Grattan Family Letters, 1847/1850

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Grattan Family Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Grattan family
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Grattan Family Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Letters, 1847-1850, between members of the Grattan family of Richmond, Va. Family members included the lawyer Peachy R. Grattan, his wife Jane Elvira Grattan, their son, Robert B. Grattan and their daughter, Lucy Gilmer Grattan.

Item 1: Letter from Jane Elvira Grattan to Robert R. Grattan, October 1, 1847 Jane Elvira Grattan, at Richmond, VA, to her son, Robert R. Grattan, at Mount Crawford, Rockingham County, VA Item 2: Letter from Jane Elvira Grattan to Robert R. Grattan, October 22, 1847 Jane Elvira Grattan, at Richmond, VA, to her son, Robert R. Grattan, at Mount Crawford, Rockingham County, VA Item 3: Letter from Lucy Gilmer Grattan to Robert R. Grattan and letter from Peachy R. Grattan to Robert R. Grattan, November 16, 1847 and undated Lucy Gilmer Grattan, at Richmond, Va, to her brother, Robert R. Grattan, at Mount Crawford, Rockingham County, VA. Peachy R. Grattan to his son, Robert R. Grattan Both letters are on the same sheet. Item 4: Letter from Peachy R. Grattan to Robert R. Grattan, December 18, 1847 Peachy R. Grattan, at Richmond, VA, to his son, Robert R. Grattan, at Mount Crawford, VA Item 5: Letter from Peachy R. Grattan to Mrs. Jane Elvira Grattan, July 31, 1849 Peachy R. Grattan, at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, VA, to Mrs. Jane Elvira Grattan, at Goochland Court House, VA Item 6: Letter from Peachy R. Grattan to Mrs. Jane Elvira Grattan, September 2, 1849 Peachy R. Grattan, at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, VA, to Mrs. Jane Elvira Grattan, at Goochland Court House, VA Item 7: Letter from Jane Elvira Grattan to Robert R. Grattan, July 29, 1850 Jane Elvira Grattan, at Richmond, VA, to her son, Robert R. Grattan, at Mount Crawford, Rockingham County, VA

Biographical / historical:

Family members included the lawyer Peachy R. Grattan, his wife Jane Elvira Grattan, their son, Robert B. Grattan and their daughter, Lucy Gilmer Grattan. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Purchase
Processing information:

box and folder list compiled by Patricia Sanabria, SCRC staff, in November 2011.