Typewritten copy.

Scope and Contents In "William and Mary College Papers" of the 1939 Survey; folders 16 (1 piece), 50 (2 pieces), 98a (1 piece), 108 (44 pieces), Typewritten copy.

Reprinted 1964 by the King and Queen Press, Williamsburg. TV.

Unsigned.

Unsigned.

Unsigned.

Scope and Contents Enclosure: Sketch of the life of John Millington by Alfred Temple Spanton "about the year 1908," a great grandson of Dr. Millington.

Scope and Contents 1. List of marriages and issues. 3 pages. 2. A second list of marriages, children, and subsequent heirs, 1802-1841. 2 pages. 3. "Copy of writing on back of Bartolozzi picture" of Mrs. Ruth Millington, mother of Prof. John Millington. C. 4. List of Hills family, born 1872-1891. 1 page. 5. List of places of residence of John Millington from 1803 to 1863. 1 page.

Scope and Contents Exemption from the payment of duty of Hair Powder Certificates, due to his being a member of the St. James Loyal Volunteers Corps. Signed by Chas. Blackley. Printed Signed.

Sworn before the King George III, signed by R. Forester.

"Whereof Geoffrey Lord Amherst is Colonel". Signed by Scott Titchfield (Marquis).

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "calling my attention to certain parts of his book & to dine with him."

Answer to an enquery regarding the diameters of Jupiter's satellites.

Scope and Contents Regarding the subject on which Millington planned to discourse at the Royal Institute. Card.

Endorsement: "about not calling".

Scope and Contents Re: a suspension bridge that Millington was appointed to build. (Incomplete).

Scope and Contents An account with John Millington for services rendered in connection with contract and bond for the Mexican Mining Co.

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "about dining with Hook, going to Mexico, etc."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "Mr. hook wishing me to dine with him on Thursday next to meet Porter, etc."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "pressing me to dine with him on morrow."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "begging to have his American Paddle specific ready by tomorrow."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "inctroducing Mr. Marshall as Engineer to E. London Water Works."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: Dr. Ols. Gregory, saying that "wo'd undertake the reediting of Cavallo's Treatise of Phil'y for Mr. P. Hoare and Rev. Thos. Racket, the Ex'ors."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "for part of Phil. Transact's let me & asking if going to Mexico."

Printed Material. Card.

Scope and Contents Endorsment: "Mr. Tindal pressing for answer to his letters."

Scope and Contents An introduction for John Millington and his family to Mr. Phelps of Madeira.

For an auction at No. 5 Doughty St.Endorsement: "J. Millington Going to Mexico." Printed Material.

Issued at Vera Cruz, Mexico. PADS.

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "passport for the Republic of Mexico."

Scope and Contents A printed announcement "Aviso al comercio" in Guanajuato. Printed material.

Memorandum signed by John Millington and endorsed: "List of Articles brought away from [caborce] by self and Morcom.

Scope and Contents Thomas writes of his school, Emily of shopping for her mother.

Scope and Contents Signed.

Scope and Contents Requesting that they visit her and see their grandchild, Emilita.

Endorsement by John Millington.

Introducing John Millington, Director of the Anglo-Mexican Mining Assn. who plans to settle in Philadelphia.

Introducing John Millington, Commissioner of the Anglo-Mexican Mining Assn. who plans to settle in Philadelphia.

Scope and Contents Introducing John Millington. Four letters.

Introducing John Millington.

Introducing Professor Millington. Five letters and covers.

Scope and Contents Introducing Professor Millington.

Includes 2 pieces of equipage from the State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. PADS.

Scope and Contents Intrducing John Millington.

Endorsement "Dr. Ma[?]trie's Advertisement." Newspaper.E. Note: Dr. M'Murtrie has an advertisement in the last column on the second page in which Millington is mentioned as having constructed the dark closets for the exhibition of his illustrations.

Scope and Contents Re: a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, held at Cambridge, and Millington's request for a strip of Rhodium.

Printed Material.

Printed Material.

Scope and Contents Includes a program by Mr. Power. Endorsement: "with J. Lett's orders."

Scope and Contents Incomplete. Endorsement: "Autograph of Miss Hughes, a Singer of the London theatres."

Scope and Contents Date is recorded as 8 mo. 17, 1836. Re: questions in astronomy.

Scope and Contents License to serve as a Lay Reader in the Episcopal Church in Williamsburg.

Scope and Contents Congratulations on his appointment at the College: he (Faraday) has been at the R.A. for 23 years; a lathe ordered by Millington.

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "about Saunder's loan--& his going to England." Having bought a copper mine in the Wisconson Territory, he is going to Europe to engage miners.

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "Dr. J.G. at canonsburg, Jefferson College about my [?] degree in s'd College & his coming to town...."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "Mr. John Vaughn inviting me to breakfast with him on morrow morning."

Endorsement: "Judge Tucker at F.S. about my taking Edmund Randolf to Board, etc."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "Mr. Dew requesting me to purchase 2 or 300 $ worth of books for Wm. & Mary College Library.

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "Mr. Dew asking me to take Mr. J. Wright to board."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "about new edition of his Nat. Philosophy."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "stating that Jefferson Coll. had conferred M.D. upon me & to appoint some person to receive the diploma."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "saying he had sent 1st vol. of his Phil'y to Dobson for me & with part'-lars of price, etc."

Endorsement: "about repair of stronomical Telescope, Text Books, etc." Includes a full discussion of scientific textbooks in use and enquiries about "Millington's Natural Philosophy."

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "about shipping me a box of Tin ores, etc." Letter states that he will spend "specimens of most of the minerals found in the U.S."

Scope and Contents A deed to property in Tennessee. Signed.

Scope and Contents Endorsemed: "to send him copy of my book on Engineering."

Scope and Contents Endorsed: "Prof. Saunders asking of I wished to buy a woman serv't--Ans'd in affirmative." Woman was wife to man owned by Saunders.

Scope and Contents "I am sorry your present situation is not agreeable to you...recommend to you to ask for an assistant..."

Scope and Contents Endorsed: "Uncle George in his 86th year. The last letter he wrote me." Regarding Tom Millington, son of John Millington and his "Father's wife" in England.

An account and statement regarding the estate of Peter Aylward, a part of which is to go to "Millington Trustees."

Scope and Contents Indenture for the price of the house and lot in Williamsburg. Signed. C. Separate agreement with Thomas O. Cogbill, Trustee for William H. Lee.

Scope and Contents Signed.

Scope and Contents Lease of a house and garden on the north side of the main street of Williamsburg. Signed.

Scope and Contents A comparison of the lecture hours of Professor Millington with those of Professor Silliman in Boston. Signed.

Scope and Contents Bond for portion of the purchase price of property in Williamsburg, Virginia. Signed.

Scope and Contents Deed for property in Williamsburg, Virginia. Signed.

Scope and Contents Signed by Ruch'd L. Lloyd.

He writes, "The Oregon Difficulty has paralysed everything in the way of business....for Fear of war between the two countries."

Regarding inheretance from the will of the late Peter Aylward, deceased in 1840. Card.

Endorsed: "With acc. of the close of Mr. Dew's life."

Enclosing an account sheet. ADrS. Enclosed.

Regarding the final settlement of the estate of the late Peter Aylward. ADrS.

Scope and Contents Signed.

Scope and Contents Signed.

Enclosing a power of Attorney. ADrS. E.

Regarding his account with the company.

Regarding his business with that firm.

Regarding settlement of an estate in England, to which Millington is an heir.

Regarding settlement of an estate.

Endorsed: "Coults and Co. inclosing Bank account to this day."

Regarding transfer of money received for his account.

Endorsed: "Bishop Green at memphis, saying his was coming to preach at Oxford...."

Regarding his accounts in England.

A promissory note for $105 to Lewis Sharks (Dean). Card.

Regarding shares held by John Millington in the railroad.

Order for payment to John Millington for work for the railroad company.

News of England from the brother of John Millington's first wife.

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "to say the 20th St. house sold for $5,150 cash & to send the title deeds."

PAM.

From a student at the Memphis Medical College, whose diploma had been withheld until a note was given for money owed on his tuition; including a rumor that the college is soon to close.

Family news; John Millington's move to a new residence.

Regarding his attempts to rent their furnished house in Williamsburg; news of the people in the town.

Sent with a volume of her poems, and asking for a review of them.

Deed for tracts of land in Fayette County, Tennessee.

Regarding the death of her husband. Card.

Scope and Contents Regarding her move to her new home in Richmond, and family news.

Letter to Katie Millington Blakenship describing the hard times and social news. Card.

A bank check.

Family news; endorsement: "send to Hills."

Regarding her life in England.

Regarding an eight month trip around Pike's Peak in Colorado prospecting for gold and other minerals; and offering his services to the South in the event of a war.

Scope and Contents Regarding hope of a war between England and the United States in order to take the pressure off the South; buying blankets and overcoats for Southern soldiers; the formation of the Confederacy under Jefferson Davis; the progress of the war; the defeat of the "grand army" in its attempt to take Richmond; concern for his house in Williamsburg; the threat of an attack on Memphis.

Endorsement: "enquiry into state of affairs in Williamsburg, Va...."

Regarding threat of the Federal army at Cairy; hope for a return to peace; the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Blankenship.

Regarding her visit to her daughter; 2 bad fires in Memphis; the army that is being formed; high prices. Card.

Scope and Contents Regarding a business trip made by rail through Manassas, behind the Confederate lines.

Scope and Contents Regarding inauguration of President Davis on 22 February; hope that the British will lift the blockade and perhaps declare war on the North; the capture of a part of the railroad line by the Northerners; Tennessee Legislature has fled from Nashville to Memphis; hope to return to Williamsburg; then purchase a 220 acre plantation at La Grange, Tennessee.

Receipt for $5,500 in Confederate Notes, for investment.

Scope and Contents Indenture for 23 acres and a house. Signed

Printed Material.

Scope and Contents By flag of truce; Kate's second daughter.

Scope and Contents Written to J.M. in Philadelphia. Regarding the high prices in the south--$175 for a pair of shoes; requests an English check for 20 pounds which could be sold in the south for $1,200 to $1,500.

Scope and Contents Printed Signed.

Scope and Contents Regarding the uncertainty of mails; markets will supplied in Richmond where he visited his sister; prices very high there, however; his army pay just about covers his mess account.

Scope and Contents Signed.

Scope and Contents Signed.

Scope and Contents Printed Signed.

Scope and Contents Re: the handling of some affairs for him. Card.

Scope and Contents Re: the reverses of the confederate Army in the Tennessee Campaign, including the battle of Franklin and of Nashville; and poorly clad and nearly barefood army.

Newspaper clipping.

Newspaper clipping.

PADS.

Scope and Contents On inspecting their place in la Grange he finds headquarters of the 11th Illinois regiment and 9 families of the 2nd Arkansas regiment in the house, all marble mantels gone, most of the windows broken, and the furniture taken.

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "Relinquishment of the Bureau of the property at La Grange seized as belonging to Rev'd John N. Waddell" by John Millington. ADS.

Scope and Contents Signed.

Scope and Contents Regarding the payment of taxes.

Scope and Contents Deed for house and 23 acres in Fayette County, Tennessee. (See Indenture of 15 October, 1862.) Signed.

Autogaphed document.

Scope and Contents Regarding the claim for damage to the property at La Grange, Tennessee.

Scope and Contents Regarding his life in Memphis, and the move of "Pa and Ma" (Mr. and Mrs. John Millington) to Richmond.

Scope and Contents Receipt for payment for half a gallon of whiskey. Signed.

Scope and Contents Regarding the account of John Millington.

Scope and Contents Regarding an account of his in the name of G.B. Millington, his son.

Scope and Contents Regarding account in that bank.

Scope and Contents Business matters.

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "Has rented Waddell Place for the year of 1868."

Regarding property in Tennessee.

Scope and Contents Sympathy expressed for the death of her father.

Regarding the death of their father (John Millington).

Scope and Contents Regarding the death of "Ma" (Mrs. John Millington).

Scope and Contents Regarding a rehearsal, etc.

Scope and Contents Regarding the estate of John Millington.

Regarding their late father's affairs. ACyS.

Scope and Contents Regarding court certificates he sent to England in connection with the estate of John Millington.

Scope and Contents Regarding the settlement of the estate of John Millington.

Scope and Contents Regarding the settlement of the estate of John Millington.

Scope and Contents Receipts for monies received from R. E. Blankenship, Admin. for John Millington, deceased.

Scope and Contents Regarding Titles to the Philadelphia property of John Millington.

Scope and Contents Regarding the administration of the estate of John Millington.

Scope and Contents Regarding the estate of John Millington.

Scope and Contents Regarding the will of John Millington.

Scope and Contents Regarding the payment of dividends to estate of John Millington with enclosures.

Scope and Contents 1869. Papers connected with the case of Deare vs. Bates.

Scope and Contents Lettered as exhibits "A" through "M" in the trial.

Scope and Contents Letter thanking Professor Henry for items he sent to W&M and comments on Thomas Dew's death.

Newspaper clipping.

Death of Millington is noted of Friday, July 10, 1868. 2 books. PAV.

59 pages. TDr.

Cover for some of next 14 papers.

Scope and Contents Signed.

Scope and Contents Signed.

Scope and Contents Regarding deeds from Bacon Tate (sic) and Petes (sic).

Scope and Contents Regarding the biographical sketch of her father, Dr. John Millington.

Scope and Contents Regarding the biographical sketch of her father, Dr. John Millington.

Scope and Contents Endorsement: "Please return to Mrs. K.M. Blankenship...Richmond, Va."

Scope and Contents Regarding "the Blankenship matter."

Scope and Contents Regarding dull days and duties in the army.

Scope and Contents Regarding the inaction of the fleet, "now that the war is over."

Newspaper clipping.

Scope and Contents Regarding family affairs including the marriage of a sister, Evie.

Scope and Contents Regarding the army's duties in policing the city until a Cuban police force is formed.

Scope and Contents Enclosure: note on "Castleford Ware" signed G[?] B[?]. Enclosure.

Scope and Contents Regarding information concerning Professor John Millington, father of Mrs. K.M.B. C.

Regarding the value of a book on medals.

Scope and Contents Regarding a monument to the grandfather of Mrs. Marshall, who had taught Miss Henley's father at William and Mary, probably a reference to John Millington.

Enclosure: list of particular gifts.

Regarding certain prints offered to the Library and a collection of Siddons stage jewelry.

Report of conditions in Honolulu after December 7, 1941 attack by Japanese. Manuscript.

Appreciation for a playbill sent by Mrs. Blankenship; interest in the stage properties of Mrs. Siddons.

Unknown recipient. Regarding Mrs. Siddons' stage jewelry.

Regarding portrait and miniature owned by Miss Blankenship. Card.

Regarding the receipt of the Siddons stage jewelry.

Appreciation for the presentation of Mrs. Siddons' stage jewelry to the library. TOLS. Enclosure: "Sarah Siddons's stage jewelry," a description of this and account of its former ownership by Dr. John Millington. Enclosed.

Newspaper clipping.

Application blank to the United Daughters of the Confederacy for the daughter of Captain R.E. Blankenship, Miss Kate Blankenship.

Printed material.

Notice by his daughter, Mrs. Kate Millington Blankenship. Newspaper clipping

Scope and Contents John Millington, Elizabeth Letts, Sarah Anne Letts (who married J.M.), Robert Moore Blankenship, John Millington Blankenship, Richard F. Morris, Robert Blankenship Morris.

Scope and Contents John Millington, Sarah Anne Letts, Mrs. Harriet Blakenship, Robert E. Blankenship, R.M. Blankenship, Annie Blankenship, Kate Blankenship, Sarah Anne Millington, George Beale Millington.

Annie Blankenshop, John Millington Blankenship, Mrs. Frances Harrison Blankenship, Mrs. Kate Millington Blankenship, John M. Blankenship, Mrs. Evie Blankenship Carter, Mrs. Caroline Virginia Gordon, Mrs. Harriet Blankenship, Robert Millington Blankenship, Jr. Newspaper clippings.

Included is a list of his acomplishments unrecorded elsewhere. Newspaper clipping.

Newspaper clipping

Scope and Contents (J.M. owned the house now known as the "Wythe House" having lived in it while he was Professor of Natural Philosophy at William and Mary. When he left Williamsburg in 1850, he rented the house out for many years.) Newspaper clipping.

Printed material.

Printed material. Card.

Newspaper clipping.

Printed material.

Printed material.

Newspaper Clipping.

Printed material.

Printed material.

Includes an account of the ghost of the house. Newspaper clipping.

Scope and Contents Photographs endorsed "Professor of Chemistry & Toxicology in the Memphis Medical College, Tennessee, 1857."

Photographs.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photographs.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

One has list: McLeod, Walkter, Warwick, Warren, Blankenship, Rutherfoord. Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Photograph.

Identified as "Thomas Millington of London, Eng. Father of John Millington." The label behind the original frame also bears the inscription "Georgie Blackenship, April 192[9]"

Includes one printed version, taken from the water color by Thomas C. Millington. Printed Material.

Photograph.

Includes biographical notes copied from 'Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Sculptors". Probably the painter of the miniature of John Millington as a boy. Photograph.

Three cartes de visite found in the trunk of John Millington. Photos are possibly of Bruton Parish Church and Cemetary. Each is about 4 in. x 2.5 in. Good condition with fading.

By William Hamilton. Purchased at Regent Circus, Picadilly, London. 26 pages used.

"Prof'r J. Millington, William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va. Bot in Philadelphia, 1849. 75 cts." 3 inches by 5 inches.

Endorsed, "Sue fox Album, Richmond, Virginia". Greetings, poems and the like written to Sue Fox by her friends. 6 inches by 8 inches. Autograph Volume.

Cooking receipts, plus a few pages of newspaper clippings regarding diseases and cures. Approximately 40 pages used. 6 1/2 inches by 8 inches. Autograph Volume.

Scope and Contents Secretaries reporting on meetings of the "club" include C.L. Campbell, Irving E. Campbell, A.M. Olcott, R. Massey Noeling, Julian F. Skelton, Egberta Olcott, A.B. Dinwiddie, R.P. Irving, Sue Seddon Weleor, Richard F. Morris, Martha Harrison Christian, George W. McCrury, and Evie Blankenship. Approximately 100 pages used. 7 inches by 8 1/2 inches. Autograph Volume.

Greetings, poems and the like written to Kate Millington by her friends; sketches and colored cards are enclosed and loose. 7 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches. Autograph Volume.

Endorsed: "drawn and engraved by F. Bartolozzi, R.A." belonging to Georgia Blankenship, Richmond.

Photograph Volume. 9 in. by 12 in

67 pages used. Loose international postage stamps (circa 1880s-1900s), previously lining selected blank pages in the back of the volume, were removed from the journal and consolidated into a separate enclosure in Box 11. Volume measures 6 inches by 15 inches. Autograph Volume.

Records and accounts of what appears to have been a children's enterprise. Miss Kate Blankenship was among the contributors of such items as Confederate and English buttons. Approximately 6 inches by 15 inches. Autograph Volume.

John Millington's first wife was Emily Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton, R.A. Approximately 163 sketches 7 1/2 in. by 9 1/2 in. Parchment binding.

13 pages used. 6 inches by 8 inches. Parchment binding. Autograph Volume.

7 inches by 8 inches by 2 1/2 inches deep. Photograph Volume.

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Photograph from when it was owned by John Millington, together with the later post card picture of the house.

Scope and Contents Broken case and daguerreotype image in poor condition, 3.5" x 4.5"

Scope and Contents Metal oval brooch with miniature daguerreotype of John Millington on one side, and a tintype of Mrs. Millington on the other. 1.25" x 1.5"

Scope and Contents 1" x 1.5"

Scope and Contents Painted on plaster, in broken case. 2.5" x 3.5"

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Note with the fan identifying Emily Hamilton as daughter of William Hamilton, English artist who painted portrait of Mrs. Sedden (Siddon), celebrated English actress; her stage jewelry presented to Fulger (Folger) Shakespearean Library, Washington, D.C.

Gold snuff box in red leather case, Inscribed inside cover, "This box presented to John Millington, Esq., a Civil Engineer, by a few of the members of the London Mechanics Institute...."

Robert Christie, Secy, London Mechanical Institute, to John Millington, Falmouth, England. Accompanying a gold snuff box.

Note stating that the snuff box was given to her sons, John M. Blankenship on July 27, 1889, and then to Frank B. Blankenship in April 1929, by Kate Millington Blankenship.