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There are letters written to two other children: \n          Elizabeth Graham (Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n          Catherine Friel Graham (June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.","Among the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n          George M. Hanson to [ \n          Charles Campbell Tate ] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n          James Graham Tate ] near \n          Shepherdstown ; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n          Fanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate to her\n         sister-in-law, \n          Nannie Graham , concerning teaching at the\n          Cedar Run School ; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n          J. T. Trolingen , to \n          Curran F. Sanders , concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n          A. T. Sanders , at \n          Kernstown , on March 23, 1862.","Letters from David Graham, of \n          Roanoke, Virginia , to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n          Roanoke , and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n          Wytheville of the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n          H. G. Wadley , which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n          Wytheville Banking and Insurance Company .\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n          San Diego, California , with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n          Santa Fe , \"Tia Juana\" [ \n          Tijuana ], and \n          La Jolla, [California] , \n          Mexico , and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n          San Diego with Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n          Beverly Tucker Lacy , relates life in \n          Roanoke , and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n          Fanny Tate 's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n          Spencer Edmunds (March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n          Charles Beverly Tate 's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n          Carter Glass ; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n          Henry McIlwaine at the \n          Virginia State Library and the suicide of\n         a \n          Thomas Sexton . An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n          Clifton A. Woodrum as the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n          Catherine Friel Graham , refer to life in \n          Roanoke , social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n          Mary Van Doren (September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n          William Ashley ] Sunday preaching in \n          Staunton (May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham , make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n          Roanoke . An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n          Port Antonio, Jamaica , describes the\n         beauty of \n          Jamaica . Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n          John Fox , at \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n          Charles Fox Graham and his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n          Tate Crockett 's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n          John Ribinson circus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.","Letters, 1896-1898, from \n          William Tate Graham at the \n          Medical Department, University of\n         Virginia , to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n          Anatomical Department and a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n          Norfolk . While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n          Newport News and took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n          Long Island Hospital , \n          Boston, Massachusetts , give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.","Letters, 1861-1864, from \n          James Graham Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.","Letters, 1858-1864, from \n          William Hanson Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n          Wythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope and a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n          Lewisburg describes his trip from \n          Max Meadows and reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n          John Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA as\n         being beyond the \n          Gauley River and Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n          Camp Meadow Bluff following their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n          Henry Alexander Wise and his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n          51st Virginia Regiment , \n          Camp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia ,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n          Camp Liberty Mills , tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n          Gordonsville and \n          Orange Court House , and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n          Brandy Station and in the \n          Kanawha Valley ). An October 17, 1863\n         letter from \n          Abingdon gives news of the enemy leaving \n          Bristol (Tennessee) , destroying railroads\n         and bridges.","Letters to \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham include\n         two, December 27, 1871 and June 1, 1872, from \n          Robert Craig Graham concerning religion\n         and offering spiritual support. An August 7, 1904 letter from\n         I. Roedel, refers to Republicans and the changes for blacks,\n         and mentions that 12,000 soldiers were camped nearby for a\n         week. On December 30, 1904, \n          Mary G. 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There are letters written to two other children: \n          Elizabeth Graham (Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n          Catherine Friel Graham (June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.","Among the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n          George M. Hanson to [ \n          Charles Campbell Tate ] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n          James Graham Tate ] near \n          Shepherdstown ; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n          Fanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate to her\n         sister-in-law, \n          Nannie Graham , concerning teaching at the\n          Cedar Run School ; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n          J. T. Trolingen , to \n          Curran F. Sanders , concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n          A. T. Sanders , at \n          Kernstown , on March 23, 1862.","Letters from David Graham, of \n          Roanoke, Virginia , to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n          Roanoke , and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n          Wytheville of the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n          H. G. Wadley , which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n          Wytheville Banking and Insurance Company .\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n          San Diego, California , with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n          Santa Fe , \"Tia Juana\" [ \n          Tijuana ], and \n          La Jolla, [California] , \n          Mexico , and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n          San Diego with Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n          Beverly Tucker Lacy , relates life in \n          Roanoke , and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n          Fanny Tate 's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n          Spencer Edmunds (March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n          Charles Beverly Tate 's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n          Carter Glass ; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n          Henry McIlwaine at the \n          Virginia State Library and the suicide of\n         a \n          Thomas Sexton . An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n          Clifton A. Woodrum as the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n          Catherine Friel Graham , refer to life in \n          Roanoke , social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n          Mary Van Doren (September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n          William Ashley ] Sunday preaching in \n          Staunton (May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham , make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n          Roanoke . An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n          Port Antonio, Jamaica , describes the\n         beauty of \n          Jamaica . Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n          John Fox , at \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n          Charles Fox Graham and his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n          Tate Crockett 's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n          John Ribinson circus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.","Letters, 1896-1898, from \n          William Tate Graham at the \n          Medical Department, University of\n         Virginia , to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n          Anatomical Department and a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n          Norfolk . While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n          Newport News and took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n          Long Island Hospital , \n          Boston, Massachusetts , give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.","Letters, 1861-1864, from \n          James Graham Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.","Letters, 1858-1864, from \n          William Hanson Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n          Wythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope and a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n          Lewisburg describes his trip from \n          Max Meadows and reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n          John Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA as\n         being beyond the \n          Gauley River and Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n          Camp Meadow Bluff following their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n          Henry Alexander Wise and his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n          51st Virginia Regiment , \n          Camp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia ,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n          Camp Liberty Mills , tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n          Gordonsville and \n          Orange Court House , and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n          Brandy Station and in the \n          Kanawha Valley ). 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There are letters written to two other children: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCatherine Friel Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eGraham\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSanders\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n         \u003cfamname\u003eTate\u003c/famname\u003efamilies, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge M. Hanson\u003c/persname\u003eto [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Campbell Tate\u003c/persname\u003e] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Graham Tate\u003c/persname\u003e] near \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eShepherdstown\u003c/geogname\u003e; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate\u003c/persname\u003eto her\n         sister-in-law, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning teaching at the\n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCedar Run School\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ. T. Trolingen\u003c/persname\u003e, to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCurran F. Sanders\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eA. T. Sanders\u003c/persname\u003e, at \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKernstown\u003c/geogname\u003e, on March 23, 1862.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from David Graham, of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWytheville\u003c/geogname\u003eof the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eH. G. Wadley\u003c/persname\u003e, which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWytheville Banking and Insurance Company\u003c/corpname\u003e.\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Diego, California\u003c/geogname\u003e, with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSanta Fe\u003c/geogname\u003e, \"Tia Juana\" [ \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eTijuana\u003c/geogname\u003e], and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLa Jolla, [California]\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e, and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Diego\u003c/geogname\u003ewith Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBeverly Tucker Lacy\u003c/persname\u003e, relates life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFanny Tate\u003c/persname\u003e's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSpencer Edmunds\u003c/persname\u003e(March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Beverly Tate\u003c/persname\u003e's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCarter Glass\u003c/persname\u003e; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry McIlwaine\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia State Library\u003c/corpname\u003eand the suicide of\n         a \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Sexton\u003c/persname\u003e. An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClifton A. Woodrum\u003c/persname\u003eas the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCatherine Friel Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, refer to life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary Van Doren\u003c/persname\u003e(September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Ashley\u003c/persname\u003e] Sunday preaching in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eStaunton\u003c/geogname\u003e(May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e. An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePort Antonio, Jamaica\u003c/geogname\u003e, describes the\n         beauty of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eJamaica\u003c/geogname\u003e. Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Fox\u003c/persname\u003e, at \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Fox Graham\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTate Crockett\u003c/persname\u003e's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Ribinson\u003c/persname\u003ecircus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1896-1898, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Tate Graham\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMedical Department, University of\n         Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e, to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003e,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAnatomical Department\u003c/corpname\u003eand a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNorfolk\u003c/geogname\u003e. While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNewport News\u003c/geogname\u003eand took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eLong Island Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBoston, Massachusetts\u003c/geogname\u003e, give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1861-1864, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Graham Tate\u003c/persname\u003e, written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Campbell Tate\u003c/persname\u003e. The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1858-1864, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Hanson Tate\u003c/persname\u003e, written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Campbell Tate\u003c/persname\u003e. On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope\u003c/corpname\u003eand a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLewisburg\u003c/geogname\u003edescribes his trip from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMax Meadows\u003c/geogname\u003eand reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA\u003c/corpname\u003eas\n         being beyond the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGauley River\u003c/geogname\u003eand Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCamp Meadow Bluff\u003c/geogname\u003efollowing their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Alexander Wise\u003c/persname\u003eand his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n         \u003ccorpname\u003e51st Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCamp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCamp Liberty Mills\u003c/geogname\u003e, tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGordonsville\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eOrange Court House\u003c/geogname\u003e, and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBrandy Station\u003c/geogname\u003eand in the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKanawha Valley\u003c/geogname\u003e). An October 17, 1863\n         letter from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAbingdon\u003c/geogname\u003egives news of the enemy leaving \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBristol (Tennessee)\u003c/geogname\u003e, destroying railroads\n         and bridges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003einclude\n         two, December 27, 1871 and June 1, 1872, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Craig Graham\u003c/persname\u003econcerning religion\n         and offering spiritual support. An August 7, 1904 letter from\n         I. Roedel, refers to Republicans and the changes for blacks,\n         and mentions that 12,000 soldiers were camped nearby for a\n         week. On December 30, 1904, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary G. Hull\u003c/persname\u003ementions a disastrous [train]\n         wreck near \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCharlottesville\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinancial and legal papers include material on the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eUnion Lead Mine Company\u003c/corpname\u003eBoard of\n         Directors, 1870; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCedar Run Mines\u003c/corpname\u003eroyalties, 1905, and\n         statements of ore shipped, 1913-1916; and, the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003e,\n         1923-1926. Printed material includes \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Horticulturist\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(December 1853) and \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSouthern Literary Messenger\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(January 1862) [see Rare Book Division for this\n         issue], and miscellaneous articles on the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eGraham\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSanders\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n         \u003cfamname\u003eTate\u003c/famname\u003efamilies, and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWythe County\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu00119","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00119","_root_":"viu_viu00119","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00119","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00119.xml","title_ssm":["Graham, Tate and related families\n         Papers \n          1853-1991"],"title_tesim":["Graham, Tate and related families\n         Papers \n          1853-1991"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["9232-q"],"text":["9232-q","Graham, Tate and related families\n         Papers \n          1853-1991","ca. 220 items","This material, 1853-1991, of ca. 220 items, concerns the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families of \n          Wythe County, Virginia , and includes\n         correspondence, financial and legal papers, genealogical and\n         historical information.","The correspondence is chiefly of \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) (Feb. 8,\n         1843-Jan. 30, 1923) and \n          David Peirce Graham (Oct. 24, 1838-Nov. 5,\n         1898) and their immediate family, including two of her\n         brothers, \n          James Graham Tate (Dec. 14, 1840-Aug. 25,\n         1864) and \n          William Hanson Tate (Sep. 9, 1837-May 15,\n         1864), and the couple's children, \n          David Graham (Feb. 21, 1872-July 14, 1942)\n         and \n          William Tate Graham (July 30, 1873-Dec.\n         13, 1953). There are letters written to two other children: \n          Elizabeth Graham (Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n          Catherine Friel Graham (June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.","Among the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n          George M. Hanson to [ \n          Charles Campbell Tate ] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n          James Graham Tate ] near \n          Shepherdstown ; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n          Fanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate to her\n         sister-in-law, \n          Nannie Graham , concerning teaching at the\n          Cedar Run School ; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n          J. T. Trolingen , to \n          Curran F. Sanders , concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n          A. T. Sanders , at \n          Kernstown , on March 23, 1862.","Letters from David Graham, of \n          Roanoke, Virginia , to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n          Roanoke , and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n          Wytheville of the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n          H. G. Wadley , which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n          Wytheville Banking and Insurance Company .\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n          San Diego, California , with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n          Santa Fe , \"Tia Juana\" [ \n          Tijuana ], and \n          La Jolla, [California] , \n          Mexico , and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n          San Diego with Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n          Beverly Tucker Lacy , relates life in \n          Roanoke , and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n          Fanny Tate 's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n          Spencer Edmunds (March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n          Charles Beverly Tate 's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n          Carter Glass ; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n          Henry McIlwaine at the \n          Virginia State Library and the suicide of\n         a \n          Thomas Sexton . An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n          Clifton A. Woodrum as the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n          Catherine Friel Graham , refer to life in \n          Roanoke , social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n          Mary Van Doren (September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n          William Ashley ] Sunday preaching in \n          Staunton (May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham , make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n          Roanoke . An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n          Port Antonio, Jamaica , describes the\n         beauty of \n          Jamaica . Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n          John Fox , at \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n          Charles Fox Graham and his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n          Tate Crockett 's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n          John Ribinson circus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.","Letters, 1896-1898, from \n          William Tate Graham at the \n          Medical Department, University of\n         Virginia , to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n          Anatomical Department and a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n          Norfolk . While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n          Newport News and took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n          Long Island Hospital , \n          Boston, Massachusetts , give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.","Letters, 1861-1864, from \n          James Graham Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.","Letters, 1858-1864, from \n          William Hanson Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n          Wythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope and a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n          Lewisburg describes his trip from \n          Max Meadows and reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n          John Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA as\n         being beyond the \n          Gauley River and Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n          Camp Meadow Bluff following their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n          Henry Alexander Wise and his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n          51st Virginia Regiment , \n          Camp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia ,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n          Camp Liberty Mills , tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n          Gordonsville and \n          Orange Court House , and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n          Brandy Station and in the \n          Kanawha Valley ). An October 17, 1863\n         letter from \n          Abingdon gives news of the enemy leaving \n          Bristol (Tennessee) , destroying railroads\n         and bridges.","Letters to \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham include\n         two, December 27, 1871 and June 1, 1872, from \n          Robert Craig Graham concerning religion\n         and offering spiritual support. An August 7, 1904 letter from\n         I. Roedel, refers to Republicans and the changes for blacks,\n         and mentions that 12,000 soldiers were camped nearby for a\n         week. On December 30, 1904, \n          Mary G. Hull mentions a disastrous [train]\n         wreck near \n          Charlottesville .","Financial and legal papers include material on the \n          Union Lead Mine Company Board of\n         Directors, 1870; \n          Cedar Run Mines royalties, 1905, and\n         statements of ore shipped, 1913-1916; and, the estate of \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         1923-1926. Printed material includes \n          The Horticulturist (December 1853) and \n          Southern Literary Messenger (January 1862) [see Rare Book Division for this\n         issue], and miscellaneous articles on the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, and \n          Wythe County .","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Cedar Run School","Wytheville Banking and Insurance Company","Virginia State Library","Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Medical Department, University of\n         Virginia","Anatomical Department","Long Island Hospital","Wythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope","John Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA","51st Virginia Regiment","Union Lead Mine Company","Cedar Run Mines","Graham","Sanders","Tate","Nannie Montgomery (Tate)","David Peirce Graham","James Graham Tate","William Hanson Tate","David Graham","William Tate Graham","Elizabeth Graham","Catherine Friel Graham","George M. Hanson","Charles Campbell Tate","Fanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate","Nannie Graham","J. T. Trolingen","Curran F. Sanders","A. T. Sanders","H. G. Wadley","Beverly Tucker Lacy","Fanny Tate","Spencer Edmunds","Charles Beverly Tate","Carter Glass","Henry McIlwaine","Thomas Sexton","Clifton A. Woodrum","Mary Van Doren","William Ashley","Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham","John Fox","Charles Fox Graham","Tate Crockett","John Ribinson","Henry Alexander Wise","Robert Craig Graham","Mary G. 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There are letters written to two other children: \n          Elizabeth Graham (Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n          Catherine Friel Graham (June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.","Among the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n          George M. Hanson to [ \n          Charles Campbell Tate ] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n          James Graham Tate ] near \n          Shepherdstown ; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n          Fanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate to her\n         sister-in-law, \n          Nannie Graham , concerning teaching at the\n          Cedar Run School ; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n          J. T. Trolingen , to \n          Curran F. Sanders , concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n          A. T. Sanders , at \n          Kernstown , on March 23, 1862.","Letters from David Graham, of \n          Roanoke, Virginia , to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n          Roanoke , and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n          Wytheville of the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n          H. G. Wadley , which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n          Wytheville Banking and Insurance Company .\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n          San Diego, California , with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n          Santa Fe , \"Tia Juana\" [ \n          Tijuana ], and \n          La Jolla, [California] , \n          Mexico , and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n          San Diego with Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n          Beverly Tucker Lacy , relates life in \n          Roanoke , and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n          Fanny Tate 's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n          Spencer Edmunds (March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n          Charles Beverly Tate 's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n          Carter Glass ; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n          Henry McIlwaine at the \n          Virginia State Library and the suicide of\n         a \n          Thomas Sexton . An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n          Clifton A. Woodrum as the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n          Catherine Friel Graham , refer to life in \n          Roanoke , social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n          Mary Van Doren (September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n          William Ashley ] Sunday preaching in \n          Staunton (May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham , make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n          Roanoke . An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n          Port Antonio, Jamaica , describes the\n         beauty of \n          Jamaica . Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n          John Fox , at \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n          Charles Fox Graham and his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n          Tate Crockett 's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n          John Ribinson circus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.","Letters, 1896-1898, from \n          William Tate Graham at the \n          Medical Department, University of\n         Virginia , to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n          Anatomical Department and a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n          Norfolk . While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n          Newport News and took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n          Long Island Hospital , \n          Boston, Massachusetts , give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.","Letters, 1861-1864, from \n          James Graham Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.","Letters, 1858-1864, from \n          William Hanson Tate , written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n          Charles Campbell Tate . On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n          Wythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope and a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n          Lewisburg describes his trip from \n          Max Meadows and reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n          John Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA as\n         being beyond the \n          Gauley River and Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n          Camp Meadow Bluff following their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n          Henry Alexander Wise and his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n          51st Virginia Regiment , \n          Camp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia ,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n          Camp Liberty Mills , tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n          Gordonsville and \n          Orange Court House , and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n          Brandy Station and in the \n          Kanawha Valley ). An October 17, 1863\n         letter from \n          Abingdon gives news of the enemy leaving \n          Bristol (Tennessee) , destroying railroads\n         and bridges.","Letters to \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham include\n         two, December 27, 1871 and June 1, 1872, from \n          Robert Craig Graham concerning religion\n         and offering spiritual support. An August 7, 1904 letter from\n         I. Roedel, refers to Republicans and the changes for blacks,\n         and mentions that 12,000 soldiers were camped nearby for a\n         week. On December 30, 1904, \n          Mary G. Hull mentions a disastrous [train]\n         wreck near \n          Charlottesville .","Financial and legal papers include material on the \n          Union Lead Mine Company Board of\n         Directors, 1870; \n          Cedar Run Mines royalties, 1905, and\n         statements of ore shipped, 1913-1916; and, the estate of \n          Nannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham ,\n         1923-1926. Printed material includes \n          The Horticulturist (December 1853) and \n          Southern Literary Messenger (January 1862) [see Rare Book Division for this\n         issue], and miscellaneous articles on the \n          Graham , \n          Sanders , and \n          Tate families, and \n          Wythe County ."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. 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There are letters written to two other children: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(Aug. 6, 1870-Mar. 23,\n         1956), from her parents; and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCatherine Friel Graham\u003c/persname\u003e(June 1, 1880-Oct.\n         13, 1964), from her brother, David.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the miscellaneous correspondence of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eGraham\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSanders\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n         \u003cfamname\u003eTate\u003c/famname\u003efamilies, are: a letter, August 2[6],\n         1864, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge M. Hanson\u003c/persname\u003eto [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Campbell Tate\u003c/persname\u003e] informing him of\n         the death of [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Graham Tate\u003c/persname\u003e] near \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eShepherdstown\u003c/geogname\u003e; a letter, April 8, 1916,\n         from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFanny (Mrs. Charles Beverly) Tate\u003c/persname\u003eto her\n         sister-in-law, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning teaching at the\n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCedar Run School\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, a letter\n         (electrostatic copy), July 23, 1921, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ. T. Trolingen\u003c/persname\u003e, to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCurran F. Sanders\u003c/persname\u003e, concerning the capture\n         of his father, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eA. T. Sanders\u003c/persname\u003e, at \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKernstown\u003c/geogname\u003e, on March 23, 1862.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from David Graham, of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, to his family are\n         concerned with news of family and friends, personal matters,\n         the local Sunday School and other religious activities, and\n         life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, and are full of descriptive\n         phrases, witticisms, and humorous anecdotes. The first group\n         of his letters are addressed chiefly to his sister, probably\n         Elizabeth. A December 17, 1899 letter refers to the trial in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWytheville\u003c/geogname\u003eof the Commonwealth of Virginia\n         vs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eH. G. Wadley\u003c/persname\u003e, which had been called for\n         trial on the eleventh. [According to the Richmond Times,\n         December 12, 1899, there were forty-three counts against\n         Wadley, charging him with the embezzlement of $196,000 of the\n         assets of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWytheville Banking and Insurance Company\u003c/corpname\u003e.\n         ] There is an interesting (incomplete) letter, December 28,\n         1903, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Diego, California\u003c/geogname\u003e, with impressions\n         and descriptions of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSanta Fe\u003c/geogname\u003e, \"Tia Juana\" [ \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eTijuana\u003c/geogname\u003e], and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLa Jolla, [California]\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e, and their inhabitants, and\n         references to life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Diego\u003c/geogname\u003ewith Margaret, Elizabeth, and\n         Lizzie. In 1923, he reminisces about Rev. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBeverly Tucker Lacy\u003c/persname\u003e, relates life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, and mentions moonshining and\n         bootlegging (February 15); mentions \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFanny Tate\u003c/persname\u003e's death and the new pastor,\n         Rev. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSpencer Edmunds\u003c/persname\u003e(March 31); and, relays\n         news of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Beverly Tate\u003c/persname\u003e's operation and\n         recovery (August 13). A November 11, 1936 letter includes an\n         anecdote involving \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCarter Glass\u003c/persname\u003e; and, a January 11, 1937\n         letter refers to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry McIlwaine\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia State Library\u003c/corpname\u003eand the suicide of\n         a \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Sexton\u003c/persname\u003e. An incomplete letter,\n         1923, discusses a divorce and custody case with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClifton A. Woodrum\u003c/persname\u003eas the attorney for the\n         husband, and includes a humorous anecdote about Woodrum's\n         actions in court. Letters to his sister, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCatherine Friel Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, refer to life in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e, social visitation, a musical\n         affair fundraiser for \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary Van Doren\u003c/persname\u003e(September 29, 1923); and,\n         Billy [ \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Ashley\u003c/persname\u003e] Sunday preaching in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eStaunton\u003c/geogname\u003e(May 6, 1926) and his prohibition\n         lectures (n.d.). Letters to his mother, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003e, make\n         frequent references to his involvement with the Sunday School\n         and local news in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke\u003c/geogname\u003e. An early letter of February 24,\n         1903, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePort Antonio, Jamaica\u003c/geogname\u003e, describes the\n         beauty of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eJamaica\u003c/geogname\u003e. Graham mentions a variety of\n         topics, including the Twenty Mule Team Borax advertising\n         parade (March 30, 1919), Victory Bond speeches (May 11, 1919),\n         a beating of a boy, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Fox\u003c/persname\u003e, at \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 25 and\n         June 1, 1919), the rail road shop men being on strike (June 8\n         and June 15, 1919), soldiers' homecoming and the arrival home\n         of Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Fox Graham\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife (June 15,\n         1919), \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTate Crockett\u003c/persname\u003e's interesting accounts of\n         war experiences and the sight of his gas equipment (July 27,\n         1919), the \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Ribinson\u003c/persname\u003ecircus (August 24, 1919),\n         along with references to family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1896-1898, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Tate Graham\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMedical Department, University of\n         Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e, to his family are of a personal nature.\n         On March 30, 1898, he writes to his mother, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003e,\n         concerning a successful business trip for the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAnatomical Department\u003c/corpname\u003eand a related\n         meeting with the mayor of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNorfolk\u003c/geogname\u003e. While there he saw the launching\n         of two battleships from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNewport News\u003c/geogname\u003eand took a tour through an\n         insane asylum. Letters, March 24 and April 6, 1909, written\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eLong Island Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBoston, Massachusetts\u003c/geogname\u003e, give medical\n         advice for a baby in the family. The letter letter also\n         mentions diagnosing cases for army surgeons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1861-1864, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Graham Tate\u003c/persname\u003e, written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Campbell Tate\u003c/persname\u003e. The letters reveal\n         the hardships of Civil War camp life and rumors and news of\n         nearby battles. On April 5, 1864, he refers to a snowball\n         battle between several Confederate brigades during which\n         \"enemy\" field officers were taken prisoner and a strand of\n         colors taken earlier in the day by the enemy were given up. He\n         also mentions his views on \"negro property\" and claims for\n         lost negroes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, 1858-1864, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Hanson Tate\u003c/persname\u003e, written from various\n         camp sites, were sent to his sister, Nannie, and his father, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Campbell Tate\u003c/persname\u003e. On May 7, 1860, he\n         writes about a meeting of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWythe Presbytery at Anchor and Hope\u003c/corpname\u003eand a\n         \"big muster\" in which they paraded the streets in the rain,\n         because the fields were too wet. An August 31, 1861 letter\n         from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLewisburg\u003c/geogname\u003edescribes his trip from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMax Meadows\u003c/geogname\u003eand reveals the location of\n         two regiments of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Buchanan Floyd's Brigade, CSA\u003c/corpname\u003eas\n         being beyond the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGauley River\u003c/geogname\u003eand Cox's Brigade (the enemy)\n         as being near the Gauley Bridge. He mentions the accidental\n         drowning of four men crossing the Gauley, and describes a\n         battle on Monday, August 26. On September 25, 1861, he writes\n         from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCamp Meadow Bluff\u003c/geogname\u003efollowing their retreat,\n         mentioning General \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Alexander Wise\u003c/persname\u003eand his men being\n         involved in a skirmish, the men suffering from disease, Wise\n         returning home, and a Mississippi regiment joining Floyd's\n         Brigade. On August 2, 1862, he writes to his father from\n         Headquarters \n         \u003ccorpname\u003e51st Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCamp Narrows, Gile County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e,\n         noting changes in brigades and their commands. An August 10,\n         1863 letter, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCamp Liberty Mills\u003c/geogname\u003e, tells of marching six\n         days to the encampment, located between \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGordonsville\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eOrange Court House\u003c/geogname\u003e, and mentions word of\n         enemy locations (near \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBrandy Station\u003c/geogname\u003eand in the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKanawha Valley\u003c/geogname\u003e). An October 17, 1863\n         letter from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAbingdon\u003c/geogname\u003egives news of the enemy leaving \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBristol (Tennessee)\u003c/geogname\u003e, destroying railroads\n         and bridges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003einclude\n         two, December 27, 1871 and June 1, 1872, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Craig Graham\u003c/persname\u003econcerning religion\n         and offering spiritual support. An August 7, 1904 letter from\n         I. Roedel, refers to Republicans and the changes for blacks,\n         and mentions that 12,000 soldiers were camped nearby for a\n         week. On December 30, 1904, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary G. Hull\u003c/persname\u003ementions a disastrous [train]\n         wreck near \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCharlottesville\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFinancial and legal papers include material on the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eUnion Lead Mine Company\u003c/corpname\u003eBoard of\n         Directors, 1870; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCedar Run Mines\u003c/corpname\u003eroyalties, 1905, and\n         statements of ore shipped, 1913-1916; and, the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNannie Montgomery (Tate) Graham\u003c/persname\u003e,\n         1923-1926. Printed material includes \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Horticulturist\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(December 1853) and \n         \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSouthern Literary Messenger\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e(January 1862) [see Rare Book Division for this\n         issue], and miscellaneous articles on the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eGraham\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSanders\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n         \u003cfamname\u003eTate\u003c/famname\u003efamilies, and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWythe County\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00119"}},{"id":"viu_viu00100","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Heth Family Papers \n          1794-1959","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00100#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00100#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of the papers of the Heth Familyof Montgomery County, Virginia, 1,018 items (3 Hollinger boxes, ca. 1 linear foot), 1794-1959, and contains financial papers, legal papers, a diary, personal correspondence, military papers, school records, photographs, and miscellaneous papers.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00100#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viu_viu00100","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00100","_root_":"viu_viu00100","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00100","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00100.xml","title_ssm":["Heth Family Papers \n          1794-1959"],"title_tesim":["Heth Family Papers \n          1794-1959"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["10986"],"text":["10986","Heth Family Papers \n          1794-1959","1018 items","Biographical Appendix: Heth Family","This collection consists mainly of the papers of the Family\n         of \n          Stockton Heth and \n          Isabella Hammett Heth . \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. was born in 1839; \n          Isabella Heth died in \n          1916 . These are the only available dates for the\n         two parents. Their children were:","1. \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , \n          1892 - \n          1917","2. \n          Clement Craig Heth , ?- \n          21 July 1930 (age \"about 49\" from obituary), m. \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth","3. \n          S. Pickett Heth , ?- \n          28 December 1951","4. \n          Virginia Heth , ?-15 \n          June 1946","Clement Craig Heth and \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's son was \n          Henry Heth , born in the latter \n          1920 's .","Archer Phlegar was the cousin of \n          Isabella Norwood Hammet ; \n          Hunter Phlegar was his son.","Sue Wharton may have been the sister of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. ; she was married to \n          William Wharton, Sr. , and their son was \n          William Wharton, Jr. The relationship\n         between \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. and \n          Sue Wharton is, however, an enigmatic\n         one.","For further genealogical information refer to \n          S. Pickett Heth 's application to the \n          Daughters of the American Revolution ,\n         held in the Miscellaneous Papers, which traces her selective\n         ancestry for four generations ( \n          January 1904 ).","This collection consists of the papers of the \n          Heth Family of \n          Montgomery County, Virginia , 1,018 items\n         (3 Hollinger boxes, ca. 1 linear foot), 1794-1959, and\n         contains financial papers, legal papers, a diary, personal\n         correspondence, military papers, school records, photographs,\n         and miscellaneous papers.","The \n          Heth family descends from Captain and Major \n          Henry Heth of the \n          First Virginia Regulars of the \n          American Revolution (see accession number\n         38 -114) and from \n          Captain John Montgomery , an officer in\n         the French and Indian, signer of the \n          Holston Declaration of Independence , and\n         member of Clark's expedition to the \n          Northwest Territories . \n          S. Pickett Heth , niece of Confederate\n         General \n          Henry Heth and cousin of General \n          George Pickett , founded the \n          New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy . \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , was President of the \n          Exchange Bank of Radford and owner of \n          White Thorn , a 1500-acre farm\n         approximately three miles west of \n          Blacksburg , \n          Virginia , originally purchased by his\n         wife, \n          Isabella Hammet Heth , from \n          James F. Preston in 1891. After the deaths\n         of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , and his sons \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , and \n          Clement Craig Heth , parcels of \n          White Thorn and other \n          Heth family holdings in the region were\n         leased and sold to the cities of \n          Blacksburg and \n          Radford and to \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute . The\n         family was closely related to the \n          Phlegar family of \n          Virginia . The \n          Heth family were prominent bankers,\n         businesspeople, farmers and socialites from the turn of the\n         century through the end of this collection.","The Financial Papers include six folders of accounts and\n         receipts; two folders of financial papers; and one folder of\n         financial papers concerning the estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth . The accounts and\n         receipts, 1889-1954, include bank statements, hotel register\n         accounts, and bills and receipts for farm machinery,\n         automotive repair, and grocery and mercantile accounts.","The Financial Papers contain correspondence concerning\n         farm, business and personal transactions, undated budget\n         worksheets, numerous bills for services rendered, and various\n         correspondence and reports concerning stock and real estate\n         holdings and transactions. Notable documents in these folders\n         include: letters from the caretaker of the \n          Heth family house at 1409 Massachusetts\n         Ave., \n          Washington, D.C. . (4 August 1894 and 15\n         August 1894); a mining engineer's report concerning a land\n         sale to the \n          Norfolk and Western Rail Road (4 February\n         1899); a letter regarding the price of shipping coal to \n          Washington, D.C. (3 September 1894); a\n         letter regarding the financial status of the \n          U.S. Capital Mining Company (1 August\n         1905); a letter regarding purchase of a site for a school, \n          Merrimac, Virginia (25 May 1911); a letter\n         regarding financial status of the \n          Radford-Willis Southern Railway (1 October\n         1915); a letter regarding purchase of stock in \n          General Graphite Company , with clipping\n         attesting to the stability of the post-war graphite market (29\n         December 1917); a letter recommending specific usage and\n         disposal of \n          White Thorn farm property, from \n          T.B. Hutchenson , Agronomist, \n          Virginia Agricultural Experiment\n         Station (14 April 1926); a list of field seed prices\n         (11 January 1936); an unsigned list of \"Partial Expenses\" (9\n         August 1939); a letter from the \n          American Genealogical Society (14 March\n         1952).","The Financial Papers concerning the estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth include newspaper\n         announcements of the auction of her personal possessions (15\n         March 1952), the auction records with items and prices, bank\n         statements of the estate (1951-1954), life insurance papers\n         (1954), and letters (1952-1953) concerning the disposal and\n         sale of various real estate holdings.","The Miscellaneous Papers include: invitations (1889-1944)\n         to dances, clubs, parties and weddings; a christmas card of\n         1942 from \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth , with a lithographed\n         wood cut of \n          White Thorn ; newspaper obituaries of \n          S. Pickett Heth (d. 28 December 1951), \n          Clement Craig Heth (d. 19 July 1930); an\n         undated clipping regarding the contract of \n          S. Pickett Heth 's land to the city of \n          Radford ; a draft of the charter of the \n          New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy (19 September 1901); \n          S. Pickett Heth 's application to the \n          Daughters of the American\n         Revolution (January 1904); Christmas and calling\n         cards (1892-1930); \n          Sweet Briar College brochures of 1941; a\n         daguerreotype photograph of a young male of the \n          Heth family , probably \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. ; black and white\n         photographs of \n          Clement Craig Heth upon the horse Annie\n         Montgomery which caused his death; an unidentified photograph\n         of a male of the \n          Heth family , probably \n          Clement Craig Heth or \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. ; \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. 's or \n          Clement Craig Heth 's \"Summer Reading List\n         1914\"; a pedigree and other papers concerning the horses of \n          Clement Craig Heth ; a flier endorsing \n          Archer Phlegar for \n          State Senate (19 September 1903).","The Legal Papers include: correspondence concerning real\n         estate transactions in \n          Montgomery County (1889-1952); insurance\n         policies (1926-1952); indentures between \n          AbramTrigg and \n          Susanna Trigg and \n          James Craig for specified parcels of land\n         in \n          Montgomery County (1794 and 1804); a deed\n         between \n          Robert Crockett , who inherited said land\n         (the \" \n          Saunders tract \", on which \n          White Thorn was built) through his wife,\n         and \n          Edward Hammet , father of \n          Isabella Hammet Heth (1834); an indenture\n         between \n          S.T. Atkin , trustee of \n          Moffett Shields , and \n          John Knox , for land in \n          Knoxville, Tennessee , which \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth inherited (1860); an\n         agreement to rent the \n          Heth family house in \n          Washington, D.C. , to \n          B.R. Mason (18 November 1899); a letter\n         regarding a loan for repairs to the \n          Washington. D.C. house (28 November 1900);\n         a letter from the \n          Brush Mountain Coal Company regarding the\n         surveying of the \n          Bruce Tract in \n          Montgomery County (12 February 1901); a\n         letter acknowledging \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. 's wish to sell the \n          Washington, D.C. house (14 August 1902); a\n         letter from \n          G.A. Sullivan regarding the sale of lots\n         in \n          East Radford , including a brief\n         assessment of the region's economic condition (1 February\n         1911); a letter from \n          A.L. Boulware proposing sale of pieces of \n          White Thorn tract adjacent to \n          Smithfield (28 June 1911); a letter laying\n         off one acre of \n          White Thorn tract for sale to \n          Harvey Linkous (2 September 1911); a\n         letter from \n          Hal Tyler concerning the witness fee of\n         Dr. \n          J.C. King in the murder trial of \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. (23 November 1917); a\n         Deed of Trust regarding a land parcel in \n          Blacksburg sold by \n          Theodosia Hickman to \n          Clement Craig Heth (1926); a letter\n         regarding rent of \n          White Thorn to \n          W.J. Shelburne (4 March 1933); a bill of\n         sale selling the horse Annie Montgomery to Dr. \n          Herbert Howard (3 April 1933); a letter\n         regarding status of \n          Cohee Country Club (6 November 1934); a\n         letter requesting removal of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Insitute fences\n         obstructing public road to \n          White Thorn (11 December 1934); a letter\n         from \n          T.B. Hutchenson , Agronomist, to \n          Julian A. Burruss , president of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute , regarding\n         rent of \n          White Thorn (3 September 1935); a letter\n         regarding fencing on \n          White Thorn (20 October 1938); a letter\n         regarding \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's Gay Street\n         property in \n          Knoxville, Tennessee (25 October 1939); a\n         letter regarding \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute use of \n          White Thorn (15 March 1941); letters\n         regarding \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's \n          Knoxville properties and litigation with\n         the \n          Knoxville Utilities Board (1942-1948);\n         letters regarding \n          Marion Dodson from \n          John Preston (1943-1948); a letter to \n          Harry F. Byrd regarding campaign\n         contributions of \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth and regional\n         sentiment toward \n          Harry F. Byrd 's campaign (16 May 1946);\n         letters regarding estate of \n          Virginia Heth (1946-1947); letter\n         regarding \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute 's disposal\n         of \n          White Thorn (6 May 1947); letters\n         regarding gas and oil speculation on \n          White Thorn (23 July 1947 and 25 July\n         1947); a statement regarding the income, expense and\n         distribution of the \n          Robert Redd Swepson estate (30 June 1947);\n         two deeds concerning the estate of \n          Virginia Heth (12 April 1948); a deed\n         regarding estate of \n          Virginia Heth (11 April 1949); schedules\n         (undated) of \n          White Thorn holdings; suit of \n          Isabella Heth v. \n          City of Radford .","The Legal Papers of the Estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth consist of legal\n         correspondence, insurance documents, and real estate\n         transactions of \n          Heth 's holdings in \n          Montgomery County . This section covers\n         1949-1954.","The Legal Papers regarding \n          Heth v. \n          Heth concern a suit between \n          S. Pickett Heth and \n          Clement Craig Heth over the division of\n         the Estate of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. . This section consists\n         of correspondence and legal documents of 1923-1929.","The Military Papers of \n          Clement Craig Heth consist of \n          U.S. Army correspondence giving orders for\n         his movements, 1919.","The Miscellaneous Correspondence includes: a letter from \n          Martha Hammet to \n          Edward Hammet , marked \"Olive Branch\"\n         (n.y., 30 September; probably written before 1850); letters to\n          Henry Heth ; letters from \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth (11 January 1940 and\n         21 December 1941); a copy of a letter to \n          Heth Lorton regarding membership in the \n          Society of the Cincinnati ; a letter to\n         \"Charlotte\" from \"Bob\" ( \n          Robert Cowan ?) (21 March 1928); numerous\n         other unplaceable letters and fragments thereof.","The School Records include: \n          St. Albans for \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , 1897; \n          Clay-Hill Academy\u003e for \n          Clement Craig Heth , 1900; \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute for \n          Clement Craig Heth , 1900 and 1902; \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute Honor List\n         1903-1904 mentioning \n          Clement Craig Heth ; a brochure from the \n          Deerfield Academy re. \n          Henry Heth , 1 September 1936.","The Correspondence is arranged according to its recipients.\n         The correspondence of \n          Clement Craig Heth , \n          Isabella Hammet Heth , \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , \n          Virginia Heth and \n          S. Pickett Heth consists of personal\n         letters, the majority from family members and friends. The\n         letters discuss social and family matters and include letters\n         of condolence on the deaths of \n          Isabella Hammet Heth (1916) and \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. (1917).","The letters of \n          Clement Craig Heth to \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth cover 1917-1920 but\n         the majority are undated. Topics discussed include the\n         progress of World War I, \n          Clement Heth 's troop movements, and\n         family and personal matters. The letters were sent from a\n         number of camps in the \n          United States , from \n          Italy , and possibly from \n          France or \n          Germany .","The Letters of \n          Clement Craig Heth include letters\n         regarding membership in the \n          Society of the Cincinnati in the state of \n          Virginia (2 January and 27 March\n         1909).","The Letters of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , occupy two folders\n         and include two letters from his brother \n          Henry Heth , a former Confederate general\n         (18 August 1892 and 10 September 1898), and a letter from \n          William A. Bell (13 March 1899).","The letters of \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth occupy two folders\n         and include: a letter of condolence from \n          Joseph Twitty (5 September 1930); letters\n         of condolence 1934; letters from \n          G.M. Preston (1934-1936); a letter from \n          Virginia Batson (10 September 1937); a\n         letter from \n          Julian A. Burruss , president of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute , regarding\n         visit to \n          Blacksburg of \n          Margaret Speaks (15 March 1938); a letter\n         from \n          Margaret Speaks (4 April 1938); a letter\n         from \n          John Preston regarding campaign\n         contributions (24 July 1938); a letter from \n          A.R. Hoxton , President of \n          Virginia Episcopal School , regarding\n         recommendation for an applicant, with draft attached of letter\n         advising refusal of admission on grounds of Nazi sympathies\n         (20 May 1943); letters from \n          Harry F. Byrd Sr. , (21 May and 30 July\n         1946); an undated letter of condolence on death of brother \n          Robert Heth .","The diary of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , covers 1908 and\n         discusses family matters, travel, farm business, social\n         visits, and much weather.","","University of Virginia. Library. 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Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, ?- \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e28 December 1951\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, ?-15 \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eJune 1946\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's son was \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, born in the latter \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1920\u003c/date\u003e's .\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eArcher Phlegar\u003c/persname\u003ewas the cousin of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Norwood Hammet\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Phlegar\u003c/persname\u003ewas his son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eSue Wharton\u003c/persname\u003emay have been the sister of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e; she was married to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Wharton, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and their son was \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Wharton, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eThe relationship\n         between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSue Wharton\u003c/persname\u003eis, however, an enigmatic\n         one.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor further genealogical information refer to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's application to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eDaughters of the American Revolution\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n         held in the Miscellaneous Papers, which traces her selective\n         ancestry for four generations ( \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eJanuary 1904\u003c/date\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biography"],"bioghist_tesim":["Biographical Appendix: Heth Family","This collection consists mainly of the papers of the Family\n         of \n          Stockton Heth and \n          Isabella Hammett Heth . \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. was born in 1839; \n          Isabella Heth died in \n          1916 . These are the only available dates for the\n         two parents. Their children were:","1. \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , \n          1892 - \n          1917","2. \n          Clement Craig Heth , ?- \n          21 July 1930 (age \"about 49\" from obituary), m. \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth","3. \n          S. Pickett Heth , ?- \n          28 December 1951","4. \n          Virginia Heth , ?-15 \n          June 1946","Clement Craig Heth and \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's son was \n          Henry Heth , born in the latter \n          1920 's .","Archer Phlegar was the cousin of \n          Isabella Norwood Hammet ; \n          Hunter Phlegar was his son.","Sue Wharton may have been the sister of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. ; she was married to \n          William Wharton, Sr. , and their son was \n          William Wharton, Jr. The relationship\n         between \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. and \n          Sue Wharton is, however, an enigmatic\n         one.","For further genealogical information refer to \n          S. Pickett Heth 's application to the \n          Daughters of the American Revolution ,\n         held in the Miscellaneous Papers, which traces her selective\n         ancestry for four generations ( \n          January 1904 )."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of the papers of the \n          Heth Family of \n          Montgomery County, Virginia , 1,018 items\n         (3 Hollinger boxes, ca. 1 linear foot), 1794-1959, and\n         contains financial papers, legal papers, a diary, personal\n         correspondence, military papers, school records, photographs,\n         and miscellaneous papers.","The \n          Heth family descends from Captain and Major \n          Henry Heth of the \n          First Virginia Regulars of the \n          American Revolution (see accession number\n         38 -114) and from \n          Captain John Montgomery , an officer in\n         the French and Indian, signer of the \n          Holston Declaration of Independence , and\n         member of Clark's expedition to the \n          Northwest Territories . \n          S. Pickett Heth , niece of Confederate\n         General \n          Henry Heth and cousin of General \n          George Pickett , founded the \n          New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy . \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , was President of the \n          Exchange Bank of Radford and owner of \n          White Thorn , a 1500-acre farm\n         approximately three miles west of \n          Blacksburg , \n          Virginia , originally purchased by his\n         wife, \n          Isabella Hammet Heth , from \n          James F. Preston in 1891. After the deaths\n         of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , and his sons \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , and \n          Clement Craig Heth , parcels of \n          White Thorn and other \n          Heth family holdings in the region were\n         leased and sold to the cities of \n          Blacksburg and \n          Radford and to \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute . The\n         family was closely related to the \n          Phlegar family of \n          Virginia . The \n          Heth family were prominent bankers,\n         businesspeople, farmers and socialites from the turn of the\n         century through the end of this collection.","The Financial Papers include six folders of accounts and\n         receipts; two folders of financial papers; and one folder of\n         financial papers concerning the estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth . The accounts and\n         receipts, 1889-1954, include bank statements, hotel register\n         accounts, and bills and receipts for farm machinery,\n         automotive repair, and grocery and mercantile accounts.","The Financial Papers contain correspondence concerning\n         farm, business and personal transactions, undated budget\n         worksheets, numerous bills for services rendered, and various\n         correspondence and reports concerning stock and real estate\n         holdings and transactions. Notable documents in these folders\n         include: letters from the caretaker of the \n          Heth family house at 1409 Massachusetts\n         Ave., \n          Washington, D.C. . (4 August 1894 and 15\n         August 1894); a mining engineer's report concerning a land\n         sale to the \n          Norfolk and Western Rail Road (4 February\n         1899); a letter regarding the price of shipping coal to \n          Washington, D.C. (3 September 1894); a\n         letter regarding the financial status of the \n          U.S. Capital Mining Company (1 August\n         1905); a letter regarding purchase of a site for a school, \n          Merrimac, Virginia (25 May 1911); a letter\n         regarding financial status of the \n          Radford-Willis Southern Railway (1 October\n         1915); a letter regarding purchase of stock in \n          General Graphite Company , with clipping\n         attesting to the stability of the post-war graphite market (29\n         December 1917); a letter recommending specific usage and\n         disposal of \n          White Thorn farm property, from \n          T.B. Hutchenson , Agronomist, \n          Virginia Agricultural Experiment\n         Station (14 April 1926); a list of field seed prices\n         (11 January 1936); an unsigned list of \"Partial Expenses\" (9\n         August 1939); a letter from the \n          American Genealogical Society (14 March\n         1952).","The Financial Papers concerning the estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth include newspaper\n         announcements of the auction of her personal possessions (15\n         March 1952), the auction records with items and prices, bank\n         statements of the estate (1951-1954), life insurance papers\n         (1954), and letters (1952-1953) concerning the disposal and\n         sale of various real estate holdings.","The Miscellaneous Papers include: invitations (1889-1944)\n         to dances, clubs, parties and weddings; a christmas card of\n         1942 from \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth , with a lithographed\n         wood cut of \n          White Thorn ; newspaper obituaries of \n          S. Pickett Heth (d. 28 December 1951), \n          Clement Craig Heth (d. 19 July 1930); an\n         undated clipping regarding the contract of \n          S. Pickett Heth 's land to the city of \n          Radford ; a draft of the charter of the \n          New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy (19 September 1901); \n          S. Pickett Heth 's application to the \n          Daughters of the American\n         Revolution (January 1904); Christmas and calling\n         cards (1892-1930); \n          Sweet Briar College brochures of 1941; a\n         daguerreotype photograph of a young male of the \n          Heth family , probably \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. ; black and white\n         photographs of \n          Clement Craig Heth upon the horse Annie\n         Montgomery which caused his death; an unidentified photograph\n         of a male of the \n          Heth family , probably \n          Clement Craig Heth or \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. ; \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. 's or \n          Clement Craig Heth 's \"Summer Reading List\n         1914\"; a pedigree and other papers concerning the horses of \n          Clement Craig Heth ; a flier endorsing \n          Archer Phlegar for \n          State Senate (19 September 1903).","The Legal Papers include: correspondence concerning real\n         estate transactions in \n          Montgomery County (1889-1952); insurance\n         policies (1926-1952); indentures between \n          AbramTrigg and \n          Susanna Trigg and \n          James Craig for specified parcels of land\n         in \n          Montgomery County (1794 and 1804); a deed\n         between \n          Robert Crockett , who inherited said land\n         (the \" \n          Saunders tract \", on which \n          White Thorn was built) through his wife,\n         and \n          Edward Hammet , father of \n          Isabella Hammet Heth (1834); an indenture\n         between \n          S.T. Atkin , trustee of \n          Moffett Shields , and \n          John Knox , for land in \n          Knoxville, Tennessee , which \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth inherited (1860); an\n         agreement to rent the \n          Heth family house in \n          Washington, D.C. , to \n          B.R. Mason (18 November 1899); a letter\n         regarding a loan for repairs to the \n          Washington. D.C. house (28 November 1900);\n         a letter from the \n          Brush Mountain Coal Company regarding the\n         surveying of the \n          Bruce Tract in \n          Montgomery County (12 February 1901); a\n         letter acknowledging \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. 's wish to sell the \n          Washington, D.C. house (14 August 1902); a\n         letter from \n          G.A. Sullivan regarding the sale of lots\n         in \n          East Radford , including a brief\n         assessment of the region's economic condition (1 February\n         1911); a letter from \n          A.L. Boulware proposing sale of pieces of \n          White Thorn tract adjacent to \n          Smithfield (28 June 1911); a letter laying\n         off one acre of \n          White Thorn tract for sale to \n          Harvey Linkous (2 September 1911); a\n         letter from \n          Hal Tyler concerning the witness fee of\n         Dr. \n          J.C. King in the murder trial of \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. (23 November 1917); a\n         Deed of Trust regarding a land parcel in \n          Blacksburg sold by \n          Theodosia Hickman to \n          Clement Craig Heth (1926); a letter\n         regarding rent of \n          White Thorn to \n          W.J. Shelburne (4 March 1933); a bill of\n         sale selling the horse Annie Montgomery to Dr. \n          Herbert Howard (3 April 1933); a letter\n         regarding status of \n          Cohee Country Club (6 November 1934); a\n         letter requesting removal of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Insitute fences\n         obstructing public road to \n          White Thorn (11 December 1934); a letter\n         from \n          T.B. Hutchenson , Agronomist, to \n          Julian A. Burruss , president of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute , regarding\n         rent of \n          White Thorn (3 September 1935); a letter\n         regarding fencing on \n          White Thorn (20 October 1938); a letter\n         regarding \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's Gay Street\n         property in \n          Knoxville, Tennessee (25 October 1939); a\n         letter regarding \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute use of \n          White Thorn (15 March 1941); letters\n         regarding \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's \n          Knoxville properties and litigation with\n         the \n          Knoxville Utilities Board (1942-1948);\n         letters regarding \n          Marion Dodson from \n          John Preston (1943-1948); a letter to \n          Harry F. Byrd regarding campaign\n         contributions of \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth and regional\n         sentiment toward \n          Harry F. Byrd 's campaign (16 May 1946);\n         letters regarding estate of \n          Virginia Heth (1946-1947); letter\n         regarding \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute 's disposal\n         of \n          White Thorn (6 May 1947); letters\n         regarding gas and oil speculation on \n          White Thorn (23 July 1947 and 25 July\n         1947); a statement regarding the income, expense and\n         distribution of the \n          Robert Redd Swepson estate (30 June 1947);\n         two deeds concerning the estate of \n          Virginia Heth (12 April 1948); a deed\n         regarding estate of \n          Virginia Heth (11 April 1949); schedules\n         (undated) of \n          White Thorn holdings; suit of \n          Isabella Heth v. \n          City of Radford .","The Legal Papers of the Estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth consist of legal\n         correspondence, insurance documents, and real estate\n         transactions of \n          Heth 's holdings in \n          Montgomery County . This section covers\n         1949-1954.","The Legal Papers regarding \n          Heth v. \n          Heth concern a suit between \n          S. Pickett Heth and \n          Clement Craig Heth over the division of\n         the Estate of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. . This section consists\n         of correspondence and legal documents of 1923-1929.","The Military Papers of \n          Clement Craig Heth consist of \n          U.S. Army correspondence giving orders for\n         his movements, 1919.","The Miscellaneous Correspondence includes: a letter from \n          Martha Hammet to \n          Edward Hammet , marked \"Olive Branch\"\n         (n.y., 30 September; probably written before 1850); letters to\n          Henry Heth ; letters from \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth (11 January 1940 and\n         21 December 1941); a copy of a letter to \n          Heth Lorton regarding membership in the \n          Society of the Cincinnati ; a letter to\n         \"Charlotte\" from \"Bob\" ( \n          Robert Cowan ?) (21 March 1928); numerous\n         other unplaceable letters and fragments thereof.","The School Records include: \n          St. Albans for \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , 1897; \n          Clay-Hill Academy\u003e for \n          Clement Craig Heth , 1900; \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute for \n          Clement Craig Heth , 1900 and 1902; \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute Honor List\n         1903-1904 mentioning \n          Clement Craig Heth ; a brochure from the \n          Deerfield Academy re. \n          Henry Heth , 1 September 1936.","The Correspondence is arranged according to its recipients.\n         The correspondence of \n          Clement Craig Heth , \n          Isabella Hammet Heth , \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , \n          Virginia Heth and \n          S. Pickett Heth consists of personal\n         letters, the majority from family members and friends. The\n         letters discuss social and family matters and include letters\n         of condolence on the deaths of \n          Isabella Hammet Heth (1916) and \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. (1917).","The letters of \n          Clement Craig Heth to \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth cover 1917-1920 but\n         the majority are undated. Topics discussed include the\n         progress of World War I, \n          Clement Heth 's troop movements, and\n         family and personal matters. The letters were sent from a\n         number of camps in the \n          United States , from \n          Italy , and possibly from \n          France or \n          Germany .","The Letters of \n          Clement Craig Heth include letters\n         regarding membership in the \n          Society of the Cincinnati in the state of \n          Virginia (2 January and 27 March\n         1909).","The Letters of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , occupy two folders\n         and include two letters from his brother \n          Henry Heth , a former Confederate general\n         (18 August 1892 and 10 September 1898), and a letter from \n          William A. Bell (13 March 1899).","The letters of \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth occupy two folders\n         and include: a letter of condolence from \n          Joseph Twitty (5 September 1930); letters\n         of condolence 1934; letters from \n          G.M. Preston (1934-1936); a letter from \n          Virginia Batson (10 September 1937); a\n         letter from \n          Julian A. Burruss , president of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute , regarding\n         visit to \n          Blacksburg of \n          Margaret Speaks (15 March 1938); a letter\n         from \n          Margaret Speaks (4 April 1938); a letter\n         from \n          John Preston regarding campaign\n         contributions (24 July 1938); a letter from \n          A.R. Hoxton , President of \n          Virginia Episcopal School , regarding\n         recommendation for an applicant, with draft attached of letter\n         advising refusal of admission on grounds of Nazi sympathies\n         (20 May 1943); letters from \n          Harry F. Byrd Sr. , (21 May and 30 July\n         1946); an undated letter of condolence on death of brother \n          Robert Heth .","The diary of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , covers 1908 and\n         discusses family matters, travel, farm business, social\n         visits, and much weather."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Daughters of the American Revolution","First Virginia Regulars","American Revolution","Holston Declaration of Independence","New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy","Exchange Bank of Radford","Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Norfolk and Western Rail Road","U.S. Capital Mining Company","Radford-Willis Southern Railway","General Graphite Company","Virginia Agricultural Experiment\n         Station","American Genealogical Society","Daughters of the American\n         Revolution","Sweet Briar College","State Senate","Brush Mountain Coal Company","Cohee Country Club","Virginia Polytechnic Insitute","Knoxville Utilities Board","U.S. Army","Society of the Cincinnati","St. Albans","Clay-Hill Academy\u003e","Deerfield Academy","Virginia Episcopal School","Heth Family","Heth family","Phlegar family","Stockton Heth","Isabella Hammett Heth","Stockton Heth, Sr.","Isabella Heth","Stockton Heth, Jr.","Clement Craig Heth","Jeannette Cowan Heth","S. Pickett Heth","Virginia Heth","Henry Heth","Archer Phlegar","Isabella Norwood Hammet","Hunter Phlegar","Sue Wharton","William Wharton, Sr.","William Wharton, Jr.","Captain John Montgomery","George Pickett","Isabella Hammet Heth","James F. Preston","T.B. Hutchenson","AbramTrigg","Susanna Trigg","James Craig","Robert Crockett","Edward Hammet","S.T. Atkin","Moffett Shields","John Knox","B.R. Mason","G.A. Sullivan","A.L. Boulware","Harvey Linkous","Hal Tyler","J.C. King","Theodosia Hickman","W.J. Shelburne","Herbert Howard","Julian A. Burruss","Marion Dodson","John Preston","Harry F. Byrd","Robert Redd Swepson","Heth","Martha Hammet","Heth Lorton","Robert Cowan","Clement Heth","William A. Bell","Joseph Twitty","G.M. Preston","Virginia Batson","Margaret Speaks","A.R. Hoxton","Harry F. Byrd Sr.","Robert Heth"],"corpname_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Daughters of the American Revolution","First Virginia Regulars","American Revolution","Holston Declaration of Independence","New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy","Exchange Bank of Radford","Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Norfolk and Western Rail Road","U.S. Capital Mining Company","Radford-Willis Southern Railway","General Graphite Company","Virginia Agricultural Experiment\n         Station","American Genealogical Society","Daughters of the American\n         Revolution","Sweet Briar College","State Senate","Brush Mountain Coal Company","Cohee Country Club","Virginia Polytechnic Insitute","Knoxville Utilities Board","U.S. Army","Society of the Cincinnati","St. Albans","Clay-Hill Academy\u003e","Deerfield Academy","Virginia Episcopal School"],"famname_ssim":["Heth Family","Heth family","Phlegar family"],"persname_ssim":["Stockton Heth","Isabella Hammett Heth","Stockton Heth, Sr.","Isabella Heth","Stockton Heth, Jr.","Clement Craig Heth","Jeannette Cowan Heth","S. Pickett Heth","Virginia Heth","Henry Heth","Archer Phlegar","Isabella Norwood Hammet","Hunter Phlegar","Sue Wharton","William Wharton, Sr.","William Wharton, Jr.","Captain John Montgomery","George Pickett","Isabella Hammet Heth","James F. Preston","T.B. Hutchenson","AbramTrigg","Susanna Trigg","James Craig","Robert Crockett","Edward Hammet","S.T. Atkin","Moffett Shields","John Knox","B.R. Mason","G.A. Sullivan","A.L. Boulware","Harvey Linkous","Hal Tyler","J.C. King","Theodosia Hickman","W.J. Shelburne","Herbert Howard","Julian A. Burruss","Marion Dodson","John Preston","Harry F. Byrd","Robert Redd Swepson","Heth","Martha Hammet","Heth Lorton","Robert Cowan","Clement Heth","William A. Bell","Joseph Twitty","G.M. Preston","Virginia Batson","Margaret Speaks","A.R. Hoxton","Harry F. Byrd Sr.","Robert Heth"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":23,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T02:17:21.540Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of the papers of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth Family\u003c/famname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMontgomery County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1,018 items\n         (3 Hollinger boxes, ca. 1 linear foot), 1794-1959, and\n         contains financial papers, legal papers, a diary, personal\n         correspondence, military papers, school records, photographs,\n         and miscellaneous papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003edescends from Captain and Major \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003eof the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eFirst Virginia Regulars\u003c/corpname\u003eof the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Revolution\u003c/corpname\u003e(see accession number\n         38 -114) and from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCaptain John Montgomery\u003c/persname\u003e, an officer in\n         the French and Indian, signer of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHolston Declaration of Independence\u003c/corpname\u003e, and\n         member of Clark's expedition to the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNorthwest Territories\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, niece of Confederate\n         General \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand cousin of General \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Pickett\u003c/persname\u003e, founded the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNew River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was President of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eExchange Bank of Radford\u003c/corpname\u003eand owner of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e, a 1500-acre farm\n         approximately three miles west of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBlacksburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, originally purchased by his\n         wife, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Hammet Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Preston\u003c/persname\u003ein 1891. After the deaths\n         of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and his sons \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, parcels of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003eand other \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003eholdings in the region were\n         leased and sold to the cities of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBlacksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRadford\u003c/geogname\u003eand to \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e. The\n         family was closely related to the \n         \u003cfamname\u003ePhlegar family\u003c/famname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. The \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003ewere prominent bankers,\n         businesspeople, farmers and socialites from the turn of the\n         century through the end of this collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Financial Papers include six folders of accounts and\n         receipts; two folders of financial papers; and one folder of\n         financial papers concerning the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e. The accounts and\n         receipts, 1889-1954, include bank statements, hotel register\n         accounts, and bills and receipts for farm machinery,\n         automotive repair, and grocery and mercantile accounts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Financial Papers contain correspondence concerning\n         farm, business and personal transactions, undated budget\n         worksheets, numerous bills for services rendered, and various\n         correspondence and reports concerning stock and real estate\n         holdings and transactions. Notable documents in these folders\n         include: letters from the caretaker of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003ehouse at 1409 Massachusetts\n         Ave., \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003e. (4 August 1894 and 15\n         August 1894); a mining engineer's report concerning a land\n         sale to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorfolk and Western Rail Road\u003c/corpname\u003e(4 February\n         1899); a letter regarding the price of shipping coal to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003e(3 September 1894); a\n         letter regarding the financial status of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Capital Mining Company\u003c/corpname\u003e(1 August\n         1905); a letter regarding purchase of a site for a school, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMerrimac, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e(25 May 1911); a letter\n         regarding financial status of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRadford-Willis Southern Railway\u003c/corpname\u003e(1 October\n         1915); a letter regarding purchase of stock in \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGeneral Graphite Company\u003c/corpname\u003e, with clipping\n         attesting to the stability of the post-war graphite market (29\n         December 1917); a letter recommending specific usage and\n         disposal of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003efarm property, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eT.B. Hutchenson\u003c/persname\u003e, Agronomist, \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment\n         Station\u003c/corpname\u003e(14 April 1926); a list of field seed prices\n         (11 January 1936); an unsigned list of \"Partial Expenses\" (9\n         August 1939); a letter from the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Genealogical Society\u003c/corpname\u003e(14 March\n         1952).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Financial Papers concerning the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003einclude newspaper\n         announcements of the auction of her personal possessions (15\n         March 1952), the auction records with items and prices, bank\n         statements of the estate (1951-1954), life insurance papers\n         (1954), and letters (1952-1953) concerning the disposal and\n         sale of various real estate holdings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Miscellaneous Papers include: invitations (1889-1944)\n         to dances, clubs, parties and weddings; a christmas card of\n         1942 from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, with a lithographed\n         wood cut of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e; newspaper obituaries of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(d. 28 December 1951), \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(d. 19 July 1930); an\n         undated clipping regarding the contract of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's land to the city of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRadford\u003c/geogname\u003e; a draft of the charter of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNew River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e(19 September 1901); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's application to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eDaughters of the American\n         Revolution\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 1904); Christmas and calling\n         cards (1892-1930); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSweet Briar College\u003c/corpname\u003ebrochures of 1941; a\n         daguerreotype photograph of a young male of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003e, probably \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e; black and white\n         photographs of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003eupon the horse Annie\n         Montgomery which caused his death; an unidentified photograph\n         of a male of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003e, probably \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003eor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e's or \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's \"Summer Reading List\n         1914\"; a pedigree and other papers concerning the horses of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e; a flier endorsing \n         \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Phlegar\u003c/persname\u003efor \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eState Senate\u003c/corpname\u003e(19 September 1903).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Papers include: correspondence concerning real\n         estate transactions in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMontgomery County\u003c/geogname\u003e(1889-1952); insurance\n         policies (1926-1952); indentures between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAbramTrigg\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSusanna Trigg\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Craig\u003c/persname\u003efor specified parcels of land\n         in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMontgomery County\u003c/geogname\u003e(1794 and 1804); a deed\n         between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Crockett\u003c/persname\u003e, who inherited said land\n         (the \" \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSaunders tract\u003c/geogname\u003e\", on which \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003ewas built) through his wife,\n         and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Hammet\u003c/persname\u003e, father of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Hammet Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(1834); an indenture\n         between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS.T. Atkin\u003c/persname\u003e, trustee of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMoffett Shields\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Knox\u003c/persname\u003e, for land in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKnoxville, Tennessee\u003c/geogname\u003e, which \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003einherited (1860); an\n         agreement to rent the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003ehouse in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003e, to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eB.R. Mason\u003c/persname\u003e(18 November 1899); a letter\n         regarding a loan for repairs to the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington. D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003ehouse (28 November 1900);\n         a letter from the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBrush Mountain Coal Company\u003c/corpname\u003eregarding the\n         surveying of the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBruce Tract\u003c/geogname\u003ein \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMontgomery County\u003c/geogname\u003e(12 February 1901); a\n         letter acknowledging \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e's wish to sell the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003ehouse (14 August 1902); a\n         letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eG.A. Sullivan\u003c/persname\u003eregarding the sale of lots\n         in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eEast Radford\u003c/geogname\u003e, including a brief\n         assessment of the region's economic condition (1 February\n         1911); a letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eA.L. Boulware\u003c/persname\u003eproposing sale of pieces of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn tract\u003c/geogname\u003eadjacent to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSmithfield\u003c/geogname\u003e(28 June 1911); a letter laying\n         off one acre of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn tract\u003c/geogname\u003efor sale to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarvey Linkous\u003c/persname\u003e(2 September 1911); a\n         letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHal Tyler\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the witness fee of\n         Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ.C. King\u003c/persname\u003ein the murder trial of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e(23 November 1917); a\n         Deed of Trust regarding a land parcel in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBlacksburg\u003c/geogname\u003esold by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTheodosia Hickman\u003c/persname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(1926); a letter\n         regarding rent of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW.J. Shelburne\u003c/persname\u003e(4 March 1933); a bill of\n         sale selling the horse Annie Montgomery to Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Howard\u003c/persname\u003e(3 April 1933); a letter\n         regarding status of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCohee Country Club\u003c/corpname\u003e(6 November 1934); a\n         letter requesting removal of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Insitute\u003c/corpname\u003efences\n         obstructing public road to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(11 December 1934); a letter\n         from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eT.B. Hutchenson\u003c/persname\u003e, Agronomist, to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJulian A. Burruss\u003c/persname\u003e, president of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e, regarding\n         rent of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(3 September 1935); a letter\n         regarding fencing on \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(20 October 1938); a letter\n         regarding \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's Gay Street\n         property in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKnoxville, Tennessee\u003c/geogname\u003e(25 October 1939); a\n         letter regarding \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003euse of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(15 March 1941); letters\n         regarding \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKnoxville\u003c/geogname\u003eproperties and litigation with\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eKnoxville Utilities Board\u003c/corpname\u003e(1942-1948);\n         letters regarding \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarion Dodson\u003c/persname\u003efrom \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Preston\u003c/persname\u003e(1943-1948); a letter to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding campaign\n         contributions of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand regional\n         sentiment toward \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e's campaign (16 May 1946);\n         letters regarding estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(1946-1947); letter\n         regarding \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e's disposal\n         of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(6 May 1947); letters\n         regarding gas and oil speculation on \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(23 July 1947 and 25 July\n         1947); a statement regarding the income, expense and\n         distribution of the \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Redd Swepson\u003c/persname\u003eestate (30 June 1947);\n         two deeds concerning the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(12 April 1948); a deed\n         regarding estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(11 April 1949); schedules\n         (undated) of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003eholdings; suit of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Heth\u003c/persname\u003ev. \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCity of Radford\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Papers of the Estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003econsist of legal\n         correspondence, insurance documents, and real estate\n         transactions of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHeth\u003c/persname\u003e's holdings in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMontgomery County\u003c/geogname\u003e. This section covers\n         1949-1954.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Papers regarding \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHeth\u003c/persname\u003ev. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHeth\u003c/persname\u003econcern a suit between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003eover the division of\n         the Estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e. This section consists\n         of correspondence and legal documents of 1923-1929.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Military Papers of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003econsist of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Army\u003c/corpname\u003ecorrespondence giving orders for\n         his movements, 1919.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Miscellaneous Correspondence includes: a letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Hammet\u003c/persname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Hammet\u003c/persname\u003e, marked \"Olive Branch\"\n         (n.y., 30 September; probably written before 1850); letters to\n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003e; letters from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(11 January 1940 and\n         21 December 1941); a copy of a letter to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHeth Lorton\u003c/persname\u003eregarding membership in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSociety of the Cincinnati\u003c/corpname\u003e; a letter to\n         \"Charlotte\" from \"Bob\" ( \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Cowan\u003c/persname\u003e?) (21 March 1928); numerous\n         other unplaceable letters and fragments thereof.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe School Records include: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSt. Albans\u003c/corpname\u003efor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eClay-Hill Academy\u0026gt;\u003c/corpname\u003efor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003efor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900 and 1902; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003eHonor List\n         1903-1904 mentioning \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e; a brochure from the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eDeerfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ere. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, 1 September 1936.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Correspondence is arranged according to its recipients.\n         The correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Hammet Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003econsists of personal\n         letters, the majority from family members and friends. The\n         letters discuss social and family matters and include letters\n         of condolence on the deaths of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Hammet Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(1916) and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1917).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003ecover 1917-1920 but\n         the majority are undated. Topics discussed include the\n         progress of World War I, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's troop movements, and\n         family and personal matters. The letters were sent from a\n         number of camps in the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003e, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, and possibly from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003eor \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Letters of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003einclude letters\n         regarding membership in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSociety of the Cincinnati\u003c/corpname\u003ein the state of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e(2 January and 27 March\n         1909).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Letters of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, occupy two folders\n         and include two letters from his brother \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, a former Confederate general\n         (18 August 1892 and 10 September 1898), and a letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam A. Bell\u003c/persname\u003e(13 March 1899).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003eoccupy two folders\n         and include: a letter of condolence from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Twitty\u003c/persname\u003e(5 September 1930); letters\n         of condolence 1934; letters from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eG.M. Preston\u003c/persname\u003e(1934-1936); a letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Batson\u003c/persname\u003e(10 September 1937); a\n         letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJulian A. Burruss\u003c/persname\u003e, president of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e, regarding\n         visit to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBlacksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eof \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMargaret Speaks\u003c/persname\u003e(15 March 1938); a letter\n         from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMargaret Speaks\u003c/persname\u003e(4 April 1938); a letter\n         from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Preston\u003c/persname\u003eregarding campaign\n         contributions (24 July 1938); a letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eA.R. Hoxton\u003c/persname\u003e, President of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Episcopal School\u003c/corpname\u003e, regarding\n         recommendation for an applicant, with draft attached of letter\n         advising refusal of admission on grounds of Nazi sympathies\n         (20 May 1943); letters from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (21 May and 30 July\n         1946); an undated letter of condolence on death of brother \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Heth\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe diary of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, covers 1908 and\n         discusses family matters, travel, farm business, social\n         visits, and much weather.\u003c/p\u003e"],"collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu00100","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00100","_root_":"viu_viu00100","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00100","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00100.xml","title_ssm":["Heth Family Papers \n          1794-1959"],"title_tesim":["Heth Family Papers \n          1794-1959"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["10986"],"text":["10986","Heth Family Papers \n          1794-1959","1018 items","Biographical Appendix: Heth Family","This collection consists mainly of the papers of the Family\n         of \n          Stockton Heth and \n          Isabella Hammett Heth . \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. was born in 1839; \n          Isabella Heth died in \n          1916 . These are the only available dates for the\n         two parents. Their children were:","1. \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , \n          1892 - \n          1917","2. \n          Clement Craig Heth , ?- \n          21 July 1930 (age \"about 49\" from obituary), m. \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth","3. \n          S. Pickett Heth , ?- \n          28 December 1951","4. \n          Virginia Heth , ?-15 \n          June 1946","Clement Craig Heth and \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's son was \n          Henry Heth , born in the latter \n          1920 's .","Archer Phlegar was the cousin of \n          Isabella Norwood Hammet ; \n          Hunter Phlegar was his son.","Sue Wharton may have been the sister of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. ; she was married to \n          William Wharton, Sr. , and their son was \n          William Wharton, Jr. The relationship\n         between \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. and \n          Sue Wharton is, however, an enigmatic\n         one.","For further genealogical information refer to \n          S. Pickett Heth 's application to the \n          Daughters of the American Revolution ,\n         held in the Miscellaneous Papers, which traces her selective\n         ancestry for four generations ( \n          January 1904 ).","This collection consists of the papers of the \n          Heth Family of \n          Montgomery County, Virginia , 1,018 items\n         (3 Hollinger boxes, ca. 1 linear foot), 1794-1959, and\n         contains financial papers, legal papers, a diary, personal\n         correspondence, military papers, school records, photographs,\n         and miscellaneous papers.","The \n          Heth family descends from Captain and Major \n          Henry Heth of the \n          First Virginia Regulars of the \n          American Revolution (see accession number\n         38 -114) and from \n          Captain John Montgomery , an officer in\n         the French and Indian, signer of the \n          Holston Declaration of Independence , and\n         member of Clark's expedition to the \n          Northwest Territories . \n          S. Pickett Heth , niece of Confederate\n         General \n          Henry Heth and cousin of General \n          George Pickett , founded the \n          New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy . \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , was President of the \n          Exchange Bank of Radford and owner of \n          White Thorn , a 1500-acre farm\n         approximately three miles west of \n          Blacksburg , \n          Virginia , originally purchased by his\n         wife, \n          Isabella Hammet Heth , from \n          James F. Preston in 1891. After the deaths\n         of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , and his sons \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , and \n          Clement Craig Heth , parcels of \n          White Thorn and other \n          Heth family holdings in the region were\n         leased and sold to the cities of \n          Blacksburg and \n          Radford and to \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute . The\n         family was closely related to the \n          Phlegar family of \n          Virginia . The \n          Heth family were prominent bankers,\n         businesspeople, farmers and socialites from the turn of the\n         century through the end of this collection.","The Financial Papers include six folders of accounts and\n         receipts; two folders of financial papers; and one folder of\n         financial papers concerning the estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth . The accounts and\n         receipts, 1889-1954, include bank statements, hotel register\n         accounts, and bills and receipts for farm machinery,\n         automotive repair, and grocery and mercantile accounts.","The Financial Papers contain correspondence concerning\n         farm, business and personal transactions, undated budget\n         worksheets, numerous bills for services rendered, and various\n         correspondence and reports concerning stock and real estate\n         holdings and transactions. Notable documents in these folders\n         include: letters from the caretaker of the \n          Heth family house at 1409 Massachusetts\n         Ave., \n          Washington, D.C. . (4 August 1894 and 15\n         August 1894); a mining engineer's report concerning a land\n         sale to the \n          Norfolk and Western Rail Road (4 February\n         1899); a letter regarding the price of shipping coal to \n          Washington, D.C. (3 September 1894); a\n         letter regarding the financial status of the \n          U.S. Capital Mining Company (1 August\n         1905); a letter regarding purchase of a site for a school, \n          Merrimac, Virginia (25 May 1911); a letter\n         regarding financial status of the \n          Radford-Willis Southern Railway (1 October\n         1915); a letter regarding purchase of stock in \n          General Graphite Company , with clipping\n         attesting to the stability of the post-war graphite market (29\n         December 1917); a letter recommending specific usage and\n         disposal of \n          White Thorn farm property, from \n          T.B. Hutchenson , Agronomist, \n          Virginia Agricultural Experiment\n         Station (14 April 1926); a list of field seed prices\n         (11 January 1936); an unsigned list of \"Partial Expenses\" (9\n         August 1939); a letter from the \n          American Genealogical Society (14 March\n         1952).","The Financial Papers concerning the estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth include newspaper\n         announcements of the auction of her personal possessions (15\n         March 1952), the auction records with items and prices, bank\n         statements of the estate (1951-1954), life insurance papers\n         (1954), and letters (1952-1953) concerning the disposal and\n         sale of various real estate holdings.","The Miscellaneous Papers include: invitations (1889-1944)\n         to dances, clubs, parties and weddings; a christmas card of\n         1942 from \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth , with a lithographed\n         wood cut of \n          White Thorn ; newspaper obituaries of \n          S. Pickett Heth (d. 28 December 1951), \n          Clement Craig Heth (d. 19 July 1930); an\n         undated clipping regarding the contract of \n          S. Pickett Heth 's land to the city of \n          Radford ; a draft of the charter of the \n          New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy (19 September 1901); \n          S. Pickett Heth 's application to the \n          Daughters of the American\n         Revolution (January 1904); Christmas and calling\n         cards (1892-1930); \n          Sweet Briar College brochures of 1941; a\n         daguerreotype photograph of a young male of the \n          Heth family , probably \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. ; black and white\n         photographs of \n          Clement Craig Heth upon the horse Annie\n         Montgomery which caused his death; an unidentified photograph\n         of a male of the \n          Heth family , probably \n          Clement Craig Heth or \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. ; \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. 's or \n          Clement Craig Heth 's \"Summer Reading List\n         1914\"; a pedigree and other papers concerning the horses of \n          Clement Craig Heth ; a flier endorsing \n          Archer Phlegar for \n          State Senate (19 September 1903).","The Legal Papers include: correspondence concerning real\n         estate transactions in \n          Montgomery County (1889-1952); insurance\n         policies (1926-1952); indentures between \n          AbramTrigg and \n          Susanna Trigg and \n          James Craig for specified parcels of land\n         in \n          Montgomery County (1794 and 1804); a deed\n         between \n          Robert Crockett , who inherited said land\n         (the \" \n          Saunders tract \", on which \n          White Thorn was built) through his wife,\n         and \n          Edward Hammet , father of \n          Isabella Hammet Heth (1834); an indenture\n         between \n          S.T. Atkin , trustee of \n          Moffett Shields , and \n          John Knox , for land in \n          Knoxville, Tennessee , which \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth inherited (1860); an\n         agreement to rent the \n          Heth family house in \n          Washington, D.C. , to \n          B.R. Mason (18 November 1899); a letter\n         regarding a loan for repairs to the \n          Washington. D.C. house (28 November 1900);\n         a letter from the \n          Brush Mountain Coal Company regarding the\n         surveying of the \n          Bruce Tract in \n          Montgomery County (12 February 1901); a\n         letter acknowledging \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. 's wish to sell the \n          Washington, D.C. house (14 August 1902); a\n         letter from \n          G.A. Sullivan regarding the sale of lots\n         in \n          East Radford , including a brief\n         assessment of the region's economic condition (1 February\n         1911); a letter from \n          A.L. Boulware proposing sale of pieces of \n          White Thorn tract adjacent to \n          Smithfield (28 June 1911); a letter laying\n         off one acre of \n          White Thorn tract for sale to \n          Harvey Linkous (2 September 1911); a\n         letter from \n          Hal Tyler concerning the witness fee of\n         Dr. \n          J.C. King in the murder trial of \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. (23 November 1917); a\n         Deed of Trust regarding a land parcel in \n          Blacksburg sold by \n          Theodosia Hickman to \n          Clement Craig Heth (1926); a letter\n         regarding rent of \n          White Thorn to \n          W.J. Shelburne (4 March 1933); a bill of\n         sale selling the horse Annie Montgomery to Dr. \n          Herbert Howard (3 April 1933); a letter\n         regarding status of \n          Cohee Country Club (6 November 1934); a\n         letter requesting removal of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Insitute fences\n         obstructing public road to \n          White Thorn (11 December 1934); a letter\n         from \n          T.B. Hutchenson , Agronomist, to \n          Julian A. Burruss , president of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute , regarding\n         rent of \n          White Thorn (3 September 1935); a letter\n         regarding fencing on \n          White Thorn (20 October 1938); a letter\n         regarding \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's Gay Street\n         property in \n          Knoxville, Tennessee (25 October 1939); a\n         letter regarding \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute use of \n          White Thorn (15 March 1941); letters\n         regarding \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's \n          Knoxville properties and litigation with\n         the \n          Knoxville Utilities Board (1942-1948);\n         letters regarding \n          Marion Dodson from \n          John Preston (1943-1948); a letter to \n          Harry F. Byrd regarding campaign\n         contributions of \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth and regional\n         sentiment toward \n          Harry F. Byrd 's campaign (16 May 1946);\n         letters regarding estate of \n          Virginia Heth (1946-1947); letter\n         regarding \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute 's disposal\n         of \n          White Thorn (6 May 1947); letters\n         regarding gas and oil speculation on \n          White Thorn (23 July 1947 and 25 July\n         1947); a statement regarding the income, expense and\n         distribution of the \n          Robert Redd Swepson estate (30 June 1947);\n         two deeds concerning the estate of \n          Virginia Heth (12 April 1948); a deed\n         regarding estate of \n          Virginia Heth (11 April 1949); schedules\n         (undated) of \n          White Thorn holdings; suit of \n          Isabella Heth v. \n          City of Radford .","The Legal Papers of the Estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth consist of legal\n         correspondence, insurance documents, and real estate\n         transactions of \n          Heth 's holdings in \n          Montgomery County . This section covers\n         1949-1954.","The Legal Papers regarding \n          Heth v. \n          Heth concern a suit between \n          S. Pickett Heth and \n          Clement Craig Heth over the division of\n         the Estate of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. . This section consists\n         of correspondence and legal documents of 1923-1929.","The Military Papers of \n          Clement Craig Heth consist of \n          U.S. Army correspondence giving orders for\n         his movements, 1919.","The Miscellaneous Correspondence includes: a letter from \n          Martha Hammet to \n          Edward Hammet , marked \"Olive Branch\"\n         (n.y., 30 September; probably written before 1850); letters to\n          Henry Heth ; letters from \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth (11 January 1940 and\n         21 December 1941); a copy of a letter to \n          Heth Lorton regarding membership in the \n          Society of the Cincinnati ; a letter to\n         \"Charlotte\" from \"Bob\" ( \n          Robert Cowan ?) (21 March 1928); numerous\n         other unplaceable letters and fragments thereof.","The School Records include: \n          St. Albans for \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , 1897; \n          Clay-Hill Academy\u003e for \n          Clement Craig Heth , 1900; \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute for \n          Clement Craig Heth , 1900 and 1902; \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute Honor List\n         1903-1904 mentioning \n          Clement Craig Heth ; a brochure from the \n          Deerfield Academy re. \n          Henry Heth , 1 September 1936.","The Correspondence is arranged according to its recipients.\n         The correspondence of \n          Clement Craig Heth , \n          Isabella Hammet Heth , \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , \n          Virginia Heth and \n          S. Pickett Heth consists of personal\n         letters, the majority from family members and friends. The\n         letters discuss social and family matters and include letters\n         of condolence on the deaths of \n          Isabella Hammet Heth (1916) and \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. (1917).","The letters of \n          Clement Craig Heth to \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth cover 1917-1920 but\n         the majority are undated. Topics discussed include the\n         progress of World War I, \n          Clement Heth 's troop movements, and\n         family and personal matters. The letters were sent from a\n         number of camps in the \n          United States , from \n          Italy , and possibly from \n          France or \n          Germany .","The Letters of \n          Clement Craig Heth include letters\n         regarding membership in the \n          Society of the Cincinnati in the state of \n          Virginia (2 January and 27 March\n         1909).","The Letters of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , occupy two folders\n         and include two letters from his brother \n          Henry Heth , a former Confederate general\n         (18 August 1892 and 10 September 1898), and a letter from \n          William A. Bell (13 March 1899).","The letters of \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth occupy two folders\n         and include: a letter of condolence from \n          Joseph Twitty (5 September 1930); letters\n         of condolence 1934; letters from \n          G.M. Preston (1934-1936); a letter from \n          Virginia Batson (10 September 1937); a\n         letter from \n          Julian A. Burruss , president of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute , regarding\n         visit to \n          Blacksburg of \n          Margaret Speaks (15 March 1938); a letter\n         from \n          Margaret Speaks (4 April 1938); a letter\n         from \n          John Preston regarding campaign\n         contributions (24 July 1938); a letter from \n          A.R. Hoxton , President of \n          Virginia Episcopal School , regarding\n         recommendation for an applicant, with draft attached of letter\n         advising refusal of admission on grounds of Nazi sympathies\n         (20 May 1943); letters from \n          Harry F. Byrd Sr. , (21 May and 30 July\n         1946); an undated letter of condolence on death of brother \n          Robert Heth .","The diary of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , covers 1908 and\n         discusses family matters, travel, farm business, social\n         visits, and much weather.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Daughters of the American Revolution","First Virginia Regulars","American Revolution","Holston Declaration of Independence","New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy","Exchange Bank of Radford","Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Norfolk and Western Rail Road","U.S. Capital Mining Company","Radford-Willis Southern Railway","General Graphite Company","Virginia Agricultural Experiment\n         Station","American Genealogical Society","Daughters of the American\n         Revolution","Sweet Briar College","State Senate","Brush Mountain Coal Company","Cohee Country Club","Virginia Polytechnic Insitute","Knoxville Utilities Board","U.S. Army","Society of the Cincinnati","St. Albans","Clay-Hill Academy\u003e","Deerfield Academy","Virginia Episcopal School","Heth Family","Heth family","Phlegar family","Stockton Heth","Isabella Hammett Heth","Stockton Heth, Sr.","Isabella Heth","Stockton Heth, Jr.","Clement Craig Heth","Jeannette Cowan Heth","S. Pickett Heth","Virginia Heth","Henry Heth","Archer Phlegar","Isabella Norwood Hammet","Hunter Phlegar","Sue Wharton","William Wharton, Sr.","William Wharton, Jr.","Captain John Montgomery","George Pickett","Isabella Hammet Heth","James F. Preston","T.B. Hutchenson","AbramTrigg","Susanna Trigg","James Craig","Robert Crockett","Edward Hammet","S.T. Atkin","Moffett Shields","John Knox","B.R. Mason","G.A. Sullivan","A.L. Boulware","Harvey Linkous","Hal Tyler","J.C. King","Theodosia Hickman","W.J. Shelburne","Herbert Howard","Julian A. Burruss","Marion Dodson","John Preston","Harry F. Byrd","Robert Redd Swepson","Heth","Martha Hammet","Heth Lorton","Robert Cowan","Clement Heth","William A. Bell","Joseph Twitty","G.M. Preston","Virginia Batson","Margaret Speaks","A.R. Hoxton","Harry F. Byrd Sr.","Robert Heth","English"],"unitid_tesim":["10986"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Heth Family Papers \n          1794-1959"],"collection_title_tesim":["Heth Family Papers \n          1794-1959"],"collection_ssim":["Heth Family Papers \n          1794-1959"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was purchased by the Library on \n             October 24, 1990 ."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["1018 items"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBiographical Appendix: Heth Family\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists mainly of the papers of the Family\n         of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Hammett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003ewas born in 1839; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Heth\u003c/persname\u003edied in \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1916\u003c/date\u003e. These are the only available dates for the\n         two parents. Their children were:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1892\u003c/date\u003e- \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1917\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, ?- \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e21 July 1930\u003c/date\u003e(age \"about 49\" from obituary), m. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, ?- \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e28 December 1951\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, ?-15 \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eJune 1946\u003c/date\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's son was \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, born in the latter \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003e1920\u003c/date\u003e's .\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eArcher Phlegar\u003c/persname\u003ewas the cousin of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Norwood Hammet\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Phlegar\u003c/persname\u003ewas his son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eSue Wharton\u003c/persname\u003emay have been the sister of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e; she was married to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Wharton, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and their son was \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Wharton, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eThe relationship\n         between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSue Wharton\u003c/persname\u003eis, however, an enigmatic\n         one.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor further genealogical information refer to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's application to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eDaughters of the American Revolution\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n         held in the Miscellaneous Papers, which traces her selective\n         ancestry for four generations ( \n         \u003cdate era=\"ce\" calendar=\"gregorian\"\u003eJanuary 1904\u003c/date\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biography"],"bioghist_tesim":["Biographical Appendix: Heth Family","This collection consists mainly of the papers of the Family\n         of \n          Stockton Heth and \n          Isabella Hammett Heth . \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. was born in 1839; \n          Isabella Heth died in \n          1916 . These are the only available dates for the\n         two parents. Their children were:","1. \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , \n          1892 - \n          1917","2. \n          Clement Craig Heth , ?- \n          21 July 1930 (age \"about 49\" from obituary), m. \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth","3. \n          S. Pickett Heth , ?- \n          28 December 1951","4. \n          Virginia Heth , ?-15 \n          June 1946","Clement Craig Heth and \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's son was \n          Henry Heth , born in the latter \n          1920 's .","Archer Phlegar was the cousin of \n          Isabella Norwood Hammet ; \n          Hunter Phlegar was his son.","Sue Wharton may have been the sister of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. ; she was married to \n          William Wharton, Sr. , and their son was \n          William Wharton, Jr. The relationship\n         between \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. and \n          Sue Wharton is, however, an enigmatic\n         one.","For further genealogical information refer to \n          S. Pickett Heth 's application to the \n          Daughters of the American Revolution ,\n         held in the Miscellaneous Papers, which traces her selective\n         ancestry for four generations ( \n          January 1904 )."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of the papers of the \n          Heth Family of \n          Montgomery County, Virginia , 1,018 items\n         (3 Hollinger boxes, ca. 1 linear foot), 1794-1959, and\n         contains financial papers, legal papers, a diary, personal\n         correspondence, military papers, school records, photographs,\n         and miscellaneous papers.","The \n          Heth family descends from Captain and Major \n          Henry Heth of the \n          First Virginia Regulars of the \n          American Revolution (see accession number\n         38 -114) and from \n          Captain John Montgomery , an officer in\n         the French and Indian, signer of the \n          Holston Declaration of Independence , and\n         member of Clark's expedition to the \n          Northwest Territories . \n          S. Pickett Heth , niece of Confederate\n         General \n          Henry Heth and cousin of General \n          George Pickett , founded the \n          New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy . \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , was President of the \n          Exchange Bank of Radford and owner of \n          White Thorn , a 1500-acre farm\n         approximately three miles west of \n          Blacksburg , \n          Virginia , originally purchased by his\n         wife, \n          Isabella Hammet Heth , from \n          James F. Preston in 1891. After the deaths\n         of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , and his sons \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , and \n          Clement Craig Heth , parcels of \n          White Thorn and other \n          Heth family holdings in the region were\n         leased and sold to the cities of \n          Blacksburg and \n          Radford and to \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute . The\n         family was closely related to the \n          Phlegar family of \n          Virginia . The \n          Heth family were prominent bankers,\n         businesspeople, farmers and socialites from the turn of the\n         century through the end of this collection.","The Financial Papers include six folders of accounts and\n         receipts; two folders of financial papers; and one folder of\n         financial papers concerning the estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth . The accounts and\n         receipts, 1889-1954, include bank statements, hotel register\n         accounts, and bills and receipts for farm machinery,\n         automotive repair, and grocery and mercantile accounts.","The Financial Papers contain correspondence concerning\n         farm, business and personal transactions, undated budget\n         worksheets, numerous bills for services rendered, and various\n         correspondence and reports concerning stock and real estate\n         holdings and transactions. Notable documents in these folders\n         include: letters from the caretaker of the \n          Heth family house at 1409 Massachusetts\n         Ave., \n          Washington, D.C. . (4 August 1894 and 15\n         August 1894); a mining engineer's report concerning a land\n         sale to the \n          Norfolk and Western Rail Road (4 February\n         1899); a letter regarding the price of shipping coal to \n          Washington, D.C. (3 September 1894); a\n         letter regarding the financial status of the \n          U.S. Capital Mining Company (1 August\n         1905); a letter regarding purchase of a site for a school, \n          Merrimac, Virginia (25 May 1911); a letter\n         regarding financial status of the \n          Radford-Willis Southern Railway (1 October\n         1915); a letter regarding purchase of stock in \n          General Graphite Company , with clipping\n         attesting to the stability of the post-war graphite market (29\n         December 1917); a letter recommending specific usage and\n         disposal of \n          White Thorn farm property, from \n          T.B. Hutchenson , Agronomist, \n          Virginia Agricultural Experiment\n         Station (14 April 1926); a list of field seed prices\n         (11 January 1936); an unsigned list of \"Partial Expenses\" (9\n         August 1939); a letter from the \n          American Genealogical Society (14 March\n         1952).","The Financial Papers concerning the estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth include newspaper\n         announcements of the auction of her personal possessions (15\n         March 1952), the auction records with items and prices, bank\n         statements of the estate (1951-1954), life insurance papers\n         (1954), and letters (1952-1953) concerning the disposal and\n         sale of various real estate holdings.","The Miscellaneous Papers include: invitations (1889-1944)\n         to dances, clubs, parties and weddings; a christmas card of\n         1942 from \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth , with a lithographed\n         wood cut of \n          White Thorn ; newspaper obituaries of \n          S. Pickett Heth (d. 28 December 1951), \n          Clement Craig Heth (d. 19 July 1930); an\n         undated clipping regarding the contract of \n          S. Pickett Heth 's land to the city of \n          Radford ; a draft of the charter of the \n          New River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy (19 September 1901); \n          S. Pickett Heth 's application to the \n          Daughters of the American\n         Revolution (January 1904); Christmas and calling\n         cards (1892-1930); \n          Sweet Briar College brochures of 1941; a\n         daguerreotype photograph of a young male of the \n          Heth family , probably \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. ; black and white\n         photographs of \n          Clement Craig Heth upon the horse Annie\n         Montgomery which caused his death; an unidentified photograph\n         of a male of the \n          Heth family , probably \n          Clement Craig Heth or \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. ; \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. 's or \n          Clement Craig Heth 's \"Summer Reading List\n         1914\"; a pedigree and other papers concerning the horses of \n          Clement Craig Heth ; a flier endorsing \n          Archer Phlegar for \n          State Senate (19 September 1903).","The Legal Papers include: correspondence concerning real\n         estate transactions in \n          Montgomery County (1889-1952); insurance\n         policies (1926-1952); indentures between \n          AbramTrigg and \n          Susanna Trigg and \n          James Craig for specified parcels of land\n         in \n          Montgomery County (1794 and 1804); a deed\n         between \n          Robert Crockett , who inherited said land\n         (the \" \n          Saunders tract \", on which \n          White Thorn was built) through his wife,\n         and \n          Edward Hammet , father of \n          Isabella Hammet Heth (1834); an indenture\n         between \n          S.T. Atkin , trustee of \n          Moffett Shields , and \n          John Knox , for land in \n          Knoxville, Tennessee , which \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth inherited (1860); an\n         agreement to rent the \n          Heth family house in \n          Washington, D.C. , to \n          B.R. Mason (18 November 1899); a letter\n         regarding a loan for repairs to the \n          Washington. D.C. house (28 November 1900);\n         a letter from the \n          Brush Mountain Coal Company regarding the\n         surveying of the \n          Bruce Tract in \n          Montgomery County (12 February 1901); a\n         letter acknowledging \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. 's wish to sell the \n          Washington, D.C. house (14 August 1902); a\n         letter from \n          G.A. Sullivan regarding the sale of lots\n         in \n          East Radford , including a brief\n         assessment of the region's economic condition (1 February\n         1911); a letter from \n          A.L. Boulware proposing sale of pieces of \n          White Thorn tract adjacent to \n          Smithfield (28 June 1911); a letter laying\n         off one acre of \n          White Thorn tract for sale to \n          Harvey Linkous (2 September 1911); a\n         letter from \n          Hal Tyler concerning the witness fee of\n         Dr. \n          J.C. King in the murder trial of \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. (23 November 1917); a\n         Deed of Trust regarding a land parcel in \n          Blacksburg sold by \n          Theodosia Hickman to \n          Clement Craig Heth (1926); a letter\n         regarding rent of \n          White Thorn to \n          W.J. Shelburne (4 March 1933); a bill of\n         sale selling the horse Annie Montgomery to Dr. \n          Herbert Howard (3 April 1933); a letter\n         regarding status of \n          Cohee Country Club (6 November 1934); a\n         letter requesting removal of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Insitute fences\n         obstructing public road to \n          White Thorn (11 December 1934); a letter\n         from \n          T.B. Hutchenson , Agronomist, to \n          Julian A. Burruss , president of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute , regarding\n         rent of \n          White Thorn (3 September 1935); a letter\n         regarding fencing on \n          White Thorn (20 October 1938); a letter\n         regarding \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's Gay Street\n         property in \n          Knoxville, Tennessee (25 October 1939); a\n         letter regarding \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute use of \n          White Thorn (15 March 1941); letters\n         regarding \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth 's \n          Knoxville properties and litigation with\n         the \n          Knoxville Utilities Board (1942-1948);\n         letters regarding \n          Marion Dodson from \n          John Preston (1943-1948); a letter to \n          Harry F. Byrd regarding campaign\n         contributions of \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth and regional\n         sentiment toward \n          Harry F. Byrd 's campaign (16 May 1946);\n         letters regarding estate of \n          Virginia Heth (1946-1947); letter\n         regarding \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute 's disposal\n         of \n          White Thorn (6 May 1947); letters\n         regarding gas and oil speculation on \n          White Thorn (23 July 1947 and 25 July\n         1947); a statement regarding the income, expense and\n         distribution of the \n          Robert Redd Swepson estate (30 June 1947);\n         two deeds concerning the estate of \n          Virginia Heth (12 April 1948); a deed\n         regarding estate of \n          Virginia Heth (11 April 1949); schedules\n         (undated) of \n          White Thorn holdings; suit of \n          Isabella Heth v. \n          City of Radford .","The Legal Papers of the Estate of \n          S. Pickett Heth consist of legal\n         correspondence, insurance documents, and real estate\n         transactions of \n          Heth 's holdings in \n          Montgomery County . This section covers\n         1949-1954.","The Legal Papers regarding \n          Heth v. \n          Heth concern a suit between \n          S. Pickett Heth and \n          Clement Craig Heth over the division of\n         the Estate of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. . This section consists\n         of correspondence and legal documents of 1923-1929.","The Military Papers of \n          Clement Craig Heth consist of \n          U.S. Army correspondence giving orders for\n         his movements, 1919.","The Miscellaneous Correspondence includes: a letter from \n          Martha Hammet to \n          Edward Hammet , marked \"Olive Branch\"\n         (n.y., 30 September; probably written before 1850); letters to\n          Henry Heth ; letters from \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth (11 January 1940 and\n         21 December 1941); a copy of a letter to \n          Heth Lorton regarding membership in the \n          Society of the Cincinnati ; a letter to\n         \"Charlotte\" from \"Bob\" ( \n          Robert Cowan ?) (21 March 1928); numerous\n         other unplaceable letters and fragments thereof.","The School Records include: \n          St. Albans for \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , 1897; \n          Clay-Hill Academy\u003e for \n          Clement Craig Heth , 1900; \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute for \n          Clement Craig Heth , 1900 and 1902; \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute Honor List\n         1903-1904 mentioning \n          Clement Craig Heth ; a brochure from the \n          Deerfield Academy re. \n          Henry Heth , 1 September 1936.","The Correspondence is arranged according to its recipients.\n         The correspondence of \n          Clement Craig Heth , \n          Isabella Hammet Heth , \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. , \n          Virginia Heth and \n          S. Pickett Heth consists of personal\n         letters, the majority from family members and friends. The\n         letters discuss social and family matters and include letters\n         of condolence on the deaths of \n          Isabella Hammet Heth (1916) and \n          Stockton Heth, Jr. (1917).","The letters of \n          Clement Craig Heth to \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth cover 1917-1920 but\n         the majority are undated. Topics discussed include the\n         progress of World War I, \n          Clement Heth 's troop movements, and\n         family and personal matters. The letters were sent from a\n         number of camps in the \n          United States , from \n          Italy , and possibly from \n          France or \n          Germany .","The Letters of \n          Clement Craig Heth include letters\n         regarding membership in the \n          Society of the Cincinnati in the state of \n          Virginia (2 January and 27 March\n         1909).","The Letters of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , occupy two folders\n         and include two letters from his brother \n          Henry Heth , a former Confederate general\n         (18 August 1892 and 10 September 1898), and a letter from \n          William A. Bell (13 March 1899).","The letters of \n          Jeannette Cowan Heth occupy two folders\n         and include: a letter of condolence from \n          Joseph Twitty (5 September 1930); letters\n         of condolence 1934; letters from \n          G.M. Preston (1934-1936); a letter from \n          Virginia Batson (10 September 1937); a\n         letter from \n          Julian A. Burruss , president of \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute , regarding\n         visit to \n          Blacksburg of \n          Margaret Speaks (15 March 1938); a letter\n         from \n          Margaret Speaks (4 April 1938); a letter\n         from \n          John Preston regarding campaign\n         contributions (24 July 1938); a letter from \n          A.R. Hoxton , President of \n          Virginia Episcopal School , regarding\n         recommendation for an applicant, with draft attached of letter\n         advising refusal of admission on grounds of Nazi sympathies\n         (20 May 1943); letters from \n          Harry F. Byrd Sr. , (21 May and 30 July\n         1946); an undated letter of condolence on death of brother \n          Robert Heth .","The diary of \n          Stockton Heth, Sr. , covers 1908 and\n         discusses family matters, travel, farm business, social\n         visits, and much weather."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. 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Byrd Sr.","Robert Heth"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":23,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T02:17:21.540Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of the papers of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth Family\u003c/famname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMontgomery County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1,018 items\n         (3 Hollinger boxes, ca. 1 linear foot), 1794-1959, and\n         contains financial papers, legal papers, a diary, personal\n         correspondence, military papers, school records, photographs,\n         and miscellaneous papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003edescends from Captain and Major \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003eof the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eFirst Virginia Regulars\u003c/corpname\u003eof the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Revolution\u003c/corpname\u003e(see accession number\n         38 -114) and from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCaptain John Montgomery\u003c/persname\u003e, an officer in\n         the French and Indian, signer of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHolston Declaration of Independence\u003c/corpname\u003e, and\n         member of Clark's expedition to the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eNorthwest Territories\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, niece of Confederate\n         General \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand cousin of General \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Pickett\u003c/persname\u003e, founded the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNew River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was President of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eExchange Bank of Radford\u003c/corpname\u003eand owner of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e, a 1500-acre farm\n         approximately three miles west of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBlacksburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, originally purchased by his\n         wife, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Hammet Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Preston\u003c/persname\u003ein 1891. After the deaths\n         of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and his sons \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, parcels of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003eand other \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003eholdings in the region were\n         leased and sold to the cities of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBlacksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRadford\u003c/geogname\u003eand to \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e. The\n         family was closely related to the \n         \u003cfamname\u003ePhlegar family\u003c/famname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. The \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003ewere prominent bankers,\n         businesspeople, farmers and socialites from the turn of the\n         century through the end of this collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Financial Papers include six folders of accounts and\n         receipts; two folders of financial papers; and one folder of\n         financial papers concerning the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e. The accounts and\n         receipts, 1889-1954, include bank statements, hotel register\n         accounts, and bills and receipts for farm machinery,\n         automotive repair, and grocery and mercantile accounts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Financial Papers contain correspondence concerning\n         farm, business and personal transactions, undated budget\n         worksheets, numerous bills for services rendered, and various\n         correspondence and reports concerning stock and real estate\n         holdings and transactions. Notable documents in these folders\n         include: letters from the caretaker of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003ehouse at 1409 Massachusetts\n         Ave., \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003e. (4 August 1894 and 15\n         August 1894); a mining engineer's report concerning a land\n         sale to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorfolk and Western Rail Road\u003c/corpname\u003e(4 February\n         1899); a letter regarding the price of shipping coal to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003e(3 September 1894); a\n         letter regarding the financial status of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Capital Mining Company\u003c/corpname\u003e(1 August\n         1905); a letter regarding purchase of a site for a school, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMerrimac, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e(25 May 1911); a letter\n         regarding financial status of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRadford-Willis Southern Railway\u003c/corpname\u003e(1 October\n         1915); a letter regarding purchase of stock in \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGeneral Graphite Company\u003c/corpname\u003e, with clipping\n         attesting to the stability of the post-war graphite market (29\n         December 1917); a letter recommending specific usage and\n         disposal of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003efarm property, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eT.B. Hutchenson\u003c/persname\u003e, Agronomist, \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Agricultural Experiment\n         Station\u003c/corpname\u003e(14 April 1926); a list of field seed prices\n         (11 January 1936); an unsigned list of \"Partial Expenses\" (9\n         August 1939); a letter from the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Genealogical Society\u003c/corpname\u003e(14 March\n         1952).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Financial Papers concerning the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003einclude newspaper\n         announcements of the auction of her personal possessions (15\n         March 1952), the auction records with items and prices, bank\n         statements of the estate (1951-1954), life insurance papers\n         (1954), and letters (1952-1953) concerning the disposal and\n         sale of various real estate holdings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Miscellaneous Papers include: invitations (1889-1944)\n         to dances, clubs, parties and weddings; a christmas card of\n         1942 from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, with a lithographed\n         wood cut of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e; newspaper obituaries of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(d. 28 December 1951), \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(d. 19 July 1930); an\n         undated clipping regarding the contract of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's land to the city of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRadford\u003c/geogname\u003e; a draft of the charter of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNew River Grays Chapter of the Daughters of the\n         Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e(19 September 1901); \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's application to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eDaughters of the American\n         Revolution\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 1904); Christmas and calling\n         cards (1892-1930); \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSweet Briar College\u003c/corpname\u003ebrochures of 1941; a\n         daguerreotype photograph of a young male of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003e, probably \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e; black and white\n         photographs of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003eupon the horse Annie\n         Montgomery which caused his death; an unidentified photograph\n         of a male of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003e, probably \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003eor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e's or \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's \"Summer Reading List\n         1914\"; a pedigree and other papers concerning the horses of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e; a flier endorsing \n         \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Phlegar\u003c/persname\u003efor \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eState Senate\u003c/corpname\u003e(19 September 1903).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Papers include: correspondence concerning real\n         estate transactions in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMontgomery County\u003c/geogname\u003e(1889-1952); insurance\n         policies (1926-1952); indentures between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAbramTrigg\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSusanna Trigg\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Craig\u003c/persname\u003efor specified parcels of land\n         in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMontgomery County\u003c/geogname\u003e(1794 and 1804); a deed\n         between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Crockett\u003c/persname\u003e, who inherited said land\n         (the \" \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSaunders tract\u003c/geogname\u003e\", on which \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003ewas built) through his wife,\n         and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Hammet\u003c/persname\u003e, father of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Hammet Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(1834); an indenture\n         between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS.T. Atkin\u003c/persname\u003e, trustee of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMoffett Shields\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Knox\u003c/persname\u003e, for land in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKnoxville, Tennessee\u003c/geogname\u003e, which \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003einherited (1860); an\n         agreement to rent the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eHeth family\u003c/famname\u003ehouse in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003e, to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eB.R. Mason\u003c/persname\u003e(18 November 1899); a letter\n         regarding a loan for repairs to the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington. D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003ehouse (28 November 1900);\n         a letter from the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBrush Mountain Coal Company\u003c/corpname\u003eregarding the\n         surveying of the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBruce Tract\u003c/geogname\u003ein \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMontgomery County\u003c/geogname\u003e(12 February 1901); a\n         letter acknowledging \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e's wish to sell the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003ehouse (14 August 1902); a\n         letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eG.A. Sullivan\u003c/persname\u003eregarding the sale of lots\n         in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eEast Radford\u003c/geogname\u003e, including a brief\n         assessment of the region's economic condition (1 February\n         1911); a letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eA.L. Boulware\u003c/persname\u003eproposing sale of pieces of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn tract\u003c/geogname\u003eadjacent to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eSmithfield\u003c/geogname\u003e(28 June 1911); a letter laying\n         off one acre of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn tract\u003c/geogname\u003efor sale to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarvey Linkous\u003c/persname\u003e(2 September 1911); a\n         letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHal Tyler\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the witness fee of\n         Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ.C. King\u003c/persname\u003ein the murder trial of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e(23 November 1917); a\n         Deed of Trust regarding a land parcel in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBlacksburg\u003c/geogname\u003esold by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTheodosia Hickman\u003c/persname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(1926); a letter\n         regarding rent of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW.J. Shelburne\u003c/persname\u003e(4 March 1933); a bill of\n         sale selling the horse Annie Montgomery to Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Howard\u003c/persname\u003e(3 April 1933); a letter\n         regarding status of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCohee Country Club\u003c/corpname\u003e(6 November 1934); a\n         letter requesting removal of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Insitute\u003c/corpname\u003efences\n         obstructing public road to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(11 December 1934); a letter\n         from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eT.B. Hutchenson\u003c/persname\u003e, Agronomist, to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJulian A. Burruss\u003c/persname\u003e, president of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e, regarding\n         rent of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(3 September 1935); a letter\n         regarding fencing on \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(20 October 1938); a letter\n         regarding \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's Gay Street\n         property in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKnoxville, Tennessee\u003c/geogname\u003e(25 October 1939); a\n         letter regarding \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003euse of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(15 March 1941); letters\n         regarding \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKnoxville\u003c/geogname\u003eproperties and litigation with\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eKnoxville Utilities Board\u003c/corpname\u003e(1942-1948);\n         letters regarding \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMarion Dodson\u003c/persname\u003efrom \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Preston\u003c/persname\u003e(1943-1948); a letter to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding campaign\n         contributions of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand regional\n         sentiment toward \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e's campaign (16 May 1946);\n         letters regarding estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(1946-1947); letter\n         regarding \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e's disposal\n         of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(6 May 1947); letters\n         regarding gas and oil speculation on \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003e(23 July 1947 and 25 July\n         1947); a statement regarding the income, expense and\n         distribution of the \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Redd Swepson\u003c/persname\u003eestate (30 June 1947);\n         two deeds concerning the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(12 April 1948); a deed\n         regarding estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(11 April 1949); schedules\n         (undated) of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWhite Thorn\u003c/geogname\u003eholdings; suit of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Heth\u003c/persname\u003ev. \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCity of Radford\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Papers of the Estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003econsist of legal\n         correspondence, insurance documents, and real estate\n         transactions of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHeth\u003c/persname\u003e's holdings in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMontgomery County\u003c/geogname\u003e. This section covers\n         1949-1954.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Papers regarding \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHeth\u003c/persname\u003ev. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHeth\u003c/persname\u003econcern a suit between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003eover the division of\n         the Estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e. This section consists\n         of correspondence and legal documents of 1923-1929.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Military Papers of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003econsist of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Army\u003c/corpname\u003ecorrespondence giving orders for\n         his movements, 1919.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Miscellaneous Correspondence includes: a letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMartha Hammet\u003c/persname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Hammet\u003c/persname\u003e, marked \"Olive Branch\"\n         (n.y., 30 September; probably written before 1850); letters to\n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003e; letters from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(11 January 1940 and\n         21 December 1941); a copy of a letter to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHeth Lorton\u003c/persname\u003eregarding membership in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSociety of the Cincinnati\u003c/corpname\u003e; a letter to\n         \"Charlotte\" from \"Bob\" ( \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Cowan\u003c/persname\u003e?) (21 March 1928); numerous\n         other unplaceable letters and fragments thereof.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe School Records include: \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSt. Albans\u003c/corpname\u003efor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eClay-Hill Academy\u0026gt;\u003c/corpname\u003efor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003efor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900 and 1902; \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003eHonor List\n         1903-1904 mentioning \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e; a brochure from the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eDeerfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ere. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, 1 September 1936.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Correspondence is arranged according to its recipients.\n         The correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Hammet Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Heth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eS. Pickett Heth\u003c/persname\u003econsists of personal\n         letters, the majority from family members and friends. The\n         letters discuss social and family matters and include letters\n         of condolence on the deaths of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eIsabella Hammet Heth\u003c/persname\u003e(1916) and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1917).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003ecover 1917-1920 but\n         the majority are undated. Topics discussed include the\n         progress of World War I, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Heth\u003c/persname\u003e's troop movements, and\n         family and personal matters. The letters were sent from a\n         number of camps in the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003e, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, and possibly from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003eor \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Letters of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eClement Craig Heth\u003c/persname\u003einclude letters\n         regarding membership in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSociety of the Cincinnati\u003c/corpname\u003ein the state of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e(2 January and 27 March\n         1909).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Letters of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, occupy two folders\n         and include two letters from his brother \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Heth\u003c/persname\u003e, a former Confederate general\n         (18 August 1892 and 10 September 1898), and a letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam A. Bell\u003c/persname\u003e(13 March 1899).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeannette Cowan Heth\u003c/persname\u003eoccupy two folders\n         and include: a letter of condolence from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Twitty\u003c/persname\u003e(5 September 1930); letters\n         of condolence 1934; letters from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eG.M. Preston\u003c/persname\u003e(1934-1936); a letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia Batson\u003c/persname\u003e(10 September 1937); a\n         letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJulian A. Burruss\u003c/persname\u003e, president of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e, regarding\n         visit to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBlacksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eof \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMargaret Speaks\u003c/persname\u003e(15 March 1938); a letter\n         from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMargaret Speaks\u003c/persname\u003e(4 April 1938); a letter\n         from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Preston\u003c/persname\u003eregarding campaign\n         contributions (24 July 1938); a letter from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eA.R. Hoxton\u003c/persname\u003e, President of \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Episcopal School\u003c/corpname\u003e, regarding\n         recommendation for an applicant, with draft attached of letter\n         advising refusal of admission on grounds of Nazi sympathies\n         (20 May 1943); letters from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (21 May and 30 July\n         1946); an undated letter of condolence on death of brother \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Heth\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe diary of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eStockton Heth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, covers 1908 and\n         discusses family matters, travel, farm business, social\n         visits, and much weather.\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00100"}},{"id":"viu_viu00017","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Irvine-Saunders Family Papers \n          1745-1910 Inclusive","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00017#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Collector: \n          William H. Irvine","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00017#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection, 1745-1910, n.d., of ca. 2100 items, consists of correspondence, business and legal papers, miscellaneous, and bound volumes, pertaining to the Davis Family, Saunders Family, and Watts Family. Large portions of the correspondence belong to William Wattsand Fleming Saunders. Included with the correspondence is a letterbook, 1873-1880, of Frank Prufer. The business papers include accounts, bonds, correspondence, and notes and receipts, chiefly pertaining to William Wattsand Fleming Saunders, but also various members of these families. The legal papers include court dockets and memoranda of William Watts, documents, and wills. There are various legal papers of William Wattspertaining to Virginiacounties including Amelia County, Amherst County, Buckingham County, Campbell County, Cumberland County, Prince Edward County. The miscellaneous material includes advertisements, educational papers, photographs, printed, religious papers, and fragments. The bound volumes include day books, a blacksmith book, a farm journal, memorandum books, and a township record. Folders are arranged alphabetically within each series, with material inside arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00017#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viu_viu00017","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00017","_root_":"viu_viu00017","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00017","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00017.xml","title_ssm":["Irvine-Saunders Family Papers \n          1745-1910 Inclusive"],"title_tesim":["Irvine-Saunders Family Papers \n          1745-1910 Inclusive"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Collection number 116"],"text":["Collection number 116","Irvine-Saunders Family Papers \n          1745-1910 Inclusive","2100 items","This collection, 1745-1910, n.d., of ca. 2100 items,\n         consists of correspondence, business and legal papers,\n         miscellaneous, and bound volumes, pertaining to the \n          Davis Family , \n          Saunders Family , and \n          Watts Family . Large portions of the\n         correspondence belong to \n          William Watts and \n          Fleming Saunders . Included with the\n         correspondence is a letterbook, 1873-1880, of \n          Frank Prufer . The business papers include\n         accounts, bonds, correspondence, and notes and receipts,\n         chiefly pertaining to \n          William Watts and \n          Fleming Saunders , but also various\n         members of these families. The legal papers include court\n         dockets and memoranda of \n          William Watts , documents, and wills.\n         There are various legal papers of \n          William Watts pertaining to \n          Virginia counties including \n          Amelia County , \n          Amherst County , \n          Buckingham County , \n          Campbell County , \n          Cumberland County , \n          Prince Edward County . The miscellaneous\n         material includes advertisements, educational papers,\n         photographs, printed, religious papers, and fragments. The\n         bound volumes include day books, a blacksmith book, a farm\n         journal, memorandum books, and a township record. Folders are\n         arranged alphabetically within each series, with material\n         inside arranged chronologically.","Correspondence","From the correspondence of the \n          Davis Family , \n          Saunders Family , and related families,\n         1800-1856, there is a letter addressed to \"Sully,\" December\n         30, 1800, from \n          Louisa County , which advises the\n         recipient, who had asked for religious instruction, to seek\n         the \n          Kingdom of God . A letter dated April 2,\n         1812 from \n          James Rayland to his sister mentions that\n         his cousin is strapped for cash, and asks if the recipient can\n         help him. A rather unusual letter, dating July 24, 1836, from \n          Mount Pleasant , indicates that \"Mary\n         thinks a little Brandy would be of service to her,\" and\n         requests that some be sent to her. A letter written to Captain\n         Davis on January 9, 1844, mentions that \n          Pleasant Milkhill needs brandy, and asks\n         that it be sent with \n          David (probably a slave) for there is none\n         at \n          Bethel . A letter dating November 6, 1856\n         at \n          Bleak Hills makes a reference to \"Roanoke\"\n         [Roanoke County, or \n          John Randolph 's estate \"Roanoke\"?].","From their correspondence dating 1862-1904, there is a\n         letter to \n          Sam Tyree , Esq, July 17, 1870 from [his]\n         student: \n          [Sam L. Preston?] complaining that he can\n         not attend sunday school because of prostration. There is also\n         a letter dated April 8, 1901 from \n          Trinity and Ivy Chapel in \n          Boonsboro, Bedford County to a Mr.\n         Randolph inviting him to preach there every other Sunday.\n         There is also an undated fragment referring to a comet the\n         size of a full moon and a meteor shower which \"will be a sight\n         to see.\"","Among the families' undated correspondence, is a letter\n         dated November 17 to \n          \"Carter\" [Saunders?] , by a female who\n         mentions [her] children's Latin lessons. There is another\n         letter to a Miss Kerr which mentions a recipe for Tongue a la\n         Mode. There is also a letter, dated October 23, [1805?], from\n         a \n          Sam K. Jenny , probably a doctor of\n         medicine, which mentions that \n          William Green attended a man named\n         Barnhart to \n          Bedford so Jenny could prescribe to his\n         case and that he \"forbad the case of ardent spirits.\"","From the correspondence of \n          Eva (Smith) Saunders , dated 1868-1894,\n         there is a letter, February 24, 1889, from \n          The Grove which mentions that while Eva\n         passed her exams--her brother \n          Fleming Saunders III did not. A letter,\n         August 2, 1892, to \n          Eva Saunders from \n          M. Natalie Manson , at \n          Wintore , speaks of school and Latin.\n         There is an interesting letter, December 10, 1893, from \n          Florence, Italy to Eva, mentioning that\n         there is no silver in \n          Italy for the English and French are\n         buying it up, that \"Coppers are such a bother, and so heavy to\n         carry,\" seeing the works of \n          Donato and \n          Brunelleschi and the \n          Medici Chapel , and the \n          \"Brothers of Pity\" who wear black robes\n         and carry a corpse which \"made my blood turn cold.\" There is a\n         letter, January 13, 1894, to Eva, which mentions sending a\n         book to \n          May Begg , \"a literary courtship under the\n         auspices of \n          Pike's Peak . \" \n          Fleming Saunders III at \n          Randolph-Macon Academy in \n          Bedford writes to Eva on May 15, 1894,\n         saying he tried to get a tennis tournament for field day, and\n         congratulates Eva on her chicken raising and hopes his are\n         doing better.","Among the \n          Eva Saunders undated correspondence, there\n         is a fragment which notes that Miss Begg sent to its writer a\n         little book called \"The greatest thing in the World.\" A letter\n         dated November 26 to Eva contains drawings of women's blouses\n         and concerns her ordered blouses.","From the correspondence of \n          Fleming Saunders and \n          Mary (Gwathmey) Saunders , 1858-1879, a\n         letter dated September 5, 1871, from \n          Peter Saunders, Jr. , \n          Bleak Hill , says that his tobacco crop\n         has suffered. Another letter, April 17, 1874, from \n          Jeanie Edmond , \n          Hudson Lodge , makes a reference to the \n          Jubilee Singers traveling to raise money\n         for a \"slave college somewhere in the Northern States\"; to\n         acquaintances visiting \n          England , mentioning a \"public worship\n         bill\" in \n          Parliament , and one acquaintance having\n         an appointment with the Bishop of \n          Melbourne ; and to visiting \n          Australia . In a postcard dated August 21,\n         1879, \n          W. A. Alrich asks \n          Fleming Saunders ' opinion as to the next\n         \"services\" in \"regular course,\" and saying that it best not to\n         alter rotation as \"last service was omitted.\" He also mentions\n         that Mrs. \n          C[harles] Dabney has a fine little\n         daughter.","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1880-1892,\n         there is a letter dated March 3, 1880 from M. Caden to\n         Saunders stating that he can not board a minister, but will\n         give the same salary as before. \n          Peter Saunders writes from \n          Bleak Hill on January 19, 1881 saying that\n         he has no specific desire to be a director on the \n          Virgina Midland [Rail] Road , and does not\n         think he could get the appointment anyway; he is still a\n         director on the \n          Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad\n         Company , and fears a possible conflict of interest.\n          W. A. Alrich writes from \n          Emanuel Rectory , \n          Chatham, Virginia , on February 16, 1882,\n         saying he is glad that the \n          Saunders ' keep up the old St. Valentine's\n         Day tradition, by sending so practical a token of affection. \n          Ellen Boulder , a school teacher, writes\n         to \n          Mary Saunders from \n          Drake's Branch on March 18, 1889,\n         mentioning a five month school term ending on March 1st and a\n         June 23 to July 23 summer session. \n          [Peter Saunders] , \n          Bleak Hill , writes \n          Fleming Saunders , on October 26, 1891\n         mentioning Republican elements in the \"alliance\" [farmers'\n         alliance such as the \n          Grange ?].","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1893-1900,\n          Fleming Saunders III writes to his parents\n         from \n          Randolph-Macon Academy in \n          Bedford on March 14, 1893, saying that he\n         is in the Baptist Church in the morning and the Methodist in\n         the afternoon, and tells of boys who spend more time with the\n         girls than studying. \n          James F. Plummer writes to Captain\n         Saunders on March 29, 1893, [from a theological seminary?],\n         saying that exams are beginning, and implying that knowledge\n         of Hebrew and Apologetics will be next among those things\n         tested. \n          Peter Saunders writes to Fleming from \n          Bleak Hill , on March 30, 1894, mentioning\n         the Bland Bill and the fear that its veto would cause discord\n         in the \n          Democratic Party , and discussing briefly\n         possible effects on the present financial situation.","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1901-1910,\n         there is a letter, July 19, 1901, from \n          Edward Watts Saunders , while serving in\n         the \n          Virginia House of Delegates . \n          William W. Old writes to Fleming on\n         February 2, 1903 about a land sale and his agreement to sell\n         the land as a whole parcel to two black men, and suggesting a\n         method of finalizing the transaction. \n          E. W. Saunders writes to Fleming on\n         January 21, 1904 mentioning an inquiry about his land near\n         \"Vic. Muse.\" A letter, [March 1904], from \n          Alice [Saunders] at \n          Hollins, Virginia , to her aunt Saunders\n         refers to the Roman poet \n          Virgil . She writes to her mother on March\n         12, 1904 mentioning that John [ ] had failed in \n          Caesar and that he had been in the second\n         book of \n          Virgil .","In the undated Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, \n          D. Saunders writes to his mother from \n          Randolph-Macon Academy on February 10,\n         saying that he is learning German and is plagued by poor\n         spelling, and that the boys dance every night and were\n         previously boxing.","In the correspondence of \n          William Watts , 1754-1784, there is a\n         letter dated June 27, 1771 which summons Watts to the \n          General Assembly in \n          Williamsburg . \n          Samuel Dilworth writes on June 2, 1783\n         from \n          Blanford mentioning the problem of\n         collecting debts owed to the British. \n          Thomas Baldwin, Jr. writes on December 22,\n         1784 concerning the purchase of \"the Negro Fellow\" for\n         $18.","In the Watts correspondence, 1785-1789, a letter, December\n         16, 1785, from \n          William Roach informs Watts that while \n          Peter Kern is employing Watts in a matter\n         between Kern and Roach, Watts is to plead for Roach in all\n         matters, suggesting a conflict of interest. \n          Arthur Campbell , a candidate for the\n         senate from the Western Distict, writes, on March 24, 1788,\n         asking for Watts' support. \n          Edward Graham of \n          Bedford , writes on December 20, 1792,\n         mentioning that he saw the Watts' son reading \n          Horace and sending the boy a copy of \n          Cicero which would supply \"the means of\n         raising him as high in eminence as you could reasonably wish,\"\n         and adding that the boy will need to learn Greek as he will\n         soon be studying science.","In the Watts correspondence, 1793-1794, \n          Duncan Rose writes from \n          Petersburg , on July 8, 1794, stating that\n          Buchanan's Hartie and Company has been\n         doing business in \n          Great Britain and is waiting for a\n         successor to Hartie to be appointed before certain books could\n         be examined by Rose. Another letter pertains to relations with\n          France and \n          Britain at this time: \n          George Hancock writes to Watts in 1794\n         mentioning the rearing of a navy \"to repel the insult to our\n         ploy,\" referring to commerce restriction [on American goods]\n         by a nation which does not have a commerce treaty with the\n         U.S., and referring to Mr. \n          [James] Madison 's arguments whereas he\n         conducted himself in a manner worthy of himself. \n          Creed Taylor writes on May 11, 1795,\n         concerning some bonds. \n          William Vannerson writes, on October 30,\n         1795, from \n          Petersburg mentioning a British war sloop\n         in \n          Norfolk, Virginia and the order for\n         carrying American bottoms bound for \n          France into British ports with invoice\n         being revoked, revealing that some say that this retaliation\n         has been brought about by Americans invoicing their flour at\n         $27 per barrel.","In Watts' correspondence with \n          Edward Randolph , 1796-1797, Randolph\n         writes from \n          Richmond on February 21 and March 13, 1796\n         on the subject of British creditors. In Watts' correspondence\n         with \n          Thomas F. Scott , 1792-1798, Scott writes\n         on January 4, 1796 and December 18, 1798 on the subject of\n         British debts. In the correspondence of \n          William Watts with \n          John Watts , 1784-1800, John writes to\n         William in April 1784 from \n          Lincoln County, Virginia (now \n          Kentucky ), concerning apprehension about\n         a possible Indian war in the \n          Northwest Territories . John says that\n         while the lands in \n          Kentucky are good, the inconveniences are\n         many, and that the doomsayers will probably prevent the\n         surveying of lands on the northwest side of the Ohio.","Business Papers","There are general accounts, 1751-1899, n.d. An account,\n         beginning November 16, 1762, with \n          George Kippen \u0026 Co. at their store in \n          Goochland, Virginia , lists \n          John Gilliam as having ordered a dozen\n         flints, 3/4 yard of bearskin, and a dozen pipes. There is a\n         list, April 20, 1763, pertaining to the estate of \n          A. Watts , on which is listed a\n         £0.2.0 debt to \n          Mary Petillo , the only woman on the list,\n         and a £2.4.9 debt to Sir \n          William Skipwith . The account of \n          Thomas East with \n          Archelaus Austin from November 15, 1771,\n         consists of beer, wine, grog, and a gallon of corn, with one\n         entry \"to saging one night\" perhaps pertaining to the making\n         of moonshine. An account, beginning January 20, 1775, of N[ ]\n         Vaughn with \n          Edward Watts lists various quantities of\n         rum, molasses, and sugar. There are several accounts,\n         1779-1794, of the estate of \n          Nathaniel Davis , including an entry for\n         1784 for three yards of woollen for a Negro jacket, and May 9,\n         1784 for half of hire of \n          Jacob . There is a section, \"Accts\n         Overlooked,\" from 1784, which refers to tobacco being a share\n         and half share for \n          Jacob , and another for dinner at the\n         courthouse when on business. There is an account of \n          James Davis with \n          Daniel Warwick , dating 1799-1803, with\n         references to a variety of items including coffee, sewing\n         materials, dinner ware, alcohol, and accessories. Mrs. \n          Elizabeth Davis ' account beginning May\n         31, 1807, has an entries for coffee, condiments, and sewing\n         material. An account, March 26, 1810, of Capt. \n          James Davis with \n          Rowland P. Banks lists \"163 days tuition\n         at $8 p. ann. $5 cts 1 1/2.\" The account, beginning August 14,\n         1826, of Capt. \n          James Davis with \n          Thomas Pleasants , has lists orders for\n         cheese, mackerel, cotton, and whiskey. On October 31, 1832,\n         Judge Saunders, of \n          Lynchburg, Virginia , orders castor oil,\n         ointment, and a syringe. Accounts which mention tea are rare\n         but there is an undated fragment of Mr. \n          James Davis which contains an entry for\n         imperial tea. There is an undated \"memorandum of brandy\" taken\n         from Mrs. Eubank.","The accounts of \n          Williams Watts span 1752-1797. There is\n         also a hotel account with \n          Charles Williamson with entries dating\n         1763, 1773, and 1774. There are accounts for the boarding,\n         clothing, and feeding of Negro boys with Mrs. \n          Betty Tucker and \n          Betty Kirkland , both beginning September\n         10, 1767, and Capt. \n          Joseph Tucker , 1767-1769. Watts has\n         accounts, 1768, with \n          John Brittan for a waistcoat, shoes,\n         stockings, and a hat. There is a 1769 account for various\n         building supplies. Watts also has an account, beginning April\n         20, 1771, with \n          Miller Woodson with an entry of May 16,\n         1772 listing a \n          Patrick Henry . There is a document which\n         contains information on the estate of \n          William Randolph . There is another\n         lodging account, July 26, 1773 through December 3, 1776, of\n         Watts with \n          Charles Williams . There is an account\n         beginning March 9, 1778, with \n          William Kirkland which includes listings\n         for tuition and educational books. A January 10, 1780 account\n         with \n          Frederick Nance mentions a violin and a\n         set of strings. There is an account, beginning December 21,\n         1787, with \n          Robert Wilson ordering Hyson Tea, coffee,\n         and a bottle of snuff. From a 1791 account of \n          Edward McDonald with \n          William Watts , there is the note of the\n         hire of a Negro. From a 1792 account of \n          Charles Smith , there is a note for the\n         finding of a Negro woman and for the inspecting of tobacco.\n         There are two medical bills, one with \n          George Martin , beginning January 14,\n         1794, and one with Doctor \n          Graham , beginning November 3, 1795. In\n         October 1797, Watts had an account with \n          George Quille for the hire of a Negro.\n         There is an undated account of \n          W. Walter Spence with Watts for the hire\n         of a Negro for eight months.","Promissory notes and receipts range from 1754-1905, n.d.\n         There are several items concerned with the estate of \n          John Fleming and include an entry for\n         February 1764 for a Negro bought for $10. Between \n          George Martin and Watts there is an\n         agreement, October 3, 1794, mentioning the purchase of red\n         wheat and the hire of a Negro woman. \n          James Davis has a note dated 1803 with the\n         Sheriff of \n          Amherst County for tax on four Negroes,\n         four horses, and five tithes. \n          Elizabeth Davis has a note dated 1816 for\n         tax on three Negroes and one horse. There is a note from\n         December 6, 1827 pertaining to a $5 bond for the hire of a\n         Negro man by \n          James Davis from \n          J. Wright for \n          Lavinia Wright . There is a 1840 note from\n          Charles Davis to the Sheriff of \n          Amherst for tax on six Negroes and six\n         horses.","Legal Papers","There are a number of court memoranda, 1768-1786, n.d.,\n         kept by \n          William Watts in his capacity as a lawyer.\n         In a November 10, 1771 memo for the \n          Buckingham County court, there is an entry\n         for detinue for Negro woman named \n          Agge . From the memo for the April 1772\n         court at \n          Lunenburg County , \n          Thomas Taylor and his wife have a suit\n         against a Hurt for a Negro in \n          Amelia . There is also a list of debts\n         owed to Watts for the year 1794. Dating 1771 through 1782,\n         there are court dockets from \n          Amelia County and \n          Lunenburg County from 1771-1782. A number\n         of the entries have Watts as the litigant. There is a 1773 day\n         book with the signatures of William and \n          Edward Watts , which includes a record of \n          William Watts ' court expenses. There are\n         also legal day books, 1772-1773, of Watts, with entries for \n          Buckingham County , \n          Amelia , \n          Cumberland County , and \n          Prince Edward County as well as for \n          Williamsburg, Virginia . There is another\n         1773 memorandum book of Watts with entries for \n          Amelia County , \n          Cumberland County , and \n          Buckingham County .","The indentures date 1749-1788, n.d. From January 1, 1763,\n         there is an agreement between \n          Benjamin Tambro and \n          Ayres Hodnett of \n          Buckingham in regard to the former's son, \n          John Tambro , to be apprentice to the\n         latter for seven years. From March 28, 1774, there is an\n         indenture between Watts and \n          William Ford . From September 17, 1768,\n         there is an agreement between \n          Abraham West and \n          John Blankenship of \n          Prince Edward . On November 17, 1772,\n         there is an agreement between \n          John Lewallen of \n          Amelia County and \n          James and Robert Donalds and Company ,\n         Merchants of \n          Glasgow . On September 15, 1778, there is\n         an agreement between \n          David Wright of \n          Botetourt and \n          Alexander Paine of the same concerning a\n         land dispute in the area where the \n          Roanoke River and \n          Tinker Creek .","The will, December 25, 1745, of \n          Thomas Patterson of \n          Albemarle County , names his slaves and\n         divides them among his children and wife, and requests that\n         his land in \n          Goochland County be known as \n          \"Locust Thicket.\" Margery Hinshaw contested the will of \n          Samuel Hinshaw dated March 1758 with \n          [Cedw] Gibson on July 10, 1765. Hinshaw\n         had divided his slaves between his still living wife, his\n         daughter \n          Elizabeth Hinshaw , and the latter's\n         children. This situation involved a slave of Elizabeth. The\n         will of \n          Thomas Bottom of \n          Amelia dated May 10, 1760 divides his\n         slaves which are named between his three daughters.","A folder of general legal papers date 1765-1903, n.d. The\n         inventory and appraisal, 1826, of the estate of \n          John Eubank mentions prices for his\n         Negroes: £300 for a man named \n          Jacob , £200 for a man named \n          Joe , £10 for a woman named \n          Hannah , £20 for a girl named \n          Lolly , and £0 for a girl named\n          Caroline . There is also a list of tickets\n         of ommission paid by \n          William Watts , attorney. Among the legal\n         papers of \n          Amelia County , 1768 through 1789\n         including undated material, a document dated May 15, 1783\n         states that \n          Sarah Tinker on December 6, 1781 gave her\n         son-in-law \n          John Tucker an ailing Negro named \n          Ned until the latter gets well whereas he\n         will be returned to \n          Sarah Tucker . In an undated document, \n          George Vaughn yields up title/right of two\n         Negroes--named \n          Frank and \n          Phoebe --to son-in-law \n          John Norris --formerly given to grandson \n          John Norris by a deed dated October 2,\n         1796: \"said slaves will forever defend me from my heirs.\" The\n         son-in-law Norris will pay Vaughn or wife £10\n         annually for preformance of the aforesaid act. Among the \n          Campbell County papers, Justice \n          Adam Clement says that \n          Charles Gilbert of \n          Campbell on April 29, 1787 makes oath that\n         Negro slave \n          Jack --property of Watts of \n          Prince Edward County --ran away and was\n         found 50 miles thence. Among the legal papers of \n          Prince Edward , \n          Edward Watts sold to \n          William Watts eight Negro slaves: \n          True , \n          James , \n          Winnie , \n          Peter , \n          Sarah , \n          Betty , \n          Rachel , and \n          Doc on January 14, 1787. There is also a\n         account of Dr. \n          M. John King with the sheriff of \n          Lunenburg which has an entry dating 1769:\n         the former is in account with \n          [John] Epps for four lbs. of tobacco at\n         £0.5.1.","Miscellaneous","Among the Advertisements there is an advertisement dated\n         September 20, 1871 from the \n          Omaha, Nebraska Lottery for the building\n         of a public library in the city. A broadside from \n          Cox and Sons Church Furniture shows a\n         garish stained-glass window commemorating the late President \n          James Garfield . There is an undated\n         letter to Mrs. \n          Fleming Saunders asking for a subscription\n         to the \n          Graphic, a ladies society\n         magazine. There is an undated list of books from \n          George Munro, Publishers . There is also a\n         broadside for \"The World's Christmas Hymn\"--an analogy of\n         English poetry pertaining to \n          Christ 's birth dating from the medieval\n         period.","The church related papers include a letter, March 21, 1904,\n         from \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute to the \n          Saunders asking for aid for the building of\n         an Episcopal parsonage at the university. The letter\n         enunciates a fear of the danger of Episcopal boys being weaned\n         from their faith by the compulsory attendance at the services\n         of other sects due to the absence of a Episcopal parsonage.\n         There is also an Episcopal \"Church Kalendar,\" 1882-1883,\n         listing holy days with information on the faith, church\n         service, and background of the Anglican/Episcopalian\n         faith.","Civil War papers range from 1861 to 1864. During 1862-1864,\n         there are a number of furloughs issued to \n          Confederate enlisted men in \n          Virginia , each with a physical\n         description of the bearer, and addressed \"to all whom it may\n         concern.\" On August 10, 1862, there is a provision return for\n         a company of the \n          13th Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers .\n         There are also a number of CSA \"special requisitions\", chiefly\n         ordering clothing, shoes, and blankets, most signed by Captain\n          Fleming Saunders , assistant\n         quartermaster, of Company K, Virginia Regiment.","The educational papers range from 1848-1903, n.d. There is\n         a page from a 1848 French edition of the fables of La Fontaine\n         from the \"Academie de Norfolk.\" There is an \n          \"Educational Treatise on the Constitution\" ,\n         September 6, 1877, by \n          John Randolph Tucker of \n          Virginia . There is a 1892-1893 brochure\n         for the \n          Edgeworth School , a church-related\n         boarding and day school for females. There is the fall term\n         1895 grade report from \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (formerly \n          Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical\n         College ) for \n          Fleming Saunders, III . There is a fall\n         term 1902 grade report from \n          Hollins College for \n          Elsie Saunders . There is another VPI\n         grade report, from February 1903, for \n          Carter Temple Saunders . There is a report\n         from \n          St. Timothy's School of \n          Catonsville, Maryland . Another undated\n         piece is a \"rules for spelling\" sheet from a grammar book.\n         There are also undated fragments of Latin, French, and\n         algebra.","There are lectures, essays, and poems, 1794, 1818, 1843,\n         and n.d., including a scrap of a lecture dated September 6,\n         1794 from \n          Edward Watts ; another lecture on motive\n         dated September 16, 1794; and, a series of oral essays from\n         1843.","Miscellaneous material, 1887-1892, includes a note of the\n         marriage of Capt. \n          Fleming Saunders to \n          Mary Gwathmey on July 30.","The obituaries include a reprint of the 1858 obituary of \n          Fleming Saunders, Sr , a reprint of the\n         1867 obituary of Fleming, Sr.'s wife-- \n          Alice Fleming --and the 1904 obituary of \n          Peter Saunders . The obituaries of\n         Fleming, Sr. and Alice are panegyrics. The first two were\n         transcribed by \n          John Blair Dabney .","The photographs include an unidentified photograph of a\n         young member of the \n          Saunders family and undated photo cards of\n         liturgical furniture.","Bound Volumes","The Day Books include a day book from \n          Maple Creek Mills dating from 1842. There\n         is a 1867 day book with one page filled, made of a cut\n         agricultural crop ledger. There is also in the book a pasted\n         in notice from the Adjuctant Inspector's Office in \n          Richmond , July 29, 1863. Dating January\n         18, 1872 is a subscription book for the \n          Lee Monumental Association . Also present\n         is a $1 donation from \n          Alex Berkeley of \n          Yellow Branch, Virginia . There are also\n         farm journals dating 1855 through 1860.","A card game, 1846, called \"The Game of Kings made Easy\"\n         which is based on the kings of \n          England who reigned down to its date, is\n         also present. The card for Henry V is missing. Many of the\n         cards contain information of the kings of an antiquarian\n         nature.","The Memorandum books, 1873-1874 and 1881-1894, owned by \n          Fleming Saunders , includes employees,\n         supplies, and construction information in the first volume.\n         The latter has a note at its end which mentions survey\n         data.","The \n          Otter River Township Record Book dates\n         from 1870-1874. There are references to road building. An\n         entry for June 16, 1871 notes the ordering of \"tickets\" for\n         road tax and township levy. Also included are lists of\n         expenses for board members with lists of expenses for\n         materials bought. One entry notes that \n          B. H. Anthony , overseer of the poor,\n         sends three paupers--one white woman and two black woman--to\n         the poor house. Expenses for the poor house are noted. At 1874\n         and 1875 meetings, \n          Fleming Saunders is mentioned as road\n         overseer in certain districts.","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Kingdom of God","Pleasant Milkhill","Bethel","Bleak Hills","Trinity and Ivy Chapel","The Grove","Wintore","Medici Chapel","\"Brothers of Pity\"","Randolph-Macon Academy","Bleak Hill","Hudson Lodge","Jubilee Singers","Parliament","Virgina Midland [Rail] Road","Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad\n         Company","Emanuel Rectory","Grange","Democratic Party","Virginia House of Delegates","General Assembly","Blanford","Buchanan's Hartie and Company","Norfolk, Virginia","Northwest Territories","George Kippen \u0026 Co.","James and Robert Donalds and Company","\"Locust Thicket.\"","Omaha, Nebraska Lottery","Cox and Sons Church Furniture","George Munro, Publishers","Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Confederate","13th Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers","Edgeworth School","Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical\n         College","Hollins College","St. Timothy's School","Maple Creek Mills","Lee Monumental Association","Otter River Township","Internal Revenue\n                  Service","New York Public\n                  Library","University of Virginia\n                  Volunteers","Davis Family","Saunders Family","Watts Family","Saunders","Saunders family","William H. Irvine","William Watts","Fleming Saunders","Frank Prufer","James Rayland","David","John Randolph","Sam Tyree","[Sam L. Preston?]","\"Carter\" [Saunders?]","Sam K. Jenny","William Green","Eva (Smith) Saunders","Fleming Saunders III","Eva Saunders","M. Natalie Manson","Donato","Brunelleschi","May Begg","Mary (Gwathmey) Saunders","Peter Saunders, Jr.","Jeanie Edmond","W. A. Alrich","C[harles] Dabney","Peter Saunders","Ellen Boulder","Mary Saunders","[Peter Saunders]","James F. Plummer","Edward Watts Saunders","William W. Old","E. W. Saunders","Alice [Saunders]","Virgil","Caesar","D. Saunders","Samuel Dilworth","Thomas Baldwin, Jr.","William Roach","Peter Kern","Arthur Campbell","Edward Graham","Horace","Cicero","Duncan Rose","George Hancock","[James] Madison","Creed Taylor","William Vannerson","Edward Randolph","Thomas F. Scott","John Watts","John Gilliam","A. Watts","Mary Petillo","William Skipwith","Thomas East","Archelaus Austin","Edward Watts","Nathaniel Davis","Jacob","James Davis","Daniel Warwick","Elizabeth Davis","Rowland P. Banks","Thomas Pleasants","Williams Watts","Charles Williamson","Betty Tucker","Betty Kirkland","Joseph Tucker","John Brittan","Miller Woodson","Patrick Henry","William Randolph","Charles Williams","William Kirkland","Frederick Nance","Robert Wilson","Edward McDonald","Charles Smith","George Martin","Graham","George Quille","W. Walter Spence","John Fleming","J. 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Irvine of \n             Evington, Virginia on September 15,\n            1938."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["2100 items"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection, 1745-1910, n.d., of ca. 2100 items,\n         consists of correspondence, business and legal papers,\n         miscellaneous, and bound volumes, pertaining to the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eDavis Family\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSaunders Family\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n         \u003cfamname\u003eWatts Family\u003c/famname\u003e. Large portions of the\n         correspondence belong to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e. Included with the\n         correspondence is a letterbook, 1873-1880, of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank Prufer\u003c/persname\u003e. The business papers include\n         accounts, bonds, correspondence, and notes and receipts,\n         chiefly pertaining to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, but also various\n         members of these families. The legal papers include court\n         dockets and memoranda of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, documents, and wills.\n         There are various legal papers of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003epertaining to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003ecounties including \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmherst County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCampbell County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCumberland County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePrince Edward County\u003c/geogname\u003e. The miscellaneous\n         material includes advertisements, educational papers,\n         photographs, printed, religious papers, and fragments. The\n         bound volumes include day books, a blacksmith book, a farm\n         journal, memorandum books, and a township record. Folders are\n         arranged alphabetically within each series, with material\n         inside arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom the correspondence of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eDavis Family\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSaunders Family\u003c/famname\u003e, and related families,\n         1800-1856, there is a letter addressed to \"Sully,\" December\n         30, 1800, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLouisa County\u003c/geogname\u003e, which advises the\n         recipient, who had asked for religious instruction, to seek\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eKingdom of God\u003c/corpname\u003e. A letter dated April 2,\n         1812 from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Rayland\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister mentions that\n         his cousin is strapped for cash, and asks if the recipient can\n         help him. A rather unusual letter, dating July 24, 1836, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMount Pleasant\u003c/geogname\u003e, indicates that \"Mary\n         thinks a little Brandy would be of service to her,\" and\n         requests that some be sent to her. A letter written to Captain\n         Davis on January 9, 1844, mentions that \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePleasant Milkhill\u003c/corpname\u003eneeds brandy, and asks\n         that it be sent with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDavid\u003c/persname\u003e(probably a slave) for there is none\n         at \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBethel\u003c/corpname\u003e. A letter dating November 6, 1856\n         at \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBleak Hills\u003c/corpname\u003emakes a reference to \"Roanoke\"\n         [Roanoke County, or \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Randolph\u003c/persname\u003e's estate \"Roanoke\"?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom their correspondence dating 1862-1904, there is a\n         letter to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSam Tyree\u003c/persname\u003e, Esq, July 17, 1870 from [his]\n         student: \n         \u003cpersname\u003e[Sam L. Preston?]\u003c/persname\u003ecomplaining that he can\n         not attend sunday school because of prostration. There is also\n         a letter dated April 8, 1901 from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eTrinity and Ivy Chapel\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBoonsboro, Bedford County\u003c/geogname\u003eto a Mr.\n         Randolph inviting him to preach there every other Sunday.\n         There is also an undated fragment referring to a comet the\n         size of a full moon and a meteor shower which \"will be a sight\n         to see.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the families' undated correspondence, is a letter\n         dated November 17 to \n         \u003cpersname\u003e\"Carter\" [Saunders?]\u003c/persname\u003e, by a female who\n         mentions [her] children's Latin lessons. There is another\n         letter to a Miss Kerr which mentions a recipe for Tongue a la\n         Mode. There is also a letter, dated October 23, [1805?], from\n         a \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSam K. Jenny\u003c/persname\u003e, probably a doctor of\n         medicine, which mentions that \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Green\u003c/persname\u003eattended a man named\n         Barnhart to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBedford\u003c/geogname\u003eso Jenny could prescribe to his\n         case and that he \"forbad the case of ardent spirits.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEva (Smith) Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, dated 1868-1894,\n         there is a letter, February 24, 1889, from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eThe Grove\u003c/corpname\u003ewhich mentions that while Eva\n         passed her exams--her brother \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders III\u003c/persname\u003edid not. A letter,\n         August 2, 1892, to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEva Saunders\u003c/persname\u003efrom \n         \u003cpersname\u003eM. Natalie Manson\u003c/persname\u003e, at \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWintore\u003c/corpname\u003e, speaks of school and Latin.\n         There is an interesting letter, December 10, 1893, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorence, Italy\u003c/geogname\u003eto Eva, mentioning that\n         there is no silver in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003efor the English and French are\n         buying it up, that \"Coppers are such a bother, and so heavy to\n         carry,\" seeing the works of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDonato\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBrunelleschi\u003c/persname\u003eand the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMedici Chapel\u003c/corpname\u003e, and the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003e\"Brothers of Pity\"\u003c/corpname\u003ewho wear black robes\n         and carry a corpse which \"made my blood turn cold.\" There is a\n         letter, January 13, 1894, to Eva, which mentions sending a\n         book to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMay Begg\u003c/persname\u003e, \"a literary courtship under the\n         auspices of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePike's Peak\u003c/geogname\u003e. \" \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders III\u003c/persname\u003eat \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRandolph-Macon Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBedford\u003c/geogname\u003ewrites to Eva on May 15, 1894,\n         saying he tried to get a tennis tournament for field day, and\n         congratulates Eva on her chicken raising and hopes his are\n         doing better.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEva Saunders\u003c/persname\u003eundated correspondence, there\n         is a fragment which notes that Miss Begg sent to its writer a\n         little book called \"The greatest thing in the World.\" A letter\n         dated November 26 to Eva contains drawings of women's blouses\n         and concerns her ordered blouses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary (Gwathmey) Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, 1858-1879, a\n         letter dated September 5, 1871, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter Saunders, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBleak Hill\u003c/corpname\u003e, says that his tobacco crop\n         has suffered. Another letter, April 17, 1874, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeanie Edmond\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHudson Lodge\u003c/corpname\u003e, makes a reference to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eJubilee Singers\u003c/corpname\u003etraveling to raise money\n         for a \"slave college somewhere in the Northern States\"; to\n         acquaintances visiting \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, mentioning a \"public worship\n         bill\" in \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eParliament\u003c/corpname\u003e, and one acquaintance having\n         an appointment with the Bishop of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMelbourne\u003c/geogname\u003e; and to visiting \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAustralia\u003c/geogname\u003e. In a postcard dated August 21,\n         1879, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. A. Alrich\u003c/persname\u003easks \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e' opinion as to the next\n         \"services\" in \"regular course,\" and saying that it best not to\n         alter rotation as \"last service was omitted.\" He also mentions\n         that Mrs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eC[harles] Dabney\u003c/persname\u003ehas a fine little\n         daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1880-1892,\n         there is a letter dated March 3, 1880 from M. Caden to\n         Saunders stating that he can not board a minister, but will\n         give the same salary as before. \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter Saunders\u003c/persname\u003ewrites from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBleak Hill\u003c/corpname\u003eon January 19, 1881 saying that\n         he has no specific desire to be a director on the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirgina Midland [Rail] Road\u003c/corpname\u003e, and does not\n         think he could get the appointment anyway; he is still a\n         director on the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eFranklin and Pittsylvania Railroad\n         Company\u003c/corpname\u003e, and fears a possible conflict of interest.\n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. A. Alrich\u003c/persname\u003ewrites from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eEmanuel Rectory\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eChatham, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, on February 16, 1882,\n         saying he is glad that the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSaunders\u003c/famname\u003e' keep up the old St. Valentine's\n         Day tradition, by sending so practical a token of affection. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEllen Boulder\u003c/persname\u003e, a school teacher, writes\n         to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary Saunders\u003c/persname\u003efrom \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eDrake's Branch\u003c/geogname\u003eon March 18, 1889,\n         mentioning a five month school term ending on March 1st and a\n         June 23 to July 23 summer session. \n         \u003cpersname\u003e[Peter Saunders]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBleak Hill\u003c/corpname\u003e, writes \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, on October 26, 1891\n         mentioning Republican elements in the \"alliance\" [farmers'\n         alliance such as the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGrange\u003c/corpname\u003e?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1893-1900,\n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders III\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to his parents\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRandolph-Macon Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBedford\u003c/geogname\u003eon March 14, 1893, saying that he\n         is in the Baptist Church in the morning and the Methodist in\n         the afternoon, and tells of boys who spend more time with the\n         girls than studying. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Plummer\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to Captain\n         Saunders on March 29, 1893, [from a theological seminary?],\n         saying that exams are beginning, and implying that knowledge\n         of Hebrew and Apologetics will be next among those things\n         tested. \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter Saunders\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to Fleming from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBleak Hill\u003c/corpname\u003e, on March 30, 1894, mentioning\n         the Bland Bill and the fear that its veto would cause discord\n         in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eDemocratic Party\u003c/corpname\u003e, and discussing briefly\n         possible effects on the present financial situation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1901-1910,\n         there is a letter, July 19, 1901, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Watts Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, while serving in\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia House of Delegates\u003c/corpname\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam W. Old\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to Fleming on\n         February 2, 1903 about a land sale and his agreement to sell\n         the land as a whole parcel to two black men, and suggesting a\n         method of finalizing the transaction. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eE. W. Saunders\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to Fleming on\n         January 21, 1904 mentioning an inquiry about his land near\n         \"Vic. Muse.\" A letter, [March 1904], from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlice [Saunders]\u003c/persname\u003eat \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eHollins, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, to her aunt Saunders\n         refers to the Roman poet \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirgil\u003c/persname\u003e. She writes to her mother on March\n         12, 1904 mentioning that John [ ] had failed in \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCaesar\u003c/persname\u003eand that he had been in the second\n         book of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirgil\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the undated Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eD. Saunders\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to his mother from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRandolph-Macon Academy\u003c/corpname\u003eon February 10,\n         saying that he is learning German and is plagued by poor\n         spelling, and that the boys dance every night and were\n         previously boxing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, 1754-1784, there is a\n         letter dated June 27, 1771 which summons Watts to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGeneral Assembly\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSamuel Dilworth\u003c/persname\u003ewrites on June 2, 1783\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBlanford\u003c/corpname\u003ementioning the problem of\n         collecting debts owed to the British. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Baldwin, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003ewrites on December 22,\n         1784 concerning the purchase of \"the Negro Fellow\" for\n         $18.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the Watts correspondence, 1785-1789, a letter, December\n         16, 1785, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Roach\u003c/persname\u003einforms Watts that while \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter Kern\u003c/persname\u003eis employing Watts in a matter\n         between Kern and Roach, Watts is to plead for Roach in all\n         matters, suggesting a conflict of interest. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Campbell\u003c/persname\u003e, a candidate for the\n         senate from the Western Distict, writes, on March 24, 1788,\n         asking for Watts' support. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Graham\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBedford\u003c/geogname\u003e, writes on December 20, 1792,\n         mentioning that he saw the Watts' son reading \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHorace\u003c/persname\u003eand sending the boy a copy of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCicero\u003c/persname\u003ewhich would supply \"the means of\n         raising him as high in eminence as you could reasonably wish,\"\n         and adding that the boy will need to learn Greek as he will\n         soon be studying science.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the Watts correspondence, 1793-1794, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDuncan Rose\u003c/persname\u003ewrites from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePetersburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, on July 8, 1794, stating that\n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBuchanan's Hartie and Company\u003c/corpname\u003ehas been\n         doing business in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGreat Britain\u003c/geogname\u003eand is waiting for a\n         successor to Hartie to be appointed before certain books could\n         be examined by Rose. Another letter pertains to relations with\n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBritain\u003c/geogname\u003eat this time: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Hancock\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to Watts in 1794\n         mentioning the rearing of a navy \"to repel the insult to our\n         ploy,\" referring to commerce restriction [on American goods]\n         by a nation which does not have a commerce treaty with the\n         U.S., and referring to Mr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003e[James] Madison\u003c/persname\u003e's arguments whereas he\n         conducted himself in a manner worthy of himself. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCreed Taylor\u003c/persname\u003ewrites on May 11, 1795,\n         concerning some bonds. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Vannerson\u003c/persname\u003ewrites, on October 30,\n         1795, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePetersburg\u003c/geogname\u003ementioning a British war sloop\n         in \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorfolk, Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand the order for\n         carrying American bottoms bound for \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003einto British ports with invoice\n         being revoked, revealing that some say that this retaliation\n         has been brought about by Americans invoicing their flour at\n         $27 per barrel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn Watts' correspondence with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Randolph\u003c/persname\u003e, 1796-1797, Randolph\n         writes from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003eon February 21 and March 13, 1796\n         on the subject of British creditors. In Watts' correspondence\n         with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas F. Scott\u003c/persname\u003e, 1792-1798, Scott writes\n         on January 4, 1796 and December 18, 1798 on the subject of\n         British debts. In the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, 1784-1800, John writes to\n         William in April 1784 from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLincoln County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e(now \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKentucky\u003c/geogname\u003e), concerning apprehension about\n         a possible Indian war in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorthwest Territories\u003c/corpname\u003e. John says that\n         while the lands in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKentucky\u003c/geogname\u003eare good, the inconveniences are\n         many, and that the doomsayers will probably prevent the\n         surveying of lands on the northwest side of the Ohio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness Papers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are general accounts, 1751-1899, n.d. An account,\n         beginning November 16, 1762, with \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGeorge Kippen \u0026amp; Co.\u003c/corpname\u003eat their store in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGoochland, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, lists \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Gilliam\u003c/persname\u003eas having ordered a dozen\n         flints, 3/4 yard of bearskin, and a dozen pipes. There is a\n         list, April 20, 1763, pertaining to the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eA. Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, on which is listed a\n         £0.2.0 debt to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary Petillo\u003c/persname\u003e, the only woman on the list,\n         and a £2.4.9 debt to Sir \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Skipwith\u003c/persname\u003e. The account of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas East\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eArchelaus Austin\u003c/persname\u003efrom November 15, 1771,\n         consists of beer, wine, grog, and a gallon of corn, with one\n         entry \"to saging one night\" perhaps pertaining to the making\n         of moonshine. An account, beginning January 20, 1775, of N[ ]\n         Vaughn with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Watts\u003c/persname\u003elists various quantities of\n         rum, molasses, and sugar. There are several accounts,\n         1779-1794, of the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNathaniel Davis\u003c/persname\u003e, including an entry for\n         1784 for three yards of woollen for a Negro jacket, and May 9,\n         1784 for half of hire of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJacob\u003c/persname\u003e. There is a section, \"Accts\n         Overlooked,\" from 1784, which refers to tobacco being a share\n         and half share for \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJacob\u003c/persname\u003e, and another for dinner at the\n         courthouse when on business. There is an account of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel Warwick\u003c/persname\u003e, dating 1799-1803, with\n         references to a variety of items including coffee, sewing\n         materials, dinner ware, alcohol, and accessories. Mrs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Davis\u003c/persname\u003e' account beginning May\n         31, 1807, has an entries for coffee, condiments, and sewing\n         material. An account, March 26, 1810, of Capt. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRowland P. Banks\u003c/persname\u003elists \"163 days tuition\n         at $8 p. ann. $5 cts 1 1/2.\" The account, beginning August 14,\n         1826, of Capt. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Pleasants\u003c/persname\u003e, has lists orders for\n         cheese, mackerel, cotton, and whiskey. On October 31, 1832,\n         Judge Saunders, of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLynchburg, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, orders castor oil,\n         ointment, and a syringe. Accounts which mention tea are rare\n         but there is an undated fragment of Mr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewhich contains an entry for\n         imperial tea. There is an undated \"memorandum of brandy\" taken\n         from Mrs. Eubank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe accounts of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliams Watts\u003c/persname\u003espan 1752-1797. There is\n         also a hotel account with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Williamson\u003c/persname\u003ewith entries dating\n         1763, 1773, and 1774. There are accounts for the boarding,\n         clothing, and feeding of Negro boys with Mrs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBetty Tucker\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBetty Kirkland\u003c/persname\u003e, both beginning September\n         10, 1767, and Capt. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Tucker\u003c/persname\u003e, 1767-1769. Watts has\n         accounts, 1768, with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Brittan\u003c/persname\u003efor a waistcoat, shoes,\n         stockings, and a hat. There is a 1769 account for various\n         building supplies. Watts also has an account, beginning April\n         20, 1771, with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMiller Woodson\u003c/persname\u003ewith an entry of May 16,\n         1772 listing a \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePatrick Henry\u003c/persname\u003e. There is a document which\n         contains information on the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Randolph\u003c/persname\u003e. There is another\n         lodging account, July 26, 1773 through December 3, 1776, of\n         Watts with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Williams\u003c/persname\u003e. There is an account\n         beginning March 9, 1778, with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Kirkland\u003c/persname\u003ewhich includes listings\n         for tuition and educational books. A January 10, 1780 account\n         with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrederick Nance\u003c/persname\u003ementions a violin and a\n         set of strings. There is an account, beginning December 21,\n         1787, with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Wilson\u003c/persname\u003eordering Hyson Tea, coffee,\n         and a bottle of snuff. From a 1791 account of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward McDonald\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, there is the note of the\n         hire of a Negro. From a 1792 account of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, there is a note for the\n         finding of a Negro woman and for the inspecting of tobacco.\n         There are two medical bills, one with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Martin\u003c/persname\u003e, beginning January 14,\n         1794, and one with Doctor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGraham\u003c/persname\u003e, beginning November 3, 1795. In\n         October 1797, Watts had an account with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Quille\u003c/persname\u003efor the hire of a Negro.\n         There is an undated account of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. Walter Spence\u003c/persname\u003ewith Watts for the hire\n         of a Negro for eight months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromissory notes and receipts range from 1754-1905, n.d.\n         There are several items concerned with the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Fleming\u003c/persname\u003eand include an entry for\n         February 1764 for a Negro bought for $10. Between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Martin\u003c/persname\u003eand Watts there is an\n         agreement, October 3, 1794, mentioning the purchase of red\n         wheat and the hire of a Negro woman. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003ehas a note dated 1803 with the\n         Sheriff of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmherst County\u003c/geogname\u003efor tax on four Negroes,\n         four horses, and five tithes. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Davis\u003c/persname\u003ehas a note dated 1816 for\n         tax on three Negroes and one horse. There is a note from\n         December 6, 1827 pertaining to a $5 bond for the hire of a\n         Negro man by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003efrom \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Wright\u003c/persname\u003efor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLavinia Wright\u003c/persname\u003e. There is a 1840 note from\n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Davis\u003c/persname\u003eto the Sheriff of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmherst\u003c/geogname\u003efor tax on six Negroes and six\n         horses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal Papers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are a number of court memoranda, 1768-1786, n.d.,\n         kept by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003ein his capacity as a lawyer.\n         In a November 10, 1771 memo for the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham County\u003c/geogname\u003ecourt, there is an entry\n         for detinue for Negro woman named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAgge\u003c/persname\u003e. From the memo for the April 1772\n         court at \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLunenburg County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Taylor\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife have a suit\n         against a Hurt for a Negro in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia\u003c/geogname\u003e. There is also a list of debts\n         owed to Watts for the year 1794. Dating 1771 through 1782,\n         there are court dockets from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia County\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLunenburg County\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1771-1782. A number\n         of the entries have Watts as the litigant. There is a 1773 day\n         book with the signatures of William and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, which includes a record of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003e' court expenses. There are\n         also legal day books, 1772-1773, of Watts, with entries for \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCumberland County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePrince Edward County\u003c/geogname\u003eas well as for \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. There is another\n         1773 memorandum book of Watts with entries for \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCumberland County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham County\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe indentures date 1749-1788, n.d. From January 1, 1763,\n         there is an agreement between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBenjamin Tambro\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAyres Hodnett\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham\u003c/geogname\u003ein regard to the former's son, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Tambro\u003c/persname\u003e, to be apprentice to the\n         latter for seven years. From March 28, 1774, there is an\n         indenture between Watts and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Ford\u003c/persname\u003e. From September 17, 1768,\n         there is an agreement between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham West\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Blankenship\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePrince Edward\u003c/geogname\u003e. On November 17, 1772,\n         there is an agreement between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Lewallen\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia County\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eJames and Robert Donalds and Company\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n         Merchants of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGlasgow\u003c/geogname\u003e. On September 15, 1778, there is\n         an agreement between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Wright\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBotetourt\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander Paine\u003c/persname\u003eof the same concerning a\n         land dispute in the area where the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke River\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eTinker Creek\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe will, December 25, 1745, of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Patterson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County\u003c/geogname\u003e, names his slaves and\n         divides them among his children and wife, and requests that\n         his land in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGoochland County\u003c/geogname\u003ebe known as \n         \u003ccorpname\u003e\"Locust Thicket.\"\u003c/corpname\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eMargery Hinshaw\u003c/persname\u003econtested the will of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSamuel Hinshaw\u003c/persname\u003edated March 1758 with \n         \u003cpersname\u003e[Cedw] Gibson\u003c/persname\u003eon July 10, 1765. Hinshaw\n         had divided his slaves between his still living wife, his\n         daughter \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Hinshaw\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n         children. This situation involved a slave of Elizabeth. The\n         will of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Bottom\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia\u003c/geogname\u003edated May 10, 1760 divides his\n         slaves which are named between his three daughters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA folder of general legal papers date 1765-1903, n.d. The\n         inventory and appraisal, 1826, of the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Eubank\u003c/persname\u003ementions prices for his\n         Negroes: £300 for a man named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJacob\u003c/persname\u003e, £200 for a man named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe\u003c/persname\u003e, £10 for a woman named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHannah\u003c/persname\u003e, £20 for a girl named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLolly\u003c/persname\u003e, and £0 for a girl named\n         \u003cpersname\u003eCaroline\u003c/persname\u003e. There is also a list of tickets\n         of ommission paid by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, attorney. Among the legal\n         papers of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia County\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1768 through 1789\n         including undated material, a document dated May 15, 1783\n         states that \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tinker\u003c/persname\u003eon December 6, 1781 gave her\n         son-in-law \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Tucker\u003c/persname\u003ean ailing Negro named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNed\u003c/persname\u003euntil the latter gets well whereas he\n         will be returned to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tucker\u003c/persname\u003e. In an undated document, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Vaughn\u003c/persname\u003eyields up title/right of two\n         Negroes--named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhoebe\u003c/persname\u003e--to son-in-law \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Norris\u003c/persname\u003e--formerly given to grandson \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Norris\u003c/persname\u003eby a deed dated October 2,\n         1796: \"said slaves will forever defend me from my heirs.\" The\n         son-in-law Norris will pay Vaughn or wife £10\n         annually for preformance of the aforesaid act. Among the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCampbell County\u003c/geogname\u003epapers, Justice \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAdam Clement\u003c/persname\u003esays that \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Gilbert\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCampbell\u003c/geogname\u003eon April 29, 1787 makes oath that\n         Negro slave \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJack\u003c/persname\u003e--property of Watts of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePrince Edward County\u003c/geogname\u003e--ran away and was\n         found 50 miles thence. Among the legal papers of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePrince Edward\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Watts\u003c/persname\u003esold to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003eeight Negro slaves: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTrue\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWinnie\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSarah\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBetty\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRachel\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDoc\u003c/persname\u003eon January 14, 1787. There is also a\n         account of Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eM. John King\u003c/persname\u003ewith the sheriff of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLunenburg\u003c/geogname\u003ewhich has an entry dating 1769:\n         the former is in account with \n         \u003cpersname\u003e[John] Epps\u003c/persname\u003efor four lbs. of tobacco at\n         £0.5.1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the Advertisements there is an advertisement dated\n         September 20, 1871 from the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eOmaha, Nebraska Lottery\u003c/corpname\u003efor the building\n         of a public library in the city. A broadside from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCox and Sons Church Furniture\u003c/corpname\u003eshows a\n         garish stained-glass window commemorating the late President \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Garfield\u003c/persname\u003e. There is an undated\n         letter to Mrs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003easking for a subscription\n         to the \n         \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGraphic,\u003c/title\u003ea ladies society\n         magazine. There is an undated list of books from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGeorge Munro, Publishers\u003c/corpname\u003e. There is also a\n         broadside for \"The World's Christmas Hymn\"--an analogy of\n         English poetry pertaining to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eChrist\u003c/persname\u003e's birth dating from the medieval\n         period.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe church related papers include a letter, March 21, 1904,\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003eto the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSaunders\u003c/famname\u003easking for aid for the building of\n         an Episcopal parsonage at the university. The letter\n         enunciates a fear of the danger of Episcopal boys being weaned\n         from their faith by the compulsory attendance at the services\n         of other sects due to the absence of a Episcopal parsonage.\n         There is also an Episcopal \"Church Kalendar,\" 1882-1883,\n         listing holy days with information on the faith, church\n         service, and background of the Anglican/Episcopalian\n         faith.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCivil War papers range from 1861 to 1864. During 1862-1864,\n         there are a number of furloughs issued to \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate\u003c/corpname\u003eenlisted men in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, each with a physical\n         description of the bearer, and addressed \"to all whom it may\n         concern.\" On August 10, 1862, there is a provision return for\n         a company of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003e13th Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers\u003c/corpname\u003e.\n         There are also a number of CSA \"special requisitions\", chiefly\n         ordering clothing, shoes, and blankets, most signed by Captain\n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, assistant\n         quartermaster, of Company K, Virginia Regiment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe educational papers range from 1848-1903, n.d. There is\n         a page from a 1848 French edition of the fables of La Fontaine\n         from the \"Academie de Norfolk.\" There is an \n         \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\"Educational Treatise on the Constitution\"\u003c/title\u003e,\n         September 6, 1877, by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Randolph Tucker\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. There is a 1892-1893 brochure\n         for the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eEdgeworth School\u003c/corpname\u003e, a church-related\n         boarding and day school for females. There is the fall term\n         1895 grade report from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e(formerly \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Agriculture and Mechanical\n         College\u003c/corpname\u003e) for \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders, III\u003c/persname\u003e. There is a fall\n         term 1902 grade report from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHollins College\u003c/corpname\u003efor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElsie Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e. There is another VPI\n         grade report, from February 1903, for \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCarter Temple Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e. There is a report\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSt. Timothy's School\u003c/corpname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCatonsville, Maryland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Another undated\n         piece is a \"rules for spelling\" sheet from a grammar book.\n         There are also undated fragments of Latin, French, and\n         algebra.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are lectures, essays, and poems, 1794, 1818, 1843,\n         and n.d., including a scrap of a lecture dated September 6,\n         1794 from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Watts\u003c/persname\u003e; another lecture on motive\n         dated September 16, 1794; and, a series of oral essays from\n         1843.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous material, 1887-1892, includes a note of the\n         marriage of Capt. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary Gwathmey\u003c/persname\u003eon July 30.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe obituaries include a reprint of the 1858 obituary of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders, Sr\u003c/persname\u003e, a reprint of the\n         1867 obituary of Fleming, Sr.'s wife-- \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Fleming\u003c/persname\u003e--and the 1904 obituary of \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e. The obituaries of\n         Fleming, Sr. and Alice are panegyrics. The first two were\n         transcribed by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Blair Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe photographs include an unidentified photograph of a\n         young member of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSaunders family\u003c/famname\u003eand undated photo cards of\n         liturgical furniture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound Volumes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Day Books include a day book from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMaple Creek Mills\u003c/corpname\u003edating from 1842. There\n         is a 1867 day book with one page filled, made of a cut\n         agricultural crop ledger. There is also in the book a pasted\n         in notice from the Adjuctant Inspector's Office in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003e, July 29, 1863. Dating January\n         18, 1872 is a subscription book for the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eLee Monumental Association\u003c/corpname\u003e. Also present\n         is a $1 donation from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlex Berkeley\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eYellow Branch, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. There are also\n         farm journals dating 1855 through 1860.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA card game, 1846, called \"The Game of Kings made Easy\"\n         which is based on the kings of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003ewho reigned down to its date, is\n         also present. The card for Henry V is missing. Many of the\n         cards contain information of the kings of an antiquarian\n         nature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Memorandum books, 1873-1874 and 1881-1894, owned by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, includes employees,\n         supplies, and construction information in the first volume.\n         The latter has a note at its end which mentions survey\n         data.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eOtter River Township\u003c/corpname\u003eRecord Book dates\n         from 1870-1874. There are references to road building. An\n         entry for June 16, 1871 notes the ordering of \"tickets\" for\n         road tax and township levy. Also included are lists of\n         expenses for board members with lists of expenses for\n         materials bought. One entry notes that \n         \u003cpersname\u003eB. H. Anthony\u003c/persname\u003e, overseer of the poor,\n         sends three paupers--one white woman and two black woman--to\n         the poor house. Expenses for the poor house are noted. At 1874\n         and 1875 meetings, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003eis mentioned as road\n         overseer in certain districts.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection, 1745-1910, n.d., of ca. 2100 items,\n         consists of correspondence, business and legal papers,\n         miscellaneous, and bound volumes, pertaining to the \n          Davis Family , \n          Saunders Family , and \n          Watts Family . Large portions of the\n         correspondence belong to \n          William Watts and \n          Fleming Saunders . Included with the\n         correspondence is a letterbook, 1873-1880, of \n          Frank Prufer . The business papers include\n         accounts, bonds, correspondence, and notes and receipts,\n         chiefly pertaining to \n          William Watts and \n          Fleming Saunders , but also various\n         members of these families. The legal papers include court\n         dockets and memoranda of \n          William Watts , documents, and wills.\n         There are various legal papers of \n          William Watts pertaining to \n          Virginia counties including \n          Amelia County , \n          Amherst County , \n          Buckingham County , \n          Campbell County , \n          Cumberland County , \n          Prince Edward County . The miscellaneous\n         material includes advertisements, educational papers,\n         photographs, printed, religious papers, and fragments. The\n         bound volumes include day books, a blacksmith book, a farm\n         journal, memorandum books, and a township record. Folders are\n         arranged alphabetically within each series, with material\n         inside arranged chronologically.","Correspondence","From the correspondence of the \n          Davis Family , \n          Saunders Family , and related families,\n         1800-1856, there is a letter addressed to \"Sully,\" December\n         30, 1800, from \n          Louisa County , which advises the\n         recipient, who had asked for religious instruction, to seek\n         the \n          Kingdom of God . A letter dated April 2,\n         1812 from \n          James Rayland to his sister mentions that\n         his cousin is strapped for cash, and asks if the recipient can\n         help him. A rather unusual letter, dating July 24, 1836, from \n          Mount Pleasant , indicates that \"Mary\n         thinks a little Brandy would be of service to her,\" and\n         requests that some be sent to her. A letter written to Captain\n         Davis on January 9, 1844, mentions that \n          Pleasant Milkhill needs brandy, and asks\n         that it be sent with \n          David (probably a slave) for there is none\n         at \n          Bethel . A letter dating November 6, 1856\n         at \n          Bleak Hills makes a reference to \"Roanoke\"\n         [Roanoke County, or \n          John Randolph 's estate \"Roanoke\"?].","From their correspondence dating 1862-1904, there is a\n         letter to \n          Sam Tyree , Esq, July 17, 1870 from [his]\n         student: \n          [Sam L. Preston?] complaining that he can\n         not attend sunday school because of prostration. There is also\n         a letter dated April 8, 1901 from \n          Trinity and Ivy Chapel in \n          Boonsboro, Bedford County to a Mr.\n         Randolph inviting him to preach there every other Sunday.\n         There is also an undated fragment referring to a comet the\n         size of a full moon and a meteor shower which \"will be a sight\n         to see.\"","Among the families' undated correspondence, is a letter\n         dated November 17 to \n          \"Carter\" [Saunders?] , by a female who\n         mentions [her] children's Latin lessons. There is another\n         letter to a Miss Kerr which mentions a recipe for Tongue a la\n         Mode. There is also a letter, dated October 23, [1805?], from\n         a \n          Sam K. Jenny , probably a doctor of\n         medicine, which mentions that \n          William Green attended a man named\n         Barnhart to \n          Bedford so Jenny could prescribe to his\n         case and that he \"forbad the case of ardent spirits.\"","From the correspondence of \n          Eva (Smith) Saunders , dated 1868-1894,\n         there is a letter, February 24, 1889, from \n          The Grove which mentions that while Eva\n         passed her exams--her brother \n          Fleming Saunders III did not. A letter,\n         August 2, 1892, to \n          Eva Saunders from \n          M. Natalie Manson , at \n          Wintore , speaks of school and Latin.\n         There is an interesting letter, December 10, 1893, from \n          Florence, Italy to Eva, mentioning that\n         there is no silver in \n          Italy for the English and French are\n         buying it up, that \"Coppers are such a bother, and so heavy to\n         carry,\" seeing the works of \n          Donato and \n          Brunelleschi and the \n          Medici Chapel , and the \n          \"Brothers of Pity\" who wear black robes\n         and carry a corpse which \"made my blood turn cold.\" There is a\n         letter, January 13, 1894, to Eva, which mentions sending a\n         book to \n          May Begg , \"a literary courtship under the\n         auspices of \n          Pike's Peak . \" \n          Fleming Saunders III at \n          Randolph-Macon Academy in \n          Bedford writes to Eva on May 15, 1894,\n         saying he tried to get a tennis tournament for field day, and\n         congratulates Eva on her chicken raising and hopes his are\n         doing better.","Among the \n          Eva Saunders undated correspondence, there\n         is a fragment which notes that Miss Begg sent to its writer a\n         little book called \"The greatest thing in the World.\" A letter\n         dated November 26 to Eva contains drawings of women's blouses\n         and concerns her ordered blouses.","From the correspondence of \n          Fleming Saunders and \n          Mary (Gwathmey) Saunders , 1858-1879, a\n         letter dated September 5, 1871, from \n          Peter Saunders, Jr. , \n          Bleak Hill , says that his tobacco crop\n         has suffered. Another letter, April 17, 1874, from \n          Jeanie Edmond , \n          Hudson Lodge , makes a reference to the \n          Jubilee Singers traveling to raise money\n         for a \"slave college somewhere in the Northern States\"; to\n         acquaintances visiting \n          England , mentioning a \"public worship\n         bill\" in \n          Parliament , and one acquaintance having\n         an appointment with the Bishop of \n          Melbourne ; and to visiting \n          Australia . In a postcard dated August 21,\n         1879, \n          W. A. Alrich asks \n          Fleming Saunders ' opinion as to the next\n         \"services\" in \"regular course,\" and saying that it best not to\n         alter rotation as \"last service was omitted.\" He also mentions\n         that Mrs. \n          C[harles] Dabney has a fine little\n         daughter.","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1880-1892,\n         there is a letter dated March 3, 1880 from M. Caden to\n         Saunders stating that he can not board a minister, but will\n         give the same salary as before. \n          Peter Saunders writes from \n          Bleak Hill on January 19, 1881 saying that\n         he has no specific desire to be a director on the \n          Virgina Midland [Rail] Road , and does not\n         think he could get the appointment anyway; he is still a\n         director on the \n          Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad\n         Company , and fears a possible conflict of interest.\n          W. A. Alrich writes from \n          Emanuel Rectory , \n          Chatham, Virginia , on February 16, 1882,\n         saying he is glad that the \n          Saunders ' keep up the old St. Valentine's\n         Day tradition, by sending so practical a token of affection. \n          Ellen Boulder , a school teacher, writes\n         to \n          Mary Saunders from \n          Drake's Branch on March 18, 1889,\n         mentioning a five month school term ending on March 1st and a\n         June 23 to July 23 summer session. \n          [Peter Saunders] , \n          Bleak Hill , writes \n          Fleming Saunders , on October 26, 1891\n         mentioning Republican elements in the \"alliance\" [farmers'\n         alliance such as the \n          Grange ?].","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1893-1900,\n          Fleming Saunders III writes to his parents\n         from \n          Randolph-Macon Academy in \n          Bedford on March 14, 1893, saying that he\n         is in the Baptist Church in the morning and the Methodist in\n         the afternoon, and tells of boys who spend more time with the\n         girls than studying. \n          James F. Plummer writes to Captain\n         Saunders on March 29, 1893, [from a theological seminary?],\n         saying that exams are beginning, and implying that knowledge\n         of Hebrew and Apologetics will be next among those things\n         tested. \n          Peter Saunders writes to Fleming from \n          Bleak Hill , on March 30, 1894, mentioning\n         the Bland Bill and the fear that its veto would cause discord\n         in the \n          Democratic Party , and discussing briefly\n         possible effects on the present financial situation.","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1901-1910,\n         there is a letter, July 19, 1901, from \n          Edward Watts Saunders , while serving in\n         the \n          Virginia House of Delegates . \n          William W. Old writes to Fleming on\n         February 2, 1903 about a land sale and his agreement to sell\n         the land as a whole parcel to two black men, and suggesting a\n         method of finalizing the transaction. \n          E. W. Saunders writes to Fleming on\n         January 21, 1904 mentioning an inquiry about his land near\n         \"Vic. Muse.\" A letter, [March 1904], from \n          Alice [Saunders] at \n          Hollins, Virginia , to her aunt Saunders\n         refers to the Roman poet \n          Virgil . She writes to her mother on March\n         12, 1904 mentioning that John [ ] had failed in \n          Caesar and that he had been in the second\n         book of \n          Virgil .","In the undated Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, \n          D. Saunders writes to his mother from \n          Randolph-Macon Academy on February 10,\n         saying that he is learning German and is plagued by poor\n         spelling, and that the boys dance every night and were\n         previously boxing.","In the correspondence of \n          William Watts , 1754-1784, there is a\n         letter dated June 27, 1771 which summons Watts to the \n          General Assembly in \n          Williamsburg . \n          Samuel Dilworth writes on June 2, 1783\n         from \n          Blanford mentioning the problem of\n         collecting debts owed to the British. \n          Thomas Baldwin, Jr. writes on December 22,\n         1784 concerning the purchase of \"the Negro Fellow\" for\n         $18.","In the Watts correspondence, 1785-1789, a letter, December\n         16, 1785, from \n          William Roach informs Watts that while \n          Peter Kern is employing Watts in a matter\n         between Kern and Roach, Watts is to plead for Roach in all\n         matters, suggesting a conflict of interest. \n          Arthur Campbell , a candidate for the\n         senate from the Western Distict, writes, on March 24, 1788,\n         asking for Watts' support. \n          Edward Graham of \n          Bedford , writes on December 20, 1792,\n         mentioning that he saw the Watts' son reading \n          Horace and sending the boy a copy of \n          Cicero which would supply \"the means of\n         raising him as high in eminence as you could reasonably wish,\"\n         and adding that the boy will need to learn Greek as he will\n         soon be studying science.","In the Watts correspondence, 1793-1794, \n          Duncan Rose writes from \n          Petersburg , on July 8, 1794, stating that\n          Buchanan's Hartie and Company has been\n         doing business in \n          Great Britain and is waiting for a\n         successor to Hartie to be appointed before certain books could\n         be examined by Rose. Another letter pertains to relations with\n          France and \n          Britain at this time: \n          George Hancock writes to Watts in 1794\n         mentioning the rearing of a navy \"to repel the insult to our\n         ploy,\" referring to commerce restriction [on American goods]\n         by a nation which does not have a commerce treaty with the\n         U.S., and referring to Mr. \n          [James] Madison 's arguments whereas he\n         conducted himself in a manner worthy of himself. \n          Creed Taylor writes on May 11, 1795,\n         concerning some bonds. \n          William Vannerson writes, on October 30,\n         1795, from \n          Petersburg mentioning a British war sloop\n         in \n          Norfolk, Virginia and the order for\n         carrying American bottoms bound for \n          France into British ports with invoice\n         being revoked, revealing that some say that this retaliation\n         has been brought about by Americans invoicing their flour at\n         $27 per barrel.","In Watts' correspondence with \n          Edward Randolph , 1796-1797, Randolph\n         writes from \n          Richmond on February 21 and March 13, 1796\n         on the subject of British creditors. In Watts' correspondence\n         with \n          Thomas F. Scott , 1792-1798, Scott writes\n         on January 4, 1796 and December 18, 1798 on the subject of\n         British debts. In the correspondence of \n          William Watts with \n          John Watts , 1784-1800, John writes to\n         William in April 1784 from \n          Lincoln County, Virginia (now \n          Kentucky ), concerning apprehension about\n         a possible Indian war in the \n          Northwest Territories . John says that\n         while the lands in \n          Kentucky are good, the inconveniences are\n         many, and that the doomsayers will probably prevent the\n         surveying of lands on the northwest side of the Ohio.","Business Papers","There are general accounts, 1751-1899, n.d. An account,\n         beginning November 16, 1762, with \n          George Kippen \u0026 Co. at their store in \n          Goochland, Virginia , lists \n          John Gilliam as having ordered a dozen\n         flints, 3/4 yard of bearskin, and a dozen pipes. There is a\n         list, April 20, 1763, pertaining to the estate of \n          A. Watts , on which is listed a\n         £0.2.0 debt to \n          Mary Petillo , the only woman on the list,\n         and a £2.4.9 debt to Sir \n          William Skipwith . The account of \n          Thomas East with \n          Archelaus Austin from November 15, 1771,\n         consists of beer, wine, grog, and a gallon of corn, with one\n         entry \"to saging one night\" perhaps pertaining to the making\n         of moonshine. An account, beginning January 20, 1775, of N[ ]\n         Vaughn with \n          Edward Watts lists various quantities of\n         rum, molasses, and sugar. There are several accounts,\n         1779-1794, of the estate of \n          Nathaniel Davis , including an entry for\n         1784 for three yards of woollen for a Negro jacket, and May 9,\n         1784 for half of hire of \n          Jacob . There is a section, \"Accts\n         Overlooked,\" from 1784, which refers to tobacco being a share\n         and half share for \n          Jacob , and another for dinner at the\n         courthouse when on business. There is an account of \n          James Davis with \n          Daniel Warwick , dating 1799-1803, with\n         references to a variety of items including coffee, sewing\n         materials, dinner ware, alcohol, and accessories. Mrs. \n          Elizabeth Davis ' account beginning May\n         31, 1807, has an entries for coffee, condiments, and sewing\n         material. An account, March 26, 1810, of Capt. \n          James Davis with \n          Rowland P. Banks lists \"163 days tuition\n         at $8 p. ann. $5 cts 1 1/2.\" The account, beginning August 14,\n         1826, of Capt. \n          James Davis with \n          Thomas Pleasants , has lists orders for\n         cheese, mackerel, cotton, and whiskey. On October 31, 1832,\n         Judge Saunders, of \n          Lynchburg, Virginia , orders castor oil,\n         ointment, and a syringe. Accounts which mention tea are rare\n         but there is an undated fragment of Mr. \n          James Davis which contains an entry for\n         imperial tea. There is an undated \"memorandum of brandy\" taken\n         from Mrs. Eubank.","The accounts of \n          Williams Watts span 1752-1797. There is\n         also a hotel account with \n          Charles Williamson with entries dating\n         1763, 1773, and 1774. There are accounts for the boarding,\n         clothing, and feeding of Negro boys with Mrs. \n          Betty Tucker and \n          Betty Kirkland , both beginning September\n         10, 1767, and Capt. \n          Joseph Tucker , 1767-1769. Watts has\n         accounts, 1768, with \n          John Brittan for a waistcoat, shoes,\n         stockings, and a hat. There is a 1769 account for various\n         building supplies. Watts also has an account, beginning April\n         20, 1771, with \n          Miller Woodson with an entry of May 16,\n         1772 listing a \n          Patrick Henry . There is a document which\n         contains information on the estate of \n          William Randolph . There is another\n         lodging account, July 26, 1773 through December 3, 1776, of\n         Watts with \n          Charles Williams . There is an account\n         beginning March 9, 1778, with \n          William Kirkland which includes listings\n         for tuition and educational books. A January 10, 1780 account\n         with \n          Frederick Nance mentions a violin and a\n         set of strings. There is an account, beginning December 21,\n         1787, with \n          Robert Wilson ordering Hyson Tea, coffee,\n         and a bottle of snuff. From a 1791 account of \n          Edward McDonald with \n          William Watts , there is the note of the\n         hire of a Negro. From a 1792 account of \n          Charles Smith , there is a note for the\n         finding of a Negro woman and for the inspecting of tobacco.\n         There are two medical bills, one with \n          George Martin , beginning January 14,\n         1794, and one with Doctor \n          Graham , beginning November 3, 1795. In\n         October 1797, Watts had an account with \n          George Quille for the hire of a Negro.\n         There is an undated account of \n          W. Walter Spence with Watts for the hire\n         of a Negro for eight months.","Promissory notes and receipts range from 1754-1905, n.d.\n         There are several items concerned with the estate of \n          John Fleming and include an entry for\n         February 1764 for a Negro bought for $10. Between \n          George Martin and Watts there is an\n         agreement, October 3, 1794, mentioning the purchase of red\n         wheat and the hire of a Negro woman. \n          James Davis has a note dated 1803 with the\n         Sheriff of \n          Amherst County for tax on four Negroes,\n         four horses, and five tithes. \n          Elizabeth Davis has a note dated 1816 for\n         tax on three Negroes and one horse. There is a note from\n         December 6, 1827 pertaining to a $5 bond for the hire of a\n         Negro man by \n          James Davis from \n          J. Wright for \n          Lavinia Wright . There is a 1840 note from\n          Charles Davis to the Sheriff of \n          Amherst for tax on six Negroes and six\n         horses.","Legal Papers","There are a number of court memoranda, 1768-1786, n.d.,\n         kept by \n          William Watts in his capacity as a lawyer.\n         In a November 10, 1771 memo for the \n          Buckingham County court, there is an entry\n         for detinue for Negro woman named \n          Agge . From the memo for the April 1772\n         court at \n          Lunenburg County , \n          Thomas Taylor and his wife have a suit\n         against a Hurt for a Negro in \n          Amelia . There is also a list of debts\n         owed to Watts for the year 1794. Dating 1771 through 1782,\n         there are court dockets from \n          Amelia County and \n          Lunenburg County from 1771-1782. A number\n         of the entries have Watts as the litigant. There is a 1773 day\n         book with the signatures of William and \n          Edward Watts , which includes a record of \n          William Watts ' court expenses. There are\n         also legal day books, 1772-1773, of Watts, with entries for \n          Buckingham County , \n          Amelia , \n          Cumberland County , and \n          Prince Edward County as well as for \n          Williamsburg, Virginia . There is another\n         1773 memorandum book of Watts with entries for \n          Amelia County , \n          Cumberland County , and \n          Buckingham County .","The indentures date 1749-1788, n.d. From January 1, 1763,\n         there is an agreement between \n          Benjamin Tambro and \n          Ayres Hodnett of \n          Buckingham in regard to the former's son, \n          John Tambro , to be apprentice to the\n         latter for seven years. From March 28, 1774, there is an\n         indenture between Watts and \n          William Ford . From September 17, 1768,\n         there is an agreement between \n          Abraham West and \n          John Blankenship of \n          Prince Edward . On November 17, 1772,\n         there is an agreement between \n          John Lewallen of \n          Amelia County and \n          James and Robert Donalds and Company ,\n         Merchants of \n          Glasgow . On September 15, 1778, there is\n         an agreement between \n          David Wright of \n          Botetourt and \n          Alexander Paine of the same concerning a\n         land dispute in the area where the \n          Roanoke River and \n          Tinker Creek .","The will, December 25, 1745, of \n          Thomas Patterson of \n          Albemarle County , names his slaves and\n         divides them among his children and wife, and requests that\n         his land in \n          Goochland County be known as \n          \"Locust Thicket.\" Margery Hinshaw contested the will of \n          Samuel Hinshaw dated March 1758 with \n          [Cedw] Gibson on July 10, 1765. Hinshaw\n         had divided his slaves between his still living wife, his\n         daughter \n          Elizabeth Hinshaw , and the latter's\n         children. This situation involved a slave of Elizabeth. The\n         will of \n          Thomas Bottom of \n          Amelia dated May 10, 1760 divides his\n         slaves which are named between his three daughters.","A folder of general legal papers date 1765-1903, n.d. The\n         inventory and appraisal, 1826, of the estate of \n          John Eubank mentions prices for his\n         Negroes: £300 for a man named \n          Jacob , £200 for a man named \n          Joe , £10 for a woman named \n          Hannah , £20 for a girl named \n          Lolly , and £0 for a girl named\n          Caroline . There is also a list of tickets\n         of ommission paid by \n          William Watts , attorney. Among the legal\n         papers of \n          Amelia County , 1768 through 1789\n         including undated material, a document dated May 15, 1783\n         states that \n          Sarah Tinker on December 6, 1781 gave her\n         son-in-law \n          John Tucker an ailing Negro named \n          Ned until the latter gets well whereas he\n         will be returned to \n          Sarah Tucker . In an undated document, \n          George Vaughn yields up title/right of two\n         Negroes--named \n          Frank and \n          Phoebe --to son-in-law \n          John Norris --formerly given to grandson \n          John Norris by a deed dated October 2,\n         1796: \"said slaves will forever defend me from my heirs.\" The\n         son-in-law Norris will pay Vaughn or wife £10\n         annually for preformance of the aforesaid act. Among the \n          Campbell County papers, Justice \n          Adam Clement says that \n          Charles Gilbert of \n          Campbell on April 29, 1787 makes oath that\n         Negro slave \n          Jack --property of Watts of \n          Prince Edward County --ran away and was\n         found 50 miles thence. Among the legal papers of \n          Prince Edward , \n          Edward Watts sold to \n          William Watts eight Negro slaves: \n          True , \n          James , \n          Winnie , \n          Peter , \n          Sarah , \n          Betty , \n          Rachel , and \n          Doc on January 14, 1787. There is also a\n         account of Dr. \n          M. John King with the sheriff of \n          Lunenburg which has an entry dating 1769:\n         the former is in account with \n          [John] Epps for four lbs. of tobacco at\n         £0.5.1.","Miscellaneous","Among the Advertisements there is an advertisement dated\n         September 20, 1871 from the \n          Omaha, Nebraska Lottery for the building\n         of a public library in the city. A broadside from \n          Cox and Sons Church Furniture shows a\n         garish stained-glass window commemorating the late President \n          James Garfield . There is an undated\n         letter to Mrs. \n          Fleming Saunders asking for a subscription\n         to the \n          Graphic, a ladies society\n         magazine. There is an undated list of books from \n          George Munro, Publishers . There is also a\n         broadside for \"The World's Christmas Hymn\"--an analogy of\n         English poetry pertaining to \n          Christ 's birth dating from the medieval\n         period.","The church related papers include a letter, March 21, 1904,\n         from \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute to the \n          Saunders asking for aid for the building of\n         an Episcopal parsonage at the university. The letter\n         enunciates a fear of the danger of Episcopal boys being weaned\n         from their faith by the compulsory attendance at the services\n         of other sects due to the absence of a Episcopal parsonage.\n         There is also an Episcopal \"Church Kalendar,\" 1882-1883,\n         listing holy days with information on the faith, church\n         service, and background of the Anglican/Episcopalian\n         faith.","Civil War papers range from 1861 to 1864. During 1862-1864,\n         there are a number of furloughs issued to \n          Confederate enlisted men in \n          Virginia , each with a physical\n         description of the bearer, and addressed \"to all whom it may\n         concern.\" On August 10, 1862, there is a provision return for\n         a company of the \n          13th Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers .\n         There are also a number of CSA \"special requisitions\", chiefly\n         ordering clothing, shoes, and blankets, most signed by Captain\n          Fleming Saunders , assistant\n         quartermaster, of Company K, Virginia Regiment.","The educational papers range from 1848-1903, n.d. There is\n         a page from a 1848 French edition of the fables of La Fontaine\n         from the \"Academie de Norfolk.\" There is an \n          \"Educational Treatise on the Constitution\" ,\n         September 6, 1877, by \n          John Randolph Tucker of \n          Virginia . There is a 1892-1893 brochure\n         for the \n          Edgeworth School , a church-related\n         boarding and day school for females. There is the fall term\n         1895 grade report from \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (formerly \n          Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical\n         College ) for \n          Fleming Saunders, III . There is a fall\n         term 1902 grade report from \n          Hollins College for \n          Elsie Saunders . There is another VPI\n         grade report, from February 1903, for \n          Carter Temple Saunders . There is a report\n         from \n          St. Timothy's School of \n          Catonsville, Maryland . Another undated\n         piece is a \"rules for spelling\" sheet from a grammar book.\n         There are also undated fragments of Latin, French, and\n         algebra.","There are lectures, essays, and poems, 1794, 1818, 1843,\n         and n.d., including a scrap of a lecture dated September 6,\n         1794 from \n          Edward Watts ; another lecture on motive\n         dated September 16, 1794; and, a series of oral essays from\n         1843.","Miscellaneous material, 1887-1892, includes a note of the\n         marriage of Capt. \n          Fleming Saunders to \n          Mary Gwathmey on July 30.","The obituaries include a reprint of the 1858 obituary of \n          Fleming Saunders, Sr , a reprint of the\n         1867 obituary of Fleming, Sr.'s wife-- \n          Alice Fleming --and the 1904 obituary of \n          Peter Saunders . The obituaries of\n         Fleming, Sr. and Alice are panegyrics. The first two were\n         transcribed by \n          John Blair Dabney .","The photographs include an unidentified photograph of a\n         young member of the \n          Saunders family and undated photo cards of\n         liturgical furniture.","Bound Volumes","The Day Books include a day book from \n          Maple Creek Mills dating from 1842. There\n         is a 1867 day book with one page filled, made of a cut\n         agricultural crop ledger. There is also in the book a pasted\n         in notice from the Adjuctant Inspector's Office in \n          Richmond , July 29, 1863. Dating January\n         18, 1872 is a subscription book for the \n          Lee Monumental Association . Also present\n         is a $1 donation from \n          Alex Berkeley of \n          Yellow Branch, Virginia . There are also\n         farm journals dating 1855 through 1860.","A card game, 1846, called \"The Game of Kings made Easy\"\n         which is based on the kings of \n          England who reigned down to its date, is\n         also present. The card for Henry V is missing. Many of the\n         cards contain information of the kings of an antiquarian\n         nature.","The Memorandum books, 1873-1874 and 1881-1894, owned by \n          Fleming Saunders , includes employees,\n         supplies, and construction information in the first volume.\n         The latter has a note at its end which mentions survey\n         data.","The \n          Otter River Township Record Book dates\n         from 1870-1874. There are references to road building. An\n         entry for June 16, 1871 notes the ordering of \"tickets\" for\n         road tax and township levy. Also included are lists of\n         expenses for board members with lists of expenses for\n         materials bought. One entry notes that \n          B. H. Anthony , overseer of the poor,\n         sends three paupers--one white woman and two black woman--to\n         the poor house. Expenses for the poor house are noted. At 1874\n         and 1875 meetings, \n          Fleming Saunders is mentioned as road\n         overseer in certain districts."],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. 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Watts","Mary Petillo","William Skipwith","Thomas East","Archelaus Austin","Edward Watts","Nathaniel Davis","Jacob","James Davis","Daniel Warwick","Elizabeth Davis","Rowland P. Banks","Thomas Pleasants","Williams Watts","Charles Williamson","Betty Tucker","Betty Kirkland","Joseph Tucker","John Brittan","Miller Woodson","Patrick Henry","William Randolph","Charles Williams","William Kirkland","Frederick Nance","Robert Wilson","Edward McDonald","Charles Smith","George Martin","Graham","George Quille","W. Walter Spence","John Fleming","J. Wright","Lavinia Wright","Charles Davis","Agge","Thomas Taylor","Benjamin Tambro","Ayres Hodnett","John Tambro","William Ford","Abraham West","John Blankenship","John Lewallen","David Wright","Alexander Paine","Thomas Patterson","Margery Hinshaw","Samuel Hinshaw","[Cedw] Gibson","Elizabeth Hinshaw","Thomas Bottom","John Eubank","Joe","Hannah","Lolly","Caroline","Sarah Tinker","John Tucker","Ned","Sarah Tucker","George Vaughn","Frank","Phoebe","John Norris","Adam Clement","Charles Gilbert","Jack","True","James","Winnie","Peter","Sarah","Betty","Rachel","Doc","M. John King","[John] Epps","James Garfield","Christ","John Randolph Tucker","Fleming Saunders, III","Elsie Saunders","Carter Temple Saunders","Mary Gwathmey","Fleming Saunders, Sr","Alice Fleming","John Blair Dabney","Alex Berkeley","B. H. Anthony","Cary H. Gwathmey","Eva (Smith)\n                  Saunders.","Mary (Gwathmey)\n                  Saunders.","John Tabb","Fleming Saunders, Sr.","Alice W. Saunders","William Cowper","Eugene M. Cox","John B. Webb"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":66,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T02:43:21.644Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu00017","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00017","_root_":"viu_viu00017","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00017","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00017.xml","title_ssm":["Irvine-Saunders Family Papers \n          1745-1910 Inclusive"],"title_tesim":["Irvine-Saunders Family Papers \n          1745-1910 Inclusive"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Collection number 116"],"text":["Collection number 116","Irvine-Saunders Family Papers \n          1745-1910 Inclusive","2100 items","This collection, 1745-1910, n.d., of ca. 2100 items,\n         consists of correspondence, business and legal papers,\n         miscellaneous, and bound volumes, pertaining to the \n          Davis Family , \n          Saunders Family , and \n          Watts Family . Large portions of the\n         correspondence belong to \n          William Watts and \n          Fleming Saunders . Included with the\n         correspondence is a letterbook, 1873-1880, of \n          Frank Prufer . The business papers include\n         accounts, bonds, correspondence, and notes and receipts,\n         chiefly pertaining to \n          William Watts and \n          Fleming Saunders , but also various\n         members of these families. The legal papers include court\n         dockets and memoranda of \n          William Watts , documents, and wills.\n         There are various legal papers of \n          William Watts pertaining to \n          Virginia counties including \n          Amelia County , \n          Amherst County , \n          Buckingham County , \n          Campbell County , \n          Cumberland County , \n          Prince Edward County . The miscellaneous\n         material includes advertisements, educational papers,\n         photographs, printed, religious papers, and fragments. The\n         bound volumes include day books, a blacksmith book, a farm\n         journal, memorandum books, and a township record. Folders are\n         arranged alphabetically within each series, with material\n         inside arranged chronologically.","Correspondence","From the correspondence of the \n          Davis Family , \n          Saunders Family , and related families,\n         1800-1856, there is a letter addressed to \"Sully,\" December\n         30, 1800, from \n          Louisa County , which advises the\n         recipient, who had asked for religious instruction, to seek\n         the \n          Kingdom of God . A letter dated April 2,\n         1812 from \n          James Rayland to his sister mentions that\n         his cousin is strapped for cash, and asks if the recipient can\n         help him. A rather unusual letter, dating July 24, 1836, from \n          Mount Pleasant , indicates that \"Mary\n         thinks a little Brandy would be of service to her,\" and\n         requests that some be sent to her. A letter written to Captain\n         Davis on January 9, 1844, mentions that \n          Pleasant Milkhill needs brandy, and asks\n         that it be sent with \n          David (probably a slave) for there is none\n         at \n          Bethel . A letter dating November 6, 1856\n         at \n          Bleak Hills makes a reference to \"Roanoke\"\n         [Roanoke County, or \n          John Randolph 's estate \"Roanoke\"?].","From their correspondence dating 1862-1904, there is a\n         letter to \n          Sam Tyree , Esq, July 17, 1870 from [his]\n         student: \n          [Sam L. Preston?] complaining that he can\n         not attend sunday school because of prostration. There is also\n         a letter dated April 8, 1901 from \n          Trinity and Ivy Chapel in \n          Boonsboro, Bedford County to a Mr.\n         Randolph inviting him to preach there every other Sunday.\n         There is also an undated fragment referring to a comet the\n         size of a full moon and a meteor shower which \"will be a sight\n         to see.\"","Among the families' undated correspondence, is a letter\n         dated November 17 to \n          \"Carter\" [Saunders?] , by a female who\n         mentions [her] children's Latin lessons. There is another\n         letter to a Miss Kerr which mentions a recipe for Tongue a la\n         Mode. There is also a letter, dated October 23, [1805?], from\n         a \n          Sam K. Jenny , probably a doctor of\n         medicine, which mentions that \n          William Green attended a man named\n         Barnhart to \n          Bedford so Jenny could prescribe to his\n         case and that he \"forbad the case of ardent spirits.\"","From the correspondence of \n          Eva (Smith) Saunders , dated 1868-1894,\n         there is a letter, February 24, 1889, from \n          The Grove which mentions that while Eva\n         passed her exams--her brother \n          Fleming Saunders III did not. A letter,\n         August 2, 1892, to \n          Eva Saunders from \n          M. Natalie Manson , at \n          Wintore , speaks of school and Latin.\n         There is an interesting letter, December 10, 1893, from \n          Florence, Italy to Eva, mentioning that\n         there is no silver in \n          Italy for the English and French are\n         buying it up, that \"Coppers are such a bother, and so heavy to\n         carry,\" seeing the works of \n          Donato and \n          Brunelleschi and the \n          Medici Chapel , and the \n          \"Brothers of Pity\" who wear black robes\n         and carry a corpse which \"made my blood turn cold.\" There is a\n         letter, January 13, 1894, to Eva, which mentions sending a\n         book to \n          May Begg , \"a literary courtship under the\n         auspices of \n          Pike's Peak . \" \n          Fleming Saunders III at \n          Randolph-Macon Academy in \n          Bedford writes to Eva on May 15, 1894,\n         saying he tried to get a tennis tournament for field day, and\n         congratulates Eva on her chicken raising and hopes his are\n         doing better.","Among the \n          Eva Saunders undated correspondence, there\n         is a fragment which notes that Miss Begg sent to its writer a\n         little book called \"The greatest thing in the World.\" A letter\n         dated November 26 to Eva contains drawings of women's blouses\n         and concerns her ordered blouses.","From the correspondence of \n          Fleming Saunders and \n          Mary (Gwathmey) Saunders , 1858-1879, a\n         letter dated September 5, 1871, from \n          Peter Saunders, Jr. , \n          Bleak Hill , says that his tobacco crop\n         has suffered. Another letter, April 17, 1874, from \n          Jeanie Edmond , \n          Hudson Lodge , makes a reference to the \n          Jubilee Singers traveling to raise money\n         for a \"slave college somewhere in the Northern States\"; to\n         acquaintances visiting \n          England , mentioning a \"public worship\n         bill\" in \n          Parliament , and one acquaintance having\n         an appointment with the Bishop of \n          Melbourne ; and to visiting \n          Australia . In a postcard dated August 21,\n         1879, \n          W. A. Alrich asks \n          Fleming Saunders ' opinion as to the next\n         \"services\" in \"regular course,\" and saying that it best not to\n         alter rotation as \"last service was omitted.\" He also mentions\n         that Mrs. \n          C[harles] Dabney has a fine little\n         daughter.","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1880-1892,\n         there is a letter dated March 3, 1880 from M. Caden to\n         Saunders stating that he can not board a minister, but will\n         give the same salary as before. \n          Peter Saunders writes from \n          Bleak Hill on January 19, 1881 saying that\n         he has no specific desire to be a director on the \n          Virgina Midland [Rail] Road , and does not\n         think he could get the appointment anyway; he is still a\n         director on the \n          Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad\n         Company , and fears a possible conflict of interest.\n          W. A. Alrich writes from \n          Emanuel Rectory , \n          Chatham, Virginia , on February 16, 1882,\n         saying he is glad that the \n          Saunders ' keep up the old St. Valentine's\n         Day tradition, by sending so practical a token of affection. \n          Ellen Boulder , a school teacher, writes\n         to \n          Mary Saunders from \n          Drake's Branch on March 18, 1889,\n         mentioning a five month school term ending on March 1st and a\n         June 23 to July 23 summer session. \n          [Peter Saunders] , \n          Bleak Hill , writes \n          Fleming Saunders , on October 26, 1891\n         mentioning Republican elements in the \"alliance\" [farmers'\n         alliance such as the \n          Grange ?].","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1893-1900,\n          Fleming Saunders III writes to his parents\n         from \n          Randolph-Macon Academy in \n          Bedford on March 14, 1893, saying that he\n         is in the Baptist Church in the morning and the Methodist in\n         the afternoon, and tells of boys who spend more time with the\n         girls than studying. \n          James F. Plummer writes to Captain\n         Saunders on March 29, 1893, [from a theological seminary?],\n         saying that exams are beginning, and implying that knowledge\n         of Hebrew and Apologetics will be next among those things\n         tested. \n          Peter Saunders writes to Fleming from \n          Bleak Hill , on March 30, 1894, mentioning\n         the Bland Bill and the fear that its veto would cause discord\n         in the \n          Democratic Party , and discussing briefly\n         possible effects on the present financial situation.","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1901-1910,\n         there is a letter, July 19, 1901, from \n          Edward Watts Saunders , while serving in\n         the \n          Virginia House of Delegates . \n          William W. Old writes to Fleming on\n         February 2, 1903 about a land sale and his agreement to sell\n         the land as a whole parcel to two black men, and suggesting a\n         method of finalizing the transaction. \n          E. W. Saunders writes to Fleming on\n         January 21, 1904 mentioning an inquiry about his land near\n         \"Vic. Muse.\" A letter, [March 1904], from \n          Alice [Saunders] at \n          Hollins, Virginia , to her aunt Saunders\n         refers to the Roman poet \n          Virgil . She writes to her mother on March\n         12, 1904 mentioning that John [ ] had failed in \n          Caesar and that he had been in the second\n         book of \n          Virgil .","In the undated Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, \n          D. Saunders writes to his mother from \n          Randolph-Macon Academy on February 10,\n         saying that he is learning German and is plagued by poor\n         spelling, and that the boys dance every night and were\n         previously boxing.","In the correspondence of \n          William Watts , 1754-1784, there is a\n         letter dated June 27, 1771 which summons Watts to the \n          General Assembly in \n          Williamsburg . \n          Samuel Dilworth writes on June 2, 1783\n         from \n          Blanford mentioning the problem of\n         collecting debts owed to the British. \n          Thomas Baldwin, Jr. writes on December 22,\n         1784 concerning the purchase of \"the Negro Fellow\" for\n         $18.","In the Watts correspondence, 1785-1789, a letter, December\n         16, 1785, from \n          William Roach informs Watts that while \n          Peter Kern is employing Watts in a matter\n         between Kern and Roach, Watts is to plead for Roach in all\n         matters, suggesting a conflict of interest. \n          Arthur Campbell , a candidate for the\n         senate from the Western Distict, writes, on March 24, 1788,\n         asking for Watts' support. \n          Edward Graham of \n          Bedford , writes on December 20, 1792,\n         mentioning that he saw the Watts' son reading \n          Horace and sending the boy a copy of \n          Cicero which would supply \"the means of\n         raising him as high in eminence as you could reasonably wish,\"\n         and adding that the boy will need to learn Greek as he will\n         soon be studying science.","In the Watts correspondence, 1793-1794, \n          Duncan Rose writes from \n          Petersburg , on July 8, 1794, stating that\n          Buchanan's Hartie and Company has been\n         doing business in \n          Great Britain and is waiting for a\n         successor to Hartie to be appointed before certain books could\n         be examined by Rose. Another letter pertains to relations with\n          France and \n          Britain at this time: \n          George Hancock writes to Watts in 1794\n         mentioning the rearing of a navy \"to repel the insult to our\n         ploy,\" referring to commerce restriction [on American goods]\n         by a nation which does not have a commerce treaty with the\n         U.S., and referring to Mr. \n          [James] Madison 's arguments whereas he\n         conducted himself in a manner worthy of himself. \n          Creed Taylor writes on May 11, 1795,\n         concerning some bonds. \n          William Vannerson writes, on October 30,\n         1795, from \n          Petersburg mentioning a British war sloop\n         in \n          Norfolk, Virginia and the order for\n         carrying American bottoms bound for \n          France into British ports with invoice\n         being revoked, revealing that some say that this retaliation\n         has been brought about by Americans invoicing their flour at\n         $27 per barrel.","In Watts' correspondence with \n          Edward Randolph , 1796-1797, Randolph\n         writes from \n          Richmond on February 21 and March 13, 1796\n         on the subject of British creditors. In Watts' correspondence\n         with \n          Thomas F. Scott , 1792-1798, Scott writes\n         on January 4, 1796 and December 18, 1798 on the subject of\n         British debts. In the correspondence of \n          William Watts with \n          John Watts , 1784-1800, John writes to\n         William in April 1784 from \n          Lincoln County, Virginia (now \n          Kentucky ), concerning apprehension about\n         a possible Indian war in the \n          Northwest Territories . John says that\n         while the lands in \n          Kentucky are good, the inconveniences are\n         many, and that the doomsayers will probably prevent the\n         surveying of lands on the northwest side of the Ohio.","Business Papers","There are general accounts, 1751-1899, n.d. An account,\n         beginning November 16, 1762, with \n          George Kippen \u0026 Co. at their store in \n          Goochland, Virginia , lists \n          John Gilliam as having ordered a dozen\n         flints, 3/4 yard of bearskin, and a dozen pipes. There is a\n         list, April 20, 1763, pertaining to the estate of \n          A. Watts , on which is listed a\n         £0.2.0 debt to \n          Mary Petillo , the only woman on the list,\n         and a £2.4.9 debt to Sir \n          William Skipwith . The account of \n          Thomas East with \n          Archelaus Austin from November 15, 1771,\n         consists of beer, wine, grog, and a gallon of corn, with one\n         entry \"to saging one night\" perhaps pertaining to the making\n         of moonshine. An account, beginning January 20, 1775, of N[ ]\n         Vaughn with \n          Edward Watts lists various quantities of\n         rum, molasses, and sugar. There are several accounts,\n         1779-1794, of the estate of \n          Nathaniel Davis , including an entry for\n         1784 for three yards of woollen for a Negro jacket, and May 9,\n         1784 for half of hire of \n          Jacob . There is a section, \"Accts\n         Overlooked,\" from 1784, which refers to tobacco being a share\n         and half share for \n          Jacob , and another for dinner at the\n         courthouse when on business. There is an account of \n          James Davis with \n          Daniel Warwick , dating 1799-1803, with\n         references to a variety of items including coffee, sewing\n         materials, dinner ware, alcohol, and accessories. Mrs. \n          Elizabeth Davis ' account beginning May\n         31, 1807, has an entries for coffee, condiments, and sewing\n         material. An account, March 26, 1810, of Capt. \n          James Davis with \n          Rowland P. Banks lists \"163 days tuition\n         at $8 p. ann. $5 cts 1 1/2.\" The account, beginning August 14,\n         1826, of Capt. \n          James Davis with \n          Thomas Pleasants , has lists orders for\n         cheese, mackerel, cotton, and whiskey. On October 31, 1832,\n         Judge Saunders, of \n          Lynchburg, Virginia , orders castor oil,\n         ointment, and a syringe. Accounts which mention tea are rare\n         but there is an undated fragment of Mr. \n          James Davis which contains an entry for\n         imperial tea. There is an undated \"memorandum of brandy\" taken\n         from Mrs. Eubank.","The accounts of \n          Williams Watts span 1752-1797. There is\n         also a hotel account with \n          Charles Williamson with entries dating\n         1763, 1773, and 1774. There are accounts for the boarding,\n         clothing, and feeding of Negro boys with Mrs. \n          Betty Tucker and \n          Betty Kirkland , both beginning September\n         10, 1767, and Capt. \n          Joseph Tucker , 1767-1769. Watts has\n         accounts, 1768, with \n          John Brittan for a waistcoat, shoes,\n         stockings, and a hat. There is a 1769 account for various\n         building supplies. Watts also has an account, beginning April\n         20, 1771, with \n          Miller Woodson with an entry of May 16,\n         1772 listing a \n          Patrick Henry . There is a document which\n         contains information on the estate of \n          William Randolph . There is another\n         lodging account, July 26, 1773 through December 3, 1776, of\n         Watts with \n          Charles Williams . There is an account\n         beginning March 9, 1778, with \n          William Kirkland which includes listings\n         for tuition and educational books. A January 10, 1780 account\n         with \n          Frederick Nance mentions a violin and a\n         set of strings. There is an account, beginning December 21,\n         1787, with \n          Robert Wilson ordering Hyson Tea, coffee,\n         and a bottle of snuff. From a 1791 account of \n          Edward McDonald with \n          William Watts , there is the note of the\n         hire of a Negro. From a 1792 account of \n          Charles Smith , there is a note for the\n         finding of a Negro woman and for the inspecting of tobacco.\n         There are two medical bills, one with \n          George Martin , beginning January 14,\n         1794, and one with Doctor \n          Graham , beginning November 3, 1795. In\n         October 1797, Watts had an account with \n          George Quille for the hire of a Negro.\n         There is an undated account of \n          W. Walter Spence with Watts for the hire\n         of a Negro for eight months.","Promissory notes and receipts range from 1754-1905, n.d.\n         There are several items concerned with the estate of \n          John Fleming and include an entry for\n         February 1764 for a Negro bought for $10. Between \n          George Martin and Watts there is an\n         agreement, October 3, 1794, mentioning the purchase of red\n         wheat and the hire of a Negro woman. \n          James Davis has a note dated 1803 with the\n         Sheriff of \n          Amherst County for tax on four Negroes,\n         four horses, and five tithes. \n          Elizabeth Davis has a note dated 1816 for\n         tax on three Negroes and one horse. There is a note from\n         December 6, 1827 pertaining to a $5 bond for the hire of a\n         Negro man by \n          James Davis from \n          J. Wright for \n          Lavinia Wright . There is a 1840 note from\n          Charles Davis to the Sheriff of \n          Amherst for tax on six Negroes and six\n         horses.","Legal Papers","There are a number of court memoranda, 1768-1786, n.d.,\n         kept by \n          William Watts in his capacity as a lawyer.\n         In a November 10, 1771 memo for the \n          Buckingham County court, there is an entry\n         for detinue for Negro woman named \n          Agge . From the memo for the April 1772\n         court at \n          Lunenburg County , \n          Thomas Taylor and his wife have a suit\n         against a Hurt for a Negro in \n          Amelia . There is also a list of debts\n         owed to Watts for the year 1794. Dating 1771 through 1782,\n         there are court dockets from \n          Amelia County and \n          Lunenburg County from 1771-1782. A number\n         of the entries have Watts as the litigant. There is a 1773 day\n         book with the signatures of William and \n          Edward Watts , which includes a record of \n          William Watts ' court expenses. There are\n         also legal day books, 1772-1773, of Watts, with entries for \n          Buckingham County , \n          Amelia , \n          Cumberland County , and \n          Prince Edward County as well as for \n          Williamsburg, Virginia . There is another\n         1773 memorandum book of Watts with entries for \n          Amelia County , \n          Cumberland County , and \n          Buckingham County .","The indentures date 1749-1788, n.d. From January 1, 1763,\n         there is an agreement between \n          Benjamin Tambro and \n          Ayres Hodnett of \n          Buckingham in regard to the former's son, \n          John Tambro , to be apprentice to the\n         latter for seven years. From March 28, 1774, there is an\n         indenture between Watts and \n          William Ford . From September 17, 1768,\n         there is an agreement between \n          Abraham West and \n          John Blankenship of \n          Prince Edward . On November 17, 1772,\n         there is an agreement between \n          John Lewallen of \n          Amelia County and \n          James and Robert Donalds and Company ,\n         Merchants of \n          Glasgow . On September 15, 1778, there is\n         an agreement between \n          David Wright of \n          Botetourt and \n          Alexander Paine of the same concerning a\n         land dispute in the area where the \n          Roanoke River and \n          Tinker Creek .","The will, December 25, 1745, of \n          Thomas Patterson of \n          Albemarle County , names his slaves and\n         divides them among his children and wife, and requests that\n         his land in \n          Goochland County be known as \n          \"Locust Thicket.\" Margery Hinshaw contested the will of \n          Samuel Hinshaw dated March 1758 with \n          [Cedw] Gibson on July 10, 1765. Hinshaw\n         had divided his slaves between his still living wife, his\n         daughter \n          Elizabeth Hinshaw , and the latter's\n         children. This situation involved a slave of Elizabeth. The\n         will of \n          Thomas Bottom of \n          Amelia dated May 10, 1760 divides his\n         slaves which are named between his three daughters.","A folder of general legal papers date 1765-1903, n.d. The\n         inventory and appraisal, 1826, of the estate of \n          John Eubank mentions prices for his\n         Negroes: £300 for a man named \n          Jacob , £200 for a man named \n          Joe , £10 for a woman named \n          Hannah , £20 for a girl named \n          Lolly , and £0 for a girl named\n          Caroline . There is also a list of tickets\n         of ommission paid by \n          William Watts , attorney. Among the legal\n         papers of \n          Amelia County , 1768 through 1789\n         including undated material, a document dated May 15, 1783\n         states that \n          Sarah Tinker on December 6, 1781 gave her\n         son-in-law \n          John Tucker an ailing Negro named \n          Ned until the latter gets well whereas he\n         will be returned to \n          Sarah Tucker . In an undated document, \n          George Vaughn yields up title/right of two\n         Negroes--named \n          Frank and \n          Phoebe --to son-in-law \n          John Norris --formerly given to grandson \n          John Norris by a deed dated October 2,\n         1796: \"said slaves will forever defend me from my heirs.\" The\n         son-in-law Norris will pay Vaughn or wife £10\n         annually for preformance of the aforesaid act. Among the \n          Campbell County papers, Justice \n          Adam Clement says that \n          Charles Gilbert of \n          Campbell on April 29, 1787 makes oath that\n         Negro slave \n          Jack --property of Watts of \n          Prince Edward County --ran away and was\n         found 50 miles thence. Among the legal papers of \n          Prince Edward , \n          Edward Watts sold to \n          William Watts eight Negro slaves: \n          True , \n          James , \n          Winnie , \n          Peter , \n          Sarah , \n          Betty , \n          Rachel , and \n          Doc on January 14, 1787. There is also a\n         account of Dr. \n          M. John King with the sheriff of \n          Lunenburg which has an entry dating 1769:\n         the former is in account with \n          [John] Epps for four lbs. of tobacco at\n         £0.5.1.","Miscellaneous","Among the Advertisements there is an advertisement dated\n         September 20, 1871 from the \n          Omaha, Nebraska Lottery for the building\n         of a public library in the city. A broadside from \n          Cox and Sons Church Furniture shows a\n         garish stained-glass window commemorating the late President \n          James Garfield . There is an undated\n         letter to Mrs. \n          Fleming Saunders asking for a subscription\n         to the \n          Graphic, a ladies society\n         magazine. There is an undated list of books from \n          George Munro, Publishers . There is also a\n         broadside for \"The World's Christmas Hymn\"--an analogy of\n         English poetry pertaining to \n          Christ 's birth dating from the medieval\n         period.","The church related papers include a letter, March 21, 1904,\n         from \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute to the \n          Saunders asking for aid for the building of\n         an Episcopal parsonage at the university. The letter\n         enunciates a fear of the danger of Episcopal boys being weaned\n         from their faith by the compulsory attendance at the services\n         of other sects due to the absence of a Episcopal parsonage.\n         There is also an Episcopal \"Church Kalendar,\" 1882-1883,\n         listing holy days with information on the faith, church\n         service, and background of the Anglican/Episcopalian\n         faith.","Civil War papers range from 1861 to 1864. During 1862-1864,\n         there are a number of furloughs issued to \n          Confederate enlisted men in \n          Virginia , each with a physical\n         description of the bearer, and addressed \"to all whom it may\n         concern.\" On August 10, 1862, there is a provision return for\n         a company of the \n          13th Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers .\n         There are also a number of CSA \"special requisitions\", chiefly\n         ordering clothing, shoes, and blankets, most signed by Captain\n          Fleming Saunders , assistant\n         quartermaster, of Company K, Virginia Regiment.","The educational papers range from 1848-1903, n.d. There is\n         a page from a 1848 French edition of the fables of La Fontaine\n         from the \"Academie de Norfolk.\" There is an \n          \"Educational Treatise on the Constitution\" ,\n         September 6, 1877, by \n          John Randolph Tucker of \n          Virginia . There is a 1892-1893 brochure\n         for the \n          Edgeworth School , a church-related\n         boarding and day school for females. There is the fall term\n         1895 grade report from \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (formerly \n          Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical\n         College ) for \n          Fleming Saunders, III . There is a fall\n         term 1902 grade report from \n          Hollins College for \n          Elsie Saunders . There is another VPI\n         grade report, from February 1903, for \n          Carter Temple Saunders . There is a report\n         from \n          St. Timothy's School of \n          Catonsville, Maryland . Another undated\n         piece is a \"rules for spelling\" sheet from a grammar book.\n         There are also undated fragments of Latin, French, and\n         algebra.","There are lectures, essays, and poems, 1794, 1818, 1843,\n         and n.d., including a scrap of a lecture dated September 6,\n         1794 from \n          Edward Watts ; another lecture on motive\n         dated September 16, 1794; and, a series of oral essays from\n         1843.","Miscellaneous material, 1887-1892, includes a note of the\n         marriage of Capt. \n          Fleming Saunders to \n          Mary Gwathmey on July 30.","The obituaries include a reprint of the 1858 obituary of \n          Fleming Saunders, Sr , a reprint of the\n         1867 obituary of Fleming, Sr.'s wife-- \n          Alice Fleming --and the 1904 obituary of \n          Peter Saunders . The obituaries of\n         Fleming, Sr. and Alice are panegyrics. The first two were\n         transcribed by \n          John Blair Dabney .","The photographs include an unidentified photograph of a\n         young member of the \n          Saunders family and undated photo cards of\n         liturgical furniture.","Bound Volumes","The Day Books include a day book from \n          Maple Creek Mills dating from 1842. There\n         is a 1867 day book with one page filled, made of a cut\n         agricultural crop ledger. There is also in the book a pasted\n         in notice from the Adjuctant Inspector's Office in \n          Richmond , July 29, 1863. Dating January\n         18, 1872 is a subscription book for the \n          Lee Monumental Association . Also present\n         is a $1 donation from \n          Alex Berkeley of \n          Yellow Branch, Virginia . There are also\n         farm journals dating 1855 through 1860.","A card game, 1846, called \"The Game of Kings made Easy\"\n         which is based on the kings of \n          England who reigned down to its date, is\n         also present. The card for Henry V is missing. Many of the\n         cards contain information of the kings of an antiquarian\n         nature.","The Memorandum books, 1873-1874 and 1881-1894, owned by \n          Fleming Saunders , includes employees,\n         supplies, and construction information in the first volume.\n         The latter has a note at its end which mentions survey\n         data.","The \n          Otter River Township Record Book dates\n         from 1870-1874. There are references to road building. An\n         entry for June 16, 1871 notes the ordering of \"tickets\" for\n         road tax and township levy. Also included are lists of\n         expenses for board members with lists of expenses for\n         materials bought. One entry notes that \n          B. H. Anthony , overseer of the poor,\n         sends three paupers--one white woman and two black woman--to\n         the poor house. Expenses for the poor house are noted. At 1874\n         and 1875 meetings, \n          Fleming Saunders is mentioned as road\n         overseer in certain districts.","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Kingdom of God","Pleasant Milkhill","Bethel","Bleak Hills","Trinity and Ivy Chapel","The Grove","Wintore","Medici Chapel","\"Brothers of Pity\"","Randolph-Macon Academy","Bleak Hill","Hudson Lodge","Jubilee Singers","Parliament","Virgina Midland [Rail] Road","Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad\n         Company","Emanuel Rectory","Grange","Democratic Party","Virginia House of Delegates","General Assembly","Blanford","Buchanan's Hartie and Company","Norfolk, Virginia","Northwest Territories","George Kippen \u0026 Co.","James and Robert Donalds and Company","\"Locust Thicket.\"","Omaha, Nebraska Lottery","Cox and Sons Church Furniture","George Munro, Publishers","Virginia Polytechnic Institute","Confederate","13th Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers","Edgeworth School","Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical\n         College","Hollins College","St. Timothy's School","Maple Creek Mills","Lee Monumental Association","Otter River Township","Internal Revenue\n                  Service","New York Public\n                  Library","University of Virginia\n                  Volunteers","Davis Family","Saunders Family","Watts Family","Saunders","Saunders family","William H. Irvine","William Watts","Fleming Saunders","Frank Prufer","James Rayland","David","John Randolph","Sam Tyree","[Sam L. Preston?]","\"Carter\" [Saunders?]","Sam K. Jenny","William Green","Eva (Smith) Saunders","Fleming Saunders III","Eva Saunders","M. Natalie Manson","Donato","Brunelleschi","May Begg","Mary (Gwathmey) Saunders","Peter Saunders, Jr.","Jeanie Edmond","W. A. Alrich","C[harles] Dabney","Peter Saunders","Ellen Boulder","Mary Saunders","[Peter Saunders]","James F. Plummer","Edward Watts Saunders","William W. Old","E. W. Saunders","Alice [Saunders]","Virgil","Caesar","D. Saunders","Samuel Dilworth","Thomas Baldwin, Jr.","William Roach","Peter Kern","Arthur Campbell","Edward Graham","Horace","Cicero","Duncan Rose","George Hancock","[James] Madison","Creed Taylor","William Vannerson","Edward Randolph","Thomas F. Scott","John Watts","John Gilliam","A. Watts","Mary Petillo","William Skipwith","Thomas East","Archelaus Austin","Edward Watts","Nathaniel Davis","Jacob","James Davis","Daniel Warwick","Elizabeth Davis","Rowland P. Banks","Thomas Pleasants","Williams Watts","Charles Williamson","Betty Tucker","Betty Kirkland","Joseph Tucker","John Brittan","Miller Woodson","Patrick Henry","William Randolph","Charles Williams","William Kirkland","Frederick Nance","Robert Wilson","Edward McDonald","Charles Smith","George Martin","Graham","George Quille","W. Walter Spence","John Fleming","J. Wright","Lavinia Wright","Charles Davis","Agge","Thomas Taylor","Benjamin Tambro","Ayres Hodnett","John Tambro","William Ford","Abraham West","John Blankenship","John Lewallen","David Wright","Alexander Paine","Thomas Patterson","Margery Hinshaw","Samuel Hinshaw","[Cedw] Gibson","Elizabeth Hinshaw","Thomas Bottom","John Eubank","Joe","Hannah","Lolly","Caroline","Sarah Tinker","John Tucker","Ned","Sarah Tucker","George Vaughn","Frank","Phoebe","John Norris","Adam Clement","Charles Gilbert","Jack","True","James","Winnie","Peter","Sarah","Betty","Rachel","Doc","M. John King","[John] Epps","James Garfield","Christ","John Randolph Tucker","Fleming Saunders, III","Elsie Saunders","Carter Temple Saunders","Mary Gwathmey","Fleming Saunders, Sr","Alice Fleming","John Blair Dabney","Alex Berkeley","B. H. Anthony","Cary H. Gwathmey","Eva (Smith)\n                  Saunders.","Mary (Gwathmey)\n                  Saunders.","John Tabb","Fleming Saunders, Sr.","Alice W. Saunders","William Cowper","Eugene M. Cox","John B. Webb","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Collection number 116"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Irvine-Saunders Family Papers \n          1745-1910 Inclusive"],"collection_title_tesim":["Irvine-Saunders Family Papers \n          1745-1910 Inclusive"],"collection_ssim":["Irvine-Saunders Family Papers \n          1745-1910 Inclusive"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":["Collector: \n          William H. Irvine"],"creator_ssim":["Collector: \n          William H. Irvine"],"creator_persname_ssim":["William H. Irvine"],"creators_ssim":["William H. Irvine"],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection (# \n             116 ) was loaned to the Library\n            by \n             William H. Irvine of \n             Evington, Virginia on September 15,\n            1938."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["2100 items"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection, 1745-1910, n.d., of ca. 2100 items,\n         consists of correspondence, business and legal papers,\n         miscellaneous, and bound volumes, pertaining to the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eDavis Family\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSaunders Family\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n         \u003cfamname\u003eWatts Family\u003c/famname\u003e. Large portions of the\n         correspondence belong to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e. Included with the\n         correspondence is a letterbook, 1873-1880, of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank Prufer\u003c/persname\u003e. The business papers include\n         accounts, bonds, correspondence, and notes and receipts,\n         chiefly pertaining to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, but also various\n         members of these families. The legal papers include court\n         dockets and memoranda of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, documents, and wills.\n         There are various legal papers of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003epertaining to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003ecounties including \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmherst County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCampbell County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCumberland County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePrince Edward County\u003c/geogname\u003e. The miscellaneous\n         material includes advertisements, educational papers,\n         photographs, printed, religious papers, and fragments. The\n         bound volumes include day books, a blacksmith book, a farm\n         journal, memorandum books, and a township record. Folders are\n         arranged alphabetically within each series, with material\n         inside arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom the correspondence of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eDavis Family\u003c/famname\u003e, \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSaunders Family\u003c/famname\u003e, and related families,\n         1800-1856, there is a letter addressed to \"Sully,\" December\n         30, 1800, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLouisa County\u003c/geogname\u003e, which advises the\n         recipient, who had asked for religious instruction, to seek\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eKingdom of God\u003c/corpname\u003e. A letter dated April 2,\n         1812 from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Rayland\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister mentions that\n         his cousin is strapped for cash, and asks if the recipient can\n         help him. A rather unusual letter, dating July 24, 1836, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMount Pleasant\u003c/geogname\u003e, indicates that \"Mary\n         thinks a little Brandy would be of service to her,\" and\n         requests that some be sent to her. A letter written to Captain\n         Davis on January 9, 1844, mentions that \n         \u003ccorpname\u003ePleasant Milkhill\u003c/corpname\u003eneeds brandy, and asks\n         that it be sent with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDavid\u003c/persname\u003e(probably a slave) for there is none\n         at \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBethel\u003c/corpname\u003e. A letter dating November 6, 1856\n         at \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBleak Hills\u003c/corpname\u003emakes a reference to \"Roanoke\"\n         [Roanoke County, or \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Randolph\u003c/persname\u003e's estate \"Roanoke\"?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom their correspondence dating 1862-1904, there is a\n         letter to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSam Tyree\u003c/persname\u003e, Esq, July 17, 1870 from [his]\n         student: \n         \u003cpersname\u003e[Sam L. Preston?]\u003c/persname\u003ecomplaining that he can\n         not attend sunday school because of prostration. There is also\n         a letter dated April 8, 1901 from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eTrinity and Ivy Chapel\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBoonsboro, Bedford County\u003c/geogname\u003eto a Mr.\n         Randolph inviting him to preach there every other Sunday.\n         There is also an undated fragment referring to a comet the\n         size of a full moon and a meteor shower which \"will be a sight\n         to see.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the families' undated correspondence, is a letter\n         dated November 17 to \n         \u003cpersname\u003e\"Carter\" [Saunders?]\u003c/persname\u003e, by a female who\n         mentions [her] children's Latin lessons. There is another\n         letter to a Miss Kerr which mentions a recipe for Tongue a la\n         Mode. There is also a letter, dated October 23, [1805?], from\n         a \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSam K. Jenny\u003c/persname\u003e, probably a doctor of\n         medicine, which mentions that \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Green\u003c/persname\u003eattended a man named\n         Barnhart to \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBedford\u003c/geogname\u003eso Jenny could prescribe to his\n         case and that he \"forbad the case of ardent spirits.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEva (Smith) Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, dated 1868-1894,\n         there is a letter, February 24, 1889, from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eThe Grove\u003c/corpname\u003ewhich mentions that while Eva\n         passed her exams--her brother \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders III\u003c/persname\u003edid not. A letter,\n         August 2, 1892, to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEva Saunders\u003c/persname\u003efrom \n         \u003cpersname\u003eM. Natalie Manson\u003c/persname\u003e, at \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eWintore\u003c/corpname\u003e, speaks of school and Latin.\n         There is an interesting letter, December 10, 1893, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFlorence, Italy\u003c/geogname\u003eto Eva, mentioning that\n         there is no silver in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003efor the English and French are\n         buying it up, that \"Coppers are such a bother, and so heavy to\n         carry,\" seeing the works of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDonato\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBrunelleschi\u003c/persname\u003eand the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMedici Chapel\u003c/corpname\u003e, and the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003e\"Brothers of Pity\"\u003c/corpname\u003ewho wear black robes\n         and carry a corpse which \"made my blood turn cold.\" There is a\n         letter, January 13, 1894, to Eva, which mentions sending a\n         book to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMay Begg\u003c/persname\u003e, \"a literary courtship under the\n         auspices of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePike's Peak\u003c/geogname\u003e. \" \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders III\u003c/persname\u003eat \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRandolph-Macon Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBedford\u003c/geogname\u003ewrites to Eva on May 15, 1894,\n         saying he tried to get a tennis tournament for field day, and\n         congratulates Eva on her chicken raising and hopes his are\n         doing better.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEva Saunders\u003c/persname\u003eundated correspondence, there\n         is a fragment which notes that Miss Begg sent to its writer a\n         little book called \"The greatest thing in the World.\" A letter\n         dated November 26 to Eva contains drawings of women's blouses\n         and concerns her ordered blouses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary (Gwathmey) Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, 1858-1879, a\n         letter dated September 5, 1871, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter Saunders, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBleak Hill\u003c/corpname\u003e, says that his tobacco crop\n         has suffered. Another letter, April 17, 1874, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJeanie Edmond\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHudson Lodge\u003c/corpname\u003e, makes a reference to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eJubilee Singers\u003c/corpname\u003etraveling to raise money\n         for a \"slave college somewhere in the Northern States\"; to\n         acquaintances visiting \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, mentioning a \"public worship\n         bill\" in \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eParliament\u003c/corpname\u003e, and one acquaintance having\n         an appointment with the Bishop of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eMelbourne\u003c/geogname\u003e; and to visiting \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAustralia\u003c/geogname\u003e. In a postcard dated August 21,\n         1879, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. A. Alrich\u003c/persname\u003easks \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e' opinion as to the next\n         \"services\" in \"regular course,\" and saying that it best not to\n         alter rotation as \"last service was omitted.\" He also mentions\n         that Mrs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eC[harles] Dabney\u003c/persname\u003ehas a fine little\n         daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1880-1892,\n         there is a letter dated March 3, 1880 from M. Caden to\n         Saunders stating that he can not board a minister, but will\n         give the same salary as before. \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter Saunders\u003c/persname\u003ewrites from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBleak Hill\u003c/corpname\u003eon January 19, 1881 saying that\n         he has no specific desire to be a director on the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirgina Midland [Rail] Road\u003c/corpname\u003e, and does not\n         think he could get the appointment anyway; he is still a\n         director on the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eFranklin and Pittsylvania Railroad\n         Company\u003c/corpname\u003e, and fears a possible conflict of interest.\n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. A. Alrich\u003c/persname\u003ewrites from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eEmanuel Rectory\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eChatham, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, on February 16, 1882,\n         saying he is glad that the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSaunders\u003c/famname\u003e' keep up the old St. Valentine's\n         Day tradition, by sending so practical a token of affection. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEllen Boulder\u003c/persname\u003e, a school teacher, writes\n         to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary Saunders\u003c/persname\u003efrom \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eDrake's Branch\u003c/geogname\u003eon March 18, 1889,\n         mentioning a five month school term ending on March 1st and a\n         June 23 to July 23 summer session. \n         \u003cpersname\u003e[Peter Saunders]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBleak Hill\u003c/corpname\u003e, writes \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, on October 26, 1891\n         mentioning Republican elements in the \"alliance\" [farmers'\n         alliance such as the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGrange\u003c/corpname\u003e?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1893-1900,\n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders III\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to his parents\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRandolph-Macon Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBedford\u003c/geogname\u003eon March 14, 1893, saying that he\n         is in the Baptist Church in the morning and the Methodist in\n         the afternoon, and tells of boys who spend more time with the\n         girls than studying. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Plummer\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to Captain\n         Saunders on March 29, 1893, [from a theological seminary?],\n         saying that exams are beginning, and implying that knowledge\n         of Hebrew and Apologetics will be next among those things\n         tested. \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter Saunders\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to Fleming from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBleak Hill\u003c/corpname\u003e, on March 30, 1894, mentioning\n         the Bland Bill and the fear that its veto would cause discord\n         in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eDemocratic Party\u003c/corpname\u003e, and discussing briefly\n         possible effects on the present financial situation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1901-1910,\n         there is a letter, July 19, 1901, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Watts Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, while serving in\n         the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia House of Delegates\u003c/corpname\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam W. Old\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to Fleming on\n         February 2, 1903 about a land sale and his agreement to sell\n         the land as a whole parcel to two black men, and suggesting a\n         method of finalizing the transaction. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eE. W. Saunders\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to Fleming on\n         January 21, 1904 mentioning an inquiry about his land near\n         \"Vic. Muse.\" A letter, [March 1904], from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlice [Saunders]\u003c/persname\u003eat \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eHollins, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, to her aunt Saunders\n         refers to the Roman poet \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirgil\u003c/persname\u003e. She writes to her mother on March\n         12, 1904 mentioning that John [ ] had failed in \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCaesar\u003c/persname\u003eand that he had been in the second\n         book of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eVirgil\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the undated Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eD. Saunders\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to his mother from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eRandolph-Macon Academy\u003c/corpname\u003eon February 10,\n         saying that he is learning German and is plagued by poor\n         spelling, and that the boys dance every night and were\n         previously boxing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, 1754-1784, there is a\n         letter dated June 27, 1771 which summons Watts to the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGeneral Assembly\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSamuel Dilworth\u003c/persname\u003ewrites on June 2, 1783\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBlanford\u003c/corpname\u003ementioning the problem of\n         collecting debts owed to the British. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Baldwin, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003ewrites on December 22,\n         1784 concerning the purchase of \"the Negro Fellow\" for\n         $18.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the Watts correspondence, 1785-1789, a letter, December\n         16, 1785, from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Roach\u003c/persname\u003einforms Watts that while \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter Kern\u003c/persname\u003eis employing Watts in a matter\n         between Kern and Roach, Watts is to plead for Roach in all\n         matters, suggesting a conflict of interest. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eArthur Campbell\u003c/persname\u003e, a candidate for the\n         senate from the Western Distict, writes, on March 24, 1788,\n         asking for Watts' support. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Graham\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBedford\u003c/geogname\u003e, writes on December 20, 1792,\n         mentioning that he saw the Watts' son reading \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHorace\u003c/persname\u003eand sending the boy a copy of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCicero\u003c/persname\u003ewhich would supply \"the means of\n         raising him as high in eminence as you could reasonably wish,\"\n         and adding that the boy will need to learn Greek as he will\n         soon be studying science.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the Watts correspondence, 1793-1794, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDuncan Rose\u003c/persname\u003ewrites from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePetersburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, on July 8, 1794, stating that\n         \u003ccorpname\u003eBuchanan's Hartie and Company\u003c/corpname\u003ehas been\n         doing business in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGreat Britain\u003c/geogname\u003eand is waiting for a\n         successor to Hartie to be appointed before certain books could\n         be examined by Rose. Another letter pertains to relations with\n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBritain\u003c/geogname\u003eat this time: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Hancock\u003c/persname\u003ewrites to Watts in 1794\n         mentioning the rearing of a navy \"to repel the insult to our\n         ploy,\" referring to commerce restriction [on American goods]\n         by a nation which does not have a commerce treaty with the\n         U.S., and referring to Mr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003e[James] Madison\u003c/persname\u003e's arguments whereas he\n         conducted himself in a manner worthy of himself. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCreed Taylor\u003c/persname\u003ewrites on May 11, 1795,\n         concerning some bonds. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Vannerson\u003c/persname\u003ewrites, on October 30,\n         1795, from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePetersburg\u003c/geogname\u003ementioning a British war sloop\n         in \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorfolk, Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand the order for\n         carrying American bottoms bound for \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003einto British ports with invoice\n         being revoked, revealing that some say that this retaliation\n         has been brought about by Americans invoicing their flour at\n         $27 per barrel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn Watts' correspondence with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Randolph\u003c/persname\u003e, 1796-1797, Randolph\n         writes from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003eon February 21 and March 13, 1796\n         on the subject of British creditors. In Watts' correspondence\n         with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas F. Scott\u003c/persname\u003e, 1792-1798, Scott writes\n         on January 4, 1796 and December 18, 1798 on the subject of\n         British debts. In the correspondence of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, 1784-1800, John writes to\n         William in April 1784 from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLincoln County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e(now \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKentucky\u003c/geogname\u003e), concerning apprehension about\n         a possible Indian war in the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eNorthwest Territories\u003c/corpname\u003e. John says that\n         while the lands in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eKentucky\u003c/geogname\u003eare good, the inconveniences are\n         many, and that the doomsayers will probably prevent the\n         surveying of lands on the northwest side of the Ohio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness Papers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are general accounts, 1751-1899, n.d. An account,\n         beginning November 16, 1762, with \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGeorge Kippen \u0026amp; Co.\u003c/corpname\u003eat their store in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGoochland, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, lists \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Gilliam\u003c/persname\u003eas having ordered a dozen\n         flints, 3/4 yard of bearskin, and a dozen pipes. There is a\n         list, April 20, 1763, pertaining to the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eA. Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, on which is listed a\n         £0.2.0 debt to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary Petillo\u003c/persname\u003e, the only woman on the list,\n         and a £2.4.9 debt to Sir \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Skipwith\u003c/persname\u003e. The account of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas East\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eArchelaus Austin\u003c/persname\u003efrom November 15, 1771,\n         consists of beer, wine, grog, and a gallon of corn, with one\n         entry \"to saging one night\" perhaps pertaining to the making\n         of moonshine. An account, beginning January 20, 1775, of N[ ]\n         Vaughn with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Watts\u003c/persname\u003elists various quantities of\n         rum, molasses, and sugar. There are several accounts,\n         1779-1794, of the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNathaniel Davis\u003c/persname\u003e, including an entry for\n         1784 for three yards of woollen for a Negro jacket, and May 9,\n         1784 for half of hire of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJacob\u003c/persname\u003e. There is a section, \"Accts\n         Overlooked,\" from 1784, which refers to tobacco being a share\n         and half share for \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJacob\u003c/persname\u003e, and another for dinner at the\n         courthouse when on business. There is an account of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel Warwick\u003c/persname\u003e, dating 1799-1803, with\n         references to a variety of items including coffee, sewing\n         materials, dinner ware, alcohol, and accessories. Mrs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Davis\u003c/persname\u003e' account beginning May\n         31, 1807, has an entries for coffee, condiments, and sewing\n         material. An account, March 26, 1810, of Capt. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRowland P. Banks\u003c/persname\u003elists \"163 days tuition\n         at $8 p. ann. $5 cts 1 1/2.\" The account, beginning August 14,\n         1826, of Capt. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Pleasants\u003c/persname\u003e, has lists orders for\n         cheese, mackerel, cotton, and whiskey. On October 31, 1832,\n         Judge Saunders, of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLynchburg, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, orders castor oil,\n         ointment, and a syringe. Accounts which mention tea are rare\n         but there is an undated fragment of Mr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewhich contains an entry for\n         imperial tea. There is an undated \"memorandum of brandy\" taken\n         from Mrs. Eubank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe accounts of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliams Watts\u003c/persname\u003espan 1752-1797. There is\n         also a hotel account with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Williamson\u003c/persname\u003ewith entries dating\n         1763, 1773, and 1774. There are accounts for the boarding,\n         clothing, and feeding of Negro boys with Mrs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBetty Tucker\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBetty Kirkland\u003c/persname\u003e, both beginning September\n         10, 1767, and Capt. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Tucker\u003c/persname\u003e, 1767-1769. Watts has\n         accounts, 1768, with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Brittan\u003c/persname\u003efor a waistcoat, shoes,\n         stockings, and a hat. There is a 1769 account for various\n         building supplies. Watts also has an account, beginning April\n         20, 1771, with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMiller Woodson\u003c/persname\u003ewith an entry of May 16,\n         1772 listing a \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePatrick Henry\u003c/persname\u003e. There is a document which\n         contains information on the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Randolph\u003c/persname\u003e. There is another\n         lodging account, July 26, 1773 through December 3, 1776, of\n         Watts with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Williams\u003c/persname\u003e. There is an account\n         beginning March 9, 1778, with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Kirkland\u003c/persname\u003ewhich includes listings\n         for tuition and educational books. A January 10, 1780 account\n         with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrederick Nance\u003c/persname\u003ementions a violin and a\n         set of strings. There is an account, beginning December 21,\n         1787, with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Wilson\u003c/persname\u003eordering Hyson Tea, coffee,\n         and a bottle of snuff. From a 1791 account of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward McDonald\u003c/persname\u003ewith \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, there is the note of the\n         hire of a Negro. From a 1792 account of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Smith\u003c/persname\u003e, there is a note for the\n         finding of a Negro woman and for the inspecting of tobacco.\n         There are two medical bills, one with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Martin\u003c/persname\u003e, beginning January 14,\n         1794, and one with Doctor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGraham\u003c/persname\u003e, beginning November 3, 1795. In\n         October 1797, Watts had an account with \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Quille\u003c/persname\u003efor the hire of a Negro.\n         There is an undated account of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eW. Walter Spence\u003c/persname\u003ewith Watts for the hire\n         of a Negro for eight months.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromissory notes and receipts range from 1754-1905, n.d.\n         There are several items concerned with the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Fleming\u003c/persname\u003eand include an entry for\n         February 1764 for a Negro bought for $10. Between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Martin\u003c/persname\u003eand Watts there is an\n         agreement, October 3, 1794, mentioning the purchase of red\n         wheat and the hire of a Negro woman. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003ehas a note dated 1803 with the\n         Sheriff of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmherst County\u003c/geogname\u003efor tax on four Negroes,\n         four horses, and five tithes. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Davis\u003c/persname\u003ehas a note dated 1816 for\n         tax on three Negroes and one horse. There is a note from\n         December 6, 1827 pertaining to a $5 bond for the hire of a\n         Negro man by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Davis\u003c/persname\u003efrom \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Wright\u003c/persname\u003efor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLavinia Wright\u003c/persname\u003e. There is a 1840 note from\n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Davis\u003c/persname\u003eto the Sheriff of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmherst\u003c/geogname\u003efor tax on six Negroes and six\n         horses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal Papers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are a number of court memoranda, 1768-1786, n.d.,\n         kept by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003ein his capacity as a lawyer.\n         In a November 10, 1771 memo for the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham County\u003c/geogname\u003ecourt, there is an entry\n         for detinue for Negro woman named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAgge\u003c/persname\u003e. From the memo for the April 1772\n         court at \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLunenburg County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Taylor\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife have a suit\n         against a Hurt for a Negro in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia\u003c/geogname\u003e. There is also a list of debts\n         owed to Watts for the year 1794. Dating 1771 through 1782,\n         there are court dockets from \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia County\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLunenburg County\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1771-1782. A number\n         of the entries have Watts as the litigant. There is a 1773 day\n         book with the signatures of William and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, which includes a record of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003e' court expenses. There are\n         also legal day books, 1772-1773, of Watts, with entries for \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCumberland County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePrince Edward County\u003c/geogname\u003eas well as for \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. There is another\n         1773 memorandum book of Watts with entries for \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia County\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCumberland County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham County\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe indentures date 1749-1788, n.d. From January 1, 1763,\n         there is an agreement between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBenjamin Tambro\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAyres Hodnett\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham\u003c/geogname\u003ein regard to the former's son, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Tambro\u003c/persname\u003e, to be apprentice to the\n         latter for seven years. From March 28, 1774, there is an\n         indenture between Watts and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Ford\u003c/persname\u003e. From September 17, 1768,\n         there is an agreement between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham West\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Blankenship\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePrince Edward\u003c/geogname\u003e. On November 17, 1772,\n         there is an agreement between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Lewallen\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia County\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eJames and Robert Donalds and Company\u003c/corpname\u003e,\n         Merchants of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGlasgow\u003c/geogname\u003e. On September 15, 1778, there is\n         an agreement between \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Wright\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eBotetourt\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander Paine\u003c/persname\u003eof the same concerning a\n         land dispute in the area where the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRoanoke River\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eTinker Creek\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe will, December 25, 1745, of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Patterson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County\u003c/geogname\u003e, names his slaves and\n         divides them among his children and wife, and requests that\n         his land in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eGoochland County\u003c/geogname\u003ebe known as \n         \u003ccorpname\u003e\"Locust Thicket.\"\u003c/corpname\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eMargery Hinshaw\u003c/persname\u003econtested the will of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSamuel Hinshaw\u003c/persname\u003edated March 1758 with \n         \u003cpersname\u003e[Cedw] Gibson\u003c/persname\u003eon July 10, 1765. Hinshaw\n         had divided his slaves between his still living wife, his\n         daughter \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Hinshaw\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n         children. This situation involved a slave of Elizabeth. The\n         will of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Bottom\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia\u003c/geogname\u003edated May 10, 1760 divides his\n         slaves which are named between his three daughters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA folder of general legal papers date 1765-1903, n.d. The\n         inventory and appraisal, 1826, of the estate of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Eubank\u003c/persname\u003ementions prices for his\n         Negroes: £300 for a man named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJacob\u003c/persname\u003e, £200 for a man named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJoe\u003c/persname\u003e, £10 for a woman named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eHannah\u003c/persname\u003e, £20 for a girl named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eLolly\u003c/persname\u003e, and £0 for a girl named\n         \u003cpersname\u003eCaroline\u003c/persname\u003e. There is also a list of tickets\n         of ommission paid by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003e, attorney. Among the legal\n         papers of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eAmelia County\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1768 through 1789\n         including undated material, a document dated May 15, 1783\n         states that \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tinker\u003c/persname\u003eon December 6, 1781 gave her\n         son-in-law \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Tucker\u003c/persname\u003ean ailing Negro named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eNed\u003c/persname\u003euntil the latter gets well whereas he\n         will be returned to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tucker\u003c/persname\u003e. In an undated document, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Vaughn\u003c/persname\u003eyields up title/right of two\n         Negroes--named \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFrank\u003c/persname\u003eand \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePhoebe\u003c/persname\u003e--to son-in-law \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Norris\u003c/persname\u003e--formerly given to grandson \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Norris\u003c/persname\u003eby a deed dated October 2,\n         1796: \"said slaves will forever defend me from my heirs.\" The\n         son-in-law Norris will pay Vaughn or wife £10\n         annually for preformance of the aforesaid act. Among the \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCampbell County\u003c/geogname\u003epapers, Justice \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAdam Clement\u003c/persname\u003esays that \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCharles Gilbert\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCampbell\u003c/geogname\u003eon April 29, 1787 makes oath that\n         Negro slave \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJack\u003c/persname\u003e--property of Watts of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePrince Edward County\u003c/geogname\u003e--ran away and was\n         found 50 miles thence. Among the legal papers of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003ePrince Edward\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Watts\u003c/persname\u003esold to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Watts\u003c/persname\u003eeight Negro slaves: \n         \u003cpersname\u003eTrue\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eWinnie\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eSarah\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eBetty\u003c/persname\u003e, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eRachel\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n         \u003cpersname\u003eDoc\u003c/persname\u003eon January 14, 1787. There is also a\n         account of Dr. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eM. John King\u003c/persname\u003ewith the sheriff of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eLunenburg\u003c/geogname\u003ewhich has an entry dating 1769:\n         the former is in account with \n         \u003cpersname\u003e[John] Epps\u003c/persname\u003efor four lbs. of tobacco at\n         £0.5.1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the Advertisements there is an advertisement dated\n         September 20, 1871 from the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eOmaha, Nebraska Lottery\u003c/corpname\u003efor the building\n         of a public library in the city. A broadside from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eCox and Sons Church Furniture\u003c/corpname\u003eshows a\n         garish stained-glass window commemorating the late President \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJames Garfield\u003c/persname\u003e. There is an undated\n         letter to Mrs. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003easking for a subscription\n         to the \n         \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGraphic,\u003c/title\u003ea ladies society\n         magazine. There is an undated list of books from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eGeorge Munro, Publishers\u003c/corpname\u003e. There is also a\n         broadside for \"The World's Christmas Hymn\"--an analogy of\n         English poetry pertaining to \n         \u003cpersname\u003eChrist\u003c/persname\u003e's birth dating from the medieval\n         period.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe church related papers include a letter, March 21, 1904,\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003eto the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSaunders\u003c/famname\u003easking for aid for the building of\n         an Episcopal parsonage at the university. The letter\n         enunciates a fear of the danger of Episcopal boys being weaned\n         from their faith by the compulsory attendance at the services\n         of other sects due to the absence of a Episcopal parsonage.\n         There is also an Episcopal \"Church Kalendar,\" 1882-1883,\n         listing holy days with information on the faith, church\n         service, and background of the Anglican/Episcopalian\n         faith.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCivil War papers range from 1861 to 1864. During 1862-1864,\n         there are a number of furloughs issued to \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate\u003c/corpname\u003eenlisted men in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, each with a physical\n         description of the bearer, and addressed \"to all whom it may\n         concern.\" On August 10, 1862, there is a provision return for\n         a company of the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003e13th Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers\u003c/corpname\u003e.\n         There are also a number of CSA \"special requisitions\", chiefly\n         ordering clothing, shoes, and blankets, most signed by Captain\n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, assistant\n         quartermaster, of Company K, Virginia Regiment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe educational papers range from 1848-1903, n.d. There is\n         a page from a 1848 French edition of the fables of La Fontaine\n         from the \"Academie de Norfolk.\" There is an \n         \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\"Educational Treatise on the Constitution\"\u003c/title\u003e,\n         September 6, 1877, by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Randolph Tucker\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. There is a 1892-1893 brochure\n         for the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eEdgeworth School\u003c/corpname\u003e, a church-related\n         boarding and day school for females. There is the fall term\n         1895 grade report from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Polytechnic Institute\u003c/corpname\u003e(formerly \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Agriculture and Mechanical\n         College\u003c/corpname\u003e) for \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders, III\u003c/persname\u003e. There is a fall\n         term 1902 grade report from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eHollins College\u003c/corpname\u003efor \n         \u003cpersname\u003eElsie Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e. There is another VPI\n         grade report, from February 1903, for \n         \u003cpersname\u003eCarter Temple Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e. There is a report\n         from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eSt. Timothy's School\u003c/corpname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eCatonsville, Maryland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Another undated\n         piece is a \"rules for spelling\" sheet from a grammar book.\n         There are also undated fragments of Latin, French, and\n         algebra.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are lectures, essays, and poems, 1794, 1818, 1843,\n         and n.d., including a scrap of a lecture dated September 6,\n         1794 from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Watts\u003c/persname\u003e; another lecture on motive\n         dated September 16, 1794; and, a series of oral essays from\n         1843.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous material, 1887-1892, includes a note of the\n         marriage of Capt. \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003eto \n         \u003cpersname\u003eMary Gwathmey\u003c/persname\u003eon July 30.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe obituaries include a reprint of the 1858 obituary of \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders, Sr\u003c/persname\u003e, a reprint of the\n         1867 obituary of Fleming, Sr.'s wife-- \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlice Fleming\u003c/persname\u003e--and the 1904 obituary of \n         \u003cpersname\u003ePeter Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e. The obituaries of\n         Fleming, Sr. and Alice are panegyrics. The first two were\n         transcribed by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Blair Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe photographs include an unidentified photograph of a\n         young member of the \n         \u003cfamname\u003eSaunders family\u003c/famname\u003eand undated photo cards of\n         liturgical furniture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound Volumes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Day Books include a day book from \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eMaple Creek Mills\u003c/corpname\u003edating from 1842. There\n         is a 1867 day book with one page filled, made of a cut\n         agricultural crop ledger. There is also in the book a pasted\n         in notice from the Adjuctant Inspector's Office in \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003e, July 29, 1863. Dating January\n         18, 1872 is a subscription book for the \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eLee Monumental Association\u003c/corpname\u003e. Also present\n         is a $1 donation from \n         \u003cpersname\u003eAlex Berkeley\u003c/persname\u003eof \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eYellow Branch, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. There are also\n         farm journals dating 1855 through 1860.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA card game, 1846, called \"The Game of Kings made Easy\"\n         which is based on the kings of \n         \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003ewho reigned down to its date, is\n         also present. The card for Henry V is missing. Many of the\n         cards contain information of the kings of an antiquarian\n         nature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Memorandum books, 1873-1874 and 1881-1894, owned by \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003e, includes employees,\n         supplies, and construction information in the first volume.\n         The latter has a note at its end which mentions survey\n         data.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \n         \u003ccorpname\u003eOtter River Township\u003c/corpname\u003eRecord Book dates\n         from 1870-1874. There are references to road building. An\n         entry for June 16, 1871 notes the ordering of \"tickets\" for\n         road tax and township levy. Also included are lists of\n         expenses for board members with lists of expenses for\n         materials bought. One entry notes that \n         \u003cpersname\u003eB. H. Anthony\u003c/persname\u003e, overseer of the poor,\n         sends three paupers--one white woman and two black woman--to\n         the poor house. Expenses for the poor house are noted. At 1874\n         and 1875 meetings, \n         \u003cpersname\u003eFleming Saunders\u003c/persname\u003eis mentioned as road\n         overseer in certain districts.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection, 1745-1910, n.d., of ca. 2100 items,\n         consists of correspondence, business and legal papers,\n         miscellaneous, and bound volumes, pertaining to the \n          Davis Family , \n          Saunders Family , and \n          Watts Family . Large portions of the\n         correspondence belong to \n          William Watts and \n          Fleming Saunders . Included with the\n         correspondence is a letterbook, 1873-1880, of \n          Frank Prufer . The business papers include\n         accounts, bonds, correspondence, and notes and receipts,\n         chiefly pertaining to \n          William Watts and \n          Fleming Saunders , but also various\n         members of these families. The legal papers include court\n         dockets and memoranda of \n          William Watts , documents, and wills.\n         There are various legal papers of \n          William Watts pertaining to \n          Virginia counties including \n          Amelia County , \n          Amherst County , \n          Buckingham County , \n          Campbell County , \n          Cumberland County , \n          Prince Edward County . The miscellaneous\n         material includes advertisements, educational papers,\n         photographs, printed, religious papers, and fragments. The\n         bound volumes include day books, a blacksmith book, a farm\n         journal, memorandum books, and a township record. Folders are\n         arranged alphabetically within each series, with material\n         inside arranged chronologically.","Correspondence","From the correspondence of the \n          Davis Family , \n          Saunders Family , and related families,\n         1800-1856, there is a letter addressed to \"Sully,\" December\n         30, 1800, from \n          Louisa County , which advises the\n         recipient, who had asked for religious instruction, to seek\n         the \n          Kingdom of God . A letter dated April 2,\n         1812 from \n          James Rayland to his sister mentions that\n         his cousin is strapped for cash, and asks if the recipient can\n         help him. A rather unusual letter, dating July 24, 1836, from \n          Mount Pleasant , indicates that \"Mary\n         thinks a little Brandy would be of service to her,\" and\n         requests that some be sent to her. A letter written to Captain\n         Davis on January 9, 1844, mentions that \n          Pleasant Milkhill needs brandy, and asks\n         that it be sent with \n          David (probably a slave) for there is none\n         at \n          Bethel . A letter dating November 6, 1856\n         at \n          Bleak Hills makes a reference to \"Roanoke\"\n         [Roanoke County, or \n          John Randolph 's estate \"Roanoke\"?].","From their correspondence dating 1862-1904, there is a\n         letter to \n          Sam Tyree , Esq, July 17, 1870 from [his]\n         student: \n          [Sam L. Preston?] complaining that he can\n         not attend sunday school because of prostration. There is also\n         a letter dated April 8, 1901 from \n          Trinity and Ivy Chapel in \n          Boonsboro, Bedford County to a Mr.\n         Randolph inviting him to preach there every other Sunday.\n         There is also an undated fragment referring to a comet the\n         size of a full moon and a meteor shower which \"will be a sight\n         to see.\"","Among the families' undated correspondence, is a letter\n         dated November 17 to \n          \"Carter\" [Saunders?] , by a female who\n         mentions [her] children's Latin lessons. There is another\n         letter to a Miss Kerr which mentions a recipe for Tongue a la\n         Mode. There is also a letter, dated October 23, [1805?], from\n         a \n          Sam K. Jenny , probably a doctor of\n         medicine, which mentions that \n          William Green attended a man named\n         Barnhart to \n          Bedford so Jenny could prescribe to his\n         case and that he \"forbad the case of ardent spirits.\"","From the correspondence of \n          Eva (Smith) Saunders , dated 1868-1894,\n         there is a letter, February 24, 1889, from \n          The Grove which mentions that while Eva\n         passed her exams--her brother \n          Fleming Saunders III did not. A letter,\n         August 2, 1892, to \n          Eva Saunders from \n          M. Natalie Manson , at \n          Wintore , speaks of school and Latin.\n         There is an interesting letter, December 10, 1893, from \n          Florence, Italy to Eva, mentioning that\n         there is no silver in \n          Italy for the English and French are\n         buying it up, that \"Coppers are such a bother, and so heavy to\n         carry,\" seeing the works of \n          Donato and \n          Brunelleschi and the \n          Medici Chapel , and the \n          \"Brothers of Pity\" who wear black robes\n         and carry a corpse which \"made my blood turn cold.\" There is a\n         letter, January 13, 1894, to Eva, which mentions sending a\n         book to \n          May Begg , \"a literary courtship under the\n         auspices of \n          Pike's Peak . \" \n          Fleming Saunders III at \n          Randolph-Macon Academy in \n          Bedford writes to Eva on May 15, 1894,\n         saying he tried to get a tennis tournament for field day, and\n         congratulates Eva on her chicken raising and hopes his are\n         doing better.","Among the \n          Eva Saunders undated correspondence, there\n         is a fragment which notes that Miss Begg sent to its writer a\n         little book called \"The greatest thing in the World.\" A letter\n         dated November 26 to Eva contains drawings of women's blouses\n         and concerns her ordered blouses.","From the correspondence of \n          Fleming Saunders and \n          Mary (Gwathmey) Saunders , 1858-1879, a\n         letter dated September 5, 1871, from \n          Peter Saunders, Jr. , \n          Bleak Hill , says that his tobacco crop\n         has suffered. Another letter, April 17, 1874, from \n          Jeanie Edmond , \n          Hudson Lodge , makes a reference to the \n          Jubilee Singers traveling to raise money\n         for a \"slave college somewhere in the Northern States\"; to\n         acquaintances visiting \n          England , mentioning a \"public worship\n         bill\" in \n          Parliament , and one acquaintance having\n         an appointment with the Bishop of \n          Melbourne ; and to visiting \n          Australia . In a postcard dated August 21,\n         1879, \n          W. A. Alrich asks \n          Fleming Saunders ' opinion as to the next\n         \"services\" in \"regular course,\" and saying that it best not to\n         alter rotation as \"last service was omitted.\" He also mentions\n         that Mrs. \n          C[harles] Dabney has a fine little\n         daughter.","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1880-1892,\n         there is a letter dated March 3, 1880 from M. Caden to\n         Saunders stating that he can not board a minister, but will\n         give the same salary as before. \n          Peter Saunders writes from \n          Bleak Hill on January 19, 1881 saying that\n         he has no specific desire to be a director on the \n          Virgina Midland [Rail] Road , and does not\n         think he could get the appointment anyway; he is still a\n         director on the \n          Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad\n         Company , and fears a possible conflict of interest.\n          W. A. Alrich writes from \n          Emanuel Rectory , \n          Chatham, Virginia , on February 16, 1882,\n         saying he is glad that the \n          Saunders ' keep up the old St. Valentine's\n         Day tradition, by sending so practical a token of affection. \n          Ellen Boulder , a school teacher, writes\n         to \n          Mary Saunders from \n          Drake's Branch on March 18, 1889,\n         mentioning a five month school term ending on March 1st and a\n         June 23 to July 23 summer session. \n          [Peter Saunders] , \n          Bleak Hill , writes \n          Fleming Saunders , on October 26, 1891\n         mentioning Republican elements in the \"alliance\" [farmers'\n         alliance such as the \n          Grange ?].","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1893-1900,\n          Fleming Saunders III writes to his parents\n         from \n          Randolph-Macon Academy in \n          Bedford on March 14, 1893, saying that he\n         is in the Baptist Church in the morning and the Methodist in\n         the afternoon, and tells of boys who spend more time with the\n         girls than studying. \n          James F. Plummer writes to Captain\n         Saunders on March 29, 1893, [from a theological seminary?],\n         saying that exams are beginning, and implying that knowledge\n         of Hebrew and Apologetics will be next among those things\n         tested. \n          Peter Saunders writes to Fleming from \n          Bleak Hill , on March 30, 1894, mentioning\n         the Bland Bill and the fear that its veto would cause discord\n         in the \n          Democratic Party , and discussing briefly\n         possible effects on the present financial situation.","In the Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, 1901-1910,\n         there is a letter, July 19, 1901, from \n          Edward Watts Saunders , while serving in\n         the \n          Virginia House of Delegates . \n          William W. Old writes to Fleming on\n         February 2, 1903 about a land sale and his agreement to sell\n         the land as a whole parcel to two black men, and suggesting a\n         method of finalizing the transaction. \n          E. W. Saunders writes to Fleming on\n         January 21, 1904 mentioning an inquiry about his land near\n         \"Vic. Muse.\" A letter, [March 1904], from \n          Alice [Saunders] at \n          Hollins, Virginia , to her aunt Saunders\n         refers to the Roman poet \n          Virgil . She writes to her mother on March\n         12, 1904 mentioning that John [ ] had failed in \n          Caesar and that he had been in the second\n         book of \n          Virgil .","In the undated Fleming and Mary Saunders correspondence, \n          D. Saunders writes to his mother from \n          Randolph-Macon Academy on February 10,\n         saying that he is learning German and is plagued by poor\n         spelling, and that the boys dance every night and were\n         previously boxing.","In the correspondence of \n          William Watts , 1754-1784, there is a\n         letter dated June 27, 1771 which summons Watts to the \n          General Assembly in \n          Williamsburg . \n          Samuel Dilworth writes on June 2, 1783\n         from \n          Blanford mentioning the problem of\n         collecting debts owed to the British. \n          Thomas Baldwin, Jr. writes on December 22,\n         1784 concerning the purchase of \"the Negro Fellow\" for\n         $18.","In the Watts correspondence, 1785-1789, a letter, December\n         16, 1785, from \n          William Roach informs Watts that while \n          Peter Kern is employing Watts in a matter\n         between Kern and Roach, Watts is to plead for Roach in all\n         matters, suggesting a conflict of interest. \n          Arthur Campbell , a candidate for the\n         senate from the Western Distict, writes, on March 24, 1788,\n         asking for Watts' support. \n          Edward Graham of \n          Bedford , writes on December 20, 1792,\n         mentioning that he saw the Watts' son reading \n          Horace and sending the boy a copy of \n          Cicero which would supply \"the means of\n         raising him as high in eminence as you could reasonably wish,\"\n         and adding that the boy will need to learn Greek as he will\n         soon be studying science.","In the Watts correspondence, 1793-1794, \n          Duncan Rose writes from \n          Petersburg , on July 8, 1794, stating that\n          Buchanan's Hartie and Company has been\n         doing business in \n          Great Britain and is waiting for a\n         successor to Hartie to be appointed before certain books could\n         be examined by Rose. Another letter pertains to relations with\n          France and \n          Britain at this time: \n          George Hancock writes to Watts in 1794\n         mentioning the rearing of a navy \"to repel the insult to our\n         ploy,\" referring to commerce restriction [on American goods]\n         by a nation which does not have a commerce treaty with the\n         U.S., and referring to Mr. \n          [James] Madison 's arguments whereas he\n         conducted himself in a manner worthy of himself. \n          Creed Taylor writes on May 11, 1795,\n         concerning some bonds. \n          William Vannerson writes, on October 30,\n         1795, from \n          Petersburg mentioning a British war sloop\n         in \n          Norfolk, Virginia and the order for\n         carrying American bottoms bound for \n          France into British ports with invoice\n         being revoked, revealing that some say that this retaliation\n         has been brought about by Americans invoicing their flour at\n         $27 per barrel.","In Watts' correspondence with \n          Edward Randolph , 1796-1797, Randolph\n         writes from \n          Richmond on February 21 and March 13, 1796\n         on the subject of British creditors. In Watts' correspondence\n         with \n          Thomas F. Scott , 1792-1798, Scott writes\n         on January 4, 1796 and December 18, 1798 on the subject of\n         British debts. In the correspondence of \n          William Watts with \n          John Watts , 1784-1800, John writes to\n         William in April 1784 from \n          Lincoln County, Virginia (now \n          Kentucky ), concerning apprehension about\n         a possible Indian war in the \n          Northwest Territories . John says that\n         while the lands in \n          Kentucky are good, the inconveniences are\n         many, and that the doomsayers will probably prevent the\n         surveying of lands on the northwest side of the Ohio.","Business Papers","There are general accounts, 1751-1899, n.d. An account,\n         beginning November 16, 1762, with \n          George Kippen \u0026 Co. at their store in \n          Goochland, Virginia , lists \n          John Gilliam as having ordered a dozen\n         flints, 3/4 yard of bearskin, and a dozen pipes. There is a\n         list, April 20, 1763, pertaining to the estate of \n          A. Watts , on which is listed a\n         £0.2.0 debt to \n          Mary Petillo , the only woman on the list,\n         and a £2.4.9 debt to Sir \n          William Skipwith . The account of \n          Thomas East with \n          Archelaus Austin from November 15, 1771,\n         consists of beer, wine, grog, and a gallon of corn, with one\n         entry \"to saging one night\" perhaps pertaining to the making\n         of moonshine. An account, beginning January 20, 1775, of N[ ]\n         Vaughn with \n          Edward Watts lists various quantities of\n         rum, molasses, and sugar. There are several accounts,\n         1779-1794, of the estate of \n          Nathaniel Davis , including an entry for\n         1784 for three yards of woollen for a Negro jacket, and May 9,\n         1784 for half of hire of \n          Jacob . There is a section, \"Accts\n         Overlooked,\" from 1784, which refers to tobacco being a share\n         and half share for \n          Jacob , and another for dinner at the\n         courthouse when on business. There is an account of \n          James Davis with \n          Daniel Warwick , dating 1799-1803, with\n         references to a variety of items including coffee, sewing\n         materials, dinner ware, alcohol, and accessories. Mrs. \n          Elizabeth Davis ' account beginning May\n         31, 1807, has an entries for coffee, condiments, and sewing\n         material. An account, March 26, 1810, of Capt. \n          James Davis with \n          Rowland P. Banks lists \"163 days tuition\n         at $8 p. ann. $5 cts 1 1/2.\" The account, beginning August 14,\n         1826, of Capt. \n          James Davis with \n          Thomas Pleasants , has lists orders for\n         cheese, mackerel, cotton, and whiskey. On October 31, 1832,\n         Judge Saunders, of \n          Lynchburg, Virginia , orders castor oil,\n         ointment, and a syringe. Accounts which mention tea are rare\n         but there is an undated fragment of Mr. \n          James Davis which contains an entry for\n         imperial tea. There is an undated \"memorandum of brandy\" taken\n         from Mrs. Eubank.","The accounts of \n          Williams Watts span 1752-1797. There is\n         also a hotel account with \n          Charles Williamson with entries dating\n         1763, 1773, and 1774. There are accounts for the boarding,\n         clothing, and feeding of Negro boys with Mrs. \n          Betty Tucker and \n          Betty Kirkland , both beginning September\n         10, 1767, and Capt. \n          Joseph Tucker , 1767-1769. Watts has\n         accounts, 1768, with \n          John Brittan for a waistcoat, shoes,\n         stockings, and a hat. There is a 1769 account for various\n         building supplies. Watts also has an account, beginning April\n         20, 1771, with \n          Miller Woodson with an entry of May 16,\n         1772 listing a \n          Patrick Henry . There is a document which\n         contains information on the estate of \n          William Randolph . There is another\n         lodging account, July 26, 1773 through December 3, 1776, of\n         Watts with \n          Charles Williams . There is an account\n         beginning March 9, 1778, with \n          William Kirkland which includes listings\n         for tuition and educational books. A January 10, 1780 account\n         with \n          Frederick Nance mentions a violin and a\n         set of strings. There is an account, beginning December 21,\n         1787, with \n          Robert Wilson ordering Hyson Tea, coffee,\n         and a bottle of snuff. From a 1791 account of \n          Edward McDonald with \n          William Watts , there is the note of the\n         hire of a Negro. From a 1792 account of \n          Charles Smith , there is a note for the\n         finding of a Negro woman and for the inspecting of tobacco.\n         There are two medical bills, one with \n          George Martin , beginning January 14,\n         1794, and one with Doctor \n          Graham , beginning November 3, 1795. In\n         October 1797, Watts had an account with \n          George Quille for the hire of a Negro.\n         There is an undated account of \n          W. Walter Spence with Watts for the hire\n         of a Negro for eight months.","Promissory notes and receipts range from 1754-1905, n.d.\n         There are several items concerned with the estate of \n          John Fleming and include an entry for\n         February 1764 for a Negro bought for $10. Between \n          George Martin and Watts there is an\n         agreement, October 3, 1794, mentioning the purchase of red\n         wheat and the hire of a Negro woman. \n          James Davis has a note dated 1803 with the\n         Sheriff of \n          Amherst County for tax on four Negroes,\n         four horses, and five tithes. \n          Elizabeth Davis has a note dated 1816 for\n         tax on three Negroes and one horse. There is a note from\n         December 6, 1827 pertaining to a $5 bond for the hire of a\n         Negro man by \n          James Davis from \n          J. Wright for \n          Lavinia Wright . There is a 1840 note from\n          Charles Davis to the Sheriff of \n          Amherst for tax on six Negroes and six\n         horses.","Legal Papers","There are a number of court memoranda, 1768-1786, n.d.,\n         kept by \n          William Watts in his capacity as a lawyer.\n         In a November 10, 1771 memo for the \n          Buckingham County court, there is an entry\n         for detinue for Negro woman named \n          Agge . From the memo for the April 1772\n         court at \n          Lunenburg County , \n          Thomas Taylor and his wife have a suit\n         against a Hurt for a Negro in \n          Amelia . There is also a list of debts\n         owed to Watts for the year 1794. Dating 1771 through 1782,\n         there are court dockets from \n          Amelia County and \n          Lunenburg County from 1771-1782. A number\n         of the entries have Watts as the litigant. There is a 1773 day\n         book with the signatures of William and \n          Edward Watts , which includes a record of \n          William Watts ' court expenses. There are\n         also legal day books, 1772-1773, of Watts, with entries for \n          Buckingham County , \n          Amelia , \n          Cumberland County , and \n          Prince Edward County as well as for \n          Williamsburg, Virginia . There is another\n         1773 memorandum book of Watts with entries for \n          Amelia County , \n          Cumberland County , and \n          Buckingham County .","The indentures date 1749-1788, n.d. From January 1, 1763,\n         there is an agreement between \n          Benjamin Tambro and \n          Ayres Hodnett of \n          Buckingham in regard to the former's son, \n          John Tambro , to be apprentice to the\n         latter for seven years. From March 28, 1774, there is an\n         indenture between Watts and \n          William Ford . From September 17, 1768,\n         there is an agreement between \n          Abraham West and \n          John Blankenship of \n          Prince Edward . On November 17, 1772,\n         there is an agreement between \n          John Lewallen of \n          Amelia County and \n          James and Robert Donalds and Company ,\n         Merchants of \n          Glasgow . On September 15, 1778, there is\n         an agreement between \n          David Wright of \n          Botetourt and \n          Alexander Paine of the same concerning a\n         land dispute in the area where the \n          Roanoke River and \n          Tinker Creek .","The will, December 25, 1745, of \n          Thomas Patterson of \n          Albemarle County , names his slaves and\n         divides them among his children and wife, and requests that\n         his land in \n          Goochland County be known as \n          \"Locust Thicket.\" Margery Hinshaw contested the will of \n          Samuel Hinshaw dated March 1758 with \n          [Cedw] Gibson on July 10, 1765. Hinshaw\n         had divided his slaves between his still living wife, his\n         daughter \n          Elizabeth Hinshaw , and the latter's\n         children. This situation involved a slave of Elizabeth. The\n         will of \n          Thomas Bottom of \n          Amelia dated May 10, 1760 divides his\n         slaves which are named between his three daughters.","A folder of general legal papers date 1765-1903, n.d. The\n         inventory and appraisal, 1826, of the estate of \n          John Eubank mentions prices for his\n         Negroes: £300 for a man named \n          Jacob , £200 for a man named \n          Joe , £10 for a woman named \n          Hannah , £20 for a girl named \n          Lolly , and £0 for a girl named\n          Caroline . There is also a list of tickets\n         of ommission paid by \n          William Watts , attorney. Among the legal\n         papers of \n          Amelia County , 1768 through 1789\n         including undated material, a document dated May 15, 1783\n         states that \n          Sarah Tinker on December 6, 1781 gave her\n         son-in-law \n          John Tucker an ailing Negro named \n          Ned until the latter gets well whereas he\n         will be returned to \n          Sarah Tucker . In an undated document, \n          George Vaughn yields up title/right of two\n         Negroes--named \n          Frank and \n          Phoebe --to son-in-law \n          John Norris --formerly given to grandson \n          John Norris by a deed dated October 2,\n         1796: \"said slaves will forever defend me from my heirs.\" The\n         son-in-law Norris will pay Vaughn or wife £10\n         annually for preformance of the aforesaid act. Among the \n          Campbell County papers, Justice \n          Adam Clement says that \n          Charles Gilbert of \n          Campbell on April 29, 1787 makes oath that\n         Negro slave \n          Jack --property of Watts of \n          Prince Edward County --ran away and was\n         found 50 miles thence. Among the legal papers of \n          Prince Edward , \n          Edward Watts sold to \n          William Watts eight Negro slaves: \n          True , \n          James , \n          Winnie , \n          Peter , \n          Sarah , \n          Betty , \n          Rachel , and \n          Doc on January 14, 1787. There is also a\n         account of Dr. \n          M. John King with the sheriff of \n          Lunenburg which has an entry dating 1769:\n         the former is in account with \n          [John] Epps for four lbs. of tobacco at\n         £0.5.1.","Miscellaneous","Among the Advertisements there is an advertisement dated\n         September 20, 1871 from the \n          Omaha, Nebraska Lottery for the building\n         of a public library in the city. A broadside from \n          Cox and Sons Church Furniture shows a\n         garish stained-glass window commemorating the late President \n          James Garfield . There is an undated\n         letter to Mrs. \n          Fleming Saunders asking for a subscription\n         to the \n          Graphic, a ladies society\n         magazine. There is an undated list of books from \n          George Munro, Publishers . There is also a\n         broadside for \"The World's Christmas Hymn\"--an analogy of\n         English poetry pertaining to \n          Christ 's birth dating from the medieval\n         period.","The church related papers include a letter, March 21, 1904,\n         from \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute to the \n          Saunders asking for aid for the building of\n         an Episcopal parsonage at the university. The letter\n         enunciates a fear of the danger of Episcopal boys being weaned\n         from their faith by the compulsory attendance at the services\n         of other sects due to the absence of a Episcopal parsonage.\n         There is also an Episcopal \"Church Kalendar,\" 1882-1883,\n         listing holy days with information on the faith, church\n         service, and background of the Anglican/Episcopalian\n         faith.","Civil War papers range from 1861 to 1864. During 1862-1864,\n         there are a number of furloughs issued to \n          Confederate enlisted men in \n          Virginia , each with a physical\n         description of the bearer, and addressed \"to all whom it may\n         concern.\" On August 10, 1862, there is a provision return for\n         a company of the \n          13th Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers .\n         There are also a number of CSA \"special requisitions\", chiefly\n         ordering clothing, shoes, and blankets, most signed by Captain\n          Fleming Saunders , assistant\n         quartermaster, of Company K, Virginia Regiment.","The educational papers range from 1848-1903, n.d. There is\n         a page from a 1848 French edition of the fables of La Fontaine\n         from the \"Academie de Norfolk.\" There is an \n          \"Educational Treatise on the Constitution\" ,\n         September 6, 1877, by \n          John Randolph Tucker of \n          Virginia . There is a 1892-1893 brochure\n         for the \n          Edgeworth School , a church-related\n         boarding and day school for females. There is the fall term\n         1895 grade report from \n          Virginia Polytechnic Institute (formerly \n          Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical\n         College ) for \n          Fleming Saunders, III . There is a fall\n         term 1902 grade report from \n          Hollins College for \n          Elsie Saunders . There is another VPI\n         grade report, from February 1903, for \n          Carter Temple Saunders . There is a report\n         from \n          St. Timothy's School of \n          Catonsville, Maryland . Another undated\n         piece is a \"rules for spelling\" sheet from a grammar book.\n         There are also undated fragments of Latin, French, and\n         algebra.","There are lectures, essays, and poems, 1794, 1818, 1843,\n         and n.d., including a scrap of a lecture dated September 6,\n         1794 from \n          Edward Watts ; another lecture on motive\n         dated September 16, 1794; and, a series of oral essays from\n         1843.","Miscellaneous material, 1887-1892, includes a note of the\n         marriage of Capt. \n          Fleming Saunders to \n          Mary Gwathmey on July 30.","The obituaries include a reprint of the 1858 obituary of \n          Fleming Saunders, Sr , a reprint of the\n         1867 obituary of Fleming, Sr.'s wife-- \n          Alice Fleming --and the 1904 obituary of \n          Peter Saunders . The obituaries of\n         Fleming, Sr. and Alice are panegyrics. The first two were\n         transcribed by \n          John Blair Dabney .","The photographs include an unidentified photograph of a\n         young member of the \n          Saunders family and undated photo cards of\n         liturgical furniture.","Bound Volumes","The Day Books include a day book from \n          Maple Creek Mills dating from 1842. There\n         is a 1867 day book with one page filled, made of a cut\n         agricultural crop ledger. There is also in the book a pasted\n         in notice from the Adjuctant Inspector's Office in \n          Richmond , July 29, 1863. Dating January\n         18, 1872 is a subscription book for the \n          Lee Monumental Association . Also present\n         is a $1 donation from \n          Alex Berkeley of \n          Yellow Branch, Virginia . There are also\n         farm journals dating 1855 through 1860.","A card game, 1846, called \"The Game of Kings made Easy\"\n         which is based on the kings of \n          England who reigned down to its date, is\n         also present. The card for Henry V is missing. Many of the\n         cards contain information of the kings of an antiquarian\n         nature.","The Memorandum books, 1873-1874 and 1881-1894, owned by \n          Fleming Saunders , includes employees,\n         supplies, and construction information in the first volume.\n         The latter has a note at its end which mentions survey\n         data.","The \n          Otter River Township Record Book dates\n         from 1870-1874. There are references to road building. An\n         entry for June 16, 1871 notes the ordering of \"tickets\" for\n         road tax and township levy. Also included are lists of\n         expenses for board members with lists of expenses for\n         materials bought. 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","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vif_vif00071#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vif_vif00071","ead_ssi":"vif_vif00071","_root_":"vif_vif00071","_nest_parent_":"vif_vif00071","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/fcpl/vif00071.xml","title_ssm":["The McLean Citizens Association Records, \n 1922-2014"],"title_tesim":["The McLean Citizens Association Records, \n 1922-2014"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["MSS 05-16"],"text":["MSS 05-16","The McLean Citizens Association Records, \n 1922-2014","Mclean (Va)","Tysons Corner (Va)","Cities and Towns-Growth","City Planning","Dulles Toll Road (Va)","Evans Farm Inn (McLean, Va.)","Little League Baseball","McLean Community Center","McLean Legal ","The McLean Citizens Association was founded in 1914 as the McLean School and Civic League. In 1953, the League was reincorporated as The McLean Citizens Association (MCA). Because McLean is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, the MCA provides a forum where residents of the greater McLean area can address local issues and to advocate for solutions that serve the interests and values of the community. The MCA studies issues and advocates positions, sends representatives to task forces, hosts candidate debates, forums and town halls, and collaborates with elected officials and staff at all levels of government to accomplish its goals.","McLean Citizens Association Records contains minutes, correspondence, reports, handbooks, promotional materials, clippings, photographs, and VHS tapes created and collected by the MCA spanning the years 1922-2014. The materials were collected by several different members and officers of the organization including Bayard Evans, Leighton Cain, Kay Sloan Burke, and Merrily Pierce. As such, the collection does not contain complete or comprehensive records of the MCA. The collection consists of administrative records, financial records, subject files, planning and zoning committee files, and records of related organizations including the Coalition to Save Evans Farm, McLean Community Center, and McLean Citizens Foundation.","Series 1: Administrative Records, 1953-2014, Undated, Boxes 1-7","This series contains administrative records of the MCA, including Constitution and By-Laws and Board of Directors handbooks, newspaper clippings, brochures, and photographs. It also includes materials, namely agenda, minutes, reports, and correspondence, related to both the Board of Directors and General Membership meetings.  The McLean Letter, a newsletter sent to members, also contains agenda, meeting minutes, and reports.  ","Series 2: Financial Records, 1974-1996, Boxes 7-8","This series contains Reports of the Treasurer as well as bank statements, receipts, deposit slips, and other financial documents. Materials are arranged chronologically.","Series 3: Planning and Zoning Committee, 1950-2002, Undated, Boxes 8-22","This series contains records of the Planning and Zoning Committee, including meeting minutes, agenda, and notes, reports, correspondence, maps, and reference materials.  The bulk of the series is comprised of files relating to individual rezoning, and other development applications in Fairfax County. These files include reports of the Department of Planning and Zoning; correspondence with Fairfax County, developers, and residents; architectural drawings, blueprints, and plats; meeting materials; clippings; and other documents. These files are arranged alphabetically by applicant.  ","Series 4: Subject Files, 1947-2003, Undated, Boxes 22-27","This series contains correspondence, reports, maps, drawings, and other materials on a variety of issues.  Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject.","Series 5: Related Organizations, 1964-2003","This series contains materials to organizations related to MCA, including the Coalition to Save Evans Farm, McLean Citizens Foundation, and McLean Community Center.  ","Sub-series 5-1: Coalition to Save Evans Farm, 1966-2003, Boxes 27-32 \nThe Coalition to Save Evans Farm was a grass-roots citizens’ organization jointly sponsored by the MCA and McLean Broyhill Estates Civic Association in 1998 to preserve a 24 acre property formerly occupied by the Evans Farm Inn Restaurant. This series contains rezoning applications, correspondence, meeting minutes, fundraising and financial information, photographs, VHS tapes, stickers, and promotional materials.","Sub-series 5-2: McLean Citizens Foundation, 2001-2003, Undated, Box 32 \nThe McLean Citizens Foundation (now known as McLean Community Foundation) was created by the MCA to fundraise and award grants for local projects. 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