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Gift: 148 items, 06/04/1940.
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Howerton Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Organization: This collection is organized into seven series: 1. Tobacco Receipts, 2. Circulars, 3. A Contract and Legal Papers, 4. Religious Writings, 5. Letters, 6. Miscellaneous, and 7. Personal Accounts of Philip Howerton. Arrangement: The series are arranged by date.
Papers, 1812-1870, of Philip Howerton and his family of Halifax County, Va. Includes a letterbook, 1829-1853; account books, 1825-1857, of the store and blacksmith's shop of Philip Howerton and tobacco manufacturing company of Philip Howerton and W. M. Howerton.
The collection also includes accounts, 1852-1859, for transporting tobacco; sermons, 1832 and n.d., of Charles Busser; constitution and minutes of the Branch Bible Society of Halifax County, Va.; letter, 1834, from American Tract Society; part of one of the manuscript volumes contains accounts of orphans (of Mat Cabaniss) who were wards of Philip Howerton, and a contract between Philip Howerton and a former slave family in 1865-1866.
The tobacco was transported from South Boston, Virginia, via Roanoke River to Weldon, North Carolina, then via Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad to Norfolk.
Contract between Philip Howerton and a former slave, his sons and wife, for work on the plantation in 1866, 1865.
Letter thanks the recipient and asks that the recipient would "please send my horse by the boy, Cubb and direct him..."the safest means by which he can get home with as little injury to the horse as probable." The back of the letter has various figures and equations written on it.
Item is asking for contributions to met the growing needs of its students based upon the contributions the College has made to America. Dr. W. A. Goodwin is the director of the Endowment Campaign.
Most items appear to be figures, accounts and equations.
Manuscript volumes, No.1 mathematics textbook of Charles H. Cabaniss. Back portion of the book was used by Philip Howerton, Halifax County merchant as an account book.
Store, blacksmith and tobacco firm account book, 1849-1950. This hand stitched book is inset into the larger manuscript volume, the first 16 pages of which are used to show tobacco engaged and of whom engaged, by Philip and W.M. Howerton, tobacco manufacturers, 1849- 1850. The following 28 pages show the accounts for Philip Howerton's store and blacksmith shop, 1851-1854. Account book of Philip Howerton, Halifax County, Virginia, 1823-1869. Part of the accounts are in his capacity as guardian of the orphaned children of Mat Cabaniss.
Letter copy book and shipping records of the firm of Philip and William M. Howerton, Halifax County, Virginia, tobacco manufactures.
1 reel.Microfilm. Negatives. First part of book is used by Philip Howerton as an account book, 1842-1845, and the latter part is used as a cash book by Philip Howerton and W.M. Cabaniss, 1844-1846. The original is privately owned. A descriptive page of this microfilm is included in this collection.