{"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Legal+correspondence+--+Virginia.","last":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Legal+correspondence+--+Virginia.\u0026page=1"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":1,"next_page":null,"prev_page":null,"total_pages":1,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":0,"total_count":2,"first_page?":true,"last_page?":true}},"data":[{"id":"vil_vil00006","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., legal correspondence,    \n1842-1851","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vil_vil00006#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Terry, Abner Wentworth Clopton (1815-1851)\n","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vil_vil00006#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThe collection consists of the correspondence of Abner W.C. 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In 1827, Clopton was appointed Georgia fund-raising agent for Colombian College (later George Washington University), founded by Baptist missionary Luther Rice and chartered in 1821.  Due to his success in raising funds for the financially strapped college, Clopton was appointed to its Board of Trustees in 1829 and general agent in 1832.  After Clopton's death, Colombian College sued in chancery court in Charlotte County, Virginia, to recover Clopton's conditional bequest to the college.  The court ruled against the college in 1843, and Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's decision in 1850.  \n","Abner Wentworth Clopton Terry (1815-1851) was the son of Daniel Terry, one of Clopton's executors, and the grandson of Abner W. Clopton.  The other executors named in the will were Archibald A. Davis and John W. Roach. Abner W.C. Terry died suddenly in June 1851.  Terry, who was a publisher of the Lynchburg Virginian newspaper, was killed on the street in Lynchburg by James D. Saunders, who was upset about an editorial published in the newspaper.","Conway Robinson was a lawyer, legal scholar, and court reporter for the Court of Appeals of Virginia 1842-1843. Between 1846 and 1849, he and acting Governor John M. Patton worked on revisions to the Code of Virginia. The revisions, adopted by the General Assembly in 1849, remained in use for nearly forty years.","Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849) was a Richmond lawyer and politician.  He prepared the 1819 revised code of Virginia and was a court reporter for the Court of Appeals from 1829 to 1841.","James Wood Bouldin (1792-1854) was a lawyer who practiced at Charlotte County Courthouse beginning in 1813.  He represented Colombian College in the chancery suit against Clopton's administrators.  Bouldin was a judge on the Court of Appeals of Virginia from 1872 to 1875.","Charlotte County Chancery Cause, Colombian College v. Administrator of Abner W. Clopton, etc., Charlotte County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1765-1912 (bulk 1784-1912), 1843-004. Local Government Records Collection, Charlotte County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.  The court case has been digitized and is available through the Library of Virginia's digital collections portal, Virginia Memory.  The case documents include a bill of complaint, answers from Terry and Archibald Davis, depositions from Colombian College Trustees James Wood, Andrew Rothwell, and James L. Edwards; copies of the act incorporating Colombian College charter, and a copy of Clopton's bond to the college.","Virginia Court of Appeals opinion, Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., Virginia Reports, Vol. VII (1850), 168-177.\n","The collection consists of the correspondence of Abner W.C. Terry (eight letters, 1842-1851) about a court case involving the estate of Abner W. Clopton, Terry's grandfather; and a document from a related chancery cause filed in Pittsylvania county circa 1851.  The Charlotte County case, Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., was decided in Terry's favor in 1843 and appealed to the Court of Appeals in 1850.  The court upheld the decision of the lower court, ruling that Clopton's bond to the college was not binding because the conditions of the bond were not met before Clopton died.  The correspondence includes two letters from noted Richmond attorney Conway Robinson explaining the legal strategy he planned to use in arguing the case before the Court of Appeals, and advice to Terry about resolving remaining legal issues among the heirs in the case.","The first letter, dated 1842 Mar. 28, is from Archibald A. Davis, one of the executors named in Clopton's will, discussing the status of the estate and the claim against it by Colombian College. The second letter, dated 1843 Apr. 24, is from Wood Bouldin, attorney for Colombian College in the Charlotte County chancery cause, giving notice to Terry about depositions taken in Washington, D.C. from members of the Columbian College Board of Trustees. The third letter, dated 1843 Dec. 10, is from Richmond attorney Benjamin Watkins Leigh offering his services and those of Conway Robinson to Terry should the case come before the Court of Appeals of Virginia.","The fourth letter is a photostat copy of a letter dated 1844 Jun. 29 from Terry to Robinson seeking his opinion about the ultimate disposition of the bequest to the college.  Terry noted in the letter he had heard that Charlotte County Judge Lee's opinion in the case was \"a very ingenious one.\"","The fifth letter, dated 1844 Jul. 18, is from Robinson to Terry advising him that the college had obtained an appeal, relating his ideas for possible arguments for the case and citing legal precedents he had used successfully before the court in similar cases.  In a subsequent letter, dated 1851 Apr. 15, Robinson wrote Terry advising him about how to resolve remaining claims to the Clopton legacy among the nieces and nephews named in the will, Newton Institute, a Baptist seminary in Massachusetts; and next of kin.  He suggests having someone representing one of the interests file suit against the other two parties.","The last two items in the collection are a letter from  John M. Waldron to Terry, 1851 Mar. 19, advising Terry that he is seeking his mother's portion of the Clopton legacy; and a manuscript copy of a bill of complaint from a suit filed in Pittyslvania County chancery court by Waldron, 1851, circa (Administrator of Nancy Waldron v. Administrator of Daniel Terry, etc.). The court document includes genealogical information about Clopton's nieces and nephews, their spouses and their children.\n","Because the library is not open to the general public, researchers should contact the library to arrange access to the collection.\n","Colombian College (Washington, D.C.)","Virginia. Court of Appeals.","Bouldin, James Wood (1792-1854).","Clopton, Abner Wentworth (1784-1833).","Clopton family.","Davis, Archibald A.","Leigh, Benjamin Watkins (1781-1849).","Robinson, Conway (1805-1884).","Terry, Abner Wentworth (1815-1851).","Terry family.","Waldron, John M.","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["00029240\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Colombian College v. 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Due to his success in raising funds for the financially strapped college, Clopton was appointed to its Board of Trustees in 1829 and general agent in 1832.  After Clopton's death, Colombian College sued in chancery court in Charlotte County, Virginia, to recover Clopton's conditional bequest to the college.  The court ruled against the college in 1843, and Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's decision in 1850.  \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbner Wentworth Clopton Terry (1815-1851) was the son of Daniel Terry, one of Clopton's executors, and the grandson of Abner W. Clopton.  The other executors named in the will were Archibald A. Davis and John W. Roach. Abner W.C. Terry died suddenly in June 1851.  Terry, who was a publisher of the Lynchburg Virginian newspaper, was killed on the street in Lynchburg by James D. 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The other executors named in the will were Archibald A. Davis and John W. Roach. Abner W.C. Terry died suddenly in June 1851.  Terry, who was a publisher of the Lynchburg Virginian newspaper, was killed on the street in Lynchburg by James D. Saunders, who was upset about an editorial published in the newspaper.","Conway Robinson was a lawyer, legal scholar, and court reporter for the Court of Appeals of Virginia 1842-1843. Between 1846 and 1849, he and acting Governor John M. Patton worked on revisions to the Code of Virginia. The revisions, adopted by the General Assembly in 1849, remained in use for nearly forty years.","Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849) was a Richmond lawyer and politician.  He prepared the 1819 revised code of Virginia and was a court reporter for the Court of Appeals from 1829 to 1841.","James Wood Bouldin (1792-1854) was a lawyer who practiced at Charlotte County Courthouse beginning in 1813.  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The court case has been digitized and is available through the Library of Virginia's digital collections portal, Virginia Memory.  The case documents include a bill of complaint, answers from Terry and Archibald Davis, depositions from Colombian College Trustees James Wood, Andrew Rothwell, and James L. Edwards; copies of the act incorporating Colombian College charter, and a copy of Clopton's bond to the college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Court of Appeals opinion, Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., Virginia Reports, Vol. VII (1850), 168-177.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Charlotte County Chancery Cause, Colombian College v. Administrator of Abner W. Clopton, etc., Charlotte County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1765-1912 (bulk 1784-1912), 1843-004. Local Government Records Collection, Charlotte County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.  The court case has been digitized and is available through the Library of Virginia's digital collections portal, Virginia Memory.  The case documents include a bill of complaint, answers from Terry and Archibald Davis, depositions from Colombian College Trustees James Wood, Andrew Rothwell, and James L. Edwards; copies of the act incorporating Colombian College charter, and a copy of Clopton's bond to the college.","Virginia Court of Appeals opinion, Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., Virginia Reports, Vol. VII (1850), 168-177.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection consists of the correspondence of Abner W.C. Terry (eight letters, 1842-1851) about a court case involving the estate of Abner W. Clopton, Terry's grandfather; and a document from a related chancery cause filed in Pittsylvania county circa 1851.  The Charlotte County case, Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., was decided in Terry's favor in 1843 and appealed to the Court of Appeals in 1850.  The court upheld the decision of the lower court, ruling that Clopton's bond to the college was not binding because the conditions of the bond were not met before Clopton died.  The correspondence includes two letters from noted Richmond attorney Conway Robinson explaining the legal strategy he planned to use in arguing the case before the Court of Appeals, and advice to Terry about resolving remaining legal issues among the heirs in the case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe first letter, dated 1842 Mar. 28, is from Archibald A. Davis, one of the executors named in Clopton's will, discussing the status of the estate and the claim against it by Colombian College. The second letter, dated 1843 Apr. 24, is from Wood Bouldin, attorney for Colombian College in the Charlotte County chancery cause, giving notice to Terry about depositions taken in Washington, D.C. from members of the Columbian College Board of Trustees. The third letter, dated 1843 Dec. 10, is from Richmond attorney Benjamin Watkins Leigh offering his services and those of Conway Robinson to Terry should the case come before the Court of Appeals of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe fourth letter is a photostat copy of a letter dated 1844 Jun. 29 from Terry to Robinson seeking his opinion about the ultimate disposition of the bequest to the college.  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The court upheld the decision of the lower court, ruling that Clopton's bond to the college was not binding because the conditions of the bond were not met before Clopton died.  The correspondence includes two letters from noted Richmond attorney Conway Robinson explaining the legal strategy he planned to use in arguing the case before the Court of Appeals, and advice to Terry about resolving remaining legal issues among the heirs in the case.","The first letter, dated 1842 Mar. 28, is from Archibald A. Davis, one of the executors named in Clopton's will, discussing the status of the estate and the claim against it by Colombian College. The second letter, dated 1843 Apr. 24, is from Wood Bouldin, attorney for Colombian College in the Charlotte County chancery cause, giving notice to Terry about depositions taken in Washington, D.C. from members of the Columbian College Board of Trustees. The third letter, dated 1843 Dec. 10, is from Richmond attorney Benjamin Watkins Leigh offering his services and those of Conway Robinson to Terry should the case come before the Court of Appeals of Virginia.","The fourth letter is a photostat copy of a letter dated 1844 Jun. 29 from Terry to Robinson seeking his opinion about the ultimate disposition of the bequest to the college.  Terry noted in the letter he had heard that Charlotte County Judge Lee's opinion in the case was \"a very ingenious one.\"","The fifth letter, dated 1844 Jul. 18, is from Robinson to Terry advising him that the college had obtained an appeal, relating his ideas for possible arguments for the case and citing legal precedents he had used successfully before the court in similar cases.  In a subsequent letter, dated 1851 Apr. 15, Robinson wrote Terry advising him about how to resolve remaining claims to the Clopton legacy among the nieces and nephews named in the will, Newton Institute, a Baptist seminary in Massachusetts; and next of kin.  He suggests having someone representing one of the interests file suit against the other two parties.","The last two items in the collection are a letter from  John M. Waldron to Terry, 1851 Mar. 19, advising Terry that he is seeking his mother's portion of the Clopton legacy; and a manuscript copy of a bill of complaint from a suit filed in Pittyslvania County chancery court by Waldron, 1851, circa (Administrator of Nancy Waldron v. Administrator of Daniel Terry, etc.). 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Clopton (1784-1833) was a Baptist minister in Charlotte County.  In 1827, Clopton was appointed Georgia fund-raising agent for Colombian College (later George Washington University), founded by Baptist missionary Luther Rice and chartered in 1821.  Due to his success in raising funds for the financially strapped college, Clopton was appointed to its Board of Trustees in 1829 and general agent in 1832.  After Clopton's death, Colombian College sued in chancery court in Charlotte County, Virginia, to recover Clopton's conditional bequest to the college.  The court ruled against the college in 1843, and Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's decision in 1850.  \n","Abner Wentworth Clopton Terry (1815-1851) was the son of Daniel Terry, one of Clopton's executors, and the grandson of Abner W. Clopton.  The other executors named in the will were Archibald A. Davis and John W. Roach. Abner W.C. Terry died suddenly in June 1851.  Terry, who was a publisher of the Lynchburg Virginian newspaper, was killed on the street in Lynchburg by James D. Saunders, who was upset about an editorial published in the newspaper.","Conway Robinson was a lawyer, legal scholar, and court reporter for the Court of Appeals of Virginia 1842-1843. Between 1846 and 1849, he and acting Governor John M. Patton worked on revisions to the Code of Virginia. The revisions, adopted by the General Assembly in 1849, remained in use for nearly forty years.","Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849) was a Richmond lawyer and politician.  He prepared the 1819 revised code of Virginia and was a court reporter for the Court of Appeals from 1829 to 1841.","James Wood Bouldin (1792-1854) was a lawyer who practiced at Charlotte County Courthouse beginning in 1813.  He represented Colombian College in the chancery suit against Clopton's administrators.  Bouldin was a judge on the Court of Appeals of Virginia from 1872 to 1875.","Charlotte County Chancery Cause, Colombian College v. Administrator of Abner W. Clopton, etc., Charlotte County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1765-1912 (bulk 1784-1912), 1843-004. Local Government Records Collection, Charlotte County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.  The court case has been digitized and is available through the Library of Virginia's digital collections portal, Virginia Memory.  The case documents include a bill of complaint, answers from Terry and Archibald Davis, depositions from Colombian College Trustees James Wood, Andrew Rothwell, and James L. Edwards; copies of the act incorporating Colombian College charter, and a copy of Clopton's bond to the college.","Virginia Court of Appeals opinion, Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., Virginia Reports, Vol. VII (1850), 168-177.\n","The collection consists of the correspondence of Abner W.C. Terry (eight letters, 1842-1851) about a court case involving the estate of Abner W. Clopton, Terry's grandfather; and a document from a related chancery cause filed in Pittsylvania county circa 1851.  The Charlotte County case, Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., was decided in Terry's favor in 1843 and appealed to the Court of Appeals in 1850.  The court upheld the decision of the lower court, ruling that Clopton's bond to the college was not binding because the conditions of the bond were not met before Clopton died.  The correspondence includes two letters from noted Richmond attorney Conway Robinson explaining the legal strategy he planned to use in arguing the case before the Court of Appeals, and advice to Terry about resolving remaining legal issues among the heirs in the case.","The first letter, dated 1842 Mar. 28, is from Archibald A. Davis, one of the executors named in Clopton's will, discussing the status of the estate and the claim against it by Colombian College. The second letter, dated 1843 Apr. 24, is from Wood Bouldin, attorney for Colombian College in the Charlotte County chancery cause, giving notice to Terry about depositions taken in Washington, D.C. from members of the Columbian College Board of Trustees. The third letter, dated 1843 Dec. 10, is from Richmond attorney Benjamin Watkins Leigh offering his services and those of Conway Robinson to Terry should the case come before the Court of Appeals of Virginia.","The fourth letter is a photostat copy of a letter dated 1844 Jun. 29 from Terry to Robinson seeking his opinion about the ultimate disposition of the bequest to the college.  Terry noted in the letter he had heard that Charlotte County Judge Lee's opinion in the case was \"a very ingenious one.\"","The fifth letter, dated 1844 Jul. 18, is from Robinson to Terry advising him that the college had obtained an appeal, relating his ideas for possible arguments for the case and citing legal precedents he had used successfully before the court in similar cases.  In a subsequent letter, dated 1851 Apr. 15, Robinson wrote Terry advising him about how to resolve remaining claims to the Clopton legacy among the nieces and nephews named in the will, Newton Institute, a Baptist seminary in Massachusetts; and next of kin.  He suggests having someone representing one of the interests file suit against the other two parties.","The last two items in the collection are a letter from  John M. 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Spangler, \"Clopton, Abner Wentworth,\" in Sara B. Bearss, ed., Dictionary of Virginia Biography Vol. 3 (2006), 305; obituary notice for Abner W.C. Terry in the Lynchburg Virginian, 1851 June 12, available on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Jewel L. Spangler, \"Clopton, Abner Wentworth,\" in Sara B. Bearss, ed., Dictionary of Virginia Biography Vol. 3 (2006), 305; obituary notice for Abner W.C. Terry in the Lynchburg Virginian, 1851 June 12, available on microfilm at the Library of Virginia."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAbner W. Clopton (1784-1833) was a Baptist minister in Charlotte County.  In 1827, Clopton was appointed Georgia fund-raising agent for Colombian College (later George Washington University), founded by Baptist missionary Luther Rice and chartered in 1821.  Due to his success in raising funds for the financially strapped college, Clopton was appointed to its Board of Trustees in 1829 and general agent in 1832.  After Clopton's death, Colombian College sued in chancery court in Charlotte County, Virginia, to recover Clopton's conditional bequest to the college.  The court ruled against the college in 1843, and Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's decision in 1850.  \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbner Wentworth Clopton Terry (1815-1851) was the son of Daniel Terry, one of Clopton's executors, and the grandson of Abner W. Clopton.  The other executors named in the will were Archibald A. Davis and John W. Roach. Abner W.C. Terry died suddenly in June 1851.  Terry, who was a publisher of the Lynchburg Virginian newspaper, was killed on the street in Lynchburg by James D. Saunders, who was upset about an editorial published in the newspaper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConway Robinson was a lawyer, legal scholar, and court reporter for the Court of Appeals of Virginia 1842-1843. Between 1846 and 1849, he and acting Governor John M. Patton worked on revisions to the Code of Virginia. The revisions, adopted by the General Assembly in 1849, remained in use for nearly forty years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849) was a Richmond lawyer and politician.  He prepared the 1819 revised code of Virginia and was a court reporter for the Court of Appeals from 1829 to 1841.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Wood Bouldin (1792-1854) was a lawyer who practiced at Charlotte County Courthouse beginning in 1813.  He represented Colombian College in the chancery suit against Clopton's administrators.  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The other executors named in the will were Archibald A. Davis and John W. Roach. Abner W.C. Terry died suddenly in June 1851.  Terry, who was a publisher of the Lynchburg Virginian newspaper, was killed on the street in Lynchburg by James D. Saunders, who was upset about an editorial published in the newspaper.","Conway Robinson was a lawyer, legal scholar, and court reporter for the Court of Appeals of Virginia 1842-1843. Between 1846 and 1849, he and acting Governor John M. Patton worked on revisions to the Code of Virginia. The revisions, adopted by the General Assembly in 1849, remained in use for nearly forty years.","Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849) was a Richmond lawyer and politician.  He prepared the 1819 revised code of Virginia and was a court reporter for the Court of Appeals from 1829 to 1841.","James Wood Bouldin (1792-1854) was a lawyer who practiced at Charlotte County Courthouse beginning in 1813.  He represented Colombian College in the chancery suit against Clopton's administrators.  Bouldin was a judge on the Court of Appeals of Virginia from 1872 to 1875."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eColombian College v. Abner W. Clopton's Administrators etc. legal correspondence, 1842-1851, Accession #00029240, Supreme Court of Virginia Archives, Virginia State Law Library, Richmond, Va. \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Colombian College v. Abner W. Clopton's Administrators etc. legal correspondence, 1842-1851, Accession #00029240, Supreme Court of Virginia Archives, Virginia State Law Library, Richmond, Va. \n"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCharlotte County Chancery Cause, Colombian College v. Administrator of Abner W. Clopton, etc., Charlotte County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1765-1912 (bulk 1784-1912), 1843-004. Local Government Records Collection, Charlotte County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.  The court case has been digitized and is available through the Library of Virginia's digital collections portal, Virginia Memory.  The case documents include a bill of complaint, answers from Terry and Archibald Davis, depositions from Colombian College Trustees James Wood, Andrew Rothwell, and James L. Edwards; copies of the act incorporating Colombian College charter, and a copy of Clopton's bond to the college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Court of Appeals opinion, Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., Virginia Reports, Vol. VII (1850), 168-177.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Charlotte County Chancery Cause, Colombian College v. Administrator of Abner W. Clopton, etc., Charlotte County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1765-1912 (bulk 1784-1912), 1843-004. Local Government Records Collection, Charlotte County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.  The court case has been digitized and is available through the Library of Virginia's digital collections portal, Virginia Memory.  The case documents include a bill of complaint, answers from Terry and Archibald Davis, depositions from Colombian College Trustees James Wood, Andrew Rothwell, and James L. Edwards; copies of the act incorporating Colombian College charter, and a copy of Clopton's bond to the college.","Virginia Court of Appeals opinion, Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., Virginia Reports, Vol. VII (1850), 168-177.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection consists of the correspondence of Abner W.C. Terry (eight letters, 1842-1851) about a court case involving the estate of Abner W. Clopton, Terry's grandfather; and a document from a related chancery cause filed in Pittsylvania county circa 1851.  The Charlotte County case, Colombian College v. Clopton's Administrators, etc., was decided in Terry's favor in 1843 and appealed to the Court of Appeals in 1850.  The court upheld the decision of the lower court, ruling that Clopton's bond to the college was not binding because the conditions of the bond were not met before Clopton died.  The correspondence includes two letters from noted Richmond attorney Conway Robinson explaining the legal strategy he planned to use in arguing the case before the Court of Appeals, and advice to Terry about resolving remaining legal issues among the heirs in the case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe first letter, dated 1842 Mar. 28, is from Archibald A. Davis, one of the executors named in Clopton's will, discussing the status of the estate and the claim against it by Colombian College. The second letter, dated 1843 Apr. 24, is from Wood Bouldin, attorney for Colombian College in the Charlotte County chancery cause, giving notice to Terry about depositions taken in Washington, D.C. from members of the Columbian College Board of Trustees. The third letter, dated 1843 Dec. 10, is from Richmond attorney Benjamin Watkins Leigh offering his services and those of Conway Robinson to Terry should the case come before the Court of Appeals of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe fourth letter is a photostat copy of a letter dated 1844 Jun. 29 from Terry to Robinson seeking his opinion about the ultimate disposition of the bequest to the college.  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The court upheld the decision of the lower court, ruling that Clopton's bond to the college was not binding because the conditions of the bond were not met before Clopton died.  The correspondence includes two letters from noted Richmond attorney Conway Robinson explaining the legal strategy he planned to use in arguing the case before the Court of Appeals, and advice to Terry about resolving remaining legal issues among the heirs in the case.","The first letter, dated 1842 Mar. 28, is from Archibald A. Davis, one of the executors named in Clopton's will, discussing the status of the estate and the claim against it by Colombian College. The second letter, dated 1843 Apr. 24, is from Wood Bouldin, attorney for Colombian College in the Charlotte County chancery cause, giving notice to Terry about depositions taken in Washington, D.C. from members of the Columbian College Board of Trustees. The third letter, dated 1843 Dec. 10, is from Richmond attorney Benjamin Watkins Leigh offering his services and those of Conway Robinson to Terry should the case come before the Court of Appeals of Virginia.","The fourth letter is a photostat copy of a letter dated 1844 Jun. 29 from Terry to Robinson seeking his opinion about the ultimate disposition of the bequest to the college.  Terry noted in the letter he had heard that Charlotte County Judge Lee's opinion in the case was \"a very ingenious one.\"","The fifth letter, dated 1844 Jul. 18, is from Robinson to Terry advising him that the college had obtained an appeal, relating his ideas for possible arguments for the case and citing legal precedents he had used successfully before the court in similar cases.  In a subsequent letter, dated 1851 Apr. 15, Robinson wrote Terry advising him about how to resolve remaining claims to the Clopton legacy among the nieces and nephews named in the will, Newton Institute, a Baptist seminary in Massachusetts; and next of kin.  He suggests having someone representing one of the interests file suit against the other two parties.","The last two items in the collection are a letter from  John M. Waldron to Terry, 1851 Mar. 19, advising Terry that he is seeking his mother's portion of the Clopton legacy; and a manuscript copy of a bill of complaint from a suit filed in Pittyslvania County chancery court by Waldron, 1851, circa (Administrator of Nancy Waldron v. Administrator of Daniel Terry, etc.). The court document includes genealogical information about Clopton's nieces and nephews, their spouses and their children.\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBecause the library is not open to the general public, researchers should contact the library to arrange access to the collection.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["Because the library is not open to the general public, researchers should contact the library to arrange access to the collection.\n"],"names_ssim":["Colombian College (Washington, D.C.)","Virginia. Court of Appeals.","Bouldin, James Wood (1792-1854).","Clopton, Abner Wentworth (1784-1833).","Clopton family.","Davis, Archibald A.","Leigh, Benjamin Watkins (1781-1849).","Robinson, Conway (1805-1884).","Terry, Abner Wentworth (1815-1851).","Terry family.","Waldron, John M."],"corpname_ssim":["Colombian College (Washington, D.C.)","Virginia. 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Stephenson, Jr., was appointed to the Supreme Court of Virginia in 1981 and reappointed in 1993.  He retired in 1997 and served as senior justice until December 2010.  Stephenson died on May 30, 2011, in Covington, Virginia.\n","Stephenson was born in Covington, Va., on February 22, 1922. He was awarded a B.A. degree from Washington and Lee University in 1943 and a J.D. from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1947. Stephenson then returned to Covington and practiced law there in partnership with his father, Roscoe B. Stephenson, Sr. From 1952 to 1964, he was Commonwealth's Attorney for Alleghany County.  He returned to private practice in Covington in 1964 and continued until 1973, when he became circuit court judge for the 25th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, a position he held until he became a justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia in 1981.","As a Supreme Court of Virginia justice, Stephenson wrote decisions upholding the cap on awards on medical malpractice cases and affirming the use of DNA evidence in the case of Timothy W. Spencer in 1989. The Spencer case was the first case in which an individual was sentenced to death based largely on DNA evidence. ","Roscoe B. Stehenson, Sr. (1884-1965) was born at Mountain View farm in Bath County (now Highland County).  After earning a law degree from Washington \u0026 Lee University in 1909, he moved to Covington, in part because he had an uncle, George A. Revercomb, Sr., who had a law practice there, and began practicing law. Stephenson served as mayor of Covington and Alleghany county Commonwealth's Attorney. He was a Deacon and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church (Covington, Va.)  He was an active member of the Virginia State Bar Association and his clients included civil and criminal cases.","Oscar Adam Stephenson (1845-1917) was born at Mountain View farm in Bath County (now Highland County). He served in McCausland's Brigade (Brigadier General John McCausland, Jr.) in the Civil War, and was discharged from the Army of the Shenandoah in May 1865.","The Stephenson papers are comprised mostly of Justice Stephenson's case files and opinions, correspondence, and other papers documenting his tenure as a justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia, 1981-2010.  The papers also include correspondence and opinions, 1973-1978, documenting his work as a judge on the 25th judicial circuit in Alleghany County, as well as  personal papers, 1954-2011, circa. The collection also contains personal and professional papers of Justice Stephenson's father, Roscoe Stephenson, Sr., 1904-1929; and the military discharge record of his grandfather, Oscar Adam Stephenson, 1865.","Justice Stephenson's Supreme Court of Virginia case files, 1981-2010, are notes, research, opinions, and drafts of opinions he wrote while serving on the court.  These papers also contain judicial correspondence, speeches, meeting and program materials, and mementos documenting his service on the court.","Justice Stephenson's personal papers, 1954-2011, contain personal correspondence, 1954-2011; letters pertaining to fundraising for Washington and Lee University, and records of his service to the Museum of Frontier American Culture and the John Marshall Foundation.  The papers also include letters with extended family, letters about personal interests, such as golf and the 50th reunion of the Covington High School class of 1943.  The papers include a few photographs, including a photograph of Roscoe Stephenson, Sr. speaking at the Catawba Sanatorium in 1917 and photographs of the Covington High School Class of 1943 fiftieth reunion.","The Roscoe B. Stephenson, Sr. papers, 1904-1929, are comprised mostly of letters documenting his law practice in Covington, Va., much of it involving the collection of debts from local businesses.  The papers also contain letters pertaining to Stephenson's interest in state politics and his relationships with political figures in Virginia.  They include letters to elected officials advocating for candidates, particularly the candidacy of his uncle, George A. Revercomb.  A few letters contain comments on political issues, such as a letter to Delegate Hugh High about legislation White proposed to regulate pollution in the James river, 1914. \nCorrespondents include John Garland Pollard, candidate for Attorney General and member of the Virginia Progressive Democratic League, 1913-1914; Delegate John W. Stephenson (Roscoe Stephenson Sr.'s uncle), 1914-1918, 1924; St. George Tucker, Lexington, 1914; Congressman H.D. Flood, 1916; Aubrey E. Strode, 1914; Justice Louis Spencer Epes, 1917-1918; Governor Westmoreland Davis, 1918; Senator W.A. Rinehart, and Abram P. Staples, 1924.  Letters also document Stephenson's campaign for Alleghany County Commonwealth's Attorney, 1915 (including annotated Alleghany county voter lists, 1904, circa).","The Roscoe B. Stephenson, Sr. papers also contain correspondence with Stephenson family members in Bath and Highland counties and West Virginia; letters pertaining to investments in mining and timber operations; letters with Washington and Lee classmates and fraternity brothers; and letters pertaining to the time he spent in Catawba sanatorium in Roanoke County and his efforts to lobby for increased funding for tuberculosis patients. The papers also include a few items pertaining to Stephenson's work with the Alleghany County draft board during World War I and requests for pardons for convicted individuals when he was Alleghany County Commonwealth's Attorney.","Papers documenting Roscoe B. 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He was awarded a B.A. degree from Washington and Lee University in 1943 and a J.D. from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1947. Stephenson then returned to Covington and practiced law there in partnership with his father, Roscoe B. Stephenson, Sr. From 1952 to 1964, he was Commonwealth's Attorney for Alleghany County.  He returned to private practice in Covington in 1964 and continued until 1973, when he became circuit court judge for the 25th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, a position he held until he became a justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia in 1981.","As a Supreme Court of Virginia justice, Stephenson wrote decisions upholding the cap on awards on medical malpractice cases and affirming the use of DNA evidence in the case of Timothy W. Spencer in 1989. The Spencer case was the first case in which an individual was sentenced to death based largely on DNA evidence. ","Roscoe B. 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