William Hunt Suit Papers, [1791]

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

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Summary

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

A bill of complaint filed by William Hunt of Lancaster County, Virginia, filing suit in a court of chancery of Richmond County against Ezekiel Levy (d. 1812), George Davis (d. 1826), Dennis McCarty (d. ca. 1803), Henry Dobyns, and Kister Toon [Tune] (d. ca. 1803). Hunt is suing over part of the estate of his grandfather, specifically the "increase" of two slave women. The bill of complaint includes genealogical information on the Barber family, the Hunt family, and the McCarty family. It also contains genealogical information on the children of two slave women, Jean and Betty.

Biographical / historical:

William Hunt of Lancaster County, Virginia, was the son of George Hunt (d. 1744) and Elizabeth Barber Hunt (d. 1791), and the grandson of Charles Barber (d. 1726) of Richmond County, Virginia.

Acquisition information:

Lent for copying by Martha Woodroof Hiden, Newport News, Virginia, April 1945.

Physical location:

Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 22355.

Physical description:

2 leaves. (Negative photostats.)