on hand, and money received, with detailed explanation of some receipts and expenditures.","Concerning the purchase of shares of stock in the Potomac Company.","Anyone recommended by Mr. Powel is welcome at Mt. Vernon--encloses letter from an unknown gentleman [this was a Mr. Charles Vancouver, desiring to dedicate a publication to George Washington]--investigate to see what others think of author \u0026 his project.","Mr. Powel's advice has made him write Mr. [Charles] Vancouver, declining dedication of his publication--hopes to see Dr. Mayes, Powel's friend, on return from Caroline--Mrs. Macauly Graham's journey to the south--Mrs. Powel's letter to his nephew [Bushrod Washington] in Fredericksburg will be cared for.","Mount Vernon. George Washington opened this letter with a response to Chastellux's previous flattery, he continued with his hopes for peaceful trade and poetically outlined how nations might accomplish such a noble task, and he concluded with his plans for the Potomac Navigation Company, further identifying peaceful trade as a means of uniting nations.","Letter of condolence on Gov. Trumbull's death [Jonathan Trumbull Sr.]","Washington contracts in advance to purchase all 1,000 bushels of wheat from Mr. Battaile Muse. Purchased for George Washington's mill. Paid 6 shillings per bushel.","Washington first asks Gilpin for the use of a scow with which he intends to dredge mud from the river bottom for trial as fertilizer. Then he goes into some detail about the making of a water level and staff which he desires, \"I have joiners that could execute the wooden work ... but my Smith is too great a bungler to entrust anything to him, ...\" Washington asks Gilpin to have the iron work done for him, or, if he thinks it preferable to make the complete instrument for him.","Letter discussing the \"Agricultural Society of Philadelphia,\" also known as the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture.","Washington hopes to trade 25 barrels of fine flour for \". . . a she ass from Surinam, . .\"","A character testimonial on behalf of Mr. Booth, (of Westmoreland Co., Va.).","fragment, endorsed \"Rect. No. 149 Walker Blunt Block Maker\".","Presents Rev. Mr. Griffith, who owns much property in Alexandria--he wants to borrow money to build--good securities--would not hesitate to make loan himself, had he the money.","Autograph letter signed, Mount Vernon. Washington writes that he has only just received Trumbull's letter and enclosure of Feb. 20, and he hopes Trumbull will make his southern tour and visit Mount Vernon. Washington mentions the marriage of George Augustine Washington and Fanny Bassett, who are living with him, and encloses a letter for Mr. Dwight. This is Rev. Timothy Dwight, who sent Washington a copy of the \"Conquest of Canaan.\"","Covers period April 23-29, including \"6 half Johan. and half a Guinea to pay Mr. Buchanan my dividd. of the cash for the James River Navigation and recd. from his office 426 dollars in Indents (paper) for Interest on my Loan Office Certificates emitted in this state of Virginia.\" Includes money paid for rum, wool cards, G. \u0026 L. Washington's schooling [Samuel's children], flour, ferriage, etc.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel, Mount Vernon to Whitehaven. Washington writes that he received 1400 Flags with small breakage, sent £50 bill on Wakelin Welch, and will settle for balance before Mr. Sanderson leaves country.","Autograph letter signed with address panel. Mount Vernon to New York. Washington thanks Taylor for the apples and pickled and fried oysters that he sent.","Mount Vernon. In this letter, George Washington sends his congratulations to David Humphreys on return to America [from London] and invites him to Mount Vernon.","Letter from George Washington to Richard Sprigg regarding husbandry and breeding a donkey. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Letter signed. Mount Vernon. Sends several letters of James Bloxham's--Bloxham undecided about staying longer than a year--\"In a word he seems rather to have expected to have found well organized farms, than that the end and design of my employing him was to make them so.\"--if Bloxham's wife is to come, let her come on ship to Alexandria or nearby ports--she can pay for seed, implements, etc., and be repaid in Virginia.","Report from George Washington to the Potomac Company shareholders. Written during Washington's term as president of the corporation, it provides updates on the progress of the company's work and a reminder that stock payments are due soon. Includes a discussion of works at the Seneca and Shenandoah Falls as well as the cutting of a canal at Great Falls. Provides a reminder of the appointed day for electing a president and directors for the ensuing year. Autograph document in unknown handwriting, signed 'In behalf of the Directors,' by George Washington, 1 page.","Autograph letter, signed. Mount Vernon. Washington asks Digges if he would inquire among his friends on the Eastern Shore, Maryland \"if I could be furnished with one thousand feet of the best plan plank; precisely 24 feet long (when dressed) - To be without sap, or knots. - It is for the floor of my New room.\" Years before Washington had set aside some like lumber but \"behold! half of it was stolen, and the other half will match no plank I can now get.\"","Acknowledges Peale's receipt of Golden Pheasant. Sent body of French Hen. Wishes Peale success with mezzotinto prints.","Incloses copy of the Vision of Columbus which he promised--his copies just came to hand.","For 3 ruffled shirts, 1 plain one, 4 stockings, 1 pair breeches, etc.","Advising him that he will discharge the balance owing--Mr. Morris will have his agent in New York pay $840, about £325.6. as per account of January.","Regrets hearing that George Augustine Washington is ill, wants him not to do more than he can safely do. Instructions about Mount Vernon.","Will call for her in carriage in hopes of accompanying her to Lansdown this evening.","Thanks for inquiring into prices of painting and lining carriages--he has employed a Mr. Clark to repair chariot--well spoken of--can see progress every day when passing his workshop in the Square.","George Washington appointed George Augustine Washington manager of Mount Vernon in his absence. The letter gives detailed instruction of farming Mount Vernon, as well as decorating the mansion, improvements to farm buildings, supervision and care of the servants, miscellaneous purchases.","Has perused contents of enclosed--finds it good and just, and thinks they will meet with favorable reception of his nephew [Bushrod Washington].","\"Dear Sir, I have this moment been favored with your letter and with out date from Prince Georges County and have ordered the Jennies to be delivered to Mr. Dove--hoping both will prove with foal. Royal Gift never fails ...,\".","Lists the names, occupations, and salaries of 86 workmen on the Potomac Company canal near Harper's Ferry.","Introduces Mr. and Mrs. [Samuel] Powel of Philadelphia.","The Powel's safe arrival in Philadelphia [after visit at Mt. Vernon]--the Mr. Morrises [Robert and Gouvernor] visited on way to Richmond--hopes to hear of the [Pennsylvania] state convention's decision on Federal Government--Spanish chestnuts--will send more about the 1st of October next year.","Thanks for seeds--glad Caleb Hall did not come from England--thanks for offer to send blacksmiths \u0026 mill wrights, but needs none--no benefits for people of that kind to come over--\"Whenever we have a regular \u0026 firm government established the prospect for these people will be much more pleasing.\"--Bloxham well.","Thoughts about various states debating ratification of Constitution--generosity of landholders in county of Philadelphia in proposing it for seat of Federal government.","George Washington passes on some information about Irish wolf dogs to Carter which he received from an Irish gentleman. George Washington does not think that mastiffs will fulfill the purpose of hunting wolves which Carter apparently wants.","In this letter, George Washington reveals his humorous side after learning of Chastellux's recent marriage and Washington ended the letter with important information on the Constitution and methods of united the now new nation.","Invitation to dinner for Monday, May 19, 1788. Answer is requested.","Thanks her for her composition in his honor--new government--hopes those of her sex will introduce federal fashions and national manners instead of following foreign manners and fashions.","Washington introduces the Count de Moustier, from the Court of France, and the Marchioness de Brehan, who are returning to New York and propose to pass through Baltimore.","Introdues [Ferdinand] Fairfax, son of [Bryan] Fairfax, his godson--he goes to Philadelphia to complete his studies.","Washington advises his nephew about his contemplated move to Alexandria to set up a law practice.","Letter discussing Bushrod renting George Washington's townhouse in Alexandria, as well as the stable and garden.","George Washington grants his nephew, George Augustine Washington, power of attorney during the former's absence from Mount Vernon. George Washington was preparing to take office as first President of the United States, and George Augustine Washington acted as manager of Mount Vernon during George Washington's first term. Witnessed by Tobias Lear and John Fairfax.","Bill from President to Mr. Lewis","Presidential appointment to Redman as customs collector at the port of Yeocomico River in Virginia. The rest of the document is filled in by Tobias Lear. This appointment followed the first Tariff Act of July 4, 178","On September 3, 1789, George Washington sent this letter to Edmund Jennings Lee inviting him to dine at Mount Vernon along with John Marshall and Bushrod Washington. Marshall had recently returned from service as peace commissioner to France and Washington hoped to persuade him to run for Congress in the upcoming election. Lee must have declined this invitation, because his name is not recorded in Washington's diary among his dinner guests that evening.","Advises Stuart, as administrator of estate of John Parke Custis, to let Mr. Alexander have disputed land [J.P. Custis' \"Abingdon\" estate] back and pay him a fair rent for the time it was out of his possession -- has no time to give reasons -- Martha Washington adds her approval at bottom of letter in short note and signature.","Authorization of expenses needed for the return of Hugh Taylor, a fugitive indentured servant, to the Potomac Company from Alexandria to Great Falls in November 1789. Document signed, 1 page.","Sorry to find the report on the Hessian Fly to Maj. Jackson has been recalled--hasn't written Mr. [Arthur] Young about it--is informed, especially in Connecticut, that fly is now in wheat too--it is a pity farmers won't stick to yellow-bearded wheat, which is immune.","Partially printed on card from President Washington and Mrs. Washington--not filled out.","Written in George Washington's hand, this note is extracted from a letter from George Augustine Washington to George Washignton.  The letter gives length of bolting cloth now in the mill--Col. Biddle observes has the difference between cloth and reel covered with coarse linen.","Thanks to Society for letter and present accompanying it -- beneficial consequences to rural economy from prizes awarded -- Mr. Matthewson's improvements in art of cheese making. Signed by Washington, though not written in his hand.","Consents to agreement with Mr. Alexander in order to avoid a legal decision -- forwarded it to Lund Washington -- question of assumption not taken up yet -- it has been fully discussed and majority will be small on whichever side wins -- will not send the original papers [pertaining to above agreement] to him in Williamsburg.","Account amounting to £51.6.2 for ice and \"mouls\" of ice cream.","New York. Autograph letter signed. Washington writes in response to a letter from the wife of Lafayette requesting a brevet commission at the rank of captain for Joseph-Léonard Poirey, a French officer who served under her husband.","Washington writes, \"And you will, I dare flatter myself, do me the justice to believe that I can never be more happy than in according marks of attention to so good a friend to America and so excellent a patriot as Madame la Marquise de la Fayette. Nor did she need any excuse for making use of her own language to be the interpreter of so much politeness \u0026 persuasion as she has found means to convey in one short letter. In truth that language, at least when used by her, seems made on purpose to have fine things communicated in it; and I question whether any other, at least in the hands of any other person, would have been equally competent to the effect.\"","Received his letter by Mr. Robert Parish -- declines proposals for dedicating the travels of William Bartram to himself, as it sets a bad precedent -- however, approves book and adds name as a subscriber.","Letter cover only, signature has been clipped","On a trip from Mount Vernon to Philadelphia, Washington complains about his coachman, Dunn, who has given many \"proofs of his want of skill in driving ...\" and \"... this Morning was found much intoxicated.\" Lear is asked to make inquiries after a new driver.","Discusses Gov. Clinton's letter of 26th containing news from Capt. Brant of the expedition against the Indians which was ambushed [Gen. Harmar's expedition] -- sounds true but awaits more news -- our force ought to have been large enough to tackle a force of 1,000 or more -- friendly sentiments of Capt. Brant -- his account of Gen. St. Clair not true nor the account of affairs at Muskingum -- Brant tried to prevent any treaty -- St. Clair wanted no more land than already given -- treaty of Muskingum.","Impossible to arrange an exchange of property with Ball, who wishes to have land held by George Washington in Berkeley County. Not possible because property leased to tenants and value greater than Ball believes it to be. Would be willing to work an exchange, however, for some of his land west of the Alleghany River.","Account for Feb. 21 and April 2 for Best Bourbon Coffee, amounting to £8.15.4.","Washington writes to the Mayor of Alexandria saying that an accurate survey is necessary of 10 miles square in question [the land for the Federal City] -- has engaged Mr. Ellicott to make it -- hopes corporation of Alexandria, Virginia will give all necessary help.","While on his Southern tour, Washington writes to Lear that \"I am perfectly satisfied that every necessary and proper step will be taken to procure a good Steward, and a good House keeper ...\" for the Philadelphia household. Orders a garden worker to be paid.","Presents one set of the Annals sent him by Mr. Arthur Young to the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture as requested.","Major George A. Washington gone to Berkeley so he will address him [Whitting] on Mount Vernon matters -- send weekly reports -- corn at the mill should be ready -- gather this corn \u0026 stalks together for fodder -- plant this meadow in grass -- further instructions on harvesting and seeding -- all autumn grain and grass to be put in as soon as possible -- wants an overseer for Dogue Run, a man with a small family -- house for overseer, can move one from the Mansion to Dogue Run easier than build a new one, add a brick chimney -- this was originally at Dogue Run -- instructions for Tom Davis, bricklayer, about \"the other Wing of the Green House\" -- be sure brick work on old \u0026 new walls coincide exactly -- instructions for Will, \"if ... is not likely to provide shoes enough for the Negroes in due Season\" -- clover -- use the barn floor to tread wheat -- not to use Mr. Lund Washington's smith for work on Harrows, Mt. Vernon's smiths are competent -- how is wheat crop -- if 335 bushels all? -- crop short indeed.","Washington writes to his Mount Vernon overseer about farm matters; mentions crop rotation system, decreasing productivity of land, wheat experiments, mill production, and missing horse.","Washington writes to North Carolina's Governor that he has received letter with notice of cession of land in North Carolina for building lighthouses -- mentions recent southern tour -- thanks him for reception in North Carolina -- object was \"To see with my own eyes the situation of the Country, and to learn on the spot the condition and disposition of our Citizens.\" Written in the hand of Tobias Lear.","Thanks her for sending enclosed \"Strictures \u0026c\" to him to read -- it hasn't caused him any pain -- he regrets author didn't spend some of time investigating the facts instead of writing the pamphlet. If he had done so, the author \"might have found many of his charges as unsupported as the 'baseless fabric of a vision'\" (quoting from The Tempest, IV,1). The pamphlet referred to was \"Strictures and observations upon the three executive departments of the government of the United States...\" by Massachusettensis ([Philadelphia], 1792).","Invitation from George Washington to Mr. Gilbert. Partially printed. Filled in by George Washington. Mr. Gilbert, who is invited to dine at 4:00, is unidentified. Engraved invitation does not include phrase \"and Mrs. Washington\" like others issued at the time.","Pressing public business causes delay in answering letter -- thanks for information he requested on genealogy of Washington family -- returns herewith will of Lawrence Washington as she desires.","Washington will gladly accept one of several tubs of grape vines from Madeira if Mr. Powel doesn't need them all -- a vessel sails for Alexandria in a few days -- will send sundry parcels to Mt. Vernon.","Discusses plantation management.","Autograph letter signed. Washington denies a request from his neighbor to hunt deer on his property.","Has heard that Maj. Harrison of Loudon County intends selling his land adjoining George Washington's in Fairfax -- Washington wishes to buy for sole reason of ridding himself of the \"villainies\" which are performed by those tenants who occupy Harrison's land -- land no good for a farm -- if he can get good price make the bargain, so long as title is clear and not under any encumbrances of leases.","Contracts services for one year-house carpenter and Joiner should conduct themselves soberly, honestly and deliberately-duties: superintend Negro carpenters, use proper care with tools, keep an account (in a book) of needs and things done, should set a good example, and will remain at work from light to dark-pay is 10 pounds a month- George Washington will provide: meat and meal or flour, tools, quarters, and will pay taxes.","Encloses copies of earlier letters to Lewis, in case originals miscarry -- has written Mr. [Anthony] Whitting at Mount Vernon not to sell the stud horse, but deliver him to Robert Lewis -- Lewis's aunt (Martha Washington) joins in sending greetings.","Will pay small sum in Amsterdam -- encloses bill of exchange drawn by George Meade on Henry Gildermeester in his favor – 2,310 guilders in Dutch currency -- will remit second exchange by British packet slated to sail on 6 February. With this sum, Washington transferred money to a Dutch banking firm in order to assist the family of the Marquis de Lafayette, who had been captured by Prussian forces as he fled France in August 1792.","Please convey enclosed letter to Madame La Fayette \"if you know where she is to be found\" -- hold amount of bill sent subject to her order -- sent to Holland because reports in America say if Madame Lafayette is not there, it will be known where she is to be found.","Comments on enclosed poem that contains birthday sentiments for Mrs. Powel. The poem was copied by Tobias Lear from a 1792 manuscript by the poet Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson. Mount Vernon has both the original and Lear's copy.","Enclosed is second bill of exchange for 2310 guilders for Madame Lafayette.","Received Parker's letter desiring to know terms on which he (Washington) would sell his Gloucester County land -- since he got it at valuation of £800 Virginia currency for part of a bond, he will sell it for same plus interest since 1789 -- Washington wants payment upon giving over the land, but some credit can be arranged.","Received letter containing Mr. Bennett's claim against Colville's estate -- deals with George Washington's position as executor of Colville estate -- won't pay interest on debt thereof until court of Chancery decides whether it is just -- refers him to Mr. Keith of Alexandria who has papers dealing with estate.","Encloses Col. Robert Townsend Hooe's letter relating to the Thomas Colville estate -- wishes to have final settlement of estate -- check Mr. Bennett's account with documents and see if it seems to be correct -- Washington thinks Bennett's claim different from what he remembered legacy to be -- has referred Hooe to him for details.","Congratulations and best wishes on her birthday from both President and Mrs. Washington -- would have attended her party except for \"the late event which has happened in their family\" (the death of George Augustine Washington).","Dinner invitation from George and Martha Washington to Mr. and Mrs. Dalton and daughter. Not in Washington's hand. Tristram Dalton was a friend and first senator from Massachusetts. Invitation was issued just prior to Washington's second inauguration in the Senate chamber.","George Washington requires shells for lime to make mortar for about \"40,000 Bricks.\" Constructing Dogue Run Farm 16-sided barn. Asks his nephew if he hires out \"Negro carpenters by the year?\" Can he recommend carpenter overseer?","Has little information re inquiry of Mr. Thomas Bowen--only man named George Harrison in area died 50 years ago--no children--widow married man named Posey--Harrison's land left to nephew John West, from whom George Washington bought it about 20 years ago--knows nothing of affairs of Harrison's estate.","Received letter from Wilkinson by way of Captain Abner Prior and shortly after the two kegs of fish from \"western waters\" [in Ohio] -- fish were fine and a novelty here.","By Brig Betsey, sends triplicates of letters of Jan. 30 and 31 and the third exchange for 2310 guilders for Madame Lafayette.","Sends plan of new federal district where the seat of government will be located -- \"It will serve to show you, and such as may have the curiosity to look at it, that whatever our present condition is, we have vanity enough to look forward to a better.\"","Mrs. Washington is indisposed with a cold -- afraid she will increase it by going to the circus this afternoon -- President and rest of family will go to see exhibition of Mr. Ricketts.","Mr. David Clark, coachmaker in Philadelphia, has asked him to write informing Col. Washington that the coach he (George Washington) had with him in Charleston was made by Clark -- he has heard it was admired for its beauty and is made of good materials -- Mr. Clark hears Col. Washington wants to have a coach made and he desires the job.","Since Mr. de Barth has not made stipulated payments for land bought of Washington, lying on the Kanawas, Washington suggests canceling the bargain instead of bringing measures against De Barth for payment.","Received from Arthur Young two sets of his Annals, numbered 98-108--presumes one set intended, as usual, for Agricultural Society of this city--accordingly, sends them to him as president.","Inquires as to price and availability of the best clover seed.","At request of several gentlemen of his acquaintance, Washington introduces Dr. Edwards, who is going to Europe for his health and to obtain knowledge of agriculture there.","Mr. Arthur Young has written that the several accounts collected by George Washington of agriculture in this country \"have set him afloat on the High Seas of conjecture with respect to the Agriculture of this Country ...\" -- \"and, as you had a hand in setting him afloat, it is but fair that you should lend your assistance to get him landed again\" -- sends enclosed extracts from Young's letter and desires Peters to answer queries -- Young has been prevented by the war from coming to this country to study himself the agriculture and see what can be done along that line.","Agrees to Hooe's offer for flour -- will order Anthony Whitting to make delivery in Alexandria, but wishes because of harvest time that Hooe would take delivery at his mill or on river opposite -- market for flour is not falling as Hooe says, but only a temporary drop due to lack of vessels to take it to European markets -- had heard of William Shepherd's intent to apply to Loudon Court to condemn George Washington's land on Difficult Run -- encloses a copy of earlier letter to Col. Powell on subject.","Hereby conveys a letter from Warner Washington III as he promised -- the younger Warner is destitute for funds in this city.","Enlarges on recent letter of Mrs. Washington's (dictated by him) relative to the estate in Berkeley -- in accord with provisions in George A. Washington's will, advises settling a second plantation in Berkeley including some land in Fairfax County, as a grass and small grain farm -- advises on getting tenants and drawing up contracts -- she should ask advice of George S. Washington -- Anthony Whitting's decline caused by consumption necessitates visit to Mt. Vernon but public business presses and visit will be short.","Death of Anthony Whitting -- needs Tilghman's help to procure new manager -- thinks a good one may better be found on Eastern Shore of Maryland than elsewhere -- gives qualifications for the job -- lists several people in Tilghman's neighborhood whom he has had recommended -- among them is William Pearce [later manager of Mt. Vernon] -- doesn't want to lure any away from present jobs, unless they had intended leaving anyway.","At the time of this letter, Washington was serving his second term as president and was living in Philadelphia.  His nephew, George Augustine Washington, had served as farm manager for the previous seven years but died in 1793.  In need of a new farm manager, Washington considered his nephew, Lawrence Lewis.","Concerned that Lewis was too inexperienced for the job, Washington remarked on the necessary qualifitcations necessary: \"…so little haveg it in my power to visit, or attend to my private concerns, that it becomes extremly necessary (besides fidility) to have an experienced \u0026 skilful man, of some weight, to manage my business; one whose Judgment is able to direct him in cases which may arise out of circumstances that can neither be foreseen, nor previously guarded against.","Washington continued, \"What the age of Mr Lawrence Lewis is—what opportunities he may have had to acquire any knowledge in the management of a Farm. What his disposition, whether active or indolent. Whether clear in his perceptions, \u0026 of good Judgment. Whether sober \u0026 sedate, or fond of amusements and running about—with other queries which might be asked, as well applying to a young man Just entering on the career of life; are all matters to which I am an entire stranger; and if you can give me information respecting them, I shall thank you. You will readily perceive that my sole object in these enquiries is to ascertain the competency of a character to whom I should commit an important trust; consequently, going no farther, can operate nothing to the prejudice of my Nephew, whatever, in confidence, you may say to me on the foregoing points and such others as may occur to you.\"","Washington instead hired a more seasoned farm manager, William Pearce.  Pearce served as farm manager until 1796 during which time Lewis came to stay at Mount Vernon and worked in some managerial capacity, but the official farm manager by then was James Anderson.  Lewis eventually married Nelly Custis in 1799 and lived the remainder of his life at Woodlawn.","Has heard from Mr. Robert Lewis that Crow desires increase in wages -- since he had best crop last year at Union Farm, Washington will raise him to £40 per annum as an encouragement, but will not raise him any higher hereafter.","Requests that Mercer forward deed from \"yourself \u0026 others to me\" if it has been duly executed and recorded.","Has given James Keith a draught on Col. Hooe for £140, the amount due Keith for his trouble in Colville estate -- asks that Hooe deduct it from what is due George Washington.","Lewis was acting Estate Manager for George Washington at Mount Vernon. The letter contains instructions for various farm activities and personal advice to young Lewis on how to write better reports.","100 guineas a year for superintendant of Mt. Vernon--recommends that Pearce visit the estate--to determine if all is to his liking-George Washington expects to be at Mt. Vernon on the 20th of Sept.--gives directions, mileage, stage schedule--speaks of worthless overseer to 8-10 Negro carpenters--hopes to replace him by New Year's day.","Won't sell land on Difficult Run in Loudon County except for very high price -- was in treaty with a Dutchman for it for £60 per annum -- would want double what Lewis offered for the Frederick County land because when Shenandoah River is made navigable, lands near it will increase greatly in value","Introduces Tobias Lear, who leaves George Washington as Secretary after 7 years -- Lear is engaged in a mercantile scheme -- recommends him to Short's kindness.","Introduces Tobias Lear, who goes to Europe to carry into effect his plans for an \"extensive commercial establishment\" at the Federal City -- Lear can explain his long delay in writing -- encloses Mr. Richard Peters' and Mr. Thomas Jefferson's answers to his queries about American agriculture -- if there are any questions, ask Lear.","Sends their regrets that Mrs. Powel cannot accompany him and Mrs. Washington to Virginia.","George Washington's nephew's widow has decided to move--Pearce and his family to move into Mansion--repairing of Mr. Crow's house--recommends Pearce residing in the right wing (the Hall)--list of things at his disposal --authorizes Pearce to acquire ploughs and any other tools --outlines benefits of Pearce's early arrival.","Washington comments on the disagreeable conduct of the French minister Genet, who seems to want to involve the U.S. in war. The situation has \"test[ed] the temper of the Executives.\"","Deals with involved estate of Samuel Washington and his last wife, Susannah Perrin Holding Washington -- had been undecided whether to try to get estate from Mrs. Washington's family in favor of his niece Harriot who was left very little -- will reach an agreement -- \"Pay me one hund. pounds which I shall give to my niece for her immediate support, and I will quit claim to all the Negros which belonged to Mrs. Saml. Washington ...\".","An attachment has been served against Washington -- despite Mercer's orders to the contrary, collectors present notes against Mercer's brother's estate to George Washington's manager for Payment -- brought bond and mortgage of Mercer's late father and brother from Philadelphia, and will exchange them for land -- asks whether his (Washington's) signature necessary on the instrument.","In this letter George Washington has decided to engage superintendant of carpenters for another year--could not find anyone to relace-comments on man who looks after the house people, ditchers, etc.--after winter, Pearce can decide to remain at Mt. Vernon or live elsewhere--construction of house for Mr. Crow--Negro children forbidden to enter the yards and gardens (excluding the children of cook and her husband the Mulatto Frank).","George Washington's general thoughts and directions on government of Mt. Vernon--Mr. Howell Lewis will remain until Pearce's arrival--farm needs much manure---plans to go largely with buck wheat as a green manure---has requested for 450 to 500 bushels for seed--does not wish to go largely with corn--plans to sow a good many oats--keeping no more than half for seed.","George Washington instructs Pearce to take an exact account of the stock, tools and implements on each of the farms--to purchase a proper (bound) book in Alexandria for accounts--insists on the correctness of these registers--outines work of the carpenters: complete the new barn at Dogue Run, etc.--comments on live fences: cedar, lombardy poplar, and willows--hogs and sows--wants to reclaim and lay grass to the mill swamp--clover lots--potatoes--McKoy and Tom Davis--directions for lots on Muddy Hole, Union and River farms--Cyrus a slave at Mansion house--Muclus a slave--Will, a kind of overseer--stresses the need to regulate wagons and carts at the Mansion--Ehler the gardener and an agreement as to where he should eat--Lucy the cook--instructions to provide Negroes with as much meal as they can eat without waste--provisions of fish--directions for killing and preserving the hogs--clover timothy and orchard grass--post and rail fence from the Miller's house to the trunnel fence--barrier against bad neighbors--breaking of the steers to the yoke--oxen--asks for the return of large stone jars (which were filled with spirits)--wants an inventory of articles in store at Mansion--the Jack and stud horse--superfine and fine flour--allowance of meat and meal--paying of debt--overhauling the Seins now rather than in the Spring.","Course of crops--objective was to recover the fields from exhausted state-manure-buck wheat-Indian corn-comments on the insufferable conduct of overseers-Col. Ball of Leesburgh promised to send buck wheat-commends on poor quality of common oats brought from Eastern shore-garlick and wild onions-complains about overseers not doing much fall plowing--has little dependence on overseers when left to themselves-gives directions on how Pearce is to treat overseers-warns Pearce not to be like Mr. Whiting, who is said to have drank freely-GW's observations of his overseers: Stuart, Crow, McKoy, Butler, Davy and Thomas Green.","Written in the hand of Bartholomew Dandridge. Washington describes his Mount Vernon estate to the English agronomist in great detail, as he is considering leasing four of the Mount Vernon farms. Includes his description of Mount Vernon: \"No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated than this.\"","George Washington sends two bank notes of one hundred dollars each for Mr. Butler--is upset that the ice house was not filled during the late freezing spell--wants to know quantity of oats that have been thrashed--instructs them to get seeds from the gardener--has sent a bundle of Poccon or Illinois nuts via Mr. Jefferson--East India hemp seed for sowing--inquires as to the appearance of the growing wheat--using Mr. Whiting's memo book, Mr. Dandridge will settle Mr. Butler's account.","George Washington inquires of condition and shelter of stock at Dogue Run and Union--instances of misconduct of Crow and McKoy--informs Pearce that he is taking on Butler again. Observations on various agricultural things. Asks about the carpenters at Mrs. Fanny Washington's. Informs Pearce that in the Eastern states, horses aided by oxen do the plowing.","Crop rotation plan--hopes to bring fields into a profitable state of cultivation--mentions Mr. Stuart's suggestion that the good fields be planted with corn and poor parts with buck wheat--sending 14 bushels of clover seed--suspects that Negro seedsmen are taking toll on seeds--manure to Mansion house for oats, grass and potatoes--fences at River farm--Thomas Green taking fine flour from the mill--payment of a hundred dollars to Mr. Dulany--rent due to Mrs. French for year 1793-wages for 1793 due to estate of Mr. Anthony Whitting.","Draft of a letter from George Washington to John Hamilton Moore thanking him for a copy of his book 'The new practical navigator'. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","George Washington speaks of Mr. Butler's agreeable work and conduct--French furze--construction of substantial fences--pigs--planting of clover and buck wheat--wants to know of the appearance of the growing wheat and barley--progress on the new race at the mill--honey locust seed--white bent seed--inquires about the amount of St. Foin and India hemp seed--stresses the importance of selling cattle before it is too late--attending to their breeding--Mrs. Fanny Washington asks to rent her fishing landing--conditions of rent--Col. Ball must have the three shoats he requested (a boar and two sows)--payment of wages to Stuart, Crow and McKoy--intends to build dairies at both Union and Dogue Run farms.","George Washington mentions the death of Stuart's daughter--gives directions for repairs of the house in Alexandria--comments that cedar posts, chestnut or cyprus rails are better than oak--concerned about the idleness of his carpenters--barn at Dogue Run--discusses the increase of lambs reported by the overseers--a missing report of Mr. Stuart is requested--sending payment from Philadelphia of Mr. Lewis' order to Mr. Ross--white bent grass seeds received--Ehler the gardener--directions for labeling new seeds.","George Washington assents to Pearce's request to meet his children in Baltimore--payment of wages to Mr. Stuart--enclosed some early colliflower seed, sent by Mrs. Washington--promises to send copy of advertisement of terms on which jacks and stud horses are to cover--mentions Crow's inattention to stock in regards to sheep sheering--St. Foin seed and India hemp--hares being destructive--lucern--enclosed three bank notes for Rev. Mr. Muir and Mr. Hartshorne--warns not to take mares from the jacks until paid.","Regarding his annual contributions to the Alexandria Academy--Washington wishes to know what indigent or orphaned children have attended and what their progress has been, especially since he has only once received such a report.","Following up on his previous letter, Washington writes that he has not had any response from Simms or James Keith regarding the Thomas Colvill estate, nor of the cash sent to Simms, nor has Washington received the documents he had requested from them.","George Washington explains horse advertisement--care of the youngest jack and mules--Peter--tells Pearce to keep an exact account of all mares and jenneys that go to the jacks--Mr. Prescot of Loudoun (or Fauquier) owes yet for last year--speaks of Mr. Lewis' account that the new visto is opened much further than intended--instructions to buy as much good Oznabrigs--for the making of clothes for the Negroes--requests a sample of the linnen--comments on the price of midlings and ship stuff and superfine and fine flour--corn--breaking of the ground in the fall.","George Washington approves the use of his own people in repairing the house in Alexandria--warns that putting the fence posts too distant will cause the rails to warp--glad to hear of Green's finishing the barn at Dogue Run--comments on the grain falling from the treading floor--lucern--directions for preparing--St. Foin and India hemp--impossible navigation has prevented him sending the promised clover and other seeds--hopes to send next week.","Cannot possibly appoint Spotswood's son John as commander of a frigate over older and experienced officers--perhaps can make him 2nd or 3rd lieutenant--on recommendation of Mr. Brooke and others, Mr. Lawrence Muse appointed as Collector of Rappahannock [Cty] to succeed Hudson Muse.","Autograph letter signed, two pages plus cover page with Washington's presidential frank. Washington writes Ball regarding a shipment of goods that he expects will soon depart Philadelphia after some delay. The shipment includes clover seeds and cocoa bean shells, latter intended as a gift from Martha Washington to Ball's wife, Francis (Fanny) Washington Ball, the daughter of George's brother Charles. Finally, Washington encloses an advertisement for the stud services of his prized livestock, the horse Traveller and donkeys Knight of Malta and Compound.","Lewis has given him no information on Washington's lots in Winchester and Bath, Virginia [the latter now Berkeley Springs, W.Va.]--he wishes a list of all tenants, what they owe, and how they stand--asks Lewis to post copies of enclosed advertisement in area, especially at Leesburg and Fauquier Courthouse--Mr. Prescoat [Prescott] owes for last year's stud fee and a long pasturage.","Washington gives directions regarding the purchase of linnens for the enslaved people--suggestions for determining how far apart the boards on the threshing floor should be in the new barn at Dogue Run--cultivation of the drilled wheat--clover seed, furze and other promised articles are on board the Sally Captain--Col. Gilpin--onions and garlick--might get some oats from Notley Young, esq.--gives directions for the enclosed Nankeen cotton seeds--P.S. (page 3): wrote Col. Ball and Mr. Robert Lewis, welcome to send a mare or two to either of the Jacks or the Horse--P.S. (page 4): March 17, delay in departure of the Vessel [Sally], may alter delivery route--5 bushels of Plaster of Paris to be tried on clover. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.","George Washington complains that the overseers did not plow in the fall--success of the crop--running rollers over the grass and wheat--spring barley--Wayles the Brewer in Alexandria--winter barley--Col. Ball is late with the buck wheat--ponders the distance between sections of the floor at the new Dogue Run barn--furnishing Mr. Smith with fish from the landing--prices--securing enough fish for the use of the people there--asks about quantity of wheat--tobacco stored in Alexandria--inquires about Pearce's family arrival--sending, on the next vessel, nine bolts of Oznabrigs--it is cheaper there than in Alexandria--gives directions on receiving payment from Col. Lyles and instructs where he is located--sending three pounds of lucern seed--directs Pearce not to accept anything but the whole sum from Col. Lyles.","George Washington decides that the space between boards on the treading floor of the new barn at Dogue Run will be an inch and a half--suggests that the oats may be tread on the same floor--will send three and a half bushels of a peculiar kind of oats--appearance of the drilled and other wheat--comments on the fine weather during March--winter barley--St. Foin and hemp--Abram--warns of Crow's not able to be trusted--warns of lack of water should mill race not be completed--Washington's sister Lewis of Fredericksburgh is allowed to have one of the unbroken mules.","George Washington is glad to hear that Pearce's family has safely arrived at Mt. Vernon--hopes that change of air will help to restore the eldest daughter to health--writes of the capture of vessels by the British--followed by the embargo--fall in provisions--price of flour--threshing of wheat--purchasing salt before the prices get higher--it is not Washington's expectation to stop ploughing in order to roll the grass and grain--breaking of steers--inquires of the young grass planted last fall--defends the imposition of garden seeds--provision for providing clothes for the young gardener at Alexandria--chance for lambs is bad--rams--instructions for shearing time--paper for the rooms in the house--plastering and white washing--orders for Thomas Davis to paint the houses--lower portion a stone color and the roof red.","Rare for Washington to answer letters applying for appointments, but because of personal regard and former public association he is replying to this one ... lists 3 reasons which explain his silence re: applications for appointments: (1) requests are so numerous and courteous replies require too much of his time; (2) courteous answers could be interpreted to mean more than was intended; (3) at the time of his Inauguration \"... I resolved firmly that no man should ever charge me justly with deception ...\" has never committed himself on an appointment until all information and circumstances have been examined ... on a purely personal basis without involving his public character or the Country, Washington has responded to a request of McHenry's ...","Washington asks Deakins to examine contents of enclosed order and tell him the price the tobacco would fetch.","Presidential pardon signed by George Washington and issue to David Blair. The Customs Act of 1790 specified procedures for collecting duties on imported goods and standardized the sizes of containers for certain imported goods in order to facilitate easier taxation and reduce fraud. For instance, run was required to be imported in casks of at least 50 gallons. David Blair's attempt to import rum from Barbados in casks smaller than 50 gallons resulted in the forfeiture of his vessel. Washington's 1794 pardon of Blair remits this forfeiture. Signed by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State. Manuscript document signed, with embossed paper seal, 1 page.","George Washington expresses his being sorry to learn of Pearce's not being well--discusses the amount owed to the estate of Mr. Anthony Whitting--Col. Bassett--Mr. Lear--the private papers of Mr. Whitting--his heir Mr. Ring--ready to sow buck wheat at all the farms--inquires of progress of oats and grass seeds--rain twice last week--dry in Philadelphia--instructs Pearce not to grind more wheat because of the embargo--flax--clothes for the Negroes--wool--warns Pearce to be cautious of pilferring.","George Washington expresses confusion over dimensions of the rooms in Alexandria house given by Thomas Green--flax seed--regulate the grass lots at Dogue Run farm--potatoes, oats and clover for the support of the stock, the Mansion house and for sale--demands particular attention to the penning of the stock--willow--informs Pearce that 5,000 white thorn plants are being sent by Mr. Lear on the ship Peggy from England--other fruit trees--lima beans.","Declares that Mr. Thomas Digges was during the Revolution and since a friend to the United States--Digges sent him intelligence and helped prisoners escape from England back to this country--Digges was thought to be in pay of Dr. Benjamin Franklin--Washington never knew his loyalty was questioned, though he has now disputed with Franklin over accounts--John Trumbull, in England during Revolution, declares that Digges aided the American cause.","Writes the answers to queries regarding injunction by one John Henshaw, arising from estate settlement of George Mercer--John Tayloe, George Mason and George Washington were given power of attorney by Mercer and others in England. Washington writes that \"It is really hard that I am so often called before Courts in matters in which I have no interest; but am continually saddled with the expence of defence.\"","George Washington is sorry to hear that the ship Peggy has not arrived from England with his 5,000 white thorn plants--Mr. Lear's fruit trees--hoped that Pearce had discharged Green when he found him drinking--he sets such a bad example--never got an account of last year's corn--buck wheat--potatoes--preserving the apricots--does not want to because his family will not be at Mt. Vernon at all during the summer--hopes to, assuming public business permits, make a flying trip through Mt. Vernon after the rising of Congress--papering the ceiling.","Sending paper for two lower rooms in house--warns Pearce to wait until plaster is thoroughly dry--Green--instructions for the payment of the Sheriff's and Clerk's notes--Mrs. Fanny Washington--cut the hay and grain in time at harvest--be attentive to the drilled wheat--secure it in the seed loft at the Mansion--approves of sowing the first lot in the mill swamp with buck wheat and timothy--corn--grass--mentions Pearce's complaint of bad pastures--wool of dead sheep--inquires about corn, oats, buck wheat and clover.","Crops suffering from drought--Mr. Dandridge--oats on last vessel have disappeared--has enclosed four small papers of seeds which have been sent from a curious gentleman in Europe--keeping of clover for seed--buck wheat--timothy--heavy cost of these in the markets of Philadelphia--value of various grasses--clover ought to be well cured before stacking--Crow--both cattle and sheep will benefit from turnip--asks about the drilled wheat and common wheat--ought to be ripe by the 8th or 10th of June--there are two kinds of wheat in drills at Union--inquires if Plaster of Paris was spread--hides of the dead cattle to be tanned by the old man Jack--skins of the dead sheep--Mulatto Will making shoes--Mrs. Fanny Washington--four missing heads of tobacco--Mr. Whitting--surveying in the fall--Mr. Minor--hopes to be at Mt. Vernon by the 10th of June--selling of a horse--health of slaves discussed--Sam, Doll, several spinners, Ditcher Charles--awaiting the arrival of the Peggy and the white thorn plants and Mr. Lear's fruit trees--high price of flour--embargo.","Washington lists and describes lands that he owns on the Ohio, East side; on the Great Kanhawa; west of the Ohio; in Kentucky; in the State of Pennsylvania; and the Great Dismal Swamp--with acreage and asking prices of each--comments by Washington--he \"will let them go\" if sold together for £ 50,000, although separately they are valued higher--there follows a paragraph of description for each of the 8 tracts.","Crops labouring under drought--2 or 3 fine rains have fallen in Philadelphia in past week--unfavorable account of the drilled wheat--great change and decrease in number of sheep since George Washngton's leaving 5 years ago--average fleece from 5 pounds down to 2 pounds--ship Peggy arrived in George Town with the white thorn trees and Mr. Lear's fruit trees--enclosed list for gardener--fence around slave quarters at Union farm--sent oats--on next vessel Washington will send paper for the house.","Requests that Deakins endeavor to put a stop to trespassing on north part of Woodstock Manor in Montgomery County, Md. which fell to Washington's share in division of William Sprigg's property--also requests information on tenants and farms on his share.","Thanks Deakins for trees imported in the \"Peggy\"--but season probably too far advanced for them to live--enclosed is note to Francis Deakins regarding Washington's land in Woodstock Manor.","Glad to hear of rains--will give a different appearance to oats and flax--rains may enliven corn and buck wheat--fears for any grass that may have been cut--little is expected from white bent grass--save as many of the other grasses for seed--drilled wheat and common wheat--deception with respect to potatoes (210 bushels instead of 418) is an example of how little others can be trusted, black or white--Washington knows of the existence of place in Alexandria where pilfered items can be sold--corn--clover--turnip seeds--midlings and ship stuff--Mr. Douglass--will not be at Mt. Vernon until at least the end of the month.","Lambs were not to be sold--if any were, Washington never received the money--plans for the selling/care of the sheep--never kill the females--comments on those who would go against his plan--his absence has afforded them the opportunity--overseers not allowed to sell any animals--Mr. Stuart's selling butter--Washington never entertained an unfavorable opinion of Stuart and always a bad one of Green--Mrs. Stuart fraudulently furnishes butter for McKnight's Tavern--Mrs. Fanny Washington and the dampness of the cellar in the Alexandria house--Davis and his attendants taking a week to complete a job that should have taken a day--Mr. Oneill from Chester County--a freestone quarry near the lime kiln--Tom Davis and Muclus--Thomas Green--bad example for the carpenters.","People write Washington with all manner of requests and he never fails to answer, despite all his public business--he requests information from Fitzgerald on matter mentioned in enclosed letter from Mr. Smith--asks him to send information and the letter back.","George Washington plans to leave Philadelphia on Tuesday and will probably reach Mt. Vernon either Sunday or Monday--bringing two white waiters with him--one is a hostler and the other attends to Washington--tells Pearce to try the turnip seeds to prove their goodness--preparing ground for a seed that never vegitates.","Washington appoints [...] to collect his rents in counties of Fayette and Washington in state of Pa. The name and amount of salary left blank. Washington enclosed this power in a letter of same date to Presley Neville, desiring him to fill in name and amount himself.","Continual disappointment in collection of rents in Fayette and Washington Counties, Pa. forces Washington to place the matter in other hands--he directs Cannon to hand over list of tenants, etc. to [...]. (The name left blank in original and letterpress copy. Washington enclosed this in letter of same date to Presley Neville, leaving to his discretion the person to appoint to the task.)","GW arrived in Philadelphia on Monday--travelled all day through a constant rain--sorry to hear that wet weather interupts work--especially plowing--buck wheat should be plowed in while it is still green and succulent--corn--wheat--oats looked good when he was home--hopes weather does not injure--grass--scythes--hay--replenished with good seed--scratched in with harrows, or rakes with iron teeth--hopes for considerable profit from meadow ground--Capt. Conway of Alexandria sells 400 pounds worth of hay annually--planting corn at Mill swamp not for the sake of the crop but to prepare for grass--the bridge leading to McKoy's house--those parts of the large meadow enclosure at Union farm to be set with grass as soon as possible--fine timothy--instructs Pearce to write memorandums to remind himself of Washington's directions--Mrs. Fanny Washington taking possession of Alexandria house--Mr. Oneill--quarry--send butter and wood to Mrs. F. Washington--measuring of stone--Peter--mules--last Oct., Washington supplied all farms with a complete set of plow beasts (horses or mules)--raising mules for value--night rides and treading wheat will deprive Washington of foals--Lancaster--mares bought for breeding put to work and other rascally treatment by overseers--Sarah--Mr. Lund Washington's receipt for 500 pounds--has heard of illness of Pearce's eldest daughter--should be prepared for the unfortunate event--is satisfied with Pearce's conduct--list of Washington's favorite objectives--Mrs. Washington requests one dozen of the best hams and half dozen midlings of bacon.","Ship Passport written in Dutch and English, signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, from the schooner Elizabeth, dated July 14, 1794.","Frequent rains, not too heavy or too long, will be the making of the corn and buck wheat--directions for plowing wet fields--examine the shocks of wheat frequently--inquires of the quantity and quality of oats--timothy--clover--give John the gardener a dollar on the last day of every month, provided he behaves well--is glad to hear that Pearce's daughter is feeling better--wants to know why Betty Davis and Doll are more than half their time on the sick list--care of grass seeds--little garden by the salt house--Crow, McKoy and Butler.","Cultivation in corn of the lots in the Mill swamp--corn is not so much an object with Washington as meadow--rushes, alders and other shrubs--inquires of the corn (grown, shoot well and look promising)--particular care taken with the seed of rare ripe corn Washington sent home--Butler--grass seed sown with flax at Union farm--Mr. McNeil (Oneill)--quarry--use of the young mules by the overseers and plowmen--inquiries for particular concerning Ruth, Hannah and Pegg--their being sick several weeks together.","Account ledger with Bank of Alexandria (record of deposits and drafts) - holograph - 10 leaves - one page tipped in at end of ledger. This statement, dated March 20, 1821, concerns two of Washington's drafts to Samuel Washington in 1797 and 1799 for $ 1,000.00. Docketed on verso of final leaf: \"Stuart's Exers on Washington etc. Filed with Depon of Jas. K. McKenna 16 May 1821.\"","George Washington has moved to German Town to escape the heat of Philadephia--has not rained at Mt. Vernon for a while--fearful that drought would damage corn--put off sowing wheat until corn fields are clean, light and in good order--preparing no more land for a crop than one can handle--whatever is attempted should be well executed as it respects crops--an essential object with every farmer ought to be the destruction of weeds--his arable and pasture ground should produce nothing but grain, pulse (if he raises them), vegetables of different sorts and grasses--timothy--inquiries about the clover which was sown with the oats at Mansion house--potatoes--Crow has been applying to Col. Ball for a place--McKoy--encourages Pearce to make an agreement with whomsoever will answer his purposes--should be industrious, sober and knowing in the management of Negroes and other concerns of the farm--someone to take the place of Thomas Green to oversee the carpenters--James, Muclus, Davis--description of this overseer--Butler--received bacon in Philadelphia--buck wheat.","Oats, wheat and clover at River farm--laying ground to clover as soon as possible--flour sold in Alexandria--woolen clothes for the people by the first of November--employment of all who can be spared on the new race at the mill--save time and water--sainfoin--potatoes at the Mansion house--gardener is to save as much seed as he can from the everlasting pea--this pea, when cut young, should make an excellent hay-drilled wheat.","Favorable appearance of the corn--ground is in good order for wheat--buck wheat--hemp growing in the vineyard--inquires to the appearance of the potatoes--Kate (wife of Will) at Muddy Hole wishes to serve the Negro women (as a granny) on the estate--pay of 12 to 15 pounds per year--in the George Town Gazette it is written that holders of shares in the Potomac Company (treasurer William Hartshorn) are to give 12 pounds sterling per share--Washington holds 5 shares--Col. Lyles Bond--Crow and McKoy--comments on replacing them--Green--Butler--rare ripe corn.","Workers for the new mill race--comments on the newly hired overseer--Mason--Pine going to school in Alexandria--may fall into bad habits or company there--Mr. Butler--incompetent in his present position--inquires if Groves is married or single--asks about the turnips--inquires after Pearce's youngest and eldest daughters.","Washington asks Lewis to send money from rents to payment of William Pearce in Alexandria, also rental accounts--rents may be applied to purchasing leases, but 10% won't be derived from money advanced--discusses terms of real estate transactions--transfer of leases illegal under Mr. Muse--pleased with Lewis's disposal of Bath and Winchester houses and lots and land on Potomac River, but wishes Lewis had sent the conditions under which they had been let--sends his love, and Martha's, to Mrs. Lewis.","Col. Lyles bond--gives instructions on writing responses to his inquiries--drilled wheat and barley--the culture of the latter is more profitable than the former--directions for dealing with the ague and fever--Mr. Gunnel--Col. Simms of Alexandria--people have taken liberties with Washington's timber and wood during his absence--Mr. Pierce Bailey--selling a tract of land for 1500 pounds--discusses payment--Mr. Gill of Alexandria--Washington agrees to putting a still at Mt. Vernon--Pearce should contact Mr. Stuart if he has questions--young Boatswain.","Deals with the estate of Mrs. Margaret Green Savage, and of her husband Dr. William Savage--Washington relates outline of case still under litigation, but refers Trenor to Rev. Mr. Bryan Fairfax as the one who has best knowledge of case and is still active in it as trustee--tells Trenor \"I have no more right to intermeddle in the Judicial proceedings of the Courts in this Country than you have.\"","Mr. Pyne wishes to be employed at Mt. Vernon--Washington leaves the issues in Pearce's hands--has enclosed a certificate for Mr. Butler--discusses his dismissal--directions for removing the Negro quarters at Union and River farms--warns Pearce not to wait too long.","Returns [unnamed] pamphlets herewith--thanks for perusal of them.","Col. Lyle's bond is discussed--Washington approves of Pearce's sowing early (or distilled) wheat at different seasons to discover the best for it--double headed wheat at Union farm--heavy rains--problems as a result of it--drains in all the fields that need it--Pearce has the ague and fever--young Boatswain--Washington warns that yellow fever may possibly be in Baltimore.","Washington left German Town yesterday and arrived in Philadelphia--Thomas Green has quit of his own accord--Old Bishop should be taken care of--a decision about employing Pyne should be made without much more delay--McKoy--asks about the appearance of the stone quarry--possible replacement for Green--Washington hopes to get to Mt. Vernon before Nov.--may not be possible because of rebellion in the West (Whiskey Rebellion)--Mrs. Fanny Washington requests boards for a corn house--Mrs. Washington requests some artichoke seeds.","Washington mentions a new road and that Pearce is to oversee it--has engaged a Scotchman to replace Green--he is to have Green's house, garden, etc.--James Donaldson and his family will embark for Mt. Vernon on the ship Capt. Mitchell--other directions and requests in regard to the new carpenter--Pyne--is sorry to hear of Butler's illness--GW leaves Tuesday for Carlisle--still hopes to be at Mt. Vernon before Congress meets.","Washington is glad to find that seeding of wheat is over--problems with the new road spoken of in last letter--Mr. Thompson Mason--advantages of new road for him--gives reasons for the construction of the new road--Crow--unproductivity of the ferries--questions if he will receive any advantage from the new public road.","Memorandum detailing a work contract with Mount Vernon carpenter James Donaldson, including his allowances for food, moving expenses, use of tools, use of a house, garden, and cow, and the privilege of the occasional absence, in exchange for his work. Donaldson was a white overseer of the slave carpenters at Mount Vernon.  Washington hired him for his \"sober and industrious\" nature, but soon learned that he was not a competent overseer.  Washington repeatedly wrote to his overseer at the time, William Pearce on the subject of Donald's inability to manage slave labor and Donaldson left Mount Vernon by November 1795.  Autograph letter signed by Washington and Donaldson, 2 pages.","Washington is 55 miles from Philadelphia on his way to Carlisle--comments that neither he nor Pearce is familiar with the management of buck wheat--on his current travel, Washington sees the crop on the whole road--it is cut down and remains in the field in very small cocks--presumes they will stay that way until the seed gets perfectly ripe--the potatoes too were every where digging.","Washington informs Pearce that he will not be at Mt. Vernon until spring--tells Pearce not to delay his trip to the Eastern Shore--disperse the stock which may be endangered by the winter--no more hogs put up for pork than such as are of fit age and size.","Washington returned to Philadelphia on Tuesday last--he expresses confidence in Pearce's care, judgment and integrity--repeats his objectives--regular course of crops; introduce grass where proper; make meadows and hedges; recover exhausted fields; improve stock--large dairies; make hay--these are much more desirable to Washington than to push the best fields out of their regular course in order to increase the next, or any other, year's crop of grains--which would eventually ruin the fields--expresses sorrow over the loss of Pearce's daughter--also, Paris and Jupiter have died--Pyne--McKoy--Washington does not expect much (in the way of overseeing the carpenters) from James Donaldson--Col. William Washington of Westmoreland--Washington repeats his observance of Donaldson--Green--housing the new family in the Green hosue--fodder was gotten in good time--corn yield--wants to know quantity of buck wheat--sorry to find that fly found in the wheat demands immediate threshing--wants Pearce to experiment with price of wheat in grain form or flour--cabins and quarters at Union farm.","Potatoes and corn are likely to turn out well--keep enough buck wheat and potatoes for seed--it is miserable for a farmer to be obliged to purchase his seeds--exchanging may be useful--prices for wheat and flour in Alexandria--Sally Green and her distressed circumstances--James Donaldson into the Green house--Pyne was more a talker than [a worker]--fall plowing--cutting up the fallen timber--hogs for sale--culled sheep--Mr. Hawkins left sundry cuttings of valuable grape vines at Mr. Lund Washington's--cultivate corn and rye--conserving trees at the Mansion house--clearing fields at Dogue-run.","Enclosed thirteen hundred dollars--a bond from Mr. Lund Washington--fifty pounds to go to the charity school at the Academy in Alexandria--Washington's annual subscription of ten pounds to the Rev. Mr. Davis--incumbent of the Episcopal Church in Alexandria--Mr. Herbert.","Gives William A. Washington the desired information on seminaries and colleges to which he could send his children--one in \"this place\" seems to be doing Washington Custis no good at all--British overlooker of carpenters at Mt. Vernon seems unable to handle hands under him; Mr. Pearce might have to replace him--is there any chance of getting man spoken of before for the job?","Letters to Col. William Washington of Westmoreland--the easy and simple manners of Donaldson make him unfit as an overseer of the Negro carpenters--he should, however, instruct Isaac and the boy Jem in the principles of making and repairing all kinds of farming implements--quarters for a new carpenter overseer--Mrs. Fanny Washington--descriptions of people who Washington thinks should be obliged to stay at his Alexandria house--Doctor Craik--which wines to serve his guests--claret, madeira for very extraordinary circumstances--the use of his Mt. Vernon home by curious people--hogs for pork--some bacon for the Mansion--omission of McKoy not to measure his potatoes--Washington wants to compare the crop of corn and the crop of potatoes together--whether it is better to sell wheat as grain or flour--Mr. Minor--Col. Lyles--enclosed money to discharge Washington's bond to Mr. Lund Washington.","Washington discovers that it is more profitable to sell wheat after being ground into flour--Sally Green is cautioned against dealing with Washington's Negroes--grubbing--leaving clumps of trees when clearing--corn will be much better than if growing among single trees--wants the total account of all farms of the corn--wants sheds with brick foundation, at Dogue-run erected for the work horses, oxen, etc.--will send four or five bushels of clover seed.","Problems with the bond to Mr. Lund Washington--Mr. John Mercer--Mr. Randolph--asks not to have any more smith's work done there in the future--wages due soon--prices of flour (super-fine and fine)--crop of fodder has been great--should have a great deal of hay for sale--feeding of Washington's stock--potatoes and turnips--experiment with fattening bullocks--punishing trespassers on Washington's four mile run tract--progress on the new race at the mill--James Donaldson--treatment of visitors--use of wine.","Instructs Lear to look in trunks at Mount Vernon for papers concerning the Potomac Company. Supports pushing forward navigation of river, seeks opinion of English engineer [William] Weston, also may consult [Richard] Claiborne's engineer. Acknowledges the opposition to Potomac Company plans.","Clearing ground for next year--asks if it would be better to have it well grubbed rather than cleaning the ground thoroughly--treatment of other like fields--No. 6 at Muddy hole--corn holes at the Mansion--orchards--directions on fences surrounding corn--clearing of woods--crop rotation--hopes Allison turns out well--possibly who Crow spent much of his time--erecting shed for the cattle by the new barn at Union farm--new sheds at Dogue-run--gathering thorn berries--Oneil quarrying stone at Mt. Vernon.","Total amount of corn crop is 1639 barrels--stock gets 22 barrels per week--14 barrels weekly to the Negroes--totalling 233 barrels more than is made--it is from corn and wheat that Washington expects to pay overseers' wages and everything that needs to be bought--asks about the amount of oats that have been threshed--quantity of potatoes compared with that of corn to determine cultivation for next year--wants to hasten the manufacturing of all wheat due to the price increase--asks about the completion of the mill race--repairing the barn at Muddy hole--before the new barn at River farm is undertaken--brick foundations for the sheds at Dogue-run--is glad to hear so good account of Donaldson--spinning of wool--clean and dirty--allowance of provision for gardener and his wife--Peter--Mr. Lear of George Town--Col. Fitzgerald.","Washington forwards some papers to Lear relative to the Potomac River. He includes a drawing by a Mr. Claiborn describing a new method of lowering and raising boats without locks.","Fencing the ground at the Mansion house for corn--rotations for Dogue-run, Muddy hole and River farms--putting oats and clover in the ground where buck wheat grew this year--leaving two or three clumps of trees when clearing the wood at No. 5 at Dogue-run--for the purpose of shade and ornament--importance of reviewing old letters--carpenters preparing frames, shingles, etc., for putting in more dormant windows in the back of the stables at Mansion house--Washington hopes that with favorable weather the fall plowing is in great forwardness--house Frank and Lucy being idle when not at their specific tasks--cucumber tree--Mrs. Washington sending a present to the gardener's wife--death of Austin--Mrs. Stiles sending his Mare and all his things to Mt. Vernon--shrubs sustaning injury from the deer--preserving the pork--old Butler--honey locust seed--Doll at the ferry--price of flour in Philadelphia still at ten dollars a barrel.","Comments on Pearce's health--hopes that all the oat grounds will be in good order for early seeding--allotment of oats for Washington's horses when he comes to Mt. Vernon--asks about a fallen chimney that injured some Negro children--Doll at the ferry--ableness to work--rotation of crops at Dogue-run--asks about two plows that were sent to Mt. Vernon earlier--asks if they have been used yet.","Fall in prices of wheat and flour--inclosure for corn at the Mansion house--other fences and gates--Washington's plans for the two sheds at Dogue-run--Irish potatoes--will send a bushel and a half of clean honey locust seed--directions for these--French Will--Washington's supposed promised of freedom after seven years of service--Dick at Dogue-run.","Despite probable increase in value of lands because of great immigration, Washington has decided to sell his lands west of Allegheny mountains due to troubles with tenants and collecting rent--he gives Shreve first choice at land in Fayette County [Pa.] on which he now lives--specifies terms--if nothing is decided by the end of February, Washington will feel free to sell land Shreve is on to another.","Washington discusses discrepency with Miller's receipt--price of flour fell before Washington's was made ready for the market--wheat crop over all the U.S. was extremely short--price should rise again before the warm weather--Doctor Stuart--Col. Ball--inquires about the treading floor in the new barn at Dogue-run--a general rule being of leaving either single trees or clumps--gardener is allowed a fifth of what is sold from the nursery--death of Bishop--providing victuals and clothing for Donaldson's son--Donaldson should teach Isaac and the boy Jem in the principles of implements--filling up gullies--French's Will--Washington not too concerned with hunting him up--only as an example--Broad Creek--Bladensburgh--upper Marlborough--procuring seeds for the gardener--St. Foin--Mr. Lear--furze seed--Cale or cole seed--asks if the ferry people will have the field at Mansion house for corn--rotation--Mr. Lund Washington--indebted for fish--Austin.","Washington sends her a copy of Jefferson's \"Notes of Virginia\" [Notes on the State of Virginia]--cannot find \"Dr. Franklin's Strictures on the abuse of the press\" among his remaining volumes of the Bee--he hopes to see her at dinner tomorrow.","Cedar making a good hedge--cedar berries--proper season for removing cedar trees--had success when removing them in a deep frost--wants to experiment with keeping hogs in sties from pigs--death of old Betty.","Mrs. Styles--Austin--Washington doubts that the little old field at the ferry could be got in order in time for oats and clover--use it for corn, wheat and clover--agrees with the arrangement of fields Nos. 1, 3, and 6 at Muddy hole--immediate profit is not so much an object with Washington as the restoration of worn out and gullied fields--old clover lot planted with potatoes--manure the bad parts--advertising the horse and jack--can stand at last year's rate's--wheat fields covered with a thin layer of snow--has enclosed garden seeds for Ehler.","Surveying the four mile run--Mr. [Lund] Washington and Mr. Terret--Moses Ball--likely Washington will have more than 100 bushels of oats to spare--had hoped for three to four thousand--hopes the price will be higher than half a crown by the end of April--transplanting young cedars--make hedges--preparing a seed--lucern--use of a heavy harrow with sharp teeth--linnen to cloath the negroes--proper care and attention given to the bacon--Smith--Old Butler--tedious execution of work by the carpenters--Betty.","Washington received Pearson's letter with 1st volume and part of 2nd of Memoirs of Academy of Arts and Sciences -- gives his thanks to members of the Academy.","Washington has spoken to Mr. William Weston, an English engineer, about Weston's visiting the falls of the Potomac. Working \"on the Canal, between the Waters of Susquehanna \u0026 the Schuylkill [sic]\" Weston will be arriving via Baltimore. Washington regrets that it is too late for Weston to arrange to meet Lear at the confluence of the Shenendoah and the Potomac, as Lear had wished.","Washington was afraid the open weather (frost) would have injured the wheat--expenses of the estate covered by wheat--rolling the bad parts of a field--questions Pearce's surveying assessment of a plot--commiting a jack to the Eastern Shore--Mr. Charles Lee--Mr. Pearse Bailey--land property is rising fast in value--the number of emigrants--Col. Washington--oznabrigs--the Trial--Capt. Hand--high price of clover seed--scaley bark hiccory nut--Illinois nut--honey locust seed.","Selling all the fish to one man is best--if Mr. Smith will give five shillings per one thousand for herring and twelve shilling in hundred for shad, Pearce had better enter into a written agreement with him--surveying the boundries--Mr. [Lund] Washington--cedar berries--oznabrigs--flax--Mr. Bayley--price of lands--especially those convenient to the federal city.","Regarding some of Ball's land which he wants to sell to the government to build an arsenal--Col. Pickering thinks the price too high and situation too low down--Washington doesn't want to say anything more to the Secretary of War lest anyone think he is influenced by family connection--has never seen any such act passed by Virginia legislature as Ball mentioned in his letter of 19 December.","Washington expresses feelings of humility at praise of his work in Revolution and in the government--he gives all credit to \"the Great ruler of events\" and \"kind Providence.\"","Wheat on the ground is in so unpromising a way--inquires to the look of the barley--roller--French's Paul--pains taken to apprehend and bring him to punishment--Dick--Betty Davis--Sarah, possibly a spinner at the Mansion, in childbed--purchase of one thousand yards of German oznabrigs--lucern seed to be had in Alexandria--new overseer at Mansion house--Allison--inquires about the price of flour in Alexandria--both superfine and fine are up again in Philadelphia.","On the Sloop Harmony--Capt. Ellwood--Washington has sent 972 1/2 yards of oznabrigs--Mrs. Fanny Washington---Col. Gilpin--Washington has also included various seeds--some rare and valuable--turnips--chiccory--botany bay grass seeds--requests that the gardener use his utmost skill and care--cabbage--lucern--preparing for its arrival--Sammy is to supply the place of Bristol--Cyrus, a dower slave--the children of Daphne--Mr. Smith--one purchaser for the fish--Mrs. Fanny Washington, Dr. Stuart and Mr. Lund Washington--Gray--India hemp--Pair graffs.","New overseers are turning out well--Grove--Allison--Washington has received twenty pounds of lucern seed--eight pounds of lucern and the like quantity of clover mixed to the acre--grasses ought to be sown on clean and well prepared ground--Betty Davis and Pearce's having difficulty distinguishing between real and feigned sickness--Paul--Mr. Dulany--artichokes.","Mr. Pierce Bailey--land on difficult run--inquiry of the new meadow at Dogue-run--affects of the winter weather on the growing grain, the grass and the fields which are to be sown and planted--Moses at the mill-- Tom and Ben--coopering--Gray--Isaac making ploughs--Donaldson--gardener attending to pease--an English gentleman, named Strickland--red wine and madeira--Mrs. Fanny Washington--porter.","Carter Ben at the River farm, laid up many weeks--potatoe plan experiment--impediments from the weather in sowing oats--winter grain should now show its spring appearance--roller-cutting small grain before it is suffered to get too ripe--honey locust seed--advertising of Paul.","Washington does not expect to be at Mt. Vernon by Sunday--the roads through Maryland are impassible and business in the federal city has detained him--injured parts of meadow should be resown--if that, or the other meadows, were once well taken with timothy, floods would not wash of[f] the soil.","\"Calculation of the number of Bricks wanting for the Barn at River Farm\" --Bricks for barn at River Farm.  Sketch is for barn at Dogue Run Farm.  -total number of bricks for each section of the new barn--sketch of barn placement and surrounding grounds.","Grain and grass have benefitted by the late rains--flour in the mill is to be inspected--poor prices.","Wheat and grass continue to mend--warm weather and rain--also brought on oats--disposing of flour--midlings and ship stuff--Davenport--mill account for last year--the boy at the mill to go to the garden at Mansion house--two deaths in the family--one of them a young fellow--McKoy--Green--Davis--fence at Dogue-run to enclose the barn--the number of bricks required for the barn in the Neck (River farm).","Washington has enclosed sketches of the barn to be built at River farm--2 inch planks of white oak for the threshing floor--1 inch and a quarter pine plank for the lower floor of the graineries--other directions for construction--Mr. Stuart and the making of bricks--asks of the character of the carpenter who built Mrs. Peak's barn--honey locust plants--speaks of a book which contains information on these--Pekan or Illinois nut-plants sent by a gentleman from Jamaica--Doctor Craik--Cooper Jack.","Crops in need of rain--plenty of rain in Philadelphia--need for bread in Europe will raise wheat prices--wants to plant a good many potatoes--buck wheat--white homony bean is very productive--corn--cutting the forward wheat in good season--Dr. Stuart-transplanting the honey locust--speaks of a disorder in the horses.","Washington encloses an advertisement which he plans to put in various gazettes and newspapers -- he confides in secrecy his plan to rent his farms \u0026 the dower slaves -- he may even interest associations in England or Scotland in farms through advertisements in gazettes -- the intermarriage of dower negroes with others and those on neighboring farms will cause affecting \u0026 trying consequences, so Washington cautions Stuart to make no mention of the plan for the present -- he doesn't care to rent farms to \"our country farmers\" because they wear out the land and little else -- he wants Stuart ask in confidence British merchants in Alexandria and Dumfries about the scheme -- Washington mentions Eliza (\"Betsy\") Custis's marriage and gives his evaluation of the groom, Mr. Thomas Law -- thinking of G.W.P. Custiss interests, Washington asks Stuart whether there might have been an erroneous division of negroes for Mr. Thomas Peter for his wife's (Martha Custis's) share.","Details on the shingles--additional directions for the barn--removal of all the cabins at River and Union farms--wants to punish the thief who robbed the meat house at Mt. Vernon--Nathan suspected of this sort formerly--Postilion Joe has been caught in similar practices--Sam would not be restrained if he saw an opening to do the like.","Washington hopes that it rained at Mt. Vernon--insect--distemper among horses--selling hay in Alexandria--Mr. Halley--reducing a lot in Alexandria for an allay--enclosed a newspaper containing some ideas on the culture of potatoes--making them into bread--James Butler--the Academy in Alexandria--Rev. Mr. Muir.","Autograph letter signed from George Washington to Tobias Lear, personal secretary of George Washington, regarding the purchase of bank shares on his behalf. Addressed on verso in holograph with intact seal and docket in Tobias Lear's writing.","Speaks of rains which brought disasters--young mule killed--shells gathered for lime--filling between the logs of the cabins with clay--wheat--the scab--the rust--gullies at the Mansion house.","Washington plans to come to Mt. Vernon about the middle of the month--dormant windows on each side of the pediment--front side of the stable--Donaldson--grain and hay--Davy's lost lambs--very suspicious appearance--he has some sly, cunning and roguish negroes under him--asks how Ben at the mill is employed--Ruth and Ben at the River farm--both Pearce and Groves are ill.","Washington asks Lewis whether he has purchased any of the Berckley or Frederick leases--is he going to?--directs him to send money collected and names of persons as \"I am in want, and have only deprived myself of the use of it from the hope of its laying the foundation of a batter annuity; which my heavy expenditures very much need.\" \"Unless business should require my attendance at the Seat of government sooner it is probable I shall remain at this place until the end of September-\".","Discusses second wheat field at Davy's field on Dogue-run farm--directions for plowing-destruction by storms in GW's locale-chance for wheat next year in Davy's field is hurt by corn-plowing green buck wheat, then sowing wheat thereon immediately, for an experiment-collect money due for flour sold.","Saving sufficient clover seed--sowing wheat as soon as ground is in order--requests the length and breadth of the two pavements between the steps of the middle door and those of the end doors of the Mansion house.","Frequent and hard rains--effect on the forward corn--all the wheats and oats are in--Washington wishes the hay was in also--Donaldson is leaving--requests that Pearce hire the carpenter recommended by Col. William Washington (Washington's nephew)--John Neale can have Donaldson's house and garden.","Plowing Davy's field at Dogue-run--clover being well turned in by good plows and good plowmen--same with the buck wheat--taking the worker force and applying it to another farm that is ready for plowing--barley--Washington asks about the wheat which has already been threshed--asks Pearce to send two bushels of the early wheat to him--Mr. Kitt--900 bushels of oats for sale--Pearce has sold 300--overseers for Union and Dogue-run farms.","Miss Betsy Custis--an enclosed letter for her--a cover letter.","Sowing wheat in ground that is not ready for its reception--sowing the lot by the spring, where potatoes are growing, with lucern--abuse of plows--checked by the overseers--constant repair by Isaac--character of Mr. Neale.","Pearce has recommenced seeding--more favorable weather--all the wheat, sowed by the middle of the month, should be in the ground in good season--Washington fears that Davy's field, at Dogue-run, was too wet to sow--such land as [his], when plowed wet, always bakes hard--expects to set out in two or three days for Mt. Vernon.","Washington asks Page's advice on what should be done about renting or selling land and in working with the writer of a letter Washington encloses--desires to sell share in Dismal Swamp--it is more expensive than productive. This draft written in the hand of secretary Bartholomew Dandridge, with additions by Washington.","Postilion Joe--Washington does not expect to reach Philadelphia before Tuesday afternoon--wheat would be a heavy loss should the weavil get into it--let no time be lost in getting it out of the straw and ground up as fast as the mill is able to do it--take the corn out of the field as soon as it can be safely done--gathering white thorn berries--the sooner the potatoes are up and secured the better--trimming the Lombardy Poplar and the Yellow Willow.","Pearce had been sick, but has since recovered--fly is found in the wheat--expresses disappointment with the Englishman overseer--a certificate for Donaldson--hedging--Washington suspects that Pearce can have no dependence on the berry of the white thorn from his friend in Newcastle--after viewing the hedges from Christiana to Wilmington, Washington does not believe that a gallon of seed could be gathered--pamphlet on the subject of manures--death of the trusty old negro Jack--replacing him--Allison.","Washington wants to enclose all his crops with live fences--asks that Pearce attend to them with as much care as a field of Indian corn--wants to tend less ground--manure and cultivate the smaller quantity higher--English thorn--honey locust--cedar hedge--directions on hedging--Lombardy poplar--Capt. Ellwood--Mr. Hartshorn or Col. Gilpins--has sent 28 1/2 pounds of chiccory seed--directions for sowing--enclosed a small sketch showing the course of a new road--asks Pearce to urge the miller to grind the wheat as fast as he can--inquires about the look of the growing crops and if an overseer for Union farm has been acquired.","Sickness among the negroes--diminishing prospect of a good crop of corn--breaking up the fields for the ensuing crop--preparing the shelters--for the horses at River farm--asks about Neale--list of work for the carpenters--Isaac and Joe--enclosed copy of the invoices of the oznabrigs and blankets--seine twine--payment of Pearce and the overseers--Peter.","Washington says he knows nothing further on subject of extract on other side [which is not on our copy]--asks Morris to let him know what answer to give Commissioners of Federal City--\"Their credit I know has been stretched to its utmost limits in order to keep the wheels moving even in the slow \u0026 unprofitable manner in which they have turned.\"","Materials for hedging--cedar berries--explains his opinion of tilling less land and increasing the quality of the crops--manure--growing grain looks well--hogs put up for porke.","The sickness at Mt. Vernon is abating-tells Pearce to encourage Cyrus to persevere-he is to use money from last year's flour and corn to pay any debts-good price for wheat in Philadelphia-seine twine-Peter choosing two more mules.","Washington fears Pearce is unwell--price of flour is good--Washington can buy twine in Philadelphia, but no vessel is bound for the Potomack before the river closes--gives some suggestions (including hiring the landing out) should Pearce not be able to get twine from Alexandria in time.","Washington introduces Capt. Myers to Lear--wants to know if Myers will be employed as engineer and superintendent for lock navigation by the Directors of the Potomac Company--Lear can determine whether his testimonials as architect and knowledge of locks, etc. is sufficient.","Memorandum in the hand of George Washington with dimensions of architecdtural details in and around the house -- piazza at west door: brick pavement between the tiles 5 feet 3 inches by 9 feet 6 inches; tiles are 12\" square; stone margin around them of 6\" on outer edge, 9\" on inner next the house. --gives measurements of windows in the new room; the Venetian window is given in exact detail; the two smaller (or end windows); the dimensions of the chimney in the new room in detail.","The Mount Vernon farm manager, William Pearce, sends President Washington a memorandum listing some of the room dimensions in the Mansion. Specifically, he includes \"The hight of the Rooms up staires \u0026 garrett; the blue room; room over the small dining room; the room the Marques Delafiat [Marquis de Lafayette] Lodged In; the Yellow room; garret rooms; garden gate; gate front of lawn; kitching [kitchen] garden gate; cellar windows.\" Docketed \"Dimentions [Dimensions] of the Rooms upstairs and the Gates and the cellar windows\". A second memorandum, \t\npossibly in the hand of Tobias Lear. Notes include - of the two sides; That side which fronts the grotto 31' long, distance between corners and window; length of window; hgt of window; the chimney side, height of door, width of wall between door and chimney, sides of chimneys, height of mantle piece; ends 23 ft. wide, doors \u0026 windows; list of dimensions. Third document included shows height of Mr. W.'s room, size of windows, upper windows west side of M[ansion] house, size of New Room chimney, the windows on west side of cellar. Autograph document, 2 page, in hand of William Pearce (?) docketed \"The Sizes of the windows \u0026 C.\"","Partially printed invitation from President of the United States to dine at 4 pm.","Pearce has met with a supply of twine in Alexandria--Washington is not disposed to sell his flour for anything less than it sells in Philadelphia--Davenport should hasten the grinding--suspects that his letter to Pearce must have been opened before it reached Mt. Vernon--by persons looking for bank and post notes.","Davenport is ill--decline in price of flour--price of fish--fallen timbers to the Waggoners--honey locust--inquires of the standing of the winter grain--grubbing--new road--Allison--salary to Mr. Davis--Mr. Herbert--new race at the mill.","Speaks of a certain letter that accompanies two parcels of rice--gives all the information respecting their cultivation--reminds Pearce to document the time and place of the rice being put into the ground.","Sickness is prevelant among the people--inquires if the grain has been covered with snow--death of Davenport--search for a replacement--Ben at the mill is sick also--salary for Mr. Davis--Mr. Herbert.","Pearce has listed Dower Negroes for Washington--asks for a list of all the remaining negroes on the estate--if a replacement for the miller cannot be had, the mill can be rented on advantages terms--hopes to determine the whole amount of last year's wheat--price--repairing the Mansion house--Washington will have Venetian blinds made--Dr. Stuart--Peter--Pearce is to aid Mrs. Davenport should she decide to move to Norfolk--mentions advertisement for determining the possibility of renting the farms.","Washington encloses an advertisement which he plans to put in various gazettes and newspapers--he confides in secrecy his plan to rent his farms and the dower slaves--he may even interest associations in England or Scotland in farms through advertisements in gazettes--the intermarriage of dower negroes with others and those on neighboring farms will cause affecting and trying consequences, so Washington cautions Stuart to make no mention of the plan for the present--he doesn't care to rent farms to \"our country farmers\" because they wear out the land and little else--he wants Stuart to ask in confidence British merchants in Alexandria and Dumfries about the scheme--Washington mentions Eliza (\"Betsy\") Custis's marriage and gives his evaluation of the groom, Mr. Thomas Law--thinking of G.W.P. Custis's interests, Washington asks Stuart whether there might have been an erroneous division of negroes for Mr. Thomas Peter for his wife's (Martha Custis's) share .","On February 10, 1796, upon learning of his eldest step-granddaughter's engagement to Thomas Law, George Washington writes this letter of congratulations to him. Washington's fatherly interest in the betrothal of Eliza \"Betsey\" Parke Custis is apparent. He expresses surprise, gives his blessing, and invites the couple to visit Philadelphia after the ceremony. Thomas Law earned his fortune in India and met Washington's step-granddaughter shortly after his arrival in America. The couple was married the following month, on March 21, 1796.","Washington is under no apprehension of falling price of flour--wishes to rent the mill after the current crop of wheat is manufactured--250 dollars is not sufficient rent--Mr. Digges--Col. Fitzgerald--tenants near Mrs. French's must pay more than 20/. rent for every acre of tillable land--printer in Alexandria does not have enough types for the advertisement--repairs to the north end of the Mansion--Caesar has been absent six days--renting the farms--Pearce is entertaining doubts of remaining another year.","Washington has sent by Capt. Hand, a cask of clove seed and a small box of Apple graffs--apples are of a most extraordinary size--purchasing shares in the Bank of Alexandria.","Scarcity of corn and its high price--new ground at Mansion house--trimming the trees--price of flour and calculations when to sell--renting the mill--100 pounds per year would fall far short--Mrs. French--frost and the look of the winter grain--Allison--Col. Ball--Mr. Robert Lewis--sending out the jacks--Thomas Allison--winter has been open and mild-selling hay.","President Washington presents a small color minature bust portrait of himself by the Marchioness de Brehan, with his compliments, to Anne Willing Bingham, the wife of Senator William Bingham. \"Not for the representation.--Not for the value;-- but as the production of a fair hand the offering is made and the acceptan[ce] of it is requested.--\".","Letter regarding plantation management.","On the Commerce, Washington will send eight bushels of field pea, chiccory and eight bushels of winter vetch--directions for the cultivation--wind blowing down trees--selling the flour--Mr. Minor has recommended a Mr. Darnes as a tenant--Mr. Gill and renting the mill--inquires of the dimensions and details on the chimney in the new room at the Mansion.","Informs Pearce of Sarah Green's distress--if she is in real distress, Pearce should afford her some relief--do not send her money--Washington suspects she may be rigging herself rather than obtaining necessaries for her family--if she cannot support her children, she should bind them to good masters and mistresses who will teach them a trade.","Mr. Lear--price of Pease (flour) due to European accounts--Mr. Smith--tells Pearce to sell all wheat including midlings and ship stuff--high winds destroying the fences--renting jacks--Peter--Mr. Lewis--hopes the gardener tried the apples graffs--bad season at the fishery.","Washington to his nephew, Robert Lewis regarding his method of collecting rents. He also mentions that he tries to avoid litigation, when speaking of a land dispute between neighbors Ariss and McCormick and himself. He ends with a note about his \"Jack\" or donkey, explaining it was too late to send out for breeding this season.","Maria and Charles Washington are unwell--Dr. Craik--since the wheat crop was so bad, it would be unlucky to have also missed the best market for flour--asks Pearce to inquire to Mr. Christie of the character of Mr. Joseph Gallop and his brothers--renting River farm--repairs to the Mansion--Mr. Robert Lewis.","Washington writes his condolences on the death of Bassett's sister, Fanny Bassett Washington Lear--Tobias Lear recently met in Philadelphia with Washington--they discussed, and now Washington writes about, disposition of the children [of Fanny B. Washington and G.A. Washington]--Washington always intended to take Fayette under his care but now decided it better to keep Fanny's children together--final decision to be postponed \"until I bid adieu to public life\"--children are all now at Mount Vernon. [Tobias Lear's wife, Fanny Bassett Washington Lear, has died, leaving 3 children by her 1st husband G.A. Washington. These were Anna Maria, George Fayette and Charles Augustine Washington. Lear himself had one son, Benjamin Lincoln Lear by his first wife.]","Drought continues--the prospect for good crops of small grains is unpromising--Washington wishes the loss in grain may be made up in fishing--fall in the price of flour--Mr. Robert Lewis--Mr. Hughes--Joseph Gallop--renting River farm--inquires of the prospect of fruit--lucern seed--chiccory and clover--Maria and Charles have got well again.","Washington sends invoice and bill of lading \"for the long expected Seeds (which by the bye have cost me at least four times as much as I expected).\" Requests Lear to forward the seeds to his Mount Vernon manager William Pearce, \"the season for sowing the Peas and succory being already far advanced.\"","Between April and May of 1796, George Washington exchanged letters with Virginia statesman Edward Carrington about the context and expectations set forth by the Constitution. After much political debate, the Jay treaty had been approved by the Senate, but the House of Representatives was withholding funding. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were setting the stage for the next presidential election and it was a time of intense discussions about politics and the public good. ","Understanding that these discussions were an important step in the relationship between the government and the citizens, Washington wrote to Carrington explaining his perspective on these issues: \"Whatever my own opinion may be on this, or any other subject, interesting to the Community at large, it always has been, and will continue to be, my earnest desire to learn, and to comply, as far as is consistent, with the public sentiment; but it is on great occasions only, and after time has been given for cool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can be known.\"","Washington reflected on the fact that the current debates were not about the Treaty itself, but whether or not there should be a treaty. He wrote a similar letter to Maryland statesman, Charles Carroll on the same day.","Washington will give the application of Mr. Thomas Freeman the same impartial consideration as other applicants for job of surveyor of western boundaries under new treaties--he mentions the election of Mr. Thomas Sprigg as representative from Maryland--Washington makes a lengthy discussion of opposition in House of Representatives to the Jay Treaty--he opines that the country must stay out of European wars in order first to build up its strength and become a 1st rate power.","Drought still continues--has had good rain in Philadelphia--grain and grass in [those] parts look well--Pearce is near the completion of corn--planting--sowing peas and chiccory--winter vetch carefully preserved until Autumn--depreciation of flour price--result of House of Representatives--Mr. Robert Lewis--Messers Bennett and Watts--Washington has sent two dozen Windsor chairs for the new room.","Rain has fallen, but cold and drying winds have reduced its effect--frosts injuring the fruit--clover seed perished as a result of the drought--need for the crop and high price of seed--constructing a lane at Dogue-run next to the overseer's house--receipts for fish--an account kept of the times the Coach Mares go the jacks.","Washington is glad to hear that Pearce has sold all the flour--more rain in Philadelphia than at Mt. Vernon--getting supplied with good rams--Mr. Gough--Mr. Darnes--Davis raising the walls of the barn at River farm--repairing the house in the upper garden, called the School house--Paschal is reported sick six days in the week.","Weather has been seasonable of late, however, the grain and grass have received--transplanting cedar--damage of the family piece of Marquis de la Fayette, sustained as a result of the sun--Peter--the well house from the Mansion has been carried to Union farm.","Interest in the progress toward creating the new Federal City. Refers to the duties of 3 commissioners who were appointed by the Continental Congress--Thomas Johnson, Daniel Carroll and David Stewart.","A pipe of wine and a box of tea sent from Philadelphia--Windsor chairs--Mr. Aimes traveling to the federal city--Mr. Lear will show him the way to Mt. Vernon--inquires of Maria and the two boys--early wheat and other small grains, peas and grasses--India hemp--expects to have many respectable visitors during his stay at Mt. Vernon, and hopes to find everything in good order.","It is not likely that Washington will be at Mt. Vernon before the 20th--everything about the houses should be got in clean and nice order--Neal--Caroline--cleaning servants quarters--abundant supply of meat--inquires of the venetian blinds and the dormant windows in the stables--insists that Pearce mention these and the like in his reports--keep a sufficiency of oats for Washington's horses and those of his visitors--keep the grain and hay harvests from interfering with each other--Miss Nelly Custis.","Copy in Washington's hand - Bond Matthew Ritchie to George Washington 1st June 1796 For payment of $8,820 with interest by Installments - viz. 3469.20 1st June 1797 3292.80. 1 June 1798 and 3116.40. 1 June 1799. The original, of which this is a copy, was on the 22d. of January 1798 enclosed to the Honble. James Ross of Pittsburgh, to be deposited in the Bank of Pennsylvania for Collection agreeably to the tenor thereof - (Signed) G. Washington\".","Bond to pay $17,000 if he fails to pay $3469.20 on June 1, [1797], $3292.80 on June 1, 1798, \u0026 $3116.40 on June 1, 1799.","Signed by Matthew Ritchie.","Witnessed by James Ross and John Ritchie.","Receipted June 6, 1797 for $3,469.20 by G. Washington.","Washington writes that since Anderson didn't answer many of his queries, nothing can be decided about his employment until Washington can see him, which will be at Mt. Vernon at end of month--Washington expected him to speak with candor about his qualifications, although he is \"sensible it is not a pleasant thing for any man to speak of himself\"--as Washington will reside on the estate from now on, much work will be taken off superintendant's shoulders--Washington describes the writing of the weekly farm reports, etc. that should take only a few hours each week--he sees no need for assistant--Fredericksburg mails made up every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evening.","Weather has been extremely wet--seeding must have gone slowly--Washington Custis writes that Mr. Stuart was very ill of a fever--Scoon--Violet--Cash--weavil is very much in Stuart's wheat.","Washington wishes that the wheat be sown as soon as possible--Mr. Lewis--sowing the winter vetch in proper season--rape seed--inquires if Pearce received any benefit from Dr. Perkin's metallic application--search for new overseers.","Re: Impending trip to Philadelphia. Requests house be ready, especially painting done. George and Martha have been ill with colds. Mrs. Stuart was very ill, now better.","Cyrus--Mr. Frestal and Mr. Lafayette--Mrs. Washington--some butter left in the cellar and some beef in a tub--James--Pearce is to clean out Washington's study and get their baggage and James on the first vessel bound for Philadelphia--Pearce's family is moving to the Mansion house--Dinah--Mr. Blagden to examine the quarry--mules for Washington's carriage.","James Wilkes--Mr. Law--Mr. Alexander Smith is not able to take up his note--Pearce is to make arrangements for Smith's repaying, including interest from the time the note comes due--security of payment--Richmond made an example for the robbery he committed--severe drought--difficulty with wheat--quarters at River and Muddy-hole farms--venetian blinds--dimensions of the window frames.","Forwarded William A. Washington's letters to Mr. Philips of Andover and sends him the answers--received in years past from Sir Isaac Heard, Garter and principal king at arms, the (Washington) armorial--George Washington at the time sent him his best knowledge of Washington progenitors since their arrival in America--gave all information he possessed on subject, but knows nothing of Lawrence Washington's descendants--asks William A. Washington to give any help he can, from old papers he might have and inscriptions on tombs at old family vault at Bridge-Creek, part William's estate--\"Although I have not the least solicitude to trace our Ancestry, yet as this Gentleman (Heard) appears to interest himself in the research common civility requires that he should obtain the aids he asks ...\".  Includes letterpress copy","Drought continues--Egyptian wheat--causey--new road--Davy and Mr. [James] Anderson--scarcity of oznabrigs in Alexandria--paints and oils--Mr. Lear--Mr. Alexander Smith--Pearce is to measure Mrs. Washington's Bed Chamber--dimensions of the chimney in the new dining room--Peter--wants the size of the blue room.","Regarding Maria Washington, Lear's step-daughter. Washington asks Lear to set a date with Mr. Van Vleck, principal of a school for young ladies in Bethlehem, Penn., for Maria's arrival at the school. Wn. proposes that \"... if we were to reduce our cultivation [of wheat] ... to half the present quantity, and manure and till that half well ... our profits would be greater while the other half would be improving.\"","Mr. Lear-Mr. Smith's debt is to stand upon the security Pearce has placed it-inquires of the look of the winter grain and vetches--the yield of the wheat and corn-Pearce has recovered eleven dollars of James Kirk's money.","Washington writes that he received no letter from Pearce which leads him to conclude that something more than common has happened--on board of Capt. Ellwood are oil, paint and oznabrigs--directions for distributing and cutting oznabrigs--dependence of the gardener's wife and Allison's wife-planting shrubs--Mr. Anderson--Washington expresses his wishes to have an icehouse prepared when ice forms--hopes Frank has taken care of the tarriers [terriers]--female in heat.","Wheat is beginning to heat--floor of the barn at Dogue-run has already given way--Pearce must kill and salt the pork before he leaves--also, tend to the ice house--Mr. Anderson--trimming trees--Mr. Smith--Gray the weaver--hopes the shelters for the cattle are up--Mr. Craik--Clark, an overseer prospect--Washington will send a certificate of his satisfaction in Pearce's services as a manager.","Lack of rain--Mr. Alexander Smith--Mr. Lear--the ground, where ivy and wild honey suckle are to be planted, is not to be plowed beforehand--Frank, Hercules, and Cyrus--Allison--Washington is displeased with his conduct--would like the new road completed before spring--Mr. Neal continues indisposed and the carpenters do nothing--Sall, Mima and Dick are regularly returned sick--Mr. Anderson expects to arrive by the 27th--clover grass seeds.","Pearce's conduct during his three years has given Washington entire satisfaction--reluctantly parts with him, on account of a rheumatic affection--knowledge in farming and mode of managing [GW's] business--Washington has great confidence in Pearce's honesty, sobriety, industry and skill.","Washington acknowledges the General Assembly's vote of thanks--he declares that his \"highest ambition has been, by faithfully and zealously serving my country to the utmost of my abilities, in all the public employments of my life, to merit the approbation of my fellow citizens.\"--he now looks forward to his return to \"private occupation in the shades of rural retirement.\"","Washington writes a long letter to his new manager--he has received Anderson's letter and reports--intends separating old and new cattle, etc.--approves killing old bulls--\"... it has always been my custom to supply [my table] with the best [meat]\"--permission to purchase hogs and cattle--distillery, \"the place for, and means of conducting it, is left entirely to yourself\"--cutting down trees in front of house--\"I never expected that that ground [in front of house] would give corn in proportion to the labour I meant to bestow on it--the primary objects of the cultivation are to cleanse it thoroughly of the undergrowth, and to lay it down (as mentioned in my Memorandums) to grass for Pasture, or pleasure grounds, and in order that it may be well worked and prepared for these ...\"--don't finish new road at sacrifice of crops--mill race--wants ditch and fence along this road from Mansion House enclosure to Muddy Hole to be woodland pasture for brood mares--barn floor at Dogue Run--new mill race will avoid high land, which caused leak--boats and seines to be put in order for fishing season--iron for wheel bands--raising turnips, especially Swedish--potatoes--rotation of crops--potatoes planted between corn rows--evaluation of Mr. Pearce's work--filling ice house--fear of fire at Mount Vernon, \"there is nothing that fills my mind with more apprehension when I am from home\"--encloses grape seeds and eggs of silkworm to give gardener--Mrs. Washington requests to pay particular attention to the [Bacon (?)].","Concerning a troublesome set of false teeth that Washington was returning for repair.","Washington writes detailed instructions about the management of his farms--he has received Anderson's reports and inventory--approves placement of distillery at mill as temporary measure--discusses a new road--the dry well in cellar at north end of house to be filled with ice, leaving it open--it melted before, because it was not done correctly--pork is kept there now--he sends new red clover seed discovered by farmer in Jerseys, also potato seeds--Washington will write Landon Carter about sending peas--Anderson should exercise his own judgment on cutting back thorn hedges to thicken them--Washington mentions that Anderson's inventory indicates the loss of a large boat, which would be the second of his fishing boats to have gone missing--he notes in the Alexandria store accounts the great number of spades, etc., carpenters tools, charged to him, and he fears embezzlement--things are to be bought from merchants only on written order from Anderson, as was done in the past--ends by asking Anderson how the grain and vetch are doing.","Washington writes his thanks for Carter's answers to queries--he will respond when he is not so \"occupied with the duties of my public station\"--he asks Carter to let manager, James Anderson, know whether he can get 30 bushels of peas from him, as soon as possible, because Washington always likes to have his seed on hand before he begins to prepare the ground--Washington will pay Carter as soon as delivered.","Washington sells his presidential horses to Elizabeth Powel.","Washington acknowledges receipt of Andersons reports \u0026 letter -- Andersons opinion of the overseers is no doubt correct, and \"if the Negroes will not do their duty by fair means, they must be compelled to do it\" -- despite Washingtons policy of feeding, clothing, and caring for the slaves, they will try to shirk their work with feigned sickness especially after night walking, and must be examined promptly when claiming sickness.","Washington writes to ask Carter to inform James Anderson when peas will be delivered--he affirms Anderson's suggestion that Carter send the order by wagon to the Potomac where Washington's boat can carry it to Mount Vernon--the roads from Stafford Court House to Occoquon are in terrible shape, making this plan the most expedient--Washington will, of course, pay for the use of Carter's wagon--the matter rests between Carter and Anderson.","Washington writes that he had received Anderson's letter with reports--as \"the public business presses me\" and as he expects to be at Mount Vernon shortly, he tells Anderson to carry on--enclosed is a letter from Landon Carter about peas he is to furnish, but as it is unintelligible to Washington, he also encloses his reply to Carter so Anderson can read about the transportation plans and forward the letter--Washington adds a comment about wheat.","Washington writes that he sends the purchased coach horses to her--he hopes they will be treated well as they have been by him--\"as taking formal leave is not among the most pleasant circumstances of one's life\" he bids her adieu by letter until they see each other at Mt. Vernon--his remaining time in city will be taken up in packing--Nelly and Mrs. Washington join him in saying farewell.","Washington's receipt to Powel for $1000 paid upon delivery to her of his \"Town Coach horses\".","Washington responds to Powel's letter teasing him about finding Martha Washington's letters in the writing desk [see letter Elizabeth Powel to George Washington, Mar. 11, 1797]--\"But admitting that they had fallen into more inquisitive hands, the correspondence would, I am persuaded, have been found to be more fraught with expressions of friendship, than of enamoured love, and consequently, if the ideas of the possessor of them, with respect to the latter passion, should have been of the Romantic order to have given them the warmth, which was not inherent, they might have been committed to the flames.\"--he hopes to see Powel in Virginia--gives her names of recommended taverns and inns and distances from Philadelphia to Mt. Vernon--roads in fairly good shape--much repair work to do around Mt. Vernon, \"we are like the beginners of a new establishment, having everything in a manner to do.\"","\"Receipt for £200 Virginia Currency, part payment for 400 acres of land in Gloucester County, the land Washington had purchased from Mr. John Dandridge, Aug. 1, 1789; land to be conveyed to George Ball when he pays £300 more in cash and executes a mortgage for two additional payments, totaling £800. Interest 6% per annum. Signed by George Washington. Memorandum: first payment £3 short, signed George Ball. Second payment to be made before April 10, 1798--signed by Washington and Ball. Under date 1805 Nov. 3, George Ball gives permission for sale and transfer of land by George Washington's executors to Burwell Bassett. Witnessed by Wm. Wirt.\"","George Washington thanks Howard for inquiring of Henry Gough the price of cattle. GW thinks the price of $200 for \"a bull calf of nine months old\" too high. However, he will ask his manager if \"a calf of this Spring\" is worth $100, he may consider pursuing it.","List of pictures with their dimensions:Cupid's pastime, Sunrising, Do setting, the Cottage, The Herdsman, Young Herdsmn, the Flight, Evening, Morning, Nymphs Bathg, the Storm, The good Sqr, four Gibralter pictures, Jones and Pearson, Quebec \u0026 dervelast, Prospects, four of them, Thunderstorm, Storm with lights, Moonlight, A Storm, Davis's Streights, The Greenland Fishery, Hunting piece, Portrait of Dogs, Foundg Hospital, From a Picture, 2 landscapes.  Reverse side contains instructions for white-washing the garret rooms, painting three of them and the cupulo and roof, painting the Piazza outside and inside, above and below.","Washington presents Mrs. Robert Morris with the lustre which hung in the large drawing room in Philadelphia--it came by mistake to Alexandria--he had left the furniture in the two largest rooms of the house they were renting from the Morris family in case President Adams wanted it--parts of it Washington intended to sell, parts to dispose of in other ways--but except for the pictures, he left it all and offered it to Adams for \"reduced prices\"--Adams declined and it was left for Mr. Lear and Mr. Dandridge to dispose of them--this explains why the lustre was packed up and sent to Alexandria--Washington sends it back unopened and hopes it will be received without injury--he sends his regards to Bishop White [her brother]--Nelly Custis and her brother [G.W.P. Custis] are in the Federal City.","Dated at the top, the list of 11 suits includes: \"1 Full Suit of Regimentals;\" ditto half; and suits of Spanish cloth; olive colour; dark brown; lighter brown; half mourning; raven grey; black; then under the heading \"Velvet - Silk - \u0026 Cassimer\" 1 full Suit – Velvet, 1 Uncut.","Letter to James McAlpin, tailor in Philadelphia, regarding an order for clothes and a delinquent order for nankeens. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel. Note on panel, 'By Mr. Custis'","Postmarked by hand \"Alex 22 May,\" franked by Washington, excellent black seal with Washington's family seal imprinted, Washington's watermark (incomplete).","Writing to his agent in Philadelphia, Washington asks him to inform John Aitken, Philadelphia cabinetmaker, that no keys came for the secretary (writing desk) and the side table [sideboard].","Washington expresses his opinions on Anderson's \"Memorial\" to him on proposed plan of work at Mt. Vernon -- agrees substantially with his principles for conducting the different farms \u0026 modes of carrying them into effect","Washington expresses his opinions on Anderson's \"Memorial\" to him on proposed plan of work at Mt. Vernon--agrees substantially with his principles for conducting the different farms and modes of carrying them into effect--some minor modifications may be necessary--overseers don't need to know anything except to obey orders without question--comments on specifics in Anderson's Memorial--grass and oat fields at Mt. Vernon--farm and woodland pastures--\"Although there will be little or no cultivation at the Mansion House after the year 1798, yet keeping up the fences - getting fuel and performing other multifarious jobs\" make it difficult to predict force necessary to work it--grass at River Farm--Muddy Hole, Dogue Run, Union Farm turned more to meadows--wishes new mill race to be completed because he wishes to keep mill busy through the season by purchasing wheat to grind--approves Anderson's plan of a distillery to make profit, and will put carpenters to it as soon as possible--is not inclined to place Anderson's compensation for running the distillery and other business on footing Anderson suggests [Washington and Anderson to share the profits from distillery] but prefers to pay a standing wage--Washington gives his reasons, and will pay £140 to him and if he establishes the distillery which answers purposes, he will increase the salary in appreciation--will also hire a clerk if necessary--but if River Farm is rented, won't increase his wages at all--no overseer necessary for Mansion House, Will can do the work--Washington doesn't want one overseer overlooking both Union and Dogue Run because he has \"always found, however, that Negroes will either idle or slight their work if they are not closely attended to.\"","Letter from George Washington to James McAlpin, his tailor in Philadelphia, regarding payment for clothing made for George Washington Parke Custis. Washington instructs McAlpin to contact Clement Biddle, his agent in Philadelphia, to receive payment. Washington then addresses the issue of an escaped indentured servant named John Cline, stating, 'it was always my intention to have given him his freedom (as I did by the other servants under similar circumstances) when I retired from Public life had he remained with me'. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel.","Asks if there is anyone Pearce can recommend as an overseer of Union farm--the dairies and fowls being attended by the overseer's wife--Washington hopes Pearce's crops have been good--his are as good as can be expected--hessian fly--inquires to the possibility of purchasing 3 or 4 hundred bushels of rye in Pearce's neighborhood.","Washington extends an invitation to Bushrod and wife. Will send a chariot to Colchester to meet them. Will not expect them for dinner which is at 3 O'Clock. With Mrs. Washington (Martha) he extends his best regards and compliments to Col. Blackburn \u0026 family.","Washington writes that Rufus King, the American Minister in London, had the decree of Virginia's High Court of Chancery published in London Gazette for 2 successive months--King sent copies of the paper to Washington, who forwards one to Bushrod and quotes from King's letter about publishing the decree.","Washington commiserates with Lewis over his runaway slave (\"the loss of your Servant\") -- this will become more frequent -- \"I wish from my Soul that the Legislature of this State could see the policy of the gradual abolition of Slavery. It might prevt. much future mischief.\" -- writes about Lewis coming to make his home at Mt. Vernon -- Lewis will be treated as a member of the family, and not paid -- his duties will be to entertain guests and visitors after the Washington retires to bed or study, \u0026 also to record a few papers at times -- Lewis can take advantage of his library (\"I have a great many instructive Books, on many subjects, as well as amusing ones\") -- he can perhaps also gain some knowledge from observing management of the farms by Anderson.","Discussion of William Pearce's employment at Mount Vernon.","Manuscript Architectural Plan of a room in the garret of Mount Vernon sent from George Washington to Clement Biddle when purchasing a stove for the room.","Notes and measured drawing in Washington's hand, specifying how a stove could be installed in a corner of one of the garret or attic bedrooms at Mount Vernon. Drawn at \"a scale of a foot to an inch\" Washington remarks that \"every part of it may be exactly measured and perfectly understood by any workman.\" While not dated (but on paper watermarked 1795, and therefore possibly as early as that), the drawing appears to be either a draft or Washington's file copy of a similar plan sent to Clement Biddle on 15 September 1797, cf. RM-1122.","Washington writes to Biddle to note that the picture frames arrived unbroken--asks Biddle to send 4 gilt frames without glass for paintings, giving measurements for these--also gives corrected dimensions for stove ordered earlier--encloses autograph plan of the room for which it is intended [see drawing under same date]--the new quarter's interest on his certificates will pay for these things--asks Biddle to insert enclosed advertisement, and to send the history of the United States by author unknown but \"which contains Nos. 5 and 6 alluded to in Col. Hamilton's late pamphlet\".","Washington sends this letter to Lafayette by his son--he expresses sympathy for Lafayette's sufferings, and joy at hearing of his release from prison--he explains why G.W. Lafayette did not come to live with him immediately on his arrival in America, the \"delicate and responsible situation in which I stood as a public officer\"--young Lafayette's conduct has been exemplary--filial affection made him impatient to return to France as soon as he heard of his father's release--Mr. Felix Frestel has been like a father to the boy--Lafayette has never stood higher in the affection of the people of America--Washington writes \"I have once more retreated to the shades of my own Vine and Fig tree, where I shall remain with best vows for the prosperity of that country for whose happiness I have toiled many years , to establish its Independence—Constitution—\u0026 Laws—and for the good of mankind in general, until the days of my sojournment, which cannot be many, are accomplished.\"--young George will tell Lafayette of affairs in America and politics.","Washington writes that he will write to Bushrod Washington for papers mentioned in her memorandum--says that \"Having had as little to do with Lawyers as any man of my age I pretend not to be a competent judge of\" the lawyer Swan's claims--claims not to know much about the case at hand [a suit being brought by heirs of Simon Pearson against George Washington, Triplett and others who purchased land from Pearson in 1763; Washington later selling his portion to Lund Washington to make up part of Hayfield farm where Elizabeth resided] but shares what he knows of the merits, possible expense, and prospects of the matter.","Washington writes to Bushrod about the suit of Thomas Pearson, heir entail to his brother Simon Pearson for lands sold by latter to George Washington, William Triplett, and George Johnson--Washington had later sold his portion to Lund Washington, making it part of the Hayfield farm now occupied by Lund's widow Elizabeth--the suit is founded on some supposed irregularity in last proceedings of the time--Washington asks Bushrod's opinion on certain points of the case.","George Washington's letter to William Stoy references medical treatment requested for Christopher, Washington's body servant, who had been bitten by a dog with rabies.  Stoy was a minister of the German Reformed Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.  He discovered a \"cure\" for hydrophobia and Stoy's Drops, a popular cure-all medicine. Celebrated for curing person bit by 'Mad animals,' Stoy successfully treats Christopher.","Washington inquires about the character, etc. of a Mrs. Forbes living in Richmond, recommended by John Brooke to be housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--Mrs. Washington \"is exceedingly fatigued \u0026 distressed for want of a good housekeeper\"--mentions the Pearson suit.","Washington writes McCarty a counter-proposal for a possible exchange of lands (5664 acres of McCarty's Sugar Land holdings in Loudoun County, Virginia, for 12,226 acres of Washington's on the Kanawha and Cole Rivers)--Washington makes a new proposition in the unsuccessful negotiation--he insists his lands on the Kanawha will become more valuable soon--a restored peace in Europe would increase immigration to America--Washington wants no legal difficulties resulting from any entail of McCarty's land.","Washington writes that he has received Bushrod's letters and the copy of the deed to William Williams for 589 acres of land, but finds it \"singular\" that the writ docking entail of land cannot be located in the court records--he sends Bushrod further information from his own files to aid the further search in this matter of the Pearson suit.","Washington agrees to high wages demanded by Mrs. Forbes, because of desperate need of a housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--asks Bushrod to make further enquiries concerning Mrs. Forbes and her habits, listing questions of interest--she will not eat at same table with the family, \"for if this was once admitted no line satisfactory to either party, perhaps, could be drawn thereafter\"--he wants Bushrod to ask Mrs. Forbes about hiring or buying a good Negro cook. Letterpress copy","Washington agrees to high wages demanded by Mrs. Forbes, because of desperate need of a housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--asks Bushrod to make further enquiries concerning Mrs. Forbes and her habits, listing questions of interest--she will not eat at same table with the family, \"for if this was once admitted no line satisfactory to either party, perhaps, could be drawn thereafter\"--he wants Bushrod to ask Mrs. Forbes about hiring or buying a good Negro cook--the postscript (which is not in the letterpress copy, but present here) inquires about legal practices that could impinge on the Pearson suit.","A printed bank check, completed in George Washingtons hand, made out to Gideon Worth in the amount of $103 and drawn on the Bank of Alexandria.","Washington writes of the order for the settlement of Colville estate, and Mr. Keith's queries regarding how to publish it--there is no word of Mrs. Forbes--Washington rehashes the correspondence regarding Mrs. Forbes and thinks that the conduct of Robert Brooke \"has been very ungenteel\" in not answering letters concerning Mrs. Forbes, unless the letters somehow miscarried.","Washington proposing that Mr. Parkinson lease one of his farms and agreeing to allow him to come over from England to see farm.","Washington writes that Law's pointer shall be taken care of at Mt. Vernon until he sends for him--pleasing to hear that Maryland to aid \"important objects on this River\"; hopes Virginia legislature will too--returns letter from the Marquis Cornwallis and other recent enclosures from Law--\"To stand high in the estimation of so respectable a character as Lord Cornwallis is a circumstance which must be as pleasing as it is honourable to you.\"--the Washingtons are glad to hear Mrs. Law and child are well--\"we remain in statu quo\"--compliments of season.","Taxes due on Kanhawa County land. Requests General Lee's original deed of conveyance for Kentucky land.","Three page letter written from Mount Vernon that shows Washington's frustration with his adopted grandson.","Washington writes to White to thank him for passing on information about the memorial before Congress and debates concerning the \"disgraceful topic\" occupying House of Representatives [Representative Matthew Lyon's attack on Rep. Roger Griswold]--he decries party feuds--mentions trouble with France and how he had hoped they would unify Congress--asks White what the general opinion of Col. Monroe's \"view of the Conduct of the Executive of the United States\" is.","Some accounts have been sent to Washington, left from Pearce's time at Mt. Vernon--Mr. Lear--Messers Fosters and May--in craddling the wheat, Washington wishes to catch it in the hand--inquires of the possibility of obtaining someone on the Eastern Shore, who understands the business--scythes--Mr. Stuart.","Washington encloses an extract from Rev. Belknap in order to enlist the aid of Chase in answering the questions. Washington wants to encourage Belknap whom he believes to be a man of merit and scholarship.","Washington expresses his opinions on Anderson's \"Memorial\" to him on proposed plan of work at Mt. Vernon -- agrees substantially with his principles for conducting the different farms \u0026 modes of carrying them into effect -- some minor modifications may be necessary -- overseers don't need to know anything except to obey orders without question -- comments on specifics in Anderson's Memorial -- grass \u0026 oat fields at Mt. Vernon -- farm \u0026 woodland pastures -- \"Although there will be little or no cultivation at the Mansion House after the year 1798, yet keeping up the fences - getting fuel and performing other multifarious jobs\" make it difficult to predict force necessary to work it -- grass at River Farm -- Muddy Hole, Dogue Run, Union Farm turned more to meadows -- wishes new mill race to be completed because he wishes to keep mill busy through the season by purchasing wheat to grind -- approves Andersons plan of a distillery to make profit, and will put carpenters to it as soon as possible -- Washington is not inclined to place Andersons compensation for running the distillery \u0026 other business on footing Anderson suggests [Washington and Anderson to share the profits from distillery] but prefers to pay a standing wage -- Washington gives his reasons, and will pay £140 to him \u0026 if he establishes the distillery which answers purposes, he will increase the salary in appreciation -- will also hire a clerk if necessary -- but if River Farm is rented, won't increase his wages at all -- no overseer necessary for Mansion House, Will can do the work -- Washington doesn't want one overseer overlooking both Union and Dogue Run because he has \"always found, however, that Negroes will either idle or slight their work if they are not closely attended to.\"","Washington writes to his nephew about contracting for a supply of corn for his distillery at Mount Vernon; mentions his manager Mr. Anderson.","Encloses 3 tobacco notes--requests Peter to dispose of them \"in safe hands\" for what they will bring--60 or 120 days credit make little difference.","Washington responds to Adams on accepting the appointment of Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of the American Armies.","Transmit receipt for tobacco note sent by Peter--\"I am ignorant of the principles, on which I am called upon to pay for picking a Tenants tobacco; but presuming it was proper, I thank you for having done it\"--deposit tobacco in hands of Mr. Peter, \"your father\" to be disposed of by him--encloses postnote for $100, deduct what is owned him and return balance.","Autograph letter, signed. George Washington writes to Rev. Jonathan Boucher includes one of Washington's most memorable quotes, his profession that \"Peace, with all the world is my sincere wish\".","Washington writes that he prefers to take a chance on shipping tobacco to foreign markets rather than accept low prices in this country--he desires to know if any foreign bound ships in Georgetown will accept it on consignment, though, before making a final decision--\"I am gathering strength.\"","Washington writes that he intends to build 2 houses not far from Capital, but not as large as Francis imagined--he expects to complete them before Congress \"as I am never long in executing a measure I have once resolved on.\"--the plans are in the hands of Mr. White or Dr. Thornton, and Francis can decide himself how many boarders they will accommodate--there will be three flush stories in each building and garret rooms for servants--if these buildings will suit, they will be ready in time.","Dated \"16th September 1798 at Night\" Washington writes that he is too busy to answer lengthy letters of remonstrance or complaints when a short conversation on the road or any of farms would be far more satisfactory--he will never hesitate to express opinion on his own affairs, and resents the implication that he will not listen to Anderson's criticisms and suggestions--gives instructions in planting of different farms--denies he suspects Anderson of unfairness in his accounts--Washington tells him not to buy wheat too fast but adjust it to the market for flour--he won't go into such lengthy correspondence again since he sees Anderson every day--Washington opines that he cannot open his lips to ask question of overseer or make suggestion without hurting Anderson's feelings--\"It must be obvious to yourself, that it is by my Rents, and the Sales of my lands that I have been enabled to get along \u0026 to support the expence of this house. The Farms do little more than support themselves, and those who overlook them.\"--Washington writes \"I will, once for all, Mr. Anderson, say (and I never profess what I do not feel) that I have an esteem, regard \u0026 friendship for you; but I shall repeat that this will never prevent me from expressing my mind fully and freely in all matters relative to my business.\"–he is also sorry Anderson's son has suddenly decided to quit, but hopes Anderson can quickly find a substitute for him at the distillery.","George Washington's deer park declined while he was away serving as president. In 1792 he replaced its fence with a ha-ha or walled ditch, drawn here in black.  Six years later, he planned a new course for the ha-ha, represented by the dotted line following \"the natural shape of the hill.\"","The entire letter has to do with the financial problems of the Charles Washington's, and George Washington's offer of One Thousand dollars. Washington shows great displeasure in the families \"deplorable\" state of affairs.","Pres. Adams had just appointed the 36 year old nephew of Gen. Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States. Gen. Washington indicates his approval of Pres. Adams' choice as well as his awareness of the difficulties Bushrod can expect to encounter as Associate Justice.","President John Adams had just appointed Bushrod to the Supreme Court of the United States. George Washington indicates his approval of Adams' choice as well as his awareness of the difficulties Bushrod can expect to encounter as Associate Justice.","Final letter of response confirming that he had received the book \"Proofs of a Conspiracy\" by John Robison-a Baravarian member of the Illuminati. Washington reassures Snyder that he is aware of the Illuminati's objective to overturn ... \"all Government and all Religion ...\" but he does not believe these tenets were being propagated by the Freemasonry in America. Washington comments he has no time to read being preoccupied with Mt. Vernon repairs.","Washington congratulates the Carters on the anticipated birth of their 12th child. Washington has \"abundant reason to be thankful for my own recovery\" from a fever which \"deprived me of 20 lbs of my weight; which ... is nearly restored.\"","Washington writes that, despite what she had heard, he has not been suffering from the \"desolating fever\"--he dines at Mr. Willing's (Powel's brother) this day and will have tea with Powel afterward.","In the hand and signed by Tobias Lear or Alexander Hamilton, on Washington's watermarked paper. Washington writes in answer to the firm's letter of 24 October that he does not, as a rule, accept gifts such as their offered literary and miscellaneous paper--however because he does like to support such \"publications which may be useful \u0026 beneficial to our country\" he wishes to enter a subscription for it, if they will forward terms.","In the hand of and signed \"G. Washington\" Tobias Lear or Alexander Hamilton, Washington writes that, as he has no experience with claims such as hers, he must refer her to Gov. Trumbull or members of Congress for information on how to go about applying for half pay due her on behalf of late father Col. John Durkee.","Washington writes that he will breakfast with Mrs. Powel \"tomorrow at her usual hour, if named to him.\"","Washington writes his thanks to Powel for her help in selecting and securing presents for Washington's family members in Virginia--in particular, for the prints and for her offer to choose something handsome to present Eleanor P. Custis--he considers muslin the best gift--asks her to locate some memento for Mrs. Washington--and asks her \"to procure the second edition\" of the present which she intends for Eliza Law lest there be \"a contest ... in which an innocent Babe may become the victim of strife\"--he hopes to leave town Friday or Saturday, but will call on her before going.","Washington writes to Powel expressing his gratitude for the articles she sent and her assistance in selecting them--he encloses $75 in payment--he will deliver her letter to Mrs. [Eliza Custis] Law and give the doll to Eliza.","Washington writes to send a $500 check drawn on the Bank of Alexandria so Mr. Blagden can proceed laying in materials to build Washington's houses in the Federal City--he briefly describes a building he saw in Philadelphia like what he wants built and \"if this is not incongruous with the rules of architecture, I should be glad to have my two houses executed in this style.\"","Washington writes to Stuart that he was pleased to find in Philadelphia recently that so many \"Gentlemen of family fortune \u0026 high expectations\" seek commissions in army--this, and the vain attempt to keep him to any literary pursuits, gave Washington idea to get Washington Custis a commission as Cornet--he also has the conviction that if real danger threatened the country \"no young man ought to be an idle spectator of its defence;\"--this would also divert Custis's attention from thoughts of marriage--Washington wanted to consult Mrs. Stuart and Martha before offering it, but Mr. Lear wrote to Custis about it and concealment of the idea is now impossible--Custis is now a cornet in the troop commanded by Lawrence Lewis--the Lieutenant is Lawrence Washington, Junr. of Chotanck--the matter still must be approved by the President and Senate, of course so it should not to be talked of publicly till then--Mrs. Washington consents but it must have Mrs. Stuart's permission--Washington's caution is because Custis is an only son, the only male of his great great grandfather's family--Providence will protect Custis in camp or field of battle as it would in domestic life.","This memorandum includes totals of the land to be cultivated and that in woods, waste, etc., probably all on Dogue Run farm--list of hands on Dogue Run with their [Ages?, probably drawn up with idea of renting the farm.] Also contains statements that wheat and cattle can be had also at reasonable valuation.","Washington writes in response to his nephew's query about the offer to become the 'Guardian of Nelly' so as to authorize a license for Lawrence and Nelly to marry. He also encourages Lawrence to acknowledge the Secretary of War's offered military commission and either accept or decline the appointment. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.","Received 4 copies of prints of deaths of Montgomery and Warren [done by John Trumbull]--cannot remember price on subscription lists, so asks T. to let him know the amount and also whether he can receive remittances for his brother in this county--doesn't know whether he paid in advance--papers from Philadelphia have not been unpacked yet--paper accompanying prints says rest of proposed design has been abandoned, due to \"peculiarity of the times\"--coming marriage of Nelly Custis and [Lawrence] Lewis.","Washington writes to Brainerd that he sympathizes with his calamities, but cannot give him pecuniary aid--has had difficulty collecting rents due him and adds that \"the income of my estate does not at this time hardly meet my current expenses\"--further, he believes in helping his friends and neighbors first, and that is all he has the means of doing.","Letter from George Washington to Joseph Anthony concerning payment due after the acquisition of a set of engraved prints by the artist, John Trumbull. The prints were titled 'The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack of Quebec (December 31, 1775)', depicting the death of Richard Montgomery during the attack of Quebec; and 'The Death of General Warren - The Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775)', depicting the death of Dr. Joseph Warren. These prints were sold on a subscription basis and, having made the initial payment in 1790, Washington is requesting how to pay the final installment. This letter is addressed to Joseph Anthony, John Trumbull's agent in America. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","In a former letter Washington had ordered a uniform to be made as instructed by Secretary of War to be ready by Feb. 22 -- here he suggests sending it by way of Judge Bushrod Washington, who should be leaving Philadelphia for Mount Vernon shortly -- Washington wants the goods packed in a custom-built portmanteau of stiff thick leather, 2 feet long and 2 ft. 9 in round with a flap for brushes, blacking, and so on, with an iron bar running through staples, and a good lock -- he says an able craftsman would have no trouble building one from that description.","Contains Washington's survey of land purchased from George and James Mercer in the neighborhood of Four Mile Run in Arlington, County, Va., known as the Washington['s] Forest tract--Second page shows comparison of three surveys: Gray's \u0026 Adams Patents 1724 \u0026 1730; Jn. Houghs, Nov. 1766; Washington's April 3 and 4, 1799. Does not include a map.","Washington inquires about the uniform he ordered, saying that the last delay was supposed to have been the gold thread which was expected in spring shipping--he requests no further unnecessary delay--asks McAlpin to send it in a portmanteau mentioned earlier and by some person coming through to Alexandria to be left at Post office or stage office there.","Washington follows up on last winter's conversation in Philadelphia, and accepts Boudinot's offer of some of his wine, since his (Washington's) letters seem to have miscarried and a new order will reach Mr. Pintard in Madeira only after his stock is almost exhausted--Biddle will handle the transaction on his behalf.","Letter from George Washington to Alexander Addison regarding money owed on the sale of land at Millers Run in Pennsylvania. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Washington writes that he has received McAlpins letters of the 24th and 27th -- he thanks McAlpin for his efforts in furnishing uniform coat although he failed -- he mentions Mr. Bahr in New York, a tailor who embroidered a cloak for Washington when the capital was in New York, and suggests asking him -- if this fails and the coat has not been sent to Europe yet, he asks McAlpin to keep it and inform him of its state and what can be done with it.","George Washington rented the slaves from Mrs. Penelope Manley French, widow of Daniel French of Rose Hill. In July 1799, Washington wrote to Mrs. French's son-in-law, Benjamin Delany about returning the slaves.","Washington encloses notes for 2 hogsheads of tobacco, and asks Peter to try to sell them in Georgetown or get credit for them--Washington plans to be in Georgetown for a meeting of the Potomac Company on the 5th of August.","Autograph letter signed. George Washington acknowledges and thanks John Beale Bordley for presenting him with a copy of Bordley's recently published book, Essays and Notes on Husbandry and Rural Affairs. The book was delivered to Mount Vernon by Secretary of War James McHenry.","Some time ago a mulatto girl, body servant to Mrs. Washington, ran away--she was found in Portsmouth, N.H.--asks Bassett that since he is going to Portsmouth, would he take steps to send her back--a Frenchman enticed her away but has left her--if she causes no further trouble, she won't be punished--Washington doesn't wish him to do anything \"unpleasant, or troublesome\" to bring her back.","In this letter George Washington writes to Lewis about the rent and value of his various properties along with the slaves that work on those properties, although he writes about his aversion \"to sell the over-plus [of negroes] I cannot because I am principled against this kind of traffic in the human species. - To hire them out, is almost as bad, because they could not be disposed of in families to any advantage, and to disperse the families I have an aversion.\"","Washington takes the liberty of transmitting a letter from Colonel Pickering to the Commissioners of the Federal City for their consideration.","Carriage is sent as Mrs. P. requested--expects to see them about 3:00--Mrs. W. has been very ill--sent for Dr. Craik at midnight--\"Hers has been a kind of Ague \u0026 fever - the latter never entirely, intermitting until now. - I sent for the Doctor to her on Sunday last, but she could not, until he came the second time - yesterday morning - be prevailed upon to take anything to arrest them.\" On outside of cover Washington has added that since sealing the letter her fever has returned--please inform Mrs. [Eliza P.C.] Law.","Mrs. Washington is taking bark for fever and doing better--Washington will have Dr. Craik look at Roberts--if Roberts cannot do the work at the mill, Washington will have to employ another in order not to lose Fall business there--fears Anderson's health won't stand more attention to his work, either--will discuss his ideas on this later.","Washington writes that he had received by Gen. William Washington the model of the improved gun carriage--he approves of new carriage and thinks that it will be much easier to introduce \"valuable improvements\" of this kind at the beginning of military exercises than after people become accustomed to the old.","Washington writes that business, many guests, and Mrs. Washington's illness have delayed his answer to Anderson--\"Health, being amongst, (if not the most) precious gift of Heaven; without which, we are but little capable of business, or enjoyment\" so, since Anderson feels he and family can't be healthy where they live, Washington cannot expect them to live there a year longer--he feels he will have no difficulty superintending his farms himself \"on the plain, simple, \u0026 regular system I am resolved, undeviatingly to pursue\"--he will rent the landing at the ferry, and will try to rent mill and distillery too--the purpose of this letter is to relieve Anderson from embarrassment arising from their bargain on one hand and his desire to leave because of health on the other--Washington reiterates that he has nobody else in mind to replace Anderson and intends to take over farm management himself should Anderson have to step down--he would take $500 per year for mill; Anderson knows better than he what the distillery should rent for--discusses terms for renting the distillery and mill.","Washington writes that he was disappointed in their not being able to visit, but invites him and his wife to Mount Vernon in the Spring--he asks whether there is any wheat available for sale--Washington wants to keep his millers employed but his more alert neighbors bought up local wheat early--Mrs. Washington is still very unwell--he heard of the death of Charles Washington, his brother, in Berkeley, just the previous night.","Washington writes that delays in privately delivered mail caused his nephew's requests not to be fulfilled--no whiskey sent--rye from James Digges Dishman and from William Augustine will be gladly accepted if it is still available, and given gallon for bushel--Washington sends a 5 October 1799 price list of wheat in Alexandria [here separately cataloged].","Washington signed this sixty day note for $1500, dated at Alexandria, Va. 21 October 1799. On the reverse it is endorsed: \"This note was renewed on the 16th Decem. 1799 by Lawrence Lewis's note being discounted for the same Sum, which has been since paid ...\", endorsed by Herbert, also \"1500 -495 G. Washington Dec. 20.\"","Washington writes to Martha Washington's sister informing her of her son John's appointment as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy. On the verso is Washington's draft of a response letter from John Henley to Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert for young Henley to copy. Enclosure: see October 16, 1799.","Washington states he has examined and approved accounts of ledger.","Washington has heard about Powell using a cutting box of new construction, better and simpler than the common kind--asks Powell to get him one and forward it to Col. Gilpin in Alexandria for him, if he is himself entirely pleased with it. (May refer to a \"chaff cutter\" or \"chaff box\" used for cutting straw chaff, hay, and oats into small pieces to facilitate mixing it with other forage.)","Washington writes to offer his thanks for their invitation to attend assemblies, but \"alas! our dancing days are no more.\"","Washington writes the rumor of his having been in Norfolk is false--\"I have never been farther from home since I left the Chair of Government, than the Federal city except when I was called to Philadelphia by the Secretary of War\"--extends his thanks for invitation to visit at Rosegill, however.","Washington writes to inform Alder that the wine sent by him from Madeira after the order sent through Pintard arrived in good condition will be paid for directly. (Written in Lear's hand, but speaks of him in the third person.)","Are invited to dine with Mr. Jacob Morris on Saturday,\"... where, in the conformity to custom, they will be obliged to drink Tea, and consequently must be deprived of the pleasure intended them by Mr. \u0026 Mrs. Powell\".","Memorandum of questions about rents, bonds, crops, etc., probably to be asked his manager. Autograph document, fragment, docketed in another hand \"General Washington\".","The plan below, is supposed to represent\nthe Piaza [Piazza] – The black describes the Tile which\nit is supposed remains uninjured - \u0026 the white \nstone, which will be necessary to replace the Tile \nthat has been damaged by the Frost – If this\nmode will answer and Knowles [John Knowles] -or Harry [Henry] Young\ncan be engaged – the work might be set about.","An indentured bricklayer and laborer, John Knowles worked at Mount Vernon from 1773 until 1784, as well as from 1786 until 1790. An indentured stonemason, Henry Young worked at Mount Vernon from 1774 until 1781, with an interruption in his services from 1776 until 1778.","Docketed \"Rough field Notes taken by George Washington in running the courses of the Land bot. from George \u0026 Jas. Mercer.\"","Autograph document, half of a cover, franked by George Washington [only part of a signature remains], broken black seal with George Washington's initials, laminated.","Notes on best methods of planting and transplanting various kinds of trees and bushes, including a notation of the agricultural authority, Langley or Miller, from whom he got information. Also a notation on walks -- should be of gravel or Sand and winding and private -- the sides should be lined with Honey suckles -- sweetbrier-, and many other flowering shrubs.","Address leaf to Caesar Rodney, (the Governor of Delaware), signed by George Washington. Franked \"Public Service.\"","Plat of unidentified farmland. Field with 4 plots. Acreage and brief description.","Description of rotation schedule for Dogue-run and the other farms--7 field plan.","Engraved invitation from plate used by President and Mrs. Washington.","Fragment, likely from letter cover, \"Nelly Custis\" written by George Washington","Partially printed dinner invitation from George Washington to Edward Hand. Not in Washington's handwriting. 1 page.","Receipt for blacksmithing tools, GW writes out entire receipt and has vendor, Adam Stephen sign it. Tools listed: bellows, tongs, etc. Autograph document, folio, signed by Adam Stephen.","\"[Ledger A, folio 13, Jan. 25, 1755 \"\"By 6 black Walnut Chairs ... £3.15;\"\" folio 19, Jan. 22, 1755 \"\"By [Col. Stephen] for 6 leather bottomed Chairs ... £3.15\"\"]. £3.15.0 for six common black walnut chairs to be delivered to his order.\"","\"Sir - The purp. of this is to aquaint you of an Engagement we had with the Indians late this afternoon. Three of our men going out on pretense of looking after some horses met with a party of Indians within sight of the Fort, two of which escaped and alarm'd us; we immediately pursued them with a party of between fourty \u0026 fifty men undr command of Capt. Mercer, Lieut. Williams, Ensn. Carten, Ensign McCarty, Lt. Lemen \u0026 myself - after following them about a mile \u0026 an half, on rising a mountain we were fired on very smartly which we warmly returned ....\"","An early receipt regarding a slave at Mount Vernon, docketed by George Washington. The receipts reads \"Colo. George Washington, for the Hire of Carpenter James [and] Cr. by 5 yds of Negroes Cotton.\" Carpenter James was likely a slave carpenter hired to work on the renovation of Mount Vernon. The reverse contains a partial notation by Charles Washington, youngest brother of George, dated 23 April 1759.","Bond for one thousand pounds Virginia currency--for 350£ given by G.W. he has sold two tracts of land, one of 200 acres on Dogue Run, originally granted to 1st S. Darrell in 1794, and the other 300 acres on little Hunting Creek, originally part of tract granted to Matthew Thompson.","Invitation to his half-brother to stop for a visit on his way to Williamsburg. Accounts with Mr. Carlyle not settled. Advice on the purchase of Clifton's land.","Bill for butter. Note at the bottom by Washington indicating an error of £1.0.0. Washington's endorsement on verso, Oct. 1761.","[William Digges of Warburton Manor, Prince Geo. Co. Md. Washington's neighbor, was one of those named in Clifton's suit against Carroll and other.] In this letter he annouces willingness to receive money due and \"wash my hands of ye troublesome affr.\"--also details on exchange of vinegar and other commodities.","\"For carrying 4 hhds tobacco and for kegs of butter. Receipted by Crawford.\"","\"To \"\"George Washington Esqr. a soldier in Capt. Jno Dalton's Company for being absent from Muster ...\"\" Teste copy signed by clerk, John West junr.\"","Lettice Corbin, Essex VA, writes to George Washington, regarding a slave bricklayer named George whom he has rented out to Washington and wondering if he will need the labor beyond the agreed term. Includes a follow-up receipt from Washington on 9 April 1766 outlining payment of 25 pounds in Virginia currency for the use of the bricklayer and acknowledgement of payment received by Geo. Turberville (signed) for Lettice Corbin. Autograph document signed, 1 page, with integral cover. Docketed in the hand of George Washington.","Document signed, partly printed, signed by Jno. Montgomery [Capt.].Bill for freight charges on one butt of wine shipped on \"Alexandria.\"","Bill for freight charges on one butt of wine shipped on \"Alexandria.\"","Report on farming, etc. wheat very poor, gave a very small amount of flour--ground has been either very wet or frozen since Washington's departure, thus holding up the plowing--mention of a good slave whom Mr. Adam will not sell for £50.","Lund writes about crops and planting. Washington in Williamsburg at Burgess meeting, then onto Dismal Swamp. Martha includes a postscript at the end of the letter. One of only two extant examples of correspondence from Martha Washington to George Washington, Martha penned this six line postscript with news and greetings on the second page of a letter from Lund Washington to George on March 30, 1767.","Letter pertains to the estate of the Rev. Charles Green.  (See letter of Wm. Savage to George Washington \u0026 George Wm Fairfax, 1767 April 24).","Account of weather and activities at Mt. Vernon. \"The carpenters are laying the barn floor in the Neck.\" Waiting for the brickmaker's arrival, \"The negroes are all well. Bishop has sowed half his field in wheat and made two casks of cider.\" Expecting a \"great crop of corn.\" \"The Children are very well \u0026 were yesterday at Alexandria Church ...\"","Condition of crops, wheat and corn--sowing--ditchers--several of the Negroes lately sick--Alton's Morris', Cleveland's and Bishops farms--brickmaker failed to report for work--timothy and lucerne--Cleveland's barn floor finished--compliments to Mrs. Washington, her children are well and send love, also their love to Coll. Wm. Fairfax and his lady.","Washington's lost horses have not returned to Mt. Vernon--the corn crop--ditchers--sowing wheat and making cider--Price (brickmaker) has returned because they could get no other--none available in Mr. Piper's shipload of servants--milldam--how to get brickwood across creek?--half planks for Morris' barn floor--children are well--glad Mrs. W. has benefited from springs.","Receipt for £12.18 for teaching Miss [Martha Parke] Custis music \"ending in April last.\"","This bond is the agreement between George Washington and his neighbor, John Posey, confirming Posey's debt of £2000 owed to George Washington. Posey's right as a French and Indian War veteran and part of the Proclamation of 1763 to claim up to 3,000 acres of land west of the Appalachian mountains is conveyed to Washington to pursue these unclaimed western lands. Signed by Posey at the conclusion, with the signatures of John Parke Custis, Martha Parke Custis, and Amelia Posey (John Posey's daughter) as witnesses. The document and docket on verso is in the hand of George Washington. Autograph document, signed by John Posey, 2 pages.","\"Sales of 69 Barrels Herrings on Acct. of George Washington Esqr of Virginia.\"--Charges for freight commission, etc.","Deals with mill and farm affairs--\"Our mill is once more in a bad way\"--wall of water pit falling down.\"--\" ... give yourself no uneasiness or anxiety about the mill, you may depend I will use every precaution to prevent further damages.\"--sale of flour--wheat fields look promising--all are well.","Encloses sales of herring and current account owed them--market for herring and flour low at present.","Receipt for £3.15 for freight on 300 bushels oats.","Expects he has \"hird\" from Col. Fairfax in re selling furniture at Belvoir--asks him to set a date and advertise sale and he will attend--needs 100 bushels of wheat, 20 barrells of corn and money for management of Fairfaxes Berkeley plantation--hopes he won't think him troublesome, but Fairfax has left him in great confusion--asks him to inform W. Peyton if account delivered Peyton by Willis will not be received by Washington in settlement with Peyton.","Balance due, plus interest accrued from Oct. 4, 1771 - to Miss Janny Washington.","Possibly may object to his paying £7 to overseers, but this worked out with Col. Fairfax since four overseers to settle in woods and raise only corn--land nearly worn out, explains his system of crop rotation.","West as far as Goose Creek on way to Mt. Vernon but indisposed and could not go further--needs £50 for management Fairfax estates, if convenient send £10 by bearer and he will get rest when next rides to Belvoir--asks to trouble him with business at General Court--i.e. encloses letter to Augustine Willis for collection of £250, if he gets this will not need the money from Washington.","Thanks Washington for the money which enabled him to send 5 or 6 hands to Red Stone--understands Mr. Thruston is very much pleased with this country, particularly Washngton's property there--his brother to leave for there soon--does not approve of renting Belvoir \"for so short a time\"--will try to see Mr. Delany soon--please pay Mr. Moore the £40 or £60.","Writes of Fairfaxes arrival in England, both are pretty well recovered--acknowledges receipt of Washington letters and packages forwarded to Fairfaxes at York--let him know if he can do any favour for the \"Neptune\" this year--Rev. Bumaly pleased to hear of Washington's health, admires him much.","Has collected rents according to promise--forgot to give him tobacco he had in his pocket, what should he do with it?","Disagrees with Fairfax on renting raccoon branch to highest bidder--thinks should keep fisheries to encourage sale of whole property--minor tenant problems discussed--Daniel Stone wants refusal of west point fishery and 200 acres at £20--if convenient hopes can have sale before harvest as it would be difficult for him to attend then.","Bearer Richard Butcher wants to sell bills of exchange--asks approval on bills for Colo. Fairfax.","Requests instructions for bond to be drawn for tenant, Mr. Morton--bond for things purchased at sale [of Belvoir items]--asks for enough bags for 50 bushels of wheat.","Explains reason for delay of his bond because one person he wanted for bondsman has been abroad--now has Mayor Lowry as security and will get one other before taking over the premises.","Has arrived at Belvoir with bond unexecuted--since he had intimations from Washington that his own settlement at Belvoir would be disagreeable to Washington and not wanting to give offense, decided he would be content to hold the place for only a year--at end of the time, hopes all prejudices and difficulties will be ironed out.","Reference to sale of Mercer's estate--reports he has regained his health by disuse of coffee--announces the death of Philip Ludwell Lee.","Request on behalf of local committee to see if Washington could furnish them ten barrells of powder for use of county--heard he had imported more than necessary--if he can get it to Malborough his scyths can be sent at same time--Mr. Fitzhugh informs him he will have the pleasure of Washington's company Friday night on way to meeting of the Delegates.","Draft for £40 on Mr. William Molleson, Merchant, London.","Signed over to Wm. Fairfax account by G.W. on reverse and later docketed to that effect.","Will let Col. Simpson have money, but had difficulty in selling bill of exchange for continental money -- no word of escaped painter Cleveland -- work on store house and wash house [office] -- John [Broad] and negroes sick -- wet weather and wheat sowing -- scarcity of spinning wheels -- Lanphier supposed to repair old ones -- Committee has made choice of officers for militia -- \"the remains of our company\" to form company and ask Committee of Safety for commissions for officers -- Mrs. Washington to pick up Mrs. [Eleanor] Custis at Mr. B[enedict] Calvert's and go \"down the country\" -- the \"Stoco man\" still working on dining room and Sears on chimney -- fears George Washington mistaken about draught of chimney piece -- wash house [office] to have two front doors.","Meeting Mrs. W. at Mr. Digges across river--thinks Mr. Harrison will accept W-n's offer--Alexa. \u0026 Loudon people worried about Mrs. W.'s presence at Mt. V.--he thinks there's no danger--\"her old acquaintance the attorney\" wouldn't permit Lord Dunmore to come up river \u0026 take her--if necessary he can get her away quickly--she leaves soon for \"down the country\" with son and daughter-[in-law]--he writes G.W. weekly--rain prevents sowing wheat--repairing tumbling dam--work on wash or servent \u0026 store houses--bricklayers working on garden wall--John [Broad] sick--Sears sick--stucco work \u0026 chimney piece in dining room unfinished--bill of exchange--no word from [James] Cleveland or Simpson on western lands--John West wants money owed him--will pay Custis' bond from money of [Jenifer] Adams' bond--what to do with [Jenifer] Adams' land in Md.?--hopes to see G.W. in winter \"for whether things are made up or not I suppose you can leave the army in winter.\"--painter still absent.","Mrs. W. \u0026 Mr. \u0026 Mrs. John Parke Custis stop a few days in Fredericksburg on way to Col. Bassett's--mill dam repair completed--too wet to plow--John Knowles (bricklayer) sick--John Broad back at work--Judge the taylor \u0026 Sears sick--stucco man at work on dining room--carpenters on wash house [office]--letters by Constitutional post most reliable--kept in Alexandria by Mr. Hendricks.","Sent word to Mrs. W. at New Kent informing her to come to camp--expect her here immediately--discussion by Md. and Alex. residents of plan to blocade river--Indian Head best place--\"Captn Boucher [said] he woud undertake with 3 ships [sunk] to stop the Channel so that no ship of Force coud get up the River ...\"--Mrs. W. packed his papers in a trunk to be sent to Capt. McCarty's for safe keeping--she gave him key to G.W.'s study but he won't touch anything there except in emergency--what to do with Col. Mercer's papers?--John West, Mr. Harper, Mr. Wilson ask for money owed them--Bishop needs money--Dr. Crail's negro came with news from over the mountains--Val Crawford comes, feels it useless to keep building on G.W.'s land there because of danger of British burning everything--should he grind wheat?--Jenifer Adams offers to rent Md. land--Col. Mason very ill since convention--Lund thinks Mt. V. very easily defended by 50 men--will consider making salt peter--Custis and wife with Mrs. W. in New Kent--Knowles is well, Webster sick, John Barry dead.","Enclosed letter probably tells of Mrs. W's coming to camp--her long stay in New Kent after being sent for is ill-judged--nothing done about blocade of Potomac River--why he had to pay Mercer money--difficulties of paying in paper money--\"John Lowe the Barber says you owe him 7/6 for a false tale for your hair\"--James Cleveland came with certificates of improvements on Great Kanawa \u0026 Ohio land--settlers there left and went to Wheeling because of Indian attacks--won't return--G.W.'s servants sold and negroes left with Will Crawford--Stephens stayed, will get mill going there--work on dining room continues--little chance of getting absent painter from Lord Dunmore--will plant Bosenberries--difficulties in acquiring spinning wheels--expects another new one, \"so that we shall then have 7 ...\"--wash house [office] chimneys being set up--considers changing door plan, but hesitates altering G.W.'s plans--Skirmish at Hampton--next letter will be by Mrs. W. when she goes to camp.","Dining room almost finished--\"the Stucco Man agrees the ceilg. is a handsomer one than any of Colo. Lewises altho not half the work in it it was a plan recommen'd by Sears.\"--too late to turf the Ha Ha's--what proportions to use on gateways?--Lanphier no help on this or anything else--let him know in Spring what brick work to do after building the underpining \u0026 chimney to the house that will be placed opposite the store house--will plaster wash house or Servt's house [office] this winter--\"I suppose there is a wall to be built in the new garden next the Quarter I think I have heard you say you'd designd to have a House Built the whole length for Negroes ...\"--miller's time wasted with no wheat to grind--coopers work on mill dam \u0026 fencing--unable to buy slave--Lund goes to Stafford to settle mother's estate--will send his own negroes \"over the mountain\" for lack of anything to do in east--announces his intention to defend Mt. V. property against British--.","Account of money since Washington left, together with money to and from Mrs. Washington--all were bills contracted before he left--Washington's mother wrote asking for \"linnen\" not obtainable there and other trifles--explains accounts paid--will try to raise stone out of banks for chimney tops to be put up this winter, for kitchen, storehouse and other house to be built opp.--painting kitchen, storehouse, and house--corn crop--if Washington approves will put up a strong house at Morrises for wine, rum, etc.--Comm. sent to sound the river decided channel too wide and therefore plan [to block river] impracticable or very expensive--so must defend plantations on Potomac with muskets--attitudes of people about defending property in area--sales of wheat--will forward spinning--problems and process of making salt peter--Mrs. Washington does not approve leaving Mrs. Barnes as housekeeper in her absence, so Lund will do housekeeping--house has been crowded with company since Mrs. Washington's return.","Will transplant cherry trees, but thinks they will die--also plant vinyards and clean Hell Hole--much farm work to be done--shortage of help--illness--plasterer still here and Mrs. Washington has decided to have stucco in her room plain--wash house shingled and weather boarded but chimneys not up--report on timothy and other crops--has written every week--payment for sale of Col. Mercer's estate and letter in re. sale to Col. Tayloe--negro quarters need mending--difficulty of getting silver money--will try to collect rents--bull gored a wagon horse--Mrs. Barnes at Mt. Vernon--doesn't believe war ships will come up river this year--shortage of salt in area--his greetings to Mrs. Washington if she gets to camp before his letter--local militia officers.","Will alter servants hall since it is not intended for a wash house--thinks Jennifer Adams has not made a deed for his land unless very recently--Adams wanted to clear himself on charges of cutting timber--will try to get Washington out of bargain with Adams--run-away slave--thinks there will be no action on stopping navigation of Potomac or erecting batteries--will talk to Col. [Geo.] Mason about it--Mason ill--Committee for county chosen recently, lists names--Connelly [Tory] captured while going disguised through Md.--minute scheme for area not up to Conventions expectations--painter [run-away slave calling self Joseph Wilson] among prisoners taken at Hampton, does not want to return--Dunmore proclamation to free all indentured servants and slaves that go over to British--thinks white servants more likely to cause trouble--reviews servant situation, miller being paid and sitting idle--will grind 100 barrels of flour, possibly for export in exchange for arms--promises constant attention to Genl. Washington's affairs.","Examination of [James] Cleveland re certificates of improvements on G.W.'s western lands--pd. Tho. Lawson for iron--Jennifer Adams' land--negro won't return to Va. from Adam's; should he be sold?--Col. [George] Mercer's \u0026 Col. [Geo. Wm.] Fairfax's estates--Bryan Fairfax's peculiar religious behavior--report of Dunmore attacking 100 men \"this side of the great Bridge ...\"--convention to raise 4000 men--Dunmore's negro troops--desires privateers to come and take Dunmore's squadron--negroes ill--Col. George Mason getting well--hopes for gunpowder--proposed Potomac battery--Sears still here painting new room and dining room--he has picture frames to make yet--altered wash house (servt. quarters)--Knowles not recovered [from bull's goring].","Mill swamp to be cleared for pasture--coopers cutting trees for staves--corn--several of Oliver Cleveland's people ill--plan for hedging and ditching--suggests fallowing land \u0026 putting into wheat, thus saving labor for ditching \u0026 hedging--briar hedge planted from mansion to Hell Hole eaten by cattle--cherry trees will not live--\"I should be glad to be informd in what manner the House now Buildy. opposite the store House is to be divided into partitions--in one of your Letters you say it is intended for the sick - if so I woud make Three Rooms in it- 1/2 the House or more in the part next the Chimney the Remainder divided into two Rooms each of which will have a window in it - the Door in the gable end to be of no use but still to be there that it may in its outward appearance look like the Store ...\"--Col. [George] Mercer's estate--[James] Cleveland's report on Kanawa lands-he will go to Fincastle \u0026 Bottetourt Courts to get evaluation of work--Wm. Stephens \u0026 Wm. Skilling here, say buildings on Ohio burnt by Indians--Mrs. Barnes and Milly Posey left today--Dunmore defeated again by Capt. Woodford.","Col. [George] Mercer's estate--difficulties in collecting rents in Loudon, no markets for crops, and men indicted there for spreading ideas that they should not be expected to pay--flower knots in garden to be leveled, flowers shrubs planted elsewhere--gravel sorted for walks--one of Cleveland's men left when hardships set in--Wm. Skilling will repair well--John Broad injured \"playing Frolick\"--wrote to Wmsbg. to sell the painter, now in jail there--believes Washington should accept wages as General.","In this letter Lunds writes about trying to recover runaway negro from [Jennifer] Adams and rent from Adams along with affairs of other tenants, among other topics.","River frozen--hasn't yet seen Mr. Marshall or Mr. Triplett about land exchange--thinks it bad scheme to raise hogs to take care of surplus corn--pork prices low--well keeps caving in, perhaps will have to ask instructions as to where to dig a new one--good negro shoemaker available from Adams--conduct of negroes--better sell bay or stop using him for breeding--hurts him to see miller and mill idle.","\"Bill receipted. Bill for 1 set cart boxes.\"","Exchange of Adams and Matthews land still not settled--much alarm in Alexandria, expecting an attack from 5 large ships reported to be off Cone [mouth of Potomac]--river now blocked with ice but women and children evacuating and moving goods--they will fight to defend town--he thinks the ships more apt to be oyster boats--packing Washington's china and glass into barrels and then would be able to move things at short notice to Mrs. Barnes and to Morris' barn--rum and wine to be moved too--everyone says they will come to help defend the Washington property--thinks 100 men could defend it against 1,000--Wm. Stevens paid for going out to [Washington's] Ohio lands--Cleveland--packing bacon--cannot sell flour--\"I wish you had said how large you woud have the negro houses you speak of in your letter, or whether you woud have them built with or without sheds.\"--one piece of woolen cloth came from weavers--nine wheels at work spinning--John Broad cannot live--tell Mr. [John Parke] Custis cannot deliver letters to Mount Airy because of ice--Mrs. Chichester will stay in Fauquier Co., feels it unsafe in Alexandria--will send his furniture to another county if Washington thinks best, however doesn't believe there will be an attack on Alexandria since Lord Dunmore's troops are too trifling.","Several accounts are over-due, one to Lanphier--Mercer's estate--no one has applied for Col. Fairfax's bond--Lord Fairfax at present pretty well--will sell Adams' negro to someone Washington owes money to--problems of the mill [on Bulskin ?]--Simpson--French and Dulany land not settled--John Broad still alive but dying--the well will hold, must make top brick instead of stone--house opposite store framed but not raised--next will work on 2-family quarters in Muddy Hole--salting fish--letter from England by Capt. Kelso here.","Question of Lund's wages, he only brought it up because Washington had offered to pay him equal to what he had had in any former year--never expects to be rich--will serve him faithfully--Mr. Baily wants 10% to collect the rents, thinks 5% is enough--suggests he might collect them himself--Tayloe has instructed him to deliver the bonds to Col. Peyton--problems with Cleveland, who must be paid since he was acting as Washington's agent--John Broad still alive--Adams' land--Triplett questions boundary between Washington's land and his--Adams pressing him to buy 300 acres--John Stone offering 360 acres on river next to former Adams land--spinning of linen going on slowly--sorry to hear Mr. Custis not well--furniture still at Mt. Vernon, hopes to avoid a move if no attack--Col. West will order militia for defense of Mt. Vernon in event of attack.","Informing Washington of affairs at Mt. Vernon, the condition of the negroes, advising some improvements to Mt. Vernon, and information about the movements of the British.","Dray colt--use of other horses--Stevens will not get to save the rest of Washington's lands [Kanawha] with only the negroes--he thinks it best to get two other white men and have them appointed by court to appraise work when done--if Washington thinks the upset times not enough excuse for failing to satisfy the legal requirements to save land from forfeiture must give Lund liberty to make best arrangement possible with man to go out--7,000 acres patented in Washington's name and Muse upon Pocatallico--Cleveland here and will record work in April when courts in Fincastle and Bottetourt--Cleveland says bottom lands on Kanawha very rich--packing furniture to move to Morris's barn--Cleveland's trial is Tues.--Cleveland claims his behaviour is not criminal and he has been misrepresented--has heard nothing from Milly Posey since Christmas.","Mrs. Washington can accompany the General anywhere now that she's gone thru smallpox [innoculation] successfully--expresses gratitude to Washington for his guardianship--\"He deserves the Name of Father who acts the Part of one.\"","Safe arrival Norwich with 2 mortars after long delay in Sound because of enemy and wind--better to continue by land--needs money to pay pilots and other expenses--send further orders--Capt. Burbeck with 18 of Gen. Lee's guards with him--believes this will be sufficient help--will send rest of troops on--hears of danger on road to New York--since no provisions, sending part of 130 men on--keeping or only sufficient to hoist mortar.","Requests Washington to write Gov. Trumbull to try to get some bounties for his men as for other Conn. battallions--he enlists men on that promise--has clothing for men, which is great inducement to enlist.","Supplies to be moved from Philadelphia to Milltown Yorktown and Lancaster--supplies being purchased--all necessaries for troops on march provided--defends conduct in not buying--there are two buyer in Philadelphia--sends 6 lemons raised near New York City.","Can't persuade troops to remain at New Rochelle in face of superior forces--troops not enlisting, army weak--few [English] troops left in New York--he holds two men who ran off to British, then came back to help a widow escape to New York.","Appeal by British prisoner of war to be exchanged or parolled for a few days to see his brother who has come from England on family business.","Hopes Washington will come to Mt. Vernon while troops in winter quarters--no crop for sale this year--wheat destroyed, mill idle, short crop of corn--gives corn crop yields from each farm--many visiters and horses cause great use of crops--also 24 of own horses--wants to try making rum, sugar, and molasses from Indian corn stalk for money crop.","Stewart is writing about the conduct of some of the soldiers and the need of supplies.","Trees to be planted--Triplett delays signing bond for land exchange with Washington--mentions Mr. McCarty, Massey and Chichester in relation to agreement--boundary disputes--inquire into purchase of Col. Stone's land--Beck's land sold--new covering horse--Col. Triplett accompanies Mrs. Washington across River today on way to camp--will question tenants.","Covering horse arrived--bond signed with Triplett for land below mill race--Robt. Adam pd. account--\"I have a great mind to put the Money into the Continental Loan office, but perhaps it would be proper to get your approbation first\"--[Mrs. Mary Washington] wants Silla sent to her, but Lund hates to part her from Jack--[Charles Washington] wrote for another hand but he didn't send one--tobacco land to be put to flax--pumpkin to be planted--per simmons for beer and spirits--mare sent by Col. Lewis sick--Lund's lip still sore.","Rain and snow prevented his going up to see Washington--will leave for camp last of month--flour and corn for sale, had to sell to govt.--will sell barrels of pork and beef--difficulties getting salt--doubts Lanphier will come to work this spring--who to leave to manage housekeeping in his absence?--Bishop not trustworthy and Milly Posey away from home-will sell negroes at private sale--meeting among Loudon draftees--[John Parke] Custis not returned from Williamsburg--Mrs. Custis and children not heard from--sickness among people--Jack and Sylla distressed at parting--lambs died--mare sent by [Col.] Lewis still sick.","Persuaded Lanphier to work by promising him a portion of corn crop and wool in place of money--much plank wasted by his delay--difficulties of getting their privateer into action--difficulties with draft law in county [Fairfax]--volunteer scheme hasn't worked--reassures Washington he will not leave his employ or hold him for higher wages while he is away leading army--Custis returned from Williamsburg--feeling against R[ichard] H[enry] L[ee] for his supposed scheming against Washington--will make molasses, sugar, Rum from corn next fall-won't attempt tobacco--breeding mare.","Breeding mare--Weaver captured deserter, thus is exempt from serving in army, but he's been let go because of high wages demanded--bargain with Triplett--Blair's bond--money put in Continental Loan office--rents collected from tenants in Loudon and Fauquier--Sam[uel W-n] collected some in Westmoreland--will come to camp after shad is put up for coming year--will send Washington's accounts by Col. Fitzgerald if he leaves first--covering horse thin--progress made on privateer \"General Washington\"--Lund expresses his faith in the ship and encourages Washington to keep his share.","Received letter by Gen. Woodford--can't sell negroes with their consent--negroes from Crawford innoculated with smallpox--getting in shad--covering horses--[John Parke] Custis in New Kent for elections--if not elected He'll come to camp with Lund--corn to sell--money in Loan office--Mercer land and Blair's bond.","Blair's bond--he and Mr. Custis set out for camp next week--Custis elected in Fairfax county--Col. Bassett innoculated for smallpox--less shad put up than expected--stopped running early--\"the Crabs, Thorns, Cedars \u0026c which we planted this Spring for Hedges appear to be all living. The Locusts at the North End of the House are all putting out I believe not one of them are dead, the variety of Trees at the South End are also alive, most of them I hope will live ...\"--ship \"George Washington\" launched--but in mud in Occoquan--loan office certificates--Lanphier worthless, refuses to work--\"I wanted much to get the Window finish'd in the Pediment that I might have the garret Passage plaister'd \u0026 clean'd out before Mrs. Washington returns - beside this the scaffling in the Front of the House cannot be taken away before it is finished - This prevents me from putting up with the Steps to the great Front Door ...\"--Sickness--will bring letter to Mrs. Washington.","Rain and his indisposition prevented his going to camp by now--[John Parke] Custis not to go, must go to assembly--Capt. Triplett's health forces him to resign commission.","John Parke Custis, stepson of George Washington, wrote to George Washington who was at Valley Forge about various aspects of the war.  He notified him that the Virginia legislature passed bills to help raise troops, the arrival of a French ship carrying uniforms and military supplies, and a note to his mom. Docketed by George Washington. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages.","No word from G.W. in 2 posts--conditions of plantations under Davenport \u0026 Hill--breeding of cattle from Custis' English bull--wet summer--crops of corn, timothy and wheat--no workmen found but Lanphier \u0026 his man--making molasses from corn stalks--\"old Billy Harding wants to rent part of the Land you Bought of Mercer on four mile Run ...\"","Will try to buy Barry's and Marshall's land for G.W.--which negroes to sell?--sorry G.W. must forgo buying lands because of losses from farms under his (Lund's) management--wheat crop almost total loss--(the fly)--prepares to plant tobacco--ditching mill swamp--drowning in mill race of valuable slave Cooper James--Carpenter James injured with axe--received £200 from Capt. Lewis for Phaeton--sold flour to Boston for good price (scarsity there)--suggests G.W. speculate in wheat, sell flour at high prices--Wm. Roberts the miller, his merits \u0026 weaknesses for drink, \u0026 advises not to hire him again--mill race, tumbling dam at Piny \u0026 Dogue Run gate \u0026 dam which Roberts repaired or built--discusses building houses for prospective tobacco crop--campaign in Rhode Island \u0026 departure of Fr. admiral, Lord Howe \u0026 Johnstone--cleared money in pork--can't get workmen to assist Lanphier--\" ... if so the coverd ways will not get done ... \"--sickness among people--good pastures--took paper from G.W.'s trunk, can't get any in Alexa.--letter from Wm. Roberts enclosed.","Relays problems with recruiting for the army, currency depreciation and counterfeiting, land purchases in northern Virginia, and the management of Mount Vernon.","Resigned commission because of ill health--also, \"Would my health admit of my continueing in the Service, I could not Consistent with the Character of an Officer or Soldier by any Means Submit to have younger Officers placed over me.\"","Letter from Caleb Gibbs, commander of the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, to Royal Flint, assistant commissary of purchases, requesting a quarter cask of wine for His Excellency George Washington at Head Quarters. Signed by Gibbs with note that the cask of wine was received.","Concerned with auditing of army accounts ... Lewis, informed of a balance in his favor, requests Washington to order the Paymaster Gen. to honor this balance ... nonpayment of debts will injure him as well as the Public Service …","Invoice for beer, wine, bacon, sugar, and \"1 box directed to Mrs. Washington,\" etc.","Military intelligence--reports movement of British fleet and army in New York.","Requests George Washington's advice whether to sell Eastern shore lands because of heavy taxes and can get no one to live there \u0026 work them--rumors of truce to be offered by British King--appreciates Washington's advice on draining low grounds [at Abingdon] to prevent tidal floods--poor corn crops and depreciation of paper money--everyone paying old debts in paper money--purchase of Alexander's land--army's success at Stony Point. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.","John Parke Custis writes to George Washington from his Abingdon regarding an offer of seventy five pounds for his property on the Eastern Shore of Virginia - is confident he can get more. Custis himself is considering purchasing Philip Alexander's land at a tempting price. Expresses his pleasure and congratulatory wishes on the arrival of Count d'Estaing's on the American coast. Custis reluctantly addresses a misunderstanding between himself and Colo. Bassett regarding the valuation and care of Washington's forty-seven head of cattle at Clairborne's plantation in King William County, Va. (part of Martha Washington's dower lands that Washington leased to John Parke Custis in 1778). Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.","List of cattle on George Washington's plantation in King George County in the hand of John Parke Custis. The front of the document lists forty-seven cattle including eighteen \"Young Cows\" of the \"common breed \u0026 small,\" sixteen heifers of the \"English Breed,\" three steers, and ten \"best work Oxen.\" The reverse of the lists cattle valued by Colo. Bassett 'last fall.' Autograph document, 2 pages.","John writes how the new plantation needs constant attention, but would be \"very advantageous to your Estate in the Neck, and will add much to the Prospect from the House.\"","Enclosed is letter to Mr. Fras Gallibert, French merchant prisoner at N.Y., to be forwarded to him--his health improves, but George [Lewis'] is poor--George settles on Frederick cty. land; will Washington sell some of his land adjoining?--no news from Charles Town [Charleston, S.C.]--Gen. Woodford moving Va. troops there-\"will not the Irish demands of a fair trade operate to our advantage?\"","Bill addressed Master George Washington--total £297.6.0 Va. Curr.--bill for broadcloth, buttons, silk, thread, dressed leather for making coat and waistcoat.","Showed Col. Bassett his letter, but doesn't know whether he's complied with it--concern over no news from Charlestown [S.C.]--feeling among gentry and people at large regarding congress's recommendation regarding currency--he and Col. Mason expect to be elected to assembly with no opposition.","Incloses Philadelphia paper announcing news of a victory in the south [King's Mountain ?].","Receipts and certificates collected for supplies and horses requisitioned last Jan.--Will Washington appoint someone to examine and approve them as per law of state of N.J. which he incloses?","Mortified at actions of [Va.] legislature--wishes to resign his public office but feels it his duty to continue in legislature to express his protests at their actions--emission of 10 million pounds immediately--action between Cornwallis and Genl. Greene--Greene has won universal esteem for his conduct.","Sends boots Washington ordered from his shoe factory--invites Washington to visit again--sorry to hear Mrs. Washington is ill--suggests she spend summer in Wethersfield rather than go back to Va.--hogshead of boots being sent to Col. Sheldon.","John Parke Custis writes to Washington relieved to hear that his mother Martha Washington is back in good health. His family is suffering from an epidemic that his stricken many family members with his youngest son being dangerously ill. Custis apprises Washington of his current circumstances in dealing with a dispute of monies owed to Robert Alexander for land purchase includes a copy of a notice dates 26 May 1781 [see RM-1188.004]. Reports of damages by British troops to nearby neighbors properties including Colo. Bassett. Fortunately, Custis' home and property were unaffected. He is pleased to inform Washington of accounts of 'our Countrymen do not want Spirit or Inclination to join the Marquiss,' with forty-six men from the county volunteering for service. Custis himself has provided clothes and horses for two volunteers. Reports that Genl. Nelson was appointed governor with the assembly granting him very great powers to support the war. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.","On 26 May 1781 John Parke Custis notifies \"To All Persons whom it may concern\" a dispute between Robert Alexander and himself regarding the purchase of land and monies owed by Custis to Alexander. Custis appoints Charles Simms as his lawful attorney in the matter. Custis proposes four options to rectify the dispute and if none are disagreeable, Custis' attorney will authorize a payment of forty eight thousand pounds current money. Autograph document, pages. Docketed in the hand of George Washington. Document included in Custis' 11 July 1781 letter.","Death of his father [Fielding Lewis]--father's will directs Dismal Swamp lands and others to be sold-estate in debt--give opinion on accepting credit and also description of land--mother [Betty Lewis] and family well--\" ... as well as is the old Lady-forwards letter from Havana.","Detailed description of Dow's land on Cameron Run--Mrs. French will never consent to exchange land--G.W. anxious to have her land--Mrs. W. goes to Mr. Digges across river in company of Dr. Stewart (Stuart)--[Mrs. French's land is between Epsewasson and Little Hunting Creeks, part of Union Farm].","Received letters and will forward them to England--will forward Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd's letters under protection of Washington's.","Lund encloses [Benj.] Dulany's letter concerning Mrs. French's landand Mr. and Mrs. D. agrees to sale of land.","Lund writes about further efforts to exchange Dow and French lands, maybe Mrs. F. can be persuaded to trade Manley's land (adjoining French's), and has purchased Dow's land to bargain with Mrs. F along with a description of land.","Lund writes about how the sale of Custis horses didn't take place although Col. Dandridge offers both to G.W. in exchange for giving up two years payments from Dandridge's estate, both as covering horses may repay quickly and one may do for the turf.","Lund writes about how Dow wants payment for land made in Philadelphia and will try to collect rents to repay what G.W. has borrowed. He will also get Gilbert Simpson [on Washington's western lands] to try to get money and James Cleveland to collect debt for Col. Wm. Crawford.","Lund writes about various aspects of the family and the famrs including that he believes there is peace in King's speech to Parliament, horses suitable as chariot horses (will get horse [from Custis estate]), shoats only doubled in size, very disappointing, bank froze all winter, grapevinesand apple trees, someone cutting timber on G.W.'s land, Custis's legal title to Alexander's land [Abingdon], and that children at Abingdon are well, will come to Mt. V. to stay some time.","Lund writes on how the crops are short and other financial matters.","Lund writes about the amount of wheat from each farm and how few will sell wheat, expecting price to go up because of the peace treaty with Britain.","Letter by Betty Lewis--hurt at not hearing from him during afflictions--husband and brother Sam died within 3 weeks of each other and she has been ill--\" ... My Dear Brother was there not one half our you could spare to write a few lines to an only Sister whoe was laboring under so mutch affliction both of Body and mind ...\" Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, integral address panel. Docketed by George Washington.","Unsuccessful in collecting rents--tenants over the ridge will pay as soon as specie is in circulation among them--they have good crops--Mr. Throckmorton undesirable tenant because he would put negroes and overseer on land, lowering quality--describes tenants and plantations--tenants on this side the ridge in bad shape, can't pay--new cook, Richard Burnett ill, very good industrious fellow, but complains of being lonely--refuses to mix with negroes--[Pitman] best kitchen gardner they've had--kiln for drying wheat--Dow's land--Washington's house in Alexandria--Dr. Stuart to build in Alexandria--got negro from Norfolk where he's been since seige of York.","Sends Washington a pamphlet lately out on a political issue--she recommends it as disinterested and sensible--\"Some say there is no Cincinnatus in existence; I think there is.\"","The drawing was known to George Washington who sent it to Tobias Lear on 22 December 1794, describing it as \"the sketch which has been presented to me by Mr. Claiborn, of the new method of lowering and raising boats without locks.\" Washington had received a letter from Claiborne in 1784 in which he discussed navigable rivers to the west; whether Claiborne sent the drawing at that time is uncertain. It could also have been given to Washington in early December 1794 when he and Claiborne met together in Philadelphia, or sent in a follow-up letter Claiborne wrote on 16 December 1794.","\"Inclosed I have Sent you my Fathers letters wharein you will See his intention Before his death, of releiving me out of my distressis, Occasioned by my Youthfull Folley\"--requests a loan--now in jail.","Lewis, surveyer of Rockingham County, informs W. that he can find no record of registration of land on \"Little Kanaway\" by Col. [William] Crawford--lands on Ohio and Shurtee [Chartier] are regestered-Michl. Cresap disputes this--most of land in newly formed Mononghela county, should make inquiries there--receives condolences on death of brother [Gen. Andrew Lewis?]--death of Fielding Lewis--.","Little news regarding Washington's Ohio lands and plantations under Simpson--can't write what he heard in a letter--David Bradford, lawyer, has news of lands, enclosed copy of his letter--recommends Bradford as good agent for Washington's business there--people in Washington's Bottom on Ohio leaving after hearing he is to assert claim--rumor that Washington's land there has been recently surveyed among large tracts by Pa. People for sale in Philadelphia--people should be warned of a fraud--leaves west as soon as his [Lewis'] land is surveyed.","Incloses draft of a deed to be executed by Col. Bassett--will accomplish his business at next general court.","Wishes to clear up title to land bought from father [Sam. Washington]--originally bought from Col. Phil. Pendleton, and title still in Washington's hand--will be at sweet springs when Washington visits his plantation.","Writes by naval officer going to Philadelphia--fatigues of passage to West Indies and here reduced health--hopes to benefit from more settled climate of this place--ships leaving--sends letters to Mrs. Washington and Fanny Bassett by ship for Norfolk.","Affairs of Dismal Swamp Co.--letters from Mr. Jamason, chief manager--intends to advertise meeting in Richmond in Oct.--will Washington do this instead, for greater effect?--agrees to sale of their partnership lands.","His are only letters which have \"... communicated information of my friends.\"--hopes George Washington has recovered from reported sickness--was very ill after passage, and recovers slowly--Physician in Charleston will probably bleed him to relieve pain in head--will remain til April--always tries to act honorably--thanks for money--will return by water which is cheaper--gratitude to his uncle--can't procure acorns and seeds he wants as \"they fall from the Trees early in November.\"--transplanted 50 or 60 of Magnolia and a number of the live Oak to bring with him--\"Miller's description of the Magnolia cannot be two highly embellished--there is a Species of them called the bay Laurel but none that I have yet heard of under the denomination of the Umbrella, from the discription I have had of it, it will not answer Your purpose I presume, as it is said not to exceed the height of 6 or 7 feet--it may rather be considered a shrub.\"","Major Washington has remained with them since January, and though he wishes he could say his health was improved by the Southern climate, he fears \"his disorder is too inflexible to be remov'd by mere Change of Climate.\"","Lists number of shares owned by individuals, including G. Washington, 1 share.","Bill for plank and shingles, total amount £87.9.0.","Acknowledges receipt of a gross of bottles (probably rye whiskey) and discusses the purchasing of shares of Potomac Company stock.","John informs George that during a recent visit to Mount Vernon a \"great Coat of yours\" and book became mixed-up with his own belongings. John then discusses one of George Washington's notable entrepreneurial activities - the breeding of mules. Seeking to emulate his brother, John suggests that George send one of his \"Jack Asses\" to Bushfield, John's plantation, to breed with his mares.","Jefferson requests information about David Bushnell's \"submarine navigation\" experiments during the American Revolution.","Sends him live oaks plants and acorns of live oak and water oak--also seeds and plants of laurel tree.","Account from April 1786 - Dec. 1788, for various medicines and spices.","Glad to receive news of Mt. Vernon--will enquire about a she-ass--the Secretary and General Nelson most likely to have one--Mr. Bassett gave him box to convey safely to Mt.Vernon--not finished copying letters--will return soon--thanks him for kind invitation [to live at Mt. Vernon as manager ?] and hopes he will be equal to the job-- \"... my experience in business but illy qualifies me for embarking on it, but under Your direction and from your example I flatter myself I shall derive insight, and I must hope that my attention and integrity will in some degree make amends for my deficiencies.\"--wrote to inform him of act passed in Richmond to discharge interest certificates on all Loan office warrants issued by the state--Dr. Lamey [Le Mayeur?] to deliver this and shoes--lots in Fredericksbg not sold.","Autograph document signed, fragment, endorsed \"Rect. No. 149 Walker Blunt Block Maker\".Bill for £1.3.0.Receipted on April 14, 1786 by Washer Blunt; Endorsed on back by [the officers of the Potomac Company] George Washington, John Fitzgerald and George Gilpin.","Thornton writes to request G.W. to send any papers dealing with Hight [Jost Hite] land, which he bought of his father [Sam. Washington] and is now up for litigation, if turned out, will have to move house he's begun to other of his lands adjoining this.","This agreement between George Washington and Penelope French secured for his use the last piece of property he added to his Mount Vernon estate, a parcel that would become part of Union Farm. French, who had a life in interest in the land and buildings, also leased to Washington the use of twenty-one enslaved people including \"Will, Paschal, Paul, Abraham, Sabine, Rosanna, Daphne, Lucy, Delia, Grace, Tom, Isaac, Robert, Moses, Julius, Spencer, Nancy, Celia, Nell, Mitty, and Lett\", and three young children not named. The agreement stipulated that Washington must ensure the enslaved were \"clothed and fed in the same manner as slaves usually are within this commonwealth and shall not be removed and worked out of the said county of fairfax\", and is \"unreasonably worked or neglected in sickness or treated within humanity\", they would be returned to French.","Thanks to Washington for letter [offering him and Fanny a portion Mt. Vernon land and the stewardship of Mt. Vernon, thus relieving Washington of many duties]--\"Both Fanny and myself are happier in this family than we could be in any other, or I am persuaded in a house of our own, ...\"","Sends wagon down with spelts [wheat-like grain]--one bag spilled-rest sent to care of Wm. Hartshorn in Alexandria--has engaged part of the Poland oats Washington wants and will procure more.","Thanks for timber near Rectertown--unable to come see him because of \"distressed situation\"--clear of debts in Fairfax--sends son with letter--can Washington employ him (son) or get him into business?","Concern over Washington's letter--insists he realizes importance of good education and strives for it--never lets dress or pleasure intervene--does not intend to follow example of his brother Ferdinand.","Williams' bond is counter-signed by William Kerchival. Latter part of document tells of the seizing of Williams' property by the deputy sheriff for not paying rent as bound.","Receipt for £13.2.6 on July 16, 1787 in Washington's hand, signed by Craig. Bill for 6 weeks board for two servants at 25/ each, plus balance of old account--total £13.15.","Has seen coach painter and quotes prices for painting, gilding, etc. the chariot--this is for varnishing coach body and surface polished, with no varnish to be added later--a cheaper mode is painting first and varnishing later--work will take 4-5 weeks--has made no contract with him, nor mentioned names--cannot give price of lining since coach-maker is away--a postscript gives price of lining as £3 exclusive of cloth and lace--quotes price and yardage of lace and cloth.","Receipt from Joseph Cook [Cooke], a Philadelphia jeweler and silversmith, to George Washington for one gold watch chain with an engraved 'cypher' as well as a velvet ribbon. The total sum listed is £9.7.3. Docketed in Washington's writing and dated August 10, 1787. Autograph document signed, with Washington autograph, 1 page.","Invoice to George Washington from R. Sprigg. Receipted for stud fees of mules.","Incloses copy of account requested--will send account from Mr. Payne--is looking for father's [Fielding Lewis] paper of money payable and receivable from Washington--wants lands sold which father owned with Washington--if possible before he goes west this summer--how much can he get for shares in Dismal Swamp Co.?--has Washington heard of plan to drain it?","Lt. [Bezaleel] How[e], who intends to enter an enterprize to some part of the Spanish settlements on the shores of [So?] America, desires a letter from Washington, stating he was an officer of the New Hampshire line and in the Guards--Trumbull recommends him to be a man \"of probity \u0026 honor\".","Begs financial aid--unfortunate marriage ruined him--married again, but can't get wife's inheritance yet--father refuses to help--rented a house in Greensvill \"in this state\" and has to keep a poor tavern--asks for land in Dismal Swamp to live on--will take care of Washington's business there.","Letter discussing Washington's previous note inquiring if Thomas Lewis would serve as his land agent.","Political situation in Conn.--Gen'l Assembly of Conn. passing resolves for organizing Congress under new constitution--will appoint electors in Jan., \"this appointment the Assembly have retained in their own power - thinkg it more likely to be exercised with judgment \u0026 discretion than it would be to be entrusted in the hands of the people at large\"--Senators elected--Representatives to be chosen by people--mentions circular letter from N.Y. state convention--few discordant notes in Conn. assembly--no disagreement over president, but over vice-president--desires Bowdoin for office, since Adams is talked of for Supreme Court--asks after [David] Humphreys.","Asks Washington's advice and aid--his father's estate [John A. Washington] is in danger of being sued by Dr. Stewart for nonpayment of a bond--this was given to aid uncle Sam [Washington] and now Charles, [Sam's executor] won't pay--doesn't want to sue uncle Chas.--Nancy [Anne Blackburn, his wife] sends love--mares being brought down, will pay for season.","Bushrod to move to Alexandria--can't keep up plantation and practice law too--prefers law--can sell land and negroes to discharge debts due from his father's estate--has rented his land on advantageous terms--Mother will remain at Bushfield--desires Washington's approval--bearer, Mr. Packet goes to Alexandria to inquire about rent of houses.","Conn requests that Washington pay the bearer (John Middleton) 3 pounds \"which the Revd Mr. D. Griffith subscribed for you towards repairing the Church etc.\" Receipted and witnessed by Ricahrd Burnet Walker on verso.","Encloses Mr. Cowper's letter respecting N. Carolina land--Mr. Cowper only one who wants land and can pay for it--desires Washington to agree to sell to Cowper because estate of [Fielding Lewis] needs money from sale of lands to pay debts--he leaves for Kentucky next week, and cannot bargain further--has found bill for £50 drawn by executors of Wm. Armistead.","Declines with thanks Washington's offer of a house rent free [in Alexandria ?]--has no office or outbuildings--might be unhealthy--glad Washington approves of decision to give up farming--conscious of competition legal in Alexandria--he and Nancy [Ann, wife] will be at Mt. Vernon after Christmas.","Armistead's Bill of exchange--made no fixed price in offer of Carolina land to Mr. Cowper--asked what it is worth--has heard land is in bad shape and may be sold for taxes--Mr. Riddick and Mr. Godwin attend to paying this--other land bought not assessed--maybe hard to find land in Kentucky--will give Washington best intelligence of it he can.","Bond of £1000 for 5000 acres of land in Kentucky.","\"For putting in Buckwheat. Receipted by Peter Pool with an \"\"X\"\" mark.\"","This is a petition to George Washington requesting a pardon of Margaret Stone. Citing the facts that Stone is about forty years old, mother of seven children, and it is her first offense, the undersigned [including Lund Washington and Peyton Randolph] request a pardon.","Thanks for kind offer, but had already rented an office--will repair [Washington's] stable for use--accepts offer of hay--hard to get it and expensive in [Alexandria].","Expresses thanks for Washington's goodness--realizes bad condition of their estate--great need for clothes--have a servant stop by Mr. Hanson's for some things to be repaired.","Thanks for unmerited kindness and attention--will pay respects at Mt. Vernon before Washington leaves for N.Y.--sure he will accept the presidency despite preference for Mt. Vernon--\"... it is the general opinion of the Friends to the New Government, that if you decline being at the head of it, It never can, or will take effect\"--returns to London in a few months where he does business under the firm of Donald \u0026 Burton.","Explains inability to answer sooner--will see the land he mentions and give his idea of its value. [This is probably land Washington was considering buying from John Dandridge in Gloucester County.]","Reports that his nephew Lund Washington, heard in Stafford County that people were saying \"we shoud have a very pretty President at the head of our new Government one who had pd of his Debts within the time of the war with paper money altho it had been lent to him in specia.\"--Col. [George] Mason responsible--believes Mason's son-in-law started it.","Washington's letter to him delayed--Gen. Nelson's illness--has seen land Washington is interested in buying--encloses sketch of it taken from old survey--description of land--4 mi. from Gloucester C.H.--\"a good, not a fine piece of land\"--[Sketch of land is enclosed].","2 copies - one retained copy in Warner Lewis' hand. Another contemporary copy in another hand with the docket, \"From Warner Lewis Esqr. 11 March 1789 (Copy). Original sent to John Dandridge Esqr. 26th March 1789\".","2 copies - one retained copy in Warner Lewis' hand. Another contemporary copy in another hand with the docket, \"From Warner Lewis Esqr. 11 March 1789 (Copy). Original sent to John Dandridge Esqr. 26th March 1789\".","In answer to letter of 26th Inst, mentions caution regarding getting ready--is prepared to go with mother and Mrs. Willis on Thurs, or Fri. to Mt. Vernon--remains there till the horses return for his Aunt--hopes to find him at Mt. Vernon when he arrives.","Unable as yet to get information on lands Washington is interested in--goes to New Orleans in 2 weeks--\"I have seen a very extrordinary publication in a Fredericksburg Paper wherin mention is made of Gen. W-ks-n [James Wilkinson ?] having prepared a fleet of 25 Boats some of them armed with three Pounders and maned with 150 men who intend fighting their way down the Mississippi into the Gulph of Mexico. It is very extrordinary how such a report coud have taken its rise as Ge. W-ks-n is now here and intends down the River at the same time as I do, with only five or six Tobacco [ ] instead of 25 armed Boats.\"--sends some \"pecaun\" nuts from New Orleans--Indians doing mischief--but lands settling fast despite scalpings--price of corn--returns to Mt. Vernon in August.","Solicits money from Washington for erection of a Methodist Episcopal church in Alexandria--contributions have been slow--names prominent Alexandrians who have contributed--wishes him a good journey to the north.","PA list of accounts addressed to His Excellency Gen. Washington Esq. from the firm of Pope and Cadle, who sold lace, silk, and other hosiery at 12 William Street, New York. The document shows that on April 30, the day of his inauguration, Washington purchased 3 hat tassels. In May, he purchased 3 pairs of white silk hose and 28 yards livery lace. A note at the bottom states that one pair of hose was for Tobias Lear, who paid for them separately.","It is likely that the hat tassels purchased on Inauguration Day were for Giles and Paris, enslaved men who rode and drove the horses that pulled Washington's carriage.","Delivered his letter and package to Mrs. Washington--has arranged for Mrs. Washington's trip to N.Y.--hired [Gabriel] Van Horn \u0026 Co. to drive her--tries to allay her fears at driving with strange horses and coachman--gives charges for trip.","Mr. Fenwick, bears a gift of a small 2-deck ship which will act as a chimney piece of a large room before a looking glass.","He is sending a sermon preached a year ago which is appropriate today--\"When you removed from my house, your goodness allowed me to be conversant in your family as a domestic for some months, before the College was removed to Concord\".--lauds Washington's religious attitudes and Christian behavior.","Receipt for inoculating fruit trees.","According to Washington's directions he has pd. Col. Hooe £700 in part of debt due heirs of Co. Colville by Th. Montgomerie, Adam Stewart and Cumberland Wilson--will make payments of £500 and £250 soon--\"The Laws both of Maryland \u0026 Virginia authorized me to pay current money at the par of exchange in discharge of Sterling Debts and in the manner Col. Hooe received his money.\"","He has been down the Ohio--found a settlement on the Kanawa under James Neal of Frederick County, who patented 2200 A.--he persuaded them they had no right to the land, since it was in center of land surveyed for officers of Washington's old Va. regt. [Fr. \u0026 Ind. War]--they agree to buy it cheap if it will be sold, because their settlement has increased value greatly of land--people won't settle unless there's a settlement already there--he has power of attorney to make a settlement for Neal.","Mares such as Washington wants can be had for £25 specie--doesn't know cost of sending them to Virginia--his commission for procuring them would be 10%.","Requests loan of about £300 to pay outstanding debts on estate of Mr. Aylett, his wife's first husband [she was Elizabeth Dandridge Aylett Henley, Mrs. Martha Washington's sister]--will give land and negroes as security.","Expresses gratitude for \"your powerful friendship\" in appointment of Mr. Meredith.","Received intimation this morning from Gen. Lincoln, so renewed request made in Philadelphia.","£11.5.0 for shoeing horses, \"a new handel \u0026 ring for a fork,\" and \"to drogs an doctren the whet hors head\".","Betty writes that George Augustine Washington, Bushrod and Corbin are there to help settle Mary Washington's estate--Bushrod says she's to have no part of the slaves [of Mary Washington's estate]--discusses division of her property--doctor's bills high--Col. Ball thinks crops will pay off debts of estate. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.","Has purchased 2 bay mares for Washington--sends them down next week--with good care, they will be satisfactory next year.","He was manager for Col. George Mercer's estate in Frederick County when it was sold by Washington--Jas. Mercer kept scolding him and complaining of bad management of farms--Mr. Snickers had written letter to Jas. Mercer maligning his conduct--Capt. Ed. Snickers nailed up his cornhouse door and threatened to serve a writ on him--he was going to bring suit against Mr. Mercer for this treatment, but the war intervened--before war, tried to settle dispute but Mercer refused and he brought suit--sends Washington copy of affadavit--Washington, he is informed, means to bring suit against him for damage--lists a number of questions, seeking testimony of Washington in the suit against Mercer.","Has recorded deed of the land in Gloucester to Washington for the £800 offered.","Waited until recess of Congress to bother Washngton with another letter--the Gloucester county land, is not worth £800--John Nicholson of Gloucester is interested in leasing the land on back creek [sic]--Nicholson has asked several questions about the land so passes them on to Washington.","Written at Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The letter expresses the author's laudatory and religious feelings about Washington. This letter was presumably once in the Washington papers.","Seeks settlement for payment for his services as manager of Col. George Mercer's plantations in Frederick County--will acceed to arbitration--puts queries to Washington on his management of the farms, the answers will be put as proof--claims Col. Ed. Snickers cast aspersions on his character--sends letter to Clerk of district court of Fredericksburg.","She is sick in strange city and begs food for self and fatherless child--late husband (Col. John White's) acct. can't be settled until Congress meets--Col. Alexander Hamilton knows her character and situation.","She suffers in prison without heat or bed, with her child, Kitty White--deceased husband's (Col. John White's) daughter has had her imprisoned to give an account of his property which wouldn't pay his debts--she cannot give security until she can write to Georgia and explain the business.","Glad he's returned safely from eastern tour--breeding mares extremely hard to come by--only the wealthy have them and they prize them highly--Adam Reigart is looking in Lancaster Cty, Mr. Baltzer Spangler searching in the county--will try to send mares to Mt. Vernon before Jan.--compliments to Mr. Lewis and rest of family.","Letter signed by Fenwick Mason and addressed to His Excellency George Washington Esq. President of the United States of America. It refers to various wines ordered by the President for entertaining, including \"26 dozen claret and 12 dozen vins de grave.\"","Bill of lading for \"dix huit Caisses de Vin en bouteille\"--shipped aboard the ship \"Le Jean Jacques de St. Malo,\" captain Le Grand.","Encloses a copy of letter from Adam Reigart--sorry so many difficulties have been encountered in finding mares--Mr. Spangler's report not favorable either--has engaged another man--will remain at home 3 or 4 weeks--will write Mr. Miller, mentioned in Reigart's letter--Mrs. Reigart's death and daughter's illness.","Explains why his brother wrote Washington twice on same subject--he [brother] goes to Berkeley to try to discover documents to defend title to his land--Bushrod apologizes for not writing, but injured his hand badly--apologizes for applying for federal job [district attorney of Va.], had thought Supreme Court made nominations, not the president, and he realizes position Washington was put in--congratulations of the season.","Bill for shoeing horses and for bottles of ointment during period Jan. 11-June 15 1790.","At Mr. Nicholson's request, Warner sends a copy of a letter he wrote several months ago, supposing the first was lost in the mail.","Meteorological account--work done on each farm, giving division of labor--work days lost by sickness--stock on each farm--work of ditchers, coopers, and joiners and carpenters--amount of grain ground at mill. Includes putting up post and rail fence around the vineyard.","A list of furniture, including sofas, mirrors, chairs, draperies, miscellaneous small furnishings, lamps, china (Sevres). Used in the New York house; total £665.14.6.","[John?] Fairfax wants higher wages than £25 per annum [as overseer]--will probably leave at end of year--difficulty in finding reliable overseers for the salary--thinks Mr. [James] Bloxham's wages (£40) too high--he's not any better than any overseer in the country--suspects him of embezzling funds from ferriages--Fairfax would like to have Bloxham's job at the high salary, but G.A.W. has discouraged him--but he's a good overseer--recommends removing James from carpentering house to act as an overseer--white overseers expensive--remove Davy to Dogue Run and Will to Muddy Hole--hasn't told the Farmer [Bloxham] yet of plans to oust him--G.A.W. goes to Berkeley for his health--wheat and tobacco crops--flour ground and the prices it will bring--new bolting cloth in place, will enable superfine flour to be made--Mr. Wilson to send his corn to the mill--prices in Alexandria high--will increase crops of pease, potatoes, carrots as Washington desires--Ehler appears industrious and able [German gardner]--\"I have replaced in the Shrubberies the Dogwood Red Bud Sasafrass Laurel and Crabapples - the Ivy have almost entirely died under both walls - among the shrubs some of these shall be interspersed\"--Muse's account with Washington--very cold weather endangers grain crops--barley has suffered much.","For colouring and bordering 2 rooms and mending one room £8.5.0.","Meteorological Account--work done on each farm, giving division of labor--work days lost by sickness--stock increase and decrease for each farm--work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters--amount of grains ground at mill. Includes \"lathing and shingling the shed of the Barn Yard.\"","Paid account to Porter \u0026 Ingraham, after satisfying himself they were valid--will no more let mares or jennets be taken away from Mt. Vernon before being paid for breeding with Jacks--rest of mares from Mr. Zantzinger have come--encloses his letters [see letters of March 9 \u0026 14, P. Zantzinger to G.A.W.]--is making inquiries for person to take Fairfax's place as overseer--son of James DeNeil is no good in job at Dr. Stuart's--Mr. Gevins is good, but wants his own plantation when Fitzhugh lets him go--has had application from Anthony Whiting, an Englishman, who seems to know the whole business but wants 40 Guineas--gave Gen. Cadwallader as reference--has given Mr. Bloxham his notice and he wants to leave immediately--Davy doesn't want to go to Dogue Run as overseer--pleads his recent jaundiced condition as reason--Will not as good as Davy, but considers him for Muddy Hole--gives number of hogsheads of tobacco prized--Gardener [Ehler] laments no cabbage seed came with other seeds and buckwheat from Biddle--he's fond of flowers but promises to attend to more practical things--\"The posts which stood against the Barn, at the Mansion house I had put within shortly after you left Home.\"--too wet to complete fencing at Deep Run--when Bishop Green went away, secured the house--they are living at place of Col. McCarty's where Mrs. Barnes formerly lived--dampness delays and hampers sowing--a severe sickness among horses and mules--fluctuating wheat prices--sold all on hand, gives prices taken.","Hasn't written him since he left because he's so busy--asks her uncle to please send her a guitar [\"gettar\"], as all the young ladies are learning music, and it is very simple to learn--a man named Tracy teaches the gettar and harpsichord lessons--hears he and aunt are coming home this summer.","One page of accounts between the President's household in New York and local confectioner Joseph Corre. Includes purchases of macaroni, bitter almonds, caraway seed, and ice cream. On April 15, the President's household purchased \"dinner drest,\" when John and Abigail Adams, John Jay, and Thomas Jefferson dined with him. \"Dinner drest\" was ordered again on April 29 when Washington dined with a group of senators.","Signed by Joseph Corre and docketed on verso.","Received his assent to agreement between Dr. Stuart and Alexander on Custis estate--glad it's to be compromised even if injurious to Custis estate--had Custis paid in legal currency, transaction would have been legal--high court of chancery may put price anywhere from £48,000 to £8,000--if the higher figure, would ruin the estate for the Custis children--Col. George Mason considers his appointment an insult, because he never approved of the govt.--but Mr. Hector Ross thinks Mason's acrimony against the Constitution is much abated--Mason dislikes \"pomp \u0026 parade\" in N.Y.--\" ... swearing by G-d that if the President was not an uncommon Man we should soon have the Devil to pay. but hoped \u0026 indeed did not fear so long as it pleased God to keep him at the Head - but it would be out of the power of those Damnd monarchical fellows with the Vice president, \u0026 the Women to ruin the nation.\"--prices high in Alexandria and farmers making money--law passed moving court from Alexandria but another to be passed moving it back--Roger West thrown out of Assembly--Lund's eyes very bad--snowing hard now--wheat crops looking good--describes Washington's stand of wheat at field at Morris, Frenches and the Ferry--hopes to see Washington and Mrs. Washington in summer at Mt. Vernon--\"No person has an idea but that you must remain at the head of the Government so long as you Live. Which I pray God may be with some degree of Comfort and satisfaction to yourself, for I have no doubt but your fatigue, trouble \u0026 vexation is very great.\"","Report of the death of her son Lawrence's first wife (Susannah Edmundson) in child-birth. Settlement of Mary Ball Washington's estate. Asks about her son, Robert, who was serving as Washington's personal secretary.","Blacksmith's bill for shoeing General Washington's horses and making a bolt for a [coach]--part itemized, part lumped together: \"To shoeing \u0026 repairing shoes \u0026c of 11 horses for 2 months ... \"--included are \"Two charges for shoeing a gray mare not entered ... being for T. Lear.\" Receipted by Cliland on September 27.","Report of work done on each farm during the week, including report of amount of grain ground at mill, sickness among negroes, increase and decrease in cattle, work of ditchers. Autograph document, 4 pages, in hand of G. A. Washington, docketed by George Washington, \"From Maj. Geo. A. Washington 20th Aug. 1790,\" docketed in another hand \"Report Aug. 1790 Mt. Vernon,\" laminated, watermark (F. Hayes \u0026 crown over encircled heraldic device).","Safe arrival of Will--expected him home at Mt. Vernon sooner--his great anxiety to do right in Washington's affairs--considering moving Anthony Whiting to place occupied by Fairfax when he goes--estimate of Whiting's capabilities and character--Garner [Wm. Gardener, overseer of the River Plantation?] is leaving too, wants higher wages--Mr. Gwin in Alexandria has recommended a young boy of respectable family to take Garner's place--he has had no experience--no family--George A. Washington disagrees with Washington's theory of having all married men--cheaper to have single one--work terms of new overseer--wheat and buckwheat--corn seed sent from New York good--corn crop--\"... a piece of wood of the kind and dimensions you denoted shall be prepared ...\"--very little ice left--Peter and Godfrey busy with small odd jobs--mares in pasture are mischievous and troublesome--terrible rain storm and winds delay work--corn broken down--weather warm until yesterday--very cool--red corn George Washington sent destroyed by insects, dying in the hill--pumpkin seed from Col. Platt's prizes he thinks will flourish.","For a newspaper subscription--\"To Sub to Daily Advn. from the 1st May 17[illegible] [to] this day is 1 Year \u0026 4 months @48[illegible] To Advr [illegible] £4.[illegible].\"","Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters -- amount of grain ground at mill. Includes work on new barn and stables at Mansion House.","Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters -- amount of grain ground at mill. Includes work on new barn and stables at Mansion House.","Washington's sister mentions his recent trip to Rhode Island, inquires about his health, and reports her health problems. She would like to visit Mount Vernon before the Washingtons return to Philadelphia; invites them to visit her. Mentions items left to Washington in their mother's will; the accounts of the estate will be settled soon.","In hand of George Augustine Washington and includes; Meteorological account--work done on each farm giving division of labor--work days lost by sickness--stock increase and decrease--work of ditchers and coopers, joiners and carpenters--amount of grain ground at mill. Mentions making stalls in the sheds of the new barn; also, putting up a post and rail fence to enclose cow-house.","George A. Washington writes about how he didn't write sooner because George Washington had just left Mt. Vernon -- will be more prompt with reports hereafter -- unable to complete the barn for the stock because of many other jobs for Carpenters \u0026 their illness -- some progress made on barn.","Account with David Clark in Philadelphia for repairing the coach, harnesses, halters, and reins over a period of several years.","Receipt for £50 from George Washington by George [Augustine] Washington's hands--for his donation for year 1790 to school in the Alexandria Academy.","Receipted [April] 12 by John Barnes. Account for Feb. 21 and April 2 for Best Bourbon Coffee, amounting to £8.15.4.","A bond detailing a loan agreement between De Barth and Washington. Signed by Washington, De Barth, Peter Miller, and Tobias Lear.","Receipted on [June 2] by H. Burgess. Account includes cotton, linens, gause, etc., amounting to £6.19.1.","Writes to know if Washington arrived safe in Philadelphia--weather has been miserable since he left--Mrs. Stuart here at Mount Vernon, waiting to go over the river--Mr. and Mrs. Lund Washington here yesterday--he is worse--veal lights, supposed to help his eyes, have made them worse.","This document is an account of medical calls and treatments at Mount Vernon, mostly to slaves, from 8 March 1791 - 4 Nov. 1791. \"Paid in full.\" Part of account, which should begin 17 March 1789, is missing.","Harriot thanks her uncle, George Washington, for his letter with advice, and she will heed it--always grateful to him for his care and attention--Cousin [Fanny B. Washington ?] and Major are going down in country and she will stay with Cousin Lee--when Cousin returns Harriot will help her keep house--Mrs. Stuart still here.","This document consists of a listing of the various tenements in Berkeley, Frederick, Fauquier, and Loudon Counties, the location of them, the present tenants, length of lease, and whether tenants were paid up.","Gives partial list of Washington's tenants in Fauquier County with detailed description of status of land they lease, plus amount collected for rent due Dec. 25, 1791.","Respecting trespass on Washington's property--Col. Little detected man loading his wagon with hoop poles and discovered many thousands cut--the trespasser is an overseer to Chas. Alexander--probably much trespass on Washington's lands far from eyes of those who care for his land--discusses legal action against them--\"it requires the eyes of Argus to protect property in this neighborhood\"--enclosure to Mrs. Powell [Elizabeth Willing Powel].","Received letter and expresses thanks for appointment--noted contents of letter to Mr. Muse and received from him all the blank leases and ones already executed with precise accounting of the rents due--great difficulty in collecting rents in Fauquier and Loudon Counties, Virginia--few improvements made there--Berkeley tenants paid rents quickly and have made many improvements--\"Most of those who hold Leases for lives have satisfied me that the lives are still in existance - Others again are uncertain, and say the lives are in Kentucky or Georgia - They have all agree'd to produce certificates of this truth from respectable authority.\"--Amount of rental exceeds what G.A. Washington led him to expect--10% will amply repay him for services--should finish rental rolls shortly--deep snow has prevented communication between Alexandria and this County--Mrs. Lewis has been ill--late fright caused \"premature increase of our family\".","Harriot hopes he arrived safely in Philadelphia--she desires a guitar (\"guittar\") preferably one with keys and strings both--\"they are easier to learn to play on, and not so easy to be out of order, but if one with keys is dearer than without, I shall be much obleiged to you for one with strings.\"--will be easy to learn to play--Mrs. Bushrod Washington has offered to teach her.","For the carriage of a trunk by stage to Philadelphia 12/.","Has decided to try the water at the springs and delay his return to Mt. Vernon a fortnight in struggle to regain his health, unless he hears something unfavorable from Mount Vernon--physician in the county doubts that he is consumptive--his head very disordered by rheumatic or nervous complaints--sends the letter by gentleman to Frederick Town [Winchester].","Received his favor by Howell--deep apologies for not sending his share of money from Mr. Cowper--Lewis used it to extricate himself from difficulties brought about by a bond he signed, but has now the money to send George Washington--will give Howell the money and give account of sale of land--denies he meant to go to Kentucky without paying money.","Has been indisposed--will take Harriot Washington to live with her this winter if she comes well supplied with clothes--last time she was there, Harriot often couldn't appear in public because of a lack of clothes--she (Betty) cannot advance any to her because she is supporting 3 grandchildren and may have more--Fielding very distressed--\"his children would go naked if it was not for the assistance I give him\"--her family has been very sickly this fall--goes to visit daughter Betty Carter in Albemarle--change of air may help--will return in a few weeks.","Sends copy of Mr. Cowper's account--payments not up to date--had expected to have Howell bring Washington full amount of money due him, but was disappointed in sum promised by Col. Fontain--will send it all within a few weeks--Howell brings £212.6.5 1/2--will substitute another bond for one of Dr. French's on which payment not received.","On the subject of George Washington's resignation and whether he really would be as happy in retirement as doing good for his country.","Clendinen introduces, to Washington, King Dequen, leader of the Kascashas, and expresses the chief's intent to prevail \"upon the Chiefs of Many [Indian] Nations to Travel with him to you,... Hoping that we may all become the Same people. Firmly United to Each Others Interests.\"","Rental for 1792 on lands in Berkeley, Frederick, Loudoun and Fauquier Counties,--lists tenants and amounts paid--arrearages for years 1791 \u0026 1792--a note by Lewis explains \"The above arrearages have been collected by the Sheriffs and no Executions returned. I have had them fined, and am to have a final settlement of accounts this week.\"","This documents records the accounts of tenants in Berkley, Frederick, and Fauquier Counties.","Will leave tomorrow to carry out Washington's instructions regarding purchasing Major Harrison's land in Fairfax County adjoining the mill tract--doesn't think the land is very valuable--thanks Washington for horse.","Major Harrison of Loudon now has decided not to sell land--seems an honest man--he will get rid of tenants, but must wait until next Fall--title is not clear and he refuses general warrantee--he wants 40 shillings per acre--wants to wait until Congress adjourns in the Spring and Washington comes to Virginia, for Harrison believes that Washington knows more about the title than he does.","Autograph document, in hand of Anthony Whitting, docketed by G.W., laminated, (not examined for watermark).Papers of George Washington - Reel#2. Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill. Also a list of the weights of River plantation hogs and remaining mill hogs. A-283.96 ; A-283.","A report of recent work done at Washington's Mount Vernon estate: Digging and planting, cuttings of weeping willow, cleaning and leveling nursery in vineyard, planting fruit trees and leveling gravel walk, gathering haws [red berries of hawthorn].","This document is a report of the recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate: Spinning, yarn and stocking yarn, making shirts, stockings. Work done by 10 women, all named.","Report on recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate: Framing and raising corn house, drawing shingles, making brackets, putting axle tree to carts, mending flax brake and hemp brake -- jointing shingles, making pins, painting, etc. Fragment, docketed by George Washington.A note at end of report, \"I will answer your letter by my nex Report.\"","Washington's farm manager reports the bad conduct of Thos. Green, carpenter -- will not use delegated authority concerning Green, because realizes he is necessary -- good men are hard to come by -- suggests an addition of carpenters, or estate will be a long time in improving -- mentions all the buildings that need to be built or repaired -- wishes farms to look neat -- will put up fences and gates -- suggests moving post and rail fence at Dogue Run to make meadow correspond to fields -- new corn house going up at River farm -- will move Rich's house to Muddy Hole, for David's house likely to be blown down by high wind -- engaged planks and scantling for [Dogue Run] barn from Mr. Kenzie -- Green keeps sawyers about the corn house -- poor Maj. Washington cannot recover, but he doesn't consider himself fatally ill -- G.A. Washington desires him to continue building on his house -- has treated Whitting like a brother -- will keep carpenters on G.A. Washington's house until they run out of work and he will order no more scantling -- has planted hedges of honey locust, French furz, and cedar berries, but sheep eat them -- need nettle fences on each side of hedge to enable it to grow -- hedges must be given much care to grow -- advises English thorn imported for live fences and estimates cost -- Lombardy and weeping willow cuttings planted about the Mansion house fences -- River plantation will be hard to fence -- Mr. Stuart advises water fences there -- a batteau is needed for this -- should it be built in Alexandria or by one of carpenters? -- Mr. Butler and he can carry on the hedging and fencing, including the night work -- grubbing proceeds to line of locust trees below Vineyard -- will make it a year of fencing -- little wool to spin -- spinning sewing thread and candlewick of tow -- Caroline unwell -- bled her -- trouble with Charlotte -- whipped and refuses to work -- claims she hasn't been whipped for 14 years -- will try to make seine twine -- deer destroying trees at mansion house, especially mulberry -- ice house not filled -- Dr. Stuart and young man managing Custis estates take plough to White House to use as pattern -- Mr. Ring present manager -- shorts from mill can be ground over as ship stuff or fed to cattle -- high price of flour in Alexandria.","Concerning her sons Robert and Howell who were with the President in Philadelphia, and her niece, Harriot, who was living with her in Fredericksburg. Also inquires about the price of wheat.","Meteorological account of weather at Mount Vernon -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill -- Also, \"clearing the second Vista.\" -- At end in hand of George Washington is an itemized account of sheep and lambs at each farm. Autograph document, in hand of Anthony Whitting, laminated, 4 pages, docketed by George Washington, watermark.","Report of recent work done at Mount Vernon by 4 men in the gardens: Wheeling gravel and dung into the garden; cutting wood lost by snow; dressing hemp.","Report of work recently accomplished at Mount Vernon by 8 named women: Spinning hemp, stocking yarn and shoe thread; making shirts, sheets and shift, knitting stockings. Fragment, docketed by George Washington.","Report of work recently accomplished at Mount Vernon by 8 named women: Spinning hemp, stocking yarn and shoe thread; making shirts, sheets and shift, knitting stockings.","Report of recent carpentry work done at Mount Vernon: Getting new logs \u0026 gutter piece \u0026 shingles for roof \u0026 chimney of overseers house at Muddy Hole -- \"straching\" the well rope \u0026 fixing it to well -- preparing plow -- \"to drawing the brick kill at dogue Runn\" -- mending shoes -- drawing and jointing shingles -- \"to trying up stuff for Bench plains.\"","Drenching rains, fields flooded, mill race broke again, roads almost impassable--Tayler little to be confided in, has kept horse since the Major is away--mill has plenty of wheat--will try to straighten fence from Manley Bridge to the Mill--snows gone, wheat not damaged, but freezing would cause covering of ice--fences and gates can't go in such wet ground--too wet to paint buildings--mixing paints--will let Green have corn--asks whether to continue work on Major Washington's building--Burwell Bassett says Mrs. Fanny Washington will not go to housekeeping--two ships just passed, will probably take flour from Alexandria--Charles' toe may have to be taken off--has called for Dr. Craik--Caroline made a shift for Sarah Flatfoot--2 sheets cut from Oznaburgh linen for there is no change of them while washing.","Just returned from Westmoreland--denies neglect of Washington's business--would have written had there been further developments in the case--Mr. Lee informed Mr. Hooe of judgement, but no injunction has been applied for--concludes with greetings from Nancy.","In hand of Anthony Whitting, docketed by George Washington including; Report on recent work done at Mount Vernon's several farms: Work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill.","Report on recent work done at Mount Vernon by 9 men and 3 boys: Hanging a gate, repairing fishing boat, dressing timber, giving sizes and amounts of timber -- sawing timber, hauling timber, digging brick earth and making brick yard -- painting -- making a batto [batteaux] for fishing.","This report is on recent work done at Mount Vernon by 4 men: Planting evergreen, cleaning, digging, sowing and planting.","Report of recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate by 8 women: Spinning tow, \"sown shoe maker Thread,\" stocking yarn, winding twine for seine maker, a shift \u0026 knitting stockings, \"making 13 bax\" [bags?].","Letters were delayed--will meet them at Mt. Vernon early next month--estate in good condition--outstanding debts small--property in Berkeley under ignorant overseer and may have suffered--he hasn't sold the crops there yet--overseer on Fairfax property taking liberties--he has a boat and seine for fishing--Dr. Craik's account discharged by corn and wheat Taylor had for sale--desires to live in Alexandria to enable her children to get better education, but looks to Mr. and Mrs. Washington for the guidance to do this or accept their offer to remain at Mt. Vernon--will continue Mt. Vernon chariot in her service, at their suggestion--\"My dear little Fayette shall be given up to your kind patronage whenever you think proper ...\"--sorry to hear of poor Mr. Anthony Whitting's sickness--will leave April 1 for Mt. Vernon--requests permission to leave Harriot Washington with Mrs. Betty Lewis while she takes a trip to Berkeley--brothers are busy so she will be accompanied to Mt. Vernon by Mr. Joe Foster.","Letter with advertisement came late but will go in next week's paper--intended to write by Cousin Washington [Fanny Bassett] but her stay was short--Harriot needs hat, gloves, and shoes--keeps exact account of everything bought and will send it to Washington--money sent from Philadelphia bought Harriot a dress for the Birthnight, \"it must of appeard particular had I refused to let her go, and her having nothing fit for that Purpose ...\"--requests a ticket to the Washington lottery.","Hasn't heard from home in 5 months, and has contracted many debts--a Quaker has threatened to prosecute--is a student of medicine under Dr. Rush--has no dependence on anyone--asks for $300 until his father sends him money from Virginia--although he is unknown to George Washington, he believes Washington knew his grandfather (Washington's first cousin, Warner)--asks him not to make known his request.","Thanks Washington for his offer to write his father--his father's allowance to him is adequate, but has had no remittance for 5 months--he isn't extravagant--encloses letter from man to whom he owes 5 months board.","Sickness prevented his visiting Washington's lands on the Potomac and lots at Winchester and Bath--must stay to make harvest now--will inspect lands after sowing corn and wheat--Major Harrison has decided not to sell his lands--he thinks prices will rise--encloses draft on Philadelphia man given for rent by a tenant of Washington's--asks for letter giving information on lots in Winchester.","Report of recent work done in the gardens at the Mount Vernon estate by 4 men \"Klening\" in the yard, gardens and \"winne Yart\".","This Farm Report (work done on Mount Vernon farms during the week Aug. 4-10) includes: Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill.","Report of recent work done at Mount Vernon by 10 named women spinning yarn and stocking yarn, washing, sewing breeches, knitting stockings.","Recent work at Mount Vernon by 9 men and 3 boys: Putting up bedstead and furniture for it, mending blinds in parlor and mending locks--mending \"Dutch fan\"--felling and flattening stocks--building walls at Dogue Run--\"Plastering weightwashing \u0026 painting at ye Mansion House\"--mending equipment.","Received letter and bank note--recent rain great service to crops--wheat being sown--oxen and horses sick, cause shortage of plows--machine for gathering heads of clover for seed has been found--haying--planting grass-- sent Washington all pamphlets by Capt. Elwood found in his study.","Thanks Washington for money he sent her--will buy nothing unnecessary--\"Aunt Lewis has a very large family at present and a great deal of company, which makes my cloaths ware out much faster than if I was in the country where any thing would do to ware ...\"--Aunt Betty Lewis sent letters to Bob Lewis--Cousin Lawrence [Lewis?] left to go to Bath.","A stock printed shipping bill on which is recorded in manuscript the arrival from London on board the ship George Barclay, John Collet master, one case containing a harpsichord to be delivered to His Excellency General George Washington, President of the United States. The document is signed at the bottom by Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., one of Washington's nephews and secretaries. Washington bought the instrument for his wife's granddaughter Nelly (Eleanor Parke Custis) who played it at their residence in the capital city and then later at Mount Vernon.","Urges Washington to pick another city for session of Congress other than Philadelphia, where a fatal sickness rages [yellow fever]--suggests tentatively Baltimore or New York, especially the latter.","Dr. Stuart's visit so short, she fears he may not have examined her husband [Lund Washington] well enough -- Lund doesn't want to go to Philadelphia for examinatin and treatment of cancer, for his eyesight is bad, and medicine affects nerves so he needs complete rest -- he is extremely ill.","Assures Washington he has power to call legislative assembly in another city and at another time--quotes laws and Constitution--fears and jealousies in various quarters over a new meeting place--hears accounts that conditions are improving in Philadelphia now from yellow fever epidemic.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Deals with legacy left her by brother George William Fairfax (d. 1787) -- declines to pay any debts against Mrs. Mildred Washington Bushrod's (d. 1785) estate -- her husband (Warner Washington, 1722-1790) was not a legatee -- her children were, but they are married. Autograph letter signed, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"","Thanks her uncle for the money he sent--she goes to stay with cousin Betty Lewis Carter who has recently lost a child--Mrs. Lewis will come to get her if Mrs. Washington stays at Mt. Vernon this winter and wants her to come there.","Mrs. Martha Washington is awaiting President's word to join him in Philadelphia--very apologetic for troubling him, but wonders can another story be added to the house in Alexandria which George Washington has so kindly put at her disposal?","Expresses gratitude of herself and her husband Mr. Lund Washington for George Washington's part in getting Dr. Gates' opinion -- Gates hasn't arrived in Virginia yet -- Lund's condition growing worse all the time -- can only see light.","Has been in Culpeper all winter with Cousin Betty Lewis Carter--desires enough money for silk jacket and pair of shoes to wear to Birth Night Ball.","Enclosed is deed to be reacknowledged in presence of Mr. Rutherford, as the previous copy is now out of date due to the negligence of Dr. Stuart and Col. Ball--just returned from Berkeley County, seeing Washington's tenants and is on his way to Fauquier whence he will write more fully..","Sends her thanks for the bundle containing such pretty things [probably silk jacket and shoes requested by Harriot in letter of 7 January 1794]--Cousin Bob [Robert] Lewis has lost his little boy [William Burnett Lewis, who had died at the end of November 1793].","Betty writes that Harriot is very pleased with items Washington sent to her from Philadelphia--she is very deserving and takes care of her things--two valuable Negro hands have run away, probably to Philadelphia to be free, and Betty asks her brother's advice in the matter--her next year's crops will be negligible unless they can be returned. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","With apologies for taking up his valuable time, Bushrod sends the draft of an answer on a question having to do with the estate of Mr. George William Fairfax. Bushrod is doing well in law practice in Richmond.","Desires linen and dimity to make petticoats and great coat-- her great coat is so small she can't get it on.","Sends her gratitude for package--wishes for money to make great coat, and for tape and thread for linen--would make coat herself but no tailor will cut it out unless he makes it too--Harriot had borrowed 24 shillings from Aunt Betty Lewis, and asks for Washington's help to repay her.","Has had a bad attack of ague and fever, but is now recovered--thanks Washington for present of a mule--heard news of some dying of yellow fever in Philadelphia again this spring--Harriot received money he had sent her.","Bushrod has word of an injunction against Washington in High Court of Chancery--his answer is needed quickly as the Court sits on 12 May--Bushrod will draw it up and send it to Washington to be sworn to. The injunction deals with suit by Henshaw, arising out of settlement of George Mercer's estate in Virginia.","Introduces Mr. Maund to Washington as carrier of this letter--Bushrod gently reminds the president of his recent letter (22 April) requesting an answer about the suit against him by Henshaw, dealing with estate of George Mercer.","Couldn't write to Washington before with information on his rents, tenants, etc. until High Sheriff of the county handed over rental money--they are enclosed herewith--breeding horses and mules--mentions Washington's lots in Winchester and Bath, and suggests exchange of one of Washington's lots on Potomac for one held by a tenant on the Bullskin in Berkeley--should buy out life leases there from tenant John Dimmett--Lewis fears he might lose land Washington gave him in Stafford because of no clear title.","Washington's letter to Robert Lewis will be carried to him by Cousin [Betty?] Carter who travels to Fauquier--Harriot requests money for summer dresses, or as goods are cheaper in Philadelphia, she would be happy if he would buy them there for her--wants him to know that she does mend her clothing and wear it as long as possible.","Again requests some summer dresses--requests permission to go to Philadelphia to visit brother George Steptoe Washington--Aunt Betty Lewis has ague and fever--she and family go to Berkeley soon--wheat crop is bad in Fredericksburg.","Requests Washington's permission to leave Philadelphia and study law in Berkeley--his actions there are always put under worst possible construction--is in debt now and knows Washington will advance him no more money--says his brother will send money to pay his debts and travel to Berkeley--expresses deep gratitude to Washington.","She thanks Washington for money he sent her to buy summer dresses--and reports that all there are sorry to hear of Washington's accident on his way to Mt. Vernon--she hope he's recovered--Aunt Betty Lewis's family has been ill all summer.","Answers questions Washington raised in letters of 18 May and 18 July respecting his lands to be leased or sold--land on Potomac put up for rent--procured tenant for houses in Bath--rental of lot in Winchester--trouble in buying out leases of tenants in Berkeley--land on Difficult Run--Mr. Muse allowed transfers of leases--money for rents--use of rents to buy out leases of tenants.","Happy to hear Washington is well and cancerous growth on his face is much improved--weather promises very good corn crop--she asks his permission to set her overseer and carpenters to build a corn house--not satisfied with school her children are in as it is too crowded--her son Fayette has been ill.","Lewis writes: \"Casually going into a painter's shop yesterday I there saw some Tent Poles which I was told were for your\" use. Since the usual complaint with these tents is that \"the standards in the middle [are] of a great inconvenience,\" Nicola has submitted a sketch [included] of his own for Washington's consideration.","Writes by Mr. Madison [James ?]--left for Berkeley before receiving answer from Washington because of early conveyance there--has heard Aunt Lewis is ill, but can't go back until Brother George is well enough to take her--very much impressed with new sister [Geo. Steptoe Washington married Lucy Payne, sister of Dolly Payne Madison]--dined with Uncle Charles recently and he is in much better health--refused Mr. and Mrs. [James] Madison's invitation to Philadelphia for fear of angering her dear uncle--thinks Mrs. Madison a charming woman.","Begs Washington for money to buy a stuff skirt and a couple of dark calicoes--she left Berkeley a week ago--Aunt Betty Lewis has been very ill but it recovering.","Lewis writes that the Berkeley and Frederick rents were easily collected because the lands there are productive--those in Fauquier County are hard to collect--deputy sheriffs won't turn over money that is collected--to Mrs. Haney, \"a very genteel old lady\" and cousin of Washington's (probably daughter of his mother's half sister Elizabeth Johnson), he has extended money on several occasions according to Washington's direction--has settled her and her teenage daughter on a tenement of his own, because those of Washington that were vacant will bring at least £30 each--it may be expensive to buy up life leases on tenements, but Lewis would recommend Washington do so because the money will be reimbursed by higher rent in 4 or 5 years.","1 page each for the two copies which are slightly different. This bond is for rent and signed by Cooper and Robert Lewis, Washington's nephew and secretary.","Received Washington's letter with 2 plats of land--he knows little of Washington's land in Kentucky on Rough Creek or of settlement there, but supposes there is some, as he believes Washington's land is near the small town of Hartford, some 18 miles from Vienna--Lewis goes to Kentucky again in April to view his own lands on Green River and will view Washington's at same time--his mother and Harriot send greetings.","She received the money Washington sent--would have sent her thanks before, but was in Culpeper and kept there long by bad weather--Aunt Betty Lewis too busy to write by this post.","Harriott addresses her \"Honored\" uncle with great humility and asks for a pair of stays, a hat \"and a few other articles.\"","Cabot has heard from Judge Phillips--and is happy to report that the young Lees and Brents mentioned in Washington's letters will probably attend academy at Andover, or else at Exeter.","Lewis has just returned from Kentucky--he was unable to see either his own land or Washington's, despite his efforts--he did meet Gen. Spotswood who said he has bought the identical land from Gen. Harry Lee for 4 shillings per acre--Lewis believes it is worth at least twice that--the land has good settlement and a good iron bank on it--he cannot understand what Lee meant by selling it again--300 acres of Andrew Woodrow's should be purchased to improve value of Washington's land--he will purchase it if Washington agrees.","Introduces [John Neale] whom he recommends to overlook the carpenters at Mt. Vernon--he made no definite agreement with him--encloses the agreement that Washington drew up for \"former person\"--he will accept £40--is married with children, which William Washington sees as an advantage because married men stick to their business better than single men.","Letter and draft of his letter of the same date to Washington but with different closing paragraph. Lewis has purchased no leases because of high prices--he encloses rent roll for past year and has deposited £475.10.2 with his aunt--all above amount of rents to go to his account for 1793 rents sent to Philadelphia--finally got judgment for rents held by sheriff and hopes to pay Washington all arrearages owed--discusses lots in Berkeley--will eject several tenants next year from Frederick and make new leases with industrious farmers--apologizes for not staying at Mount Vernon until Washington arrives, but must see to planting wheat.","Account of land rents collected by Lewis for year 1795 on lands in Berkeley, Frederick, and Fauquier County, Virginia on behalf of George Washington. Shows description of land and remarks on land rented by William Collins, Henry Shover, and ___ McIntosh--amounts to £354.5.0.","Difficulty getting peas and vetches--has applied to Lords of Privy Council to permit officers of customs to admit it to entry to forestall another confiscation of American goods--sends along Chicorium Intybus [Intibus, or succory] and bill of lading--Captain Tuttel promises special care to this shipment.","Dandridge, employed at the time as personal secretary to the President, declares his intention to leave the official household and begin a commercial career in rural Virginia, having found city life in Philadelphia intolerable.","Harriot apologizes for asking for more money to buy hat and articles for Birth night so soon after having received \"liberal presents\"--she has been very ill, enough so to require a physician--Aunt Betty Lewis ill with ague and fever.","Lewis reports that he met with unexpected success in rent collecting for Washington's properties \"over the ridge and in this county\"--few have made required improvements--he suggests the life leases be put into hands of lawyer to decide how to proceed--Mr. Muse says Col. Simm of Alexandria thinks leases badly drawn and ejectments won't be supported by court--reports repossession of lots in Frederick and Berkeley, and rental of some lots--difficulties in collecting from sheriffs--Lewis's late cousin Thornton Washington's estate has cut timber on 35 or 40 acres of Washington's prime reserve in Berkeley because of neglect by Mr. Muse in maintaining the lines (Thornton Washington, son of Samuel Washington, inherited rights to cut timber on Lawrence Washington's land, which bordered George Washington's)--Lewis is unable to rent poor land on Deep Run, and suggests procuring situation for sawmill there, for good pine timber on land--he must see Washington on next trip to Mount Vernon.","Harriot reports that she is now at Matapony, where is seldom chance of sending mail--she sends her sincere thanks for money Washington sent her to buy articles for Birthnight.","Bushrod reports that he has received and will retain bundle of papers dealing with the [Thomas Colvill] estate settlement--he will ask for settlement as soon as possible, and explains some possible outstanding issues to Washington--Mr. Keith has furnished some information--has not yet received appraisement of estate--received hogs from Washington and thanks him for them.","Lewis agrees that Washington is wise to wait until September, as described in the advertisement, to sell his land--Kentucky lands rising in value--he hears there was large emigration last year and some of it to Green River, which should help boost value of Washington's land--discusses military lands and state grant lands--land fever can make prices fluctuate--he was unable to purchase Woodrow's inholding within Washington's property yet--Lewis says that Col. Willis's and Gen. Spotswood's horses still for sale, may be at reduced price.","Concerning \"the claims of the Cohnawaga, or Seven Nations of Canada.\" The Seven Nations were an Indian confederacy of Mohawk, Abenaki, Huron, and Onodaga that supported the French during the French and Indian War, and later the British in the American Revolution.","In cypher, Monroe alerts President to interception by French of Washington's letter re XYZ affair. Message also decoded.","Betty writes to Washington on Harriot's behalf, who wants to inform him that Andrew Parks, a merchant of Fredericksburg, has been courting her and she would like to marry him--Betty says that Parks is \"very much respected by all his acquaintances ... a sober sedate young man and attentive to business\"--she has left town for a healthier place which has the advantage of having a mill as well.","Lewis blames delays in his letters on the fact that there are no post riders in this area--since his mother left Fredericksburg, Washington should direct letters to the attorney James Lewis there--he explains not paying Washington money collected so far from rentals--he had wanted to pay in lump sum, but will not remit it as he collects it--denies using funds for own use--Washington's advertisement posted at Court House--describes the property dispute between McCormick and Ariss, one of whom has encroached on Washington's property--it is too late in season to bring Jack to breed in Fauquier County--next season will do so--Mrs. Haney (or Haynie) [G.W.'s kinswoman, see letter of R. Lewis to G.W., Jan. 17, 1795 and R. Lewis's diary for that year] is dying of consumption.","Lewis desires to know, because others have asked him, whether Washington will exchange western lands for some improved estates in this area which might be rented to advantage--he will pursue the purchase of Woodrow's inholding--Mrs. Lewis [Catherine Daingerfield Lewis] has been ill, and that will prevent his going to Kentucky this year.","Mrs. Lewis's [his wife] illness had prevented him from retrieving Washington's letter before now--gives opinion of Andrew Parks as suitor for Harriot Washington--he is an industrious young man with good prospects, but considers their marriage at this time \"madness in the extreme\"--he advises any marriage be put off until Washington can come to Virginia and look into things himself--Washington's letter to his mother sent to Culpeper.","Lewis writes that he forwarded to Howell Lewis, his brother, the papers from Washington concerning debt he owes--it should never have gone to Washington, and Howell considers it a \"rude attempt\" on the part of others to collect their money--they would have been paid had it been presented correctly to Howell--Mrs. Catherine Daingerfield Lewis still ill--they will go to Culpeper for change of air after court terminates in Fredericksburg.","Lewis writes that he tried to obtain possession of land on Accokeek Run in Stafford County, Va. which Washington said (both in person and in a 29 April 1793 letter) he might have, but finds title belongs jointly to Washington and other heirs of his mother [Mary Washington]--Lewis will give up all efforts to obtain it--Mrs. Haney [Washington's cousin, Elizabeth Haynie] died of rapid consumption [see letter of Jan. 17, 1795]--her daughter Sally Ball Haynie cannot find employment because the people in the neighborhood \"are uncommonly industrious and do every thing with in themselves.\"--Mrs. Lewis has taught Sally reading, writing, and useful needlework, etc.--she would make an extraordinary housekeeper for some genteel family--she is welcome to take her board in his house, but he defers to Washington's judgment--sister [Betty Lewis] Carter is delivered of a son [Charles E. Carter].","Powel writes that she cannot harbor resentment after all that passed yesterday, and is determined to dine with him tomorrow, \"when I will endeavor to meet your Ideas with Fortitude\".","Bushrod writes that he is grateful for Washington's bounty [see Writings, XXXV, 107-108 - Washington's offer of some lots he won in a lottery]--the Colville estate business is finally settled by County Court, but this not binding, so he will seek another settlement--Bushrod will take his wife, Anne (\"Nancy\") Blackburn Washington up to Berkeley Springs for her health--he encloses an order to be published in England.","One share (No. 1355) of augmented stock in the Bank of Alexandria. Endorsed on back, \"The within Share was Transferred to Robert Beverley August 19th 1802. M. Sutton B.K.\".","Received the bills--Harriot [Washington] was married July 15, and has gone to her Brother's in Berkeley [Geo. Steptoe Washington]--expects to go to son Lawrence's in Frederick for her health--\"My Dear Brother it is with Infinite Pleasure I here you intend to retire to your owne Home, there I hope you will Enjoy more statisfaction than you Possibly can do in Public Life ...\".","Lewis encloses bill of $100. from his brother Howell--Howell is sorry his uncle should have been troubled by receiving the note for money due [See letter of May 4, 1796, George Lewis to George Washington].","Lewis notes Washington's acknowledgement of the bank note forwarded to him for Howell--he agrees that his brother should have considered interest on the principal--he will see his brother about this on the latter's return from \"over the ridge\" with his family [see letters of Aug. 1 and May 4, 1796].","Meade conveys to Washington a character reference for Mr. [James] Anderson from a Mr. Fitzhugh--Anderson is a man of industry and clever, but advanced in years.","Anderson writes from the Selden family's Salvington Plantation near Fredericksburg that he has received Washington's letter telling of William Pearce's advance of salary from £100 to 100 Guineas--he himself would accept 100 Guineas with house, garden, etc--Anderson believes Washington's superintendent should have an assistant to take over much of writing business inside--he hears that Washington's superintendent \"has as much to do as any one man can execute\"--describes his knowledge of farming and grazing as \"two branches of the same business\" that he \"was bred to from my youth\" in Scotland--he leaves his character reference to others.","Anderson writes that his failure to answer Washington's earlier queries was not caused by deceit--he then relates his background and experience in farming north of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the English border lands, and in America--he came to U.S. in 1791--has seen Mt. Vernon estate--mentions the distillery he runs on Salvington plantation and that he thinks a properly conducted distillery of much gain to owner--mentions crop rotation and the use of manure as necessary components in improving the land--he is content in present situation with Mr. Cary Selden, but would delight in serving Washington if he can make it profitable for both.","Anderson informs Washington that he sent a letter on 11th to Philadelphia--he will be glad to come to Mt. Vernon to see Washington at earliest opportunity.","Anderson writes that he can procure good overseer with experience in \"the management of Negroes\" if Washington's current overseer is leaving--Anderson will shortly take measurements of John Francis Mercer's \"thrashing machine\", so that he can cut timber in winter for mounting one for Washington--suggests cost could be lowered by using Washington's own carpenters and a millwright.","Rec. No. 258 annotated by G.W. \"School Alex £50.0.0--dated, addressed to Charles Lee Esq. in another hand.","Hannah Washington writes to introduce her son Fairfax to George Washington, as he arrives in Philadelphia to study law under Charles Lee--Hannah asks whether Washington \"would sometimes take the trouble to advise him in regard to his moral conduct, as he is much too young to be in such a city, without a guide \u0026 true friend.\"","Bushrod writes that he is just recovering from attack of pleurisy--the deed enclosed not recorded as prescribed by law--no news of Kanawa lands.","Powel offers to pay Washington $1000 for his carriage horses, which she intends for the use of her nephew, on the condition that they are as she describes them--however, if Mr. Adams wants them and will pay full price, she will yield all claim.","Powel writes that she would certainly like to purchase Washington's coach, but that since she doesn't buy his horses for herself, she has no use for the coach--her nephew prefers to follow fashion and wants a new carriage, though Washington's is a superb piece of workmanship and will outlast modern one--Washington's successor is to be legally announced today, and Powel believes that Adams should buy the coach--she will pay Washington cash for the carriage horses any time.","Powel encloses her check for $1000 to pay for Washington's carriage horses, and indicates she does not wish to have them before he leaves Philadelphia.","Powel teases Washington because he had \"without design put into my possession the love letters of a lady addressed to you under the most solemn sanction\"--these letters from Mrs. Washington were found in the writing desk she got from him--she tried to give them to Tobias Lear who was present when she discovered them, but as he refused, she sealed them up and will return them to Washington by whatever means he directs. Includes a self-deprecating note in which she promises to pay Lear $245 for the writing desk and praises Washington's \"wise and peaceful administration for eight years.\"","Erskine writes Washington that he has used his name in a pamphlet he has written about the French Revolution entitled \"Causes and Consequences of the war in France\". He also expresses his great admiration for Washington.","Invoice for certain materials and labor used in the construction of a boat. At the bottom, Humphries has signed (in full) a receipt for the total sum of £55.16.3 ($148.83).","Lewis has made inquiries on Washington's behalf for a workman [housejoiner] desired by Washington, but can find none available now, neither among blacks (who are generally hired out a year at a time) nor among whites (who would come burdened with families to support)--he suggests that Col. Ball might have some such workman whom he will rent out--Mrs. Lewis's health has been bad for several years and growing worse, else they would have visited Mount Vernon already.","Elizabeth Washington writes that she has been informed that she cannot, as had been her custom, get herrings from George Washington's fishing landing--her hands at the ferry landing have only gotten 300 herring--it is too late to apply elsewhere--she asks the favor of 6 or 7000 herrings from Washington's seine.","Elizabeth Washington writes to protest that she only wanted justice done in getting her turn at the fishing landing--when she applied for fish there were two others before her, the fish did not run while her negroes were at the fishery, and then she heard that others were supplied out of order before her--she did not expect George Washington to \"disfurnish\" his own family of their herrings for her--[see letter of April 24, 1797]--can't come to Mt. Vernon to see Mrs. Washington because roads are impassable between Hayfield and Mount Vernon--and while writing the above she has just had word to send negroes down for fish--she thanks Washington for his intervention and says she is now sending the letter only to explain that she wanted nothing more \"than what was the common rule of fishing landings, to have my turn.\"","Samuel Washington writes to express thanks to George Washington for advice (\"there is no person fonder of receiving advice than what I am\")--he states that the money he wants to borrow from his uncle is mainly to pay debts contracted by his father [Charles Washington], particularly to Dr. Stuart--he will come to Mount Vernon in few weeks--wife is expecting a little one at any time [Samuel T. Washington?].","Dr. Craik's bill from Aug. 25, 1797 - June 14, 1799 for £ 97.11.9, for visits to \u0026 treatment of members of G.W.'s family and servants on all the farms--includes visits to attend Mr. Peter's child \u0026 \"a visit to \u0026 attendce on yourself from 21st to 26th and prescription\" £4.0.0--a dozen oranges--\"Bleeding yourself ...\"","docketed by G.W. \"Receipt Doct. Jas. Craik, Bal. $128.88 27 June 1799,\"","Note for the sum of one thousand dollars, in George Washington's hand, signed by his nephew Samuel Washington.","Elizabeth Washington writes to George Washington to clarify her earlier remarks about William Triplett -- she refers to the suit by Thomas Pearson concerning land sold years earlier to George Washington and others by his brother Simon Pearson, some of which now makes up Hayfield farm on which she lives -- her nephew looks for papers relative to land in Stafford and Prince William.","\"Receipted Dec. 18, 1797 by John \u0026 Thos. Vowell. Bill for Shingles, amounting to £8.4.5.\"","Lewis writes a recommendation for Thomas Alsbury, who formerly served Washington \"in the wars with the savages\" and \"in your family\"--Alsbury now wants to lease land from Washington on the Ohio or Kanawha Rivers.","Regrets that she cannot visit Mt. Vernon at this time. Her grandsons, Augustine and Corbin, are sick. Must remain at Haywood. Promises to visit at first opportunity.","Bushrod Washington answers George Washington's legal queries dealing with Thomas Pearson's suit concerning land sold by his late brother Simon Pearson to Washington and others in 1763 [see letter, G.W. to Bushrod W., Oct. 9, 1797]--Bushrod will take the case should it go to a higher court--Gen. Marshall may know something further about the case, as Bushrod met a man named Pearson at Marshall's office recently.","Bushrod records a legal opinion for Washington concerning a suit initiated by Thomas Pearson, against his late brother's estate (Simon Pearson). The suit involved a parcel of land which Washington purchased from Simon Pearson some thirty-five years earlier.","Bushrod sends his uncle a copy of grant requsted--he can't find the Inquisition, but has directed the clerk to continue his search for the document related to Pearson's suit.","Lewis sends orchard-grass seed, a gift from Mr. Francis Whiting, after a 6 week delay for lack of transportation to Alexandria--Washington's tenant on his tract of land above Bath has removed to Kentucky, and the land is being denuded of its valuable timber by the neighboring \"set of lawless rascals\"--Lewis strongly suggests that the land should be rented out to protect the remaining timber--furthermore, Washington's land on Lost Mountain (then in Prince William County, now Fauquier County) is being stripped of bark by tanners working by moonlight on the pinnacle of the mountain--the perpetrators have been caught.","Bushrod writes that he has investigated Mrs. Forbes and found her fully satisfactory for the job of housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--\"She is honest, industrious, \u0026 well acquainted with nice as well as common cooking\"--she never received letters from Washington, however--Bushrod will investigate at the post office--mentions having written earlier about the Pearson suit.","Bushrod writes that he has located and interviewed Mrs. Forbes, who says that her price is $150 a year--Bushrod thinks this is \"extravagant\" for a housekeeper at Mt. Vernon, but that he is persuaded she would do well--he asks Washington to advise him whether or not this will be satisfactory.","Bushrod writes that he has talked with Mr. Brooke and received good references for Mrs. Forbes--he answers Washington's queries about her from his 3 November letter--there is good cook to be sold in Fredericksburg by Geo. Murray--he had cooked for Brooke who says his only fault is a fondness for liquor--Bushrod will ask Murray not to sell him until he hears from Washington--Mrs. Forbes is being directed to head for Mount Vernon as early as the next stage.","Bushrod writes that, having examined the records in the General Court, he finds that surveys were rarely done in cases like Washington's and that he is therefore quite certain that the law is on side of Washington in the Pearson suit--he also encloses an order for settling Washington's accounts as executor of Thomas Colville.","Bushrod writes that Mrs. Forbes' delay in leaving for Mt. Vernon was due to lack of funds--Mr. Brook owes her money but has been out of town--Bushrod will advance money to send Forbes to Mt. Vernon on the next day's stage--Mr. Brook has been very ill and now in back country for his health--Bushrod refers again to the settlement of the Colville estate--Mr. Keith advertises the decree in the Alexandria Gazette for 8 weeks.","Bushrod writes to Washington with a report of what he has discovered about taxes due on Washington's Kanawha land--lands in Kanawha and Berkeley to be forfeited unless back taxes are paid--he urges fast action to avoid having the land seized and sold.","Bushrod writes that the auditor can find nothing further on taxes due on Washington's western lands along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers--the records are in poor shape and the auditor blames the inattention and inaccuracy of the commissioners in that part of the country--Bushrod gave him Washington's paper containing a list of his lands on the Ohio and Kanhawa to check more in detail--there are no other Washington lands returned for non-payment of taxes, and as Bushrod paid the arrearages Washington's property is clear for now.","Parker, who is \"now engaged in [publishing] \"The Journals of Congress\" from the year 1775 to the present time, ...\" asks Washington to patronize his work. \"My undertaking has met with the encouragement of Mr. Jefferson \u0026 the Committee of Congress\" assigned to this project, \"... yet the honor of your name ... will be the greatest satisfaction I can feel.\"","Bushrod advises his uncle regarding several legal problems relating to taxes on Washington's western lands as well as a land title paper concerning a transaction between Generals Lee and Washington. Bushrod also explorers the circumstances of the \"Langhorne Affair.\"","Speaks of his recent loss (the death of his son Augustine). Agrees with Washington's advice to send his remaining children to public school. Corn crop will be low this year. Discusses his knowledge of Washington family genealogy.","Letter regarding agreement between George Washington and Wm. Washington whereby George Washington may purchase 500 barrels of corn annually from Wm. Washington Discussion of terms of sale.","Bushrod writes that he disapproves Washington's deed to General Lee, but has drawn a better one for him to follow--in order to avoid any possible confusion in the future the new one states that the original deed was not recorded in a timely fashion and that the present one is a replacement--they should check the boundaries to see if they are accurate.","Dandridge writes that Washington's is first letter he's received from America except one of a few lines from G.W.P. Custis last fall--he knows Washington is busy repairing houses, farms, etc. at Mount Vernon--he has himself led a retired life in the Netherlands, going to no public entertainments except now and then to the theater, though he has been to Paris--his health has been poor--mentions Elbridge Gerry, Gen. Marshall, and Gen. Pinckney--he will try to procure a good joiner to send to Washington--many Germans go to Amsterdam to get employment or passage to America, and Dandridge has asked a \"merchant of eminence\" to assist in the search for a joiner among them with a good character reference--Dandridge gives his explanation of 1100 and odd dollars which was charged by him to Washington's account for \"losses, errors \u0026c\" as having occurred not in a single year, but over the whole course of his employment by Washington--the 200 some dollars charged against Washington in April 1796 is a little harder to explain.","Lewis writes that he encloses a draught on Mr. James Russell of Alexandria by Mr. Ariss for last year's rent (against Washington's usual practice) because Ariss had been infirm--if the funds are not immediately collectable, he asks Washington to return the draft so that he can follow up--a tenant on one of the Berkeley lots is unable to pay, so another was procured temporarily to take care of growing crop--he asks Washington's wishes about leasing that property--wheat crops in the area and up to the Blue Ridge are virtually destroyed by Hessian fly, there has also been a 5 week drought.","Dandridge writes that he had no success in finding a joiner to send to Washington, despite several applications and having others search for suitable candidates--the danger of war with U.S. leaves country in unsettled state--the Texel blockaded by British ships, and French privateers are swarming the Maese--preparations of U.S. for defense worry French government--Mr. Gerry leaving Paris soon--expectation is for war between France and America at any time--the Congress at Rastadt is dissolving--war on the Rhine expected--\"we hold ourselves in readiness to march\".","Smith writes that he desires to make a vitrified stained glass portrait of Washington like that of His Excellency the president [John Adams]--describes the long-lasting nature of such portraits.","Solicits for his brother William Champe Carter of Albemarle County a commission as Captain in the provisional army or as aide de camp to a general officer--suggests that it would be good to distribute commissions in that area of the state to counteract the attempts by \"a certain character in his route from Philadelphia to Monticello\" [i.e., Thomas Jefferson] to dampen patriotic ardor of people there--he and Mrs. Carter had wanted to visit last spring, but the loss of a carriage and horse is compelling them to postpone that until next Spring.","Marshall writes that his father directed him to pay Washington's back taxes on his land on Rough Creek [Hardin County, Ky.]--discusses arrangements for reimbursing his father--Mr. Rawleigh Colston of Frederick authorized to draw upon Washington for the money--as Marshall's father is aged and infirm, Marshall himself can assist Washington in such matters in the future.","Bushrod continue to keep his uncle informed about the circumstances of the \"Langhorne Affair,\" and his own involvement as a \"dignified observer.\" He assures the General that the man John Nicholas is of excellent character.","Welch writes to Washington that he has surveyed the tract of Great Kanawha land of 10990 acres--it appears to be short 610 acres, so he is going to check it again--also surveyed Cole River tract--30 settlers on land are doing well--immigration is good, though the migrants themselves are poor--he expects many from Pennsylvania--people in the area all support existing constitution.","Original copy of this letter. Dandridge's poor health induces him to resign job of secretary to Mr. Murray, and since Washington helped him get the position, Dandridge wants to let him know--he seeks more a active life--he seeks a subaltern commission in the army of United States--Murray is writing to the President and Secretary of War on his behalf--Dandridge has still had no success in finding a joiner for Washington--\"all communication from this country is quite at a stand except thro Hamburg and England\".","Bushrod writes his recommendation of Col. Heth as a friend of the government and a sober citizen--he mentions the fictitious John Langhorne [i.e., Peter Carr] letter and Nicholas--Gen. Marshall is anxious to visit Washington and Bushrod may accompany him.","Request that his uncle consider Thomas Turner and Capt. Blackburn for military commissions.","Spotswood reports the results of his efforts in securing an overseer, a certain Mr. Garret, for Washington. \"He would not determine whether to receive your offer or not until he returned home and consulted his wife - \".","Snyder writes that some weeks ago he had sent Washington a letter with Robison's Proof of a Conspiracy--since then, he is more confirmed in opinion that groups called \"Illuminati—German Union—Reading Societies—and in France by that of the Jacobine-Club\" are operating for overthrow of this government--many of these groups are of French sympathies and begin by trying to destroy all religion--prays that God, who set Washington \"as a Deliverer of, and Father of his Country\" may keep him safe until this crisis passes.","Encloses letter from Mr. Thomas Marshall Jr. of Kentucky who wishes payment of small balance due his father Col. Marshall from Washington.","Snyder writes to apologize for having sent second letter on 1 October, but he received Washington's letter of 25 September only an hour after mailing his own--\"I rejoice very much that you are recovered from your late Sickness\"--he fears pernicious effects of \"the illuminati\" or Jacobinism on people of the United States--Snyder informs Washington that he recently wrote articles in gazettes under name of \"Cicero\" giving a compendium of extracts form \"Robison's Proofs of Conspiracy\".","Blagdin writes that although Washington will provide glass, painting and ironmongering he cannot undertake to complete the work on Washington's buildings in Washington, DC for less than $11,000.","Samuel writes that he is distressed that his mother (Mildred Thornton Washington) wrote Washington asking for more money--all debts of his father (Washington's late brother Charles) and his estate lie on him now--he is sure he can pay by selling land, but nobody will buy land in these unsettled times, with war with France possible--he hopes to sell at better prices in the next year--Samuel refuses the $1000 Washington offered his mother because that would make creditors all come to him at once and ruin him, \"Whereas if they come on gradually I can have a better chance.\"","Church presents his son, Philip Church, who enters the army under his uncle's (probably Alexander Hamilton's) auspices-- hurch recommends him to Washington's protection.","Rootes writes that he had visited Mount Vernon, but not seen Washington--this follow-up letter requests a certificate from Washington that his late father, John Rootes, served as a captain in Col. William Byrd's regiment in the French and Indian wars--Rootes wants this in order to secure bounty land for his father's service, that his father never applied for.","\"Autograph letter signed, draft. First part of draft is a letter to General Washington of the same date introducing Church, his grandson. In the part of the draft addresssed to the grandson, Schuyler warns him how to approach the general as Church hopes to gain some military favors.\"","Anthony bills Washington for a gold seal, 12 dollars; and repairing buttons, seal and chain, 2 dollars--total, 14 dollars. Receipted by Joseph Anthony.","Re: Spotswood's opinion of the Alien and Sedition Acts and A forgery of Spotswood's name in a previous letter to Washington. Docketed by Washington. Folio size.","Russell writes to Washington that he was mortified to discover that all conveyances for bringing Washington's ram and straw machine from Middletown, Connecticut to Mount Vernon had failed and now that the river is frozen it will take until spring to deliver them--he looks forward to his friend's report on planting wheat in England which Washington procured for him--with the sheep and chaff Engine, Russell proposes sending a \"Ground Borer\" for digging fence post holes--it can also be of use in military operations where chevaux de fries are wanted.","Garland writes to ask Washington for information on land set aside between Great Kanhawa and Sandy River as part \"payment of some Officers and Soilders who was on an Expedition Against the Indians about or before Braddocks Campain.\"","For £ 1.5.0, or $3.33 for 1 bushel blue grass seed and a keg. Receipted by Samuel Simes for Cath. Roberts.","This receipted bill charges Washington £6. for a cocked Beaver hat, a round white hat, and box. Marked \"Recd. pay of C. Biddle for Isaac Parrish,\" by Joseph Parrish.","He writes that he received a copy of an earlier letter to Maj. Harrison [Nov. 4]--desires to take Young Royal Gift to his stable to stand--another Jack in Culpeper now will cut down profits of the stud service--collection of rents goes badly--plight of tenants pitiable--tenants in Frederick and Berkeley mostly paid up--he will come to Mt. Vernon to bring rents and attend the marriage of his brother Lawrence with Miss [Eleanor Parke] (Nelly) Custis.","Trumbull writes that he knows nothing of arrangements for paying amounts due on sets of prints [\"Death of Warren,\" and \"Death of Montgomery\"] sent to Washington from London--he counsels don't send money to England--his brother John has agents (whom he names) handling affairs of the prints in the States--comments on \"malign influence\" in councils of state in Virginia--takes the opportunity of wishing Washington a happy birthday--extends his best wishes to Nelly Custis on her marriage to Lawrence Lewis.","Concerning Washington's recent order for English Crown glass from Alexandria merchants Macleod \u0026 Lumsdon. The glass was not available, and the merchants offered to order it for Washington.","Trumbull writes that he recently sent 4 pairs of his prints, which Washington had subscribed to, by way of the Nancy Davidson--most of the letter is political beginning with \"I trust, Sir! that you are now destined to act a more important part, in this great Drama, than you have done in the former period of your Life: to save again your Country, and to establish her Security and Greatness upon a Basis broad and firm as is the Continent of which She forms a part.\"--he expresses opinions on political situations of Europe, especially England and France--fears French taking over Spanish and Portuguese colonies in America, thereby creating hazard to Americans--it is to America's interest to see that Spanish colonies are inculcated with true spirit of liberty and rational freedom--writes \"that Europe is rotten to the Heart. and that, in Europe, America has not one friend, on whose support She can rely\"--there is one year left in which to act--\"I hope to have the happiness of seeing the Evening of your Life more useful and more glorious than its Noon, and of saluting you My dear Sir, not merely as the Father of the United States but of the United Empires of America.\".","Samuel writes that the executions against him for £300 or 400 are beyond his power to pay, except by selling all his slaves, and then he would be unable to grow a crop which is all he has for the support of two families--if Washington can lend him the money, then Samuel will be enabled to get clear of debt and repay him in the fall by selling land--once free of the sheriff he intends never to go into debt again--his father [Charles Washington] has been very ill.","Samuel thanks his uncle for the letter telling of money to be loaned him, it was seriously delayed in the postal system -- he describes his difficulties in settling Uncle Samuel Washington's estate, as his own father and his uncle John both kept poor accounts -- Bushrod Washington won't help any, and Samuel mentions it hoping that Washington will speak to Bushrod this summer -- Samuel expects a bad wheat crop for the 4th straight year -- he intends to sell all his land \u0026 buy small amount in Culpeper County at low price -- his father Charles Washington is much improved.","Bushrod encloses a deed from Washington to Gen. Lee, and tells him that Lees deed to Washington is being registered -- Washington should send the enclosed one to the clerk of General Court -- speaks of congressional elections in this district that will be close -- Jacobins \u0026 opponents of Federal government spread scandalous assertions against Gen. Lee, who is only recently \"making great exertions\" in his own behalf -- Mr. Tayloe will resign his army commission, and Mr. Thomas Turner has asked that Bushrod intervene with Washington about securing a commission in the cavalry.","Concerning a transaction of corn, whiskey and herrings. Congratulations on General Lee's and General Marshall's election to the Congress.","Conveying 166 barrels of corn and discussing future corn transactions. Mentions his new (third) wife (Sarah Tayloe).","Anderson sets forth his new scheme for managing Washington's farms, to make more profit from them--he compares profits and loss for his new scheme and the older system, showing large edge of profit to new scheme, using the Union Farm as the example although the principles could apply to River Farm and Dogue Run with slight alterations--Muddy Hole should be planted in peach trees--Anderson advocates fewer workers on each, and a new system of crop rotation.","Lewis sends Washington a draught for Mr. Ariss's rent--Ariss's infirmities make Lewis hesitate to be so rigid in collecting his rent, although he is always backward in paying--Lewis will send rents collected--he saw his brother Lawrence and his lady [Nelly Custis Lewis] at sister Carters--Lawrence has sulpher mud on his eye and drinking spring water improves him--this year's hay crop diminished by a monthlong drought in July--last fall's drought and Hessian fly deprived them of seed wheat--corn and tobacco good.","Trumbull comments on the delays in post offices--\"in too many instances there is not that punctual attention to their duty in our post offices which the Public have a right to expect\"--he agrees with Washington's reply to Col. John Trumbull on a project of taking over South America (see letter of March 24, 1799, John Trumbull to Washington)--offers comments on a candidate for presidency--hints strongly that Washington is the only one to unite the party and win for Federalists--expresses his \"hope and trust\" that Washington's life will \"be elongated beyond the term of three core and ten years\"--offers comments on President John Adams.  On letter from Timothy Pickering to Jonathan Trumbull, 29 July 1799","$1.25 for repairing Mrs. Washington's watch.","\"Smith writes to Washington concerning claims of heirs of Robert Stobo to land on account of his services in French \u0026 Indian War--he asks Washington to help the family to get the land due under the claim--Stobo was with Washington at Fort Necessity and was surrendered to the French as a hostage--Smith transcribes a letter dated 19 March 1799 from Alexander McCaul to William Smith, saying land due Stobo can still be claimed. Encloses letter from Alex. McCaul to Wm. Smith, saying land due Stobo can still be claimed. [See letter dated Mar. 19, 1799].\"","Belgium \u0026 \"this Republic\" seem to be fixed as heritage and satelite of french Republic--describes moves of British, Russian, French, \u0026 Austrian armies--Duke of York's inglorious evacuation of the Dutch Republic--this liberates all French troops for campaign on Rhine--will present G.W. a model of the Dutch water-throwing mill, or windmill, such as he sent rude sketches of last summer--may be applicable for draining Dismal [Swamp]--La fayette at Utrecht, won't go to U.S. this autumn.","Letter from three orphaned children of Thomas Washington of [Nevis] Island in West Indies--17 yrs. ago a gentleman in Newcastle upon Tyne wrote G.W. \u0026 sent old papers belonging to them to determine whether they are any kin to him, but received no reply--father had son by 1st marriage, still living in [Nevis]--their mother and father died \u0026 left them destitute--were brought up as servants--asks some small relief, are all married to poor men [The truth of this letter sworn to by Chas. Charleton, Vicar, \u0026 Wm. Jowsey \u0026 Wm. Tayloe, Churchwardens of Parish of Tynemouth [Northumberland].","Powel sends Chevalier Chastelleux's Essay on Public Happiness for his perusal -- hopes it meets with his approval -- knows author will be flattered that the General has read his work. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mrs. Powel\". Autograph letter, in 3rd person, integral cover, laminated, watermark (D \u0026 C Blau). Dated only \"Wednesday Noon\".","Four documents are bound together: Survey Notes, Washington's surveying notes on a portion of his Mount Vernon property that he has purchased from Sampson Darrell in 1757, 4-5 November 1762; Grant, to Sampson Darrell, 28 November 1694; Letter, Darrell Smith to George Washington, 9 October 1759; Indenture, from Sampson Darrell, 19 May 1760","This ledger includes a list of slaves at the Mount Vernon Plantations, clothing alloted to them each year, inventory of cattle, Nov. 15, 1785, accounts with the several plantations, accounts with shoemakers, overseers, and bricklayers. With other Accounts (including ones from George Augustine and Lawrence A. Washington, Tobias Lear, John and H. Fairfax, and Anthony Whiting).","This is a record of the work done at the various farms making up George Washington's Mount Vernon, reporting the number of hours worked by which workers, just what was being done on each farm during a particular week. Farms include Dogue Run, Ferry Plantation, Muddy Hole, River Plantation, and Frenchs Plantation (or Frenchs Quarter). Work by tailors, carpenters, shoemakers, coopers, ditchers, and millers are recorded separately. Includes \"Fairfaxs Report on House People\" for several weeks. Begins November 1786 and ends in April 1787. At the end of the volume there is a document titled \"Memorandum of things delivered to the different Plantations from the 12th of Apl. 1786, 1786 April 12-August 31\" that begins at the last page and works its way back toward the center of the volume. This used to be bound, but has since been unbound and is just leaves.","These surveys seem to be concerned with a road from the Ferry to Cameron.","This covers the period of the building of the Green house and the final stucco work and painting of the New Room.","Includes \"Skins put into the Vatts,\" \"Articles received into the Store, Articles delivered out of the Store, Rum account of rum received \u0026 doled out (giving reasons in many cases for the dole).","In the handwriting of Tobias Lear (1762-1816), Washington's private secretary, and James Anderson, Mount Vernon's farm and subsequent distillery manager from 1797 to the time of Washington's death in 1799.  Washington endorsed the ledger twice and approved accounts for fisheries, whiskey, shad, and herring.","King James version, containing the old and new testaments. Includes a page located in the book of Jeremiah, inscribed with family genealogical information. It lists the marriage date of Augustine Washington (ca. 1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball (1708-1789), as well as the birth dates of their six children. George Washington, their eldest child, was born \"about 10 in the Morning\" on February 11, 1731/32, according to the Julian calendar then in use. The leather bound volume is missing the title page and has had extensive conservation work completed.","Small book bound in leather, entitled \"The American Repository of Useful Information containing a Calendar of the present Year ...\", engraved on front is \"Autograph of General Washington\" and \"Given to C. Hughes at Mount Vernon, 1825, Judge B. Washington\". Originally pasted in front were two letters, one dated December 24, 1825, Bushrod Washington to G.C. Washington, and one December 23, 1825, George Corbin Washington to C. Hughes [see letters under proper date]. The letter were removed from the diary during conservation treatment.","Bushrod Washington responds that he is glad to have him (George Corbin Washington) and Mr. Hughes to visit Mt. Vernon. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush Washington\". Directed \"By Harry\" [pasted in back of G.W.'s diary for year 1797]. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","George Corbin Washington wrote to Mr. Hughes to confirm that he told Judge [Bushrod] Washington of their intention of dining with him tomorrow [letter found in George Washington's diary for year 1797]. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Compiled by and entirely in the hand of George Washington, the inventory of his late elder half brother's estate lists, by room, furniture, books, and other household items in the Mansion as well as slaves, horses, livestock and other chattels.","Washington leased the two tracts of land that formed his late brother Lawrence's estate, and 18 slaves, from Lawrence's widow Ann and her new husband George Lee for an annual rent of 15 hogsheads of tobacco or the cash equivalent. Document is signed by GW and both Lees, and witnessed by William Fairfax, John Dalton, and Denis McCarty.","In this document, Washington leased the two tracts of land that formed his late brother Lawrence's estate, and 18 slaves, from Lawrence's widow Ann and her new husband George Lee for an annual rent of 15 hogsheads of tobacco or the cash equivalent. Document is signed by GW and both Lees, and witnessed by William Fairfax, John Dalton, and Denis McCarty.","Autograph letter signed. Washington writes about the service and loyalty of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War.","Quit claim deed written on handmade laid paper in the hand of George Washington. The quit claim is by John Carney to George Washington for 200 acres of land at Cliftons, formerly Piscataway Neck, which later became part of the Mount Vernon River Farm. Signed by John Carney (his mark), Lund Washington, Walter Magowan, Eno Williams (his mark), and Thos. Bishop.","Autograph survey and plat signed \"G. Washington.\" Docketed on verso by John Augustine Washington, \"An Including survey of all the Lands left me in Frederick, by my brother Lawrence Washington, done by George Washington Esqr.\" A survey of four parcels of land in present-day Jefferson County, West Virginia.","Docketed on back \"West v Posey Plat \u0026 Report\", in G.W.'s hand, laminated, watermark (crown over heraldic device \u0026 motto, \u0026 crown over GR), oversize document.  [This was part of the original grant to Spencer which George Washington purchased from Captain Posey to help cancel that gentleman's debt to him and others].  The plat showing survey lines is attached to the report.  A cover is attached, docketed \"Papers Relating To Mount Vernon Trace of Land.\"","Original; docketed on reverse in Washington's handwriting, as follows: \"Plats of Sundry Tracts of Land Belonging \u0026 Adjoining those of George Washington Fairfax County.\".","This indenture is the purchase agreement by which George Washington acquired six acres of land from John Posey.  This tract of land was situated along the Potomac River between the mouths of Little Hunting Creek and Dogue Creek.  The document is partially printed and filled out by George Washington in his own hand on June 10, 1772.  Washington signed his name five times within the text, and Posey signed it at the conclusion.  Witnesses John Parke Custis, Jonathan Palmer, Thomas Bishop and another individual, whose autograph is indecipherable, all signed that this document was sealed and delivered in their presence.  An inscription at the bottom of the document states that on October 19, 1772, court was held for the County of Fairfax and this lease was proved by the oaths of the witnesses to be the deed of John Posey.  The acquisition of this document by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association closes the circle on this important story and piece of Mount Vernon land which is approximately where the wharf of today is located.  It is the third in a series of documents between John Posey and George Washington.  The first two documents, GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SURVEY FOR JOHN POSEY, OCTOBER 10, 1769 (A-481.1) and LEASE FROM JOHN POSEY TO GEORGE WASHINGTON, APRIL 23, 1770 (RM-1022, MS-5650) already in Mount Vernon's possession, demonstrate Washington's longstanding interest in acquiring this tract of Posey's land.  This third and final document, negotiating the sale of the property to Washington, tells the story of his eventual success in acquiring the land and expanding his Mount Vernon estate.    Captain John Posey was a veteran of the French and Indian War, and George Washington's neighbor.  John Posey's home, Rover's Delight, was just a mile downriver, southwest, of Mount Vernon.  Posey farmed his plantation and operated a public ferry across the Potomac to Maryland.  Posey was a friend of Washington's and often joined him in fox hunts and to play cards.  John Posey suffered financial trouble throughout the 1760's and took loans from George Washington as well as other creditors.  For example, on October 1, 1763, Washington took a £700 mortgage on Posey's property.  Over the years the interest on Posey's debts grew and by October 1769 Posey's debt to Washington had grown to nearly 1,000 pounds Virginia currency.  On October 10, 1769, George Washington surveyed the land later purchased in this agreement (see A-481.1).  At that time this portion of land was under dispute between Posey and John West.  As a result of the demands of Posey's many creditors, the remainder of Posey's Virginia property, which was not under dispute, was auctioned off under court order on October 23, 1769.  With the 1769 sale, Washington was recompensed for his loans to Posey and Washington was able to acquire 200 acres of Posey's land.    However, Washington also desired ownership of the small area of disputed land which contained Posey's ferry and fishery.  Fortunately for Washington, Posey soon found himself back in debt.  On April 23, 1770, George Washington began to lease from Posey the land which had been under dispute between Posey and John West.  Washington was interested in leasing this land because it was located adjacent to Mount Vernon and on the Potomac River very close to his fishing and shipping operations.  With this 1770 lease, Washington assumed the management of Posey's land and ferry.  At some point during the following year, Posey resettled in Queenstown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  Washington continued to lease this land until finally acquiring it with this purchase document in 1772.  THE PAPERS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON state that the eventual purchase of this tract of land took place on June 8, 1772, because a deed of release from Posey to Washington now in the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia carries this date (Colonial Series Vol. 8 187).  However, this official purchase agreement in the collection of Mount Vernon is dated June 10, 1772, and an inscription notes court was held on October 19, 1772.  By the time Washington made this agreement Posey was so broke that Washington was able to acquire the land, as well as Posey's house, ferry and horse-all for 50 pounds (Rees 154).    Witness Jonathan Palmer was George Washington's master carpenter.  Once Washington began leasing Posey's land, Washington had Palmer and his family move into Posey's home.  Washington records this in his diary on May 16, 1770.  It is because of Palmer's place of residence and connection to Posey and Washington that Palmer was eventually selected as one of the witnesses to this purchase agreement.","Inscription with a date of 1774. Then Hanover Co. (now Louisa Co.) Virginia.","Witnessed by G. Johnston, John Thornton, John Gunnell, Matthew Campbell.","Proved at court 16 Nov. 1772, signed by P. Wagoner.","Receipt for £605 on reverse signed by West and same witnesses.","Docketed \"West to Washington Release Nov. 1772 Nov. 18\" etc.","For 484 acres \"Land lying in Fairfax County on the head of Dogues' creek\", part of the tract West's wife Ann Brown inherited from her father who bought it from Zephaniah \u0026 Valinda Wade from the head of Dogue Run creek to W-n's stone mill house etc. for £605.","When George William and Sally Fairfax moved to England before the Revolutionary War, they asked their neighbor and friend George Washington to help them rent their Belvoir estate and sell the mansion's furnishings. On August 15, 1774, Washington administered an auction of their furniture, utensils, and books and docketed this inventory titled Sales of Furniture at Belvoir. This document includes items listed for sale, their selling prices, and purchaser's totals. Purchasers listed include Washington and his stepson John Parke Custis. George Washington was the high bidder of the event, spending a grand total of £169.12.6, over half the total receipts. Autograph document, one-page folio, docketed by George Washington on the verso.","Letter, 1777 March 12, in Alexander Hamilton's hand, from George Washington, Morristown, N.J., to Lt. Col. David Grier of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment ordering him to submit a complete return of his regiment and to take new recruits who have not had smallpox to Philadelphia where they would be inoculated against the disease.","Date on original catalog card appears [1783].","Subdivisions of fields of Ferry and French's farm--on reverse is an explanation--in another hand, of the alterations in the arrangement of the field.","Signed by Wm. Barry and Sarah Barry. No witnesses.","Receipts for money signed by Wm. Barry on reverse.","Attested on reverse by P. Wagener, Comm. of Court.","\nDeed for part of original Spencer grant, which had been sold to Zephaniah Wade \u0026 descended to William Barry--\" ... William Barry and Sarah his wife for and in consideration of the Sum of three hundred and fifty pounds ... grant bargain ... unto the said George Washington ... all that moity of the remainder of the said five hundred acres of Land ... which upon the survey then made was found to contain one hundred and eighteen acres ...\""," Printed mss., blanks filled in by G.W., laminated, oversize document, watermarks (armed figure, rampant lion with arrows, matto \"Pro Patria\").","Signed by Geo. and Elizabeth Muse. Witnessed by Peyton Sterns, Jno. Hawkins, John Pendleton, Henry Pendleton \u0026 [J. Sims?].","On reverse, in G.W.'s hand is Receipt for the £20 \u0026 \"a Tract of Two thousand acres of Land lying in the county of Botetourt, on the River Kanhawa, which together is in full for the within mentioned Land.\" Singed by Geo. Muse.","Proved on April 20, 1784, in Richmond by J. Brown, clerk.","George Muse and wife Elizabeth \"... for and in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty pounds Current Money of Virginia, and other valuable considerations ...\" convey to George Washington \"a certain tract of Land containing Three Thousand three hundred and twenty three acres in the County of Botetourt, on the East side of the Great Kanhawa River ...\"","Signed by John Arris, Witnessed by John Gaunt, Edwd. McCormick \u0026 Francis Waller.","George Washington's signature does not appear; probably clipped for autograph.","On reverse, docketed twice, \"John Ariss to George Washington 700 Acres rent £60 and to pay Land Taxes\" in hand of [G.A. Washington ?].","A grant \"for and during the Lives of the said John Ariss and his present wife Elizabeth Ariss Seven hundred Acres of Land, lying in the County of Berkeley on the Waters of Bullskin being Part of Several Tracts had by Deeds from the Proprietor of the Northern Neck ...\" for \"Sixty Pounds...to be paid in specie on the Twenty Fifth day of December in Each and Every Year ...\"--also contains specifications for concerving timber on the land \u0026 planting trees, grass, and building houses.","Document signed by George Washington, George Gilpin, and John Fitzgerald listing about 85 employees of the Potomac Company. The employees include 7 overseers, 2 borers, 2 carpenters, 2 blacksmiths, 1 coaler, and 68 laborers. There are three women on the list - Nurse Margaret Cosgrove, Cook Mary Twinch, and Washer Polly Firth.","Portion of a large folio document containing approximately half of a survey of Ferry Plantation and 2 crop rotation tables for 1787 and 1797, entirely in George Washington's hand.","Engraved Society of the Cincinnati certificate for James William, Esquire of Virginia. As president of the Society, George Washington signs the document at Mount Vernon on March 1, 1787. The document is also signed by secretary Henry Knox. Certicate is mounted to a board and has some staining and a tear.","List of workmen employed at the Great Falls by the Potomack Company digging the C\u0026O Canal. Columnar style. Includes names, occupation, number of days, rations and total amount due in Virginia currency. George Washington as an incorporator of the Potomac Company along with the signatures of John Fitzgerald and George Gilpin appear on the reverse authorizing payment. Additional note from overseer Richardson Stuart regarding the final balance. Autograph document, 1 page.","Survey by George Washington of distances from Cameron to Colchester.","Key to accompany 1788 map of roads in MV area (also in MV collection) a summary of existing roads and recommendations for improving roads."," Document signed, docketed by Washington. Body of text in handwriting of Bartholomew Dandridge. Witnessed by Dandridge and signed by Green.","Renewal of Green's yearly contract as overseer for the slave carpenters at Mount Vernon.","Ledger account of kitchen staples purchased for the Presidential household in Phila. for Mar. 3-16, 1794, entirely in the hand of GW. A leaf from ledger in oversize manuscripts which begins Apr. 1794.","Day by day account in G.W.'s hand, of amt. and price of each item of food bought during the period--for month of June, no day by day account is included, but a total of each thing for 30 days of June.","Printed Broadside.","Signed in print by George Washington.","Some of George Washington's land at Mount Vernon to be sold or rented.","Presidential land grant issued by U. S. President George Washington to Samuel Eddins for his service in the Virginia Regiment. The grant consists of 1000 acres of land located northwest of the Ohio River, between the Little Miami and Sciota Rivers. Embossed paper wafer presidential seal at lower left. Document signed by George Washington and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, 1 page.","Lists Mount Vernon enslaved people, their relationships, occupations, and place of residence on the estate -- a list of \"the negroes hired from Mrs. French.\" Autograph document, entirely in hand of George Washington, oversize document, laminated, George Washington's complete watermark. | Date on original catalog card appears [1799][July]. | [Probably prepared for information of his executors at the time he was drawing his will in July, 1799]. |","Washington writes that the recent death of John Airess, who had leased one of the Shenandoah farms, may give Lewis an opportunity to take over the lease. This in turn would give Washington a chance to transfer some slaves from Mount Vernon. He mentions that \"Mrs. Lewis has a girl born.\" See also GW to R. Lewis, 8/18/99.","Pair of plans for crop rotation and the plowings it required in the hand of George Washington. One plan is neatly headed \"Rotation by AW with the Plowings necessary to carry it into effect.\" The initials may refer to John Augustine Washington (1736-1787), for whom this plan may have been devised. The second plan is similarly headed \"Rotation by CW...,\" and was perhaps intended for Corbin Washington's use. Both plans are based on 75 acre plots of farmland. The number of days to plow or harrow the plot is carefully tabulated at the right of the list. In the lower part of each plan, Washington lists, month-by-month the sequence of plowings and harrowings, to calculate the labor needed.","Partial document of a plat of Mount Vernon, 'Old Plat of the Grounds in the NE part of the Pasture of Mount Vernon from the Summit of the Hills on which the Log'd Cabbins are.' Page one is the survey, page two includes surveying notes in Washington's hand.","Map with notes and 'A table of explanation this platt.' See 1748, March 29, Depositions in the Suit of Thomas Marshall against Samson Darrell [W-243/A-D]","Signed by Law Washington and witnessed by Mary Washington, Sam[uel] Washington, Charles Washington, John Washington, Martha Posey, \u0026 W[illiam] Fairfax.","Proved July 7, 1752 in Spotsylvania County.","\nConveying 3 lots in Fredericksburg.","His friends in Wmsburg, including Speaker, desire to see him \u0026 have him accept command of troops to be raised--if he will proceed on expedition \"twoud give a general satisfaction to our Country.\"--Assembly has voted £40,000 \u0026 1200 men immed. raised --\"I believe, were you present, that the greatest regard wou'd be shewn any proposals you shou'd think proper with regard to the expedition.\" Congratulations on his safe \"arrival among us\" [after Braddock's expedition] --condolences on his late illness.","Letter to be delivered by Mr. Harrison who accepts invitation to camp--lists letters received from G.W.; never received others--some \"villon\" is intercepting letters--mentions construction \u0026 appearance of \"wash house\" which G.W. does not intend as a wash house--Jenifer Adams has sold timber off land--bad rains washed out nearly completed tumbling dam--coopers \u0026 miller again at work on it--sowing wheat delayed by rains--Bennett Jenkins from western lands arrived--claims Simpson \u0026 Crawford didn't pay him--paid in Pa. currency--Simpson \u0026 son coming to Mt.V.--bought 6M 20d nails and 4000 ft. of inch plank--\"by the time the House is finishd that is now just Raised, we shall not have one foot of inch \u0026 1/4 plank left beside what is put away for the addition of the great House\"--bricklayers doing garden wall \u0026 chimney of wash house--stucco man still working on dining room--\"the ceily. is not clumsey, I think it light \u0026 handsome it is altogether worck'd by Hand which makes it tedius - as to puty. down the plaster in the new Room, it will not make two days odds in his doing the Room, for he can plaister in one day more than our two men can in a week.--if the sides is done in plain stoco it will not take him long, as to the seilg. I can form no judgment how long it will take him ...\"--Mrs. W. wants it finished so she can get into it this winter--she will talk to Col. [Fielding] Lewis about it--Webster making bricks--John [Broad] \u0026 the taylor \u0026 negroes sick--Mrs. W. not afraid of [Lord] Dunmore--valuables packed in trunks to be moved quickly if necessary--his papers will be sent away anyway--Sears still sick.","Sent word to Mrs. W. at New Kent informing her to come to camp--expect her here immediately--discussion by Md. and Alex. residents of plan to blocade river--Indian Head best place--\"Captn Boucher [said] he woud undertake with 3 ships [sunk] to stop the Channel so that no ship of Force coud get up the River ...\"--Mrs. W. packed his papers in a trunk to be sent to Capt. McCarty's for safe keeping--she gave him key to G.W.'s study but he won't touch anything there except in emergency--what to do with Col. Mercer's papers?--John West, Mr. Harper, Mr. Wilson ask for money owed them--Bishop needs money--Dr. Crail's negro came with news from over the mountains--Val Crawford comes, feels it useless to keep building on G.W.'s land there because of danger of British burning everything--should he grind wheat?--Jenifer Adams offers to rent Md. land--Col. Mason very ill since convention--Lund thinks Mt. V. very easily defended by 50 men--will consider making salt peter--Custis and wife with Mrs. W. in New Kent--Knowles is well, Webster sick, John Barry dead.","A plat and survey by Hezekiah Veatch, assistant Surveyor of Montgomery County, by request of Francis Deakins \u0026 Benjamin Jones, of Woodstock Manor, divided it into 2 equal tracts, correcting lines in a survey made in 1782 -- Signed statement by Deakins \u0026 Jones \"By request of the President of the United States and Colo. Mercer we have divided Woodstock into two Lots of Equal Value as per the above plat \u0026 certificate\". This land was conveyed to George Washington on 1 April 1793 by John Francis Mercer, his wife Sophia Sprigg Mercer, and by James Steuart and his wife Rebecca Sprigg Steuart in payment for a debt owed him by the estate of Mercers father, John Mercer.","Description of rental terms for River, Union and Dogue-run farms--all will rent for the same amount-terms for Muddy hole will be slightly less-leases will run for 14 years-rent will be paid in the form of wheat (or cash equivalent)-.","Also, included in document is GW's ideal rotation plan for a farm with six fields-gives annual production of crops and the possibilities for financial reward on the part of the tenant farmer.","This printed document is a patent for a method of controlling tides, signed by George Washington as President, Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State, and Edmund Randolph as Attorney General.","Detailed hand-colored map of New England, compiled by Braddock Mead (alias John Green) and published by Thomas Jefferys in 1755. Green was an Irish translator, geographer, and editor, as well as one of the most talented British map-makers at mid-century. This map is a George Washington original edition and was part of Washington's personal library.","Discusses receiving a chair commissioned by the Powels for the Washingtons, which Washington believes are \"handsome and neat.\" Also discusses the state of his crops.","Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon","United States. Continental Army. 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W.","Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852","Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789","Washington, Bushrod, 1785-1830","Washington, George Corbin, 1789-1854","Fairfax, Sally Cary, 1730-1811","Grier, David","Lewis, Warner, 1720-1779","Dickerson, Jonathan","Jefferys, Thomas, -1771","Green, John, -1757","English \n.    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He described the document's condition, \"This document was split into three pieces, with numerous tears at folds and along edges, with a few areas of loss at the corners and along the left margin and at the corners of folds.\"  Mr. Mowery described his treatment, \"The document was bathed in an ethanol and water bath to remove soluble acids.  It was then extensively mended and the losses were filled with specially toned Japanese paper, adhered with zin shofu wheat starch paste.  Mends were on the verso and were toned with pastel.  It was deacidified and encapsulated in Mylar.\"  For photographs of the document before and after this treatment see the object file.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[London] : Thos. 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He described the document's condition, \"This document was split into three pieces, with numerous tears at folds and along edges, with a few areas of loss at the corners and along the left margin and at the corners of folds.\"  Mr. Mowery described his treatment, \"The document was bathed in an ethanol and water bath to remove soluble acids.  It was then extensively mended and the losses were filled with specially toned Japanese paper, adhered with zin shofu wheat starch paste.  Mends were on the verso and were toned with pastel.  It was deacidified and encapsulated in Mylar.\"  For photographs of the document before and after this treatment see the object file.","[London] : Thos. Jefferys, 1755"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], George Washington Collection, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Name and date of item], George Washington Collection, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eInitially paired with 'Survey, William Mullin, 1751 April 12' [2022-SC-018-002] as part of 1 complete survey.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInitially paired with 'Survey, Benjamin Rutherford, 1751 April 9' [2022-SC-018-001] as part of 1 complete survey.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies of each John Trumbull print discussed in this letter are in the Mount Vernon Fine and Decorative Art Colletion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHoused with two letters: Bushrod Washington to George Corbin Washington, 1825 December 24; George Corbin Washington to C. Hughes, 1825, December 23\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStored with George Washington's diary, 1797.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter found in George Washington's diary for year 1797. Housed in diary enclosure.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 8. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998) page 556. There titled \"Circular to the Colonels of Various Continental Regiments.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurvey is apparently identical to W-179 which may be a letterpress copy of MS-4480.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 797.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material","Related Materials","Related Materials","Related Materials","Related Materials","Related Materials","Related Materials","Related Materials","Related references"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Initially paired with 'Survey, William Mullin, 1751 April 12' [2022-SC-018-002] as part of 1 complete survey.","Initially paired with 'Survey, Benjamin Rutherford, 1751 April 9' [2022-SC-018-001] as part of 1 complete survey.","Two copies of each John Trumbull print discussed in this letter are in the Mount Vernon Fine and Decorative Art Colletion.","Housed with two letters: Bushrod Washington to George Corbin Washington, 1825 December 24; George Corbin Washington to C. Hughes, 1825, December 23","Stored with George Washington's diary, 1797.","Letter found in George Washington's diary for year 1797. Housed in diary enclosure.","Included in: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 8. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998) page 556. 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For more information, see content note for individal items.   The collection grows organically as new items are acquired.","Clerical copy of a deed for 1000 acres of land along the south bank of the Potomac River, Westmoreland County (the area became Fairfax County in 1742), Virginia, granted to Giles Brent, Junior. George Washington purchased the tract of land in 1760 and at that time may have acquired and annotated this copy of the 1654 deed. On the verso of the document George Washington's inscription reads, \"1 copy, Richard Bennett, esq., grant to Giles Brent for 1000 acs. of Ld. 6th September 1654.\"","George Washington drafted this survey for James Hamilton in 1749.  Signed \"Washington, SCC\" (for Surveyor of Culpeper County), this survey details 350 acres on the border of Augusta County, Virginia, along the Cacapehon (Cacapon) or Lost River.","Signed \"Washington, SCC\" (for Surveyor of Culpeper County), this survey details 400 acres of Augusta County, Virginia, along the Cacapehon (Cacapon) or Lost River.  The left section of the document's text has been lost, but a masterfully drafted plat and a scale of poles are intact on the right side of the page.","Henry Trenn binds himself to pay £50 unless he \"make or cause to be made unto the above sd. Lawrence Washington ... a Lease for the Term of nine hundred ninety \u0026 nine Years of all the Land which is at this present overflowed by the sd. Washington Mill Dam included within the sd. Trenn Bounds on Dogue Runn ...\"","Signed \"Washington, SCC\" (for Surveyor of Culpeper County), this survey details 400 acres of Frederick County along the North River.  These lands originally belonged to George Nixon who assigned them to David Wood, on behalf of Daniel Wood.  The latter assigned the lands to Dr. James Craik, George Washington's friend and physician, and Philip Bush in 1771.  Washington recorded the survey in his field book on April 14, 1750, but may have incorrectly dated the finished document which reads June 14, 1750.  It is one of 49 he completed within a month beginning on March 30, 1750.  ","Chainman John Lonem is also named on the survey.  Washington frequently worked with Lonem, who was known as a reliable and speedy worker.","Land survey for 730 acres in Frederick County, VA, by George Washington for John Grub. Autograph document signed, 2 pages.","Plat of 360 acres, with prose description of measurements on adjacent leaf.","Plat map--Long Marsh Run 633 acres.","Land survey with 2 plat maps by George Washington for Gersham Keyes, detailing two tracts of land on Evitts Run in Frederick County, VA. One tract contained 109 acres and one 100 acres, which was part of a land parcel granted to Lawrence Washington, George Washington's half-brother. Three additional names listed of those who assisted with the survey - Robert Worthington, Michael Sweim (chainmen -'C.C.') and William Davis (marker - 'Mr.'). The first two lines at the upper left, not in Washington's writing, describe conveyance 'by deeds from Mr. Lawrence Washington to Keyes' with an added date of August 14, 1751. Autograph document signed, 1 page.","Partial land survey, missing plat, by George Washington for Benjamin Rutherford, concerning 292 acres between the head of the South Fork of Bullskin Run and Opequon Creek in Frederick County, VA (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Two additional people are listed in the document: James McCarmick and John Ramsey (C.C.- chainmen). Benjamin Rutherford assisted with the survey as the marker 'Mr.' Docket indicates that this land was later granted to George Hyatt. Autograph document signed, 2 pages.","Partial land survey, plat map only, by George Washington for William Mullin concerning 247 acres on Mill Branch, a branch of the Cacapon River in Frederick County, VA (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Docket indicates that this land was later granted to Thomas Hollowell. Autograph document, 2 pages.","A survey of 269 acres made for the tract's future owner, William Nayler. The land on the Cacapon River which is now the NW border of West Virginia and Virginia","Washington wrote this letter to Lieutenant-Governor Dinwiddie as he prepared for his first military appointment, an expedition with 160 soldiers to the forks of the Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela Rivers. He requested supplies, uniforms, clarification of pay for troops, and offered his personal observations of Native Americans.","This document divides Lawrence Lewis' slaves between Col. George Lee and the brothers of Lawrence Washington. It is signed by GW, George Lee, Ann Lee, and Aug. Washington. Witnessed by William Fairfax, George William Fairfax, Robert Merrie, John Dalton, Thomas Plummer, John Tuberville, John Carlyle, Sarah Carlyle, and Bryan Fairfax.","Washington wrote to Smith and provided a list of subscribers, including himself, to the American Magazine and Monthly Chronicle for the British Colonies.","Documents detail trial charges of Joseph Stevens. Signed by Zachary Lewis A court document giving outcome of the trial is also included, Feb. 1758. Trial held in Caroline County, Virginia.","George Washington wrote this letter to George William Fairfax to inform him of Major Grant's unfortunate expedition to Fort Duquesne. Washington describes the circumstances of the attack, the significant number of men and officers killed, and concludes: \"It is with infinite pleasure I tell you that the Virginians, Officers and Men, distinguished themselves in the most eminent manner - that the General has Complimented me publickly on their good behaviour, and that every Mouth resounds their Praises. The Highlanders and them are become one People, shaking each other by the hand wherever they meet tho. perfect stranger's.\"","Expects to be up [to Mount Vernon] tomorrow -- Miles sent to get key from Col. Fairfax -- Alton to get house in order, make fires in lower rooms and air them -- two bedsteads put up, one in hall room, one in little dining room -- get out chairs and tables and clean and rub them and stair case -- find eggs and chickens and \"prepare in the best manner you can for our coming.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, \"Given to Mr. [ ] Clemson - January 24th 1832 at Mount Vernon by Mrs. Jane Washington supposed to have been written soon after his marriage and Braddocks defeat.\"","Court decrees that Sale of William Clifton's lands to Thomas Colville and George Johnston to be put aside, and lands are to be sold at public auction to pay off his just debts to Charles Carroll and other defendants. Washington G.W. bought this land at auction, and it became his River farm.","Autograph letter signed. Washington writes to his brother-in-law Burwell Bassett. The letter was carried to Fredericksburg from Mount Vernon by Miles Richardson, who had been one of Washington's batmen in the Virginia Regiment during Forbes' Campaign of 1758. Richardson was hired by Washington, most likely as a valet, from January 1, 1759 – May 10, 1759.","Written within the first year of Washingotn's marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis, the letter mentions visiting John Mercer to sort through papers related to the estate of Martha's late husband Daniel Parke Custis. Washington writes that he will bring Martha with him on the visit in case she is needed to answer any lingering questions about the Custis estate.","Washington also asks Bassett to procure a horse brand for George William Fairfax from James Danworth and to purchase canary seed for Martha's birds. This is the earliest known reference to pets at Mount Vernon.","Sending an envoy to pick up a Chestnut mare which Colonel Bassett has purchased. Urges him to visit at Mount Vernon.","List of sundry goods ordered by George Washington consisting of a variety of items inlcuding furniture, textiles, clothing, food, and tools. Many of these purchases are related to Martha Washington and her two children, John Parke Custis and Martha (Patsy) Custis, due to the Washingtons' recent marriage.","\"I endeavourd to find out the true bounds of my Mount Vernon Tract of Land - but not knowing where it divided from Spencer's part of the River, nor being able to find harrison cornr Ash mentiond in his Deed to stand on the River side at the Mouth the Blind Pocoson - I began at two Ash trees and Elm ...\"","Weekly reports of work done by carpenters, with prices charged on most \u0026 for whom work was done--also account of breeding mares (?) and acct. of staves, tools, nails, leather, etc. loaned or given out--acct. of days of work done by John Askew, list of things needing to be repaired by carpenters--quantity of cider, brandy \u0026 peach mobey in each still--\"An Account taken of the Days which John Askew missed working for Collo. Washington in the Six Months pr. agreement which says is to be made up by the said Askew ...\"--Brandy delivered to Thomas Nichols.","The letter deals with Washington's negotiations for the River Farm, then called Clifton's Neck. Clifton has sold land to Mr. [Thomson] Mason for a greater price after promising to sell it to him first--was told that Clifton had no clear title to land--nothing in writing, but terms agreed on--George Washington thinks only equitable way is to put up land for public auction, so all disputants will have equal chance to purchase it.","Land document written and signed by George Washington regarding his ownership of Mount Vernon. This document was the final rent payment before George Washington full inherited the property.","Reports the sale on behalf of the Commissioners, G. Fairfax, G. Washington \u0026 Chas. Green of the Clifton tract to George Washington at auction for L1210.","Notice of the sale of the Clifton Land [River Farm] to [George] Washington","Statement of cash and bills paid and in hand as a result of Court order in Chancerty pursuant to suit of Clifton vs. Carroll and others.","George Washington writes to Robert Cary and Company, British creditors, about the severe drought and therefore the inability to grow tobacco and grain this season. George Washington also shows frustration with the time it takes to receive supplies from Great Britain and to ship his crops to them.","Mountain road lottery ticket","Moutain Road ticket","12 month ticket signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Tickets were sold to raise money to open roads from Virginia West to help in the settlement of the West.","Engraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.","Engraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.","Engraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.","Engraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.","Handwritten receipt for the purchase of a horse \"for the use of Master Custis.\"","\"Invoice of goods to be sent to Geo. Washington Potomack River, Virginia\"--items ranging from nails and curry combs, and almonds and raisons to lace, ribbon, silk, and a coat made up for a \"middle sized woman.\"","Sends [Latin] books to Master [John Parke] Custis, who forgot them--[Jacky's] illness (worms)] call Dr. Mercer if symptons return--how is the boy taking his unaccustomed absence from home:--does he need anything?--his bed and bedding--didn't mean for [Boucher] to give [Jacky] special indulgence or partiality, but feels he should have as little disapation and indulgence as is necessary to good health and spirits--he meant merely that if [Jacky] were kept under [Boucher's] eye he would benefit from [Boucher's] good examples--however, he realizes every parent's anxiety for child makes same request--so withdraws his request--[Boucher's] letter to Revd. Mr. Addison forwarded by Dr. Ramney","\"To the Revd. Mr. Baucher in St. Mary's parish Caroline City\".GW, doting stepfather, sends absentee excuse for Jackie Custis's late return to school after the holidays.","George Washington's land agreement with George Mason, dated April 21, 1769.  George Mason lived at Gunston Hall, which is located just below Mount Vernon on the Potomac River in Fairfax County.  Surveys inherited in Washington's day were often inaccurate and this land agreement settled a long-standing dispute concerning the boundary line that divided Mount Vernon from Mason's property.  This folio incorporates both a legal contract and the elements of a survey that Washington himself undertook in 1769 to settle the inaccurate western boundary of the lands between Dogue Creek and Little Hunting Creek. The one page document is written in a clerical hand and is endorsed with George Washington's signature.","A caring and involved father, George Washington wrote this letter to his stepson's tutor, the Reverend Jonathan Boucher. In it he instructs his ward's tutor to enroll John Parke Custis with a particular dancing master. Written from Mount Vernon on April 24, 1769, Washington states, \"In respect to the Dancing Gentry, I am glad to find you have such choice of them, …Newman...I have heard him well spoken of as a teacher in that Science… you will be so good therefore Sir to enter Mastr Custis with Mr. Newman for a year or otherwise, as he may form his School.\"","Financial ledger account written by George Washington and documenting transactions between Washington and John Posey, from October 1765 to June 1769. Includes a 1767 bond between Posey and George Mason with George Washington as security. As a result of the forfeiture of this bond, Washington acquired enslaved people as well as 'sundry stock, goods [and] chattels' from Posey. Hercules Posey was one of the enslaved people acquired through this transaction. Washington signs at the conclusion 'E. Excepted pr Go: Washington, Copy of an Acct given to Mr. Grayson, Sept'r 19th 1769'. Autograph document signed, 1 page.","Plat \u0026 Memorandum of a survey made by George Washington for Capt. John Posey","Moneys expended and received on behalf of George Washington by [probably a manager or overseer].","Agreement for lease of 7 acres of land by John Posey to George Washington.","Letter from George Washington to Carter Braxton, Esq, and the trustees of Colonel Bernard Moore. Washington agrees to be answerable for the sum of £100 in order for Colonel Moore to purchase enslaved people, 'for the immediate support of his family'. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Receipt for 1 pound, 1 shilling paid by Edward McGuire for James Commack to defray the cost for a land survey for 200,000 acres allotted to the Virginia Regiment by Dinwiddie's Proclamation of 1754. Receipt text in another hand, signed by George Washington. Autograph document signed, small sheet.","William Carlin was a tailor in Alexandria. His account book is among our treasures and includes entries for clothes made for the Washington's, members of the Mount Vernon household, and other Virginia customers such as the Fairfax's, George Mason, and David Ramsey. Entries for George Washington span from 1765 to 1771 and this receipt corresponds directly to entries in the account book.  The services on the receipt include 'making a suit for Frank' and 'altering a pr. Lether (sp) Bretches to Giles.'","Account : George William Fairfax with Craven Peyton","\"It is an easier matter to conceive than to describe, the distress of this family; especially that of the unhappy parent of our dear Patsy Custis, when I inform you that yesterday removed the sweet Innocent girl into a more happy and peaceful abode than any she has met with in the affected path she hitherto has trod.\"","Account of cash sent Mr. Francis Willis, draft on Osgood Hanbury \u0026 Co., to Mr. Ramsey for postage, to Truro Parish for Fairfax's pew.","George Washington carefully drafted this elegant west elevation of his Mount Vernon mansion.  It provides insight into Washington's plans for the second major expansion of his home.  The elevation has wide doors and nearly symmetrical windows, while the final construction favored transom lights and the powerful exterior asymmetry of windows, preserving the symmetry of the interior rooms.  The undated manuscript was probably drafted prior to construction, which began in 1774.  This is the only extant exterior drawing of the mansion made by George Washington.  On the verso, also in Washington's hand, is a floor plan for the mansion's cellar.","Promissory note for George William Fairfax's pew at Truro Parish. The document is signed by George Washington who served as an agent for Fairfax.","Summary of pleas with case starting on May 18, 1772; other action taken on Feb. 22, 1774, and Mar. 23, 1774 -- final judgement given May 17, 1774-Savage ordered to pay £606.17.6. Document, laminated, watermarks (crown over GR, and crown over heraldic device), docketed \"Washington vs. Savage - Record\". | [As trustees for Mrs. William Savage (formerly Mrs. Charles Green) Washington and Fairfax were attempting to collect the money which her husband had promised in regular payments. Mason stood as security for the bond]. |","George Washington endorsed this account of his financial transactions with the prominent Alexandria merchant William Herbert. A frequent visitor to Mount Vernon, Herbert was an Irish immigrant who married Sarah Carlyle and later became the President of the Bank of Alexandria. Herbert signed this two page account and Washington endorsed it on the verso. The transactions recorded here date from March through July of 1775.","Bill for making coat and waistcoat, breeches, altering a coat and breeches, making another coat on a later date, and making a suit of regimentals.","Fears for the cause and for his character if he fails--Congress in Committee have consented to a Continental Currency \u0026 have ordered 2 million dollars to be struck off for payment of troops \u0026 other expences of defence--15,000 men voted as a Continental army, \u0026 he hopes more will be voted--other high officers not named yet--asks him and Mrs. Bassett to visit Mt. Vernon and take Mrs. Washington down to [Eltham] with them--uneasy at leaving her alone at Mount Vernon.","Washington writes a short letter before leaving for camp at Boston: \"I go fully trusting in that Providence which has been more bountiful than I deserve, and in full confidence of a happy Meeting with you sometime in the Fall ... I have not time to add more, as I am surrounded with company to take leave of me. I retain an unalterable affection for you, which neither time or distance can change. My best love to Jack and Nelly, and regards for the rest of the Family ...\"","This is a directive to his managers on subjects of responsibility during his absence","Expense report titled 'April 4 1776 An Account of Expences of His Excellency General Washington v. Guard, Waggons, horses, [and] waggoners, [etc etc] from Cambridge to New York - with several bills'. This report lists 24 expenses incurred by General George Washington and his Lifeguards on the journey from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to New York between April 4-13, 1776. Includes towns such as Providence, RI, and Norwich, CT, along with the amounts spent at each location and vendor names, taverns, etc. The total expense listed is £86.14.5. Autograph document, 1 page.","Instructions on keeping the enemy from crossing the river [Delaware]--plan for a retreat towards Philadelphia if necessary--send a spy across the river--make a show of having fresh troops to gain time--get someone into Trenton for news of boats being built.","Partially printed assessments of George Washington's accounts primarily during the Revolutionary War.","Informs Cook of the problems of the army in enlisting new recruits and obtaining arms. Intent of Hessians to leave R.I. winter quarter and Continentals' need to raise more men to protect States. Begs that each state meet its quota of troops.","Presents her with a lock of hair.","General Washington writes from Fishkill [N. Y.] to New York governor George Clinton. Abuse of citizens in this state by army officers -- ordered boat containing Mr. Cuyler's family and belongings to be stopped short of Fishkill -- those aboard shouldn't be permitted to review the works at West Point -- sends by express packets addressed to Clinton and [government of N. Y.], sent down by flag -- they contain extraordinary Manifesto and proclamation -- if boat with Cuyler's effects is to return, write General Putnam -- he [George Washington] returns to Fredericksburg [N. Y.] this afternoon. Document signed, in hand of (?), docketed \"Genl. Washington Letter Octr. 8th 1778, concerning a Flag sent from New York for Mr. Cuyler \u0026 his Effects \u0026c with a Manifesto of the Commre at New York.","Written from Fredericksburg, NY, Washington orders delay of Canadian expedition, but continued preparation for it; civil treatment of Native Americans; winter weather.","George Washington writes to Lund Washington from his headquarters in Middlebrook, NJ on 1779 April 3; makes arrangements for a shipment of fine Bordeaux claret; discusses financial matters concerning the estate of George Mercer; referenes the exchange of two slaves between Mount Vernon and his mother's home in Fredericksburg; questions Lund on the status of planting and propogating of trees, admonishing him for not answering some of his early queries and questions his management techniques; reports that things are slow on the war front and a recent storm impacted British transports.","While encamped at Middlebrook, New Jersey for the winter of 1779 George Washington wrote this letter to Nathanial Greene about trading one of his horses for another.","Personal letter to Lund, expressing the General's feelings about the general \"decay of public spirit \u0026 virtue\", which is contributing to the severe economic problems of the time.","Letter from George Washington to Arthur St. Clair regarding instructions for handling British soldiers without assistance from other divisions. Uncertainty over British movements and intentions prevented St. Clair from settling on a course for his division.","Letter from George Washington to General Edward Hand requesting Hand to return to the encampment at Morristown from his Lancaster home during the winter of 1780. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Letter asking Lund Washington for legal advice relating to a chancery suit depending between Mr James Mercer \u0026 \"the persons for whom I am acting as Attorney.\" He believes that Lund has a better understanding than \"[his] own knowledge of these kind of proceedings is capable of affording...\"","Re: a chariot Washington has ordered made in Philadelphia at £210 specie or paper equivalent.","Reports death of Don Juan Mirailles [Spanish envoy] who came on visit with Minister of France and was seized on arrival with \"a violent biliary complaint\" -- died despite best care of physicians and himself -- present his respects to [Mirailles's] lady. Autograph letter signed, watermark (J. Taylor, \u0026 an encircled armed figure). | Navarro was Governor \u0026 Capt. General of Cuba.","Washington acknowledges Biddle's resignation from his position and praises Biddle's duty as an officer.","Lund's late trip to Philadelphia--British \u0026 French fleets arrived--few recruits--promised aid from states will probably arrive too late--fears [Mt. Vernon] crops may be ruined by drought--how many colts are there?","Letter from George Washington, in the hand of  Tench Tilghman, to Major Judah Alden. The letter is sent from Washington's headquarters, Passaic Falls, New Jersey. The correspondence lays out an elaborate plan of attack meant to fall into the hands of the enemy. The \"misinformation\" was a spy tactic in hopes that it would be intercepted and throw off British forces.  The body of the letter is in the hand of Tilghman with the exception of one line by Washington's reading, \"but are not to make fires or discover themselves.\"","Letter in Alexander Hamilton's hand, signed by Washington. Washington issues orders for Colonel Christopher Greene's First Rhode Island Regiment, which included formerly enslaved African American soldiers, to march from Newport to West Point under Rochambeau. Washington writes, \"only come on with such officers as are to remain in service on the new arrangement and such men as engaged for the war, or at least for a term, that will last through the next campaign. The other men you may dismiss, unless the Count de Rochambeau should find any employment for them where they are now.\"","Enquiring about a transaction of bills to have been deposited in the Virginia Loan Office. Also, requesting a good family Steward be employed for the Washington family.","George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge, 8 April 1781, in which Washington asks Tallmadge to transmit a letter to Rochambeau.  Washington contemplated a daring raid on the British troop on Long Island.  \"The success of the Enterprise,\" Washington wrote to Tallmadge, \"must depend, on … the secrecy of the attempt, and a knowledge of the exact situation of the enemy.\"","Letter from George Washington to Joseph Webb, regarding Martha's health and thanking Webb for his hospitality at his home in Wethersfield, CT. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","The warrant requests Pickering send 200 pounds from British Military Chest to Col. Edward Carrington for the Southern Army.","Just returned from a Committee--will accompany her to Mr. Bingham's tomorrow afternoon.","Autograph letter signed. Washington writes about the sorrow he felt when Chastellux departed to return to France: \"A sense of your public services to this country, and gratitude for your private friendship, quite overcame me at the moment of our separation.\" Washington adds, \"I truly say, never in my life did I ever part with a man to whom my soul clave more sincerely than it did to you.\" Washington hopes that, after the war, he can accompany Chastellux on a tour of North America. In the postscript, Washington writes that he is enclosing a letter to Marquis de Lafayette.","Written from Newburg, NY, Washington supports financial plight of soldiers, in spite of brewing conspiracy against him.","Letter from George Washington to Theodorick Bland, written from headquarters at Newburgh, NY. Writing several weeks after the events of the Newburgh Conspiracy and Washington's Newburgh Address, he discusses the disbanding of the Continental Army and the need to resolve Army pay and pensions.  Washington speaks candidly about the urgency of the situation: \"the necessity of fulfilling this Expectation of the Army affects me so exceeding forcibly, that I cannot help dwelling upon it, nor is there in my present apprehension a point of greater Consequence, or that requires more serious attention\". Autograph letter signed, 11 pages.","In this letter, George Washington continued with an update on the changing and hopefully improving state of affairs in America.","Letter of introduction on behalf of George Washington's \"nephew... who has been in bad health for more than twelve Months—He is advised by his Physicians to spend the summer on the Island of Rhode Island for the benefit of the Sea Air \u0026 Climate—\"","Discharge from the American Army, signed by George Washington and Jonathan Trumbull.","Sergeant Henry Leider's discharge certificate from the Continental Army.","\"An Acct. of Mrs. Washington's Expences from Virginia to my Winter Quarters \u0026 back again to Virginia according to the Memms. and accts. which I have received from her \u0026 those who accompd. her\"--expences amounting to £1064.1","Cost of things bought in Philadelphia by Mrs. Washington","Princeton. In this letter, after successfully commanding the Army, George Washington discusses his strong desire to retire and concludes the letter with updates on the state of independence and his continued travels to explore western lands.","Signed by Penelope French, Benjamin Dulany, and John Robertson - witnessed by Going Lanphier and Robert Lanphier with some marginal notes in handwriting of George Washington.","Mount Vernon. In this letter, after returning to Mount Vernon on Christmas Eve 1783, George Washington enthusiastically remarked that he was finally able to retire.","Introduces the Count de Laval Monmorency, brother to Duke de Laval and Colonel in Regiment of Royal Auvergne--he is on a tour from Charleston to New York.","Will be careful of letter and box for Mrs. Fitzhugh--leaves city immediately after meeting of the Society.","Washington thanks Gordon for sending him newspapers from Boston and mentions issues he is having with people settling on his lands near the Ohio River, which is he is about to leave Virginia to take care of.","Receipt for rents owed and paid by Henry Whiting on account of plantation rented from George Washington for 11 years by Whiting's father.","Letter from George Washington to Edward Snickers accepting his offer to manage the leasing of land purchased from the sale of Colonel George Mercer's estate. Washington sends a map of the plots and a copy of the lease (not identified), summarizes the terms of the lease, and shares his hope that Snickers finds tenants who will become long-term residents rather than see the land become 'Negro Plantations' rented to an absentee landlord. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.","George Washington acknowledges receipt of several letters from George Augustine Washington at Barbadoes and Bermuda.","Leaf from a notebook kept by George Washington suggestions which includes improvements and experiments in modern farming techniques and inventions from experts of the time.","Plans for the Greenhouse quarters drawn and annotated by George Washington about 1785","Memorandum notes that Quarters to be 16' wide; half of that with 4' projection sufficient width for greenhouse; chimneys and where to place them; in front part of greenhouse need 2 tiers of windows; windows close together; chimneys in quarters; front of quarters might be wood with brick underpinning--center or greenhouse part all brick to the eves; rafters same angle; describes how to place windows in greenhouse.","Leaf from a Mount Vernon ledger.","Please forward enclosed letter ... requests current cash prices of good plank (inch, inch \u0026 quarter, inch \u0026 half) in Alexandria ... if vessel presently in harbor and has some for sale, master should call at Mount Vernon ...","Docketed \"Rough field Notes taken by George Washington in running the courses of the Land bot. from George \u0026 Jas. Mercer\".","[reverse of document dated Mar. 5, 1785, Patrick Henry to George Washington].","Autograph letter signed. Washington responds to a former Revolutionary officer's request for assistance. Washington offers to provide a certificate of service to Weissenfels if he can first send a testament of services from his commanding officer, Governor George Clinton.","George Washington discusses terms for hiring new miller Joseph Davenport who will replace miller Roberts.","Daily expenditures from cash fund on hand, and money received, with detailed explanation of some receipts and expenditures.","Concerning the purchase of shares of stock in the Potomac Company.","Anyone recommended by Mr. Powel is welcome at Mt. Vernon--encloses letter from an unknown gentleman [this was a Mr. Charles Vancouver, desiring to dedicate a publication to George Washington]--investigate to see what others think of author \u0026 his project.","Mr. Powel's advice has made him write Mr. [Charles] Vancouver, declining dedication of his publication--hopes to see Dr. Mayes, Powel's friend, on return from Caroline--Mrs. Macauly Graham's journey to the south--Mrs. Powel's letter to his nephew [Bushrod Washington] in Fredericksburg will be cared for.","Mount Vernon. George Washington opened this letter with a response to Chastellux's previous flattery, he continued with his hopes for peaceful trade and poetically outlined how nations might accomplish such a noble task, and he concluded with his plans for the Potomac Navigation Company, further identifying peaceful trade as a means of uniting nations.","Letter of condolence on Gov. Trumbull's death [Jonathan Trumbull Sr.]","Washington contracts in advance to purchase all 1,000 bushels of wheat from Mr. Battaile Muse. Purchased for George Washington's mill. Paid 6 shillings per bushel.","Washington first asks Gilpin for the use of a scow with which he intends to dredge mud from the river bottom for trial as fertilizer. Then he goes into some detail about the making of a water level and staff which he desires, \"I have joiners that could execute the wooden work ... but my Smith is too great a bungler to entrust anything to him, ...\" Washington asks Gilpin to have the iron work done for him, or, if he thinks it preferable to make the complete instrument for him.","Letter discussing the \"Agricultural Society of Philadelphia,\" also known as the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture.","Washington hopes to trade 25 barrels of fine flour for \". . . a she ass from Surinam, . .\"","A character testimonial on behalf of Mr. Booth, (of Westmoreland Co., Va.).","fragment, endorsed \"Rect. No. 149 Walker Blunt Block Maker\".","Presents Rev. Mr. Griffith, who owns much property in Alexandria--he wants to borrow money to build--good securities--would not hesitate to make loan himself, had he the money.","Autograph letter signed, Mount Vernon. Washington writes that he has only just received Trumbull's letter and enclosure of Feb. 20, and he hopes Trumbull will make his southern tour and visit Mount Vernon. Washington mentions the marriage of George Augustine Washington and Fanny Bassett, who are living with him, and encloses a letter for Mr. Dwight. This is Rev. Timothy Dwight, who sent Washington a copy of the \"Conquest of Canaan.\"","Covers period April 23-29, including \"6 half Johan. and half a Guinea to pay Mr. Buchanan my dividd. of the cash for the James River Navigation and recd. from his office 426 dollars in Indents (paper) for Interest on my Loan Office Certificates emitted in this state of Virginia.\" Includes money paid for rum, wool cards, G. \u0026 L. Washington's schooling [Samuel's children], flour, ferriage, etc.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel, Mount Vernon to Whitehaven. Washington writes that he received 1400 Flags with small breakage, sent £50 bill on Wakelin Welch, and will settle for balance before Mr. Sanderson leaves country.","Autograph letter signed with address panel. Mount Vernon to New York. Washington thanks Taylor for the apples and pickled and fried oysters that he sent.","Mount Vernon. In this letter, George Washington sends his congratulations to David Humphreys on return to America [from London] and invites him to Mount Vernon.","Letter from George Washington to Richard Sprigg regarding husbandry and breeding a donkey. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Letter signed. Mount Vernon. Sends several letters of James Bloxham's--Bloxham undecided about staying longer than a year--\"In a word he seems rather to have expected to have found well organized farms, than that the end and design of my employing him was to make them so.\"--if Bloxham's wife is to come, let her come on ship to Alexandria or nearby ports--she can pay for seed, implements, etc., and be repaid in Virginia.","Report from George Washington to the Potomac Company shareholders. Written during Washington's term as president of the corporation, it provides updates on the progress of the company's work and a reminder that stock payments are due soon. Includes a discussion of works at the Seneca and Shenandoah Falls as well as the cutting of a canal at Great Falls. Provides a reminder of the appointed day for electing a president and directors for the ensuing year. Autograph document in unknown handwriting, signed 'In behalf of the Directors,' by George Washington, 1 page.","Autograph letter, signed. Mount Vernon. Washington asks Digges if he would inquire among his friends on the Eastern Shore, Maryland \"if I could be furnished with one thousand feet of the best plan plank; precisely 24 feet long (when dressed) - To be without sap, or knots. - It is for the floor of my New room.\" Years before Washington had set aside some like lumber but \"behold! half of it was stolen, and the other half will match no plank I can now get.\"","Acknowledges Peale's receipt of Golden Pheasant. Sent body of French Hen. Wishes Peale success with mezzotinto prints.","Incloses copy of the Vision of Columbus which he promised--his copies just came to hand.","For 3 ruffled shirts, 1 plain one, 4 stockings, 1 pair breeches, etc.","Advising him that he will discharge the balance owing--Mr. Morris will have his agent in New York pay $840, about £325.6. as per account of January.","Regrets hearing that George Augustine Washington is ill, wants him not to do more than he can safely do. Instructions about Mount Vernon.","Will call for her in carriage in hopes of accompanying her to Lansdown this evening.","Thanks for inquiring into prices of painting and lining carriages--he has employed a Mr. Clark to repair chariot--well spoken of--can see progress every day when passing his workshop in the Square.","George Washington appointed George Augustine Washington manager of Mount Vernon in his absence. The letter gives detailed instruction of farming Mount Vernon, as well as decorating the mansion, improvements to farm buildings, supervision and care of the servants, miscellaneous purchases.","Has perused contents of enclosed--finds it good and just, and thinks they will meet with favorable reception of his nephew [Bushrod Washington].","\"Dear Sir, I have this moment been favored with your letter and with out date from Prince Georges County and have ordered the Jennies to be delivered to Mr. Dove--hoping both will prove with foal. Royal Gift never fails ...,\".","Lists the names, occupations, and salaries of 86 workmen on the Potomac Company canal near Harper's Ferry.","Introduces Mr. and Mrs. [Samuel] Powel of Philadelphia.","The Powel's safe arrival in Philadelphia [after visit at Mt. Vernon]--the Mr. Morrises [Robert and Gouvernor] visited on way to Richmond--hopes to hear of the [Pennsylvania] state convention's decision on Federal Government--Spanish chestnuts--will send more about the 1st of October next year.","Thanks for seeds--glad Caleb Hall did not come from England--thanks for offer to send blacksmiths \u0026 mill wrights, but needs none--no benefits for people of that kind to come over--\"Whenever we have a regular \u0026 firm government established the prospect for these people will be much more pleasing.\"--Bloxham well.","Thoughts about various states debating ratification of Constitution--generosity of landholders in county of Philadelphia in proposing it for seat of Federal government.","George Washington passes on some information about Irish wolf dogs to Carter which he received from an Irish gentleman. George Washington does not think that mastiffs will fulfill the purpose of hunting wolves which Carter apparently wants.","In this letter, George Washington reveals his humorous side after learning of Chastellux's recent marriage and Washington ended the letter with important information on the Constitution and methods of united the now new nation.","Invitation to dinner for Monday, May 19, 1788. Answer is requested.","Thanks her for her composition in his honor--new government--hopes those of her sex will introduce federal fashions and national manners instead of following foreign manners and fashions.","Washington introduces the Count de Moustier, from the Court of France, and the Marchioness de Brehan, who are returning to New York and propose to pass through Baltimore.","Introdues [Ferdinand] Fairfax, son of [Bryan] Fairfax, his godson--he goes to Philadelphia to complete his studies.","Washington advises his nephew about his contemplated move to Alexandria to set up a law practice.","Letter discussing Bushrod renting George Washington's townhouse in Alexandria, as well as the stable and garden.","George Washington grants his nephew, George Augustine Washington, power of attorney during the former's absence from Mount Vernon. George Washington was preparing to take office as first President of the United States, and George Augustine Washington acted as manager of Mount Vernon during George Washington's first term. Witnessed by Tobias Lear and John Fairfax.","Bill from President to Mr. Lewis","Presidential appointment to Redman as customs collector at the port of Yeocomico River in Virginia. The rest of the document is filled in by Tobias Lear. This appointment followed the first Tariff Act of July 4, 178","On September 3, 1789, George Washington sent this letter to Edmund Jennings Lee inviting him to dine at Mount Vernon along with John Marshall and Bushrod Washington. Marshall had recently returned from service as peace commissioner to France and Washington hoped to persuade him to run for Congress in the upcoming election. Lee must have declined this invitation, because his name is not recorded in Washington's diary among his dinner guests that evening.","Advises Stuart, as administrator of estate of John Parke Custis, to let Mr. Alexander have disputed land [J.P. Custis' \"Abingdon\" estate] back and pay him a fair rent for the time it was out of his possession -- has no time to give reasons -- Martha Washington adds her approval at bottom of letter in short note and signature.","Authorization of expenses needed for the return of Hugh Taylor, a fugitive indentured servant, to the Potomac Company from Alexandria to Great Falls in November 1789. Document signed, 1 page.","Sorry to find the report on the Hessian Fly to Maj. Jackson has been recalled--hasn't written Mr. [Arthur] Young about it--is informed, especially in Connecticut, that fly is now in wheat too--it is a pity farmers won't stick to yellow-bearded wheat, which is immune.","Partially printed on card from President Washington and Mrs. Washington--not filled out.","Written in George Washington's hand, this note is extracted from a letter from George Augustine Washington to George Washignton.  The letter gives length of bolting cloth now in the mill--Col. Biddle observes has the difference between cloth and reel covered with coarse linen.","Thanks to Society for letter and present accompanying it -- beneficial consequences to rural economy from prizes awarded -- Mr. Matthewson's improvements in art of cheese making. Signed by Washington, though not written in his hand.","Consents to agreement with Mr. Alexander in order to avoid a legal decision -- forwarded it to Lund Washington -- question of assumption not taken up yet -- it has been fully discussed and majority will be small on whichever side wins -- will not send the original papers [pertaining to above agreement] to him in Williamsburg.","Account amounting to £51.6.2 for ice and \"mouls\" of ice cream.","New York. Autograph letter signed. Washington writes in response to a letter from the wife of Lafayette requesting a brevet commission at the rank of captain for Joseph-Léonard Poirey, a French officer who served under her husband.","Washington writes, \"And you will, I dare flatter myself, do me the justice to believe that I can never be more happy than in according marks of attention to so good a friend to America and so excellent a patriot as Madame la Marquise de la Fayette. Nor did she need any excuse for making use of her own language to be the interpreter of so much politeness \u0026 persuasion as she has found means to convey in one short letter. In truth that language, at least when used by her, seems made on purpose to have fine things communicated in it; and I question whether any other, at least in the hands of any other person, would have been equally competent to the effect.\"","Received his letter by Mr. Robert Parish -- declines proposals for dedicating the travels of William Bartram to himself, as it sets a bad precedent -- however, approves book and adds name as a subscriber.","Letter cover only, signature has been clipped","On a trip from Mount Vernon to Philadelphia, Washington complains about his coachman, Dunn, who has given many \"proofs of his want of skill in driving ...\" and \"... this Morning was found much intoxicated.\" Lear is asked to make inquiries after a new driver.","Discusses Gov. Clinton's letter of 26th containing news from Capt. Brant of the expedition against the Indians which was ambushed [Gen. Harmar's expedition] -- sounds true but awaits more news -- our force ought to have been large enough to tackle a force of 1,000 or more -- friendly sentiments of Capt. Brant -- his account of Gen. St. Clair not true nor the account of affairs at Muskingum -- Brant tried to prevent any treaty -- St. Clair wanted no more land than already given -- treaty of Muskingum.","Impossible to arrange an exchange of property with Ball, who wishes to have land held by George Washington in Berkeley County. Not possible because property leased to tenants and value greater than Ball believes it to be. Would be willing to work an exchange, however, for some of his land west of the Alleghany River.","Account for Feb. 21 and April 2 for Best Bourbon Coffee, amounting to £8.15.4.","Washington writes to the Mayor of Alexandria saying that an accurate survey is necessary of 10 miles square in question [the land for the Federal City] -- has engaged Mr. Ellicott to make it -- hopes corporation of Alexandria, Virginia will give all necessary help.","While on his Southern tour, Washington writes to Lear that \"I am perfectly satisfied that every necessary and proper step will be taken to procure a good Steward, and a good House keeper ...\" for the Philadelphia household. Orders a garden worker to be paid.","Presents one set of the Annals sent him by Mr. Arthur Young to the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture as requested.","Major George A. Washington gone to Berkeley so he will address him [Whitting] on Mount Vernon matters -- send weekly reports -- corn at the mill should be ready -- gather this corn \u0026 stalks together for fodder -- plant this meadow in grass -- further instructions on harvesting and seeding -- all autumn grain and grass to be put in as soon as possible -- wants an overseer for Dogue Run, a man with a small family -- house for overseer, can move one from the Mansion to Dogue Run easier than build a new one, add a brick chimney -- this was originally at Dogue Run -- instructions for Tom Davis, bricklayer, about \"the other Wing of the Green House\" -- be sure brick work on old \u0026 new walls coincide exactly -- instructions for Will, \"if ... is not likely to provide shoes enough for the Negroes in due Season\" -- clover -- use the barn floor to tread wheat -- not to use Mr. Lund Washington's smith for work on Harrows, Mt. Vernon's smiths are competent -- how is wheat crop -- if 335 bushels all? -- crop short indeed.","Washington writes to his Mount Vernon overseer about farm matters; mentions crop rotation system, decreasing productivity of land, wheat experiments, mill production, and missing horse.","Washington writes to North Carolina's Governor that he has received letter with notice of cession of land in North Carolina for building lighthouses -- mentions recent southern tour -- thanks him for reception in North Carolina -- object was \"To see with my own eyes the situation of the Country, and to learn on the spot the condition and disposition of our Citizens.\" Written in the hand of Tobias Lear.","Thanks her for sending enclosed \"Strictures \u0026c\" to him to read -- it hasn't caused him any pain -- he regrets author didn't spend some of time investigating the facts instead of writing the pamphlet. If he had done so, the author \"might have found many of his charges as unsupported as the 'baseless fabric of a vision'\" (quoting from The Tempest, IV,1). The pamphlet referred to was \"Strictures and observations upon the three executive departments of the government of the United States...\" by Massachusettensis ([Philadelphia], 1792).","Invitation from George Washington to Mr. Gilbert. Partially printed. Filled in by George Washington. Mr. Gilbert, who is invited to dine at 4:00, is unidentified. Engraved invitation does not include phrase \"and Mrs. Washington\" like others issued at the time.","Pressing public business causes delay in answering letter -- thanks for information he requested on genealogy of Washington family -- returns herewith will of Lawrence Washington as she desires.","Washington will gladly accept one of several tubs of grape vines from Madeira if Mr. Powel doesn't need them all -- a vessel sails for Alexandria in a few days -- will send sundry parcels to Mt. Vernon.","Discusses plantation management.","Autograph letter signed. Washington denies a request from his neighbor to hunt deer on his property.","Has heard that Maj. Harrison of Loudon County intends selling his land adjoining George Washington's in Fairfax -- Washington wishes to buy for sole reason of ridding himself of the \"villainies\" which are performed by those tenants who occupy Harrison's land -- land no good for a farm -- if he can get good price make the bargain, so long as title is clear and not under any encumbrances of leases.","Contracts services for one year-house carpenter and Joiner should conduct themselves soberly, honestly and deliberately-duties: superintend Negro carpenters, use proper care with tools, keep an account (in a book) of needs and things done, should set a good example, and will remain at work from light to dark-pay is 10 pounds a month- George Washington will provide: meat and meal or flour, tools, quarters, and will pay taxes.","Encloses copies of earlier letters to Lewis, in case originals miscarry -- has written Mr. [Anthony] Whitting at Mount Vernon not to sell the stud horse, but deliver him to Robert Lewis -- Lewis's aunt (Martha Washington) joins in sending greetings.","Will pay small sum in Amsterdam -- encloses bill of exchange drawn by George Meade on Henry Gildermeester in his favor – 2,310 guilders in Dutch currency -- will remit second exchange by British packet slated to sail on 6 February. With this sum, Washington transferred money to a Dutch banking firm in order to assist the family of the Marquis de Lafayette, who had been captured by Prussian forces as he fled France in August 1792.","Please convey enclosed letter to Madame La Fayette \"if you know where she is to be found\" -- hold amount of bill sent subject to her order -- sent to Holland because reports in America say if Madame Lafayette is not there, it will be known where she is to be found.","Comments on enclosed poem that contains birthday sentiments for Mrs. Powel. The poem was copied by Tobias Lear from a 1792 manuscript by the poet Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson. Mount Vernon has both the original and Lear's copy.","Enclosed is second bill of exchange for 2310 guilders for Madame Lafayette.","Received Parker's letter desiring to know terms on which he (Washington) would sell his Gloucester County land -- since he got it at valuation of £800 Virginia currency for part of a bond, he will sell it for same plus interest since 1789 -- Washington wants payment upon giving over the land, but some credit can be arranged.","Received letter containing Mr. Bennett's claim against Colville's estate -- deals with George Washington's position as executor of Colville estate -- won't pay interest on debt thereof until court of Chancery decides whether it is just -- refers him to Mr. Keith of Alexandria who has papers dealing with estate.","Encloses Col. Robert Townsend Hooe's letter relating to the Thomas Colville estate -- wishes to have final settlement of estate -- check Mr. Bennett's account with documents and see if it seems to be correct -- Washington thinks Bennett's claim different from what he remembered legacy to be -- has referred Hooe to him for details.","Congratulations and best wishes on her birthday from both President and Mrs. Washington -- would have attended her party except for \"the late event which has happened in their family\" (the death of George Augustine Washington).","Dinner invitation from George and Martha Washington to Mr. and Mrs. Dalton and daughter. Not in Washington's hand. Tristram Dalton was a friend and first senator from Massachusetts. Invitation was issued just prior to Washington's second inauguration in the Senate chamber.","George Washington requires shells for lime to make mortar for about \"40,000 Bricks.\" Constructing Dogue Run Farm 16-sided barn. Asks his nephew if he hires out \"Negro carpenters by the year?\" Can he recommend carpenter overseer?","Has little information re inquiry of Mr. Thomas Bowen--only man named George Harrison in area died 50 years ago--no children--widow married man named Posey--Harrison's land left to nephew John West, from whom George Washington bought it about 20 years ago--knows nothing of affairs of Harrison's estate.","Received letter from Wilkinson by way of Captain Abner Prior and shortly after the two kegs of fish from \"western waters\" [in Ohio] -- fish were fine and a novelty here.","By Brig Betsey, sends triplicates of letters of Jan. 30 and 31 and the third exchange for 2310 guilders for Madame Lafayette.","Sends plan of new federal district where the seat of government will be located -- \"It will serve to show you, and such as may have the curiosity to look at it, that whatever our present condition is, we have vanity enough to look forward to a better.\"","Mrs. Washington is indisposed with a cold -- afraid she will increase it by going to the circus this afternoon -- President and rest of family will go to see exhibition of Mr. Ricketts.","Mr. David Clark, coachmaker in Philadelphia, has asked him to write informing Col. Washington that the coach he (George Washington) had with him in Charleston was made by Clark -- he has heard it was admired for its beauty and is made of good materials -- Mr. Clark hears Col. Washington wants to have a coach made and he desires the job.","Since Mr. de Barth has not made stipulated payments for land bought of Washington, lying on the Kanawas, Washington suggests canceling the bargain instead of bringing measures against De Barth for payment.","Received from Arthur Young two sets of his Annals, numbered 98-108--presumes one set intended, as usual, for Agricultural Society of this city--accordingly, sends them to him as president.","Inquires as to price and availability of the best clover seed.","At request of several gentlemen of his acquaintance, Washington introduces Dr. Edwards, who is going to Europe for his health and to obtain knowledge of agriculture there.","Mr. Arthur Young has written that the several accounts collected by George Washington of agriculture in this country \"have set him afloat on the High Seas of conjecture with respect to the Agriculture of this Country ...\" -- \"and, as you had a hand in setting him afloat, it is but fair that you should lend your assistance to get him landed again\" -- sends enclosed extracts from Young's letter and desires Peters to answer queries -- Young has been prevented by the war from coming to this country to study himself the agriculture and see what can be done along that line.","Agrees to Hooe's offer for flour -- will order Anthony Whitting to make delivery in Alexandria, but wishes because of harvest time that Hooe would take delivery at his mill or on river opposite -- market for flour is not falling as Hooe says, but only a temporary drop due to lack of vessels to take it to European markets -- had heard of William Shepherd's intent to apply to Loudon Court to condemn George Washington's land on Difficult Run -- encloses a copy of earlier letter to Col. Powell on subject.","Hereby conveys a letter from Warner Washington III as he promised -- the younger Warner is destitute for funds in this city.","Enlarges on recent letter of Mrs. Washington's (dictated by him) relative to the estate in Berkeley -- in accord with provisions in George A. Washington's will, advises settling a second plantation in Berkeley including some land in Fairfax County, as a grass and small grain farm -- advises on getting tenants and drawing up contracts -- she should ask advice of George S. Washington -- Anthony Whitting's decline caused by consumption necessitates visit to Mt. Vernon but public business presses and visit will be short.","Death of Anthony Whitting -- needs Tilghman's help to procure new manager -- thinks a good one may better be found on Eastern Shore of Maryland than elsewhere -- gives qualifications for the job -- lists several people in Tilghman's neighborhood whom he has had recommended -- among them is William Pearce [later manager of Mt. Vernon] -- doesn't want to lure any away from present jobs, unless they had intended leaving anyway.","At the time of this letter, Washington was serving his second term as president and was living in Philadelphia.  His nephew, George Augustine Washington, had served as farm manager for the previous seven years but died in 1793.  In need of a new farm manager, Washington considered his nephew, Lawrence Lewis.","Concerned that Lewis was too inexperienced for the job, Washington remarked on the necessary qualifitcations necessary: \"…so little haveg it in my power to visit, or attend to my private concerns, that it becomes extremly necessary (besides fidility) to have an experienced \u0026 skilful man, of some weight, to manage my business; one whose Judgment is able to direct him in cases which may arise out of circumstances that can neither be foreseen, nor previously guarded against.","Washington continued, \"What the age of Mr Lawrence Lewis is—what opportunities he may have had to acquire any knowledge in the management of a Farm. What his disposition, whether active or indolent. Whether clear in his perceptions, \u0026 of good Judgment. Whether sober \u0026 sedate, or fond of amusements and running about—with other queries which might be asked, as well applying to a young man Just entering on the career of life; are all matters to which I am an entire stranger; and if you can give me information respecting them, I shall thank you. You will readily perceive that my sole object in these enquiries is to ascertain the competency of a character to whom I should commit an important trust; consequently, going no farther, can operate nothing to the prejudice of my Nephew, whatever, in confidence, you may say to me on the foregoing points and such others as may occur to you.\"","Washington instead hired a more seasoned farm manager, William Pearce.  Pearce served as farm manager until 1796 during which time Lewis came to stay at Mount Vernon and worked in some managerial capacity, but the official farm manager by then was James Anderson.  Lewis eventually married Nelly Custis in 1799 and lived the remainder of his life at Woodlawn.","Has heard from Mr. Robert Lewis that Crow desires increase in wages -- since he had best crop last year at Union Farm, Washington will raise him to £40 per annum as an encouragement, but will not raise him any higher hereafter.","Requests that Mercer forward deed from \"yourself \u0026 others to me\" if it has been duly executed and recorded.","Has given James Keith a draught on Col. Hooe for £140, the amount due Keith for his trouble in Colville estate -- asks that Hooe deduct it from what is due George Washington.","Lewis was acting Estate Manager for George Washington at Mount Vernon. The letter contains instructions for various farm activities and personal advice to young Lewis on how to write better reports.","100 guineas a year for superintendant of Mt. Vernon--recommends that Pearce visit the estate--to determine if all is to his liking-George Washington expects to be at Mt. Vernon on the 20th of Sept.--gives directions, mileage, stage schedule--speaks of worthless overseer to 8-10 Negro carpenters--hopes to replace him by New Year's day.","Won't sell land on Difficult Run in Loudon County except for very high price -- was in treaty with a Dutchman for it for £60 per annum -- would want double what Lewis offered for the Frederick County land because when Shenandoah River is made navigable, lands near it will increase greatly in value","Introduces Tobias Lear, who leaves George Washington as Secretary after 7 years -- Lear is engaged in a mercantile scheme -- recommends him to Short's kindness.","Introduces Tobias Lear, who goes to Europe to carry into effect his plans for an \"extensive commercial establishment\" at the Federal City -- Lear can explain his long delay in writing -- encloses Mr. Richard Peters' and Mr. Thomas Jefferson's answers to his queries about American agriculture -- if there are any questions, ask Lear.","Sends their regrets that Mrs. Powel cannot accompany him and Mrs. Washington to Virginia.","George Washington's nephew's widow has decided to move--Pearce and his family to move into Mansion--repairing of Mr. Crow's house--recommends Pearce residing in the right wing (the Hall)--list of things at his disposal --authorizes Pearce to acquire ploughs and any other tools --outlines benefits of Pearce's early arrival.","Washington comments on the disagreeable conduct of the French minister Genet, who seems to want to involve the U.S. in war. The situation has \"test[ed] the temper of the Executives.\"","Deals with involved estate of Samuel Washington and his last wife, Susannah Perrin Holding Washington -- had been undecided whether to try to get estate from Mrs. Washington's family in favor of his niece Harriot who was left very little -- will reach an agreement -- \"Pay me one hund. pounds which I shall give to my niece for her immediate support, and I will quit claim to all the Negros which belonged to Mrs. Saml. Washington ...\".","An attachment has been served against Washington -- despite Mercer's orders to the contrary, collectors present notes against Mercer's brother's estate to George Washington's manager for Payment -- brought bond and mortgage of Mercer's late father and brother from Philadelphia, and will exchange them for land -- asks whether his (Washington's) signature necessary on the instrument.","In this letter George Washington has decided to engage superintendant of carpenters for another year--could not find anyone to relace-comments on man who looks after the house people, ditchers, etc.--after winter, Pearce can decide to remain at Mt. Vernon or live elsewhere--construction of house for Mr. Crow--Negro children forbidden to enter the yards and gardens (excluding the children of cook and her husband the Mulatto Frank).","George Washington's general thoughts and directions on government of Mt. Vernon--Mr. Howell Lewis will remain until Pearce's arrival--farm needs much manure---plans to go largely with buck wheat as a green manure---has requested for 450 to 500 bushels for seed--does not wish to go largely with corn--plans to sow a good many oats--keeping no more than half for seed.","George Washington instructs Pearce to take an exact account of the stock, tools and implements on each of the farms--to purchase a proper (bound) book in Alexandria for accounts--insists on the correctness of these registers--outines work of the carpenters: complete the new barn at Dogue Run, etc.--comments on live fences: cedar, lombardy poplar, and willows--hogs and sows--wants to reclaim and lay grass to the mill swamp--clover lots--potatoes--McKoy and Tom Davis--directions for lots on Muddy Hole, Union and River farms--Cyrus a slave at Mansion house--Muclus a slave--Will, a kind of overseer--stresses the need to regulate wagons and carts at the Mansion--Ehler the gardener and an agreement as to where he should eat--Lucy the cook--instructions to provide Negroes with as much meal as they can eat without waste--provisions of fish--directions for killing and preserving the hogs--clover timothy and orchard grass--post and rail fence from the Miller's house to the trunnel fence--barrier against bad neighbors--breaking of the steers to the yoke--oxen--asks for the return of large stone jars (which were filled with spirits)--wants an inventory of articles in store at Mansion--the Jack and stud horse--superfine and fine flour--allowance of meat and meal--paying of debt--overhauling the Seins now rather than in the Spring.","Course of crops--objective was to recover the fields from exhausted state-manure-buck wheat-Indian corn-comments on the insufferable conduct of overseers-Col. Ball of Leesburgh promised to send buck wheat-commends on poor quality of common oats brought from Eastern shore-garlick and wild onions-complains about overseers not doing much fall plowing--has little dependence on overseers when left to themselves-gives directions on how Pearce is to treat overseers-warns Pearce not to be like Mr. Whiting, who is said to have drank freely-GW's observations of his overseers: Stuart, Crow, McKoy, Butler, Davy and Thomas Green.","Written in the hand of Bartholomew Dandridge. Washington describes his Mount Vernon estate to the English agronomist in great detail, as he is considering leasing four of the Mount Vernon farms. Includes his description of Mount Vernon: \"No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated than this.\"","George Washington sends two bank notes of one hundred dollars each for Mr. Butler--is upset that the ice house was not filled during the late freezing spell--wants to know quantity of oats that have been thrashed--instructs them to get seeds from the gardener--has sent a bundle of Poccon or Illinois nuts via Mr. Jefferson--East India hemp seed for sowing--inquires as to the appearance of the growing wheat--using Mr. Whiting's memo book, Mr. Dandridge will settle Mr. Butler's account.","George Washington inquires of condition and shelter of stock at Dogue Run and Union--instances of misconduct of Crow and McKoy--informs Pearce that he is taking on Butler again. Observations on various agricultural things. Asks about the carpenters at Mrs. Fanny Washington's. Informs Pearce that in the Eastern states, horses aided by oxen do the plowing.","Crop rotation plan--hopes to bring fields into a profitable state of cultivation--mentions Mr. Stuart's suggestion that the good fields be planted with corn and poor parts with buck wheat--sending 14 bushels of clover seed--suspects that Negro seedsmen are taking toll on seeds--manure to Mansion house for oats, grass and potatoes--fences at River farm--Thomas Green taking fine flour from the mill--payment of a hundred dollars to Mr. Dulany--rent due to Mrs. French for year 1793-wages for 1793 due to estate of Mr. Anthony Whitting.","Draft of a letter from George Washington to John Hamilton Moore thanking him for a copy of his book 'The new practical navigator'. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","George Washington speaks of Mr. Butler's agreeable work and conduct--French furze--construction of substantial fences--pigs--planting of clover and buck wheat--wants to know of the appearance of the growing wheat and barley--progress on the new race at the mill--honey locust seed--white bent seed--inquires about the amount of St. Foin and India hemp seed--stresses the importance of selling cattle before it is too late--attending to their breeding--Mrs. Fanny Washington asks to rent her fishing landing--conditions of rent--Col. Ball must have the three shoats he requested (a boar and two sows)--payment of wages to Stuart, Crow and McKoy--intends to build dairies at both Union and Dogue Run farms.","George Washington mentions the death of Stuart's daughter--gives directions for repairs of the house in Alexandria--comments that cedar posts, chestnut or cyprus rails are better than oak--concerned about the idleness of his carpenters--barn at Dogue Run--discusses the increase of lambs reported by the overseers--a missing report of Mr. Stuart is requested--sending payment from Philadelphia of Mr. Lewis' order to Mr. Ross--white bent grass seeds received--Ehler the gardener--directions for labeling new seeds.","George Washington assents to Pearce's request to meet his children in Baltimore--payment of wages to Mr. Stuart--enclosed some early colliflower seed, sent by Mrs. Washington--promises to send copy of advertisement of terms on which jacks and stud horses are to cover--mentions Crow's inattention to stock in regards to sheep sheering--St. Foin seed and India hemp--hares being destructive--lucern--enclosed three bank notes for Rev. Mr. Muir and Mr. Hartshorne--warns not to take mares from the jacks until paid.","Regarding his annual contributions to the Alexandria Academy--Washington wishes to know what indigent or orphaned children have attended and what their progress has been, especially since he has only once received such a report.","Following up on his previous letter, Washington writes that he has not had any response from Simms or James Keith regarding the Thomas Colvill estate, nor of the cash sent to Simms, nor has Washington received the documents he had requested from them.","George Washington explains horse advertisement--care of the youngest jack and mules--Peter--tells Pearce to keep an exact account of all mares and jenneys that go to the jacks--Mr. Prescot of Loudoun (or Fauquier) owes yet for last year--speaks of Mr. Lewis' account that the new visto is opened much further than intended--instructions to buy as much good Oznabrigs--for the making of clothes for the Negroes--requests a sample of the linnen--comments on the price of midlings and ship stuff and superfine and fine flour--corn--breaking of the ground in the fall.","George Washington approves the use of his own people in repairing the house in Alexandria--warns that putting the fence posts too distant will cause the rails to warp--glad to hear of Green's finishing the barn at Dogue Run--comments on the grain falling from the treading floor--lucern--directions for preparing--St. Foin and India hemp--impossible navigation has prevented him sending the promised clover and other seeds--hopes to send next week.","Cannot possibly appoint Spotswood's son John as commander of a frigate over older and experienced officers--perhaps can make him 2nd or 3rd lieutenant--on recommendation of Mr. Brooke and others, Mr. Lawrence Muse appointed as Collector of Rappahannock [Cty] to succeed Hudson Muse.","Autograph letter signed, two pages plus cover page with Washington's presidential frank. Washington writes Ball regarding a shipment of goods that he expects will soon depart Philadelphia after some delay. The shipment includes clover seeds and cocoa bean shells, latter intended as a gift from Martha Washington to Ball's wife, Francis (Fanny) Washington Ball, the daughter of George's brother Charles. Finally, Washington encloses an advertisement for the stud services of his prized livestock, the horse Traveller and donkeys Knight of Malta and Compound.","Lewis has given him no information on Washington's lots in Winchester and Bath, Virginia [the latter now Berkeley Springs, W.Va.]--he wishes a list of all tenants, what they owe, and how they stand--asks Lewis to post copies of enclosed advertisement in area, especially at Leesburg and Fauquier Courthouse--Mr. Prescoat [Prescott] owes for last year's stud fee and a long pasturage.","Washington gives directions regarding the purchase of linnens for the enslaved people--suggestions for determining how far apart the boards on the threshing floor should be in the new barn at Dogue Run--cultivation of the drilled wheat--clover seed, furze and other promised articles are on board the Sally Captain--Col. Gilpin--onions and garlick--might get some oats from Notley Young, esq.--gives directions for the enclosed Nankeen cotton seeds--P.S. (page 3): wrote Col. Ball and Mr. Robert Lewis, welcome to send a mare or two to either of the Jacks or the Horse--P.S. (page 4): March 17, delay in departure of the Vessel [Sally], may alter delivery route--5 bushels of Plaster of Paris to be tried on clover. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.","George Washington complains that the overseers did not plow in the fall--success of the crop--running rollers over the grass and wheat--spring barley--Wayles the Brewer in Alexandria--winter barley--Col. Ball is late with the buck wheat--ponders the distance between sections of the floor at the new Dogue Run barn--furnishing Mr. Smith with fish from the landing--prices--securing enough fish for the use of the people there--asks about quantity of wheat--tobacco stored in Alexandria--inquires about Pearce's family arrival--sending, on the next vessel, nine bolts of Oznabrigs--it is cheaper there than in Alexandria--gives directions on receiving payment from Col. Lyles and instructs where he is located--sending three pounds of lucern seed--directs Pearce not to accept anything but the whole sum from Col. Lyles.","George Washington decides that the space between boards on the treading floor of the new barn at Dogue Run will be an inch and a half--suggests that the oats may be tread on the same floor--will send three and a half bushels of a peculiar kind of oats--appearance of the drilled and other wheat--comments on the fine weather during March--winter barley--St. Foin and hemp--Abram--warns of Crow's not able to be trusted--warns of lack of water should mill race not be completed--Washington's sister Lewis of Fredericksburgh is allowed to have one of the unbroken mules.","George Washington is glad to hear that Pearce's family has safely arrived at Mt. Vernon--hopes that change of air will help to restore the eldest daughter to health--writes of the capture of vessels by the British--followed by the embargo--fall in provisions--price of flour--threshing of wheat--purchasing salt before the prices get higher--it is not Washington's expectation to stop ploughing in order to roll the grass and grain--breaking of steers--inquires of the young grass planted last fall--defends the imposition of garden seeds--provision for providing clothes for the young gardener at Alexandria--chance for lambs is bad--rams--instructions for shearing time--paper for the rooms in the house--plastering and white washing--orders for Thomas Davis to paint the houses--lower portion a stone color and the roof red.","Rare for Washington to answer letters applying for appointments, but because of personal regard and former public association he is replying to this one ... lists 3 reasons which explain his silence re: applications for appointments: (1) requests are so numerous and courteous replies require too much of his time; (2) courteous answers could be interpreted to mean more than was intended; (3) at the time of his Inauguration \"... I resolved firmly that no man should ever charge me justly with deception ...\" has never committed himself on an appointment until all information and circumstances have been examined ... on a purely personal basis without involving his public character or the Country, Washington has responded to a request of McHenry's ...","Washington asks Deakins to examine contents of enclosed order and tell him the price the tobacco would fetch.","Presidential pardon signed by George Washington and issue to David Blair. The Customs Act of 1790 specified procedures for collecting duties on imported goods and standardized the sizes of containers for certain imported goods in order to facilitate easier taxation and reduce fraud. For instance, run was required to be imported in casks of at least 50 gallons. David Blair's attempt to import rum from Barbados in casks smaller than 50 gallons resulted in the forfeiture of his vessel. Washington's 1794 pardon of Blair remits this forfeiture. Signed by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State. Manuscript document signed, with embossed paper seal, 1 page.","George Washington expresses his being sorry to learn of Pearce's not being well--discusses the amount owed to the estate of Mr. Anthony Whitting--Col. Bassett--Mr. Lear--the private papers of Mr. Whitting--his heir Mr. Ring--ready to sow buck wheat at all the farms--inquires of progress of oats and grass seeds--rain twice last week--dry in Philadelphia--instructs Pearce not to grind more wheat because of the embargo--flax--clothes for the Negroes--wool--warns Pearce to be cautious of pilferring.","George Washington expresses confusion over dimensions of the rooms in Alexandria house given by Thomas Green--flax seed--regulate the grass lots at Dogue Run farm--potatoes, oats and clover for the support of the stock, the Mansion house and for sale--demands particular attention to the penning of the stock--willow--informs Pearce that 5,000 white thorn plants are being sent by Mr. Lear on the ship Peggy from England--other fruit trees--lima beans.","Declares that Mr. Thomas Digges was during the Revolution and since a friend to the United States--Digges sent him intelligence and helped prisoners escape from England back to this country--Digges was thought to be in pay of Dr. Benjamin Franklin--Washington never knew his loyalty was questioned, though he has now disputed with Franklin over accounts--John Trumbull, in England during Revolution, declares that Digges aided the American cause.","Writes the answers to queries regarding injunction by one John Henshaw, arising from estate settlement of George Mercer--John Tayloe, George Mason and George Washington were given power of attorney by Mercer and others in England. Washington writes that \"It is really hard that I am so often called before Courts in matters in which I have no interest; but am continually saddled with the expence of defence.\"","George Washington is sorry to hear that the ship Peggy has not arrived from England with his 5,000 white thorn plants--Mr. Lear's fruit trees--hoped that Pearce had discharged Green when he found him drinking--he sets such a bad example--never got an account of last year's corn--buck wheat--potatoes--preserving the apricots--does not want to because his family will not be at Mt. Vernon at all during the summer--hopes to, assuming public business permits, make a flying trip through Mt. Vernon after the rising of Congress--papering the ceiling.","Sending paper for two lower rooms in house--warns Pearce to wait until plaster is thoroughly dry--Green--instructions for the payment of the Sheriff's and Clerk's notes--Mrs. Fanny Washington--cut the hay and grain in time at harvest--be attentive to the drilled wheat--secure it in the seed loft at the Mansion--approves of sowing the first lot in the mill swamp with buck wheat and timothy--corn--grass--mentions Pearce's complaint of bad pastures--wool of dead sheep--inquires about corn, oats, buck wheat and clover.","Crops suffering from drought--Mr. Dandridge--oats on last vessel have disappeared--has enclosed four small papers of seeds which have been sent from a curious gentleman in Europe--keeping of clover for seed--buck wheat--timothy--heavy cost of these in the markets of Philadelphia--value of various grasses--clover ought to be well cured before stacking--Crow--both cattle and sheep will benefit from turnip--asks about the drilled wheat and common wheat--ought to be ripe by the 8th or 10th of June--there are two kinds of wheat in drills at Union--inquires if Plaster of Paris was spread--hides of the dead cattle to be tanned by the old man Jack--skins of the dead sheep--Mulatto Will making shoes--Mrs. Fanny Washington--four missing heads of tobacco--Mr. Whitting--surveying in the fall--Mr. Minor--hopes to be at Mt. Vernon by the 10th of June--selling of a horse--health of slaves discussed--Sam, Doll, several spinners, Ditcher Charles--awaiting the arrival of the Peggy and the white thorn plants and Mr. Lear's fruit trees--high price of flour--embargo.","Washington lists and describes lands that he owns on the Ohio, East side; on the Great Kanhawa; west of the Ohio; in Kentucky; in the State of Pennsylvania; and the Great Dismal Swamp--with acreage and asking prices of each--comments by Washington--he \"will let them go\" if sold together for £ 50,000, although separately they are valued higher--there follows a paragraph of description for each of the 8 tracts.","Crops labouring under drought--2 or 3 fine rains have fallen in Philadelphia in past week--unfavorable account of the drilled wheat--great change and decrease in number of sheep since George Washngton's leaving 5 years ago--average fleece from 5 pounds down to 2 pounds--ship Peggy arrived in George Town with the white thorn trees and Mr. Lear's fruit trees--enclosed list for gardener--fence around slave quarters at Union farm--sent oats--on next vessel Washington will send paper for the house.","Requests that Deakins endeavor to put a stop to trespassing on north part of Woodstock Manor in Montgomery County, Md. which fell to Washington's share in division of William Sprigg's property--also requests information on tenants and farms on his share.","Thanks Deakins for trees imported in the \"Peggy\"--but season probably too far advanced for them to live--enclosed is note to Francis Deakins regarding Washington's land in Woodstock Manor.","Glad to hear of rains--will give a different appearance to oats and flax--rains may enliven corn and buck wheat--fears for any grass that may have been cut--little is expected from white bent grass--save as many of the other grasses for seed--drilled wheat and common wheat--deception with respect to potatoes (210 bushels instead of 418) is an example of how little others can be trusted, black or white--Washington knows of the existence of place in Alexandria where pilfered items can be sold--corn--clover--turnip seeds--midlings and ship stuff--Mr. Douglass--will not be at Mt. Vernon until at least the end of the month.","Lambs were not to be sold--if any were, Washington never received the money--plans for the selling/care of the sheep--never kill the females--comments on those who would go against his plan--his absence has afforded them the opportunity--overseers not allowed to sell any animals--Mr. Stuart's selling butter--Washington never entertained an unfavorable opinion of Stuart and always a bad one of Green--Mrs. Stuart fraudulently furnishes butter for McKnight's Tavern--Mrs. Fanny Washington and the dampness of the cellar in the Alexandria house--Davis and his attendants taking a week to complete a job that should have taken a day--Mr. Oneill from Chester County--a freestone quarry near the lime kiln--Tom Davis and Muclus--Thomas Green--bad example for the carpenters.","People write Washington with all manner of requests and he never fails to answer, despite all his public business--he requests information from Fitzgerald on matter mentioned in enclosed letter from Mr. Smith--asks him to send information and the letter back.","George Washington plans to leave Philadelphia on Tuesday and will probably reach Mt. Vernon either Sunday or Monday--bringing two white waiters with him--one is a hostler and the other attends to Washington--tells Pearce to try the turnip seeds to prove their goodness--preparing ground for a seed that never vegitates.","Washington appoints [...] to collect his rents in counties of Fayette and Washington in state of Pa. The name and amount of salary left blank. Washington enclosed this power in a letter of same date to Presley Neville, desiring him to fill in name and amount himself.","Continual disappointment in collection of rents in Fayette and Washington Counties, Pa. forces Washington to place the matter in other hands--he directs Cannon to hand over list of tenants, etc. to [...]. (The name left blank in original and letterpress copy. Washington enclosed this in letter of same date to Presley Neville, leaving to his discretion the person to appoint to the task.)","GW arrived in Philadelphia on Monday--travelled all day through a constant rain--sorry to hear that wet weather interupts work--especially plowing--buck wheat should be plowed in while it is still green and succulent--corn--wheat--oats looked good when he was home--hopes weather does not injure--grass--scythes--hay--replenished with good seed--scratched in with harrows, or rakes with iron teeth--hopes for considerable profit from meadow ground--Capt. Conway of Alexandria sells 400 pounds worth of hay annually--planting corn at Mill swamp not for the sake of the crop but to prepare for grass--the bridge leading to McKoy's house--those parts of the large meadow enclosure at Union farm to be set with grass as soon as possible--fine timothy--instructs Pearce to write memorandums to remind himself of Washington's directions--Mrs. Fanny Washington taking possession of Alexandria house--Mr. Oneill--quarry--send butter and wood to Mrs. F. Washington--measuring of stone--Peter--mules--last Oct., Washington supplied all farms with a complete set of plow beasts (horses or mules)--raising mules for value--night rides and treading wheat will deprive Washington of foals--Lancaster--mares bought for breeding put to work and other rascally treatment by overseers--Sarah--Mr. Lund Washington's receipt for 500 pounds--has heard of illness of Pearce's eldest daughter--should be prepared for the unfortunate event--is satisfied with Pearce's conduct--list of Washington's favorite objectives--Mrs. Washington requests one dozen of the best hams and half dozen midlings of bacon.","Ship Passport written in Dutch and English, signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, from the schooner Elizabeth, dated July 14, 1794.","Frequent rains, not too heavy or too long, will be the making of the corn and buck wheat--directions for plowing wet fields--examine the shocks of wheat frequently--inquires of the quantity and quality of oats--timothy--clover--give John the gardener a dollar on the last day of every month, provided he behaves well--is glad to hear that Pearce's daughter is feeling better--wants to know why Betty Davis and Doll are more than half their time on the sick list--care of grass seeds--little garden by the salt house--Crow, McKoy and Butler.","Cultivation in corn of the lots in the Mill swamp--corn is not so much an object with Washington as meadow--rushes, alders and other shrubs--inquires of the corn (grown, shoot well and look promising)--particular care taken with the seed of rare ripe corn Washington sent home--Butler--grass seed sown with flax at Union farm--Mr. McNeil (Oneill)--quarry--use of the young mules by the overseers and plowmen--inquiries for particular concerning Ruth, Hannah and Pegg--their being sick several weeks together.","Account ledger with Bank of Alexandria (record of deposits and drafts) - holograph - 10 leaves - one page tipped in at end of ledger. This statement, dated March 20, 1821, concerns two of Washington's drafts to Samuel Washington in 1797 and 1799 for $ 1,000.00. Docketed on verso of final leaf: \"Stuart's Exers on Washington etc. Filed with Depon of Jas. K. McKenna 16 May 1821.\"","George Washington has moved to German Town to escape the heat of Philadephia--has not rained at Mt. Vernon for a while--fearful that drought would damage corn--put off sowing wheat until corn fields are clean, light and in good order--preparing no more land for a crop than one can handle--whatever is attempted should be well executed as it respects crops--an essential object with every farmer ought to be the destruction of weeds--his arable and pasture ground should produce nothing but grain, pulse (if he raises them), vegetables of different sorts and grasses--timothy--inquiries about the clover which was sown with the oats at Mansion house--potatoes--Crow has been applying to Col. Ball for a place--McKoy--encourages Pearce to make an agreement with whomsoever will answer his purposes--should be industrious, sober and knowing in the management of Negroes and other concerns of the farm--someone to take the place of Thomas Green to oversee the carpenters--James, Muclus, Davis--description of this overseer--Butler--received bacon in Philadelphia--buck wheat.","Oats, wheat and clover at River farm--laying ground to clover as soon as possible--flour sold in Alexandria--woolen clothes for the people by the first of November--employment of all who can be spared on the new race at the mill--save time and water--sainfoin--potatoes at the Mansion house--gardener is to save as much seed as he can from the everlasting pea--this pea, when cut young, should make an excellent hay-drilled wheat.","Favorable appearance of the corn--ground is in good order for wheat--buck wheat--hemp growing in the vineyard--inquires to the appearance of the potatoes--Kate (wife of Will) at Muddy Hole wishes to serve the Negro women (as a granny) on the estate--pay of 12 to 15 pounds per year--in the George Town Gazette it is written that holders of shares in the Potomac Company (treasurer William Hartshorn) are to give 12 pounds sterling per share--Washington holds 5 shares--Col. Lyles Bond--Crow and McKoy--comments on replacing them--Green--Butler--rare ripe corn.","Workers for the new mill race--comments on the newly hired overseer--Mason--Pine going to school in Alexandria--may fall into bad habits or company there--Mr. Butler--incompetent in his present position--inquires if Groves is married or single--asks about the turnips--inquires after Pearce's youngest and eldest daughters.","Washington asks Lewis to send money from rents to payment of William Pearce in Alexandria, also rental accounts--rents may be applied to purchasing leases, but 10% won't be derived from money advanced--discusses terms of real estate transactions--transfer of leases illegal under Mr. Muse--pleased with Lewis's disposal of Bath and Winchester houses and lots and land on Potomac River, but wishes Lewis had sent the conditions under which they had been let--sends his love, and Martha's, to Mrs. Lewis.","Col. Lyles bond--gives instructions on writing responses to his inquiries--drilled wheat and barley--the culture of the latter is more profitable than the former--directions for dealing with the ague and fever--Mr. Gunnel--Col. Simms of Alexandria--people have taken liberties with Washington's timber and wood during his absence--Mr. Pierce Bailey--selling a tract of land for 1500 pounds--discusses payment--Mr. Gill of Alexandria--Washington agrees to putting a still at Mt. Vernon--Pearce should contact Mr. Stuart if he has questions--young Boatswain.","Deals with the estate of Mrs. Margaret Green Savage, and of her husband Dr. William Savage--Washington relates outline of case still under litigation, but refers Trenor to Rev. Mr. Bryan Fairfax as the one who has best knowledge of case and is still active in it as trustee--tells Trenor \"I have no more right to intermeddle in the Judicial proceedings of the Courts in this Country than you have.\"","Mr. Pyne wishes to be employed at Mt. Vernon--Washington leaves the issues in Pearce's hands--has enclosed a certificate for Mr. Butler--discusses his dismissal--directions for removing the Negro quarters at Union and River farms--warns Pearce not to wait too long.","Returns [unnamed] pamphlets herewith--thanks for perusal of them.","Col. Lyle's bond is discussed--Washington approves of Pearce's sowing early (or distilled) wheat at different seasons to discover the best for it--double headed wheat at Union farm--heavy rains--problems as a result of it--drains in all the fields that need it--Pearce has the ague and fever--young Boatswain--Washington warns that yellow fever may possibly be in Baltimore.","Washington left German Town yesterday and arrived in Philadelphia--Thomas Green has quit of his own accord--Old Bishop should be taken care of--a decision about employing Pyne should be made without much more delay--McKoy--asks about the appearance of the stone quarry--possible replacement for Green--Washington hopes to get to Mt. Vernon before Nov.--may not be possible because of rebellion in the West (Whiskey Rebellion)--Mrs. Fanny Washington requests boards for a corn house--Mrs. Washington requests some artichoke seeds.","Washington mentions a new road and that Pearce is to oversee it--has engaged a Scotchman to replace Green--he is to have Green's house, garden, etc.--James Donaldson and his family will embark for Mt. Vernon on the ship Capt. Mitchell--other directions and requests in regard to the new carpenter--Pyne--is sorry to hear of Butler's illness--GW leaves Tuesday for Carlisle--still hopes to be at Mt. Vernon before Congress meets.","Washington is glad to find that seeding of wheat is over--problems with the new road spoken of in last letter--Mr. Thompson Mason--advantages of new road for him--gives reasons for the construction of the new road--Crow--unproductivity of the ferries--questions if he will receive any advantage from the new public road.","Memorandum detailing a work contract with Mount Vernon carpenter James Donaldson, including his allowances for food, moving expenses, use of tools, use of a house, garden, and cow, and the privilege of the occasional absence, in exchange for his work. Donaldson was a white overseer of the slave carpenters at Mount Vernon.  Washington hired him for his \"sober and industrious\" nature, but soon learned that he was not a competent overseer.  Washington repeatedly wrote to his overseer at the time, William Pearce on the subject of Donald's inability to manage slave labor and Donaldson left Mount Vernon by November 1795.  Autograph letter signed by Washington and Donaldson, 2 pages.","Washington is 55 miles from Philadelphia on his way to Carlisle--comments that neither he nor Pearce is familiar with the management of buck wheat--on his current travel, Washington sees the crop on the whole road--it is cut down and remains in the field in very small cocks--presumes they will stay that way until the seed gets perfectly ripe--the potatoes too were every where digging.","Washington informs Pearce that he will not be at Mt. Vernon until spring--tells Pearce not to delay his trip to the Eastern Shore--disperse the stock which may be endangered by the winter--no more hogs put up for pork than such as are of fit age and size.","Washington returned to Philadelphia on Tuesday last--he expresses confidence in Pearce's care, judgment and integrity--repeats his objectives--regular course of crops; introduce grass where proper; make meadows and hedges; recover exhausted fields; improve stock--large dairies; make hay--these are much more desirable to Washington than to push the best fields out of their regular course in order to increase the next, or any other, year's crop of grains--which would eventually ruin the fields--expresses sorrow over the loss of Pearce's daughter--also, Paris and Jupiter have died--Pyne--McKoy--Washington does not expect much (in the way of overseeing the carpenters) from James Donaldson--Col. William Washington of Westmoreland--Washington repeats his observance of Donaldson--Green--housing the new family in the Green hosue--fodder was gotten in good time--corn yield--wants to know quantity of buck wheat--sorry to find that fly found in the wheat demands immediate threshing--wants Pearce to experiment with price of wheat in grain form or flour--cabins and quarters at Union farm.","Potatoes and corn are likely to turn out well--keep enough buck wheat and potatoes for seed--it is miserable for a farmer to be obliged to purchase his seeds--exchanging may be useful--prices for wheat and flour in Alexandria--Sally Green and her distressed circumstances--James Donaldson into the Green house--Pyne was more a talker than [a worker]--fall plowing--cutting up the fallen timber--hogs for sale--culled sheep--Mr. Hawkins left sundry cuttings of valuable grape vines at Mr. Lund Washington's--cultivate corn and rye--conserving trees at the Mansion house--clearing fields at Dogue-run.","Enclosed thirteen hundred dollars--a bond from Mr. Lund Washington--fifty pounds to go to the charity school at the Academy in Alexandria--Washington's annual subscription of ten pounds to the Rev. Mr. Davis--incumbent of the Episcopal Church in Alexandria--Mr. Herbert.","Gives William A. Washington the desired information on seminaries and colleges to which he could send his children--one in \"this place\" seems to be doing Washington Custis no good at all--British overlooker of carpenters at Mt. Vernon seems unable to handle hands under him; Mr. Pearce might have to replace him--is there any chance of getting man spoken of before for the job?","Letters to Col. William Washington of Westmoreland--the easy and simple manners of Donaldson make him unfit as an overseer of the Negro carpenters--he should, however, instruct Isaac and the boy Jem in the principles of making and repairing all kinds of farming implements--quarters for a new carpenter overseer--Mrs. Fanny Washington--descriptions of people who Washington thinks should be obliged to stay at his Alexandria house--Doctor Craik--which wines to serve his guests--claret, madeira for very extraordinary circumstances--the use of his Mt. Vernon home by curious people--hogs for pork--some bacon for the Mansion--omission of McKoy not to measure his potatoes--Washington wants to compare the crop of corn and the crop of potatoes together--whether it is better to sell wheat as grain or flour--Mr. Minor--Col. Lyles--enclosed money to discharge Washington's bond to Mr. Lund Washington.","Washington discovers that it is more profitable to sell wheat after being ground into flour--Sally Green is cautioned against dealing with Washington's Negroes--grubbing--leaving clumps of trees when clearing--corn will be much better than if growing among single trees--wants the total account of all farms of the corn--wants sheds with brick foundation, at Dogue-run erected for the work horses, oxen, etc.--will send four or five bushels of clover seed.","Problems with the bond to Mr. Lund Washington--Mr. John Mercer--Mr. Randolph--asks not to have any more smith's work done there in the future--wages due soon--prices of flour (super-fine and fine)--crop of fodder has been great--should have a great deal of hay for sale--feeding of Washington's stock--potatoes and turnips--experiment with fattening bullocks--punishing trespassers on Washington's four mile run tract--progress on the new race at the mill--James Donaldson--treatment of visitors--use of wine.","Instructs Lear to look in trunks at Mount Vernon for papers concerning the Potomac Company. Supports pushing forward navigation of river, seeks opinion of English engineer [William] Weston, also may consult [Richard] Claiborne's engineer. Acknowledges the opposition to Potomac Company plans.","Clearing ground for next year--asks if it would be better to have it well grubbed rather than cleaning the ground thoroughly--treatment of other like fields--No. 6 at Muddy hole--corn holes at the Mansion--orchards--directions on fences surrounding corn--clearing of woods--crop rotation--hopes Allison turns out well--possibly who Crow spent much of his time--erecting shed for the cattle by the new barn at Union farm--new sheds at Dogue-run--gathering thorn berries--Oneil quarrying stone at Mt. Vernon.","Total amount of corn crop is 1639 barrels--stock gets 22 barrels per week--14 barrels weekly to the Negroes--totalling 233 barrels more than is made--it is from corn and wheat that Washington expects to pay overseers' wages and everything that needs to be bought--asks about the amount of oats that have been threshed--quantity of potatoes compared with that of corn to determine cultivation for next year--wants to hasten the manufacturing of all wheat due to the price increase--asks about the completion of the mill race--repairing the barn at Muddy hole--before the new barn at River farm is undertaken--brick foundations for the sheds at Dogue-run--is glad to hear so good account of Donaldson--spinning of wool--clean and dirty--allowance of provision for gardener and his wife--Peter--Mr. Lear of George Town--Col. Fitzgerald.","Washington forwards some papers to Lear relative to the Potomac River. He includes a drawing by a Mr. Claiborn describing a new method of lowering and raising boats without locks.","Fencing the ground at the Mansion house for corn--rotations for Dogue-run, Muddy hole and River farms--putting oats and clover in the ground where buck wheat grew this year--leaving two or three clumps of trees when clearing the wood at No. 5 at Dogue-run--for the purpose of shade and ornament--importance of reviewing old letters--carpenters preparing frames, shingles, etc., for putting in more dormant windows in the back of the stables at Mansion house--Washington hopes that with favorable weather the fall plowing is in great forwardness--house Frank and Lucy being idle when not at their specific tasks--cucumber tree--Mrs. Washington sending a present to the gardener's wife--death of Austin--Mrs. Stiles sending his Mare and all his things to Mt. Vernon--shrubs sustaning injury from the deer--preserving the pork--old Butler--honey locust seed--Doll at the ferry--price of flour in Philadelphia still at ten dollars a barrel.","Comments on Pearce's health--hopes that all the oat grounds will be in good order for early seeding--allotment of oats for Washington's horses when he comes to Mt. Vernon--asks about a fallen chimney that injured some Negro children--Doll at the ferry--ableness to work--rotation of crops at Dogue-run--asks about two plows that were sent to Mt. Vernon earlier--asks if they have been used yet.","Fall in prices of wheat and flour--inclosure for corn at the Mansion house--other fences and gates--Washington's plans for the two sheds at Dogue-run--Irish potatoes--will send a bushel and a half of clean honey locust seed--directions for these--French Will--Washington's supposed promised of freedom after seven years of service--Dick at Dogue-run.","Despite probable increase in value of lands because of great immigration, Washington has decided to sell his lands west of Allegheny mountains due to troubles with tenants and collecting rent--he gives Shreve first choice at land in Fayette County [Pa.] on which he now lives--specifies terms--if nothing is decided by the end of February, Washington will feel free to sell land Shreve is on to another.","Washington discusses discrepency with Miller's receipt--price of flour fell before Washington's was made ready for the market--wheat crop over all the U.S. was extremely short--price should rise again before the warm weather--Doctor Stuart--Col. Ball--inquires about the treading floor in the new barn at Dogue-run--a general rule being of leaving either single trees or clumps--gardener is allowed a fifth of what is sold from the nursery--death of Bishop--providing victuals and clothing for Donaldson's son--Donaldson should teach Isaac and the boy Jem in the principles of implements--filling up gullies--French's Will--Washington not too concerned with hunting him up--only as an example--Broad Creek--Bladensburgh--upper Marlborough--procuring seeds for the gardener--St. Foin--Mr. Lear--furze seed--Cale or cole seed--asks if the ferry people will have the field at Mansion house for corn--rotation--Mr. Lund Washington--indebted for fish--Austin.","Washington sends her a copy of Jefferson's \"Notes of Virginia\" [Notes on the State of Virginia]--cannot find \"Dr. Franklin's Strictures on the abuse of the press\" among his remaining volumes of the Bee--he hopes to see her at dinner tomorrow.","Cedar making a good hedge--cedar berries--proper season for removing cedar trees--had success when removing them in a deep frost--wants to experiment with keeping hogs in sties from pigs--death of old Betty.","Mrs. Styles--Austin--Washington doubts that the little old field at the ferry could be got in order in time for oats and clover--use it for corn, wheat and clover--agrees with the arrangement of fields Nos. 1, 3, and 6 at Muddy hole--immediate profit is not so much an object with Washington as the restoration of worn out and gullied fields--old clover lot planted with potatoes--manure the bad parts--advertising the horse and jack--can stand at last year's rate's--wheat fields covered with a thin layer of snow--has enclosed garden seeds for Ehler.","Surveying the four mile run--Mr. [Lund] Washington and Mr. Terret--Moses Ball--likely Washington will have more than 100 bushels of oats to spare--had hoped for three to four thousand--hopes the price will be higher than half a crown by the end of April--transplanting young cedars--make hedges--preparing a seed--lucern--use of a heavy harrow with sharp teeth--linnen to cloath the negroes--proper care and attention given to the bacon--Smith--Old Butler--tedious execution of work by the carpenters--Betty.","Washington received Pearson's letter with 1st volume and part of 2nd of Memoirs of Academy of Arts and Sciences -- gives his thanks to members of the Academy.","Washington has spoken to Mr. William Weston, an English engineer, about Weston's visiting the falls of the Potomac. Working \"on the Canal, between the Waters of Susquehanna \u0026 the Schuylkill [sic]\" Weston will be arriving via Baltimore. Washington regrets that it is too late for Weston to arrange to meet Lear at the confluence of the Shenendoah and the Potomac, as Lear had wished.","Washington was afraid the open weather (frost) would have injured the wheat--expenses of the estate covered by wheat--rolling the bad parts of a field--questions Pearce's surveying assessment of a plot--commiting a jack to the Eastern Shore--Mr. Charles Lee--Mr. Pearse Bailey--land property is rising fast in value--the number of emigrants--Col. Washington--oznabrigs--the Trial--Capt. Hand--high price of clover seed--scaley bark hiccory nut--Illinois nut--honey locust seed.","Selling all the fish to one man is best--if Mr. Smith will give five shillings per one thousand for herring and twelve shilling in hundred for shad, Pearce had better enter into a written agreement with him--surveying the boundries--Mr. [Lund] Washington--cedar berries--oznabrigs--flax--Mr. Bayley--price of lands--especially those convenient to the federal city.","Regarding some of Ball's land which he wants to sell to the government to build an arsenal--Col. Pickering thinks the price too high and situation too low down--Washington doesn't want to say anything more to the Secretary of War lest anyone think he is influenced by family connection--has never seen any such act passed by Virginia legislature as Ball mentioned in his letter of 19 December.","Washington expresses feelings of humility at praise of his work in Revolution and in the government--he gives all credit to \"the Great ruler of events\" and \"kind Providence.\"","Wheat on the ground is in so unpromising a way--inquires to the look of the barley--roller--French's Paul--pains taken to apprehend and bring him to punishment--Dick--Betty Davis--Sarah, possibly a spinner at the Mansion, in childbed--purchase of one thousand yards of German oznabrigs--lucern seed to be had in Alexandria--new overseer at Mansion house--Allison--inquires about the price of flour in Alexandria--both superfine and fine are up again in Philadelphia.","On the Sloop Harmony--Capt. Ellwood--Washington has sent 972 1/2 yards of oznabrigs--Mrs. Fanny Washington---Col. Gilpin--Washington has also included various seeds--some rare and valuable--turnips--chiccory--botany bay grass seeds--requests that the gardener use his utmost skill and care--cabbage--lucern--preparing for its arrival--Sammy is to supply the place of Bristol--Cyrus, a dower slave--the children of Daphne--Mr. Smith--one purchaser for the fish--Mrs. Fanny Washington, Dr. Stuart and Mr. Lund Washington--Gray--India hemp--Pair graffs.","New overseers are turning out well--Grove--Allison--Washington has received twenty pounds of lucern seed--eight pounds of lucern and the like quantity of clover mixed to the acre--grasses ought to be sown on clean and well prepared ground--Betty Davis and Pearce's having difficulty distinguishing between real and feigned sickness--Paul--Mr. Dulany--artichokes.","Mr. Pierce Bailey--land on difficult run--inquiry of the new meadow at Dogue-run--affects of the winter weather on the growing grain, the grass and the fields which are to be sown and planted--Moses at the mill-- Tom and Ben--coopering--Gray--Isaac making ploughs--Donaldson--gardener attending to pease--an English gentleman, named Strickland--red wine and madeira--Mrs. Fanny Washington--porter.","Carter Ben at the River farm, laid up many weeks--potatoe plan experiment--impediments from the weather in sowing oats--winter grain should now show its spring appearance--roller-cutting small grain before it is suffered to get too ripe--honey locust seed--advertising of Paul.","Washington does not expect to be at Mt. Vernon by Sunday--the roads through Maryland are impassible and business in the federal city has detained him--injured parts of meadow should be resown--if that, or the other meadows, were once well taken with timothy, floods would not wash of[f] the soil.","\"Calculation of the number of Bricks wanting for the Barn at River Farm\" --Bricks for barn at River Farm.  Sketch is for barn at Dogue Run Farm.  -total number of bricks for each section of the new barn--sketch of barn placement and surrounding grounds.","Grain and grass have benefitted by the late rains--flour in the mill is to be inspected--poor prices.","Wheat and grass continue to mend--warm weather and rain--also brought on oats--disposing of flour--midlings and ship stuff--Davenport--mill account for last year--the boy at the mill to go to the garden at Mansion house--two deaths in the family--one of them a young fellow--McKoy--Green--Davis--fence at Dogue-run to enclose the barn--the number of bricks required for the barn in the Neck (River farm).","Washington has enclosed sketches of the barn to be built at River farm--2 inch planks of white oak for the threshing floor--1 inch and a quarter pine plank for the lower floor of the graineries--other directions for construction--Mr. Stuart and the making of bricks--asks of the character of the carpenter who built Mrs. Peak's barn--honey locust plants--speaks of a book which contains information on these--Pekan or Illinois nut-plants sent by a gentleman from Jamaica--Doctor Craik--Cooper Jack.","Crops in need of rain--plenty of rain in Philadelphia--need for bread in Europe will raise wheat prices--wants to plant a good many potatoes--buck wheat--white homony bean is very productive--corn--cutting the forward wheat in good season--Dr. Stuart-transplanting the honey locust--speaks of a disorder in the horses.","Washington encloses an advertisement which he plans to put in various gazettes and newspapers -- he confides in secrecy his plan to rent his farms \u0026 the dower slaves -- he may even interest associations in England or Scotland in farms through advertisements in gazettes -- the intermarriage of dower negroes with others and those on neighboring farms will cause affecting \u0026 trying consequences, so Washington cautions Stuart to make no mention of the plan for the present -- he doesn't care to rent farms to \"our country farmers\" because they wear out the land and little else -- he wants Stuart ask in confidence British merchants in Alexandria and Dumfries about the scheme -- Washington mentions Eliza (\"Betsy\") Custis's marriage and gives his evaluation of the groom, Mr. Thomas Law -- thinking of G.W.P. Custiss interests, Washington asks Stuart whether there might have been an erroneous division of negroes for Mr. Thomas Peter for his wife's (Martha Custis's) share.","Details on the shingles--additional directions for the barn--removal of all the cabins at River and Union farms--wants to punish the thief who robbed the meat house at Mt. Vernon--Nathan suspected of this sort formerly--Postilion Joe has been caught in similar practices--Sam would not be restrained if he saw an opening to do the like.","Washington hopes that it rained at Mt. Vernon--insect--distemper among horses--selling hay in Alexandria--Mr. Halley--reducing a lot in Alexandria for an allay--enclosed a newspaper containing some ideas on the culture of potatoes--making them into bread--James Butler--the Academy in Alexandria--Rev. Mr. Muir.","Autograph letter signed from George Washington to Tobias Lear, personal secretary of George Washington, regarding the purchase of bank shares on his behalf. Addressed on verso in holograph with intact seal and docket in Tobias Lear's writing.","Speaks of rains which brought disasters--young mule killed--shells gathered for lime--filling between the logs of the cabins with clay--wheat--the scab--the rust--gullies at the Mansion house.","Washington plans to come to Mt. Vernon about the middle of the month--dormant windows on each side of the pediment--front side of the stable--Donaldson--grain and hay--Davy's lost lambs--very suspicious appearance--he has some sly, cunning and roguish negroes under him--asks how Ben at the mill is employed--Ruth and Ben at the River farm--both Pearce and Groves are ill.","Washington asks Lewis whether he has purchased any of the Berckley or Frederick leases--is he going to?--directs him to send money collected and names of persons as \"I am in want, and have only deprived myself of the use of it from the hope of its laying the foundation of a batter annuity; which my heavy expenditures very much need.\" \"Unless business should require my attendance at the Seat of government sooner it is probable I shall remain at this place until the end of September-\".","Discusses second wheat field at Davy's field on Dogue-run farm--directions for plowing-destruction by storms in GW's locale-chance for wheat next year in Davy's field is hurt by corn-plowing green buck wheat, then sowing wheat thereon immediately, for an experiment-collect money due for flour sold.","Saving sufficient clover seed--sowing wheat as soon as ground is in order--requests the length and breadth of the two pavements between the steps of the middle door and those of the end doors of the Mansion house.","Frequent and hard rains--effect on the forward corn--all the wheats and oats are in--Washington wishes the hay was in also--Donaldson is leaving--requests that Pearce hire the carpenter recommended by Col. William Washington (Washington's nephew)--John Neale can have Donaldson's house and garden.","Plowing Davy's field at Dogue-run--clover being well turned in by good plows and good plowmen--same with the buck wheat--taking the worker force and applying it to another farm that is ready for plowing--barley--Washington asks about the wheat which has already been threshed--asks Pearce to send two bushels of the early wheat to him--Mr. Kitt--900 bushels of oats for sale--Pearce has sold 300--overseers for Union and Dogue-run farms.","Miss Betsy Custis--an enclosed letter for her--a cover letter.","Sowing wheat in ground that is not ready for its reception--sowing the lot by the spring, where potatoes are growing, with lucern--abuse of plows--checked by the overseers--constant repair by Isaac--character of Mr. Neale.","Pearce has recommenced seeding--more favorable weather--all the wheat, sowed by the middle of the month, should be in the ground in good season--Washington fears that Davy's field, at Dogue-run, was too wet to sow--such land as [his], when plowed wet, always bakes hard--expects to set out in two or three days for Mt. Vernon.","Washington asks Page's advice on what should be done about renting or selling land and in working with the writer of a letter Washington encloses--desires to sell share in Dismal Swamp--it is more expensive than productive. This draft written in the hand of secretary Bartholomew Dandridge, with additions by Washington.","Postilion Joe--Washington does not expect to reach Philadelphia before Tuesday afternoon--wheat would be a heavy loss should the weavil get into it--let no time be lost in getting it out of the straw and ground up as fast as the mill is able to do it--take the corn out of the field as soon as it can be safely done--gathering white thorn berries--the sooner the potatoes are up and secured the better--trimming the Lombardy Poplar and the Yellow Willow.","Pearce had been sick, but has since recovered--fly is found in the wheat--expresses disappointment with the Englishman overseer--a certificate for Donaldson--hedging--Washington suspects that Pearce can have no dependence on the berry of the white thorn from his friend in Newcastle--after viewing the hedges from Christiana to Wilmington, Washington does not believe that a gallon of seed could be gathered--pamphlet on the subject of manures--death of the trusty old negro Jack--replacing him--Allison.","Washington wants to enclose all his crops with live fences--asks that Pearce attend to them with as much care as a field of Indian corn--wants to tend less ground--manure and cultivate the smaller quantity higher--English thorn--honey locust--cedar hedge--directions on hedging--Lombardy poplar--Capt. Ellwood--Mr. Hartshorn or Col. Gilpins--has sent 28 1/2 pounds of chiccory seed--directions for sowing--enclosed a small sketch showing the course of a new road--asks Pearce to urge the miller to grind the wheat as fast as he can--inquires about the look of the growing crops and if an overseer for Union farm has been acquired.","Sickness among the negroes--diminishing prospect of a good crop of corn--breaking up the fields for the ensuing crop--preparing the shelters--for the horses at River farm--asks about Neale--list of work for the carpenters--Isaac and Joe--enclosed copy of the invoices of the oznabrigs and blankets--seine twine--payment of Pearce and the overseers--Peter.","Washington says he knows nothing further on subject of extract on other side [which is not on our copy]--asks Morris to let him know what answer to give Commissioners of Federal City--\"Their credit I know has been stretched to its utmost limits in order to keep the wheels moving even in the slow \u0026 unprofitable manner in which they have turned.\"","Materials for hedging--cedar berries--explains his opinion of tilling less land and increasing the quality of the crops--manure--growing grain looks well--hogs put up for porke.","The sickness at Mt. Vernon is abating-tells Pearce to encourage Cyrus to persevere-he is to use money from last year's flour and corn to pay any debts-good price for wheat in Philadelphia-seine twine-Peter choosing two more mules.","Washington fears Pearce is unwell--price of flour is good--Washington can buy twine in Philadelphia, but no vessel is bound for the Potomack before the river closes--gives some suggestions (including hiring the landing out) should Pearce not be able to get twine from Alexandria in time.","Washington introduces Capt. Myers to Lear--wants to know if Myers will be employed as engineer and superintendent for lock navigation by the Directors of the Potomac Company--Lear can determine whether his testimonials as architect and knowledge of locks, etc. is sufficient.","Memorandum in the hand of George Washington with dimensions of architecdtural details in and around the house -- piazza at west door: brick pavement between the tiles 5 feet 3 inches by 9 feet 6 inches; tiles are 12\" square; stone margin around them of 6\" on outer edge, 9\" on inner next the house. --gives measurements of windows in the new room; the Venetian window is given in exact detail; the two smaller (or end windows); the dimensions of the chimney in the new room in detail.","The Mount Vernon farm manager, William Pearce, sends President Washington a memorandum listing some of the room dimensions in the Mansion. Specifically, he includes \"The hight of the Rooms up staires \u0026 garrett; the blue room; room over the small dining room; the room the Marques Delafiat [Marquis de Lafayette] Lodged In; the Yellow room; garret rooms; garden gate; gate front of lawn; kitching [kitchen] garden gate; cellar windows.\" Docketed \"Dimentions [Dimensions] of the Rooms upstairs and the Gates and the cellar windows\". A second memorandum, \t\npossibly in the hand of Tobias Lear. Notes include - of the two sides; That side which fronts the grotto 31' long, distance between corners and window; length of window; hgt of window; the chimney side, height of door, width of wall between door and chimney, sides of chimneys, height of mantle piece; ends 23 ft. wide, doors \u0026 windows; list of dimensions. Third document included shows height of Mr. W.'s room, size of windows, upper windows west side of M[ansion] house, size of New Room chimney, the windows on west side of cellar. Autograph document, 2 page, in hand of William Pearce (?) docketed \"The Sizes of the windows \u0026 C.\"","Partially printed invitation from President of the United States to dine at 4 pm.","Pearce has met with a supply of twine in Alexandria--Washington is not disposed to sell his flour for anything less than it sells in Philadelphia--Davenport should hasten the grinding--suspects that his letter to Pearce must have been opened before it reached Mt. Vernon--by persons looking for bank and post notes.","Davenport is ill--decline in price of flour--price of fish--fallen timbers to the Waggoners--honey locust--inquires of the standing of the winter grain--grubbing--new road--Allison--salary to Mr. Davis--Mr. Herbert--new race at the mill.","Speaks of a certain letter that accompanies two parcels of rice--gives all the information respecting their cultivation--reminds Pearce to document the time and place of the rice being put into the ground.","Sickness is prevelant among the people--inquires if the grain has been covered with snow--death of Davenport--search for a replacement--Ben at the mill is sick also--salary for Mr. Davis--Mr. Herbert.","Pearce has listed Dower Negroes for Washington--asks for a list of all the remaining negroes on the estate--if a replacement for the miller cannot be had, the mill can be rented on advantages terms--hopes to determine the whole amount of last year's wheat--price--repairing the Mansion house--Washington will have Venetian blinds made--Dr. Stuart--Peter--Pearce is to aid Mrs. Davenport should she decide to move to Norfolk--mentions advertisement for determining the possibility of renting the farms.","Washington encloses an advertisement which he plans to put in various gazettes and newspapers--he confides in secrecy his plan to rent his farms and the dower slaves--he may even interest associations in England or Scotland in farms through advertisements in gazettes--the intermarriage of dower negroes with others and those on neighboring farms will cause affecting and trying consequences, so Washington cautions Stuart to make no mention of the plan for the present--he doesn't care to rent farms to \"our country farmers\" because they wear out the land and little else--he wants Stuart to ask in confidence British merchants in Alexandria and Dumfries about the scheme--Washington mentions Eliza (\"Betsy\") Custis's marriage and gives his evaluation of the groom, Mr. Thomas Law--thinking of G.W.P. Custis's interests, Washington asks Stuart whether there might have been an erroneous division of negroes for Mr. Thomas Peter for his wife's (Martha Custis's) share .","On February 10, 1796, upon learning of his eldest step-granddaughter's engagement to Thomas Law, George Washington writes this letter of congratulations to him. Washington's fatherly interest in the betrothal of Eliza \"Betsey\" Parke Custis is apparent. He expresses surprise, gives his blessing, and invites the couple to visit Philadelphia after the ceremony. Thomas Law earned his fortune in India and met Washington's step-granddaughter shortly after his arrival in America. The couple was married the following month, on March 21, 1796.","Washington is under no apprehension of falling price of flour--wishes to rent the mill after the current crop of wheat is manufactured--250 dollars is not sufficient rent--Mr. Digges--Col. Fitzgerald--tenants near Mrs. French's must pay more than 20/. rent for every acre of tillable land--printer in Alexandria does not have enough types for the advertisement--repairs to the north end of the Mansion--Caesar has been absent six days--renting the farms--Pearce is entertaining doubts of remaining another year.","Washington has sent by Capt. Hand, a cask of clove seed and a small box of Apple graffs--apples are of a most extraordinary size--purchasing shares in the Bank of Alexandria.","Scarcity of corn and its high price--new ground at Mansion house--trimming the trees--price of flour and calculations when to sell--renting the mill--100 pounds per year would fall far short--Mrs. French--frost and the look of the winter grain--Allison--Col. Ball--Mr. Robert Lewis--sending out the jacks--Thomas Allison--winter has been open and mild-selling hay.","President Washington presents a small color minature bust portrait of himself by the Marchioness de Brehan, with his compliments, to Anne Willing Bingham, the wife of Senator William Bingham. \"Not for the representation.--Not for the value;-- but as the production of a fair hand the offering is made and the acceptan[ce] of it is requested.--\".","Letter regarding plantation management.","On the Commerce, Washington will send eight bushels of field pea, chiccory and eight bushels of winter vetch--directions for the cultivation--wind blowing down trees--selling the flour--Mr. Minor has recommended a Mr. Darnes as a tenant--Mr. Gill and renting the mill--inquires of the dimensions and details on the chimney in the new room at the Mansion.","Informs Pearce of Sarah Green's distress--if she is in real distress, Pearce should afford her some relief--do not send her money--Washington suspects she may be rigging herself rather than obtaining necessaries for her family--if she cannot support her children, she should bind them to good masters and mistresses who will teach them a trade.","Mr. Lear--price of Pease (flour) due to European accounts--Mr. Smith--tells Pearce to sell all wheat including midlings and ship stuff--high winds destroying the fences--renting jacks--Peter--Mr. Lewis--hopes the gardener tried the apples graffs--bad season at the fishery.","Washington to his nephew, Robert Lewis regarding his method of collecting rents. He also mentions that he tries to avoid litigation, when speaking of a land dispute between neighbors Ariss and McCormick and himself. He ends with a note about his \"Jack\" or donkey, explaining it was too late to send out for breeding this season.","Maria and Charles Washington are unwell--Dr. Craik--since the wheat crop was so bad, it would be unlucky to have also missed the best market for flour--asks Pearce to inquire to Mr. Christie of the character of Mr. Joseph Gallop and his brothers--renting River farm--repairs to the Mansion--Mr. Robert Lewis.","Washington writes his condolences on the death of Bassett's sister, Fanny Bassett Washington Lear--Tobias Lear recently met in Philadelphia with Washington--they discussed, and now Washington writes about, disposition of the children [of Fanny B. Washington and G.A. Washington]--Washington always intended to take Fayette under his care but now decided it better to keep Fanny's children together--final decision to be postponed \"until I bid adieu to public life\"--children are all now at Mount Vernon. [Tobias Lear's wife, Fanny Bassett Washington Lear, has died, leaving 3 children by her 1st husband G.A. Washington. These were Anna Maria, George Fayette and Charles Augustine Washington. Lear himself had one son, Benjamin Lincoln Lear by his first wife.]","Drought continues--the prospect for good crops of small grains is unpromising--Washington wishes the loss in grain may be made up in fishing--fall in the price of flour--Mr. Robert Lewis--Mr. Hughes--Joseph Gallop--renting River farm--inquires of the prospect of fruit--lucern seed--chiccory and clover--Maria and Charles have got well again.","Washington sends invoice and bill of lading \"for the long expected Seeds (which by the bye have cost me at least four times as much as I expected).\" Requests Lear to forward the seeds to his Mount Vernon manager William Pearce, \"the season for sowing the Peas and succory being already far advanced.\"","Between April and May of 1796, George Washington exchanged letters with Virginia statesman Edward Carrington about the context and expectations set forth by the Constitution. After much political debate, the Jay treaty had been approved by the Senate, but the House of Representatives was withholding funding. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were setting the stage for the next presidential election and it was a time of intense discussions about politics and the public good. ","Understanding that these discussions were an important step in the relationship between the government and the citizens, Washington wrote to Carrington explaining his perspective on these issues: \"Whatever my own opinion may be on this, or any other subject, interesting to the Community at large, it always has been, and will continue to be, my earnest desire to learn, and to comply, as far as is consistent, with the public sentiment; but it is on great occasions only, and after time has been given for cool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can be known.\"","Washington reflected on the fact that the current debates were not about the Treaty itself, but whether or not there should be a treaty. He wrote a similar letter to Maryland statesman, Charles Carroll on the same day.","Washington will give the application of Mr. Thomas Freeman the same impartial consideration as other applicants for job of surveyor of western boundaries under new treaties--he mentions the election of Mr. Thomas Sprigg as representative from Maryland--Washington makes a lengthy discussion of opposition in House of Representatives to the Jay Treaty--he opines that the country must stay out of European wars in order first to build up its strength and become a 1st rate power.","Drought still continues--has had good rain in Philadelphia--grain and grass in [those] parts look well--Pearce is near the completion of corn--planting--sowing peas and chiccory--winter vetch carefully preserved until Autumn--depreciation of flour price--result of House of Representatives--Mr. Robert Lewis--Messers Bennett and Watts--Washington has sent two dozen Windsor chairs for the new room.","Rain has fallen, but cold and drying winds have reduced its effect--frosts injuring the fruit--clover seed perished as a result of the drought--need for the crop and high price of seed--constructing a lane at Dogue-run next to the overseer's house--receipts for fish--an account kept of the times the Coach Mares go the jacks.","Washington is glad to hear that Pearce has sold all the flour--more rain in Philadelphia than at Mt. Vernon--getting supplied with good rams--Mr. Gough--Mr. Darnes--Davis raising the walls of the barn at River farm--repairing the house in the upper garden, called the School house--Paschal is reported sick six days in the week.","Weather has been seasonable of late, however, the grain and grass have received--transplanting cedar--damage of the family piece of Marquis de la Fayette, sustained as a result of the sun--Peter--the well house from the Mansion has been carried to Union farm.","Interest in the progress toward creating the new Federal City. Refers to the duties of 3 commissioners who were appointed by the Continental Congress--Thomas Johnson, Daniel Carroll and David Stewart.","A pipe of wine and a box of tea sent from Philadelphia--Windsor chairs--Mr. Aimes traveling to the federal city--Mr. Lear will show him the way to Mt. Vernon--inquires of Maria and the two boys--early wheat and other small grains, peas and grasses--India hemp--expects to have many respectable visitors during his stay at Mt. Vernon, and hopes to find everything in good order.","It is not likely that Washington will be at Mt. Vernon before the 20th--everything about the houses should be got in clean and nice order--Neal--Caroline--cleaning servants quarters--abundant supply of meat--inquires of the venetian blinds and the dormant windows in the stables--insists that Pearce mention these and the like in his reports--keep a sufficiency of oats for Washington's horses and those of his visitors--keep the grain and hay harvests from interfering with each other--Miss Nelly Custis.","Copy in Washington's hand - Bond Matthew Ritchie to George Washington 1st June 1796 For payment of $8,820 with interest by Installments - viz. 3469.20 1st June 1797 3292.80. 1 June 1798 and 3116.40. 1 June 1799. The original, of which this is a copy, was on the 22d. of January 1798 enclosed to the Honble. James Ross of Pittsburgh, to be deposited in the Bank of Pennsylvania for Collection agreeably to the tenor thereof - (Signed) G. Washington\".","Bond to pay $17,000 if he fails to pay $3469.20 on June 1, [1797], $3292.80 on June 1, 1798, \u0026 $3116.40 on June 1, 1799.","Signed by Matthew Ritchie.","Witnessed by James Ross and John Ritchie.","Receipted June 6, 1797 for $3,469.20 by G. Washington.","Washington writes that since Anderson didn't answer many of his queries, nothing can be decided about his employment until Washington can see him, which will be at Mt. Vernon at end of month--Washington expected him to speak with candor about his qualifications, although he is \"sensible it is not a pleasant thing for any man to speak of himself\"--as Washington will reside on the estate from now on, much work will be taken off superintendant's shoulders--Washington describes the writing of the weekly farm reports, etc. that should take only a few hours each week--he sees no need for assistant--Fredericksburg mails made up every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evening.","Weather has been extremely wet--seeding must have gone slowly--Washington Custis writes that Mr. Stuart was very ill of a fever--Scoon--Violet--Cash--weavil is very much in Stuart's wheat.","Washington wishes that the wheat be sown as soon as possible--Mr. Lewis--sowing the winter vetch in proper season--rape seed--inquires if Pearce received any benefit from Dr. Perkin's metallic application--search for new overseers.","Re: Impending trip to Philadelphia. Requests house be ready, especially painting done. George and Martha have been ill with colds. Mrs. Stuart was very ill, now better.","Cyrus--Mr. Frestal and Mr. Lafayette--Mrs. Washington--some butter left in the cellar and some beef in a tub--James--Pearce is to clean out Washington's study and get their baggage and James on the first vessel bound for Philadelphia--Pearce's family is moving to the Mansion house--Dinah--Mr. Blagden to examine the quarry--mules for Washington's carriage.","James Wilkes--Mr. Law--Mr. Alexander Smith is not able to take up his note--Pearce is to make arrangements for Smith's repaying, including interest from the time the note comes due--security of payment--Richmond made an example for the robbery he committed--severe drought--difficulty with wheat--quarters at River and Muddy-hole farms--venetian blinds--dimensions of the window frames.","Forwarded William A. Washington's letters to Mr. Philips of Andover and sends him the answers--received in years past from Sir Isaac Heard, Garter and principal king at arms, the (Washington) armorial--George Washington at the time sent him his best knowledge of Washington progenitors since their arrival in America--gave all information he possessed on subject, but knows nothing of Lawrence Washington's descendants--asks William A. Washington to give any help he can, from old papers he might have and inscriptions on tombs at old family vault at Bridge-Creek, part William's estate--\"Although I have not the least solicitude to trace our Ancestry, yet as this Gentleman (Heard) appears to interest himself in the research common civility requires that he should obtain the aids he asks ...\".  Includes letterpress copy","Drought continues--Egyptian wheat--causey--new road--Davy and Mr. [James] Anderson--scarcity of oznabrigs in Alexandria--paints and oils--Mr. Lear--Mr. Alexander Smith--Pearce is to measure Mrs. Washington's Bed Chamber--dimensions of the chimney in the new dining room--Peter--wants the size of the blue room.","Regarding Maria Washington, Lear's step-daughter. Washington asks Lear to set a date with Mr. Van Vleck, principal of a school for young ladies in Bethlehem, Penn., for Maria's arrival at the school. Wn. proposes that \"... if we were to reduce our cultivation [of wheat] ... to half the present quantity, and manure and till that half well ... our profits would be greater while the other half would be improving.\"","Mr. Lear-Mr. Smith's debt is to stand upon the security Pearce has placed it-inquires of the look of the winter grain and vetches--the yield of the wheat and corn-Pearce has recovered eleven dollars of James Kirk's money.","Washington writes that he received no letter from Pearce which leads him to conclude that something more than common has happened--on board of Capt. Ellwood are oil, paint and oznabrigs--directions for distributing and cutting oznabrigs--dependence of the gardener's wife and Allison's wife-planting shrubs--Mr. Anderson--Washington expresses his wishes to have an icehouse prepared when ice forms--hopes Frank has taken care of the tarriers [terriers]--female in heat.","Wheat is beginning to heat--floor of the barn at Dogue-run has already given way--Pearce must kill and salt the pork before he leaves--also, tend to the ice house--Mr. Anderson--trimming trees--Mr. Smith--Gray the weaver--hopes the shelters for the cattle are up--Mr. Craik--Clark, an overseer prospect--Washington will send a certificate of his satisfaction in Pearce's services as a manager.","Lack of rain--Mr. Alexander Smith--Mr. Lear--the ground, where ivy and wild honey suckle are to be planted, is not to be plowed beforehand--Frank, Hercules, and Cyrus--Allison--Washington is displeased with his conduct--would like the new road completed before spring--Mr. Neal continues indisposed and the carpenters do nothing--Sall, Mima and Dick are regularly returned sick--Mr. Anderson expects to arrive by the 27th--clover grass seeds.","Pearce's conduct during his three years has given Washington entire satisfaction--reluctantly parts with him, on account of a rheumatic affection--knowledge in farming and mode of managing [GW's] business--Washington has great confidence in Pearce's honesty, sobriety, industry and skill.","Washington acknowledges the General Assembly's vote of thanks--he declares that his \"highest ambition has been, by faithfully and zealously serving my country to the utmost of my abilities, in all the public employments of my life, to merit the approbation of my fellow citizens.\"--he now looks forward to his return to \"private occupation in the shades of rural retirement.\"","Washington writes a long letter to his new manager--he has received Anderson's letter and reports--intends separating old and new cattle, etc.--approves killing old bulls--\"... it has always been my custom to supply [my table] with the best [meat]\"--permission to purchase hogs and cattle--distillery, \"the place for, and means of conducting it, is left entirely to yourself\"--cutting down trees in front of house--\"I never expected that that ground [in front of house] would give corn in proportion to the labour I meant to bestow on it--the primary objects of the cultivation are to cleanse it thoroughly of the undergrowth, and to lay it down (as mentioned in my Memorandums) to grass for Pasture, or pleasure grounds, and in order that it may be well worked and prepared for these ...\"--don't finish new road at sacrifice of crops--mill race--wants ditch and fence along this road from Mansion House enclosure to Muddy Hole to be woodland pasture for brood mares--barn floor at Dogue Run--new mill race will avoid high land, which caused leak--boats and seines to be put in order for fishing season--iron for wheel bands--raising turnips, especially Swedish--potatoes--rotation of crops--potatoes planted between corn rows--evaluation of Mr. Pearce's work--filling ice house--fear of fire at Mount Vernon, \"there is nothing that fills my mind with more apprehension when I am from home\"--encloses grape seeds and eggs of silkworm to give gardener--Mrs. Washington requests to pay particular attention to the [Bacon (?)].","Concerning a troublesome set of false teeth that Washington was returning for repair.","Washington writes detailed instructions about the management of his farms--he has received Anderson's reports and inventory--approves placement of distillery at mill as temporary measure--discusses a new road--the dry well in cellar at north end of house to be filled with ice, leaving it open--it melted before, because it was not done correctly--pork is kept there now--he sends new red clover seed discovered by farmer in Jerseys, also potato seeds--Washington will write Landon Carter about sending peas--Anderson should exercise his own judgment on cutting back thorn hedges to thicken them--Washington mentions that Anderson's inventory indicates the loss of a large boat, which would be the second of his fishing boats to have gone missing--he notes in the Alexandria store accounts the great number of spades, etc., carpenters tools, charged to him, and he fears embezzlement--things are to be bought from merchants only on written order from Anderson, as was done in the past--ends by asking Anderson how the grain and vetch are doing.","Washington writes his thanks for Carter's answers to queries--he will respond when he is not so \"occupied with the duties of my public station\"--he asks Carter to let manager, James Anderson, know whether he can get 30 bushels of peas from him, as soon as possible, because Washington always likes to have his seed on hand before he begins to prepare the ground--Washington will pay Carter as soon as delivered.","Washington sells his presidential horses to Elizabeth Powel.","Washington acknowledges receipt of Andersons reports \u0026 letter -- Andersons opinion of the overseers is no doubt correct, and \"if the Negroes will not do their duty by fair means, they must be compelled to do it\" -- despite Washingtons policy of feeding, clothing, and caring for the slaves, they will try to shirk their work with feigned sickness especially after night walking, and must be examined promptly when claiming sickness.","Washington writes to ask Carter to inform James Anderson when peas will be delivered--he affirms Anderson's suggestion that Carter send the order by wagon to the Potomac where Washington's boat can carry it to Mount Vernon--the roads from Stafford Court House to Occoquon are in terrible shape, making this plan the most expedient--Washington will, of course, pay for the use of Carter's wagon--the matter rests between Carter and Anderson.","Washington writes that he had received Anderson's letter with reports--as \"the public business presses me\" and as he expects to be at Mount Vernon shortly, he tells Anderson to carry on--enclosed is a letter from Landon Carter about peas he is to furnish, but as it is unintelligible to Washington, he also encloses his reply to Carter so Anderson can read about the transportation plans and forward the letter--Washington adds a comment about wheat.","Washington writes that he sends the purchased coach horses to her--he hopes they will be treated well as they have been by him--\"as taking formal leave is not among the most pleasant circumstances of one's life\" he bids her adieu by letter until they see each other at Mt. Vernon--his remaining time in city will be taken up in packing--Nelly and Mrs. Washington join him in saying farewell.","Washington's receipt to Powel for $1000 paid upon delivery to her of his \"Town Coach horses\".","Washington responds to Powel's letter teasing him about finding Martha Washington's letters in the writing desk [see letter Elizabeth Powel to George Washington, Mar. 11, 1797]--\"But admitting that they had fallen into more inquisitive hands, the correspondence would, I am persuaded, have been found to be more fraught with expressions of friendship, than of enamoured love, and consequently, if the ideas of the possessor of them, with respect to the latter passion, should have been of the Romantic order to have given them the warmth, which was not inherent, they might have been committed to the flames.\"--he hopes to see Powel in Virginia--gives her names of recommended taverns and inns and distances from Philadelphia to Mt. Vernon--roads in fairly good shape--much repair work to do around Mt. Vernon, \"we are like the beginners of a new establishment, having everything in a manner to do.\"","\"Receipt for £200 Virginia Currency, part payment for 400 acres of land in Gloucester County, the land Washington had purchased from Mr. John Dandridge, Aug. 1, 1789; land to be conveyed to George Ball when he pays £300 more in cash and executes a mortgage for two additional payments, totaling £800. Interest 6% per annum. Signed by George Washington. Memorandum: first payment £3 short, signed George Ball. Second payment to be made before April 10, 1798--signed by Washington and Ball. Under date 1805 Nov. 3, George Ball gives permission for sale and transfer of land by George Washington's executors to Burwell Bassett. Witnessed by Wm. Wirt.\"","George Washington thanks Howard for inquiring of Henry Gough the price of cattle. GW thinks the price of $200 for \"a bull calf of nine months old\" too high. However, he will ask his manager if \"a calf of this Spring\" is worth $100, he may consider pursuing it.","List of pictures with their dimensions:Cupid's pastime, Sunrising, Do setting, the Cottage, The Herdsman, Young Herdsmn, the Flight, Evening, Morning, Nymphs Bathg, the Storm, The good Sqr, four Gibralter pictures, Jones and Pearson, Quebec \u0026 dervelast, Prospects, four of them, Thunderstorm, Storm with lights, Moonlight, A Storm, Davis's Streights, The Greenland Fishery, Hunting piece, Portrait of Dogs, Foundg Hospital, From a Picture, 2 landscapes.  Reverse side contains instructions for white-washing the garret rooms, painting three of them and the cupulo and roof, painting the Piazza outside and inside, above and below.","Washington presents Mrs. Robert Morris with the lustre which hung in the large drawing room in Philadelphia--it came by mistake to Alexandria--he had left the furniture in the two largest rooms of the house they were renting from the Morris family in case President Adams wanted it--parts of it Washington intended to sell, parts to dispose of in other ways--but except for the pictures, he left it all and offered it to Adams for \"reduced prices\"--Adams declined and it was left for Mr. Lear and Mr. Dandridge to dispose of them--this explains why the lustre was packed up and sent to Alexandria--Washington sends it back unopened and hopes it will be received without injury--he sends his regards to Bishop White [her brother]--Nelly Custis and her brother [G.W.P. Custis] are in the Federal City.","Dated at the top, the list of 11 suits includes: \"1 Full Suit of Regimentals;\" ditto half; and suits of Spanish cloth; olive colour; dark brown; lighter brown; half mourning; raven grey; black; then under the heading \"Velvet - Silk - \u0026 Cassimer\" 1 full Suit – Velvet, 1 Uncut.","Letter to James McAlpin, tailor in Philadelphia, regarding an order for clothes and a delinquent order for nankeens. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel. Note on panel, 'By Mr. Custis'","Postmarked by hand \"Alex 22 May,\" franked by Washington, excellent black seal with Washington's family seal imprinted, Washington's watermark (incomplete).","Writing to his agent in Philadelphia, Washington asks him to inform John Aitken, Philadelphia cabinetmaker, that no keys came for the secretary (writing desk) and the side table [sideboard].","Washington expresses his opinions on Anderson's \"Memorial\" to him on proposed plan of work at Mt. Vernon -- agrees substantially with his principles for conducting the different farms \u0026 modes of carrying them into effect","Washington expresses his opinions on Anderson's \"Memorial\" to him on proposed plan of work at Mt. Vernon--agrees substantially with his principles for conducting the different farms and modes of carrying them into effect--some minor modifications may be necessary--overseers don't need to know anything except to obey orders without question--comments on specifics in Anderson's Memorial--grass and oat fields at Mt. Vernon--farm and woodland pastures--\"Although there will be little or no cultivation at the Mansion House after the year 1798, yet keeping up the fences - getting fuel and performing other multifarious jobs\" make it difficult to predict force necessary to work it--grass at River Farm--Muddy Hole, Dogue Run, Union Farm turned more to meadows--wishes new mill race to be completed because he wishes to keep mill busy through the season by purchasing wheat to grind--approves Anderson's plan of a distillery to make profit, and will put carpenters to it as soon as possible--is not inclined to place Anderson's compensation for running the distillery and other business on footing Anderson suggests [Washington and Anderson to share the profits from distillery] but prefers to pay a standing wage--Washington gives his reasons, and will pay £140 to him and if he establishes the distillery which answers purposes, he will increase the salary in appreciation--will also hire a clerk if necessary--but if River Farm is rented, won't increase his wages at all--no overseer necessary for Mansion House, Will can do the work--Washington doesn't want one overseer overlooking both Union and Dogue Run because he has \"always found, however, that Negroes will either idle or slight their work if they are not closely attended to.\"","Letter from George Washington to James McAlpin, his tailor in Philadelphia, regarding payment for clothing made for George Washington Parke Custis. Washington instructs McAlpin to contact Clement Biddle, his agent in Philadelphia, to receive payment. Washington then addresses the issue of an escaped indentured servant named John Cline, stating, 'it was always my intention to have given him his freedom (as I did by the other servants under similar circumstances) when I retired from Public life had he remained with me'. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel.","Asks if there is anyone Pearce can recommend as an overseer of Union farm--the dairies and fowls being attended by the overseer's wife--Washington hopes Pearce's crops have been good--his are as good as can be expected--hessian fly--inquires to the possibility of purchasing 3 or 4 hundred bushels of rye in Pearce's neighborhood.","Washington extends an invitation to Bushrod and wife. Will send a chariot to Colchester to meet them. Will not expect them for dinner which is at 3 O'Clock. With Mrs. Washington (Martha) he extends his best regards and compliments to Col. Blackburn \u0026 family.","Washington writes that Rufus King, the American Minister in London, had the decree of Virginia's High Court of Chancery published in London Gazette for 2 successive months--King sent copies of the paper to Washington, who forwards one to Bushrod and quotes from King's letter about publishing the decree.","Washington commiserates with Lewis over his runaway slave (\"the loss of your Servant\") -- this will become more frequent -- \"I wish from my Soul that the Legislature of this State could see the policy of the gradual abolition of Slavery. It might prevt. much future mischief.\" -- writes about Lewis coming to make his home at Mt. Vernon -- Lewis will be treated as a member of the family, and not paid -- his duties will be to entertain guests and visitors after the Washington retires to bed or study, \u0026 also to record a few papers at times -- Lewis can take advantage of his library (\"I have a great many instructive Books, on many subjects, as well as amusing ones\") -- he can perhaps also gain some knowledge from observing management of the farms by Anderson.","Discussion of William Pearce's employment at Mount Vernon.","Manuscript Architectural Plan of a room in the garret of Mount Vernon sent from George Washington to Clement Biddle when purchasing a stove for the room.","Notes and measured drawing in Washington's hand, specifying how a stove could be installed in a corner of one of the garret or attic bedrooms at Mount Vernon. Drawn at \"a scale of a foot to an inch\" Washington remarks that \"every part of it may be exactly measured and perfectly understood by any workman.\" While not dated (but on paper watermarked 1795, and therefore possibly as early as that), the drawing appears to be either a draft or Washington's file copy of a similar plan sent to Clement Biddle on 15 September 1797, cf. RM-1122.","Washington writes to Biddle to note that the picture frames arrived unbroken--asks Biddle to send 4 gilt frames without glass for paintings, giving measurements for these--also gives corrected dimensions for stove ordered earlier--encloses autograph plan of the room for which it is intended [see drawing under same date]--the new quarter's interest on his certificates will pay for these things--asks Biddle to insert enclosed advertisement, and to send the history of the United States by author unknown but \"which contains Nos. 5 and 6 alluded to in Col. Hamilton's late pamphlet\".","Washington sends this letter to Lafayette by his son--he expresses sympathy for Lafayette's sufferings, and joy at hearing of his release from prison--he explains why G.W. Lafayette did not come to live with him immediately on his arrival in America, the \"delicate and responsible situation in which I stood as a public officer\"--young Lafayette's conduct has been exemplary--filial affection made him impatient to return to France as soon as he heard of his father's release--Mr. Felix Frestel has been like a father to the boy--Lafayette has never stood higher in the affection of the people of America--Washington writes \"I have once more retreated to the shades of my own Vine and Fig tree, where I shall remain with best vows for the prosperity of that country for whose happiness I have toiled many years , to establish its Independence—Constitution—\u0026 Laws—and for the good of mankind in general, until the days of my sojournment, which cannot be many, are accomplished.\"--young George will tell Lafayette of affairs in America and politics.","Washington writes that he will write to Bushrod Washington for papers mentioned in her memorandum--says that \"Having had as little to do with Lawyers as any man of my age I pretend not to be a competent judge of\" the lawyer Swan's claims--claims not to know much about the case at hand [a suit being brought by heirs of Simon Pearson against George Washington, Triplett and others who purchased land from Pearson in 1763; Washington later selling his portion to Lund Washington to make up part of Hayfield farm where Elizabeth resided] but shares what he knows of the merits, possible expense, and prospects of the matter.","Washington writes to Bushrod about the suit of Thomas Pearson, heir entail to his brother Simon Pearson for lands sold by latter to George Washington, William Triplett, and George Johnson--Washington had later sold his portion to Lund Washington, making it part of the Hayfield farm now occupied by Lund's widow Elizabeth--the suit is founded on some supposed irregularity in last proceedings of the time--Washington asks Bushrod's opinion on certain points of the case.","George Washington's letter to William Stoy references medical treatment requested for Christopher, Washington's body servant, who had been bitten by a dog with rabies.  Stoy was a minister of the German Reformed Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.  He discovered a \"cure\" for hydrophobia and Stoy's Drops, a popular cure-all medicine. Celebrated for curing person bit by 'Mad animals,' Stoy successfully treats Christopher.","Washington inquires about the character, etc. of a Mrs. Forbes living in Richmond, recommended by John Brooke to be housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--Mrs. Washington \"is exceedingly fatigued \u0026 distressed for want of a good housekeeper\"--mentions the Pearson suit.","Washington writes McCarty a counter-proposal for a possible exchange of lands (5664 acres of McCarty's Sugar Land holdings in Loudoun County, Virginia, for 12,226 acres of Washington's on the Kanawha and Cole Rivers)--Washington makes a new proposition in the unsuccessful negotiation--he insists his lands on the Kanawha will become more valuable soon--a restored peace in Europe would increase immigration to America--Washington wants no legal difficulties resulting from any entail of McCarty's land.","Washington writes that he has received Bushrod's letters and the copy of the deed to William Williams for 589 acres of land, but finds it \"singular\" that the writ docking entail of land cannot be located in the court records--he sends Bushrod further information from his own files to aid the further search in this matter of the Pearson suit.","Washington agrees to high wages demanded by Mrs. Forbes, because of desperate need of a housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--asks Bushrod to make further enquiries concerning Mrs. Forbes and her habits, listing questions of interest--she will not eat at same table with the family, \"for if this was once admitted no line satisfactory to either party, perhaps, could be drawn thereafter\"--he wants Bushrod to ask Mrs. Forbes about hiring or buying a good Negro cook. Letterpress copy","Washington agrees to high wages demanded by Mrs. Forbes, because of desperate need of a housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--asks Bushrod to make further enquiries concerning Mrs. Forbes and her habits, listing questions of interest--she will not eat at same table with the family, \"for if this was once admitted no line satisfactory to either party, perhaps, could be drawn thereafter\"--he wants Bushrod to ask Mrs. Forbes about hiring or buying a good Negro cook--the postscript (which is not in the letterpress copy, but present here) inquires about legal practices that could impinge on the Pearson suit.","A printed bank check, completed in George Washingtons hand, made out to Gideon Worth in the amount of $103 and drawn on the Bank of Alexandria.","Washington writes of the order for the settlement of Colville estate, and Mr. Keith's queries regarding how to publish it--there is no word of Mrs. Forbes--Washington rehashes the correspondence regarding Mrs. Forbes and thinks that the conduct of Robert Brooke \"has been very ungenteel\" in not answering letters concerning Mrs. Forbes, unless the letters somehow miscarried.","Washington proposing that Mr. Parkinson lease one of his farms and agreeing to allow him to come over from England to see farm.","Washington writes that Law's pointer shall be taken care of at Mt. Vernon until he sends for him--pleasing to hear that Maryland to aid \"important objects on this River\"; hopes Virginia legislature will too--returns letter from the Marquis Cornwallis and other recent enclosures from Law--\"To stand high in the estimation of so respectable a character as Lord Cornwallis is a circumstance which must be as pleasing as it is honourable to you.\"--the Washingtons are glad to hear Mrs. Law and child are well--\"we remain in statu quo\"--compliments of season.","Taxes due on Kanhawa County land. Requests General Lee's original deed of conveyance for Kentucky land.","Three page letter written from Mount Vernon that shows Washington's frustration with his adopted grandson.","Washington writes to White to thank him for passing on information about the memorial before Congress and debates concerning the \"disgraceful topic\" occupying House of Representatives [Representative Matthew Lyon's attack on Rep. Roger Griswold]--he decries party feuds--mentions trouble with France and how he had hoped they would unify Congress--asks White what the general opinion of Col. Monroe's \"view of the Conduct of the Executive of the United States\" is.","Some accounts have been sent to Washington, left from Pearce's time at Mt. Vernon--Mr. Lear--Messers Fosters and May--in craddling the wheat, Washington wishes to catch it in the hand--inquires of the possibility of obtaining someone on the Eastern Shore, who understands the business--scythes--Mr. Stuart.","Washington encloses an extract from Rev. Belknap in order to enlist the aid of Chase in answering the questions. Washington wants to encourage Belknap whom he believes to be a man of merit and scholarship.","Washington expresses his opinions on Anderson's \"Memorial\" to him on proposed plan of work at Mt. Vernon -- agrees substantially with his principles for conducting the different farms \u0026 modes of carrying them into effect -- some minor modifications may be necessary -- overseers don't need to know anything except to obey orders without question -- comments on specifics in Anderson's Memorial -- grass \u0026 oat fields at Mt. Vernon -- farm \u0026 woodland pastures -- \"Although there will be little or no cultivation at the Mansion House after the year 1798, yet keeping up the fences - getting fuel and performing other multifarious jobs\" make it difficult to predict force necessary to work it -- grass at River Farm -- Muddy Hole, Dogue Run, Union Farm turned more to meadows -- wishes new mill race to be completed because he wishes to keep mill busy through the season by purchasing wheat to grind -- approves Andersons plan of a distillery to make profit, and will put carpenters to it as soon as possible -- Washington is not inclined to place Andersons compensation for running the distillery \u0026 other business on footing Anderson suggests [Washington and Anderson to share the profits from distillery] but prefers to pay a standing wage -- Washington gives his reasons, and will pay £140 to him \u0026 if he establishes the distillery which answers purposes, he will increase the salary in appreciation -- will also hire a clerk if necessary -- but if River Farm is rented, won't increase his wages at all -- no overseer necessary for Mansion House, Will can do the work -- Washington doesn't want one overseer overlooking both Union and Dogue Run because he has \"always found, however, that Negroes will either idle or slight their work if they are not closely attended to.\"","Washington writes to his nephew about contracting for a supply of corn for his distillery at Mount Vernon; mentions his manager Mr. Anderson.","Encloses 3 tobacco notes--requests Peter to dispose of them \"in safe hands\" for what they will bring--60 or 120 days credit make little difference.","Washington responds to Adams on accepting the appointment of Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of the American Armies.","Transmit receipt for tobacco note sent by Peter--\"I am ignorant of the principles, on which I am called upon to pay for picking a Tenants tobacco; but presuming it was proper, I thank you for having done it\"--deposit tobacco in hands of Mr. Peter, \"your father\" to be disposed of by him--encloses postnote for $100, deduct what is owned him and return balance.","Autograph letter, signed. George Washington writes to Rev. Jonathan Boucher includes one of Washington's most memorable quotes, his profession that \"Peace, with all the world is my sincere wish\".","Washington writes that he prefers to take a chance on shipping tobacco to foreign markets rather than accept low prices in this country--he desires to know if any foreign bound ships in Georgetown will accept it on consignment, though, before making a final decision--\"I am gathering strength.\"","Washington writes that he intends to build 2 houses not far from Capital, but not as large as Francis imagined--he expects to complete them before Congress \"as I am never long in executing a measure I have once resolved on.\"--the plans are in the hands of Mr. White or Dr. Thornton, and Francis can decide himself how many boarders they will accommodate--there will be three flush stories in each building and garret rooms for servants--if these buildings will suit, they will be ready in time.","Dated \"16th September 1798 at Night\" Washington writes that he is too busy to answer lengthy letters of remonstrance or complaints when a short conversation on the road or any of farms would be far more satisfactory--he will never hesitate to express opinion on his own affairs, and resents the implication that he will not listen to Anderson's criticisms and suggestions--gives instructions in planting of different farms--denies he suspects Anderson of unfairness in his accounts--Washington tells him not to buy wheat too fast but adjust it to the market for flour--he won't go into such lengthy correspondence again since he sees Anderson every day--Washington opines that he cannot open his lips to ask question of overseer or make suggestion without hurting Anderson's feelings--\"It must be obvious to yourself, that it is by my Rents, and the Sales of my lands that I have been enabled to get along \u0026 to support the expence of this house. The Farms do little more than support themselves, and those who overlook them.\"--Washington writes \"I will, once for all, Mr. Anderson, say (and I never profess what I do not feel) that I have an esteem, regard \u0026 friendship for you; but I shall repeat that this will never prevent me from expressing my mind fully and freely in all matters relative to my business.\"–he is also sorry Anderson's son has suddenly decided to quit, but hopes Anderson can quickly find a substitute for him at the distillery.","George Washington's deer park declined while he was away serving as president. In 1792 he replaced its fence with a ha-ha or walled ditch, drawn here in black.  Six years later, he planned a new course for the ha-ha, represented by the dotted line following \"the natural shape of the hill.\"","The entire letter has to do with the financial problems of the Charles Washington's, and George Washington's offer of One Thousand dollars. Washington shows great displeasure in the families \"deplorable\" state of affairs.","Pres. Adams had just appointed the 36 year old nephew of Gen. Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States. Gen. Washington indicates his approval of Pres. Adams' choice as well as his awareness of the difficulties Bushrod can expect to encounter as Associate Justice.","President John Adams had just appointed Bushrod to the Supreme Court of the United States. George Washington indicates his approval of Adams' choice as well as his awareness of the difficulties Bushrod can expect to encounter as Associate Justice.","Final letter of response confirming that he had received the book \"Proofs of a Conspiracy\" by John Robison-a Baravarian member of the Illuminati. Washington reassures Snyder that he is aware of the Illuminati's objective to overturn ... \"all Government and all Religion ...\" but he does not believe these tenets were being propagated by the Freemasonry in America. Washington comments he has no time to read being preoccupied with Mt. Vernon repairs.","Washington congratulates the Carters on the anticipated birth of their 12th child. Washington has \"abundant reason to be thankful for my own recovery\" from a fever which \"deprived me of 20 lbs of my weight; which ... is nearly restored.\"","Washington writes that, despite what she had heard, he has not been suffering from the \"desolating fever\"--he dines at Mr. Willing's (Powel's brother) this day and will have tea with Powel afterward.","In the hand and signed by Tobias Lear or Alexander Hamilton, on Washington's watermarked paper. Washington writes in answer to the firm's letter of 24 October that he does not, as a rule, accept gifts such as their offered literary and miscellaneous paper--however because he does like to support such \"publications which may be useful \u0026 beneficial to our country\" he wishes to enter a subscription for it, if they will forward terms.","In the hand of and signed \"G. Washington\" Tobias Lear or Alexander Hamilton, Washington writes that, as he has no experience with claims such as hers, he must refer her to Gov. Trumbull or members of Congress for information on how to go about applying for half pay due her on behalf of late father Col. John Durkee.","Washington writes that he will breakfast with Mrs. Powel \"tomorrow at her usual hour, if named to him.\"","Washington writes his thanks to Powel for her help in selecting and securing presents for Washington's family members in Virginia--in particular, for the prints and for her offer to choose something handsome to present Eleanor P. Custis--he considers muslin the best gift--asks her to locate some memento for Mrs. Washington--and asks her \"to procure the second edition\" of the present which she intends for Eliza Law lest there be \"a contest ... in which an innocent Babe may become the victim of strife\"--he hopes to leave town Friday or Saturday, but will call on her before going.","Washington writes to Powel expressing his gratitude for the articles she sent and her assistance in selecting them--he encloses $75 in payment--he will deliver her letter to Mrs. [Eliza Custis] Law and give the doll to Eliza.","Washington writes to send a $500 check drawn on the Bank of Alexandria so Mr. Blagden can proceed laying in materials to build Washington's houses in the Federal City--he briefly describes a building he saw in Philadelphia like what he wants built and \"if this is not incongruous with the rules of architecture, I should be glad to have my two houses executed in this style.\"","Washington writes to Stuart that he was pleased to find in Philadelphia recently that so many \"Gentlemen of family fortune \u0026 high expectations\" seek commissions in army--this, and the vain attempt to keep him to any literary pursuits, gave Washington idea to get Washington Custis a commission as Cornet--he also has the conviction that if real danger threatened the country \"no young man ought to be an idle spectator of its defence;\"--this would also divert Custis's attention from thoughts of marriage--Washington wanted to consult Mrs. Stuart and Martha before offering it, but Mr. Lear wrote to Custis about it and concealment of the idea is now impossible--Custis is now a cornet in the troop commanded by Lawrence Lewis--the Lieutenant is Lawrence Washington, Junr. of Chotanck--the matter still must be approved by the President and Senate, of course so it should not to be talked of publicly till then--Mrs. Washington consents but it must have Mrs. Stuart's permission--Washington's caution is because Custis is an only son, the only male of his great great grandfather's family--Providence will protect Custis in camp or field of battle as it would in domestic life.","This memorandum includes totals of the land to be cultivated and that in woods, waste, etc., probably all on Dogue Run farm--list of hands on Dogue Run with their [Ages?, probably drawn up with idea of renting the farm.] Also contains statements that wheat and cattle can be had also at reasonable valuation.","Washington writes in response to his nephew's query about the offer to become the 'Guardian of Nelly' so as to authorize a license for Lawrence and Nelly to marry. He also encourages Lawrence to acknowledge the Secretary of War's offered military commission and either accept or decline the appointment. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.","Received 4 copies of prints of deaths of Montgomery and Warren [done by John Trumbull]--cannot remember price on subscription lists, so asks T. to let him know the amount and also whether he can receive remittances for his brother in this county--doesn't know whether he paid in advance--papers from Philadelphia have not been unpacked yet--paper accompanying prints says rest of proposed design has been abandoned, due to \"peculiarity of the times\"--coming marriage of Nelly Custis and [Lawrence] Lewis.","Washington writes to Brainerd that he sympathizes with his calamities, but cannot give him pecuniary aid--has had difficulty collecting rents due him and adds that \"the income of my estate does not at this time hardly meet my current expenses\"--further, he believes in helping his friends and neighbors first, and that is all he has the means of doing.","Letter from George Washington to Joseph Anthony concerning payment due after the acquisition of a set of engraved prints by the artist, John Trumbull. The prints were titled 'The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack of Quebec (December 31, 1775)', depicting the death of Richard Montgomery during the attack of Quebec; and 'The Death of General Warren - The Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775)', depicting the death of Dr. Joseph Warren. These prints were sold on a subscription basis and, having made the initial payment in 1790, Washington is requesting how to pay the final installment. This letter is addressed to Joseph Anthony, John Trumbull's agent in America. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","In a former letter Washington had ordered a uniform to be made as instructed by Secretary of War to be ready by Feb. 22 -- here he suggests sending it by way of Judge Bushrod Washington, who should be leaving Philadelphia for Mount Vernon shortly -- Washington wants the goods packed in a custom-built portmanteau of stiff thick leather, 2 feet long and 2 ft. 9 in round with a flap for brushes, blacking, and so on, with an iron bar running through staples, and a good lock -- he says an able craftsman would have no trouble building one from that description.","Contains Washington's survey of land purchased from George and James Mercer in the neighborhood of Four Mile Run in Arlington, County, Va., known as the Washington['s] Forest tract--Second page shows comparison of three surveys: Gray's \u0026 Adams Patents 1724 \u0026 1730; Jn. Houghs, Nov. 1766; Washington's April 3 and 4, 1799. Does not include a map.","Washington inquires about the uniform he ordered, saying that the last delay was supposed to have been the gold thread which was expected in spring shipping--he requests no further unnecessary delay--asks McAlpin to send it in a portmanteau mentioned earlier and by some person coming through to Alexandria to be left at Post office or stage office there.","Washington follows up on last winter's conversation in Philadelphia, and accepts Boudinot's offer of some of his wine, since his (Washington's) letters seem to have miscarried and a new order will reach Mr. Pintard in Madeira only after his stock is almost exhausted--Biddle will handle the transaction on his behalf.","Letter from George Washington to Alexander Addison regarding money owed on the sale of land at Millers Run in Pennsylvania. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Washington writes that he has received McAlpins letters of the 24th and 27th -- he thanks McAlpin for his efforts in furnishing uniform coat although he failed -- he mentions Mr. Bahr in New York, a tailor who embroidered a cloak for Washington when the capital was in New York, and suggests asking him -- if this fails and the coat has not been sent to Europe yet, he asks McAlpin to keep it and inform him of its state and what can be done with it.","George Washington rented the slaves from Mrs. Penelope Manley French, widow of Daniel French of Rose Hill. In July 1799, Washington wrote to Mrs. French's son-in-law, Benjamin Delany about returning the slaves.","Washington encloses notes for 2 hogsheads of tobacco, and asks Peter to try to sell them in Georgetown or get credit for them--Washington plans to be in Georgetown for a meeting of the Potomac Company on the 5th of August.","Autograph letter signed. George Washington acknowledges and thanks John Beale Bordley for presenting him with a copy of Bordley's recently published book, Essays and Notes on Husbandry and Rural Affairs. The book was delivered to Mount Vernon by Secretary of War James McHenry.","Some time ago a mulatto girl, body servant to Mrs. Washington, ran away--she was found in Portsmouth, N.H.--asks Bassett that since he is going to Portsmouth, would he take steps to send her back--a Frenchman enticed her away but has left her--if she causes no further trouble, she won't be punished--Washington doesn't wish him to do anything \"unpleasant, or troublesome\" to bring her back.","In this letter George Washington writes to Lewis about the rent and value of his various properties along with the slaves that work on those properties, although he writes about his aversion \"to sell the over-plus [of negroes] I cannot because I am principled against this kind of traffic in the human species. - To hire them out, is almost as bad, because they could not be disposed of in families to any advantage, and to disperse the families I have an aversion.\"","Washington takes the liberty of transmitting a letter from Colonel Pickering to the Commissioners of the Federal City for their consideration.","Carriage is sent as Mrs. P. requested--expects to see them about 3:00--Mrs. W. has been very ill--sent for Dr. Craik at midnight--\"Hers has been a kind of Ague \u0026 fever - the latter never entirely, intermitting until now. - I sent for the Doctor to her on Sunday last, but she could not, until he came the second time - yesterday morning - be prevailed upon to take anything to arrest them.\" On outside of cover Washington has added that since sealing the letter her fever has returned--please inform Mrs. [Eliza P.C.] Law.","Mrs. Washington is taking bark for fever and doing better--Washington will have Dr. Craik look at Roberts--if Roberts cannot do the work at the mill, Washington will have to employ another in order not to lose Fall business there--fears Anderson's health won't stand more attention to his work, either--will discuss his ideas on this later.","Washington writes that he had received by Gen. William Washington the model of the improved gun carriage--he approves of new carriage and thinks that it will be much easier to introduce \"valuable improvements\" of this kind at the beginning of military exercises than after people become accustomed to the old.","Washington writes that business, many guests, and Mrs. Washington's illness have delayed his answer to Anderson--\"Health, being amongst, (if not the most) precious gift of Heaven; without which, we are but little capable of business, or enjoyment\" so, since Anderson feels he and family can't be healthy where they live, Washington cannot expect them to live there a year longer--he feels he will have no difficulty superintending his farms himself \"on the plain, simple, \u0026 regular system I am resolved, undeviatingly to pursue\"--he will rent the landing at the ferry, and will try to rent mill and distillery too--the purpose of this letter is to relieve Anderson from embarrassment arising from their bargain on one hand and his desire to leave because of health on the other--Washington reiterates that he has nobody else in mind to replace Anderson and intends to take over farm management himself should Anderson have to step down--he would take $500 per year for mill; Anderson knows better than he what the distillery should rent for--discusses terms for renting the distillery and mill.","Washington writes that he was disappointed in their not being able to visit, but invites him and his wife to Mount Vernon in the Spring--he asks whether there is any wheat available for sale--Washington wants to keep his millers employed but his more alert neighbors bought up local wheat early--Mrs. Washington is still very unwell--he heard of the death of Charles Washington, his brother, in Berkeley, just the previous night.","Washington writes that delays in privately delivered mail caused his nephew's requests not to be fulfilled--no whiskey sent--rye from James Digges Dishman and from William Augustine will be gladly accepted if it is still available, and given gallon for bushel--Washington sends a 5 October 1799 price list of wheat in Alexandria [here separately cataloged].","Washington signed this sixty day note for $1500, dated at Alexandria, Va. 21 October 1799. On the reverse it is endorsed: \"This note was renewed on the 16th Decem. 1799 by Lawrence Lewis's note being discounted for the same Sum, which has been since paid ...\", endorsed by Herbert, also \"1500 -495 G. Washington Dec. 20.\"","Washington writes to Martha Washington's sister informing her of her son John's appointment as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy. On the verso is Washington's draft of a response letter from John Henley to Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert for young Henley to copy. Enclosure: see October 16, 1799.","Washington states he has examined and approved accounts of ledger.","Washington has heard about Powell using a cutting box of new construction, better and simpler than the common kind--asks Powell to get him one and forward it to Col. Gilpin in Alexandria for him, if he is himself entirely pleased with it. (May refer to a \"chaff cutter\" or \"chaff box\" used for cutting straw chaff, hay, and oats into small pieces to facilitate mixing it with other forage.)","Washington writes to offer his thanks for their invitation to attend assemblies, but \"alas! our dancing days are no more.\"","Washington writes the rumor of his having been in Norfolk is false--\"I have never been farther from home since I left the Chair of Government, than the Federal city except when I was called to Philadelphia by the Secretary of War\"--extends his thanks for invitation to visit at Rosegill, however.","Washington writes to inform Alder that the wine sent by him from Madeira after the order sent through Pintard arrived in good condition will be paid for directly. (Written in Lear's hand, but speaks of him in the third person.)","Are invited to dine with Mr. Jacob Morris on Saturday,\"... where, in the conformity to custom, they will be obliged to drink Tea, and consequently must be deprived of the pleasure intended them by Mr. \u0026 Mrs. Powell\".","Memorandum of questions about rents, bonds, crops, etc., probably to be asked his manager. Autograph document, fragment, docketed in another hand \"General Washington\".","The plan below, is supposed to represent\nthe Piaza [Piazza] – The black describes the Tile which\nit is supposed remains uninjured - \u0026 the white \nstone, which will be necessary to replace the Tile \nthat has been damaged by the Frost – If this\nmode will answer and Knowles [John Knowles] -or Harry [Henry] Young\ncan be engaged – the work might be set about.","An indentured bricklayer and laborer, John Knowles worked at Mount Vernon from 1773 until 1784, as well as from 1786 until 1790. An indentured stonemason, Henry Young worked at Mount Vernon from 1774 until 1781, with an interruption in his services from 1776 until 1778.","Docketed \"Rough field Notes taken by George Washington in running the courses of the Land bot. from George \u0026 Jas. Mercer.\"","Autograph document, half of a cover, franked by George Washington [only part of a signature remains], broken black seal with George Washington's initials, laminated.","Notes on best methods of planting and transplanting various kinds of trees and bushes, including a notation of the agricultural authority, Langley or Miller, from whom he got information. Also a notation on walks -- should be of gravel or Sand and winding and private -- the sides should be lined with Honey suckles -- sweetbrier-, and many other flowering shrubs.","Address leaf to Caesar Rodney, (the Governor of Delaware), signed by George Washington. Franked \"Public Service.\"","Plat of unidentified farmland. Field with 4 plots. Acreage and brief description.","Description of rotation schedule for Dogue-run and the other farms--7 field plan.","Engraved invitation from plate used by President and Mrs. Washington.","Fragment, likely from letter cover, \"Nelly Custis\" written by George Washington","Partially printed dinner invitation from George Washington to Edward Hand. Not in Washington's handwriting. 1 page.","Receipt for blacksmithing tools, GW writes out entire receipt and has vendor, Adam Stephen sign it. Tools listed: bellows, tongs, etc. Autograph document, folio, signed by Adam Stephen.","\"[Ledger A, folio 13, Jan. 25, 1755 \"\"By 6 black Walnut Chairs ... £3.15;\"\" folio 19, Jan. 22, 1755 \"\"By [Col. Stephen] for 6 leather bottomed Chairs ... £3.15\"\"]. £3.15.0 for six common black walnut chairs to be delivered to his order.\"","\"Sir - The purp. of this is to aquaint you of an Engagement we had with the Indians late this afternoon. Three of our men going out on pretense of looking after some horses met with a party of Indians within sight of the Fort, two of which escaped and alarm'd us; we immediately pursued them with a party of between fourty \u0026 fifty men undr command of Capt. Mercer, Lieut. Williams, Ensn. Carten, Ensign McCarty, Lt. Lemen \u0026 myself - after following them about a mile \u0026 an half, on rising a mountain we were fired on very smartly which we warmly returned ....\"","An early receipt regarding a slave at Mount Vernon, docketed by George Washington. The receipts reads \"Colo. George Washington, for the Hire of Carpenter James [and] Cr. by 5 yds of Negroes Cotton.\" Carpenter James was likely a slave carpenter hired to work on the renovation of Mount Vernon. The reverse contains a partial notation by Charles Washington, youngest brother of George, dated 23 April 1759.","Bond for one thousand pounds Virginia currency--for 350£ given by G.W. he has sold two tracts of land, one of 200 acres on Dogue Run, originally granted to 1st S. Darrell in 1794, and the other 300 acres on little Hunting Creek, originally part of tract granted to Matthew Thompson.","Invitation to his half-brother to stop for a visit on his way to Williamsburg. Accounts with Mr. Carlyle not settled. Advice on the purchase of Clifton's land.","Bill for butter. Note at the bottom by Washington indicating an error of £1.0.0. Washington's endorsement on verso, Oct. 1761.","[William Digges of Warburton Manor, Prince Geo. Co. Md. Washington's neighbor, was one of those named in Clifton's suit against Carroll and other.] In this letter he annouces willingness to receive money due and \"wash my hands of ye troublesome affr.\"--also details on exchange of vinegar and other commodities.","\"For carrying 4 hhds tobacco and for kegs of butter. Receipted by Crawford.\"","\"To \"\"George Washington Esqr. a soldier in Capt. Jno Dalton's Company for being absent from Muster ...\"\" Teste copy signed by clerk, John West junr.\"","Lettice Corbin, Essex VA, writes to George Washington, regarding a slave bricklayer named George whom he has rented out to Washington and wondering if he will need the labor beyond the agreed term. Includes a follow-up receipt from Washington on 9 April 1766 outlining payment of 25 pounds in Virginia currency for the use of the bricklayer and acknowledgement of payment received by Geo. Turberville (signed) for Lettice Corbin. Autograph document signed, 1 page, with integral cover. Docketed in the hand of George Washington.","Document signed, partly printed, signed by Jno. Montgomery [Capt.].Bill for freight charges on one butt of wine shipped on \"Alexandria.\"","Bill for freight charges on one butt of wine shipped on \"Alexandria.\"","Report on farming, etc. wheat very poor, gave a very small amount of flour--ground has been either very wet or frozen since Washington's departure, thus holding up the plowing--mention of a good slave whom Mr. Adam will not sell for £50.","Lund writes about crops and planting. Washington in Williamsburg at Burgess meeting, then onto Dismal Swamp. Martha includes a postscript at the end of the letter. One of only two extant examples of correspondence from Martha Washington to George Washington, Martha penned this six line postscript with news and greetings on the second page of a letter from Lund Washington to George on March 30, 1767.","Letter pertains to the estate of the Rev. Charles Green.  (See letter of Wm. Savage to George Washington \u0026 George Wm Fairfax, 1767 April 24).","Account of weather and activities at Mt. Vernon. \"The carpenters are laying the barn floor in the Neck.\" Waiting for the brickmaker's arrival, \"The negroes are all well. Bishop has sowed half his field in wheat and made two casks of cider.\" Expecting a \"great crop of corn.\" \"The Children are very well \u0026 were yesterday at Alexandria Church ...\"","Condition of crops, wheat and corn--sowing--ditchers--several of the Negroes lately sick--Alton's Morris', Cleveland's and Bishops farms--brickmaker failed to report for work--timothy and lucerne--Cleveland's barn floor finished--compliments to Mrs. Washington, her children are well and send love, also their love to Coll. Wm. Fairfax and his lady.","Washington's lost horses have not returned to Mt. Vernon--the corn crop--ditchers--sowing wheat and making cider--Price (brickmaker) has returned because they could get no other--none available in Mr. Piper's shipload of servants--milldam--how to get brickwood across creek?--half planks for Morris' barn floor--children are well--glad Mrs. W. has benefited from springs.","Receipt for £12.18 for teaching Miss [Martha Parke] Custis music \"ending in April last.\"","This bond is the agreement between George Washington and his neighbor, John Posey, confirming Posey's debt of £2000 owed to George Washington. Posey's right as a French and Indian War veteran and part of the Proclamation of 1763 to claim up to 3,000 acres of land west of the Appalachian mountains is conveyed to Washington to pursue these unclaimed western lands. Signed by Posey at the conclusion, with the signatures of John Parke Custis, Martha Parke Custis, and Amelia Posey (John Posey's daughter) as witnesses. The document and docket on verso is in the hand of George Washington. Autograph document, signed by John Posey, 2 pages.","\"Sales of 69 Barrels Herrings on Acct. of George Washington Esqr of Virginia.\"--Charges for freight commission, etc.","Deals with mill and farm affairs--\"Our mill is once more in a bad way\"--wall of water pit falling down.\"--\" ... give yourself no uneasiness or anxiety about the mill, you may depend I will use every precaution to prevent further damages.\"--sale of flour--wheat fields look promising--all are well.","Encloses sales of herring and current account owed them--market for herring and flour low at present.","Receipt for £3.15 for freight on 300 bushels oats.","Expects he has \"hird\" from Col. Fairfax in re selling furniture at Belvoir--asks him to set a date and advertise sale and he will attend--needs 100 bushels of wheat, 20 barrells of corn and money for management of Fairfaxes Berkeley plantation--hopes he won't think him troublesome, but Fairfax has left him in great confusion--asks him to inform W. Peyton if account delivered Peyton by Willis will not be received by Washington in settlement with Peyton.","Balance due, plus interest accrued from Oct. 4, 1771 - to Miss Janny Washington.","Possibly may object to his paying £7 to overseers, but this worked out with Col. Fairfax since four overseers to settle in woods and raise only corn--land nearly worn out, explains his system of crop rotation.","West as far as Goose Creek on way to Mt. Vernon but indisposed and could not go further--needs £50 for management Fairfax estates, if convenient send £10 by bearer and he will get rest when next rides to Belvoir--asks to trouble him with business at General Court--i.e. encloses letter to Augustine Willis for collection of £250, if he gets this will not need the money from Washington.","Thanks Washington for the money which enabled him to send 5 or 6 hands to Red Stone--understands Mr. Thruston is very much pleased with this country, particularly Washngton's property there--his brother to leave for there soon--does not approve of renting Belvoir \"for so short a time\"--will try to see Mr. Delany soon--please pay Mr. Moore the £40 or £60.","Writes of Fairfaxes arrival in England, both are pretty well recovered--acknowledges receipt of Washington letters and packages forwarded to Fairfaxes at York--let him know if he can do any favour for the \"Neptune\" this year--Rev. Bumaly pleased to hear of Washington's health, admires him much.","Has collected rents according to promise--forgot to give him tobacco he had in his pocket, what should he do with it?","Disagrees with Fairfax on renting raccoon branch to highest bidder--thinks should keep fisheries to encourage sale of whole property--minor tenant problems discussed--Daniel Stone wants refusal of west point fishery and 200 acres at £20--if convenient hopes can have sale before harvest as it would be difficult for him to attend then.","Bearer Richard Butcher wants to sell bills of exchange--asks approval on bills for Colo. Fairfax.","Requests instructions for bond to be drawn for tenant, Mr. Morton--bond for things purchased at sale [of Belvoir items]--asks for enough bags for 50 bushels of wheat.","Explains reason for delay of his bond because one person he wanted for bondsman has been abroad--now has Mayor Lowry as security and will get one other before taking over the premises.","Has arrived at Belvoir with bond unexecuted--since he had intimations from Washington that his own settlement at Belvoir would be disagreeable to Washington and not wanting to give offense, decided he would be content to hold the place for only a year--at end of the time, hopes all prejudices and difficulties will be ironed out.","Reference to sale of Mercer's estate--reports he has regained his health by disuse of coffee--announces the death of Philip Ludwell Lee.","Request on behalf of local committee to see if Washington could furnish them ten barrells of powder for use of county--heard he had imported more than necessary--if he can get it to Malborough his scyths can be sent at same time--Mr. Fitzhugh informs him he will have the pleasure of Washington's company Friday night on way to meeting of the Delegates.","Draft for £40 on Mr. William Molleson, Merchant, London.","Signed over to Wm. Fairfax account by G.W. on reverse and later docketed to that effect.","Will let Col. Simpson have money, but had difficulty in selling bill of exchange for continental money -- no word of escaped painter Cleveland -- work on store house and wash house [office] -- John [Broad] and negroes sick -- wet weather and wheat sowing -- scarcity of spinning wheels -- Lanphier supposed to repair old ones -- Committee has made choice of officers for militia -- \"the remains of our company\" to form company and ask Committee of Safety for commissions for officers -- Mrs. Washington to pick up Mrs. [Eleanor] Custis at Mr. B[enedict] Calvert's and go \"down the country\" -- the \"Stoco man\" still working on dining room and Sears on chimney -- fears George Washington mistaken about draught of chimney piece -- wash house [office] to have two front doors.","Meeting Mrs. W. at Mr. Digges across river--thinks Mr. Harrison will accept W-n's offer--Alexa. \u0026 Loudon people worried about Mrs. W.'s presence at Mt. V.--he thinks there's no danger--\"her old acquaintance the attorney\" wouldn't permit Lord Dunmore to come up river \u0026 take her--if necessary he can get her away quickly--she leaves soon for \"down the country\" with son and daughter-[in-law]--he writes G.W. weekly--rain prevents sowing wheat--repairing tumbling dam--work on wash or servent \u0026 store houses--bricklayers working on garden wall--John [Broad] sick--Sears sick--stucco work \u0026 chimney piece in dining room unfinished--bill of exchange--no word from [James] Cleveland or Simpson on western lands--John West wants money owed him--will pay Custis' bond from money of [Jenifer] Adams' bond--what to do with [Jenifer] Adams' land in Md.?--hopes to see G.W. in winter \"for whether things are made up or not I suppose you can leave the army in winter.\"--painter still absent.","Mrs. W. \u0026 Mr. \u0026 Mrs. John Parke Custis stop a few days in Fredericksburg on way to Col. Bassett's--mill dam repair completed--too wet to plow--John Knowles (bricklayer) sick--John Broad back at work--Judge the taylor \u0026 Sears sick--stucco man at work on dining room--carpenters on wash house [office]--letters by Constitutional post most reliable--kept in Alexandria by Mr. Hendricks.","Sent word to Mrs. W. at New Kent informing her to come to camp--expect her here immediately--discussion by Md. and Alex. residents of plan to blocade river--Indian Head best place--\"Captn Boucher [said] he woud undertake with 3 ships [sunk] to stop the Channel so that no ship of Force coud get up the River ...\"--Mrs. W. packed his papers in a trunk to be sent to Capt. McCarty's for safe keeping--she gave him key to G.W.'s study but he won't touch anything there except in emergency--what to do with Col. Mercer's papers?--John West, Mr. Harper, Mr. Wilson ask for money owed them--Bishop needs money--Dr. Crail's negro came with news from over the mountains--Val Crawford comes, feels it useless to keep building on G.W.'s land there because of danger of British burning everything--should he grind wheat?--Jenifer Adams offers to rent Md. land--Col. Mason very ill since convention--Lund thinks Mt. V. very easily defended by 50 men--will consider making salt peter--Custis and wife with Mrs. W. in New Kent--Knowles is well, Webster sick, John Barry dead.","Enclosed letter probably tells of Mrs. W's coming to camp--her long stay in New Kent after being sent for is ill-judged--nothing done about blocade of Potomac River--why he had to pay Mercer money--difficulties of paying in paper money--\"John Lowe the Barber says you owe him 7/6 for a false tale for your hair\"--James Cleveland came with certificates of improvements on Great Kanawa \u0026 Ohio land--settlers there left and went to Wheeling because of Indian attacks--won't return--G.W.'s servants sold and negroes left with Will Crawford--Stephens stayed, will get mill going there--work on dining room continues--little chance of getting absent painter from Lord Dunmore--will plant Bosenberries--difficulties in acquiring spinning wheels--expects another new one, \"so that we shall then have 7 ...\"--wash house [office] chimneys being set up--considers changing door plan, but hesitates altering G.W.'s plans--Skirmish at Hampton--next letter will be by Mrs. W. when she goes to camp.","Dining room almost finished--\"the Stucco Man agrees the ceilg. is a handsomer one than any of Colo. Lewises altho not half the work in it it was a plan recommen'd by Sears.\"--too late to turf the Ha Ha's--what proportions to use on gateways?--Lanphier no help on this or anything else--let him know in Spring what brick work to do after building the underpining \u0026 chimney to the house that will be placed opposite the store house--will plaster wash house or Servt's house [office] this winter--\"I suppose there is a wall to be built in the new garden next the Quarter I think I have heard you say you'd designd to have a House Built the whole length for Negroes ...\"--miller's time wasted with no wheat to grind--coopers work on mill dam \u0026 fencing--unable to buy slave--Lund goes to Stafford to settle mother's estate--will send his own negroes \"over the mountain\" for lack of anything to do in east--announces his intention to defend Mt. V. property against British--.","Account of money since Washington left, together with money to and from Mrs. Washington--all were bills contracted before he left--Washington's mother wrote asking for \"linnen\" not obtainable there and other trifles--explains accounts paid--will try to raise stone out of banks for chimney tops to be put up this winter, for kitchen, storehouse and other house to be built opp.--painting kitchen, storehouse, and house--corn crop--if Washington approves will put up a strong house at Morrises for wine, rum, etc.--Comm. sent to sound the river decided channel too wide and therefore plan [to block river] impracticable or very expensive--so must defend plantations on Potomac with muskets--attitudes of people about defending property in area--sales of wheat--will forward spinning--problems and process of making salt peter--Mrs. Washington does not approve leaving Mrs. Barnes as housekeeper in her absence, so Lund will do housekeeping--house has been crowded with company since Mrs. Washington's return.","Will transplant cherry trees, but thinks they will die--also plant vinyards and clean Hell Hole--much farm work to be done--shortage of help--illness--plasterer still here and Mrs. Washington has decided to have stucco in her room plain--wash house shingled and weather boarded but chimneys not up--report on timothy and other crops--has written every week--payment for sale of Col. Mercer's estate and letter in re. sale to Col. Tayloe--negro quarters need mending--difficulty of getting silver money--will try to collect rents--bull gored a wagon horse--Mrs. Barnes at Mt. Vernon--doesn't believe war ships will come up river this year--shortage of salt in area--his greetings to Mrs. Washington if she gets to camp before his letter--local militia officers.","Will alter servants hall since it is not intended for a wash house--thinks Jennifer Adams has not made a deed for his land unless very recently--Adams wanted to clear himself on charges of cutting timber--will try to get Washington out of bargain with Adams--run-away slave--thinks there will be no action on stopping navigation of Potomac or erecting batteries--will talk to Col. [Geo.] Mason about it--Mason ill--Committee for county chosen recently, lists names--Connelly [Tory] captured while going disguised through Md.--minute scheme for area not up to Conventions expectations--painter [run-away slave calling self Joseph Wilson] among prisoners taken at Hampton, does not want to return--Dunmore proclamation to free all indentured servants and slaves that go over to British--thinks white servants more likely to cause trouble--reviews servant situation, miller being paid and sitting idle--will grind 100 barrels of flour, possibly for export in exchange for arms--promises constant attention to Genl. Washington's affairs.","Examination of [James] Cleveland re certificates of improvements on G.W.'s western lands--pd. Tho. Lawson for iron--Jennifer Adams' land--negro won't return to Va. from Adam's; should he be sold?--Col. [George] Mercer's \u0026 Col. [Geo. Wm.] Fairfax's estates--Bryan Fairfax's peculiar religious behavior--report of Dunmore attacking 100 men \"this side of the great Bridge ...\"--convention to raise 4000 men--Dunmore's negro troops--desires privateers to come and take Dunmore's squadron--negroes ill--Col. George Mason getting well--hopes for gunpowder--proposed Potomac battery--Sears still here painting new room and dining room--he has picture frames to make yet--altered wash house (servt. quarters)--Knowles not recovered [from bull's goring].","Mill swamp to be cleared for pasture--coopers cutting trees for staves--corn--several of Oliver Cleveland's people ill--plan for hedging and ditching--suggests fallowing land \u0026 putting into wheat, thus saving labor for ditching \u0026 hedging--briar hedge planted from mansion to Hell Hole eaten by cattle--cherry trees will not live--\"I should be glad to be informd in what manner the House now Buildy. opposite the store House is to be divided into partitions--in one of your Letters you say it is intended for the sick - if so I woud make Three Rooms in it- 1/2 the House or more in the part next the Chimney the Remainder divided into two Rooms each of which will have a window in it - the Door in the gable end to be of no use but still to be there that it may in its outward appearance look like the Store ...\"--Col. [George] Mercer's estate--[James] Cleveland's report on Kanawa lands-he will go to Fincastle \u0026 Bottetourt Courts to get evaluation of work--Wm. Stephens \u0026 Wm. Skilling here, say buildings on Ohio burnt by Indians--Mrs. Barnes and Milly Posey left today--Dunmore defeated again by Capt. Woodford.","Col. [George] Mercer's estate--difficulties in collecting rents in Loudon, no markets for crops, and men indicted there for spreading ideas that they should not be expected to pay--flower knots in garden to be leveled, flowers shrubs planted elsewhere--gravel sorted for walks--one of Cleveland's men left when hardships set in--Wm. Skilling will repair well--John Broad injured \"playing Frolick\"--wrote to Wmsbg. to sell the painter, now in jail there--believes Washington should accept wages as General.","In this letter Lunds writes about trying to recover runaway negro from [Jennifer] Adams and rent from Adams along with affairs of other tenants, among other topics.","River frozen--hasn't yet seen Mr. Marshall or Mr. Triplett about land exchange--thinks it bad scheme to raise hogs to take care of surplus corn--pork prices low--well keeps caving in, perhaps will have to ask instructions as to where to dig a new one--good negro shoemaker available from Adams--conduct of negroes--better sell bay or stop using him for breeding--hurts him to see miller and mill idle.","\"Bill receipted. Bill for 1 set cart boxes.\"","Exchange of Adams and Matthews land still not settled--much alarm in Alexandria, expecting an attack from 5 large ships reported to be off Cone [mouth of Potomac]--river now blocked with ice but women and children evacuating and moving goods--they will fight to defend town--he thinks the ships more apt to be oyster boats--packing Washington's china and glass into barrels and then would be able to move things at short notice to Mrs. Barnes and to Morris' barn--rum and wine to be moved too--everyone says they will come to help defend the Washington property--thinks 100 men could defend it against 1,000--Wm. Stevens paid for going out to [Washington's] Ohio lands--Cleveland--packing bacon--cannot sell flour--\"I wish you had said how large you woud have the negro houses you speak of in your letter, or whether you woud have them built with or without sheds.\"--one piece of woolen cloth came from weavers--nine wheels at work spinning--John Broad cannot live--tell Mr. [John Parke] Custis cannot deliver letters to Mount Airy because of ice--Mrs. Chichester will stay in Fauquier Co., feels it unsafe in Alexandria--will send his furniture to another county if Washington thinks best, however doesn't believe there will be an attack on Alexandria since Lord Dunmore's troops are too trifling.","Several accounts are over-due, one to Lanphier--Mercer's estate--no one has applied for Col. Fairfax's bond--Lord Fairfax at present pretty well--will sell Adams' negro to someone Washington owes money to--problems of the mill [on Bulskin ?]--Simpson--French and Dulany land not settled--John Broad still alive but dying--the well will hold, must make top brick instead of stone--house opposite store framed but not raised--next will work on 2-family quarters in Muddy Hole--salting fish--letter from England by Capt. Kelso here.","Question of Lund's wages, he only brought it up because Washington had offered to pay him equal to what he had had in any former year--never expects to be rich--will serve him faithfully--Mr. Baily wants 10% to collect the rents, thinks 5% is enough--suggests he might collect them himself--Tayloe has instructed him to deliver the bonds to Col. Peyton--problems with Cleveland, who must be paid since he was acting as Washington's agent--John Broad still alive--Adams' land--Triplett questions boundary between Washington's land and his--Adams pressing him to buy 300 acres--John Stone offering 360 acres on river next to former Adams land--spinning of linen going on slowly--sorry to hear Mr. Custis not well--furniture still at Mt. Vernon, hopes to avoid a move if no attack--Col. West will order militia for defense of Mt. Vernon in event of attack.","Informing Washington of affairs at Mt. Vernon, the condition of the negroes, advising some improvements to Mt. Vernon, and information about the movements of the British.","Dray colt--use of other horses--Stevens will not get to save the rest of Washington's lands [Kanawha] with only the negroes--he thinks it best to get two other white men and have them appointed by court to appraise work when done--if Washington thinks the upset times not enough excuse for failing to satisfy the legal requirements to save land from forfeiture must give Lund liberty to make best arrangement possible with man to go out--7,000 acres patented in Washington's name and Muse upon Pocatallico--Cleveland here and will record work in April when courts in Fincastle and Bottetourt--Cleveland says bottom lands on Kanawha very rich--packing furniture to move to Morris's barn--Cleveland's trial is Tues.--Cleveland claims his behaviour is not criminal and he has been misrepresented--has heard nothing from Milly Posey since Christmas.","Mrs. Washington can accompany the General anywhere now that she's gone thru smallpox [innoculation] successfully--expresses gratitude to Washington for his guardianship--\"He deserves the Name of Father who acts the Part of one.\"","Safe arrival Norwich with 2 mortars after long delay in Sound because of enemy and wind--better to continue by land--needs money to pay pilots and other expenses--send further orders--Capt. Burbeck with 18 of Gen. Lee's guards with him--believes this will be sufficient help--will send rest of troops on--hears of danger on road to New York--since no provisions, sending part of 130 men on--keeping or only sufficient to hoist mortar.","Requests Washington to write Gov. Trumbull to try to get some bounties for his men as for other Conn. battallions--he enlists men on that promise--has clothing for men, which is great inducement to enlist.","Supplies to be moved from Philadelphia to Milltown Yorktown and Lancaster--supplies being purchased--all necessaries for troops on march provided--defends conduct in not buying--there are two buyer in Philadelphia--sends 6 lemons raised near New York City.","Can't persuade troops to remain at New Rochelle in face of superior forces--troops not enlisting, army weak--few [English] troops left in New York--he holds two men who ran off to British, then came back to help a widow escape to New York.","Appeal by British prisoner of war to be exchanged or parolled for a few days to see his brother who has come from England on family business.","Hopes Washington will come to Mt. Vernon while troops in winter quarters--no crop for sale this year--wheat destroyed, mill idle, short crop of corn--gives corn crop yields from each farm--many visiters and horses cause great use of crops--also 24 of own horses--wants to try making rum, sugar, and molasses from Indian corn stalk for money crop.","Stewart is writing about the conduct of some of the soldiers and the need of supplies.","Trees to be planted--Triplett delays signing bond for land exchange with Washington--mentions Mr. McCarty, Massey and Chichester in relation to agreement--boundary disputes--inquire into purchase of Col. Stone's land--Beck's land sold--new covering horse--Col. Triplett accompanies Mrs. Washington across River today on way to camp--will question tenants.","Covering horse arrived--bond signed with Triplett for land below mill race--Robt. Adam pd. account--\"I have a great mind to put the Money into the Continental Loan office, but perhaps it would be proper to get your approbation first\"--[Mrs. Mary Washington] wants Silla sent to her, but Lund hates to part her from Jack--[Charles Washington] wrote for another hand but he didn't send one--tobacco land to be put to flax--pumpkin to be planted--per simmons for beer and spirits--mare sent by Col. Lewis sick--Lund's lip still sore.","Rain and snow prevented his going up to see Washington--will leave for camp last of month--flour and corn for sale, had to sell to govt.--will sell barrels of pork and beef--difficulties getting salt--doubts Lanphier will come to work this spring--who to leave to manage housekeeping in his absence?--Bishop not trustworthy and Milly Posey away from home-will sell negroes at private sale--meeting among Loudon draftees--[John Parke] Custis not returned from Williamsburg--Mrs. Custis and children not heard from--sickness among people--Jack and Sylla distressed at parting--lambs died--mare sent by [Col.] Lewis still sick.","Persuaded Lanphier to work by promising him a portion of corn crop and wool in place of money--much plank wasted by his delay--difficulties of getting their privateer into action--difficulties with draft law in county [Fairfax]--volunteer scheme hasn't worked--reassures Washington he will not leave his employ or hold him for higher wages while he is away leading army--Custis returned from Williamsburg--feeling against R[ichard] H[enry] L[ee] for his supposed scheming against Washington--will make molasses, sugar, Rum from corn next fall-won't attempt tobacco--breeding mare.","Breeding mare--Weaver captured deserter, thus is exempt from serving in army, but he's been let go because of high wages demanded--bargain with Triplett--Blair's bond--money put in Continental Loan office--rents collected from tenants in Loudon and Fauquier--Sam[uel W-n] collected some in Westmoreland--will come to camp after shad is put up for coming year--will send Washington's accounts by Col. Fitzgerald if he leaves first--covering horse thin--progress made on privateer \"General Washington\"--Lund expresses his faith in the ship and encourages Washington to keep his share.","Received letter by Gen. Woodford--can't sell negroes with their consent--negroes from Crawford innoculated with smallpox--getting in shad--covering horses--[John Parke] Custis in New Kent for elections--if not elected He'll come to camp with Lund--corn to sell--money in Loan office--Mercer land and Blair's bond.","Blair's bond--he and Mr. Custis set out for camp next week--Custis elected in Fairfax county--Col. Bassett innoculated for smallpox--less shad put up than expected--stopped running early--\"the Crabs, Thorns, Cedars \u0026c which we planted this Spring for Hedges appear to be all living. The Locusts at the North End of the House are all putting out I believe not one of them are dead, the variety of Trees at the South End are also alive, most of them I hope will live ...\"--ship \"George Washington\" launched--but in mud in Occoquan--loan office certificates--Lanphier worthless, refuses to work--\"I wanted much to get the Window finish'd in the Pediment that I might have the garret Passage plaister'd \u0026 clean'd out before Mrs. Washington returns - beside this the scaffling in the Front of the House cannot be taken away before it is finished - This prevents me from putting up with the Steps to the great Front Door ...\"--Sickness--will bring letter to Mrs. Washington.","Rain and his indisposition prevented his going to camp by now--[John Parke] Custis not to go, must go to assembly--Capt. Triplett's health forces him to resign commission.","John Parke Custis, stepson of George Washington, wrote to George Washington who was at Valley Forge about various aspects of the war.  He notified him that the Virginia legislature passed bills to help raise troops, the arrival of a French ship carrying uniforms and military supplies, and a note to his mom. Docketed by George Washington. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages.","No word from G.W. in 2 posts--conditions of plantations under Davenport \u0026 Hill--breeding of cattle from Custis' English bull--wet summer--crops of corn, timothy and wheat--no workmen found but Lanphier \u0026 his man--making molasses from corn stalks--\"old Billy Harding wants to rent part of the Land you Bought of Mercer on four mile Run ...\"","Will try to buy Barry's and Marshall's land for G.W.--which negroes to sell?--sorry G.W. must forgo buying lands because of losses from farms under his (Lund's) management--wheat crop almost total loss--(the fly)--prepares to plant tobacco--ditching mill swamp--drowning in mill race of valuable slave Cooper James--Carpenter James injured with axe--received £200 from Capt. Lewis for Phaeton--sold flour to Boston for good price (scarsity there)--suggests G.W. speculate in wheat, sell flour at high prices--Wm. Roberts the miller, his merits \u0026 weaknesses for drink, \u0026 advises not to hire him again--mill race, tumbling dam at Piny \u0026 Dogue Run gate \u0026 dam which Roberts repaired or built--discusses building houses for prospective tobacco crop--campaign in Rhode Island \u0026 departure of Fr. admiral, Lord Howe \u0026 Johnstone--cleared money in pork--can't get workmen to assist Lanphier--\" ... if so the coverd ways will not get done ... \"--sickness among people--good pastures--took paper from G.W.'s trunk, can't get any in Alexa.--letter from Wm. Roberts enclosed.","Relays problems with recruiting for the army, currency depreciation and counterfeiting, land purchases in northern Virginia, and the management of Mount Vernon.","Resigned commission because of ill health--also, \"Would my health admit of my continueing in the Service, I could not Consistent with the Character of an Officer or Soldier by any Means Submit to have younger Officers placed over me.\"","Letter from Caleb Gibbs, commander of the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, to Royal Flint, assistant commissary of purchases, requesting a quarter cask of wine for His Excellency George Washington at Head Quarters. Signed by Gibbs with note that the cask of wine was received.","Concerned with auditing of army accounts ... Lewis, informed of a balance in his favor, requests Washington to order the Paymaster Gen. to honor this balance ... nonpayment of debts will injure him as well as the Public Service …","Invoice for beer, wine, bacon, sugar, and \"1 box directed to Mrs. Washington,\" etc.","Military intelligence--reports movement of British fleet and army in New York.","Requests George Washington's advice whether to sell Eastern shore lands because of heavy taxes and can get no one to live there \u0026 work them--rumors of truce to be offered by British King--appreciates Washington's advice on draining low grounds [at Abingdon] to prevent tidal floods--poor corn crops and depreciation of paper money--everyone paying old debts in paper money--purchase of Alexander's land--army's success at Stony Point. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.","John Parke Custis writes to George Washington from his Abingdon regarding an offer of seventy five pounds for his property on the Eastern Shore of Virginia - is confident he can get more. Custis himself is considering purchasing Philip Alexander's land at a tempting price. Expresses his pleasure and congratulatory wishes on the arrival of Count d'Estaing's on the American coast. Custis reluctantly addresses a misunderstanding between himself and Colo. Bassett regarding the valuation and care of Washington's forty-seven head of cattle at Clairborne's plantation in King William County, Va. (part of Martha Washington's dower lands that Washington leased to John Parke Custis in 1778). Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.","List of cattle on George Washington's plantation in King George County in the hand of John Parke Custis. The front of the document lists forty-seven cattle including eighteen \"Young Cows\" of the \"common breed \u0026 small,\" sixteen heifers of the \"English Breed,\" three steers, and ten \"best work Oxen.\" The reverse of the lists cattle valued by Colo. Bassett 'last fall.' Autograph document, 2 pages.","John writes how the new plantation needs constant attention, but would be \"very advantageous to your Estate in the Neck, and will add much to the Prospect from the House.\"","Enclosed is letter to Mr. Fras Gallibert, French merchant prisoner at N.Y., to be forwarded to him--his health improves, but George [Lewis'] is poor--George settles on Frederick cty. land; will Washington sell some of his land adjoining?--no news from Charles Town [Charleston, S.C.]--Gen. Woodford moving Va. troops there-\"will not the Irish demands of a fair trade operate to our advantage?\"","Bill addressed Master George Washington--total £297.6.0 Va. Curr.--bill for broadcloth, buttons, silk, thread, dressed leather for making coat and waistcoat.","Showed Col. Bassett his letter, but doesn't know whether he's complied with it--concern over no news from Charlestown [S.C.]--feeling among gentry and people at large regarding congress's recommendation regarding currency--he and Col. Mason expect to be elected to assembly with no opposition.","Incloses Philadelphia paper announcing news of a victory in the south [King's Mountain ?].","Receipts and certificates collected for supplies and horses requisitioned last Jan.--Will Washington appoint someone to examine and approve them as per law of state of N.J. which he incloses?","Mortified at actions of [Va.] legislature--wishes to resign his public office but feels it his duty to continue in legislature to express his protests at their actions--emission of 10 million pounds immediately--action between Cornwallis and Genl. Greene--Greene has won universal esteem for his conduct.","Sends boots Washington ordered from his shoe factory--invites Washington to visit again--sorry to hear Mrs. Washington is ill--suggests she spend summer in Wethersfield rather than go back to Va.--hogshead of boots being sent to Col. Sheldon.","John Parke Custis writes to Washington relieved to hear that his mother Martha Washington is back in good health. His family is suffering from an epidemic that his stricken many family members with his youngest son being dangerously ill. Custis apprises Washington of his current circumstances in dealing with a dispute of monies owed to Robert Alexander for land purchase includes a copy of a notice dates 26 May 1781 [see RM-1188.004]. Reports of damages by British troops to nearby neighbors properties including Colo. Bassett. Fortunately, Custis' home and property were unaffected. He is pleased to inform Washington of accounts of 'our Countrymen do not want Spirit or Inclination to join the Marquiss,' with forty-six men from the county volunteering for service. Custis himself has provided clothes and horses for two volunteers. Reports that Genl. Nelson was appointed governor with the assembly granting him very great powers to support the war. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.","On 26 May 1781 John Parke Custis notifies \"To All Persons whom it may concern\" a dispute between Robert Alexander and himself regarding the purchase of land and monies owed by Custis to Alexander. Custis appoints Charles Simms as his lawful attorney in the matter. Custis proposes four options to rectify the dispute and if none are disagreeable, Custis' attorney will authorize a payment of forty eight thousand pounds current money. Autograph document, pages. Docketed in the hand of George Washington. Document included in Custis' 11 July 1781 letter.","Death of his father [Fielding Lewis]--father's will directs Dismal Swamp lands and others to be sold-estate in debt--give opinion on accepting credit and also description of land--mother [Betty Lewis] and family well--\" ... as well as is the old Lady-forwards letter from Havana.","Detailed description of Dow's land on Cameron Run--Mrs. French will never consent to exchange land--G.W. anxious to have her land--Mrs. W. goes to Mr. Digges across river in company of Dr. Stewart (Stuart)--[Mrs. French's land is between Epsewasson and Little Hunting Creeks, part of Union Farm].","Received letters and will forward them to England--will forward Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd's letters under protection of Washington's.","Lund encloses [Benj.] Dulany's letter concerning Mrs. French's landand Mr. and Mrs. D. agrees to sale of land.","Lund writes about further efforts to exchange Dow and French lands, maybe Mrs. F. can be persuaded to trade Manley's land (adjoining French's), and has purchased Dow's land to bargain with Mrs. F along with a description of land.","Lund writes about how the sale of Custis horses didn't take place although Col. Dandridge offers both to G.W. in exchange for giving up two years payments from Dandridge's estate, both as covering horses may repay quickly and one may do for the turf.","Lund writes about how Dow wants payment for land made in Philadelphia and will try to collect rents to repay what G.W. has borrowed. He will also get Gilbert Simpson [on Washington's western lands] to try to get money and James Cleveland to collect debt for Col. Wm. Crawford.","Lund writes about various aspects of the family and the famrs including that he believes there is peace in King's speech to Parliament, horses suitable as chariot horses (will get horse [from Custis estate]), shoats only doubled in size, very disappointing, bank froze all winter, grapevinesand apple trees, someone cutting timber on G.W.'s land, Custis's legal title to Alexander's land [Abingdon], and that children at Abingdon are well, will come to Mt. V. to stay some time.","Lund writes on how the crops are short and other financial matters.","Lund writes about the amount of wheat from each farm and how few will sell wheat, expecting price to go up because of the peace treaty with Britain.","Letter by Betty Lewis--hurt at not hearing from him during afflictions--husband and brother Sam died within 3 weeks of each other and she has been ill--\" ... My Dear Brother was there not one half our you could spare to write a few lines to an only Sister whoe was laboring under so mutch affliction both of Body and mind ...\" Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, integral address panel. Docketed by George Washington.","Unsuccessful in collecting rents--tenants over the ridge will pay as soon as specie is in circulation among them--they have good crops--Mr. Throckmorton undesirable tenant because he would put negroes and overseer on land, lowering quality--describes tenants and plantations--tenants on this side the ridge in bad shape, can't pay--new cook, Richard Burnett ill, very good industrious fellow, but complains of being lonely--refuses to mix with negroes--[Pitman] best kitchen gardner they've had--kiln for drying wheat--Dow's land--Washington's house in Alexandria--Dr. Stuart to build in Alexandria--got negro from Norfolk where he's been since seige of York.","Sends Washington a pamphlet lately out on a political issue--she recommends it as disinterested and sensible--\"Some say there is no Cincinnatus in existence; I think there is.\"","The drawing was known to George Washington who sent it to Tobias Lear on 22 December 1794, describing it as \"the sketch which has been presented to me by Mr. Claiborn, of the new method of lowering and raising boats without locks.\" Washington had received a letter from Claiborne in 1784 in which he discussed navigable rivers to the west; whether Claiborne sent the drawing at that time is uncertain. It could also have been given to Washington in early December 1794 when he and Claiborne met together in Philadelphia, or sent in a follow-up letter Claiborne wrote on 16 December 1794.","\"Inclosed I have Sent you my Fathers letters wharein you will See his intention Before his death, of releiving me out of my distressis, Occasioned by my Youthfull Folley\"--requests a loan--now in jail.","Lewis, surveyer of Rockingham County, informs W. that he can find no record of registration of land on \"Little Kanaway\" by Col. [William] Crawford--lands on Ohio and Shurtee [Chartier] are regestered-Michl. Cresap disputes this--most of land in newly formed Mononghela county, should make inquiries there--receives condolences on death of brother [Gen. Andrew Lewis?]--death of Fielding Lewis--.","Little news regarding Washington's Ohio lands and plantations under Simpson--can't write what he heard in a letter--David Bradford, lawyer, has news of lands, enclosed copy of his letter--recommends Bradford as good agent for Washington's business there--people in Washington's Bottom on Ohio leaving after hearing he is to assert claim--rumor that Washington's land there has been recently surveyed among large tracts by Pa. People for sale in Philadelphia--people should be warned of a fraud--leaves west as soon as his [Lewis'] land is surveyed.","Incloses draft of a deed to be executed by Col. Bassett--will accomplish his business at next general court.","Wishes to clear up title to land bought from father [Sam. Washington]--originally bought from Col. Phil. Pendleton, and title still in Washington's hand--will be at sweet springs when Washington visits his plantation.","Writes by naval officer going to Philadelphia--fatigues of passage to West Indies and here reduced health--hopes to benefit from more settled climate of this place--ships leaving--sends letters to Mrs. Washington and Fanny Bassett by ship for Norfolk.","Affairs of Dismal Swamp Co.--letters from Mr. Jamason, chief manager--intends to advertise meeting in Richmond in Oct.--will Washington do this instead, for greater effect?--agrees to sale of their partnership lands.","His are only letters which have \"... communicated information of my friends.\"--hopes George Washington has recovered from reported sickness--was very ill after passage, and recovers slowly--Physician in Charleston will probably bleed him to relieve pain in head--will remain til April--always tries to act honorably--thanks for money--will return by water which is cheaper--gratitude to his uncle--can't procure acorns and seeds he wants as \"they fall from the Trees early in November.\"--transplanted 50 or 60 of Magnolia and a number of the live Oak to bring with him--\"Miller's description of the Magnolia cannot be two highly embellished--there is a Species of them called the bay Laurel but none that I have yet heard of under the denomination of the Umbrella, from the discription I have had of it, it will not answer Your purpose I presume, as it is said not to exceed the height of 6 or 7 feet--it may rather be considered a shrub.\"","Major Washington has remained with them since January, and though he wishes he could say his health was improved by the Southern climate, he fears \"his disorder is too inflexible to be remov'd by mere Change of Climate.\"","Lists number of shares owned by individuals, including G. Washington, 1 share.","Bill for plank and shingles, total amount £87.9.0.","Acknowledges receipt of a gross of bottles (probably rye whiskey) and discusses the purchasing of shares of Potomac Company stock.","John informs George that during a recent visit to Mount Vernon a \"great Coat of yours\" and book became mixed-up with his own belongings. John then discusses one of George Washington's notable entrepreneurial activities - the breeding of mules. Seeking to emulate his brother, John suggests that George send one of his \"Jack Asses\" to Bushfield, John's plantation, to breed with his mares.","Jefferson requests information about David Bushnell's \"submarine navigation\" experiments during the American Revolution.","Sends him live oaks plants and acorns of live oak and water oak--also seeds and plants of laurel tree.","Account from April 1786 - Dec. 1788, for various medicines and spices.","Glad to receive news of Mt. Vernon--will enquire about a she-ass--the Secretary and General Nelson most likely to have one--Mr. Bassett gave him box to convey safely to Mt.Vernon--not finished copying letters--will return soon--thanks him for kind invitation [to live at Mt. Vernon as manager ?] and hopes he will be equal to the job-- \"... my experience in business but illy qualifies me for embarking on it, but under Your direction and from your example I flatter myself I shall derive insight, and I must hope that my attention and integrity will in some degree make amends for my deficiencies.\"--wrote to inform him of act passed in Richmond to discharge interest certificates on all Loan office warrants issued by the state--Dr. Lamey [Le Mayeur?] to deliver this and shoes--lots in Fredericksbg not sold.","Autograph document signed, fragment, endorsed \"Rect. No. 149 Walker Blunt Block Maker\".Bill for £1.3.0.Receipted on April 14, 1786 by Washer Blunt; Endorsed on back by [the officers of the Potomac Company] George Washington, John Fitzgerald and George Gilpin.","Thornton writes to request G.W. to send any papers dealing with Hight [Jost Hite] land, which he bought of his father [Sam. Washington] and is now up for litigation, if turned out, will have to move house he's begun to other of his lands adjoining this.","This agreement between George Washington and Penelope French secured for his use the last piece of property he added to his Mount Vernon estate, a parcel that would become part of Union Farm. French, who had a life in interest in the land and buildings, also leased to Washington the use of twenty-one enslaved people including \"Will, Paschal, Paul, Abraham, Sabine, Rosanna, Daphne, Lucy, Delia, Grace, Tom, Isaac, Robert, Moses, Julius, Spencer, Nancy, Celia, Nell, Mitty, and Lett\", and three young children not named. The agreement stipulated that Washington must ensure the enslaved were \"clothed and fed in the same manner as slaves usually are within this commonwealth and shall not be removed and worked out of the said county of fairfax\", and is \"unreasonably worked or neglected in sickness or treated within humanity\", they would be returned to French.","Thanks to Washington for letter [offering him and Fanny a portion Mt. Vernon land and the stewardship of Mt. Vernon, thus relieving Washington of many duties]--\"Both Fanny and myself are happier in this family than we could be in any other, or I am persuaded in a house of our own, ...\"","Sends wagon down with spelts [wheat-like grain]--one bag spilled-rest sent to care of Wm. Hartshorn in Alexandria--has engaged part of the Poland oats Washington wants and will procure more.","Thanks for timber near Rectertown--unable to come see him because of \"distressed situation\"--clear of debts in Fairfax--sends son with letter--can Washington employ him (son) or get him into business?","Concern over Washington's letter--insists he realizes importance of good education and strives for it--never lets dress or pleasure intervene--does not intend to follow example of his brother Ferdinand.","Williams' bond is counter-signed by William Kerchival. Latter part of document tells of the seizing of Williams' property by the deputy sheriff for not paying rent as bound.","Receipt for £13.2.6 on July 16, 1787 in Washington's hand, signed by Craig. Bill for 6 weeks board for two servants at 25/ each, plus balance of old account--total £13.15.","Has seen coach painter and quotes prices for painting, gilding, etc. the chariot--this is for varnishing coach body and surface polished, with no varnish to be added later--a cheaper mode is painting first and varnishing later--work will take 4-5 weeks--has made no contract with him, nor mentioned names--cannot give price of lining since coach-maker is away--a postscript gives price of lining as £3 exclusive of cloth and lace--quotes price and yardage of lace and cloth.","Receipt from Joseph Cook [Cooke], a Philadelphia jeweler and silversmith, to George Washington for one gold watch chain with an engraved 'cypher' as well as a velvet ribbon. The total sum listed is £9.7.3. Docketed in Washington's writing and dated August 10, 1787. Autograph document signed, with Washington autograph, 1 page.","Invoice to George Washington from R. Sprigg. Receipted for stud fees of mules.","Incloses copy of account requested--will send account from Mr. Payne--is looking for father's [Fielding Lewis] paper of money payable and receivable from Washington--wants lands sold which father owned with Washington--if possible before he goes west this summer--how much can he get for shares in Dismal Swamp Co.?--has Washington heard of plan to drain it?","Lt. [Bezaleel] How[e], who intends to enter an enterprize to some part of the Spanish settlements on the shores of [So?] America, desires a letter from Washington, stating he was an officer of the New Hampshire line and in the Guards--Trumbull recommends him to be a man \"of probity \u0026 honor\".","Begs financial aid--unfortunate marriage ruined him--married again, but can't get wife's inheritance yet--father refuses to help--rented a house in Greensvill \"in this state\" and has to keep a poor tavern--asks for land in Dismal Swamp to live on--will take care of Washington's business there.","Letter discussing Washington's previous note inquiring if Thomas Lewis would serve as his land agent.","Political situation in Conn.--Gen'l Assembly of Conn. passing resolves for organizing Congress under new constitution--will appoint electors in Jan., \"this appointment the Assembly have retained in their own power - thinkg it more likely to be exercised with judgment \u0026 discretion than it would be to be entrusted in the hands of the people at large\"--Senators elected--Representatives to be chosen by people--mentions circular letter from N.Y. state convention--few discordant notes in Conn. assembly--no disagreement over president, but over vice-president--desires Bowdoin for office, since Adams is talked of for Supreme Court--asks after [David] Humphreys.","Asks Washington's advice and aid--his father's estate [John A. Washington] is in danger of being sued by Dr. Stewart for nonpayment of a bond--this was given to aid uncle Sam [Washington] and now Charles, [Sam's executor] won't pay--doesn't want to sue uncle Chas.--Nancy [Anne Blackburn, his wife] sends love--mares being brought down, will pay for season.","Bushrod to move to Alexandria--can't keep up plantation and practice law too--prefers law--can sell land and negroes to discharge debts due from his father's estate--has rented his land on advantageous terms--Mother will remain at Bushfield--desires Washington's approval--bearer, Mr. Packet goes to Alexandria to inquire about rent of houses.","Conn requests that Washington pay the bearer (John Middleton) 3 pounds \"which the Revd Mr. D. Griffith subscribed for you towards repairing the Church etc.\" Receipted and witnessed by Ricahrd Burnet Walker on verso.","Encloses Mr. Cowper's letter respecting N. Carolina land--Mr. Cowper only one who wants land and can pay for it--desires Washington to agree to sell to Cowper because estate of [Fielding Lewis] needs money from sale of lands to pay debts--he leaves for Kentucky next week, and cannot bargain further--has found bill for £50 drawn by executors of Wm. Armistead.","Declines with thanks Washington's offer of a house rent free [in Alexandria ?]--has no office or outbuildings--might be unhealthy--glad Washington approves of decision to give up farming--conscious of competition legal in Alexandria--he and Nancy [Ann, wife] will be at Mt. Vernon after Christmas.","Armistead's Bill of exchange--made no fixed price in offer of Carolina land to Mr. Cowper--asked what it is worth--has heard land is in bad shape and may be sold for taxes--Mr. Riddick and Mr. Godwin attend to paying this--other land bought not assessed--maybe hard to find land in Kentucky--will give Washington best intelligence of it he can.","Bond of £1000 for 5000 acres of land in Kentucky.","\"For putting in Buckwheat. Receipted by Peter Pool with an \"\"X\"\" mark.\"","This is a petition to George Washington requesting a pardon of Margaret Stone. Citing the facts that Stone is about forty years old, mother of seven children, and it is her first offense, the undersigned [including Lund Washington and Peyton Randolph] request a pardon.","Thanks for kind offer, but had already rented an office--will repair [Washington's] stable for use--accepts offer of hay--hard to get it and expensive in [Alexandria].","Expresses thanks for Washington's goodness--realizes bad condition of their estate--great need for clothes--have a servant stop by Mr. Hanson's for some things to be repaired.","Thanks for unmerited kindness and attention--will pay respects at Mt. Vernon before Washington leaves for N.Y.--sure he will accept the presidency despite preference for Mt. Vernon--\"... it is the general opinion of the Friends to the New Government, that if you decline being at the head of it, It never can, or will take effect\"--returns to London in a few months where he does business under the firm of Donald \u0026 Burton.","Explains inability to answer sooner--will see the land he mentions and give his idea of its value. [This is probably land Washington was considering buying from John Dandridge in Gloucester County.]","Reports that his nephew Lund Washington, heard in Stafford County that people were saying \"we shoud have a very pretty President at the head of our new Government one who had pd of his Debts within the time of the war with paper money altho it had been lent to him in specia.\"--Col. [George] Mason responsible--believes Mason's son-in-law started it.","Washington's letter to him delayed--Gen. Nelson's illness--has seen land Washington is interested in buying--encloses sketch of it taken from old survey--description of land--4 mi. from Gloucester C.H.--\"a good, not a fine piece of land\"--[Sketch of land is enclosed].","2 copies - one retained copy in Warner Lewis' hand. Another contemporary copy in another hand with the docket, \"From Warner Lewis Esqr. 11 March 1789 (Copy). Original sent to John Dandridge Esqr. 26th March 1789\".","2 copies - one retained copy in Warner Lewis' hand. Another contemporary copy in another hand with the docket, \"From Warner Lewis Esqr. 11 March 1789 (Copy). Original sent to John Dandridge Esqr. 26th March 1789\".","In answer to letter of 26th Inst, mentions caution regarding getting ready--is prepared to go with mother and Mrs. Willis on Thurs, or Fri. to Mt. Vernon--remains there till the horses return for his Aunt--hopes to find him at Mt. Vernon when he arrives.","Unable as yet to get information on lands Washington is interested in--goes to New Orleans in 2 weeks--\"I have seen a very extrordinary publication in a Fredericksburg Paper wherin mention is made of Gen. W-ks-n [James Wilkinson ?] having prepared a fleet of 25 Boats some of them armed with three Pounders and maned with 150 men who intend fighting their way down the Mississippi into the Gulph of Mexico. It is very extrordinary how such a report coud have taken its rise as Ge. W-ks-n is now here and intends down the River at the same time as I do, with only five or six Tobacco [ ] instead of 25 armed Boats.\"--sends some \"pecaun\" nuts from New Orleans--Indians doing mischief--but lands settling fast despite scalpings--price of corn--returns to Mt. Vernon in August.","Solicits money from Washington for erection of a Methodist Episcopal church in Alexandria--contributions have been slow--names prominent Alexandrians who have contributed--wishes him a good journey to the north.","PA list of accounts addressed to His Excellency Gen. Washington Esq. from the firm of Pope and Cadle, who sold lace, silk, and other hosiery at 12 William Street, New York. The document shows that on April 30, the day of his inauguration, Washington purchased 3 hat tassels. In May, he purchased 3 pairs of white silk hose and 28 yards livery lace. A note at the bottom states that one pair of hose was for Tobias Lear, who paid for them separately.","It is likely that the hat tassels purchased on Inauguration Day were for Giles and Paris, enslaved men who rode and drove the horses that pulled Washington's carriage.","Delivered his letter and package to Mrs. Washington--has arranged for Mrs. Washington's trip to N.Y.--hired [Gabriel] Van Horn \u0026 Co. to drive her--tries to allay her fears at driving with strange horses and coachman--gives charges for trip.","Mr. Fenwick, bears a gift of a small 2-deck ship which will act as a chimney piece of a large room before a looking glass.","He is sending a sermon preached a year ago which is appropriate today--\"When you removed from my house, your goodness allowed me to be conversant in your family as a domestic for some months, before the College was removed to Concord\".--lauds Washington's religious attitudes and Christian behavior.","Receipt for inoculating fruit trees.","According to Washington's directions he has pd. Col. Hooe £700 in part of debt due heirs of Co. Colville by Th. Montgomerie, Adam Stewart and Cumberland Wilson--will make payments of £500 and £250 soon--\"The Laws both of Maryland \u0026 Virginia authorized me to pay current money at the par of exchange in discharge of Sterling Debts and in the manner Col. Hooe received his money.\"","He has been down the Ohio--found a settlement on the Kanawa under James Neal of Frederick County, who patented 2200 A.--he persuaded them they had no right to the land, since it was in center of land surveyed for officers of Washington's old Va. regt. [Fr. \u0026 Ind. War]--they agree to buy it cheap if it will be sold, because their settlement has increased value greatly of land--people won't settle unless there's a settlement already there--he has power of attorney to make a settlement for Neal.","Mares such as Washington wants can be had for £25 specie--doesn't know cost of sending them to Virginia--his commission for procuring them would be 10%.","Requests loan of about £300 to pay outstanding debts on estate of Mr. Aylett, his wife's first husband [she was Elizabeth Dandridge Aylett Henley, Mrs. Martha Washington's sister]--will give land and negroes as security.","Expresses gratitude for \"your powerful friendship\" in appointment of Mr. Meredith.","Received intimation this morning from Gen. Lincoln, so renewed request made in Philadelphia.","£11.5.0 for shoeing horses, \"a new handel \u0026 ring for a fork,\" and \"to drogs an doctren the whet hors head\".","Betty writes that George Augustine Washington, Bushrod and Corbin are there to help settle Mary Washington's estate--Bushrod says she's to have no part of the slaves [of Mary Washington's estate]--discusses division of her property--doctor's bills high--Col. Ball thinks crops will pay off debts of estate. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.","Has purchased 2 bay mares for Washington--sends them down next week--with good care, they will be satisfactory next year.","He was manager for Col. George Mercer's estate in Frederick County when it was sold by Washington--Jas. Mercer kept scolding him and complaining of bad management of farms--Mr. Snickers had written letter to Jas. Mercer maligning his conduct--Capt. Ed. Snickers nailed up his cornhouse door and threatened to serve a writ on him--he was going to bring suit against Mr. Mercer for this treatment, but the war intervened--before war, tried to settle dispute but Mercer refused and he brought suit--sends Washington copy of affadavit--Washington, he is informed, means to bring suit against him for damage--lists a number of questions, seeking testimony of Washington in the suit against Mercer.","Has recorded deed of the land in Gloucester to Washington for the £800 offered.","Waited until recess of Congress to bother Washngton with another letter--the Gloucester county land, is not worth £800--John Nicholson of Gloucester is interested in leasing the land on back creek [sic]--Nicholson has asked several questions about the land so passes them on to Washington.","Written at Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The letter expresses the author's laudatory and religious feelings about Washington. This letter was presumably once in the Washington papers.","Seeks settlement for payment for his services as manager of Col. George Mercer's plantations in Frederick County--will acceed to arbitration--puts queries to Washington on his management of the farms, the answers will be put as proof--claims Col. Ed. Snickers cast aspersions on his character--sends letter to Clerk of district court of Fredericksburg.","She is sick in strange city and begs food for self and fatherless child--late husband (Col. John White's) acct. can't be settled until Congress meets--Col. Alexander Hamilton knows her character and situation.","She suffers in prison without heat or bed, with her child, Kitty White--deceased husband's (Col. John White's) daughter has had her imprisoned to give an account of his property which wouldn't pay his debts--she cannot give security until she can write to Georgia and explain the business.","Glad he's returned safely from eastern tour--breeding mares extremely hard to come by--only the wealthy have them and they prize them highly--Adam Reigart is looking in Lancaster Cty, Mr. Baltzer Spangler searching in the county--will try to send mares to Mt. Vernon before Jan.--compliments to Mr. Lewis and rest of family.","Letter signed by Fenwick Mason and addressed to His Excellency George Washington Esq. President of the United States of America. It refers to various wines ordered by the President for entertaining, including \"26 dozen claret and 12 dozen vins de grave.\"","Bill of lading for \"dix huit Caisses de Vin en bouteille\"--shipped aboard the ship \"Le Jean Jacques de St. Malo,\" captain Le Grand.","Encloses a copy of letter from Adam Reigart--sorry so many difficulties have been encountered in finding mares--Mr. Spangler's report not favorable either--has engaged another man--will remain at home 3 or 4 weeks--will write Mr. Miller, mentioned in Reigart's letter--Mrs. Reigart's death and daughter's illness.","Explains why his brother wrote Washington twice on same subject--he [brother] goes to Berkeley to try to discover documents to defend title to his land--Bushrod apologizes for not writing, but injured his hand badly--apologizes for applying for federal job [district attorney of Va.], had thought Supreme Court made nominations, not the president, and he realizes position Washington was put in--congratulations of the season.","Bill for shoeing horses and for bottles of ointment during period Jan. 11-June 15 1790.","At Mr. Nicholson's request, Warner sends a copy of a letter he wrote several months ago, supposing the first was lost in the mail.","Meteorological account--work done on each farm, giving division of labor--work days lost by sickness--stock on each farm--work of ditchers, coopers, and joiners and carpenters--amount of grain ground at mill. Includes putting up post and rail fence around the vineyard.","A list of furniture, including sofas, mirrors, chairs, draperies, miscellaneous small furnishings, lamps, china (Sevres). Used in the New York house; total £665.14.6.","[John?] Fairfax wants higher wages than £25 per annum [as overseer]--will probably leave at end of year--difficulty in finding reliable overseers for the salary--thinks Mr. [James] Bloxham's wages (£40) too high--he's not any better than any overseer in the country--suspects him of embezzling funds from ferriages--Fairfax would like to have Bloxham's job at the high salary, but G.A.W. has discouraged him--but he's a good overseer--recommends removing James from carpentering house to act as an overseer--white overseers expensive--remove Davy to Dogue Run and Will to Muddy Hole--hasn't told the Farmer [Bloxham] yet of plans to oust him--G.A.W. goes to Berkeley for his health--wheat and tobacco crops--flour ground and the prices it will bring--new bolting cloth in place, will enable superfine flour to be made--Mr. Wilson to send his corn to the mill--prices in Alexandria high--will increase crops of pease, potatoes, carrots as Washington desires--Ehler appears industrious and able [German gardner]--\"I have replaced in the Shrubberies the Dogwood Red Bud Sasafrass Laurel and Crabapples - the Ivy have almost entirely died under both walls - among the shrubs some of these shall be interspersed\"--Muse's account with Washington--very cold weather endangers grain crops--barley has suffered much.","For colouring and bordering 2 rooms and mending one room £8.5.0.","Meteorological Account--work done on each farm, giving division of labor--work days lost by sickness--stock increase and decrease for each farm--work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters--amount of grains ground at mill. Includes \"lathing and shingling the shed of the Barn Yard.\"","Paid account to Porter \u0026 Ingraham, after satisfying himself they were valid--will no more let mares or jennets be taken away from Mt. Vernon before being paid for breeding with Jacks--rest of mares from Mr. Zantzinger have come--encloses his letters [see letters of March 9 \u0026 14, P. Zantzinger to G.A.W.]--is making inquiries for person to take Fairfax's place as overseer--son of James DeNeil is no good in job at Dr. Stuart's--Mr. Gevins is good, but wants his own plantation when Fitzhugh lets him go--has had application from Anthony Whiting, an Englishman, who seems to know the whole business but wants 40 Guineas--gave Gen. Cadwallader as reference--has given Mr. Bloxham his notice and he wants to leave immediately--Davy doesn't want to go to Dogue Run as overseer--pleads his recent jaundiced condition as reason--Will not as good as Davy, but considers him for Muddy Hole--gives number of hogsheads of tobacco prized--Gardener [Ehler] laments no cabbage seed came with other seeds and buckwheat from Biddle--he's fond of flowers but promises to attend to more practical things--\"The posts which stood against the Barn, at the Mansion house I had put within shortly after you left Home.\"--too wet to complete fencing at Deep Run--when Bishop Green went away, secured the house--they are living at place of Col. McCarty's where Mrs. Barnes formerly lived--dampness delays and hampers sowing--a severe sickness among horses and mules--fluctuating wheat prices--sold all on hand, gives prices taken.","Hasn't written him since he left because he's so busy--asks her uncle to please send her a guitar [\"gettar\"], as all the young ladies are learning music, and it is very simple to learn--a man named Tracy teaches the gettar and harpsichord lessons--hears he and aunt are coming home this summer.","One page of accounts between the President's household in New York and local confectioner Joseph Corre. Includes purchases of macaroni, bitter almonds, caraway seed, and ice cream. On April 15, the President's household purchased \"dinner drest,\" when John and Abigail Adams, John Jay, and Thomas Jefferson dined with him. \"Dinner drest\" was ordered again on April 29 when Washington dined with a group of senators.","Signed by Joseph Corre and docketed on verso.","Received his assent to agreement between Dr. Stuart and Alexander on Custis estate--glad it's to be compromised even if injurious to Custis estate--had Custis paid in legal currency, transaction would have been legal--high court of chancery may put price anywhere from £48,000 to £8,000--if the higher figure, would ruin the estate for the Custis children--Col. George Mason considers his appointment an insult, because he never approved of the govt.--but Mr. Hector Ross thinks Mason's acrimony against the Constitution is much abated--Mason dislikes \"pomp \u0026 parade\" in N.Y.--\" ... swearing by G-d that if the President was not an uncommon Man we should soon have the Devil to pay. but hoped \u0026 indeed did not fear so long as it pleased God to keep him at the Head - but it would be out of the power of those Damnd monarchical fellows with the Vice president, \u0026 the Women to ruin the nation.\"--prices high in Alexandria and farmers making money--law passed moving court from Alexandria but another to be passed moving it back--Roger West thrown out of Assembly--Lund's eyes very bad--snowing hard now--wheat crops looking good--describes Washington's stand of wheat at field at Morris, Frenches and the Ferry--hopes to see Washington and Mrs. Washington in summer at Mt. Vernon--\"No person has an idea but that you must remain at the head of the Government so long as you Live. Which I pray God may be with some degree of Comfort and satisfaction to yourself, for I have no doubt but your fatigue, trouble \u0026 vexation is very great.\"","Report of the death of her son Lawrence's first wife (Susannah Edmundson) in child-birth. Settlement of Mary Ball Washington's estate. Asks about her son, Robert, who was serving as Washington's personal secretary.","Blacksmith's bill for shoeing General Washington's horses and making a bolt for a [coach]--part itemized, part lumped together: \"To shoeing \u0026 repairing shoes \u0026c of 11 horses for 2 months ... \"--included are \"Two charges for shoeing a gray mare not entered ... being for T. Lear.\" Receipted by Cliland on September 27.","Report of work done on each farm during the week, including report of amount of grain ground at mill, sickness among negroes, increase and decrease in cattle, work of ditchers. Autograph document, 4 pages, in hand of G. A. Washington, docketed by George Washington, \"From Maj. Geo. A. Washington 20th Aug. 1790,\" docketed in another hand \"Report Aug. 1790 Mt. Vernon,\" laminated, watermark (F. Hayes \u0026 crown over encircled heraldic device).","Safe arrival of Will--expected him home at Mt. Vernon sooner--his great anxiety to do right in Washington's affairs--considering moving Anthony Whiting to place occupied by Fairfax when he goes--estimate of Whiting's capabilities and character--Garner [Wm. Gardener, overseer of the River Plantation?] is leaving too, wants higher wages--Mr. Gwin in Alexandria has recommended a young boy of respectable family to take Garner's place--he has had no experience--no family--George A. Washington disagrees with Washington's theory of having all married men--cheaper to have single one--work terms of new overseer--wheat and buckwheat--corn seed sent from New York good--corn crop--\"... a piece of wood of the kind and dimensions you denoted shall be prepared ...\"--very little ice left--Peter and Godfrey busy with small odd jobs--mares in pasture are mischievous and troublesome--terrible rain storm and winds delay work--corn broken down--weather warm until yesterday--very cool--red corn George Washington sent destroyed by insects, dying in the hill--pumpkin seed from Col. Platt's prizes he thinks will flourish.","For a newspaper subscription--\"To Sub to Daily Advn. from the 1st May 17[illegible] [to] this day is 1 Year \u0026 4 months @48[illegible] To Advr [illegible] £4.[illegible].\"","Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters -- amount of grain ground at mill. Includes work on new barn and stables at Mansion House.","Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters -- amount of grain ground at mill. Includes work on new barn and stables at Mansion House.","Washington's sister mentions his recent trip to Rhode Island, inquires about his health, and reports her health problems. She would like to visit Mount Vernon before the Washingtons return to Philadelphia; invites them to visit her. Mentions items left to Washington in their mother's will; the accounts of the estate will be settled soon.","In hand of George Augustine Washington and includes; Meteorological account--work done on each farm giving division of labor--work days lost by sickness--stock increase and decrease--work of ditchers and coopers, joiners and carpenters--amount of grain ground at mill. Mentions making stalls in the sheds of the new barn; also, putting up a post and rail fence to enclose cow-house.","George A. Washington writes about how he didn't write sooner because George Washington had just left Mt. Vernon -- will be more prompt with reports hereafter -- unable to complete the barn for the stock because of many other jobs for Carpenters \u0026 their illness -- some progress made on barn.","Account with David Clark in Philadelphia for repairing the coach, harnesses, halters, and reins over a period of several years.","Receipt for £50 from George Washington by George [Augustine] Washington's hands--for his donation for year 1790 to school in the Alexandria Academy.","Receipted [April] 12 by John Barnes. Account for Feb. 21 and April 2 for Best Bourbon Coffee, amounting to £8.15.4.","A bond detailing a loan agreement between De Barth and Washington. Signed by Washington, De Barth, Peter Miller, and Tobias Lear.","Receipted on [June 2] by H. Burgess. Account includes cotton, linens, gause, etc., amounting to £6.19.1.","Writes to know if Washington arrived safe in Philadelphia--weather has been miserable since he left--Mrs. Stuart here at Mount Vernon, waiting to go over the river--Mr. and Mrs. Lund Washington here yesterday--he is worse--veal lights, supposed to help his eyes, have made them worse.","This document is an account of medical calls and treatments at Mount Vernon, mostly to slaves, from 8 March 1791 - 4 Nov. 1791. \"Paid in full.\" Part of account, which should begin 17 March 1789, is missing.","Harriot thanks her uncle, George Washington, for his letter with advice, and she will heed it--always grateful to him for his care and attention--Cousin [Fanny B. Washington ?] and Major are going down in country and she will stay with Cousin Lee--when Cousin returns Harriot will help her keep house--Mrs. Stuart still here.","This document consists of a listing of the various tenements in Berkeley, Frederick, Fauquier, and Loudon Counties, the location of them, the present tenants, length of lease, and whether tenants were paid up.","Gives partial list of Washington's tenants in Fauquier County with detailed description of status of land they lease, plus amount collected for rent due Dec. 25, 1791.","Respecting trespass on Washington's property--Col. Little detected man loading his wagon with hoop poles and discovered many thousands cut--the trespasser is an overseer to Chas. Alexander--probably much trespass on Washington's lands far from eyes of those who care for his land--discusses legal action against them--\"it requires the eyes of Argus to protect property in this neighborhood\"--enclosure to Mrs. Powell [Elizabeth Willing Powel].","Received letter and expresses thanks for appointment--noted contents of letter to Mr. Muse and received from him all the blank leases and ones already executed with precise accounting of the rents due--great difficulty in collecting rents in Fauquier and Loudon Counties, Virginia--few improvements made there--Berkeley tenants paid rents quickly and have made many improvements--\"Most of those who hold Leases for lives have satisfied me that the lives are still in existance - Others again are uncertain, and say the lives are in Kentucky or Georgia - They have all agree'd to produce certificates of this truth from respectable authority.\"--Amount of rental exceeds what G.A. Washington led him to expect--10% will amply repay him for services--should finish rental rolls shortly--deep snow has prevented communication between Alexandria and this County--Mrs. Lewis has been ill--late fright caused \"premature increase of our family\".","Harriot hopes he arrived safely in Philadelphia--she desires a guitar (\"guittar\") preferably one with keys and strings both--\"they are easier to learn to play on, and not so easy to be out of order, but if one with keys is dearer than without, I shall be much obleiged to you for one with strings.\"--will be easy to learn to play--Mrs. Bushrod Washington has offered to teach her.","For the carriage of a trunk by stage to Philadelphia 12/.","Has decided to try the water at the springs and delay his return to Mt. Vernon a fortnight in struggle to regain his health, unless he hears something unfavorable from Mount Vernon--physician in the county doubts that he is consumptive--his head very disordered by rheumatic or nervous complaints--sends the letter by gentleman to Frederick Town [Winchester].","Received his favor by Howell--deep apologies for not sending his share of money from Mr. Cowper--Lewis used it to extricate himself from difficulties brought about by a bond he signed, but has now the money to send George Washington--will give Howell the money and give account of sale of land--denies he meant to go to Kentucky without paying money.","Has been indisposed--will take Harriot Washington to live with her this winter if she comes well supplied with clothes--last time she was there, Harriot often couldn't appear in public because of a lack of clothes--she (Betty) cannot advance any to her because she is supporting 3 grandchildren and may have more--Fielding very distressed--\"his children would go naked if it was not for the assistance I give him\"--her family has been very sickly this fall--goes to visit daughter Betty Carter in Albemarle--change of air may help--will return in a few weeks.","Sends copy of Mr. Cowper's account--payments not up to date--had expected to have Howell bring Washington full amount of money due him, but was disappointed in sum promised by Col. Fontain--will send it all within a few weeks--Howell brings £212.6.5 1/2--will substitute another bond for one of Dr. French's on which payment not received.","On the subject of George Washington's resignation and whether he really would be as happy in retirement as doing good for his country.","Clendinen introduces, to Washington, King Dequen, leader of the Kascashas, and expresses the chief's intent to prevail \"upon the Chiefs of Many [Indian] Nations to Travel with him to you,... Hoping that we may all become the Same people. Firmly United to Each Others Interests.\"","Rental for 1792 on lands in Berkeley, Frederick, Loudoun and Fauquier Counties,--lists tenants and amounts paid--arrearages for years 1791 \u0026 1792--a note by Lewis explains \"The above arrearages have been collected by the Sheriffs and no Executions returned. I have had them fined, and am to have a final settlement of accounts this week.\"","This documents records the accounts of tenants in Berkley, Frederick, and Fauquier Counties.","Will leave tomorrow to carry out Washington's instructions regarding purchasing Major Harrison's land in Fairfax County adjoining the mill tract--doesn't think the land is very valuable--thanks Washington for horse.","Major Harrison of Loudon now has decided not to sell land--seems an honest man--he will get rid of tenants, but must wait until next Fall--title is not clear and he refuses general warrantee--he wants 40 shillings per acre--wants to wait until Congress adjourns in the Spring and Washington comes to Virginia, for Harrison believes that Washington knows more about the title than he does.","Autograph document, in hand of Anthony Whitting, docketed by G.W., laminated, (not examined for watermark).Papers of George Washington - Reel#2. Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill. Also a list of the weights of River plantation hogs and remaining mill hogs. A-283.96 ; A-283.","A report of recent work done at Washington's Mount Vernon estate: Digging and planting, cuttings of weeping willow, cleaning and leveling nursery in vineyard, planting fruit trees and leveling gravel walk, gathering haws [red berries of hawthorn].","This document is a report of the recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate: Spinning, yarn and stocking yarn, making shirts, stockings. Work done by 10 women, all named.","Report on recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate: Framing and raising corn house, drawing shingles, making brackets, putting axle tree to carts, mending flax brake and hemp brake -- jointing shingles, making pins, painting, etc. Fragment, docketed by George Washington.A note at end of report, \"I will answer your letter by my nex Report.\"","Washington's farm manager reports the bad conduct of Thos. Green, carpenter -- will not use delegated authority concerning Green, because realizes he is necessary -- good men are hard to come by -- suggests an addition of carpenters, or estate will be a long time in improving -- mentions all the buildings that need to be built or repaired -- wishes farms to look neat -- will put up fences and gates -- suggests moving post and rail fence at Dogue Run to make meadow correspond to fields -- new corn house going up at River farm -- will move Rich's house to Muddy Hole, for David's house likely to be blown down by high wind -- engaged planks and scantling for [Dogue Run] barn from Mr. Kenzie -- Green keeps sawyers about the corn house -- poor Maj. Washington cannot recover, but he doesn't consider himself fatally ill -- G.A. Washington desires him to continue building on his house -- has treated Whitting like a brother -- will keep carpenters on G.A. Washington's house until they run out of work and he will order no more scantling -- has planted hedges of honey locust, French furz, and cedar berries, but sheep eat them -- need nettle fences on each side of hedge to enable it to grow -- hedges must be given much care to grow -- advises English thorn imported for live fences and estimates cost -- Lombardy and weeping willow cuttings planted about the Mansion house fences -- River plantation will be hard to fence -- Mr. Stuart advises water fences there -- a batteau is needed for this -- should it be built in Alexandria or by one of carpenters? -- Mr. Butler and he can carry on the hedging and fencing, including the night work -- grubbing proceeds to line of locust trees below Vineyard -- will make it a year of fencing -- little wool to spin -- spinning sewing thread and candlewick of tow -- Caroline unwell -- bled her -- trouble with Charlotte -- whipped and refuses to work -- claims she hasn't been whipped for 14 years -- will try to make seine twine -- deer destroying trees at mansion house, especially mulberry -- ice house not filled -- Dr. Stuart and young man managing Custis estates take plough to White House to use as pattern -- Mr. Ring present manager -- shorts from mill can be ground over as ship stuff or fed to cattle -- high price of flour in Alexandria.","Concerning her sons Robert and Howell who were with the President in Philadelphia, and her niece, Harriot, who was living with her in Fredericksburg. Also inquires about the price of wheat.","Meteorological account of weather at Mount Vernon -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill -- Also, \"clearing the second Vista.\" -- At end in hand of George Washington is an itemized account of sheep and lambs at each farm. Autograph document, in hand of Anthony Whitting, laminated, 4 pages, docketed by George Washington, watermark.","Report of recent work done at Mount Vernon by 4 men in the gardens: Wheeling gravel and dung into the garden; cutting wood lost by snow; dressing hemp.","Report of work recently accomplished at Mount Vernon by 8 named women: Spinning hemp, stocking yarn and shoe thread; making shirts, sheets and shift, knitting stockings. Fragment, docketed by George Washington.","Report of work recently accomplished at Mount Vernon by 8 named women: Spinning hemp, stocking yarn and shoe thread; making shirts, sheets and shift, knitting stockings.","Report of recent carpentry work done at Mount Vernon: Getting new logs \u0026 gutter piece \u0026 shingles for roof \u0026 chimney of overseers house at Muddy Hole -- \"straching\" the well rope \u0026 fixing it to well -- preparing plow -- \"to drawing the brick kill at dogue Runn\" -- mending shoes -- drawing and jointing shingles -- \"to trying up stuff for Bench plains.\"","Drenching rains, fields flooded, mill race broke again, roads almost impassable--Tayler little to be confided in, has kept horse since the Major is away--mill has plenty of wheat--will try to straighten fence from Manley Bridge to the Mill--snows gone, wheat not damaged, but freezing would cause covering of ice--fences and gates can't go in such wet ground--too wet to paint buildings--mixing paints--will let Green have corn--asks whether to continue work on Major Washington's building--Burwell Bassett says Mrs. Fanny Washington will not go to housekeeping--two ships just passed, will probably take flour from Alexandria--Charles' toe may have to be taken off--has called for Dr. Craik--Caroline made a shift for Sarah Flatfoot--2 sheets cut from Oznaburgh linen for there is no change of them while washing.","Just returned from Westmoreland--denies neglect of Washington's business--would have written had there been further developments in the case--Mr. Lee informed Mr. Hooe of judgement, but no injunction has been applied for--concludes with greetings from Nancy.","In hand of Anthony Whitting, docketed by George Washington including; Report on recent work done at Mount Vernon's several farms: Work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill.","Report on recent work done at Mount Vernon by 9 men and 3 boys: Hanging a gate, repairing fishing boat, dressing timber, giving sizes and amounts of timber -- sawing timber, hauling timber, digging brick earth and making brick yard -- painting -- making a batto [batteaux] for fishing.","This report is on recent work done at Mount Vernon by 4 men: Planting evergreen, cleaning, digging, sowing and planting.","Report of recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate by 8 women: Spinning tow, \"sown shoe maker Thread,\" stocking yarn, winding twine for seine maker, a shift \u0026 knitting stockings, \"making 13 bax\" [bags?].","Letters were delayed--will meet them at Mt. Vernon early next month--estate in good condition--outstanding debts small--property in Berkeley under ignorant overseer and may have suffered--he hasn't sold the crops there yet--overseer on Fairfax property taking liberties--he has a boat and seine for fishing--Dr. Craik's account discharged by corn and wheat Taylor had for sale--desires to live in Alexandria to enable her children to get better education, but looks to Mr. and Mrs. Washington for the guidance to do this or accept their offer to remain at Mt. Vernon--will continue Mt. Vernon chariot in her service, at their suggestion--\"My dear little Fayette shall be given up to your kind patronage whenever you think proper ...\"--sorry to hear of poor Mr. Anthony Whitting's sickness--will leave April 1 for Mt. Vernon--requests permission to leave Harriot Washington with Mrs. Betty Lewis while she takes a trip to Berkeley--brothers are busy so she will be accompanied to Mt. Vernon by Mr. Joe Foster.","Letter with advertisement came late but will go in next week's paper--intended to write by Cousin Washington [Fanny Bassett] but her stay was short--Harriot needs hat, gloves, and shoes--keeps exact account of everything bought and will send it to Washington--money sent from Philadelphia bought Harriot a dress for the Birthnight, \"it must of appeard particular had I refused to let her go, and her having nothing fit for that Purpose ...\"--requests a ticket to the Washington lottery.","Hasn't heard from home in 5 months, and has contracted many debts--a Quaker has threatened to prosecute--is a student of medicine under Dr. Rush--has no dependence on anyone--asks for $300 until his father sends him money from Virginia--although he is unknown to George Washington, he believes Washington knew his grandfather (Washington's first cousin, Warner)--asks him not to make known his request.","Thanks Washington for his offer to write his father--his father's allowance to him is adequate, but has had no remittance for 5 months--he isn't extravagant--encloses letter from man to whom he owes 5 months board.","Sickness prevented his visiting Washington's lands on the Potomac and lots at Winchester and Bath--must stay to make harvest now--will inspect lands after sowing corn and wheat--Major Harrison has decided not to sell his lands--he thinks prices will rise--encloses draft on Philadelphia man given for rent by a tenant of Washington's--asks for letter giving information on lots in Winchester.","Report of recent work done in the gardens at the Mount Vernon estate by 4 men \"Klening\" in the yard, gardens and \"winne Yart\".","This Farm Report (work done on Mount Vernon farms during the week Aug. 4-10) includes: Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill.","Report of recent work done at Mount Vernon by 10 named women spinning yarn and stocking yarn, washing, sewing breeches, knitting stockings.","Recent work at Mount Vernon by 9 men and 3 boys: Putting up bedstead and furniture for it, mending blinds in parlor and mending locks--mending \"Dutch fan\"--felling and flattening stocks--building walls at Dogue Run--\"Plastering weightwashing \u0026 painting at ye Mansion House\"--mending equipment.","Received letter and bank note--recent rain great service to crops--wheat being sown--oxen and horses sick, cause shortage of plows--machine for gathering heads of clover for seed has been found--haying--planting grass-- sent Washington all pamphlets by Capt. Elwood found in his study.","Thanks Washington for money he sent her--will buy nothing unnecessary--\"Aunt Lewis has a very large family at present and a great deal of company, which makes my cloaths ware out much faster than if I was in the country where any thing would do to ware ...\"--Aunt Betty Lewis sent letters to Bob Lewis--Cousin Lawrence [Lewis?] left to go to Bath.","A stock printed shipping bill on which is recorded in manuscript the arrival from London on board the ship George Barclay, John Collet master, one case containing a harpsichord to be delivered to His Excellency General George Washington, President of the United States. The document is signed at the bottom by Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., one of Washington's nephews and secretaries. Washington bought the instrument for his wife's granddaughter Nelly (Eleanor Parke Custis) who played it at their residence in the capital city and then later at Mount Vernon.","Urges Washington to pick another city for session of Congress other than Philadelphia, where a fatal sickness rages [yellow fever]--suggests tentatively Baltimore or New York, especially the latter.","Dr. Stuart's visit so short, she fears he may not have examined her husband [Lund Washington] well enough -- Lund doesn't want to go to Philadelphia for examinatin and treatment of cancer, for his eyesight is bad, and medicine affects nerves so he needs complete rest -- he is extremely ill.","Assures Washington he has power to call legislative assembly in another city and at another time--quotes laws and Constitution--fears and jealousies in various quarters over a new meeting place--hears accounts that conditions are improving in Philadelphia now from yellow fever epidemic.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Deals with legacy left her by brother George William Fairfax (d. 1787) -- declines to pay any debts against Mrs. Mildred Washington Bushrod's (d. 1785) estate -- her husband (Warner Washington, 1722-1790) was not a legatee -- her children were, but they are married. Autograph letter signed, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"","Thanks her uncle for the money he sent--she goes to stay with cousin Betty Lewis Carter who has recently lost a child--Mrs. Lewis will come to get her if Mrs. Washington stays at Mt. Vernon this winter and wants her to come there.","Mrs. Martha Washington is awaiting President's word to join him in Philadelphia--very apologetic for troubling him, but wonders can another story be added to the house in Alexandria which George Washington has so kindly put at her disposal?","Expresses gratitude of herself and her husband Mr. Lund Washington for George Washington's part in getting Dr. Gates' opinion -- Gates hasn't arrived in Virginia yet -- Lund's condition growing worse all the time -- can only see light.","Has been in Culpeper all winter with Cousin Betty Lewis Carter--desires enough money for silk jacket and pair of shoes to wear to Birth Night Ball.","Enclosed is deed to be reacknowledged in presence of Mr. Rutherford, as the previous copy is now out of date due to the negligence of Dr. Stuart and Col. Ball--just returned from Berkeley County, seeing Washington's tenants and is on his way to Fauquier whence he will write more fully..","Sends her thanks for the bundle containing such pretty things [probably silk jacket and shoes requested by Harriot in letter of 7 January 1794]--Cousin Bob [Robert] Lewis has lost his little boy [William Burnett Lewis, who had died at the end of November 1793].","Betty writes that Harriot is very pleased with items Washington sent to her from Philadelphia--she is very deserving and takes care of her things--two valuable Negro hands have run away, probably to Philadelphia to be free, and Betty asks her brother's advice in the matter--her next year's crops will be negligible unless they can be returned. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","With apologies for taking up his valuable time, Bushrod sends the draft of an answer on a question having to do with the estate of Mr. George William Fairfax. Bushrod is doing well in law practice in Richmond.","Desires linen and dimity to make petticoats and great coat-- her great coat is so small she can't get it on.","Sends her gratitude for package--wishes for money to make great coat, and for tape and thread for linen--would make coat herself but no tailor will cut it out unless he makes it too--Harriot had borrowed 24 shillings from Aunt Betty Lewis, and asks for Washington's help to repay her.","Has had a bad attack of ague and fever, but is now recovered--thanks Washington for present of a mule--heard news of some dying of yellow fever in Philadelphia again this spring--Harriot received money he had sent her.","Bushrod has word of an injunction against Washington in High Court of Chancery--his answer is needed quickly as the Court sits on 12 May--Bushrod will draw it up and send it to Washington to be sworn to. The injunction deals with suit by Henshaw, arising out of settlement of George Mercer's estate in Virginia.","Introduces Mr. Maund to Washington as carrier of this letter--Bushrod gently reminds the president of his recent letter (22 April) requesting an answer about the suit against him by Henshaw, dealing with estate of George Mercer.","Couldn't write to Washington before with information on his rents, tenants, etc. until High Sheriff of the county handed over rental money--they are enclosed herewith--breeding horses and mules--mentions Washington's lots in Winchester and Bath, and suggests exchange of one of Washington's lots on Potomac for one held by a tenant on the Bullskin in Berkeley--should buy out life leases there from tenant John Dimmett--Lewis fears he might lose land Washington gave him in Stafford because of no clear title.","Washington's letter to Robert Lewis will be carried to him by Cousin [Betty?] Carter who travels to Fauquier--Harriot requests money for summer dresses, or as goods are cheaper in Philadelphia, she would be happy if he would buy them there for her--wants him to know that she does mend her clothing and wear it as long as possible.","Again requests some summer dresses--requests permission to go to Philadelphia to visit brother George Steptoe Washington--Aunt Betty Lewis has ague and fever--she and family go to Berkeley soon--wheat crop is bad in Fredericksburg.","Requests Washington's permission to leave Philadelphia and study law in Berkeley--his actions there are always put under worst possible construction--is in debt now and knows Washington will advance him no more money--says his brother will send money to pay his debts and travel to Berkeley--expresses deep gratitude to Washington.","She thanks Washington for money he sent her to buy summer dresses--and reports that all there are sorry to hear of Washington's accident on his way to Mt. Vernon--she hope he's recovered--Aunt Betty Lewis's family has been ill all summer.","Answers questions Washington raised in letters of 18 May and 18 July respecting his lands to be leased or sold--land on Potomac put up for rent--procured tenant for houses in Bath--rental of lot in Winchester--trouble in buying out leases of tenants in Berkeley--land on Difficult Run--Mr. Muse allowed transfers of leases--money for rents--use of rents to buy out leases of tenants.","Happy to hear Washington is well and cancerous growth on his face is much improved--weather promises very good corn crop--she asks his permission to set her overseer and carpenters to build a corn house--not satisfied with school her children are in as it is too crowded--her son Fayette has been ill.","Lewis writes: \"Casually going into a painter's shop yesterday I there saw some Tent Poles which I was told were for your\" use. Since the usual complaint with these tents is that \"the standards in the middle [are] of a great inconvenience,\" Nicola has submitted a sketch [included] of his own for Washington's consideration.","Writes by Mr. Madison [James ?]--left for Berkeley before receiving answer from Washington because of early conveyance there--has heard Aunt Lewis is ill, but can't go back until Brother George is well enough to take her--very much impressed with new sister [Geo. Steptoe Washington married Lucy Payne, sister of Dolly Payne Madison]--dined with Uncle Charles recently and he is in much better health--refused Mr. and Mrs. [James] Madison's invitation to Philadelphia for fear of angering her dear uncle--thinks Mrs. Madison a charming woman.","Begs Washington for money to buy a stuff skirt and a couple of dark calicoes--she left Berkeley a week ago--Aunt Betty Lewis has been very ill but it recovering.","Lewis writes that the Berkeley and Frederick rents were easily collected because the lands there are productive--those in Fauquier County are hard to collect--deputy sheriffs won't turn over money that is collected--to Mrs. Haney, \"a very genteel old lady\" and cousin of Washington's (probably daughter of his mother's half sister Elizabeth Johnson), he has extended money on several occasions according to Washington's direction--has settled her and her teenage daughter on a tenement of his own, because those of Washington that were vacant will bring at least £30 each--it may be expensive to buy up life leases on tenements, but Lewis would recommend Washington do so because the money will be reimbursed by higher rent in 4 or 5 years.","1 page each for the two copies which are slightly different. This bond is for rent and signed by Cooper and Robert Lewis, Washington's nephew and secretary.","Received Washington's letter with 2 plats of land--he knows little of Washington's land in Kentucky on Rough Creek or of settlement there, but supposes there is some, as he believes Washington's land is near the small town of Hartford, some 18 miles from Vienna--Lewis goes to Kentucky again in April to view his own lands on Green River and will view Washington's at same time--his mother and Harriot send greetings.","She received the money Washington sent--would have sent her thanks before, but was in Culpeper and kept there long by bad weather--Aunt Betty Lewis too busy to write by this post.","Harriott addresses her \"Honored\" uncle with great humility and asks for a pair of stays, a hat \"and a few other articles.\"","Cabot has heard from Judge Phillips--and is happy to report that the young Lees and Brents mentioned in Washington's letters will probably attend academy at Andover, or else at Exeter.","Lewis has just returned from Kentucky--he was unable to see either his own land or Washington's, despite his efforts--he did meet Gen. Spotswood who said he has bought the identical land from Gen. Harry Lee for 4 shillings per acre--Lewis believes it is worth at least twice that--the land has good settlement and a good iron bank on it--he cannot understand what Lee meant by selling it again--300 acres of Andrew Woodrow's should be purchased to improve value of Washington's land--he will purchase it if Washington agrees.","Introduces [John Neale] whom he recommends to overlook the carpenters at Mt. Vernon--he made no definite agreement with him--encloses the agreement that Washington drew up for \"former person\"--he will accept £40--is married with children, which William Washington sees as an advantage because married men stick to their business better than single men.","Letter and draft of his letter of the same date to Washington but with different closing paragraph. Lewis has purchased no leases because of high prices--he encloses rent roll for past year and has deposited £475.10.2 with his aunt--all above amount of rents to go to his account for 1793 rents sent to Philadelphia--finally got judgment for rents held by sheriff and hopes to pay Washington all arrearages owed--discusses lots in Berkeley--will eject several tenants next year from Frederick and make new leases with industrious farmers--apologizes for not staying at Mount Vernon until Washington arrives, but must see to planting wheat.","Account of land rents collected by Lewis for year 1795 on lands in Berkeley, Frederick, and Fauquier County, Virginia on behalf of George Washington. Shows description of land and remarks on land rented by William Collins, Henry Shover, and ___ McIntosh--amounts to £354.5.0.","Difficulty getting peas and vetches--has applied to Lords of Privy Council to permit officers of customs to admit it to entry to forestall another confiscation of American goods--sends along Chicorium Intybus [Intibus, or succory] and bill of lading--Captain Tuttel promises special care to this shipment.","Dandridge, employed at the time as personal secretary to the President, declares his intention to leave the official household and begin a commercial career in rural Virginia, having found city life in Philadelphia intolerable.","Harriot apologizes for asking for more money to buy hat and articles for Birth night so soon after having received \"liberal presents\"--she has been very ill, enough so to require a physician--Aunt Betty Lewis ill with ague and fever.","Lewis reports that he met with unexpected success in rent collecting for Washington's properties \"over the ridge and in this county\"--few have made required improvements--he suggests the life leases be put into hands of lawyer to decide how to proceed--Mr. Muse says Col. Simm of Alexandria thinks leases badly drawn and ejectments won't be supported by court--reports repossession of lots in Frederick and Berkeley, and rental of some lots--difficulties in collecting from sheriffs--Lewis's late cousin Thornton Washington's estate has cut timber on 35 or 40 acres of Washington's prime reserve in Berkeley because of neglect by Mr. Muse in maintaining the lines (Thornton Washington, son of Samuel Washington, inherited rights to cut timber on Lawrence Washington's land, which bordered George Washington's)--Lewis is unable to rent poor land on Deep Run, and suggests procuring situation for sawmill there, for good pine timber on land--he must see Washington on next trip to Mount Vernon.","Harriot reports that she is now at Matapony, where is seldom chance of sending mail--she sends her sincere thanks for money Washington sent her to buy articles for Birthnight.","Bushrod reports that he has received and will retain bundle of papers dealing with the [Thomas Colvill] estate settlement--he will ask for settlement as soon as possible, and explains some possible outstanding issues to Washington--Mr. Keith has furnished some information--has not yet received appraisement of estate--received hogs from Washington and thanks him for them.","Lewis agrees that Washington is wise to wait until September, as described in the advertisement, to sell his land--Kentucky lands rising in value--he hears there was large emigration last year and some of it to Green River, which should help boost value of Washington's land--discusses military lands and state grant lands--land fever can make prices fluctuate--he was unable to purchase Woodrow's inholding within Washington's property yet--Lewis says that Col. Willis's and Gen. Spotswood's horses still for sale, may be at reduced price.","Concerning \"the claims of the Cohnawaga, or Seven Nations of Canada.\" The Seven Nations were an Indian confederacy of Mohawk, Abenaki, Huron, and Onodaga that supported the French during the French and Indian War, and later the British in the American Revolution.","In cypher, Monroe alerts President to interception by French of Washington's letter re XYZ affair. Message also decoded.","Betty writes to Washington on Harriot's behalf, who wants to inform him that Andrew Parks, a merchant of Fredericksburg, has been courting her and she would like to marry him--Betty says that Parks is \"very much respected by all his acquaintances ... a sober sedate young man and attentive to business\"--she has left town for a healthier place which has the advantage of having a mill as well.","Lewis blames delays in his letters on the fact that there are no post riders in this area--since his mother left Fredericksburg, Washington should direct letters to the attorney James Lewis there--he explains not paying Washington money collected so far from rentals--he had wanted to pay in lump sum, but will not remit it as he collects it--denies using funds for own use--Washington's advertisement posted at Court House--describes the property dispute between McCormick and Ariss, one of whom has encroached on Washington's property--it is too late in season to bring Jack to breed in Fauquier County--next season will do so--Mrs. Haney (or Haynie) [G.W.'s kinswoman, see letter of R. Lewis to G.W., Jan. 17, 1795 and R. Lewis's diary for that year] is dying of consumption.","Lewis desires to know, because others have asked him, whether Washington will exchange western lands for some improved estates in this area which might be rented to advantage--he will pursue the purchase of Woodrow's inholding--Mrs. Lewis [Catherine Daingerfield Lewis] has been ill, and that will prevent his going to Kentucky this year.","Mrs. Lewis's [his wife] illness had prevented him from retrieving Washington's letter before now--gives opinion of Andrew Parks as suitor for Harriot Washington--he is an industrious young man with good prospects, but considers their marriage at this time \"madness in the extreme\"--he advises any marriage be put off until Washington can come to Virginia and look into things himself--Washington's letter to his mother sent to Culpeper.","Lewis writes that he forwarded to Howell Lewis, his brother, the papers from Washington concerning debt he owes--it should never have gone to Washington, and Howell considers it a \"rude attempt\" on the part of others to collect their money--they would have been paid had it been presented correctly to Howell--Mrs. Catherine Daingerfield Lewis still ill--they will go to Culpeper for change of air after court terminates in Fredericksburg.","Lewis writes that he tried to obtain possession of land on Accokeek Run in Stafford County, Va. which Washington said (both in person and in a 29 April 1793 letter) he might have, but finds title belongs jointly to Washington and other heirs of his mother [Mary Washington]--Lewis will give up all efforts to obtain it--Mrs. Haney [Washington's cousin, Elizabeth Haynie] died of rapid consumption [see letter of Jan. 17, 1795]--her daughter Sally Ball Haynie cannot find employment because the people in the neighborhood \"are uncommonly industrious and do every thing with in themselves.\"--Mrs. Lewis has taught Sally reading, writing, and useful needlework, etc.--she would make an extraordinary housekeeper for some genteel family--she is welcome to take her board in his house, but he defers to Washington's judgment--sister [Betty Lewis] Carter is delivered of a son [Charles E. Carter].","Powel writes that she cannot harbor resentment after all that passed yesterday, and is determined to dine with him tomorrow, \"when I will endeavor to meet your Ideas with Fortitude\".","Bushrod writes that he is grateful for Washington's bounty [see Writings, XXXV, 107-108 - Washington's offer of some lots he won in a lottery]--the Colville estate business is finally settled by County Court, but this not binding, so he will seek another settlement--Bushrod will take his wife, Anne (\"Nancy\") Blackburn Washington up to Berkeley Springs for her health--he encloses an order to be published in England.","One share (No. 1355) of augmented stock in the Bank of Alexandria. Endorsed on back, \"The within Share was Transferred to Robert Beverley August 19th 1802. M. Sutton B.K.\".","Received the bills--Harriot [Washington] was married July 15, and has gone to her Brother's in Berkeley [Geo. Steptoe Washington]--expects to go to son Lawrence's in Frederick for her health--\"My Dear Brother it is with Infinite Pleasure I here you intend to retire to your owne Home, there I hope you will Enjoy more statisfaction than you Possibly can do in Public Life ...\".","Lewis encloses bill of $100. from his brother Howell--Howell is sorry his uncle should have been troubled by receiving the note for money due [See letter of May 4, 1796, George Lewis to George Washington].","Lewis notes Washington's acknowledgement of the bank note forwarded to him for Howell--he agrees that his brother should have considered interest on the principal--he will see his brother about this on the latter's return from \"over the ridge\" with his family [see letters of Aug. 1 and May 4, 1796].","Meade conveys to Washington a character reference for Mr. [James] Anderson from a Mr. Fitzhugh--Anderson is a man of industry and clever, but advanced in years.","Anderson writes from the Selden family's Salvington Plantation near Fredericksburg that he has received Washington's letter telling of William Pearce's advance of salary from £100 to 100 Guineas--he himself would accept 100 Guineas with house, garden, etc--Anderson believes Washington's superintendent should have an assistant to take over much of writing business inside--he hears that Washington's superintendent \"has as much to do as any one man can execute\"--describes his knowledge of farming and grazing as \"two branches of the same business\" that he \"was bred to from my youth\" in Scotland--he leaves his character reference to others.","Anderson writes that his failure to answer Washington's earlier queries was not caused by deceit--he then relates his background and experience in farming north of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the English border lands, and in America--he came to U.S. in 1791--has seen Mt. Vernon estate--mentions the distillery he runs on Salvington plantation and that he thinks a properly conducted distillery of much gain to owner--mentions crop rotation and the use of manure as necessary components in improving the land--he is content in present situation with Mr. Cary Selden, but would delight in serving Washington if he can make it profitable for both.","Anderson informs Washington that he sent a letter on 11th to Philadelphia--he will be glad to come to Mt. Vernon to see Washington at earliest opportunity.","Anderson writes that he can procure good overseer with experience in \"the management of Negroes\" if Washington's current overseer is leaving--Anderson will shortly take measurements of John Francis Mercer's \"thrashing machine\", so that he can cut timber in winter for mounting one for Washington--suggests cost could be lowered by using Washington's own carpenters and a millwright.","Rec. No. 258 annotated by G.W. \"School Alex £50.0.0--dated, addressed to Charles Lee Esq. in another hand.","Hannah Washington writes to introduce her son Fairfax to George Washington, as he arrives in Philadelphia to study law under Charles Lee--Hannah asks whether Washington \"would sometimes take the trouble to advise him in regard to his moral conduct, as he is much too young to be in such a city, without a guide \u0026 true friend.\"","Bushrod writes that he is just recovering from attack of pleurisy--the deed enclosed not recorded as prescribed by law--no news of Kanawa lands.","Powel offers to pay Washington $1000 for his carriage horses, which she intends for the use of her nephew, on the condition that they are as she describes them--however, if Mr. Adams wants them and will pay full price, she will yield all claim.","Powel writes that she would certainly like to purchase Washington's coach, but that since she doesn't buy his horses for herself, she has no use for the coach--her nephew prefers to follow fashion and wants a new carriage, though Washington's is a superb piece of workmanship and will outlast modern one--Washington's successor is to be legally announced today, and Powel believes that Adams should buy the coach--she will pay Washington cash for the carriage horses any time.","Powel encloses her check for $1000 to pay for Washington's carriage horses, and indicates she does not wish to have them before he leaves Philadelphia.","Powel teases Washington because he had \"without design put into my possession the love letters of a lady addressed to you under the most solemn sanction\"--these letters from Mrs. Washington were found in the writing desk she got from him--she tried to give them to Tobias Lear who was present when she discovered them, but as he refused, she sealed them up and will return them to Washington by whatever means he directs. Includes a self-deprecating note in which she promises to pay Lear $245 for the writing desk and praises Washington's \"wise and peaceful administration for eight years.\"","Erskine writes Washington that he has used his name in a pamphlet he has written about the French Revolution entitled \"Causes and Consequences of the war in France\". He also expresses his great admiration for Washington.","Invoice for certain materials and labor used in the construction of a boat. At the bottom, Humphries has signed (in full) a receipt for the total sum of £55.16.3 ($148.83).","Lewis has made inquiries on Washington's behalf for a workman [housejoiner] desired by Washington, but can find none available now, neither among blacks (who are generally hired out a year at a time) nor among whites (who would come burdened with families to support)--he suggests that Col. Ball might have some such workman whom he will rent out--Mrs. Lewis's health has been bad for several years and growing worse, else they would have visited Mount Vernon already.","Elizabeth Washington writes that she has been informed that she cannot, as had been her custom, get herrings from George Washington's fishing landing--her hands at the ferry landing have only gotten 300 herring--it is too late to apply elsewhere--she asks the favor of 6 or 7000 herrings from Washington's seine.","Elizabeth Washington writes to protest that she only wanted justice done in getting her turn at the fishing landing--when she applied for fish there were two others before her, the fish did not run while her negroes were at the fishery, and then she heard that others were supplied out of order before her--she did not expect George Washington to \"disfurnish\" his own family of their herrings for her--[see letter of April 24, 1797]--can't come to Mt. Vernon to see Mrs. Washington because roads are impassable between Hayfield and Mount Vernon--and while writing the above she has just had word to send negroes down for fish--she thanks Washington for his intervention and says she is now sending the letter only to explain that she wanted nothing more \"than what was the common rule of fishing landings, to have my turn.\"","Samuel Washington writes to express thanks to George Washington for advice (\"there is no person fonder of receiving advice than what I am\")--he states that the money he wants to borrow from his uncle is mainly to pay debts contracted by his father [Charles Washington], particularly to Dr. Stuart--he will come to Mount Vernon in few weeks--wife is expecting a little one at any time [Samuel T. Washington?].","Dr. Craik's bill from Aug. 25, 1797 - June 14, 1799 for £ 97.11.9, for visits to \u0026 treatment of members of G.W.'s family and servants on all the farms--includes visits to attend Mr. Peter's child \u0026 \"a visit to \u0026 attendce on yourself from 21st to 26th and prescription\" £4.0.0--a dozen oranges--\"Bleeding yourself ...\"","docketed by G.W. \"Receipt Doct. Jas. Craik, Bal. $128.88 27 June 1799,\"","Note for the sum of one thousand dollars, in George Washington's hand, signed by his nephew Samuel Washington.","Elizabeth Washington writes to George Washington to clarify her earlier remarks about William Triplett -- she refers to the suit by Thomas Pearson concerning land sold years earlier to George Washington and others by his brother Simon Pearson, some of which now makes up Hayfield farm on which she lives -- her nephew looks for papers relative to land in Stafford and Prince William.","\"Receipted Dec. 18, 1797 by John \u0026 Thos. Vowell. Bill for Shingles, amounting to £8.4.5.\"","Lewis writes a recommendation for Thomas Alsbury, who formerly served Washington \"in the wars with the savages\" and \"in your family\"--Alsbury now wants to lease land from Washington on the Ohio or Kanawha Rivers.","Regrets that she cannot visit Mt. Vernon at this time. Her grandsons, Augustine and Corbin, are sick. Must remain at Haywood. Promises to visit at first opportunity.","Bushrod Washington answers George Washington's legal queries dealing with Thomas Pearson's suit concerning land sold by his late brother Simon Pearson to Washington and others in 1763 [see letter, G.W. to Bushrod W., Oct. 9, 1797]--Bushrod will take the case should it go to a higher court--Gen. Marshall may know something further about the case, as Bushrod met a man named Pearson at Marshall's office recently.","Bushrod records a legal opinion for Washington concerning a suit initiated by Thomas Pearson, against his late brother's estate (Simon Pearson). The suit involved a parcel of land which Washington purchased from Simon Pearson some thirty-five years earlier.","Bushrod sends his uncle a copy of grant requsted--he can't find the Inquisition, but has directed the clerk to continue his search for the document related to Pearson's suit.","Lewis sends orchard-grass seed, a gift from Mr. Francis Whiting, after a 6 week delay for lack of transportation to Alexandria--Washington's tenant on his tract of land above Bath has removed to Kentucky, and the land is being denuded of its valuable timber by the neighboring \"set of lawless rascals\"--Lewis strongly suggests that the land should be rented out to protect the remaining timber--furthermore, Washington's land on Lost Mountain (then in Prince William County, now Fauquier County) is being stripped of bark by tanners working by moonlight on the pinnacle of the mountain--the perpetrators have been caught.","Bushrod writes that he has investigated Mrs. Forbes and found her fully satisfactory for the job of housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--\"She is honest, industrious, \u0026 well acquainted with nice as well as common cooking\"--she never received letters from Washington, however--Bushrod will investigate at the post office--mentions having written earlier about the Pearson suit.","Bushrod writes that he has located and interviewed Mrs. Forbes, who says that her price is $150 a year--Bushrod thinks this is \"extravagant\" for a housekeeper at Mt. Vernon, but that he is persuaded she would do well--he asks Washington to advise him whether or not this will be satisfactory.","Bushrod writes that he has talked with Mr. Brooke and received good references for Mrs. Forbes--he answers Washington's queries about her from his 3 November letter--there is good cook to be sold in Fredericksburg by Geo. Murray--he had cooked for Brooke who says his only fault is a fondness for liquor--Bushrod will ask Murray not to sell him until he hears from Washington--Mrs. Forbes is being directed to head for Mount Vernon as early as the next stage.","Bushrod writes that, having examined the records in the General Court, he finds that surveys were rarely done in cases like Washington's and that he is therefore quite certain that the law is on side of Washington in the Pearson suit--he also encloses an order for settling Washington's accounts as executor of Thomas Colville.","Bushrod writes that Mrs. Forbes' delay in leaving for Mt. Vernon was due to lack of funds--Mr. Brook owes her money but has been out of town--Bushrod will advance money to send Forbes to Mt. Vernon on the next day's stage--Mr. Brook has been very ill and now in back country for his health--Bushrod refers again to the settlement of the Colville estate--Mr. Keith advertises the decree in the Alexandria Gazette for 8 weeks.","Bushrod writes to Washington with a report of what he has discovered about taxes due on Washington's Kanawha land--lands in Kanawha and Berkeley to be forfeited unless back taxes are paid--he urges fast action to avoid having the land seized and sold.","Bushrod writes that the auditor can find nothing further on taxes due on Washington's western lands along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers--the records are in poor shape and the auditor blames the inattention and inaccuracy of the commissioners in that part of the country--Bushrod gave him Washington's paper containing a list of his lands on the Ohio and Kanhawa to check more in detail--there are no other Washington lands returned for non-payment of taxes, and as Bushrod paid the arrearages Washington's property is clear for now.","Parker, who is \"now engaged in [publishing] \"The Journals of Congress\" from the year 1775 to the present time, ...\" asks Washington to patronize his work. \"My undertaking has met with the encouragement of Mr. Jefferson \u0026 the Committee of Congress\" assigned to this project, \"... yet the honor of your name ... will be the greatest satisfaction I can feel.\"","Bushrod advises his uncle regarding several legal problems relating to taxes on Washington's western lands as well as a land title paper concerning a transaction between Generals Lee and Washington. Bushrod also explorers the circumstances of the \"Langhorne Affair.\"","Speaks of his recent loss (the death of his son Augustine). Agrees with Washington's advice to send his remaining children to public school. Corn crop will be low this year. Discusses his knowledge of Washington family genealogy.","Letter regarding agreement between George Washington and Wm. Washington whereby George Washington may purchase 500 barrels of corn annually from Wm. Washington Discussion of terms of sale.","Bushrod writes that he disapproves Washington's deed to General Lee, but has drawn a better one for him to follow--in order to avoid any possible confusion in the future the new one states that the original deed was not recorded in a timely fashion and that the present one is a replacement--they should check the boundaries to see if they are accurate.","Dandridge writes that Washington's is first letter he's received from America except one of a few lines from G.W.P. Custis last fall--he knows Washington is busy repairing houses, farms, etc. at Mount Vernon--he has himself led a retired life in the Netherlands, going to no public entertainments except now and then to the theater, though he has been to Paris--his health has been poor--mentions Elbridge Gerry, Gen. Marshall, and Gen. Pinckney--he will try to procure a good joiner to send to Washington--many Germans go to Amsterdam to get employment or passage to America, and Dandridge has asked a \"merchant of eminence\" to assist in the search for a joiner among them with a good character reference--Dandridge gives his explanation of 1100 and odd dollars which was charged by him to Washington's account for \"losses, errors \u0026c\" as having occurred not in a single year, but over the whole course of his employment by Washington--the 200 some dollars charged against Washington in April 1796 is a little harder to explain.","Lewis writes that he encloses a draught on Mr. James Russell of Alexandria by Mr. Ariss for last year's rent (against Washington's usual practice) because Ariss had been infirm--if the funds are not immediately collectable, he asks Washington to return the draft so that he can follow up--a tenant on one of the Berkeley lots is unable to pay, so another was procured temporarily to take care of growing crop--he asks Washington's wishes about leasing that property--wheat crops in the area and up to the Blue Ridge are virtually destroyed by Hessian fly, there has also been a 5 week drought.","Dandridge writes that he had no success in finding a joiner to send to Washington, despite several applications and having others search for suitable candidates--the danger of war with U.S. leaves country in unsettled state--the Texel blockaded by British ships, and French privateers are swarming the Maese--preparations of U.S. for defense worry French government--Mr. Gerry leaving Paris soon--expectation is for war between France and America at any time--the Congress at Rastadt is dissolving--war on the Rhine expected--\"we hold ourselves in readiness to march\".","Smith writes that he desires to make a vitrified stained glass portrait of Washington like that of His Excellency the president [John Adams]--describes the long-lasting nature of such portraits.","Solicits for his brother William Champe Carter of Albemarle County a commission as Captain in the provisional army or as aide de camp to a general officer--suggests that it would be good to distribute commissions in that area of the state to counteract the attempts by \"a certain character in his route from Philadelphia to Monticello\" [i.e., Thomas Jefferson] to dampen patriotic ardor of people there--he and Mrs. Carter had wanted to visit last spring, but the loss of a carriage and horse is compelling them to postpone that until next Spring.","Marshall writes that his father directed him to pay Washington's back taxes on his land on Rough Creek [Hardin County, Ky.]--discusses arrangements for reimbursing his father--Mr. Rawleigh Colston of Frederick authorized to draw upon Washington for the money--as Marshall's father is aged and infirm, Marshall himself can assist Washington in such matters in the future.","Bushrod continue to keep his uncle informed about the circumstances of the \"Langhorne Affair,\" and his own involvement as a \"dignified observer.\" He assures the General that the man John Nicholas is of excellent character.","Welch writes to Washington that he has surveyed the tract of Great Kanawha land of 10990 acres--it appears to be short 610 acres, so he is going to check it again--also surveyed Cole River tract--30 settlers on land are doing well--immigration is good, though the migrants themselves are poor--he expects many from Pennsylvania--people in the area all support existing constitution.","Original copy of this letter. Dandridge's poor health induces him to resign job of secretary to Mr. Murray, and since Washington helped him get the position, Dandridge wants to let him know--he seeks more a active life--he seeks a subaltern commission in the army of United States--Murray is writing to the President and Secretary of War on his behalf--Dandridge has still had no success in finding a joiner for Washington--\"all communication from this country is quite at a stand except thro Hamburg and England\".","Bushrod writes his recommendation of Col. Heth as a friend of the government and a sober citizen--he mentions the fictitious John Langhorne [i.e., Peter Carr] letter and Nicholas--Gen. Marshall is anxious to visit Washington and Bushrod may accompany him.","Request that his uncle consider Thomas Turner and Capt. Blackburn for military commissions.","Spotswood reports the results of his efforts in securing an overseer, a certain Mr. Garret, for Washington. \"He would not determine whether to receive your offer or not until he returned home and consulted his wife - \".","Snyder writes that some weeks ago he had sent Washington a letter with Robison's Proof of a Conspiracy--since then, he is more confirmed in opinion that groups called \"Illuminati—German Union—Reading Societies—and in France by that of the Jacobine-Club\" are operating for overthrow of this government--many of these groups are of French sympathies and begin by trying to destroy all religion--prays that God, who set Washington \"as a Deliverer of, and Father of his Country\" may keep him safe until this crisis passes.","Encloses letter from Mr. Thomas Marshall Jr. of Kentucky who wishes payment of small balance due his father Col. Marshall from Washington.","Snyder writes to apologize for having sent second letter on 1 October, but he received Washington's letter of 25 September only an hour after mailing his own--\"I rejoice very much that you are recovered from your late Sickness\"--he fears pernicious effects of \"the illuminati\" or Jacobinism on people of the United States--Snyder informs Washington that he recently wrote articles in gazettes under name of \"Cicero\" giving a compendium of extracts form \"Robison's Proofs of Conspiracy\".","Blagdin writes that although Washington will provide glass, painting and ironmongering he cannot undertake to complete the work on Washington's buildings in Washington, DC for less than $11,000.","Samuel writes that he is distressed that his mother (Mildred Thornton Washington) wrote Washington asking for more money--all debts of his father (Washington's late brother Charles) and his estate lie on him now--he is sure he can pay by selling land, but nobody will buy land in these unsettled times, with war with France possible--he hopes to sell at better prices in the next year--Samuel refuses the $1000 Washington offered his mother because that would make creditors all come to him at once and ruin him, \"Whereas if they come on gradually I can have a better chance.\"","Church presents his son, Philip Church, who enters the army under his uncle's (probably Alexander Hamilton's) auspices-- hurch recommends him to Washington's protection.","Rootes writes that he had visited Mount Vernon, but not seen Washington--this follow-up letter requests a certificate from Washington that his late father, John Rootes, served as a captain in Col. William Byrd's regiment in the French and Indian wars--Rootes wants this in order to secure bounty land for his father's service, that his father never applied for.","\"Autograph letter signed, draft. First part of draft is a letter to General Washington of the same date introducing Church, his grandson. In the part of the draft addresssed to the grandson, Schuyler warns him how to approach the general as Church hopes to gain some military favors.\"","Anthony bills Washington for a gold seal, 12 dollars; and repairing buttons, seal and chain, 2 dollars--total, 14 dollars. Receipted by Joseph Anthony.","Re: Spotswood's opinion of the Alien and Sedition Acts and A forgery of Spotswood's name in a previous letter to Washington. Docketed by Washington. Folio size.","Russell writes to Washington that he was mortified to discover that all conveyances for bringing Washington's ram and straw machine from Middletown, Connecticut to Mount Vernon had failed and now that the river is frozen it will take until spring to deliver them--he looks forward to his friend's report on planting wheat in England which Washington procured for him--with the sheep and chaff Engine, Russell proposes sending a \"Ground Borer\" for digging fence post holes--it can also be of use in military operations where chevaux de fries are wanted.","Garland writes to ask Washington for information on land set aside between Great Kanhawa and Sandy River as part \"payment of some Officers and Soilders who was on an Expedition Against the Indians about or before Braddocks Campain.\"","For £ 1.5.0, or $3.33 for 1 bushel blue grass seed and a keg. Receipted by Samuel Simes for Cath. Roberts.","This receipted bill charges Washington £6. for a cocked Beaver hat, a round white hat, and box. Marked \"Recd. pay of C. Biddle for Isaac Parrish,\" by Joseph Parrish.","He writes that he received a copy of an earlier letter to Maj. Harrison [Nov. 4]--desires to take Young Royal Gift to his stable to stand--another Jack in Culpeper now will cut down profits of the stud service--collection of rents goes badly--plight of tenants pitiable--tenants in Frederick and Berkeley mostly paid up--he will come to Mt. Vernon to bring rents and attend the marriage of his brother Lawrence with Miss [Eleanor Parke] (Nelly) Custis.","Trumbull writes that he knows nothing of arrangements for paying amounts due on sets of prints [\"Death of Warren,\" and \"Death of Montgomery\"] sent to Washington from London--he counsels don't send money to England--his brother John has agents (whom he names) handling affairs of the prints in the States--comments on \"malign influence\" in councils of state in Virginia--takes the opportunity of wishing Washington a happy birthday--extends his best wishes to Nelly Custis on her marriage to Lawrence Lewis.","Concerning Washington's recent order for English Crown glass from Alexandria merchants Macleod \u0026 Lumsdon. The glass was not available, and the merchants offered to order it for Washington.","Trumbull writes that he recently sent 4 pairs of his prints, which Washington had subscribed to, by way of the Nancy Davidson--most of the letter is political beginning with \"I trust, Sir! that you are now destined to act a more important part, in this great Drama, than you have done in the former period of your Life: to save again your Country, and to establish her Security and Greatness upon a Basis broad and firm as is the Continent of which She forms a part.\"--he expresses opinions on political situations of Europe, especially England and France--fears French taking over Spanish and Portuguese colonies in America, thereby creating hazard to Americans--it is to America's interest to see that Spanish colonies are inculcated with true spirit of liberty and rational freedom--writes \"that Europe is rotten to the Heart. and that, in Europe, America has not one friend, on whose support She can rely\"--there is one year left in which to act--\"I hope to have the happiness of seeing the Evening of your Life more useful and more glorious than its Noon, and of saluting you My dear Sir, not merely as the Father of the United States but of the United Empires of America.\".","Samuel writes that the executions against him for £300 or 400 are beyond his power to pay, except by selling all his slaves, and then he would be unable to grow a crop which is all he has for the support of two families--if Washington can lend him the money, then Samuel will be enabled to get clear of debt and repay him in the fall by selling land--once free of the sheriff he intends never to go into debt again--his father [Charles Washington] has been very ill.","Samuel thanks his uncle for the letter telling of money to be loaned him, it was seriously delayed in the postal system -- he describes his difficulties in settling Uncle Samuel Washington's estate, as his own father and his uncle John both kept poor accounts -- Bushrod Washington won't help any, and Samuel mentions it hoping that Washington will speak to Bushrod this summer -- Samuel expects a bad wheat crop for the 4th straight year -- he intends to sell all his land \u0026 buy small amount in Culpeper County at low price -- his father Charles Washington is much improved.","Bushrod encloses a deed from Washington to Gen. Lee, and tells him that Lees deed to Washington is being registered -- Washington should send the enclosed one to the clerk of General Court -- speaks of congressional elections in this district that will be close -- Jacobins \u0026 opponents of Federal government spread scandalous assertions against Gen. Lee, who is only recently \"making great exertions\" in his own behalf -- Mr. Tayloe will resign his army commission, and Mr. Thomas Turner has asked that Bushrod intervene with Washington about securing a commission in the cavalry.","Concerning a transaction of corn, whiskey and herrings. Congratulations on General Lee's and General Marshall's election to the Congress.","Conveying 166 barrels of corn and discussing future corn transactions. Mentions his new (third) wife (Sarah Tayloe).","Anderson sets forth his new scheme for managing Washington's farms, to make more profit from them--he compares profits and loss for his new scheme and the older system, showing large edge of profit to new scheme, using the Union Farm as the example although the principles could apply to River Farm and Dogue Run with slight alterations--Muddy Hole should be planted in peach trees--Anderson advocates fewer workers on each, and a new system of crop rotation.","Lewis sends Washington a draught for Mr. Ariss's rent--Ariss's infirmities make Lewis hesitate to be so rigid in collecting his rent, although he is always backward in paying--Lewis will send rents collected--he saw his brother Lawrence and his lady [Nelly Custis Lewis] at sister Carters--Lawrence has sulpher mud on his eye and drinking spring water improves him--this year's hay crop diminished by a monthlong drought in July--last fall's drought and Hessian fly deprived them of seed wheat--corn and tobacco good.","Trumbull comments on the delays in post offices--\"in too many instances there is not that punctual attention to their duty in our post offices which the Public have a right to expect\"--he agrees with Washington's reply to Col. John Trumbull on a project of taking over South America (see letter of March 24, 1799, John Trumbull to Washington)--offers comments on a candidate for presidency--hints strongly that Washington is the only one to unite the party and win for Federalists--expresses his \"hope and trust\" that Washington's life will \"be elongated beyond the term of three core and ten years\"--offers comments on President John Adams.  On letter from Timothy Pickering to Jonathan Trumbull, 29 July 1799","$1.25 for repairing Mrs. Washington's watch.","\"Smith writes to Washington concerning claims of heirs of Robert Stobo to land on account of his services in French \u0026 Indian War--he asks Washington to help the family to get the land due under the claim--Stobo was with Washington at Fort Necessity and was surrendered to the French as a hostage--Smith transcribes a letter dated 19 March 1799 from Alexander McCaul to William Smith, saying land due Stobo can still be claimed. Encloses letter from Alex. McCaul to Wm. Smith, saying land due Stobo can still be claimed. [See letter dated Mar. 19, 1799].\"","Belgium \u0026 \"this Republic\" seem to be fixed as heritage and satelite of french Republic--describes moves of British, Russian, French, \u0026 Austrian armies--Duke of York's inglorious evacuation of the Dutch Republic--this liberates all French troops for campaign on Rhine--will present G.W. a model of the Dutch water-throwing mill, or windmill, such as he sent rude sketches of last summer--may be applicable for draining Dismal [Swamp]--La fayette at Utrecht, won't go to U.S. this autumn.","Letter from three orphaned children of Thomas Washington of [Nevis] Island in West Indies--17 yrs. ago a gentleman in Newcastle upon Tyne wrote G.W. \u0026 sent old papers belonging to them to determine whether they are any kin to him, but received no reply--father had son by 1st marriage, still living in [Nevis]--their mother and father died \u0026 left them destitute--were brought up as servants--asks some small relief, are all married to poor men [The truth of this letter sworn to by Chas. Charleton, Vicar, \u0026 Wm. Jowsey \u0026 Wm. Tayloe, Churchwardens of Parish of Tynemouth [Northumberland].","Powel sends Chevalier Chastelleux's Essay on Public Happiness for his perusal -- hopes it meets with his approval -- knows author will be flattered that the General has read his work. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mrs. Powel\". Autograph letter, in 3rd person, integral cover, laminated, watermark (D \u0026 C Blau). Dated only \"Wednesday Noon\".","Four documents are bound together: Survey Notes, Washington's surveying notes on a portion of his Mount Vernon property that he has purchased from Sampson Darrell in 1757, 4-5 November 1762; Grant, to Sampson Darrell, 28 November 1694; Letter, Darrell Smith to George Washington, 9 October 1759; Indenture, from Sampson Darrell, 19 May 1760","This ledger includes a list of slaves at the Mount Vernon Plantations, clothing alloted to them each year, inventory of cattle, Nov. 15, 1785, accounts with the several plantations, accounts with shoemakers, overseers, and bricklayers. With other Accounts (including ones from George Augustine and Lawrence A. Washington, Tobias Lear, John and H. Fairfax, and Anthony Whiting).","This is a record of the work done at the various farms making up George Washington's Mount Vernon, reporting the number of hours worked by which workers, just what was being done on each farm during a particular week. Farms include Dogue Run, Ferry Plantation, Muddy Hole, River Plantation, and Frenchs Plantation (or Frenchs Quarter). Work by tailors, carpenters, shoemakers, coopers, ditchers, and millers are recorded separately. Includes \"Fairfaxs Report on House People\" for several weeks. Begins November 1786 and ends in April 1787. At the end of the volume there is a document titled \"Memorandum of things delivered to the different Plantations from the 12th of Apl. 1786, 1786 April 12-August 31\" that begins at the last page and works its way back toward the center of the volume. This used to be bound, but has since been unbound and is just leaves.","These surveys seem to be concerned with a road from the Ferry to Cameron.","This covers the period of the building of the Green house and the final stucco work and painting of the New Room.","Includes \"Skins put into the Vatts,\" \"Articles received into the Store, Articles delivered out of the Store, Rum account of rum received \u0026 doled out (giving reasons in many cases for the dole).","In the handwriting of Tobias Lear (1762-1816), Washington's private secretary, and James Anderson, Mount Vernon's farm and subsequent distillery manager from 1797 to the time of Washington's death in 1799.  Washington endorsed the ledger twice and approved accounts for fisheries, whiskey, shad, and herring.","King James version, containing the old and new testaments. Includes a page located in the book of Jeremiah, inscribed with family genealogical information. It lists the marriage date of Augustine Washington (ca. 1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball (1708-1789), as well as the birth dates of their six children. George Washington, their eldest child, was born \"about 10 in the Morning\" on February 11, 1731/32, according to the Julian calendar then in use. The leather bound volume is missing the title page and has had extensive conservation work completed.","Small book bound in leather, entitled \"The American Repository of Useful Information containing a Calendar of the present Year ...\", engraved on front is \"Autograph of General Washington\" and \"Given to C. Hughes at Mount Vernon, 1825, Judge B. Washington\". Originally pasted in front were two letters, one dated December 24, 1825, Bushrod Washington to G.C. Washington, and one December 23, 1825, George Corbin Washington to C. Hughes [see letters under proper date]. The letter were removed from the diary during conservation treatment.","Bushrod Washington responds that he is glad to have him (George Corbin Washington) and Mr. Hughes to visit Mt. Vernon. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush Washington\". Directed \"By Harry\" [pasted in back of G.W.'s diary for year 1797]. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","George Corbin Washington wrote to Mr. Hughes to confirm that he told Judge [Bushrod] Washington of their intention of dining with him tomorrow [letter found in George Washington's diary for year 1797]. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Compiled by and entirely in the hand of George Washington, the inventory of his late elder half brother's estate lists, by room, furniture, books, and other household items in the Mansion as well as slaves, horses, livestock and other chattels.","Washington leased the two tracts of land that formed his late brother Lawrence's estate, and 18 slaves, from Lawrence's widow Ann and her new husband George Lee for an annual rent of 15 hogsheads of tobacco or the cash equivalent. Document is signed by GW and both Lees, and witnessed by William Fairfax, John Dalton, and Denis McCarty.","In this document, Washington leased the two tracts of land that formed his late brother Lawrence's estate, and 18 slaves, from Lawrence's widow Ann and her new husband George Lee for an annual rent of 15 hogsheads of tobacco or the cash equivalent. Document is signed by GW and both Lees, and witnessed by William Fairfax, John Dalton, and Denis McCarty.","Autograph letter signed. Washington writes about the service and loyalty of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War.","Quit claim deed written on handmade laid paper in the hand of George Washington. The quit claim is by John Carney to George Washington for 200 acres of land at Cliftons, formerly Piscataway Neck, which later became part of the Mount Vernon River Farm. Signed by John Carney (his mark), Lund Washington, Walter Magowan, Eno Williams (his mark), and Thos. Bishop.","Autograph survey and plat signed \"G. Washington.\" Docketed on verso by John Augustine Washington, \"An Including survey of all the Lands left me in Frederick, by my brother Lawrence Washington, done by George Washington Esqr.\" A survey of four parcels of land in present-day Jefferson County, West Virginia.","Docketed on back \"West v Posey Plat \u0026 Report\", in G.W.'s hand, laminated, watermark (crown over heraldic device \u0026 motto, \u0026 crown over GR), oversize document.  [This was part of the original grant to Spencer which George Washington purchased from Captain Posey to help cancel that gentleman's debt to him and others].  The plat showing survey lines is attached to the report.  A cover is attached, docketed \"Papers Relating To Mount Vernon Trace of Land.\"","Original; docketed on reverse in Washington's handwriting, as follows: \"Plats of Sundry Tracts of Land Belonging \u0026 Adjoining those of George Washington Fairfax County.\".","This indenture is the purchase agreement by which George Washington acquired six acres of land from John Posey.  This tract of land was situated along the Potomac River between the mouths of Little Hunting Creek and Dogue Creek.  The document is partially printed and filled out by George Washington in his own hand on June 10, 1772.  Washington signed his name five times within the text, and Posey signed it at the conclusion.  Witnesses John Parke Custis, Jonathan Palmer, Thomas Bishop and another individual, whose autograph is indecipherable, all signed that this document was sealed and delivered in their presence.  An inscription at the bottom of the document states that on October 19, 1772, court was held for the County of Fairfax and this lease was proved by the oaths of the witnesses to be the deed of John Posey.  The acquisition of this document by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association closes the circle on this important story and piece of Mount Vernon land which is approximately where the wharf of today is located.  It is the third in a series of documents between John Posey and George Washington.  The first two documents, GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SURVEY FOR JOHN POSEY, OCTOBER 10, 1769 (A-481.1) and LEASE FROM JOHN POSEY TO GEORGE WASHINGTON, APRIL 23, 1770 (RM-1022, MS-5650) already in Mount Vernon's possession, demonstrate Washington's longstanding interest in acquiring this tract of Posey's land.  This third and final document, negotiating the sale of the property to Washington, tells the story of his eventual success in acquiring the land and expanding his Mount Vernon estate.    Captain John Posey was a veteran of the French and Indian War, and George Washington's neighbor.  John Posey's home, Rover's Delight, was just a mile downriver, southwest, of Mount Vernon.  Posey farmed his plantation and operated a public ferry across the Potomac to Maryland.  Posey was a friend of Washington's and often joined him in fox hunts and to play cards.  John Posey suffered financial trouble throughout the 1760's and took loans from George Washington as well as other creditors.  For example, on October 1, 1763, Washington took a £700 mortgage on Posey's property.  Over the years the interest on Posey's debts grew and by October 1769 Posey's debt to Washington had grown to nearly 1,000 pounds Virginia currency.  On October 10, 1769, George Washington surveyed the land later purchased in this agreement (see A-481.1).  At that time this portion of land was under dispute between Posey and John West.  As a result of the demands of Posey's many creditors, the remainder of Posey's Virginia property, which was not under dispute, was auctioned off under court order on October 23, 1769.  With the 1769 sale, Washington was recompensed for his loans to Posey and Washington was able to acquire 200 acres of Posey's land.    However, Washington also desired ownership of the small area of disputed land which contained Posey's ferry and fishery.  Fortunately for Washington, Posey soon found himself back in debt.  On April 23, 1770, George Washington began to lease from Posey the land which had been under dispute between Posey and John West.  Washington was interested in leasing this land because it was located adjacent to Mount Vernon and on the Potomac River very close to his fishing and shipping operations.  With this 1770 lease, Washington assumed the management of Posey's land and ferry.  At some point during the following year, Posey resettled in Queenstown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  Washington continued to lease this land until finally acquiring it with this purchase document in 1772.  THE PAPERS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON state that the eventual purchase of this tract of land took place on June 8, 1772, because a deed of release from Posey to Washington now in the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia carries this date (Colonial Series Vol. 8 187).  However, this official purchase agreement in the collection of Mount Vernon is dated June 10, 1772, and an inscription notes court was held on October 19, 1772.  By the time Washington made this agreement Posey was so broke that Washington was able to acquire the land, as well as Posey's house, ferry and horse-all for 50 pounds (Rees 154).    Witness Jonathan Palmer was George Washington's master carpenter.  Once Washington began leasing Posey's land, Washington had Palmer and his family move into Posey's home.  Washington records this in his diary on May 16, 1770.  It is because of Palmer's place of residence and connection to Posey and Washington that Palmer was eventually selected as one of the witnesses to this purchase agreement.","Inscription with a date of 1774. Then Hanover Co. (now Louisa Co.) Virginia.","Witnessed by G. Johnston, John Thornton, John Gunnell, Matthew Campbell.","Proved at court 16 Nov. 1772, signed by P. Wagoner.","Receipt for £605 on reverse signed by West and same witnesses.","Docketed \"West to Washington Release Nov. 1772 Nov. 18\" etc.","For 484 acres \"Land lying in Fairfax County on the head of Dogues' creek\", part of the tract West's wife Ann Brown inherited from her father who bought it from Zephaniah \u0026 Valinda Wade from the head of Dogue Run creek to W-n's stone mill house etc. for £605.","When George William and Sally Fairfax moved to England before the Revolutionary War, they asked their neighbor and friend George Washington to help them rent their Belvoir estate and sell the mansion's furnishings. On August 15, 1774, Washington administered an auction of their furniture, utensils, and books and docketed this inventory titled Sales of Furniture at Belvoir. This document includes items listed for sale, their selling prices, and purchaser's totals. Purchasers listed include Washington and his stepson John Parke Custis. George Washington was the high bidder of the event, spending a grand total of £169.12.6, over half the total receipts. Autograph document, one-page folio, docketed by George Washington on the verso.","Letter, 1777 March 12, in Alexander Hamilton's hand, from George Washington, Morristown, N.J., to Lt. Col. David Grier of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment ordering him to submit a complete return of his regiment and to take new recruits who have not had smallpox to Philadelphia where they would be inoculated against the disease.","Date on original catalog card appears [1783].","Subdivisions of fields of Ferry and French's farm--on reverse is an explanation--in another hand, of the alterations in the arrangement of the field.","Signed by Wm. Barry and Sarah Barry. No witnesses.","Receipts for money signed by Wm. Barry on reverse.","Attested on reverse by P. Wagener, Comm. of Court.","\nDeed for part of original Spencer grant, which had been sold to Zephaniah Wade \u0026 descended to William Barry--\" ... William Barry and Sarah his wife for and in consideration of the Sum of three hundred and fifty pounds ... grant bargain ... unto the said George Washington ... all that moity of the remainder of the said five hundred acres of Land ... which upon the survey then made was found to contain one hundred and eighteen acres ...\""," Printed mss., blanks filled in by G.W., laminated, oversize document, watermarks (armed figure, rampant lion with arrows, matto \"Pro Patria\").","Signed by Geo. and Elizabeth Muse. Witnessed by Peyton Sterns, Jno. Hawkins, John Pendleton, Henry Pendleton \u0026 [J. Sims?].","On reverse, in G.W.'s hand is Receipt for the £20 \u0026 \"a Tract of Two thousand acres of Land lying in the county of Botetourt, on the River Kanhawa, which together is in full for the within mentioned Land.\" Singed by Geo. Muse.","Proved on April 20, 1784, in Richmond by J. Brown, clerk.","George Muse and wife Elizabeth \"... for and in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty pounds Current Money of Virginia, and other valuable considerations ...\" convey to George Washington \"a certain tract of Land containing Three Thousand three hundred and twenty three acres in the County of Botetourt, on the East side of the Great Kanhawa River ...\"","Signed by John Arris, Witnessed by John Gaunt, Edwd. McCormick \u0026 Francis Waller.","George Washington's signature does not appear; probably clipped for autograph.","On reverse, docketed twice, \"John Ariss to George Washington 700 Acres rent £60 and to pay Land Taxes\" in hand of [G.A. Washington ?].","A grant \"for and during the Lives of the said John Ariss and his present wife Elizabeth Ariss Seven hundred Acres of Land, lying in the County of Berkeley on the Waters of Bullskin being Part of Several Tracts had by Deeds from the Proprietor of the Northern Neck ...\" for \"Sixty Pounds...to be paid in specie on the Twenty Fifth day of December in Each and Every Year ...\"--also contains specifications for concerving timber on the land \u0026 planting trees, grass, and building houses.","Document signed by George Washington, George Gilpin, and John Fitzgerald listing about 85 employees of the Potomac Company. The employees include 7 overseers, 2 borers, 2 carpenters, 2 blacksmiths, 1 coaler, and 68 laborers. There are three women on the list - Nurse Margaret Cosgrove, Cook Mary Twinch, and Washer Polly Firth.","Portion of a large folio document containing approximately half of a survey of Ferry Plantation and 2 crop rotation tables for 1787 and 1797, entirely in George Washington's hand.","Engraved Society of the Cincinnati certificate for James William, Esquire of Virginia. As president of the Society, George Washington signs the document at Mount Vernon on March 1, 1787. The document is also signed by secretary Henry Knox. Certicate is mounted to a board and has some staining and a tear.","List of workmen employed at the Great Falls by the Potomack Company digging the C\u0026O Canal. Columnar style. Includes names, occupation, number of days, rations and total amount due in Virginia currency. George Washington as an incorporator of the Potomac Company along with the signatures of John Fitzgerald and George Gilpin appear on the reverse authorizing payment. Additional note from overseer Richardson Stuart regarding the final balance. Autograph document, 1 page.","Survey by George Washington of distances from Cameron to Colchester.","Key to accompany 1788 map of roads in MV area (also in MV collection) a summary of existing roads and recommendations for improving roads."," Document signed, docketed by Washington. Body of text in handwriting of Bartholomew Dandridge. Witnessed by Dandridge and signed by Green.","Renewal of Green's yearly contract as overseer for the slave carpenters at Mount Vernon.","Ledger account of kitchen staples purchased for the Presidential household in Phila. for Mar. 3-16, 1794, entirely in the hand of GW. A leaf from ledger in oversize manuscripts which begins Apr. 1794.","Day by day account in G.W.'s hand, of amt. and price of each item of food bought during the period--for month of June, no day by day account is included, but a total of each thing for 30 days of June.","Printed Broadside.","Signed in print by George Washington.","Some of George Washington's land at Mount Vernon to be sold or rented.","Presidential land grant issued by U. S. President George Washington to Samuel Eddins for his service in the Virginia Regiment. The grant consists of 1000 acres of land located northwest of the Ohio River, between the Little Miami and Sciota Rivers. Embossed paper wafer presidential seal at lower left. Document signed by George Washington and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, 1 page.","Lists Mount Vernon enslaved people, their relationships, occupations, and place of residence on the estate -- a list of \"the negroes hired from Mrs. French.\" Autograph document, entirely in hand of George Washington, oversize document, laminated, George Washington's complete watermark. | Date on original catalog card appears [1799][July]. | [Probably prepared for information of his executors at the time he was drawing his will in July, 1799]. |","Washington writes that the recent death of John Airess, who had leased one of the Shenandoah farms, may give Lewis an opportunity to take over the lease. This in turn would give Washington a chance to transfer some slaves from Mount Vernon. He mentions that \"Mrs. Lewis has a girl born.\" See also GW to R. Lewis, 8/18/99.","Pair of plans for crop rotation and the plowings it required in the hand of George Washington. One plan is neatly headed \"Rotation by AW with the Plowings necessary to carry it into effect.\" The initials may refer to John Augustine Washington (1736-1787), for whom this plan may have been devised. The second plan is similarly headed \"Rotation by CW...,\" and was perhaps intended for Corbin Washington's use. Both plans are based on 75 acre plots of farmland. The number of days to plow or harrow the plot is carefully tabulated at the right of the list. In the lower part of each plan, Washington lists, month-by-month the sequence of plowings and harrowings, to calculate the labor needed.","Partial document of a plat of Mount Vernon, 'Old Plat of the Grounds in the NE part of the Pasture of Mount Vernon from the Summit of the Hills on which the Log'd Cabbins are.' Page one is the survey, page two includes surveying notes in Washington's hand.","Map with notes and 'A table of explanation this platt.' See 1748, March 29, Depositions in the Suit of Thomas Marshall against Samson Darrell [W-243/A-D]","Signed by Law Washington and witnessed by Mary Washington, Sam[uel] Washington, Charles Washington, John Washington, Martha Posey, \u0026 W[illiam] Fairfax.","Proved July 7, 1752 in Spotsylvania County.","\nConveying 3 lots in Fredericksburg.","His friends in Wmsburg, including Speaker, desire to see him \u0026 have him accept command of troops to be raised--if he will proceed on expedition \"twoud give a general satisfaction to our Country.\"--Assembly has voted £40,000 \u0026 1200 men immed. raised --\"I believe, were you present, that the greatest regard wou'd be shewn any proposals you shou'd think proper with regard to the expedition.\" Congratulations on his safe \"arrival among us\" [after Braddock's expedition] --condolences on his late illness.","Letter to be delivered by Mr. Harrison who accepts invitation to camp--lists letters received from G.W.; never received others--some \"villon\" is intercepting letters--mentions construction \u0026 appearance of \"wash house\" which G.W. does not intend as a wash house--Jenifer Adams has sold timber off land--bad rains washed out nearly completed tumbling dam--coopers \u0026 miller again at work on it--sowing wheat delayed by rains--Bennett Jenkins from western lands arrived--claims Simpson \u0026 Crawford didn't pay him--paid in Pa. currency--Simpson \u0026 son coming to Mt.V.--bought 6M 20d nails and 4000 ft. of inch plank--\"by the time the House is finishd that is now just Raised, we shall not have one foot of inch \u0026 1/4 plank left beside what is put away for the addition of the great House\"--bricklayers doing garden wall \u0026 chimney of wash house--stucco man still working on dining room--\"the ceily. is not clumsey, I think it light \u0026 handsome it is altogether worck'd by Hand which makes it tedius - as to puty. down the plaster in the new Room, it will not make two days odds in his doing the Room, for he can plaister in one day more than our two men can in a week.--if the sides is done in plain stoco it will not take him long, as to the seilg. I can form no judgment how long it will take him ...\"--Mrs. W. wants it finished so she can get into it this winter--she will talk to Col. [Fielding] Lewis about it--Webster making bricks--John [Broad] \u0026 the taylor \u0026 negroes sick--Mrs. W. not afraid of [Lord] Dunmore--valuables packed in trunks to be moved quickly if necessary--his papers will be sent away anyway--Sears still sick.","Sent word to Mrs. W. at New Kent informing her to come to camp--expect her here immediately--discussion by Md. and Alex. residents of plan to blocade river--Indian Head best place--\"Captn Boucher [said] he woud undertake with 3 ships [sunk] to stop the Channel so that no ship of Force coud get up the River ...\"--Mrs. W. packed his papers in a trunk to be sent to Capt. McCarty's for safe keeping--she gave him key to G.W.'s study but he won't touch anything there except in emergency--what to do with Col. Mercer's papers?--John West, Mr. Harper, Mr. Wilson ask for money owed them--Bishop needs money--Dr. Crail's negro came with news from over the mountains--Val Crawford comes, feels it useless to keep building on G.W.'s land there because of danger of British burning everything--should he grind wheat?--Jenifer Adams offers to rent Md. land--Col. Mason very ill since convention--Lund thinks Mt. V. very easily defended by 50 men--will consider making salt peter--Custis and wife with Mrs. W. in New Kent--Knowles is well, Webster sick, John Barry dead.","A plat and survey by Hezekiah Veatch, assistant Surveyor of Montgomery County, by request of Francis Deakins \u0026 Benjamin Jones, of Woodstock Manor, divided it into 2 equal tracts, correcting lines in a survey made in 1782 -- Signed statement by Deakins \u0026 Jones \"By request of the President of the United States and Colo. Mercer we have divided Woodstock into two Lots of Equal Value as per the above plat \u0026 certificate\". This land was conveyed to George Washington on 1 April 1793 by John Francis Mercer, his wife Sophia Sprigg Mercer, and by James Steuart and his wife Rebecca Sprigg Steuart in payment for a debt owed him by the estate of Mercers father, John Mercer.","Description of rental terms for River, Union and Dogue-run farms--all will rent for the same amount-terms for Muddy hole will be slightly less-leases will run for 14 years-rent will be paid in the form of wheat (or cash equivalent)-.","Also, included in document is GW's ideal rotation plan for a farm with six fields-gives annual production of crops and the possibilities for financial reward on the part of the tenant farmer.","This printed document is a patent for a method of controlling tides, signed by George Washington as President, Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State, and Edmund Randolph as Attorney General.","Detailed hand-colored map of New England, compiled by Braddock Mead (alias John Green) and published by Thomas Jefferys in 1755. Green was an Irish translator, geographer, and editor, as well as one of the most talented British map-makers at mid-century. This map is a George Washington original edition and was part of Washington's personal library."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDiscusses receiving a chair commissioned by the Powels for the Washingtons, which Washington believes are \"handsome and neat.\" Also discusses the state of his crops.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Discusses receiving a chair commissioned by the Powels for the Washingtons, which Washington believes are \"handsome and neat.\" Also discusses the state of his crops."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon","United States. Continental Army. 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B. (John Beale), 1727-1804","Peter, Thomas, 1769-1834","Washington, Augustine, 1718?-1762","Corbin, Lettice, approximately 1715-1768","Montgomery, John","Boatswain (Ditcher)","Wooster, David, 1711-1777","Gibbs, Caleb, 1755-1818","Lewis, John, 1747-1825","Lewis, Betty Washington, 1733-1797","Lewis, Fielding, 1725-1781 or 1782","Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813","Washington, Thornton, approximately 1760-1787","Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826","Bushnell, David, 1740-","Craik, James, 1730-1814","Triplett, William","Washington, George Steptoe, 1771-1809","Giles, approximately 1750- (Postilion)","Moustier, Eléonore-François-Elie, marquis de, 1751-1817","Gray, Davy, 1743?-","Washington, Harriot","Charlotte, active 1782- (Seamstress)","Clendenin, George, 1746-1797","Green, Thomas (Carpenter)","Nicolas, Lewis","Monroe, James, 1758-1831","Snyder, G. W.","Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852","Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789","Washington, Bushrod, 1785-1830","Washington, George Corbin, 1789-1854","Fairfax, Sally Cary, 1730-1811","Grier, David","Lewis, Warner, 1720-1779","Dickerson, Jonathan","Jefferys, Thomas, -1771","Green, John, -1757"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon","United States. Continental Army. 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B. (John Beale), 1727-1804","Peter, Thomas, 1769-1834","Washington, Augustine, 1718?-1762","Corbin, Lettice, approximately 1715-1768","Montgomery, John","Boatswain (Ditcher)","Wooster, David, 1711-1777","Gibbs, Caleb, 1755-1818","Lewis, John, 1747-1825","Lewis, Betty Washington, 1733-1797","Lewis, Fielding, 1725-1781 or 1782","Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813","Washington, Thornton, approximately 1760-1787","Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826","Bushnell, David, 1740-","Craik, James, 1730-1814","Triplett, William","Washington, George Steptoe, 1771-1809","Giles, approximately 1750- (Postilion)","Moustier, Eléonore-François-Elie, marquis de, 1751-1817","Gray, Davy, 1743?-","Washington, Harriot","Charlotte, active 1782- (Seamstress)","Clendenin, George, 1746-1797","Green, Thomas (Carpenter)","Nicolas, Lewis","Monroe, James, 1758-1831","Snyder, G. W.","Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852","Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789","Washington, Bushrod, 1785-1830","Washington, George Corbin, 1789-1854","Fairfax, Sally Cary, 1730-1811","Grier, David","Lewis, Warner, 1720-1779","Dickerson, Jonathan","Jefferys, Thomas, -1771","Green, John, -1757"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":1015,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T05:50:40.181Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains letters to and from George Washington that have been aquired by the MVLA since 1858.  For more information, see content note for individal items.   The collection grows organically as new items are acquired.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClerical copy of a deed for 1000 acres of land along the south bank of the Potomac River, Westmoreland County (the area became Fairfax County in 1742), Virginia, granted to Giles Brent, Junior. George Washington purchased the tract of land in 1760 and at that time may have acquired and annotated this copy of the 1654 deed. On the verso of the document George Washington's inscription reads, \"1 copy, Richard Bennett, esq., grant to Giles Brent for 1000 acs. of Ld. 6th September 1654.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington drafted this survey for James Hamilton in 1749.  Signed \"Washington, SCC\" (for Surveyor of Culpeper County), this survey details 350 acres on the border of Augusta County, Virginia, along the Cacapehon (Cacapon) or Lost River.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned \"Washington, SCC\" (for Surveyor of Culpeper County), this survey details 400 acres of Augusta County, Virginia, along the Cacapehon (Cacapon) or Lost River.  The left section of the document's text has been lost, but a masterfully drafted plat and a scale of poles are intact on the right side of the page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Trenn binds himself to pay £50 unless he \"make or cause to be made unto the above sd. Lawrence Washington ... a Lease for the Term of nine hundred ninety \u0026amp; nine Years of all the Land which is at this present overflowed by the sd. Washington Mill Dam included within the sd. Trenn Bounds on Dogue Runn ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned \"Washington, SCC\" (for Surveyor of Culpeper County), this survey details 400 acres of Frederick County along the North River.  These lands originally belonged to George Nixon who assigned them to David Wood, on behalf of Daniel Wood.  The latter assigned the lands to Dr. James Craik, George Washington's friend and physician, and Philip Bush in 1771.  Washington recorded the survey in his field book on April 14, 1750, but may have incorrectly dated the finished document which reads June 14, 1750.  It is one of 49 he completed within a month beginning on March 30, 1750.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChainman John Lonem is also named on the survey.  Washington frequently worked with Lonem, who was known as a reliable and speedy worker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand survey for 730 acres in Frederick County, VA, by George Washington for John Grub. Autograph document signed, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlat of 360 acres, with prose description of measurements on adjacent leaf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlat map--Long Marsh Run 633 acres.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand survey with 2 plat maps by George Washington for Gersham Keyes, detailing two tracts of land on Evitts Run in Frederick County, VA. One tract contained 109 acres and one 100 acres, which was part of a land parcel granted to Lawrence Washington, George Washington's half-brother. Three additional names listed of those who assisted with the survey - Robert Worthington, Michael Sweim (chainmen -'C.C.') and William Davis (marker - 'Mr.'). The first two lines at the upper left, not in Washington's writing, describe conveyance 'by deeds from Mr. Lawrence Washington to Keyes' with an added date of August 14, 1751. Autograph document signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartial land survey, missing plat, by George Washington for Benjamin Rutherford, concerning 292 acres between the head of the South Fork of Bullskin Run and Opequon Creek in Frederick County, VA (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Two additional people are listed in the document: James McCarmick and John Ramsey (C.C.- chainmen). Benjamin Rutherford assisted with the survey as the marker 'Mr.' Docket indicates that this land was later granted to George Hyatt. Autograph document signed, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartial land survey, plat map only, by George Washington for William Mullin concerning 247 acres on Mill Branch, a branch of the Cacapon River in Frederick County, VA (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Docket indicates that this land was later granted to Thomas Hollowell. Autograph document, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA survey of 269 acres made for the tract's future owner, William Nayler. The land on the Cacapon River which is now the NW border of West Virginia and Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington wrote this letter to Lieutenant-Governor Dinwiddie as he prepared for his first military appointment, an expedition with 160 soldiers to the forks of the Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela Rivers. He requested supplies, uniforms, clarification of pay for troops, and offered his personal observations of Native Americans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis document divides Lawrence Lewis' slaves between Col. George Lee and the brothers of Lawrence Washington. It is signed by GW, George Lee, Ann Lee, and Aug. Washington. Witnessed by William Fairfax, George William Fairfax, Robert Merrie, John Dalton, Thomas Plummer, John Tuberville, John Carlyle, Sarah Carlyle, and Bryan Fairfax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington wrote to Smith and provided a list of subscribers, including himself, to the American Magazine and Monthly Chronicle for the British Colonies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments detail trial charges of Joseph Stevens. Signed by Zachary Lewis A court document giving outcome of the trial is also included, Feb. 1758. Trial held in Caroline County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington wrote this letter to George William Fairfax to inform him of Major Grant's unfortunate expedition to Fort Duquesne. Washington describes the circumstances of the attack, the significant number of men and officers killed, and concludes: \"It is with infinite pleasure I tell you that the Virginians, Officers and Men, distinguished themselves in the most eminent manner - that the General has Complimented me publickly on their good behaviour, and that every Mouth resounds their Praises. The Highlanders and them are become one People, shaking each other by the hand wherever they meet tho. perfect stranger's.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpects to be up [to Mount Vernon] tomorrow -- Miles sent to get key from Col. Fairfax -- Alton to get house in order, make fires in lower rooms and air them -- two bedsteads put up, one in hall room, one in little dining room -- get out chairs and tables and clean and rub them and stair case -- find eggs and chickens and \"prepare in the best manner you can for our coming.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, \"Given to Mr. [ ] Clemson - January 24th 1832 at Mount Vernon by Mrs. Jane Washington supposed to have been written soon after his marriage and Braddocks defeat.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCourt decrees that Sale of William Clifton's lands to Thomas Colville and George Johnston to be put aside, and lands are to be sold at public auction to pay off his just debts to Charles Carroll and other defendants. Washington G.W. bought this land at auction, and it became his River farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Washington writes to his brother-in-law Burwell Bassett. The letter was carried to Fredericksburg from Mount Vernon by Miles Richardson, who had been one of Washington's batmen in the Virginia Regiment during Forbes' Campaign of 1758. Richardson was hired by Washington, most likely as a valet, from January 1, 1759 – May 10, 1759.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWritten within the first year of Washingotn's marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis, the letter mentions visiting John Mercer to sort through papers related to the estate of Martha's late husband Daniel Parke Custis. Washington writes that he will bring Martha with him on the visit in case she is needed to answer any lingering questions about the Custis estate.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWashington also asks Bassett to procure a horse brand for George William Fairfax from James Danworth and to purchase canary seed for Martha's birds. This is the earliest known reference to pets at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSending an envoy to pick up a Chestnut mare which Colonel Bassett has purchased. Urges him to visit at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of sundry goods ordered by George Washington consisting of a variety of items inlcuding furniture, textiles, clothing, food, and tools. Many of these purchases are related to Martha Washington and her two children, John Parke Custis and Martha (Patsy) Custis, due to the Washingtons' recent marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I endeavourd to find out the true bounds of my Mount Vernon Tract of Land - but not knowing where it divided from Spencer's part of the River, nor being able to find harrison cornr Ash mentiond in his Deed to stand on the River side at the Mouth the Blind Pocoson - I began at two Ash trees and Elm ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeekly reports of work done by carpenters, with prices charged on most \u0026amp; for whom work was done--also account of breeding mares (?) and acct. of staves, tools, nails, leather, etc. loaned or given out--acct. of days of work done by John Askew, list of things needing to be repaired by carpenters--quantity of cider, brandy \u0026amp; peach mobey in each still--\"An Account taken of the Days which John Askew missed working for Collo. Washington in the Six Months pr. agreement which says is to be made up by the said Askew ...\"--Brandy delivered to Thomas Nichols.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter deals with Washington's negotiations for the River Farm, then called Clifton's Neck. Clifton has sold land to Mr. [Thomson] Mason for a greater price after promising to sell it to him first--was told that Clifton had no clear title to land--nothing in writing, but terms agreed on--George Washington thinks only equitable way is to put up land for public auction, so all disputants will have equal chance to purchase it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand document written and signed by George Washington regarding his ownership of Mount Vernon. This document was the final rent payment before George Washington full inherited the property.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports the sale on behalf of the Commissioners, G. Fairfax, G. Washington \u0026amp; Chas. Green of the Clifton tract to George Washington at auction for L1210.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotice of the sale of the Clifton Land [River Farm] to [George] Washington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement of cash and bills paid and in hand as a result of Court order in Chancerty pursuant to suit of Clifton vs. Carroll and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington writes to Robert Cary and Company, British creditors, about the severe drought and therefore the inability to grow tobacco and grain this season. George Washington also shows frustration with the time it takes to receive supplies from Great Britain and to ship his crops to them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMountain road lottery ticket\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMoutain Road ticket\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 month ticket signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Tickets were sold to raise money to open roads from Virginia West to help in the settlement of the West.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraved ticket, signed by George Washington as an official of the lottery. Purpose of the lottery was to raise money for Virginia to build roads to the western part of Virginia, thus opening up tracts of land further west for development.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten receipt for the purchase of a horse \"for the use of Master Custis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Invoice of goods to be sent to Geo. Washington Potomack River, Virginia\"--items ranging from nails and curry combs, and almonds and raisons to lace, ribbon, silk, and a coat made up for a \"middle sized woman.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends [Latin] books to Master [John Parke] Custis, who forgot them--[Jacky's] illness (worms)] call Dr. Mercer if symptons return--how is the boy taking his unaccustomed absence from home:--does he need anything?--his bed and bedding--didn't mean for [Boucher] to give [Jacky] special indulgence or partiality, but feels he should have as little disapation and indulgence as is necessary to good health and spirits--he meant merely that if [Jacky] were kept under [Boucher's] eye he would benefit from [Boucher's] good examples--however, he realizes every parent's anxiety for child makes same request--so withdraws his request--[Boucher's] letter to Revd. Mr. Addison forwarded by Dr. Ramney\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To the Revd. Mr. Baucher in St. Mary's parish Caroline City\".GW, doting stepfather, sends absentee excuse for Jackie Custis's late return to school after the holidays.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington's land agreement with George Mason, dated April 21, 1769.  George Mason lived at Gunston Hall, which is located just below Mount Vernon on the Potomac River in Fairfax County.  Surveys inherited in Washington's day were often inaccurate and this land agreement settled a long-standing dispute concerning the boundary line that divided Mount Vernon from Mason's property.  This folio incorporates both a legal contract and the elements of a survey that Washington himself undertook in 1769 to settle the inaccurate western boundary of the lands between Dogue Creek and Little Hunting Creek. The one page document is written in a clerical hand and is endorsed with George Washington's signature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA caring and involved father, George Washington wrote this letter to his stepson's tutor, the Reverend Jonathan Boucher. In it he instructs his ward's tutor to enroll John Parke Custis with a particular dancing master. Written from Mount Vernon on April 24, 1769, Washington states, \"In respect to the Dancing Gentry, I am glad to find you have such choice of them, …Newman...I have heard him well spoken of as a teacher in that Science… you will be so good therefore Sir to enter Mastr Custis with Mr. Newman for a year or otherwise, as he may form his School.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinancial ledger account written by George Washington and documenting transactions between Washington and John Posey, from October 1765 to June 1769. Includes a 1767 bond between Posey and George Mason with George Washington as security. As a result of the forfeiture of this bond, Washington acquired enslaved people as well as 'sundry stock, goods [and] chattels' from Posey. Hercules Posey was one of the enslaved people acquired through this transaction. Washington signs at the conclusion 'E. Excepted pr Go: Washington, Copy of an Acct given to Mr. Grayson, Sept'r 19th 1769'. Autograph document signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlat \u0026amp; Memorandum of a survey made by George Washington for Capt. John Posey\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMoneys expended and received on behalf of George Washington by [probably a manager or overseer].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement for lease of 7 acres of land by John Posey to George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington to Carter Braxton, Esq, and the trustees of Colonel Bernard Moore. Washington agrees to be answerable for the sum of £100 in order for Colonel Moore to purchase enslaved people, 'for the immediate support of his family'. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for 1 pound, 1 shilling paid by Edward McGuire for James Commack to defray the cost for a land survey for 200,000 acres allotted to the Virginia Regiment by Dinwiddie's Proclamation of 1754. Receipt text in another hand, signed by George Washington. Autograph document signed, small sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Carlin was a tailor in Alexandria. His account book is among our treasures and includes entries for clothes made for the Washington's, members of the Mount Vernon household, and other Virginia customers such as the Fairfax's, George Mason, and David Ramsey. Entries for George Washington span from 1765 to 1771 and this receipt corresponds directly to entries in the account book.  The services on the receipt include 'making a suit for Frank' and 'altering a pr. Lether (sp) Bretches to Giles.'\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount : George William Fairfax with Craven Peyton\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"It is an easier matter to conceive than to describe, the distress of this family; especially that of the unhappy parent of our dear Patsy Custis, when I inform you that yesterday removed the sweet Innocent girl into a more happy and peaceful abode than any she has met with in the affected path she hitherto has trod.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of cash sent Mr. Francis Willis, draft on Osgood Hanbury \u0026amp; Co., to Mr. Ramsey for postage, to Truro Parish for Fairfax's pew.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington carefully drafted this elegant west elevation of his Mount Vernon mansion.  It provides insight into Washington's plans for the second major expansion of his home.  The elevation has wide doors and nearly symmetrical windows, while the final construction favored transom lights and the powerful exterior asymmetry of windows, preserving the symmetry of the interior rooms.  The undated manuscript was probably drafted prior to construction, which began in 1774.  This is the only extant exterior drawing of the mansion made by George Washington.  On the verso, also in Washington's hand, is a floor plan for the mansion's cellar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromissory note for George William Fairfax's pew at Truro Parish. The document is signed by George Washington who served as an agent for Fairfax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSummary of pleas with case starting on May 18, 1772; other action taken on Feb. 22, 1774, and Mar. 23, 1774 -- final judgement given May 17, 1774-Savage ordered to pay £606.17.6. Document, laminated, watermarks (crown over GR, and crown over heraldic device), docketed \"Washington vs. Savage - Record\". | [As trustees for Mrs. William Savage (formerly Mrs. Charles Green) Washington and Fairfax were attempting to collect the money which her husband had promised in regular payments. Mason stood as security for the bond]. |\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington endorsed this account of his financial transactions with the prominent Alexandria merchant William Herbert. A frequent visitor to Mount Vernon, Herbert was an Irish immigrant who married Sarah Carlyle and later became the President of the Bank of Alexandria. Herbert signed this two page account and Washington endorsed it on the verso. The transactions recorded here date from March through July of 1775.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill for making coat and waistcoat, breeches, altering a coat and breeches, making another coat on a later date, and making a suit of regimentals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFears for the cause and for his character if he fails--Congress in Committee have consented to a Continental Currency \u0026amp; have ordered 2 million dollars to be struck off for payment of troops \u0026amp; other expences of defence--15,000 men voted as a Continental army, \u0026amp; he hopes more will be voted--other high officers not named yet--asks him and Mrs. Bassett to visit Mt. Vernon and take Mrs. Washington down to [Eltham] with them--uneasy at leaving her alone at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes a short letter before leaving for camp at Boston: \"I go fully trusting in that Providence which has been more bountiful than I deserve, and in full confidence of a happy Meeting with you sometime in the Fall ... I have not time to add more, as I am surrounded with company to take leave of me. I retain an unalterable affection for you, which neither time or distance can change. My best love to Jack and Nelly, and regards for the rest of the Family ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is a directive to his managers on subjects of responsibility during his absence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpense report titled 'April 4 1776 An Account of Expences of His Excellency General Washington v. Guard, Waggons, horses, [and] waggoners, [etc etc] from Cambridge to New York - with several bills'. This report lists 24 expenses incurred by General George Washington and his Lifeguards on the journey from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to New York between April 4-13, 1776. Includes towns such as Providence, RI, and Norwich, CT, along with the amounts spent at each location and vendor names, taverns, etc. The total expense listed is £86.14.5. Autograph document, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructions on keeping the enemy from crossing the river [Delaware]--plan for a retreat towards Philadelphia if necessary--send a spy across the river--make a show of having fresh troops to gain time--get someone into Trenton for news of boats being built.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartially printed assessments of George Washington's accounts primarily during the Revolutionary War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Cook of the problems of the army in enlisting new recruits and obtaining arms. Intent of Hessians to leave R.I. winter quarter and Continentals' need to raise more men to protect States. Begs that each state meet its quota of troops.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresents her with a lock of hair.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral Washington writes from Fishkill [N. Y.] to New York governor George Clinton. Abuse of citizens in this state by army officers -- ordered boat containing Mr. Cuyler's family and belongings to be stopped short of Fishkill -- those aboard shouldn't be permitted to review the works at West Point -- sends by express packets addressed to Clinton and [government of N. Y.], sent down by flag -- they contain extraordinary Manifesto and proclamation -- if boat with Cuyler's effects is to return, write General Putnam -- he [George Washington] returns to Fredericksburg [N. Y.] this afternoon. Document signed, in hand of (?), docketed \"Genl. Washington Letter Octr. 8th 1778, concerning a Flag sent from New York for Mr. Cuyler \u0026amp; his Effects \u0026amp;c with a Manifesto of the Commre at New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Fredericksburg, NY, Washington orders delay of Canadian expedition, but continued preparation for it; civil treatment of Native Americans; winter weather.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington writes to Lund Washington from his headquarters in Middlebrook, NJ on 1779 April 3; makes arrangements for a shipment of fine Bordeaux claret; discusses financial matters concerning the estate of George Mercer; referenes the exchange of two slaves between Mount Vernon and his mother's home in Fredericksburg; questions Lund on the status of planting and propogating of trees, admonishing him for not answering some of his early queries and questions his management techniques; reports that things are slow on the war front and a recent storm impacted British transports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile encamped at Middlebrook, New Jersey for the winter of 1779 George Washington wrote this letter to Nathanial Greene about trading one of his horses for another.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePersonal letter to Lund, expressing the General's feelings about the general \"decay of public spirit \u0026amp; virtue\", which is contributing to the severe economic problems of the time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington to Arthur St. Clair regarding instructions for handling British soldiers without assistance from other divisions. Uncertainty over British movements and intentions prevented St. Clair from settling on a course for his division.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington to General Edward Hand requesting Hand to return to the encampment at Morristown from his Lancaster home during the winter of 1780. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter asking Lund Washington for legal advice relating to a chancery suit depending between Mr James Mercer \u0026amp; \"the persons for whom I am acting as Attorney.\" He believes that Lund has a better understanding than \"[his] own knowledge of these kind of proceedings is capable of affording...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: a chariot Washington has ordered made in Philadelphia at £210 specie or paper equivalent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports death of Don Juan Mirailles [Spanish envoy] who came on visit with Minister of France and was seized on arrival with \"a violent biliary complaint\" -- died despite best care of physicians and himself -- present his respects to [Mirailles's] lady. Autograph letter signed, watermark (J. Taylor, \u0026amp; an encircled armed figure). | Navarro was Governor \u0026amp; Capt. General of Cuba.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington acknowledges Biddle's resignation from his position and praises Biddle's duty as an officer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLund's late trip to Philadelphia--British \u0026amp; French fleets arrived--few recruits--promised aid from states will probably arrive too late--fears [Mt. Vernon] crops may be ruined by drought--how many colts are there?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington, in the hand of  Tench Tilghman, to Major Judah Alden. The letter is sent from Washington's headquarters, Passaic Falls, New Jersey. The correspondence lays out an elaborate plan of attack meant to fall into the hands of the enemy. The \"misinformation\" was a spy tactic in hopes that it would be intercepted and throw off British forces.  The body of the letter is in the hand of Tilghman with the exception of one line by Washington's reading, \"but are not to make fires or discover themselves.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter in Alexander Hamilton's hand, signed by Washington. Washington issues orders for Colonel Christopher Greene's First Rhode Island Regiment, which included formerly enslaved African American soldiers, to march from Newport to West Point under Rochambeau. Washington writes, \"only come on with such officers as are to remain in service on the new arrangement and such men as engaged for the war, or at least for a term, that will last through the next campaign. The other men you may dismiss, unless the Count de Rochambeau should find any employment for them where they are now.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnquiring about a transaction of bills to have been deposited in the Virginia Loan Office. Also, requesting a good family Steward be employed for the Washington family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge, 8 April 1781, in which Washington asks Tallmadge to transmit a letter to Rochambeau.  Washington contemplated a daring raid on the British troop on Long Island.  \"The success of the Enterprise,\" Washington wrote to Tallmadge, \"must depend, on … the secrecy of the attempt, and a knowledge of the exact situation of the enemy.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington to Joseph Webb, regarding Martha's health and thanking Webb for his hospitality at his home in Wethersfield, CT. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe warrant requests Pickering send 200 pounds from British Military Chest to Col. Edward Carrington for the Southern Army.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJust returned from a Committee--will accompany her to Mr. Bingham's tomorrow afternoon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Washington writes about the sorrow he felt when Chastellux departed to return to France: \"A sense of your public services to this country, and gratitude for your private friendship, quite overcame me at the moment of our separation.\" Washington adds, \"I truly say, never in my life did I ever part with a man to whom my soul clave more sincerely than it did to you.\" Washington hopes that, after the war, he can accompany Chastellux on a tour of North America. In the postscript, Washington writes that he is enclosing a letter to Marquis de Lafayette.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Newburg, NY, Washington supports financial plight of soldiers, in spite of brewing conspiracy against him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington to Theodorick Bland, written from headquarters at Newburgh, NY. Writing several weeks after the events of the Newburgh Conspiracy and Washington's Newburgh Address, he discusses the disbanding of the Continental Army and the need to resolve Army pay and pensions.  Washington speaks candidly about the urgency of the situation: \"the necessity of fulfilling this Expectation of the Army affects me so exceeding forcibly, that I cannot help dwelling upon it, nor is there in my present apprehension a point of greater Consequence, or that requires more serious attention\". Autograph letter signed, 11 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this letter, George Washington continued with an update on the changing and hopefully improving state of affairs in America.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of introduction on behalf of George Washington's \"nephew... who has been in bad health for more than twelve Months—He is advised by his Physicians to spend the summer on the Island of Rhode Island for the benefit of the Sea Air \u0026amp; Climate—\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDischarge from the American Army, signed by George Washington and Jonathan Trumbull.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant Henry Leider's discharge certificate from the Continental Army.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"An Acct. of Mrs. Washington's Expences from Virginia to my Winter Quarters \u0026amp; back again to Virginia according to the Memms. and accts. which I have received from her \u0026amp; those who accompd. her\"--expences amounting to £1064.1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCost of things bought in Philadelphia by Mrs. Washington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinceton. In this letter, after successfully commanding the Army, George Washington discusses his strong desire to retire and concludes the letter with updates on the state of independence and his continued travels to explore western lands.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Penelope French, Benjamin Dulany, and John Robertson - witnessed by Going Lanphier and Robert Lanphier with some marginal notes in handwriting of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMount Vernon. In this letter, after returning to Mount Vernon on Christmas Eve 1783, George Washington enthusiastically remarked that he was finally able to retire.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduces the Count de Laval Monmorency, brother to Duke de Laval and Colonel in Regiment of Royal Auvergne--he is on a tour from Charleston to New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill be careful of letter and box for Mrs. Fitzhugh--leaves city immediately after meeting of the Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington thanks Gordon for sending him newspapers from Boston and mentions issues he is having with people settling on his lands near the Ohio River, which is he is about to leave Virginia to take care of.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for rents owed and paid by Henry Whiting on account of plantation rented from George Washington for 11 years by Whiting's father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington to Edward Snickers accepting his offer to manage the leasing of land purchased from the sale of Colonel George Mercer's estate. Washington sends a map of the plots and a copy of the lease (not identified), summarizes the terms of the lease, and shares his hope that Snickers finds tenants who will become long-term residents rather than see the land become 'Negro Plantations' rented to an absentee landlord. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington acknowledges receipt of several letters from George Augustine Washington at Barbadoes and Bermuda.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeaf from a notebook kept by George Washington suggestions which includes improvements and experiments in modern farming techniques and inventions from experts of the time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlans for the Greenhouse quarters drawn and annotated by George Washington about 1785\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum notes that Quarters to be 16' wide; half of that with 4' projection sufficient width for greenhouse; chimneys and where to place them; in front part of greenhouse need 2 tiers of windows; windows close together; chimneys in quarters; front of quarters might be wood with brick underpinning--center or greenhouse part all brick to the eves; rafters same angle; describes how to place windows in greenhouse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeaf from a Mount Vernon ledger.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlease forward enclosed letter ... requests current cash prices of good plank (inch, inch \u0026amp; quarter, inch \u0026amp; half) in Alexandria ... if vessel presently in harbor and has some for sale, master should call at Mount Vernon ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocketed \"Rough field Notes taken by George Washington in running the courses of the Land bot. from George \u0026amp; Jas. Mercer\".\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e[reverse of document dated Mar. 5, 1785, Patrick Henry to George Washington].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Washington responds to a former Revolutionary officer's request for assistance. Washington offers to provide a certificate of service to Weissenfels if he can first send a testament of services from his commanding officer, Governor George Clinton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington discusses terms for hiring new miller Joseph Davenport who will replace miller Roberts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaily expenditures from cash fund on hand, and money received, with detailed explanation of some receipts and expenditures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the purchase of shares of stock in the Potomac Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnyone recommended by Mr. Powel is welcome at Mt. Vernon--encloses letter from an unknown gentleman [this was a Mr. Charles Vancouver, desiring to dedicate a publication to George Washington]--investigate to see what others think of author \u0026amp; his project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Powel's advice has made him write Mr. [Charles] Vancouver, declining dedication of his publication--hopes to see Dr. Mayes, Powel's friend, on return from Caroline--Mrs. Macauly Graham's journey to the south--Mrs. Powel's letter to his nephew [Bushrod Washington] in Fredericksburg will be cared for.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMount Vernon. George Washington opened this letter with a response to Chastellux's previous flattery, he continued with his hopes for peaceful trade and poetically outlined how nations might accomplish such a noble task, and he concluded with his plans for the Potomac Navigation Company, further identifying peaceful trade as a means of uniting nations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of condolence on Gov. Trumbull's death [Jonathan Trumbull Sr.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington contracts in advance to purchase all 1,000 bushels of wheat from Mr. Battaile Muse. Purchased for George Washington's mill. Paid 6 shillings per bushel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington first asks Gilpin for the use of a scow with which he intends to dredge mud from the river bottom for trial as fertilizer. Then he goes into some detail about the making of a water level and staff which he desires, \"I have joiners that could execute the wooden work ... but my Smith is too great a bungler to entrust anything to him, ...\" Washington asks Gilpin to have the iron work done for him, or, if he thinks it preferable to make the complete instrument for him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter discussing the \"Agricultural Society of Philadelphia,\" also known as the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington hopes to trade 25 barrels of fine flour for \". . . a she ass from Surinam, . .\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA character testimonial on behalf of Mr. Booth, (of Westmoreland Co., Va.).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efragment, endorsed \"Rect. No. 149 Walker Blunt Block Maker\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresents Rev. Mr. Griffith, who owns much property in Alexandria--he wants to borrow money to build--good securities--would not hesitate to make loan himself, had he the money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed, Mount Vernon. Washington writes that he has only just received Trumbull's letter and enclosure of Feb. 20, and he hopes Trumbull will make his southern tour and visit Mount Vernon. Washington mentions the marriage of George Augustine Washington and Fanny Bassett, who are living with him, and encloses a letter for Mr. Dwight. This is Rev. Timothy Dwight, who sent Washington a copy of the \"Conquest of Canaan.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCovers period April 23-29, including \"6 half Johan. and half a Guinea to pay Mr. Buchanan my dividd. of the cash for the James River Navigation and recd. from his office 426 dollars in Indents (paper) for Interest on my Loan Office Certificates emitted in this state of Virginia.\" Includes money paid for rum, wool cards, G. \u0026amp; L. Washington's schooling [Samuel's children], flour, ferriage, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel, Mount Vernon to Whitehaven. Washington writes that he received 1400 Flags with small breakage, sent £50 bill on Wakelin Welch, and will settle for balance before Mr. Sanderson leaves country.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with address panel. Mount Vernon to New York. Washington thanks Taylor for the apples and pickled and fried oysters that he sent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMount Vernon. In this letter, George Washington sends his congratulations to David Humphreys on return to America [from London] and invites him to Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington to Richard Sprigg regarding husbandry and breeding a donkey. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter signed. Mount Vernon. Sends several letters of James Bloxham's--Bloxham undecided about staying longer than a year--\"In a word he seems rather to have expected to have found well organized farms, than that the end and design of my employing him was to make them so.\"--if Bloxham's wife is to come, let her come on ship to Alexandria or nearby ports--she can pay for seed, implements, etc., and be repaid in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport from George Washington to the Potomac Company shareholders. Written during Washington's term as president of the corporation, it provides updates on the progress of the company's work and a reminder that stock payments are due soon. Includes a discussion of works at the Seneca and Shenandoah Falls as well as the cutting of a canal at Great Falls. Provides a reminder of the appointed day for electing a president and directors for the ensuing year. Autograph document in unknown handwriting, signed 'In behalf of the Directors,' by George Washington, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter, signed. Mount Vernon. Washington asks Digges if he would inquire among his friends on the Eastern Shore, Maryland \"if I could be furnished with one thousand feet of the best plan plank; precisely 24 feet long (when dressed) - To be without sap, or knots. - It is for the floor of my New room.\" Years before Washington had set aside some like lumber but \"behold! half of it was stolen, and the other half will match no plank I can now get.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges Peale's receipt of Golden Pheasant. Sent body of French Hen. Wishes Peale success with mezzotinto prints.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncloses copy of the Vision of Columbus which he promised--his copies just came to hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor 3 ruffled shirts, 1 plain one, 4 stockings, 1 pair breeches, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvising him that he will discharge the balance owing--Mr. Morris will have his agent in New York pay $840, about £325.6. as per account of January.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets hearing that George Augustine Washington is ill, wants him not to do more than he can safely do. Instructions about Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill call for her in carriage in hopes of accompanying her to Lansdown this evening.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks for inquiring into prices of painting and lining carriages--he has employed a Mr. Clark to repair chariot--well spoken of--can see progress every day when passing his workshop in the Square.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington appointed George Augustine Washington manager of Mount Vernon in his absence. The letter gives detailed instruction of farming Mount Vernon, as well as decorating the mansion, improvements to farm buildings, supervision and care of the servants, miscellaneous purchases.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas perused contents of enclosed--finds it good and just, and thinks they will meet with favorable reception of his nephew [Bushrod Washington].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear Sir, I have this moment been favored with your letter and with out date from Prince Georges County and have ordered the Jennies to be delivered to Mr. Dove--hoping both will prove with foal. Royal Gift never fails ...,\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the names, occupations, and salaries of 86 workmen on the Potomac Company canal near Harper's Ferry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduces Mr. and Mrs. [Samuel] Powel of Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Powel's safe arrival in Philadelphia [after visit at Mt. Vernon]--the Mr. Morrises [Robert and Gouvernor] visited on way to Richmond--hopes to hear of the [Pennsylvania] state convention's decision on Federal Government--Spanish chestnuts--will send more about the 1st of October next year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks for seeds--glad Caleb Hall did not come from England--thanks for offer to send blacksmiths \u0026amp; mill wrights, but needs none--no benefits for people of that kind to come over--\"Whenever we have a regular \u0026amp; firm government established the prospect for these people will be much more pleasing.\"--Bloxham well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThoughts about various states debating ratification of Constitution--generosity of landholders in county of Philadelphia in proposing it for seat of Federal government.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington passes on some information about Irish wolf dogs to Carter which he received from an Irish gentleman. George Washington does not think that mastiffs will fulfill the purpose of hunting wolves which Carter apparently wants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this letter, George Washington reveals his humorous side after learning of Chastellux's recent marriage and Washington ended the letter with important information on the Constitution and methods of united the now new nation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation to dinner for Monday, May 19, 1788. Answer is requested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for her composition in his honor--new government--hopes those of her sex will introduce federal fashions and national manners instead of following foreign manners and fashions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington introduces the Count de Moustier, from the Court of France, and the Marchioness de Brehan, who are returning to New York and propose to pass through Baltimore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntrodues [Ferdinand] Fairfax, son of [Bryan] Fairfax, his godson--he goes to Philadelphia to complete his studies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington advises his nephew about his contemplated move to Alexandria to set up a law practice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter discussing Bushrod renting George Washington's townhouse in Alexandria, as well as the stable and garden.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington grants his nephew, George Augustine Washington, power of attorney during the former's absence from Mount Vernon. George Washington was preparing to take office as first President of the United States, and George Augustine Washington acted as manager of Mount Vernon during George Washington's first term. Witnessed by Tobias Lear and John Fairfax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill from President to Mr. Lewis\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresidential appointment to Redman as customs collector at the port of Yeocomico River in Virginia. The rest of the document is filled in by Tobias Lear. This appointment followed the first Tariff Act of July 4, 178\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn September 3, 1789, George Washington sent this letter to Edmund Jennings Lee inviting him to dine at Mount Vernon along with John Marshall and Bushrod Washington. Marshall had recently returned from service as peace commissioner to France and Washington hoped to persuade him to run for Congress in the upcoming election. Lee must have declined this invitation, because his name is not recorded in Washington's diary among his dinner guests that evening.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Stuart, as administrator of estate of John Parke Custis, to let Mr. Alexander have disputed land [J.P. Custis' \"Abingdon\" estate] back and pay him a fair rent for the time it was out of his possession -- has no time to give reasons -- Martha Washington adds her approval at bottom of letter in short note and signature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAuthorization of expenses needed for the return of Hugh Taylor, a fugitive indentured servant, to the Potomac Company from Alexandria to Great Falls in November 1789. Document signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSorry to find the report on the Hessian Fly to Maj. Jackson has been recalled--hasn't written Mr. [Arthur] Young about it--is informed, especially in Connecticut, that fly is now in wheat too--it is a pity farmers won't stick to yellow-bearded wheat, which is immune.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartially printed on card from President Washington and Mrs. Washington--not filled out.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten in George Washington's hand, this note is extracted from a letter from George Augustine Washington to George Washignton.  The letter gives length of bolting cloth now in the mill--Col. Biddle observes has the difference between cloth and reel covered with coarse linen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks to Society for letter and present accompanying it -- beneficial consequences to rural economy from prizes awarded -- Mr. Matthewson's improvements in art of cheese making. Signed by Washington, though not written in his hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConsents to agreement with Mr. Alexander in order to avoid a legal decision -- forwarded it to Lund Washington -- question of assumption not taken up yet -- it has been fully discussed and majority will be small on whichever side wins -- will not send the original papers [pertaining to above agreement] to him in Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount amounting to £51.6.2 for ice and \"mouls\" of ice cream.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNew York. Autograph letter signed. Washington writes in response to a letter from the wife of Lafayette requesting a brevet commission at the rank of captain for Joseph-Léonard Poirey, a French officer who served under her husband.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes, \"And you will, I dare flatter myself, do me the justice to believe that I can never be more happy than in according marks of attention to so good a friend to America and so excellent a patriot as Madame la Marquise de la Fayette. Nor did she need any excuse for making use of her own language to be the interpreter of so much politeness \u0026amp; persuasion as she has found means to convey in one short letter. In truth that language, at least when used by her, seems made on purpose to have fine things communicated in it; and I question whether any other, at least in the hands of any other person, would have been equally competent to the effect.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived his letter by Mr. Robert Parish -- declines proposals for dedicating the travels of William Bartram to himself, as it sets a bad precedent -- however, approves book and adds name as a subscriber.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter cover only, signature has been clipped\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn a trip from Mount Vernon to Philadelphia, Washington complains about his coachman, Dunn, who has given many \"proofs of his want of skill in driving ...\" and \"... this Morning was found much intoxicated.\" Lear is asked to make inquiries after a new driver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Gov. Clinton's letter of 26th containing news from Capt. Brant of the expedition against the Indians which was ambushed [Gen. Harmar's expedition] -- sounds true but awaits more news -- our force ought to have been large enough to tackle a force of 1,000 or more -- friendly sentiments of Capt. Brant -- his account of Gen. St. Clair not true nor the account of affairs at Muskingum -- Brant tried to prevent any treaty -- St. Clair wanted no more land than already given -- treaty of Muskingum.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eImpossible to arrange an exchange of property with Ball, who wishes to have land held by George Washington in Berkeley County. Not possible because property leased to tenants and value greater than Ball believes it to be. Would be willing to work an exchange, however, for some of his land west of the Alleghany River.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount for Feb. 21 and April 2 for Best Bourbon Coffee, amounting to £8.15.4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to the Mayor of Alexandria saying that an accurate survey is necessary of 10 miles square in question [the land for the Federal City] -- has engaged Mr. Ellicott to make it -- hopes corporation of Alexandria, Virginia will give all necessary help.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile on his Southern tour, Washington writes to Lear that \"I am perfectly satisfied that every necessary and proper step will be taken to procure a good Steward, and a good House keeper ...\" for the Philadelphia household. Orders a garden worker to be paid.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresents one set of the Annals sent him by Mr. Arthur Young to the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture as requested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMajor George A. Washington gone to Berkeley so he will address him [Whitting] on Mount Vernon matters -- send weekly reports -- corn at the mill should be ready -- gather this corn \u0026amp; stalks together for fodder -- plant this meadow in grass -- further instructions on harvesting and seeding -- all autumn grain and grass to be put in as soon as possible -- wants an overseer for Dogue Run, a man with a small family -- house for overseer, can move one from the Mansion to Dogue Run easier than build a new one, add a brick chimney -- this was originally at Dogue Run -- instructions for Tom Davis, bricklayer, about \"the other Wing of the Green House\" -- be sure brick work on old \u0026amp; new walls coincide exactly -- instructions for Will, \"if ... is not likely to provide shoes enough for the Negroes in due Season\" -- clover -- use the barn floor to tread wheat -- not to use Mr. Lund Washington's smith for work on Harrows, Mt. Vernon's smiths are competent -- how is wheat crop -- if 335 bushels all? -- crop short indeed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to his Mount Vernon overseer about farm matters; mentions crop rotation system, decreasing productivity of land, wheat experiments, mill production, and missing horse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to North Carolina's Governor that he has received letter with notice of cession of land in North Carolina for building lighthouses -- mentions recent southern tour -- thanks him for reception in North Carolina -- object was \"To see with my own eyes the situation of the Country, and to learn on the spot the condition and disposition of our Citizens.\" Written in the hand of Tobias Lear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for sending enclosed \"Strictures \u0026amp;c\" to him to read -- it hasn't caused him any pain -- he regrets author didn't spend some of time investigating the facts instead of writing the pamphlet. If he had done so, the author \"might have found many of his charges as unsupported as the 'baseless fabric of a vision'\" (quoting from The Tempest, IV,1). The pamphlet referred to was \"Strictures and observations upon the three executive departments of the government of the United States...\" by Massachusettensis ([Philadelphia], 1792).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation from George Washington to Mr. Gilbert. Partially printed. Filled in by George Washington. Mr. Gilbert, who is invited to dine at 4:00, is unidentified. Engraved invitation does not include phrase \"and Mrs. Washington\" like others issued at the time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePressing public business causes delay in answering letter -- thanks for information he requested on genealogy of Washington family -- returns herewith will of Lawrence Washington as she desires.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington will gladly accept one of several tubs of grape vines from Madeira if Mr. Powel doesn't need them all -- a vessel sails for Alexandria in a few days -- will send sundry parcels to Mt. Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses plantation management.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Washington denies a request from his neighbor to hunt deer on his property.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas heard that Maj. Harrison of Loudon County intends selling his land adjoining George Washington's in Fairfax -- Washington wishes to buy for sole reason of ridding himself of the \"villainies\" which are performed by those tenants who occupy Harrison's land -- land no good for a farm -- if he can get good price make the bargain, so long as title is clear and not under any encumbrances of leases.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContracts services for one year-house carpenter and Joiner should conduct themselves soberly, honestly and deliberately-duties: superintend Negro carpenters, use proper care with tools, keep an account (in a book) of needs and things done, should set a good example, and will remain at work from light to dark-pay is 10 pounds a month- George Washington will provide: meat and meal or flour, tools, quarters, and will pay taxes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses copies of earlier letters to Lewis, in case originals miscarry -- has written Mr. [Anthony] Whitting at Mount Vernon not to sell the stud horse, but deliver him to Robert Lewis -- Lewis's aunt (Martha Washington) joins in sending greetings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill pay small sum in Amsterdam -- encloses bill of exchange drawn by George Meade on Henry Gildermeester in his favor – 2,310 guilders in Dutch currency -- will remit second exchange by British packet slated to sail on 6 February. With this sum, Washington transferred money to a Dutch banking firm in order to assist the family of the Marquis de Lafayette, who had been captured by Prussian forces as he fled France in August 1792.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlease convey enclosed letter to Madame La Fayette \"if you know where she is to be found\" -- hold amount of bill sent subject to her order -- sent to Holland because reports in America say if Madame Lafayette is not there, it will be known where she is to be found.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComments on enclosed poem that contains birthday sentiments for Mrs. Powel. The poem was copied by Tobias Lear from a 1792 manuscript by the poet Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson. Mount Vernon has both the original and Lear's copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed is second bill of exchange for 2310 guilders for Madame Lafayette.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived Parker's letter desiring to know terms on which he (Washington) would sell his Gloucester County land -- since he got it at valuation of £800 Virginia currency for part of a bond, he will sell it for same plus interest since 1789 -- Washington wants payment upon giving over the land, but some credit can be arranged.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived letter containing Mr. Bennett's claim against Colville's estate -- deals with George Washington's position as executor of Colville estate -- won't pay interest on debt thereof until court of Chancery decides whether it is just -- refers him to Mr. Keith of Alexandria who has papers dealing with estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Col. Robert Townsend Hooe's letter relating to the Thomas Colville estate -- wishes to have final settlement of estate -- check Mr. Bennett's account with documents and see if it seems to be correct -- Washington thinks Bennett's claim different from what he remembered legacy to be -- has referred Hooe to him for details.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulations and best wishes on her birthday from both President and Mrs. Washington -- would have attended her party except for \"the late event which has happened in their family\" (the death of George Augustine Washington).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDinner invitation from George and Martha Washington to Mr. and Mrs. Dalton and daughter. Not in Washington's hand. Tristram Dalton was a friend and first senator from Massachusetts. Invitation was issued just prior to Washington's second inauguration in the Senate chamber.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington requires shells for lime to make mortar for about \"40,000 Bricks.\" Constructing Dogue Run Farm 16-sided barn. Asks his nephew if he hires out \"Negro carpenters by the year?\" Can he recommend carpenter overseer?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas little information re inquiry of Mr. Thomas Bowen--only man named George Harrison in area died 50 years ago--no children--widow married man named Posey--Harrison's land left to nephew John West, from whom George Washington bought it about 20 years ago--knows nothing of affairs of Harrison's estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived letter from Wilkinson by way of Captain Abner Prior and shortly after the two kegs of fish from \"western waters\" [in Ohio] -- fish were fine and a novelty here.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy Brig Betsey, sends triplicates of letters of Jan. 30 and 31 and the third exchange for 2310 guilders for Madame Lafayette.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends plan of new federal district where the seat of government will be located -- \"It will serve to show you, and such as may have the curiosity to look at it, that whatever our present condition is, we have vanity enough to look forward to a better.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Washington is indisposed with a cold -- afraid she will increase it by going to the circus this afternoon -- President and rest of family will go to see exhibition of Mr. Ricketts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. David Clark, coachmaker in Philadelphia, has asked him to write informing Col. Washington that the coach he (George Washington) had with him in Charleston was made by Clark -- he has heard it was admired for its beauty and is made of good materials -- Mr. Clark hears Col. Washington wants to have a coach made and he desires the job.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSince Mr. de Barth has not made stipulated payments for land bought of Washington, lying on the Kanawas, Washington suggests canceling the bargain instead of bringing measures against De Barth for payment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived from Arthur Young two sets of his Annals, numbered 98-108--presumes one set intended, as usual, for Agricultural Society of this city--accordingly, sends them to him as president.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires as to price and availability of the best clover seed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt request of several gentlemen of his acquaintance, Washington introduces Dr. Edwards, who is going to Europe for his health and to obtain knowledge of agriculture there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Arthur Young has written that the several accounts collected by George Washington of agriculture in this country \"have set him afloat on the High Seas of conjecture with respect to the Agriculture of this Country ...\" -- \"and, as you had a hand in setting him afloat, it is but fair that you should lend your assistance to get him landed again\" -- sends enclosed extracts from Young's letter and desires Peters to answer queries -- Young has been prevented by the war from coming to this country to study himself the agriculture and see what can be done along that line.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgrees to Hooe's offer for flour -- will order Anthony Whitting to make delivery in Alexandria, but wishes because of harvest time that Hooe would take delivery at his mill or on river opposite -- market for flour is not falling as Hooe says, but only a temporary drop due to lack of vessels to take it to European markets -- had heard of William Shepherd's intent to apply to Loudon Court to condemn George Washington's land on Difficult Run -- encloses a copy of earlier letter to Col. Powell on subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHereby conveys a letter from Warner Washington III as he promised -- the younger Warner is destitute for funds in this city.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnlarges on recent letter of Mrs. Washington's (dictated by him) relative to the estate in Berkeley -- in accord with provisions in George A. Washington's will, advises settling a second plantation in Berkeley including some land in Fairfax County, as a grass and small grain farm -- advises on getting tenants and drawing up contracts -- she should ask advice of George S. Washington -- Anthony Whitting's decline caused by consumption necessitates visit to Mt. Vernon but public business presses and visit will be short.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeath of Anthony Whitting -- needs Tilghman's help to procure new manager -- thinks a good one may better be found on Eastern Shore of Maryland than elsewhere -- gives qualifications for the job -- lists several people in Tilghman's neighborhood whom he has had recommended -- among them is William Pearce [later manager of Mt. Vernon] -- doesn't want to lure any away from present jobs, unless they had intended leaving anyway.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt the time of this letter, Washington was serving his second term as president and was living in Philadelphia.  His nephew, George Augustine Washington, had served as farm manager for the previous seven years but died in 1793.  In need of a new farm manager, Washington considered his nephew, Lawrence Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eConcerned that Lewis was too inexperienced for the job, Washington remarked on the necessary qualifitcations necessary: \"…so little haveg it in my power to visit, or attend to my private concerns, that it becomes extremly necessary (besides fidility) to have an experienced \u0026amp; skilful man, of some weight, to manage my business; one whose Judgment is able to direct him in cases which may arise out of circumstances that can neither be foreseen, nor previously guarded against.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWashington continued, \"What the age of Mr Lawrence Lewis is—what opportunities he may have had to acquire any knowledge in the management of a Farm. What his disposition, whether active or indolent. Whether clear in his perceptions, \u0026amp; of good Judgment. Whether sober \u0026amp; sedate, or fond of amusements and running about—with other queries which might be asked, as well applying to a young man Just entering on the career of life; are all matters to which I am an entire stranger; and if you can give me information respecting them, I shall thank you. You will readily perceive that my sole object in these enquiries is to ascertain the competency of a character to whom I should commit an important trust; consequently, going no farther, can operate nothing to the prejudice of my Nephew, whatever, in confidence, you may say to me on the foregoing points and such others as may occur to you.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWashington instead hired a more seasoned farm manager, William Pearce.  Pearce served as farm manager until 1796 during which time Lewis came to stay at Mount Vernon and worked in some managerial capacity, but the official farm manager by then was James Anderson.  Lewis eventually married Nelly Custis in 1799 and lived the remainder of his life at Woodlawn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas heard from Mr. Robert Lewis that Crow desires increase in wages -- since he had best crop last year at Union Farm, Washington will raise him to £40 per annum as an encouragement, but will not raise him any higher hereafter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that Mercer forward deed from \"yourself \u0026amp; others to me\" if it has been duly executed and recorded.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas given James Keith a draught on Col. Hooe for £140, the amount due Keith for his trouble in Colville estate -- asks that Hooe deduct it from what is due George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis was acting Estate Manager for George Washington at Mount Vernon. The letter contains instructions for various farm activities and personal advice to young Lewis on how to write better reports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e100 guineas a year for superintendant of Mt. Vernon--recommends that Pearce visit the estate--to determine if all is to his liking-George Washington expects to be at Mt. Vernon on the 20th of Sept.--gives directions, mileage, stage schedule--speaks of worthless overseer to 8-10 Negro carpenters--hopes to replace him by New Year's day.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWon't sell land on Difficult Run in Loudon County except for very high price -- was in treaty with a Dutchman for it for £60 per annum -- would want double what Lewis offered for the Frederick County land because when Shenandoah River is made navigable, lands near it will increase greatly in value\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduces Tobias Lear, who leaves George Washington as Secretary after 7 years -- Lear is engaged in a mercantile scheme -- recommends him to Short's kindness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduces Tobias Lear, who goes to Europe to carry into effect his plans for an \"extensive commercial establishment\" at the Federal City -- Lear can explain his long delay in writing -- encloses Mr. Richard Peters' and Mr. Thomas Jefferson's answers to his queries about American agriculture -- if there are any questions, ask Lear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends their regrets that Mrs. Powel cannot accompany him and Mrs. Washington to Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington's nephew's widow has decided to move--Pearce and his family to move into Mansion--repairing of Mr. Crow's house--recommends Pearce residing in the right wing (the Hall)--list of things at his disposal --authorizes Pearce to acquire ploughs and any other tools --outlines benefits of Pearce's early arrival.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington comments on the disagreeable conduct of the French minister Genet, who seems to want to involve the U.S. in war. The situation has \"test[ed] the temper of the Executives.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeals with involved estate of Samuel Washington and his last wife, Susannah Perrin Holding Washington -- had been undecided whether to try to get estate from Mrs. Washington's family in favor of his niece Harriot who was left very little -- will reach an agreement -- \"Pay me one hund. pounds which I shall give to my niece for her immediate support, and I will quit claim to all the Negros which belonged to Mrs. Saml. Washington ...\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn attachment has been served against Washington -- despite Mercer's orders to the contrary, collectors present notes against Mercer's brother's estate to George Washington's manager for Payment -- brought bond and mortgage of Mercer's late father and brother from Philadelphia, and will exchange them for land -- asks whether his (Washington's) signature necessary on the instrument.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this letter George Washington has decided to engage superintendant of carpenters for another year--could not find anyone to relace-comments on man who looks after the house people, ditchers, etc.--after winter, Pearce can decide to remain at Mt. Vernon or live elsewhere--construction of house for Mr. Crow--Negro children forbidden to enter the yards and gardens (excluding the children of cook and her husband the Mulatto Frank).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington's general thoughts and directions on government of Mt. Vernon--Mr. Howell Lewis will remain until Pearce's arrival--farm needs much manure---plans to go largely with buck wheat as a green manure---has requested for 450 to 500 bushels for seed--does not wish to go largely with corn--plans to sow a good many oats--keeping no more than half for seed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington instructs Pearce to take an exact account of the stock, tools and implements on each of the farms--to purchase a proper (bound) book in Alexandria for accounts--insists on the correctness of these registers--outines work of the carpenters: complete the new barn at Dogue Run, etc.--comments on live fences: cedar, lombardy poplar, and willows--hogs and sows--wants to reclaim and lay grass to the mill swamp--clover lots--potatoes--McKoy and Tom Davis--directions for lots on Muddy Hole, Union and River farms--Cyrus a slave at Mansion house--Muclus a slave--Will, a kind of overseer--stresses the need to regulate wagons and carts at the Mansion--Ehler the gardener and an agreement as to where he should eat--Lucy the cook--instructions to provide Negroes with as much meal as they can eat without waste--provisions of fish--directions for killing and preserving the hogs--clover timothy and orchard grass--post and rail fence from the Miller's house to the trunnel fence--barrier against bad neighbors--breaking of the steers to the yoke--oxen--asks for the return of large stone jars (which were filled with spirits)--wants an inventory of articles in store at Mansion--the Jack and stud horse--superfine and fine flour--allowance of meat and meal--paying of debt--overhauling the Seins now rather than in the Spring.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCourse of crops--objective was to recover the fields from exhausted state-manure-buck wheat-Indian corn-comments on the insufferable conduct of overseers-Col. Ball of Leesburgh promised to send buck wheat-commends on poor quality of common oats brought from Eastern shore-garlick and wild onions-complains about overseers not doing much fall plowing--has little dependence on overseers when left to themselves-gives directions on how Pearce is to treat overseers-warns Pearce not to be like Mr. Whiting, who is said to have drank freely-GW's observations of his overseers: Stuart, Crow, McKoy, Butler, Davy and Thomas Green.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten in the hand of Bartholomew Dandridge. Washington describes his Mount Vernon estate to the English agronomist in great detail, as he is considering leasing four of the Mount Vernon farms. Includes his description of Mount Vernon: \"No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated than this.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington sends two bank notes of one hundred dollars each for Mr. Butler--is upset that the ice house was not filled during the late freezing spell--wants to know quantity of oats that have been thrashed--instructs them to get seeds from the gardener--has sent a bundle of Poccon or Illinois nuts via Mr. Jefferson--East India hemp seed for sowing--inquires as to the appearance of the growing wheat--using Mr. Whiting's memo book, Mr. Dandridge will settle Mr. Butler's account.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington inquires of condition and shelter of stock at Dogue Run and Union--instances of misconduct of Crow and McKoy--informs Pearce that he is taking on Butler again. Observations on various agricultural things. Asks about the carpenters at Mrs. Fanny Washington's. Informs Pearce that in the Eastern states, horses aided by oxen do the plowing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrop rotation plan--hopes to bring fields into a profitable state of cultivation--mentions Mr. Stuart's suggestion that the good fields be planted with corn and poor parts with buck wheat--sending 14 bushels of clover seed--suspects that Negro seedsmen are taking toll on seeds--manure to Mansion house for oats, grass and potatoes--fences at River farm--Thomas Green taking fine flour from the mill--payment of a hundred dollars to Mr. Dulany--rent due to Mrs. French for year 1793-wages for 1793 due to estate of Mr. Anthony Whitting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a letter from George Washington to John Hamilton Moore thanking him for a copy of his book 'The new practical navigator'. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington speaks of Mr. Butler's agreeable work and conduct--French furze--construction of substantial fences--pigs--planting of clover and buck wheat--wants to know of the appearance of the growing wheat and barley--progress on the new race at the mill--honey locust seed--white bent seed--inquires about the amount of St. Foin and India hemp seed--stresses the importance of selling cattle before it is too late--attending to their breeding--Mrs. Fanny Washington asks to rent her fishing landing--conditions of rent--Col. Ball must have the three shoats he requested (a boar and two sows)--payment of wages to Stuart, Crow and McKoy--intends to build dairies at both Union and Dogue Run farms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington mentions the death of Stuart's daughter--gives directions for repairs of the house in Alexandria--comments that cedar posts, chestnut or cyprus rails are better than oak--concerned about the idleness of his carpenters--barn at Dogue Run--discusses the increase of lambs reported by the overseers--a missing report of Mr. Stuart is requested--sending payment from Philadelphia of Mr. Lewis' order to Mr. Ross--white bent grass seeds received--Ehler the gardener--directions for labeling new seeds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington assents to Pearce's request to meet his children in Baltimore--payment of wages to Mr. Stuart--enclosed some early colliflower seed, sent by Mrs. Washington--promises to send copy of advertisement of terms on which jacks and stud horses are to cover--mentions Crow's inattention to stock in regards to sheep sheering--St. Foin seed and India hemp--hares being destructive--lucern--enclosed three bank notes for Rev. Mr. Muir and Mr. Hartshorne--warns not to take mares from the jacks until paid.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding his annual contributions to the Alexandria Academy--Washington wishes to know what indigent or orphaned children have attended and what their progress has been, especially since he has only once received such a report.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFollowing up on his previous letter, Washington writes that he has not had any response from Simms or James Keith regarding the Thomas Colvill estate, nor of the cash sent to Simms, nor has Washington received the documents he had requested from them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington explains horse advertisement--care of the youngest jack and mules--Peter--tells Pearce to keep an exact account of all mares and jenneys that go to the jacks--Mr. Prescot of Loudoun (or Fauquier) owes yet for last year--speaks of Mr. Lewis' account that the new visto is opened much further than intended--instructions to buy as much good Oznabrigs--for the making of clothes for the Negroes--requests a sample of the linnen--comments on the price of midlings and ship stuff and superfine and fine flour--corn--breaking of the ground in the fall.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington approves the use of his own people in repairing the house in Alexandria--warns that putting the fence posts too distant will cause the rails to warp--glad to hear of Green's finishing the barn at Dogue Run--comments on the grain falling from the treading floor--lucern--directions for preparing--St. Foin and India hemp--impossible navigation has prevented him sending the promised clover and other seeds--hopes to send next week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCannot possibly appoint Spotswood's son John as commander of a frigate over older and experienced officers--perhaps can make him 2nd or 3rd lieutenant--on recommendation of Mr. Brooke and others, Mr. Lawrence Muse appointed as Collector of Rappahannock [Cty] to succeed Hudson Muse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed, two pages plus cover page with Washington's presidential frank. Washington writes Ball regarding a shipment of goods that he expects will soon depart Philadelphia after some delay. The shipment includes clover seeds and cocoa bean shells, latter intended as a gift from Martha Washington to Ball's wife, Francis (Fanny) Washington Ball, the daughter of George's brother Charles. Finally, Washington encloses an advertisement for the stud services of his prized livestock, the horse Traveller and donkeys Knight of Malta and Compound.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis has given him no information on Washington's lots in Winchester and Bath, Virginia [the latter now Berkeley Springs, W.Va.]--he wishes a list of all tenants, what they owe, and how they stand--asks Lewis to post copies of enclosed advertisement in area, especially at Leesburg and Fauquier Courthouse--Mr. Prescoat [Prescott] owes for last year's stud fee and a long pasturage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington gives directions regarding the purchase of linnens for the enslaved people--suggestions for determining how far apart the boards on the threshing floor should be in the new barn at Dogue Run--cultivation of the drilled wheat--clover seed, furze and other promised articles are on board the Sally Captain--Col. Gilpin--onions and garlick--might get some oats from Notley Young, esq.--gives directions for the enclosed Nankeen cotton seeds--P.S. (page 3): wrote Col. Ball and Mr. Robert Lewis, welcome to send a mare or two to either of the Jacks or the Horse--P.S. (page 4): March 17, delay in departure of the Vessel [Sally], may alter delivery route--5 bushels of Plaster of Paris to be tried on clover. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington complains that the overseers did not plow in the fall--success of the crop--running rollers over the grass and wheat--spring barley--Wayles the Brewer in Alexandria--winter barley--Col. Ball is late with the buck wheat--ponders the distance between sections of the floor at the new Dogue Run barn--furnishing Mr. Smith with fish from the landing--prices--securing enough fish for the use of the people there--asks about quantity of wheat--tobacco stored in Alexandria--inquires about Pearce's family arrival--sending, on the next vessel, nine bolts of Oznabrigs--it is cheaper there than in Alexandria--gives directions on receiving payment from Col. Lyles and instructs where he is located--sending three pounds of lucern seed--directs Pearce not to accept anything but the whole sum from Col. Lyles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington decides that the space between boards on the treading floor of the new barn at Dogue Run will be an inch and a half--suggests that the oats may be tread on the same floor--will send three and a half bushels of a peculiar kind of oats--appearance of the drilled and other wheat--comments on the fine weather during March--winter barley--St. Foin and hemp--Abram--warns of Crow's not able to be trusted--warns of lack of water should mill race not be completed--Washington's sister Lewis of Fredericksburgh is allowed to have one of the unbroken mules.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington is glad to hear that Pearce's family has safely arrived at Mt. Vernon--hopes that change of air will help to restore the eldest daughter to health--writes of the capture of vessels by the British--followed by the embargo--fall in provisions--price of flour--threshing of wheat--purchasing salt before the prices get higher--it is not Washington's expectation to stop ploughing in order to roll the grass and grain--breaking of steers--inquires of the young grass planted last fall--defends the imposition of garden seeds--provision for providing clothes for the young gardener at Alexandria--chance for lambs is bad--rams--instructions for shearing time--paper for the rooms in the house--plastering and white washing--orders for Thomas Davis to paint the houses--lower portion a stone color and the roof red.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRare for Washington to answer letters applying for appointments, but because of personal regard and former public association he is replying to this one ... lists 3 reasons which explain his silence re: applications for appointments: (1) requests are so numerous and courteous replies require too much of his time; (2) courteous answers could be interpreted to mean more than was intended; (3) at the time of his Inauguration \"... I resolved firmly that no man should ever charge me justly with deception ...\" has never committed himself on an appointment until all information and circumstances have been examined ... on a purely personal basis without involving his public character or the Country, Washington has responded to a request of McHenry's ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington asks Deakins to examine contents of enclosed order and tell him the price the tobacco would fetch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresidential pardon signed by George Washington and issue to David Blair. The Customs Act of 1790 specified procedures for collecting duties on imported goods and standardized the sizes of containers for certain imported goods in order to facilitate easier taxation and reduce fraud. For instance, run was required to be imported in casks of at least 50 gallons. David Blair's attempt to import rum from Barbados in casks smaller than 50 gallons resulted in the forfeiture of his vessel. Washington's 1794 pardon of Blair remits this forfeiture. Signed by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State. Manuscript document signed, with embossed paper seal, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington expresses his being sorry to learn of Pearce's not being well--discusses the amount owed to the estate of Mr. Anthony Whitting--Col. Bassett--Mr. Lear--the private papers of Mr. Whitting--his heir Mr. Ring--ready to sow buck wheat at all the farms--inquires of progress of oats and grass seeds--rain twice last week--dry in Philadelphia--instructs Pearce not to grind more wheat because of the embargo--flax--clothes for the Negroes--wool--warns Pearce to be cautious of pilferring.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington expresses confusion over dimensions of the rooms in Alexandria house given by Thomas Green--flax seed--regulate the grass lots at Dogue Run farm--potatoes, oats and clover for the support of the stock, the Mansion house and for sale--demands particular attention to the penning of the stock--willow--informs Pearce that 5,000 white thorn plants are being sent by Mr. Lear on the ship Peggy from England--other fruit trees--lima beans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclares that Mr. Thomas Digges was during the Revolution and since a friend to the United States--Digges sent him intelligence and helped prisoners escape from England back to this country--Digges was thought to be in pay of Dr. Benjamin Franklin--Washington never knew his loyalty was questioned, though he has now disputed with Franklin over accounts--John Trumbull, in England during Revolution, declares that Digges aided the American cause.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites the answers to queries regarding injunction by one John Henshaw, arising from estate settlement of George Mercer--John Tayloe, George Mason and George Washington were given power of attorney by Mercer and others in England. Washington writes that \"It is really hard that I am so often called before Courts in matters in which I have no interest; but am continually saddled with the expence of defence.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington is sorry to hear that the ship Peggy has not arrived from England with his 5,000 white thorn plants--Mr. Lear's fruit trees--hoped that Pearce had discharged Green when he found him drinking--he sets such a bad example--never got an account of last year's corn--buck wheat--potatoes--preserving the apricots--does not want to because his family will not be at Mt. Vernon at all during the summer--hopes to, assuming public business permits, make a flying trip through Mt. Vernon after the rising of Congress--papering the ceiling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSending paper for two lower rooms in house--warns Pearce to wait until plaster is thoroughly dry--Green--instructions for the payment of the Sheriff's and Clerk's notes--Mrs. Fanny Washington--cut the hay and grain in time at harvest--be attentive to the drilled wheat--secure it in the seed loft at the Mansion--approves of sowing the first lot in the mill swamp with buck wheat and timothy--corn--grass--mentions Pearce's complaint of bad pastures--wool of dead sheep--inquires about corn, oats, buck wheat and clover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrops suffering from drought--Mr. Dandridge--oats on last vessel have disappeared--has enclosed four small papers of seeds which have been sent from a curious gentleman in Europe--keeping of clover for seed--buck wheat--timothy--heavy cost of these in the markets of Philadelphia--value of various grasses--clover ought to be well cured before stacking--Crow--both cattle and sheep will benefit from turnip--asks about the drilled wheat and common wheat--ought to be ripe by the 8th or 10th of June--there are two kinds of wheat in drills at Union--inquires if Plaster of Paris was spread--hides of the dead cattle to be tanned by the old man Jack--skins of the dead sheep--Mulatto Will making shoes--Mrs. Fanny Washington--four missing heads of tobacco--Mr. Whitting--surveying in the fall--Mr. Minor--hopes to be at Mt. Vernon by the 10th of June--selling of a horse--health of slaves discussed--Sam, Doll, several spinners, Ditcher Charles--awaiting the arrival of the Peggy and the white thorn plants and Mr. Lear's fruit trees--high price of flour--embargo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington lists and describes lands that he owns on the Ohio, East side; on the Great Kanhawa; west of the Ohio; in Kentucky; in the State of Pennsylvania; and the Great Dismal Swamp--with acreage and asking prices of each--comments by Washington--he \"will let them go\" if sold together for £ 50,000, although separately they are valued higher--there follows a paragraph of description for each of the 8 tracts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrops labouring under drought--2 or 3 fine rains have fallen in Philadelphia in past week--unfavorable account of the drilled wheat--great change and decrease in number of sheep since George Washngton's leaving 5 years ago--average fleece from 5 pounds down to 2 pounds--ship Peggy arrived in George Town with the white thorn trees and Mr. Lear's fruit trees--enclosed list for gardener--fence around slave quarters at Union farm--sent oats--on next vessel Washington will send paper for the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that Deakins endeavor to put a stop to trespassing on north part of Woodstock Manor in Montgomery County, Md. which fell to Washington's share in division of William Sprigg's property--also requests information on tenants and farms on his share.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Deakins for trees imported in the \"Peggy\"--but season probably too far advanced for them to live--enclosed is note to Francis Deakins regarding Washington's land in Woodstock Manor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGlad to hear of rains--will give a different appearance to oats and flax--rains may enliven corn and buck wheat--fears for any grass that may have been cut--little is expected from white bent grass--save as many of the other grasses for seed--drilled wheat and common wheat--deception with respect to potatoes (210 bushels instead of 418) is an example of how little others can be trusted, black or white--Washington knows of the existence of place in Alexandria where pilfered items can be sold--corn--clover--turnip seeds--midlings and ship stuff--Mr. Douglass--will not be at Mt. Vernon until at least the end of the month.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLambs were not to be sold--if any were, Washington never received the money--plans for the selling/care of the sheep--never kill the females--comments on those who would go against his plan--his absence has afforded them the opportunity--overseers not allowed to sell any animals--Mr. Stuart's selling butter--Washington never entertained an unfavorable opinion of Stuart and always a bad one of Green--Mrs. Stuart fraudulently furnishes butter for McKnight's Tavern--Mrs. Fanny Washington and the dampness of the cellar in the Alexandria house--Davis and his attendants taking a week to complete a job that should have taken a day--Mr. Oneill from Chester County--a freestone quarry near the lime kiln--Tom Davis and Muclus--Thomas Green--bad example for the carpenters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeople write Washington with all manner of requests and he never fails to answer, despite all his public business--he requests information from Fitzgerald on matter mentioned in enclosed letter from Mr. Smith--asks him to send information and the letter back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington plans to leave Philadelphia on Tuesday and will probably reach Mt. Vernon either Sunday or Monday--bringing two white waiters with him--one is a hostler and the other attends to Washington--tells Pearce to try the turnip seeds to prove their goodness--preparing ground for a seed that never vegitates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington appoints [...] to collect his rents in counties of Fayette and Washington in state of Pa. The name and amount of salary left blank. Washington enclosed this power in a letter of same date to Presley Neville, desiring him to fill in name and amount himself.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinual disappointment in collection of rents in Fayette and Washington Counties, Pa. forces Washington to place the matter in other hands--he directs Cannon to hand over list of tenants, etc. to [...]. (The name left blank in original and letterpress copy. Washington enclosed this in letter of same date to Presley Neville, leaving to his discretion the person to appoint to the task.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGW arrived in Philadelphia on Monday--travelled all day through a constant rain--sorry to hear that wet weather interupts work--especially plowing--buck wheat should be plowed in while it is still green and succulent--corn--wheat--oats looked good when he was home--hopes weather does not injure--grass--scythes--hay--replenished with good seed--scratched in with harrows, or rakes with iron teeth--hopes for considerable profit from meadow ground--Capt. Conway of Alexandria sells 400 pounds worth of hay annually--planting corn at Mill swamp not for the sake of the crop but to prepare for grass--the bridge leading to McKoy's house--those parts of the large meadow enclosure at Union farm to be set with grass as soon as possible--fine timothy--instructs Pearce to write memorandums to remind himself of Washington's directions--Mrs. Fanny Washington taking possession of Alexandria house--Mr. Oneill--quarry--send butter and wood to Mrs. F. Washington--measuring of stone--Peter--mules--last Oct., Washington supplied all farms with a complete set of plow beasts (horses or mules)--raising mules for value--night rides and treading wheat will deprive Washington of foals--Lancaster--mares bought for breeding put to work and other rascally treatment by overseers--Sarah--Mr. Lund Washington's receipt for 500 pounds--has heard of illness of Pearce's eldest daughter--should be prepared for the unfortunate event--is satisfied with Pearce's conduct--list of Washington's favorite objectives--Mrs. Washington requests one dozen of the best hams and half dozen midlings of bacon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShip Passport written in Dutch and English, signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, from the schooner Elizabeth, dated July 14, 1794.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrequent rains, not too heavy or too long, will be the making of the corn and buck wheat--directions for plowing wet fields--examine the shocks of wheat frequently--inquires of the quantity and quality of oats--timothy--clover--give John the gardener a dollar on the last day of every month, provided he behaves well--is glad to hear that Pearce's daughter is feeling better--wants to know why Betty Davis and Doll are more than half their time on the sick list--care of grass seeds--little garden by the salt house--Crow, McKoy and Butler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCultivation in corn of the lots in the Mill swamp--corn is not so much an object with Washington as meadow--rushes, alders and other shrubs--inquires of the corn (grown, shoot well and look promising)--particular care taken with the seed of rare ripe corn Washington sent home--Butler--grass seed sown with flax at Union farm--Mr. McNeil (Oneill)--quarry--use of the young mules by the overseers and plowmen--inquiries for particular concerning Ruth, Hannah and Pegg--their being sick several weeks together.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount ledger with Bank of Alexandria (record of deposits and drafts) - holograph - 10 leaves - one page tipped in at end of ledger. This statement, dated March 20, 1821, concerns two of Washington's drafts to Samuel Washington in 1797 and 1799 for $ 1,000.00. Docketed on verso of final leaf: \"Stuart's Exers on Washington etc. Filed with Depon of Jas. K. McKenna 16 May 1821.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington has moved to German Town to escape the heat of Philadephia--has not rained at Mt. Vernon for a while--fearful that drought would damage corn--put off sowing wheat until corn fields are clean, light and in good order--preparing no more land for a crop than one can handle--whatever is attempted should be well executed as it respects crops--an essential object with every farmer ought to be the destruction of weeds--his arable and pasture ground should produce nothing but grain, pulse (if he raises them), vegetables of different sorts and grasses--timothy--inquiries about the clover which was sown with the oats at Mansion house--potatoes--Crow has been applying to Col. Ball for a place--McKoy--encourages Pearce to make an agreement with whomsoever will answer his purposes--should be industrious, sober and knowing in the management of Negroes and other concerns of the farm--someone to take the place of Thomas Green to oversee the carpenters--James, Muclus, Davis--description of this overseer--Butler--received bacon in Philadelphia--buck wheat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOats, wheat and clover at River farm--laying ground to clover as soon as possible--flour sold in Alexandria--woolen clothes for the people by the first of November--employment of all who can be spared on the new race at the mill--save time and water--sainfoin--potatoes at the Mansion house--gardener is to save as much seed as he can from the everlasting pea--this pea, when cut young, should make an excellent hay-drilled wheat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFavorable appearance of the corn--ground is in good order for wheat--buck wheat--hemp growing in the vineyard--inquires to the appearance of the potatoes--Kate (wife of Will) at Muddy Hole wishes to serve the Negro women (as a granny) on the estate--pay of 12 to 15 pounds per year--in the George Town Gazette it is written that holders of shares in the Potomac Company (treasurer William Hartshorn) are to give 12 pounds sterling per share--Washington holds 5 shares--Col. Lyles Bond--Crow and McKoy--comments on replacing them--Green--Butler--rare ripe corn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWorkers for the new mill race--comments on the newly hired overseer--Mason--Pine going to school in Alexandria--may fall into bad habits or company there--Mr. Butler--incompetent in his present position--inquires if Groves is married or single--asks about the turnips--inquires after Pearce's youngest and eldest daughters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington asks Lewis to send money from rents to payment of William Pearce in Alexandria, also rental accounts--rents may be applied to purchasing leases, but 10% won't be derived from money advanced--discusses terms of real estate transactions--transfer of leases illegal under Mr. Muse--pleased with Lewis's disposal of Bath and Winchester houses and lots and land on Potomac River, but wishes Lewis had sent the conditions under which they had been let--sends his love, and Martha's, to Mrs. Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCol. Lyles bond--gives instructions on writing responses to his inquiries--drilled wheat and barley--the culture of the latter is more profitable than the former--directions for dealing with the ague and fever--Mr. Gunnel--Col. Simms of Alexandria--people have taken liberties with Washington's timber and wood during his absence--Mr. Pierce Bailey--selling a tract of land for 1500 pounds--discusses payment--Mr. Gill of Alexandria--Washington agrees to putting a still at Mt. Vernon--Pearce should contact Mr. Stuart if he has questions--young Boatswain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeals with the estate of Mrs. Margaret Green Savage, and of her husband Dr. William Savage--Washington relates outline of case still under litigation, but refers Trenor to Rev. Mr. Bryan Fairfax as the one who has best knowledge of case and is still active in it as trustee--tells Trenor \"I have no more right to intermeddle in the Judicial proceedings of the Courts in this Country than you have.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Pyne wishes to be employed at Mt. Vernon--Washington leaves the issues in Pearce's hands--has enclosed a certificate for Mr. Butler--discusses his dismissal--directions for removing the Negro quarters at Union and River farms--warns Pearce not to wait too long.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReturns [unnamed] pamphlets herewith--thanks for perusal of them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCol. Lyle's bond is discussed--Washington approves of Pearce's sowing early (or distilled) wheat at different seasons to discover the best for it--double headed wheat at Union farm--heavy rains--problems as a result of it--drains in all the fields that need it--Pearce has the ague and fever--young Boatswain--Washington warns that yellow fever may possibly be in Baltimore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington left German Town yesterday and arrived in Philadelphia--Thomas Green has quit of his own accord--Old Bishop should be taken care of--a decision about employing Pyne should be made without much more delay--McKoy--asks about the appearance of the stone quarry--possible replacement for Green--Washington hopes to get to Mt. Vernon before Nov.--may not be possible because of rebellion in the West (Whiskey Rebellion)--Mrs. Fanny Washington requests boards for a corn house--Mrs. Washington requests some artichoke seeds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington mentions a new road and that Pearce is to oversee it--has engaged a Scotchman to replace Green--he is to have Green's house, garden, etc.--James Donaldson and his family will embark for Mt. Vernon on the ship Capt. Mitchell--other directions and requests in regard to the new carpenter--Pyne--is sorry to hear of Butler's illness--GW leaves Tuesday for Carlisle--still hopes to be at Mt. Vernon before Congress meets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington is glad to find that seeding of wheat is over--problems with the new road spoken of in last letter--Mr. Thompson Mason--advantages of new road for him--gives reasons for the construction of the new road--Crow--unproductivity of the ferries--questions if he will receive any advantage from the new public road.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum detailing a work contract with Mount Vernon carpenter James Donaldson, including his allowances for food, moving expenses, use of tools, use of a house, garden, and cow, and the privilege of the occasional absence, in exchange for his work. Donaldson was a white overseer of the slave carpenters at Mount Vernon.  Washington hired him for his \"sober and industrious\" nature, but soon learned that he was not a competent overseer.  Washington repeatedly wrote to his overseer at the time, William Pearce on the subject of Donald's inability to manage slave labor and Donaldson left Mount Vernon by November 1795.  Autograph letter signed by Washington and Donaldson, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington is 55 miles from Philadelphia on his way to Carlisle--comments that neither he nor Pearce is familiar with the management of buck wheat--on his current travel, Washington sees the crop on the whole road--it is cut down and remains in the field in very small cocks--presumes they will stay that way until the seed gets perfectly ripe--the potatoes too were every where digging.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington informs Pearce that he will not be at Mt. Vernon until spring--tells Pearce not to delay his trip to the Eastern Shore--disperse the stock which may be endangered by the winter--no more hogs put up for pork than such as are of fit age and size.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington returned to Philadelphia on Tuesday last--he expresses confidence in Pearce's care, judgment and integrity--repeats his objectives--regular course of crops; introduce grass where proper; make meadows and hedges; recover exhausted fields; improve stock--large dairies; make hay--these are much more desirable to Washington than to push the best fields out of their regular course in order to increase the next, or any other, year's crop of grains--which would eventually ruin the fields--expresses sorrow over the loss of Pearce's daughter--also, Paris and Jupiter have died--Pyne--McKoy--Washington does not expect much (in the way of overseeing the carpenters) from James Donaldson--Col. William Washington of Westmoreland--Washington repeats his observance of Donaldson--Green--housing the new family in the Green hosue--fodder was gotten in good time--corn yield--wants to know quantity of buck wheat--sorry to find that fly found in the wheat demands immediate threshing--wants Pearce to experiment with price of wheat in grain form or flour--cabins and quarters at Union farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePotatoes and corn are likely to turn out well--keep enough buck wheat and potatoes for seed--it is miserable for a farmer to be obliged to purchase his seeds--exchanging may be useful--prices for wheat and flour in Alexandria--Sally Green and her distressed circumstances--James Donaldson into the Green house--Pyne was more a talker than [a worker]--fall plowing--cutting up the fallen timber--hogs for sale--culled sheep--Mr. Hawkins left sundry cuttings of valuable grape vines at Mr. Lund Washington's--cultivate corn and rye--conserving trees at the Mansion house--clearing fields at Dogue-run.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed thirteen hundred dollars--a bond from Mr. Lund Washington--fifty pounds to go to the charity school at the Academy in Alexandria--Washington's annual subscription of ten pounds to the Rev. Mr. Davis--incumbent of the Episcopal Church in Alexandria--Mr. Herbert.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives William A. Washington the desired information on seminaries and colleges to which he could send his children--one in \"this place\" seems to be doing Washington Custis no good at all--British overlooker of carpenters at Mt. Vernon seems unable to handle hands under him; Mr. Pearce might have to replace him--is there any chance of getting man spoken of before for the job?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to Col. William Washington of Westmoreland--the easy and simple manners of Donaldson make him unfit as an overseer of the Negro carpenters--he should, however, instruct Isaac and the boy Jem in the principles of making and repairing all kinds of farming implements--quarters for a new carpenter overseer--Mrs. Fanny Washington--descriptions of people who Washington thinks should be obliged to stay at his Alexandria house--Doctor Craik--which wines to serve his guests--claret, madeira for very extraordinary circumstances--the use of his Mt. Vernon home by curious people--hogs for pork--some bacon for the Mansion--omission of McKoy not to measure his potatoes--Washington wants to compare the crop of corn and the crop of potatoes together--whether it is better to sell wheat as grain or flour--Mr. Minor--Col. Lyles--enclosed money to discharge Washington's bond to Mr. Lund Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington discovers that it is more profitable to sell wheat after being ground into flour--Sally Green is cautioned against dealing with Washington's Negroes--grubbing--leaving clumps of trees when clearing--corn will be much better than if growing among single trees--wants the total account of all farms of the corn--wants sheds with brick foundation, at Dogue-run erected for the work horses, oxen, etc.--will send four or five bushels of clover seed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProblems with the bond to Mr. Lund Washington--Mr. John Mercer--Mr. Randolph--asks not to have any more smith's work done there in the future--wages due soon--prices of flour (super-fine and fine)--crop of fodder has been great--should have a great deal of hay for sale--feeding of Washington's stock--potatoes and turnips--experiment with fattening bullocks--punishing trespassers on Washington's four mile run tract--progress on the new race at the mill--James Donaldson--treatment of visitors--use of wine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructs Lear to look in trunks at Mount Vernon for papers concerning the Potomac Company. Supports pushing forward navigation of river, seeks opinion of English engineer [William] Weston, also may consult [Richard] Claiborne's engineer. Acknowledges the opposition to Potomac Company plans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClearing ground for next year--asks if it would be better to have it well grubbed rather than cleaning the ground thoroughly--treatment of other like fields--No. 6 at Muddy hole--corn holes at the Mansion--orchards--directions on fences surrounding corn--clearing of woods--crop rotation--hopes Allison turns out well--possibly who Crow spent much of his time--erecting shed for the cattle by the new barn at Union farm--new sheds at Dogue-run--gathering thorn berries--Oneil quarrying stone at Mt. Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTotal amount of corn crop is 1639 barrels--stock gets 22 barrels per week--14 barrels weekly to the Negroes--totalling 233 barrels more than is made--it is from corn and wheat that Washington expects to pay overseers' wages and everything that needs to be bought--asks about the amount of oats that have been threshed--quantity of potatoes compared with that of corn to determine cultivation for next year--wants to hasten the manufacturing of all wheat due to the price increase--asks about the completion of the mill race--repairing the barn at Muddy hole--before the new barn at River farm is undertaken--brick foundations for the sheds at Dogue-run--is glad to hear so good account of Donaldson--spinning of wool--clean and dirty--allowance of provision for gardener and his wife--Peter--Mr. Lear of George Town--Col. Fitzgerald.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington forwards some papers to Lear relative to the Potomac River. He includes a drawing by a Mr. Claiborn describing a new method of lowering and raising boats without locks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFencing the ground at the Mansion house for corn--rotations for Dogue-run, Muddy hole and River farms--putting oats and clover in the ground where buck wheat grew this year--leaving two or three clumps of trees when clearing the wood at No. 5 at Dogue-run--for the purpose of shade and ornament--importance of reviewing old letters--carpenters preparing frames, shingles, etc., for putting in more dormant windows in the back of the stables at Mansion house--Washington hopes that with favorable weather the fall plowing is in great forwardness--house Frank and Lucy being idle when not at their specific tasks--cucumber tree--Mrs. Washington sending a present to the gardener's wife--death of Austin--Mrs. Stiles sending his Mare and all his things to Mt. Vernon--shrubs sustaning injury from the deer--preserving the pork--old Butler--honey locust seed--Doll at the ferry--price of flour in Philadelphia still at ten dollars a barrel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComments on Pearce's health--hopes that all the oat grounds will be in good order for early seeding--allotment of oats for Washington's horses when he comes to Mt. Vernon--asks about a fallen chimney that injured some Negro children--Doll at the ferry--ableness to work--rotation of crops at Dogue-run--asks about two plows that were sent to Mt. Vernon earlier--asks if they have been used yet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFall in prices of wheat and flour--inclosure for corn at the Mansion house--other fences and gates--Washington's plans for the two sheds at Dogue-run--Irish potatoes--will send a bushel and a half of clean honey locust seed--directions for these--French Will--Washington's supposed promised of freedom after seven years of service--Dick at Dogue-run.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDespite probable increase in value of lands because of great immigration, Washington has decided to sell his lands west of Allegheny mountains due to troubles with tenants and collecting rent--he gives Shreve first choice at land in Fayette County [Pa.] on which he now lives--specifies terms--if nothing is decided by the end of February, Washington will feel free to sell land Shreve is on to another.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington discusses discrepency with Miller's receipt--price of flour fell before Washington's was made ready for the market--wheat crop over all the U.S. was extremely short--price should rise again before the warm weather--Doctor Stuart--Col. Ball--inquires about the treading floor in the new barn at Dogue-run--a general rule being of leaving either single trees or clumps--gardener is allowed a fifth of what is sold from the nursery--death of Bishop--providing victuals and clothing for Donaldson's son--Donaldson should teach Isaac and the boy Jem in the principles of implements--filling up gullies--French's Will--Washington not too concerned with hunting him up--only as an example--Broad Creek--Bladensburgh--upper Marlborough--procuring seeds for the gardener--St. Foin--Mr. Lear--furze seed--Cale or cole seed--asks if the ferry people will have the field at Mansion house for corn--rotation--Mr. Lund Washington--indebted for fish--Austin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington sends her a copy of Jefferson's \"Notes of Virginia\" [Notes on the State of Virginia]--cannot find \"Dr. Franklin's Strictures on the abuse of the press\" among his remaining volumes of the Bee--he hopes to see her at dinner tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCedar making a good hedge--cedar berries--proper season for removing cedar trees--had success when removing them in a deep frost--wants to experiment with keeping hogs in sties from pigs--death of old Betty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Styles--Austin--Washington doubts that the little old field at the ferry could be got in order in time for oats and clover--use it for corn, wheat and clover--agrees with the arrangement of fields Nos. 1, 3, and 6 at Muddy hole--immediate profit is not so much an object with Washington as the restoration of worn out and gullied fields--old clover lot planted with potatoes--manure the bad parts--advertising the horse and jack--can stand at last year's rate's--wheat fields covered with a thin layer of snow--has enclosed garden seeds for Ehler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurveying the four mile run--Mr. [Lund] Washington and Mr. Terret--Moses Ball--likely Washington will have more than 100 bushels of oats to spare--had hoped for three to four thousand--hopes the price will be higher than half a crown by the end of April--transplanting young cedars--make hedges--preparing a seed--lucern--use of a heavy harrow with sharp teeth--linnen to cloath the negroes--proper care and attention given to the bacon--Smith--Old Butler--tedious execution of work by the carpenters--Betty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington received Pearson's letter with 1st volume and part of 2nd of Memoirs of Academy of Arts and Sciences -- gives his thanks to members of the Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington has spoken to Mr. William Weston, an English engineer, about Weston's visiting the falls of the Potomac. Working \"on the Canal, between the Waters of Susquehanna \u0026amp; the Schuylkill [sic]\" Weston will be arriving via Baltimore. Washington regrets that it is too late for Weston to arrange to meet Lear at the confluence of the Shenendoah and the Potomac, as Lear had wished.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington was afraid the open weather (frost) would have injured the wheat--expenses of the estate covered by wheat--rolling the bad parts of a field--questions Pearce's surveying assessment of a plot--commiting a jack to the Eastern Shore--Mr. Charles Lee--Mr. Pearse Bailey--land property is rising fast in value--the number of emigrants--Col. Washington--oznabrigs--the Trial--Capt. Hand--high price of clover seed--scaley bark hiccory nut--Illinois nut--honey locust seed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSelling all the fish to one man is best--if Mr. Smith will give five shillings per one thousand for herring and twelve shilling in hundred for shad, Pearce had better enter into a written agreement with him--surveying the boundries--Mr. [Lund] Washington--cedar berries--oznabrigs--flax--Mr. Bayley--price of lands--especially those convenient to the federal city.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding some of Ball's land which he wants to sell to the government to build an arsenal--Col. Pickering thinks the price too high and situation too low down--Washington doesn't want to say anything more to the Secretary of War lest anyone think he is influenced by family connection--has never seen any such act passed by Virginia legislature as Ball mentioned in his letter of 19 December.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington expresses feelings of humility at praise of his work in Revolution and in the government--he gives all credit to \"the Great ruler of events\" and \"kind Providence.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWheat on the ground is in so unpromising a way--inquires to the look of the barley--roller--French's Paul--pains taken to apprehend and bring him to punishment--Dick--Betty Davis--Sarah, possibly a spinner at the Mansion, in childbed--purchase of one thousand yards of German oznabrigs--lucern seed to be had in Alexandria--new overseer at Mansion house--Allison--inquires about the price of flour in Alexandria--both superfine and fine are up again in Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the Sloop Harmony--Capt. Ellwood--Washington has sent 972 1/2 yards of oznabrigs--Mrs. Fanny Washington---Col. Gilpin--Washington has also included various seeds--some rare and valuable--turnips--chiccory--botany bay grass seeds--requests that the gardener use his utmost skill and care--cabbage--lucern--preparing for its arrival--Sammy is to supply the place of Bristol--Cyrus, a dower slave--the children of Daphne--Mr. Smith--one purchaser for the fish--Mrs. Fanny Washington, Dr. Stuart and Mr. Lund Washington--Gray--India hemp--Pair graffs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNew overseers are turning out well--Grove--Allison--Washington has received twenty pounds of lucern seed--eight pounds of lucern and the like quantity of clover mixed to the acre--grasses ought to be sown on clean and well prepared ground--Betty Davis and Pearce's having difficulty distinguishing between real and feigned sickness--Paul--Mr. Dulany--artichokes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Pierce Bailey--land on difficult run--inquiry of the new meadow at Dogue-run--affects of the winter weather on the growing grain, the grass and the fields which are to be sown and planted--Moses at the mill-- Tom and Ben--coopering--Gray--Isaac making ploughs--Donaldson--gardener attending to pease--an English gentleman, named Strickland--red wine and madeira--Mrs. Fanny Washington--porter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarter Ben at the River farm, laid up many weeks--potatoe plan experiment--impediments from the weather in sowing oats--winter grain should now show its spring appearance--roller-cutting small grain before it is suffered to get too ripe--honey locust seed--advertising of Paul.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington does not expect to be at Mt. Vernon by Sunday--the roads through Maryland are impassible and business in the federal city has detained him--injured parts of meadow should be resown--if that, or the other meadows, were once well taken with timothy, floods would not wash of[f] the soil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Calculation of the number of Bricks wanting for the Barn at River Farm\" --Bricks for barn at River Farm.  Sketch is for barn at Dogue Run Farm.  -total number of bricks for each section of the new barn--sketch of barn placement and surrounding grounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrain and grass have benefitted by the late rains--flour in the mill is to be inspected--poor prices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWheat and grass continue to mend--warm weather and rain--also brought on oats--disposing of flour--midlings and ship stuff--Davenport--mill account for last year--the boy at the mill to go to the garden at Mansion house--two deaths in the family--one of them a young fellow--McKoy--Green--Davis--fence at Dogue-run to enclose the barn--the number of bricks required for the barn in the Neck (River farm).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington has enclosed sketches of the barn to be built at River farm--2 inch planks of white oak for the threshing floor--1 inch and a quarter pine plank for the lower floor of the graineries--other directions for construction--Mr. Stuart and the making of bricks--asks of the character of the carpenter who built Mrs. Peak's barn--honey locust plants--speaks of a book which contains information on these--Pekan or Illinois nut-plants sent by a gentleman from Jamaica--Doctor Craik--Cooper Jack.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrops in need of rain--plenty of rain in Philadelphia--need for bread in Europe will raise wheat prices--wants to plant a good many potatoes--buck wheat--white homony bean is very productive--corn--cutting the forward wheat in good season--Dr. Stuart-transplanting the honey locust--speaks of a disorder in the horses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington encloses an advertisement which he plans to put in various gazettes and newspapers -- he confides in secrecy his plan to rent his farms \u0026amp; the dower slaves -- he may even interest associations in England or Scotland in farms through advertisements in gazettes -- the intermarriage of dower negroes with others and those on neighboring farms will cause affecting \u0026amp; trying consequences, so Washington cautions Stuart to make no mention of the plan for the present -- he doesn't care to rent farms to \"our country farmers\" because they wear out the land and little else -- he wants Stuart ask in confidence British merchants in Alexandria and Dumfries about the scheme -- Washington mentions Eliza (\"Betsy\") Custis's marriage and gives his evaluation of the groom, Mr. Thomas Law -- thinking of G.W.P. Custiss interests, Washington asks Stuart whether there might have been an erroneous division of negroes for Mr. Thomas Peter for his wife's (Martha Custis's) share.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDetails on the shingles--additional directions for the barn--removal of all the cabins at River and Union farms--wants to punish the thief who robbed the meat house at Mt. Vernon--Nathan suspected of this sort formerly--Postilion Joe has been caught in similar practices--Sam would not be restrained if he saw an opening to do the like.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington hopes that it rained at Mt. Vernon--insect--distemper among horses--selling hay in Alexandria--Mr. Halley--reducing a lot in Alexandria for an allay--enclosed a newspaper containing some ideas on the culture of potatoes--making them into bread--James Butler--the Academy in Alexandria--Rev. Mr. Muir.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed from George Washington to Tobias Lear, personal secretary of George Washington, regarding the purchase of bank shares on his behalf. Addressed on verso in holograph with intact seal and docket in Tobias Lear's writing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeaks of rains which brought disasters--young mule killed--shells gathered for lime--filling between the logs of the cabins with clay--wheat--the scab--the rust--gullies at the Mansion house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington plans to come to Mt. Vernon about the middle of the month--dormant windows on each side of the pediment--front side of the stable--Donaldson--grain and hay--Davy's lost lambs--very suspicious appearance--he has some sly, cunning and roguish negroes under him--asks how Ben at the mill is employed--Ruth and Ben at the River farm--both Pearce and Groves are ill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington asks Lewis whether he has purchased any of the Berckley or Frederick leases--is he going to?--directs him to send money collected and names of persons as \"I am in want, and have only deprived myself of the use of it from the hope of its laying the foundation of a batter annuity; which my heavy expenditures very much need.\" \"Unless business should require my attendance at the Seat of government sooner it is probable I shall remain at this place until the end of September-\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses second wheat field at Davy's field on Dogue-run farm--directions for plowing-destruction by storms in GW's locale-chance for wheat next year in Davy's field is hurt by corn-plowing green buck wheat, then sowing wheat thereon immediately, for an experiment-collect money due for flour sold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSaving sufficient clover seed--sowing wheat as soon as ground is in order--requests the length and breadth of the two pavements between the steps of the middle door and those of the end doors of the Mansion house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrequent and hard rains--effect on the forward corn--all the wheats and oats are in--Washington wishes the hay was in also--Donaldson is leaving--requests that Pearce hire the carpenter recommended by Col. William Washington (Washington's nephew)--John Neale can have Donaldson's house and garden.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlowing Davy's field at Dogue-run--clover being well turned in by good plows and good plowmen--same with the buck wheat--taking the worker force and applying it to another farm that is ready for plowing--barley--Washington asks about the wheat which has already been threshed--asks Pearce to send two bushels of the early wheat to him--Mr. Kitt--900 bushels of oats for sale--Pearce has sold 300--overseers for Union and Dogue-run farms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiss Betsy Custis--an enclosed letter for her--a cover letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSowing wheat in ground that is not ready for its reception--sowing the lot by the spring, where potatoes are growing, with lucern--abuse of plows--checked by the overseers--constant repair by Isaac--character of Mr. Neale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePearce has recommenced seeding--more favorable weather--all the wheat, sowed by the middle of the month, should be in the ground in good season--Washington fears that Davy's field, at Dogue-run, was too wet to sow--such land as [his], when plowed wet, always bakes hard--expects to set out in two or three days for Mt. Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington asks Page's advice on what should be done about renting or selling land and in working with the writer of a letter Washington encloses--desires to sell share in Dismal Swamp--it is more expensive than productive. This draft written in the hand of secretary Bartholomew Dandridge, with additions by Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostilion Joe--Washington does not expect to reach Philadelphia before Tuesday afternoon--wheat would be a heavy loss should the weavil get into it--let no time be lost in getting it out of the straw and ground up as fast as the mill is able to do it--take the corn out of the field as soon as it can be safely done--gathering white thorn berries--the sooner the potatoes are up and secured the better--trimming the Lombardy Poplar and the Yellow Willow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePearce had been sick, but has since recovered--fly is found in the wheat--expresses disappointment with the Englishman overseer--a certificate for Donaldson--hedging--Washington suspects that Pearce can have no dependence on the berry of the white thorn from his friend in Newcastle--after viewing the hedges from Christiana to Wilmington, Washington does not believe that a gallon of seed could be gathered--pamphlet on the subject of manures--death of the trusty old negro Jack--replacing him--Allison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington wants to enclose all his crops with live fences--asks that Pearce attend to them with as much care as a field of Indian corn--wants to tend less ground--manure and cultivate the smaller quantity higher--English thorn--honey locust--cedar hedge--directions on hedging--Lombardy poplar--Capt. Ellwood--Mr. Hartshorn or Col. Gilpins--has sent 28 1/2 pounds of chiccory seed--directions for sowing--enclosed a small sketch showing the course of a new road--asks Pearce to urge the miller to grind the wheat as fast as he can--inquires about the look of the growing crops and if an overseer for Union farm has been acquired.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSickness among the negroes--diminishing prospect of a good crop of corn--breaking up the fields for the ensuing crop--preparing the shelters--for the horses at River farm--asks about Neale--list of work for the carpenters--Isaac and Joe--enclosed copy of the invoices of the oznabrigs and blankets--seine twine--payment of Pearce and the overseers--Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington says he knows nothing further on subject of extract on other side [which is not on our copy]--asks Morris to let him know what answer to give Commissioners of Federal City--\"Their credit I know has been stretched to its utmost limits in order to keep the wheels moving even in the slow \u0026amp; unprofitable manner in which they have turned.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials for hedging--cedar berries--explains his opinion of tilling less land and increasing the quality of the crops--manure--growing grain looks well--hogs put up for porke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe sickness at Mt. Vernon is abating-tells Pearce to encourage Cyrus to persevere-he is to use money from last year's flour and corn to pay any debts-good price for wheat in Philadelphia-seine twine-Peter choosing two more mules.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington fears Pearce is unwell--price of flour is good--Washington can buy twine in Philadelphia, but no vessel is bound for the Potomack before the river closes--gives some suggestions (including hiring the landing out) should Pearce not be able to get twine from Alexandria in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington introduces Capt. Myers to Lear--wants to know if Myers will be employed as engineer and superintendent for lock navigation by the Directors of the Potomac Company--Lear can determine whether his testimonials as architect and knowledge of locks, etc. is sufficient.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum in the hand of George Washington with dimensions of architecdtural details in and around the house -- piazza at west door: brick pavement between the tiles 5 feet 3 inches by 9 feet 6 inches; tiles are 12\" square; stone margin around them of 6\" on outer edge, 9\" on inner next the house. --gives measurements of windows in the new room; the Venetian window is given in exact detail; the two smaller (or end windows); the dimensions of the chimney in the new room in detail.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Mount Vernon farm manager, William Pearce, sends President Washington a memorandum listing some of the room dimensions in the Mansion. Specifically, he includes \"The hight of the Rooms up staires \u0026amp; garrett; the blue room; room over the small dining room; the room the Marques Delafiat [Marquis de Lafayette] Lodged In; the Yellow room; garret rooms; garden gate; gate front of lawn; kitching [kitchen] garden gate; cellar windows.\" Docketed \"Dimentions [Dimensions] of the Rooms upstairs and the Gates and the cellar windows\". A second memorandum, \t\npossibly in the hand of Tobias Lear. Notes include - of the two sides; That side which fronts the grotto 31' long, distance between corners and window; length of window; hgt of window; the chimney side, height of door, width of wall between door and chimney, sides of chimneys, height of mantle piece; ends 23 ft. wide, doors \u0026amp; windows; list of dimensions. Third document included shows height of Mr. W.'s room, size of windows, upper windows west side of M[ansion] house, size of New Room chimney, the windows on west side of cellar. Autograph document, 2 page, in hand of William Pearce (?) docketed \"The Sizes of the windows \u0026amp; C.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartially printed invitation from President of the United States to dine at 4 pm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePearce has met with a supply of twine in Alexandria--Washington is not disposed to sell his flour for anything less than it sells in Philadelphia--Davenport should hasten the grinding--suspects that his letter to Pearce must have been opened before it reached Mt. Vernon--by persons looking for bank and post notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavenport is ill--decline in price of flour--price of fish--fallen timbers to the Waggoners--honey locust--inquires of the standing of the winter grain--grubbing--new road--Allison--salary to Mr. Davis--Mr. Herbert--new race at the mill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeaks of a certain letter that accompanies two parcels of rice--gives all the information respecting their cultivation--reminds Pearce to document the time and place of the rice being put into the ground.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSickness is prevelant among the people--inquires if the grain has been covered with snow--death of Davenport--search for a replacement--Ben at the mill is sick also--salary for Mr. Davis--Mr. Herbert.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePearce has listed Dower Negroes for Washington--asks for a list of all the remaining negroes on the estate--if a replacement for the miller cannot be had, the mill can be rented on advantages terms--hopes to determine the whole amount of last year's wheat--price--repairing the Mansion house--Washington will have Venetian blinds made--Dr. Stuart--Peter--Pearce is to aid Mrs. Davenport should she decide to move to Norfolk--mentions advertisement for determining the possibility of renting the farms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington encloses an advertisement which he plans to put in various gazettes and newspapers--he confides in secrecy his plan to rent his farms and the dower slaves--he may even interest associations in England or Scotland in farms through advertisements in gazettes--the intermarriage of dower negroes with others and those on neighboring farms will cause affecting and trying consequences, so Washington cautions Stuart to make no mention of the plan for the present--he doesn't care to rent farms to \"our country farmers\" because they wear out the land and little else--he wants Stuart to ask in confidence British merchants in Alexandria and Dumfries about the scheme--Washington mentions Eliza (\"Betsy\") Custis's marriage and gives his evaluation of the groom, Mr. Thomas Law--thinking of G.W.P. Custis's interests, Washington asks Stuart whether there might have been an erroneous division of negroes for Mr. Thomas Peter for his wife's (Martha Custis's) share .\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn February 10, 1796, upon learning of his eldest step-granddaughter's engagement to Thomas Law, George Washington writes this letter of congratulations to him. Washington's fatherly interest in the betrothal of Eliza \"Betsey\" Parke Custis is apparent. He expresses surprise, gives his blessing, and invites the couple to visit Philadelphia after the ceremony. Thomas Law earned his fortune in India and met Washington's step-granddaughter shortly after his arrival in America. The couple was married the following month, on March 21, 1796.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington is under no apprehension of falling price of flour--wishes to rent the mill after the current crop of wheat is manufactured--250 dollars is not sufficient rent--Mr. Digges--Col. Fitzgerald--tenants near Mrs. French's must pay more than 20/. rent for every acre of tillable land--printer in Alexandria does not have enough types for the advertisement--repairs to the north end of the Mansion--Caesar has been absent six days--renting the farms--Pearce is entertaining doubts of remaining another year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington has sent by Capt. Hand, a cask of clove seed and a small box of Apple graffs--apples are of a most extraordinary size--purchasing shares in the Bank of Alexandria.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScarcity of corn and its high price--new ground at Mansion house--trimming the trees--price of flour and calculations when to sell--renting the mill--100 pounds per year would fall far short--Mrs. French--frost and the look of the winter grain--Allison--Col. Ball--Mr. Robert Lewis--sending out the jacks--Thomas Allison--winter has been open and mild-selling hay.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresident Washington presents a small color minature bust portrait of himself by the Marchioness de Brehan, with his compliments, to Anne Willing Bingham, the wife of Senator William Bingham. \"Not for the representation.--Not for the value;-- but as the production of a fair hand the offering is made and the acceptan[ce] of it is requested.--\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding plantation management.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the Commerce, Washington will send eight bushels of field pea, chiccory and eight bushels of winter vetch--directions for the cultivation--wind blowing down trees--selling the flour--Mr. Minor has recommended a Mr. Darnes as a tenant--Mr. Gill and renting the mill--inquires of the dimensions and details on the chimney in the new room at the Mansion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Pearce of Sarah Green's distress--if she is in real distress, Pearce should afford her some relief--do not send her money--Washington suspects she may be rigging herself rather than obtaining necessaries for her family--if she cannot support her children, she should bind them to good masters and mistresses who will teach them a trade.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Lear--price of Pease (flour) due to European accounts--Mr. Smith--tells Pearce to sell all wheat including midlings and ship stuff--high winds destroying the fences--renting jacks--Peter--Mr. Lewis--hopes the gardener tried the apples graffs--bad season at the fishery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington to his nephew, Robert Lewis regarding his method of collecting rents. He also mentions that he tries to avoid litigation, when speaking of a land dispute between neighbors Ariss and McCormick and himself. He ends with a note about his \"Jack\" or donkey, explaining it was too late to send out for breeding this season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaria and Charles Washington are unwell--Dr. Craik--since the wheat crop was so bad, it would be unlucky to have also missed the best market for flour--asks Pearce to inquire to Mr. Christie of the character of Mr. Joseph Gallop and his brothers--renting River farm--repairs to the Mansion--Mr. Robert Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes his condolences on the death of Bassett's sister, Fanny Bassett Washington Lear--Tobias Lear recently met in Philadelphia with Washington--they discussed, and now Washington writes about, disposition of the children [of Fanny B. Washington and G.A. Washington]--Washington always intended to take Fayette under his care but now decided it better to keep Fanny's children together--final decision to be postponed \"until I bid adieu to public life\"--children are all now at Mount Vernon. [Tobias Lear's wife, Fanny Bassett Washington Lear, has died, leaving 3 children by her 1st husband G.A. Washington. These were Anna Maria, George Fayette and Charles Augustine Washington. Lear himself had one son, Benjamin Lincoln Lear by his first wife.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrought continues--the prospect for good crops of small grains is unpromising--Washington wishes the loss in grain may be made up in fishing--fall in the price of flour--Mr. Robert Lewis--Mr. Hughes--Joseph Gallop--renting River farm--inquires of the prospect of fruit--lucern seed--chiccory and clover--Maria and Charles have got well again.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington sends invoice and bill of lading \"for the long expected Seeds (which by the bye have cost me at least four times as much as I expected).\" Requests Lear to forward the seeds to his Mount Vernon manager William Pearce, \"the season for sowing the Peas and succory being already far advanced.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetween April and May of 1796, George Washington exchanged letters with Virginia statesman Edward Carrington about the context and expectations set forth by the Constitution. After much political debate, the Jay treaty had been approved by the Senate, but the House of Representatives was withholding funding. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were setting the stage for the next presidential election and it was a time of intense discussions about politics and the public good. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding that these discussions were an important step in the relationship between the government and the citizens, Washington wrote to Carrington explaining his perspective on these issues: \"Whatever my own opinion may be on this, or any other subject, interesting to the Community at large, it always has been, and will continue to be, my earnest desire to learn, and to comply, as far as is consistent, with the public sentiment; but it is on great occasions only, and after time has been given for cool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can be known.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWashington reflected on the fact that the current debates were not about the Treaty itself, but whether or not there should be a treaty. He wrote a similar letter to Maryland statesman, Charles Carroll on the same day.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington will give the application of Mr. Thomas Freeman the same impartial consideration as other applicants for job of surveyor of western boundaries under new treaties--he mentions the election of Mr. Thomas Sprigg as representative from Maryland--Washington makes a lengthy discussion of opposition in House of Representatives to the Jay Treaty--he opines that the country must stay out of European wars in order first to build up its strength and become a 1st rate power.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrought still continues--has had good rain in Philadelphia--grain and grass in [those] parts look well--Pearce is near the completion of corn--planting--sowing peas and chiccory--winter vetch carefully preserved until Autumn--depreciation of flour price--result of House of Representatives--Mr. Robert Lewis--Messers Bennett and Watts--Washington has sent two dozen Windsor chairs for the new room.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRain has fallen, but cold and drying winds have reduced its effect--frosts injuring the fruit--clover seed perished as a result of the drought--need for the crop and high price of seed--constructing a lane at Dogue-run next to the overseer's house--receipts for fish--an account kept of the times the Coach Mares go the jacks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington is glad to hear that Pearce has sold all the flour--more rain in Philadelphia than at Mt. Vernon--getting supplied with good rams--Mr. Gough--Mr. Darnes--Davis raising the walls of the barn at River farm--repairing the house in the upper garden, called the School house--Paschal is reported sick six days in the week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeather has been seasonable of late, however, the grain and grass have received--transplanting cedar--damage of the family piece of Marquis de la Fayette, sustained as a result of the sun--Peter--the well house from the Mansion has been carried to Union farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInterest in the progress toward creating the new Federal City. Refers to the duties of 3 commissioners who were appointed by the Continental Congress--Thomas Johnson, Daniel Carroll and David Stewart.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA pipe of wine and a box of tea sent from Philadelphia--Windsor chairs--Mr. Aimes traveling to the federal city--Mr. Lear will show him the way to Mt. Vernon--inquires of Maria and the two boys--early wheat and other small grains, peas and grasses--India hemp--expects to have many respectable visitors during his stay at Mt. Vernon, and hopes to find everything in good order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIt is not likely that Washington will be at Mt. Vernon before the 20th--everything about the houses should be got in clean and nice order--Neal--Caroline--cleaning servants quarters--abundant supply of meat--inquires of the venetian blinds and the dormant windows in the stables--insists that Pearce mention these and the like in his reports--keep a sufficiency of oats for Washington's horses and those of his visitors--keep the grain and hay harvests from interfering with each other--Miss Nelly Custis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy in Washington's hand - Bond Matthew Ritchie to George Washington 1st June 1796 For payment of $8,820 with interest by Installments - viz. 3469.20 1st June 1797 3292.80. 1 June 1798 and 3116.40. 1 June 1799. The original, of which this is a copy, was on the 22d. of January 1798 enclosed to the Honble. James Ross of Pittsburgh, to be deposited in the Bank of Pennsylvania for Collection agreeably to the tenor thereof - (Signed) G. Washington\".\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBond to pay $17,000 if he fails to pay $3469.20 on June 1, [1797], $3292.80 on June 1, 1798, \u0026amp; $3116.40 on June 1, 1799.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Matthew Ritchie.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWitnessed by James Ross and John Ritchie.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReceipted June 6, 1797 for $3,469.20 by G. Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that since Anderson didn't answer many of his queries, nothing can be decided about his employment until Washington can see him, which will be at Mt. Vernon at end of month--Washington expected him to speak with candor about his qualifications, although he is \"sensible it is not a pleasant thing for any man to speak of himself\"--as Washington will reside on the estate from now on, much work will be taken off superintendant's shoulders--Washington describes the writing of the weekly farm reports, etc. that should take only a few hours each week--he sees no need for assistant--Fredericksburg mails made up every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evening.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeather has been extremely wet--seeding must have gone slowly--Washington Custis writes that Mr. Stuart was very ill of a fever--Scoon--Violet--Cash--weavil is very much in Stuart's wheat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington wishes that the wheat be sown as soon as possible--Mr. Lewis--sowing the winter vetch in proper season--rape seed--inquires if Pearce received any benefit from Dr. Perkin's metallic application--search for new overseers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Impending trip to Philadelphia. Requests house be ready, especially painting done. George and Martha have been ill with colds. Mrs. Stuart was very ill, now better.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCyrus--Mr. Frestal and Mr. Lafayette--Mrs. Washington--some butter left in the cellar and some beef in a tub--James--Pearce is to clean out Washington's study and get their baggage and James on the first vessel bound for Philadelphia--Pearce's family is moving to the Mansion house--Dinah--Mr. Blagden to examine the quarry--mules for Washington's carriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Wilkes--Mr. Law--Mr. Alexander Smith is not able to take up his note--Pearce is to make arrangements for Smith's repaying, including interest from the time the note comes due--security of payment--Richmond made an example for the robbery he committed--severe drought--difficulty with wheat--quarters at River and Muddy-hole farms--venetian blinds--dimensions of the window frames.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForwarded William A. Washington's letters to Mr. Philips of Andover and sends him the answers--received in years past from Sir Isaac Heard, Garter and principal king at arms, the (Washington) armorial--George Washington at the time sent him his best knowledge of Washington progenitors since their arrival in America--gave all information he possessed on subject, but knows nothing of Lawrence Washington's descendants--asks William A. Washington to give any help he can, from old papers he might have and inscriptions on tombs at old family vault at Bridge-Creek, part William's estate--\"Although I have not the least solicitude to trace our Ancestry, yet as this Gentleman (Heard) appears to interest himself in the research common civility requires that he should obtain the aids he asks ...\".  Includes letterpress copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrought continues--Egyptian wheat--causey--new road--Davy and Mr. [James] Anderson--scarcity of oznabrigs in Alexandria--paints and oils--Mr. Lear--Mr. Alexander Smith--Pearce is to measure Mrs. Washington's Bed Chamber--dimensions of the chimney in the new dining room--Peter--wants the size of the blue room.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding Maria Washington, Lear's step-daughter. Washington asks Lear to set a date with Mr. Van Vleck, principal of a school for young ladies in Bethlehem, Penn., for Maria's arrival at the school. Wn. proposes that \"... if we were to reduce our cultivation [of wheat] ... to half the present quantity, and manure and till that half well ... our profits would be greater while the other half would be improving.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Lear-Mr. Smith's debt is to stand upon the security Pearce has placed it-inquires of the look of the winter grain and vetches--the yield of the wheat and corn-Pearce has recovered eleven dollars of James Kirk's money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he received no letter from Pearce which leads him to conclude that something more than common has happened--on board of Capt. Ellwood are oil, paint and oznabrigs--directions for distributing and cutting oznabrigs--dependence of the gardener's wife and Allison's wife-planting shrubs--Mr. Anderson--Washington expresses his wishes to have an icehouse prepared when ice forms--hopes Frank has taken care of the tarriers [terriers]--female in heat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWheat is beginning to heat--floor of the barn at Dogue-run has already given way--Pearce must kill and salt the pork before he leaves--also, tend to the ice house--Mr. Anderson--trimming trees--Mr. Smith--Gray the weaver--hopes the shelters for the cattle are up--Mr. Craik--Clark, an overseer prospect--Washington will send a certificate of his satisfaction in Pearce's services as a manager.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLack of rain--Mr. Alexander Smith--Mr. Lear--the ground, where ivy and wild honey suckle are to be planted, is not to be plowed beforehand--Frank, Hercules, and Cyrus--Allison--Washington is displeased with his conduct--would like the new road completed before spring--Mr. Neal continues indisposed and the carpenters do nothing--Sall, Mima and Dick are regularly returned sick--Mr. Anderson expects to arrive by the 27th--clover grass seeds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePearce's conduct during his three years has given Washington entire satisfaction--reluctantly parts with him, on account of a rheumatic affection--knowledge in farming and mode of managing [GW's] business--Washington has great confidence in Pearce's honesty, sobriety, industry and skill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington acknowledges the General Assembly's vote of thanks--he declares that his \"highest ambition has been, by faithfully and zealously serving my country to the utmost of my abilities, in all the public employments of my life, to merit the approbation of my fellow citizens.\"--he now looks forward to his return to \"private occupation in the shades of rural retirement.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes a long letter to his new manager--he has received Anderson's letter and reports--intends separating old and new cattle, etc.--approves killing old bulls--\"... it has always been my custom to supply [my table] with the best [meat]\"--permission to purchase hogs and cattle--distillery, \"the place for, and means of conducting it, is left entirely to yourself\"--cutting down trees in front of house--\"I never expected that that ground [in front of house] would give corn in proportion to the labour I meant to bestow on it--the primary objects of the cultivation are to cleanse it thoroughly of the undergrowth, and to lay it down (as mentioned in my Memorandums) to grass for Pasture, or pleasure grounds, and in order that it may be well worked and prepared for these ...\"--don't finish new road at sacrifice of crops--mill race--wants ditch and fence along this road from Mansion House enclosure to Muddy Hole to be woodland pasture for brood mares--barn floor at Dogue Run--new mill race will avoid high land, which caused leak--boats and seines to be put in order for fishing season--iron for wheel bands--raising turnips, especially Swedish--potatoes--rotation of crops--potatoes planted between corn rows--evaluation of Mr. Pearce's work--filling ice house--fear of fire at Mount Vernon, \"there is nothing that fills my mind with more apprehension when I am from home\"--encloses grape seeds and eggs of silkworm to give gardener--Mrs. Washington requests to pay particular attention to the [Bacon (?)].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a troublesome set of false teeth that Washington was returning for repair.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes detailed instructions about the management of his farms--he has received Anderson's reports and inventory--approves placement of distillery at mill as temporary measure--discusses a new road--the dry well in cellar at north end of house to be filled with ice, leaving it open--it melted before, because it was not done correctly--pork is kept there now--he sends new red clover seed discovered by farmer in Jerseys, also potato seeds--Washington will write Landon Carter about sending peas--Anderson should exercise his own judgment on cutting back thorn hedges to thicken them--Washington mentions that Anderson's inventory indicates the loss of a large boat, which would be the second of his fishing boats to have gone missing--he notes in the Alexandria store accounts the great number of spades, etc., carpenters tools, charged to him, and he fears embezzlement--things are to be bought from merchants only on written order from Anderson, as was done in the past--ends by asking Anderson how the grain and vetch are doing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes his thanks for Carter's answers to queries--he will respond when he is not so \"occupied with the duties of my public station\"--he asks Carter to let manager, James Anderson, know whether he can get 30 bushels of peas from him, as soon as possible, because Washington always likes to have his seed on hand before he begins to prepare the ground--Washington will pay Carter as soon as delivered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington sells his presidential horses to Elizabeth Powel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington acknowledges receipt of Andersons reports \u0026amp; letter -- Andersons opinion of the overseers is no doubt correct, and \"if the Negroes will not do their duty by fair means, they must be compelled to do it\" -- despite Washingtons policy of feeding, clothing, and caring for the slaves, they will try to shirk their work with feigned sickness especially after night walking, and must be examined promptly when claiming sickness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to ask Carter to inform James Anderson when peas will be delivered--he affirms Anderson's suggestion that Carter send the order by wagon to the Potomac where Washington's boat can carry it to Mount Vernon--the roads from Stafford Court House to Occoquon are in terrible shape, making this plan the most expedient--Washington will, of course, pay for the use of Carter's wagon--the matter rests between Carter and Anderson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he had received Anderson's letter with reports--as \"the public business presses me\" and as he expects to be at Mount Vernon shortly, he tells Anderson to carry on--enclosed is a letter from Landon Carter about peas he is to furnish, but as it is unintelligible to Washington, he also encloses his reply to Carter so Anderson can read about the transportation plans and forward the letter--Washington adds a comment about wheat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he sends the purchased coach horses to her--he hopes they will be treated well as they have been by him--\"as taking formal leave is not among the most pleasant circumstances of one's life\" he bids her adieu by letter until they see each other at Mt. Vernon--his remaining time in city will be taken up in packing--Nelly and Mrs. Washington join him in saying farewell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington's receipt to Powel for $1000 paid upon delivery to her of his \"Town Coach horses\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington responds to Powel's letter teasing him about finding Martha Washington's letters in the writing desk [see letter Elizabeth Powel to George Washington, Mar. 11, 1797]--\"But admitting that they had fallen into more inquisitive hands, the correspondence would, I am persuaded, have been found to be more fraught with expressions of friendship, than of enamoured love, and consequently, if the ideas of the possessor of them, with respect to the latter passion, should have been of the Romantic order to have given them the warmth, which was not inherent, they might have been committed to the flames.\"--he hopes to see Powel in Virginia--gives her names of recommended taverns and inns and distances from Philadelphia to Mt. Vernon--roads in fairly good shape--much repair work to do around Mt. Vernon, \"we are like the beginners of a new establishment, having everything in a manner to do.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Receipt for £200 Virginia Currency, part payment for 400 acres of land in Gloucester County, the land Washington had purchased from Mr. John Dandridge, Aug. 1, 1789; land to be conveyed to George Ball when he pays £300 more in cash and executes a mortgage for two additional payments, totaling £800. Interest 6% per annum. Signed by George Washington. Memorandum: first payment £3 short, signed George Ball. Second payment to be made before April 10, 1798--signed by Washington and Ball. Under date 1805 Nov. 3, George Ball gives permission for sale and transfer of land by George Washington's executors to Burwell Bassett. Witnessed by Wm. Wirt.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington thanks Howard for inquiring of Henry Gough the price of cattle. GW thinks the price of $200 for \"a bull calf of nine months old\" too high. However, he will ask his manager if \"a calf of this Spring\" is worth $100, he may consider pursuing it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of pictures with their dimensions:Cupid's pastime, Sunrising, Do setting, the Cottage, The Herdsman, Young Herdsmn, the Flight, Evening, Morning, Nymphs Bathg, the Storm, The good Sqr, four Gibralter pictures, Jones and Pearson, Quebec \u0026amp; dervelast, Prospects, four of them, Thunderstorm, Storm with lights, Moonlight, A Storm, Davis's Streights, The Greenland Fishery, Hunting piece, Portrait of Dogs, Foundg Hospital, From a Picture, 2 landscapes.  Reverse side contains instructions for white-washing the garret rooms, painting three of them and the cupulo and roof, painting the Piazza outside and inside, above and below.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington presents Mrs. Robert Morris with the lustre which hung in the large drawing room in Philadelphia--it came by mistake to Alexandria--he had left the furniture in the two largest rooms of the house they were renting from the Morris family in case President Adams wanted it--parts of it Washington intended to sell, parts to dispose of in other ways--but except for the pictures, he left it all and offered it to Adams for \"reduced prices\"--Adams declined and it was left for Mr. Lear and Mr. Dandridge to dispose of them--this explains why the lustre was packed up and sent to Alexandria--Washington sends it back unopened and hopes it will be received without injury--he sends his regards to Bishop White [her brother]--Nelly Custis and her brother [G.W.P. Custis] are in the Federal City.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDated at the top, the list of 11 suits includes: \"1 Full Suit of Regimentals;\" ditto half; and suits of Spanish cloth; olive colour; dark brown; lighter brown; half mourning; raven grey; black; then under the heading \"Velvet - Silk - \u0026amp; Cassimer\" 1 full Suit – Velvet, 1 Uncut.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to James McAlpin, tailor in Philadelphia, regarding an order for clothes and a delinquent order for nankeens. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel. Note on panel, 'By Mr. Custis'\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostmarked by hand \"Alex 22 May,\" franked by Washington, excellent black seal with Washington's family seal imprinted, Washington's watermark (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWriting to his agent in Philadelphia, Washington asks him to inform John Aitken, Philadelphia cabinetmaker, that no keys came for the secretary (writing desk) and the side table [sideboard].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington expresses his opinions on Anderson's \"Memorial\" to him on proposed plan of work at Mt. Vernon -- agrees substantially with his principles for conducting the different farms \u0026amp; modes of carrying them into effect\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington expresses his opinions on Anderson's \"Memorial\" to him on proposed plan of work at Mt. Vernon--agrees substantially with his principles for conducting the different farms and modes of carrying them into effect--some minor modifications may be necessary--overseers don't need to know anything except to obey orders without question--comments on specifics in Anderson's Memorial--grass and oat fields at Mt. Vernon--farm and woodland pastures--\"Although there will be little or no cultivation at the Mansion House after the year 1798, yet keeping up the fences - getting fuel and performing other multifarious jobs\" make it difficult to predict force necessary to work it--grass at River Farm--Muddy Hole, Dogue Run, Union Farm turned more to meadows--wishes new mill race to be completed because he wishes to keep mill busy through the season by purchasing wheat to grind--approves Anderson's plan of a distillery to make profit, and will put carpenters to it as soon as possible--is not inclined to place Anderson's compensation for running the distillery and other business on footing Anderson suggests [Washington and Anderson to share the profits from distillery] but prefers to pay a standing wage--Washington gives his reasons, and will pay £140 to him and if he establishes the distillery which answers purposes, he will increase the salary in appreciation--will also hire a clerk if necessary--but if River Farm is rented, won't increase his wages at all--no overseer necessary for Mansion House, Will can do the work--Washington doesn't want one overseer overlooking both Union and Dogue Run because he has \"always found, however, that Negroes will either idle or slight their work if they are not closely attended to.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington to James McAlpin, his tailor in Philadelphia, regarding payment for clothing made for George Washington Parke Custis. Washington instructs McAlpin to contact Clement Biddle, his agent in Philadelphia, to receive payment. Washington then addresses the issue of an escaped indentured servant named John Cline, stating, 'it was always my intention to have given him his freedom (as I did by the other servants under similar circumstances) when I retired from Public life had he remained with me'. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks if there is anyone Pearce can recommend as an overseer of Union farm--the dairies and fowls being attended by the overseer's wife--Washington hopes Pearce's crops have been good--his are as good as can be expected--hessian fly--inquires to the possibility of purchasing 3 or 4 hundred bushels of rye in Pearce's neighborhood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington extends an invitation to Bushrod and wife. Will send a chariot to Colchester to meet them. Will not expect them for dinner which is at 3 O'Clock. With Mrs. Washington (Martha) he extends his best regards and compliments to Col. Blackburn \u0026amp; family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that Rufus King, the American Minister in London, had the decree of Virginia's High Court of Chancery published in London Gazette for 2 successive months--King sent copies of the paper to Washington, who forwards one to Bushrod and quotes from King's letter about publishing the decree.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington commiserates with Lewis over his runaway slave (\"the loss of your Servant\") -- this will become more frequent -- \"I wish from my Soul that the Legislature of this State could see the policy of the gradual abolition of Slavery. It might prevt. much future mischief.\" -- writes about Lewis coming to make his home at Mt. Vernon -- Lewis will be treated as a member of the family, and not paid -- his duties will be to entertain guests and visitors after the Washington retires to bed or study, \u0026amp; also to record a few papers at times -- Lewis can take advantage of his library (\"I have a great many instructive Books, on many subjects, as well as amusing ones\") -- he can perhaps also gain some knowledge from observing management of the farms by Anderson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of William Pearce's employment at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript Architectural Plan of a room in the garret of Mount Vernon sent from George Washington to Clement Biddle when purchasing a stove for the room.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes and measured drawing in Washington's hand, specifying how a stove could be installed in a corner of one of the garret or attic bedrooms at Mount Vernon. Drawn at \"a scale of a foot to an inch\" Washington remarks that \"every part of it may be exactly measured and perfectly understood by any workman.\" While not dated (but on paper watermarked 1795, and therefore possibly as early as that), the drawing appears to be either a draft or Washington's file copy of a similar plan sent to Clement Biddle on 15 September 1797, cf. RM-1122.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to Biddle to note that the picture frames arrived unbroken--asks Biddle to send 4 gilt frames without glass for paintings, giving measurements for these--also gives corrected dimensions for stove ordered earlier--encloses autograph plan of the room for which it is intended [see drawing under same date]--the new quarter's interest on his certificates will pay for these things--asks Biddle to insert enclosed advertisement, and to send the history of the United States by author unknown but \"which contains Nos. 5 and 6 alluded to in Col. Hamilton's late pamphlet\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington sends this letter to Lafayette by his son--he expresses sympathy for Lafayette's sufferings, and joy at hearing of his release from prison--he explains why G.W. Lafayette did not come to live with him immediately on his arrival in America, the \"delicate and responsible situation in which I stood as a public officer\"--young Lafayette's conduct has been exemplary--filial affection made him impatient to return to France as soon as he heard of his father's release--Mr. Felix Frestel has been like a father to the boy--Lafayette has never stood higher in the affection of the people of America--Washington writes \"I have once more retreated to the shades of my own Vine and Fig tree, where I shall remain with best vows for the prosperity of that country for whose happiness I have toiled many years , to establish its Independence—Constitution—\u0026amp; Laws—and for the good of mankind in general, until the days of my sojournment, which cannot be many, are accomplished.\"--young George will tell Lafayette of affairs in America and politics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he will write to Bushrod Washington for papers mentioned in her memorandum--says that \"Having had as little to do with Lawyers as any man of my age I pretend not to be a competent judge of\" the lawyer Swan's claims--claims not to know much about the case at hand [a suit being brought by heirs of Simon Pearson against George Washington, Triplett and others who purchased land from Pearson in 1763; Washington later selling his portion to Lund Washington to make up part of Hayfield farm where Elizabeth resided] but shares what he knows of the merits, possible expense, and prospects of the matter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to Bushrod about the suit of Thomas Pearson, heir entail to his brother Simon Pearson for lands sold by latter to George Washington, William Triplett, and George Johnson--Washington had later sold his portion to Lund Washington, making it part of the Hayfield farm now occupied by Lund's widow Elizabeth--the suit is founded on some supposed irregularity in last proceedings of the time--Washington asks Bushrod's opinion on certain points of the case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington's letter to William Stoy references medical treatment requested for Christopher, Washington's body servant, who had been bitten by a dog with rabies.  Stoy was a minister of the German Reformed Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.  He discovered a \"cure\" for hydrophobia and Stoy's Drops, a popular cure-all medicine. Celebrated for curing person bit by 'Mad animals,' Stoy successfully treats Christopher.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington inquires about the character, etc. of a Mrs. Forbes living in Richmond, recommended by John Brooke to be housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--Mrs. Washington \"is exceedingly fatigued \u0026amp; distressed for want of a good housekeeper\"--mentions the Pearson suit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes McCarty a counter-proposal for a possible exchange of lands (5664 acres of McCarty's Sugar Land holdings in Loudoun County, Virginia, for 12,226 acres of Washington's on the Kanawha and Cole Rivers)--Washington makes a new proposition in the unsuccessful negotiation--he insists his lands on the Kanawha will become more valuable soon--a restored peace in Europe would increase immigration to America--Washington wants no legal difficulties resulting from any entail of McCarty's land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he has received Bushrod's letters and the copy of the deed to William Williams for 589 acres of land, but finds it \"singular\" that the writ docking entail of land cannot be located in the court records--he sends Bushrod further information from his own files to aid the further search in this matter of the Pearson suit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington agrees to high wages demanded by Mrs. Forbes, because of desperate need of a housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--asks Bushrod to make further enquiries concerning Mrs. Forbes and her habits, listing questions of interest--she will not eat at same table with the family, \"for if this was once admitted no line satisfactory to either party, perhaps, could be drawn thereafter\"--he wants Bushrod to ask Mrs. Forbes about hiring or buying a good Negro cook. Letterpress copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington agrees to high wages demanded by Mrs. Forbes, because of desperate need of a housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--asks Bushrod to make further enquiries concerning Mrs. Forbes and her habits, listing questions of interest--she will not eat at same table with the family, \"for if this was once admitted no line satisfactory to either party, perhaps, could be drawn thereafter\"--he wants Bushrod to ask Mrs. Forbes about hiring or buying a good Negro cook--the postscript (which is not in the letterpress copy, but present here) inquires about legal practices that could impinge on the Pearson suit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA printed bank check, completed in George Washingtons hand, made out to Gideon Worth in the amount of $103 and drawn on the Bank of Alexandria.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes of the order for the settlement of Colville estate, and Mr. Keith's queries regarding how to publish it--there is no word of Mrs. Forbes--Washington rehashes the correspondence regarding Mrs. Forbes and thinks that the conduct of Robert Brooke \"has been very ungenteel\" in not answering letters concerning Mrs. Forbes, unless the letters somehow miscarried.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington proposing that Mr. Parkinson lease one of his farms and agreeing to allow him to come over from England to see farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that Law's pointer shall be taken care of at Mt. Vernon until he sends for him--pleasing to hear that Maryland to aid \"important objects on this River\"; hopes Virginia legislature will too--returns letter from the Marquis Cornwallis and other recent enclosures from Law--\"To stand high in the estimation of so respectable a character as Lord Cornwallis is a circumstance which must be as pleasing as it is honourable to you.\"--the Washingtons are glad to hear Mrs. Law and child are well--\"we remain in statu quo\"--compliments of season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTaxes due on Kanhawa County land. Requests General Lee's original deed of conveyance for Kentucky land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree page letter written from Mount Vernon that shows Washington's frustration with his adopted grandson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to White to thank him for passing on information about the memorial before Congress and debates concerning the \"disgraceful topic\" occupying House of Representatives [Representative Matthew Lyon's attack on Rep. Roger Griswold]--he decries party feuds--mentions trouble with France and how he had hoped they would unify Congress--asks White what the general opinion of Col. Monroe's \"view of the Conduct of the Executive of the United States\" is.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome accounts have been sent to Washington, left from Pearce's time at Mt. Vernon--Mr. Lear--Messers Fosters and May--in craddling the wheat, Washington wishes to catch it in the hand--inquires of the possibility of obtaining someone on the Eastern Shore, who understands the business--scythes--Mr. Stuart.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington encloses an extract from Rev. Belknap in order to enlist the aid of Chase in answering the questions. Washington wants to encourage Belknap whom he believes to be a man of merit and scholarship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington expresses his opinions on Anderson's \"Memorial\" to him on proposed plan of work at Mt. Vernon -- agrees substantially with his principles for conducting the different farms \u0026amp; modes of carrying them into effect -- some minor modifications may be necessary -- overseers don't need to know anything except to obey orders without question -- comments on specifics in Anderson's Memorial -- grass \u0026amp; oat fields at Mt. Vernon -- farm \u0026amp; woodland pastures -- \"Although there will be little or no cultivation at the Mansion House after the year 1798, yet keeping up the fences - getting fuel and performing other multifarious jobs\" make it difficult to predict force necessary to work it -- grass at River Farm -- Muddy Hole, Dogue Run, Union Farm turned more to meadows -- wishes new mill race to be completed because he wishes to keep mill busy through the season by purchasing wheat to grind -- approves Andersons plan of a distillery to make profit, and will put carpenters to it as soon as possible -- Washington is not inclined to place Andersons compensation for running the distillery \u0026amp; other business on footing Anderson suggests [Washington and Anderson to share the profits from distillery] but prefers to pay a standing wage -- Washington gives his reasons, and will pay £140 to him \u0026amp; if he establishes the distillery which answers purposes, he will increase the salary in appreciation -- will also hire a clerk if necessary -- but if River Farm is rented, won't increase his wages at all -- no overseer necessary for Mansion House, Will can do the work -- Washington doesn't want one overseer overlooking both Union and Dogue Run because he has \"always found, however, that Negroes will either idle or slight their work if they are not closely attended to.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to his nephew about contracting for a supply of corn for his distillery at Mount Vernon; mentions his manager Mr. Anderson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses 3 tobacco notes--requests Peter to dispose of them \"in safe hands\" for what they will bring--60 or 120 days credit make little difference.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington responds to Adams on accepting the appointment of Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of the American Armies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTransmit receipt for tobacco note sent by Peter--\"I am ignorant of the principles, on which I am called upon to pay for picking a Tenants tobacco; but presuming it was proper, I thank you for having done it\"--deposit tobacco in hands of Mr. Peter, \"your father\" to be disposed of by him--encloses postnote for $100, deduct what is owned him and return balance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter, signed. George Washington writes to Rev. Jonathan Boucher includes one of Washington's most memorable quotes, his profession that \"Peace, with all the world is my sincere wish\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he prefers to take a chance on shipping tobacco to foreign markets rather than accept low prices in this country--he desires to know if any foreign bound ships in Georgetown will accept it on consignment, though, before making a final decision--\"I am gathering strength.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he intends to build 2 houses not far from Capital, but not as large as Francis imagined--he expects to complete them before Congress \"as I am never long in executing a measure I have once resolved on.\"--the plans are in the hands of Mr. White or Dr. Thornton, and Francis can decide himself how many boarders they will accommodate--there will be three flush stories in each building and garret rooms for servants--if these buildings will suit, they will be ready in time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDated \"16th September 1798 at Night\" Washington writes that he is too busy to answer lengthy letters of remonstrance or complaints when a short conversation on the road or any of farms would be far more satisfactory--he will never hesitate to express opinion on his own affairs, and resents the implication that he will not listen to Anderson's criticisms and suggestions--gives instructions in planting of different farms--denies he suspects Anderson of unfairness in his accounts--Washington tells him not to buy wheat too fast but adjust it to the market for flour--he won't go into such lengthy correspondence again since he sees Anderson every day--Washington opines that he cannot open his lips to ask question of overseer or make suggestion without hurting Anderson's feelings--\"It must be obvious to yourself, that it is by my Rents, and the Sales of my lands that I have been enabled to get along \u0026amp; to support the expence of this house. The Farms do little more than support themselves, and those who overlook them.\"--Washington writes \"I will, once for all, Mr. Anderson, say (and I never profess what I do not feel) that I have an esteem, regard \u0026amp; friendship for you; but I shall repeat that this will never prevent me from expressing my mind fully and freely in all matters relative to my business.\"–he is also sorry Anderson's son has suddenly decided to quit, but hopes Anderson can quickly find a substitute for him at the distillery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington's deer park declined while he was away serving as president. In 1792 he replaced its fence with a ha-ha or walled ditch, drawn here in black.  Six years later, he planned a new course for the ha-ha, represented by the dotted line following \"the natural shape of the hill.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe entire letter has to do with the financial problems of the Charles Washington's, and George Washington's offer of One Thousand dollars. Washington shows great displeasure in the families \"deplorable\" state of affairs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePres. Adams had just appointed the 36 year old nephew of Gen. Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States. Gen. Washington indicates his approval of Pres. Adams' choice as well as his awareness of the difficulties Bushrod can expect to encounter as Associate Justice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresident John Adams had just appointed Bushrod to the Supreme Court of the United States. George Washington indicates his approval of Adams' choice as well as his awareness of the difficulties Bushrod can expect to encounter as Associate Justice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinal letter of response confirming that he had received the book \"Proofs of a Conspiracy\" by John Robison-a Baravarian member of the Illuminati. Washington reassures Snyder that he is aware of the Illuminati's objective to overturn ... \"all Government and all Religion ...\" but he does not believe these tenets were being propagated by the Freemasonry in America. Washington comments he has no time to read being preoccupied with Mt. Vernon repairs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington congratulates the Carters on the anticipated birth of their 12th child. Washington has \"abundant reason to be thankful for my own recovery\" from a fever which \"deprived me of 20 lbs of my weight; which ... is nearly restored.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that, despite what she had heard, he has not been suffering from the \"desolating fever\"--he dines at Mr. Willing's (Powel's brother) this day and will have tea with Powel afterward.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the hand and signed by Tobias Lear or Alexander Hamilton, on Washington's watermarked paper. Washington writes in answer to the firm's letter of 24 October that he does not, as a rule, accept gifts such as their offered literary and miscellaneous paper--however because he does like to support such \"publications which may be useful \u0026amp; beneficial to our country\" he wishes to enter a subscription for it, if they will forward terms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the hand of and signed \"G. Washington\" Tobias Lear or Alexander Hamilton, Washington writes that, as he has no experience with claims such as hers, he must refer her to Gov. Trumbull or members of Congress for information on how to go about applying for half pay due her on behalf of late father Col. John Durkee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he will breakfast with Mrs. Powel \"tomorrow at her usual hour, if named to him.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes his thanks to Powel for her help in selecting and securing presents for Washington's family members in Virginia--in particular, for the prints and for her offer to choose something handsome to present Eleanor P. Custis--he considers muslin the best gift--asks her to locate some memento for Mrs. Washington--and asks her \"to procure the second edition\" of the present which she intends for Eliza Law lest there be \"a contest ... in which an innocent Babe may become the victim of strife\"--he hopes to leave town Friday or Saturday, but will call on her before going.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to Powel expressing his gratitude for the articles she sent and her assistance in selecting them--he encloses $75 in payment--he will deliver her letter to Mrs. [Eliza Custis] Law and give the doll to Eliza.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to send a $500 check drawn on the Bank of Alexandria so Mr. Blagden can proceed laying in materials to build Washington's houses in the Federal City--he briefly describes a building he saw in Philadelphia like what he wants built and \"if this is not incongruous with the rules of architecture, I should be glad to have my two houses executed in this style.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to Stuart that he was pleased to find in Philadelphia recently that so many \"Gentlemen of family fortune \u0026amp; high expectations\" seek commissions in army--this, and the vain attempt to keep him to any literary pursuits, gave Washington idea to get Washington Custis a commission as Cornet--he also has the conviction that if real danger threatened the country \"no young man ought to be an idle spectator of its defence;\"--this would also divert Custis's attention from thoughts of marriage--Washington wanted to consult Mrs. Stuart and Martha before offering it, but Mr. Lear wrote to Custis about it and concealment of the idea is now impossible--Custis is now a cornet in the troop commanded by Lawrence Lewis--the Lieutenant is Lawrence Washington, Junr. of Chotanck--the matter still must be approved by the President and Senate, of course so it should not to be talked of publicly till then--Mrs. Washington consents but it must have Mrs. Stuart's permission--Washington's caution is because Custis is an only son, the only male of his great great grandfather's family--Providence will protect Custis in camp or field of battle as it would in domestic life.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis memorandum includes totals of the land to be cultivated and that in woods, waste, etc., probably all on Dogue Run farm--list of hands on Dogue Run with their [Ages?, probably drawn up with idea of renting the farm.] Also contains statements that wheat and cattle can be had also at reasonable valuation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes in response to his nephew's query about the offer to become the 'Guardian of Nelly' so as to authorize a license for Lawrence and Nelly to marry. He also encourages Lawrence to acknowledge the Secretary of War's offered military commission and either accept or decline the appointment. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived 4 copies of prints of deaths of Montgomery and Warren [done by John Trumbull]--cannot remember price on subscription lists, so asks T. to let him know the amount and also whether he can receive remittances for his brother in this county--doesn't know whether he paid in advance--papers from Philadelphia have not been unpacked yet--paper accompanying prints says rest of proposed design has been abandoned, due to \"peculiarity of the times\"--coming marriage of Nelly Custis and [Lawrence] Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to Brainerd that he sympathizes with his calamities, but cannot give him pecuniary aid--has had difficulty collecting rents due him and adds that \"the income of my estate does not at this time hardly meet my current expenses\"--further, he believes in helping his friends and neighbors first, and that is all he has the means of doing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington to Joseph Anthony concerning payment due after the acquisition of a set of engraved prints by the artist, John Trumbull. The prints were titled 'The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack of Quebec (December 31, 1775)', depicting the death of Richard Montgomery during the attack of Quebec; and 'The Death of General Warren - The Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775)', depicting the death of Dr. Joseph Warren. These prints were sold on a subscription basis and, having made the initial payment in 1790, Washington is requesting how to pay the final installment. This letter is addressed to Joseph Anthony, John Trumbull's agent in America. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn a former letter Washington had ordered a uniform to be made as instructed by Secretary of War to be ready by Feb. 22 -- here he suggests sending it by way of Judge Bushrod Washington, who should be leaving Philadelphia for Mount Vernon shortly -- Washington wants the goods packed in a custom-built portmanteau of stiff thick leather, 2 feet long and 2 ft. 9 in round with a flap for brushes, blacking, and so on, with an iron bar running through staples, and a good lock -- he says an able craftsman would have no trouble building one from that description.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains Washington's survey of land purchased from George and James Mercer in the neighborhood of Four Mile Run in Arlington, County, Va., known as the Washington['s] Forest tract--Second page shows comparison of three surveys: Gray's \u0026amp; Adams Patents 1724 \u0026amp; 1730; Jn. Houghs, Nov. 1766; Washington's April 3 and 4, 1799. Does not include a map.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington inquires about the uniform he ordered, saying that the last delay was supposed to have been the gold thread which was expected in spring shipping--he requests no further unnecessary delay--asks McAlpin to send it in a portmanteau mentioned earlier and by some person coming through to Alexandria to be left at Post office or stage office there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington follows up on last winter's conversation in Philadelphia, and accepts Boudinot's offer of some of his wine, since his (Washington's) letters seem to have miscarried and a new order will reach Mr. Pintard in Madeira only after his stock is almost exhausted--Biddle will handle the transaction on his behalf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George Washington to Alexander Addison regarding money owed on the sale of land at Millers Run in Pennsylvania. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he has received McAlpins letters of the 24th and 27th -- he thanks McAlpin for his efforts in furnishing uniform coat although he failed -- he mentions Mr. Bahr in New York, a tailor who embroidered a cloak for Washington when the capital was in New York, and suggests asking him -- if this fails and the coat has not been sent to Europe yet, he asks McAlpin to keep it and inform him of its state and what can be done with it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington rented the slaves from Mrs. Penelope Manley French, widow of Daniel French of Rose Hill. In July 1799, Washington wrote to Mrs. French's son-in-law, Benjamin Delany about returning the slaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington encloses notes for 2 hogsheads of tobacco, and asks Peter to try to sell them in Georgetown or get credit for them--Washington plans to be in Georgetown for a meeting of the Potomac Company on the 5th of August.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. George Washington acknowledges and thanks John Beale Bordley for presenting him with a copy of Bordley's recently published book, Essays and Notes on Husbandry and Rural Affairs. The book was delivered to Mount Vernon by Secretary of War James McHenry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome time ago a mulatto girl, body servant to Mrs. Washington, ran away--she was found in Portsmouth, N.H.--asks Bassett that since he is going to Portsmouth, would he take steps to send her back--a Frenchman enticed her away but has left her--if she causes no further trouble, she won't be punished--Washington doesn't wish him to do anything \"unpleasant, or troublesome\" to bring her back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this letter George Washington writes to Lewis about the rent and value of his various properties along with the slaves that work on those properties, although he writes about his aversion \"to sell the over-plus [of negroes] I cannot because I am principled against this kind of traffic in the human species. - To hire them out, is almost as bad, because they could not be disposed of in families to any advantage, and to disperse the families I have an aversion.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington takes the liberty of transmitting a letter from Colonel Pickering to the Commissioners of the Federal City for their consideration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarriage is sent as Mrs. P. requested--expects to see them about 3:00--Mrs. W. has been very ill--sent for Dr. Craik at midnight--\"Hers has been a kind of Ague \u0026amp; fever - the latter never entirely, intermitting until now. - I sent for the Doctor to her on Sunday last, but she could not, until he came the second time - yesterday morning - be prevailed upon to take anything to arrest them.\" On outside of cover Washington has added that since sealing the letter her fever has returned--please inform Mrs. [Eliza P.C.] Law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Washington is taking bark for fever and doing better--Washington will have Dr. Craik look at Roberts--if Roberts cannot do the work at the mill, Washington will have to employ another in order not to lose Fall business there--fears Anderson's health won't stand more attention to his work, either--will discuss his ideas on this later.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he had received by Gen. William Washington the model of the improved gun carriage--he approves of new carriage and thinks that it will be much easier to introduce \"valuable improvements\" of this kind at the beginning of military exercises than after people become accustomed to the old.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that business, many guests, and Mrs. Washington's illness have delayed his answer to Anderson--\"Health, being amongst, (if not the most) precious gift of Heaven; without which, we are but little capable of business, or enjoyment\" so, since Anderson feels he and family can't be healthy where they live, Washington cannot expect them to live there a year longer--he feels he will have no difficulty superintending his farms himself \"on the plain, simple, \u0026amp; regular system I am resolved, undeviatingly to pursue\"--he will rent the landing at the ferry, and will try to rent mill and distillery too--the purpose of this letter is to relieve Anderson from embarrassment arising from their bargain on one hand and his desire to leave because of health on the other--Washington reiterates that he has nobody else in mind to replace Anderson and intends to take over farm management himself should Anderson have to step down--he would take $500 per year for mill; Anderson knows better than he what the distillery should rent for--discusses terms for renting the distillery and mill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that he was disappointed in their not being able to visit, but invites him and his wife to Mount Vernon in the Spring--he asks whether there is any wheat available for sale--Washington wants to keep his millers employed but his more alert neighbors bought up local wheat early--Mrs. Washington is still very unwell--he heard of the death of Charles Washington, his brother, in Berkeley, just the previous night.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that delays in privately delivered mail caused his nephew's requests not to be fulfilled--no whiskey sent--rye from James Digges Dishman and from William Augustine will be gladly accepted if it is still available, and given gallon for bushel--Washington sends a 5 October 1799 price list of wheat in Alexandria [here separately cataloged].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington signed this sixty day note for $1500, dated at Alexandria, Va. 21 October 1799. On the reverse it is endorsed: \"This note was renewed on the 16th Decem. 1799 by Lawrence Lewis's note being discounted for the same Sum, which has been since paid ...\", endorsed by Herbert, also \"1500 -495 G. Washington Dec. 20.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to Martha Washington's sister informing her of her son John's appointment as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy. On the verso is Washington's draft of a response letter from John Henley to Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert for young Henley to copy. Enclosure: see October 16, 1799.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington states he has examined and approved accounts of ledger.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington has heard about Powell using a cutting box of new construction, better and simpler than the common kind--asks Powell to get him one and forward it to Col. Gilpin in Alexandria for him, if he is himself entirely pleased with it. (May refer to a \"chaff cutter\" or \"chaff box\" used for cutting straw chaff, hay, and oats into small pieces to facilitate mixing it with other forage.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to offer his thanks for their invitation to attend assemblies, but \"alas! our dancing days are no more.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes the rumor of his having been in Norfolk is false--\"I have never been farther from home since I left the Chair of Government, than the Federal city except when I was called to Philadelphia by the Secretary of War\"--extends his thanks for invitation to visit at Rosegill, however.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes to inform Alder that the wine sent by him from Madeira after the order sent through Pintard arrived in good condition will be paid for directly. (Written in Lear's hand, but speaks of him in the third person.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAre invited to dine with Mr. Jacob Morris on Saturday,\"... where, in the conformity to custom, they will be obliged to drink Tea, and consequently must be deprived of the pleasure intended them by Mr. \u0026amp; Mrs. Powell\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum of questions about rents, bonds, crops, etc., probably to be asked his manager. Autograph document, fragment, docketed in another hand \"General Washington\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe plan below, is supposed to represent\nthe Piaza [Piazza] – The black describes the Tile which\nit is supposed remains uninjured - \u0026amp; the white \nstone, which will be necessary to replace the Tile \nthat has been damaged by the Frost – If this\nmode will answer and Knowles [John Knowles] -or Harry [Henry] Young\ncan be engaged – the work might be set about.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAn indentured bricklayer and laborer, John Knowles worked at Mount Vernon from 1773 until 1784, as well as from 1786 until 1790. An indentured stonemason, Henry Young worked at Mount Vernon from 1774 until 1781, with an interruption in his services from 1776 until 1778.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocketed \"Rough field Notes taken by George Washington in running the courses of the Land bot. from George \u0026amp; Jas. Mercer.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph document, half of a cover, franked by George Washington [only part of a signature remains], broken black seal with George Washington's initials, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on best methods of planting and transplanting various kinds of trees and bushes, including a notation of the agricultural authority, Langley or Miller, from whom he got information. Also a notation on walks -- should be of gravel or Sand and winding and private -- the sides should be lined with Honey suckles -- sweetbrier-, and many other flowering shrubs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddress leaf to Caesar Rodney, (the Governor of Delaware), signed by George Washington. Franked \"Public Service.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlat of unidentified farmland. Field with 4 plots. Acreage and brief description.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescription of rotation schedule for Dogue-run and the other farms--7 field plan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraved invitation from plate used by President and Mrs. Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragment, likely from letter cover, \"Nelly Custis\" written by George Washington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartially printed dinner invitation from George Washington to Edward Hand. Not in Washington's handwriting. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for blacksmithing tools, GW writes out entire receipt and has vendor, Adam Stephen sign it. Tools listed: bellows, tongs, etc. Autograph document, folio, signed by Adam Stephen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"[Ledger A, folio 13, Jan. 25, 1755 \"\"By 6 black Walnut Chairs ... £3.15;\"\" folio 19, Jan. 22, 1755 \"\"By [Col. Stephen] for 6 leather bottomed Chairs ... £3.15\"\"]. £3.15.0 for six common black walnut chairs to be delivered to his order.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Sir - The purp. of this is to aquaint you of an Engagement we had with the Indians late this afternoon. Three of our men going out on pretense of looking after some horses met with a party of Indians within sight of the Fort, two of which escaped and alarm'd us; we immediately pursued them with a party of between fourty \u0026amp; fifty men undr command of Capt. Mercer, Lieut. Williams, Ensn. Carten, Ensign McCarty, Lt. Lemen \u0026amp; myself - after following them about a mile \u0026amp; an half, on rising a mountain we were fired on very smartly which we warmly returned ....\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn early receipt regarding a slave at Mount Vernon, docketed by George Washington. The receipts reads \"Colo. George Washington, for the Hire of Carpenter James [and] Cr. by 5 yds of Negroes Cotton.\" Carpenter James was likely a slave carpenter hired to work on the renovation of Mount Vernon. The reverse contains a partial notation by Charles Washington, youngest brother of George, dated 23 April 1759.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond for one thousand pounds Virginia currency--for 350£ given by G.W. he has sold two tracts of land, one of 200 acres on Dogue Run, originally granted to 1st S. Darrell in 1794, and the other 300 acres on little Hunting Creek, originally part of tract granted to Matthew Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation to his half-brother to stop for a visit on his way to Williamsburg. Accounts with Mr. Carlyle not settled. Advice on the purchase of Clifton's land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill for butter. Note at the bottom by Washington indicating an error of £1.0.0. Washington's endorsement on verso, Oct. 1761.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[William Digges of Warburton Manor, Prince Geo. Co. Md. Washington's neighbor, was one of those named in Clifton's suit against Carroll and other.] In this letter he annouces willingness to receive money due and \"wash my hands of ye troublesome affr.\"--also details on exchange of vinegar and other commodities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"For carrying 4 hhds tobacco and for kegs of butter. Receipted by Crawford.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To \"\"George Washington Esqr. a soldier in Capt. Jno Dalton's Company for being absent from Muster ...\"\" Teste copy signed by clerk, John West junr.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLettice Corbin, Essex VA, writes to George Washington, regarding a slave bricklayer named George whom he has rented out to Washington and wondering if he will need the labor beyond the agreed term. Includes a follow-up receipt from Washington on 9 April 1766 outlining payment of 25 pounds in Virginia currency for the use of the bricklayer and acknowledgement of payment received by Geo. Turberville (signed) for Lettice Corbin. Autograph document signed, 1 page, with integral cover. Docketed in the hand of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument signed, partly printed, signed by Jno. Montgomery [Capt.].Bill for freight charges on one butt of wine shipped on \"Alexandria.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill for freight charges on one butt of wine shipped on \"Alexandria.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport on farming, etc. wheat very poor, gave a very small amount of flour--ground has been either very wet or frozen since Washington's departure, thus holding up the plowing--mention of a good slave whom Mr. Adam will not sell for £50.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLund writes about crops and planting. Washington in Williamsburg at Burgess meeting, then onto Dismal Swamp. Martha includes a postscript at the end of the letter. One of only two extant examples of correspondence from Martha Washington to George Washington, Martha penned this six line postscript with news and greetings on the second page of a letter from Lund Washington to George on March 30, 1767.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter pertains to the estate of the Rev. Charles Green.  (See letter of Wm. Savage to George Washington \u0026amp; George Wm Fairfax, 1767 April 24).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of weather and activities at Mt. Vernon. \"The carpenters are laying the barn floor in the Neck.\" Waiting for the brickmaker's arrival, \"The negroes are all well. Bishop has sowed half his field in wheat and made two casks of cider.\" Expecting a \"great crop of corn.\" \"The Children are very well \u0026amp; were yesterday at Alexandria Church ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCondition of crops, wheat and corn--sowing--ditchers--several of the Negroes lately sick--Alton's Morris', Cleveland's and Bishops farms--brickmaker failed to report for work--timothy and lucerne--Cleveland's barn floor finished--compliments to Mrs. Washington, her children are well and send love, also their love to Coll. Wm. Fairfax and his lady.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington's lost horses have not returned to Mt. Vernon--the corn crop--ditchers--sowing wheat and making cider--Price (brickmaker) has returned because they could get no other--none available in Mr. Piper's shipload of servants--milldam--how to get brickwood across creek?--half planks for Morris' barn floor--children are well--glad Mrs. W. has benefited from springs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for £12.18 for teaching Miss [Martha Parke] Custis music \"ending in April last.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis bond is the agreement between George Washington and his neighbor, John Posey, confirming Posey's debt of £2000 owed to George Washington. Posey's right as a French and Indian War veteran and part of the Proclamation of 1763 to claim up to 3,000 acres of land west of the Appalachian mountains is conveyed to Washington to pursue these unclaimed western lands. Signed by Posey at the conclusion, with the signatures of John Parke Custis, Martha Parke Custis, and Amelia Posey (John Posey's daughter) as witnesses. The document and docket on verso is in the hand of George Washington. Autograph document, signed by John Posey, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Sales of 69 Barrels Herrings on Acct. of George Washington Esqr of Virginia.\"--Charges for freight commission, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeals with mill and farm affairs--\"Our mill is once more in a bad way\"--wall of water pit falling down.\"--\" ... give yourself no uneasiness or anxiety about the mill, you may depend I will use every precaution to prevent further damages.\"--sale of flour--wheat fields look promising--all are well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses sales of herring and current account owed them--market for herring and flour low at present.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for £3.15 for freight on 300 bushels oats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpects he has \"hird\" from Col. Fairfax in re selling furniture at Belvoir--asks him to set a date and advertise sale and he will attend--needs 100 bushels of wheat, 20 barrells of corn and money for management of Fairfaxes Berkeley plantation--hopes he won't think him troublesome, but Fairfax has left him in great confusion--asks him to inform W. Peyton if account delivered Peyton by Willis will not be received by Washington in settlement with Peyton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBalance due, plus interest accrued from Oct. 4, 1771 - to Miss Janny Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePossibly may object to his paying £7 to overseers, but this worked out with Col. Fairfax since four overseers to settle in woods and raise only corn--land nearly worn out, explains his system of crop rotation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWest as far as Goose Creek on way to Mt. Vernon but indisposed and could not go further--needs £50 for management Fairfax estates, if convenient send £10 by bearer and he will get rest when next rides to Belvoir--asks to trouble him with business at General Court--i.e. encloses letter to Augustine Willis for collection of £250, if he gets this will not need the money from Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Washington for the money which enabled him to send 5 or 6 hands to Red Stone--understands Mr. Thruston is very much pleased with this country, particularly Washngton's property there--his brother to leave for there soon--does not approve of renting Belvoir \"for so short a time\"--will try to see Mr. Delany soon--please pay Mr. Moore the £40 or £60.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of Fairfaxes arrival in England, both are pretty well recovered--acknowledges receipt of Washington letters and packages forwarded to Fairfaxes at York--let him know if he can do any favour for the \"Neptune\" this year--Rev. Bumaly pleased to hear of Washington's health, admires him much.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas collected rents according to promise--forgot to give him tobacco he had in his pocket, what should he do with it?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDisagrees with Fairfax on renting raccoon branch to highest bidder--thinks should keep fisheries to encourage sale of whole property--minor tenant problems discussed--Daniel Stone wants refusal of west point fishery and 200 acres at £20--if convenient hopes can have sale before harvest as it would be difficult for him to attend then.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBearer Richard Butcher wants to sell bills of exchange--asks approval on bills for Colo. Fairfax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests instructions for bond to be drawn for tenant, Mr. Morton--bond for things purchased at sale [of Belvoir items]--asks for enough bags for 50 bushels of wheat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains reason for delay of his bond because one person he wanted for bondsman has been abroad--now has Mayor Lowry as security and will get one other before taking over the premises.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas arrived at Belvoir with bond unexecuted--since he had intimations from Washington that his own settlement at Belvoir would be disagreeable to Washington and not wanting to give offense, decided he would be content to hold the place for only a year--at end of the time, hopes all prejudices and difficulties will be ironed out.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReference to sale of Mercer's estate--reports he has regained his health by disuse of coffee--announces the death of Philip Ludwell Lee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequest on behalf of local committee to see if Washington could furnish them ten barrells of powder for use of county--heard he had imported more than necessary--if he can get it to Malborough his scyths can be sent at same time--Mr. Fitzhugh informs him he will have the pleasure of Washington's company Friday night on way to meeting of the Delegates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft for £40 on Mr. William Molleson, Merchant, London.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSigned over to Wm. Fairfax account by G.W. on reverse and later docketed to that effect.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill let Col. Simpson have money, but had difficulty in selling bill of exchange for continental money -- no word of escaped painter Cleveland -- work on store house and wash house [office] -- John [Broad] and negroes sick -- wet weather and wheat sowing -- scarcity of spinning wheels -- Lanphier supposed to repair old ones -- Committee has made choice of officers for militia -- \"the remains of our company\" to form company and ask Committee of Safety for commissions for officers -- Mrs. Washington to pick up Mrs. [Eleanor] Custis at Mr. B[enedict] Calvert's and go \"down the country\" -- the \"Stoco man\" still working on dining room and Sears on chimney -- fears George Washington mistaken about draught of chimney piece -- wash house [office] to have two front doors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeeting Mrs. W. at Mr. Digges across river--thinks Mr. Harrison will accept W-n's offer--Alexa. \u0026amp; Loudon people worried about Mrs. W.'s presence at Mt. V.--he thinks there's no danger--\"her old acquaintance the attorney\" wouldn't permit Lord Dunmore to come up river \u0026amp; take her--if necessary he can get her away quickly--she leaves soon for \"down the country\" with son and daughter-[in-law]--he writes G.W. weekly--rain prevents sowing wheat--repairing tumbling dam--work on wash or servent \u0026amp; store houses--bricklayers working on garden wall--John [Broad] sick--Sears sick--stucco work \u0026amp; chimney piece in dining room unfinished--bill of exchange--no word from [James] Cleveland or Simpson on western lands--John West wants money owed him--will pay Custis' bond from money of [Jenifer] Adams' bond--what to do with [Jenifer] Adams' land in Md.?--hopes to see G.W. in winter \"for whether things are made up or not I suppose you can leave the army in winter.\"--painter still absent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. W. \u0026amp; Mr. \u0026amp; Mrs. John Parke Custis stop a few days in Fredericksburg on way to Col. Bassett's--mill dam repair completed--too wet to plow--John Knowles (bricklayer) sick--John Broad back at work--Judge the taylor \u0026amp; Sears sick--stucco man at work on dining room--carpenters on wash house [office]--letters by Constitutional post most reliable--kept in Alexandria by Mr. Hendricks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSent word to Mrs. W. at New Kent informing her to come to camp--expect her here immediately--discussion by Md. and Alex. residents of plan to blocade river--Indian Head best place--\"Captn Boucher [said] he woud undertake with 3 ships [sunk] to stop the Channel so that no ship of Force coud get up the River ...\"--Mrs. W. packed his papers in a trunk to be sent to Capt. McCarty's for safe keeping--she gave him key to G.W.'s study but he won't touch anything there except in emergency--what to do with Col. Mercer's papers?--John West, Mr. Harper, Mr. Wilson ask for money owed them--Bishop needs money--Dr. Crail's negro came with news from over the mountains--Val Crawford comes, feels it useless to keep building on G.W.'s land there because of danger of British burning everything--should he grind wheat?--Jenifer Adams offers to rent Md. land--Col. Mason very ill since convention--Lund thinks Mt. V. very easily defended by 50 men--will consider making salt peter--Custis and wife with Mrs. W. in New Kent--Knowles is well, Webster sick, John Barry dead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed letter probably tells of Mrs. W's coming to camp--her long stay in New Kent after being sent for is ill-judged--nothing done about blocade of Potomac River--why he had to pay Mercer money--difficulties of paying in paper money--\"John Lowe the Barber says you owe him 7/6 for a false tale for your hair\"--James Cleveland came with certificates of improvements on Great Kanawa \u0026amp; Ohio land--settlers there left and went to Wheeling because of Indian attacks--won't return--G.W.'s servants sold and negroes left with Will Crawford--Stephens stayed, will get mill going there--work on dining room continues--little chance of getting absent painter from Lord Dunmore--will plant Bosenberries--difficulties in acquiring spinning wheels--expects another new one, \"so that we shall then have 7 ...\"--wash house [office] chimneys being set up--considers changing door plan, but hesitates altering G.W.'s plans--Skirmish at Hampton--next letter will be by Mrs. W. when she goes to camp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDining room almost finished--\"the Stucco Man agrees the ceilg. is a handsomer one than any of Colo. Lewises altho not half the work in it it was a plan recommen'd by Sears.\"--too late to turf the Ha Ha's--what proportions to use on gateways?--Lanphier no help on this or anything else--let him know in Spring what brick work to do after building the underpining \u0026amp; chimney to the house that will be placed opposite the store house--will plaster wash house or Servt's house [office] this winter--\"I suppose there is a wall to be built in the new garden next the Quarter I think I have heard you say you'd designd to have a House Built the whole length for Negroes ...\"--miller's time wasted with no wheat to grind--coopers work on mill dam \u0026amp; fencing--unable to buy slave--Lund goes to Stafford to settle mother's estate--will send his own negroes \"over the mountain\" for lack of anything to do in east--announces his intention to defend Mt. V. property against British--.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of money since Washington left, together with money to and from Mrs. Washington--all were bills contracted before he left--Washington's mother wrote asking for \"linnen\" not obtainable there and other trifles--explains accounts paid--will try to raise stone out of banks for chimney tops to be put up this winter, for kitchen, storehouse and other house to be built opp.--painting kitchen, storehouse, and house--corn crop--if Washington approves will put up a strong house at Morrises for wine, rum, etc.--Comm. sent to sound the river decided channel too wide and therefore plan [to block river] impracticable or very expensive--so must defend plantations on Potomac with muskets--attitudes of people about defending property in area--sales of wheat--will forward spinning--problems and process of making salt peter--Mrs. Washington does not approve leaving Mrs. Barnes as housekeeper in her absence, so Lund will do housekeeping--house has been crowded with company since Mrs. Washington's return.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill transplant cherry trees, but thinks they will die--also plant vinyards and clean Hell Hole--much farm work to be done--shortage of help--illness--plasterer still here and Mrs. Washington has decided to have stucco in her room plain--wash house shingled and weather boarded but chimneys not up--report on timothy and other crops--has written every week--payment for sale of Col. Mercer's estate and letter in re. sale to Col. Tayloe--negro quarters need mending--difficulty of getting silver money--will try to collect rents--bull gored a wagon horse--Mrs. Barnes at Mt. Vernon--doesn't believe war ships will come up river this year--shortage of salt in area--his greetings to Mrs. Washington if she gets to camp before his letter--local militia officers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill alter servants hall since it is not intended for a wash house--thinks Jennifer Adams has not made a deed for his land unless very recently--Adams wanted to clear himself on charges of cutting timber--will try to get Washington out of bargain with Adams--run-away slave--thinks there will be no action on stopping navigation of Potomac or erecting batteries--will talk to Col. [Geo.] Mason about it--Mason ill--Committee for county chosen recently, lists names--Connelly [Tory] captured while going disguised through Md.--minute scheme for area not up to Conventions expectations--painter [run-away slave calling self Joseph Wilson] among prisoners taken at Hampton, does not want to return--Dunmore proclamation to free all indentured servants and slaves that go over to British--thinks white servants more likely to cause trouble--reviews servant situation, miller being paid and sitting idle--will grind 100 barrels of flour, possibly for export in exchange for arms--promises constant attention to Genl. Washington's affairs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExamination of [James] Cleveland re certificates of improvements on G.W.'s western lands--pd. Tho. Lawson for iron--Jennifer Adams' land--negro won't return to Va. from Adam's; should he be sold?--Col. [George] Mercer's \u0026amp; Col. [Geo. Wm.] Fairfax's estates--Bryan Fairfax's peculiar religious behavior--report of Dunmore attacking 100 men \"this side of the great Bridge ...\"--convention to raise 4000 men--Dunmore's negro troops--desires privateers to come and take Dunmore's squadron--negroes ill--Col. George Mason getting well--hopes for gunpowder--proposed Potomac battery--Sears still here painting new room and dining room--he has picture frames to make yet--altered wash house (servt. quarters)--Knowles not recovered [from bull's goring].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMill swamp to be cleared for pasture--coopers cutting trees for staves--corn--several of Oliver Cleveland's people ill--plan for hedging and ditching--suggests fallowing land \u0026amp; putting into wheat, thus saving labor for ditching \u0026amp; hedging--briar hedge planted from mansion to Hell Hole eaten by cattle--cherry trees will not live--\"I should be glad to be informd in what manner the House now Buildy. opposite the store House is to be divided into partitions--in one of your Letters you say it is intended for the sick - if so I woud make Three Rooms in it- 1/2 the House or more in the part next the Chimney the Remainder divided into two Rooms each of which will have a window in it - the Door in the gable end to be of no use but still to be there that it may in its outward appearance look like the Store ...\"--Col. [George] Mercer's estate--[James] Cleveland's report on Kanawa lands-he will go to Fincastle \u0026amp; Bottetourt Courts to get evaluation of work--Wm. Stephens \u0026amp; Wm. Skilling here, say buildings on Ohio burnt by Indians--Mrs. Barnes and Milly Posey left today--Dunmore defeated again by Capt. Woodford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCol. [George] Mercer's estate--difficulties in collecting rents in Loudon, no markets for crops, and men indicted there for spreading ideas that they should not be expected to pay--flower knots in garden to be leveled, flowers shrubs planted elsewhere--gravel sorted for walks--one of Cleveland's men left when hardships set in--Wm. Skilling will repair well--John Broad injured \"playing Frolick\"--wrote to Wmsbg. to sell the painter, now in jail there--believes Washington should accept wages as General.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this letter Lunds writes about trying to recover runaway negro from [Jennifer] Adams and rent from Adams along with affairs of other tenants, among other topics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRiver frozen--hasn't yet seen Mr. Marshall or Mr. Triplett about land exchange--thinks it bad scheme to raise hogs to take care of surplus corn--pork prices low--well keeps caving in, perhaps will have to ask instructions as to where to dig a new one--good negro shoemaker available from Adams--conduct of negroes--better sell bay or stop using him for breeding--hurts him to see miller and mill idle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Bill receipted. Bill for 1 set cart boxes.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExchange of Adams and Matthews land still not settled--much alarm in Alexandria, expecting an attack from 5 large ships reported to be off Cone [mouth of Potomac]--river now blocked with ice but women and children evacuating and moving goods--they will fight to defend town--he thinks the ships more apt to be oyster boats--packing Washington's china and glass into barrels and then would be able to move things at short notice to Mrs. Barnes and to Morris' barn--rum and wine to be moved too--everyone says they will come to help defend the Washington property--thinks 100 men could defend it against 1,000--Wm. Stevens paid for going out to [Washington's] Ohio lands--Cleveland--packing bacon--cannot sell flour--\"I wish you had said how large you woud have the negro houses you speak of in your letter, or whether you woud have them built with or without sheds.\"--one piece of woolen cloth came from weavers--nine wheels at work spinning--John Broad cannot live--tell Mr. [John Parke] Custis cannot deliver letters to Mount Airy because of ice--Mrs. Chichester will stay in Fauquier Co., feels it unsafe in Alexandria--will send his furniture to another county if Washington thinks best, however doesn't believe there will be an attack on Alexandria since Lord Dunmore's troops are too trifling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeveral accounts are over-due, one to Lanphier--Mercer's estate--no one has applied for Col. Fairfax's bond--Lord Fairfax at present pretty well--will sell Adams' negro to someone Washington owes money to--problems of the mill [on Bulskin ?]--Simpson--French and Dulany land not settled--John Broad still alive but dying--the well will hold, must make top brick instead of stone--house opposite store framed but not raised--next will work on 2-family quarters in Muddy Hole--salting fish--letter from England by Capt. Kelso here.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuestion of Lund's wages, he only brought it up because Washington had offered to pay him equal to what he had had in any former year--never expects to be rich--will serve him faithfully--Mr. Baily wants 10% to collect the rents, thinks 5% is enough--suggests he might collect them himself--Tayloe has instructed him to deliver the bonds to Col. Peyton--problems with Cleveland, who must be paid since he was acting as Washington's agent--John Broad still alive--Adams' land--Triplett questions boundary between Washington's land and his--Adams pressing him to buy 300 acres--John Stone offering 360 acres on river next to former Adams land--spinning of linen going on slowly--sorry to hear Mr. Custis not well--furniture still at Mt. Vernon, hopes to avoid a move if no attack--Col. West will order militia for defense of Mt. Vernon in event of attack.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforming Washington of affairs at Mt. Vernon, the condition of the negroes, advising some improvements to Mt. Vernon, and information about the movements of the British.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDray colt--use of other horses--Stevens will not get to save the rest of Washington's lands [Kanawha] with only the negroes--he thinks it best to get two other white men and have them appointed by court to appraise work when done--if Washington thinks the upset times not enough excuse for failing to satisfy the legal requirements to save land from forfeiture must give Lund liberty to make best arrangement possible with man to go out--7,000 acres patented in Washington's name and Muse upon Pocatallico--Cleveland here and will record work in April when courts in Fincastle and Bottetourt--Cleveland says bottom lands on Kanawha very rich--packing furniture to move to Morris's barn--Cleveland's trial is Tues.--Cleveland claims his behaviour is not criminal and he has been misrepresented--has heard nothing from Milly Posey since Christmas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Washington can accompany the General anywhere now that she's gone thru smallpox [innoculation] successfully--expresses gratitude to Washington for his guardianship--\"He deserves the Name of Father who acts the Part of one.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSafe arrival Norwich with 2 mortars after long delay in Sound because of enemy and wind--better to continue by land--needs money to pay pilots and other expenses--send further orders--Capt. Burbeck with 18 of Gen. Lee's guards with him--believes this will be sufficient help--will send rest of troops on--hears of danger on road to New York--since no provisions, sending part of 130 men on--keeping or only sufficient to hoist mortar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests Washington to write Gov. Trumbull to try to get some bounties for his men as for other Conn. battallions--he enlists men on that promise--has clothing for men, which is great inducement to enlist.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSupplies to be moved from Philadelphia to Milltown Yorktown and Lancaster--supplies being purchased--all necessaries for troops on march provided--defends conduct in not buying--there are two buyer in Philadelphia--sends 6 lemons raised near New York City.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCan't persuade troops to remain at New Rochelle in face of superior forces--troops not enlisting, army weak--few [English] troops left in New York--he holds two men who ran off to British, then came back to help a widow escape to New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppeal by British prisoner of war to be exchanged or parolled for a few days to see his brother who has come from England on family business.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Washington will come to Mt. Vernon while troops in winter quarters--no crop for sale this year--wheat destroyed, mill idle, short crop of corn--gives corn crop yields from each farm--many visiters and horses cause great use of crops--also 24 of own horses--wants to try making rum, sugar, and molasses from Indian corn stalk for money crop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStewart is writing about the conduct of some of the soldiers and the need of supplies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrees to be planted--Triplett delays signing bond for land exchange with Washington--mentions Mr. McCarty, Massey and Chichester in relation to agreement--boundary disputes--inquire into purchase of Col. Stone's land--Beck's land sold--new covering horse--Col. Triplett accompanies Mrs. Washington across River today on way to camp--will question tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCovering horse arrived--bond signed with Triplett for land below mill race--Robt. Adam pd. account--\"I have a great mind to put the Money into the Continental Loan office, but perhaps it would be proper to get your approbation first\"--[Mrs. Mary Washington] wants Silla sent to her, but Lund hates to part her from Jack--[Charles Washington] wrote for another hand but he didn't send one--tobacco land to be put to flax--pumpkin to be planted--per simmons for beer and spirits--mare sent by Col. Lewis sick--Lund's lip still sore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRain and snow prevented his going up to see Washington--will leave for camp last of month--flour and corn for sale, had to sell to govt.--will sell barrels of pork and beef--difficulties getting salt--doubts Lanphier will come to work this spring--who to leave to manage housekeeping in his absence?--Bishop not trustworthy and Milly Posey away from home-will sell negroes at private sale--meeting among Loudon draftees--[John Parke] Custis not returned from Williamsburg--Mrs. Custis and children not heard from--sickness among people--Jack and Sylla distressed at parting--lambs died--mare sent by [Col.] Lewis still sick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePersuaded Lanphier to work by promising him a portion of corn crop and wool in place of money--much plank wasted by his delay--difficulties of getting their privateer into action--difficulties with draft law in county [Fairfax]--volunteer scheme hasn't worked--reassures Washington he will not leave his employ or hold him for higher wages while he is away leading army--Custis returned from Williamsburg--feeling against R[ichard] H[enry] L[ee] for his supposed scheming against Washington--will make molasses, sugar, Rum from corn next fall-won't attempt tobacco--breeding mare.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBreeding mare--Weaver captured deserter, thus is exempt from serving in army, but he's been let go because of high wages demanded--bargain with Triplett--Blair's bond--money put in Continental Loan office--rents collected from tenants in Loudon and Fauquier--Sam[uel W-n] collected some in Westmoreland--will come to camp after shad is put up for coming year--will send Washington's accounts by Col. Fitzgerald if he leaves first--covering horse thin--progress made on privateer \"General Washington\"--Lund expresses his faith in the ship and encourages Washington to keep his share.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived letter by Gen. Woodford--can't sell negroes with their consent--negroes from Crawford innoculated with smallpox--getting in shad--covering horses--[John Parke] Custis in New Kent for elections--if not elected He'll come to camp with Lund--corn to sell--money in Loan office--Mercer land and Blair's bond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlair's bond--he and Mr. Custis set out for camp next week--Custis elected in Fairfax county--Col. Bassett innoculated for smallpox--less shad put up than expected--stopped running early--\"the Crabs, Thorns, Cedars \u0026amp;c which we planted this Spring for Hedges appear to be all living. The Locusts at the North End of the House are all putting out I believe not one of them are dead, the variety of Trees at the South End are also alive, most of them I hope will live ...\"--ship \"George Washington\" launched--but in mud in Occoquan--loan office certificates--Lanphier worthless, refuses to work--\"I wanted much to get the Window finish'd in the Pediment that I might have the garret Passage plaister'd \u0026amp; clean'd out before Mrs. Washington returns - beside this the scaffling in the Front of the House cannot be taken away before it is finished - This prevents me from putting up with the Steps to the great Front Door ...\"--Sickness--will bring letter to Mrs. Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRain and his indisposition prevented his going to camp by now--[John Parke] Custis not to go, must go to assembly--Capt. Triplett's health forces him to resign commission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Parke Custis, stepson of George Washington, wrote to George Washington who was at Valley Forge about various aspects of the war.  He notified him that the Virginia legislature passed bills to help raise troops, the arrival of a French ship carrying uniforms and military supplies, and a note to his mom. Docketed by George Washington. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo word from G.W. in 2 posts--conditions of plantations under Davenport \u0026amp; Hill--breeding of cattle from Custis' English bull--wet summer--crops of corn, timothy and wheat--no workmen found but Lanphier \u0026amp; his man--making molasses from corn stalks--\"old Billy Harding wants to rent part of the Land you Bought of Mercer on four mile Run ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill try to buy Barry's and Marshall's land for G.W.--which negroes to sell?--sorry G.W. must forgo buying lands because of losses from farms under his (Lund's) management--wheat crop almost total loss--(the fly)--prepares to plant tobacco--ditching mill swamp--drowning in mill race of valuable slave Cooper James--Carpenter James injured with axe--received £200 from Capt. Lewis for Phaeton--sold flour to Boston for good price (scarsity there)--suggests G.W. speculate in wheat, sell flour at high prices--Wm. Roberts the miller, his merits \u0026amp; weaknesses for drink, \u0026amp; advises not to hire him again--mill race, tumbling dam at Piny \u0026amp; Dogue Run gate \u0026amp; dam which Roberts repaired or built--discusses building houses for prospective tobacco crop--campaign in Rhode Island \u0026amp; departure of Fr. admiral, Lord Howe \u0026amp; Johnstone--cleared money in pork--can't get workmen to assist Lanphier--\" ... if so the coverd ways will not get done ... \"--sickness among people--good pastures--took paper from G.W.'s trunk, can't get any in Alexa.--letter from Wm. Roberts enclosed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays problems with recruiting for the army, currency depreciation and counterfeiting, land purchases in northern Virginia, and the management of Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResigned commission because of ill health--also, \"Would my health admit of my continueing in the Service, I could not Consistent with the Character of an Officer or Soldier by any Means Submit to have younger Officers placed over me.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Caleb Gibbs, commander of the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, to Royal Flint, assistant commissary of purchases, requesting a quarter cask of wine for His Excellency George Washington at Head Quarters. Signed by Gibbs with note that the cask of wine was received.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerned with auditing of army accounts ... Lewis, informed of a balance in his favor, requests Washington to order the Paymaster Gen. to honor this balance ... nonpayment of debts will injure him as well as the Public Service …\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvoice for beer, wine, bacon, sugar, and \"1 box directed to Mrs. Washington,\" etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMilitary intelligence--reports movement of British fleet and army in New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests George Washington's advice whether to sell Eastern shore lands because of heavy taxes and can get no one to live there \u0026amp; work them--rumors of truce to be offered by British King--appreciates Washington's advice on draining low grounds [at Abingdon] to prevent tidal floods--poor corn crops and depreciation of paper money--everyone paying old debts in paper money--purchase of Alexander's land--army's success at Stony Point. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Parke Custis writes to George Washington from his Abingdon regarding an offer of seventy five pounds for his property on the Eastern Shore of Virginia - is confident he can get more. Custis himself is considering purchasing Philip Alexander's land at a tempting price. Expresses his pleasure and congratulatory wishes on the arrival of Count d'Estaing's on the American coast. Custis reluctantly addresses a misunderstanding between himself and Colo. Bassett regarding the valuation and care of Washington's forty-seven head of cattle at Clairborne's plantation in King William County, Va. (part of Martha Washington's dower lands that Washington leased to John Parke Custis in 1778). Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of cattle on George Washington's plantation in King George County in the hand of John Parke Custis. The front of the document lists forty-seven cattle including eighteen \"Young Cows\" of the \"common breed \u0026amp; small,\" sixteen heifers of the \"English Breed,\" three steers, and ten \"best work Oxen.\" The reverse of the lists cattle valued by Colo. Bassett 'last fall.' Autograph document, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn writes how the new plantation needs constant attention, but would be \"very advantageous to your Estate in the Neck, and will add much to the Prospect from the House.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed is letter to Mr. Fras Gallibert, French merchant prisoner at N.Y., to be forwarded to him--his health improves, but George [Lewis'] is poor--George settles on Frederick cty. land; will Washington sell some of his land adjoining?--no news from Charles Town [Charleston, S.C.]--Gen. Woodford moving Va. troops there-\"will not the Irish demands of a fair trade operate to our advantage?\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill addressed Master George Washington--total £297.6.0 Va. Curr.--bill for broadcloth, buttons, silk, thread, dressed leather for making coat and waistcoat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShowed Col. Bassett his letter, but doesn't know whether he's complied with it--concern over no news from Charlestown [S.C.]--feeling among gentry and people at large regarding congress's recommendation regarding currency--he and Col. Mason expect to be elected to assembly with no opposition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncloses Philadelphia paper announcing news of a victory in the south [King's Mountain ?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts and certificates collected for supplies and horses requisitioned last Jan.--Will Washington appoint someone to examine and approve them as per law of state of N.J. which he incloses?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMortified at actions of [Va.] legislature--wishes to resign his public office but feels it his duty to continue in legislature to express his protests at their actions--emission of 10 million pounds immediately--action between Cornwallis and Genl. Greene--Greene has won universal esteem for his conduct.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends boots Washington ordered from his shoe factory--invites Washington to visit again--sorry to hear Mrs. Washington is ill--suggests she spend summer in Wethersfield rather than go back to Va.--hogshead of boots being sent to Col. Sheldon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Parke Custis writes to Washington relieved to hear that his mother Martha Washington is back in good health. His family is suffering from an epidemic that his stricken many family members with his youngest son being dangerously ill. Custis apprises Washington of his current circumstances in dealing with a dispute of monies owed to Robert Alexander for land purchase includes a copy of a notice dates 26 May 1781 [see RM-1188.004]. Reports of damages by British troops to nearby neighbors properties including Colo. Bassett. Fortunately, Custis' home and property were unaffected. He is pleased to inform Washington of accounts of 'our Countrymen do not want Spirit or Inclination to join the Marquiss,' with forty-six men from the county volunteering for service. Custis himself has provided clothes and horses for two volunteers. Reports that Genl. Nelson was appointed governor with the assembly granting him very great powers to support the war. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn 26 May 1781 John Parke Custis notifies \"To All Persons whom it may concern\" a dispute between Robert Alexander and himself regarding the purchase of land and monies owed by Custis to Alexander. Custis appoints Charles Simms as his lawful attorney in the matter. Custis proposes four options to rectify the dispute and if none are disagreeable, Custis' attorney will authorize a payment of forty eight thousand pounds current money. Autograph document, pages. Docketed in the hand of George Washington. Document included in Custis' 11 July 1781 letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeath of his father [Fielding Lewis]--father's will directs Dismal Swamp lands and others to be sold-estate in debt--give opinion on accepting credit and also description of land--mother [Betty Lewis] and family well--\" ... as well as is the old Lady-forwards letter from Havana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDetailed description of Dow's land on Cameron Run--Mrs. French will never consent to exchange land--G.W. anxious to have her land--Mrs. W. goes to Mr. Digges across river in company of Dr. Stewart (Stuart)--[Mrs. French's land is between Epsewasson and Little Hunting Creeks, part of Union Farm].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived letters and will forward them to England--will forward Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd's letters under protection of Washington's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLund encloses [Benj.] Dulany's letter concerning Mrs. French's landand Mr. and Mrs. D. agrees to sale of land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLund writes about further efforts to exchange Dow and French lands, maybe Mrs. F. can be persuaded to trade Manley's land (adjoining French's), and has purchased Dow's land to bargain with Mrs. F along with a description of land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLund writes about how the sale of Custis horses didn't take place although Col. Dandridge offers both to G.W. in exchange for giving up two years payments from Dandridge's estate, both as covering horses may repay quickly and one may do for the turf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLund writes about how Dow wants payment for land made in Philadelphia and will try to collect rents to repay what G.W. has borrowed. He will also get Gilbert Simpson [on Washington's western lands] to try to get money and James Cleveland to collect debt for Col. Wm. Crawford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLund writes about various aspects of the family and the famrs including that he believes there is peace in King's speech to Parliament, horses suitable as chariot horses (will get horse [from Custis estate]), shoats only doubled in size, very disappointing, bank froze all winter, grapevinesand apple trees, someone cutting timber on G.W.'s land, Custis's legal title to Alexander's land [Abingdon], and that children at Abingdon are well, will come to Mt. V. to stay some time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLund writes on how the crops are short and other financial matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLund writes about the amount of wheat from each farm and how few will sell wheat, expecting price to go up because of the peace treaty with Britain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter by Betty Lewis--hurt at not hearing from him during afflictions--husband and brother Sam died within 3 weeks of each other and she has been ill--\" ... My Dear Brother was there not one half our you could spare to write a few lines to an only Sister whoe was laboring under so mutch affliction both of Body and mind ...\" Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, integral address panel. Docketed by George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsuccessful in collecting rents--tenants over the ridge will pay as soon as specie is in circulation among them--they have good crops--Mr. Throckmorton undesirable tenant because he would put negroes and overseer on land, lowering quality--describes tenants and plantations--tenants on this side the ridge in bad shape, can't pay--new cook, Richard Burnett ill, very good industrious fellow, but complains of being lonely--refuses to mix with negroes--[Pitman] best kitchen gardner they've had--kiln for drying wheat--Dow's land--Washington's house in Alexandria--Dr. Stuart to build in Alexandria--got negro from Norfolk where he's been since seige of York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends Washington a pamphlet lately out on a political issue--she recommends it as disinterested and sensible--\"Some say there is no Cincinnatus in existence; I think there is.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe drawing was known to George Washington who sent it to Tobias Lear on 22 December 1794, describing it as \"the sketch which has been presented to me by Mr. Claiborn, of the new method of lowering and raising boats without locks.\" Washington had received a letter from Claiborne in 1784 in which he discussed navigable rivers to the west; whether Claiborne sent the drawing at that time is uncertain. It could also have been given to Washington in early December 1794 when he and Claiborne met together in Philadelphia, or sent in a follow-up letter Claiborne wrote on 16 December 1794.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inclosed I have Sent you my Fathers letters wharein you will See his intention Before his death, of releiving me out of my distressis, Occasioned by my Youthfull Folley\"--requests a loan--now in jail.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis, surveyer of Rockingham County, informs W. that he can find no record of registration of land on \"Little Kanaway\" by Col. [William] Crawford--lands on Ohio and Shurtee [Chartier] are regestered-Michl. Cresap disputes this--most of land in newly formed Mononghela county, should make inquiries there--receives condolences on death of brother [Gen. Andrew Lewis?]--death of Fielding Lewis--.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLittle news regarding Washington's Ohio lands and plantations under Simpson--can't write what he heard in a letter--David Bradford, lawyer, has news of lands, enclosed copy of his letter--recommends Bradford as good agent for Washington's business there--people in Washington's Bottom on Ohio leaving after hearing he is to assert claim--rumor that Washington's land there has been recently surveyed among large tracts by Pa. People for sale in Philadelphia--people should be warned of a fraud--leaves west as soon as his [Lewis'] land is surveyed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncloses draft of a deed to be executed by Col. Bassett--will accomplish his business at next general court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes to clear up title to land bought from father [Sam. Washington]--originally bought from Col. Phil. Pendleton, and title still in Washington's hand--will be at sweet springs when Washington visits his plantation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites by naval officer going to Philadelphia--fatigues of passage to West Indies and here reduced health--hopes to benefit from more settled climate of this place--ships leaving--sends letters to Mrs. Washington and Fanny Bassett by ship for Norfolk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAffairs of Dismal Swamp Co.--letters from Mr. Jamason, chief manager--intends to advertise meeting in Richmond in Oct.--will Washington do this instead, for greater effect?--agrees to sale of their partnership lands.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis are only letters which have \"... communicated information of my friends.\"--hopes George Washington has recovered from reported sickness--was very ill after passage, and recovers slowly--Physician in Charleston will probably bleed him to relieve pain in head--will remain til April--always tries to act honorably--thanks for money--will return by water which is cheaper--gratitude to his uncle--can't procure acorns and seeds he wants as \"they fall from the Trees early in November.\"--transplanted 50 or 60 of Magnolia and a number of the live Oak to bring with him--\"Miller's description of the Magnolia cannot be two highly embellished--there is a Species of them called the bay Laurel but none that I have yet heard of under the denomination of the Umbrella, from the discription I have had of it, it will not answer Your purpose I presume, as it is said not to exceed the height of 6 or 7 feet--it may rather be considered a shrub.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMajor Washington has remained with them since January, and though he wishes he could say his health was improved by the Southern climate, he fears \"his disorder is too inflexible to be remov'd by mere Change of Climate.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists number of shares owned by individuals, including G. Washington, 1 share.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill for plank and shingles, total amount £87.9.0.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of a gross of bottles (probably rye whiskey) and discusses the purchasing of shares of Potomac Company stock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn informs George that during a recent visit to Mount Vernon a \"great Coat of yours\" and book became mixed-up with his own belongings. John then discusses one of George Washington's notable entrepreneurial activities - the breeding of mules. Seeking to emulate his brother, John suggests that George send one of his \"Jack Asses\" to Bushfield, John's plantation, to breed with his mares.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJefferson requests information about David Bushnell's \"submarine navigation\" experiments during the American Revolution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends him live oaks plants and acorns of live oak and water oak--also seeds and plants of laurel tree.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount from April 1786 - Dec. 1788, for various medicines and spices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGlad to receive news of Mt. Vernon--will enquire about a she-ass--the Secretary and General Nelson most likely to have one--Mr. Bassett gave him box to convey safely to Mt.Vernon--not finished copying letters--will return soon--thanks him for kind invitation [to live at Mt. Vernon as manager ?] and hopes he will be equal to the job-- \"... my experience in business but illy qualifies me for embarking on it, but under Your direction and from your example I flatter myself I shall derive insight, and I must hope that my attention and integrity will in some degree make amends for my deficiencies.\"--wrote to inform him of act passed in Richmond to discharge interest certificates on all Loan office warrants issued by the state--Dr. Lamey [Le Mayeur?] to deliver this and shoes--lots in Fredericksbg not sold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph document signed, fragment, endorsed \"Rect. No. 149 Walker Blunt Block Maker\".Bill for £1.3.0.Receipted on April 14, 1786 by Washer Blunt; Endorsed on back by [the officers of the Potomac Company] George Washington, John Fitzgerald and George Gilpin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThornton writes to request G.W. to send any papers dealing with Hight [Jost Hite] land, which he bought of his father [Sam. Washington] and is now up for litigation, if turned out, will have to move house he's begun to other of his lands adjoining this.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis agreement between George Washington and Penelope French secured for his use the last piece of property he added to his Mount Vernon estate, a parcel that would become part of Union Farm. French, who had a life in interest in the land and buildings, also leased to Washington the use of twenty-one enslaved people including \"Will, Paschal, Paul, Abraham, Sabine, Rosanna, Daphne, Lucy, Delia, Grace, Tom, Isaac, Robert, Moses, Julius, Spencer, Nancy, Celia, Nell, Mitty, and Lett\", and three young children not named. The agreement stipulated that Washington must ensure the enslaved were \"clothed and fed in the same manner as slaves usually are within this commonwealth and shall not be removed and worked out of the said county of fairfax\", and is \"unreasonably worked or neglected in sickness or treated within humanity\", they would be returned to French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks to Washington for letter [offering him and Fanny a portion Mt. Vernon land and the stewardship of Mt. Vernon, thus relieving Washington of many duties]--\"Both Fanny and myself are happier in this family than we could be in any other, or I am persuaded in a house of our own, ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends wagon down with spelts [wheat-like grain]--one bag spilled-rest sent to care of Wm. Hartshorn in Alexandria--has engaged part of the Poland oats Washington wants and will procure more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks for timber near Rectertown--unable to come see him because of \"distressed situation\"--clear of debts in Fairfax--sends son with letter--can Washington employ him (son) or get him into business?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcern over Washington's letter--insists he realizes importance of good education and strives for it--never lets dress or pleasure intervene--does not intend to follow example of his brother Ferdinand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams' bond is counter-signed by William Kerchival. Latter part of document tells of the seizing of Williams' property by the deputy sheriff for not paying rent as bound.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for £13.2.6 on July 16, 1787 in Washington's hand, signed by Craig. Bill for 6 weeks board for two servants at 25/ each, plus balance of old account--total £13.15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas seen coach painter and quotes prices for painting, gilding, etc. the chariot--this is for varnishing coach body and surface polished, with no varnish to be added later--a cheaper mode is painting first and varnishing later--work will take 4-5 weeks--has made no contract with him, nor mentioned names--cannot give price of lining since coach-maker is away--a postscript gives price of lining as £3 exclusive of cloth and lace--quotes price and yardage of lace and cloth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt from Joseph Cook [Cooke], a Philadelphia jeweler and silversmith, to George Washington for one gold watch chain with an engraved 'cypher' as well as a velvet ribbon. The total sum listed is £9.7.3. Docketed in Washington's writing and dated August 10, 1787. Autograph document signed, with Washington autograph, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvoice to George Washington from R. Sprigg. Receipted for stud fees of mules.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncloses copy of account requested--will send account from Mr. Payne--is looking for father's [Fielding Lewis] paper of money payable and receivable from Washington--wants lands sold which father owned with Washington--if possible before he goes west this summer--how much can he get for shares in Dismal Swamp Co.?--has Washington heard of plan to drain it?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLt. [Bezaleel] How[e], who intends to enter an enterprize to some part of the Spanish settlements on the shores of [So?] America, desires a letter from Washington, stating he was an officer of the New Hampshire line and in the Guards--Trumbull recommends him to be a man \"of probity \u0026amp; honor\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBegs financial aid--unfortunate marriage ruined him--married again, but can't get wife's inheritance yet--father refuses to help--rented a house in Greensvill \"in this state\" and has to keep a poor tavern--asks for land in Dismal Swamp to live on--will take care of Washington's business there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter discussing Washington's previous note inquiring if Thomas Lewis would serve as his land agent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePolitical situation in Conn.--Gen'l Assembly of Conn. passing resolves for organizing Congress under new constitution--will appoint electors in Jan., \"this appointment the Assembly have retained in their own power - thinkg it more likely to be exercised with judgment \u0026amp; discretion than it would be to be entrusted in the hands of the people at large\"--Senators elected--Representatives to be chosen by people--mentions circular letter from N.Y. state convention--few discordant notes in Conn. assembly--no disagreement over president, but over vice-president--desires Bowdoin for office, since Adams is talked of for Supreme Court--asks after [David] Humphreys.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Washington's advice and aid--his father's estate [John A. Washington] is in danger of being sued by Dr. Stewart for nonpayment of a bond--this was given to aid uncle Sam [Washington] and now Charles, [Sam's executor] won't pay--doesn't want to sue uncle Chas.--Nancy [Anne Blackburn, his wife] sends love--mares being brought down, will pay for season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod to move to Alexandria--can't keep up plantation and practice law too--prefers law--can sell land and negroes to discharge debts due from his father's estate--has rented his land on advantageous terms--Mother will remain at Bushfield--desires Washington's approval--bearer, Mr. Packet goes to Alexandria to inquire about rent of houses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConn requests that Washington pay the bearer (John Middleton) 3 pounds \"which the Revd Mr. D. Griffith subscribed for you towards repairing the Church etc.\" Receipted and witnessed by Ricahrd Burnet Walker on verso.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses Mr. Cowper's letter respecting N. Carolina land--Mr. Cowper only one who wants land and can pay for it--desires Washington to agree to sell to Cowper because estate of [Fielding Lewis] needs money from sale of lands to pay debts--he leaves for Kentucky next week, and cannot bargain further--has found bill for £50 drawn by executors of Wm. Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclines with thanks Washington's offer of a house rent free [in Alexandria ?]--has no office or outbuildings--might be unhealthy--glad Washington approves of decision to give up farming--conscious of competition legal in Alexandria--he and Nancy [Ann, wife] will be at Mt. Vernon after Christmas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArmistead's Bill of exchange--made no fixed price in offer of Carolina land to Mr. Cowper--asked what it is worth--has heard land is in bad shape and may be sold for taxes--Mr. Riddick and Mr. Godwin attend to paying this--other land bought not assessed--maybe hard to find land in Kentucky--will give Washington best intelligence of it he can.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond of £1000 for 5000 acres of land in Kentucky.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"For putting in Buckwheat. Receipted by Peter Pool with an \"\"X\"\" mark.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is a petition to George Washington requesting a pardon of Margaret Stone. Citing the facts that Stone is about forty years old, mother of seven children, and it is her first offense, the undersigned [including Lund Washington and Peyton Randolph] request a pardon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks for kind offer, but had already rented an office--will repair [Washington's] stable for use--accepts offer of hay--hard to get it and expensive in [Alexandria].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses thanks for Washington's goodness--realizes bad condition of their estate--great need for clothes--have a servant stop by Mr. Hanson's for some things to be repaired.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks for unmerited kindness and attention--will pay respects at Mt. Vernon before Washington leaves for N.Y.--sure he will accept the presidency despite preference for Mt. Vernon--\"... it is the general opinion of the Friends to the New Government, that if you decline being at the head of it, It never can, or will take effect\"--returns to London in a few months where he does business under the firm of Donald \u0026amp; Burton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains inability to answer sooner--will see the land he mentions and give his idea of its value. [This is probably land Washington was considering buying from John Dandridge in Gloucester County.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that his nephew Lund Washington, heard in Stafford County that people were saying \"we shoud have a very pretty President at the head of our new Government one who had pd of his Debts within the time of the war with paper money altho it had been lent to him in specia.\"--Col. [George] Mason responsible--believes Mason's son-in-law started it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington's letter to him delayed--Gen. Nelson's illness--has seen land Washington is interested in buying--encloses sketch of it taken from old survey--description of land--4 mi. from Gloucester C.H.--\"a good, not a fine piece of land\"--[Sketch of land is enclosed].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies - one retained copy in Warner Lewis' hand. Another contemporary copy in another hand with the docket, \"From Warner Lewis Esqr. 11 March 1789 (Copy). Original sent to John Dandridge Esqr. 26th March 1789\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies - one retained copy in Warner Lewis' hand. Another contemporary copy in another hand with the docket, \"From Warner Lewis Esqr. 11 March 1789 (Copy). Original sent to John Dandridge Esqr. 26th March 1789\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn answer to letter of 26th Inst, mentions caution regarding getting ready--is prepared to go with mother and Mrs. Willis on Thurs, or Fri. to Mt. Vernon--remains there till the horses return for his Aunt--hopes to find him at Mt. Vernon when he arrives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnable as yet to get information on lands Washington is interested in--goes to New Orleans in 2 weeks--\"I have seen a very extrordinary publication in a Fredericksburg Paper wherin mention is made of Gen. W-ks-n [James Wilkinson ?] having prepared a fleet of 25 Boats some of them armed with three Pounders and maned with 150 men who intend fighting their way down the Mississippi into the Gulph of Mexico. It is very extrordinary how such a report coud have taken its rise as Ge. W-ks-n is now here and intends down the River at the same time as I do, with only five or six Tobacco [ ] instead of 25 armed Boats.\"--sends some \"pecaun\" nuts from New Orleans--Indians doing mischief--but lands settling fast despite scalpings--price of corn--returns to Mt. Vernon in August.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSolicits money from Washington for erection of a Methodist Episcopal church in Alexandria--contributions have been slow--names prominent Alexandrians who have contributed--wishes him a good journey to the north.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePA list of accounts addressed to His Excellency Gen. Washington Esq. from the firm of Pope and Cadle, who sold lace, silk, and other hosiery at 12 William Street, New York. The document shows that on April 30, the day of his inauguration, Washington purchased 3 hat tassels. In May, he purchased 3 pairs of white silk hose and 28 yards livery lace. A note at the bottom states that one pair of hose was for Tobias Lear, who paid for them separately.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIt is likely that the hat tassels purchased on Inauguration Day were for Giles and Paris, enslaved men who rode and drove the horses that pulled Washington's carriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDelivered his letter and package to Mrs. Washington--has arranged for Mrs. Washington's trip to N.Y.--hired [Gabriel] Van Horn \u0026amp; Co. to drive her--tries to allay her fears at driving with strange horses and coachman--gives charges for trip.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Fenwick, bears a gift of a small 2-deck ship which will act as a chimney piece of a large room before a looking glass.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe is sending a sermon preached a year ago which is appropriate today--\"When you removed from my house, your goodness allowed me to be conversant in your family as a domestic for some months, before the College was removed to Concord\".--lauds Washington's religious attitudes and Christian behavior.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for inoculating fruit trees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccording to Washington's directions he has pd. Col. Hooe £700 in part of debt due heirs of Co. Colville by Th. Montgomerie, Adam Stewart and Cumberland Wilson--will make payments of £500 and £250 soon--\"The Laws both of Maryland \u0026amp; Virginia authorized me to pay current money at the par of exchange in discharge of Sterling Debts and in the manner Col. Hooe received his money.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe has been down the Ohio--found a settlement on the Kanawa under James Neal of Frederick County, who patented 2200 A.--he persuaded them they had no right to the land, since it was in center of land surveyed for officers of Washington's old Va. regt. [Fr. \u0026amp; Ind. War]--they agree to buy it cheap if it will be sold, because their settlement has increased value greatly of land--people won't settle unless there's a settlement already there--he has power of attorney to make a settlement for Neal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMares such as Washington wants can be had for £25 specie--doesn't know cost of sending them to Virginia--his commission for procuring them would be 10%.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests loan of about £300 to pay outstanding debts on estate of Mr. Aylett, his wife's first husband [she was Elizabeth Dandridge Aylett Henley, Mrs. Martha Washington's sister]--will give land and negroes as security.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses gratitude for \"your powerful friendship\" in appointment of Mr. Meredith.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived intimation this morning from Gen. Lincoln, so renewed request made in Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e£11.5.0 for shoeing horses, \"a new handel \u0026amp; ring for a fork,\" and \"to drogs an doctren the whet hors head\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetty writes that George Augustine Washington, Bushrod and Corbin are there to help settle Mary Washington's estate--Bushrod says she's to have no part of the slaves [of Mary Washington's estate]--discusses division of her property--doctor's bills high--Col. Ball thinks crops will pay off debts of estate. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas purchased 2 bay mares for Washington--sends them down next week--with good care, they will be satisfactory next year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe was manager for Col. George Mercer's estate in Frederick County when it was sold by Washington--Jas. Mercer kept scolding him and complaining of bad management of farms--Mr. Snickers had written letter to Jas. Mercer maligning his conduct--Capt. Ed. Snickers nailed up his cornhouse door and threatened to serve a writ on him--he was going to bring suit against Mr. Mercer for this treatment, but the war intervened--before war, tried to settle dispute but Mercer refused and he brought suit--sends Washington copy of affadavit--Washington, he is informed, means to bring suit against him for damage--lists a number of questions, seeking testimony of Washington in the suit against Mercer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas recorded deed of the land in Gloucester to Washington for the £800 offered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWaited until recess of Congress to bother Washngton with another letter--the Gloucester county land, is not worth £800--John Nicholson of Gloucester is interested in leasing the land on back creek [sic]--Nicholson has asked several questions about the land so passes them on to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten at Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The letter expresses the author's laudatory and religious feelings about Washington. This letter was presumably once in the Washington papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeeks settlement for payment for his services as manager of Col. George Mercer's plantations in Frederick County--will acceed to arbitration--puts queries to Washington on his management of the farms, the answers will be put as proof--claims Col. Ed. Snickers cast aspersions on his character--sends letter to Clerk of district court of Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShe is sick in strange city and begs food for self and fatherless child--late husband (Col. John White's) acct. can't be settled until Congress meets--Col. Alexander Hamilton knows her character and situation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShe suffers in prison without heat or bed, with her child, Kitty White--deceased husband's (Col. John White's) daughter has had her imprisoned to give an account of his property which wouldn't pay his debts--she cannot give security until she can write to Georgia and explain the business.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGlad he's returned safely from eastern tour--breeding mares extremely hard to come by--only the wealthy have them and they prize them highly--Adam Reigart is looking in Lancaster Cty, Mr. Baltzer Spangler searching in the county--will try to send mares to Mt. Vernon before Jan.--compliments to Mr. Lewis and rest of family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter signed by Fenwick Mason and addressed to His Excellency George Washington Esq. President of the United States of America. It refers to various wines ordered by the President for entertaining, including \"26 dozen claret and 12 dozen vins de grave.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill of lading for \"dix huit Caisses de Vin en bouteille\"--shipped aboard the ship \"Le Jean Jacques de St. Malo,\" captain Le Grand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a copy of letter from Adam Reigart--sorry so many difficulties have been encountered in finding mares--Mr. Spangler's report not favorable either--has engaged another man--will remain at home 3 or 4 weeks--will write Mr. Miller, mentioned in Reigart's letter--Mrs. Reigart's death and daughter's illness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains why his brother wrote Washington twice on same subject--he [brother] goes to Berkeley to try to discover documents to defend title to his land--Bushrod apologizes for not writing, but injured his hand badly--apologizes for applying for federal job [district attorney of Va.], had thought Supreme Court made nominations, not the president, and he realizes position Washington was put in--congratulations of the season.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill for shoeing horses and for bottles of ointment during period Jan. 11-June 15 1790.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt Mr. Nicholson's request, Warner sends a copy of a letter he wrote several months ago, supposing the first was lost in the mail.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeteorological account--work done on each farm, giving division of labor--work days lost by sickness--stock on each farm--work of ditchers, coopers, and joiners and carpenters--amount of grain ground at mill. Includes putting up post and rail fence around the vineyard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of furniture, including sofas, mirrors, chairs, draperies, miscellaneous small furnishings, lamps, china (Sevres). Used in the New York house; total £665.14.6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[John?] Fairfax wants higher wages than £25 per annum [as overseer]--will probably leave at end of year--difficulty in finding reliable overseers for the salary--thinks Mr. [James] Bloxham's wages (£40) too high--he's not any better than any overseer in the country--suspects him of embezzling funds from ferriages--Fairfax would like to have Bloxham's job at the high salary, but G.A.W. has discouraged him--but he's a good overseer--recommends removing James from carpentering house to act as an overseer--white overseers expensive--remove Davy to Dogue Run and Will to Muddy Hole--hasn't told the Farmer [Bloxham] yet of plans to oust him--G.A.W. goes to Berkeley for his health--wheat and tobacco crops--flour ground and the prices it will bring--new bolting cloth in place, will enable superfine flour to be made--Mr. Wilson to send his corn to the mill--prices in Alexandria high--will increase crops of pease, potatoes, carrots as Washington desires--Ehler appears industrious and able [German gardner]--\"I have replaced in the Shrubberies the Dogwood Red Bud Sasafrass Laurel and Crabapples - the Ivy have almost entirely died under both walls - among the shrubs some of these shall be interspersed\"--Muse's account with Washington--very cold weather endangers grain crops--barley has suffered much.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor colouring and bordering 2 rooms and mending one room £8.5.0.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeteorological Account--work done on each farm, giving division of labor--work days lost by sickness--stock increase and decrease for each farm--work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters--amount of grains ground at mill. Includes \"lathing and shingling the shed of the Barn Yard.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePaid account to Porter \u0026amp; Ingraham, after satisfying himself they were valid--will no more let mares or jennets be taken away from Mt. Vernon before being paid for breeding with Jacks--rest of mares from Mr. Zantzinger have come--encloses his letters [see letters of March 9 \u0026amp; 14, P. Zantzinger to G.A.W.]--is making inquiries for person to take Fairfax's place as overseer--son of James DeNeil is no good in job at Dr. Stuart's--Mr. Gevins is good, but wants his own plantation when Fitzhugh lets him go--has had application from Anthony Whiting, an Englishman, who seems to know the whole business but wants 40 Guineas--gave Gen. Cadwallader as reference--has given Mr. Bloxham his notice and he wants to leave immediately--Davy doesn't want to go to Dogue Run as overseer--pleads his recent jaundiced condition as reason--Will not as good as Davy, but considers him for Muddy Hole--gives number of hogsheads of tobacco prized--Gardener [Ehler] laments no cabbage seed came with other seeds and buckwheat from Biddle--he's fond of flowers but promises to attend to more practical things--\"The posts which stood against the Barn, at the Mansion house I had put within shortly after you left Home.\"--too wet to complete fencing at Deep Run--when Bishop Green went away, secured the house--they are living at place of Col. McCarty's where Mrs. Barnes formerly lived--dampness delays and hampers sowing--a severe sickness among horses and mules--fluctuating wheat prices--sold all on hand, gives prices taken.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHasn't written him since he left because he's so busy--asks her uncle to please send her a guitar [\"gettar\"], as all the young ladies are learning music, and it is very simple to learn--a man named Tracy teaches the gettar and harpsichord lessons--hears he and aunt are coming home this summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne page of accounts between the President's household in New York and local confectioner Joseph Corre. Includes purchases of macaroni, bitter almonds, caraway seed, and ice cream. On April 15, the President's household purchased \"dinner drest,\" when John and Abigail Adams, John Jay, and Thomas Jefferson dined with him. \"Dinner drest\" was ordered again on April 29 when Washington dined with a group of senators.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Joseph Corre and docketed on verso.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived his assent to agreement between Dr. Stuart and Alexander on Custis estate--glad it's to be compromised even if injurious to Custis estate--had Custis paid in legal currency, transaction would have been legal--high court of chancery may put price anywhere from £48,000 to £8,000--if the higher figure, would ruin the estate for the Custis children--Col. George Mason considers his appointment an insult, because he never approved of the govt.--but Mr. Hector Ross thinks Mason's acrimony against the Constitution is much abated--Mason dislikes \"pomp \u0026amp; parade\" in N.Y.--\" ... swearing by G-d that if the President was not an uncommon Man we should soon have the Devil to pay. but hoped \u0026amp; indeed did not fear so long as it pleased God to keep him at the Head - but it would be out of the power of those Damnd monarchical fellows with the Vice president, \u0026amp; the Women to ruin the nation.\"--prices high in Alexandria and farmers making money--law passed moving court from Alexandria but another to be passed moving it back--Roger West thrown out of Assembly--Lund's eyes very bad--snowing hard now--wheat crops looking good--describes Washington's stand of wheat at field at Morris, Frenches and the Ferry--hopes to see Washington and Mrs. Washington in summer at Mt. Vernon--\"No person has an idea but that you must remain at the head of the Government so long as you Live. Which I pray God may be with some degree of Comfort and satisfaction to yourself, for I have no doubt but your fatigue, trouble \u0026amp; vexation is very great.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of the death of her son Lawrence's first wife (Susannah Edmundson) in child-birth. Settlement of Mary Ball Washington's estate. Asks about her son, Robert, who was serving as Washington's personal secretary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlacksmith's bill for shoeing General Washington's horses and making a bolt for a [coach]--part itemized, part lumped together: \"To shoeing \u0026amp; repairing shoes \u0026amp;c of 11 horses for 2 months ... \"--included are \"Two charges for shoeing a gray mare not entered ... being for T. Lear.\" Receipted by Cliland on September 27.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of work done on each farm during the week, including report of amount of grain ground at mill, sickness among negroes, increase and decrease in cattle, work of ditchers. Autograph document, 4 pages, in hand of G. A. Washington, docketed by George Washington, \"From Maj. Geo. A. Washington 20th Aug. 1790,\" docketed in another hand \"Report Aug. 1790 Mt. Vernon,\" laminated, watermark (F. Hayes \u0026amp; crown over encircled heraldic device).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSafe arrival of Will--expected him home at Mt. Vernon sooner--his great anxiety to do right in Washington's affairs--considering moving Anthony Whiting to place occupied by Fairfax when he goes--estimate of Whiting's capabilities and character--Garner [Wm. Gardener, overseer of the River Plantation?] is leaving too, wants higher wages--Mr. Gwin in Alexandria has recommended a young boy of respectable family to take Garner's place--he has had no experience--no family--George A. Washington disagrees with Washington's theory of having all married men--cheaper to have single one--work terms of new overseer--wheat and buckwheat--corn seed sent from New York good--corn crop--\"... a piece of wood of the kind and dimensions you denoted shall be prepared ...\"--very little ice left--Peter and Godfrey busy with small odd jobs--mares in pasture are mischievous and troublesome--terrible rain storm and winds delay work--corn broken down--weather warm until yesterday--very cool--red corn George Washington sent destroyed by insects, dying in the hill--pumpkin seed from Col. Platt's prizes he thinks will flourish.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor a newspaper subscription--\"To Sub to Daily Advn. from the 1st May 17[illegible] [to] this day is 1 Year \u0026amp; 4 months @48[illegible] To Advr [illegible] £4.[illegible].\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters -- amount of grain ground at mill. Includes work on new barn and stables at Mansion House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters -- amount of grain ground at mill. Includes work on new barn and stables at Mansion House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington's sister mentions his recent trip to Rhode Island, inquires about his health, and reports her health problems. She would like to visit Mount Vernon before the Washingtons return to Philadelphia; invites them to visit her. Mentions items left to Washington in their mother's will; the accounts of the estate will be settled soon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn hand of George Augustine Washington and includes; Meteorological account--work done on each farm giving division of labor--work days lost by sickness--stock increase and decrease--work of ditchers and coopers, joiners and carpenters--amount of grain ground at mill. Mentions making stalls in the sheds of the new barn; also, putting up a post and rail fence to enclose cow-house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge A. Washington writes about how he didn't write sooner because George Washington had just left Mt. Vernon -- will be more prompt with reports hereafter -- unable to complete the barn for the stock because of many other jobs for Carpenters \u0026amp; their illness -- some progress made on barn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount with David Clark in Philadelphia for repairing the coach, harnesses, halters, and reins over a period of several years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for £50 from George Washington by George [Augustine] Washington's hands--for his donation for year 1790 to school in the Alexandria Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipted [April] 12 by John Barnes. Account for Feb. 21 and April 2 for Best Bourbon Coffee, amounting to £8.15.4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA bond detailing a loan agreement between De Barth and Washington. Signed by Washington, De Barth, Peter Miller, and Tobias Lear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipted on [June 2] by H. Burgess. Account includes cotton, linens, gause, etc., amounting to £6.19.1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to know if Washington arrived safe in Philadelphia--weather has been miserable since he left--Mrs. Stuart here at Mount Vernon, waiting to go over the river--Mr. and Mrs. Lund Washington here yesterday--he is worse--veal lights, supposed to help his eyes, have made them worse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis document is an account of medical calls and treatments at Mount Vernon, mostly to slaves, from 8 March 1791 - 4 Nov. 1791. \"Paid in full.\" Part of account, which should begin 17 March 1789, is missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarriot thanks her uncle, George Washington, for his letter with advice, and she will heed it--always grateful to him for his care and attention--Cousin [Fanny B. Washington ?] and Major are going down in country and she will stay with Cousin Lee--when Cousin returns Harriot will help her keep house--Mrs. Stuart still here.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis document consists of a listing of the various tenements in Berkeley, Frederick, Fauquier, and Loudon Counties, the location of them, the present tenants, length of lease, and whether tenants were paid up.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives partial list of Washington's tenants in Fauquier County with detailed description of status of land they lease, plus amount collected for rent due Dec. 25, 1791.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRespecting trespass on Washington's property--Col. Little detected man loading his wagon with hoop poles and discovered many thousands cut--the trespasser is an overseer to Chas. Alexander--probably much trespass on Washington's lands far from eyes of those who care for his land--discusses legal action against them--\"it requires the eyes of Argus to protect property in this neighborhood\"--enclosure to Mrs. Powell [Elizabeth Willing Powel].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived letter and expresses thanks for appointment--noted contents of letter to Mr. Muse and received from him all the blank leases and ones already executed with precise accounting of the rents due--great difficulty in collecting rents in Fauquier and Loudon Counties, Virginia--few improvements made there--Berkeley tenants paid rents quickly and have made many improvements--\"Most of those who hold Leases for lives have satisfied me that the lives are still in existance - Others again are uncertain, and say the lives are in Kentucky or Georgia - They have all agree'd to produce certificates of this truth from respectable authority.\"--Amount of rental exceeds what G.A. Washington led him to expect--10% will amply repay him for services--should finish rental rolls shortly--deep snow has prevented communication between Alexandria and this County--Mrs. Lewis has been ill--late fright caused \"premature increase of our family\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarriot hopes he arrived safely in Philadelphia--she desires a guitar (\"guittar\") preferably one with keys and strings both--\"they are easier to learn to play on, and not so easy to be out of order, but if one with keys is dearer than without, I shall be much obleiged to you for one with strings.\"--will be easy to learn to play--Mrs. Bushrod Washington has offered to teach her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor the carriage of a trunk by stage to Philadelphia 12/.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas decided to try the water at the springs and delay his return to Mt. Vernon a fortnight in struggle to regain his health, unless he hears something unfavorable from Mount Vernon--physician in the county doubts that he is consumptive--his head very disordered by rheumatic or nervous complaints--sends the letter by gentleman to Frederick Town [Winchester].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived his favor by Howell--deep apologies for not sending his share of money from Mr. Cowper--Lewis used it to extricate himself from difficulties brought about by a bond he signed, but has now the money to send George Washington--will give Howell the money and give account of sale of land--denies he meant to go to Kentucky without paying money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas been indisposed--will take Harriot Washington to live with her this winter if she comes well supplied with clothes--last time she was there, Harriot often couldn't appear in public because of a lack of clothes--she (Betty) cannot advance any to her because she is supporting 3 grandchildren and may have more--Fielding very distressed--\"his children would go naked if it was not for the assistance I give him\"--her family has been very sickly this fall--goes to visit daughter Betty Carter in Albemarle--change of air may help--will return in a few weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends copy of Mr. Cowper's account--payments not up to date--had expected to have Howell bring Washington full amount of money due him, but was disappointed in sum promised by Col. Fontain--will send it all within a few weeks--Howell brings £212.6.5 1/2--will substitute another bond for one of Dr. French's on which payment not received.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn the subject of George Washington's resignation and whether he really would be as happy in retirement as doing good for his country.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClendinen introduces, to Washington, King Dequen, leader of the Kascashas, and expresses the chief's intent to prevail \"upon the Chiefs of Many [Indian] Nations to Travel with him to you,... Hoping that we may all become the Same people. Firmly United to Each Others Interests.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRental for 1792 on lands in Berkeley, Frederick, Loudoun and Fauquier Counties,--lists tenants and amounts paid--arrearages for years 1791 \u0026amp; 1792--a note by Lewis explains \"The above arrearages have been collected by the Sheriffs and no Executions returned. I have had them fined, and am to have a final settlement of accounts this week.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis documents records the accounts of tenants in Berkley, Frederick, and Fauquier Counties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill leave tomorrow to carry out Washington's instructions regarding purchasing Major Harrison's land in Fairfax County adjoining the mill tract--doesn't think the land is very valuable--thanks Washington for horse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMajor Harrison of Loudon now has decided not to sell land--seems an honest man--he will get rid of tenants, but must wait until next Fall--title is not clear and he refuses general warrantee--he wants 40 shillings per acre--wants to wait until Congress adjourns in the Spring and Washington comes to Virginia, for Harrison believes that Washington knows more about the title than he does.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph document, in hand of Anthony Whitting, docketed by G.W., laminated, (not examined for watermark).Papers of George Washington - Reel#2. Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill. Also a list of the weights of River plantation hogs and remaining mill hogs. A-283.96 ; A-283.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA report of recent work done at Washington's Mount Vernon estate: Digging and planting, cuttings of weeping willow, cleaning and leveling nursery in vineyard, planting fruit trees and leveling gravel walk, gathering haws [red berries of hawthorn].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis document is a report of the recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate: Spinning, yarn and stocking yarn, making shirts, stockings. Work done by 10 women, all named.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport on recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate: Framing and raising corn house, drawing shingles, making brackets, putting axle tree to carts, mending flax brake and hemp brake -- jointing shingles, making pins, painting, etc. Fragment, docketed by George Washington.A note at end of report, \"I will answer your letter by my nex Report.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington's farm manager reports the bad conduct of Thos. Green, carpenter -- will not use delegated authority concerning Green, because realizes he is necessary -- good men are hard to come by -- suggests an addition of carpenters, or estate will be a long time in improving -- mentions all the buildings that need to be built or repaired -- wishes farms to look neat -- will put up fences and gates -- suggests moving post and rail fence at Dogue Run to make meadow correspond to fields -- new corn house going up at River farm -- will move Rich's house to Muddy Hole, for David's house likely to be blown down by high wind -- engaged planks and scantling for [Dogue Run] barn from Mr. Kenzie -- Green keeps sawyers about the corn house -- poor Maj. Washington cannot recover, but he doesn't consider himself fatally ill -- G.A. Washington desires him to continue building on his house -- has treated Whitting like a brother -- will keep carpenters on G.A. Washington's house until they run out of work and he will order no more scantling -- has planted hedges of honey locust, French furz, and cedar berries, but sheep eat them -- need nettle fences on each side of hedge to enable it to grow -- hedges must be given much care to grow -- advises English thorn imported for live fences and estimates cost -- Lombardy and weeping willow cuttings planted about the Mansion house fences -- River plantation will be hard to fence -- Mr. Stuart advises water fences there -- a batteau is needed for this -- should it be built in Alexandria or by one of carpenters? -- Mr. Butler and he can carry on the hedging and fencing, including the night work -- grubbing proceeds to line of locust trees below Vineyard -- will make it a year of fencing -- little wool to spin -- spinning sewing thread and candlewick of tow -- Caroline unwell -- bled her -- trouble with Charlotte -- whipped and refuses to work -- claims she hasn't been whipped for 14 years -- will try to make seine twine -- deer destroying trees at mansion house, especially mulberry -- ice house not filled -- Dr. Stuart and young man managing Custis estates take plough to White House to use as pattern -- Mr. Ring present manager -- shorts from mill can be ground over as ship stuff or fed to cattle -- high price of flour in Alexandria.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning her sons Robert and Howell who were with the President in Philadelphia, and her niece, Harriot, who was living with her in Fredericksburg. Also inquires about the price of wheat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeteorological account of weather at Mount Vernon -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill -- Also, \"clearing the second Vista.\" -- At end in hand of George Washington is an itemized account of sheep and lambs at each farm. Autograph document, in hand of Anthony Whitting, laminated, 4 pages, docketed by George Washington, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of recent work done at Mount Vernon by 4 men in the gardens: Wheeling gravel and dung into the garden; cutting wood lost by snow; dressing hemp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of work recently accomplished at Mount Vernon by 8 named women: Spinning hemp, stocking yarn and shoe thread; making shirts, sheets and shift, knitting stockings. Fragment, docketed by George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of work recently accomplished at Mount Vernon by 8 named women: Spinning hemp, stocking yarn and shoe thread; making shirts, sheets and shift, knitting stockings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of recent carpentry work done at Mount Vernon: Getting new logs \u0026amp; gutter piece \u0026amp; shingles for roof \u0026amp; chimney of overseers house at Muddy Hole -- \"straching\" the well rope \u0026amp; fixing it to well -- preparing plow -- \"to drawing the brick kill at dogue Runn\" -- mending shoes -- drawing and jointing shingles -- \"to trying up stuff for Bench plains.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrenching rains, fields flooded, mill race broke again, roads almost impassable--Tayler little to be confided in, has kept horse since the Major is away--mill has plenty of wheat--will try to straighten fence from Manley Bridge to the Mill--snows gone, wheat not damaged, but freezing would cause covering of ice--fences and gates can't go in such wet ground--too wet to paint buildings--mixing paints--will let Green have corn--asks whether to continue work on Major Washington's building--Burwell Bassett says Mrs. Fanny Washington will not go to housekeeping--two ships just passed, will probably take flour from Alexandria--Charles' toe may have to be taken off--has called for Dr. Craik--Caroline made a shift for Sarah Flatfoot--2 sheets cut from Oznaburgh linen for there is no change of them while washing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJust returned from Westmoreland--denies neglect of Washington's business--would have written had there been further developments in the case--Mr. Lee informed Mr. Hooe of judgement, but no injunction has been applied for--concludes with greetings from Nancy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn hand of Anthony Whitting, docketed by George Washington including; Report on recent work done at Mount Vernon's several farms: Work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport on recent work done at Mount Vernon by 9 men and 3 boys: Hanging a gate, repairing fishing boat, dressing timber, giving sizes and amounts of timber -- sawing timber, hauling timber, digging brick earth and making brick yard -- painting -- making a batto [batteaux] for fishing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis report is on recent work done at Mount Vernon by 4 men: Planting evergreen, cleaning, digging, sowing and planting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate by 8 women: Spinning tow, \"sown shoe maker Thread,\" stocking yarn, winding twine for seine maker, a shift \u0026amp; knitting stockings, \"making 13 bax\" [bags?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters were delayed--will meet them at Mt. Vernon early next month--estate in good condition--outstanding debts small--property in Berkeley under ignorant overseer and may have suffered--he hasn't sold the crops there yet--overseer on Fairfax property taking liberties--he has a boat and seine for fishing--Dr. Craik's account discharged by corn and wheat Taylor had for sale--desires to live in Alexandria to enable her children to get better education, but looks to Mr. and Mrs. Washington for the guidance to do this or accept their offer to remain at Mt. Vernon--will continue Mt. Vernon chariot in her service, at their suggestion--\"My dear little Fayette shall be given up to your kind patronage whenever you think proper ...\"--sorry to hear of poor Mr. Anthony Whitting's sickness--will leave April 1 for Mt. Vernon--requests permission to leave Harriot Washington with Mrs. Betty Lewis while she takes a trip to Berkeley--brothers are busy so she will be accompanied to Mt. Vernon by Mr. Joe Foster.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter with advertisement came late but will go in next week's paper--intended to write by Cousin Washington [Fanny Bassett] but her stay was short--Harriot needs hat, gloves, and shoes--keeps exact account of everything bought and will send it to Washington--money sent from Philadelphia bought Harriot a dress for the Birthnight, \"it must of appeard particular had I refused to let her go, and her having nothing fit for that Purpose ...\"--requests a ticket to the Washington lottery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHasn't heard from home in 5 months, and has contracted many debts--a Quaker has threatened to prosecute--is a student of medicine under Dr. Rush--has no dependence on anyone--asks for $300 until his father sends him money from Virginia--although he is unknown to George Washington, he believes Washington knew his grandfather (Washington's first cousin, Warner)--asks him not to make known his request.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Washington for his offer to write his father--his father's allowance to him is adequate, but has had no remittance for 5 months--he isn't extravagant--encloses letter from man to whom he owes 5 months board.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSickness prevented his visiting Washington's lands on the Potomac and lots at Winchester and Bath--must stay to make harvest now--will inspect lands after sowing corn and wheat--Major Harrison has decided not to sell his lands--he thinks prices will rise--encloses draft on Philadelphia man given for rent by a tenant of Washington's--asks for letter giving information on lots in Winchester.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of recent work done in the gardens at the Mount Vernon estate by 4 men \"Klening\" in the yard, gardens and \"winne Yart\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis Farm Report (work done on Mount Vernon farms during the week Aug. 4-10) includes: Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of recent work done at Mount Vernon by 10 named women spinning yarn and stocking yarn, washing, sewing breeches, knitting stockings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecent work at Mount Vernon by 9 men and 3 boys: Putting up bedstead and furniture for it, mending blinds in parlor and mending locks--mending \"Dutch fan\"--felling and flattening stocks--building walls at Dogue Run--\"Plastering weightwashing \u0026amp; painting at ye Mansion House\"--mending equipment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived letter and bank note--recent rain great service to crops--wheat being sown--oxen and horses sick, cause shortage of plows--machine for gathering heads of clover for seed has been found--haying--planting grass-- sent Washington all pamphlets by Capt. Elwood found in his study.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Washington for money he sent her--will buy nothing unnecessary--\"Aunt Lewis has a very large family at present and a great deal of company, which makes my cloaths ware out much faster than if I was in the country where any thing would do to ware ...\"--Aunt Betty Lewis sent letters to Bob Lewis--Cousin Lawrence [Lewis?] left to go to Bath.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA stock printed shipping bill on which is recorded in manuscript the arrival from London on board the ship George Barclay, John Collet master, one case containing a harpsichord to be delivered to His Excellency General George Washington, President of the United States. The document is signed at the bottom by Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., one of Washington's nephews and secretaries. Washington bought the instrument for his wife's granddaughter Nelly (Eleanor Parke Custis) who played it at their residence in the capital city and then later at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUrges Washington to pick another city for session of Congress other than Philadelphia, where a fatal sickness rages [yellow fever]--suggests tentatively Baltimore or New York, especially the latter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Stuart's visit so short, she fears he may not have examined her husband [Lund Washington] well enough -- Lund doesn't want to go to Philadelphia for examinatin and treatment of cancer, for his eyesight is bad, and medicine affects nerves so he needs complete rest -- he is extremely ill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Washington he has power to call legislative assembly in another city and at another time--quotes laws and Constitution--fears and jealousies in various quarters over a new meeting place--hears accounts that conditions are improving in Philadelphia now from yellow fever epidemic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Deals with legacy left her by brother George William Fairfax (d. 1787) -- declines to pay any debts against Mrs. Mildred Washington Bushrod's (d. 1785) estate -- her husband (Warner Washington, 1722-1790) was not a legatee -- her children were, but they are married. Autograph letter signed, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her uncle for the money he sent--she goes to stay with cousin Betty Lewis Carter who has recently lost a child--Mrs. Lewis will come to get her if Mrs. Washington stays at Mt. Vernon this winter and wants her to come there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Martha Washington is awaiting President's word to join him in Philadelphia--very apologetic for troubling him, but wonders can another story be added to the house in Alexandria which George Washington has so kindly put at her disposal?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses gratitude of herself and her husband Mr. Lund Washington for George Washington's part in getting Dr. Gates' opinion -- Gates hasn't arrived in Virginia yet -- Lund's condition growing worse all the time -- can only see light.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas been in Culpeper all winter with Cousin Betty Lewis Carter--desires enough money for silk jacket and pair of shoes to wear to Birth Night Ball.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed is deed to be reacknowledged in presence of Mr. Rutherford, as the previous copy is now out of date due to the negligence of Dr. Stuart and Col. Ball--just returned from Berkeley County, seeing Washington's tenants and is on his way to Fauquier whence he will write more fully..\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends her thanks for the bundle containing such pretty things [probably silk jacket and shoes requested by Harriot in letter of 7 January 1794]--Cousin Bob [Robert] Lewis has lost his little boy [William Burnett Lewis, who had died at the end of November 1793].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetty writes that Harriot is very pleased with items Washington sent to her from Philadelphia--she is very deserving and takes care of her things--two valuable Negro hands have run away, probably to Philadelphia to be free, and Betty asks her brother's advice in the matter--her next year's crops will be negligible unless they can be returned. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith apologies for taking up his valuable time, Bushrod sends the draft of an answer on a question having to do with the estate of Mr. George William Fairfax. Bushrod is doing well in law practice in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDesires linen and dimity to make petticoats and great coat-- her great coat is so small she can't get it on.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends her gratitude for package--wishes for money to make great coat, and for tape and thread for linen--would make coat herself but no tailor will cut it out unless he makes it too--Harriot had borrowed 24 shillings from Aunt Betty Lewis, and asks for Washington's help to repay her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas had a bad attack of ague and fever, but is now recovered--thanks Washington for present of a mule--heard news of some dying of yellow fever in Philadelphia again this spring--Harriot received money he had sent her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod has word of an injunction against Washington in High Court of Chancery--his answer is needed quickly as the Court sits on 12 May--Bushrod will draw it up and send it to Washington to be sworn to. The injunction deals with suit by Henshaw, arising out of settlement of George Mercer's estate in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduces Mr. Maund to Washington as carrier of this letter--Bushrod gently reminds the president of his recent letter (22 April) requesting an answer about the suit against him by Henshaw, dealing with estate of George Mercer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCouldn't write to Washington before with information on his rents, tenants, etc. until High Sheriff of the county handed over rental money--they are enclosed herewith--breeding horses and mules--mentions Washington's lots in Winchester and Bath, and suggests exchange of one of Washington's lots on Potomac for one held by a tenant on the Bullskin in Berkeley--should buy out life leases there from tenant John Dimmett--Lewis fears he might lose land Washington gave him in Stafford because of no clear title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington's letter to Robert Lewis will be carried to him by Cousin [Betty?] Carter who travels to Fauquier--Harriot requests money for summer dresses, or as goods are cheaper in Philadelphia, she would be happy if he would buy them there for her--wants him to know that she does mend her clothing and wear it as long as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgain requests some summer dresses--requests permission to go to Philadelphia to visit brother George Steptoe Washington--Aunt Betty Lewis has ague and fever--she and family go to Berkeley soon--wheat crop is bad in Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests Washington's permission to leave Philadelphia and study law in Berkeley--his actions there are always put under worst possible construction--is in debt now and knows Washington will advance him no more money--says his brother will send money to pay his debts and travel to Berkeley--expresses deep gratitude to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShe thanks Washington for money he sent her to buy summer dresses--and reports that all there are sorry to hear of Washington's accident on his way to Mt. Vernon--she hope he's recovered--Aunt Betty Lewis's family has been ill all summer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnswers questions Washington raised in letters of 18 May and 18 July respecting his lands to be leased or sold--land on Potomac put up for rent--procured tenant for houses in Bath--rental of lot in Winchester--trouble in buying out leases of tenants in Berkeley--land on Difficult Run--Mr. Muse allowed transfers of leases--money for rents--use of rents to buy out leases of tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHappy to hear Washington is well and cancerous growth on his face is much improved--weather promises very good corn crop--she asks his permission to set her overseer and carpenters to build a corn house--not satisfied with school her children are in as it is too crowded--her son Fayette has been ill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis writes: \"Casually going into a painter's shop yesterday I there saw some Tent Poles which I was told were for your\" use. Since the usual complaint with these tents is that \"the standards in the middle [are] of a great inconvenience,\" Nicola has submitted a sketch [included] of his own for Washington's consideration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites by Mr. Madison [James ?]--left for Berkeley before receiving answer from Washington because of early conveyance there--has heard Aunt Lewis is ill, but can't go back until Brother George is well enough to take her--very much impressed with new sister [Geo. Steptoe Washington married Lucy Payne, sister of Dolly Payne Madison]--dined with Uncle Charles recently and he is in much better health--refused Mr. and Mrs. [James] Madison's invitation to Philadelphia for fear of angering her dear uncle--thinks Mrs. Madison a charming woman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBegs Washington for money to buy a stuff skirt and a couple of dark calicoes--she left Berkeley a week ago--Aunt Betty Lewis has been very ill but it recovering.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis writes that the Berkeley and Frederick rents were easily collected because the lands there are productive--those in Fauquier County are hard to collect--deputy sheriffs won't turn over money that is collected--to Mrs. Haney, \"a very genteel old lady\" and cousin of Washington's (probably daughter of his mother's half sister Elizabeth Johnson), he has extended money on several occasions according to Washington's direction--has settled her and her teenage daughter on a tenement of his own, because those of Washington that were vacant will bring at least £30 each--it may be expensive to buy up life leases on tenements, but Lewis would recommend Washington do so because the money will be reimbursed by higher rent in 4 or 5 years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page each for the two copies which are slightly different. This bond is for rent and signed by Cooper and Robert Lewis, Washington's nephew and secretary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived Washington's letter with 2 plats of land--he knows little of Washington's land in Kentucky on Rough Creek or of settlement there, but supposes there is some, as he believes Washington's land is near the small town of Hartford, some 18 miles from Vienna--Lewis goes to Kentucky again in April to view his own lands on Green River and will view Washington's at same time--his mother and Harriot send greetings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShe received the money Washington sent--would have sent her thanks before, but was in Culpeper and kept there long by bad weather--Aunt Betty Lewis too busy to write by this post.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarriott addresses her \"Honored\" uncle with great humility and asks for a pair of stays, a hat \"and a few other articles.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCabot has heard from Judge Phillips--and is happy to report that the young Lees and Brents mentioned in Washington's letters will probably attend academy at Andover, or else at Exeter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis has just returned from Kentucky--he was unable to see either his own land or Washington's, despite his efforts--he did meet Gen. Spotswood who said he has bought the identical land from Gen. Harry Lee for 4 shillings per acre--Lewis believes it is worth at least twice that--the land has good settlement and a good iron bank on it--he cannot understand what Lee meant by selling it again--300 acres of Andrew Woodrow's should be purchased to improve value of Washington's land--he will purchase it if Washington agrees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduces [John Neale] whom he recommends to overlook the carpenters at Mt. Vernon--he made no definite agreement with him--encloses the agreement that Washington drew up for \"former person\"--he will accept £40--is married with children, which William Washington sees as an advantage because married men stick to their business better than single men.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter and draft of his letter of the same date to Washington but with different closing paragraph. Lewis has purchased no leases because of high prices--he encloses rent roll for past year and has deposited £475.10.2 with his aunt--all above amount of rents to go to his account for 1793 rents sent to Philadelphia--finally got judgment for rents held by sheriff and hopes to pay Washington all arrearages owed--discusses lots in Berkeley--will eject several tenants next year from Frederick and make new leases with industrious farmers--apologizes for not staying at Mount Vernon until Washington arrives, but must see to planting wheat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of land rents collected by Lewis for year 1795 on lands in Berkeley, Frederick, and Fauquier County, Virginia on behalf of George Washington. Shows description of land and remarks on land rented by William Collins, Henry Shover, and ___ McIntosh--amounts to £354.5.0.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDifficulty getting peas and vetches--has applied to Lords of Privy Council to permit officers of customs to admit it to entry to forestall another confiscation of American goods--sends along Chicorium Intybus [Intibus, or succory] and bill of lading--Captain Tuttel promises special care to this shipment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDandridge, employed at the time as personal secretary to the President, declares his intention to leave the official household and begin a commercial career in rural Virginia, having found city life in Philadelphia intolerable.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarriot apologizes for asking for more money to buy hat and articles for Birth night so soon after having received \"liberal presents\"--she has been very ill, enough so to require a physician--Aunt Betty Lewis ill with ague and fever.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis reports that he met with unexpected success in rent collecting for Washington's properties \"over the ridge and in this county\"--few have made required improvements--he suggests the life leases be put into hands of lawyer to decide how to proceed--Mr. Muse says Col. Simm of Alexandria thinks leases badly drawn and ejectments won't be supported by court--reports repossession of lots in Frederick and Berkeley, and rental of some lots--difficulties in collecting from sheriffs--Lewis's late cousin Thornton Washington's estate has cut timber on 35 or 40 acres of Washington's prime reserve in Berkeley because of neglect by Mr. Muse in maintaining the lines (Thornton Washington, son of Samuel Washington, inherited rights to cut timber on Lawrence Washington's land, which bordered George Washington's)--Lewis is unable to rent poor land on Deep Run, and suggests procuring situation for sawmill there, for good pine timber on land--he must see Washington on next trip to Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarriot reports that she is now at Matapony, where is seldom chance of sending mail--she sends her sincere thanks for money Washington sent her to buy articles for Birthnight.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod reports that he has received and will retain bundle of papers dealing with the [Thomas Colvill] estate settlement--he will ask for settlement as soon as possible, and explains some possible outstanding issues to Washington--Mr. Keith has furnished some information--has not yet received appraisement of estate--received hogs from Washington and thanks him for them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis agrees that Washington is wise to wait until September, as described in the advertisement, to sell his land--Kentucky lands rising in value--he hears there was large emigration last year and some of it to Green River, which should help boost value of Washington's land--discusses military lands and state grant lands--land fever can make prices fluctuate--he was unable to purchase Woodrow's inholding within Washington's property yet--Lewis says that Col. Willis's and Gen. Spotswood's horses still for sale, may be at reduced price.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning \"the claims of the Cohnawaga, or Seven Nations of Canada.\" The Seven Nations were an Indian confederacy of Mohawk, Abenaki, Huron, and Onodaga that supported the French during the French and Indian War, and later the British in the American Revolution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn cypher, Monroe alerts President to interception by French of Washington's letter re XYZ affair. Message also decoded.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetty writes to Washington on Harriot's behalf, who wants to inform him that Andrew Parks, a merchant of Fredericksburg, has been courting her and she would like to marry him--Betty says that Parks is \"very much respected by all his acquaintances ... a sober sedate young man and attentive to business\"--she has left town for a healthier place which has the advantage of having a mill as well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis blames delays in his letters on the fact that there are no post riders in this area--since his mother left Fredericksburg, Washington should direct letters to the attorney James Lewis there--he explains not paying Washington money collected so far from rentals--he had wanted to pay in lump sum, but will not remit it as he collects it--denies using funds for own use--Washington's advertisement posted at Court House--describes the property dispute between McCormick and Ariss, one of whom has encroached on Washington's property--it is too late in season to bring Jack to breed in Fauquier County--next season will do so--Mrs. Haney (or Haynie) [G.W.'s kinswoman, see letter of R. Lewis to G.W., Jan. 17, 1795 and R. Lewis's diary for that year] is dying of consumption.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis desires to know, because others have asked him, whether Washington will exchange western lands for some improved estates in this area which might be rented to advantage--he will pursue the purchase of Woodrow's inholding--Mrs. Lewis [Catherine Daingerfield Lewis] has been ill, and that will prevent his going to Kentucky this year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Lewis's [his wife] illness had prevented him from retrieving Washington's letter before now--gives opinion of Andrew Parks as suitor for Harriot Washington--he is an industrious young man with good prospects, but considers their marriage at this time \"madness in the extreme\"--he advises any marriage be put off until Washington can come to Virginia and look into things himself--Washington's letter to his mother sent to Culpeper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis writes that he forwarded to Howell Lewis, his brother, the papers from Washington concerning debt he owes--it should never have gone to Washington, and Howell considers it a \"rude attempt\" on the part of others to collect their money--they would have been paid had it been presented correctly to Howell--Mrs. Catherine Daingerfield Lewis still ill--they will go to Culpeper for change of air after court terminates in Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis writes that he tried to obtain possession of land on Accokeek Run in Stafford County, Va. which Washington said (both in person and in a 29 April 1793 letter) he might have, but finds title belongs jointly to Washington and other heirs of his mother [Mary Washington]--Lewis will give up all efforts to obtain it--Mrs. Haney [Washington's cousin, Elizabeth Haynie] died of rapid consumption [see letter of Jan. 17, 1795]--her daughter Sally Ball Haynie cannot find employment because the people in the neighborhood \"are uncommonly industrious and do every thing with in themselves.\"--Mrs. Lewis has taught Sally reading, writing, and useful needlework, etc.--she would make an extraordinary housekeeper for some genteel family--she is welcome to take her board in his house, but he defers to Washington's judgment--sister [Betty Lewis] Carter is delivered of a son [Charles E. Carter].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowel writes that she cannot harbor resentment after all that passed yesterday, and is determined to dine with him tomorrow, \"when I will endeavor to meet your Ideas with Fortitude\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes that he is grateful for Washington's bounty [see Writings, XXXV, 107-108 - Washington's offer of some lots he won in a lottery]--the Colville estate business is finally settled by County Court, but this not binding, so he will seek another settlement--Bushrod will take his wife, Anne (\"Nancy\") Blackburn Washington up to Berkeley Springs for her health--he encloses an order to be published in England.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne share (No. 1355) of augmented stock in the Bank of Alexandria. Endorsed on back, \"The within Share was Transferred to Robert Beverley August 19th 1802. M. Sutton B.K.\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived the bills--Harriot [Washington] was married July 15, and has gone to her Brother's in Berkeley [Geo. Steptoe Washington]--expects to go to son Lawrence's in Frederick for her health--\"My Dear Brother it is with Infinite Pleasure I here you intend to retire to your owne Home, there I hope you will Enjoy more statisfaction than you Possibly can do in Public Life ...\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis encloses bill of $100. from his brother Howell--Howell is sorry his uncle should have been troubled by receiving the note for money due [See letter of May 4, 1796, George Lewis to George Washington].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis notes Washington's acknowledgement of the bank note forwarded to him for Howell--he agrees that his brother should have considered interest on the principal--he will see his brother about this on the latter's return from \"over the ridge\" with his family [see letters of Aug. 1 and May 4, 1796].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeade conveys to Washington a character reference for Mr. [James] Anderson from a Mr. Fitzhugh--Anderson is a man of industry and clever, but advanced in years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnderson writes from the Selden family's Salvington Plantation near Fredericksburg that he has received Washington's letter telling of William Pearce's advance of salary from £100 to 100 Guineas--he himself would accept 100 Guineas with house, garden, etc--Anderson believes Washington's superintendent should have an assistant to take over much of writing business inside--he hears that Washington's superintendent \"has as much to do as any one man can execute\"--describes his knowledge of farming and grazing as \"two branches of the same business\" that he \"was bred to from my youth\" in Scotland--he leaves his character reference to others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnderson writes that his failure to answer Washington's earlier queries was not caused by deceit--he then relates his background and experience in farming north of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the English border lands, and in America--he came to U.S. in 1791--has seen Mt. Vernon estate--mentions the distillery he runs on Salvington plantation and that he thinks a properly conducted distillery of much gain to owner--mentions crop rotation and the use of manure as necessary components in improving the land--he is content in present situation with Mr. Cary Selden, but would delight in serving Washington if he can make it profitable for both.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnderson informs Washington that he sent a letter on 11th to Philadelphia--he will be glad to come to Mt. Vernon to see Washington at earliest opportunity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnderson writes that he can procure good overseer with experience in \"the management of Negroes\" if Washington's current overseer is leaving--Anderson will shortly take measurements of John Francis Mercer's \"thrashing machine\", so that he can cut timber in winter for mounting one for Washington--suggests cost could be lowered by using Washington's own carpenters and a millwright.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRec. No. 258 annotated by G.W. \"School Alex £50.0.0--dated, addressed to Charles Lee Esq. in another hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHannah Washington writes to introduce her son Fairfax to George Washington, as he arrives in Philadelphia to study law under Charles Lee--Hannah asks whether Washington \"would sometimes take the trouble to advise him in regard to his moral conduct, as he is much too young to be in such a city, without a guide \u0026amp; true friend.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes that he is just recovering from attack of pleurisy--the deed enclosed not recorded as prescribed by law--no news of Kanawa lands.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowel offers to pay Washington $1000 for his carriage horses, which she intends for the use of her nephew, on the condition that they are as she describes them--however, if Mr. Adams wants them and will pay full price, she will yield all claim.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowel writes that she would certainly like to purchase Washington's coach, but that since she doesn't buy his horses for herself, she has no use for the coach--her nephew prefers to follow fashion and wants a new carriage, though Washington's is a superb piece of workmanship and will outlast modern one--Washington's successor is to be legally announced today, and Powel believes that Adams should buy the coach--she will pay Washington cash for the carriage horses any time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowel encloses her check for $1000 to pay for Washington's carriage horses, and indicates she does not wish to have them before he leaves Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowel teases Washington because he had \"without design put into my possession the love letters of a lady addressed to you under the most solemn sanction\"--these letters from Mrs. Washington were found in the writing desk she got from him--she tried to give them to Tobias Lear who was present when she discovered them, but as he refused, she sealed them up and will return them to Washington by whatever means he directs. Includes a self-deprecating note in which she promises to pay Lear $245 for the writing desk and praises Washington's \"wise and peaceful administration for eight years.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eErskine writes Washington that he has used his name in a pamphlet he has written about the French Revolution entitled \"Causes and Consequences of the war in France\". He also expresses his great admiration for Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvoice for certain materials and labor used in the construction of a boat. At the bottom, Humphries has signed (in full) a receipt for the total sum of £55.16.3 ($148.83).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis has made inquiries on Washington's behalf for a workman [housejoiner] desired by Washington, but can find none available now, neither among blacks (who are generally hired out a year at a time) nor among whites (who would come burdened with families to support)--he suggests that Col. Ball might have some such workman whom he will rent out--Mrs. Lewis's health has been bad for several years and growing worse, else they would have visited Mount Vernon already.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Washington writes that she has been informed that she cannot, as had been her custom, get herrings from George Washington's fishing landing--her hands at the ferry landing have only gotten 300 herring--it is too late to apply elsewhere--she asks the favor of 6 or 7000 herrings from Washington's seine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Washington writes to protest that she only wanted justice done in getting her turn at the fishing landing--when she applied for fish there were two others before her, the fish did not run while her negroes were at the fishery, and then she heard that others were supplied out of order before her--she did not expect George Washington to \"disfurnish\" his own family of their herrings for her--[see letter of April 24, 1797]--can't come to Mt. Vernon to see Mrs. Washington because roads are impassable between Hayfield and Mount Vernon--and while writing the above she has just had word to send negroes down for fish--she thanks Washington for his intervention and says she is now sending the letter only to explain that she wanted nothing more \"than what was the common rule of fishing landings, to have my turn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel Washington writes to express thanks to George Washington for advice (\"there is no person fonder of receiving advice than what I am\")--he states that the money he wants to borrow from his uncle is mainly to pay debts contracted by his father [Charles Washington], particularly to Dr. Stuart--he will come to Mount Vernon in few weeks--wife is expecting a little one at any time [Samuel T. Washington?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Craik's bill from Aug. 25, 1797 - June 14, 1799 for £ 97.11.9, for visits to \u0026amp; treatment of members of G.W.'s family and servants on all the farms--includes visits to attend Mr. Peter's child \u0026amp; \"a visit to \u0026amp; attendce on yourself from 21st to 26th and prescription\" £4.0.0--a dozen oranges--\"Bleeding yourself ...\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003edocketed by G.W. \"Receipt Doct. Jas. Craik, Bal. $128.88 27 June 1799,\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote for the sum of one thousand dollars, in George Washington's hand, signed by his nephew Samuel Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Washington writes to George Washington to clarify her earlier remarks about William Triplett -- she refers to the suit by Thomas Pearson concerning land sold years earlier to George Washington and others by his brother Simon Pearson, some of which now makes up Hayfield farm on which she lives -- her nephew looks for papers relative to land in Stafford and Prince William.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Receipted Dec. 18, 1797 by John \u0026amp; Thos. Vowell. Bill for Shingles, amounting to £8.4.5.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis writes a recommendation for Thomas Alsbury, who formerly served Washington \"in the wars with the savages\" and \"in your family\"--Alsbury now wants to lease land from Washington on the Ohio or Kanawha Rivers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that she cannot visit Mt. Vernon at this time. Her grandsons, Augustine and Corbin, are sick. Must remain at Haywood. Promises to visit at first opportunity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod Washington answers George Washington's legal queries dealing with Thomas Pearson's suit concerning land sold by his late brother Simon Pearson to Washington and others in 1763 [see letter, G.W. to Bushrod W., Oct. 9, 1797]--Bushrod will take the case should it go to a higher court--Gen. Marshall may know something further about the case, as Bushrod met a man named Pearson at Marshall's office recently.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod records a legal opinion for Washington concerning a suit initiated by Thomas Pearson, against his late brother's estate (Simon Pearson). The suit involved a parcel of land which Washington purchased from Simon Pearson some thirty-five years earlier.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod sends his uncle a copy of grant requsted--he can't find the Inquisition, but has directed the clerk to continue his search for the document related to Pearson's suit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis sends orchard-grass seed, a gift from Mr. Francis Whiting, after a 6 week delay for lack of transportation to Alexandria--Washington's tenant on his tract of land above Bath has removed to Kentucky, and the land is being denuded of its valuable timber by the neighboring \"set of lawless rascals\"--Lewis strongly suggests that the land should be rented out to protect the remaining timber--furthermore, Washington's land on Lost Mountain (then in Prince William County, now Fauquier County) is being stripped of bark by tanners working by moonlight on the pinnacle of the mountain--the perpetrators have been caught.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes that he has investigated Mrs. Forbes and found her fully satisfactory for the job of housekeeper at Mt. Vernon--\"She is honest, industrious, \u0026amp; well acquainted with nice as well as common cooking\"--she never received letters from Washington, however--Bushrod will investigate at the post office--mentions having written earlier about the Pearson suit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes that he has located and interviewed Mrs. Forbes, who says that her price is $150 a year--Bushrod thinks this is \"extravagant\" for a housekeeper at Mt. Vernon, but that he is persuaded she would do well--he asks Washington to advise him whether or not this will be satisfactory.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes that he has talked with Mr. Brooke and received good references for Mrs. Forbes--he answers Washington's queries about her from his 3 November letter--there is good cook to be sold in Fredericksburg by Geo. Murray--he had cooked for Brooke who says his only fault is a fondness for liquor--Bushrod will ask Murray not to sell him until he hears from Washington--Mrs. Forbes is being directed to head for Mount Vernon as early as the next stage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes that, having examined the records in the General Court, he finds that surveys were rarely done in cases like Washington's and that he is therefore quite certain that the law is on side of Washington in the Pearson suit--he also encloses an order for settling Washington's accounts as executor of Thomas Colville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes that Mrs. Forbes' delay in leaving for Mt. Vernon was due to lack of funds--Mr. Brook owes her money but has been out of town--Bushrod will advance money to send Forbes to Mt. Vernon on the next day's stage--Mr. Brook has been very ill and now in back country for his health--Bushrod refers again to the settlement of the Colville estate--Mr. Keith advertises the decree in the Alexandria Gazette for 8 weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes to Washington with a report of what he has discovered about taxes due on Washington's Kanawha land--lands in Kanawha and Berkeley to be forfeited unless back taxes are paid--he urges fast action to avoid having the land seized and sold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes that the auditor can find nothing further on taxes due on Washington's western lands along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers--the records are in poor shape and the auditor blames the inattention and inaccuracy of the commissioners in that part of the country--Bushrod gave him Washington's paper containing a list of his lands on the Ohio and Kanhawa to check more in detail--there are no other Washington lands returned for non-payment of taxes, and as Bushrod paid the arrearages Washington's property is clear for now.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eParker, who is \"now engaged in [publishing] \"The Journals of Congress\" from the year 1775 to the present time, ...\" asks Washington to patronize his work. \"My undertaking has met with the encouragement of Mr. Jefferson \u0026amp; the Committee of Congress\" assigned to this project, \"... yet the honor of your name ... will be the greatest satisfaction I can feel.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod advises his uncle regarding several legal problems relating to taxes on Washington's western lands as well as a land title paper concerning a transaction between Generals Lee and Washington. Bushrod also explorers the circumstances of the \"Langhorne Affair.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeaks of his recent loss (the death of his son Augustine). Agrees with Washington's advice to send his remaining children to public school. Corn crop will be low this year. Discusses his knowledge of Washington family genealogy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding agreement between George Washington and Wm. Washington whereby George Washington may purchase 500 barrels of corn annually from Wm. Washington Discussion of terms of sale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes that he disapproves Washington's deed to General Lee, but has drawn a better one for him to follow--in order to avoid any possible confusion in the future the new one states that the original deed was not recorded in a timely fashion and that the present one is a replacement--they should check the boundaries to see if they are accurate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDandridge writes that Washington's is first letter he's received from America except one of a few lines from G.W.P. Custis last fall--he knows Washington is busy repairing houses, farms, etc. at Mount Vernon--he has himself led a retired life in the Netherlands, going to no public entertainments except now and then to the theater, though he has been to Paris--his health has been poor--mentions Elbridge Gerry, Gen. Marshall, and Gen. Pinckney--he will try to procure a good joiner to send to Washington--many Germans go to Amsterdam to get employment or passage to America, and Dandridge has asked a \"merchant of eminence\" to assist in the search for a joiner among them with a good character reference--Dandridge gives his explanation of 1100 and odd dollars which was charged by him to Washington's account for \"losses, errors \u0026amp;c\" as having occurred not in a single year, but over the whole course of his employment by Washington--the 200 some dollars charged against Washington in April 1796 is a little harder to explain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis writes that he encloses a draught on Mr. James Russell of Alexandria by Mr. Ariss for last year's rent (against Washington's usual practice) because Ariss had been infirm--if the funds are not immediately collectable, he asks Washington to return the draft so that he can follow up--a tenant on one of the Berkeley lots is unable to pay, so another was procured temporarily to take care of growing crop--he asks Washington's wishes about leasing that property--wheat crops in the area and up to the Blue Ridge are virtually destroyed by Hessian fly, there has also been a 5 week drought.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDandridge writes that he had no success in finding a joiner to send to Washington, despite several applications and having others search for suitable candidates--the danger of war with U.S. leaves country in unsettled state--the Texel blockaded by British ships, and French privateers are swarming the Maese--preparations of U.S. for defense worry French government--Mr. Gerry leaving Paris soon--expectation is for war between France and America at any time--the Congress at Rastadt is dissolving--war on the Rhine expected--\"we hold ourselves in readiness to march\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmith writes that he desires to make a vitrified stained glass portrait of Washington like that of His Excellency the president [John Adams]--describes the long-lasting nature of such portraits.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSolicits for his brother William Champe Carter of Albemarle County a commission as Captain in the provisional army or as aide de camp to a general officer--suggests that it would be good to distribute commissions in that area of the state to counteract the attempts by \"a certain character in his route from Philadelphia to Monticello\" [i.e., Thomas Jefferson] to dampen patriotic ardor of people there--he and Mrs. Carter had wanted to visit last spring, but the loss of a carriage and horse is compelling them to postpone that until next Spring.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarshall writes that his father directed him to pay Washington's back taxes on his land on Rough Creek [Hardin County, Ky.]--discusses arrangements for reimbursing his father--Mr. Rawleigh Colston of Frederick authorized to draw upon Washington for the money--as Marshall's father is aged and infirm, Marshall himself can assist Washington in such matters in the future.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod continue to keep his uncle informed about the circumstances of the \"Langhorne Affair,\" and his own involvement as a \"dignified observer.\" He assures the General that the man John Nicholas is of excellent character.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWelch writes to Washington that he has surveyed the tract of Great Kanawha land of 10990 acres--it appears to be short 610 acres, so he is going to check it again--also surveyed Cole River tract--30 settlers on land are doing well--immigration is good, though the migrants themselves are poor--he expects many from Pennsylvania--people in the area all support existing constitution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal copy of this letter. Dandridge's poor health induces him to resign job of secretary to Mr. Murray, and since Washington helped him get the position, Dandridge wants to let him know--he seeks more a active life--he seeks a subaltern commission in the army of United States--Murray is writing to the President and Secretary of War on his behalf--Dandridge has still had no success in finding a joiner for Washington--\"all communication from this country is quite at a stand except thro Hamburg and England\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod writes his recommendation of Col. Heth as a friend of the government and a sober citizen--he mentions the fictitious John Langhorne [i.e., Peter Carr] letter and Nicholas--Gen. Marshall is anxious to visit Washington and Bushrod may accompany him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequest that his uncle consider Thomas Turner and Capt. Blackburn for military commissions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpotswood reports the results of his efforts in securing an overseer, a certain Mr. Garret, for Washington. \"He would not determine whether to receive your offer or not until he returned home and consulted his wife - \".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSnyder writes that some weeks ago he had sent Washington a letter with Robison's Proof of a Conspiracy--since then, he is more confirmed in opinion that groups called \"Illuminati—German Union—Reading Societies—and in France by that of the Jacobine-Club\" are operating for overthrow of this government--many of these groups are of French sympathies and begin by trying to destroy all religion--prays that God, who set Washington \"as a Deliverer of, and Father of his Country\" may keep him safe until this crisis passes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses letter from Mr. Thomas Marshall Jr. of Kentucky who wishes payment of small balance due his father Col. Marshall from Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSnyder writes to apologize for having sent second letter on 1 October, but he received Washington's letter of 25 September only an hour after mailing his own--\"I rejoice very much that you are recovered from your late Sickness\"--he fears pernicious effects of \"the illuminati\" or Jacobinism on people of the United States--Snyder informs Washington that he recently wrote articles in gazettes under name of \"Cicero\" giving a compendium of extracts form \"Robison's Proofs of Conspiracy\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlagdin writes that although Washington will provide glass, painting and ironmongering he cannot undertake to complete the work on Washington's buildings in Washington, DC for less than $11,000.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel writes that he is distressed that his mother (Mildred Thornton Washington) wrote Washington asking for more money--all debts of his father (Washington's late brother Charles) and his estate lie on him now--he is sure he can pay by selling land, but nobody will buy land in these unsettled times, with war with France possible--he hopes to sell at better prices in the next year--Samuel refuses the $1000 Washington offered his mother because that would make creditors all come to him at once and ruin him, \"Whereas if they come on gradually I can have a better chance.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChurch presents his son, Philip Church, who enters the army under his uncle's (probably Alexander Hamilton's) auspices-- hurch recommends him to Washington's protection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRootes writes that he had visited Mount Vernon, but not seen Washington--this follow-up letter requests a certificate from Washington that his late father, John Rootes, served as a captain in Col. William Byrd's regiment in the French and Indian wars--Rootes wants this in order to secure bounty land for his father's service, that his father never applied for.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Autograph letter signed, draft. First part of draft is a letter to General Washington of the same date introducing Church, his grandson. In the part of the draft addresssed to the grandson, Schuyler warns him how to approach the general as Church hopes to gain some military favors.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnthony bills Washington for a gold seal, 12 dollars; and repairing buttons, seal and chain, 2 dollars--total, 14 dollars. Receipted by Joseph Anthony.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: Spotswood's opinion of the Alien and Sedition Acts and A forgery of Spotswood's name in a previous letter to Washington. Docketed by Washington. Folio size.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRussell writes to Washington that he was mortified to discover that all conveyances for bringing Washington's ram and straw machine from Middletown, Connecticut to Mount Vernon had failed and now that the river is frozen it will take until spring to deliver them--he looks forward to his friend's report on planting wheat in England which Washington procured for him--with the sheep and chaff Engine, Russell proposes sending a \"Ground Borer\" for digging fence post holes--it can also be of use in military operations where chevaux de fries are wanted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGarland writes to ask Washington for information on land set aside between Great Kanhawa and Sandy River as part \"payment of some Officers and Soilders who was on an Expedition Against the Indians about or before Braddocks Campain.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor £ 1.5.0, or $3.33 for 1 bushel blue grass seed and a keg. Receipted by Samuel Simes for Cath. Roberts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis receipted bill charges Washington £6. for a cocked Beaver hat, a round white hat, and box. Marked \"Recd. pay of C. Biddle for Isaac Parrish,\" by Joseph Parrish.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe writes that he received a copy of an earlier letter to Maj. Harrison [Nov. 4]--desires to take Young Royal Gift to his stable to stand--another Jack in Culpeper now will cut down profits of the stud service--collection of rents goes badly--plight of tenants pitiable--tenants in Frederick and Berkeley mostly paid up--he will come to Mt. Vernon to bring rents and attend the marriage of his brother Lawrence with Miss [Eleanor Parke] (Nelly) Custis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrumbull writes that he knows nothing of arrangements for paying amounts due on sets of prints [\"Death of Warren,\" and \"Death of Montgomery\"] sent to Washington from London--he counsels don't send money to England--his brother John has agents (whom he names) handling affairs of the prints in the States--comments on \"malign influence\" in councils of state in Virginia--takes the opportunity of wishing Washington a happy birthday--extends his best wishes to Nelly Custis on her marriage to Lawrence Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Washington's recent order for English Crown glass from Alexandria merchants Macleod \u0026amp; Lumsdon. The glass was not available, and the merchants offered to order it for Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrumbull writes that he recently sent 4 pairs of his prints, which Washington had subscribed to, by way of the Nancy Davidson--most of the letter is political beginning with \"I trust, Sir! that you are now destined to act a more important part, in this great Drama, than you have done in the former period of your Life: to save again your Country, and to establish her Security and Greatness upon a Basis broad and firm as is the Continent of which She forms a part.\"--he expresses opinions on political situations of Europe, especially England and France--fears French taking over Spanish and Portuguese colonies in America, thereby creating hazard to Americans--it is to America's interest to see that Spanish colonies are inculcated with true spirit of liberty and rational freedom--writes \"that Europe is rotten to the Heart. and that, in Europe, America has not one friend, on whose support She can rely\"--there is one year left in which to act--\"I hope to have the happiness of seeing the Evening of your Life more useful and more glorious than its Noon, and of saluting you My dear Sir, not merely as the Father of the United States but of the United Empires of America.\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel writes that the executions against him for £300 or 400 are beyond his power to pay, except by selling all his slaves, and then he would be unable to grow a crop which is all he has for the support of two families--if Washington can lend him the money, then Samuel will be enabled to get clear of debt and repay him in the fall by selling land--once free of the sheriff he intends never to go into debt again--his father [Charles Washington] has been very ill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel thanks his uncle for the letter telling of money to be loaned him, it was seriously delayed in the postal system -- he describes his difficulties in settling Uncle Samuel Washington's estate, as his own father and his uncle John both kept poor accounts -- Bushrod Washington won't help any, and Samuel mentions it hoping that Washington will speak to Bushrod this summer -- Samuel expects a bad wheat crop for the 4th straight year -- he intends to sell all his land \u0026amp; buy small amount in Culpeper County at low price -- his father Charles Washington is much improved.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod encloses a deed from Washington to Gen. Lee, and tells him that Lees deed to Washington is being registered -- Washington should send the enclosed one to the clerk of General Court -- speaks of congressional elections in this district that will be close -- Jacobins \u0026amp; opponents of Federal government spread scandalous assertions against Gen. Lee, who is only recently \"making great exertions\" in his own behalf -- Mr. Tayloe will resign his army commission, and Mr. Thomas Turner has asked that Bushrod intervene with Washington about securing a commission in the cavalry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a transaction of corn, whiskey and herrings. Congratulations on General Lee's and General Marshall's election to the Congress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConveying 166 barrels of corn and discussing future corn transactions. Mentions his new (third) wife (Sarah Tayloe).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnderson sets forth his new scheme for managing Washington's farms, to make more profit from them--he compares profits and loss for his new scheme and the older system, showing large edge of profit to new scheme, using the Union Farm as the example although the principles could apply to River Farm and Dogue Run with slight alterations--Muddy Hole should be planted in peach trees--Anderson advocates fewer workers on each, and a new system of crop rotation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLewis sends Washington a draught for Mr. Ariss's rent--Ariss's infirmities make Lewis hesitate to be so rigid in collecting his rent, although he is always backward in paying--Lewis will send rents collected--he saw his brother Lawrence and his lady [Nelly Custis Lewis] at sister Carters--Lawrence has sulpher mud on his eye and drinking spring water improves him--this year's hay crop diminished by a monthlong drought in July--last fall's drought and Hessian fly deprived them of seed wheat--corn and tobacco good.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrumbull comments on the delays in post offices--\"in too many instances there is not that punctual attention to their duty in our post offices which the Public have a right to expect\"--he agrees with Washington's reply to Col. John Trumbull on a project of taking over South America (see letter of March 24, 1799, John Trumbull to Washington)--offers comments on a candidate for presidency--hints strongly that Washington is the only one to unite the party and win for Federalists--expresses his \"hope and trust\" that Washington's life will \"be elongated beyond the term of three core and ten years\"--offers comments on President John Adams.  On letter from Timothy Pickering to Jonathan Trumbull, 29 July 1799\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e$1.25 for repairing Mrs. Washington's watch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Smith writes to Washington concerning claims of heirs of Robert Stobo to land on account of his services in French \u0026amp; Indian War--he asks Washington to help the family to get the land due under the claim--Stobo was with Washington at Fort Necessity and was surrendered to the French as a hostage--Smith transcribes a letter dated 19 March 1799 from Alexander McCaul to William Smith, saying land due Stobo can still be claimed. Encloses letter from Alex. McCaul to Wm. Smith, saying land due Stobo can still be claimed. [See letter dated Mar. 19, 1799].\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelgium \u0026amp; \"this Republic\" seem to be fixed as heritage and satelite of french Republic--describes moves of British, Russian, French, \u0026amp; Austrian armies--Duke of York's inglorious evacuation of the Dutch Republic--this liberates all French troops for campaign on Rhine--will present G.W. a model of the Dutch water-throwing mill, or windmill, such as he sent rude sketches of last summer--may be applicable for draining Dismal [Swamp]--La fayette at Utrecht, won't go to U.S. this autumn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from three orphaned children of Thomas Washington of [Nevis] Island in West Indies--17 yrs. ago a gentleman in Newcastle upon Tyne wrote G.W. \u0026amp; sent old papers belonging to them to determine whether they are any kin to him, but received no reply--father had son by 1st marriage, still living in [Nevis]--their mother and father died \u0026amp; left them destitute--were brought up as servants--asks some small relief, are all married to poor men [The truth of this letter sworn to by Chas. Charleton, Vicar, \u0026amp; Wm. Jowsey \u0026amp; Wm. Tayloe, Churchwardens of Parish of Tynemouth [Northumberland].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowel sends Chevalier Chastelleux's Essay on Public Happiness for his perusal -- hopes it meets with his approval -- knows author will be flattered that the General has read his work. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mrs. Powel\". Autograph letter, in 3rd person, integral cover, laminated, watermark (D \u0026amp; C Blau). Dated only \"Wednesday Noon\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour documents are bound together: Survey Notes, Washington's surveying notes on a portion of his Mount Vernon property that he has purchased from Sampson Darrell in 1757, 4-5 November 1762; Grant, to Sampson Darrell, 28 November 1694; Letter, Darrell Smith to George Washington, 9 October 1759; Indenture, from Sampson Darrell, 19 May 1760\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis ledger includes a list of slaves at the Mount Vernon Plantations, clothing alloted to them each year, inventory of cattle, Nov. 15, 1785, accounts with the several plantations, accounts with shoemakers, overseers, and bricklayers. With other Accounts (including ones from George Augustine and Lawrence A. Washington, Tobias Lear, John and H. Fairfax, and Anthony Whiting).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is a record of the work done at the various farms making up George Washington's Mount Vernon, reporting the number of hours worked by which workers, just what was being done on each farm during a particular week. Farms include Dogue Run, Ferry Plantation, Muddy Hole, River Plantation, and Frenchs Plantation (or Frenchs Quarter). Work by tailors, carpenters, shoemakers, coopers, ditchers, and millers are recorded separately. Includes \"Fairfaxs Report on House People\" for several weeks. Begins November 1786 and ends in April 1787. At the end of the volume there is a document titled \"Memorandum of things delivered to the different Plantations from the 12th of Apl. 1786, 1786 April 12-August 31\" that begins at the last page and works its way back toward the center of the volume. This used to be bound, but has since been unbound and is just leaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese surveys seem to be concerned with a road from the Ferry to Cameron.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis covers the period of the building of the Green house and the final stucco work and painting of the New Room.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes \"Skins put into the Vatts,\" \"Articles received into the Store, Articles delivered out of the Store, Rum account of rum received \u0026amp; doled out (giving reasons in many cases for the dole).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the handwriting of Tobias Lear (1762-1816), Washington's private secretary, and James Anderson, Mount Vernon's farm and subsequent distillery manager from 1797 to the time of Washington's death in 1799.  Washington endorsed the ledger twice and approved accounts for fisheries, whiskey, shad, and herring.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKing James version, containing the old and new testaments. Includes a page located in the book of Jeremiah, inscribed with family genealogical information. It lists the marriage date of Augustine Washington (ca. 1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball (1708-1789), as well as the birth dates of their six children. George Washington, their eldest child, was born \"about 10 in the Morning\" on February 11, 1731/32, according to the Julian calendar then in use. The leather bound volume is missing the title page and has had extensive conservation work completed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall book bound in leather, entitled \"The American Repository of Useful Information containing a Calendar of the present Year ...\", engraved on front is \"Autograph of General Washington\" and \"Given to C. Hughes at Mount Vernon, 1825, Judge B. Washington\". Originally pasted in front were two letters, one dated December 24, 1825, Bushrod Washington to G.C. Washington, and one December 23, 1825, George Corbin Washington to C. Hughes [see letters under proper date]. The letter were removed from the diary during conservation treatment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod Washington responds that he is glad to have him (George Corbin Washington) and Mr. Hughes to visit Mt. Vernon. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush Washington\". Directed \"By Harry\" [pasted in back of G.W.'s diary for year 1797]. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Corbin Washington wrote to Mr. Hughes to confirm that he told Judge [Bushrod] Washington of their intention of dining with him tomorrow [letter found in George Washington's diary for year 1797]. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompiled by and entirely in the hand of George Washington, the inventory of his late elder half brother's estate lists, by room, furniture, books, and other household items in the Mansion as well as slaves, horses, livestock and other chattels.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington leased the two tracts of land that formed his late brother Lawrence's estate, and 18 slaves, from Lawrence's widow Ann and her new husband George Lee for an annual rent of 15 hogsheads of tobacco or the cash equivalent. Document is signed by GW and both Lees, and witnessed by William Fairfax, John Dalton, and Denis McCarty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this document, Washington leased the two tracts of land that formed his late brother Lawrence's estate, and 18 slaves, from Lawrence's widow Ann and her new husband George Lee for an annual rent of 15 hogsheads of tobacco or the cash equivalent. Document is signed by GW and both Lees, and witnessed by William Fairfax, John Dalton, and Denis McCarty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Washington writes about the service and loyalty of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuit claim deed written on handmade laid paper in the hand of George Washington. The quit claim is by John Carney to George Washington for 200 acres of land at Cliftons, formerly Piscataway Neck, which later became part of the Mount Vernon River Farm. Signed by John Carney (his mark), Lund Washington, Walter Magowan, Eno Williams (his mark), and Thos. Bishop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph survey and plat signed \"G. Washington.\" Docketed on verso by John Augustine Washington, \"An Including survey of all the Lands left me in Frederick, by my brother Lawrence Washington, done by George Washington Esqr.\" A survey of four parcels of land in present-day Jefferson County, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocketed on back \"West v Posey Plat \u0026amp; Report\", in G.W.'s hand, laminated, watermark (crown over heraldic device \u0026amp; motto, \u0026amp; crown over GR), oversize document.  [This was part of the original grant to Spencer which George Washington purchased from Captain Posey to help cancel that gentleman's debt to him and others].  The plat showing survey lines is attached to the report.  A cover is attached, docketed \"Papers Relating To Mount Vernon Trace of Land.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal; docketed on reverse in Washington's handwriting, as follows: \"Plats of Sundry Tracts of Land Belonging \u0026amp; Adjoining those of George Washington Fairfax County.\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis indenture is the purchase agreement by which George Washington acquired six acres of land from John Posey.  This tract of land was situated along the Potomac River between the mouths of Little Hunting Creek and Dogue Creek.  The document is partially printed and filled out by George Washington in his own hand on June 10, 1772.  Washington signed his name five times within the text, and Posey signed it at the conclusion.  Witnesses John Parke Custis, Jonathan Palmer, Thomas Bishop and another individual, whose autograph is indecipherable, all signed that this document was sealed and delivered in their presence.  An inscription at the bottom of the document states that on October 19, 1772, court was held for the County of Fairfax and this lease was proved by the oaths of the witnesses to be the deed of John Posey.  The acquisition of this document by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association closes the circle on this important story and piece of Mount Vernon land which is approximately where the wharf of today is located.  It is the third in a series of documents between John Posey and George Washington.  The first two documents, GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SURVEY FOR JOHN POSEY, OCTOBER 10, 1769 (A-481.1) and LEASE FROM JOHN POSEY TO GEORGE WASHINGTON, APRIL 23, 1770 (RM-1022, MS-5650) already in Mount Vernon's possession, demonstrate Washington's longstanding interest in acquiring this tract of Posey's land.  This third and final document, negotiating the sale of the property to Washington, tells the story of his eventual success in acquiring the land and expanding his Mount Vernon estate.    Captain John Posey was a veteran of the French and Indian War, and George Washington's neighbor.  John Posey's home, Rover's Delight, was just a mile downriver, southwest, of Mount Vernon.  Posey farmed his plantation and operated a public ferry across the Potomac to Maryland.  Posey was a friend of Washington's and often joined him in fox hunts and to play cards.  John Posey suffered financial trouble throughout the 1760's and took loans from George Washington as well as other creditors.  For example, on October 1, 1763, Washington took a £700 mortgage on Posey's property.  Over the years the interest on Posey's debts grew and by October 1769 Posey's debt to Washington had grown to nearly 1,000 pounds Virginia currency.  On October 10, 1769, George Washington surveyed the land later purchased in this agreement (see A-481.1).  At that time this portion of land was under dispute between Posey and John West.  As a result of the demands of Posey's many creditors, the remainder of Posey's Virginia property, which was not under dispute, was auctioned off under court order on October 23, 1769.  With the 1769 sale, Washington was recompensed for his loans to Posey and Washington was able to acquire 200 acres of Posey's land.    However, Washington also desired ownership of the small area of disputed land which contained Posey's ferry and fishery.  Fortunately for Washington, Posey soon found himself back in debt.  On April 23, 1770, George Washington began to lease from Posey the land which had been under dispute between Posey and John West.  Washington was interested in leasing this land because it was located adjacent to Mount Vernon and on the Potomac River very close to his fishing and shipping operations.  With this 1770 lease, Washington assumed the management of Posey's land and ferry.  At some point during the following year, Posey resettled in Queenstown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  Washington continued to lease this land until finally acquiring it with this purchase document in 1772.  THE PAPERS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON state that the eventual purchase of this tract of land took place on June 8, 1772, because a deed of release from Posey to Washington now in the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia carries this date (Colonial Series Vol. 8 187).  However, this official purchase agreement in the collection of Mount Vernon is dated June 10, 1772, and an inscription notes court was held on October 19, 1772.  By the time Washington made this agreement Posey was so broke that Washington was able to acquire the land, as well as Posey's house, ferry and horse-all for 50 pounds (Rees 154).    Witness Jonathan Palmer was George Washington's master carpenter.  Once Washington began leasing Posey's land, Washington had Palmer and his family move into Posey's home.  Washington records this in his diary on May 16, 1770.  It is because of Palmer's place of residence and connection to Posey and Washington that Palmer was eventually selected as one of the witnesses to this purchase agreement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInscription with a date of 1774. Then Hanover Co. (now Louisa Co.) Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWitnessed by G. Johnston, John Thornton, John Gunnell, Matthew Campbell.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eProved at court 16 Nov. 1772, signed by P. Wagoner.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for £605 on reverse signed by West and same witnesses.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDocketed \"West to Washington Release Nov. 1772 Nov. 18\" etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFor 484 acres \"Land lying in Fairfax County on the head of Dogues' creek\", part of the tract West's wife Ann Brown inherited from her father who bought it from Zephaniah \u0026amp; Valinda Wade from the head of Dogue Run creek to W-n's stone mill house etc. for £605.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhen George William and Sally Fairfax moved to England before the Revolutionary War, they asked their neighbor and friend George Washington to help them rent their Belvoir estate and sell the mansion's furnishings. On August 15, 1774, Washington administered an auction of their furniture, utensils, and books and docketed this inventory titled Sales of Furniture at Belvoir. This document includes items listed for sale, their selling prices, and purchaser's totals. Purchasers listed include Washington and his stepson John Parke Custis. George Washington was the high bidder of the event, spending a grand total of £169.12.6, over half the total receipts. Autograph document, one-page folio, docketed by George Washington on the verso.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, 1777 March 12, in Alexander Hamilton's hand, from George Washington, Morristown, N.J., to Lt. Col. David Grier of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment ordering him to submit a complete return of his regiment and to take new recruits who have not had smallpox to Philadelphia where they would be inoculated against the disease.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDate on original catalog card appears [1783].\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSubdivisions of fields of Ferry and French's farm--on reverse is an explanation--in another hand, of the alterations in the arrangement of the field.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Wm. Barry and Sarah Barry. No witnesses.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReceipts for money signed by Wm. Barry on reverse.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAttested on reverse by P. Wagener, Comm. of Court.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nDeed for part of original Spencer grant, which had been sold to Zephaniah Wade \u0026amp; descended to William Barry--\" ... William Barry and Sarah his wife for and in consideration of the Sum of three hundred and fifty pounds ... grant bargain ... unto the said George Washington ... all that moity of the remainder of the said five hundred acres of Land ... which upon the survey then made was found to contain one hundred and eighteen acres ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Printed mss., blanks filled in by G.W., laminated, oversize document, watermarks (armed figure, rampant lion with arrows, matto \"Pro Patria\").\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Geo. and Elizabeth Muse. Witnessed by Peyton Sterns, Jno. Hawkins, John Pendleton, Henry Pendleton \u0026amp; [J. Sims?].\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOn reverse, in G.W.'s hand is Receipt for the £20 \u0026amp; \"a Tract of Two thousand acres of Land lying in the county of Botetourt, on the River Kanhawa, which together is in full for the within mentioned Land.\" Singed by Geo. Muse.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eProved on April 20, 1784, in Richmond by J. Brown, clerk.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Muse and wife Elizabeth \"... for and in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty pounds Current Money of Virginia, and other valuable considerations ...\" convey to George Washington \"a certain tract of Land containing Three Thousand three hundred and twenty three acres in the County of Botetourt, on the East side of the Great Kanhawa River ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Arris, Witnessed by John Gaunt, Edwd. McCormick \u0026amp; Francis Waller.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington's signature does not appear; probably clipped for autograph.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOn reverse, docketed twice, \"John Ariss to George Washington 700 Acres rent £60 and to pay Land Taxes\" in hand of [G.A. Washington ?].\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA grant \"for and during the Lives of the said John Ariss and his present wife Elizabeth Ariss Seven hundred Acres of Land, lying in the County of Berkeley on the Waters of Bullskin being Part of Several Tracts had by Deeds from the Proprietor of the Northern Neck ...\" for \"Sixty Pounds...to be paid in specie on the Twenty Fifth day of December in Each and Every Year ...\"--also contains specifications for concerving timber on the land \u0026amp; planting trees, grass, and building houses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument signed by George Washington, George Gilpin, and John Fitzgerald listing about 85 employees of the Potomac Company. The employees include 7 overseers, 2 borers, 2 carpenters, 2 blacksmiths, 1 coaler, and 68 laborers. There are three women on the list - Nurse Margaret Cosgrove, Cook Mary Twinch, and Washer Polly Firth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePortion of a large folio document containing approximately half of a survey of Ferry Plantation and 2 crop rotation tables for 1787 and 1797, entirely in George Washington's hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraved Society of the Cincinnati certificate for James William, Esquire of Virginia. As president of the Society, George Washington signs the document at Mount Vernon on March 1, 1787. The document is also signed by secretary Henry Knox. Certicate is mounted to a board and has some staining and a tear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of workmen employed at the Great Falls by the Potomack Company digging the C\u0026amp;O Canal. Columnar style. Includes names, occupation, number of days, rations and total amount due in Virginia currency. George Washington as an incorporator of the Potomac Company along with the signatures of John Fitzgerald and George Gilpin appear on the reverse authorizing payment. Additional note from overseer Richardson Stuart regarding the final balance. Autograph document, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurvey by George Washington of distances from Cameron to Colchester.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKey to accompany 1788 map of roads in MV area (also in MV collection) a summary of existing roads and recommendations for improving roads.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Document signed, docketed by Washington. Body of text in handwriting of Bartholomew Dandridge. Witnessed by Dandridge and signed by Green.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRenewal of Green's yearly contract as overseer for the slave carpenters at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLedger account of kitchen staples purchased for the Presidential household in Phila. for Mar. 3-16, 1794, entirely in the hand of GW. A leaf from ledger in oversize manuscripts which begins Apr. 1794.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDay by day account in G.W.'s hand, of amt. and price of each item of food bought during the period--for month of June, no day by day account is included, but a total of each thing for 30 days of June.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted Broadside.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSigned in print by George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSome of George Washington's land at Mount Vernon to be sold or rented.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresidential land grant issued by U. S. President George Washington to Samuel Eddins for his service in the Virginia Regiment. The grant consists of 1000 acres of land located northwest of the Ohio River, between the Little Miami and Sciota Rivers. Embossed paper wafer presidential seal at lower left. Document signed by George Washington and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists Mount Vernon enslaved people, their relationships, occupations, and place of residence on the estate -- a list of \"the negroes hired from Mrs. French.\" Autograph document, entirely in hand of George Washington, oversize document, laminated, George Washington's complete watermark. | Date on original catalog card appears [1799][July]. | [Probably prepared for information of his executors at the time he was drawing his will in July, 1799]. |\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington writes that the recent death of John Airess, who had leased one of the Shenandoah farms, may give Lewis an opportunity to take over the lease. This in turn would give Washington a chance to transfer some slaves from Mount Vernon. He mentions that \"Mrs. Lewis has a girl born.\" See also GW to R. Lewis, 8/18/99.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePair of plans for crop rotation and the plowings it required in the hand of George Washington. One plan is neatly headed \"Rotation by AW with the Plowings necessary to carry it into effect.\" The initials may refer to John Augustine Washington (1736-1787), for whom this plan may have been devised. The second plan is similarly headed \"Rotation by CW...,\" and was perhaps intended for Corbin Washington's use. Both plans are based on 75 acre plots of farmland. The number of days to plow or harrow the plot is carefully tabulated at the right of the list. In the lower part of each plan, Washington lists, month-by-month the sequence of plowings and harrowings, to calculate the labor needed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartial document of a plat of Mount Vernon, 'Old Plat of the Grounds in the NE part of the Pasture of Mount Vernon from the Summit of the Hills on which the Log'd Cabbins are.' Page one is the survey, page two includes surveying notes in Washington's hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMap with notes and 'A table of explanation this platt.' See 1748, March 29, Depositions in the Suit of Thomas Marshall against Samson Darrell [W-243/A-D]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Law Washington and witnessed by Mary Washington, Sam[uel] Washington, Charles Washington, John Washington, Martha Posey, \u0026amp; W[illiam] Fairfax.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eProved July 7, 1752 in Spotsylvania County.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nConveying 3 lots in Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis friends in Wmsburg, including Speaker, desire to see him \u0026amp; have him accept command of troops to be raised--if he will proceed on expedition \"twoud give a general satisfaction to our Country.\"--Assembly has voted £40,000 \u0026amp; 1200 men immed. raised --\"I believe, were you present, that the greatest regard wou'd be shewn any proposals you shou'd think proper with regard to the expedition.\" Congratulations on his safe \"arrival among us\" [after Braddock's expedition] --condolences on his late illness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to be delivered by Mr. Harrison who accepts invitation to camp--lists letters received from G.W.; never received others--some \"villon\" is intercepting letters--mentions construction \u0026amp; appearance of \"wash house\" which G.W. does not intend as a wash house--Jenifer Adams has sold timber off land--bad rains washed out nearly completed tumbling dam--coopers \u0026amp; miller again at work on it--sowing wheat delayed by rains--Bennett Jenkins from western lands arrived--claims Simpson \u0026amp; Crawford didn't pay him--paid in Pa. currency--Simpson \u0026amp; son coming to Mt.V.--bought 6M 20d nails and 4000 ft. of inch plank--\"by the time the House is finishd that is now just Raised, we shall not have one foot of inch \u0026amp; 1/4 plank left beside what is put away for the addition of the great House\"--bricklayers doing garden wall \u0026amp; chimney of wash house--stucco man still working on dining room--\"the ceily. is not clumsey, I think it light \u0026amp; handsome it is altogether worck'd by Hand which makes it tedius - as to puty. down the plaster in the new Room, it will not make two days odds in his doing the Room, for he can plaister in one day more than our two men can in a week.--if the sides is done in plain stoco it will not take him long, as to the seilg. I can form no judgment how long it will take him ...\"--Mrs. W. wants it finished so she can get into it this winter--she will talk to Col. [Fielding] Lewis about it--Webster making bricks--John [Broad] \u0026amp; the taylor \u0026amp; negroes sick--Mrs. W. not afraid of [Lord] Dunmore--valuables packed in trunks to be moved quickly if necessary--his papers will be sent away anyway--Sears still sick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSent word to Mrs. W. at New Kent informing her to come to camp--expect her here immediately--discussion by Md. and Alex. residents of plan to blocade river--Indian Head best place--\"Captn Boucher [said] he woud undertake with 3 ships [sunk] to stop the Channel so that no ship of Force coud get up the River ...\"--Mrs. W. packed his papers in a trunk to be sent to Capt. McCarty's for safe keeping--she gave him key to G.W.'s study but he won't touch anything there except in emergency--what to do with Col. Mercer's papers?--John West, Mr. Harper, Mr. Wilson ask for money owed them--Bishop needs money--Dr. Crail's negro came with news from over the mountains--Val Crawford comes, feels it useless to keep building on G.W.'s land there because of danger of British burning everything--should he grind wheat?--Jenifer Adams offers to rent Md. land--Col. Mason very ill since convention--Lund thinks Mt. V. very easily defended by 50 men--will consider making salt peter--Custis and wife with Mrs. W. in New Kent--Knowles is well, Webster sick, John Barry dead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA plat and survey by Hezekiah Veatch, assistant Surveyor of Montgomery County, by request of Francis Deakins \u0026amp; Benjamin Jones, of Woodstock Manor, divided it into 2 equal tracts, correcting lines in a survey made in 1782 -- Signed statement by Deakins \u0026amp; Jones \"By request of the President of the United States and Colo. Mercer we have divided Woodstock into two Lots of Equal Value as per the above plat \u0026amp; certificate\". This land was conveyed to George Washington on 1 April 1793 by John Francis Mercer, his wife Sophia Sprigg Mercer, and by James Steuart and his wife Rebecca Sprigg Steuart in payment for a debt owed him by the estate of Mercers father, John Mercer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescription of rental terms for River, Union and Dogue-run farms--all will rent for the same amount-terms for Muddy hole will be slightly less-leases will run for 14 years-rent will be paid in the form of wheat (or cash equivalent)-.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso, included in document is GW's ideal rotation plan for a farm with six fields-gives annual production of crops and the possibilities for financial reward on the part of the tenant farmer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis printed document is a patent for a method of controlling tides, signed by George Washington as President, Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State, and Edmund Randolph as Attorney General.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDetailed hand-colored map of New England, compiled by Braddock Mead (alias John Green) and published by Thomas Jefferys in 1755. Green was an Irish translator, geographer, and editor, as well as one of the most talented British map-makers at mid-century. 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