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Library of Virginia 2002 Lyn Hart Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia William Hodgson Letterbook, 1803-1807 29067 Miscellaneous Reel 2102 1 reel of microfilm English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

William Hodgson. Letterbook, 1803-1807. Accession 29067, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

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Purchased 1976 June 3.

 Biographical/Historical Information

William Hodgson (d. 1820) of Alexandria, Virginia, was the brother-in-law and executor of William Ludwell Lee of "Greenspring," James City County, Virginia.

 Scope and Content Information

This letterbook contains copies of correspondence of William Hodgson in his capacity as executor of William Ludwell Lee, especially concerning the operation of "Greenspring" plantation in James City County, Virginia. There is substantial business correspondence as well as personal and familial notes. References to accounts, slave purchases, agricultural production, freed slaves, and plantation upkeep form the bulk of the topics of the letters. There are also references to yellow fever outbreaks. The correspondents include a number of business associates, family members, and prominent individuals.