William Alexander Stuart Papers 1861-1888

Access and use

Location of collection:
Wytheville Community College
F.B. Kegley Library
Wytheville Community College
Smyth Hall, Room 103
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
Contact for questions and access:
POC: William A. “Bill” Veselik
Phone: (276) 223-4876
POC: George Mattis
Phone: (276) 223-4744
Fax: (276) 223-4745

Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Papers consist of three documents: a 1861 letter from Nicholas Chevalier to William Alexander Stuart, a 1869 promissory note from Stuart and George W. Palmer to James H. Gilmore and V. S. Morgan, and a summons to S. R. Huffard and William Alexander Stuart dated 1888.

Biographical / historical:

William Alexander Stuart (1826-1892) was the son of Archibald Stuart and Elizabeth Pannill Stuart of Laura Hill in Patrick County, Virginia. His brothers included James Ewell Brown Stuart and John Dabney Stuart. A lawyer and businessman, Stuart was admitted as a deputy clerk of the Circuit Superior Court of law and chancery in Wytheville. He eventually served as clerk of the Circuit Superior Court in 1847 and also worked as a bank cashier. He also owned several businesses including the Preston and King Salt Works in Saltville, Virginia.

William Alexander Stuart first married Mary Taylor Carter of Russell County and had three sons including Henry Carter Stuart, Dale Carter Stuart, and John J. Stuart. His second wife was Ellen Spiller Brown whom he married when he was thirty-seven. The couple had five children including Sue Lee Stuart Campbell, William S. Stuart, Alexander B. Stuart, Archibald Stuart, and J. E. B. Stuart who died young. William Alexander Stuart died in 1892 from a heart attack.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Mary B. Kegley in 1993.
Physical description:
3 items.