Mann Page Papers, 1765-1869.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528

Summary

Creator:
Mann Page, 1766-1813.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of Mann Page, Jr. Primarily his business accounts and receipts, and legal papers and receipts relating to his position as clerk of the Gloucester County Court. Included are a few letters pertaining to financial matters at Rosewell, and a letter, August 11, 1787, from John Mason, a student at the College of William and Mary, to Page, stating that there were only five students in the college at the time. A few later accounts were probably kept by Page's descendants.

Biographical / historical:

Mann Page, Jr. (1766-1813), of Shelly, Gloucester County, Va., was the oldest son of John and Frances Burwell Page.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1931.
Arrangement:

Chronologically arranged. Undated materials including the five volumes are placed at the end.

Physical description:
5 volumes and 504 items.