Papers

Containers:
Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 15, Folder 1
Scope and content:

Patrick Henry, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Richard Henry Lee, no place, May 28, 1778. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.

Francis Watkins to Patrick Henry, April 15, 1790. 3 pages. Autographed letter signed.

Col. William Fleming, Botetourt County, Virginia, to Patrick Henry, Prince Edward County, Virginia, October 23[?], 1790. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.

William Fleming, Botetourt County, Virginia, to Col. Patrick Henry, Prince Edward County, Virginia, June 18, 1791. 1 page. Autographed letter signed.

Patrick Henry, Prince Edward County, Virginia, to [?], August 19, 1792. 1 page. Autographed letter signed. With a note included from T.S. Meade.

John Fontaine to Patrick Henry, undated. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.

Photostatic copies of papers in the Library of Congress relating to Patrick Henry

"Patrick Henry's Mother," by Jean Cabell O'Neill. In the Journal of American History. 13 pages. Printed volume.

Notes on Sarah Henry, mother of Patrick Henry. 3 items. 8 pages. Autographed letter signed. 2 photostats. With photographs of her tombstone and of the house in which she died.

A letter regarding the Fontaine Ms. in the Cornell University Library, January 19, 1923. 1 page. Typed letter signed.

ALS of Patrick Henry, Williamsburg, to Richard Henry Lee, 28 May 1778, concerning military matters in Virginia and French participation.

Agreement stating Joseph Habersham, of Georgia, will loan Patrick Henry twenty enslaved persons, thirteen men and seven women, at a monthly rate of 24 shillings for the men and 16 shillings for the women. Agreement has further conditions for use and treatment of the enslaved. July 3, 1780.

Language:
English

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
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Parent restrictions:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Parent terms of access:
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.