<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Grattan-Letters</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Grattan Family Letters</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Grattan Family Letters <num>Mss. 39.2 G77</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2007-07-28</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:18:16 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Grattan Family Letters</unittitle>
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      <famname source="lcnaf">Grattan family</famname>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1847/1850" type="inclusive">1847-1850</unitdate>
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    <head>Family History:</head>
<p>Family members included the lawyer Peachy R. Grattan, his wife Jane Elvira Grattan, their son, Robert B. Grattan and their daughter, Lucy Gilmer Grattan. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Grattan_family" xlink:title="Grattan family"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>Purchase</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>box and folder list compiled by Patricia Sanabria, SCRC staff, in November 2011.</p>  </processinfo>
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<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>Grattan Family Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Letters, 1847-1850, between members of the Grattan family of Richmond, Va. Family members included the lawyer Peachy R. Grattan, his wife Jane Elvira Grattan, their son, Robert B. Grattan and their daughter, Lucy Gilmer Grattan.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="local">Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century</subject>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_aa806b7e0d63acc027c0244fcebf08b1" level="file"><did><unittitle>Letters</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/269100</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1847-1850</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial><container altrender="Century Box" id="aspace_b4ea5b1ad6002a0da972a59159b11c4a" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Manuscripts Group 2 Box 14</container><container id="aspace_a087dcee2ec278fb6f1a321d0a5b2383" parent="aspace_b4ea5b1ad6002a0da972a59159b11c4a" type="folder">1</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_0e0ba19842ecacbee65e3ed1184d1457"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Item 1: Letter from Jane Elvira Grattan to Robert R. Grattan, October 1, 1847
Jane Elvira Grattan, at Richmond, VA, to her son, Robert R. Grattan, at Mount Crawford, Rockingham County, VA
Item 2: Letter from Jane Elvira Grattan to Robert R. Grattan, October 22, 1847
Jane Elvira Grattan, at Richmond, VA, to her son, Robert R. Grattan, at Mount Crawford, Rockingham County, VA
Item 3: Letter from Lucy Gilmer Grattan to Robert R. Grattan and letter from Peachy R. Grattan to Robert R. Grattan, November 16, 1847 and undated
Lucy Gilmer Grattan, at Richmond, Va, to her brother, Robert R. Grattan, at Mount Crawford, Rockingham County, VA.
Peachy R. Grattan to his son, Robert R. Grattan
Both letters are on the same sheet.
Item 4: Letter from Peachy R. Grattan to Robert R. Grattan, December 18, 1847
Peachy R. Grattan, at Richmond, VA, to his son, Robert R. Grattan, at Mount Crawford, VA
Item 5: Letter from Peachy R. Grattan to Mrs. Jane Elvira Grattan, July 31, 1849
Peachy R. Grattan, at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, VA, to Mrs. Jane Elvira Grattan, at Goochland Court House, VA
Item 6: Letter from Peachy R. Grattan to Mrs. Jane Elvira Grattan, September 2, 1849
Peachy R. Grattan, at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, VA, to Mrs. Jane Elvira Grattan, at Goochland Court House, VA
Item 7: Letter from Jane Elvira Grattan to Robert R. Grattan, July 29, 1850
Jane Elvira Grattan, at Richmond, VA, to her son, Robert R. Grattan, at Mount Crawford, Rockingham County, VA</p></scopecontent></c></dsc>
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