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Acc. 2011.372","/repositories/2/resources/897","Gustavus Depp Papers","Chesterfield (Va.)--History--19th century","Chesterfield County (Va.)--History--19th century","Powhatan County (Va.)--History--19th century","Slave labor","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","Commonplace books","Ledgers (Accounting)","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.","  Gustavus Depp was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on August 17, 1806 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. He died May 8, 1877. In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. He married Mary Hill Cheatham on April 18, 1833 in Chesterfield County, Virginia and the two had four children. At the time of the 1860 Census, Gustavus Depp had enslaved 30 persons. He was on the Board of Trustees for Huguenot Academy. \n\n Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n\n Elmore Depp was born November 14, 1803 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he resided in Powhatan County, Virginia, but later in life his local is stated as Chesterfield County, Virginia. Elmore Depp married Winnifred Ann Winfree and the two had one child who died in infancy. Both Elmore Depp and his wife Winnifred died sometime before 1835 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.\n\n Bibliography:\n\n   Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth.  Richmond: Samuel Shepherd, 1847. page 162.\n\n \"Chesterfield County, Virginia Will Gustavus Depp for Ellmore Depp, 1835, Chesterfield County, VA.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community .  Last modified 27 November 1999. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n Matthess, Michelle. \"Depps in VA.\" GenForum, presented by Genealogy.com. Last Modified 14 October 2000. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n My Southern Family. \"Gustavus Depp.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified 29 May 2005. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n \"Powhatan County, Virginia Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census.\" transcribed by Tom Blake. rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified August 2003. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n Vogt, John and William T. Kethley.  Powhatan County Marriages 1777-1850.  Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1985.\n\n ","","Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth. ",". ","","","","","Powhatan County Marriages 1777-1850. ","Gustavus Depp was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on August 17, 1806 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. He married Mary Hill Cheatham on April 18, 1833 in Chesterfield County, Virginia and the two had four children. Gustavus Depp was a slave owner who at the time of the 1860 Slave Census had 30 slaves. and was on the Board of Trustees for Huguenot Academy. He died on May 8, 1877."," Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Gustavus Depp was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on August 17, 1806 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. He married Mary Hill Cheatham on April 18, 1833 in Chesterfield County, Virginia and the two had four children. Gustavus Depp was a slave owner who at the time of the 1860 Slave Census had 30 slaves. and was on the Board of Trustees for Huguenot Academy. He died on May 8, 1877."," Elmore Depp was born November 14, 1803 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he resided in Powhatan County, Virginia, but later in life his local is stated as Chesterfield County, Virginia. Elmore Depp married Winnifred Ann Winfree and the two had one child who died in infancy. Both Elmore Depp and his wife Winnifred died sometime before 1835 in Chesterfield County, Virginia."," Bibliography:","Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth.  Richmond: Samuel Shepherd, 1847. page 162."," \"Chesterfield County, Virginia Will Gustavus Depp for Ellmore Depp, 1835, Chesterfield County, VA.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community .  Last modified 27 November 1999. Accessed 5 October 2011.  ."," Matthess, Michelle. \"Depps in VA.\" GenForum, presented by Genealogy.com. Last Modified 14 October 2000. Accessed 5 October 2011.  ."," My Southern Family. \"Gustavus Depp.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified 29 May 2005. Accessed 5 October 2011.  ."," \"Powhatan County, Virginia Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census.\" transcribed by Tom Blake. rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified August 2003. Accessed 5 October 2011.  ."," Vogt, John and William T. Kethley.  Powhatan County Marriages 1777-1850.  Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1985.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in June 2011. Additional processing by Lauren Wallace, October 2011.","Papers, circa 1810s-1830s, of Gustavus Depp and Elmore Depp of Powhatan and Chesterfield Counties, Virginia. The collection includes two commonplace books and two ledgers.  The commonplace books are both collections of different principles and rules of higher mathematics including geometry, trigonometry, calculating interest, among others.  The commonplace book belonging to Gustavus Depp focuses much more heavily on geometry than the one owned by Elmore Depp.  Both books contain inscriptions on the first page citing the date of acquisition as February 2, 1818.  The common book belonging to Gustavus Depp also includes a number of other instances of his name throughout the book including the inscription which reads, \"Gustavus Depp commenced going to Jordan Marten to learn mathematick 5th April 1824.  Then you may see my hand \u0026 name whene I am dead.\"  The end of the volume contains ledgers as well as \"A Delicious Apple Pudding\" recipe."," The ledgers span the period of 1825  to 1848.  The first ledger is mostly accounts received and spans the period from 1825 to 1832.  The second ledger spans the period from 1831 to 1848.  It includes records of purchasing enslaved persons as well as hiring persons enslaved by others.  Also included in the ledger, are records relating to milk purchases at Huguenot Academy, which was established for educating the youth of  Powhatan County Virginia.  Gustavus Depp was on the Board of Trustees for the school.  There are also instances of the name Mary Hannah Depp, daughter of Gustavus Depp, copied a number of times in succession, possibly where the child was practicing her penmanship.","Commonplace book, circa 1818, belonging to Gustavus Depp. Contains different principles and rules of higher mathematics including geometry, trigonometry, calculating interest, among others. Also includes a number of other instances of his name throughout the book including the inscription which reads, \"Gustavus Depp commenced going to Jordan Marten to learn mathematick 5th April 1824. Then you may see my hand \u0026 name whene I am dead.\" The end of the volume contains ledgers as well as \"A Delicious Apple Pudding\" recipe.","Commonplace book, circa 1818, belonging to Elmore Depp. Contains different principles and rules of higher mathematics including geometry, trigonometry, calculating interest, among others.","Includes records of purchasing slaves as well as hiring slaves owned by others. Also included in the ledger are records relating to milk purchases at Huguenot Academy, which was established for educating the youth of Powhatan County, Virginia.","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","Depp, Gustavus","Depp, Elmore","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. He married Mary Hill Cheatham on April 18, 1833 in Chesterfield County, Virginia and the two had four children. At the time of the 1860 Census, Gustavus Depp had enslaved 30 persons. He was on the Board of Trustees for Huguenot Academy. \n\n Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Gustavus_Depp\" title=\"Gustavus Depp\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\n\n Elmore Depp was born November 14, 1803 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he resided in Powhatan County, Virginia, but later in life his local is stated as Chesterfield County, Virginia. Elmore Depp married Winnifred Ann Winfree and the two had one child who died in infancy. Both Elmore Depp and his wife Winnifred died sometime before 1835 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.\n\n Bibliography:\n\n  \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eActs of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth. \u003c/emph\u003eRichmond: Samuel Shepherd, 1847. page 162.\n\n \"Chesterfield County, Virginia Will Gustavus Depp for Ellmore Depp, 1835, Chesterfield County, VA.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e. \u003c/emph\u003eLast modified 27 November 1999. Accessed 5 October 2011. \u003cextref actuate=\"onrequest\" audience=\"external\" linktype=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vacheste/wills/will5.htm\" title=\"will5.htm\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\n Matthess, Michelle. \"Depps in VA.\" GenForum, presented by Genealogy.com. Last Modified 14 October 2000. Accessed 5 October 2011. \u003cextref actuate=\"onrequest\" audience=\"external\" linktype=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://genforum.genealogy.com/depp/messages/13.html\" title=\"13.html\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\n My Southern Family. \"Gustavus Depp.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified 29 May 2005. Accessed 5 October 2011. \u003cextref actuate=\"onrequest\" audience=\"external\" linktype=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d0064/g0000069.html\" title=\"g0000069.html\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\n \"Powhatan County, Virginia Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census.\" transcribed by Tom Blake. rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified August 2003. 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In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. He married Mary Hill Cheatham on April 18, 1833 in Chesterfield County, Virginia and the two had four children. Gustavus Depp was a slave owner who at the time of the 1860 Slave Census had 30 slaves. and was on the Board of Trustees for Huguenot Academy. He died on May 8, 1877.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Gustavus_Depp\" title=\"Gustavus Depp\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGustavus Depp was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on August 17, 1806 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. 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Accessed 5 October 2011. \u003cextref actuate=\"onrequest\" audience=\"external\" linktype=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vacheste/wills/will5.htm\" title=\"will5.htm\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Matthess, Michelle. \"Depps in VA.\" GenForum, presented by Genealogy.com. Last Modified 14 October 2000. Accessed 5 October 2011. \u003cextref actuate=\"onrequest\" audience=\"external\" linktype=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://genforum.genealogy.com/depp/messages/13.html\" title=\"13.html\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e My Southern Family. \"Gustavus Depp.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified 29 May 2005. 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In 1818 he resided in Powhatan County, Virginia, but later in life his local is stated as Chesterfield County, Virginia. Elmore Depp married Winnifred Ann Winfree and the two had one child who died in infancy. Both Elmore Depp and his wife Winnifred died sometime before 1835 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.\n\n Bibliography:\n\n   Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth.  Richmond: Samuel Shepherd, 1847. page 162.\n\n \"Chesterfield County, Virginia Will Gustavus Depp for Ellmore Depp, 1835, Chesterfield County, VA.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community .  Last modified 27 November 1999. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n Matthess, Michelle. \"Depps in VA.\" GenForum, presented by Genealogy.com. Last Modified 14 October 2000. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n My Southern Family. \"Gustavus Depp.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified 29 May 2005. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n \"Powhatan County, Virginia Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census.\" transcribed by Tom Blake. rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified August 2003. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n Vogt, John and William T. Kethley.  Powhatan County Marriages 1777-1850.  Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1985.\n\n ","","Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth. ",". ","","","","","Powhatan County Marriages 1777-1850. ","Gustavus Depp was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on August 17, 1806 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. He married Mary Hill Cheatham on April 18, 1833 in Chesterfield County, Virginia and the two had four children. Gustavus Depp was a slave owner who at the time of the 1860 Slave Census had 30 slaves. and was on the Board of Trustees for Huguenot Academy. He died on May 8, 1877."," Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Gustavus Depp was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on August 17, 1806 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. He married Mary Hill Cheatham on April 18, 1833 in Chesterfield County, Virginia and the two had four children. Gustavus Depp was a slave owner who at the time of the 1860 Slave Census had 30 slaves. and was on the Board of Trustees for Huguenot Academy. He died on May 8, 1877."," Elmore Depp was born November 14, 1803 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he resided in Powhatan County, Virginia, but later in life his local is stated as Chesterfield County, Virginia. Elmore Depp married Winnifred Ann Winfree and the two had one child who died in infancy. Both Elmore Depp and his wife Winnifred died sometime before 1835 in Chesterfield County, Virginia."," Bibliography:","Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth.  Richmond: Samuel Shepherd, 1847. page 162."," \"Chesterfield County, Virginia Will Gustavus Depp for Ellmore Depp, 1835, Chesterfield County, VA.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community .  Last modified 27 November 1999. Accessed 5 October 2011.  ."," Matthess, Michelle. \"Depps in VA.\" GenForum, presented by Genealogy.com. Last Modified 14 October 2000. Accessed 5 October 2011.  ."," My Southern Family. \"Gustavus Depp.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified 29 May 2005. 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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.","  Gustavus Depp was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on August 17, 1806 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. He died May 8, 1877. In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. He married Mary Hill Cheatham on April 18, 1833 in Chesterfield County, Virginia and the two had four children. At the time of the 1860 Census, Gustavus Depp had enslaved 30 persons. He was on the Board of Trustees for Huguenot Academy. \n\n Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .\n\n\n Elmore Depp was born November 14, 1803 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he resided in Powhatan County, Virginia, but later in life his local is stated as Chesterfield County, Virginia. Elmore Depp married Winnifred Ann Winfree and the two had one child who died in infancy. Both Elmore Depp and his wife Winnifred died sometime before 1835 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.\n\n Bibliography:\n\n   Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth.  Richmond: Samuel Shepherd, 1847. page 162.\n\n \"Chesterfield County, Virginia Will Gustavus Depp for Ellmore Depp, 1835, Chesterfield County, VA.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community .  Last modified 27 November 1999. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n Matthess, Michelle. \"Depps in VA.\" GenForum, presented by Genealogy.com. Last Modified 14 October 2000. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n My Southern Family. \"Gustavus Depp.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified 29 May 2005. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n \"Powhatan County, Virginia Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census.\" transcribed by Tom Blake. rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified August 2003. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n Vogt, John and William T. Kethley.  Powhatan County Marriages 1777-1850.  Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1985.\n\n ","","Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth. ",". ","","","","","Powhatan County Marriages 1777-1850. ","Gustavus Depp was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on August 17, 1806 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. He married Mary Hill Cheatham on April 18, 1833 in Chesterfield County, Virginia and the two had four children. 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Accessed 5 October 2011. \u003cextref actuate=\"onrequest\" audience=\"external\" linktype=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vacheste/wills/will5.htm\" title=\"will5.htm\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Matthess, Michelle. \"Depps in VA.\" GenForum, presented by Genealogy.com. Last Modified 14 October 2000. Accessed 5 October 2011. \u003cextref actuate=\"onrequest\" audience=\"external\" linktype=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://genforum.genealogy.com/depp/messages/13.html\" title=\"13.html\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e My Southern Family. \"Gustavus Depp.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified 29 May 2005. Accessed 5 October 2011. \u003cextref actuate=\"onrequest\" audience=\"external\" linktype=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d0064/g0000069.html\" title=\"g0000069.html\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e \"Powhatan County, Virginia Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census.\" transcribed by Tom Blake. rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified August 2003. Accessed 5 October 2011. \u003cextref actuate=\"onrequest\" audience=\"external\" linktype=\"simple\" show=\"embed\" href=\"http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ajac/vapowhatan.htm\" title=\"vapowhatan.htm\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Vogt, John and William T. 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In 1818 he resided in Powhatan County, Virginia, but later in life his local is stated as Chesterfield County, Virginia. Elmore Depp married Winnifred Ann Winfree and the two had one child who died in infancy. Both Elmore Depp and his wife Winnifred died sometime before 1835 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.\n\n Bibliography:\n\n   Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth.  Richmond: Samuel Shepherd, 1847. page 162.\n\n \"Chesterfield County, Virginia Will Gustavus Depp for Ellmore Depp, 1835, Chesterfield County, VA.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community .  Last modified 27 November 1999. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n Matthess, Michelle. \"Depps in VA.\" GenForum, presented by Genealogy.com. Last Modified 14 October 2000. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n My Southern Family. \"Gustavus Depp.\" rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified 29 May 2005. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n \"Powhatan County, Virginia Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census.\" transcribed by Tom Blake. rootsweb an ancestry.com community. Last modified August 2003. Accessed 5 October 2011.  .\n\n Vogt, John and William T. Kethley.  Powhatan County Marriages 1777-1850.  Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1985.\n\n ","","Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed at the Session Commencing December 7, 1846, and Ending March 23, 1847 in the Seventy-first Year of the Commonwealth. ",". ","","","","","Powhatan County Marriages 1777-1850. ","Gustavus Depp was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on August 17, 1806 to Thomas Depp and Mary \"Polly\" Trabue. In 1818 he was still, residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and probably completed his schooling sometime after 1824. He married Mary Hill Cheatham on April 18, 1833 in Chesterfield County, Virginia and the two had four children. 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","Also includes materials about Patrick Henry: copies of letters received by William Wirt from persons to whom he had written seeking biographical and anecdotal material concerning Henry (including one letter from George Wythe); prints and engravings of Henry; and an article concerning Patrick Henry's mother, Sarah Henry from the \"Journal of American History.\"","Mss. Acc. 2006.59 Addition: Agreement, July 3, 1780, stating Habersham, of Georgia, will loan Patrick Henry twenty enslaved persons, thirteen men and seven women, at a monthly rate of 24 schillings for the men and 16 schillings for the women.  Agreement has further conditions for use and treatment of the enslaved.","Patrick Henry, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Richard Henry Lee, no place, May 28, 1778.\n2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Francis Watkins to Patrick Henry, April 15, 1790.\n3 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Col. William Fleming, Botetourt County, Virginia, to Patrick Henry, Prince Edward County, Virginia, October 23[?], 1790.\n2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","William Fleming, Botetourt County, Virginia, to Col. Patrick Henry, Prince Edward County, Virginia, June 18, 1791.\n1 page. Autographed letter signed.","Patrick Henry, Prince Edward County, Virginia, to [?], August 19, 1792.\n1 page. Autographed letter signed.\nWith a note included from T.S. Meade.","John Fontaine to Patrick Henry, undated.\n2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Photostatic copies of papers in the Library of Congress relating to Patrick Henry","\"Patrick Henry's Mother,\" by Jean Cabell O'Neill. In the Journal of American History.\n13 pages. Printed volume.","Notes on Sarah Henry, mother of Patrick Henry.\n3 items. 8 pages. Autographed letter signed. 2 photostats. 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July 3, 1780."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":1,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T22:45:25.155Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_7780","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_7780","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_7780","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_7780","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_7780.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Patrick Henry Papers","title_ssm":["Patrick Henry Papers"],"title_tesim":["Patrick Henry Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1778-1792, 1923-1927"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1778-1792, 1923-1927"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 39.2 H41","/repositories/2/resources/7780"],"text":["Mss. 39.2 H41","/repositories/2/resources/7780","Patrick Henry Papers","Slavery--Virginia--18th century","Slave labor","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.","Patrick Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia in 1736. He was largely self-educated, becoming a prominent trial lawyer and great orator. The most famous phrase attributed to him is \"Give me liberty or give me death.\" He was delegate to the House of Burgesses, 1765-1774; the Continential Congress, 1774-1776; and the Virginia provincial convention, 1775. He also served as governor of Virginia from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Patrick Henry died in 1799.","Includes letters, 1778-1792, of Patrick Henry while living in Prince Edward County, Virginia and including letter, 28 May 1778, to Richard Henry Lee. ","Also includes materials about Patrick Henry: copies of letters received by William Wirt from persons to whom he had written seeking biographical and anecdotal material concerning Henry (including one letter from George Wythe); prints and engravings of Henry; and an article concerning Patrick Henry's mother, Sarah Henry from the \"Journal of American History.\"","Mss. 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Agreement has further conditions for use and treatment of the enslaved.  July 3, 1780.","Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 39.2 H41","/repositories/2/resources/7780"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Patrick Henry Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Patrick Henry Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Patrick Henry Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"creator_ssm":["Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799"],"creator_ssim":["Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799"],"creators_ssim":["Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["29 items, in the possession of Swem Library before 1939. \n1980.12:   6/3/1980.  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William Fleming, Botetourt County, Virginia, to Patrick Henry, Prince Edward County, Virginia, October 23[?], 1790.\n2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","William Fleming, Botetourt County, Virginia, to Col. Patrick Henry, Prince Edward County, Virginia, June 18, 1791.\n1 page. Autographed letter signed.","Patrick Henry, Prince Edward County, Virginia, to [?], August 19, 1792.\n1 page. Autographed letter signed.\nWith a note included from T.S. Meade.","John Fontaine to Patrick Henry, undated.\n2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Photostatic copies of papers in the Library of Congress relating to Patrick Henry","\"Patrick Henry's Mother,\" by Jean Cabell O'Neill. In the Journal of American History.\n13 pages. Printed volume.","Notes on Sarah Henry, mother of Patrick Henry.\n3 items. 8 pages. Autographed letter signed. 2 photostats. With photographs of her tombstone and of the house in which she died.","A letter regarding the Fontaine Ms. in the Cornell University Library, January 19, 1923.\n1 page. Typed letter signed.","ALS of Patrick Henry, Williamsburg, to Richard Henry Lee, 28 May 1778, concerning military matters in Virginia and French participation.","Agreement stating Joseph Habersham, of Georgia, will loan Patrick Henry twenty enslaved persons, thirteen men and seven women, at a monthly rate of 24 shillings for the men and 16 shillings for the women. Agreement has further conditions for use and treatment of the enslaved.  July 3, 1780."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":1,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T22:45:25.155Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_7780"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_2602","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Taliaferro Family Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_2602#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Taliaferro family.","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_2602#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, financial, legal and other written material of the John P. Taliaferro Family and Richard P. Taliaferro Family of Gloucester and Ware Neck, Virginia. Richard P. Taliaferro was the son of John P. Taliaferro. Genealogical material on the Fox, Oliver and Read family included. 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Acc. 2009.609","/repositories/2/resources/2602","Taliaferro Family Papers","Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Ware Neck (Va.)--History--19th century","Gloucester County (Va.)--History--19th century","King and Queen County (Va.)--History--19th century","Slave labor","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","Slaves--Virginia--Social conditions","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.","Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","Processed by Anne Johnson in December 2010.","Mss. 82 T14 John P. Taliaferro Papers"," Mss. Acc. 1997.28b Richard P. Taliaferro Papers"," Mss. 93 T14 John Earl Taliaferro Photograph Album and Letters","Correspondence, financial, legal and other written material of the John P. Taliaferro Family and Richard P. Taliaferro Family of Gloucester and Ware Neck, Virginia. Richard P. Taliaferro was the son of John P. Taliaferro. Genealogical material on the Fox, Oliver and Read family included. Includes a 1857 letter from a servant, possibly a slave, asking for her \"mistress\" to bring Patsy for a visit and a 1856 list of hired out slaves.","Correspondence of the John P. Taliaferro Family. Correspondents include Mrs. E. M. Marshall, W. L. Faunteroy, P. R. Page, Marcellus Eells, Benjamin S. Ewell of Williamsburg, John P. Taliaferro to his wife, Leah L. Taliaferro, E. W. Taliaferro and John Eells."," Civil War letters are from J. P. Smith while camped near Williamsburg (1861), letter from General Thomas L. Rofson about the death of John Eells (1863), John P. Taliaferro to his wife, while at camp in Augusta County, Virginia, about camp news and general news (1864) and John P. Taliaferro to his wife, while in Richmond, Virginia, about being unfit to perform military duties and detailed as a farmer plus war news (April 1, 1865).","Includes a September 24, 1857 letter to \"My Dear Mistress\" from \"Your affectionate Servant, Dolly Cooke\" about her wish that \"I hope that my dear mistress you will be so kind as to bring Patsy up with you when you come up again and let her come to see me. I am very anxious to see her and I am sure you will oblige your servant in this request. I am very anxious to see you and master.\"","Courting letters written by Richard P. Taliaferro to Fannie Johnson.","Includes sale of a negro man, invoices, account statement between Ransome White and John P. Taliaferro and \"List of hire of my negros for the year 1856 hired by the months.\"","Letters from William Carter Stubbs of New Orleans about the Perrin, Read and other families and a handwritten note about the John Fox and Oliver families.","Agreements between William H. Anderson and John P. Taliaferro that John P. Taliaferro intermarried with E. W. Anderson (1849), Deed between George E. Tabb and Mary his wife of Mathews County and Thomas S. Tabb (1849), Deed between Benjamin N. Robinson and John P. Taliaferro (1852), agreement for land between Augustine Brown and John P. Taliaferro (1854), agreement by John P. Taliaferro to pay to Thos. S. Tabb for the estate called Toddsbury (1866), indenture between John P. 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