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In 1922 he became a land-purchasing agent on behalf of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C\u0026O) Railway. His duties primarily consisted of contacting landowners of potential areas for rail construction in order to negotiate the purchase of the land and rights of way. He then would relay information on interested parties to his superiors in the main offices of C\u0026O Railway in order to facilitate a beneficial transaction. He also served as chairman of the Alleghany County Board of Supervisors.","Gathright's other ventures included acting as a broker for various other companies and also turning land purchases for personal profit. After attempting to sell a large area of timbered land in Alleghany and Bath counties to Virginia Power, the Great Depression resulted in the cancellation of the purchase. Gathright then converted the land, acquired over a thirty-year period, into the Hickory Lodge game preserve, a private hunting and fishing club which he operated between 1932 and 1947. 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It continued to grow through the late nineteenth century. It reached from Newport News, Virginia into Cincinnati, Ohio with its initial span, eventually making its way into several parts of Michigan and Illinois. Its primary freight was coal from West Virginian coal fields, while it did operate some passenger services as well. Thomas Gathright began his work with C\u0026O at its height of expansionary purchases in the 1920s as it sought increased amounts of land to extend its track. C\u0026O continued to grow until it merged with Baltimore and Ohio (B\u0026O) Railroad and Western Maryland Railway to form Chessie Systems in 1963. Chessie Systems then merged with Seaboard System Railroad in 1986 to form the modern CSX Transportation, which continues to operate to this day.","Select groupings of correspondence, primarily dating from 1923 to 1924, were damaged by rodent or other pest and inactive mold. Severely affected materials were photocopied and originals discarded. Rusted fasteners were removed and replaced with plastic paperclips. Due to extensive tearing down its center, oversize blueprint 21, titled Property to be Acquired from Industrial Rayon Corporation Near Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia, was mended and placed in Mylar.","Oversize blueprints were separated from their original order (interfiled with correspondence) and filed in flat storage. The blueprints and maps are listed hierarchically under the respective file of correspondence where they were originally filed. Separation sheets indicate the original location of the blue prints as well as their location in flat storage.","The Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, consist of four Hollinger boxes and 1 flat file (2.1 cubic feet). The collection consists primarily of correspondence and blueprints written by and addressed to Thomas Gathright, land-purchasing agent for the C\u0026O Railway. The correspondence is primarily typed or printed on high-pulp paper or onion-skin carbon copy paper. The collection also includes blueprints of land purchases that relate to correspondence.","The collection contains correspondence, telegrams, deeds, indentures, and blueprints. The subject matter of the correspondence consists primarily of business dealings and land inquiries, acquisitions, rights of way, and disputes which Thomas Gathright engaged in on behalf of the C\u0026O Railway. Correspondents include local land owners; colleagues at the C \u0026 O Railway Company including R. P. Eubank, the General Real Estate Agent at C\u0026O and C. W. Johns, the C\u0026O's chief engineer; and J. M. Perry, Attorney and Counselor at Law in Staunton, Virginia. Some letters are addressed to Gathright by disgruntled landowners regarding land and/or payment disputes. One such letter is from Mary E. Allen of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In an October 1, 1931 letter to Gathright, she writes:","\"There is a mistake here about my place. I want you yourself to come here and straighten it up. There is a dispute over how much land you got and if you don't come and fix it up there is going to be someone burried [sic] here….These servayors [sic] don't do a thing but steal. You haven't paid me all of my money anyway.\"","In general, the land purchases discussed in the correspondence involve communities in Alleghany County, Virginia, including Covington, and Summers County and Greenbrier County, West Virginia, including While Sulphur Springs, Fort Springs, and Ronceverte. Other companies mentioned in the correspondence include Kanawha –Dunlap Land Company and Low Moor Iron Company.","The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. 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He married Martha Burdette Stone (1874-1953) and they had one child, Thomas \"Tom\" Morton Gathright (1906-1991).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eShortly after WWI, Gathright acted as agent for the now-defunct Columbia Gas and Electric Company. In 1922 he became a land-purchasing agent on behalf of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C\u0026amp;O) Railway. His duties primarily consisted of contacting landowners of potential areas for rail construction in order to negotiate the purchase of the land and rights of way. He then would relay information on interested parties to his superiors in the main offices of C\u0026amp;O Railway in order to facilitate a beneficial transaction. He also served as chairman of the Alleghany County Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGathright's other ventures included acting as a broker for various other companies and also turning land purchases for personal profit. After attempting to sell a large area of timbered land in Alleghany and Bath counties to Virginia Power, the Great Depression resulted in the cancellation of the purchase. Gathright then converted the land, acquired over a thirty-year period, into the Hickory Lodge game preserve, a private hunting and fishing club which he operated between 1932 and 1947. The club disbanded in 1947 when Gathright's health began to decline. The commonwealth of Virginia upheld and maintained the land after Gathright's death in 1956. In July 1958, the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries purchased the 18,500 –acre T. M. Gathright Wildlife Management Area from the Virginia Electric and Power Company and the heirs of Thomas Gathright. In 1974, construction began on a dam on the property, named after Gathright, resulting in the creation of Lake Moomaw.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIt should be noted that Thomas Morton Gathright is the second of three generations of Thomas Gathrights. 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C\u0026amp;O continued to grow until it merged with Baltimore and Ohio (B\u0026amp;O) Railroad and Western Maryland Railway to form Chessie Systems in 1963. Chessie Systems then merged with Seaboard System Railroad in 1986 to form the modern CSX Transportation, which continues to operate to this day.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Bio/Historical Note and Administrative History"],"bioghist_tesim":["Thomas Morton Gathright, known in adulthood as \"T. M.,\" \"Mort,\" \"Tom,\" and \"Uncle Tom,\" was born on March 11, 1874 in Louisa County, Virginia to Thomas \"Tommie\" Morton Gathright (1842-1909) and Mary Goodwin Bowles Gathright (1846-1909). He married Martha Burdette Stone (1874-1953) and they had one child, Thomas \"Tom\" Morton Gathright (1906-1991).","Shortly after WWI, Gathright acted as agent for the now-defunct Columbia Gas and Electric Company. In 1922 he became a land-purchasing agent on behalf of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C\u0026O) Railway. His duties primarily consisted of contacting landowners of potential areas for rail construction in order to negotiate the purchase of the land and rights of way. He then would relay information on interested parties to his superiors in the main offices of C\u0026O Railway in order to facilitate a beneficial transaction. He also served as chairman of the Alleghany County Board of Supervisors.","Gathright's other ventures included acting as a broker for various other companies and also turning land purchases for personal profit. After attempting to sell a large area of timbered land in Alleghany and Bath counties to Virginia Power, the Great Depression resulted in the cancellation of the purchase. Gathright then converted the land, acquired over a thirty-year period, into the Hickory Lodge game preserve, a private hunting and fishing club which he operated between 1932 and 1947. The club disbanded in 1947 when Gathright's health began to decline. The commonwealth of Virginia upheld and maintained the land after Gathright's death in 1956. In July 1958, the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries purchased the 18,500 –acre T. M. Gathright Wildlife Management Area from the Virginia Electric and Power Company and the heirs of Thomas Gathright. In 1974, construction began on a dam on the property, named after Gathright, resulting in the creation of Lake Moomaw.","It should be noted that Thomas Morton Gathright is the second of three generations of Thomas Gathrights. All materials in this collection concern Thomas Morton Gathright (1874-1956), son of Thomas \"Tommie\" Morton Gathright (1842-1909) and father of Thomas \"Tom\" Morton Gathright (1906-1991).","The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C\u0026O) was formed in 1869 in Louisa County, Virginia after the Louisa Railroad merged with various other smaller railway companies. It continued to grow through the late nineteenth century. It reached from Newport News, Virginia into Cincinnati, Ohio with its initial span, eventually making its way into several parts of Michigan and Illinois. Its primary freight was coal from West Virginian coal fields, while it did operate some passenger services as well. Thomas Gathright began his work with C\u0026O at its height of expansionary purchases in the 1920s as it sought increased amounts of land to extend its track. C\u0026O continued to grow until it merged with Baltimore and Ohio (B\u0026O) Railroad and Western Maryland Railway to form Chessie Systems in 1963. Chessie Systems then merged with Seaboard System Railroad in 1986 to form the modern CSX Transportation, which continues to operate to this day."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Identification of item], [box #, folder #], Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, SC 0233, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Identification of item], [box #, folder #], Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, SC 0233, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSelect groupings of correspondence, primarily dating from 1923 to 1924, were damaged by rodent or other pest and inactive mold. Severely affected materials were photocopied and originals discarded. Rusted fasteners were removed and replaced with plastic paperclips. 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Correspondents include local land owners; colleagues at the C \u0026 O Railway Company including R. P. Eubank, the General Real Estate Agent at C\u0026O and C. W. Johns, the C\u0026O's chief engineer; and J. M. Perry, Attorney and Counselor at Law in Staunton, Virginia. Some letters are addressed to Gathright by disgruntled landowners regarding land and/or payment disputes. One such letter is from Mary E. Allen of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In an October 1, 1931 letter to Gathright, she writes:","\"There is a mistake here about my place. I want you yourself to come here and straighten it up. There is a dispute over how much land you got and if you don't come and fix it up there is going to be someone burried [sic] here….These servayors [sic] don't do a thing but steal. You haven't paid me all of my money anyway.\"","In general, the land purchases discussed in the correspondence involve communities in Alleghany County, Virginia, including Covington, and Summers County and Greenbrier County, West Virginia, including While Sulphur Springs, Fort Springs, and Ronceverte. Other companies mentioned in the correspondence include Kanawha –Dunlap Land Company and Low Moor Iron Company."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. 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Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.","The collection is arranged chronologically.","\"Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.\" Wikipedia. March 15, 2017. Accessed March 15, 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway."," Rutherford, James T. \"Hickory Lodge.\"  Virginia Wildlife  22, no. 12 (December 1961): 16-19.","Thomas Morton Gathright, known in adulthood as \"T. M.,\" \"Mort,\" \"Tom,\" and \"Uncle Tom,\" was born on March 11, 1874 in Louisa County, Virginia to Thomas \"Tommie\" Morton Gathright (1842-1909) and Mary Goodwin Bowles Gathright (1846-1909). He married Martha Burdette Stone (1874-1953) and they had one child, Thomas \"Tom\" Morton Gathright (1906-1991).","Shortly after WWI, Gathright acted as agent for the now-defunct Columbia Gas and Electric Company. In 1922 he became a land-purchasing agent on behalf of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C\u0026O) Railway. His duties primarily consisted of contacting landowners of potential areas for rail construction in order to negotiate the purchase of the land and rights of way. He then would relay information on interested parties to his superiors in the main offices of C\u0026O Railway in order to facilitate a beneficial transaction. He also served as chairman of the Alleghany County Board of Supervisors.","Gathright's other ventures included acting as a broker for various other companies and also turning land purchases for personal profit. After attempting to sell a large area of timbered land in Alleghany and Bath counties to Virginia Power, the Great Depression resulted in the cancellation of the purchase. Gathright then converted the land, acquired over a thirty-year period, into the Hickory Lodge game preserve, a private hunting and fishing club which he operated between 1932 and 1947. The club disbanded in 1947 when Gathright's health began to decline. The commonwealth of Virginia upheld and maintained the land after Gathright's death in 1956. In July 1958, the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries purchased the 18,500 –acre T. M. Gathright Wildlife Management Area from the Virginia Electric and Power Company and the heirs of Thomas Gathright. In 1974, construction began on a dam on the property, named after Gathright, resulting in the creation of Lake Moomaw.","It should be noted that Thomas Morton Gathright is the second of three generations of Thomas Gathrights. All materials in this collection concern Thomas Morton Gathright (1874-1956), son of Thomas \"Tommie\" Morton Gathright (1842-1909) and father of Thomas \"Tom\" Morton Gathright (1906-1991).","The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C\u0026O) was formed in 1869 in Louisa County, Virginia after the Louisa Railroad merged with various other smaller railway companies. It continued to grow through the late nineteenth century. It reached from Newport News, Virginia into Cincinnati, Ohio with its initial span, eventually making its way into several parts of Michigan and Illinois. Its primary freight was coal from West Virginian coal fields, while it did operate some passenger services as well. Thomas Gathright began his work with C\u0026O at its height of expansionary purchases in the 1920s as it sought increased amounts of land to extend its track. C\u0026O continued to grow until it merged with Baltimore and Ohio (B\u0026O) Railroad and Western Maryland Railway to form Chessie Systems in 1963. Chessie Systems then merged with Seaboard System Railroad in 1986 to form the modern CSX Transportation, which continues to operate to this day.","Select groupings of correspondence, primarily dating from 1923 to 1924, were damaged by rodent or other pest and inactive mold. Severely affected materials were photocopied and originals discarded. Rusted fasteners were removed and replaced with plastic paperclips. Due to extensive tearing down its center, oversize blueprint 21, titled Property to be Acquired from Industrial Rayon Corporation Near Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia, was mended and placed in Mylar.","Oversize blueprints were separated from their original order (interfiled with correspondence) and filed in flat storage. The blueprints and maps are listed hierarchically under the respective file of correspondence where they were originally filed. Separation sheets indicate the original location of the blue prints as well as their location in flat storage.","The Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, consist of four Hollinger boxes and 1 flat file (2.1 cubic feet). The collection consists primarily of correspondence and blueprints written by and addressed to Thomas Gathright, land-purchasing agent for the C\u0026O Railway. The correspondence is primarily typed or printed on high-pulp paper or onion-skin carbon copy paper. The collection also includes blueprints of land purchases that relate to correspondence.","The collection contains correspondence, telegrams, deeds, indentures, and blueprints. The subject matter of the correspondence consists primarily of business dealings and land inquiries, acquisitions, rights of way, and disputes which Thomas Gathright engaged in on behalf of the C\u0026O Railway. Correspondents include local land owners; colleagues at the C \u0026 O Railway Company including R. P. Eubank, the General Real Estate Agent at C\u0026O and C. W. Johns, the C\u0026O's chief engineer; and J. M. Perry, Attorney and Counselor at Law in Staunton, Virginia. Some letters are addressed to Gathright by disgruntled landowners regarding land and/or payment disputes. One such letter is from Mary E. Allen of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In an October 1, 1931 letter to Gathright, she writes:","\"There is a mistake here about my place. I want you yourself to come here and straighten it up. There is a dispute over how much land you got and if you don't come and fix it up there is going to be someone burried [sic] here….These servayors [sic] don't do a thing but steal. You haven't paid me all of my money anyway.\"","In general, the land purchases discussed in the correspondence involve communities in Alleghany County, Virginia, including Covington, and Summers County and Greenbrier County, West Virginia, including While Sulphur Springs, Fort Springs, and Ronceverte. Other companies mentioned in the correspondence include Kanawha –Dunlap Land Company and Low Moor Iron Company.","The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).","The Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, consisting of 2.1 cubic feet of material, are primarily comprised of the business correspondence and property blueprints of Thomas Gathright, a land-purchasing agent for the C\u0026O Railway.","James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company -- History","English"],"unitid_tesim":["SC 0233","/repositories/4/resources/388"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Thomas Gathright papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Thomas Gathright papers"],"collection_ssim":["Thomas Gathright papers"],"repository_ssm":["James Madison University"],"repository_ssim":["James Madison University"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. 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Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged chronologically."],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003e\"Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.\" Wikipedia. March 15, 2017. Accessed March 15, 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e Rutherford, James T. \"Hickory Lodge.\" \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eVirginia Wildlife\u003c/emph\u003e 22, no. 12 (December 1961): 16-19.\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography"],"bibliography_tesim":["\"Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.\" Wikipedia. March 15, 2017. Accessed March 15, 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway."," Rutherford, James T. \"Hickory Lodge.\"  Virginia Wildlife  22, no. 12 (December 1961): 16-19."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Morton Gathright, known in adulthood as \"T. M.,\" \"Mort,\" \"Tom,\" and \"Uncle Tom,\" was born on March 11, 1874 in Louisa County, Virginia to Thomas \"Tommie\" Morton Gathright (1842-1909) and Mary Goodwin Bowles Gathright (1846-1909). He married Martha Burdette Stone (1874-1953) and they had one child, Thomas \"Tom\" Morton Gathright (1906-1991).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eShortly after WWI, Gathright acted as agent for the now-defunct Columbia Gas and Electric Company. In 1922 he became a land-purchasing agent on behalf of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C\u0026amp;O) Railway. His duties primarily consisted of contacting landowners of potential areas for rail construction in order to negotiate the purchase of the land and rights of way. He then would relay information on interested parties to his superiors in the main offices of C\u0026amp;O Railway in order to facilitate a beneficial transaction. He also served as chairman of the Alleghany County Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGathright's other ventures included acting as a broker for various other companies and also turning land purchases for personal profit. After attempting to sell a large area of timbered land in Alleghany and Bath counties to Virginia Power, the Great Depression resulted in the cancellation of the purchase. Gathright then converted the land, acquired over a thirty-year period, into the Hickory Lodge game preserve, a private hunting and fishing club which he operated between 1932 and 1947. The club disbanded in 1947 when Gathright's health began to decline. The commonwealth of Virginia upheld and maintained the land after Gathright's death in 1956. In July 1958, the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries purchased the 18,500 –acre T. M. Gathright Wildlife Management Area from the Virginia Electric and Power Company and the heirs of Thomas Gathright. In 1974, construction began on a dam on the property, named after Gathright, resulting in the creation of Lake Moomaw.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIt should be noted that Thomas Morton Gathright is the second of three generations of Thomas Gathrights. All materials in this collection concern Thomas Morton Gathright (1874-1956), son of Thomas \"Tommie\" Morton Gathright (1842-1909) and father of Thomas \"Tom\" Morton Gathright (1906-1991).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C\u0026amp;O) was formed in 1869 in Louisa County, Virginia after the Louisa Railroad merged with various other smaller railway companies. It continued to grow through the late nineteenth century. It reached from Newport News, Virginia into Cincinnati, Ohio with its initial span, eventually making its way into several parts of Michigan and Illinois. Its primary freight was coal from West Virginian coal fields, while it did operate some passenger services as well. Thomas Gathright began his work with C\u0026amp;O at its height of expansionary purchases in the 1920s as it sought increased amounts of land to extend its track. C\u0026amp;O continued to grow until it merged with Baltimore and Ohio (B\u0026amp;O) Railroad and Western Maryland Railway to form Chessie Systems in 1963. Chessie Systems then merged with Seaboard System Railroad in 1986 to form the modern CSX Transportation, which continues to operate to this day.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Bio/Historical Note and Administrative History"],"bioghist_tesim":["Thomas Morton Gathright, known in adulthood as \"T. M.,\" \"Mort,\" \"Tom,\" and \"Uncle Tom,\" was born on March 11, 1874 in Louisa County, Virginia to Thomas \"Tommie\" Morton Gathright (1842-1909) and Mary Goodwin Bowles Gathright (1846-1909). He married Martha Burdette Stone (1874-1953) and they had one child, Thomas \"Tom\" Morton Gathright (1906-1991).","Shortly after WWI, Gathright acted as agent for the now-defunct Columbia Gas and Electric Company. In 1922 he became a land-purchasing agent on behalf of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C\u0026O) Railway. His duties primarily consisted of contacting landowners of potential areas for rail construction in order to negotiate the purchase of the land and rights of way. He then would relay information on interested parties to his superiors in the main offices of C\u0026O Railway in order to facilitate a beneficial transaction. He also served as chairman of the Alleghany County Board of Supervisors.","Gathright's other ventures included acting as a broker for various other companies and also turning land purchases for personal profit. After attempting to sell a large area of timbered land in Alleghany and Bath counties to Virginia Power, the Great Depression resulted in the cancellation of the purchase. Gathright then converted the land, acquired over a thirty-year period, into the Hickory Lodge game preserve, a private hunting and fishing club which he operated between 1932 and 1947. The club disbanded in 1947 when Gathright's health began to decline. The commonwealth of Virginia upheld and maintained the land after Gathright's death in 1956. In July 1958, the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries purchased the 18,500 –acre T. M. Gathright Wildlife Management Area from the Virginia Electric and Power Company and the heirs of Thomas Gathright. In 1974, construction began on a dam on the property, named after Gathright, resulting in the creation of Lake Moomaw.","It should be noted that Thomas Morton Gathright is the second of three generations of Thomas Gathrights. All materials in this collection concern Thomas Morton Gathright (1874-1956), son of Thomas \"Tommie\" Morton Gathright (1842-1909) and father of Thomas \"Tom\" Morton Gathright (1906-1991).","The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C\u0026O) was formed in 1869 in Louisa County, Virginia after the Louisa Railroad merged with various other smaller railway companies. It continued to grow through the late nineteenth century. It reached from Newport News, Virginia into Cincinnati, Ohio with its initial span, eventually making its way into several parts of Michigan and Illinois. Its primary freight was coal from West Virginian coal fields, while it did operate some passenger services as well. Thomas Gathright began his work with C\u0026O at its height of expansionary purchases in the 1920s as it sought increased amounts of land to extend its track. C\u0026O continued to grow until it merged with Baltimore and Ohio (B\u0026O) Railroad and Western Maryland Railway to form Chessie Systems in 1963. Chessie Systems then merged with Seaboard System Railroad in 1986 to form the modern CSX Transportation, which continues to operate to this day."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Identification of item], [box #, folder #], Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, SC 0233, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Identification of item], [box #, folder #], Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, SC 0233, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSelect groupings of correspondence, primarily dating from 1923 to 1924, were damaged by rodent or other pest and inactive mold. Severely affected materials were photocopied and originals discarded. Rusted fasteners were removed and replaced with plastic paperclips. Due to extensive tearing down its center, oversize blueprint 21, titled Property to be Acquired from Industrial Rayon Corporation Near Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia, was mended and placed in Mylar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOversize blueprints were separated from their original order (interfiled with correspondence) and filed in flat storage. The blueprints and maps are listed hierarchically under the respective file of correspondence where they were originally filed. Separation sheets indicate the original location of the blue prints as well as their location in flat storage.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Select groupings of correspondence, primarily dating from 1923 to 1924, were damaged by rodent or other pest and inactive mold. Severely affected materials were photocopied and originals discarded. Rusted fasteners were removed and replaced with plastic paperclips. Due to extensive tearing down its center, oversize blueprint 21, titled Property to be Acquired from Industrial Rayon Corporation Near Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia, was mended and placed in Mylar.","Oversize blueprints were separated from their original order (interfiled with correspondence) and filed in flat storage. The blueprints and maps are listed hierarchically under the respective file of correspondence where they were originally filed. Separation sheets indicate the original location of the blue prints as well as their location in flat storage."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, consist of four Hollinger boxes and 1 flat file (2.1 cubic feet). The collection consists primarily of correspondence and blueprints written by and addressed to Thomas Gathright, land-purchasing agent for the C\u0026amp;O Railway. The correspondence is primarily typed or printed on high-pulp paper or onion-skin carbon copy paper. The collection also includes blueprints of land purchases that relate to correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains correspondence, telegrams, deeds, indentures, and blueprints. The subject matter of the correspondence consists primarily of business dealings and land inquiries, acquisitions, rights of way, and disputes which Thomas Gathright engaged in on behalf of the C\u0026amp;O Railway. Correspondents include local land owners; colleagues at the C \u0026amp; O Railway Company including R. P. Eubank, the General Real Estate Agent at C\u0026amp;O and C. W. Johns, the C\u0026amp;O's chief engineer; and J. M. Perry, Attorney and Counselor at Law in Staunton, Virginia. Some letters are addressed to Gathright by disgruntled landowners regarding land and/or payment disputes. One such letter is from Mary E. Allen of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In an October 1, 1931 letter to Gathright, she writes:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"There is a mistake here about my place. I want you yourself to come here and straighten it up. There is a dispute over how much land you got and if you don't come and fix it up there is going to be someone burried [sic] here….These servayors [sic] don't do a thing but steal. You haven't paid me all of my money anyway.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn general, the land purchases discussed in the correspondence involve communities in Alleghany County, Virginia, including Covington, and Summers County and Greenbrier County, West Virginia, including While Sulphur Springs, Fort Springs, and Ronceverte. Other companies mentioned in the correspondence include Kanawha –Dunlap Land Company and Low Moor Iron Company.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, consist of four Hollinger boxes and 1 flat file (2.1 cubic feet). The collection consists primarily of correspondence and blueprints written by and addressed to Thomas Gathright, land-purchasing agent for the C\u0026O Railway. The correspondence is primarily typed or printed on high-pulp paper or onion-skin carbon copy paper. The collection also includes blueprints of land purchases that relate to correspondence.","The collection contains correspondence, telegrams, deeds, indentures, and blueprints. The subject matter of the correspondence consists primarily of business dealings and land inquiries, acquisitions, rights of way, and disputes which Thomas Gathright engaged in on behalf of the C\u0026O Railway. Correspondents include local land owners; colleagues at the C \u0026 O Railway Company including R. P. Eubank, the General Real Estate Agent at C\u0026O and C. W. Johns, the C\u0026O's chief engineer; and J. M. Perry, Attorney and Counselor at Law in Staunton, Virginia. Some letters are addressed to Gathright by disgruntled landowners regarding land and/or payment disputes. One such letter is from Mary E. Allen of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In an October 1, 1931 letter to Gathright, she writes:","\"There is a mistake here about my place. I want you yourself to come here and straighten it up. There is a dispute over how much land you got and if you don't come and fix it up there is going to be someone burried [sic] here….These servayors [sic] don't do a thing but steal. You haven't paid me all of my money anyway.\"","In general, the land purchases discussed in the correspondence involve communities in Alleghany County, Virginia, including Covington, and Summers County and Greenbrier County, West Virginia, including While Sulphur Springs, Fort Springs, and Ronceverte. Other companies mentioned in the correspondence include Kanawha –Dunlap Land Company and Low Moor Iron Company."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu)."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_e0717310a001b727ac49867173991762\"\u003eThe Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, consisting of 2.1 cubic feet of material, are primarily comprised of the business correspondence and property blueprints of Thomas Gathright, a land-purchasing agent for the C\u0026amp;O Railway.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Thomas Gathright Papers, 1923-1933, consisting of 2.1 cubic feet of material, are primarily comprised of the business correspondence and property blueprints of Thomas Gathright, a land-purchasing agent for the C\u0026O Railway."],"names_coll_ssim":["Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company -- History"],"names_ssim":["James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company -- History"],"corpname_ssim":["James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company -- History"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":63,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:20:55.421Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vihart_repositories_4_resources_388"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1624","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Thomas G. Wynne Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1624#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Wynne, Thomas G., 1834-1904","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1624#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains letters, sermons, financial records and other material pertaining to Thomas G. Wynne of James City County Virginia. Wynne graduated from William \u0026amp; Mary as the valedictorian in 1854, and a copy of his valedictory speech is included in the collection along with his diploma. After graduation, Wynne taught in the James City County schools, and a sample report card from the 1880s can be found in the collection. Also included in the collection is Wynne's William \u0026amp; Mary Phi Beta Kappa key.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1624#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1624","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1624","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1624","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1624","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_1624.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Wynne, Thomas G. Papers","title_ssm":["Thomas G. Wynne Papers"],"title_tesim":["Thomas G. Wynne Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["circa 1853-1891"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["circa 1853-1891"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["MS 00041","/repositories/2/resources/1624"],"text":["MS 00041","/repositories/2/resources/1624","Thomas G. Wynne Papers","College of William and Mary--History--19th century","College of William and Mary--Students","Education--Virginia--History--19th century","James City County (Va.)--History--19th century","Financial records","Letters (correspondence)","Sermons","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.","Diploma located in MS Oversize Box 8, 2283 P","The fragile nature of this material may limit handling.","This collection contains letters, sermons, financial records and other material pertaining to Thomas G. Wynne of James City County Virginia. Wynne graduated from William \u0026 Mary as the valedictorian in 1854, and a copy of his valedictory speech is included in the collection along with his diploma. After graduation, Wynne taught in the James City County schools, and a sample report card from the 1880s can be found in the collection. Also included in the collection is Wynne's William \u0026 Mary Phi Beta Kappa key.","Correspondence includes letters with Thomas Wynne and others who are relatives or of unknown relationships:  Laura Newman, Margaret A. Jones, J. R. Baxter, H. Halstead, Louisa Coulling, Linda Watts, C.S.M. See. Sallie Coulling, Henry Preston and unknown.","1854 Diploma from William \u0026 Mary for Thomas Wynne who was the valedictorian of his class.","\"Thomas George Wynne, Elder of Lebanon Church\", by Frederick W. Boelt, typescript, 3 pp.","\"Dear Maggie\", signed \"Ever your friend, Laura Newman.\" Appears to be addressed to \"Hon.[Mrs?] T. G. Wynne, At home\". \"Take care of my piano for a few months?\"","\"Aunt\" apparently is Miss Louisa Baxter (end of 2d letter) from Hampden Sidney College, Prince Edward. Wishes letters didn't have to be answered. In 1860 she writes that she dislikes college and studying; not interested in pleasure or popularity; never expect to be a Christian; hope this doesn't pain you; please don't repeat it; give Sally [  ] in Lexington my compliments; Will has not written; my love to all my aunts.","Sheriff of James City County, H. Halstead, notifies unknown that he shall claim the property levied on him and the property will be \"as a part of my homestead.\"","Correspondence from Unknown to his brother, Cutter.\"Dear Bro. Cutler\" [perhaps bro in Christ, not actual bro]; have succeeded in making Lebanon fit for worship; when will you preach to us? We love you as a man \u0026 admire you as a speaker. 1 small sheet, unsigned, with notes in another hand on back.","A note from H.K.Harwood about cutting wood, 1868 Oct 26, \npostcard from R.H.Wynne, Newport News, 1891 July 14, about going to teach at Bethany College and not being able to preach at Lebanon after September, and a postcard from C. Yeuell (?), Toano, 1903 Aug 27, about getting an appointment at Lebanon Church.","(1)\tTo Cousin Luly, from cousin Ellen Stubbs, Richmond, 1856 Jan 21; have not written to you before; went to Grand Pa's \u0026 wished you were there; had school today; Uncle Robert did not teach but Miss Margaret did; you must call me Ellen, no longer Douggie; with a P.S. on back from Jennie: miss you badly, and Aunt Mary.  1 sheet\n(2)\tMy dearest one, from your husband Jas. D. Coulling, Danville, 1865 Nov 23; attending Conference; do not know where I'll be assigned.  On back: Another letter, from someone who is sick; mentions not knowing where new home will be; Sid wishes you were here; perhaps JDC's wife, to her son, forwarding JDC's letter. 1 sheet.\n(3)\tTo \"Miss Lou\", from Joseph W. Shackford, Orange Grove, 1866 Oct 24; remember pleasant hours in your society, especially on the old Mattapony river; many changes since we parted in Richmond a year ago; how is little Sidney? I expect to come to NC this winter to school in Lenoir.  P.S.: \"Direct to Bruington P.O. King \u0026 Queen Co\".  1 folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(4)\t\"Dear Lou\", from your cousin Mallory A. Sheild, University of Va, 1866 Dec 9; eloquent expression of sympathy \"to ease your mourning\" for her father's death (who served God).  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(5)\tSame, 1867 Feb 17; in midst of intermediate exams; knew each other in childhood; blames war for loss of ambition; refers to self as \"picayune country physician\"; \"remember me to Mrs Coulling; your little brother I expect has forgotten me.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(6)\tTo Miss Louisa T[?] Coulling (Dearest Cousin), Sweetwater, TN; from Bettie [Mrs C. P. Edwards?], Portsmouth VA, 1879 June 1; I'm a happy wife \u0026 mother of 3; your aunt Mary Finley now lives next door to me.  1 small folded sheet, 4 pp, w/env.","(1)\tTo Miss Louisa T. Coulling, ??? College, Bristol, TN, from Bettie, Portsmouth, VA, 1880 Dec 7; sorry you've been so sick; Mr Edwards has moved his store to Norfolk, but we'll not move there; much about relatives; my love to your brother Sidney.  4 small sheets, w/env.\n(2)\t\"My dear friend, Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, from E[?], Charleston, WV, 1887 Feb; sympathy in loss of your sister, whom you cared for many months; don't know where we will go.  1 sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(3)\tMy dear Miss Louisa [Baxter], Lexington, from your friend \u0026 pupil John D. Letcher[?], Gallipolis, OH, 1887 Feb 27; sympathy upon Miss Lavina's[?] death; 1 folded sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, \"Mr \u0026 Mrs T. M. Semmes – At Home – Fri, June 13\" [1890]; card of Mr \u0026 Mrs B. B. Semmes enclosed;  1 sheet, w/env.\n(5)\t\"My Dear Cousin\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from Corinne[?], Greenville, Alabama, 1890 Aug 25; much about travels \u0026 relatives; hopes to be a music teacher.  2 folded sheets and 1 half sheet, 10 pp, w/env.","(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from T. Edward \u0026 Mary E. Martin, Concord, Campbell County, April 24; glad to receive the photo of late minister Bro. C., whose memory we'll cherish; please visit.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Aunt Lou\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from MLC[?], Richmond]?], May 6[?]; Willie is much better, got a discharge from the army; what a glorious victory we had at Chancellorsville. 1 torn sheet, w/env.\n(3)\t\"My Dearest Lou\", from Your poor mother, MLC[?], Jeffersonville, May16; apparently nervous and sick; if you come it will save me all trouble with Sid, who's learning to do for himself; gives directions for trip; come at once.  1 folded sheet \u0026 1 half sheet, 6 pp.\n(4)\t:My Dear Lou, from ???, Richmond, 1871[?]Sept 26; received letter from Mr Taylor; sign the receipt]?] instead of the one I last sent. 1 small sheet.","(1)\tMiss Lina[?] Watts, Blue Stone, Va (My Dear Little Friend), from Your true friend, W. H. Leith [?], Marion, VA, 1885 Dec 26; your card made me sad; why will you not return?  Have they not treated you well? I'm deeply concerned for you happiness; I know you're happy with your cousin Miss Lou; how can I think of seeing you no more? With much love. 1 long folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(2)\tMy Dear Miss Lina [Watts], Blue Stone, Va; from Rev D. S. Hearon, Sullins College, A  Christian home for school girls, Bristol, TN, 1885 Dec 26; you gave me a pleasant surprise yesterday; sorry you are to leave the S. West; remember me to Miss Lou \u0026 Douglas. 1 sheet (Sullins College stationery), w/env.","(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from W. P. Beaman[?], Murfreesboro, NC, 1867 Feb 25; I did not present your name to the Board for the situation spoken of; regret not having you with us.  1 small sheet.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Sister\"; envelope not very clear: to Mrs[?] Coullling, care of Mr. Baxter, Wytheville, Va.; from Sister ?, Richmond, 1869 April 15; we miss you all here dreadfully; will you go to Alabama? About others; I'm in the schoolroom and only the girls know I am writing. 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\tNote to Wm Coulling, Lancaster \u0026 Co, Richmond, from Tazwell Taylor[?], Norfolk, 1869 Nov 11; thank Souly[?] for the photo of his dear mother. 1 small sheet, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Mary Coulling, Tazewell, VA, from Cousin Martha, Farmville, 1944 May 31 [??? With envelope postmarked 1948 May 26]; Mrs Pohst[?] will take me this summer in Tazewell for room \u0026 board; will be so glad to be near you.  1 small sheet, w/env.","(1)\t\"My dear aunts\", 1880 Feb 18, from Monterey, Va.; rec'd notice of Uncle Sidney's death; can't visit anyone \u0026 neglect duties to my churches.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(2)\tTo Rev. Danl. A Penick, from Milford, TX, 1892 March 29; sympathy to you and the children, upon cousin E's death; need to move from TX for my wife's health and mine; might seek to spend summer in Lexington Presby. \u0026 then work east of Blue Ridge in Va or NC.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.","One sheet apparently torn off a larger sheet; Much is undecipherable, but seems to be about old people in a home.","\"To whom it may concern\", from Henry Preston, Bank of Clinch Valley, Tazewell, VA, 1914 July 1; on envelope: \"Recommending Miss Lou T. Coulling\"; Miss Coulling, through long experience of successful teaching, is worthy of the high esteem in which she is held in the profession; my children have been under Miss C the past few years; she cannot be recommended too highly.  1 sheet (Bank of C V stationery), w. env.","(1)\t\"My dear sister\"; from Walnut Grove, 1863 Sept 26; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp;  possibly in two handwritings: letter and answer ?  about relatives and friends, teaching positions, getting books and corsets, men going off to war. . .; no signature.\n(2)\t\"My own dear son\"; from Glenwood[?], 186? June 27; love you, often think of you, want you with me; much about Lizzie's[?] sickness and death; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\t\"My dear Friend\", Feb 3; from M.?. C.; got news of the death of dear Miss Louisa[?]; so sorry for you; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.","Blanks for seller, county name, price, slave girl's name; 1863 June [blank for day]; no signature; 1 sheet; one side only","(1)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne \u0026 Jacob Smith\"; 1866 April 12; for ¼ of crop, JS to have use of a tenement and lot of land, 2-20 acres, being part of TGW's farm, known as Green Mount, in Jas City Count, for I year; with signature of Wynne and X of Smith; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(2)\t\"Contract between Thomas G. Wynne Agt \u0026 Wm. W. Lee \u0026 Lewis S. Charles\";  1867 November 6; TGW is agt of Wm. B. Wynne; for ¼ of crop, Lee \u0026 Charles to have use of WBW's farm known as Helicon in Jas City County, for I year; with 3 signatures; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(3)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne Agt \u0026 James Paterson from January 1st 1868 to [ditto] 1869\"; 1868 January 2; TGW is Agt for Wm. B. Wynne; for 15 Dollars, JP to have use of a piece of land known as \"Low Quarter\", belonging to Locust Grove Farm, James City Co., for 1 year; with signature of TGW and X of JP; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(4)\tContract between Thomas G. Wynne and Jacob Smith; 1868 March 27; for 36 Dollars, JS to have use of 18 acres, a part of Green Mount Farm, for the time necessary to have a crop of corn; with signature of TGW and mark of JS; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.","(1)\tLee Hall, Va, Jan 1st/ '83, Thos G. Wynne, for shoes; one small handwritten sheet.\n(2)\tMeyers Bros. Dry Good, Newport News, Va., Aug[?] 22, 1892, Mrs. E. W. Milstead, for salad bowls, plaque, and glasses; handwritten on a small printed form.","One blank check, with blank date, 18--.","Typescript on four one-sided sheets; at end: \"Valedictory Address delivered by Thomas George Wynne on July 4, 1854, on the occasion of his graduation from the College of William and Mary.  Transcribed by Frederick W. Boelt\"; the speech focuses on two heroes: James Otis and Patrick Henry; includes a tribute to college instructors, and thanks to Friends of Williamsburg.","Handwritten of the Valedictory Address on ten one-sided sheets, sewn together with thread","Photocopy of undated article about a yellowed clipping from a Norfolk paper of unknown date that had been received by the W\u0026M alumni office; clipping included list of a number of graduates of the college; using the names, the alumni office dated the clipping as June 1853; then quoted the clipping, with list of degree recipients and 8 speakers, the last of whom was \"T. G. Wynne–Subject: The patriots of '76 with the valedictory\".  1 sheet.","Five handwritten notes for religious services, including a marriage.","Five handwritten sheets, apparently notes for religious services, including a marriage ceremony.","Transcription of a poem by Nathaniel Cotton.","Blank form.","(1)\t\"Edmund Wynne, born Mar 26th 1744. . .\"; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp; various handwriting.\n(2)\t\"Wm Whitaker, of Warwick Co Va who married Franky Wynne . . . 1783. . .\"; 2 folded sheets, 8 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(3)\t\"Col Myles Cary born in Bristol England in 1619 or 1620 . . .\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(4)\t\"Warwick Co Va July 6, 1880; Mr. E. S. Whitaker, Sir, Your letter and circular to my husband H. H. Wynne clerk of Warwick courts. . .  [I] have intended writing you 'What I know about the Whitakers'. . . \"; unsigned; 2 sheets, 3 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(5)\t\"'What I Know About' Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(6)\t\"Richard Harrison[?] Whitaker was born October 17th 1794. . .\"; names wives and children of RHW; 1 small sheet, 2 pp; handwritten.\nA typewritten note in front of folder, [probably written by F. W. Boelt], discusses compilers and provenance of these documents.  Compiler of (1) is not known. Documents on Whitaker and Cary families were compiled by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne, wife of Humphrey Harwood Wynne, Jr.  Docs passed down through relatives to F. W. Boelt.","(1)\tAppendix C: Descendants of Edmund \u0026 Mary Wynne; typewritten transcript of (1) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. C-1 indicates \"writer not identified but later part and additions made by Miles Wills Wynne (1876-1961), indicated as \"B\" and underlined\".\n(2)\tAppendix E; typewritten transcript of (4) and (2) in previous folder; 5 pp.  Note at bottom of p. E-1: \"Transcribed by Myles Johnson, Washington, D.C. – April 1985. . . The author of this unsigned letter was Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne (1830-1909), daughter of William H. Wynne, Jr. (1806-1846) and husband [sic] of Humphrey H. Wynne, Jr. (1814-1892).\"  Note on p. E-2 at 'End of letter' indicates that (2) was apparently an attachment to the 1880 July 6 letter.\n(3)\tAppendix G: Descendents of Colonel Myles Cary; typewritten transcript of (3) in previous folder; 4 pp. Note at bottom of p. G-1 indicates the transcriber was Myles Johnson, June 1985,and the manuscript was written by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne.\n(4)\tAppendix H: \"What I Know About\" Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes; typewritten transcript of (5) and (6) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. H-1 indicates the transcript is by Myles Johnson, January 1986, from the manuscript written by Mary E. C. Wynne, undated.  Note on p. H-3 at end of transcript of (5) indicates that the small note (6) apparently was attached to (5).\n(5)\tA second transcript of (6); 1 typewritten page, unattributed.","Eulogy for Wm. H. Wynne, son of H. H. and Mary E. Wynne of Warwick Co.","Handwritten, on one side of many sheets, with about 4-7 days per sheet; 1861-1-1 thru 1862-1-4; month and year at top of each page, along with 'Green Mount'; weather and farm observations, along with visitors, war news, etc.","(1)\t\"Greenmount Farm Journal, January 1, 1861 – January 6, 1862\"; by Frederick Wills Boelt; 6 typewritten pages; 3 paragraphs with property owners, from 1768, and brief description of the farm journal; the remaining entries are notes on people and places mentioned in the journal.\n(2)\tA typewritten transcript of the journal in previous folder; approximately 85 sheets.","One printed sheet; \"on Tuesday Evening, November 28th, 1894, For the Sole Benefit of the Widow and Children of the late W. T. Bromley, 3rd Officer of the S.S. 'Berlin,' who was lost overboard on her last voyage. . .\";  piano solos, recitations, and songs.","One partial, stapled booklet of tear-out, printed tickets: \"1924 . . . Democratic National Convention, New York, June 24th; DELEGATE; ______ Session [tickets here for 7th-15th session]; Main Floor . . . Entrance 26th Street. . .\"","Printed copies of several color photos of exterior and interior of house, with a brief account of Greenmount's history and layout, by Frederick Wills Boelt, Toano.  \"The house was destroyed by fire in November 1994.\"","Five sheets with photocopies of seven photographs of Wynnes and Emmett W. Milstead.","One photograph (early 1880's) on a stiff board, and one typewritten sheet (2015) with notes on Lebanon Church and Dr. Humphrey Harwood and Maria Eliza Curtis in the photo, by Frederick Wills Boelt.","Keepsake Album, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026 Co.; bound, 7x8 in.; alternating blank white and blue leaves, with an occasional engraved illustration; inside front cover, in ink: \"Miss Louisa T. Coulling, Dec 25th 1859\"; in ink on title page: \"Louisa T. Coulling from her Mother\"; in ink on leaf after title page: \"Dedication\", signed by W.E.J., Charlottesville Va, Nov. 9th 1860; among the few scattered entries: a 'letter' to Dear Lou, from your Paster Wm. E. Judkins, Charlottesville Va. Nov. 9th 1860; a 'farewell' to Lulie? from Ginnie?, S. F. College[?], 1863; another 'farewell' to Dearest Lou, from Your attached cousin [illegible], Charlesville [sic] Va., Sept 30th, 1862; \"Wishing to be remembered, dear friend . . .\", signed Orie, Fern Lea, October 7th, 1862; and near back: To Loulie, a poem, With much love, signed H. A. Rouzie [?], Fern Lea, Oct. 9th 1863.  Four inserted items: (a) a handwritten poem on one page of a folded sheet, addressed to Mary [?] Baxter, from her affect. Cousin, Selina Wheaton[?]  (b) a handwritten poem, \"A Vision\", on both sides of a folded blue sheet; illegible signature at end;  (c) a note on one side of a small lined sheet: Dear Lou, \"I did not know I was so sick. . . Do with my body as you think best. . .\" signed Mary Coulling;  (d) a handwritten poem, \"To Little Brother\", on both sides of a small sheet, unsigned.","Newport News Va, Aug. 16, 1899; E. W. Milstead. . . to J. H. Madison my salary as ship keeper. . . [signed] O. G. Derring; note at bottom: \"As security for $100 borrowed by Joe Madison\"; handwritten.","Three typewritten sheets, by Frederick Wills Boelt; with brief biographical info on Emmett Ward Milstead, and transcript of a newspaper article, \"The Secrets of Fox-Hunting Laid Bare\", by The Raconteur, that mentions Sgt Milstead; the article is undated, but possibly 1899.","The Standard Diary 1893 Published for The Trade: bound, 3x7 in.; inside front cover, in pencil: \"E. W. Milstead, Feby 17th 1893, Newport News, Va.\"; front matter includes calendar, weights \u0026 measures, interest table, postal rates, poison antidotes, population figures, legal holidays, presidents of the US, tide tables, sun \u0026 moon tables by month, etc.; bulk of volume is a diary with one page per day; back matter includes cash account pages per month, bills payable by month, and several pages for addresses.  Inserts inside front cover: (a) a 'promise to pay' to E. W. Milstead, for $400, dated 1914-12-14; (b) a Victory Liberty Loan note, Citizens and Marine Bank, Newport News, undated, E. W. Milstead deposited $5000. There are a few scattered diary entries: a cure for dyspepsia (Jan 1), notes on official duties as sheriff, \"went out fox hunting…\" (Feb 21), bills paid, notes on weather, \"started for Washington to day to the Inauguration of Cleveland (Mar 1), left Wash for Balti…, secured prisoner \u0026 left for Washington, took steamer Norfolk for home (Mar 5), sold my horse buggy…(Apr 6), \"Nannie \u0026 Mother discussed the subject of love very elaborately: (Jun 16); some entries are cryptic/illegible.","Leather notepad with notes generally about money matters.  Notepad was used with a carbon.  Notes are scattered thoughout the pad.\nInside front cover, in pencil: T. E. Milstead Sheriff Warwick Co, Va, Thomas E. Milstead Died Sept 21st 1880, Written by his son E. W. Milstead; E. W. Milstead Sept 24th 1880.  Handwritten receipts for payments by T. E. Milstead, sheriff, for allowance (wages?) and various payments, 1869-1872, signed by payees; lists of contents (plants, apparently) of several Flats; numerous blank pages; \"To my sweetheart, If you love me Keep my Commandments, R. E. Drummond\"; near back: Accounts of 1877, Eliz. H. \u0026 E. A. Milstead.","One gold Phi Beta Kappa Key that belonged to Thomas G. Wynne while attending the College of William and Mary. The front of the key has 6 stars, the Greek letters for Phi Beta Kappa, and a hand pointing towards the Beta letter. The reverse of the key is inscribed \"Tho. G. Wynne,\" the letters P, B, and K in cursive, and Dec. 5th, 1776, the year of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.","One gold Phi Beta Kappa Key that belonged to Thomas G. Wynne while attending the College of William and Mary. The front of the key has 6 stars, the Greek letters for Phi Beta Kappa, and a hand pointing towards the Beta letter. The reverse of the key is inscribed \"Tho. G. Wynne,\" the letters P, B, and K in cursive, and Dec. 5th, 1776, the year of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.","1.5 diameter coin with Good Conduct Coin on one side and Reward of Superior Merit on the other.  Made from a silverish metal.","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.","Special Collections Research Center","Wynne, Thomas G., 1834-1904","Milstead, Emmett Ward, 1859-1932","English  and  Latin"],"unitid_tesim":["MS 00041","/repositories/2/resources/1624"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Thomas G. Wynne Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Thomas G. Wynne Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Thomas G. 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Wynne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains letters, sermons, financial records and other material pertaining to Thomas G. Wynne of James City County Virginia. Wynne graduated from William \u0026amp; Mary as the valedictorian in 1854, and a copy of his valedictory speech is included in the collection along with his diploma. After graduation, Wynne taught in the James City County schools, and a sample report card from the 1880s can be found in the collection. Also included in the collection is Wynne's William \u0026amp; Mary Phi Beta Kappa key.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes letters with Thomas Wynne and others who are relatives or of unknown relationships:  Laura Newman, Margaret A. Jones, J. R. Baxter, H. Halstead, Louisa Coulling, Linda Watts, C.S.M. See. Sallie Coulling, Henry Preston and unknown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1854 Diploma from William \u0026amp; Mary for Thomas Wynne who was the valedictorian of his class.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Thomas George Wynne, Elder of Lebanon Church\", by Frederick W. Boelt, typescript, 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear Maggie\", signed \"Ever your friend, Laura Newman.\" Appears to be addressed to \"Hon.[Mrs?] T. G. Wynne, At home\". \"Take care of my piano for a few months?\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Aunt\" apparently is Miss Louisa Baxter (end of 2d letter) from Hampden Sidney College, Prince Edward. Wishes letters didn't have to be answered. In 1860 she writes that she dislikes college and studying; not interested in pleasure or popularity; never expect to be a Christian; hope this doesn't pain you; please don't repeat it; give Sally [  ] in Lexington my compliments; Will has not written; my love to all my aunts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSheriff of James City County, H. Halstead, notifies unknown that he shall claim the property levied on him and the property will be \"as a part of my homestead.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Unknown to his brother, Cutter.\"Dear Bro. Cutler\" [perhaps bro in Christ, not actual bro]; have succeeded in making Lebanon fit for worship; when will you preach to us? We love you as a man \u0026amp; admire you as a speaker. 1 small sheet, unsigned, with notes in another hand on back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note from H.K.Harwood about cutting wood, 1868 Oct 26, \npostcard from R.H.Wynne, Newport News, 1891 July 14, about going to teach at Bethany College and not being able to preach at Lebanon after September, and a postcard from C. Yeuell (?), Toano, 1903 Aug 27, about getting an appointment at Lebanon Church.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\tTo Cousin Luly, from cousin Ellen Stubbs, Richmond, 1856 Jan 21; have not written to you before; went to Grand Pa's \u0026amp; wished you were there; had school today; Uncle Robert did not teach but Miss Margaret did; you must call me Ellen, no longer Douggie; with a P.S. on back from Jennie: miss you badly, and Aunt Mary.  1 sheet\n(2)\tMy dearest one, from your husband Jas. D. Coulling, Danville, 1865 Nov 23; attending Conference; do not know where I'll be assigned.  On back: Another letter, from someone who is sick; mentions not knowing where new home will be; Sid wishes you were here; perhaps JDC's wife, to her son, forwarding JDC's letter. 1 sheet.\n(3)\tTo \"Miss Lou\", from Joseph W. Shackford, Orange Grove, 1866 Oct 24; remember pleasant hours in your society, especially on the old Mattapony river; many changes since we parted in Richmond a year ago; how is little Sidney? I expect to come to NC this winter to school in Lenoir.  P.S.: \"Direct to Bruington P.O. King \u0026amp; Queen Co\".  1 folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(4)\t\"Dear Lou\", from your cousin Mallory A. Sheild, University of Va, 1866 Dec 9; eloquent expression of sympathy \"to ease your mourning\" for her father's death (who served God).  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(5)\tSame, 1867 Feb 17; in midst of intermediate exams; knew each other in childhood; blames war for loss of ambition; refers to self as \"picayune country physician\"; \"remember me to Mrs Coulling; your little brother I expect has forgotten me.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(6)\tTo Miss Louisa T[?] Coulling (Dearest Cousin), Sweetwater, TN; from Bettie [Mrs C. P. Edwards?], Portsmouth VA, 1879 June 1; I'm a happy wife \u0026amp; mother of 3; your aunt Mary Finley now lives next door to me.  1 small folded sheet, 4 pp, w/env.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\tTo Miss Louisa T. Coulling, ??? College, Bristol, TN, from Bettie, Portsmouth, VA, 1880 Dec 7; sorry you've been so sick; Mr Edwards has moved his store to Norfolk, but we'll not move there; much about relatives; my love to your brother Sidney.  4 small sheets, w/env.\n(2)\t\"My dear friend, Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, from E[?], Charleston, WV, 1887 Feb; sympathy in loss of your sister, whom you cared for many months; don't know where we will go.  1 sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(3)\tMy dear Miss Louisa [Baxter], Lexington, from your friend \u0026amp; pupil John D. Letcher[?], Gallipolis, OH, 1887 Feb 27; sympathy upon Miss Lavina's[?] death; 1 folded sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, \"Mr \u0026amp; Mrs T. M. Semmes – At Home – Fri, June 13\" [1890]; card of Mr \u0026amp; Mrs B. B. Semmes enclosed;  1 sheet, w/env.\n(5)\t\"My Dear Cousin\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from Corinne[?], Greenville, Alabama, 1890 Aug 25; much about travels \u0026amp; relatives; hopes to be a music teacher.  2 folded sheets and 1 half sheet, 10 pp, w/env.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from T. Edward \u0026amp; Mary E. Martin, Concord, Campbell County, April 24; glad to receive the photo of late minister Bro. C., whose memory we'll cherish; please visit.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Aunt Lou\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from MLC[?], Richmond]?], May 6[?]; Willie is much better, got a discharge from the army; what a glorious victory we had at Chancellorsville. 1 torn sheet, w/env.\n(3)\t\"My Dearest Lou\", from Your poor mother, MLC[?], Jeffersonville, May16; apparently nervous and sick; if you come it will save me all trouble with Sid, who's learning to do for himself; gives directions for trip; come at once.  1 folded sheet \u0026amp; 1 half sheet, 6 pp.\n(4)\t:My Dear Lou, from ???, Richmond, 1871[?]Sept 26; received letter from Mr Taylor; sign the receipt]?] instead of the one I last sent. 1 small sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\tMiss Lina[?] Watts, Blue Stone, Va (My Dear Little Friend), from Your true friend, W. H. Leith [?], Marion, VA, 1885 Dec 26; your card made me sad; why will you not return?  Have they not treated you well? I'm deeply concerned for you happiness; I know you're happy with your cousin Miss Lou; how can I think of seeing you no more? With much love. 1 long folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(2)\tMy Dear Miss Lina [Watts], Blue Stone, Va; from Rev D. S. Hearon, Sullins College, A  Christian home for school girls, Bristol, TN, 1885 Dec 26; you gave me a pleasant surprise yesterday; sorry you are to leave the S. West; remember me to Miss Lou \u0026amp; Douglas. 1 sheet (Sullins College stationery), w/env.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from W. P. Beaman[?], Murfreesboro, NC, 1867 Feb 25; I did not present your name to the Board for the situation spoken of; regret not having you with us.  1 small sheet.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Sister\"; envelope not very clear: to Mrs[?] Coullling, care of Mr. Baxter, Wytheville, Va.; from Sister ?, Richmond, 1869 April 15; we miss you all here dreadfully; will you go to Alabama? About others; I'm in the schoolroom and only the girls know I am writing. 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\tNote to Wm Coulling, Lancaster \u0026amp; Co, Richmond, from Tazwell Taylor[?], Norfolk, 1869 Nov 11; thank Souly[?] for the photo of his dear mother. 1 small sheet, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Mary Coulling, Tazewell, VA, from Cousin Martha, Farmville, 1944 May 31 [??? With envelope postmarked 1948 May 26]; Mrs Pohst[?] will take me this summer in Tazewell for room \u0026amp; board; will be so glad to be near you.  1 small sheet, w/env.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"My dear aunts\", 1880 Feb 18, from Monterey, Va.; rec'd notice of Uncle Sidney's death; can't visit anyone \u0026amp; neglect duties to my churches.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(2)\tTo Rev. Danl. A Penick, from Milford, TX, 1892 March 29; sympathy to you and the children, upon cousin E's death; need to move from TX for my wife's health and mine; might seek to spend summer in Lexington Presby. \u0026amp; then work east of Blue Ridge in Va or NC.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne sheet apparently torn off a larger sheet; Much is undecipherable, but seems to be about old people in a home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To whom it may concern\", from Henry Preston, Bank of Clinch Valley, Tazewell, VA, 1914 July 1; on envelope: \"Recommending Miss Lou T. Coulling\"; Miss Coulling, through long experience of successful teaching, is worthy of the high esteem in which she is held in the profession; my children have been under Miss C the past few years; she cannot be recommended too highly.  1 sheet (Bank of C V stationery), w. env.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"My dear sister\"; from Walnut Grove, 1863 Sept 26; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp;  possibly in two handwritings: letter and answer ?  about relatives and friends, teaching positions, getting books and corsets, men going off to war. . .; no signature.\n(2)\t\"My own dear son\"; from Glenwood[?], 186? June 27; love you, often think of you, want you with me; much about Lizzie's[?] sickness and death; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\t\"My dear Friend\", Feb 3; from M.?. C.; got news of the death of dear Miss Louisa[?]; so sorry for you; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlanks for seller, county name, price, slave girl's name; 1863 June [blank for day]; no signature; 1 sheet; one side only\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne \u0026amp; Jacob Smith\"; 1866 April 12; for ¼ of crop, JS to have use of a tenement and lot of land, 2-20 acres, being part of TGW's farm, known as Green Mount, in Jas City Count, for I year; with signature of Wynne and X of Smith; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(2)\t\"Contract between Thomas G. Wynne Agt \u0026amp; Wm. W. Lee \u0026amp; Lewis S. Charles\";  1867 November 6; TGW is agt of Wm. B. Wynne; for ¼ of crop, Lee \u0026amp; Charles to have use of WBW's farm known as Helicon in Jas City County, for I year; with 3 signatures; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(3)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne Agt \u0026amp; James Paterson from January 1st 1868 to [ditto] 1869\"; 1868 January 2; TGW is Agt for Wm. B. Wynne; for 15 Dollars, JP to have use of a piece of land known as \"Low Quarter\", belonging to Locust Grove Farm, James City Co., for 1 year; with signature of TGW and X of JP; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(4)\tContract between Thomas G. Wynne and Jacob Smith; 1868 March 27; for 36 Dollars, JS to have use of 18 acres, a part of Green Mount Farm, for the time necessary to have a crop of corn; with signature of TGW and mark of JS; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\tLee Hall, Va, Jan 1st/ '83, Thos G. Wynne, for shoes; one small handwritten sheet.\n(2)\tMeyers Bros. Dry Good, Newport News, Va., Aug[?] 22, 1892, Mrs. E. W. Milstead, for salad bowls, plaque, and glasses; handwritten on a small printed form.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne blank check, with blank date, 18--.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript on four one-sided sheets; at end: \"Valedictory Address delivered by Thomas George Wynne on July 4, 1854, on the occasion of his graduation from the College of William and Mary.  Transcribed by Frederick W. Boelt\"; the speech focuses on two heroes: James Otis and Patrick Henry; includes a tribute to college instructors, and thanks to Friends of Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten of the Valedictory Address on ten one-sided sheets, sewn together with thread\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of undated article about a yellowed clipping from a Norfolk paper of unknown date that had been received by the W\u0026amp;M alumni office; clipping included list of a number of graduates of the college; using the names, the alumni office dated the clipping as June 1853; then quoted the clipping, with list of degree recipients and 8 speakers, the last of whom was \"T. G. Wynne–Subject: The patriots of '76 with the valedictory\".  1 sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive handwritten notes for religious services, including a marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive handwritten sheets, apparently notes for religious services, including a marriage ceremony.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscription of a poem by Nathaniel Cotton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlank form.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"Edmund Wynne, born Mar 26th 1744. . .\"; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp; various handwriting.\n(2)\t\"Wm Whitaker, of Warwick Co Va who married Franky Wynne . . . 1783. . .\"; 2 folded sheets, 8 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(3)\t\"Col Myles Cary born in Bristol England in 1619 or 1620 . . .\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(4)\t\"Warwick Co Va July 6, 1880; Mr. E. S. Whitaker, Sir, Your letter and circular to my husband H. H. Wynne clerk of Warwick courts. . .  [I] have intended writing you 'What I know about the Whitakers'. . . \"; unsigned; 2 sheets, 3 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(5)\t\"'What I Know About' Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(6)\t\"Richard Harrison[?] Whitaker was born October 17th 1794. . .\"; names wives and children of RHW; 1 small sheet, 2 pp; handwritten.\nA typewritten note in front of folder, [probably written by F. W. Boelt], discusses compilers and provenance of these documents.  Compiler of (1) is not known. Documents on Whitaker and Cary families were compiled by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne, wife of Humphrey Harwood Wynne, Jr.  Docs passed down through relatives to F. W. Boelt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\tAppendix C: Descendants of Edmund \u0026amp; Mary Wynne; typewritten transcript of (1) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. C-1 indicates \"writer not identified but later part and additions made by Miles Wills Wynne (1876-1961), indicated as \"B\" and underlined\".\n(2)\tAppendix E; typewritten transcript of (4) and (2) in previous folder; 5 pp.  Note at bottom of p. E-1: \"Transcribed by Myles Johnson, Washington, D.C. – April 1985. . . The author of this unsigned letter was Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne (1830-1909), daughter of William H. Wynne, Jr. (1806-1846) and husband [sic] of Humphrey H. Wynne, Jr. (1814-1892).\"  Note on p. E-2 at 'End of letter' indicates that (2) was apparently an attachment to the 1880 July 6 letter.\n(3)\tAppendix G: Descendents of Colonel Myles Cary; typewritten transcript of (3) in previous folder; 4 pp. Note at bottom of p. G-1 indicates the transcriber was Myles Johnson, June 1985,and the manuscript was written by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne.\n(4)\tAppendix H: \"What I Know About\" Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes; typewritten transcript of (5) and (6) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. H-1 indicates the transcript is by Myles Johnson, January 1986, from the manuscript written by Mary E. C. Wynne, undated.  Note on p. H-3 at end of transcript of (5) indicates that the small note (6) apparently was attached to (5).\n(5)\tA second transcript of (6); 1 typewritten page, unattributed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEulogy for Wm. H. Wynne, son of H. H. and Mary E. Wynne of Warwick Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten, on one side of many sheets, with about 4-7 days per sheet; 1861-1-1 thru 1862-1-4; month and year at top of each page, along with 'Green Mount'; weather and farm observations, along with visitors, war news, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"Greenmount Farm Journal, January 1, 1861 – January 6, 1862\"; by Frederick Wills Boelt; 6 typewritten pages; 3 paragraphs with property owners, from 1768, and brief description of the farm journal; the remaining entries are notes on people and places mentioned in the journal.\n(2)\tA typewritten transcript of the journal in previous folder; approximately 85 sheets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne printed sheet; \"on Tuesday Evening, November 28th, 1894, For the Sole Benefit of the Widow and Children of the late W. T. Bromley, 3rd Officer of the S.S. 'Berlin,' who was lost overboard on her last voyage. . .\";  piano solos, recitations, and songs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne partial, stapled booklet of tear-out, printed tickets: \"1924 . . . Democratic National Convention, New York, June 24th; DELEGATE; ______ Session [tickets here for 7th-15th session]; Main Floor . . . Entrance 26th Street. . .\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted copies of several color photos of exterior and interior of house, with a brief account of Greenmount's history and layout, by Frederick Wills Boelt, Toano.  \"The house was destroyed by fire in November 1994.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive sheets with photocopies of seven photographs of Wynnes and Emmett W. Milstead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne photograph (early 1880's) on a stiff board, and one typewritten sheet (2015) with notes on Lebanon Church and Dr. Humphrey Harwood and Maria Eliza Curtis in the photo, by Frederick Wills Boelt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKeepsake Album, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026amp; Co.; bound, 7x8 in.; alternating blank white and blue leaves, with an occasional engraved illustration; inside front cover, in ink: \"Miss Louisa T. Coulling, Dec 25th 1859\"; in ink on title page: \"Louisa T. Coulling from her Mother\"; in ink on leaf after title page: \"Dedication\", signed by W.E.J., Charlottesville Va, Nov. 9th 1860; among the few scattered entries: a 'letter' to Dear Lou, from your Paster Wm. E. Judkins, Charlottesville Va. Nov. 9th 1860; a 'farewell' to Lulie? from Ginnie?, S. F. College[?], 1863; another 'farewell' to Dearest Lou, from Your attached cousin [illegible], Charlesville [sic] Va., Sept 30th, 1862; \"Wishing to be remembered, dear friend . . .\", signed Orie, Fern Lea, October 7th, 1862; and near back: To Loulie, a poem, With much love, signed H. A. Rouzie [?], Fern Lea, Oct. 9th 1863.  Four inserted items: (a) a handwritten poem on one page of a folded sheet, addressed to Mary [?] Baxter, from her affect. Cousin, Selina Wheaton[?]  (b) a handwritten poem, \"A Vision\", on both sides of a folded blue sheet; illegible signature at end;  (c) a note on one side of a small lined sheet: Dear Lou, \"I did not know I was so sick. . . Do with my body as you think best. . .\" signed Mary Coulling;  (d) a handwritten poem, \"To Little Brother\", on both sides of a small sheet, unsigned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewport News Va, Aug. 16, 1899; E. W. Milstead. . . to J. H. Madison my salary as ship keeper. . . [signed] O. G. Derring; note at bottom: \"As security for $100 borrowed by Joe Madison\"; handwritten.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree typewritten sheets, by Frederick Wills Boelt; with brief biographical info on Emmett Ward Milstead, and transcript of a newspaper article, \"The Secrets of Fox-Hunting Laid Bare\", by The Raconteur, that mentions Sgt Milstead; the article is undated, but possibly 1899.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Standard Diary 1893 Published for The Trade: bound, 3x7 in.; inside front cover, in pencil: \"E. W. Milstead, Feby 17th 1893, Newport News, Va.\"; front matter includes calendar, weights \u0026amp; measures, interest table, postal rates, poison antidotes, population figures, legal holidays, presidents of the US, tide tables, sun \u0026amp; moon tables by month, etc.; bulk of volume is a diary with one page per day; back matter includes cash account pages per month, bills payable by month, and several pages for addresses.  Inserts inside front cover: (a) a 'promise to pay' to E. W. Milstead, for $400, dated 1914-12-14; (b) a Victory Liberty Loan note, Citizens and Marine Bank, Newport News, undated, E. W. Milstead deposited $5000. There are a few scattered diary entries: a cure for dyspepsia (Jan 1), notes on official duties as sheriff, \"went out fox hunting…\" (Feb 21), bills paid, notes on weather, \"started for Washington to day to the Inauguration of Cleveland (Mar 1), left Wash for Balti…, secured prisoner \u0026amp; left for Washington, took steamer Norfolk for home (Mar 5), sold my horse buggy…(Apr 6), \"Nannie \u0026amp; Mother discussed the subject of love very elaborately: (Jun 16); some entries are cryptic/illegible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeather notepad with notes generally about money matters.  Notepad was used with a carbon.  Notes are scattered thoughout the pad.\nInside front cover, in pencil: T. E. Milstead Sheriff Warwick Co, Va, Thomas E. Milstead Died Sept 21st 1880, Written by his son E. W. Milstead; E. W. Milstead Sept 24th 1880.  Handwritten receipts for payments by T. E. Milstead, sheriff, for allowance (wages?) and various payments, 1869-1872, signed by payees; lists of contents (plants, apparently) of several Flats; numerous blank pages; \"To my sweetheart, If you love me Keep my Commandments, R. E. Drummond\"; near back: Accounts of 1877, Eliz. H. \u0026amp; E. A. Milstead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne gold Phi Beta Kappa Key that belonged to Thomas G. Wynne while attending the College of William and Mary. The front of the key has 6 stars, the Greek letters for Phi Beta Kappa, and a hand pointing towards the Beta letter. The reverse of the key is inscribed \"Tho. G. Wynne,\" the letters P, B, and K in cursive, and Dec. 5th, 1776, the year of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne gold Phi Beta Kappa Key that belonged to Thomas G. Wynne while attending the College of William and Mary. The front of the key has 6 stars, the Greek letters for Phi Beta Kappa, and a hand pointing towards the Beta letter. The reverse of the key is inscribed \"Tho. G. Wynne,\" the letters P, B, and K in cursive, and Dec. 5th, 1776, the year of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1.5 diameter coin with Good Conduct Coin on one side and Reward of Superior Merit on the other.  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Wynne of James City County Virginia. Wynne graduated from William \u0026 Mary as the valedictorian in 1854, and a copy of his valedictory speech is included in the collection along with his diploma. After graduation, Wynne taught in the James City County schools, and a sample report card from the 1880s can be found in the collection. Also included in the collection is Wynne's William \u0026 Mary Phi Beta Kappa key.","Correspondence includes letters with Thomas Wynne and others who are relatives or of unknown relationships:  Laura Newman, Margaret A. Jones, J. R. Baxter, H. Halstead, Louisa Coulling, Linda Watts, C.S.M. See. Sallie Coulling, Henry Preston and unknown.","1854 Diploma from William \u0026 Mary for Thomas Wynne who was the valedictorian of his class.","\"Thomas George Wynne, Elder of Lebanon Church\", by Frederick W. Boelt, typescript, 3 pp.","\"Dear Maggie\", signed \"Ever your friend, Laura Newman.\" Appears to be addressed to \"Hon.[Mrs?] T. G. Wynne, At home\". \"Take care of my piano for a few months?\"","\"Aunt\" apparently is Miss Louisa Baxter (end of 2d letter) from Hampden Sidney College, Prince Edward. Wishes letters didn't have to be answered. In 1860 she writes that she dislikes college and studying; not interested in pleasure or popularity; never expect to be a Christian; hope this doesn't pain you; please don't repeat it; give Sally [  ] in Lexington my compliments; Will has not written; my love to all my aunts.","Sheriff of James City County, H. Halstead, notifies unknown that he shall claim the property levied on him and the property will be \"as a part of my homestead.\"","Correspondence from Unknown to his brother, Cutter.\"Dear Bro. Cutler\" [perhaps bro in Christ, not actual bro]; have succeeded in making Lebanon fit for worship; when will you preach to us? We love you as a man \u0026 admire you as a speaker. 1 small sheet, unsigned, with notes in another hand on back.","A note from H.K.Harwood about cutting wood, 1868 Oct 26, \npostcard from R.H.Wynne, Newport News, 1891 July 14, about going to teach at Bethany College and not being able to preach at Lebanon after September, and a postcard from C. Yeuell (?), Toano, 1903 Aug 27, about getting an appointment at Lebanon Church.","(1)\tTo Cousin Luly, from cousin Ellen Stubbs, Richmond, 1856 Jan 21; have not written to you before; went to Grand Pa's \u0026 wished you were there; had school today; Uncle Robert did not teach but Miss Margaret did; you must call me Ellen, no longer Douggie; with a P.S. on back from Jennie: miss you badly, and Aunt Mary.  1 sheet\n(2)\tMy dearest one, from your husband Jas. D. Coulling, Danville, 1865 Nov 23; attending Conference; do not know where I'll be assigned.  On back: Another letter, from someone who is sick; mentions not knowing where new home will be; Sid wishes you were here; perhaps JDC's wife, to her son, forwarding JDC's letter. 1 sheet.\n(3)\tTo \"Miss Lou\", from Joseph W. Shackford, Orange Grove, 1866 Oct 24; remember pleasant hours in your society, especially on the old Mattapony river; many changes since we parted in Richmond a year ago; how is little Sidney? I expect to come to NC this winter to school in Lenoir.  P.S.: \"Direct to Bruington P.O. King \u0026 Queen Co\".  1 folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(4)\t\"Dear Lou\", from your cousin Mallory A. Sheild, University of Va, 1866 Dec 9; eloquent expression of sympathy \"to ease your mourning\" for her father's death (who served God).  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(5)\tSame, 1867 Feb 17; in midst of intermediate exams; knew each other in childhood; blames war for loss of ambition; refers to self as \"picayune country physician\"; \"remember me to Mrs Coulling; your little brother I expect has forgotten me.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(6)\tTo Miss Louisa T[?] Coulling (Dearest Cousin), Sweetwater, TN; from Bettie [Mrs C. P. Edwards?], Portsmouth VA, 1879 June 1; I'm a happy wife \u0026 mother of 3; your aunt Mary Finley now lives next door to me.  1 small folded sheet, 4 pp, w/env.","(1)\tTo Miss Louisa T. Coulling, ??? College, Bristol, TN, from Bettie, Portsmouth, VA, 1880 Dec 7; sorry you've been so sick; Mr Edwards has moved his store to Norfolk, but we'll not move there; much about relatives; my love to your brother Sidney.  4 small sheets, w/env.\n(2)\t\"My dear friend, Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, from E[?], Charleston, WV, 1887 Feb; sympathy in loss of your sister, whom you cared for many months; don't know where we will go.  1 sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(3)\tMy dear Miss Louisa [Baxter], Lexington, from your friend \u0026 pupil John D. Letcher[?], Gallipolis, OH, 1887 Feb 27; sympathy upon Miss Lavina's[?] death; 1 folded sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, \"Mr \u0026 Mrs T. M. Semmes – At Home – Fri, June 13\" [1890]; card of Mr \u0026 Mrs B. B. Semmes enclosed;  1 sheet, w/env.\n(5)\t\"My Dear Cousin\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from Corinne[?], Greenville, Alabama, 1890 Aug 25; much about travels \u0026 relatives; hopes to be a music teacher.  2 folded sheets and 1 half sheet, 10 pp, w/env.","(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from T. Edward \u0026 Mary E. Martin, Concord, Campbell County, April 24; glad to receive the photo of late minister Bro. C., whose memory we'll cherish; please visit.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Aunt Lou\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from MLC[?], Richmond]?], May 6[?]; Willie is much better, got a discharge from the army; what a glorious victory we had at Chancellorsville. 1 torn sheet, w/env.\n(3)\t\"My Dearest Lou\", from Your poor mother, MLC[?], Jeffersonville, May16; apparently nervous and sick; if you come it will save me all trouble with Sid, who's learning to do for himself; gives directions for trip; come at once.  1 folded sheet \u0026 1 half sheet, 6 pp.\n(4)\t:My Dear Lou, from ???, Richmond, 1871[?]Sept 26; received letter from Mr Taylor; sign the receipt]?] instead of the one I last sent. 1 small sheet.","(1)\tMiss Lina[?] Watts, Blue Stone, Va (My Dear Little Friend), from Your true friend, W. H. Leith [?], Marion, VA, 1885 Dec 26; your card made me sad; why will you not return?  Have they not treated you well? I'm deeply concerned for you happiness; I know you're happy with your cousin Miss Lou; how can I think of seeing you no more? With much love. 1 long folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(2)\tMy Dear Miss Lina [Watts], Blue Stone, Va; from Rev D. S. Hearon, Sullins College, A  Christian home for school girls, Bristol, TN, 1885 Dec 26; you gave me a pleasant surprise yesterday; sorry you are to leave the S. West; remember me to Miss Lou \u0026 Douglas. 1 sheet (Sullins College stationery), w/env.","(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from W. P. Beaman[?], Murfreesboro, NC, 1867 Feb 25; I did not present your name to the Board for the situation spoken of; regret not having you with us.  1 small sheet.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Sister\"; envelope not very clear: to Mrs[?] Coullling, care of Mr. Baxter, Wytheville, Va.; from Sister ?, Richmond, 1869 April 15; we miss you all here dreadfully; will you go to Alabama? About others; I'm in the schoolroom and only the girls know I am writing. 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\tNote to Wm Coulling, Lancaster \u0026 Co, Richmond, from Tazwell Taylor[?], Norfolk, 1869 Nov 11; thank Souly[?] for the photo of his dear mother. 1 small sheet, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Mary Coulling, Tazewell, VA, from Cousin Martha, Farmville, 1944 May 31 [??? With envelope postmarked 1948 May 26]; Mrs Pohst[?] will take me this summer in Tazewell for room \u0026 board; will be so glad to be near you.  1 small sheet, w/env.","(1)\t\"My dear aunts\", 1880 Feb 18, from Monterey, Va.; rec'd notice of Uncle Sidney's death; can't visit anyone \u0026 neglect duties to my churches.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(2)\tTo Rev. Danl. A Penick, from Milford, TX, 1892 March 29; sympathy to you and the children, upon cousin E's death; need to move from TX for my wife's health and mine; might seek to spend summer in Lexington Presby. \u0026 then work east of Blue Ridge in Va or NC.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.","One sheet apparently torn off a larger sheet; Much is undecipherable, but seems to be about old people in a home.","\"To whom it may concern\", from Henry Preston, Bank of Clinch Valley, Tazewell, VA, 1914 July 1; on envelope: \"Recommending Miss Lou T. Coulling\"; Miss Coulling, through long experience of successful teaching, is worthy of the high esteem in which she is held in the profession; my children have been under Miss C the past few years; she cannot be recommended too highly.  1 sheet (Bank of C V stationery), w. env.","(1)\t\"My dear sister\"; from Walnut Grove, 1863 Sept 26; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp;  possibly in two handwritings: letter and answer ?  about relatives and friends, teaching positions, getting books and corsets, men going off to war. . .; no signature.\n(2)\t\"My own dear son\"; from Glenwood[?], 186? June 27; love you, often think of you, want you with me; much about Lizzie's[?] sickness and death; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\t\"My dear Friend\", Feb 3; from M.?. C.; got news of the death of dear Miss Louisa[?]; so sorry for you; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.","Blanks for seller, county name, price, slave girl's name; 1863 June [blank for day]; no signature; 1 sheet; one side only","(1)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne \u0026 Jacob Smith\"; 1866 April 12; for ¼ of crop, JS to have use of a tenement and lot of land, 2-20 acres, being part of TGW's farm, known as Green Mount, in Jas City Count, for I year; with signature of Wynne and X of Smith; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(2)\t\"Contract between Thomas G. Wynne Agt \u0026 Wm. W. Lee \u0026 Lewis S. Charles\";  1867 November 6; TGW is agt of Wm. B. Wynne; for ¼ of crop, Lee \u0026 Charles to have use of WBW's farm known as Helicon in Jas City County, for I year; with 3 signatures; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(3)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne Agt \u0026 James Paterson from January 1st 1868 to [ditto] 1869\"; 1868 January 2; TGW is Agt for Wm. B. Wynne; for 15 Dollars, JP to have use of a piece of land known as \"Low Quarter\", belonging to Locust Grove Farm, James City Co., for 1 year; with signature of TGW and X of JP; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(4)\tContract between Thomas G. Wynne and Jacob Smith; 1868 March 27; for 36 Dollars, JS to have use of 18 acres, a part of Green Mount Farm, for the time necessary to have a crop of corn; with signature of TGW and mark of JS; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.","(1)\tLee Hall, Va, Jan 1st/ '83, Thos G. Wynne, for shoes; one small handwritten sheet.\n(2)\tMeyers Bros. Dry Good, Newport News, Va., Aug[?] 22, 1892, Mrs. E. W. Milstead, for salad bowls, plaque, and glasses; handwritten on a small printed form.","One blank check, with blank date, 18--.","Typescript on four one-sided sheets; at end: \"Valedictory Address delivered by Thomas George Wynne on July 4, 1854, on the occasion of his graduation from the College of William and Mary.  Transcribed by Frederick W. Boelt\"; the speech focuses on two heroes: James Otis and Patrick Henry; includes a tribute to college instructors, and thanks to Friends of Williamsburg.","Handwritten of the Valedictory Address on ten one-sided sheets, sewn together with thread","Photocopy of undated article about a yellowed clipping from a Norfolk paper of unknown date that had been received by the W\u0026M alumni office; clipping included list of a number of graduates of the college; using the names, the alumni office dated the clipping as June 1853; then quoted the clipping, with list of degree recipients and 8 speakers, the last of whom was \"T. G. Wynne–Subject: The patriots of '76 with the valedictory\".  1 sheet.","Five handwritten notes for religious services, including a marriage.","Five handwritten sheets, apparently notes for religious services, including a marriage ceremony.","Transcription of a poem by Nathaniel Cotton.","Blank form.","(1)\t\"Edmund Wynne, born Mar 26th 1744. . .\"; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp; various handwriting.\n(2)\t\"Wm Whitaker, of Warwick Co Va who married Franky Wynne . . . 1783. . .\"; 2 folded sheets, 8 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(3)\t\"Col Myles Cary born in Bristol England in 1619 or 1620 . . .\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(4)\t\"Warwick Co Va July 6, 1880; Mr. E. S. Whitaker, Sir, Your letter and circular to my husband H. H. Wynne clerk of Warwick courts. . .  [I] have intended writing you 'What I know about the Whitakers'. . . \"; unsigned; 2 sheets, 3 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(5)\t\"'What I Know About' Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(6)\t\"Richard Harrison[?] Whitaker was born October 17th 1794. . .\"; names wives and children of RHW; 1 small sheet, 2 pp; handwritten.\nA typewritten note in front of folder, [probably written by F. W. Boelt], discusses compilers and provenance of these documents.  Compiler of (1) is not known. Documents on Whitaker and Cary families were compiled by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne, wife of Humphrey Harwood Wynne, Jr.  Docs passed down through relatives to F. W. Boelt.","(1)\tAppendix C: Descendants of Edmund \u0026 Mary Wynne; typewritten transcript of (1) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. C-1 indicates \"writer not identified but later part and additions made by Miles Wills Wynne (1876-1961), indicated as \"B\" and underlined\".\n(2)\tAppendix E; typewritten transcript of (4) and (2) in previous folder; 5 pp.  Note at bottom of p. E-1: \"Transcribed by Myles Johnson, Washington, D.C. – April 1985. . . The author of this unsigned letter was Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne (1830-1909), daughter of William H. Wynne, Jr. (1806-1846) and husband [sic] of Humphrey H. Wynne, Jr. (1814-1892).\"  Note on p. E-2 at 'End of letter' indicates that (2) was apparently an attachment to the 1880 July 6 letter.\n(3)\tAppendix G: Descendents of Colonel Myles Cary; typewritten transcript of (3) in previous folder; 4 pp. Note at bottom of p. G-1 indicates the transcriber was Myles Johnson, June 1985,and the manuscript was written by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne.\n(4)\tAppendix H: \"What I Know About\" Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes; typewritten transcript of (5) and (6) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. H-1 indicates the transcript is by Myles Johnson, January 1986, from the manuscript written by Mary E. C. Wynne, undated.  Note on p. H-3 at end of transcript of (5) indicates that the small note (6) apparently was attached to (5).\n(5)\tA second transcript of (6); 1 typewritten page, unattributed.","Eulogy for Wm. H. Wynne, son of H. H. and Mary E. Wynne of Warwick Co.","Handwritten, on one side of many sheets, with about 4-7 days per sheet; 1861-1-1 thru 1862-1-4; month and year at top of each page, along with 'Green Mount'; weather and farm observations, along with visitors, war news, etc.","(1)\t\"Greenmount Farm Journal, January 1, 1861 – January 6, 1862\"; by Frederick Wills Boelt; 6 typewritten pages; 3 paragraphs with property owners, from 1768, and brief description of the farm journal; the remaining entries are notes on people and places mentioned in the journal.\n(2)\tA typewritten transcript of the journal in previous folder; approximately 85 sheets.","One printed sheet; \"on Tuesday Evening, November 28th, 1894, For the Sole Benefit of the Widow and Children of the late W. T. Bromley, 3rd Officer of the S.S. 'Berlin,' who was lost overboard on her last voyage. . .\";  piano solos, recitations, and songs.","One partial, stapled booklet of tear-out, printed tickets: \"1924 . . . Democratic National Convention, New York, June 24th; DELEGATE; ______ Session [tickets here for 7th-15th session]; Main Floor . . . Entrance 26th Street. . .\"","Printed copies of several color photos of exterior and interior of house, with a brief account of Greenmount's history and layout, by Frederick Wills Boelt, Toano.  \"The house was destroyed by fire in November 1994.\"","Five sheets with photocopies of seven photographs of Wynnes and Emmett W. Milstead.","One photograph (early 1880's) on a stiff board, and one typewritten sheet (2015) with notes on Lebanon Church and Dr. Humphrey Harwood and Maria Eliza Curtis in the photo, by Frederick Wills Boelt.","Keepsake Album, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026 Co.; bound, 7x8 in.; alternating blank white and blue leaves, with an occasional engraved illustration; inside front cover, in ink: \"Miss Louisa T. Coulling, Dec 25th 1859\"; in ink on title page: \"Louisa T. Coulling from her Mother\"; in ink on leaf after title page: \"Dedication\", signed by W.E.J., Charlottesville Va, Nov. 9th 1860; among the few scattered entries: a 'letter' to Dear Lou, from your Paster Wm. E. Judkins, Charlottesville Va. Nov. 9th 1860; a 'farewell' to Lulie? from Ginnie?, S. F. College[?], 1863; another 'farewell' to Dearest Lou, from Your attached cousin [illegible], Charlesville [sic] Va., Sept 30th, 1862; \"Wishing to be remembered, dear friend . . .\", signed Orie, Fern Lea, October 7th, 1862; and near back: To Loulie, a poem, With much love, signed H. A. Rouzie [?], Fern Lea, Oct. 9th 1863.  Four inserted items: (a) a handwritten poem on one page of a folded sheet, addressed to Mary [?] Baxter, from her affect. Cousin, Selina Wheaton[?]  (b) a handwritten poem, \"A Vision\", on both sides of a folded blue sheet; illegible signature at end;  (c) a note on one side of a small lined sheet: Dear Lou, \"I did not know I was so sick. . . Do with my body as you think best. . .\" signed Mary Coulling;  (d) a handwritten poem, \"To Little Brother\", on both sides of a small sheet, unsigned.","Newport News Va, Aug. 16, 1899; E. W. Milstead. . . to J. H. Madison my salary as ship keeper. . . [signed] O. G. Derring; note at bottom: \"As security for $100 borrowed by Joe Madison\"; handwritten.","Three typewritten sheets, by Frederick Wills Boelt; with brief biographical info on Emmett Ward Milstead, and transcript of a newspaper article, \"The Secrets of Fox-Hunting Laid Bare\", by The Raconteur, that mentions Sgt Milstead; the article is undated, but possibly 1899.","The Standard Diary 1893 Published for The Trade: bound, 3x7 in.; inside front cover, in pencil: \"E. W. Milstead, Feby 17th 1893, Newport News, Va.\"; front matter includes calendar, weights \u0026 measures, interest table, postal rates, poison antidotes, population figures, legal holidays, presidents of the US, tide tables, sun \u0026 moon tables by month, etc.; bulk of volume is a diary with one page per day; back matter includes cash account pages per month, bills payable by month, and several pages for addresses.  Inserts inside front cover: (a) a 'promise to pay' to E. W. Milstead, for $400, dated 1914-12-14; (b) a Victory Liberty Loan note, Citizens and Marine Bank, Newport News, undated, E. W. Milstead deposited $5000. There are a few scattered diary entries: a cure for dyspepsia (Jan 1), notes on official duties as sheriff, \"went out fox hunting…\" (Feb 21), bills paid, notes on weather, \"started for Washington to day to the Inauguration of Cleveland (Mar 1), left Wash for Balti…, secured prisoner \u0026 left for Washington, took steamer Norfolk for home (Mar 5), sold my horse buggy…(Apr 6), \"Nannie \u0026 Mother discussed the subject of love very elaborately: (Jun 16); some entries are cryptic/illegible.","Leather notepad with notes generally about money matters.  Notepad was used with a carbon.  Notes are scattered thoughout the pad.\nInside front cover, in pencil: T. E. Milstead Sheriff Warwick Co, Va, Thomas E. Milstead Died Sept 21st 1880, Written by his son E. W. Milstead; E. W. Milstead Sept 24th 1880.  Handwritten receipts for payments by T. E. Milstead, sheriff, for allowance (wages?) and various payments, 1869-1872, signed by payees; lists of contents (plants, apparently) of several Flats; numerous blank pages; \"To my sweetheart, If you love me Keep my Commandments, R. E. Drummond\"; near back: Accounts of 1877, Eliz. H. \u0026 E. A. Milstead.","One gold Phi Beta Kappa Key that belonged to Thomas G. Wynne while attending the College of William and Mary. The front of the key has 6 stars, the Greek letters for Phi Beta Kappa, and a hand pointing towards the Beta letter. The reverse of the key is inscribed \"Tho. G. Wynne,\" the letters P, B, and K in cursive, and Dec. 5th, 1776, the year of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.","One gold Phi Beta Kappa Key that belonged to Thomas G. Wynne while attending the College of William and Mary. The front of the key has 6 stars, the Greek letters for Phi Beta Kappa, and a hand pointing towards the Beta letter. The reverse of the key is inscribed \"Tho. G. Wynne,\" the letters P, B, and K in cursive, and Dec. 5th, 1776, the year of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.","1.5 diameter coin with Good Conduct Coin on one side and Reward of Superior Merit on the other.  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Papers","title_ssm":["Thomas G. Wynne Papers"],"title_tesim":["Thomas G. Wynne Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["circa 1853-1891"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["circa 1853-1891"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["MS 00041","/repositories/2/resources/1624"],"text":["MS 00041","/repositories/2/resources/1624","Thomas G. Wynne Papers","College of William and Mary--History--19th century","College of William and Mary--Students","Education--Virginia--History--19th century","James City County (Va.)--History--19th century","Financial records","Letters (correspondence)","Sermons","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.","Diploma located in MS Oversize Box 8, 2283 P","The fragile nature of this material may limit handling.","This collection contains letters, sermons, financial records and other material pertaining to Thomas G. Wynne of James City County Virginia. Wynne graduated from William \u0026 Mary as the valedictorian in 1854, and a copy of his valedictory speech is included in the collection along with his diploma. After graduation, Wynne taught in the James City County schools, and a sample report card from the 1880s can be found in the collection. Also included in the collection is Wynne's William \u0026 Mary Phi Beta Kappa key.","Correspondence includes letters with Thomas Wynne and others who are relatives or of unknown relationships:  Laura Newman, Margaret A. Jones, J. R. Baxter, H. Halstead, Louisa Coulling, Linda Watts, C.S.M. See. Sallie Coulling, Henry Preston and unknown.","1854 Diploma from William \u0026 Mary for Thomas Wynne who was the valedictorian of his class.","\"Thomas George Wynne, Elder of Lebanon Church\", by Frederick W. Boelt, typescript, 3 pp.","\"Dear Maggie\", signed \"Ever your friend, Laura Newman.\" Appears to be addressed to \"Hon.[Mrs?] T. G. Wynne, At home\". \"Take care of my piano for a few months?\"","\"Aunt\" apparently is Miss Louisa Baxter (end of 2d letter) from Hampden Sidney College, Prince Edward. Wishes letters didn't have to be answered. In 1860 she writes that she dislikes college and studying; not interested in pleasure or popularity; never expect to be a Christian; hope this doesn't pain you; please don't repeat it; give Sally [  ] in Lexington my compliments; Will has not written; my love to all my aunts.","Sheriff of James City County, H. Halstead, notifies unknown that he shall claim the property levied on him and the property will be \"as a part of my homestead.\"","Correspondence from Unknown to his brother, Cutter.\"Dear Bro. Cutler\" [perhaps bro in Christ, not actual bro]; have succeeded in making Lebanon fit for worship; when will you preach to us? We love you as a man \u0026 admire you as a speaker. 1 small sheet, unsigned, with notes in another hand on back.","A note from H.K.Harwood about cutting wood, 1868 Oct 26, \npostcard from R.H.Wynne, Newport News, 1891 July 14, about going to teach at Bethany College and not being able to preach at Lebanon after September, and a postcard from C. Yeuell (?), Toano, 1903 Aug 27, about getting an appointment at Lebanon Church.","(1)\tTo Cousin Luly, from cousin Ellen Stubbs, Richmond, 1856 Jan 21; have not written to you before; went to Grand Pa's \u0026 wished you were there; had school today; Uncle Robert did not teach but Miss Margaret did; you must call me Ellen, no longer Douggie; with a P.S. on back from Jennie: miss you badly, and Aunt Mary.  1 sheet\n(2)\tMy dearest one, from your husband Jas. D. Coulling, Danville, 1865 Nov 23; attending Conference; do not know where I'll be assigned.  On back: Another letter, from someone who is sick; mentions not knowing where new home will be; Sid wishes you were here; perhaps JDC's wife, to her son, forwarding JDC's letter. 1 sheet.\n(3)\tTo \"Miss Lou\", from Joseph W. Shackford, Orange Grove, 1866 Oct 24; remember pleasant hours in your society, especially on the old Mattapony river; many changes since we parted in Richmond a year ago; how is little Sidney? I expect to come to NC this winter to school in Lenoir.  P.S.: \"Direct to Bruington P.O. King \u0026 Queen Co\".  1 folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(4)\t\"Dear Lou\", from your cousin Mallory A. Sheild, University of Va, 1866 Dec 9; eloquent expression of sympathy \"to ease your mourning\" for her father's death (who served God).  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(5)\tSame, 1867 Feb 17; in midst of intermediate exams; knew each other in childhood; blames war for loss of ambition; refers to self as \"picayune country physician\"; \"remember me to Mrs Coulling; your little brother I expect has forgotten me.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(6)\tTo Miss Louisa T[?] Coulling (Dearest Cousin), Sweetwater, TN; from Bettie [Mrs C. P. Edwards?], Portsmouth VA, 1879 June 1; I'm a happy wife \u0026 mother of 3; your aunt Mary Finley now lives next door to me.  1 small folded sheet, 4 pp, w/env.","(1)\tTo Miss Louisa T. Coulling, ??? College, Bristol, TN, from Bettie, Portsmouth, VA, 1880 Dec 7; sorry you've been so sick; Mr Edwards has moved his store to Norfolk, but we'll not move there; much about relatives; my love to your brother Sidney.  4 small sheets, w/env.\n(2)\t\"My dear friend, Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, from E[?], Charleston, WV, 1887 Feb; sympathy in loss of your sister, whom you cared for many months; don't know where we will go.  1 sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(3)\tMy dear Miss Louisa [Baxter], Lexington, from your friend \u0026 pupil John D. Letcher[?], Gallipolis, OH, 1887 Feb 27; sympathy upon Miss Lavina's[?] death; 1 folded sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, \"Mr \u0026 Mrs T. M. Semmes – At Home – Fri, June 13\" [1890]; card of Mr \u0026 Mrs B. B. Semmes enclosed;  1 sheet, w/env.\n(5)\t\"My Dear Cousin\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from Corinne[?], Greenville, Alabama, 1890 Aug 25; much about travels \u0026 relatives; hopes to be a music teacher.  2 folded sheets and 1 half sheet, 10 pp, w/env.","(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from T. Edward \u0026 Mary E. Martin, Concord, Campbell County, April 24; glad to receive the photo of late minister Bro. C., whose memory we'll cherish; please visit.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Aunt Lou\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from MLC[?], Richmond]?], May 6[?]; Willie is much better, got a discharge from the army; what a glorious victory we had at Chancellorsville. 1 torn sheet, w/env.\n(3)\t\"My Dearest Lou\", from Your poor mother, MLC[?], Jeffersonville, May16; apparently nervous and sick; if you come it will save me all trouble with Sid, who's learning to do for himself; gives directions for trip; come at once.  1 folded sheet \u0026 1 half sheet, 6 pp.\n(4)\t:My Dear Lou, from ???, Richmond, 1871[?]Sept 26; received letter from Mr Taylor; sign the receipt]?] instead of the one I last sent. 1 small sheet.","(1)\tMiss Lina[?] Watts, Blue Stone, Va (My Dear Little Friend), from Your true friend, W. H. Leith [?], Marion, VA, 1885 Dec 26; your card made me sad; why will you not return?  Have they not treated you well? I'm deeply concerned for you happiness; I know you're happy with your cousin Miss Lou; how can I think of seeing you no more? With much love. 1 long folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(2)\tMy Dear Miss Lina [Watts], Blue Stone, Va; from Rev D. S. Hearon, Sullins College, A  Christian home for school girls, Bristol, TN, 1885 Dec 26; you gave me a pleasant surprise yesterday; sorry you are to leave the S. West; remember me to Miss Lou \u0026 Douglas. 1 sheet (Sullins College stationery), w/env.","(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from W. P. Beaman[?], Murfreesboro, NC, 1867 Feb 25; I did not present your name to the Board for the situation spoken of; regret not having you with us.  1 small sheet.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Sister\"; envelope not very clear: to Mrs[?] Coullling, care of Mr. Baxter, Wytheville, Va.; from Sister ?, Richmond, 1869 April 15; we miss you all here dreadfully; will you go to Alabama? About others; I'm in the schoolroom and only the girls know I am writing. 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\tNote to Wm Coulling, Lancaster \u0026 Co, Richmond, from Tazwell Taylor[?], Norfolk, 1869 Nov 11; thank Souly[?] for the photo of his dear mother. 1 small sheet, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Mary Coulling, Tazewell, VA, from Cousin Martha, Farmville, 1944 May 31 [??? With envelope postmarked 1948 May 26]; Mrs Pohst[?] will take me this summer in Tazewell for room \u0026 board; will be so glad to be near you.  1 small sheet, w/env.","(1)\t\"My dear aunts\", 1880 Feb 18, from Monterey, Va.; rec'd notice of Uncle Sidney's death; can't visit anyone \u0026 neglect duties to my churches.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(2)\tTo Rev. Danl. A Penick, from Milford, TX, 1892 March 29; sympathy to you and the children, upon cousin E's death; need to move from TX for my wife's health and mine; might seek to spend summer in Lexington Presby. \u0026 then work east of Blue Ridge in Va or NC.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.","One sheet apparently torn off a larger sheet; Much is undecipherable, but seems to be about old people in a home.","\"To whom it may concern\", from Henry Preston, Bank of Clinch Valley, Tazewell, VA, 1914 July 1; on envelope: \"Recommending Miss Lou T. Coulling\"; Miss Coulling, through long experience of successful teaching, is worthy of the high esteem in which she is held in the profession; my children have been under Miss C the past few years; she cannot be recommended too highly.  1 sheet (Bank of C V stationery), w. env.","(1)\t\"My dear sister\"; from Walnut Grove, 1863 Sept 26; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp;  possibly in two handwritings: letter and answer ?  about relatives and friends, teaching positions, getting books and corsets, men going off to war. . .; no signature.\n(2)\t\"My own dear son\"; from Glenwood[?], 186? June 27; love you, often think of you, want you with me; much about Lizzie's[?] sickness and death; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\t\"My dear Friend\", Feb 3; from M.?. C.; got news of the death of dear Miss Louisa[?]; so sorry for you; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.","Blanks for seller, county name, price, slave girl's name; 1863 June [blank for day]; no signature; 1 sheet; one side only","(1)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne \u0026 Jacob Smith\"; 1866 April 12; for ¼ of crop, JS to have use of a tenement and lot of land, 2-20 acres, being part of TGW's farm, known as Green Mount, in Jas City Count, for I year; with signature of Wynne and X of Smith; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(2)\t\"Contract between Thomas G. Wynne Agt \u0026 Wm. W. Lee \u0026 Lewis S. Charles\";  1867 November 6; TGW is agt of Wm. B. Wynne; for ¼ of crop, Lee \u0026 Charles to have use of WBW's farm known as Helicon in Jas City County, for I year; with 3 signatures; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(3)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne Agt \u0026 James Paterson from January 1st 1868 to [ditto] 1869\"; 1868 January 2; TGW is Agt for Wm. B. Wynne; for 15 Dollars, JP to have use of a piece of land known as \"Low Quarter\", belonging to Locust Grove Farm, James City Co., for 1 year; with signature of TGW and X of JP; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(4)\tContract between Thomas G. Wynne and Jacob Smith; 1868 March 27; for 36 Dollars, JS to have use of 18 acres, a part of Green Mount Farm, for the time necessary to have a crop of corn; with signature of TGW and mark of JS; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.","(1)\tLee Hall, Va, Jan 1st/ '83, Thos G. Wynne, for shoes; one small handwritten sheet.\n(2)\tMeyers Bros. Dry Good, Newport News, Va., Aug[?] 22, 1892, Mrs. E. W. Milstead, for salad bowls, plaque, and glasses; handwritten on a small printed form.","One blank check, with blank date, 18--.","Typescript on four one-sided sheets; at end: \"Valedictory Address delivered by Thomas George Wynne on July 4, 1854, on the occasion of his graduation from the College of William and Mary.  Transcribed by Frederick W. Boelt\"; the speech focuses on two heroes: James Otis and Patrick Henry; includes a tribute to college instructors, and thanks to Friends of Williamsburg.","Handwritten of the Valedictory Address on ten one-sided sheets, sewn together with thread","Photocopy of undated article about a yellowed clipping from a Norfolk paper of unknown date that had been received by the W\u0026M alumni office; clipping included list of a number of graduates of the college; using the names, the alumni office dated the clipping as June 1853; then quoted the clipping, with list of degree recipients and 8 speakers, the last of whom was \"T. G. Wynne–Subject: The patriots of '76 with the valedictory\".  1 sheet.","Five handwritten notes for religious services, including a marriage.","Five handwritten sheets, apparently notes for religious services, including a marriage ceremony.","Transcription of a poem by Nathaniel Cotton.","Blank form.","(1)\t\"Edmund Wynne, born Mar 26th 1744. . .\"; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp; various handwriting.\n(2)\t\"Wm Whitaker, of Warwick Co Va who married Franky Wynne . . . 1783. . .\"; 2 folded sheets, 8 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(3)\t\"Col Myles Cary born in Bristol England in 1619 or 1620 . . .\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(4)\t\"Warwick Co Va July 6, 1880; Mr. E. S. Whitaker, Sir, Your letter and circular to my husband H. H. Wynne clerk of Warwick courts. . .  [I] have intended writing you 'What I know about the Whitakers'. . . \"; unsigned; 2 sheets, 3 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(5)\t\"'What I Know About' Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(6)\t\"Richard Harrison[?] Whitaker was born October 17th 1794. . .\"; names wives and children of RHW; 1 small sheet, 2 pp; handwritten.\nA typewritten note in front of folder, [probably written by F. W. Boelt], discusses compilers and provenance of these documents.  Compiler of (1) is not known. Documents on Whitaker and Cary families were compiled by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne, wife of Humphrey Harwood Wynne, Jr.  Docs passed down through relatives to F. W. Boelt.","(1)\tAppendix C: Descendants of Edmund \u0026 Mary Wynne; typewritten transcript of (1) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. C-1 indicates \"writer not identified but later part and additions made by Miles Wills Wynne (1876-1961), indicated as \"B\" and underlined\".\n(2)\tAppendix E; typewritten transcript of (4) and (2) in previous folder; 5 pp.  Note at bottom of p. E-1: \"Transcribed by Myles Johnson, Washington, D.C. – April 1985. . . The author of this unsigned letter was Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne (1830-1909), daughter of William H. Wynne, Jr. (1806-1846) and husband [sic] of Humphrey H. Wynne, Jr. (1814-1892).\"  Note on p. E-2 at 'End of letter' indicates that (2) was apparently an attachment to the 1880 July 6 letter.\n(3)\tAppendix G: Descendents of Colonel Myles Cary; typewritten transcript of (3) in previous folder; 4 pp. Note at bottom of p. G-1 indicates the transcriber was Myles Johnson, June 1985,and the manuscript was written by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne.\n(4)\tAppendix H: \"What I Know About\" Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes; typewritten transcript of (5) and (6) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. H-1 indicates the transcript is by Myles Johnson, January 1986, from the manuscript written by Mary E. C. Wynne, undated.  Note on p. H-3 at end of transcript of (5) indicates that the small note (6) apparently was attached to (5).\n(5)\tA second transcript of (6); 1 typewritten page, unattributed.","Eulogy for Wm. H. Wynne, son of H. H. and Mary E. Wynne of Warwick Co.","Handwritten, on one side of many sheets, with about 4-7 days per sheet; 1861-1-1 thru 1862-1-4; month and year at top of each page, along with 'Green Mount'; weather and farm observations, along with visitors, war news, etc.","(1)\t\"Greenmount Farm Journal, January 1, 1861 – January 6, 1862\"; by Frederick Wills Boelt; 6 typewritten pages; 3 paragraphs with property owners, from 1768, and brief description of the farm journal; the remaining entries are notes on people and places mentioned in the journal.\n(2)\tA typewritten transcript of the journal in previous folder; approximately 85 sheets.","One printed sheet; \"on Tuesday Evening, November 28th, 1894, For the Sole Benefit of the Widow and Children of the late W. T. Bromley, 3rd Officer of the S.S. 'Berlin,' who was lost overboard on her last voyage. . .\";  piano solos, recitations, and songs.","One partial, stapled booklet of tear-out, printed tickets: \"1924 . . . Democratic National Convention, New York, June 24th; DELEGATE; ______ Session [tickets here for 7th-15th session]; Main Floor . . . Entrance 26th Street. . .\"","Printed copies of several color photos of exterior and interior of house, with a brief account of Greenmount's history and layout, by Frederick Wills Boelt, Toano.  \"The house was destroyed by fire in November 1994.\"","Five sheets with photocopies of seven photographs of Wynnes and Emmett W. Milstead.","One photograph (early 1880's) on a stiff board, and one typewritten sheet (2015) with notes on Lebanon Church and Dr. Humphrey Harwood and Maria Eliza Curtis in the photo, by Frederick Wills Boelt.","Keepsake Album, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026 Co.; bound, 7x8 in.; alternating blank white and blue leaves, with an occasional engraved illustration; inside front cover, in ink: \"Miss Louisa T. Coulling, Dec 25th 1859\"; in ink on title page: \"Louisa T. Coulling from her Mother\"; in ink on leaf after title page: \"Dedication\", signed by W.E.J., Charlottesville Va, Nov. 9th 1860; among the few scattered entries: a 'letter' to Dear Lou, from your Paster Wm. E. Judkins, Charlottesville Va. Nov. 9th 1860; a 'farewell' to Lulie? from Ginnie?, S. F. College[?], 1863; another 'farewell' to Dearest Lou, from Your attached cousin [illegible], Charlesville [sic] Va., Sept 30th, 1862; \"Wishing to be remembered, dear friend . . .\", signed Orie, Fern Lea, October 7th, 1862; and near back: To Loulie, a poem, With much love, signed H. A. Rouzie [?], Fern Lea, Oct. 9th 1863.  Four inserted items: (a) a handwritten poem on one page of a folded sheet, addressed to Mary [?] Baxter, from her affect. Cousin, Selina Wheaton[?]  (b) a handwritten poem, \"A Vision\", on both sides of a folded blue sheet; illegible signature at end;  (c) a note on one side of a small lined sheet: Dear Lou, \"I did not know I was so sick. . . Do with my body as you think best. . .\" signed Mary Coulling;  (d) a handwritten poem, \"To Little Brother\", on both sides of a small sheet, unsigned.","Newport News Va, Aug. 16, 1899; E. W. Milstead. . . to J. H. Madison my salary as ship keeper. . . [signed] O. G. Derring; note at bottom: \"As security for $100 borrowed by Joe Madison\"; handwritten.","Three typewritten sheets, by Frederick Wills Boelt; with brief biographical info on Emmett Ward Milstead, and transcript of a newspaper article, \"The Secrets of Fox-Hunting Laid Bare\", by The Raconteur, that mentions Sgt Milstead; the article is undated, but possibly 1899.","The Standard Diary 1893 Published for The Trade: bound, 3x7 in.; inside front cover, in pencil: \"E. W. Milstead, Feby 17th 1893, Newport News, Va.\"; front matter includes calendar, weights \u0026 measures, interest table, postal rates, poison antidotes, population figures, legal holidays, presidents of the US, tide tables, sun \u0026 moon tables by month, etc.; bulk of volume is a diary with one page per day; back matter includes cash account pages per month, bills payable by month, and several pages for addresses.  Inserts inside front cover: (a) a 'promise to pay' to E. W. Milstead, for $400, dated 1914-12-14; (b) a Victory Liberty Loan note, Citizens and Marine Bank, Newport News, undated, E. W. Milstead deposited $5000. There are a few scattered diary entries: a cure for dyspepsia (Jan 1), notes on official duties as sheriff, \"went out fox hunting…\" (Feb 21), bills paid, notes on weather, \"started for Washington to day to the Inauguration of Cleveland (Mar 1), left Wash for Balti…, secured prisoner \u0026 left for Washington, took steamer Norfolk for home (Mar 5), sold my horse buggy…(Apr 6), \"Nannie \u0026 Mother discussed the subject of love very elaborately: (Jun 16); some entries are cryptic/illegible.","Leather notepad with notes generally about money matters.  Notepad was used with a carbon.  Notes are scattered thoughout the pad.\nInside front cover, in pencil: T. E. Milstead Sheriff Warwick Co, Va, Thomas E. Milstead Died Sept 21st 1880, Written by his son E. W. Milstead; E. W. Milstead Sept 24th 1880.  Handwritten receipts for payments by T. E. Milstead, sheriff, for allowance (wages?) and various payments, 1869-1872, signed by payees; lists of contents (plants, apparently) of several Flats; numerous blank pages; \"To my sweetheart, If you love me Keep my Commandments, R. E. Drummond\"; near back: Accounts of 1877, Eliz. H. \u0026 E. A. Milstead.","One gold Phi Beta Kappa Key that belonged to Thomas G. Wynne while attending the College of William and Mary. The front of the key has 6 stars, the Greek letters for Phi Beta Kappa, and a hand pointing towards the Beta letter. The reverse of the key is inscribed \"Tho. G. Wynne,\" the letters P, B, and K in cursive, and Dec. 5th, 1776, the year of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.","One gold Phi Beta Kappa Key that belonged to Thomas G. Wynne while attending the College of William and Mary. The front of the key has 6 stars, the Greek letters for Phi Beta Kappa, and a hand pointing towards the Beta letter. The reverse of the key is inscribed \"Tho. G. Wynne,\" the letters P, B, and K in cursive, and Dec. 5th, 1776, the year of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.","1.5 diameter coin with Good Conduct Coin on one side and Reward of Superior Merit on the other.  Made from a silverish metal.","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.","Special Collections Research Center","Wynne, Thomas G., 1834-1904","Milstead, Emmett Ward, 1859-1932","English  and  Latin"],"unitid_tesim":["MS 00041","/repositories/2/resources/1624"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Thomas G. Wynne Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Thomas G. Wynne Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Thomas G. 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Wynne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains letters, sermons, financial records and other material pertaining to Thomas G. Wynne of James City County Virginia. Wynne graduated from William \u0026amp; Mary as the valedictorian in 1854, and a copy of his valedictory speech is included in the collection along with his diploma. After graduation, Wynne taught in the James City County schools, and a sample report card from the 1880s can be found in the collection. Also included in the collection is Wynne's William \u0026amp; Mary Phi Beta Kappa key.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes letters with Thomas Wynne and others who are relatives or of unknown relationships:  Laura Newman, Margaret A. Jones, J. R. Baxter, H. Halstead, Louisa Coulling, Linda Watts, C.S.M. See. Sallie Coulling, Henry Preston and unknown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1854 Diploma from William \u0026amp; Mary for Thomas Wynne who was the valedictorian of his class.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Thomas George Wynne, Elder of Lebanon Church\", by Frederick W. Boelt, typescript, 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dear Maggie\", signed \"Ever your friend, Laura Newman.\" Appears to be addressed to \"Hon.[Mrs?] T. G. Wynne, At home\". \"Take care of my piano for a few months?\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Aunt\" apparently is Miss Louisa Baxter (end of 2d letter) from Hampden Sidney College, Prince Edward. Wishes letters didn't have to be answered. In 1860 she writes that she dislikes college and studying; not interested in pleasure or popularity; never expect to be a Christian; hope this doesn't pain you; please don't repeat it; give Sally [  ] in Lexington my compliments; Will has not written; my love to all my aunts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSheriff of James City County, H. Halstead, notifies unknown that he shall claim the property levied on him and the property will be \"as a part of my homestead.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Unknown to his brother, Cutter.\"Dear Bro. Cutler\" [perhaps bro in Christ, not actual bro]; have succeeded in making Lebanon fit for worship; when will you preach to us? We love you as a man \u0026amp; admire you as a speaker. 1 small sheet, unsigned, with notes in another hand on back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note from H.K.Harwood about cutting wood, 1868 Oct 26, \npostcard from R.H.Wynne, Newport News, 1891 July 14, about going to teach at Bethany College and not being able to preach at Lebanon after September, and a postcard from C. Yeuell (?), Toano, 1903 Aug 27, about getting an appointment at Lebanon Church.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\tTo Cousin Luly, from cousin Ellen Stubbs, Richmond, 1856 Jan 21; have not written to you before; went to Grand Pa's \u0026amp; wished you were there; had school today; Uncle Robert did not teach but Miss Margaret did; you must call me Ellen, no longer Douggie; with a P.S. on back from Jennie: miss you badly, and Aunt Mary.  1 sheet\n(2)\tMy dearest one, from your husband Jas. D. Coulling, Danville, 1865 Nov 23; attending Conference; do not know where I'll be assigned.  On back: Another letter, from someone who is sick; mentions not knowing where new home will be; Sid wishes you were here; perhaps JDC's wife, to her son, forwarding JDC's letter. 1 sheet.\n(3)\tTo \"Miss Lou\", from Joseph W. Shackford, Orange Grove, 1866 Oct 24; remember pleasant hours in your society, especially on the old Mattapony river; many changes since we parted in Richmond a year ago; how is little Sidney? I expect to come to NC this winter to school in Lenoir.  P.S.: \"Direct to Bruington P.O. King \u0026amp; Queen Co\".  1 folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(4)\t\"Dear Lou\", from your cousin Mallory A. Sheild, University of Va, 1866 Dec 9; eloquent expression of sympathy \"to ease your mourning\" for her father's death (who served God).  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(5)\tSame, 1867 Feb 17; in midst of intermediate exams; knew each other in childhood; blames war for loss of ambition; refers to self as \"picayune country physician\"; \"remember me to Mrs Coulling; your little brother I expect has forgotten me.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(6)\tTo Miss Louisa T[?] Coulling (Dearest Cousin), Sweetwater, TN; from Bettie [Mrs C. P. Edwards?], Portsmouth VA, 1879 June 1; I'm a happy wife \u0026amp; mother of 3; your aunt Mary Finley now lives next door to me.  1 small folded sheet, 4 pp, w/env.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\tTo Miss Louisa T. Coulling, ??? College, Bristol, TN, from Bettie, Portsmouth, VA, 1880 Dec 7; sorry you've been so sick; Mr Edwards has moved his store to Norfolk, but we'll not move there; much about relatives; my love to your brother Sidney.  4 small sheets, w/env.\n(2)\t\"My dear friend, Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, from E[?], Charleston, WV, 1887 Feb; sympathy in loss of your sister, whom you cared for many months; don't know where we will go.  1 sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(3)\tMy dear Miss Louisa [Baxter], Lexington, from your friend \u0026amp; pupil John D. Letcher[?], Gallipolis, OH, 1887 Feb 27; sympathy upon Miss Lavina's[?] death; 1 folded sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, \"Mr \u0026amp; Mrs T. M. Semmes – At Home – Fri, June 13\" [1890]; card of Mr \u0026amp; Mrs B. B. Semmes enclosed;  1 sheet, w/env.\n(5)\t\"My Dear Cousin\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from Corinne[?], Greenville, Alabama, 1890 Aug 25; much about travels \u0026amp; relatives; hopes to be a music teacher.  2 folded sheets and 1 half sheet, 10 pp, w/env.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from T. Edward \u0026amp; Mary E. Martin, Concord, Campbell County, April 24; glad to receive the photo of late minister Bro. C., whose memory we'll cherish; please visit.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Aunt Lou\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from MLC[?], Richmond]?], May 6[?]; Willie is much better, got a discharge from the army; what a glorious victory we had at Chancellorsville. 1 torn sheet, w/env.\n(3)\t\"My Dearest Lou\", from Your poor mother, MLC[?], Jeffersonville, May16; apparently nervous and sick; if you come it will save me all trouble with Sid, who's learning to do for himself; gives directions for trip; come at once.  1 folded sheet \u0026amp; 1 half sheet, 6 pp.\n(4)\t:My Dear Lou, from ???, Richmond, 1871[?]Sept 26; received letter from Mr Taylor; sign the receipt]?] instead of the one I last sent. 1 small sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\tMiss Lina[?] Watts, Blue Stone, Va (My Dear Little Friend), from Your true friend, W. H. Leith [?], Marion, VA, 1885 Dec 26; your card made me sad; why will you not return?  Have they not treated you well? I'm deeply concerned for you happiness; I know you're happy with your cousin Miss Lou; how can I think of seeing you no more? With much love. 1 long folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(2)\tMy Dear Miss Lina [Watts], Blue Stone, Va; from Rev D. S. Hearon, Sullins College, A  Christian home for school girls, Bristol, TN, 1885 Dec 26; you gave me a pleasant surprise yesterday; sorry you are to leave the S. West; remember me to Miss Lou \u0026amp; Douglas. 1 sheet (Sullins College stationery), w/env.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from W. P. Beaman[?], Murfreesboro, NC, 1867 Feb 25; I did not present your name to the Board for the situation spoken of; regret not having you with us.  1 small sheet.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Sister\"; envelope not very clear: to Mrs[?] Coullling, care of Mr. Baxter, Wytheville, Va.; from Sister ?, Richmond, 1869 April 15; we miss you all here dreadfully; will you go to Alabama? About others; I'm in the schoolroom and only the girls know I am writing. 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\tNote to Wm Coulling, Lancaster \u0026amp; Co, Richmond, from Tazwell Taylor[?], Norfolk, 1869 Nov 11; thank Souly[?] for the photo of his dear mother. 1 small sheet, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Mary Coulling, Tazewell, VA, from Cousin Martha, Farmville, 1944 May 31 [??? With envelope postmarked 1948 May 26]; Mrs Pohst[?] will take me this summer in Tazewell for room \u0026amp; board; will be so glad to be near you.  1 small sheet, w/env.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"My dear aunts\", 1880 Feb 18, from Monterey, Va.; rec'd notice of Uncle Sidney's death; can't visit anyone \u0026amp; neglect duties to my churches.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(2)\tTo Rev. Danl. A Penick, from Milford, TX, 1892 March 29; sympathy to you and the children, upon cousin E's death; need to move from TX for my wife's health and mine; might seek to spend summer in Lexington Presby. \u0026amp; then work east of Blue Ridge in Va or NC.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne sheet apparently torn off a larger sheet; Much is undecipherable, but seems to be about old people in a home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"To whom it may concern\", from Henry Preston, Bank of Clinch Valley, Tazewell, VA, 1914 July 1; on envelope: \"Recommending Miss Lou T. Coulling\"; Miss Coulling, through long experience of successful teaching, is worthy of the high esteem in which she is held in the profession; my children have been under Miss C the past few years; she cannot be recommended too highly.  1 sheet (Bank of C V stationery), w. env.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"My dear sister\"; from Walnut Grove, 1863 Sept 26; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp;  possibly in two handwritings: letter and answer ?  about relatives and friends, teaching positions, getting books and corsets, men going off to war. . .; no signature.\n(2)\t\"My own dear son\"; from Glenwood[?], 186? June 27; love you, often think of you, want you with me; much about Lizzie's[?] sickness and death; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\t\"My dear Friend\", Feb 3; from M.?. C.; got news of the death of dear Miss Louisa[?]; so sorry for you; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlanks for seller, county name, price, slave girl's name; 1863 June [blank for day]; no signature; 1 sheet; one side only\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne \u0026amp; Jacob Smith\"; 1866 April 12; for ¼ of crop, JS to have use of a tenement and lot of land, 2-20 acres, being part of TGW's farm, known as Green Mount, in Jas City Count, for I year; with signature of Wynne and X of Smith; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(2)\t\"Contract between Thomas G. Wynne Agt \u0026amp; Wm. W. Lee \u0026amp; Lewis S. Charles\";  1867 November 6; TGW is agt of Wm. B. Wynne; for ¼ of crop, Lee \u0026amp; Charles to have use of WBW's farm known as Helicon in Jas City County, for I year; with 3 signatures; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(3)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne Agt \u0026amp; James Paterson from January 1st 1868 to [ditto] 1869\"; 1868 January 2; TGW is Agt for Wm. B. Wynne; for 15 Dollars, JP to have use of a piece of land known as \"Low Quarter\", belonging to Locust Grove Farm, James City Co., for 1 year; with signature of TGW and X of JP; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(4)\tContract between Thomas G. Wynne and Jacob Smith; 1868 March 27; for 36 Dollars, JS to have use of 18 acres, a part of Green Mount Farm, for the time necessary to have a crop of corn; with signature of TGW and mark of JS; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\tLee Hall, Va, Jan 1st/ '83, Thos G. Wynne, for shoes; one small handwritten sheet.\n(2)\tMeyers Bros. Dry Good, Newport News, Va., Aug[?] 22, 1892, Mrs. E. W. Milstead, for salad bowls, plaque, and glasses; handwritten on a small printed form.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne blank check, with blank date, 18--.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript on four one-sided sheets; at end: \"Valedictory Address delivered by Thomas George Wynne on July 4, 1854, on the occasion of his graduation from the College of William and Mary.  Transcribed by Frederick W. Boelt\"; the speech focuses on two heroes: James Otis and Patrick Henry; includes a tribute to college instructors, and thanks to Friends of Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten of the Valedictory Address on ten one-sided sheets, sewn together with thread\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of undated article about a yellowed clipping from a Norfolk paper of unknown date that had been received by the W\u0026amp;M alumni office; clipping included list of a number of graduates of the college; using the names, the alumni office dated the clipping as June 1853; then quoted the clipping, with list of degree recipients and 8 speakers, the last of whom was \"T. G. Wynne–Subject: The patriots of '76 with the valedictory\".  1 sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive handwritten notes for religious services, including a marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive handwritten sheets, apparently notes for religious services, including a marriage ceremony.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscription of a poem by Nathaniel Cotton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlank form.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"Edmund Wynne, born Mar 26th 1744. . .\"; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp; various handwriting.\n(2)\t\"Wm Whitaker, of Warwick Co Va who married Franky Wynne . . . 1783. . .\"; 2 folded sheets, 8 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(3)\t\"Col Myles Cary born in Bristol England in 1619 or 1620 . . .\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(4)\t\"Warwick Co Va July 6, 1880; Mr. E. S. Whitaker, Sir, Your letter and circular to my husband H. H. Wynne clerk of Warwick courts. . .  [I] have intended writing you 'What I know about the Whitakers'. . . \"; unsigned; 2 sheets, 3 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(5)\t\"'What I Know About' Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(6)\t\"Richard Harrison[?] Whitaker was born October 17th 1794. . .\"; names wives and children of RHW; 1 small sheet, 2 pp; handwritten.\nA typewritten note in front of folder, [probably written by F. W. Boelt], discusses compilers and provenance of these documents.  Compiler of (1) is not known. Documents on Whitaker and Cary families were compiled by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne, wife of Humphrey Harwood Wynne, Jr.  Docs passed down through relatives to F. W. Boelt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\tAppendix C: Descendants of Edmund \u0026amp; Mary Wynne; typewritten transcript of (1) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. C-1 indicates \"writer not identified but later part and additions made by Miles Wills Wynne (1876-1961), indicated as \"B\" and underlined\".\n(2)\tAppendix E; typewritten transcript of (4) and (2) in previous folder; 5 pp.  Note at bottom of p. E-1: \"Transcribed by Myles Johnson, Washington, D.C. – April 1985. . . The author of this unsigned letter was Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne (1830-1909), daughter of William H. Wynne, Jr. (1806-1846) and husband [sic] of Humphrey H. Wynne, Jr. (1814-1892).\"  Note on p. E-2 at 'End of letter' indicates that (2) was apparently an attachment to the 1880 July 6 letter.\n(3)\tAppendix G: Descendents of Colonel Myles Cary; typewritten transcript of (3) in previous folder; 4 pp. Note at bottom of p. G-1 indicates the transcriber was Myles Johnson, June 1985,and the manuscript was written by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne.\n(4)\tAppendix H: \"What I Know About\" Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes; typewritten transcript of (5) and (6) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. H-1 indicates the transcript is by Myles Johnson, January 1986, from the manuscript written by Mary E. C. Wynne, undated.  Note on p. H-3 at end of transcript of (5) indicates that the small note (6) apparently was attached to (5).\n(5)\tA second transcript of (6); 1 typewritten page, unattributed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEulogy for Wm. H. Wynne, son of H. H. and Mary E. Wynne of Warwick Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten, on one side of many sheets, with about 4-7 days per sheet; 1861-1-1 thru 1862-1-4; month and year at top of each page, along with 'Green Mount'; weather and farm observations, along with visitors, war news, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(1)\t\"Greenmount Farm Journal, January 1, 1861 – January 6, 1862\"; by Frederick Wills Boelt; 6 typewritten pages; 3 paragraphs with property owners, from 1768, and brief description of the farm journal; the remaining entries are notes on people and places mentioned in the journal.\n(2)\tA typewritten transcript of the journal in previous folder; approximately 85 sheets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne printed sheet; \"on Tuesday Evening, November 28th, 1894, For the Sole Benefit of the Widow and Children of the late W. T. Bromley, 3rd Officer of the S.S. 'Berlin,' who was lost overboard on her last voyage. . .\";  piano solos, recitations, and songs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne partial, stapled booklet of tear-out, printed tickets: \"1924 . . . Democratic National Convention, New York, June 24th; DELEGATE; ______ Session [tickets here for 7th-15th session]; Main Floor . . . Entrance 26th Street. . .\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted copies of several color photos of exterior and interior of house, with a brief account of Greenmount's history and layout, by Frederick Wills Boelt, Toano.  \"The house was destroyed by fire in November 1994.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive sheets with photocopies of seven photographs of Wynnes and Emmett W. Milstead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne photograph (early 1880's) on a stiff board, and one typewritten sheet (2015) with notes on Lebanon Church and Dr. Humphrey Harwood and Maria Eliza Curtis in the photo, by Frederick Wills Boelt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKeepsake Album, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026amp; Co.; bound, 7x8 in.; alternating blank white and blue leaves, with an occasional engraved illustration; inside front cover, in ink: \"Miss Louisa T. Coulling, Dec 25th 1859\"; in ink on title page: \"Louisa T. Coulling from her Mother\"; in ink on leaf after title page: \"Dedication\", signed by W.E.J., Charlottesville Va, Nov. 9th 1860; among the few scattered entries: a 'letter' to Dear Lou, from your Paster Wm. E. Judkins, Charlottesville Va. Nov. 9th 1860; a 'farewell' to Lulie? from Ginnie?, S. F. College[?], 1863; another 'farewell' to Dearest Lou, from Your attached cousin [illegible], Charlesville [sic] Va., Sept 30th, 1862; \"Wishing to be remembered, dear friend . . .\", signed Orie, Fern Lea, October 7th, 1862; and near back: To Loulie, a poem, With much love, signed H. A. Rouzie [?], Fern Lea, Oct. 9th 1863.  Four inserted items: (a) a handwritten poem on one page of a folded sheet, addressed to Mary [?] Baxter, from her affect. Cousin, Selina Wheaton[?]  (b) a handwritten poem, \"A Vision\", on both sides of a folded blue sheet; illegible signature at end;  (c) a note on one side of a small lined sheet: Dear Lou, \"I did not know I was so sick. . . Do with my body as you think best. . .\" signed Mary Coulling;  (d) a handwritten poem, \"To Little Brother\", on both sides of a small sheet, unsigned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewport News Va, Aug. 16, 1899; E. W. Milstead. . . to J. H. Madison my salary as ship keeper. . . [signed] O. G. Derring; note at bottom: \"As security for $100 borrowed by Joe Madison\"; handwritten.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree typewritten sheets, by Frederick Wills Boelt; with brief biographical info on Emmett Ward Milstead, and transcript of a newspaper article, \"The Secrets of Fox-Hunting Laid Bare\", by The Raconteur, that mentions Sgt Milstead; the article is undated, but possibly 1899.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Standard Diary 1893 Published for The Trade: bound, 3x7 in.; inside front cover, in pencil: \"E. W. Milstead, Feby 17th 1893, Newport News, Va.\"; front matter includes calendar, weights \u0026amp; measures, interest table, postal rates, poison antidotes, population figures, legal holidays, presidents of the US, tide tables, sun \u0026amp; moon tables by month, etc.; bulk of volume is a diary with one page per day; back matter includes cash account pages per month, bills payable by month, and several pages for addresses.  Inserts inside front cover: (a) a 'promise to pay' to E. W. Milstead, for $400, dated 1914-12-14; (b) a Victory Liberty Loan note, Citizens and Marine Bank, Newport News, undated, E. W. Milstead deposited $5000. There are a few scattered diary entries: a cure for dyspepsia (Jan 1), notes on official duties as sheriff, \"went out fox hunting…\" (Feb 21), bills paid, notes on weather, \"started for Washington to day to the Inauguration of Cleveland (Mar 1), left Wash for Balti…, secured prisoner \u0026amp; left for Washington, took steamer Norfolk for home (Mar 5), sold my horse buggy…(Apr 6), \"Nannie \u0026amp; Mother discussed the subject of love very elaborately: (Jun 16); some entries are cryptic/illegible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeather notepad with notes generally about money matters.  Notepad was used with a carbon.  Notes are scattered thoughout the pad.\nInside front cover, in pencil: T. E. Milstead Sheriff Warwick Co, Va, Thomas E. Milstead Died Sept 21st 1880, Written by his son E. W. Milstead; E. W. Milstead Sept 24th 1880.  Handwritten receipts for payments by T. E. Milstead, sheriff, for allowance (wages?) and various payments, 1869-1872, signed by payees; lists of contents (plants, apparently) of several Flats; numerous blank pages; \"To my sweetheart, If you love me Keep my Commandments, R. E. Drummond\"; near back: Accounts of 1877, Eliz. H. \u0026amp; E. A. Milstead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne gold Phi Beta Kappa Key that belonged to Thomas G. Wynne while attending the College of William and Mary. The front of the key has 6 stars, the Greek letters for Phi Beta Kappa, and a hand pointing towards the Beta letter. The reverse of the key is inscribed \"Tho. G. Wynne,\" the letters P, B, and K in cursive, and Dec. 5th, 1776, the year of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne gold Phi Beta Kappa Key that belonged to Thomas G. Wynne while attending the College of William and Mary. The front of the key has 6 stars, the Greek letters for Phi Beta Kappa, and a hand pointing towards the Beta letter. The reverse of the key is inscribed \"Tho. G. Wynne,\" the letters P, B, and K in cursive, and Dec. 5th, 1776, the year of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1.5 diameter coin with Good Conduct Coin on one side and Reward of Superior Merit on the other.  Made from a silverish metal.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains letters, sermons, financial records and other material pertaining to Thomas G. Wynne of James City County Virginia. Wynne graduated from William \u0026 Mary as the valedictorian in 1854, and a copy of his valedictory speech is included in the collection along with his diploma. After graduation, Wynne taught in the James City County schools, and a sample report card from the 1880s can be found in the collection. Also included in the collection is Wynne's William \u0026 Mary Phi Beta Kappa key.","Correspondence includes letters with Thomas Wynne and others who are relatives or of unknown relationships:  Laura Newman, Margaret A. Jones, J. R. Baxter, H. Halstead, Louisa Coulling, Linda Watts, C.S.M. See. Sallie Coulling, Henry Preston and unknown.","1854 Diploma from William \u0026 Mary for Thomas Wynne who was the valedictorian of his class.","\"Thomas George Wynne, Elder of Lebanon Church\", by Frederick W. Boelt, typescript, 3 pp.","\"Dear Maggie\", signed \"Ever your friend, Laura Newman.\" Appears to be addressed to \"Hon.[Mrs?] T. G. Wynne, At home\". \"Take care of my piano for a few months?\"","\"Aunt\" apparently is Miss Louisa Baxter (end of 2d letter) from Hampden Sidney College, Prince Edward. Wishes letters didn't have to be answered. In 1860 she writes that she dislikes college and studying; not interested in pleasure or popularity; never expect to be a Christian; hope this doesn't pain you; please don't repeat it; give Sally [  ] in Lexington my compliments; Will has not written; my love to all my aunts.","Sheriff of James City County, H. Halstead, notifies unknown that he shall claim the property levied on him and the property will be \"as a part of my homestead.\"","Correspondence from Unknown to his brother, Cutter.\"Dear Bro. Cutler\" [perhaps bro in Christ, not actual bro]; have succeeded in making Lebanon fit for worship; when will you preach to us? We love you as a man \u0026 admire you as a speaker. 1 small sheet, unsigned, with notes in another hand on back.","A note from H.K.Harwood about cutting wood, 1868 Oct 26, \npostcard from R.H.Wynne, Newport News, 1891 July 14, about going to teach at Bethany College and not being able to preach at Lebanon after September, and a postcard from C. Yeuell (?), Toano, 1903 Aug 27, about getting an appointment at Lebanon Church.","(1)\tTo Cousin Luly, from cousin Ellen Stubbs, Richmond, 1856 Jan 21; have not written to you before; went to Grand Pa's \u0026 wished you were there; had school today; Uncle Robert did not teach but Miss Margaret did; you must call me Ellen, no longer Douggie; with a P.S. on back from Jennie: miss you badly, and Aunt Mary.  1 sheet\n(2)\tMy dearest one, from your husband Jas. D. Coulling, Danville, 1865 Nov 23; attending Conference; do not know where I'll be assigned.  On back: Another letter, from someone who is sick; mentions not knowing where new home will be; Sid wishes you were here; perhaps JDC's wife, to her son, forwarding JDC's letter. 1 sheet.\n(3)\tTo \"Miss Lou\", from Joseph W. Shackford, Orange Grove, 1866 Oct 24; remember pleasant hours in your society, especially on the old Mattapony river; many changes since we parted in Richmond a year ago; how is little Sidney? I expect to come to NC this winter to school in Lenoir.  P.S.: \"Direct to Bruington P.O. King \u0026 Queen Co\".  1 folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(4)\t\"Dear Lou\", from your cousin Mallory A. Sheild, University of Va, 1866 Dec 9; eloquent expression of sympathy \"to ease your mourning\" for her father's death (who served God).  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(5)\tSame, 1867 Feb 17; in midst of intermediate exams; knew each other in childhood; blames war for loss of ambition; refers to self as \"picayune country physician\"; \"remember me to Mrs Coulling; your little brother I expect has forgotten me.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(6)\tTo Miss Louisa T[?] Coulling (Dearest Cousin), Sweetwater, TN; from Bettie [Mrs C. P. Edwards?], Portsmouth VA, 1879 June 1; I'm a happy wife \u0026 mother of 3; your aunt Mary Finley now lives next door to me.  1 small folded sheet, 4 pp, w/env.","(1)\tTo Miss Louisa T. Coulling, ??? College, Bristol, TN, from Bettie, Portsmouth, VA, 1880 Dec 7; sorry you've been so sick; Mr Edwards has moved his store to Norfolk, but we'll not move there; much about relatives; my love to your brother Sidney.  4 small sheets, w/env.\n(2)\t\"My dear friend, Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, from E[?], Charleston, WV, 1887 Feb; sympathy in loss of your sister, whom you cared for many months; don't know where we will go.  1 sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(3)\tMy dear Miss Louisa [Baxter], Lexington, from your friend \u0026 pupil John D. Letcher[?], Gallipolis, OH, 1887 Feb 27; sympathy upon Miss Lavina's[?] death; 1 folded sheet, 2 pp, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Miss Louisa Baxter, Lexington, \"Mr \u0026 Mrs T. M. Semmes – At Home – Fri, June 13\" [1890]; card of Mr \u0026 Mrs B. B. Semmes enclosed;  1 sheet, w/env.\n(5)\t\"My Dear Cousin\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from Corinne[?], Greenville, Alabama, 1890 Aug 25; much about travels \u0026 relatives; hopes to be a music teacher.  2 folded sheets and 1 half sheet, 10 pp, w/env.","(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from T. Edward \u0026 Mary E. Martin, Concord, Campbell County, April 24; glad to receive the photo of late minister Bro. C., whose memory we'll cherish; please visit.  1 sheet, 2 pp.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Aunt Lou\" [Miss Louisa Baxter], Lexington, from MLC[?], Richmond]?], May 6[?]; Willie is much better, got a discharge from the army; what a glorious victory we had at Chancellorsville. 1 torn sheet, w/env.\n(3)\t\"My Dearest Lou\", from Your poor mother, MLC[?], Jeffersonville, May16; apparently nervous and sick; if you come it will save me all trouble with Sid, who's learning to do for himself; gives directions for trip; come at once.  1 folded sheet \u0026 1 half sheet, 6 pp.\n(4)\t:My Dear Lou, from ???, Richmond, 1871[?]Sept 26; received letter from Mr Taylor; sign the receipt]?] instead of the one I last sent. 1 small sheet.","(1)\tMiss Lina[?] Watts, Blue Stone, Va (My Dear Little Friend), from Your true friend, W. H. Leith [?], Marion, VA, 1885 Dec 26; your card made me sad; why will you not return?  Have they not treated you well? I'm deeply concerned for you happiness; I know you're happy with your cousin Miss Lou; how can I think of seeing you no more? With much love. 1 long folded sheet, 3 pp.\n(2)\tMy Dear Miss Lina [Watts], Blue Stone, Va; from Rev D. S. Hearon, Sullins College, A  Christian home for school girls, Bristol, TN, 1885 Dec 26; you gave me a pleasant surprise yesterday; sorry you are to leave the S. West; remember me to Miss Lou \u0026 Douglas. 1 sheet (Sullins College stationery), w/env.","(1)\t\"Dear Sister Coulling\", from W. P. Beaman[?], Murfreesboro, NC, 1867 Feb 25; I did not present your name to the Board for the situation spoken of; regret not having you with us.  1 small sheet.\n(2)\t\"My Dear Sister\"; envelope not very clear: to Mrs[?] Coullling, care of Mr. Baxter, Wytheville, Va.; from Sister ?, Richmond, 1869 April 15; we miss you all here dreadfully; will you go to Alabama? About others; I'm in the schoolroom and only the girls know I am writing. 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\tNote to Wm Coulling, Lancaster \u0026 Co, Richmond, from Tazwell Taylor[?], Norfolk, 1869 Nov 11; thank Souly[?] for the photo of his dear mother. 1 small sheet, w/env.\n(4)\tTo Mary Coulling, Tazewell, VA, from Cousin Martha, Farmville, 1944 May 31 [??? With envelope postmarked 1948 May 26]; Mrs Pohst[?] will take me this summer in Tazewell for room \u0026 board; will be so glad to be near you.  1 small sheet, w/env.","(1)\t\"My dear aunts\", 1880 Feb 18, from Monterey, Va.; rec'd notice of Uncle Sidney's death; can't visit anyone \u0026 neglect duties to my churches.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(2)\tTo Rev. Danl. A Penick, from Milford, TX, 1892 March 29; sympathy to you and the children, upon cousin E's death; need to move from TX for my wife's health and mine; might seek to spend summer in Lexington Presby. \u0026 then work east of Blue Ridge in Va or NC.  1 folded sheet, 4 pp.","One sheet apparently torn off a larger sheet; Much is undecipherable, but seems to be about old people in a home.","\"To whom it may concern\", from Henry Preston, Bank of Clinch Valley, Tazewell, VA, 1914 July 1; on envelope: \"Recommending Miss Lou T. Coulling\"; Miss Coulling, through long experience of successful teaching, is worthy of the high esteem in which she is held in the profession; my children have been under Miss C the past few years; she cannot be recommended too highly.  1 sheet (Bank of C V stationery), w. env.","(1)\t\"My dear sister\"; from Walnut Grove, 1863 Sept 26; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp;  possibly in two handwritings: letter and answer ?  about relatives and friends, teaching positions, getting books and corsets, men going off to war. . .; no signature.\n(2)\t\"My own dear son\"; from Glenwood[?], 186? June 27; love you, often think of you, want you with me; much about Lizzie's[?] sickness and death; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.\n(3)\t\"My dear Friend\", Feb 3; from M.?. C.; got news of the death of dear Miss Louisa[?]; so sorry for you; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp.","Blanks for seller, county name, price, slave girl's name; 1863 June [blank for day]; no signature; 1 sheet; one side only","(1)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne \u0026 Jacob Smith\"; 1866 April 12; for ¼ of crop, JS to have use of a tenement and lot of land, 2-20 acres, being part of TGW's farm, known as Green Mount, in Jas City Count, for I year; with signature of Wynne and X of Smith; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(2)\t\"Contract between Thomas G. Wynne Agt \u0026 Wm. W. Lee \u0026 Lewis S. Charles\";  1867 November 6; TGW is agt of Wm. B. Wynne; for ¼ of crop, Lee \u0026 Charles to have use of WBW's farm known as Helicon in Jas City County, for I year; with 3 signatures; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(3)\t\"Contract between Thos G. Wynne Agt \u0026 James Paterson from January 1st 1868 to [ditto] 1869\"; 1868 January 2; TGW is Agt for Wm. B. Wynne; for 15 Dollars, JP to have use of a piece of land known as \"Low Quarter\", belonging to Locust Grove Farm, James City Co., for 1 year; with signature of TGW and X of JP; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.\n(4)\tContract between Thomas G. Wynne and Jacob Smith; 1868 March 27; for 36 Dollars, JS to have use of 18 acres, a part of Green Mount Farm, for the time necessary to have a crop of corn; with signature of TGW and mark of JS; 1 small sheet, handwritten; apparently a copy without the seals.","(1)\tLee Hall, Va, Jan 1st/ '83, Thos G. Wynne, for shoes; one small handwritten sheet.\n(2)\tMeyers Bros. Dry Good, Newport News, Va., Aug[?] 22, 1892, Mrs. E. W. Milstead, for salad bowls, plaque, and glasses; handwritten on a small printed form.","One blank check, with blank date, 18--.","Typescript on four one-sided sheets; at end: \"Valedictory Address delivered by Thomas George Wynne on July 4, 1854, on the occasion of his graduation from the College of William and Mary.  Transcribed by Frederick W. Boelt\"; the speech focuses on two heroes: James Otis and Patrick Henry; includes a tribute to college instructors, and thanks to Friends of Williamsburg.","Handwritten of the Valedictory Address on ten one-sided sheets, sewn together with thread","Photocopy of undated article about a yellowed clipping from a Norfolk paper of unknown date that had been received by the W\u0026M alumni office; clipping included list of a number of graduates of the college; using the names, the alumni office dated the clipping as June 1853; then quoted the clipping, with list of degree recipients and 8 speakers, the last of whom was \"T. G. Wynne–Subject: The patriots of '76 with the valedictory\".  1 sheet.","Five handwritten notes for religious services, including a marriage.","Five handwritten sheets, apparently notes for religious services, including a marriage ceremony.","Transcription of a poem by Nathaniel Cotton.","Blank form.","(1)\t\"Edmund Wynne, born Mar 26th 1744. . .\"; 1 folded sheet, 4 pp; various handwriting.\n(2)\t\"Wm Whitaker, of Warwick Co Va who married Franky Wynne . . . 1783. . .\"; 2 folded sheets, 8 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(3)\t\"Col Myles Cary born in Bristol England in 1619 or 1620 . . .\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(4)\t\"Warwick Co Va July 6, 1880; Mr. E. S. Whitaker, Sir, Your letter and circular to my husband H. H. Wynne clerk of Warwick courts. . .  [I] have intended writing you 'What I know about the Whitakers'. . . \"; unsigned; 2 sheets, 3 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(5)\t\"'What I Know About' Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes\"; 2 sheets, 4 numbered pp; handwritten.\n(6)\t\"Richard Harrison[?] Whitaker was born October 17th 1794. . .\"; names wives and children of RHW; 1 small sheet, 2 pp; handwritten.\nA typewritten note in front of folder, [probably written by F. W. Boelt], discusses compilers and provenance of these documents.  Compiler of (1) is not known. Documents on Whitaker and Cary families were compiled by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne, wife of Humphrey Harwood Wynne, Jr.  Docs passed down through relatives to F. W. Boelt.","(1)\tAppendix C: Descendants of Edmund \u0026 Mary Wynne; typewritten transcript of (1) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. C-1 indicates \"writer not identified but later part and additions made by Miles Wills Wynne (1876-1961), indicated as \"B\" and underlined\".\n(2)\tAppendix E; typewritten transcript of (4) and (2) in previous folder; 5 pp.  Note at bottom of p. E-1: \"Transcribed by Myles Johnson, Washington, D.C. – April 1985. . . The author of this unsigned letter was Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne (1830-1909), daughter of William H. Wynne, Jr. (1806-1846) and husband [sic] of Humphrey H. Wynne, Jr. (1814-1892).\"  Note on p. E-2 at 'End of letter' indicates that (2) was apparently an attachment to the 1880 July 6 letter.\n(3)\tAppendix G: Descendents of Colonel Myles Cary; typewritten transcript of (3) in previous folder; 4 pp. Note at bottom of p. G-1 indicates the transcriber was Myles Johnson, June 1985,and the manuscript was written by Mary Elizabeth Cary Wynne.\n(4)\tAppendix H: \"What I Know About\" Whitakers who intermarried with Wynnes; typewritten transcript of (5) and (6) in previous folder; 3 pp.  Note at bottom of p. H-1 indicates the transcript is by Myles Johnson, January 1986, from the manuscript written by Mary E. C. Wynne, undated.  Note on p. H-3 at end of transcript of (5) indicates that the small note (6) apparently was attached to (5).\n(5)\tA second transcript of (6); 1 typewritten page, unattributed.","Eulogy for Wm. H. Wynne, son of H. H. and Mary E. Wynne of Warwick Co.","Handwritten, on one side of many sheets, with about 4-7 days per sheet; 1861-1-1 thru 1862-1-4; month and year at top of each page, along with 'Green Mount'; weather and farm observations, along with visitors, war news, etc.","(1)\t\"Greenmount Farm Journal, January 1, 1861 – January 6, 1862\"; by Frederick Wills Boelt; 6 typewritten pages; 3 paragraphs with property owners, from 1768, and brief description of the farm journal; the remaining entries are notes on people and places mentioned in the journal.\n(2)\tA typewritten transcript of the journal in previous folder; approximately 85 sheets.","One printed sheet; \"on Tuesday Evening, November 28th, 1894, For the Sole Benefit of the Widow and Children of the late W. T. Bromley, 3rd Officer of the S.S. 'Berlin,' who was lost overboard on her last voyage. . .\";  piano solos, recitations, and songs.","One partial, stapled booklet of tear-out, printed tickets: \"1924 . . . Democratic National Convention, New York, June 24th; DELEGATE; ______ Session [tickets here for 7th-15th session]; Main Floor . . . Entrance 26th Street. . .\"","Printed copies of several color photos of exterior and interior of house, with a brief account of Greenmount's history and layout, by Frederick Wills Boelt, Toano.  \"The house was destroyed by fire in November 1994.\"","Five sheets with photocopies of seven photographs of Wynnes and Emmett W. Milstead.","One photograph (early 1880's) on a stiff board, and one typewritten sheet (2015) with notes on Lebanon Church and Dr. Humphrey Harwood and Maria Eliza Curtis in the photo, by Frederick Wills Boelt.","Keepsake Album, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott \u0026 Co.; bound, 7x8 in.; alternating blank white and blue leaves, with an occasional engraved illustration; inside front cover, in ink: \"Miss Louisa T. Coulling, Dec 25th 1859\"; in ink on title page: \"Louisa T. Coulling from her Mother\"; in ink on leaf after title page: \"Dedication\", signed by W.E.J., Charlottesville Va, Nov. 9th 1860; among the few scattered entries: a 'letter' to Dear Lou, from your Paster Wm. E. Judkins, Charlottesville Va. Nov. 9th 1860; a 'farewell' to Lulie? from Ginnie?, S. F. College[?], 1863; another 'farewell' to Dearest Lou, from Your attached cousin [illegible], Charlesville [sic] Va., Sept 30th, 1862; \"Wishing to be remembered, dear friend . . .\", signed Orie, Fern Lea, October 7th, 1862; and near back: To Loulie, a poem, With much love, signed H. A. Rouzie [?], Fern Lea, Oct. 9th 1863.  Four inserted items: (a) a handwritten poem on one page of a folded sheet, addressed to Mary [?] Baxter, from her affect. Cousin, Selina Wheaton[?]  (b) a handwritten poem, \"A Vision\", on both sides of a folded blue sheet; illegible signature at end;  (c) a note on one side of a small lined sheet: Dear Lou, \"I did not know I was so sick. . . Do with my body as you think best. . .\" signed Mary Coulling;  (d) a handwritten poem, \"To Little Brother\", on both sides of a small sheet, unsigned.","Newport News Va, Aug. 16, 1899; E. W. Milstead. . . to J. H. Madison my salary as ship keeper. . . [signed] O. G. Derring; note at bottom: \"As security for $100 borrowed by Joe Madison\"; handwritten.","Three typewritten sheets, by Frederick Wills Boelt; with brief biographical info on Emmett Ward Milstead, and transcript of a newspaper article, \"The Secrets of Fox-Hunting Laid Bare\", by The Raconteur, that mentions Sgt Milstead; the article is undated, but possibly 1899.","The Standard Diary 1893 Published for The Trade: bound, 3x7 in.; inside front cover, in pencil: \"E. W. Milstead, Feby 17th 1893, Newport News, Va.\"; front matter includes calendar, weights \u0026 measures, interest table, postal rates, poison antidotes, population figures, legal holidays, presidents of the US, tide tables, sun \u0026 moon tables by month, etc.; bulk of volume is a diary with one page per day; back matter includes cash account pages per month, bills payable by month, and several pages for addresses.  Inserts inside front cover: (a) a 'promise to pay' to E. W. Milstead, for $400, dated 1914-12-14; (b) a Victory Liberty Loan note, Citizens and Marine Bank, Newport News, undated, E. W. Milstead deposited $5000. There are a few scattered diary entries: a cure for dyspepsia (Jan 1), notes on official duties as sheriff, \"went out fox hunting…\" (Feb 21), bills paid, notes on weather, \"started for Washington to day to the Inauguration of Cleveland (Mar 1), left Wash for Balti…, secured prisoner \u0026 left for Washington, took steamer Norfolk for home (Mar 5), sold my horse buggy…(Apr 6), \"Nannie \u0026 Mother discussed the subject of love very elaborately: (Jun 16); some entries are cryptic/illegible.","Leather notepad with notes generally about money matters.  Notepad was used with a carbon.  Notes are scattered thoughout the pad.\nInside front cover, in pencil: T. E. Milstead Sheriff Warwick Co, Va, Thomas E. Milstead Died Sept 21st 1880, Written by his son E. W. Milstead; E. W. Milstead Sept 24th 1880.  Handwritten receipts for payments by T. E. 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In 1940 he became the first actor to serve as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He married in 1931 and died in New York City on August 4, 1981. A portion of this collection includes letters and notes relating to Dr. Arthur's book,  See You at the Movies: The Autobiography of Melvyn Douglas  (Lanham, Md. University Press of America, 1986). ","In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017.  This collection was previously cataloged as SC 2023.  This collection was reprocessed in 2019 to incorporate Thomas Arthur's March 2018 donation of theater programs.","Wisconsin Historical Society, Melvyn Douglas, Melvyn Douglas Papers, 1892-1983. ","School of Theatre and Dance Records, 1930-2011 (bulk 1981-1993), UA 0045, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.","The Thomas H. 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Ferguson (b. ca. 1781), also of Goochland. Includes correspondence, subject files, accounts, receipts, papers of William Gay and William Pope, and oversize items. This collection is part of the Goochland County Circuit Court Records.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00187#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vi_vi00187","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00187","_root_":"vi_vi00187","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00187","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi00187.xml","title_ssm":["Thomas Miller Papers, \n         \n         1773-1852"],"title_tesim":["Thomas Miller Papers, \n         \n         1773-1852"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Barcode numbers 1147142-1147154/Goochland County (Va.) Reels 122-139"],"text":["Barcode numbers 1147142-1147154/Goochland County (Va.) Reels 122-139","Thomas Miller Papers, \n         \n         1773-1852","African Americans -- History.","Plantation owners -- Virginia -- Goochland County.","Plantations -- Virginia -- Goochland County.","Plantations -- Virginia -- King William County.","Plantations -- Virginia -- Spotsylvania County.","Slaves -- Virginia.","Accounts.","Agreements.","Bonds.","Deeds -- Virginia -- Goochland County.","Estate administration records -- Virginia -- Goochland County.","Financial records.","Judicial records.","Letters (correspondence)","Personal papers.","Promissory notes.","Receipts.","5.75 cu.\n         ft.; 18 microfilm reels","There are no restrictions.","I. Correspondence. II. Estate Papers. III. Subject Files.\n         IV. Accounts V. Receipts. VI. William Gay Papers. VII. William\n         Pope Papers. VIII. Oversize.","Thomas Miller was born in Goochland County, Virginia on 20\n         March 1754. He was the son of William Miller and Mary Heath.\n         He was an attorney, deputy sheriff and sheriff of Goochland\n         County, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and a\n         planter with estates in Goochland, Spotsylvania, and King\n         William Counties. He married Constance Massie, the daughter of\n         Maj. Nathaniel Massie and Betsy Watkins. Thomas Miller died at\n         his residence Lavallie in Goochland County on 27 April\n         1819.","James B. Ferguson was one of Thomas Miller's executors. He\n         was born circa 1781, and was also a planter and member of the\n         Virginia House of Delegates. He married Sally Gay, the\n         daughter of Willam Gay and Judith Scott.","See also Goochland County Judgments at the Library of Virginia for civil suits that involved Thomas Miller.\n","See also Goochland County Chancery Causes available on the  Chancery Records Index  at the Library of Virginia web site for chancery suits that involved Thomas Miller and his estate.\n","Papers, 1754-1819, of Thomas Miller (1754-1819) of\n         Goochland County, Virginia, as well as the executor of his\n         estate James B. Ferguson (b. ca. 1781), also of Goochland.\n         Includes correspondence, subject files, accounts, receipts,\n         papers of William Gay and William Pope, and oversize items.\n         This collection is part of the Goochland County Circuit Court\n         Records.","The correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n         divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and those to\n         and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in the Thomas\n         Miller letters mainly concern business matters relating to the\n         operation of his vast land holdings in Goochland,\n         Spotsylvania, and King William Counties, and his various\n         plantations, including Byrd, Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab\n         City, and Woodville. Subjects include the purchase, sale, and\n         shipments of corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n         plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to work\n         the land. Many of these letters are written by the overseers\n         of his properties.","A large proportion of the letters are financial in nature\n         as well, and deal with his acting as security for loans, as\n         well as the loaning of money himself, to various individuals.\n         There are orders for payments of money and for goods. There\n         are letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in Richmond,\n         including Gallego, Richard \u0026 Company and Lewis Perkins\n         \u0026 Company, which sold Miller's products, and also advanced\n         him his needed capital.","Thomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters deal\n         with his duties representing various clients, including\n         notices of his intention to take depositions in court cases.\n         Miller was also deputy sheriff and sheriff of Goochland\n         County. There are a few letters relating to his duties in\n         these positions, including the issuing of executions.","Likewise, the letters of James B. Ferguson are business and\n         financial in nature. Many of them are written by Miller's\n         sons, who inherited their father's estate after his death.\n         James B. Ferguson was one of Miller's executors. There are\n         also many letters from Joseph S. Watkins, with whom Ferguson\n         had numerous business dealings. There is also a letter from\n         Watkins detailing his candidacy for the Virginia House of\n         Delegates in 1832.","The estate papers concern the estates of Obediah Daniel,\n         Gideon Hatcher, Thomas Miller, John Salmon, and Matthew\n         Vaughan. Material found in this series includes accounts,\n         attorneys', clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills, bonds,\n         correspondence, fifas, receipts, sales, and suit papers.","The subject files contain a variety of material, including\n         advertisements, affidavits and depositions, agreements, bonds,\n         clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills, deeds, fifas, various lists,\n         powers of attorney, promissory notes, slave bills of sale,\n         suit papers, and other items. There are also files, interfiled\n         in this series alphabetically by name, for individuals with\n         whom Miller had extensive business dealings.","There are series containing accounts and receipts, both\n         arranged by year. Within the receipts series is a group of\n         receipts for Miller's wheat crop.","There are two series of personal papers of William Gay\n         (1745-1815) and William Pope. Gay's daughter Sally married\n         James B. Ferguson. His papers include accounts, a bond,\n         clerks' fee bills, correspondence, deeds, promissory notes,\n         receipts and a tax bill. The material is business-related,\n         much of it between Gay and John Tabb (1736-1798) of Amelia\n         County. The William Pope papers include accounts, attorney's\n         fees, correspondence, powers of attorney, and suit papers. The\n         majority of these papers relate to William Pope's activities\n         as attorney for Col. John Syme (1727-1805) of Rocky Mills,\n         Hanover County.","The series of oversize items includes accounts, deeds,\n         inventories and appraisements of the estate of Thomas Miller,\n         a lease, lists of judgments recovered against Thomas Miller's\n         executors, and suit papers.","The correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n               divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and\n               those to and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in\n               the Thomas Miller letters mainly concern business\n               matters relating to the operation of his vast land\n               holdings in Goochland, Spotsylvania, and King William\n               Counties, and his various plantations, including Byrd,\n               Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab City, and Woodville.\n               Subjects include the purchase, sale, and shipments of\n               corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n               plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to\n               work the land. Many of these letters are written by the\n               overseers of his properties. A large proportion of the\n               letters are financial in nature as well, and deal with\n               his acting as security for loans, as well as the loaning\n               of money himself, to various individuals. There are\n               orders for payments of money and for goods. There are\n               letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in\n               Richmond, including Gallego, Richard \u0026 Company and\n               Lewis Perkins \u0026 Company, which sold Miller's\n               products, and also advanced him his needed capital.\n               Thomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters\n               deal with his duties representing various clients,\n               including notices of his intention to take depositions\n               in court cases. Miller was also deputy sheriff and\n               sheriff of Goochland County. There are a few letters\n               relating to his duties in these positions, including the\n               issuing of executions. Likewise, the letters of James B.\n               Ferguson are business and financial in nature. Many of\n               them are written by Miller's sons, who inherited their\n               father's estate after his death. James B. Ferguson was\n               one of Miller's executors. There are also many letters\n               from Joseph S. Watkins, with whom Ferguson had numerous\n               business dealings. There is also a letter from Watkins\n               detailing his candidacy for the Virginia House of\n               Delegates in 1832.","The estate papers concern the estates of Obediah\n               Daniel, Gideon Hatcher, Thomas Miller, John Salmon, and\n               Matthew Vaughan. Material found in this series includes\n               accounts, attorneys', clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills,\n               bonds, correspondence, fifas, receipts, sales, and suit\n               papers.","The subject files contain a variety of material,\n               including advertisements, affidavits and depositions,\n               agreements, bonds, clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills,\n               deeds, fifas, various lists, powers of attorney,\n               promissory notes, slave bills of sale, suit papers, and\n               other items. There are also files, interfiled in this\n               series alphabetically by name, for individuals with whom\n               Miller had extensive business dealings.","Contains accounts arranged by year.","Contains receipts arranged by year. Within the\n               receipts series is a group of receipts for Miller's\n               wheat crop.","There is a series of personal papers of William Gay\n               (1745-1815). Gay's daughter Sally married James B.\n               Ferguson. His papers include accounts, a bond, clerks'\n               fee bills, correspondence, deeds, promissory notes,\n               receipts and a tax bill. The material is\n               business-related, much of it between Gay and John Tabb\n               (1736-1798) of Amelia County.","The William Pope papers include accounts, attorney's\n               fees, correspondence, powers of attorney, and suit\n               papers. The majority of these papers relate to William\n               Pope's activities as attorney for Col. John Syme\n               (1727-1805) of Rocky Mills, Hanover County.","The series of oversize items includes accounts,\n               deeds, inventories and appraisements of the estate of\n               Thomas Miller, a lease, lists of judgments recovered\n               against Thomas Miller's executors, and suit papers.","Use microfilm copies, Goochland County (Va.) Reels 122-139.","Library of Virginia","Gallego, Richard and Company (Richmond, Va.)","Lewis Perkins and Company (Richmond, Va.)","Miller family.","Daniel, Obediah, d. 1790.","Ferguson, James B., ca. 1781-","Gay, William, 1745-1815.","Hatcher, Gideon, d. 1807.","Miller, Thomas, 1754-1819.","Pope, William.","Salmon, John, d. ca. 1799.","Syme, John, 1727-1805.","Tabb, John, 1736-1798.","Vaughan, Matthew, d. ca. 1799.","Watkins, Joseph S.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Barcode numbers 1147142-1147154/Goochland County (Va.) 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Thomas Miller died at\n         his residence Lavallie in Goochland County on 27 April\n         1819.","James B. Ferguson was one of Thomas Miller's executors. He\n         was born circa 1781, and was also a planter and member of the\n         Virginia House of Delegates. He married Sally Gay, the\n         daughter of Willam Gay and Judith Scott."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Miller Papers, 1773-1852. Accession 38114, Goochland County Circuit Court Records, Goochland County (Va.) Reels 122-139, Local government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Thomas Miller Papers, 1773-1852. Accession 38114, Goochland County Circuit Court Records, Goochland County (Va.) Reels 122-139, Local government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also Goochland County Judgments at the Library of Virginia for civil suits that involved Thomas Miller.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Goochland County Chancery Causes available on the \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/chancery/index.htm\"\u003eChancery Records Index\u003c/extref\u003e at the Library of Virginia web site for chancery suits that involved Thomas Miller and his estate.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also Goochland County Judgments at the Library of Virginia for civil suits that involved Thomas Miller.\n","See also Goochland County Chancery Causes available on the  Chancery Records Index  at the Library of Virginia web site for chancery suits that involved Thomas Miller and his estate.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1754-1819, of Thomas Miller (1754-1819) of\n         Goochland County, Virginia, as well as the executor of his\n         estate James B. Ferguson (b. ca. 1781), also of Goochland.\n         Includes correspondence, subject files, accounts, receipts,\n         papers of William Gay and William Pope, and oversize items.\n         This collection is part of the Goochland County Circuit Court\n         Records.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n         divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and those to\n         and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in the Thomas\n         Miller letters mainly concern business matters relating to the\n         operation of his vast land holdings in Goochland,\n         Spotsylvania, and King William Counties, and his various\n         plantations, including Byrd, Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab\n         City, and Woodville. Subjects include the purchase, sale, and\n         shipments of corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n         plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to work\n         the land. Many of these letters are written by the overseers\n         of his properties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA large proportion of the letters are financial in nature\n         as well, and deal with his acting as security for loans, as\n         well as the loaning of money himself, to various individuals.\n         There are orders for payments of money and for goods. There\n         are letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in Richmond,\n         including Gallego, Richard \u0026amp; Company and Lewis Perkins\n         \u0026amp; Company, which sold Miller's products, and also advanced\n         him his needed capital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters deal\n         with his duties representing various clients, including\n         notices of his intention to take depositions in court cases.\n         Miller was also deputy sheriff and sheriff of Goochland\n         County. 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Gay's daughter Sally married\n         James B. Ferguson. His papers include accounts, a bond,\n         clerks' fee bills, correspondence, deeds, promissory notes,\n         receipts and a tax bill. The material is business-related,\n         much of it between Gay and John Tabb (1736-1798) of Amelia\n         County. The William Pope papers include accounts, attorney's\n         fees, correspondence, powers of attorney, and suit papers. The\n         majority of these papers relate to William Pope's activities\n         as attorney for Col. 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Topics covered in\n               the Thomas Miller letters mainly concern business\n               matters relating to the operation of his vast land\n               holdings in Goochland, Spotsylvania, and King William\n               Counties, and his various plantations, including Byrd,\n               Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab City, and Woodville.\n               Subjects include the purchase, sale, and shipments of\n               corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n               plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to\n               work the land. Many of these letters are written by the\n               overseers of his properties. A large proportion of the\n               letters are financial in nature as well, and deal with\n               his acting as security for loans, as well as the loaning\n               of money himself, to various individuals. There are\n               orders for payments of money and for goods. 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Ferguson (b. ca. 1781), also of Goochland.\n         Includes correspondence, subject files, accounts, receipts,\n         papers of William Gay and William Pope, and oversize items.\n         This collection is part of the Goochland County Circuit Court\n         Records.","The correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n         divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and those to\n         and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in the Thomas\n         Miller letters mainly concern business matters relating to the\n         operation of his vast land holdings in Goochland,\n         Spotsylvania, and King William Counties, and his various\n         plantations, including Byrd, Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab\n         City, and Woodville. Subjects include the purchase, sale, and\n         shipments of corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n         plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to work\n         the land. Many of these letters are written by the overseers\n         of his properties.","A large proportion of the letters are financial in nature\n         as well, and deal with his acting as security for loans, as\n         well as the loaning of money himself, to various individuals.\n         There are orders for payments of money and for goods. There\n         are letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in Richmond,\n         including Gallego, Richard \u0026 Company and Lewis Perkins\n         \u0026 Company, which sold Miller's products, and also advanced\n         him his needed capital.","Thomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters deal\n         with his duties representing various clients, including\n         notices of his intention to take depositions in court cases.\n         Miller was also deputy sheriff and sheriff of Goochland\n         County. There are a few letters relating to his duties in\n         these positions, including the issuing of executions.","Likewise, the letters of James B. Ferguson are business and\n         financial in nature. Many of them are written by Miller's\n         sons, who inherited their father's estate after his death.\n         James B. Ferguson was one of Miller's executors. There are\n         also many letters from Joseph S. Watkins, with whom Ferguson\n         had numerous business dealings. There is also a letter from\n         Watkins detailing his candidacy for the Virginia House of\n         Delegates in 1832.","The estate papers concern the estates of Obediah Daniel,\n         Gideon Hatcher, Thomas Miller, John Salmon, and Matthew\n         Vaughan. Material found in this series includes accounts,\n         attorneys', clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills, bonds,\n         correspondence, fifas, receipts, sales, and suit papers.","The subject files contain a variety of material, including\n         advertisements, affidavits and depositions, agreements, bonds,\n         clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills, deeds, fifas, various lists,\n         powers of attorney, promissory notes, slave bills of sale,\n         suit papers, and other items. There are also files, interfiled\n         in this series alphabetically by name, for individuals with\n         whom Miller had extensive business dealings.","There are series containing accounts and receipts, both\n         arranged by year. Within the receipts series is a group of\n         receipts for Miller's wheat crop.","There are two series of personal papers of William Gay\n         (1745-1815) and William Pope. Gay's daughter Sally married\n         James B. Ferguson. His papers include accounts, a bond,\n         clerks' fee bills, correspondence, deeds, promissory notes,\n         receipts and a tax bill. The material is business-related,\n         much of it between Gay and John Tabb (1736-1798) of Amelia\n         County. The William Pope papers include accounts, attorney's\n         fees, correspondence, powers of attorney, and suit papers. The\n         majority of these papers relate to William Pope's activities\n         as attorney for Col. John Syme (1727-1805) of Rocky Mills,\n         Hanover County.","The series of oversize items includes accounts, deeds,\n         inventories and appraisements of the estate of Thomas Miller,\n         a lease, lists of judgments recovered against Thomas Miller's\n         executors, and suit papers.","The correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n               divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and\n               those to and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in\n               the Thomas Miller letters mainly concern business\n               matters relating to the operation of his vast land\n               holdings in Goochland, Spotsylvania, and King William\n               Counties, and his various plantations, including Byrd,\n               Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab City, and Woodville.\n               Subjects include the purchase, sale, and shipments of\n               corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n               plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to\n               work the land. Many of these letters are written by the\n               overseers of his properties. A large proportion of the\n               letters are financial in nature as well, and deal with\n               his acting as security for loans, as well as the loaning\n               of money himself, to various individuals. There are\n               orders for payments of money and for goods. There are\n               letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in\n               Richmond, including Gallego, Richard \u0026 Company and\n               Lewis Perkins \u0026 Company, which sold Miller's\n               products, and also advanced him his needed capital.\n               Thomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters\n               deal with his duties representing various clients,\n               including notices of his intention to take depositions\n               in court cases. Miller was also deputy sheriff and\n               sheriff of Goochland County. There are a few letters\n               relating to his duties in these positions, including the\n               issuing of executions. Likewise, the letters of James B.\n               Ferguson are business and financial in nature. Many of\n               them are written by Miller's sons, who inherited their\n               father's estate after his death. James B. Ferguson was\n               one of Miller's executors. There are also many letters\n               from Joseph S. Watkins, with whom Ferguson had numerous\n               business dealings. There is also a letter from Watkins\n               detailing his candidacy for the Virginia House of\n               Delegates in 1832.","The estate papers concern the estates of Obediah\n               Daniel, Gideon Hatcher, Thomas Miller, John Salmon, and\n               Matthew Vaughan. Material found in this series includes\n               accounts, attorneys', clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills,\n               bonds, correspondence, fifas, receipts, sales, and suit\n               papers.","The subject files contain a variety of material,\n               including advertisements, affidavits and depositions,\n               agreements, bonds, clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills,\n               deeds, fifas, various lists, powers of attorney,\n               promissory notes, slave bills of sale, suit papers, and\n               other items. There are also files, interfiled in this\n               series alphabetically by name, for individuals with whom\n               Miller had extensive business dealings.","Contains accounts arranged by year.","Contains receipts arranged by year. Within the\n               receipts series is a group of receipts for Miller's\n               wheat crop.","There is a series of personal papers of William Gay\n               (1745-1815). Gay's daughter Sally married James B.\n               Ferguson. His papers include accounts, a bond, clerks'\n               fee bills, correspondence, deeds, promissory notes,\n               receipts and a tax bill. The material is\n               business-related, much of it between Gay and John Tabb\n               (1736-1798) of Amelia County.","The William Pope papers include accounts, attorney's\n               fees, correspondence, powers of attorney, and suit\n               papers. The majority of these papers relate to William\n               Pope's activities as attorney for Col. John Syme\n               (1727-1805) of Rocky Mills, Hanover County.","The series of oversize items includes accounts,\n               deeds, inventories and appraisements of the estate of\n               Thomas Miller, a lease, lists of judgments recovered\n               against Thomas Miller's executors, and suit papers."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eUse microfilm copies, Goochland County (Va.) Reels 122-139.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["Use microfilm copies, Goochland County (Va.) 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Reels 122-139"],"text":["Barcode numbers 1147142-1147154/Goochland County (Va.) Reels 122-139","Thomas Miller Papers, \n         \n         1773-1852","African Americans -- History.","Plantation owners -- Virginia -- Goochland County.","Plantations -- Virginia -- Goochland County.","Plantations -- Virginia -- King William County.","Plantations -- Virginia -- Spotsylvania County.","Slaves -- Virginia.","Accounts.","Agreements.","Bonds.","Deeds -- Virginia -- Goochland County.","Estate administration records -- Virginia -- Goochland County.","Financial records.","Judicial records.","Letters (correspondence)","Personal papers.","Promissory notes.","Receipts.","5.75 cu.\n         ft.; 18 microfilm reels","There are no restrictions.","I. Correspondence. II. Estate Papers. III. Subject Files.\n         IV. Accounts V. Receipts. VI. William Gay Papers. VII. William\n         Pope Papers. VIII. Oversize.","Thomas Miller was born in Goochland County, Virginia on 20\n         March 1754. He was the son of William Miller and Mary Heath.\n         He was an attorney, deputy sheriff and sheriff of Goochland\n         County, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and a\n         planter with estates in Goochland, Spotsylvania, and King\n         William Counties. He married Constance Massie, the daughter of\n         Maj. Nathaniel Massie and Betsy Watkins. Thomas Miller died at\n         his residence Lavallie in Goochland County on 27 April\n         1819.","James B. Ferguson was one of Thomas Miller's executors. He\n         was born circa 1781, and was also a planter and member of the\n         Virginia House of Delegates. He married Sally Gay, the\n         daughter of Willam Gay and Judith Scott.","See also Goochland County Judgments at the Library of Virginia for civil suits that involved Thomas Miller.\n","See also Goochland County Chancery Causes available on the  Chancery Records Index  at the Library of Virginia web site for chancery suits that involved Thomas Miller and his estate.\n","Papers, 1754-1819, of Thomas Miller (1754-1819) of\n         Goochland County, Virginia, as well as the executor of his\n         estate James B. Ferguson (b. ca. 1781), also of Goochland.\n         Includes correspondence, subject files, accounts, receipts,\n         papers of William Gay and William Pope, and oversize items.\n         This collection is part of the Goochland County Circuit Court\n         Records.","The correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n         divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and those to\n         and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in the Thomas\n         Miller letters mainly concern business matters relating to the\n         operation of his vast land holdings in Goochland,\n         Spotsylvania, and King William Counties, and his various\n         plantations, including Byrd, Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab\n         City, and Woodville. Subjects include the purchase, sale, and\n         shipments of corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n         plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to work\n         the land. Many of these letters are written by the overseers\n         of his properties.","A large proportion of the letters are financial in nature\n         as well, and deal with his acting as security for loans, as\n         well as the loaning of money himself, to various individuals.\n         There are orders for payments of money and for goods. There\n         are letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in Richmond,\n         including Gallego, Richard \u0026 Company and Lewis Perkins\n         \u0026 Company, which sold Miller's products, and also advanced\n         him his needed capital.","Thomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters deal\n         with his duties representing various clients, including\n         notices of his intention to take depositions in court cases.\n         Miller was also deputy sheriff and sheriff of Goochland\n         County. There are a few letters relating to his duties in\n         these positions, including the issuing of executions.","Likewise, the letters of James B. Ferguson are business and\n         financial in nature. Many of them are written by Miller's\n         sons, who inherited their father's estate after his death.\n         James B. Ferguson was one of Miller's executors. There are\n         also many letters from Joseph S. Watkins, with whom Ferguson\n         had numerous business dealings. There is also a letter from\n         Watkins detailing his candidacy for the Virginia House of\n         Delegates in 1832.","The estate papers concern the estates of Obediah Daniel,\n         Gideon Hatcher, Thomas Miller, John Salmon, and Matthew\n         Vaughan. Material found in this series includes accounts,\n         attorneys', clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills, bonds,\n         correspondence, fifas, receipts, sales, and suit papers.","The subject files contain a variety of material, including\n         advertisements, affidavits and depositions, agreements, bonds,\n         clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills, deeds, fifas, various lists,\n         powers of attorney, promissory notes, slave bills of sale,\n         suit papers, and other items. There are also files, interfiled\n         in this series alphabetically by name, for individuals with\n         whom Miller had extensive business dealings.","There are series containing accounts and receipts, both\n         arranged by year. Within the receipts series is a group of\n         receipts for Miller's wheat crop.","There are two series of personal papers of William Gay\n         (1745-1815) and William Pope. Gay's daughter Sally married\n         James B. Ferguson. His papers include accounts, a bond,\n         clerks' fee bills, correspondence, deeds, promissory notes,\n         receipts and a tax bill. The material is business-related,\n         much of it between Gay and John Tabb (1736-1798) of Amelia\n         County. The William Pope papers include accounts, attorney's\n         fees, correspondence, powers of attorney, and suit papers. The\n         majority of these papers relate to William Pope's activities\n         as attorney for Col. John Syme (1727-1805) of Rocky Mills,\n         Hanover County.","The series of oversize items includes accounts, deeds,\n         inventories and appraisements of the estate of Thomas Miller,\n         a lease, lists of judgments recovered against Thomas Miller's\n         executors, and suit papers.","The correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n               divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and\n               those to and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in\n               the Thomas Miller letters mainly concern business\n               matters relating to the operation of his vast land\n               holdings in Goochland, Spotsylvania, and King William\n               Counties, and his various plantations, including Byrd,\n               Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab City, and Woodville.\n               Subjects include the purchase, sale, and shipments of\n               corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n               plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to\n               work the land. Many of these letters are written by the\n               overseers of his properties. A large proportion of the\n               letters are financial in nature as well, and deal with\n               his acting as security for loans, as well as the loaning\n               of money himself, to various individuals. There are\n               orders for payments of money and for goods. There are\n               letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in\n               Richmond, including Gallego, Richard \u0026 Company and\n               Lewis Perkins \u0026 Company, which sold Miller's\n               products, and also advanced him his needed capital.\n               Thomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters\n               deal with his duties representing various clients,\n               including notices of his intention to take depositions\n               in court cases. Miller was also deputy sheriff and\n               sheriff of Goochland County. There are a few letters\n               relating to his duties in these positions, including the\n               issuing of executions. Likewise, the letters of James B.\n               Ferguson are business and financial in nature. Many of\n               them are written by Miller's sons, who inherited their\n               father's estate after his death. James B. Ferguson was\n               one of Miller's executors. There are also many letters\n               from Joseph S. Watkins, with whom Ferguson had numerous\n               business dealings. There is also a letter from Watkins\n               detailing his candidacy for the Virginia House of\n               Delegates in 1832.","The estate papers concern the estates of Obediah\n               Daniel, Gideon Hatcher, Thomas Miller, John Salmon, and\n               Matthew Vaughan. Material found in this series includes\n               accounts, attorneys', clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills,\n               bonds, correspondence, fifas, receipts, sales, and suit\n               papers.","The subject files contain a variety of material,\n               including advertisements, affidavits and depositions,\n               agreements, bonds, clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills,\n               deeds, fifas, various lists, powers of attorney,\n               promissory notes, slave bills of sale, suit papers, and\n               other items. There are also files, interfiled in this\n               series alphabetically by name, for individuals with whom\n               Miller had extensive business dealings.","Contains accounts arranged by year.","Contains receipts arranged by year. Within the\n               receipts series is a group of receipts for Miller's\n               wheat crop.","There is a series of personal papers of William Gay\n               (1745-1815). Gay's daughter Sally married James B.\n               Ferguson. His papers include accounts, a bond, clerks'\n               fee bills, correspondence, deeds, promissory notes,\n               receipts and a tax bill. The material is\n               business-related, much of it between Gay and John Tabb\n               (1736-1798) of Amelia County.","The William Pope papers include accounts, attorney's\n               fees, correspondence, powers of attorney, and suit\n               papers. The majority of these papers relate to William\n               Pope's activities as attorney for Col. John Syme\n               (1727-1805) of Rocky Mills, Hanover County.","The series of oversize items includes accounts,\n               deeds, inventories and appraisements of the estate of\n               Thomas Miller, a lease, lists of judgments recovered\n               against Thomas Miller's executors, and suit papers.","Use microfilm copies, Goochland County (Va.) Reels 122-139.","Library of Virginia","Gallego, Richard and Company (Richmond, Va.)","Lewis Perkins and Company (Richmond, Va.)","Miller family.","Daniel, Obediah, d. 1790.","Ferguson, James B., ca. 1781-","Gay, William, 1745-1815.","Hatcher, Gideon, d. 1807.","Miller, Thomas, 1754-1819.","Pope, William.","Salmon, John, d. ca. 1799.","Syme, John, 1727-1805.","Tabb, John, 1736-1798.","Vaughan, Matthew, d. ca. 1799.","Watkins, Joseph S.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Barcode numbers 1147142-1147154/Goochland County (Va.) 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Correspondence. II. Estate Papers. III. Subject Files.\n         IV. Accounts V. Receipts. VI. William Gay Papers. VII. William\n         Pope Papers. VIII. Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["I. Correspondence. II. Estate Papers. III. Subject Files.\n         IV. Accounts V. Receipts. VI. William Gay Papers. VII. William\n         Pope Papers. VIII. Oversize."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Miller was born in Goochland County, Virginia on 20\n         March 1754. He was the son of William Miller and Mary Heath.\n         He was an attorney, deputy sheriff and sheriff of Goochland\n         County, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and a\n         planter with estates in Goochland, Spotsylvania, and King\n         William Counties. He married Constance Massie, the daughter of\n         Maj. Nathaniel Massie and Betsy Watkins. Thomas Miller died at\n         his residence Lavallie in Goochland County on 27 April\n         1819.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames B. Ferguson was one of Thomas Miller's executors. He\n         was born circa 1781, and was also a planter and member of the\n         Virginia House of Delegates. He married Sally Gay, the\n         daughter of Willam Gay and Judith Scott.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Thomas Miller was born in Goochland County, Virginia on 20\n         March 1754. He was the son of William Miller and Mary Heath.\n         He was an attorney, deputy sheriff and sheriff of Goochland\n         County, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and a\n         planter with estates in Goochland, Spotsylvania, and King\n         William Counties. He married Constance Massie, the daughter of\n         Maj. Nathaniel Massie and Betsy Watkins. Thomas Miller died at\n         his residence Lavallie in Goochland County on 27 April\n         1819.","James B. Ferguson was one of Thomas Miller's executors. He\n         was born circa 1781, and was also a planter and member of the\n         Virginia House of Delegates. He married Sally Gay, the\n         daughter of Willam Gay and Judith Scott."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Miller Papers, 1773-1852. Accession 38114, Goochland County Circuit Court Records, Goochland County (Va.) Reels 122-139, Local government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Thomas Miller Papers, 1773-1852. Accession 38114, Goochland County Circuit Court Records, Goochland County (Va.) Reels 122-139, Local government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also Goochland County Judgments at the Library of Virginia for civil suits that involved Thomas Miller.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Goochland County Chancery Causes available on the \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/chancery/index.htm\"\u003eChancery Records Index\u003c/extref\u003e at the Library of Virginia web site for chancery suits that involved Thomas Miller and his estate.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also Goochland County Judgments at the Library of Virginia for civil suits that involved Thomas Miller.\n","See also Goochland County Chancery Causes available on the  Chancery Records Index  at the Library of Virginia web site for chancery suits that involved Thomas Miller and his estate.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1754-1819, of Thomas Miller (1754-1819) of\n         Goochland County, Virginia, as well as the executor of his\n         estate James B. Ferguson (b. ca. 1781), also of Goochland.\n         Includes correspondence, subject files, accounts, receipts,\n         papers of William Gay and William Pope, and oversize items.\n         This collection is part of the Goochland County Circuit Court\n         Records.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n         divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and those to\n         and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in the Thomas\n         Miller letters mainly concern business matters relating to the\n         operation of his vast land holdings in Goochland,\n         Spotsylvania, and King William Counties, and his various\n         plantations, including Byrd, Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab\n         City, and Woodville. Subjects include the purchase, sale, and\n         shipments of corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n         plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to work\n         the land. Many of these letters are written by the overseers\n         of his properties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA large proportion of the letters are financial in nature\n         as well, and deal with his acting as security for loans, as\n         well as the loaning of money himself, to various individuals.\n         There are orders for payments of money and for goods. There\n         are letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in Richmond,\n         including Gallego, Richard \u0026amp; Company and Lewis Perkins\n         \u0026amp; Company, which sold Miller's products, and also advanced\n         him his needed capital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters deal\n         with his duties representing various clients, including\n         notices of his intention to take depositions in court cases.\n         Miller was also deputy sheriff and sheriff of Goochland\n         County. There are a few letters relating to his duties in\n         these positions, including the issuing of executions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLikewise, the letters of James B. Ferguson are business and\n         financial in nature. Many of them are written by Miller's\n         sons, who inherited their father's estate after his death.\n         James B. Ferguson was one of Miller's executors. There are\n         also many letters from Joseph S. Watkins, with whom Ferguson\n         had numerous business dealings. There is also a letter from\n         Watkins detailing his candidacy for the Virginia House of\n         Delegates in 1832.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe estate papers concern the estates of Obediah Daniel,\n         Gideon Hatcher, Thomas Miller, John Salmon, and Matthew\n         Vaughan. Material found in this series includes accounts,\n         attorneys', clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills, bonds,\n         correspondence, fifas, receipts, sales, and suit papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe subject files contain a variety of material, including\n         advertisements, affidavits and depositions, agreements, bonds,\n         clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills, deeds, fifas, various lists,\n         powers of attorney, promissory notes, slave bills of sale,\n         suit papers, and other items. There are also files, interfiled\n         in this series alphabetically by name, for individuals with\n         whom Miller had extensive business dealings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are series containing accounts and receipts, both\n         arranged by year. Within the receipts series is a group of\n         receipts for Miller's wheat crop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two series of personal papers of William Gay\n         (1745-1815) and William Pope. Gay's daughter Sally married\n         James B. Ferguson. His papers include accounts, a bond,\n         clerks' fee bills, correspondence, deeds, promissory notes,\n         receipts and a tax bill. The material is business-related,\n         much of it between Gay and John Tabb (1736-1798) of Amelia\n         County. The William Pope papers include accounts, attorney's\n         fees, correspondence, powers of attorney, and suit papers. The\n         majority of these papers relate to William Pope's activities\n         as attorney for Col. John Syme (1727-1805) of Rocky Mills,\n         Hanover County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe series of oversize items includes accounts, deeds,\n         inventories and appraisements of the estate of Thomas Miller,\n         a lease, lists of judgments recovered against Thomas Miller's\n         executors, and suit papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n               divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and\n               those to and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in\n               the Thomas Miller letters mainly concern business\n               matters relating to the operation of his vast land\n               holdings in Goochland, Spotsylvania, and King William\n               Counties, and his various plantations, including Byrd,\n               Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab City, and Woodville.\n               Subjects include the purchase, sale, and shipments of\n               corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n               plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to\n               work the land. Many of these letters are written by the\n               overseers of his properties. A large proportion of the\n               letters are financial in nature as well, and deal with\n               his acting as security for loans, as well as the loaning\n               of money himself, to various individuals. There are\n               orders for payments of money and for goods. There are\n               letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in\n               Richmond, including Gallego, Richard \u0026amp; Company and\n               Lewis Perkins \u0026amp; Company, which sold Miller's\n               products, and also advanced him his needed capital.\n               Thomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters\n               deal with his duties representing various clients,\n               including notices of his intention to take depositions\n               in court cases. Miller was also deputy sheriff and\n               sheriff of Goochland County. There are a few letters\n               relating to his duties in these positions, including the\n               issuing of executions. Likewise, the letters of James B.\n               Ferguson are business and financial in nature. Many of\n               them are written by Miller's sons, who inherited their\n               father's estate after his death. James B. Ferguson was\n               one of Miller's executors. There are also many letters\n               from Joseph S. Watkins, with whom Ferguson had numerous\n               business dealings. There is also a letter from Watkins\n               detailing his candidacy for the Virginia House of\n               Delegates in 1832.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe estate papers concern the estates of Obediah\n               Daniel, Gideon Hatcher, Thomas Miller, John Salmon, and\n               Matthew Vaughan. Material found in this series includes\n               accounts, attorneys', clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills,\n               bonds, correspondence, fifas, receipts, sales, and suit\n               papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe subject files contain a variety of material,\n               including advertisements, affidavits and depositions,\n               agreements, bonds, clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills,\n               deeds, fifas, various lists, powers of attorney,\n               promissory notes, slave bills of sale, suit papers, and\n               other items. There are also files, interfiled in this\n               series alphabetically by name, for individuals with whom\n               Miller had extensive business dealings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains accounts arranged by year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains receipts arranged by year. Within the\n               receipts series is a group of receipts for Miller's\n               wheat crop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is a series of personal papers of William Gay\n               (1745-1815). Gay's daughter Sally married James B.\n               Ferguson. His papers include accounts, a bond, clerks'\n               fee bills, correspondence, deeds, promissory notes,\n               receipts and a tax bill. The material is\n               business-related, much of it between Gay and John Tabb\n               (1736-1798) of Amelia County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe William Pope papers include accounts, attorney's\n               fees, correspondence, powers of attorney, and suit\n               papers. The majority of these papers relate to William\n               Pope's activities as attorney for Col. John Syme\n               (1727-1805) of Rocky Mills, Hanover County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe series of oversize items includes accounts,\n               deeds, inventories and appraisements of the estate of\n               Thomas Miller, a lease, lists of judgments recovered\n               against Thomas Miller's executors, and suit papers.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1754-1819, of Thomas Miller (1754-1819) of\n         Goochland County, Virginia, as well as the executor of his\n         estate James B. Ferguson (b. ca. 1781), also of Goochland.\n         Includes correspondence, subject files, accounts, receipts,\n         papers of William Gay and William Pope, and oversize items.\n         This collection is part of the Goochland County Circuit Court\n         Records.","The correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n         divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and those to\n         and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in the Thomas\n         Miller letters mainly concern business matters relating to the\n         operation of his vast land holdings in Goochland,\n         Spotsylvania, and King William Counties, and his various\n         plantations, including Byrd, Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab\n         City, and Woodville. Subjects include the purchase, sale, and\n         shipments of corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n         plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to work\n         the land. Many of these letters are written by the overseers\n         of his properties.","A large proportion of the letters are financial in nature\n         as well, and deal with his acting as security for loans, as\n         well as the loaning of money himself, to various individuals.\n         There are orders for payments of money and for goods. There\n         are letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in Richmond,\n         including Gallego, Richard \u0026 Company and Lewis Perkins\n         \u0026 Company, which sold Miller's products, and also advanced\n         him his needed capital.","Thomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters deal\n         with his duties representing various clients, including\n         notices of his intention to take depositions in court cases.\n         Miller was also deputy sheriff and sheriff of Goochland\n         County. There are a few letters relating to his duties in\n         these positions, including the issuing of executions.","Likewise, the letters of James B. Ferguson are business and\n         financial in nature. Many of them are written by Miller's\n         sons, who inherited their father's estate after his death.\n         James B. Ferguson was one of Miller's executors. There are\n         also many letters from Joseph S. Watkins, with whom Ferguson\n         had numerous business dealings. There is also a letter from\n         Watkins detailing his candidacy for the Virginia House of\n         Delegates in 1832.","The estate papers concern the estates of Obediah Daniel,\n         Gideon Hatcher, Thomas Miller, John Salmon, and Matthew\n         Vaughan. Material found in this series includes accounts,\n         attorneys', clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills, bonds,\n         correspondence, fifas, receipts, sales, and suit papers.","The subject files contain a variety of material, including\n         advertisements, affidavits and depositions, agreements, bonds,\n         clerks' and sheriffs' fee bills, deeds, fifas, various lists,\n         powers of attorney, promissory notes, slave bills of sale,\n         suit papers, and other items. There are also files, interfiled\n         in this series alphabetically by name, for individuals with\n         whom Miller had extensive business dealings.","There are series containing accounts and receipts, both\n         arranged by year. Within the receipts series is a group of\n         receipts for Miller's wheat crop.","There are two series of personal papers of William Gay\n         (1745-1815) and William Pope. Gay's daughter Sally married\n         James B. Ferguson. His papers include accounts, a bond,\n         clerks' fee bills, correspondence, deeds, promissory notes,\n         receipts and a tax bill. The material is business-related,\n         much of it between Gay and John Tabb (1736-1798) of Amelia\n         County. The William Pope papers include accounts, attorney's\n         fees, correspondence, powers of attorney, and suit papers. The\n         majority of these papers relate to William Pope's activities\n         as attorney for Col. John Syme (1727-1805) of Rocky Mills,\n         Hanover County.","The series of oversize items includes accounts, deeds,\n         inventories and appraisements of the estate of Thomas Miller,\n         a lease, lists of judgments recovered against Thomas Miller's\n         executors, and suit papers.","The correspondence covers the years 1781-1848 and is\n               divided into letters to and from Thomas Miller, and\n               those to and from James B. Ferguson. Topics covered in\n               the Thomas Miller letters mainly concern business\n               matters relating to the operation of his vast land\n               holdings in Goochland, Spotsylvania, and King William\n               Counties, and his various plantations, including Byrd,\n               Lavallie, Manskin Lodge, Slab City, and Woodville.\n               Subjects include the purchase, sale, and shipments of\n               corn, wheat, flour, and timber produced on his\n               plantations, as well as the sale and hire of slaves to\n               work the land. Many of these letters are written by the\n               overseers of his properties. A large proportion of the\n               letters are financial in nature as well, and deal with\n               his acting as security for loans, as well as the loaning\n               of money himself, to various individuals. There are\n               orders for payments of money and for goods. There are\n               letters from brokerage and mercantile houses in\n               Richmond, including Gallego, Richard \u0026 Company and\n               Lewis Perkins \u0026 Company, which sold Miller's\n               products, and also advanced him his needed capital.\n               Thomas Miller was an attorney, and many of his letters\n               deal with his duties representing various clients,\n               including notices of his intention to take depositions\n               in court cases. Miller was also deputy sheriff and\n               sheriff of Goochland County. There are a few letters\n               relating to his duties in these positions, including the\n               issuing of executions. Likewise, the letters of James B.\n               Ferguson are business and financial in nature. Many of\n               them are written by Miller's sons, who inherited their\n               father's estate after his death. James B. Ferguson was\n               one of Miller's executors. There are also many letters\n               from Joseph S. Watkins, with whom Ferguson had numerous\n               business dealings. There is also a letter from Watkins\n               detailing his candidacy for the Virginia House of\n               Delegates in 1832.","The estate papers concern the estates of Obediah\n               Daniel, Gideon Hatcher, Thomas Miller, John Salmon, and\n               Matthew Vaughan. 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Except on Saturday when the militia muster. The governor has ordered them to muster once every week. They are drafting the militia in Rockingham. There is some allready gone to some point down the Valley.\" Mr. Lindsey discusses the price and scarcity of goods - \"I bought a few goods about the last of May. They were very scarce \u0026 high, \u0026 I have sold nearly out of some goods allready. I sold out of Bro. Cotton a few minutes ago.\" Mr. Lindsay closes his portion of the letter by discussing the recent harvest and requests updates \"about the expected movements of the armies both north \u0026 south, \u0026 how the people are divided generally, as near as you can ascertain out there.\"","Mrs. Lindsey begins her portion of the letter by mentioning that she and other young ladies in the community have been packing up clothes and \"fixing pockets for the gentleman.\" She herself made several jackets. It seems likely that she is referring to community men going off to war. 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