Collections

Merchant ledger of Abraham Davenport of Jefferson County, and possibly Berkeley County, Virginia, now West Virginia. Contains account of the estate of Abram Davenport with Braxton Davenport, executor, 1825-1833, and several recipes.

The Account Books, SC-000200, contains 13 account books or ledgers written by various people. Some of the items track family accounts while others track business accounts. Not included in this collection are any daybooks or diaries pertaining to the daily lives of the individuals. Each account book spans a couple of years while some cover a larger amount of time but altogether, the account books were created in the 19th century.

Papers (including correspondence) of Thomas Adams, Richard Adams and Richard Adams, Jr., of Richmond, Va. Includes papers concerning the erection of burial monuments for members of the family and a printed bill of complaint concerning the private cemetery of the Adams family which details their genealogy. Includes Thomas B. Adams' receipts and a reward for a stolen horse, 1782, 1787.

This collection includes early Washington and Lee University papers and miscellaneous materials supplementary to the university's trustee's records, faculty meeting minutes, and treaurer's records. Much of this collection was found over decades from various locations on campus and housed in the Treasurer's Office.

The records in this collection consist largely of orders from the governor and Council authorizing the auditor to issue warrants, and vouchers submitted by creditors in support of their claims. The vouchers include the names of persons to whom money was owed, the amounts, reason for the payment, and the dates the vouchers were submitted. Documents supporting the claims pre-date the approval date by several years.

The collection contains an unfinished manuscript by A.J. Morrison about Prince Edward County, along with letters, newspaper clippings, and various documents about local history. Dates of materials range from 1754-1975.

Letter, 9 March 1809, from Albert Gallatin, Treasurer's Office, to Benjamin Harrison, late Commissioner of Loans, Richmond, Va. concerning transfer certificates issued by Harrison after he had left office.

Albert Gallatin papers (1795-1828; 0.1 cubic feet) contains an oversize tableau chronologique, unnumbered pages of correspondence concerning the Baron de Gallatin, 1777; letter from Albert Gallatin to David Lenox, Washington D.C. January 4, 1808; letter from Albert Gallatin to Johnathan Bu[?], Washington D.C. September 7, 1808; letter from Albert Gallatin to Thomas Worthington, New Geneva, PA September 10, 1823; letter from John Ferguson to Albert Gallatin, "Head of Sassafras," February 9, 1828 [with] letter from Albert Gallatin to James Gallatin, New York, March 4, 1828; letter from Albert Gallatin to unnamed recipient, [October 21, 1828]; U.S. Treasury Dept. receipt, November 10, 1801, signed by Albert Gallatin; Promissory note payable to Albert Gallatin, Philadelphia, July 14, 1795, signed by Robert Morris; Deed from Trinity Church, New York to Albert R. Gallatin for family burial plot, lot 828, May 1, 1885; contract between Isaac Hopper and Albert R. Gallatin for construction of a burial vault in Trinity Church Cemetary, New York, May 19, 1885; and two miscellaneous Gallatin related items