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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC, created by Alex Lorch, 24 May 2004 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the William Green Papers, 1812-1880 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 41008 Alex Lorch

Library of Virginia 2004 Alex Lorch Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia William Green Papers, 1812-1880 41008 Miscellaneous reels 4274-4275 2 reels English Robert Alonzo Brock

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, California 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.

Preferred Citation

William Green Papers, 1812-1880. Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Biographical Information

William Green was born in 1806, the son of John W. and Mary Browne Green of Fredericksburg, Virginia. He married Columbia E. Slaughter (b. 1809) on 10 April 1837 in Orange County, Virginia, and the couple had two children. He died on 29 July 1880.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1812-1880, of William Green (1806-1880) of Culpeper County and Richmond, Virginia, principally consisting of his legal papers, personal accounts, and personal correspondence. The bulk of the collection is his legal papers and case files, 1812-1880, comprising legal complaints, legal briefs, legal opinions, and legal correspondence sent to and from William Green or endorsed by William Green. Other items in the collection are Green's personal accounts, 1833-1879, including receipts and accounts for his purchase of various goods and services. Also of note is a solicitation letter for a subscription to the "Broadway Journal" sent to Green from Edgar Allan Poe, estate records for Isaac Hite (1758-1836) and Mary Stevens (d. ca. 1829), and a honorary resolution passed by the members of the Richmond Bar upon the death of William Green.

Arrangement

Microfilmed as arranged by The Huntington Library.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Location of Originals

Originals are located at the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.