Collection related to stallion Wicked William

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16825, Collection related to stallion Wicked William, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
.04 Cubic Feet 1 folder (legal)
Creator:
Kurt A Sanftleben, LLC
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16825, Collection related to stallion Wicked William, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains nineteen documents and letters that provide detailed documentation of the ownership of a breeding stallion named Wicked William. The documents include three pedigrees, four stud service tickets, five sales records, and seven stampless letters, which provide a first-hand account of thoroughbred breeding and horse racing in Virginia during the early 19th century. The collection traces the breeding of Wicked William and his pedigree.

The collection also documents the sale of Wicked William from Colonel William White of Hanover County to Captain John Hooe Jr. of Prince William County, a member of a wealthy and influential Virginia family.

William White and John Hooe owned enslaved laborers and used them as horse jockeys in the racing business. There is documentation of White asking Hooe to arrange a pass for two enslaved jockeys to travel without an escort so they would not be harmed or arrested by a slave patrol.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Kurt A. Sanftleben by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 27 April 2023.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard