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Thinks John Marshall may be induced to write a biography of George Washington and writes him by the same post. Will also write other gentlemen he and Lear discussed. Encloses two letters which he asks Lear to forward on his behalf concerning the same topic.

This collection covers the history of the Cazenove Family of Alexandria from the 1790s to the 1970s. The first part of the collection features records from James O'Hara Cazenove (1880-1971), consisting primarily of correspondence and records relating to his business interests and investments, as well as legal documents and business related litigation. Some of the correspondence and notebooks relate to his role as an inventor including a patent for an improved eggbeater from the 1920s. It also includes records from his brother, Louis A. deCazenove (1851-1925), primarily related to his education at Cornell University.

The papers of the Morris familyconsist of ca. 4100 items (9 Hollinger boxes, ca. 3 linear feet), 1727-1931, mostly business and legal documents belonging to three generations of the family in Hanoverand LouisaCounties, Virginia. Most of the early papers are those of Colonel Richard Morris(d.1821), pertaining to business and legal matters in Hanover and Louisa. Richard Morriswas the Commissary of Provisions for the state of Virginiaduring the Revolutionary War from the beginning through 1780.

Business papers of Sterrett who was a lawyer, real estate agent and county clerk of Mason County, Virginia (now West Virginia) includes letters, accounts, deeds, promissory notes, legal records, wills and other business records. Most of the letters are from Colin Auld of Alexandria, Va. Note: Correspondents include James Hall of Harrisonburg Va., John A. Marmaduke of Hillsborough and Shepherdstown, West Virginia, George W. Peter, John P. C. Peter, Thomas Peter of Georgetown, D. C., John Roberts of Alexandria, Va. and James Swan and Jonathan Swan of Baltimore, Md., Robert Swan of Cumberland, Md. and Robert Worthington of Charlestown, Va. (now West Virginia.)

This collection of family papers, 1781-1893 and 1917-1921, consists of ca. 250 items, including correspondence, business and legal papers, land surveys, and genealogical material chiefly pertaining to the Baker familyof Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia. Members of the Baker familyinclude Martin Baker, Sr.( -1821) and his children, Martin Baker, Jr.( -1836), William M. Baker, Clevears Baker, Samuel Baker, Margaret L. Baker, Lucinda (Baker) Ellett, Mary (Baker) Brittain, Catherine (Baker) Moody(1798-), and Elizabeth (Baker) Carter. Members of the related Miller, Quarles, and Swiftfamilies include Ann (Miller) Quarles, Peggy (Mills) Winslow, Peggy Swift (Winslow) Abbitt, and Thomas Swift.

This collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections. The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like.

Mostly correspondence of and genealogical data, chiefly 1860-1923, collected by William Carter Stubbs and his wife, Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs. Also includes correspondence from members of the Stubbs, Saunders and Blair families; accounts and correspondence relating to his farm "Valley Front" in Gloucester County, Va. and his Alabama farm; his notes on soil and chemical experiments; papers concerning the Louisiana exhibit at Jamestown Tercentennial, 1907; and papers of Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs and Mary Louise Saunders Blair. Over 8000 items.