PUBLIC "-//Colonial Williamsburg Foundation::John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library//TEXT (US::ViWC::viwc00265:: St. George Tucker Collection, 1771-1821)//EN" "viwc00265.xml" A Guide to the St. George Tucker Collection, 1771-1821 St. George Tucker Collection MS 1942.4 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation © 2008 By The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Rebecca Barnhart, 03/31/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the St. George Tucker Collection, 1771-1821 A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`sJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library MS 1942.4

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008 Special Collections Staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation St. George Tucker Collection 1771-1821 MS 1942.4 On site. 1 volume and 41 pieces. English Tucker, St. George Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

St. George Tucker Collection, , Manuscript #MS 1942.4, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Gift and purchase, 1942-1967.

Biographical Information

Tucker was a Revolutionary soldier, author, lawyer, and judge, of Port Royal, Bermuda, and Williamsburg, Va. Came to Virginia in 1771 to attend the College of William and Mary, remained, and established close personal or social connections with many of the leading Virginia families. Married first Frances (Bland) Randolph, and second, Lelia (Skipwith) Carter.

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous items including Tucker's poetry copybook, with his poems and those of Nathaniel Tucker (1750-1807), and Frances Lelia Coalter (1803-1821); also, six letters to John Page, 1789-1801, discussing personal matters and current politics; business papers for 1818; certificate of appointment of Tucker as U. S. District Court Judge, 11 February 1789; letters to Tucker from Peter Pelham, Jr. and Henry Tazewell; Tucker's letters to Mathew Carey, Robert Wash, and the Standing Committee of the '76 Association, Charleston, S. C.; and a letter from Anne Frances Tucker Coalter to John Randolph, 1798 May 27.

Arrangement

The items are arranged chronologically.

Index Terms Persons: Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827 Tucker, Nathaniel, 1750-1807, Poetry Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827, Poetry Coalter, Frances Lelia, 1803-1821, Poetry Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827, Correspondence Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839 Coalter, Frances Lelia, 1803-1821 Barksdale, Nelson Page, John, 1744-1808 Pelham, Peter, Jr. Randolph, John, 1773-1833 Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799 Coalter, Anne Frances Bland Tucker, 1779-1813 Tucker, Nathaniel, 1750-1807 Wash, Robert, 1790-1856 Corporate Names: United States. District Court (Virginia : Eastern District) '76 Association. Standing Committee Subjects: Judges - Selection and appointment Poetry Geographical Names: United States - History - Revolution - 1775-1783