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College of William and Mary

Garth Family papers

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This inventory contains personal and buisness correspondence, financial documents, loans, promissory notes, legal documents, tax information, and land records belonging to the Jesse Garth family of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, The majority of the inventory documents correspondence chiefly from 1800-1854 between family members, mostly the adult children of Jesse and Elizabeth Garth, fl. 1798-1854, especially Lucy E. B. Garth, fl. 1820-1849; Sarah Garth Goodman, fl. 1820-1842; Jesse B. Garth, fl. 1833-1834; and May S. Garth Sumner, fl. 1849-1851, as well as other nephews and family members.

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D. Wood, Pilgrim's Retreat, Charlottesville, Virginia, to his brother (in-law?), Jesse Garth, Charlottesville, Virginia Box 1, Folder 1

Scope and Contents Relates incident of son (?), Sam's accident with hastily loaded wagon of logs and his suprising survival; asks if Jesse has any interest in buying team of mules and gives price he'd consider; inquires after mother and sister (Elizabeth?). 2pp. ALS.

  1. Series 1: Personal and Business Correspondence
  2. Personal Correspondence

Isaac and Susan Dalton, Germantown, North Carolina, to brother(in-law) Jesse Garth, Albemarl(e) Co., Virginia Box 1, Folder 1

Discusses his recovery; inquires about family's health; replies to previous question regarding total loans to Jesse; estimates $971.48; would like repayment but is aware of recent misfortunes; own health compells him t oresolve financial matters; is agreeable to suggestion that enslaved persons be repayment. 1p. ALS.

  1. Series 1: Personal and Business Correspondence
  2. Personal Correspondence

Isaac and Susannah Dalton, Germantown, North Carolina, to brother(in-law), Jesse Garth, Albemarle Co., Virginia Box 1, Folder 1

Scope and Contents Inquires about health; glad to receive letter; hopes own crops do well; corn goes for $.60/bushel and pork for $6.00; everything else "dull"; money scarce as time of contraction; inquires if still intends to visit in spring; hard winter sonce Christmas; looks forward to their visit. 2pp. ALS.

  1. Series 1: Personal and Business Correspondence
  2. Personal Correspondence

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