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College of William and Mary

Campbell Family Papers, 1726/1920

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Papers of four generations of the Campbell family of Orange Co., Va. including correspondence of William Campbell (1755-1823). His papers pertain to Revolutionary pensions, bounty land claims, the War of 1812, his superintendency of the Virginia State Penitentary, and his estate and includes a diary of a trip to Kentucky in 1798. There are also papers (correspondence and accounts) of his wife, Mrs. Susan Campbell and their children. The collection includes papers of the Graves family and correspondence, medical accounts, military orders and reports of Dr. William S. Parran who served in the 13th Virginia Regiment of Confederate States Army at the battles of Bull Run, Cedar Mountain and who was killed at Antietam. Correspondents of Parran include A. P. Hill and John Letcher and there is one letter, 1861, concerning Thomas Jonathan Jackson.

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Campbell Family Papers, 1726/1920 4.00 Linear Feet

Campbell family

Papers of four generations of the Campbell family of Orange Co., Va. including correspondence of William Campbell (1755-1823). His papers pertain to Revolutionary pensions, bounty land claims, the War of 1812, his superintendency of the Virginia State Penitentary, and his estate and includes a diary of a trip to Kentucky in 1798. There are also papers (correspondence and accounts) of his wife, Mrs. Susan Campbell and their children. The collection includes papers of the Graves family and correspondence, medical accounts, military orders and reports of Dr. William S. Parran who served in the 13th Virginia Regiment of Confederate States Army at the battles of Bull Run, Cedar Mountain and who was killed at Antietam. Correspondents of Parran include A. P. Hill and John Letcher and there is one letter, 1861, concerning Thomas Jonathan Jackson.

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Garth Family papers, 1798/1872

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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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Accounts, 1800/1809 Box 3, Folder 1

Accounts and bills, with various creditors, including: Brown, River, &Co.; Brown, Watson, & Co.; William Galt; James Horsley; Richard Bibb; J. Kelly & Co.; and James & Samuel Leitch for such items as paper, a variety of fabrics, sewing accessories, liquor, farmwork, household goods, staples (i.e. coffee, tea, loaf sugar, brown sugar, salt, pepper, spices.), hardware, shoes, a shawl, suspenders, exercise book, New York Reader, and tobacco trade. Family members mentioned are J., John, Jesse, and W. Garth. 45 items.

  1. Series 2: Financial Records

Accounts, 1808/1839 Box 5, Folder 7

Garth family accounts with Samuel and James Leitch. Merchandise includes: hardware, dyestuffs, liqour, household goods, gun powder, staples and groceries, stationary, penknives, sewing accessories, various fabrics, books, an entire set of china (including serving dishes), parasol, fiddlestrings, various shoes, gloves, beavermitts, gents' gloves, gentleman's stockings cotton and silk ladies stockings, raisons and a copy of The Virginia Housewife. 19 items.

  1. Series 2: Financial Records

Documents of enslaved persons, 1798/1833 Box 5, Folder 1

Garth Family documents of the enslaved. Predominately bills of sale listing names of sellers, amount paid, date of purchase, and enslaved names and/or ages. Also, a note of Jesse and Brightberry Garth as cosigners of loan for Jesse B. Garth. Also, a bill of hire for three enslaved persons for a month. 14 items.

  1. Series 3: Legal Records and Miscellaneous
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Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers, 1784/1934, bulk 1830/1892

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This collection contains materials dated 1784-1934. It includes correspondence, legal papers, and accounts, chiefly 1830-1892, of Benjamin S. Ewell, professor at the U.S. Military Academy, Hampden-Sydney College, Washington and Lee College, and the College of William and Mary (which he served as acting president, 1848-1849, and president, 1854-1888). Letters from Ewell during the Civil War when he was assistant adjutant-general to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston are included as well. Among the correspondents are members of the Tyler, Ewell, Campbell, and Brown families of Virginia and Tennessee. The collection also contains the memorandum book on the Ewell family by Elizabeth S. Ewell.

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Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers, 1784/1934, bulk 1830/1892 3.5 Linear Feet

Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert, 1810-1894

This collection contains materials dated 1784-1934. It includes correspondence, legal papers, and accounts, chiefly 1830-1892, of Benjamin S. Ewell, professor at the U.S. Military Academy, Hampden-Sydney College, Washington and Lee College, and the College of William and Mary (which he served as acting president, 1848-1849, and president, 1854-1888). Letters from Ewell during the Civil War when he was assistant adjutant-general to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston are included as well. Among the correspondents are members of the Tyler, Ewell, Campbell, and Brown families of Virginia and Tennessee. The collection also contains the memorandum book on the Ewell family by Elizabeth S. Ewell.

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Cabell Family Papers, 1693/1913, bulk 1743/1823

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Accounts, surveys and correspondence, chiefly 1743-1823, of members of the Cabell family of Albemarle and Amherst counties, Virginia.

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Cabell Family Papers, 1693/1913, bulk 1743/1823 7 Linear Feet

Cabell, Joseph C. (Joseph Carrington), 1778-1856

Accounts, surveys and correspondence, chiefly 1743-1823, of members of the Cabell family of Albemarle and Amherst counties, Virginia.

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Colvin Papers, 1734/1839

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Papers of the Coleman, Davis and Pannill families of Orange and Culpeper counties, Va. Includes correspondence, 1827-1838, of William Davis with Peter F. Armstead, Linn Banks and William B. Wallace concerning the collection of money owed by Wallace. The papers include Davis's accounts and papers relating to his estate. There are also land records concerning Orange County, Va. and leases from Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740) and Alexander Spotswood (ca. 1746-1818.) Collection includes Sale family Bible which includes records of the Davis family, Grasty family, and Sale family.

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Accounts and Bundle Covers/Labels, 1787/1839 Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 6, Folder 3

Item 1: Accounts of William Davis., 1787-1839 49 pieces. Item 2: Covers and labels taken from the original bundles of papers in this group. 6 pieces.

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Colvin Papers, 1734/1839 1.7 Linear Feet

Davis family

Papers of the Coleman, Davis and Pannill families of Orange and Culpeper counties, Va. Includes correspondence, 1827-1838, of William Davis with Peter F. Armstead, Linn Banks and William B. Wallace concerning the collection of money owed by Wallace. The papers include Davis's accounts and papers relating to his estate. There are also land records concerning Orange County, Va. and leases from Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740) and Alexander Spotswood (ca. 1746-1818.) Collection includes Sale family Bible which includes records of the Davis family, Grasty family, and Sale family.

Legal Papers, 1734/1821 Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 6, Folder 2

Item 1: Alcock (Robert) and wife, to John Clark. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County, Virginia., 1800 1 piece. Item 2: Coleman (Thomas) and wife, to Thomas Davis. Bond for conveyance of a tract of land in Orange County, deed to the land, extract of the deed and surveyor's plat of the land., 1793 4 pieces. Item 3: Coleman (Thomas) and wife, to William Ford. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County, and surveyor's plat of the land., 1791 2 pieces. Item 4: Davis ( ). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Orange County, made by Peirce Sanford for [ ? ] Davis., 1796 1 piece. Item 5: Davis (Thomas) to his son, William Davis. Deed of gift of 17 Negroes. Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 6: Davis (Thomas) and his wife, to their son, WIlliam Davis. Deed of gift of four tracts of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 7: Davis (Thomas). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Orange County, made by Peirce Sanford for Thomas Davis., 1803 1 piece. Item 8: Davis (William) to John M. Whittemore. Bond., 1833 1 piece. Item 9: Davis (William). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land belonging to William Davis., 1816 [ ? ] 1 piece. Item 10: Dinwiddie (Robert), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, to John Bramham. Quit rent certificate covering a tract of land in Orange County., 1756 1 piece. Item 11: Ford (William) to Thomas Davis. Bond for conveyance of a tract of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 12: Ford (William) and wife to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 13: Graves (Richard) and wife to John Hutchinson. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County, and certificate of wife's acknowledgment of deed., 1797 2 pieces. Note: The certificate is not executed. Item 14: Hutchinson (John) and wife to William Hutchinson. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1797 1 piece. Item 15: Mallory (John) and wife to Samuel[?] Mallory, Jr. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1821 1 piece. Item 16: Alexander Dawney, executor of Moore (Francis) to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1799 1 piece. Item 17: Morton (William) to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1794 1 piece. Item 18: Pannill (George) and wife to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1808 1 piece. Item 19: Ransdell (John) to Alexander Dawney. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1794 1 piece. Item 20: Spotswood (Alexander) to Benjamin Hoomes. Lease of a tract of land., 1778 1 piece. Note: On the back of the sheet appears an assignment of the lease by Benjamin Hoomes to Thomas Davis. Item 21: Spotswood (Alexander) to Thomas Jones, Sr. Lease of a tract of land in Spotsylvania County., 1734 1 piece. Mutilated. Note: On the back of the sheet appear the following items: Surveyor's plat of the land Acknowledgement of the lease by Alexander Spotswood. 1734. Assignment by Thomas Jones to William Morton. 1736. Assignment by Henry Pruett[?] to Willian Bourn. 1788. Assignment by William Bourn to William Morton. 1788. Assignment by William Morton to Thomas Davis. 1789. Item 22: Benjamin Moore, executor of Spotswood (John) to Francis Moore. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1767 1 piece.

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College of William and Mary

Robert Skipwith Diaries, 1834/1898

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Diaries, 1834-1898, of Robert Skipwith kept in Goochland County, Va., Richmond, Va. and Powhatan County, Va. Much of Skipwith's life is documented by these 14 diaries and topics include weather, personal affairs (the loss of his wife, and his aging), farming, social life in his neighborhood, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Virginia politics. He often included genealogical information on individuals when he recorded their deaths.

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Accounts and Diary, 1799/1876 Box 2, Folder 3

The first 28 pages of book includes accounts of George N. Skipwith for 1799-1805, and the remaining pages are the 1874-1876 diary.

  1. Series 2: Diaries
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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Morton-Halsey family papers, 1833/1951

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The Morton and Halsey family papers and addition (MSS 3995) contain family letters and some business letters, financial and legal papers, diaries, ledgers, printed items, and photographs belonging to the family of Jeremiah Morton (1899-1878), his wife Jane Smith Morton, and his son-in-law Joseph Jackson "J. J." Halsey (1820-1907) Halseys' wife, Mildred Halsey and their children and grandchildren with the family papers spanning from 1838 to 1951 in Culpeper, and Orange County, Virginia as well as the Halsey branch of the family from New Jersey, and Abraham Halsey (J.J.'s brother) in California.

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Austin-Twyman Papers, 1765/1939

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Papers, 1765 (1800-1890) 1939, of the Austin, Twyman, Spiller and Horsley families of Amherst and Buckingham counties, Virginia.

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Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909

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Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the "Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt Brother with Cuddy, Brown Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.

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Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909 0.50 Linear Feet

Merritt, William H. E.

Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the "Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt Brother with Cuddy, Brown Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.

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William K. Perrin Papers, 1732/1902, bulk 1820/1858

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Business letters, 1833-1839, to Major William K. Perrin and 1855, 1860, to his son-in-law Wyndham Kemp, both of Gloucester County, Virginia from Perrin's step-son Robert W. Nicolson in Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, about the management of a cotton plantation. Letters mention purchasing land, growing and selling cotton, and the management of the enslaved, legal and banking matters and uprising of the Creek Indians. Papers, 1800-1855 and undated, relating to the hiring out and management of enslaved persons in Gloucester County, Virginia by William K. Perrin. Legal papers, 1723-1895 and undated, include indentures, agreements, and lists of debts of William K. Perrin, George D. Nicolson, Sarah T. Nicolson, and descendants of William K. Perrin. Also accounts and receipts, 1806-1902, and undated.

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Legal papers, 1773/1812 Box 1, Folder 4

Physical Location: See also medium oversize file. Indentures, lists of accounts for William, Willis, Louisa, and Eliza Perrin in the name of John W. Perrin, guardian, 1800-1807.

  1. Series 2: Legal Papers, 1723/1895

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