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College of William and Mary

Anne H. Cutler Papers

6 Linear Feet

Papers relating to property owned by Anne Haughwout Cutler, of the Bucktrout-Braithwaite family in Williamsburg, Virginia. Cutler was the great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Bucktrout, a cabinetmaker from London who moved to Williamsburg in 1766, where he opened a business making funeral coffins.

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Anne H. Cutler Papers 6 Linear Feet

Cutler, Anne H. (Anne Haughwout)

Papers relating to property owned by Anne Haughwout Cutler, of the Bucktrout-Braithwaite family in Williamsburg, Virginia. Cutler was the great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Bucktrout, a cabinetmaker from London who moved to Williamsburg in 1766, where he opened a business making funeral coffins.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Ann Norvell Otey Scott Papers

.5 Linear Feet

This collection contains chiefly correspondence with Washington and Lee University and United Daughters of the Confederacy officials, resolutions, and reports relating to her participation in the controversy over W&L President Henry Louis Smith's proposed renovation and expansion of the Lee Chapel. Also includes correspondence and clippings relating to fund-raising for the Stratford Hall restoration. Correspondents include members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Washington and Lee officials, and Lee family members. It also includes a copy of Mary Randolph Custis Lee's will dated 1918.

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Ann Norvell Otey Scott Papers .5 Linear Feet

Scott, Ann Norvell Otey

This collection contains chiefly correspondence with Washington and Lee University and United Daughters of the Confederacy officials, resolutions, and reports relating to her participation in the controversy over W&L President Henry Louis Smith's proposed renovation and expansion of the Lee Chapel. Also includes correspondence and clippings relating to fund-raising for the Stratford Hall restoration. Correspondents include members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Washington and Lee officials, and Lee family members. It also includes a copy of Mary Randolph Custis Lee's will dated 1918.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Baer Family Papers

.25 Linear Feet

This collection in comprised principally business and family correspondence and general papers of the Baer family of the Panther Gap vicinity of Rockbridge County, Va. with a concentration of papers relative to the family's land holdings such as maps, indentures, and wills. Other highlights are a group of twenty-one manuscript weaving drafts for making household textiles, a family Bible in German(l744), local militia fines, genealogical materials, some relating to the Decker and Hite (Heyt) families, and two farming account books of Joseph Baer, 1853-1859.

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Baer Family Papers .25 Linear Feet

Baer, Joseph

This collection in comprised principally business and family correspondence and general papers of the Baer family of the Panther Gap vicinity of Rockbridge County, Va. with a concentration of papers relative to the family's land holdings such as maps, indentures, and wills. Other highlights are a group of twenty-one manuscript weaving drafts for making household textiles, a family Bible in German(l744), local militia fines, genealogical materials, some relating to the Decker and Hite (Heyt) families, and two farming account books of Joseph Baer, 1853-1859.

College of William and Mary

Betty Washington Lewis family papers

.1 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder

The collection contains 20 paper manuscripts. The papers were written by members of the Betty Washington Lewis family. Some papers were signed by Lewis. The papers date from 1783 - 1844.

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Betty Washington Lewis family papers .1 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder

The collection contains 20 paper manuscripts. The papers were written by members of the Betty Washington Lewis family. Some papers were signed by Lewis. The papers date from 1783 - 1844.

James Madison University

Bowman Family Papers

0.36 cubic feet 3 folders, 1 flat file
The Bowman Family Papers, 1765-1998, consisting of one box and one flat folder, contain various documents related to John Bowman, and his descendants David, Joseph, Alpheus, Solon, and others. These documents include deeds and indentures pertaining to land granted to John Bowman, as well as wills and financial records, and records pertaining to the construction of a new Rader's Church, 1878-1879.
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Bowman Family Papers 0.36 cubic feet 3 folders, 1 flat file

Bowman family
The Bowman Family Papers, 1765-1998, consisting of one box and one flat folder, contain various documents related to John Bowman, and his descendants David, Joseph, Alpheus, Solon, and others. These documents include deeds and indentures pertaining to land granted to John Bowman, as well as wills and financial records, and records pertaining to the construction of a new Rader's Church, 1878-1879.
College of William and Mary

Chester McNerney Collection

0.80 Linear Feet

The collection consists of a variety of French, English, and American documents that span from the late thirteenth century to the year 1950.

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Chester McNerney Collection 0.80 Linear Feet

McNerney, Chester, 1914-1983

The collection consists of a variety of French, English, and American documents that span from the late thirteenth century to the year 1950.

The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Bushrod Washington family papers

1.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

The Bushrod Washington Family Papers consist of documents gathered by the descendants of the first President of the United States, George Washington. The collection comprises an assortment of correspondence and legal documents documenting the lives and property ownership of several branches of the Washington family. The collection is organized into five series: Correspondence, Legal Documents, Social, Miscellaneous, and Indenture Notices (Land Deeds).

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Copy of the last will and testament of Hannah Bushrod Washington 8 pages Box 3, Folder 21

A manuscript copy of the last will and testament of Hannah Bushrod Washington, in which she specifies that her body be left out until it putrefies so that she is not buried alive. In her will, Hannah specifies that West Ford, the son of an enslaved woman named Venus, should be inoculated from smallpox, apprenticed to a tradesman, and freed at the age of twenty-one.

  1. Series 2. Legal Documents
  2. Subseries 2.5. Wills
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Draft will of Elijah Forsythe

0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder

This collection contains an undated, unsigned draft of Elijah Forsythe's will. Forsythe lived in Rockbridge County, Va. There is a signature of Archibald Graham Esq on the backside.

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Draft will of Elijah Forsythe 0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder

Graham, Edward

This collection contains an undated, unsigned draft of Elijah Forsythe's will. Forsythe lived in Rockbridge County, Va. There is a signature of Archibald Graham Esq on the backside.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

George Washington Custis Lee papers

1 Linear Feet

This collection consists of George Washington Custis Lee's correspondence, commission as major general, recollections collected by Greenlee Letcher, a copy of his will, transcripts of his letters, and a paper on G.W.C. Lee, possibly written by Letcher.

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George Washington Custis Lee papers 1 Linear Feet

Lee, George Washington Custis

This collection consists of George Washington Custis Lee's correspondence, commission as major general, recollections collected by Greenlee Letcher, a copy of his will, transcripts of his letters, and a paper on G.W.C. Lee, possibly written by Letcher.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Gordon M. Buck papers

7.2 Linear Feet 18 boxes, 7.2 linear ft.
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Gordon M. Buck papers 7.2 Linear Feet 18 boxes, 7.2 linear ft.

Buck , Gordon M., 1875-1970

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