Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Henry Whitman Papers
Whitman, Henry
Ms.2022.003
0.1 Cubic Feet
1 folder
1827-1864
This collections contains papers and letters addressed to Henry Whitman, the Justice of the Peace for Wythe County, Virginia, in the mid-1800s. Most documents contain information about different legal dispitutes and issues. Two relate to the purchasing of a bridle and of leather, and another letter relates information about the American Civil War.
The materials in this collection are in English.
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Source of Acquisition
This collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2012.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henry Whitman Papers was completed in May 2022.
Biographical Note
Henry Whitman was the Justice of the Peace for Wythe County, Virginia, in the mid-1800s.
In the 1830 census, a Henry Whitman is listed as one of five "free white persons" living in his household - three under 20 and two adults, possibly Whitman, his wife, and three children. They are listed living in Evansham (present-day Wytheville) in Wythe County. In an 1850 will, a Henry Whitman of Wythe County mentions his wife "Daicey" and brother David. On July 14, 1857, a widowed Dicey(?) Whitman (b. ca. 1797 to Henry and Malvina [Helvey?]) married a Henry F. Shugart (widower) in Wythe County.
Sources:
- "Henry Whitman" entry, 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, https://www-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/discoveryui-content/view/944879:8058
- "Henry Whitman" will entry in the database "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900," on Ancestry.com, https://www-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/discoveryui-content/view/605289:62347
- "Dicey Whitman" marriage entry in the Library of Virginia's database "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935", on Ancestry.com, https://www-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/discoveryui-content/view/90456547:62154
Scope and Content
This collection contains papers and letters belonging to Henry Whitman, the Justice of the Peace for Wythe County, Virginia, in the mid-1800s. Most documents contain information about different legal disputes and issues. Two relate to the purchasing of a bridle and of leather, and another letter relates information about the American Civil War.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
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Legal instruments (Legal documents)
Letters
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Virginia, Southwest
Letter to Henry Whitman from David Whitman about needing a bridle1827-03-121Letter addressed to Henry Whitman from [G. Mitchell(?)] 1832-08-131Letter to Henry Whitman from Russell B. Rogers about [Tarry Hilty?]'s unpaid legal judgment[1837?]-12-281Commonwealth of Virginia to the Constable of Wythe County summons for George Cline with judgment by H. Whitman18501Deposition of Thomas Wright with letter to [J.J. Penn?] from Z. J. Shugart18541Handwritten copy of a court order for [Zacharius J. Shugart?] to build macadam roads[1855?]-08-241Bill of Leather to Henry Whitman from Lewis F. L. [Amiss?][1855?]-12-111Summons to Sheriff of Smyth County for several people "to answer a bill in Chancery exhibited in our said Court against them by Francis P. Staley"1859-12-121Letter about political race and the Civil War to William S. Harris from [J. B. White or Whitman?]1864-04-201