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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.","Arranged alphabetically by interviewees' last name.","This oral history collection encompasses interviews that tell the story of the Bray School, the first extant building dedicated to the education of free and enslaved black children in the United States. The William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.","Teddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.","David Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Olivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026 Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026 Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab.","Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.","Da-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.","Nicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026 Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026 Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.","Loretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.","Harold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.","Devin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.","Janice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.","Jason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026 Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.","Pat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Edwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026 Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.","Curtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Madeline Dort graduated from William \u0026 Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026 Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026 Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.","Elizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.","Cynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.","Michael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.","Stephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.","Latricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026 Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.","Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026 Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026 Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.","Rex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026 Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.","Eliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026 Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026 Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.","Cliff Fleet is the President \u0026 CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026 Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026 Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026 Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026 Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Dennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.","Jack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.","Johnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.","Connie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.","Crystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.","Cathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.","Grace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026 Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.","Mark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.","Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026 Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Ron Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026 Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.","James Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.","Burnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.","Dani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026 Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.","Martha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.","Elle Kim is a William \u0026 Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.","Curtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.","Mary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.","Maureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026 Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.","Ayinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.","Dr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026 Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026 Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026 Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026 Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.","Carol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.","Ethan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026 Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026 Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.","Conor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026 Mary.","Margaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026 Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.","Janise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026 Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.","Daniel Pleasant is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary and what led him to the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.","Stephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.","Ann Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026 Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.","Linwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.","Cecilia Weaver is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.","Matthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026 Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.","Ye Xiao is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026 Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Tina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. Tina Xo is a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School who advocates for local history, specifically the Tuskegee Airmen.","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","Terry L. 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The William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTeddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOlivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026amp; Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026amp; Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAntonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDa-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026amp; Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026amp; Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLoretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDevin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026amp; Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026amp; Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026amp; Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMadeline Dort graduated from William \u0026amp; Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026amp; Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026amp; Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMichael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLatricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026amp; Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026amp; Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026amp; Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026amp; Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026amp; Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026amp; Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCliff Fleet is the President \u0026amp; CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026amp; Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026amp; Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026amp; Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026amp; Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConnie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026amp; Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026amp; Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026amp; Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRon Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026amp; Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBurnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026amp; Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMartha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElle Kim is a William \u0026amp; Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026amp; Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAyinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026amp; Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026amp; Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026amp; Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEthan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026amp; Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026amp; Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026amp; Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026amp; Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel Pleasant is a William \u0026amp; Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026amp; Mary and what led him to the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnn Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026amp; Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLinwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCecilia Weaver is a William \u0026amp; Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMatthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Xiao is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. 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The William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.","Teddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.","David Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Olivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026 Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026 Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab.","Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.","Da-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.","Nicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026 Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026 Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.","Loretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.","Harold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.","Devin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.","Janice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.","Jason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026 Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.","Pat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Edwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026 Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.","Curtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Madeline Dort graduated from William \u0026 Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026 Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026 Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.","Elizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.","Cynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.","Michael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.","Stephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.","Latricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026 Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.","Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026 Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026 Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.","Rex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026 Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.","Eliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026 Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026 Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.","Cliff Fleet is the President \u0026 CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026 Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026 Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026 Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026 Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Dennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.","Jack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.","Johnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.","Connie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.","Crystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.","Cathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.","Grace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026 Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.","Mark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.","Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026 Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Ron Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026 Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.","James Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.","Burnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.","Dani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026 Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.","Martha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.","Elle Kim is a William \u0026 Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.","Curtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.","Mary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.","Maureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026 Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.","Ayinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.","Dr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026 Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026 Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026 Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026 Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.","Carol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.","Ethan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026 Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026 Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.","Conor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026 Mary.","Margaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026 Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.","Janise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026 Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.","Daniel Pleasant is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary and what led him to the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.","Stephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.","Ann Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026 Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.","Linwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.","Cecilia Weaver is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.","Matthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026 Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.","Ye Xiao is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026 Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Tina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. Tina Xo is a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School who advocates for local history, specifically the Tuskegee Airmen."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore 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.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["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."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Terry L. 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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.","Arranged alphabetically by interviewees' last name.","This oral history collection encompasses interviews that tell the story of the Bray School, the first extant building dedicated to the education of free and enslaved black children in the United States. The William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.","Teddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.","David Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Olivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026 Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026 Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab.","Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.","Da-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.","Nicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026 Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026 Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.","Loretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.","Harold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.","Devin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.","Janice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.","Jason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026 Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.","Pat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Edwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026 Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.","Curtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Madeline Dort graduated from William \u0026 Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026 Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026 Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.","Elizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.","Cynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.","Michael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.","Stephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.","Latricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026 Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.","Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026 Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026 Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.","Rex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026 Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.","Eliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026 Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026 Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.","Cliff Fleet is the President \u0026 CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026 Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026 Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026 Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026 Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Dennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.","Jack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.","Johnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.","Connie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.","Crystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.","Cathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.","Grace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026 Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.","Mark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.","Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026 Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Ron Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026 Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.","James Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.","Burnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.","Dani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026 Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.","Martha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.","Elle Kim is a William \u0026 Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.","Curtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.","Mary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.","Maureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026 Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.","Ayinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.","Dr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026 Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026 Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026 Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026 Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.","Carol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.","Ethan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026 Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026 Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.","Conor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026 Mary.","Margaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026 Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.","Janise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026 Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.","Daniel Pleasant is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary and what led him to the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.","Stephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.","Ann Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026 Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.","Linwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.","Cecilia Weaver is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.","Matthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026 Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.","Ye Xiao is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026 Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Tina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. Tina Xo is a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School who advocates for local history, specifically the Tuskegee Airmen.","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","Terry L. 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The William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTeddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOlivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026amp; Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026amp; Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAntonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDa-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026amp; Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026amp; Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLoretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDevin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026amp; Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026amp; Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026amp; Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMadeline Dort graduated from William \u0026amp; Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026amp; Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026amp; Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMichael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLatricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026amp; Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026amp; Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026amp; Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026amp; Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026amp; Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026amp; Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCliff Fleet is the President \u0026amp; CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026amp; Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026amp; Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026amp; Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026amp; Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConnie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026amp; Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026amp; Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026amp; Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRon Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026amp; Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBurnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026amp; Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMartha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElle Kim is a William \u0026amp; Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026amp; Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAyinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026amp; Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026amp; Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026amp; Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEthan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026amp; Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026amp; Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026amp; Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026amp; Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel Pleasant is a William \u0026amp; Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026amp; Mary and what led him to the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnn Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026amp; Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLinwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCecilia Weaver is a William \u0026amp; Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMatthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Xiao is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. 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The William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.","Teddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.","David Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Olivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026 Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026 Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab.","Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.","Da-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.","Nicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026 Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026 Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.","Loretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.","Harold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.","Devin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.","Janice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.","Jason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026 Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.","Pat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Edwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026 Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.","Curtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Madeline Dort graduated from William \u0026 Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026 Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026 Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.","Elizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.","Cynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.","Michael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.","Stephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.","Latricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026 Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.","Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026 Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026 Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.","Rex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026 Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.","Eliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026 Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026 Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.","Cliff Fleet is the President \u0026 CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026 Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026 Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026 Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026 Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Dennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.","Jack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.","Johnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.","Connie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.","Crystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.","Cathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.","Grace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026 Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.","Mark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.","Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026 Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Ron Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026 Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.","James Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.","Burnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.","Dani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026 Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.","Martha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.","Elle Kim is a William \u0026 Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.","Curtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.","Mary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.","Maureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026 Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.","Ayinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.","Dr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026 Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026 Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026 Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026 Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.","Carol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.","Ethan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026 Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026 Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.","Conor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026 Mary.","Margaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026 Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.","Janise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026 Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.","Daniel Pleasant is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary and what led him to the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.","Stephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.","Ann Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026 Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.","Linwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.","Cecilia Weaver is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.","Matthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026 Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.","Ye Xiao is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026 Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Tina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. Tina Xo is a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School who advocates for local history, specifically the Tuskegee Airmen."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore 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.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["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."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Terry L. 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Within each series, materials are generally separated by format and listed chronologically, with undated materials listed last.","Series 1. Papers of George Washington Series 2. Papers of Tobias Lear Series 3. Miscellaneous Series 4. Papers of Martha Washington Series 5. Papers of Eliza Parke Custis Law Series 6. Papers of Thomas Law : Subseries 6.1. Legal Documents, Subseries 6.2. Correspondence Series 7. Papers of William Costin Series 8. Papers of John Law Series 9. Papers of Lloyd Nicholas Rogers Series 10. Papers of Edmund Law Rogers Series 11. Papers of Robert Peter : Subseries 11.1. Accounts, Subseries 11.2. Financial Documents, Subseries 11.3. Legal Documents, Subseries 11.4. Land Documents, Subseries 11.5. Estate Documents Series 12. Papers of Thomas Peter : Subseries 12.1. Financial Documents, Subseries 12.2. Land Documents, Subseries 12.3. Estate Documents, Subseries 12.4. Correspondence Series 13. Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, 1824-1909 : Subseries 13.1. Financial Documents, Subseries 13.2. Legal Documents, Subseries 13.3. Correspondence","The Peters were a prominent family in Washington, D.C. during the eighteenth and nineteen centuries. Martha Parke Custis, Martha Washington's granddaughter, married into the Peter family in 1795.","George Washington (1732-1799) : George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 at a modest farm in Westmoreland County, Virginia to parents Augustine and Mary Ball Washington. In 1749, George Washington was appointed surveyor for Culpepper County. In 1752, he started his military career in the Virginia militia. During the Revolutionary War he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and later was elected as the first President of the United States of America. He lived with his wife, Martha Washington, at Mount Vernon, where he passed away December 14, 1799.","Martha Washington (1731-1802) : Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was born on June 2, 1731 to parents John and Frances Jones Dandridge. She married her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, on May 15, 1750. Together they had four children, two of whom died in childhood. On July 8, 1757, her husband unexpectedly died, leaving her a widow with their two remaining children, John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis. On January 6, 1759, Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington. Martha Parke Custis or Patsy, died at the age of 17. On February 3, 1774, John Parke Custis married Eleanor Calvert, and together they had four children who survived to adulthood. However, on November 5, 1781, John Parke Custis passed away, and the younger two of his children went to live at Mount Vernon with their grandmother. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died on May 22, 1802.","Tobias Lear (1762-1816) : Tobias Lear was born in 1762. He was employed by George Washington in 1786 to manage expense reports to Congress and also as the personal tutor to Martha Washington's grandchildren. In 1790 Tobias Lear married Mary \"Polly\" Long; however she died in 1793. Lear then married Martha Washington's niece, Frances Bassett Washington, but she died shortly they were married. Lear married for a third time to Frances Dandridge Henley, another niece of Martha Washington. He died in 1816.","Elizabeth (Betsy, Beth, Eliza) Parke Custis Law (1776-1831) : Wife to Thomas Law, Eliza Parke Custis Law was born on August 21, 1776. She was the daughter of John (Jacky) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Calvert. Upon the death of her father in 1781, Eliza's two younger siblings, George Washington (Washy) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis went to live with their grandmother, Martha Washington, and her second husband, George Washington. Eliza and her other sister Martha stayed at home with their mother. Shortly after, their mother remarried Dr. David Stuart and had thirteen more children. On March 21, 1796, Eliza Parke Custis Law married Thomas Law and together they had one child, Eliza Law. In 1804, the couple separated and their daughter went to live with her father. They officially divorced in 1811. Eliza Parke Custis Law lived with one of her uncles for a time after the separation, and soon purchased a house in Alexandria called \"Mount Washington.\" Eliza Law Rogers died in 1822, leaving behind a husband (Lloyd Nicholas Rogers) and two children. Eliza Parke Custis Law died on December 31, 1831.","Thomas Law (1756-1834) : Thomas Law was born on October 23, 1756 in Cambridge, England. He started his career working for the East India Trading Company and began building his reputation, as well as his income. In 1794, he left England to start a new life in America where he began to invest in lands, particularly in the nation's capital. Over time, Law became extremely passionate about the arts, particularly poetry, which he wrote and published. He even founded the first dance society, theater, and the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences. Thomas Law married Eliza Parke Custis on March 21, 1796. Together they had one child, Eliza Law, who married Lloyd Nicholls Rogers in 1817. Thomas Law died in 1834.","William Costin (1780-1842) : William Costin was a prominent free black man in early 19th-century Washington DC. He was a messenger for the Bank of Washington and ran a hack business in the city. In 1800, he married his cousin Philadelphia (\"Delphy\"), a dower slave of Martha Washington. Upon Martha Washington's death in 1802, Delphy became the property of Eliza Parke Custis Law, wife to Thomas Law. Delphy and their children were granted freedom shortly after, and the couple decided to stay in Washington, D.C. Together the Costins had seven children. He died in 1842.","John Law (1784-1822) : John Law was born in India about 1784 to Thomas Law and an unidentified Indian woman. In 1794 Thomas Law came to America after living about two decades in India; presumably John and his brothers came with him. Thomas Law married Eliza Parke Custis in 1796 and raised the boys until their separation around 1804. John Law graduated from Harvard University in 1804; he was a member of the Columbian Dragoons in 1811; and was the commissioner to adjust the Yazoo claims in 1814. He died on October 4, 1822.","Lloyd Nicholas Rogers (1787 or 1788-1860) : Lloyd Nicholas Rogers was born on September 20, 1788 to parents Nicholas and Eleanor Buchanan Rogers. Lloyd Nicholas Rogers married Eliza Law Rogers in 1817. Together they had two children, Edmund Law Rogers and Eleanor Agnes Rogers. They lived on Druid Hill which had been passed down by Lloyd's Scottish father. Very shortly after the death of Lloyd's father in 1822, Eliza also died. In 1829, Rogers was married to Hortensia Monroe Hay who was the granddaughter of James Monroe. Together, they had an additional three daughters, Harriet, Hortensia, and Mary Custis. Lloyd was a proprietor of his estate and practiced law out of his home on Druid Hill. Hortensia died in the 1850s, leaving Lloyd all alone. All of his children except for Eleanor had already married and moved out. Eleanor would not marry until 1862, following her father's death. Lloyd Nicholas Rogers died on November 12, 1860.","Edmund Law Rogers (1818-1896) : Edmund Law Rogers was born in 1818 to Lloyd Nicholas Rogers and Eliza Law Rogers. He grew up and lived in Baltimore all of his life, and was a founding member of the Maryland and Harvard Club, as well as a member of various other organizations, such as, the Sons of the Revolution and the Baltimore Historical Society. He spoke several different languages and was a lover of the arts. He married Charlotte Matilda Plater and together they had two children, Edmund Law Rogers, Jr., and Charlotte Plater Rogers. He died of paralysis on January 24, 1896.","Robert Peter (1726-1806) : Robert Peter was born in 1726 in Scotland to Thomas Peter and Jean Dunlop, who were prosperous merchants. He immigrated to the United States around 1745, but there is no definite reason why he chose to leave. He first settled in the town, Bladensburg, along the Anacostia River. In 1751, Georgetown was established, and Robert purchased a lot in the town the following year, and slowly began to build up his land holdings. His land holdings grew to be quite extensive, including owning the entire square from M, K, and 31st Streets, and Wisconsin Ave. From 1789 to 1798, Robert Peter was the first mayor of Georgetown. On December 27, 1767, he married Elizabeth Scott, and together they had 10 children, one of whom died as an infant. Their names were: Thomas, Alexander, Elizabeth, Walter, Robert, Jean, Margaret, David, George, and James. He died in 1806.","Thomas Peter (1769-1834) : Thomas Peter was born January 4, 1769 to Robert and Elizabeth Scott Peter. Thomas Peter married Martha Parke Custis, granddaughter to Martha Washington, in 1795. Together, they had eight children. Martha Eliza Eleanor, Columbia Washington, John Parke Custis, Robert Thomas, George Washington, America Pinckney, Martha Custis Castania (who died young), and Britannia Wellington. In 1805, Thomas and Martha purchased eight-and-a-half acres in \"Georgetown Heights.\" [For more information on Tudor Place, see Tudor Place: Historic House and Gardens.] They later hired architect Dr. William Thornton to design and build Tudor Place located in Georgetown. It was completed in 1816 and still stands today. Thomas Peter was a prominent lawyer of the time and was one of the executors of Martha Washington's will. He died April 16, 1834.","Martha (Patty) Parke Custis Peter (1777-1854) : was born to John Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Calvert Custis on December 31, 1777. She was one of four children in their family to survive to adulthood: Eliza Parke, Martha Parke, Eleanor Parke (Nelly), and George Washington (Washy) Parke. Following the death of their father in 1781, Patty and her older sister, Eliza, lived with their mother and stepfather, Dr. David Stuart, and their large family, while their younger siblings, Nelly and Washy, lived with their grandparents at Mount Vernon. There were frequent visits to Mount Vernon in both childhood and following her marriage to Thomas Peter in 1795. She died July 13 or 15, 1854.","Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon (1815-1911) : Britannia Wellington Peter was born January 28, 1815, as the youngest child of Martha Parke (Patty) Custis Peter and Thomas Peter. In 1842, she married Commodore Beverley Kennon, and together they had one child, Martha Custis Kennon, on October 18, 1843. Commodore Kennon died from a gun explosion on the frigate Princeton on February 28, 1844. Martha Custis Kennon married Dr. Armistead Peter in 1867. When Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon's mother passed in 1854, she inherited Tudor Place, where she lived until her death in 1911.","Major George Peter (1779-1861) : Major George W. Peter was born on September 28, 1779 to Robert and Elizabeth Scott Peter. He was married three times during his life. First, to Ann Plater in 1809. Together they had two children, George and Thomas. His wife and two children all died in 1814. Secondly, in 1815 he married Agnes Buchanon Freeland. They had five children, Robert, Ann, James, Agnes, and David. Agnes, his wife, died in 1825. Only a month later, he again married, this time to Sarah Norfleet Freeland, the sister of his second wife. Together, they had nine children: Sarah Agnes, George, Alexander Scott, Margaret Dick, Elizabeth, Armistead, Walter Gibson, William, and Katherine Norfleet. Major George Peter was an officer in the army, a representative in Congress, and a farmer. During his career in the army, he was first appointed first lieutenant 2nd, Artillery and Engineers on February 16, 1801. He was promoted to Captain on November 3, 1807, and finally was transferred to the Light Artillery in May of 1808. He resigned in June 11, 1809. In 1815, he was elected to Congress to cover the sixth district in Maryland. He would continue this appointment until after 1828. He died June 22, 1861.","Dr. Armistead Peter (1840-1902) : Dr. Armistead Peter was one of George Peter's sons from his third marriage to Sarah Norfleet Freeland Peter. He was born on February 23, 1840. Dr. Armistead Peter was a cousin to his wife Martha Custis Kennon Peter, whom he married in 1867. Together, Martha and Armistead had five children: Walter Gibson, Armistead, Beverley Kennon, George Freeland, and Agnes. He and Martha Custis Kennon Peter both moved into Tudor Place and Dr. Armistead Peter converted a portion of the house for his medical practice. He created a very successful business as one of the best doctors in the city of Washington. During the Civil War he was employed by the U.S. Army as ward surgeon, as well as serving in a smallpox hospital. Martha Custis Kennon Peter died suddenly in 1886. Armistead died in 1902, his mother-in-law, Britannia W. Peter Kennon outliving both of them. The land in Bethesda was divided between their four children. After Britannia W. Peter Kennon died, the house was left to her grandson, Armistead Peter II. Dr. Armistead Peter died on January 28, 1902.","Agnes Peter (1880-1957) : Agnes Peter, born on February 3, 1880, was the daughter of Dr. Armistead Peter and Martha Custis Kennon Peter. She lived in France for a period of time during WWI conducting work for the YMCA. Agnes Peter was the director of a Foyer du Soldat and helped to receive soldiers and refugees. She was also in charge of the Graves Registration Section in Rheims. She was the first woman in France to be awarded the silver Medal of Honor for her distinguished services to the country during the war. In 1946, when she was 73, she married Nobel Prize winner, Dr. John R. Mott, who is most acclaimed for his work creating international Christian programs with a goal to establish peace. She died in 1957.","Peter family owned books are cataloged in the Library Catalog. The 23 titles (36 volumes) are searchable in the\n the Catalog's Peter Family Collection .","see Century Magazine, May 1890, p. 17","This collection consists of papers collected by various members of the Peter families. It includes letters from George Washington, letters of condolence to Martha Washington after George Washington's death, estate documents, Major George Peter's military papers, land plats and surveys, photo albums, letterbooks, and notebooks that tell of the life of this prominent family in Virginia and the City of Washington.","Autograph letter signed from Eliza, Hope Park, asking her grandfather for a picture of him. Docketed in Washington's hand on verso.","Autographed letter signed (signature cut out) George Washington, German Town, to Eliza Parke Custis. Washington offers his granddaughter advice on love and marriage.","Autograph letter in Washington's hand, initialed by both George and Martha. George and Martha Washington, Philadelphia, to Thomas Law. The Washingtons congratulate Law on his marriage to their grandaughter Eliza.","Autograph letter signed by George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Thomas Peter, discussing the purchase of English cattle.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Docketed in Washington's hand.Thomas Peter, George Town, to George Washington, Mount Vernon. Peter asks Washington to secure a spot for his brother in the Army and shares rumors about a bill coming up in Congress.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel and seal. George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Thomas Peter. Washington writes about the sale of tobacco.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel.George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Thomas Peter. Washington writes about farming and congratulates Thomas and Patsy on the birth of their son.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. John Mercereau, Union Township, to George Washington. John Mercereau, a businessman who served with his brother and nephew in a spy ring during the Revolutionary War, writes to Washington asking if he may come and visit, reflecting that no memories give him greater satisfaction than those he spent \"Devoted to my Countrys Service.\" Tragically, Mercereau did not know that Washington had died 10 days before his letter was sent.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., London, to George Washington.  Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., writes to his uncle about his business ventures from London. He had not yet received word of Washington's death on December 14, 1799.","Autograph letter unsigned in the hand of Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart and most likely addressed to Tobias Lear. The letter is dated 7 February with no year but was most likely written in 1790, since it mentions Lear's first marriage, which occured in 1790.","Autograph letter signed, undated, with integral free franked address panel. Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart to Tobias Lear, New York. Docketed in Lear's hand as received 2 October 1790. Eleanor writes of her unhappiness at being parted from her children Nelly and Wash.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart, Mount Vernon, to Tobias Lear, New York. Eleanor writes about the lottery and her family, noting that \"My Dear Nelly \u0026 Wash. are still spoilt by Grand Mama but chearfully obey every word I say to them.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Docketed in hand of George Washington. Lucretia Constance Radcliffe, Charleston, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Mrs. Radcliffe writes seeking an Army commission for her son and sends a packet of crane feathers and melon seeds. She also sends news of Major Pinkney.","Manuscript resolution of the \"Sixth Congress of the United States: At the first session Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the second of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine\" stating that a marble monument to George Washington be erected in the City of Washington and that his remains be interred beneath it. It is also resolved that a funeral procession from Comgress Hall to the German Lutheran Church shall take place on Thursday, December 26, 1799, and that the nation will wear crepe arm bands for thirty days of mourning.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Maria S. Ross, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. A condolence letter from Maria S. Ross of Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Martha Washington on the death of her husband.","Autograph letter, copy. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response to Maria Ross's condolence letter to Martha Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel with seal of John Adams. Abigail Adams, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Condolence letter written by Abigail Adams to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Martha Washington's response to Abigail Adams's condolence letter on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Mary Stead Pinckney, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington. Pinckney also sends her regards and congratulations to Nelly Parke Custis Lewis, who was recovering from the birth of her first child, Frances Parke Lewis.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Jonathan Trumbull Jr., Governor of Connecticut, Lebanon, Connecticut, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Elias Boudinot, New Jersey Congressman and Director of the United States Mint, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, to Elias Boudinot. Tobias Lear's response on behalf of Martha Washington to Elias Boudinot's condolence letter.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod Washington, Walnut Farm, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes to Martha about purchasing corn from Colonel Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Condolence letter written by Ann Huntington, New London, Connecticut,  to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response on behalf of Martha to Hamilton's condolence letter.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Condolence letter from Reverend Samuel Miller, New York, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, on the death of George Washington. He writes that he is inclosing a discourse he recently delivered on the occasion of Washington's death.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response on behalf of Martha to Samuel Miller's, New York, condolence letter on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Stephen Williamson, Philadelphia, State Prison, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Stephen Williamson introduces himself as the captain of a company in the Rhode Island Regiment who served under Washington in the Revolutionary War. He recounts a dream he had in which she gives birth to a son following Washington's death. He also tells Martha the details of his arrest for buying a stolen horse and requests her assistance in getting him out of prison.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Former Secretary of War Henry Knox, Montpelier, St. Georges, sends Martha his condolences after the passing of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha in response to Henry Knox's condolence letter on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Mayor of New York City Richard Varick offers his condolences to Martha after the death of George Washington. He also incloses, on behalf of the Common Council of New York City, an oration delivered on the occassion of Washington's death by Gouverneur Morris.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha Washington in response to Richard Varick's, New York, condolence letter after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Richard Washington,Bermuda, a former business associate of Washington's in London, offers his condolences to Martha after George Washington's death.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Theodore Sedgwick, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington. Sedgwick writes that he is inclosing a second edition of General Lee's funeral oration.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writing on behalf of Martha in response to Theodore Sedgwick's condolence letter after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter written by the Marquis de Lafayette, La Grange, to Martha after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. A condolence letter from Auguste Belin, Secretary of the Loge Française l'Aménité of Philidelphia, a freemason lodge of French and Saint-Dominguen émigrés. Belin writes that he is inclosing copies of a funeral oration performed at the lodge in honor of George Washington's death.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha in response to Auguste Belin's, Philadelphia, condolence letter on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter. Condolence note from Reverend William Rogers, Philadelphia, to Martha on the death of George Washington. Rogers writes that he is enclosing a copy of a funeral oration he delivered in Washington's honor.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, on behalf of Martha Washington, thanks William Rogers for sending \"a copy of the Religious Exercises, at the time of the Eulogy, at the German Reformed Church.\"","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writing on behalf of Martha Washington, requests that Gilbert Stuart's original portrait of Washington be given to Martha, in exchange for fair compensation. Lear writes that Martha has expressed no desire for her own portrait, but Lear thinks it would be nice to display alongside the portrait of Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence note written by Charles Humphrey Atherton, Amherst, New Hampshire, to Martha Washington after the death of George Washington. Atherton writes that he is enclosing a funeral oration delivered at the request of the citizens of Amherst, New Hampshire in Washington's honor.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha Washington in response to Charles H. Atherton's, Amherst, New Hampshire, condolence letter on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Georges Washington de Lafayette, La Grange, son of the Marquis de Lafayette, writes a condolence note to Martha after the death of George Washington. Georges writes of Washington's \"parental kindness\" when he visited Mount Vernon and says, \"How far was I to imagine when I left your family that it would be a last farewell.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Condolence letter written by Alexandria merchant Thomas Porter to Martha after the death of George Washington. Porter writes that he is sending an eulogy along with the letter.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. A condolence letter written by Revered James Kemp, Cambridge, Maryland, to Martha Washington after the death of George Washington. Kemp writes that he is enclosing a copy of a sermon he delivered on the day appointed by Congress to honor George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, responds on behalf of Martha Washington to James Kemp's, Cambridge, Maryland, condolence letter after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Peleg Wadsworth, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington. Wadsworth requests, on behalf of his daughter, a relic of the late General.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha in response to Peleg Wadsworth's condolence letter after the death of George Washington. Lear writes that he is enclosing a lock of Washington's hair for Wadsworth's daughter as requested.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writing on behalf of Martha Washington, thanks Reverend John D. Blair for sending his condolences and two orations delivered in Richmond on February 22 in honor of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. William Griffiths, Burlington, New Jersey, offers his condolences on behalf of the citizens of Burlington, New Jersey to Martha after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, responds on behalf of Martha to William Griffith's, Burlington, New Jersey, condolence letter after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Theodore Sedgwick, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon","Autograph letter signed \"John Lemayere.\" Jean Pierre Le Mayeur, Sweet Springs, was George Washington's dentist during the Revolutionary War. He writes his condolences to Martha on the death of Washington, apologizing that his servant lost the first condolence letter he had written on February 24.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, to Dr. Jean Pierre Le Mayeur, Sweet Springs","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., New York, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Bartholomew Dandridge Jr. writes his aunt inquiring about letters sent to him from Washington before his death that Dandridge never received.","Autograph letter signed. Sir John Sinclair, London, writes to Martha in praise of her late husband and sends her a volume of his letters.","3 letters written by Elizabeth Parke Custis Law Rogers to her mother between December 5, 1819 - November 21, 1821.","7 letters written by Brigadier General Simon Bernard, Washington City, to Eliza Parke Custis Law between March 28, 1828 and May 21, 1830.","Lloyd Rogers to Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, Alexandria","Printed legal document: Statement of the defendant's case. Docketed on verso \"Papers relating to case of Law v. Morris Nicholson \u0026 Greenleaf.\"","Manuscript legal statement of Thomas Law in regards to a property dispute in Washington City between William Mayne Duncason and Tench Ringgold.","Manuscript memoranda regarding property dispute over square 744 in the City of Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Concerning Tench Ringgold and property dealings in the City of Washington.","Manuscript descriptions of the architectural plans for the Thomas Law House, designed by architect William Lovering and built circa 1794 on the 689 square in the City of Washington.","Thomas Law, Washington City, discusses his plan for construction of New Jersey Avenue on lot 744 of Washington City, along the public canal.","Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White, Washington City, to Thomas Law","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. George Washington Parke Custis, Philadelphia to Thomas Law, Federal City. George Washington Parke Custis writes to Law of the pleasure he will have in serving Washington City, which is to be \"the pride of future ages\" and \"the metropolis of America.\"","A manuscript copy of the address read by W. M. Duncanson at a meeting of the Managers of Washington Canal Lottery - Law, Carroll, Young, and Duncanson. Their reply is copied on the verso.","Autograph letter signed. Duncanson writes that Thomas Law has resigned his title to Lot 744 of Washington City in favor of Tench Ringgold.","Unsigned, undated manuscript, docketed \"Tench Ringgold Arbitration.\"","James Piercy, City of Washington, to Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White. Three manuscript copies by Thomas Munroe of letters written by James Piercy to the Commissioners of the City of Washington about his claims to lot 744.","Manuscript copy made by Thomas Munroe of a letter written by the Commissioners of the City of Washington to James Piercy in response to Piercy's claims on lot 744. Scott and Thornton write to Piercy that \"no intention exists of granting you the square you mention.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Elizabeth Parke Custis Law Rogers, Druid Hill, to Thomas Law, City of Washington","Lloyd Rogers, Druid Hill, to Thomas Law, Washington City","Thomas Law to Lloyd Rogers, Baltimore","Writing from New Orleans in 1832, John Taylor reports that fifty to sixty people a day are dying from yellow fever and smallpox.","Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, Washington, to Thomas Law, London","Letter written by Lawrence Lewis to William \"Billy\" Costin requesting Costin's service in transporting his family from Mr. Charles Carter's residence in Culpepper County to their home. Lewis provides a suggested route and expected arrival date stating, 'you must not disappoint me.' A postscript in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis requests additional and immediate transportation for herself to Philadelphia. She offers Costin's mother payment in Pork if she will accompany them on the trip. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel.","Undated note from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis asking \"Billy\" to ask her sister Betsy to send the things by which she [Eleanor] wrote to her for. Directs Billy to be very careful of them as they are easily broken. Autograph note signed E Lewis, 1 page.","Autograph letter signed with integral adddress panel.","Autograph letter signed. George Washington Parke Custis writes William \"Billy\" Costin at the Bank of Washington. He mentions he expects to go with Lafayette to visit Woodlawn.","5 letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law. The first letter is addressed to John at George Town College and the other four to Harvard University.","Edmund Law, Washington, to John Law, Baltimore","5 dated letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.","Letter discussing the court martial of Commodore James Barron, who would later kill Commodore Stephen Decatur in duel in 1820.","4 undated letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.","15 undated letters and notes written by Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. John Law asks William Thornton if he can borrow a book on calvary maneuvers.","2 letters written by William Thornton in response to John Law's August 10, 1807 letter.","An undated letter from John Law to his half sister, Eliza Law. He writes that he is sending sweetmeats from Woodlawn by William, as promised.","William D. Sims, Pittsburgh, to John Law, Washington City","Three letters","A series of four letters and their draft copies written over the course of two days by John Law to his father, criticizing his conduct, particularly in regards to Eliza Law's marriage to Lloyd Nicholas Rogers.","5 letters written by Thomas Law to his son John Law, Washington City, around 1817, addressing John's criticisms of him, his divorce, and his friendship with Elizabeth Bordley Gibson.","Autograph letter signed. A letter of reconciliation sent by John Law to his father.","Draft of letter from Lloyd Nicholas Rogers, New York, to Major-General Henry Lee discussing the life of Baron de Kalb.","2 letters about the sale of property in Washington.Lenman and Brother, Washington City, to Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore.","Documents related to the sale of property in Washington.","Correspondence about the sale of property in Washington.","2 letters about the sale of property in Washington. N. Callan, Washington, to Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore.","Bond of conveyance for Lot No. 1 in Square 260 in Washington City, District of Columbia.","1 survey plat of lots in Washington along Canal St, and 2 pages of notes listing the prices of lots and the names of their purchasers.","Letter from the Commisioners of the Sinking Fund of the Corporation of Washington. William McCormick, Registers Office, Washington, to Edmund Law Rogers.","An indenture form reassigning a parcel of property in Washington City. The Deed of Trust form is marked at the top of the first page \"Printed and Sold by Robert A. Waters, D. st., bet. 9th \u0026 10th.\"","1 page autograph letter signed by George Washington Parke Custis to Edmund Law Rogers, with additional letter from Martha Custis Williams, Arlington House, written on verso. Custis writes, \"From the very graphic account you gave Martha Williams of your visit to Mr Fenno, I see but a poor chance of my Drama being brought out [in Baltimore].\" He asks Rogers to inquire of his \"theater going friends\" if any other Baltimore theatres will perform the work. If not, he asks Rogers to return the book care of William Adam Bookseller Pennsylvania Avenie Washington.","In her letter, Williams passes on a request from \"Aunt B\" (Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon) to send the \"little manuscript book, containing an inventory of the Mt Vernon relics at Tudor Place, as she is much at a loss, with regard to the history of many things in the House.\" Britannia Peter had inherited Tudor Place the year before, in 1854. Williams adds to Rogers that she hopes he will not make too much effort to have Uncle Custis's play produced because \"Cousin Mary Lee and all his family are so much opposed to it.\" Williams hopes Custis will focus on finishing his Recollections instead.","Bill for $21 addressed to Edmund Law Rogers for advertising the sale of lots in the City of Washington in the newspaper the National Intelligencer.","Unsigned indenture for the sale of lots in the City of Washington. Docketed in pencil \"sale not made.\"","Invoices, notes, and receipts from accounts between Robert Peter and the firm O'Neill and Dearkins. Includes an invoice for tobacco, sugar, corduroy, gauze, linen, chocolate, silk, muslin, paper, wine, ribbons, pins, cotton, and tea.","Unknown list of accounts, believed to be from Robert Peter.","Pages from account book with the note \"These leaves was received by James S Webber from Mrs. Esther H Webber wife of Mr Levi Webber of Vassalboro Kennebeck Co. Maine being a part of account Book of Charles Webber, my Grand Father, his own handwriting. Received by me June 22 1878.\" The accounts include invoices for cod fish, bacon, molasses, tea, rum, sugar, silk, shoes, brandy, wine, coffee, and corn.","Includes accounts for flour, pork, beef, lamb, and veal.","Bond for the conveyance of a parcel of property called Black Oak Thickett in Frederick County, Maryland.","rent paid","Page of rent payment accounts in unknown hand.","Bond of Thomas Nicholls of John to Robert Peter","Bond of Isaiah and Edward Nicholls to Robert Peter","Lawsuit against Robert Peter by James Gordon, Henry Riddell, John Campbell, John Campbell Junior, Alexander Low, and William Ingram","Three documents related to disputed accounts between Robert Peter and Benjamin Ray. One with a note by John T. Mason dated February 27, 1799, \"He has no shadow of right to one shilling on this [account].\"","List of Robert Peter's court appearances","Court documents and accounts related to Robert Peter, 5 manuscripts.","Court documents and accounts related to Robert Peter, 19 small manuscript receipts","Survey of land called Bealls Plaines in what became Washington City, along Goose Creek, later renamed Tiber Creek.","Manuscript on parchment with large seal attached by a ribbon.","1766, Survey to Forrest, May 12, 1773, (six documents) Bladenburg, Sept., 21, 1766; Rock Creek, Nov. 13, 1766 \"to Robert Peter, merchant in Georgetown.\"","One undated note by Thomas Peter and one letter from William Dearkins and Ben Stoddert to Stephen Chiswell about resurveying about 200 acres called Partnership granted to Elting Williams.","The Resurvey of Brandy and transfer of several named enslaved people.","A letter about resurveying a parcel of propery called Hazard. George Scott to Robert Peter, George Town.","Four autograph documents dealing with land ownership. Two notes on fragments; one half sheet giving history of a property in Prince George's County; and an 8 page survey document, with reference to points on a drawn survey, of Cross Basket, Balantyre, and other properties (9 lots) belonging to Robert Peter and divided amongst George and Thomas Peter.","Certificate and plat for 5 3/4 acres of vacant land granted by special warrant to Robert Peter out of the Western Shore Land Office of Washington County in the District of Columbia. Surveyed by Joseph Elgar, Jr. Autograph document signed, 1 page.","Hand colored survey plat showing the division of Robert Peter's Square in George Town. Docketed on verso \"Plat belonging to Thomas Peter's Square in George Town.\"","Tobacco sales","Tabacco Sales, Real Estate, Transfer of enslaved people","Deed of trust book is dated 1790","One dollar printed in Annapolis by F. Green, 7 December 1775. Two thirds of a dollar printed in Philadelphia by Hall and Sellers, 17 February 1776.","List of items purchased by Martha Washington from Macleod \u0026 Lumsdon, dated at the top 18 February 1800, Alexandria. The accounts, dated 8 July and 9 August, include entries for 47 panes of glass, oil, paint for 30 mahoghany chairs, paint for a wine cooler, varnishing, picture frame gilding, and glazing. Signed by Macleod \u0026 Lumdsdon at the bottom, noting that the above money was received in full 9 October 1800.","Receipt signed \"Daniel Lecock\" for payment received by the hands of James Anderson on behalf of Martha Washington for 790 bushels of corn on 2 May 1800.","Receipt for $25 paid by Thomas Carwood to James Anderson for 100 barrels of fish from Mount Vernon.","Accounts dated February 13, March 11, and April 12, 1800 for newspaper advertisements and handbills purchased by Martha Washington from Ellis Price, printer of The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. Items Martha purchased include 26 advertisements for a house to rent, an advertisement about the Mount Vernon fishery, 23 advertisements about the donkey Knight of Malta, and notice about the runaway slave Marcus.","Accounts dated 23 April-23 September 1800 for weaving yards of cotton, wool, and other fabrics. The payments are marked as having been paid \"By balance due the Estate of General Washington,\" by cash, by 41 gallons of whiskey, and barrells of herring. The final payment is marked as received from James Anderson on 10 November 1801.","Bill addressed to the Estate of Mrs. Martha Washington, Deceased for $200 due to James Craik for medical services rendered Mrs. Washington during her last illness and $5 for cash paid Heyskill for the hire of his carriage. A signed oath by Jacob Hoffman testifies to the validity of the charges.","Receipt of payment from Thomas Peter to Lawrence Lewis for three hundred dollars for one hundred barrels of corn sold to Mount Vernon for the use of the estate. Signed by John Anderson.","Receipt written by Dr. David Stuart for the receipt from Thomas Peter for five guineas, the leagcy left by Martha Washington to Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart.","Payment from Thomas Law to Griffith Coombs for repairs to Martha Washington's townhome in the District Columbia occupied by Henry Dearborn. Payment marked by Coombs as received in full from Thomas Peter on August 23, 1802.","Twenty dollars wages paid to Richard Burnett of the City of Washingon by Thomas Peter for the year 1802.","Payment of $50 received by George Smith of Woodlawn from Thomas Peter on 12 January 1803 for hire as a blacksmith at Mount Vernon in the year 1802. Signed by George Smith (his mark) and Lawrence Lewis. George Smith was one of George Washington's slaves who was freed after Washington's death. His wife, Lydia, was one of Martha Washington's dower slaves and was inherited by Nelly Parke Custis Lewis of Woodlawn.","Receipt for one hundred pounds Virginia currency received by Benjamin Lincoln Lear from Thomas Peter, one of the executors of Martha Washington's estate.","Accounts of Mr. James Dunlop with Thomas Peter, for horses, ploughs, and an enslaved woman named Peg. Peg is likely one of the slaves Martha Parke Custis Peter inherited from the Custis estate.","Receipt for funeral arrangements paid by Thomas Peter to William King on December 4, 1820 following the death of his twenty-three-year-old daughter Columbia Washington Peter. The arrangements include a \"walnut coffin lined,\" silver plate and engraving, and rental of horses, a hearse, and attendants.","H. B. Morris, Philadelphia, to Thomas Peter, Georgetown. Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. A letter about bank accounts and stock certificates.","Bill from Dr. Warfield to Thomas Peter for a visit to a \"black man in the night\" on March 5, 1824 which resulted in the amputation of the man's leg.","Two bills from P.L. Dupont paid by Martha Parke Custis Peter for dancing lessons for her daughter Britannia.","Two stock share certificates for the Patowmack Company (Potomac Company). Share No. 89 is for Martha Peter, and No. 91 for Thomas Peter.","Land office papers for the resurvey of Bear Denn, Daniels Discovery, and Partnership in Maryland","With unknown survey plat on verso.","Aquila Johns to Thomas Peter on sale of Seneca plantation","Autograph letter signed by Sarah Norfleet Freeland Peter, wife of Thomas Peter's brother George, relinquishing right title and interest on a tract of land called Forrest, property of her husband, in order to pay his debts.","Letter about resurveying property owned by George Washington Peter.","List of property in Montgomery County Maryland owned by Thomas Peter","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Regarding financial matters.","Horatio Edmondson of Taylor County, Maryland","Pamphlet stitch binding with marbled paper covers. Contains notes about purchases made by Thomas Peter 1813-1814.","Calling card from Le Baron de Maltitz, Secretaire de la Legation Imperiale de Russie. Manuscript date 1823 on verso.","John Dandridge writes to Thomas Peter, George Town, asking to borrow money from the estate of Martha Washington.","Thomas Peter, George Town, to George Peter","Autograph letter signed, with envelope. Josiah Quincy, Cambridge, to Martha Parke Custis Peter, Georgetown. Josiah Quincy thanks Martha Parke Custis Peter for her generous reeption of his children at Tudor Place and thanks her for the relic of George Washington that she sent back with them.","A contemporary manuscript copy of a letter in which Nelly Parke Custis describes having seen George Washington writing his farewell address at Mount Vernon. When the address was finished, she says he asked her to bring him silk string, and she watched him stitch the address together in front of her. Nelly writes this as a rebuke to one of Alexander Hamilton's sons, who claims his father wrote the farewell address.","A list of accounts between the Estate of George Washington and Alexandria apothecary Edward Stabler, including purchases for Turlington's Balsam, castor oil, arsenic, balsam copaiva, British oil, salts, purified Salt Petre, cantharides, ipecacuanha, laudanum, tumeric, and opodildo. Payments are marked as received from James Anderson. Autograph document, 1 page.","Manuscript titled \"A List of Negroes belonging to Mrs. Washington.\" A list of 121 enslaved persons who were Martha's dower slaves. Unlike the slaves owned by George Washington, Martha's slaves were not freed after her death and were inherited by the Custis descendants. Men, boys, women, and girls and listed in separate columns, each further broken down into the places where they worked: Mansion house, River Farm, Muddy Hole, and Union Farm. Five women - Amy, Alice, Peg, Agnes, and Old Judy - are listed as \"Free but yet remain.\"","Signed certificate from the executors of General George Washington to the Clerk of Fairfax.","Accounts from 1802 for furniture and household goods purchased by George Washington Parke Custis from the Estate of Martha Washington. The final payment was made in 1826, and the account is signed by Thomas Peter, executor of the estate.","A list of the household belongings sold by Thomas Peter from the personal estate of Martha Washington. Includes a listing of who purchased each item and the price it sold for.","Signed indenture for sale of land in the City of Washington.","Articles of agreement between George Calvert and Thomas Peter with Thomas Law, agreeing that Thomas Law and his wife Eliza Parke Custis Law will live separately. Eliza will receive $1500 per year from Law, and all the interest from her inheritance from George Washington will go to her and her daughter.","3 sheets of accounts between the estate of Robert Peter and James Dunlop, including the sale of \"5 negroes willed Mrs. Peter.\" These are some of Martha's dower slaves inherited by Martha Parke Custis Peter. One additional account between Jonathan Hicks and the heirs of Robert Peter, dated 1809-1811.","Receipt written by Lawrence Lewis acknowledging receipt from Thomas Peter of three hundred and twenty-six dollars eighteen cent left to his son Lorenzo Lewis as a legacy from Martha Washington.","Receipt signed by George Washington Parke Custis acknowledging the receipt from Thomas Peter of one thousand dollars as a legacy left to his daughter from the late Martha Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Thomas Peter, George Town, to Bushrod Washington, Mount Vernon. Thomas Peter writes to Bushrod about money owed for two purchases he made from the estate of George Washington.","Two documents related to a settlement made by John Dandridge against George Washington Parke Custis and Thomas Peter, executors of Martha Washington's estate. One is a 1829 decree from the U. S. Circuit Court, signed by William Thomas Carroll; and the other is an account of money owed to John Dandridge signed by Benjamin Lincoln Lear, 1830 June 21. Autograph documents signed (2).","3 documents related to the death of Beverley Kennon, husband of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, who died aboard the USS Princeton during the 1844 Peacemaker accident: a newspaper clipping with an excerpt from a sermon by Reverend Mr. Magoon on the Princeton Tragedy, a plan of the burying ground belonging to Mrs. Beverly Kennon, and a certificate from the Vestry of Washington Parish granting Mrs. Beverley Kennon four sites in the Washington Parish Burial Ground.","Receipts for two legacies received of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, executor of Martha Parke Custis Peter's estate. One is for a grandson named Thomas Peter and another for her grandson John Parke Custis Peter.","Manuscript resolution of the Senate of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, offering sympathy to the families of those killed aboard the USS Princeton during the Peacemaker accident. This copy was given by the President of the United States to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, whose husband, Beverley Kennon, was killed in the accident.","Printed form signed by Britannia W. Peter Kennon and witnessed by William Purcell, esquire, Judge of the Orphans' Court of Washington county, District of Columbia.","A list of collections and payments made to sundry persons to settle the estate of Martha Parke Custis Peter.","Document bound with blue ribbon, with envelope. Last will and testament of Ann Gertrude Wightt, a former nun at the Georgetown Visitation Convent who later lived at Tudor Place. Autograph document, 8 pages.","Autograph letter, with envelope. Ann Gertrude Wightt, Rochester, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place","Papers related to the sale of Lot 9 in Square 72 of Washington City to William A. Gordon. Letter from William E. Edmonston to William A. Gordon, 1891 May 30. Two letters from William A. Gordon to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, 1891 June 3 and 1889 October 4. Typescript signed by William Gordon of Declaration of Trust for sale of Lot Nine, Square Seventy Two in Washington City, D.C..","Indenture made between Britannia Wellington Kennon, party of the first part, and Walter Gibson Peter, Armistead Peter Jr., and George Freeland Peter, parties of the second part, all of the District of Columbia, regarding relics and heirlooms at Tudor Place acquired by Britannia W. Peter Kennon from her mother Martha Custis Peter grand-daughter of Martha the wife of George Washington, known in the family as \"The Mount Vernon Heirlooms.\" Other relics are from the estates of Thomas Peter and Beverley Kennon. Britannia wishes that these relics be preserved by her descendants and that none of them be sold or disposed of.","These include pictures, miniatures, engravings, glass, china, silver, jewelry, furniture, needlework, and other relics, including a sago palm formerly belonging to Martha Parke Custis Peter. The relics and heirlooms are to be divided into five parts after Britannia's death and delivered to her grandchildren.","A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language (New York : Printed and published by William A. Davies) Inscribed Britannia W. Peter.","Autograph letter signed. Beverley Kennon, Navy Yard, Washington, to Reverend W. Hoff, George Town. Kennon asks Reverend Hoff to be present at Mrs. Peter's place in George Town on the 8th to marry him to Britannia W. Peter.","2 autograph letters signed.","Autograph letter signed on mourning stationary, with envelope and black seal. John Tyler, Washington, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon. President John Tyler offers his condolences to Britannia W. Peter Kennon on the death of her husband, Beverley Kennon, during the Peacemaker accident aboard the USS Princeton.","G. T. Kennon to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place","Autograph letter signed with envelope docketed \"A letter written to Uncle Bev. by my mother while at boarding school given to me after Uncle Bev's death by Aunt G.\". Martha Custis Kennon, Georgetown, to Beverley Kennon Jr. Beverley Kennon Jr. was Martha Custis Kennon's half brother.","According to Martha Custis Peter, this illustration was at the Tudor Place.","W. Van Ness, New York, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place, Georgetown","Department of the Interior, Pension Office, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place, Georgetown","Mrs. Charles Carroll Simms to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Georgetown","Mattie D. Abbot to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place. From the Secretary of the Ladies Aid Society of Christ Church accepting Britannia Kennon's resignation as President.","Letters from James Mackubin, Ellicott City, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon","Two letters from Justine Van Rensselaer Townsend, Vice Regent of New York for the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon. In the 26 November 1890 letter, Justine asks Britannia to help the Ladies determine what is genuine at the upcoming 1890 Thomas Birch's Sons sale of Washington relics in Philadelphia. The sale will include \"General Washington's papers, a clock, a punch bowl, and many other things.\"","Invitation from The Board of World's Fair Managers of Virginia inviting Britannia W. Peter Kennon to be present at the ceremonies of Virginia Day at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Enclosed with an envelope and the calling card of Mrs. William Radford Beale.","Calling cards for Martha Custis Kennon and Armistead Peter. At home card with envelope for Britannia W. Peter Kennon, engraved by Dempsey \u0026 O. Toole of Baltimore \u0026 Washington.","Engraved form ceritifying that \"Cream Ladle No 68944 is an exact reproduction of one onwed by General and Mrs. Washington and used for a number of years at Mr. Vernon.\" The ladle was produced by Galt \u0026 Bro. Jewellers, Silversmiths, Stationers, Washington D.C..","Regarding the purchase of a clock.","Typescript lists of letters and items from Mount Vernon that were part of  Britannia W. Peter Kennon's collection at Tudor Place.","Unbound notebook with list of items and letters from Mount Vernon that belonged to Britannia W. Peter Kennon at Tudor Place. Includes a list of how the items were divided amongst Britannia's grandchildren.Includes furniture and household items.","Includes a list of how the items were divided amongst Britannia W. Peter Kennon's grandchildren.","Manuscript list of books, jewelry, and locks of hair at Tudor Place","Includes both manuscript and typescript inventories of books, furniture, and objects from Tudor Place.","Newsclippings and correspondence related to Washington relics loaned by Walter G. Peter to the National Museum in the early 1900s.","Lent by Walter G. Peter from the Britannia W. Peter Kennon Collection of Washington Relics.","R. Davidson, Pinckneyville, to George Peter, George Town","Includes a $5 charge on 23 October 1813 for a coffin \"for a black man.\" On 9 February 1814, Peter was charged $50.00 for a lined coffin covered with black cloth, among other expenses, possibly following the death of his first wife, Ann Plater Peter, or one of their young sons.","Thomas Anderson, Clarksburgh, to George Peter","Autograph letter signed with printed cash form from the Office of Discount and Deposit, Washington.","Joseph Delaplaine, Philadelphia, to George Peter. Deplaine requests Major Peter's portrait for his gallery.","U. McInder, Petersburg, to George Peter","Letter from unidentified, Annapolis, to George Peter","W. Coor, Rockville, to George Peter","Partially printed form from the District of Columbia. Major Peter grants Charles A. Burnett power of attorney to sell, assign, and transfer his 50 shares of stock in the Books of the Washington Turnpike Company.","Letter from unidentified, Annapolis, to George Peter","Charles Bunting, Montgomery County, to George Peter","James H., Georgetown, to George Peter","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Benjamin Lincoln Lear, Washington, to George Peter. Lear writes regarding two suits againist Mrs. Sarah Peter.","John Wootton, Rockville, to George Peter","Benjamin Lincoln Lear, Washington, to George Peter. Printed letter with manuscript additions, from B. L. Lear, Attorney of the Bank, Bank of the United States.","W. W. Ramsay, Washington, to George Peter","Letter from unidentified, Washington, to George Peter","Letter from unidentified, Washington City, to George Peter","B. H., Rockville, to George Peter","Clement Cod, Georgetown, to George Peter","William Thompson, Union School, to George Peter","Michael Keepers, Frederick Town, to George Peter","John Wootton, Rockville, to George Peter","G. D., George Town, to George Peter","J. Orme, Georgetown, to George Peter","W. Sellman, Clarksburg, to George Peter","Samuel C. Ulens, Poolesville, to George Peter","J. Higgins, Poolesville, to George Peter","Jesse V., Poolesville, to George Peter, Darnestown","J. Falls, Baltimore, to George Peter","Geo. Howson Mason, Annapolis, to George Peter","Alfred Spates, Cumberland, to George Peter","Letter from unidentified, Baltimore, to George Peter","W. Matthews, George Town, to George Peter","Geo. Hownson Mason, Annapolis, to George Peter","Benj. Fawcett, Colesville, to George Peter","J. Williams, Washington D.C., to George Peter","A letter from the Treasuries Office of the Baltimore and Ohion Railroad Company, offering Peter free tickets to pass over the roads of their company.","Printed election ballot for \"The Constitution and Union Ticket,\" promising \"Civil and Religious Liberty.\" George Peter is listed as the candidate for Commisioner of Public Works.","A list of clothing purchased by Martha Washington from William Jones of Alexandria. Includes suits purchased for enslaved workers Daniel, Marcus, Christopher, and Frank. According to notes on the verso, payments were received from James Anderson on 12 April 1800 and 15 May 1800.","Five receipts for goods and services paid for by James Anderson in 1800, including repairs to old shoes, paper lampblack, freight for one box from Philadelphia, 93 yards of cloth, and leather.","Promissory notes from George Peter","Promissory notes and bank notes from George Peter. Checks, Union Bank of Georgetown.","Bills and bank notes from George Peter. Checks, Union Bank of Georgetown.","Bills and bank notes from George Peter. Checks, Union Bank of Georgetown.","Promissory notes and bank notes from George Peter","Bills and bank notes from George Peter","Bills and bank notes from George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter with F. S. Poole and Bro","Bills and accounts of George Peter with F. S. Poole and Bro.","Undated Bills and accounts of George Peter","George H. Peter, Carlise, writes to his uncle asking for money for an upcoming vacation.","3 letters from James Peter to his uncle George Peter.","George Peter, George Town","3 letters sent by James Freeland Peter to his father from Alexandria, Buffalo, and Detroit.","Manuscript acrostic written for Uncle George Peter.","Sarah Peter, Georgetown, to George Peter","4 letters from George Peter, Jr., to his father.","Typescript list of \"Things from Mt. Vernon\" with manuscript annotations by George Freeland Peter of which Peter heirs inherited the items.","Typescript and manuscript inventories of items fro Tudor Place, with notes on which Peter heirs inherited them.","Identification key to \"The battle at Bunker's Hill\" engraved by Johann Gotthard Müller after the painting by John Trumbull. Printed in London by A. C. de Poggi.","Accounts for shoes, boots, and repairs, including shoes for enslaved people.","Major George Peter's troops are invited to attend Divine Service. \"It is hoped they will attend \u0026 conduct themselves with a reverence suited to the character of Christian soldiers, who have taken arms in defence of their homes \u0026 country \u0026 who look for success \u0026 preservation to the favor of the Almighty Giver of all victory.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel and red wax seal.","2 letters to George Peter from his brother David Peter, George Town.","Deed of sale for land purchased by Peter on Gay Street and Dumarton Street in George Town.","A list of 322 volumes, showing title, number of volumes, size, and type of bookbinding.","8 letters and 1 receipt, mostly addressed to George Peter from his niece, Jane Beverley and her husband, James.","printed pages","Roger Brooke Taney, Annapolis, to George Peter regarding upcoming elections [December 20] to the U. S. Senate specifically the potential election of Mr. [Alexander C.] Hanson as a means to heal and reconcile the differences in the Federal Party. Also discuss Mr. Washington's 'zeal and industry' in supporting Hanson's candidacy. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages. Docketed 'Roger B. Taney - Hanson \u0026 Washington'","W. Cook, Hyates Town,","William Brewer, Aix la Chapelle, to George Peter","James Summers, New Market, to George Peter","G. Dalls S., Colesville, to George Peter, Poolesville","Elisha Jones, Clarksburg, to George Peter","Includes the papers granting George and Sarah Peter guardianship of David Peter's children Elizabeth, William, Jane, George H., and James.","trust, property, and expenses of land","material and clothing","Receipt for the purchase of Lot No. 15 in Square No. 170 in the City of Washington.","Receipts from Leonard W. Candler, Darnes Town, to George Peter. Receipts for the purchase of dry goods, clothing, and other household goods.","3 copies of the will of Sarah Freeland, George Peter's mother-in-law.","appraisal authorization of Alexander Broome and Samuel Darby","Accounts of Margaret Dick with William Parson. Includes an account for shoes soled and nailed for James Peter.","Medical bills, pharmacy, doctor","tuition bills","Letter, T.H. Paul to George Peter. Letter, Unknown  to the Secretary of the Interior of the United States.","Receipts from Leonard W. Candler, Darnes Town, to George Peter. Receipts for the purchase of dry goods, clothing, and other household goods.","typescript copy","deed of conveyance","Indenture, George Peter to Thomas Peter, Land from estate of Robert Peter, Jr.","copies of letters","Military exemption for Armistead Peter","Bill, George Peter, Esq. to Dr. Armistead Peter, 1869 February 11; Col. Richard L. Maury, Attorney, to Dr. Armistead Peter, 1876 October 10","Includes story of Abraham Lincoln and the Maryland Barbecue by Agnes Peter","Memento for either Walter Gibson Peter or W. Orton Williams from Mrs. Laura Cassaway, small American flag and small ivory mirror with flower [Fragile]","Includes receipt of letter, 1873 January 24. Letter regarding interest in farm from Robert Dick.","lock of hair","From Binder 1","From Binder 1","From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- Fragmented letter - From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1","Four envelopes","Goes up to Britannia W. Peter Kennon -From Binder 1","Condolence letter","Signed by Governor Horatio Sharpe","Indenture, September 30, 1791; Resurvey of Forrest, 1796. Document signed by Gov. Haywood","Resurvey of Pipe Tomhock; Copy of Platt (sic) and Illustrations, August 14, 1798; July 11, 1766, Explanation of Survey, September 19, 1797, May 26, 1796, February 16, 1797","Deed, Elizabeth and John Scrivenor, April 18, 1799, June 11, 1799, Resurvey of Brandy, June 9, 1792, June 18, 1792","December 24, 1871, wrapper","List of enslaved persons, livestock, and tools sold at Slashes, Sugar Lands, and Rock Creek Quarters totaling $9,308.00. Autograph document, 3 pages, with docket.","Bernard Gilpin firmly bound to Thomas Peter for $5520","wove paper","Photocopy, \"Account Book 1, Robert Peter, Esq. with the Commissioners of the Federal Buildings; On division of the Tract, Mexico within the City of Washington, Exclusive of what are called \"Old divisions of squares\" and water lots of which no account is key by the Commissioners. 21 pp. Note from Walter Gibson Peter re: History of book, how it ended up in the Library of Congress Thomas Peter","signed by James Madison, B. Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy","James Madison signature","The most important ones delivered to F.S. Keys Esq. and recorded in suit pending in Court Dt. Columbia","9 manuscripts","under the orders of Lt. Col. E. Robert, USTE","Building 3044 O Street","copies","Includes Allison's Forrest Enlarged; Fort Grubby Hill, July 1, 1732","Includes Indenture, Daniel Veetch, February 19, 1758 Document signed by Gov. Horatio Sharpe","Bathsheba","First found in Thomas Peter's Letterbooks","Photos, Photos from Survey (4) and Ivory Cross [First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon] Interesting small religious carved cross, made from Mother-of-Pearl","Letter, William A. Coffin to Britannia Kennon, February 23, 1889; Brouchure for Exhibition, April 30, 1889; Letter, A. W. Drake to Britannia Kennon, January 29, 1889, May 16, 1889, including: carte de visite of George Washington and calling card of Mr. A. W. Drake (Photo) [First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon]","First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon","First found in Papers of Major George Peter","First found in Major George Peter's Letterbooks","Frenzel Gallery, Georgetown. Moved from Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter.","Includes Sir Thomas Nicholson, William Scott Blair, General Scott of Malenie, Robert Buchanan, William Dunlop, Elizabeth Roberton, J. Horsburgh, Lord Abbots Hall, Isabel Corbet, Cunningham Scott. First found in Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter.","First found in Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter","Containing photographs of Peter relatives","Pictures of Tudor Place, Vacation, Content Farm, Ellen Beale Peter 1931 (Walter Gibson's Wife) Made by Walter Gibson Peter, [Loose photographs], Half Full.","Elizabeth Peter, wife of Robert Peter. Made by Walter Gibson Peter [Note: Some loose pages]","Book of tobacco sales, list of enslaved persons belonging to Robert Peter, and lots of Robert Peter in the City of Washington with division by squares for the Commissioners and how they are disposed. The bound volume is made up of 178 pages. Pages 52-147 are blank. At some point the volume is flipped and entries are begun at the back of the book from pages 178-154. For viewing purposes those pages have been reoriented and reordered.","\"Tobacco Book,\" All letters received pertaining to his business of selling tobacco in Europe and trading across the Atlantic, including captains, lawyers, and buyers in Europe.","Includes personal letters that were sent to the family, photocopied letters from Thomas and General Washington, various financial papersNot in order [Documents are fragile and book in poor condition]. Made by Walter Gibson Peter.","Contains photographs and letters. Created by Walter Gibson Peter, received documents from Britannia W. Peter Kennon.","Commissions, Letters, Orders, etc. Relating to service in the U.S. Army and Major Georgetown Field Artillery, Created by Walter Gibson Peter. Items signed by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.","Corps of the Artillerists, New Orleans and Fort McHenry, Garrison and Regimental Orders, Major George Peter; Order and prisoner tries and punishments, List from Fort McHenry, Morning Reports [Note: Book in poor condition]","Ledger of real estate holdings of George Peter with Robert Peter and James Peter [pages 2-17]. Also includes, \"The following Table exhibits a view of the Squares and Lots, the Number of square feet therein contained, and the value of the same, now owned by Capt. George Peter, in the City of Washington\" [pages 74-78]. Stitch binding with marbled paper covers, 88 pages. Real estate accounts appear on pages 2-7, 10-11, 14-17, 74, 76, and 78. The remaining page are blank. In 1813, the ledger is flipped and a single page (page 88) includes a list of names under the title 'Rent Roll for 1813.'","Ledger for the estate of Robert Peter maintained by his son Thomas Peter. The bond volume contains 176 pages, partially completed. Accounts are entered on pages 6-54, pages 55-173 are blank, and pages 174-176 include bank notes at the Bank of Columbia and the Branch Bank of Washington City. A scrap of paper with calculations was found between pages 49 and 50 and is included in the digitization.","First found in Papers of Major George Peter","Lessons and Exercises in Vocal Music by Benjamin Carr","Contains letters, pictures, U.S. Navy Commissions (James Madison, John Tyler, and Franklin Pierce), invitations, and a memorandum of Britannia and Beverley made by Walter Gibson Peter- Grandson to Britannia.","After resigning from the army, notes made from Walter George Peter. Includes letters, a list of enlaved people from Montanaverde, bills, and business transactions.","Repairs made on properties of Robert Peter, Jr.  Stitch binding with marbled paper covers, 98 pages. Real estate accounts appear on pages 2-5, 8-23, and 26-33. The remaining pages are blank.","First found in Papers of Major George Peter","First found in Papers of Major George Peter","Copies made February 1 and 2, 1849 by Edmund Law Rogers at Tudor Place, the residence of his Great-Aunt Martha Peter.","Communion Alms, Christmas and Easter Offerings, June 5, 1850. In Memory of Mrs. Britannia Wellington Kennon, From the Trustees of the Louise Home, 1911.","Four account books. Account Money paid for the Estate of Mrs. Martha Peter","\"Commenced the practice of medicine the latter end of March 1867. Left town the first of May 1867 and returned June 28th- recommended practicing 8th of July, etc., Expense Log and Visiting List\"","First found in Dr. Armistead Peter's files. 9 volumes, dated 1863, 1866, 1870, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1889, 1892, and 1896.","List of patients from practice and paid or unpaid, in alphabetical order, Bills Due, Cash Paid to Mrs. Peter, other accounts, small pox vaccination count","Notes on visits, family seal, copied letters, list of articles from Mount Vernon, notes about clothes and jewelry; Copy of Album was acquired by Martha Custis Peter, great-great granddaughter to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, which Britannia had given to her grandson, Walter Gibson Peter. Her father was Walter Gibson Peter, Jr.","contains dried flowers","Includes folders of France and WWI soldiers","Contains deeds, inventories, and papers pertaining to Robert Peter's estates and his sons, Robert, James, David, George, and Thomas. Various notes about David Peter's death, and letters from George Peter. Made by Walter Gibson Peter. [Note: There are loose pages]","Includes voice and music notes for the saxon ground, will you come to the bower, nobody coming to marry me, the rose, rondo, and others.","First found in Papers of Major George Peter","No. 5116, volume 190, covering the coronation of George VI.","Printed volume, includes a facsimile handwritten section entitled \"accounts, G. Washington with the United States, commencing June 1775, and ending June 1773, comprehending a space of eight years.\"","Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon","Washington, George, 1732-1799","Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816","Washington, Martha, 1731-1802","Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1831","Law, Thomas, 1756-1834","Costin, William, 1780?-1842","Law, John, 1784?-1822","Rogers, Lloyd Nicholas, approximately 1788-1860","Rogers, Edmund Law","Peter, Robert, 1726-1806","Peter, Thomas, 1769-1834","Peter, Martha Parke Custis, 1777-1854","Kennon, Britannia Wellington Peter, 1815-1911","Peter, George, 1779-1861","Peter, Armistead, 1840-1902","Peter, Agnes, 1840-1902","Mercereau, John, 1732-1820","Dandridge, Bartholomew, approximately 1774-1802","Stuart, Eleanor Calvert Custis, approximately 1758-1811","Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834","Madison, James, 1751-1836","Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818","Pinckney, Mary Stead, approximately 1751-1812","Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809","Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821","Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829","Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804","Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850","Knox, Henry, 1750-1806","Varick, Richard, 1753-1831","Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813","Rogers, William, 1751-1824","Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828","Atherton, Charles H.  (Charles Humphrey), 1773-1853","Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849","Kemp, James, 1764-1827","Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829","Blair, John D.  (John Durbarrow), 1759-1823","Griffith, William, 1766-1826","Le Mayeur, Jean Pierre","Sinclair, John, Sir, 1754-1835","Rogers, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, 1797-1822","Bernard, Simon, 1779-1839","Ringgold, Tench","Lovering, William (Architect)","Scott, Gustavus, 1753-1800","Thornton, William, 1759-1828","White, Alexander, 1738-1804","Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857","Lewis, Lawrence, 1767-1839","Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852","Law, Edmund, 1790-1829","Decatur, Susan Wheeler","Hay, George, 1765-1830","Lee, Henry, 1756-1818","De Kalb, Johann, 1721-1780","Elgar, Joseph","Anderson, James, 1745-1807","Craik, James, 1730-1814","Anderson, John","Stuart, David, 1753-1814","Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829","Smith, George (Blacksmith)","Lear, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lincoln), 1792-1832","Peter, George Washington, 1801-1877","Maltitz, Apollonius August von, 1795-1870","Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864","Stabler, Edward, 1769-1831","Lewis, Lorenzo, 1803-1847","Kennon, Beverley, 1793-1844","Peter, Martha Custis Kennon, 1843-1886","Peter, Walter G.  (Walter Gibson), 1868-1945","Peter, Armistead, 1870-1960","Peter, George Freeland, 1875–1953","Tyler, John, 1790-1862","Peter, Walter Gibson, 1842-1863","Townsend, Justine Van Rensselaer, 1828-1912","Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864","Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824","Bunting, Charles","Key, Philip Barton, 1757-1815","Hanson, Alexander Contee, 1786-1819","English \n.    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Papers of Robert Peter : Subseries 11.1. Accounts, Subseries 11.2. Financial Documents, Subseries 11.3. Legal Documents, Subseries 11.4. Land Documents, Subseries 11.5. Estate Documents Series 12. Papers of Thomas Peter : Subseries 12.1. Financial Documents, Subseries 12.2. Land Documents, Subseries 12.3. Estate Documents, Subseries 12.4. Correspondence Series 13. Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, 1824-1909 : Subseries 13.1. Financial Documents, Subseries 13.2. Legal Documents, Subseries 13.3. Correspondence"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Peters were a prominent family in Washington, D.C. during the eighteenth and nineteen centuries. Martha Parke Custis, Martha Washington's granddaughter, married into the Peter family in 1795.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeorge Washington (1732-1799)\u003c/emph\u003e: George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 at a modest farm in Westmoreland County, Virginia to parents Augustine and Mary Ball Washington. In 1749, George Washington was appointed surveyor for Culpepper County. In 1752, he started his military career in the Virginia militia. During the Revolutionary War he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and later was elected as the first President of the United States of America. He lived with his wife, Martha Washington, at Mount Vernon, where he passed away December 14, 1799.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMartha Washington (1731-1802)\u003c/emph\u003e: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was born on June 2, 1731 to parents John and Frances Jones Dandridge. She married her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, on May 15, 1750. Together they had four children, two of whom died in childhood. On July 8, 1757, her husband unexpectedly died, leaving her a widow with their two remaining children, John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis. On January 6, 1759, Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington. Martha Parke Custis or Patsy, died at the age of 17. On February 3, 1774, John Parke Custis married Eleanor Calvert, and together they had four children who survived to adulthood. However, on November 5, 1781, John Parke Custis passed away, and the younger two of his children went to live at Mount Vernon with their grandmother. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died on May 22, 1802.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eTobias Lear (1762-1816)\u003c/emph\u003e: Tobias Lear was born in 1762. He was employed by George Washington in 1786 to manage expense reports to Congress and also as the personal tutor to Martha Washington's grandchildren. In 1790 Tobias Lear married Mary \"Polly\" Long; however she died in 1793. Lear then married Martha Washington's niece, Frances Bassett Washington, but she died shortly they were married. Lear married for a third time to Frances Dandridge Henley, another niece of Martha Washington. He died in 1816.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eElizabeth (Betsy, Beth, Eliza) Parke Custis Law (1776-1831)\u003c/emph\u003e: Wife to Thomas Law, Eliza Parke Custis Law was born on August 21, 1776. She was the daughter of John (Jacky) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Calvert. Upon the death of her father in 1781, Eliza's two younger siblings, George Washington (Washy) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis went to live with their grandmother, Martha Washington, and her second husband, George Washington. Eliza and her other sister Martha stayed at home with their mother. Shortly after, their mother remarried Dr. David Stuart and had thirteen more children. On March 21, 1796, Eliza Parke Custis Law married Thomas Law and together they had one child, Eliza Law. In 1804, the couple separated and their daughter went to live with her father. They officially divorced in 1811. Eliza Parke Custis Law lived with one of her uncles for a time after the separation, and soon purchased a house in Alexandria called \"Mount Washington.\" Eliza Law Rogers died in 1822, leaving behind a husband (Lloyd Nicholas Rogers) and two children. Eliza Parke Custis Law died on December 31, 1831.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eThomas Law (1756-1834)\u003c/emph\u003e: Thomas Law was born on October 23, 1756 in Cambridge, England. He started his career working for the East India Trading Company and began building his reputation, as well as his income. In 1794, he left England to start a new life in America where he began to invest in lands, particularly in the nation's capital. Over time, Law became extremely passionate about the arts, particularly poetry, which he wrote and published. He even founded the first dance society, theater, and the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences. Thomas Law married Eliza Parke Custis on March 21, 1796. Together they had one child, Eliza Law, who married Lloyd Nicholls Rogers in 1817. Thomas Law died in 1834.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Costin (1780-1842)\u003c/emph\u003e: William Costin was a prominent free black man in early 19th-century Washington DC. He was a messenger for the Bank of Washington and ran a hack business in the city. In 1800, he married his cousin Philadelphia (\"Delphy\"), a dower slave of Martha Washington. Upon Martha Washington's death in 1802, Delphy became the property of Eliza Parke Custis Law, wife to Thomas Law. Delphy and their children were granted freedom shortly after, and the couple decided to stay in Washington, D.C. Together the Costins had seven children. He died in 1842.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJohn Law (1784-1822)\u003c/emph\u003e: John Law was born in India about 1784 to Thomas Law and an unidentified Indian woman. In 1794 Thomas Law came to America after living about two decades in India; presumably John and his brothers came with him. Thomas Law married Eliza Parke Custis in 1796 and raised the boys until their separation around 1804. John Law graduated from Harvard University in 1804; he was a member of the Columbian Dragoons in 1811; and was the commissioner to adjust the Yazoo claims in 1814. He died on October 4, 1822.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLloyd Nicholas Rogers (1787 or 1788-1860)\u003c/emph\u003e: Lloyd Nicholas Rogers was born on September 20, 1788 to parents Nicholas and Eleanor Buchanan Rogers. Lloyd Nicholas Rogers married Eliza Law Rogers in 1817. Together they had two children, Edmund Law Rogers and Eleanor Agnes Rogers. They lived on Druid Hill which had been passed down by Lloyd's Scottish father. Very shortly after the death of Lloyd's father in 1822, Eliza also died. In 1829, Rogers was married to Hortensia Monroe Hay who was the granddaughter of James Monroe. Together, they had an additional three daughters, Harriet, Hortensia, and Mary Custis. Lloyd was a proprietor of his estate and practiced law out of his home on Druid Hill. Hortensia died in the 1850s, leaving Lloyd all alone. All of his children except for Eleanor had already married and moved out. Eleanor would not marry until 1862, following her father's death. Lloyd Nicholas Rogers died on November 12, 1860.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eEdmund Law Rogers (1818-1896)\u003c/emph\u003e: Edmund Law Rogers was born in 1818 to Lloyd Nicholas Rogers and Eliza Law Rogers. He grew up and lived in Baltimore all of his life, and was a founding member of the Maryland and Harvard Club, as well as a member of various other organizations, such as, the Sons of the Revolution and the Baltimore Historical Society. He spoke several different languages and was a lover of the arts. He married Charlotte Matilda Plater and together they had two children, Edmund Law Rogers, Jr., and Charlotte Plater Rogers. He died of paralysis on January 24, 1896.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eRobert Peter (1726-1806)\u003c/emph\u003e: Robert Peter was born in 1726 in Scotland to Thomas Peter and Jean Dunlop, who were prosperous merchants. He immigrated to the United States around 1745, but there is no definite reason why he chose to leave. He first settled in the town, Bladensburg, along the Anacostia River. In 1751, Georgetown was established, and Robert purchased a lot in the town the following year, and slowly began to build up his land holdings. His land holdings grew to be quite extensive, including owning the entire square from M, K, and 31st Streets, and Wisconsin Ave. From 1789 to 1798, Robert Peter was the first mayor of Georgetown. On December 27, 1767, he married Elizabeth Scott, and together they had 10 children, one of whom died as an infant. Their names were: Thomas, Alexander, Elizabeth, Walter, Robert, Jean, Margaret, David, George, and James. He died in 1806.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eThomas Peter (1769-1834)\u003c/emph\u003e: Thomas Peter was born January 4, 1769 to Robert and Elizabeth Scott Peter. Thomas Peter married Martha Parke Custis, granddaughter to Martha Washington, in 1795. Together, they had eight children. Martha Eliza Eleanor, Columbia Washington, John Parke Custis, Robert Thomas, George Washington, America Pinckney, Martha Custis Castania (who died young), and Britannia Wellington. In 1805, Thomas and Martha purchased eight-and-a-half acres in \"Georgetown Heights.\" [For more information on Tudor Place, see Tudor Place: Historic House and Gardens.] They later hired architect Dr. William Thornton to design and build Tudor Place located in Georgetown. It was completed in 1816 and still stands today. Thomas Peter was a prominent lawyer of the time and was one of the executors of Martha Washington's will. He died April 16, 1834.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMartha (Patty) Parke Custis Peter (1777-1854)\u003c/emph\u003e: was born to John Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Calvert Custis on December 31, 1777. She was one of four children in their family to survive to adulthood: Eliza Parke, Martha Parke, Eleanor Parke (Nelly), and George Washington (Washy) Parke. Following the death of their father in 1781, Patty and her older sister, Eliza, lived with their mother and stepfather, Dr. David Stuart, and their large family, while their younger siblings, Nelly and Washy, lived with their grandparents at Mount Vernon. There were frequent visits to Mount Vernon in both childhood and following her marriage to Thomas Peter in 1795. She died July 13 or 15, 1854.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBritannia Wellington Peter Kennon (1815-1911)\u003c/emph\u003e: Britannia Wellington Peter was born January 28, 1815, as the youngest child of Martha Parke (Patty) Custis Peter and Thomas Peter. In 1842, she married Commodore Beverley Kennon, and together they had one child, Martha Custis Kennon, on October 18, 1843. Commodore Kennon died from a gun explosion on the frigate Princeton on February 28, 1844. Martha Custis Kennon married Dr. Armistead Peter in 1867. When Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon's mother passed in 1854, she inherited Tudor Place, where she lived until her death in 1911.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMajor George Peter (1779-1861)\u003c/emph\u003e: Major George W. Peter was born on September 28, 1779 to Robert and Elizabeth Scott Peter. He was married three times during his life. First, to Ann Plater in 1809. Together they had two children, George and Thomas. His wife and two children all died in 1814. Secondly, in 1815 he married Agnes Buchanon Freeland. They had five children, Robert, Ann, James, Agnes, and David. Agnes, his wife, died in 1825. Only a month later, he again married, this time to Sarah Norfleet Freeland, the sister of his second wife. Together, they had nine children: Sarah Agnes, George, Alexander Scott, Margaret Dick, Elizabeth, Armistead, Walter Gibson, William, and Katherine Norfleet. Major George Peter was an officer in the army, a representative in Congress, and a farmer. During his career in the army, he was first appointed first lieutenant 2nd, Artillery and Engineers on February 16, 1801. He was promoted to Captain on November 3, 1807, and finally was transferred to the Light Artillery in May of 1808. He resigned in June 11, 1809. In 1815, he was elected to Congress to cover the sixth district in Maryland. He would continue this appointment until after 1828. He died June 22, 1861.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eDr. Armistead Peter (1840-1902)\u003c/emph\u003e: Dr. Armistead Peter was one of George Peter's sons from his third marriage to Sarah Norfleet Freeland Peter. He was born on February 23, 1840. Dr. Armistead Peter was a cousin to his wife Martha Custis Kennon Peter, whom he married in 1867. Together, Martha and Armistead had five children: Walter Gibson, Armistead, Beverley Kennon, George Freeland, and Agnes. He and Martha Custis Kennon Peter both moved into Tudor Place and Dr. Armistead Peter converted a portion of the house for his medical practice. He created a very successful business as one of the best doctors in the city of Washington. During the Civil War he was employed by the U.S. Army as ward surgeon, as well as serving in a smallpox hospital. Martha Custis Kennon Peter died suddenly in 1886. Armistead died in 1902, his mother-in-law, Britannia W. Peter Kennon outliving both of them. The land in Bethesda was divided between their four children. After Britannia W. Peter Kennon died, the house was left to her grandson, Armistead Peter II. Dr. Armistead Peter died on January 28, 1902.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAgnes Peter (1880-1957)\u003c/emph\u003e: Agnes Peter, born on February 3, 1880, was the daughter of Dr. Armistead Peter and Martha Custis Kennon Peter. She lived in France for a period of time during WWI conducting work for the YMCA. Agnes Peter was the director of a Foyer du Soldat and helped to receive soldiers and refugees. She was also in charge of the Graves Registration Section in Rheims. She was the first woman in France to be awarded the silver Medal of Honor for her distinguished services to the country during the war. In 1946, when she was 73, she married Nobel Prize winner, Dr. John R. Mott, who is most acclaimed for his work creating international Christian programs with a goal to establish peace. She died in 1957.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Peters were a prominent family in Washington, D.C. during the eighteenth and nineteen centuries. Martha Parke Custis, Martha Washington's granddaughter, married into the Peter family in 1795.","George Washington (1732-1799) : George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 at a modest farm in Westmoreland County, Virginia to parents Augustine and Mary Ball Washington. In 1749, George Washington was appointed surveyor for Culpepper County. In 1752, he started his military career in the Virginia militia. During the Revolutionary War he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and later was elected as the first President of the United States of America. He lived with his wife, Martha Washington, at Mount Vernon, where he passed away December 14, 1799.","Martha Washington (1731-1802) : Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was born on June 2, 1731 to parents John and Frances Jones Dandridge. She married her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, on May 15, 1750. Together they had four children, two of whom died in childhood. On July 8, 1757, her husband unexpectedly died, leaving her a widow with their two remaining children, John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis. On January 6, 1759, Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington. Martha Parke Custis or Patsy, died at the age of 17. On February 3, 1774, John Parke Custis married Eleanor Calvert, and together they had four children who survived to adulthood. However, on November 5, 1781, John Parke Custis passed away, and the younger two of his children went to live at Mount Vernon with their grandmother. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died on May 22, 1802.","Tobias Lear (1762-1816) : Tobias Lear was born in 1762. He was employed by George Washington in 1786 to manage expense reports to Congress and also as the personal tutor to Martha Washington's grandchildren. In 1790 Tobias Lear married Mary \"Polly\" Long; however she died in 1793. Lear then married Martha Washington's niece, Frances Bassett Washington, but she died shortly they were married. Lear married for a third time to Frances Dandridge Henley, another niece of Martha Washington. He died in 1816.","Elizabeth (Betsy, Beth, Eliza) Parke Custis Law (1776-1831) : Wife to Thomas Law, Eliza Parke Custis Law was born on August 21, 1776. She was the daughter of John (Jacky) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Calvert. Upon the death of her father in 1781, Eliza's two younger siblings, George Washington (Washy) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis went to live with their grandmother, Martha Washington, and her second husband, George Washington. Eliza and her other sister Martha stayed at home with their mother. Shortly after, their mother remarried Dr. David Stuart and had thirteen more children. On March 21, 1796, Eliza Parke Custis Law married Thomas Law and together they had one child, Eliza Law. In 1804, the couple separated and their daughter went to live with her father. They officially divorced in 1811. Eliza Parke Custis Law lived with one of her uncles for a time after the separation, and soon purchased a house in Alexandria called \"Mount Washington.\" Eliza Law Rogers died in 1822, leaving behind a husband (Lloyd Nicholas Rogers) and two children. Eliza Parke Custis Law died on December 31, 1831.","Thomas Law (1756-1834) : Thomas Law was born on October 23, 1756 in Cambridge, England. He started his career working for the East India Trading Company and began building his reputation, as well as his income. In 1794, he left England to start a new life in America where he began to invest in lands, particularly in the nation's capital. Over time, Law became extremely passionate about the arts, particularly poetry, which he wrote and published. He even founded the first dance society, theater, and the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences. Thomas Law married Eliza Parke Custis on March 21, 1796. Together they had one child, Eliza Law, who married Lloyd Nicholls Rogers in 1817. Thomas Law died in 1834.","William Costin (1780-1842) : William Costin was a prominent free black man in early 19th-century Washington DC. He was a messenger for the Bank of Washington and ran a hack business in the city. In 1800, he married his cousin Philadelphia (\"Delphy\"), a dower slave of Martha Washington. Upon Martha Washington's death in 1802, Delphy became the property of Eliza Parke Custis Law, wife to Thomas Law. Delphy and their children were granted freedom shortly after, and the couple decided to stay in Washington, D.C. Together the Costins had seven children. He died in 1842.","John Law (1784-1822) : John Law was born in India about 1784 to Thomas Law and an unidentified Indian woman. In 1794 Thomas Law came to America after living about two decades in India; presumably John and his brothers came with him. Thomas Law married Eliza Parke Custis in 1796 and raised the boys until their separation around 1804. John Law graduated from Harvard University in 1804; he was a member of the Columbian Dragoons in 1811; and was the commissioner to adjust the Yazoo claims in 1814. He died on October 4, 1822.","Lloyd Nicholas Rogers (1787 or 1788-1860) : Lloyd Nicholas Rogers was born on September 20, 1788 to parents Nicholas and Eleanor Buchanan Rogers. Lloyd Nicholas Rogers married Eliza Law Rogers in 1817. Together they had two children, Edmund Law Rogers and Eleanor Agnes Rogers. They lived on Druid Hill which had been passed down by Lloyd's Scottish father. Very shortly after the death of Lloyd's father in 1822, Eliza also died. In 1829, Rogers was married to Hortensia Monroe Hay who was the granddaughter of James Monroe. Together, they had an additional three daughters, Harriet, Hortensia, and Mary Custis. Lloyd was a proprietor of his estate and practiced law out of his home on Druid Hill. Hortensia died in the 1850s, leaving Lloyd all alone. All of his children except for Eleanor had already married and moved out. Eleanor would not marry until 1862, following her father's death. Lloyd Nicholas Rogers died on November 12, 1860.","Edmund Law Rogers (1818-1896) : Edmund Law Rogers was born in 1818 to Lloyd Nicholas Rogers and Eliza Law Rogers. He grew up and lived in Baltimore all of his life, and was a founding member of the Maryland and Harvard Club, as well as a member of various other organizations, such as, the Sons of the Revolution and the Baltimore Historical Society. He spoke several different languages and was a lover of the arts. He married Charlotte Matilda Plater and together they had two children, Edmund Law Rogers, Jr., and Charlotte Plater Rogers. He died of paralysis on January 24, 1896.","Robert Peter (1726-1806) : Robert Peter was born in 1726 in Scotland to Thomas Peter and Jean Dunlop, who were prosperous merchants. He immigrated to the United States around 1745, but there is no definite reason why he chose to leave. He first settled in the town, Bladensburg, along the Anacostia River. In 1751, Georgetown was established, and Robert purchased a lot in the town the following year, and slowly began to build up his land holdings. His land holdings grew to be quite extensive, including owning the entire square from M, K, and 31st Streets, and Wisconsin Ave. From 1789 to 1798, Robert Peter was the first mayor of Georgetown. On December 27, 1767, he married Elizabeth Scott, and together they had 10 children, one of whom died as an infant. Their names were: Thomas, Alexander, Elizabeth, Walter, Robert, Jean, Margaret, David, George, and James. He died in 1806.","Thomas Peter (1769-1834) : Thomas Peter was born January 4, 1769 to Robert and Elizabeth Scott Peter. Thomas Peter married Martha Parke Custis, granddaughter to Martha Washington, in 1795. Together, they had eight children. Martha Eliza Eleanor, Columbia Washington, John Parke Custis, Robert Thomas, George Washington, America Pinckney, Martha Custis Castania (who died young), and Britannia Wellington. In 1805, Thomas and Martha purchased eight-and-a-half acres in \"Georgetown Heights.\" [For more information on Tudor Place, see Tudor Place: Historic House and Gardens.] They later hired architect Dr. William Thornton to design and build Tudor Place located in Georgetown. It was completed in 1816 and still stands today. Thomas Peter was a prominent lawyer of the time and was one of the executors of Martha Washington's will. He died April 16, 1834.","Martha (Patty) Parke Custis Peter (1777-1854) : was born to John Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Calvert Custis on December 31, 1777. She was one of four children in their family to survive to adulthood: Eliza Parke, Martha Parke, Eleanor Parke (Nelly), and George Washington (Washy) Parke. Following the death of their father in 1781, Patty and her older sister, Eliza, lived with their mother and stepfather, Dr. David Stuart, and their large family, while their younger siblings, Nelly and Washy, lived with their grandparents at Mount Vernon. There were frequent visits to Mount Vernon in both childhood and following her marriage to Thomas Peter in 1795. She died July 13 or 15, 1854.","Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon (1815-1911) : Britannia Wellington Peter was born January 28, 1815, as the youngest child of Martha Parke (Patty) Custis Peter and Thomas Peter. In 1842, she married Commodore Beverley Kennon, and together they had one child, Martha Custis Kennon, on October 18, 1843. Commodore Kennon died from a gun explosion on the frigate Princeton on February 28, 1844. Martha Custis Kennon married Dr. Armistead Peter in 1867. When Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon's mother passed in 1854, she inherited Tudor Place, where she lived until her death in 1911.","Major George Peter (1779-1861) : Major George W. Peter was born on September 28, 1779 to Robert and Elizabeth Scott Peter. He was married three times during his life. First, to Ann Plater in 1809. Together they had two children, George and Thomas. His wife and two children all died in 1814. Secondly, in 1815 he married Agnes Buchanon Freeland. They had five children, Robert, Ann, James, Agnes, and David. Agnes, his wife, died in 1825. Only a month later, he again married, this time to Sarah Norfleet Freeland, the sister of his second wife. Together, they had nine children: Sarah Agnes, George, Alexander Scott, Margaret Dick, Elizabeth, Armistead, Walter Gibson, William, and Katherine Norfleet. Major George Peter was an officer in the army, a representative in Congress, and a farmer. During his career in the army, he was first appointed first lieutenant 2nd, Artillery and Engineers on February 16, 1801. He was promoted to Captain on November 3, 1807, and finally was transferred to the Light Artillery in May of 1808. He resigned in June 11, 1809. In 1815, he was elected to Congress to cover the sixth district in Maryland. He would continue this appointment until after 1828. He died June 22, 1861.","Dr. Armistead Peter (1840-1902) : Dr. Armistead Peter was one of George Peter's sons from his third marriage to Sarah Norfleet Freeland Peter. He was born on February 23, 1840. Dr. Armistead Peter was a cousin to his wife Martha Custis Kennon Peter, whom he married in 1867. Together, Martha and Armistead had five children: Walter Gibson, Armistead, Beverley Kennon, George Freeland, and Agnes. He and Martha Custis Kennon Peter both moved into Tudor Place and Dr. Armistead Peter converted a portion of the house for his medical practice. He created a very successful business as one of the best doctors in the city of Washington. During the Civil War he was employed by the U.S. Army as ward surgeon, as well as serving in a smallpox hospital. Martha Custis Kennon Peter died suddenly in 1886. Armistead died in 1902, his mother-in-law, Britannia W. Peter Kennon outliving both of them. The land in Bethesda was divided between their four children. After Britannia W. Peter Kennon died, the house was left to her grandson, Armistead Peter II. Dr. Armistead Peter died on January 28, 1902.","Agnes Peter (1880-1957) : Agnes Peter, born on February 3, 1880, was the daughter of Dr. Armistead Peter and Martha Custis Kennon Peter. She lived in France for a period of time during WWI conducting work for the YMCA. Agnes Peter was the director of a Foyer du Soldat and helped to receive soldiers and refugees. She was also in charge of the Graves Registration Section in Rheims. She was the first woman in France to be awarded the silver Medal of Honor for her distinguished services to the country during the war. In 1946, when she was 73, she married Nobel Prize winner, Dr. John R. Mott, who is most acclaimed for his work creating international Christian programs with a goal to establish peace. She died in 1957."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], Peter Family papers, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Name and date of item], Peter Family papers, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePeter family owned books are cataloged in the Library Catalog. The 23 titles (36 volumes) are searchable in the\n\u003ca href=\"https://mountvernonlibrary.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=%2A\u0026amp;clusterResults=false\u0026amp;groupVariantRecords=false\u0026amp;subscope=wz%3A46368%3A%3Azs%3A39386\u0026amp;changedFacet=scope\"\u003ethe Catalog's Peter Family Collection\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003esee Century Magazine, May 1890, p. 17\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials","Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Peter family owned books are cataloged in the Library Catalog. The 23 titles (36 volumes) are searchable in the\n the Catalog's Peter Family Collection .","see Century Magazine, May 1890, p. 17"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of papers collected by various members of the Peter families. It includes letters from George Washington, letters of condolence to Martha Washington after George Washington's death, estate documents, Major George Peter's military papers, land plats and surveys, photo albums, letterbooks, and notebooks that tell of the life of this prominent family in Virginia and the City of Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed from Eliza, Hope Park, asking her grandfather for a picture of him. Docketed in Washington's hand on verso.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutographed letter signed (signature cut out) George Washington, German Town, to Eliza Parke Custis. Washington offers his granddaughter advice on love and marriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter in Washington's hand, initialed by both George and Martha. George and Martha Washington, Philadelphia, to Thomas Law. The Washingtons congratulate Law on his marriage to their grandaughter Eliza.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed by George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Thomas Peter, discussing the purchase of English cattle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Docketed in Washington's hand.Thomas Peter, George Town, to George Washington, Mount Vernon. Peter asks Washington to secure a spot for his brother in the Army and shares rumors about a bill coming up in Congress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel and seal. George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Thomas Peter. Washington writes about the sale of tobacco.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel.George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Thomas Peter. Washington writes about farming and congratulates Thomas and Patsy on the birth of their son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. John Mercereau, Union Township, to George Washington. John Mercereau, a businessman who served with his brother and nephew in a spy ring during the Revolutionary War, writes to Washington asking if he may come and visit, reflecting that no memories give him greater satisfaction than those he spent \"Devoted to my Countrys Service.\" Tragically, Mercereau did not know that Washington had died 10 days before his letter was sent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., London, to George Washington.  Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., writes to his uncle about his business ventures from London. He had not yet received word of Washington's death on December 14, 1799.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter unsigned in the hand of Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart and most likely addressed to Tobias Lear. The letter is dated 7 February with no year but was most likely written in 1790, since it mentions Lear's first marriage, which occured in 1790.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed, undated, with integral free franked address panel. Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart to Tobias Lear, New York. Docketed in Lear's hand as received 2 October 1790. Eleanor writes of her unhappiness at being parted from her children Nelly and Wash.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart, Mount Vernon, to Tobias Lear, New York. Eleanor writes about the lottery and her family, noting that \"My Dear Nelly \u0026amp; Wash. are still spoilt by Grand Mama but chearfully obey every word I say to them.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Docketed in hand of George Washington. Lucretia Constance Radcliffe, Charleston, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Mrs. Radcliffe writes seeking an Army commission for her son and sends a packet of crane feathers and melon seeds. She also sends news of Major Pinkney.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript resolution of the \"Sixth Congress of the United States: At the first session Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the second of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine\" stating that a marble monument to George Washington be erected in the City of Washington and that his remains be interred beneath it. It is also resolved that a funeral procession from Comgress Hall to the German Lutheran Church shall take place on Thursday, December 26, 1799, and that the nation will wear crepe arm bands for thirty days of mourning.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Maria S. Ross, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. A condolence letter from Maria S. Ross of Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Martha Washington on the death of her husband.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter, copy. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response to Maria Ross's condolence letter to Martha Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel with seal of John Adams. Abigail Adams, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Condolence letter written by Abigail Adams to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Martha Washington's response to Abigail Adams's condolence letter on the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Mary Stead Pinckney, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington. Pinckney also sends her regards and congratulations to Nelly Parke Custis Lewis, who was recovering from the birth of her first child, Frances Parke Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Jonathan Trumbull Jr., Governor of Connecticut, Lebanon, Connecticut, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Elias Boudinot, New Jersey Congressman and Director of the United States Mint, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, to Elias Boudinot. Tobias Lear's response on behalf of Martha Washington to Elias Boudinot's condolence letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod Washington, Walnut Farm, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes to Martha about purchasing corn from Colonel Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Condolence letter written by Ann Huntington, New London, Connecticut,  to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, on the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response on behalf of Martha to Hamilton's condolence letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Condolence letter from Reverend Samuel Miller, New York, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, on the death of George Washington. He writes that he is inclosing a discourse he recently delivered on the occasion of Washington's death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response on behalf of Martha to Samuel Miller's, New York, condolence letter on the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Stephen Williamson, Philadelphia, State Prison, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Stephen Williamson introduces himself as the captain of a company in the Rhode Island Regiment who served under Washington in the Revolutionary War. He recounts a dream he had in which she gives birth to a son following Washington's death. He also tells Martha the details of his arrest for buying a stolen horse and requests her assistance in getting him out of prison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Former Secretary of War Henry Knox, Montpelier, St. Georges, sends Martha his condolences after the passing of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha in response to Henry Knox's condolence letter on the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Mayor of New York City Richard Varick offers his condolences to Martha after the death of George Washington. He also incloses, on behalf of the Common Council of New York City, an oration delivered on the occassion of Washington's death by Gouverneur Morris.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha Washington in response to Richard Varick's, New York, condolence letter after the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Richard Washington,Bermuda, a former business associate of Washington's in London, offers his condolences to Martha after George Washington's death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Theodore Sedgwick, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington. Sedgwick writes that he is inclosing a second edition of General Lee's funeral oration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writing on behalf of Martha in response to Theodore Sedgwick's condolence letter after the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Condolence letter written by the Marquis de Lafayette, La Grange, to Martha after the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. A condolence letter from Auguste Belin, Secretary of the Loge Française l'Aménité of Philidelphia, a freemason lodge of French and Saint-Dominguen émigrés. Belin writes that he is inclosing copies of a funeral oration performed at the lodge in honor of George Washington's death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha in response to Auguste Belin's, Philadelphia, condolence letter on the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter. Condolence note from Reverend William Rogers, Philadelphia, to Martha on the death of George Washington. Rogers writes that he is enclosing a copy of a funeral oration he delivered in Washington's honor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, on behalf of Martha Washington, thanks William Rogers for sending \"a copy of the Religious Exercises, at the time of the Eulogy, at the German Reformed Church.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writing on behalf of Martha Washington, requests that Gilbert Stuart's original portrait of Washington be given to Martha, in exchange for fair compensation. Lear writes that Martha has expressed no desire for her own portrait, but Lear thinks it would be nice to display alongside the portrait of Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Condolence note written by Charles Humphrey Atherton, Amherst, New Hampshire, to Martha Washington after the death of George Washington. Atherton writes that he is enclosing a funeral oration delivered at the request of the citizens of Amherst, New Hampshire in Washington's honor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha Washington in response to Charles H. Atherton's, Amherst, New Hampshire, condolence letter on the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Georges Washington de Lafayette, La Grange, son of the Marquis de Lafayette, writes a condolence note to Martha after the death of George Washington. Georges writes of Washington's \"parental kindness\" when he visited Mount Vernon and says, \"How far was I to imagine when I left your family that it would be a last farewell.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Condolence letter written by Alexandria merchant Thomas Porter to Martha after the death of George Washington. Porter writes that he is sending an eulogy along with the letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. A condolence letter written by Revered James Kemp, Cambridge, Maryland, to Martha Washington after the death of George Washington. Kemp writes that he is enclosing a copy of a sermon he delivered on the day appointed by Congress to honor George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, responds on behalf of Martha Washington to James Kemp's, Cambridge, Maryland, condolence letter after the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Peleg Wadsworth, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington. Wadsworth requests, on behalf of his daughter, a relic of the late General.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha in response to Peleg Wadsworth's condolence letter after the death of George Washington. Lear writes that he is enclosing a lock of Washington's hair for Wadsworth's daughter as requested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writing on behalf of Martha Washington, thanks Reverend John D. Blair for sending his condolences and two orations delivered in Richmond on February 22 in honor of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. William Griffiths, Burlington, New Jersey, offers his condolences on behalf of the citizens of Burlington, New Jersey to Martha after the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, responds on behalf of Martha to William Griffith's, Burlington, New Jersey, condolence letter after the death of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Theodore Sedgwick, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed \"John Lemayere.\" Jean Pierre Le Mayeur, Sweet Springs, was George Washington's dentist during the Revolutionary War. He writes his condolences to Martha on the death of Washington, apologizing that his servant lost the first condolence letter he had written on February 24.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, to Dr. Jean Pierre Le Mayeur, Sweet Springs\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., New York, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Bartholomew Dandridge Jr. writes his aunt inquiring about letters sent to him from Washington before his death that Dandridge never received.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Sir John Sinclair, London, writes to Martha in praise of her late husband and sends her a volume of his letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 letters written by Elizabeth Parke Custis Law Rogers to her mother between December 5, 1819 - November 21, 1821.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 letters written by Brigadier General Simon Bernard, Washington City, to Eliza Parke Custis Law between March 28, 1828 and May 21, 1830.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLloyd Rogers to Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, Alexandria\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted legal document: Statement of the defendant's case. Docketed on verso \"Papers relating to case of Law v. Morris Nicholson \u0026amp; Greenleaf.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript legal statement of Thomas Law in regards to a property dispute in Washington City between William Mayne Duncason and Tench Ringgold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript memoranda regarding property dispute over square 744 in the City of Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Concerning Tench Ringgold and property dealings in the City of Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript descriptions of the architectural plans for the Thomas Law House, designed by architect William Lovering and built circa 1794 on the 689 square in the City of Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Law, Washington City, discusses his plan for construction of New Jersey Avenue on lot 744 of Washington City, along the public canal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White, Washington City, to Thomas Law\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. George Washington Parke Custis, Philadelphia to Thomas Law, Federal City. George Washington Parke Custis writes to Law of the pleasure he will have in serving Washington City, which is to be \"the pride of future ages\" and \"the metropolis of America.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA manuscript copy of the address read by W. M. Duncanson at a meeting of the Managers of Washington Canal Lottery - Law, Carroll, Young, and Duncanson. Their reply is copied on the verso.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Duncanson writes that Thomas Law has resigned his title to Lot 744 of Washington City in favor of Tench Ringgold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned, undated manuscript, docketed \"Tench Ringgold Arbitration.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Piercy, City of Washington, to Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White. Three manuscript copies by Thomas Munroe of letters written by James Piercy to the Commissioners of the City of Washington about his claims to lot 744.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript copy made by Thomas Munroe of a letter written by the Commissioners of the City of Washington to James Piercy in response to Piercy's claims on lot 744. Scott and Thornton write to Piercy that \"no intention exists of granting you the square you mention.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Elizabeth Parke Custis Law Rogers, Druid Hill, to Thomas Law, City of Washington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLloyd Rogers, Druid Hill, to Thomas Law, Washington City\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Law to Lloyd Rogers, Baltimore\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWriting from New Orleans in 1832, John Taylor reports that fifty to sixty people a day are dying from yellow fever and smallpox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Parke Custis Law, Washington, to Thomas Law, London\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter written by Lawrence Lewis to William \"Billy\" Costin requesting Costin's service in transporting his family from Mr. Charles Carter's residence in Culpepper County to their home. Lewis provides a suggested route and expected arrival date stating, 'you must not disappoint me.' A postscript in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis requests additional and immediate transportation for herself to Philadelphia. She offers Costin's mother payment in Pork if she will accompany them on the trip. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated note from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis asking \"Billy\" to ask her sister Betsy to send the things by which she [Eleanor] wrote to her for. Directs Billy to be very careful of them as they are easily broken. Autograph note signed E Lewis, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral adddress panel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. George Washington Parke Custis writes William \"Billy\" Costin at the Bank of Washington. He mentions he expects to go with Lafayette to visit Woodlawn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law. The first letter is addressed to John at George Town College and the other four to Harvard University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdmund Law, Washington, to John Law, Baltimore\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 dated letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter discussing the court martial of Commodore James Barron, who would later kill Commodore Stephen Decatur in duel in 1820.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 undated letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 undated letters and notes written by Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. John Law asks William Thornton if he can borrow a book on calvary maneuvers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters written by William Thornton in response to John Law's August 10, 1807 letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn undated letter from John Law to his half sister, Eliza Law. He writes that he is sending sweetmeats from Woodlawn by William, as promised.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam D. Sims, Pittsburgh, to John Law, Washington City\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA series of four letters and their draft copies written over the course of two days by John Law to his father, criticizing his conduct, particularly in regards to Eliza Law's marriage to Lloyd Nicholas Rogers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 letters written by Thomas Law to his son John Law, Washington City, around 1817, addressing John's criticisms of him, his divorce, and his friendship with Elizabeth Bordley Gibson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. A letter of reconciliation sent by John Law to his father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of letter from Lloyd Nicholas Rogers, New York, to Major-General Henry Lee discussing the life of Baron de Kalb.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters about the sale of property in Washington.Lenman and Brother, Washington City, to Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments related to the sale of property in Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence about the sale of property in Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters about the sale of property in Washington. N. Callan, Washington, to Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond of conveyance for Lot No. 1 in Square 260 in Washington City, District of Columbia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 survey plat of lots in Washington along Canal St, and 2 pages of notes listing the prices of lots and the names of their purchasers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from the Commisioners of the Sinking Fund of the Corporation of Washington. William McCormick, Registers Office, Washington, to Edmund Law Rogers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn indenture form reassigning a parcel of property in Washington City. The Deed of Trust form is marked at the top of the first page \"Printed and Sold by Robert A. Waters, D. st., bet. 9th \u0026amp; 10th.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page autograph letter signed by George Washington Parke Custis to Edmund Law Rogers, with additional letter from Martha Custis Williams, Arlington House, written on verso. Custis writes, \"From the very graphic account you gave Martha Williams of your visit to Mr Fenno, I see but a poor chance of my Drama being brought out [in Baltimore].\" He asks Rogers to inquire of his \"theater going friends\" if any other Baltimore theatres will perform the work. If not, he asks Rogers to return the book care of William Adam Bookseller Pennsylvania Avenie Washington.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn her letter, Williams passes on a request from \"Aunt B\" (Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon) to send the \"little manuscript book, containing an inventory of the Mt Vernon relics at Tudor Place, as she is much at a loss, with regard to the history of many things in the House.\" Britannia Peter had inherited Tudor Place the year before, in 1854. Williams adds to Rogers that she hopes he will not make too much effort to have Uncle Custis's play produced because \"Cousin Mary Lee and all his family are so much opposed to it.\" Williams hopes Custis will focus on finishing his Recollections instead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill for $21 addressed to Edmund Law Rogers for advertising the sale of lots in the City of Washington in the newspaper the National Intelligencer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned indenture for the sale of lots in the City of Washington. Docketed in pencil \"sale not made.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvoices, notes, and receipts from accounts between Robert Peter and the firm O'Neill and Dearkins. Includes an invoice for tobacco, sugar, corduroy, gauze, linen, chocolate, silk, muslin, paper, wine, ribbons, pins, cotton, and tea.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnknown list of accounts, believed to be from Robert Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePages from account book with the note \"These leaves was received by James S Webber from Mrs. Esther H Webber wife of Mr Levi Webber of Vassalboro Kennebeck Co. Maine being a part of account Book of Charles Webber, my Grand Father, his own handwriting. Received by me June 22 1878.\" The accounts include invoices for cod fish, bacon, molasses, tea, rum, sugar, silk, shoes, brandy, wine, coffee, and corn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accounts for flour, pork, beef, lamb, and veal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond for the conveyance of a parcel of property called Black Oak Thickett in Frederick County, Maryland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003erent paid\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePage of rent payment accounts in unknown hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond of Thomas Nicholls of John to Robert Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond of Isaiah and Edward Nicholls to Robert Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLawsuit against Robert Peter by James Gordon, Henry Riddell, John Campbell, John Campbell Junior, Alexander Low, and William Ingram\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree documents related to disputed accounts between Robert Peter and Benjamin Ray. One with a note by John T. Mason dated February 27, 1799, \"He has no shadow of right to one shilling on this [account].\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of Robert Peter's court appearances\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCourt documents and accounts related to Robert Peter, 5 manuscripts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCourt documents and accounts related to Robert Peter, 19 small manuscript receipts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurvey of land called Bealls Plaines in what became Washington City, along Goose Creek, later renamed Tiber Creek.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript on parchment with large seal attached by a ribbon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1766, Survey to Forrest, May 12, 1773, (six documents) Bladenburg, Sept., 21, 1766; Rock Creek, Nov. 13, 1766 \"to Robert Peter, merchant in Georgetown.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne undated note by Thomas Peter and one letter from William Dearkins and Ben Stoddert to Stephen Chiswell about resurveying about 200 acres called Partnership granted to Elting Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Resurvey of Brandy and transfer of several named enslaved people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter about resurveying a parcel of propery called Hazard. George Scott to Robert Peter, George Town.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour autograph documents dealing with land ownership. Two notes on fragments; one half sheet giving history of a property in Prince George's County; and an 8 page survey document, with reference to points on a drawn survey, of Cross Basket, Balantyre, and other properties (9 lots) belonging to Robert Peter and divided amongst George and Thomas Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate and plat for 5 3/4 acres of vacant land granted by special warrant to Robert Peter out of the Western Shore Land Office of Washington County in the District of Columbia. Surveyed by Joseph Elgar, Jr. Autograph document signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHand colored survey plat showing the division of Robert Peter's Square in George Town. Docketed on verso \"Plat belonging to Thomas Peter's Square in George Town.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTobacco sales\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTabacco Sales, Real Estate, Transfer of enslaved people\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed of trust book is dated 1790\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne dollar printed in Annapolis by F. Green, 7 December 1775. Two thirds of a dollar printed in Philadelphia by Hall and Sellers, 17 February 1776.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of items purchased by Martha Washington from Macleod \u0026amp; Lumsdon, dated at the top 18 February 1800, Alexandria. The accounts, dated 8 July and 9 August, include entries for 47 panes of glass, oil, paint for 30 mahoghany chairs, paint for a wine cooler, varnishing, picture frame gilding, and glazing. Signed by Macleod \u0026amp; Lumdsdon at the bottom, noting that the above money was received in full 9 October 1800.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt signed \"Daniel Lecock\" for payment received by the hands of James Anderson on behalf of Martha Washington for 790 bushels of corn on 2 May 1800.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for $25 paid by Thomas Carwood to James Anderson for 100 barrels of fish from Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts dated February 13, March 11, and April 12, 1800 for newspaper advertisements and handbills purchased by Martha Washington from Ellis Price, printer of The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. Items Martha purchased include 26 advertisements for a house to rent, an advertisement about the Mount Vernon fishery, 23 advertisements about the donkey Knight of Malta, and notice about the runaway slave Marcus.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts dated 23 April-23 September 1800 for weaving yards of cotton, wool, and other fabrics. The payments are marked as having been paid \"By balance due the Estate of General Washington,\" by cash, by 41 gallons of whiskey, and barrells of herring. The final payment is marked as received from James Anderson on 10 November 1801.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill addressed to the Estate of Mrs. Martha Washington, Deceased for $200 due to James Craik for medical services rendered Mrs. Washington during her last illness and $5 for cash paid Heyskill for the hire of his carriage. A signed oath by Jacob Hoffman testifies to the validity of the charges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt of payment from Thomas Peter to Lawrence Lewis for three hundred dollars for one hundred barrels of corn sold to Mount Vernon for the use of the estate. Signed by John Anderson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt written by Dr. David Stuart for the receipt from Thomas Peter for five guineas, the leagcy left by Martha Washington to Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePayment from Thomas Law to Griffith Coombs for repairs to Martha Washington's townhome in the District Columbia occupied by Henry Dearborn. Payment marked by Coombs as received in full from Thomas Peter on August 23, 1802.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwenty dollars wages paid to Richard Burnett of the City of Washingon by Thomas Peter for the year 1802.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePayment of $50 received by George Smith of Woodlawn from Thomas Peter on 12 January 1803 for hire as a blacksmith at Mount Vernon in the year 1802. Signed by George Smith (his mark) and Lawrence Lewis. George Smith was one of George Washington's slaves who was freed after Washington's death. His wife, Lydia, was one of Martha Washington's dower slaves and was inherited by Nelly Parke Custis Lewis of Woodlawn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for one hundred pounds Virginia currency received by Benjamin Lincoln Lear from Thomas Peter, one of the executors of Martha Washington's estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of Mr. James Dunlop with Thomas Peter, for horses, ploughs, and an enslaved woman named Peg. Peg is likely one of the slaves Martha Parke Custis Peter inherited from the Custis estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for funeral arrangements paid by Thomas Peter to William King on December 4, 1820 following the death of his twenty-three-year-old daughter Columbia Washington Peter. The arrangements include a \"walnut coffin lined,\" silver plate and engraving, and rental of horses, a hearse, and attendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eH. B. Morris, Philadelphia, to Thomas Peter, Georgetown. Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. A letter about bank accounts and stock certificates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill from Dr. Warfield to Thomas Peter for a visit to a \"black man in the night\" on March 5, 1824 which resulted in the amputation of the man's leg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo bills from P.L. Dupont paid by Martha Parke Custis Peter for dancing lessons for her daughter Britannia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo stock share certificates for the Patowmack Company (Potomac Company). Share No. 89 is for Martha Peter, and No. 91 for Thomas Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand office papers for the resurvey of Bear Denn, Daniels Discovery, and Partnership in Maryland\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith unknown survey plat on verso.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAquila Johns to Thomas Peter on sale of Seneca plantation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed by Sarah Norfleet Freeland Peter, wife of Thomas Peter's brother George, relinquishing right title and interest on a tract of land called Forrest, property of her husband, in order to pay his debts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter about resurveying property owned by George Washington Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of property in Montgomery County Maryland owned by Thomas Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Regarding financial matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHoratio Edmondson of Taylor County, Maryland\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlet stitch binding with marbled paper covers. Contains notes about purchases made by Thomas Peter 1813-1814.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCalling card from Le Baron de Maltitz, Secretaire de la Legation Imperiale de Russie. Manuscript date 1823 on verso.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Dandridge writes to Thomas Peter, George Town, asking to borrow money from the estate of Martha Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Peter, George Town, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed, with envelope. Josiah Quincy, Cambridge, to Martha Parke Custis Peter, Georgetown. Josiah Quincy thanks Martha Parke Custis Peter for her generous reeption of his children at Tudor Place and thanks her for the relic of George Washington that she sent back with them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA contemporary manuscript copy of a letter in which Nelly Parke Custis describes having seen George Washington writing his farewell address at Mount Vernon. When the address was finished, she says he asked her to bring him silk string, and she watched him stitch the address together in front of her. Nelly writes this as a rebuke to one of Alexander Hamilton's sons, who claims his father wrote the farewell address.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of accounts between the Estate of George Washington and Alexandria apothecary Edward Stabler, including purchases for Turlington's Balsam, castor oil, arsenic, balsam copaiva, British oil, salts, purified Salt Petre, cantharides, ipecacuanha, laudanum, tumeric, and opodildo. Payments are marked as received from James Anderson. Autograph document, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript titled \"A List of Negroes belonging to Mrs. Washington.\" A list of 121 enslaved persons who were Martha's dower slaves. Unlike the slaves owned by George Washington, Martha's slaves were not freed after her death and were inherited by the Custis descendants. Men, boys, women, and girls and listed in separate columns, each further broken down into the places where they worked: Mansion house, River Farm, Muddy Hole, and Union Farm. Five women - Amy, Alice, Peg, Agnes, and Old Judy - are listed as \"Free but yet remain.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned certificate from the executors of General George Washington to the Clerk of Fairfax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts from 1802 for furniture and household goods purchased by George Washington Parke Custis from the Estate of Martha Washington. The final payment was made in 1826, and the account is signed by Thomas Peter, executor of the estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of the household belongings sold by Thomas Peter from the personal estate of Martha Washington. Includes a listing of who purchased each item and the price it sold for.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned indenture for sale of land in the City of Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles of agreement between George Calvert and Thomas Peter with Thomas Law, agreeing that Thomas Law and his wife Eliza Parke Custis Law will live separately. Eliza will receive $1500 per year from Law, and all the interest from her inheritance from George Washington will go to her and her daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 sheets of accounts between the estate of Robert Peter and James Dunlop, including the sale of \"5 negroes willed Mrs. Peter.\" These are some of Martha's dower slaves inherited by Martha Parke Custis Peter. One additional account between Jonathan Hicks and the heirs of Robert Peter, dated 1809-1811.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt written by Lawrence Lewis acknowledging receipt from Thomas Peter of three hundred and twenty-six dollars eighteen cent left to his son Lorenzo Lewis as a legacy from Martha Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt signed by George Washington Parke Custis acknowledging the receipt from Thomas Peter of one thousand dollars as a legacy left to his daughter from the late Martha Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Thomas Peter, George Town, to Bushrod Washington, Mount Vernon. Thomas Peter writes to Bushrod about money owed for two purchases he made from the estate of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo documents related to a settlement made by John Dandridge against George Washington Parke Custis and Thomas Peter, executors of Martha Washington's estate. One is a 1829 decree from the U. S. Circuit Court, signed by William Thomas Carroll; and the other is an account of money owed to John Dandridge signed by Benjamin Lincoln Lear, 1830 June 21. Autograph documents signed (2).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 documents related to the death of Beverley Kennon, husband of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, who died aboard the USS Princeton during the 1844 Peacemaker accident: a newspaper clipping with an excerpt from a sermon by Reverend Mr. Magoon on the Princeton Tragedy, a plan of the burying ground belonging to Mrs. Beverly Kennon, and a certificate from the Vestry of Washington Parish granting Mrs. Beverley Kennon four sites in the Washington Parish Burial Ground.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts for two legacies received of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, executor of Martha Parke Custis Peter's estate. One is for a grandson named Thomas Peter and another for her grandson John Parke Custis Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript resolution of the Senate of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, offering sympathy to the families of those killed aboard the USS Princeton during the Peacemaker accident. This copy was given by the President of the United States to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, whose husband, Beverley Kennon, was killed in the accident.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted form signed by Britannia W. Peter Kennon and witnessed by William Purcell, esquire, Judge of the Orphans' Court of Washington county, District of Columbia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of collections and payments made to sundry persons to settle the estate of Martha Parke Custis Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument bound with blue ribbon, with envelope. Last will and testament of Ann Gertrude Wightt, a former nun at the Georgetown Visitation Convent who later lived at Tudor Place. Autograph document, 8 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter, with envelope. Ann Gertrude Wightt, Rochester, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers related to the sale of Lot 9 in Square 72 of Washington City to William A. Gordon. Letter from William E. Edmonston to William A. Gordon, 1891 May 30. Two letters from William A. Gordon to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, 1891 June 3 and 1889 October 4. Typescript signed by William Gordon of Declaration of Trust for sale of Lot Nine, Square Seventy Two in Washington City, D.C..\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndenture made between Britannia Wellington Kennon, party of the first part, and Walter Gibson Peter, Armistead Peter Jr., and George Freeland Peter, parties of the second part, all of the District of Columbia, regarding relics and heirlooms at Tudor Place acquired by Britannia W. Peter Kennon from her mother Martha Custis Peter grand-daughter of Martha the wife of George Washington, known in the family as \"The Mount Vernon Heirlooms.\" Other relics are from the estates of Thomas Peter and Beverley Kennon. Britannia wishes that these relics be preserved by her descendants and that none of them be sold or disposed of.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThese include pictures, miniatures, engravings, glass, china, silver, jewelry, furniture, needlework, and other relics, including a sago palm formerly belonging to Martha Parke Custis Peter. The relics and heirlooms are to be divided into five parts after Britannia's death and delivered to her grandchildren.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language (New York : Printed and published by William A. Davies) Inscribed Britannia W. Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Beverley Kennon, Navy Yard, Washington, to Reverend W. Hoff, George Town. Kennon asks Reverend Hoff to be present at Mrs. Peter's place in George Town on the 8th to marry him to Britannia W. Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 autograph letters signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed on mourning stationary, with envelope and black seal. John Tyler, Washington, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon. President John Tyler offers his condolences to Britannia W. Peter Kennon on the death of her husband, Beverley Kennon, during the Peacemaker accident aboard the USS Princeton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eG. T. Kennon to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with envelope docketed \"A letter written to Uncle Bev. by my mother while at boarding school given to me after Uncle Bev's death by Aunt G.\". Martha Custis Kennon, Georgetown, to Beverley Kennon Jr. Beverley Kennon Jr. was Martha Custis Kennon's half brother.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccording to Martha Custis Peter, this illustration was at the Tudor Place.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. Van Ness, New York, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place, Georgetown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDepartment of the Interior, Pension Office, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place, Georgetown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Charles Carroll Simms to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Georgetown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMattie D. Abbot to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place. From the Secretary of the Ladies Aid Society of Christ Church accepting Britannia Kennon's resignation as President.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from James Mackubin, Ellicott City, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters from Justine Van Rensselaer Townsend, Vice Regent of New York for the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon. In the 26 November 1890 letter, Justine asks Britannia to help the Ladies determine what is genuine at the upcoming 1890 Thomas Birch's Sons sale of Washington relics in Philadelphia. The sale will include \"General Washington's papers, a clock, a punch bowl, and many other things.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation from The Board of World's Fair Managers of Virginia inviting Britannia W. Peter Kennon to be present at the ceremonies of Virginia Day at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Enclosed with an envelope and the calling card of Mrs. William Radford Beale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCalling cards for Martha Custis Kennon and Armistead Peter. At home card with envelope for Britannia W. Peter Kennon, engraved by Dempsey \u0026amp; O. Toole of Baltimore \u0026amp; Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraved form ceritifying that \"Cream Ladle No 68944 is an exact reproduction of one onwed by General and Mrs. Washington and used for a number of years at Mr. Vernon.\" The ladle was produced by Galt \u0026amp; Bro. Jewellers, Silversmiths, Stationers, Washington D.C..\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding the purchase of a clock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript lists of letters and items from Mount Vernon that were part of  Britannia W. Peter Kennon's collection at Tudor Place.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnbound notebook with list of items and letters from Mount Vernon that belonged to Britannia W. Peter Kennon at Tudor Place. Includes a list of how the items were divided amongst Britannia's grandchildren.Includes furniture and household items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a list of how the items were divided amongst Britannia W. Peter Kennon's grandchildren.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript list of books, jewelry, and locks of hair at Tudor Place\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes both manuscript and typescript inventories of books, furniture, and objects from Tudor Place.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewsclippings and correspondence related to Washington relics loaned by Walter G. Peter to the National Museum in the early 1900s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLent by Walter G. Peter from the Britannia W. Peter Kennon Collection of Washington Relics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR. Davidson, Pinckneyville, to George Peter, George Town\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a $5 charge on 23 October 1813 for a coffin \"for a black man.\" On 9 February 1814, Peter was charged $50.00 for a lined coffin covered with black cloth, among other expenses, possibly following the death of his first wife, Ann Plater Peter, or one of their young sons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Anderson, Clarksburgh, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with printed cash form from the Office of Discount and Deposit, Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJoseph Delaplaine, Philadelphia, to George Peter. Deplaine requests Major Peter's portrait for his gallery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU. McInder, Petersburg, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from unidentified, Annapolis, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. Coor, Rockville, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartially printed form from the District of Columbia. Major Peter grants Charles A. Burnett power of attorney to sell, assign, and transfer his 50 shares of stock in the Books of the Washington Turnpike Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from unidentified, Annapolis, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles Bunting, Montgomery County, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames H., Georgetown, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Benjamin Lincoln Lear, Washington, to George Peter. Lear writes regarding two suits againist Mrs. Sarah Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Wootton, Rockville, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Lincoln Lear, Washington, to George Peter. Printed letter with manuscript additions, from B. L. Lear, Attorney of the Bank, Bank of the United States.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. W. Ramsay, Washington, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from unidentified, Washington, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from unidentified, Washington City, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eB. H., Rockville, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClement Cod, Georgetown, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Thompson, Union School, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMichael Keepers, Frederick Town, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Wootton, Rockville, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eG. D., George Town, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. Orme, Georgetown, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. Sellman, Clarksburg, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel C. Ulens, Poolesville, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. Higgins, Poolesville, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJesse V., Poolesville, to George Peter, Darnestown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. Falls, Baltimore, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeo. Howson Mason, Annapolis, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlfred Spates, Cumberland, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from unidentified, Baltimore, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. Matthews, George Town, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeo. Hownson Mason, Annapolis, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBenj. Fawcett, Colesville, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJ. Williams, Washington D.C., to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter from the Treasuries Office of the Baltimore and Ohion Railroad Company, offering Peter free tickets to pass over the roads of their company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted election ballot for \"The Constitution and Union Ticket,\" promising \"Civil and Religious Liberty.\" George Peter is listed as the candidate for Commisioner of Public Works.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of clothing purchased by Martha Washington from William Jones of Alexandria. Includes suits purchased for enslaved workers Daniel, Marcus, Christopher, and Frank. According to notes on the verso, payments were received from James Anderson on 12 April 1800 and 15 May 1800.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive receipts for goods and services paid for by James Anderson in 1800, including repairs to old shoes, paper lampblack, freight for one box from Philadelphia, 93 yards of cloth, and leather.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromissory notes from George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromissory notes and bank notes from George Peter. Checks, Union Bank of Georgetown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and bank notes from George Peter. Checks, Union Bank of Georgetown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and bank notes from George Peter. Checks, Union Bank of Georgetown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromissory notes and bank notes from George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and bank notes from George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and bank notes from George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and accounts of George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and accounts of George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and accounts of George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and accounts of George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and accounts of George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and accounts of George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and accounts of George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and accounts of George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and accounts of George Peter with F. S. Poole and Bro\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills and accounts of George Peter with F. S. Poole and Bro.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated Bills and accounts of George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge H. Peter, Carlise, writes to his uncle asking for money for an upcoming vacation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 letters from James Peter to his uncle George Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Peter, George Town\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 letters sent by James Freeland Peter to his father from Alexandria, Buffalo, and Detroit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript acrostic written for Uncle George Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSarah Peter, Georgetown, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 letters from George Peter, Jr., to his father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript list of \"Things from Mt. Vernon\" with manuscript annotations by George Freeland Peter of which Peter heirs inherited the items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript and manuscript inventories of items fro Tudor Place, with notes on which Peter heirs inherited them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentification key to \"The battle at Bunker's Hill\" engraved by Johann Gotthard Müller after the painting by John Trumbull. Printed in London by A. C. de Poggi.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts for shoes, boots, and repairs, including shoes for enslaved people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMajor George Peter's troops are invited to attend Divine Service. \"It is hoped they will attend \u0026amp; conduct themselves with a reverence suited to the character of Christian soldiers, who have taken arms in defence of their homes \u0026amp; country \u0026amp; who look for success \u0026amp; preservation to the favor of the Almighty Giver of all victory.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel and red wax seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 letters to George Peter from his brother David Peter, George Town.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed of sale for land purchased by Peter on Gay Street and Dumarton Street in George Town.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of 322 volumes, showing title, number of volumes, size, and type of bookbinding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 letters and 1 receipt, mostly addressed to George Peter from his niece, Jane Beverley and her husband, James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eprinted pages\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRoger Brooke Taney, Annapolis, to George Peter regarding upcoming elections [December 20] to the U. S. Senate specifically the potential election of Mr. [Alexander C.] Hanson as a means to heal and reconcile the differences in the Federal Party. Also discuss Mr. Washington's 'zeal and industry' in supporting Hanson's candidacy. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages. Docketed 'Roger B. Taney - Hanson \u0026amp; Washington'\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. Cook, Hyates Town,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Brewer, Aix la Chapelle, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Summers, New Market, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eG. Dalls S., Colesville, to George Peter, Poolesville\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElisha Jones, Clarksburg, to George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the papers granting George and Sarah Peter guardianship of David Peter's children Elizabeth, William, Jane, George H., and James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003etrust, property, and expenses of land\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ematerial and clothing\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for the purchase of Lot No. 15 in Square No. 170 in the City of Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts from Leonard W. Candler, Darnes Town, to George Peter. Receipts for the purchase of dry goods, clothing, and other household goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 copies of the will of Sarah Freeland, George Peter's mother-in-law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eappraisal authorization of Alexander Broome and Samuel Darby\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of Margaret Dick with William Parson. Includes an account for shoes soled and nailed for James Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMedical bills, pharmacy, doctor\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003etuition bills\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, T.H. Paul to George Peter. Letter, Unknown  to the Secretary of the Interior of the United States.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts from Leonard W. Candler, Darnes Town, to George Peter. Receipts for the purchase of dry goods, clothing, and other household goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003etypescript copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003edeed of conveyance\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndenture, George Peter to Thomas Peter, Land from estate of Robert Peter, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ecopies of letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMilitary exemption for Armistead Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill, George Peter, Esq. to Dr. Armistead Peter, 1869 February 11; Col. Richard L. Maury, Attorney, to Dr. Armistead Peter, 1876 October 10\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes story of Abraham Lincoln and the Maryland Barbecue by Agnes Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemento for either Walter Gibson Peter or W. Orton Williams from Mrs. Laura Cassaway, small American flag and small ivory mirror with flower [Fragile]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes receipt of letter, 1873 January 24. Letter regarding interest in farm from Robert Dick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003elock of hair\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Binder 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Binder 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Binder 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical Studies- From Binder 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical Studies- From Binder 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical Studies- Fragmented letter - From Binder 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical Studies- From Binder 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical Studies- From Binder 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical Studies- From Binder 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour envelopes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGoes up to Britannia W. Peter Kennon -From Binder 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCondolence letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Governor Horatio Sharpe\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndenture, September 30, 1791; Resurvey of Forrest, 1796. Document signed by Gov. Haywood\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResurvey of Pipe Tomhock; Copy of Platt (sic) and Illustrations, August 14, 1798; July 11, 1766, Explanation of Survey, September 19, 1797, May 26, 1796, February 16, 1797\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed, Elizabeth and John Scrivenor, April 18, 1799, June 11, 1799, Resurvey of Brandy, June 9, 1792, June 18, 1792\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 24, 1871, wrapper\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of enslaved persons, livestock, and tools sold at Slashes, Sugar Lands, and Rock Creek Quarters totaling $9,308.00. Autograph document, 3 pages, with docket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBernard Gilpin firmly bound to Thomas Peter for $5520\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ewove paper\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy, \"Account Book 1, Robert Peter, Esq. with the Commissioners of the Federal Buildings; On division of the Tract, Mexico within the City of Washington, Exclusive of what are called \"Old divisions of squares\" and water lots of which no account is key by the Commissioners. 21 pp. Note from Walter Gibson Peter re: History of book, how it ended up in the Library of Congress Thomas Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003esigned by James Madison, B. Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Madison signature\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe most important ones delivered to F.S. Keys Esq. and recorded in suit pending in Court Dt. Columbia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 manuscripts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eunder the orders of Lt. Col. E. Robert, USTE\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBuilding 3044 O Street\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ecopies\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Allison's Forrest Enlarged; Fort Grubby Hill, July 1, 1732\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Indenture, Daniel Veetch, February 19, 1758 Document signed by Gov. Horatio Sharpe\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBathsheba\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst found in Thomas Peter's Letterbooks\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, Photos from Survey (4) and Ivory Cross [First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon] Interesting small religious carved cross, made from Mother-of-Pearl\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, William A. Coffin to Britannia Kennon, February 23, 1889; Brouchure for Exhibition, April 30, 1889; Letter, A. W. Drake to Britannia Kennon, January 29, 1889, May 16, 1889, including: carte de visite of George Washington and calling card of Mr. A. W. Drake (Photo) [First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst found in Papers of Major George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst found in Major George Peter's Letterbooks\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrenzel Gallery, Georgetown. Moved from Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Sir Thomas Nicholson, William Scott Blair, General Scott of Malenie, Robert Buchanan, William Dunlop, Elizabeth Roberton, J. Horsburgh, Lord Abbots Hall, Isabel Corbet, Cunningham Scott. First found in Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst found in Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContaining photographs of Peter relatives\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePictures of Tudor Place, Vacation, Content Farm, Ellen Beale Peter 1931 (Walter Gibson's Wife) Made by Walter Gibson Peter, [Loose photographs], Half Full.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Peter, wife of Robert Peter. Made by Walter Gibson Peter [Note: Some loose pages]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook of tobacco sales, list of enslaved persons belonging to Robert Peter, and lots of Robert Peter in the City of Washington with division by squares for the Commissioners and how they are disposed. The bound volume is made up of 178 pages. Pages 52-147 are blank. At some point the volume is flipped and entries are begun at the back of the book from pages 178-154. For viewing purposes those pages have been reoriented and reordered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Tobacco Book,\" All letters received pertaining to his business of selling tobacco in Europe and trading across the Atlantic, including captains, lawyers, and buyers in Europe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes personal letters that were sent to the family, photocopied letters from Thomas and General Washington, various financial papersNot in order [Documents are fragile and book in poor condition]. Made by Walter Gibson Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains photographs and letters. Created by Walter Gibson Peter, received documents from Britannia W. Peter Kennon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommissions, Letters, Orders, etc. Relating to service in the U.S. Army and Major Georgetown Field Artillery, Created by Walter Gibson Peter. Items signed by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorps of the Artillerists, New Orleans and Fort McHenry, Garrison and Regimental Orders, Major George Peter; Order and prisoner tries and punishments, List from Fort McHenry, Morning Reports [Note: Book in poor condition]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLedger of real estate holdings of George Peter with Robert Peter and James Peter [pages 2-17]. Also includes, \"The following Table exhibits a view of the Squares and Lots, the Number of square feet therein contained, and the value of the same, now owned by Capt. George Peter, in the City of Washington\" [pages 74-78]. Stitch binding with marbled paper covers, 88 pages. Real estate accounts appear on pages 2-7, 10-11, 14-17, 74, 76, and 78. The remaining page are blank. In 1813, the ledger is flipped and a single page (page 88) includes a list of names under the title 'Rent Roll for 1813.'\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLedger for the estate of Robert Peter maintained by his son Thomas Peter. The bond volume contains 176 pages, partially completed. Accounts are entered on pages 6-54, pages 55-173 are blank, and pages 174-176 include bank notes at the Bank of Columbia and the Branch Bank of Washington City. A scrap of paper with calculations was found between pages 49 and 50 and is included in the digitization.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst found in Papers of Major George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLessons and Exercises in Vocal Music by Benjamin Carr\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains letters, pictures, U.S. Navy Commissions (James Madison, John Tyler, and Franklin Pierce), invitations, and a memorandum of Britannia and Beverley made by Walter Gibson Peter- Grandson to Britannia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter resigning from the army, notes made from Walter George Peter. Includes letters, a list of enlaved people from Montanaverde, bills, and business transactions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepairs made on properties of Robert Peter, Jr.  Stitch binding with marbled paper covers, 98 pages. Real estate accounts appear on pages 2-5, 8-23, and 26-33. The remaining pages are blank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst found in Papers of Major George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst found in Papers of Major George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies made February 1 and 2, 1849 by Edmund Law Rogers at Tudor Place, the residence of his Great-Aunt Martha Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommunion Alms, Christmas and Easter Offerings, June 5, 1850. In Memory of Mrs. Britannia Wellington Kennon, From the Trustees of the Louise Home, 1911.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour account books. Account Money paid for the Estate of Mrs. Martha Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Commenced the practice of medicine the latter end of March 1867. Left town the first of May 1867 and returned June 28th- recommended practicing 8th of July, etc., Expense Log and Visiting List\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst found in Dr. Armistead Peter's files. 9 volumes, dated 1863, 1866, 1870, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1889, 1892, and 1896.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of patients from practice and paid or unpaid, in alphabetical order, Bills Due, Cash Paid to Mrs. Peter, other accounts, small pox vaccination count\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on visits, family seal, copied letters, list of articles from Mount Vernon, notes about clothes and jewelry; Copy of Album was acquired by Martha Custis Peter, great-great granddaughter to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, which Britannia had given to her grandson, Walter Gibson Peter. Her father was Walter Gibson Peter, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003econtains dried flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes folders of France and WWI soldiers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains deeds, inventories, and papers pertaining to Robert Peter's estates and his sons, Robert, James, David, George, and Thomas. Various notes about David Peter's death, and letters from George Peter. Made by Walter Gibson Peter. [Note: There are loose pages]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes voice and music notes for the saxon ground, will you come to the bower, nobody coming to marry me, the rose, rondo, and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst found in Papers of Major George Peter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo. 5116, volume 190, covering the coronation of George VI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted volume, includes a facsimile handwritten section entitled \"accounts, G. 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It includes letters from George Washington, letters of condolence to Martha Washington after George Washington's death, estate documents, Major George Peter's military papers, land plats and surveys, photo albums, letterbooks, and notebooks that tell of the life of this prominent family in Virginia and the City of Washington.","Autograph letter signed from Eliza, Hope Park, asking her grandfather for a picture of him. Docketed in Washington's hand on verso.","Autographed letter signed (signature cut out) George Washington, German Town, to Eliza Parke Custis. Washington offers his granddaughter advice on love and marriage.","Autograph letter in Washington's hand, initialed by both George and Martha. George and Martha Washington, Philadelphia, to Thomas Law. The Washingtons congratulate Law on his marriage to their grandaughter Eliza.","Autograph letter signed by George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Thomas Peter, discussing the purchase of English cattle.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Docketed in Washington's hand.Thomas Peter, George Town, to George Washington, Mount Vernon. Peter asks Washington to secure a spot for his brother in the Army and shares rumors about a bill coming up in Congress.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel and seal. George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Thomas Peter. Washington writes about the sale of tobacco.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel.George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Thomas Peter. Washington writes about farming and congratulates Thomas and Patsy on the birth of their son.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. John Mercereau, Union Township, to George Washington. John Mercereau, a businessman who served with his brother and nephew in a spy ring during the Revolutionary War, writes to Washington asking if he may come and visit, reflecting that no memories give him greater satisfaction than those he spent \"Devoted to my Countrys Service.\" Tragically, Mercereau did not know that Washington had died 10 days before his letter was sent.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., London, to George Washington.  Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., writes to his uncle about his business ventures from London. He had not yet received word of Washington's death on December 14, 1799.","Autograph letter unsigned in the hand of Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart and most likely addressed to Tobias Lear. The letter is dated 7 February with no year but was most likely written in 1790, since it mentions Lear's first marriage, which occured in 1790.","Autograph letter signed, undated, with integral free franked address panel. Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart to Tobias Lear, New York. Docketed in Lear's hand as received 2 October 1790. Eleanor writes of her unhappiness at being parted from her children Nelly and Wash.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart, Mount Vernon, to Tobias Lear, New York. Eleanor writes about the lottery and her family, noting that \"My Dear Nelly \u0026 Wash. are still spoilt by Grand Mama but chearfully obey every word I say to them.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Docketed in hand of George Washington. Lucretia Constance Radcliffe, Charleston, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Mrs. Radcliffe writes seeking an Army commission for her son and sends a packet of crane feathers and melon seeds. She also sends news of Major Pinkney.","Manuscript resolution of the \"Sixth Congress of the United States: At the first session Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the second of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine\" stating that a marble monument to George Washington be erected in the City of Washington and that his remains be interred beneath it. It is also resolved that a funeral procession from Comgress Hall to the German Lutheran Church shall take place on Thursday, December 26, 1799, and that the nation will wear crepe arm bands for thirty days of mourning.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Maria S. Ross, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. A condolence letter from Maria S. Ross of Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Martha Washington on the death of her husband.","Autograph letter, copy. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response to Maria Ross's condolence letter to Martha Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel with seal of John Adams. Abigail Adams, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Condolence letter written by Abigail Adams to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Martha Washington's response to Abigail Adams's condolence letter on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Mary Stead Pinckney, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington. Pinckney also sends her regards and congratulations to Nelly Parke Custis Lewis, who was recovering from the birth of her first child, Frances Parke Lewis.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Jonathan Trumbull Jr., Governor of Connecticut, Lebanon, Connecticut, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Elias Boudinot, New Jersey Congressman and Director of the United States Mint, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, to Elias Boudinot. Tobias Lear's response on behalf of Martha Washington to Elias Boudinot's condolence letter.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod Washington, Walnut Farm, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes to Martha about purchasing corn from Colonel Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Condolence letter written by Ann Huntington, New London, Connecticut,  to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response on behalf of Martha to Hamilton's condolence letter.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Condolence letter from Reverend Samuel Miller, New York, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, on the death of George Washington. He writes that he is inclosing a discourse he recently delivered on the occasion of Washington's death.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response on behalf of Martha to Samuel Miller's, New York, condolence letter on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Stephen Williamson, Philadelphia, State Prison, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Stephen Williamson introduces himself as the captain of a company in the Rhode Island Regiment who served under Washington in the Revolutionary War. He recounts a dream he had in which she gives birth to a son following Washington's death. He also tells Martha the details of his arrest for buying a stolen horse and requests her assistance in getting him out of prison.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Former Secretary of War Henry Knox, Montpelier, St. Georges, sends Martha his condolences after the passing of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha in response to Henry Knox's condolence letter on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Mayor of New York City Richard Varick offers his condolences to Martha after the death of George Washington. He also incloses, on behalf of the Common Council of New York City, an oration delivered on the occassion of Washington's death by Gouverneur Morris.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha Washington in response to Richard Varick's, New York, condolence letter after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Richard Washington,Bermuda, a former business associate of Washington's in London, offers his condolences to Martha after George Washington's death.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Theodore Sedgwick, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington. Sedgwick writes that he is inclosing a second edition of General Lee's funeral oration.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writing on behalf of Martha in response to Theodore Sedgwick's condolence letter after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter written by the Marquis de Lafayette, La Grange, to Martha after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. A condolence letter from Auguste Belin, Secretary of the Loge Française l'Aménité of Philidelphia, a freemason lodge of French and Saint-Dominguen émigrés. Belin writes that he is inclosing copies of a funeral oration performed at the lodge in honor of George Washington's death.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha in response to Auguste Belin's, Philadelphia, condolence letter on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter. Condolence note from Reverend William Rogers, Philadelphia, to Martha on the death of George Washington. Rogers writes that he is enclosing a copy of a funeral oration he delivered in Washington's honor.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, on behalf of Martha Washington, thanks William Rogers for sending \"a copy of the Religious Exercises, at the time of the Eulogy, at the German Reformed Church.\"","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writing on behalf of Martha Washington, requests that Gilbert Stuart's original portrait of Washington be given to Martha, in exchange for fair compensation. Lear writes that Martha has expressed no desire for her own portrait, but Lear thinks it would be nice to display alongside the portrait of Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence note written by Charles Humphrey Atherton, Amherst, New Hampshire, to Martha Washington after the death of George Washington. Atherton writes that he is enclosing a funeral oration delivered at the request of the citizens of Amherst, New Hampshire in Washington's honor.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha Washington in response to Charles H. Atherton's, Amherst, New Hampshire, condolence letter on the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Georges Washington de Lafayette, La Grange, son of the Marquis de Lafayette, writes a condolence note to Martha after the death of George Washington. Georges writes of Washington's \"parental kindness\" when he visited Mount Vernon and says, \"How far was I to imagine when I left your family that it would be a last farewell.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Condolence letter written by Alexandria merchant Thomas Porter to Martha after the death of George Washington. Porter writes that he is sending an eulogy along with the letter.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. A condolence letter written by Revered James Kemp, Cambridge, Maryland, to Martha Washington after the death of George Washington. Kemp writes that he is enclosing a copy of a sermon he delivered on the day appointed by Congress to honor George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, responds on behalf of Martha Washington to James Kemp's, Cambridge, Maryland, condolence letter after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Peleg Wadsworth, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington on the death of George Washington. Wadsworth requests, on behalf of his daughter, a relic of the late General.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writes on behalf of Martha in response to Peleg Wadsworth's condolence letter after the death of George Washington. Lear writes that he is enclosing a lock of Washington's hair for Wadsworth's daughter as requested.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writing on behalf of Martha Washington, thanks Reverend John D. Blair for sending his condolences and two orations delivered in Richmond on February 22 in honor of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. William Griffiths, Burlington, New Jersey, offers his condolences on behalf of the citizens of Burlington, New Jersey to Martha after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, responds on behalf of Martha to William Griffith's, Burlington, New Jersey, condolence letter after the death of George Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Theodore Sedgwick, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon","Autograph letter signed \"John Lemayere.\" Jean Pierre Le Mayeur, Sweet Springs, was George Washington's dentist during the Revolutionary War. He writes his condolences to Martha on the death of Washington, apologizing that his servant lost the first condolence letter he had written on February 24.","Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, to Dr. Jean Pierre Le Mayeur, Sweet Springs","Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., New York, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Bartholomew Dandridge Jr. writes his aunt inquiring about letters sent to him from Washington before his death that Dandridge never received.","Autograph letter signed. Sir John Sinclair, London, writes to Martha in praise of her late husband and sends her a volume of his letters.","3 letters written by Elizabeth Parke Custis Law Rogers to her mother between December 5, 1819 - November 21, 1821.","7 letters written by Brigadier General Simon Bernard, Washington City, to Eliza Parke Custis Law between March 28, 1828 and May 21, 1830.","Lloyd Rogers to Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, Alexandria","Printed legal document: Statement of the defendant's case. Docketed on verso \"Papers relating to case of Law v. Morris Nicholson \u0026 Greenleaf.\"","Manuscript legal statement of Thomas Law in regards to a property dispute in Washington City between William Mayne Duncason and Tench Ringgold.","Manuscript memoranda regarding property dispute over square 744 in the City of Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Concerning Tench Ringgold and property dealings in the City of Washington.","Manuscript descriptions of the architectural plans for the Thomas Law House, designed by architect William Lovering and built circa 1794 on the 689 square in the City of Washington.","Thomas Law, Washington City, discusses his plan for construction of New Jersey Avenue on lot 744 of Washington City, along the public canal.","Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White, Washington City, to Thomas Law","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. George Washington Parke Custis, Philadelphia to Thomas Law, Federal City. George Washington Parke Custis writes to Law of the pleasure he will have in serving Washington City, which is to be \"the pride of future ages\" and \"the metropolis of America.\"","A manuscript copy of the address read by W. M. Duncanson at a meeting of the Managers of Washington Canal Lottery - Law, Carroll, Young, and Duncanson. Their reply is copied on the verso.","Autograph letter signed. Duncanson writes that Thomas Law has resigned his title to Lot 744 of Washington City in favor of Tench Ringgold.","Unsigned, undated manuscript, docketed \"Tench Ringgold Arbitration.\"","James Piercy, City of Washington, to Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White. Three manuscript copies by Thomas Munroe of letters written by James Piercy to the Commissioners of the City of Washington about his claims to lot 744.","Manuscript copy made by Thomas Munroe of a letter written by the Commissioners of the City of Washington to James Piercy in response to Piercy's claims on lot 744. Scott and Thornton write to Piercy that \"no intention exists of granting you the square you mention.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Elizabeth Parke Custis Law Rogers, Druid Hill, to Thomas Law, City of Washington","Lloyd Rogers, Druid Hill, to Thomas Law, Washington City","Thomas Law to Lloyd Rogers, Baltimore","Writing from New Orleans in 1832, John Taylor reports that fifty to sixty people a day are dying from yellow fever and smallpox.","Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, Washington, to Thomas Law, London","Letter written by Lawrence Lewis to William \"Billy\" Costin requesting Costin's service in transporting his family from Mr. Charles Carter's residence in Culpepper County to their home. Lewis provides a suggested route and expected arrival date stating, 'you must not disappoint me.' A postscript in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis requests additional and immediate transportation for herself to Philadelphia. She offers Costin's mother payment in Pork if she will accompany them on the trip. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel.","Undated note from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis asking \"Billy\" to ask her sister Betsy to send the things by which she [Eleanor] wrote to her for. Directs Billy to be very careful of them as they are easily broken. Autograph note signed E Lewis, 1 page.","Autograph letter signed with integral adddress panel.","Autograph letter signed. George Washington Parke Custis writes William \"Billy\" Costin at the Bank of Washington. He mentions he expects to go with Lafayette to visit Woodlawn.","5 letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law. The first letter is addressed to John at George Town College and the other four to Harvard University.","Edmund Law, Washington, to John Law, Baltimore","5 dated letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.","Letter discussing the court martial of Commodore James Barron, who would later kill Commodore Stephen Decatur in duel in 1820.","4 undated letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.","15 undated letters and notes written by Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. John Law asks William Thornton if he can borrow a book on calvary maneuvers.","2 letters written by William Thornton in response to John Law's August 10, 1807 letter.","An undated letter from John Law to his half sister, Eliza Law. He writes that he is sending sweetmeats from Woodlawn by William, as promised.","William D. Sims, Pittsburgh, to John Law, Washington City","Three letters","A series of four letters and their draft copies written over the course of two days by John Law to his father, criticizing his conduct, particularly in regards to Eliza Law's marriage to Lloyd Nicholas Rogers.","5 letters written by Thomas Law to his son John Law, Washington City, around 1817, addressing John's criticisms of him, his divorce, and his friendship with Elizabeth Bordley Gibson.","Autograph letter signed. A letter of reconciliation sent by John Law to his father.","Draft of letter from Lloyd Nicholas Rogers, New York, to Major-General Henry Lee discussing the life of Baron de Kalb.","2 letters about the sale of property in Washington.Lenman and Brother, Washington City, to Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore.","Documents related to the sale of property in Washington.","Correspondence about the sale of property in Washington.","2 letters about the sale of property in Washington. N. Callan, Washington, to Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore.","Bond of conveyance for Lot No. 1 in Square 260 in Washington City, District of Columbia.","1 survey plat of lots in Washington along Canal St, and 2 pages of notes listing the prices of lots and the names of their purchasers.","Letter from the Commisioners of the Sinking Fund of the Corporation of Washington. William McCormick, Registers Office, Washington, to Edmund Law Rogers.","An indenture form reassigning a parcel of property in Washington City. The Deed of Trust form is marked at the top of the first page \"Printed and Sold by Robert A. Waters, D. st., bet. 9th \u0026 10th.\"","1 page autograph letter signed by George Washington Parke Custis to Edmund Law Rogers, with additional letter from Martha Custis Williams, Arlington House, written on verso. Custis writes, \"From the very graphic account you gave Martha Williams of your visit to Mr Fenno, I see but a poor chance of my Drama being brought out [in Baltimore].\" He asks Rogers to inquire of his \"theater going friends\" if any other Baltimore theatres will perform the work. If not, he asks Rogers to return the book care of William Adam Bookseller Pennsylvania Avenie Washington.","In her letter, Williams passes on a request from \"Aunt B\" (Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon) to send the \"little manuscript book, containing an inventory of the Mt Vernon relics at Tudor Place, as she is much at a loss, with regard to the history of many things in the House.\" Britannia Peter had inherited Tudor Place the year before, in 1854. Williams adds to Rogers that she hopes he will not make too much effort to have Uncle Custis's play produced because \"Cousin Mary Lee and all his family are so much opposed to it.\" Williams hopes Custis will focus on finishing his Recollections instead.","Bill for $21 addressed to Edmund Law Rogers for advertising the sale of lots in the City of Washington in the newspaper the National Intelligencer.","Unsigned indenture for the sale of lots in the City of Washington. Docketed in pencil \"sale not made.\"","Invoices, notes, and receipts from accounts between Robert Peter and the firm O'Neill and Dearkins. Includes an invoice for tobacco, sugar, corduroy, gauze, linen, chocolate, silk, muslin, paper, wine, ribbons, pins, cotton, and tea.","Unknown list of accounts, believed to be from Robert Peter.","Pages from account book with the note \"These leaves was received by James S Webber from Mrs. Esther H Webber wife of Mr Levi Webber of Vassalboro Kennebeck Co. Maine being a part of account Book of Charles Webber, my Grand Father, his own handwriting. Received by me June 22 1878.\" The accounts include invoices for cod fish, bacon, molasses, tea, rum, sugar, silk, shoes, brandy, wine, coffee, and corn.","Includes accounts for flour, pork, beef, lamb, and veal.","Bond for the conveyance of a parcel of property called Black Oak Thickett in Frederick County, Maryland.","rent paid","Page of rent payment accounts in unknown hand.","Bond of Thomas Nicholls of John to Robert Peter","Bond of Isaiah and Edward Nicholls to Robert Peter","Lawsuit against Robert Peter by James Gordon, Henry Riddell, John Campbell, John Campbell Junior, Alexander Low, and William Ingram","Three documents related to disputed accounts between Robert Peter and Benjamin Ray. One with a note by John T. Mason dated February 27, 1799, \"He has no shadow of right to one shilling on this [account].\"","List of Robert Peter's court appearances","Court documents and accounts related to Robert Peter, 5 manuscripts.","Court documents and accounts related to Robert Peter, 19 small manuscript receipts","Survey of land called Bealls Plaines in what became Washington City, along Goose Creek, later renamed Tiber Creek.","Manuscript on parchment with large seal attached by a ribbon.","1766, Survey to Forrest, May 12, 1773, (six documents) Bladenburg, Sept., 21, 1766; Rock Creek, Nov. 13, 1766 \"to Robert Peter, merchant in Georgetown.\"","One undated note by Thomas Peter and one letter from William Dearkins and Ben Stoddert to Stephen Chiswell about resurveying about 200 acres called Partnership granted to Elting Williams.","The Resurvey of Brandy and transfer of several named enslaved people.","A letter about resurveying a parcel of propery called Hazard. George Scott to Robert Peter, George Town.","Four autograph documents dealing with land ownership. Two notes on fragments; one half sheet giving history of a property in Prince George's County; and an 8 page survey document, with reference to points on a drawn survey, of Cross Basket, Balantyre, and other properties (9 lots) belonging to Robert Peter and divided amongst George and Thomas Peter.","Certificate and plat for 5 3/4 acres of vacant land granted by special warrant to Robert Peter out of the Western Shore Land Office of Washington County in the District of Columbia. Surveyed by Joseph Elgar, Jr. Autograph document signed, 1 page.","Hand colored survey plat showing the division of Robert Peter's Square in George Town. Docketed on verso \"Plat belonging to Thomas Peter's Square in George Town.\"","Tobacco sales","Tabacco Sales, Real Estate, Transfer of enslaved people","Deed of trust book is dated 1790","One dollar printed in Annapolis by F. Green, 7 December 1775. Two thirds of a dollar printed in Philadelphia by Hall and Sellers, 17 February 1776.","List of items purchased by Martha Washington from Macleod \u0026 Lumsdon, dated at the top 18 February 1800, Alexandria. The accounts, dated 8 July and 9 August, include entries for 47 panes of glass, oil, paint for 30 mahoghany chairs, paint for a wine cooler, varnishing, picture frame gilding, and glazing. Signed by Macleod \u0026 Lumdsdon at the bottom, noting that the above money was received in full 9 October 1800.","Receipt signed \"Daniel Lecock\" for payment received by the hands of James Anderson on behalf of Martha Washington for 790 bushels of corn on 2 May 1800.","Receipt for $25 paid by Thomas Carwood to James Anderson for 100 barrels of fish from Mount Vernon.","Accounts dated February 13, March 11, and April 12, 1800 for newspaper advertisements and handbills purchased by Martha Washington from Ellis Price, printer of The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. Items Martha purchased include 26 advertisements for a house to rent, an advertisement about the Mount Vernon fishery, 23 advertisements about the donkey Knight of Malta, and notice about the runaway slave Marcus.","Accounts dated 23 April-23 September 1800 for weaving yards of cotton, wool, and other fabrics. The payments are marked as having been paid \"By balance due the Estate of General Washington,\" by cash, by 41 gallons of whiskey, and barrells of herring. The final payment is marked as received from James Anderson on 10 November 1801.","Bill addressed to the Estate of Mrs. Martha Washington, Deceased for $200 due to James Craik for medical services rendered Mrs. Washington during her last illness and $5 for cash paid Heyskill for the hire of his carriage. A signed oath by Jacob Hoffman testifies to the validity of the charges.","Receipt of payment from Thomas Peter to Lawrence Lewis for three hundred dollars for one hundred barrels of corn sold to Mount Vernon for the use of the estate. Signed by John Anderson.","Receipt written by Dr. David Stuart for the receipt from Thomas Peter for five guineas, the leagcy left by Martha Washington to Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart.","Payment from Thomas Law to Griffith Coombs for repairs to Martha Washington's townhome in the District Columbia occupied by Henry Dearborn. Payment marked by Coombs as received in full from Thomas Peter on August 23, 1802.","Twenty dollars wages paid to Richard Burnett of the City of Washingon by Thomas Peter for the year 1802.","Payment of $50 received by George Smith of Woodlawn from Thomas Peter on 12 January 1803 for hire as a blacksmith at Mount Vernon in the year 1802. Signed by George Smith (his mark) and Lawrence Lewis. George Smith was one of George Washington's slaves who was freed after Washington's death. His wife, Lydia, was one of Martha Washington's dower slaves and was inherited by Nelly Parke Custis Lewis of Woodlawn.","Receipt for one hundred pounds Virginia currency received by Benjamin Lincoln Lear from Thomas Peter, one of the executors of Martha Washington's estate.","Accounts of Mr. James Dunlop with Thomas Peter, for horses, ploughs, and an enslaved woman named Peg. Peg is likely one of the slaves Martha Parke Custis Peter inherited from the Custis estate.","Receipt for funeral arrangements paid by Thomas Peter to William King on December 4, 1820 following the death of his twenty-three-year-old daughter Columbia Washington Peter. The arrangements include a \"walnut coffin lined,\" silver plate and engraving, and rental of horses, a hearse, and attendants.","H. B. Morris, Philadelphia, to Thomas Peter, Georgetown. Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. A letter about bank accounts and stock certificates.","Bill from Dr. Warfield to Thomas Peter for a visit to a \"black man in the night\" on March 5, 1824 which resulted in the amputation of the man's leg.","Two bills from P.L. Dupont paid by Martha Parke Custis Peter for dancing lessons for her daughter Britannia.","Two stock share certificates for the Patowmack Company (Potomac Company). Share No. 89 is for Martha Peter, and No. 91 for Thomas Peter.","Land office papers for the resurvey of Bear Denn, Daniels Discovery, and Partnership in Maryland","With unknown survey plat on verso.","Aquila Johns to Thomas Peter on sale of Seneca plantation","Autograph letter signed by Sarah Norfleet Freeland Peter, wife of Thomas Peter's brother George, relinquishing right title and interest on a tract of land called Forrest, property of her husband, in order to pay his debts.","Letter about resurveying property owned by George Washington Peter.","List of property in Montgomery County Maryland owned by Thomas Peter","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Regarding financial matters.","Horatio Edmondson of Taylor County, Maryland","Pamphlet stitch binding with marbled paper covers. Contains notes about purchases made by Thomas Peter 1813-1814.","Calling card from Le Baron de Maltitz, Secretaire de la Legation Imperiale de Russie. Manuscript date 1823 on verso.","John Dandridge writes to Thomas Peter, George Town, asking to borrow money from the estate of Martha Washington.","Thomas Peter, George Town, to George Peter","Autograph letter signed, with envelope. Josiah Quincy, Cambridge, to Martha Parke Custis Peter, Georgetown. Josiah Quincy thanks Martha Parke Custis Peter for her generous reeption of his children at Tudor Place and thanks her for the relic of George Washington that she sent back with them.","A contemporary manuscript copy of a letter in which Nelly Parke Custis describes having seen George Washington writing his farewell address at Mount Vernon. When the address was finished, she says he asked her to bring him silk string, and she watched him stitch the address together in front of her. Nelly writes this as a rebuke to one of Alexander Hamilton's sons, who claims his father wrote the farewell address.","A list of accounts between the Estate of George Washington and Alexandria apothecary Edward Stabler, including purchases for Turlington's Balsam, castor oil, arsenic, balsam copaiva, British oil, salts, purified Salt Petre, cantharides, ipecacuanha, laudanum, tumeric, and opodildo. Payments are marked as received from James Anderson. Autograph document, 1 page.","Manuscript titled \"A List of Negroes belonging to Mrs. Washington.\" A list of 121 enslaved persons who were Martha's dower slaves. Unlike the slaves owned by George Washington, Martha's slaves were not freed after her death and were inherited by the Custis descendants. Men, boys, women, and girls and listed in separate columns, each further broken down into the places where they worked: Mansion house, River Farm, Muddy Hole, and Union Farm. Five women - Amy, Alice, Peg, Agnes, and Old Judy - are listed as \"Free but yet remain.\"","Signed certificate from the executors of General George Washington to the Clerk of Fairfax.","Accounts from 1802 for furniture and household goods purchased by George Washington Parke Custis from the Estate of Martha Washington. The final payment was made in 1826, and the account is signed by Thomas Peter, executor of the estate.","A list of the household belongings sold by Thomas Peter from the personal estate of Martha Washington. Includes a listing of who purchased each item and the price it sold for.","Signed indenture for sale of land in the City of Washington.","Articles of agreement between George Calvert and Thomas Peter with Thomas Law, agreeing that Thomas Law and his wife Eliza Parke Custis Law will live separately. Eliza will receive $1500 per year from Law, and all the interest from her inheritance from George Washington will go to her and her daughter.","3 sheets of accounts between the estate of Robert Peter and James Dunlop, including the sale of \"5 negroes willed Mrs. Peter.\" These are some of Martha's dower slaves inherited by Martha Parke Custis Peter. One additional account between Jonathan Hicks and the heirs of Robert Peter, dated 1809-1811.","Receipt written by Lawrence Lewis acknowledging receipt from Thomas Peter of three hundred and twenty-six dollars eighteen cent left to his son Lorenzo Lewis as a legacy from Martha Washington.","Receipt signed by George Washington Parke Custis acknowledging the receipt from Thomas Peter of one thousand dollars as a legacy left to his daughter from the late Martha Washington.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Thomas Peter, George Town, to Bushrod Washington, Mount Vernon. Thomas Peter writes to Bushrod about money owed for two purchases he made from the estate of George Washington.","Two documents related to a settlement made by John Dandridge against George Washington Parke Custis and Thomas Peter, executors of Martha Washington's estate. One is a 1829 decree from the U. S. Circuit Court, signed by William Thomas Carroll; and the other is an account of money owed to John Dandridge signed by Benjamin Lincoln Lear, 1830 June 21. Autograph documents signed (2).","3 documents related to the death of Beverley Kennon, husband of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, who died aboard the USS Princeton during the 1844 Peacemaker accident: a newspaper clipping with an excerpt from a sermon by Reverend Mr. Magoon on the Princeton Tragedy, a plan of the burying ground belonging to Mrs. Beverly Kennon, and a certificate from the Vestry of Washington Parish granting Mrs. Beverley Kennon four sites in the Washington Parish Burial Ground.","Receipts for two legacies received of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, executor of Martha Parke Custis Peter's estate. One is for a grandson named Thomas Peter and another for her grandson John Parke Custis Peter.","Manuscript resolution of the Senate of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, offering sympathy to the families of those killed aboard the USS Princeton during the Peacemaker accident. This copy was given by the President of the United States to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, whose husband, Beverley Kennon, was killed in the accident.","Printed form signed by Britannia W. Peter Kennon and witnessed by William Purcell, esquire, Judge of the Orphans' Court of Washington county, District of Columbia.","A list of collections and payments made to sundry persons to settle the estate of Martha Parke Custis Peter.","Document bound with blue ribbon, with envelope. Last will and testament of Ann Gertrude Wightt, a former nun at the Georgetown Visitation Convent who later lived at Tudor Place. Autograph document, 8 pages.","Autograph letter, with envelope. Ann Gertrude Wightt, Rochester, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place","Papers related to the sale of Lot 9 in Square 72 of Washington City to William A. Gordon. Letter from William E. Edmonston to William A. Gordon, 1891 May 30. Two letters from William A. Gordon to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, 1891 June 3 and 1889 October 4. Typescript signed by William Gordon of Declaration of Trust for sale of Lot Nine, Square Seventy Two in Washington City, D.C..","Indenture made between Britannia Wellington Kennon, party of the first part, and Walter Gibson Peter, Armistead Peter Jr., and George Freeland Peter, parties of the second part, all of the District of Columbia, regarding relics and heirlooms at Tudor Place acquired by Britannia W. Peter Kennon from her mother Martha Custis Peter grand-daughter of Martha the wife of George Washington, known in the family as \"The Mount Vernon Heirlooms.\" Other relics are from the estates of Thomas Peter and Beverley Kennon. Britannia wishes that these relics be preserved by her descendants and that none of them be sold or disposed of.","These include pictures, miniatures, engravings, glass, china, silver, jewelry, furniture, needlework, and other relics, including a sago palm formerly belonging to Martha Parke Custis Peter. The relics and heirlooms are to be divided into five parts after Britannia's death and delivered to her grandchildren.","A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language (New York : Printed and published by William A. Davies) Inscribed Britannia W. Peter.","Autograph letter signed. Beverley Kennon, Navy Yard, Washington, to Reverend W. Hoff, George Town. Kennon asks Reverend Hoff to be present at Mrs. Peter's place in George Town on the 8th to marry him to Britannia W. Peter.","2 autograph letters signed.","Autograph letter signed on mourning stationary, with envelope and black seal. John Tyler, Washington, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon. President John Tyler offers his condolences to Britannia W. Peter Kennon on the death of her husband, Beverley Kennon, during the Peacemaker accident aboard the USS Princeton.","G. T. Kennon to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place","Autograph letter signed with envelope docketed \"A letter written to Uncle Bev. by my mother while at boarding school given to me after Uncle Bev's death by Aunt G.\". Martha Custis Kennon, Georgetown, to Beverley Kennon Jr. Beverley Kennon Jr. was Martha Custis Kennon's half brother.","According to Martha Custis Peter, this illustration was at the Tudor Place.","W. Van Ness, New York, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place, Georgetown","Department of the Interior, Pension Office, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place, Georgetown","Mrs. Charles Carroll Simms to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Georgetown","Mattie D. Abbot to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place. From the Secretary of the Ladies Aid Society of Christ Church accepting Britannia Kennon's resignation as President.","Letters from James Mackubin, Ellicott City, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon","Two letters from Justine Van Rensselaer Townsend, Vice Regent of New York for the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon. In the 26 November 1890 letter, Justine asks Britannia to help the Ladies determine what is genuine at the upcoming 1890 Thomas Birch's Sons sale of Washington relics in Philadelphia. The sale will include \"General Washington's papers, a clock, a punch bowl, and many other things.\"","Invitation from The Board of World's Fair Managers of Virginia inviting Britannia W. Peter Kennon to be present at the ceremonies of Virginia Day at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Enclosed with an envelope and the calling card of Mrs. William Radford Beale.","Calling cards for Martha Custis Kennon and Armistead Peter. At home card with envelope for Britannia W. Peter Kennon, engraved by Dempsey \u0026 O. Toole of Baltimore \u0026 Washington.","Engraved form ceritifying that \"Cream Ladle No 68944 is an exact reproduction of one onwed by General and Mrs. Washington and used for a number of years at Mr. Vernon.\" The ladle was produced by Galt \u0026 Bro. Jewellers, Silversmiths, Stationers, Washington D.C..","Regarding the purchase of a clock.","Typescript lists of letters and items from Mount Vernon that were part of  Britannia W. Peter Kennon's collection at Tudor Place.","Unbound notebook with list of items and letters from Mount Vernon that belonged to Britannia W. Peter Kennon at Tudor Place. Includes a list of how the items were divided amongst Britannia's grandchildren.Includes furniture and household items.","Includes a list of how the items were divided amongst Britannia W. Peter Kennon's grandchildren.","Manuscript list of books, jewelry, and locks of hair at Tudor Place","Includes both manuscript and typescript inventories of books, furniture, and objects from Tudor Place.","Newsclippings and correspondence related to Washington relics loaned by Walter G. Peter to the National Museum in the early 1900s.","Lent by Walter G. Peter from the Britannia W. Peter Kennon Collection of Washington Relics.","R. Davidson, Pinckneyville, to George Peter, George Town","Includes a $5 charge on 23 October 1813 for a coffin \"for a black man.\" On 9 February 1814, Peter was charged $50.00 for a lined coffin covered with black cloth, among other expenses, possibly following the death of his first wife, Ann Plater Peter, or one of their young sons.","Thomas Anderson, Clarksburgh, to George Peter","Autograph letter signed with printed cash form from the Office of Discount and Deposit, Washington.","Joseph Delaplaine, Philadelphia, to George Peter. Deplaine requests Major Peter's portrait for his gallery.","U. McInder, Petersburg, to George Peter","Letter from unidentified, Annapolis, to George Peter","W. Coor, Rockville, to George Peter","Partially printed form from the District of Columbia. Major Peter grants Charles A. Burnett power of attorney to sell, assign, and transfer his 50 shares of stock in the Books of the Washington Turnpike Company.","Letter from unidentified, Annapolis, to George Peter","Charles Bunting, Montgomery County, to George Peter","James H., Georgetown, to George Peter","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Benjamin Lincoln Lear, Washington, to George Peter. Lear writes regarding two suits againist Mrs. Sarah Peter.","John Wootton, Rockville, to George Peter","Benjamin Lincoln Lear, Washington, to George Peter. Printed letter with manuscript additions, from B. L. Lear, Attorney of the Bank, Bank of the United States.","W. W. Ramsay, Washington, to George Peter","Letter from unidentified, Washington, to George Peter","Letter from unidentified, Washington City, to George Peter","B. H., Rockville, to George Peter","Clement Cod, Georgetown, to George Peter","William Thompson, Union School, to George Peter","Michael Keepers, Frederick Town, to George Peter","John Wootton, Rockville, to George Peter","G. D., George Town, to George Peter","J. Orme, Georgetown, to George Peter","W. Sellman, Clarksburg, to George Peter","Samuel C. Ulens, Poolesville, to George Peter","J. Higgins, Poolesville, to George Peter","Jesse V., Poolesville, to George Peter, Darnestown","J. Falls, Baltimore, to George Peter","Geo. Howson Mason, Annapolis, to George Peter","Alfred Spates, Cumberland, to George Peter","Letter from unidentified, Baltimore, to George Peter","W. Matthews, George Town, to George Peter","Geo. Hownson Mason, Annapolis, to George Peter","Benj. Fawcett, Colesville, to George Peter","J. Williams, Washington D.C., to George Peter","A letter from the Treasuries Office of the Baltimore and Ohion Railroad Company, offering Peter free tickets to pass over the roads of their company.","Printed election ballot for \"The Constitution and Union Ticket,\" promising \"Civil and Religious Liberty.\" George Peter is listed as the candidate for Commisioner of Public Works.","A list of clothing purchased by Martha Washington from William Jones of Alexandria. Includes suits purchased for enslaved workers Daniel, Marcus, Christopher, and Frank. According to notes on the verso, payments were received from James Anderson on 12 April 1800 and 15 May 1800.","Five receipts for goods and services paid for by James Anderson in 1800, including repairs to old shoes, paper lampblack, freight for one box from Philadelphia, 93 yards of cloth, and leather.","Promissory notes from George Peter","Promissory notes and bank notes from George Peter. Checks, Union Bank of Georgetown.","Bills and bank notes from George Peter. Checks, Union Bank of Georgetown.","Bills and bank notes from George Peter. Checks, Union Bank of Georgetown.","Promissory notes and bank notes from George Peter","Bills and bank notes from George Peter","Bills and bank notes from George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter","Bills and accounts of George Peter with F. S. Poole and Bro","Bills and accounts of George Peter with F. S. Poole and Bro.","Undated Bills and accounts of George Peter","George H. Peter, Carlise, writes to his uncle asking for money for an upcoming vacation.","3 letters from James Peter to his uncle George Peter.","George Peter, George Town","3 letters sent by James Freeland Peter to his father from Alexandria, Buffalo, and Detroit.","Manuscript acrostic written for Uncle George Peter.","Sarah Peter, Georgetown, to George Peter","4 letters from George Peter, Jr., to his father.","Typescript list of \"Things from Mt. Vernon\" with manuscript annotations by George Freeland Peter of which Peter heirs inherited the items.","Typescript and manuscript inventories of items fro Tudor Place, with notes on which Peter heirs inherited them.","Identification key to \"The battle at Bunker's Hill\" engraved by Johann Gotthard Müller after the painting by John Trumbull. Printed in London by A. C. de Poggi.","Accounts for shoes, boots, and repairs, including shoes for enslaved people.","Major George Peter's troops are invited to attend Divine Service. \"It is hoped they will attend \u0026 conduct themselves with a reverence suited to the character of Christian soldiers, who have taken arms in defence of their homes \u0026 country \u0026 who look for success \u0026 preservation to the favor of the Almighty Giver of all victory.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel and red wax seal.","2 letters to George Peter from his brother David Peter, George Town.","Deed of sale for land purchased by Peter on Gay Street and Dumarton Street in George Town.","A list of 322 volumes, showing title, number of volumes, size, and type of bookbinding.","8 letters and 1 receipt, mostly addressed to George Peter from his niece, Jane Beverley and her husband, James.","printed pages","Roger Brooke Taney, Annapolis, to George Peter regarding upcoming elections [December 20] to the U. S. Senate specifically the potential election of Mr. [Alexander C.] Hanson as a means to heal and reconcile the differences in the Federal Party. Also discuss Mr. Washington's 'zeal and industry' in supporting Hanson's candidacy. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages. Docketed 'Roger B. Taney - Hanson \u0026 Washington'","W. Cook, Hyates Town,","William Brewer, Aix la Chapelle, to George Peter","James Summers, New Market, to George Peter","G. Dalls S., Colesville, to George Peter, Poolesville","Elisha Jones, Clarksburg, to George Peter","Includes the papers granting George and Sarah Peter guardianship of David Peter's children Elizabeth, William, Jane, George H., and James.","trust, property, and expenses of land","material and clothing","Receipt for the purchase of Lot No. 15 in Square No. 170 in the City of Washington.","Receipts from Leonard W. Candler, Darnes Town, to George Peter. Receipts for the purchase of dry goods, clothing, and other household goods.","3 copies of the will of Sarah Freeland, George Peter's mother-in-law.","appraisal authorization of Alexander Broome and Samuel Darby","Accounts of Margaret Dick with William Parson. Includes an account for shoes soled and nailed for James Peter.","Medical bills, pharmacy, doctor","tuition bills","Letter, T.H. Paul to George Peter. Letter, Unknown  to the Secretary of the Interior of the United States.","Receipts from Leonard W. Candler, Darnes Town, to George Peter. Receipts for the purchase of dry goods, clothing, and other household goods.","typescript copy","deed of conveyance","Indenture, George Peter to Thomas Peter, Land from estate of Robert Peter, Jr.","copies of letters","Military exemption for Armistead Peter","Bill, George Peter, Esq. to Dr. Armistead Peter, 1869 February 11; Col. Richard L. Maury, Attorney, to Dr. Armistead Peter, 1876 October 10","Includes story of Abraham Lincoln and the Maryland Barbecue by Agnes Peter","Memento for either Walter Gibson Peter or W. Orton Williams from Mrs. Laura Cassaway, small American flag and small ivory mirror with flower [Fragile]","Includes receipt of letter, 1873 January 24. Letter regarding interest in farm from Robert Dick.","lock of hair","From Binder 1","From Binder 1","From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- Fragmented letter - From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1","Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1","Four envelopes","Goes up to Britannia W. Peter Kennon -From Binder 1","Condolence letter","Signed by Governor Horatio Sharpe","Indenture, September 30, 1791; Resurvey of Forrest, 1796. Document signed by Gov. Haywood","Resurvey of Pipe Tomhock; Copy of Platt (sic) and Illustrations, August 14, 1798; July 11, 1766, Explanation of Survey, September 19, 1797, May 26, 1796, February 16, 1797","Deed, Elizabeth and John Scrivenor, April 18, 1799, June 11, 1799, Resurvey of Brandy, June 9, 1792, June 18, 1792","December 24, 1871, wrapper","List of enslaved persons, livestock, and tools sold at Slashes, Sugar Lands, and Rock Creek Quarters totaling $9,308.00. Autograph document, 3 pages, with docket.","Bernard Gilpin firmly bound to Thomas Peter for $5520","wove paper","Photocopy, \"Account Book 1, Robert Peter, Esq. with the Commissioners of the Federal Buildings; On division of the Tract, Mexico within the City of Washington, Exclusive of what are called \"Old divisions of squares\" and water lots of which no account is key by the Commissioners. 21 pp. Note from Walter Gibson Peter re: History of book, how it ended up in the Library of Congress Thomas Peter","signed by James Madison, B. Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy","James Madison signature","The most important ones delivered to F.S. Keys Esq. and recorded in suit pending in Court Dt. Columbia","9 manuscripts","under the orders of Lt. Col. E. Robert, USTE","Building 3044 O Street","copies","Includes Allison's Forrest Enlarged; Fort Grubby Hill, July 1, 1732","Includes Indenture, Daniel Veetch, February 19, 1758 Document signed by Gov. Horatio Sharpe","Bathsheba","First found in Thomas Peter's Letterbooks","Photos, Photos from Survey (4) and Ivory Cross [First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon] Interesting small religious carved cross, made from Mother-of-Pearl","Letter, William A. Coffin to Britannia Kennon, February 23, 1889; Brouchure for Exhibition, April 30, 1889; Letter, A. W. Drake to Britannia Kennon, January 29, 1889, May 16, 1889, including: carte de visite of George Washington and calling card of Mr. A. W. Drake (Photo) [First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon]","First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon","First found in Papers of Major George Peter","First found in Major George Peter's Letterbooks","Frenzel Gallery, Georgetown. Moved from Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter.","Includes Sir Thomas Nicholson, William Scott Blair, General Scott of Malenie, Robert Buchanan, William Dunlop, Elizabeth Roberton, J. Horsburgh, Lord Abbots Hall, Isabel Corbet, Cunningham Scott. First found in Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter.","First found in Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter","Containing photographs of Peter relatives","Pictures of Tudor Place, Vacation, Content Farm, Ellen Beale Peter 1931 (Walter Gibson's Wife) Made by Walter Gibson Peter, [Loose photographs], Half Full.","Elizabeth Peter, wife of Robert Peter. Made by Walter Gibson Peter [Note: Some loose pages]","Book of tobacco sales, list of enslaved persons belonging to Robert Peter, and lots of Robert Peter in the City of Washington with division by squares for the Commissioners and how they are disposed. The bound volume is made up of 178 pages. Pages 52-147 are blank. At some point the volume is flipped and entries are begun at the back of the book from pages 178-154. For viewing purposes those pages have been reoriented and reordered.","\"Tobacco Book,\" All letters received pertaining to his business of selling tobacco in Europe and trading across the Atlantic, including captains, lawyers, and buyers in Europe.","Includes personal letters that were sent to the family, photocopied letters from Thomas and General Washington, various financial papersNot in order [Documents are fragile and book in poor condition]. Made by Walter Gibson Peter.","Contains photographs and letters. Created by Walter Gibson Peter, received documents from Britannia W. Peter Kennon.","Commissions, Letters, Orders, etc. Relating to service in the U.S. Army and Major Georgetown Field Artillery, Created by Walter Gibson Peter. Items signed by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.","Corps of the Artillerists, New Orleans and Fort McHenry, Garrison and Regimental Orders, Major George Peter; Order and prisoner tries and punishments, List from Fort McHenry, Morning Reports [Note: Book in poor condition]","Ledger of real estate holdings of George Peter with Robert Peter and James Peter [pages 2-17]. Also includes, \"The following Table exhibits a view of the Squares and Lots, the Number of square feet therein contained, and the value of the same, now owned by Capt. George Peter, in the City of Washington\" [pages 74-78]. Stitch binding with marbled paper covers, 88 pages. Real estate accounts appear on pages 2-7, 10-11, 14-17, 74, 76, and 78. The remaining page are blank. In 1813, the ledger is flipped and a single page (page 88) includes a list of names under the title 'Rent Roll for 1813.'","Ledger for the estate of Robert Peter maintained by his son Thomas Peter. The bond volume contains 176 pages, partially completed. Accounts are entered on pages 6-54, pages 55-173 are blank, and pages 174-176 include bank notes at the Bank of Columbia and the Branch Bank of Washington City. A scrap of paper with calculations was found between pages 49 and 50 and is included in the digitization.","First found in Papers of Major George Peter","Lessons and Exercises in Vocal Music by Benjamin Carr","Contains letters, pictures, U.S. Navy Commissions (James Madison, John Tyler, and Franklin Pierce), invitations, and a memorandum of Britannia and Beverley made by Walter Gibson Peter- Grandson to Britannia.","After resigning from the army, notes made from Walter George Peter. Includes letters, a list of enlaved people from Montanaverde, bills, and business transactions.","Repairs made on properties of Robert Peter, Jr.  Stitch binding with marbled paper covers, 98 pages. Real estate accounts appear on pages 2-5, 8-23, and 26-33. The remaining pages are blank.","First found in Papers of Major George Peter","First found in Papers of Major George Peter","Copies made February 1 and 2, 1849 by Edmund Law Rogers at Tudor Place, the residence of his Great-Aunt Martha Peter.","Communion Alms, Christmas and Easter Offerings, June 5, 1850. In Memory of Mrs. Britannia Wellington Kennon, From the Trustees of the Louise Home, 1911.","Four account books. Account Money paid for the Estate of Mrs. Martha Peter","\"Commenced the practice of medicine the latter end of March 1867. Left town the first of May 1867 and returned June 28th- recommended practicing 8th of July, etc., Expense Log and Visiting List\"","First found in Dr. Armistead Peter's files. 9 volumes, dated 1863, 1866, 1870, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1889, 1892, and 1896.","List of patients from practice and paid or unpaid, in alphabetical order, Bills Due, Cash Paid to Mrs. Peter, other accounts, small pox vaccination count","Notes on visits, family seal, copied letters, list of articles from Mount Vernon, notes about clothes and jewelry; Copy of Album was acquired by Martha Custis Peter, great-great granddaughter to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, which Britannia had given to her grandson, Walter Gibson Peter. Her father was Walter Gibson Peter, Jr.","contains dried flowers","Includes folders of France and WWI soldiers","Contains deeds, inventories, and papers pertaining to Robert Peter's estates and his sons, Robert, James, David, George, and Thomas. Various notes about David Peter's death, and letters from George Peter. Made by Walter Gibson Peter. [Note: There are loose pages]","Includes voice and music notes for the saxon ground, will you come to the bower, nobody coming to marry me, the rose, rondo, and others.","First found in Papers of Major George Peter","No. 5116, volume 190, covering the coronation of George VI.","Printed volume, includes a facsimile handwritten section entitled \"accounts, G. Washington with the United States, commencing June 1775, and ending June 1773, comprehending a space of eight years.\""],"names_ssim":["Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon","Washington, George, 1732-1799","Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816","Washington, Martha, 1731-1802","Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1831","Law, Thomas, 1756-1834","Costin, William, 1780?-1842","Law, John, 1784?-1822","Rogers, Lloyd Nicholas, approximately 1788-1860","Rogers, Edmund Law","Peter, Robert, 1726-1806","Peter, Thomas, 1769-1834","Peter, Martha Parke Custis, 1777-1854","Kennon, Britannia Wellington Peter, 1815-1911","Peter, George, 1779-1861","Peter, Armistead, 1840-1902","Peter, Agnes, 1840-1902","Mercereau, John, 1732-1820","Dandridge, Bartholomew, approximately 1774-1802","Stuart, Eleanor Calvert Custis, approximately 1758-1811","Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834","Madison, James, 1751-1836","Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818","Pinckney, Mary Stead, approximately 1751-1812","Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809","Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821","Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829","Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804","Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850","Knox, Henry, 1750-1806","Varick, Richard, 1753-1831","Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813","Rogers, William, 1751-1824","Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828","Atherton, Charles H.  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The William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.","Teddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.","David Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Olivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026 Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026 Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab.","Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.","Da-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.","Nicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026 Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026 Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.","Loretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.","Harold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.","Devin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.","Janice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.","Jason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026 Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.","Pat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Edwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026 Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.","Curtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Madeline Dort graduated from William \u0026 Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026 Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026 Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.","Elizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.","Cynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.","Michael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.","Stephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.","Latricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026 Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.","Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026 Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026 Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.","Rex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026 Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.","Eliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026 Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026 Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.","Cliff Fleet is the President \u0026 CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026 Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026 Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026 Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026 Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Dennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.","Jack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.","Johnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.","Connie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.","Crystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.","Cathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.","Grace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026 Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.","Mark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.","Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026 Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Ron Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026 Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.","James Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.","Burnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.","Dani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026 Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.","Martha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.","Elle Kim is a William \u0026 Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.","Curtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.","Mary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.","Maureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026 Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.","Ayinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.","Dr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026 Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026 Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026 Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026 Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.","Carol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.","Ethan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026 Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026 Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.","Conor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026 Mary.","Margaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026 Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.","Janise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026 Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.","Daniel Pleasant is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary and what led him to the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.","Stephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.","Ann Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026 Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.","Linwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.","Cecilia Weaver is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.","Matthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026 Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.","Ye Xiao is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026 Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Tina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. Tina Xo is a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School who advocates for local history, specifically the Tuskegee Airmen.","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","Terry L. 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The William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTeddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOlivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026amp; Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026amp; Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAntonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDa-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026amp; Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026amp; Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLoretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDevin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026amp; Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026amp; Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026amp; Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMadeline Dort graduated from William \u0026amp; Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026amp; Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026amp; Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMichael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLatricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026amp; Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026amp; Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026amp; Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026amp; Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026amp; Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026amp; Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCliff Fleet is the President \u0026amp; CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026amp; Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026amp; Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026amp; Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026amp; Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConnie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026amp; Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026amp; Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026amp; Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRon Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026amp; Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBurnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026amp; Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMartha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElle Kim is a William \u0026amp; Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026amp; Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAyinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026amp; Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026amp; Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026amp; Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEthan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026amp; Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026amp; Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026amp; Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026amp; Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel Pleasant is a William \u0026amp; Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026amp; Mary and what led him to the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnn Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026amp; Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLinwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCecilia Weaver is a William \u0026amp; Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMatthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Xiao is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. 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The William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.","Teddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.","David Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Olivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026 Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026 Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab.","Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.","Da-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.","Nicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026 Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026 Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.","Loretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.","Harold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.","Devin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.","Janice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.","Jason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026 Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.","Pat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Edwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026 Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.","Curtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Madeline Dort graduated from William \u0026 Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026 Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026 Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.","Elizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.","Cynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.","Michael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.","Stephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.","Latricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026 Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.","Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026 Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026 Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.","Rex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026 Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.","Eliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026 Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026 Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.","Cliff Fleet is the President \u0026 CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026 Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026 Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026 Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026 Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Dennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.","Jack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.","Johnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.","Connie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.","Crystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.","Cathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.","Grace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026 Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.","Mark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.","Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026 Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Ron Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026 Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.","James Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.","Burnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.","Dani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026 Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.","Martha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.","Elle Kim is a William \u0026 Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.","Curtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.","Mary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.","Maureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026 Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.","Ayinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.","Dr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026 Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026 Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026 Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026 Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.","Carol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.","Ethan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026 Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026 Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.","Conor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026 Mary.","Margaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026 Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.","Janise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026 Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.","Daniel Pleasant is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary and what led him to the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.","Stephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.","Ann Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026 Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.","Linwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.","Cecilia Weaver is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.","Matthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026 Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.","Ye Xiao is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026 Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Tina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. Tina Xo is a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School who advocates for local history, specifically the Tuskegee Airmen."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore 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.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["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."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Terry L. 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The William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.","Teddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.","David Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Olivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026 Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026 Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab.","Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.","Da-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.","Nicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026 Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026 Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.","Loretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.","Harold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.","Devin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.","Janice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.","Jason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026 Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.","Pat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Edwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026 Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.","Curtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Madeline Dort graduated from William \u0026 Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026 Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026 Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.","Elizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.","Cynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.","Michael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.","Stephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.","Latricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026 Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.","Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026 Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026 Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.","Rex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026 Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.","Eliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026 Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026 Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.","Cliff Fleet is the President \u0026 CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026 Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026 Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026 Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026 Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Dennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.","Jack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.","Johnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.","Connie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.","Crystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.","Cathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.","Grace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026 Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.","Mark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.","Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026 Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Ron Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026 Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.","James Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.","Burnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.","Dani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026 Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.","Martha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.","Elle Kim is a William \u0026 Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.","Curtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.","Mary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.","Maureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026 Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.","Ayinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.","Dr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026 Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026 Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026 Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026 Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.","Carol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.","Ethan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026 Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026 Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.","Conor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026 Mary.","Margaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026 Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.","Janise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026 Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.","Daniel Pleasant is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary and what led him to the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.","Stephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.","Ann Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026 Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.","Linwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.","Cecilia Weaver is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.","Matthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026 Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.","Ye Xiao is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026 Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Tina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. Tina Xo is a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School who advocates for local history, specifically the Tuskegee Airmen.","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","Terry L. 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The William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTeddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOlivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026amp; Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026amp; Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAntonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDa-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026amp; Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026amp; Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLoretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDevin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026amp; Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026amp; Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026amp; Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMadeline Dort graduated from William \u0026amp; Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026amp; Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026amp; Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMichael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLatricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026amp; Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026amp; Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026amp; Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026amp; Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026amp; Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026amp; Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCliff Fleet is the President \u0026amp; CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026amp; Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026amp; Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026amp; Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026amp; Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConnie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026amp; Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026amp; Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026amp; Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRon Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026amp; Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBurnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026amp; Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMartha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElle Kim is a William \u0026amp; Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026amp; Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAyinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026amp; Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026amp; Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026amp; Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEthan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026amp; Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026amp; Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026amp; Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026amp; Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel Pleasant is a William \u0026amp; Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026amp; Mary and what led him to the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnn Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026amp; Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLinwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCecilia Weaver is a William \u0026amp; Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMatthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Xiao is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. 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The William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.","Teddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.","David Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Olivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026 Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026 Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab.","Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.","Da-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.","Nicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026 Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026 Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.","Loretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.","Harold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.","Devin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.","Janice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.","Jason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026 Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.","Pat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Edwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026 Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.","Curtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Madeline Dort graduated from William \u0026 Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026 Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026 Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.","Elizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.","Cynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.","Michael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.","Stephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.","Latricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026 Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.","Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026 Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026 Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.","Rex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026 Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.","Eliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026 Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026 Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.","Cliff Fleet is the President \u0026 CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026 Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026 Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026 Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026 Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Dennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.","Jack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.","Johnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.","Connie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.","Crystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.","Cathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.","Grace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026 Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.","Mark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.","Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026 Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Ron Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026 Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.","James Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.","Burnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.","Dani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026 Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.","Martha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.","Elle Kim is a William \u0026 Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.","Curtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.","Mary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.","Maureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026 Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.","Ayinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.","Dr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026 Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026 Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026 Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026 Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.","Carol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.","Ethan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026 Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026 Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.","Conor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026 Mary.","Margaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026 Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.","Janise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026 Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.","Daniel Pleasant is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary and what led him to the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.","Stephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.","Ann Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026 Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.","Linwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.","Cecilia Weaver is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.","Matthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026 Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.","Ye Xiao is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026 Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Tina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. 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He refers to living in Williamsburg and being friends with Ludwell, who he used to carry around town on his back. He shares other memories of growing up in Williamsburg, including a fight he had with Amner Walker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther references in the letter suggest that he was perhaps owned by Mr. Slater and sent to Richmond to tend bar. He mentions Slater visiting Richmond to collect his monthly wages from the bar. The writer reports that the owners of the bar, who he characterizes as friendly, wanted to buy him but Slater refused their offer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTowards the end of the letter fragment, the writer asks about people he knows from Williamsburg, including the Donnervill family and John Barlow's family. He also asks about [Lizzia] and Lizzie, and requests Lizzie write him. He provides his address in Richmond: \"green st 1224\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePortions of this letter are missing, as evidenced by the truncated text at the top of the page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA transcription of this letter attempted by the collection's donor is included with the original letter. This transcription has not yet been verified by SCRC staff.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["An undated, unsigned fragment of a letter from an enslaved individual, presumably male, living in Richmond, Virginia. ","As a child, the writer lived in Williamsburg, Virginia, owned by the Slater family. He refers to living in Williamsburg and being friends with Ludwell, who he used to carry around town on his back. He shares other memories of growing up in Williamsburg, including a fight he had with Amner Walker.","Other references in the letter suggest that he was perhaps owned by Mr. Slater and sent to Richmond to tend bar. He mentions Slater visiting Richmond to collect his monthly wages from the bar. The writer reports that the owners of the bar, who he characterizes as friendly, wanted to buy him but Slater refused their offer.","Towards the end of the letter fragment, the writer asks about people he knows from Williamsburg, including the Donnervill family and John Barlow's family. He also asks about [Lizzia] and Lizzie, and requests Lizzie write him. He provides his address in Richmond: \"green st 1224\".","Portions of this letter are missing, as evidenced by the truncated text at the top of the page.","A transcription of this letter attempted by the collection's donor is included with the original letter. This transcription has not yet been verified by SCRC staff."],"_nest_path_":"/components#2/components#9","timestamp":"2026-05-21T13:32:40.009Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8570","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8570","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8570","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8570","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8570.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers Collection of Ludwell-Lee-Slater Family Papers","title_ssm":["Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers Collection of Ludwell-Lee-Slater Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers Collection of Ludwell-Lee-Slater Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1805 - 1886"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1805 - 1886"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["MS 00298","/repositories/2/resources/8570"],"text":["MS 00298","/repositories/2/resources/8570","Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers Collection of Ludwell-Lee-Slater Family Papers","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs","Printed ephemera","Ledgers (Accounting)","Commonplace books","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 William \u0026 Mary Libraries assumes no responsibility.","Within each series, items are arranged chronologically. Items with no date and items with an identified month and day but no year are listed as \"undated\".","A fragment of a love poem written in what appears to be James Lee's hand. Presumably addressed to Louisa Bellett. No date.","The family papers of Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers include over 140 separate letters and other manuscript documents handed down to Rivers by her mother, Corie Lynn Slater Dorset. This collection includes papers written by several generation of Williamsburg, Virginia residents, including Lucy Ludwell Paradise; James and Louisa Bellett Lee and family; and Virginia Lee and Parkes Slater and family.","Series One consists of the oldest item in this collection, a ledger or commonplace book originally kept by Lucy Ludwell Paradise, dated 1805 inside the front cover. This ledger was perhaps also used in some capacity by James Lee, whose name appears on the front outside cover of the book, and then his daughter Virginia Helena Lee Slater, whose signature appears on several pages on pasted-in clippings. Lucy Ludwell Paradise lived in the historic Williamsburg Ludwell-Paradise home until 1812. In 1816, James Lee purchased the house. ","The clippings and other materials integrated into the leger book or saved between its pages may come from throughout the nineteenth century, but most seem most likely to date from the second half of the century. Since almost all of the pages of the original ledger book are covered by clippings, most original written text, if any, is not visible. However, on at least two pages, portions of accounting entries made by Lucy Ludwell Paradise are visible.","Series Two is composed of letters to and from members of the James Lee family, including correspondence with the Teagle family, also of Williamsburg, Virginia. The Lee and the Teagle families were related through the mothers of each family, Louisa Bellett Lee and Susan Bellet Teagle, who were sisters. This series contains documents relating to management of the estate of Edward Teagle. Also included in this series are academic essays written by Philip Ludwell Lee, son of James and Louisa Lee, from when he was a student at William \u0026 Mary in the 1830s.","Series Three includes papers relating to Virginia Lee Slater's family. Virginia Slater, daughter of James and Louisa Lee, likely gave her family papers to Corie Lynn Slater Dorset, who in turn passed them on to her daughter, Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers. Included in this series are family letters, a Civil War-era loyalty oath, and a letter from an enslaved individual owned by the Slater family.","Series Four contains miscellaneous handwritten letter fragments, often undated or missing a sender and recipient name. Series Five collects photographs and personal artifacts relating to Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers.","The majority of items in this collection, particularly letters and other written documents, are individually described on an item-level in this finding aid. ","Researchers should note that the ledger book and many letters are fragile and may require extra assistance from SCRC staff to read them.","A ledger book containing Lucy Ludwell Paradise's dated notes and signature. This ledger was perhaps also used in some capacity by James Lee, whose name appears on the front outside cover of the book, and then his daughter Virginia Lee Slater, whose signatures (both Virginia H. Lee and Virginia Lee Slater) appear on several pages on pasted in clippings, not on the original pages. The clippings and other materials integrated into the book or saved between its pages may come from throughout the nineteenth century, but most seem most likely to date from the second half of the century. ","Since almost all of the pages of the original ledger book are covered with glued-in clippings, most original written text, if any, is not visible. However, on at least two pages are portions of accounting entries made by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. Those fragments appear at the top of the original pages and are oriented so they match the orientation of Lucy's statement and signature on the inside front cover. When the book was turned into a place to paste clippings, the book was turned over so that the front became the back and most underlying text was upside down. The earliest entry of internal text seems to be Lucy's record of paying rent to Col. Henry [Shipworth] while she still lived in London. The entry begins a list of her payments to Shipworth for the years 1801 and 1802. Each of these entries indicates that her rental agreement expired on December 14, 1805. The rest of the list is covered by pasted-in articles. On another page are entries in a list of payments that are dated 1805 and 1806. This list was perhaps also written by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. ","On two separate pages appear the signatures \"Virginia H. Lee\" and \"Virginia Lee Slater,\" suggesting that Virginia Slater was using the ledger book before and after her marriage. A signature of her father, James Lee (\"Jas. Lee\"), also appears on one of these pages. All of the signatures by Virginia and James appear to have been written elsewhere and then cut out and pasted in the book. ","Also pasted into the ledger book is a resolution of \"students Wm \u0026 Mary College\" specifying how they planned to honor their recently deceased classmate, Philip Ludwell Lee, James Lee's son and Virginia Lee Slater's brother. The undated document was signed by the students elected President and Secretary for this purpose and given to Philip's father. Subsequently, someone pasted it into this ledger book.  ","A ledger book containing Lucy Ludwell Paradise's dated notes and\t signature. This ledger was also used in some capacity by James Lee, whose name appears on the front outside cover of the book, and then his daughter Virginia whose signatures (both Virginia H. Lee and Virginia Lee Slater) appear on several pages on pasted in clippings, not on the original pages. The clippings and other materials integrated into the book or saved between its pages may come from throughout the nineteenth century, but most seem most likely to date from the second half of the century. ","Since almost all of the pages of the original ledger book are covered with glued-in clippings, most original written text, if any, is not visible. However, on at least two pages are portions of accounting entries made by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. Those fragments appear at the top of the original pages and are oriented so they match the orientation of Lucy's statement and signature on the inside front cover. When the book was turned into a place to paste clippings, the book was turned over so that the front became the back and most underlying text was upside down. The earliest entry of internal text seems to be Lucy's record of paying rent to Col. Henry Shipworth (?) while she still lived in London. The entry begins a list of her payments to Shipworth for the years 1801 and 1802. Each of these entries indicates that her rental agreement expired on December 14, 1805. The rest of the list is covered by pasted-in articles. On another page are entries in a list of payments that are dated 1805 and 1806. This list was perhaps also written by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. ","On two separate pages appear the signatures \"Virginia H. Lee\" and \"Virginia Lee Slater,\" indicating that Virginia Slater was using the ledger book before and after her marriage to Parkes Slater. A signature of her father, James Lee (\"Jas. Lee\"), also appears on one of these pages. All of the signatures by Virginia and James appear to have been written elsewhere and then cut out and pasted in the book. ","Also pasted into the ledger book is a resolution of \"students Wm \u0026 Mary College\" specifying how they planned to honor their recently deceased classmate, Philip Ludwell Lee, James Lee's son and Virginia Lee Slater's brother. The undated document was signed by the students elected President and Secretary for this purpose and given to Philip's father. Subsequently, someone pasted it into this ledger book. ","This sub-series is primarily composed of letters to and from members of the James Lee family of Williamsburg, Virginia, including their correspondence with Teagle family members also of Williamsburg. This sub-series also includes academic essays written by Philip Ludwell Lee when he was a student at the College of William \u0026 Mary in the mid-1830s.","A poem titled \"Connubial Affections,\" reproduced by James Lee and addressed to Louisa C. Bellett. Dated August 12, 1808 on reverse side.","A short love letter from \"Jas. Lee\" to Louisa Bellett, in which he calls himself \"your intended husband\". Dated May 4, 1810.","Transcriptions of two poems or songs followed by an unsigned note. Addressed to Louisa and presumably from James Lee. No date.","Researchers may need extra assistance handling this fragile letter, which remains folded in a mylar sleeve to best preserve its structural integrity.","Fragment. A poem and letter that appears to be written by James Lee, addressed to Louisa. James's letter suggests he and Louisa are working through a problem in their relationship. He writes, \"Louisa bear with my whims and follies a little longer, and all will be over, you will get rid of a childish lover, and I shall be happy in the arms of my God.\" No date.","Fragment from an essay or letter on charity, presumably written by James Lee.","A letter, dated February 9, 1814, in which James Lee expresses concern for James Clarke's health. Addressed to Clarke in \"York Town,\" Virginia. A page of this letter seems to be missing from the collection.","A letter, dated October 5, 1814, from James Lee to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee apologizes for failing to answer Clarke's previous letters because of a \"long and painful indisposition.\" He refers to the death of a young woman, Eliza, who may have been Clarke's girlfriend. Lee writes of his lack of money because \"Dunfey\" has been able to collect little tax money for the 65th regiment. He writes that \"Hadgron\" has been chosen to administer a Mr. Caradin's estate. There is also a reference to \"Campbell,\" who \"was sent to the Penetentiary for 5 years.\" Lee says he and Louisa are to be married on October 22.","A letter, dated October 5, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from Louisa Charlotte Bellett in Williamsburg, Virginia. Louisa refers to a young woman who died, \"Betsy,\" and expresses her support and encouragement for Clarke.","A letter, date October 14, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Lee writes about court proceedings concerning Clarke. He refers to \"Mr Murdough\" attending a court martial near Richmond of Majors Corbin and Griffin for signing a petition requesting the resignation of Colonel Bassett from his commission for not having the military abilities to command the regiment. Lee also conveys that his wedding is postponed until end of month or early next.  He asks for knives and forks from Norfolk.","A letter, date October 21, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from James Lee. Lee writes with a mix of business information and personal news. He thanks Clarke for his support and help and apologizes for not being able to help Clarke as quickly and as well. Lee then enumerates where affairs stand with several people who owe Clarke money or have business with him. Lee sends Clarke Louisa's regards. He mentions Betsy, a friend of Louisa's who was engaged to Clarke but died unexpectedly.","A letter, date October 30, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from James Lee. Lee complains of ague and fever, but he nevertheless plans to marry \"Saturday next\" and expects Clarke to attend.","Legal document, dated July 1, 1824, serving as a witness statement that Thomas Trice, then guardian of George W. Trice, sent him $15 on June 6, 1824. The witness was Leroy H. Trice.","A letter, dated December 25, 1826, from George W. Trice. Although the recipient of the letter is not named, references in the message suggest that they are friend of James Lee in Williamsburg. Trice claims he is \"master of seven different kinds of hand writing,\" and he illustrates two variations of handwriting in this letter.","A record of payment, 1827, issued by \"Capt. Haines Lee,\" to James Lee of cash or goods worth $45.00 for \"Board and Tuition\" of son George Lee and daughter [E...?] Lee.","Titled, \"Prayer to be used at any time in private.\" At the end of the document: \"Written by Edwin Augustus Teagle this 1st day of February, 1827.\"","Fragments of letter, dated October 4, 1828, from Robert Randolph to James Lee. Randolph sends James something he found in his \"travels in the East,\" thinking James would enjoy a gift that came from \"Classick ground.\"","A handwritten statement (\"bond on demand\") saying that Edward Teagle owes James Lee $97.42. Dated September 23, 1829.","A letter, dated December 2, 1829, from Susan Teagle, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to her son Edwin August Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Susan's letter to Edwin contains news of many people, but she writes mainly about Edwin's father, who she describes as \"perfectly deranged in mind.\" Susan wants Edwin to visit her in Williamsburg, and advises him to come by way of Hampton, not Jamestown.","A letter, dated March 1, 1830, from Susan Teagle, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to her son Edwin August Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Susan complains of a severe cough that she fears will turn into \"consumption.\" She writes that other family members are well, and she tells Edwin that his friend William Sands will be visiting Edwin on this way to New Orleans. She comments on the scarcity and price of butter.","A letter, dated May 27, 1830, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to Susan Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Lee says that he is pleased to hear she arrived in Portsmouth safely. He writes that the \"Hustings Court of Williamsburg\" met yesterday but did not deal with the estate of Mr. Teagle, so things will remain the same at least until the June court session. Lee reports that Susan's household affairs are managed well by Miss Margaret, and he affirms that he will continue to be a father to her \"fatherless children.\"","A letter, dated May 29, 1830, from Susan Teagle to \"My Dear Sister,\" presumably Louisa Bellett Lee. Susan complains of an ear problem but says her cough is better. She is concerned about her \"Dear little Peter and Caroline\" because of the \"putrid sore throat and smallpox\" in Portsmouth, Virginia. She also mentions Edwin, \"brother Barziza,\" and James Lee, Louisa's husband.","A letter, dated July 25, 1830, from John Page to Edwin Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Page writes that he is glad to hear Edwin is well and that his \"writing and style\" have improved.  He sends along greetings from his mother and Mr. Lee.  He talks about being busy with court business and mentions that \"the Chancery Court is still sitting and the Hustings Court meets tomorrow.\"","A letter, dated November 7, 1830, from Susan Teagle, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Edwin Teagle, her son, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Susan begins by saying she is glad Edwin's sore throat is better. Then she mentions her surprise at learning that Mrs. [Susan Perry] has recently gotten married. She refers to James Lee again as a father to her fatherless children. Susan tells Edwin not to neglect his business to visit her at Christmas. She relays the news that Richard Bowden, the recently appointed Post Master in Williamsburg, is suspected of stealing mail, and utilizes Bowden's mother's anguish as a moral lesson for Edwin.","A letter, dated July 25, 1831, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to his wife Louisa Lee, Hampton, Virginia. James writes that he is glad Louisa arrived safely in Hampton and that she has had a good stay with his friend Russell. He adds that Henry manages Louisa's affairs with \"tolerable skill and economy.\" He asks her to let him know when she plans to return so he can make arrangements.","A letter, dated January 22, 1834, from John Page addressed to Edwin A. Teagle, Esquire, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Page apologizes for not responding sooner. He writes, \"The violence of Party Spirit, I believe, has alienated some of my friends from me, and ill health has alienated me in a great measure from the world, but as long as I breathe I shall desire the friendship of the good and shall grieve to lose the regard of those I once esteemed, whilst I trust my conduct both in public and in private will always be governed by a sense of Justice \u0026 Right, regardless of consequences.\"","A letter, dated April 3, 1834, from Philip Ludwell Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to his cousin Edwin A. Teagle in New York, New York. Lee expresses amazement that Edwin was in Baltimore but now in New York \"with only a few dollars in your pocket. So the whole matter is a riddle to me.\"  Lee gives news of girls who are married and not and says of the girl he is seeing: \"I am paying my addresses to Miss Mary Waller.\" He adds postscript about a \"very large and beautiful organ in the Episcopal Church.\"","A \"Two-Monthly Report\" from \"Ro. Saunders, Jr.,\" secretary of the Society of William \u0026 Mary College, addressed to James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia. Dated May 1, 1834. The signed statement indicates that James Lee's son Philip L. Lee was attending \"Junior Mathematical\" and \"Rhetorical\" classes.","A letter, dated May 14, 1834, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to \"Capt. Chapman\" of the Steamboat P. Henry \"off Jamestown Virginia.\" Lee introduces to Chapman his wife, Louisa, and \"little daughter,\" Virginia, who are on their way to Norfolk.","A letter, dated July 20, 1835, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Louisa Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James informs Louisa that \"except [for] occasional affections of the bowels\" he has been in \"pretty good health\" since she has left. He mentions that \"Louisa and Katy go off on Thursday next with their owners….\"  He promises to next write a letter to Virginia, his daughter.","A letter, dated July 22, 1835, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia, to his \"dear Daughter,\" presumably Virginia Lee, in Norfolk, Virginia. James gives news of family and friends and expresses his love for his daughter. He writes, \"Aunt Louisa and Katy are going away tomorrow: they send their love to you and your mother, and bid you both farewell forever.\" This news perhaps concerns enslaved individuals hired out by the Lee family.","A letter fragment, dated [July?] 1835, presumably from Philip Ludwell Lee to his father, James Lee. From what is legible, it seems that Philip is somewhere along the James River. He mentions the family he is staying with and the friends he visits He writes that he spends evenings with \"Mr Riley\" smoking \"segars\" and tells his father that Mr. Riley regrets him not being there to smoke with them.","A letter, dated July 24, 1835, from Philip Ludwell Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Edwin Teagle, on board the U.S.S. Constitution. Lee mentions that Teagle is bound for France and probably the Mediterranean Sea, and he writes of the many educational experiences before Teagle. He updates Teagle with recent marriage announcements and asks Teagle if he can use his trunk, assuring him that he will put it in order and take care of its contents.","A letter, dated July 27, 1835, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Philip Ludwell Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James Lee begins his letter by expressing his pleasure at knowing that his family is well. He asks Philip if he has yet traveled to Old Point and the Navy Yard. James expresses hope that his \"heart\" has not \"been soiled by any one of those vices which invariably infest commercial towns.\"  He tells Philip that if he or his mother need money to send word to him.","The following seven documents are compositions written by Philip Ludwell Lee at the College of William \u0026 Mary in 1835 or soon thereafter.  In-line responses and corrections may be in the hand of Adam Empie, President of the College through 1835","A letter, dated April 15, 1836, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. Louisa is in Norfolk with their son, presumably Philip Ludwell Lee, who is ill. It is possible that their son has tuberculosis, as James writes, \"the nature of his disease requires that he should keep his body in an erect posture.\" James expresses concern for him and for Louisa.  He mentions Emeline and how well she is managing the garden and house in Williamsburg.","A letter, dated March 12, 1837, from Repiton in Wilmington, North Carolina to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Repiton writes to Lee with news but mainly to ask for a letter of reference to help pave the way for him to marry. The friends and family of his fiancée object to their marriage because Repiton is not yet well known in Wilmington.","A short letter, dated September 2, 1837, from Virginia Lee in Norfolk, Virginia to her father James Lee. Virginia is staying with Mrs. Riley in Norfolk. She mentions Emeline.","A letter, dated June 8, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to his wife Louisa Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James's first two paragraphs are heavy hearted. He thinks back to his earlier life when he looked forward to having his children near him to make his old age happier and more comfortable, \"but he is gone.\" The \"he\" here is presumed to be the Lees' son Philip Ludwell Lee.  Towards the end of the letter, James praises Virginia, the \"only surviving pledge of our early love,\" for the care she gives to him and their home. The final few lines of this letter are missing.","A letter, dated June 13, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Emeline Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee begins with concern for Teagle's health: \"To see those cheeks, which, but a few months ago, were decorated with the hue and loveliness of the rose, highlighted and informed by an innocent and playful vivacity, now pale and wan, and shaded with melancholy, awakens all the powerful energies of sympathy, and causes the tears of pity and sorrow, to fall afresh from my grief-dimmed eyes.\"  ","Lee writes that \"scientific men\" say that her disease is not beyond hope of cure. He then recites their advice including wearing flannel next to her skin.  ","Lee gives news of an accident the last night of the circus.  The benches fell hurting a number of spectators. He sends his greetings to Louisa, and notes all is well at home and Virginia continues to do an excellent job. ","Lee's signature seems to have been extracted from this letter, after \"yr. affectionate friend.\" The donor of this collection believes this signature has been pasted into Lucy Ludwell Paradise's old ledger book, presumably by either Louisa Lee or Virginia Lee Slater, alongside verses dedicated to a deceased loved one.","A letter, dated June 27, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Miss Emeline H. Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee mentions that the property of Emeline's brother, Edwin, was purchased for $50 by her Uncle William. James says he would have purchased the property had he known. He will, however, contact William and offer $70 and give the property to Emeline. He then refers to a second letter from her that just arrived with which he is very pleased. He compliments her on her composition skills and her ability to express loving sentiments and reaffirms his desire to help her. He says that he would prefer that she not take a prescription offered by Dr. Nash until he arrives. After details about when he might arrive in Norfolk he provides news of Williamsburg.\n \nTowards the end of letter, Lee writes, \"I do not wish my letter to seen by any eye but yours.\" He also implies that she is ill: \"If it is the will of heaven that I shall survive you, your sacred remains shall be put in your consecrated enclosure, and I will love and cherish your memory till I go hither myself.\"","A letter, dated August 15, 1838, from George W. Trice, King William County, Virginia, to James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia. Trice petitions Lee's help with a legal issue. He needs some additional information to resolve accounts. Trice is clearly frustrated by Lee's failure to respond to a previous request. He wants to know about the amount due in this case.","A letter, dated August 22, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Emeline H. Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee writes of the logistics of his trip. He also mentions Emeline having had several courses of the medication she is now taking and expresses his anxiety over her illness. He asks about [Peter?] and says, \"Tell him that I exact of every gentleman a fulfilment of his promise—I shall keep a sharp lookout for him on Saturday night.\"","A letter, dated September 4, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee in Hampton, Virginia. James approves Louisa's plan to stay in Hampton, the advantages being that she can get word about Emeline twice a day and can move quickly to get Emeline's home should she wish to make the trip. James fears that if Emeline \"is brought up contrary to her inclination, she would live but a very little while—should she die in Norfolk (which God forbid) we must do the best we can with her sacred remains.\" James mentions grapes being sent to Emeline by Captain Chapman who will deliver them to Mr. March. He writes that Robert Lee is visiting but will leave the next day.","A letter, dated November 22, 1838, from [William?] Henry Teagle to his brother, Frederick B. Teagle, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Teagle mentions the recent death of their sister, Emeline, as well as the death of their mother, Susan. He writes, \"Dear Brother, there is but few of us now remaining and we the oldest, we should endeavour to work together for each other good, and prepare for that prepaired  place which is beyond the reach of the eye of man.\"","Teagle says his work in Lexington will prevent him from traveling to Williamsburg and asks that Frederick tell \"Mr. Lee\" to simply send his share when he has determined what it should be. He stresses that he trusts Lee and accepts whatever is sent. He writes that he plans to marry soon and will make Lexington his home, adding that he has \"abandoned all vice and dissipation.\"  ","A fragment of a letter, dated December 10, 1838, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to his wife Louisa. James writes of \"grief and sorrow.\"","A letter, dated May 1, 1839, from William H. Teagle in Staunton, Virginia to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Teagle thanks Lee for the $40 he sent him. Teagle mentions writing his brother Frederick that he had planned to leave Staunton upon receiving Lee's last letter, but he now plans to stay to the end of the year if not longer. He asks to be remembered to his relations in Williamsburg.","A letter, dated June 19, 1839, from Richard [M Bourden or McBourden] in Hempstead County, Arkansas to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Enclosed newspaper clipping attached. ","[M Bourden] asks for a letter of recommendation from James Lee.  Bourden says that he has been mistaken and apprehended in Arkansas for a murder committed in Tennessee by a Jefferson Blagg whose description matches his own. He asks Lee to write and to inform his family and to encourage them and others to write to assert his innocence. His postscript reads, \"Excuse the orthography bad hand etc. I am chained to the floor and have no table or [?] to write on.\"  ","A letter, dated October 15, 1839, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James tells Louisa that the letter and bandbox she sent arrived and that their daughter Virginia is very pleased with the frock. He is pleased to hear that she is well and approves of her plan to delay her return home because there is \"such an influx of students, every day, to render it unpleasant in traveling, in the Hack, from Jamestown to Williamsburg.\" He also fears a \"spell of rainy weather\" so her delay will likely be a good thing. He writes that Virginia sends her love, and he asks Louisa to send Mr. Horace and Mr. Peter March his regards.","A letter, dated September 11, 1840, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee. James reports to Louisa the news of the death of his friend Captain James Davis. He describes the grief of Davis's mother-in-law, Mrs. Bingham, and his wife, unnamed. James writes that Doctor Teachy believes Davis died of an \"apopletic fit.\"","A letter, dated September 30, 1845, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee. James reports that her letter came to him by way of Mr. Stephen Wright, who also brought a dish. He compliments Wright's \"deportment\" and calls him \"polite and conciliating.\" Their daughter, Virginia, and Cordelia are still with him and will be for a while yet, which is fine with him. He includes instructions for how to spend the money he has sent and some news of the town including word of Willis Barlow's illness, which abated after a large blister plaster was applied to his stomach.","A letter, dated November 18, 1845, from Ro. [Robert?] Saunders to Parkes Slater. Saunders expresses his high regard for James Lee, who recently died, and his appreciation for \"his favorite cane\" which was given to him by Slater. This letter is a transition from the Lee family papers to the Slater family papers.","Undated page of notes from or for a class in rhetoric or logic. Handwriting similar to James Lee's.","An undated letter from John Goodall in Bellefield to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Goodall asks about the health of the Lee family, including Louisa and \"young Ludwell.\"","An undated letter from John Page to Edwin Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Page writes with news and advice on morality.","An undated fragment of a letter inviting \"Miss Lee,\" perhaps Louisa Lee, to visit Mrs. Johnston \"Thursday evening at six o'clock.\"","A letter missing its date. A reference to the loss of the Lee's \"sainted son\" perhaps indicates this letter is from the summer of 1838, around the time of Philip Ludwell Lee's death. The letter includes mention of local news about a court case involving some enslaved people.","An undated letter, presumably from James Lee to Louisa Lee, that appears to be missing its first page. The sender references Emeline and the symptoms of her illness, including nighttime fevers and difficulties breathing.","An undated letter from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Emeline Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee says Louisa Lee, his wife and Teagle's aunt, has returned safely to Williamsburg but will visit Teagle again soon. Lee reprimands Emeline for going on a long walk and hurting her feet and legs. He asks why she would not write a letter to him.","A letter from Ro. Saunders to James Lee, which appears to be dated November 30, but has no accompanying year. Saunders writes to say that he will grant Lee's request.","This sub-series includes documents relating to the Estate of Edward Teagle and reveals James Lee's ongoing management of the Trust Fund for Susan Teagle and her children.","The Lee and the Teagle families were related through the mothers of each family, Louisa Bellett Lee and Susan Bellet Teagle, who were sisters. Susan Teagle died in 1827; her husband, James Augustus Teagle died in 1833. At that point, James Lee assumed responsibility for James Teagle's estate and the trust fund for the Teagle children.","Receipt, signed by Ro. Anderson, for $31.00 from James Lee for payment to Mutual Assurance Society for Edward Teagle. Dated January 22, 1833.","Inventory of household goods of the estate of Edward Teagle, deceased. Written by James Lee and dated January 24, 1834.","Legal document submitted to Williamsburg Hustings Court. A summary of the estate of Edward Teagle and verification of the accuracy of James Lee's handling of the estate. Signed by William McMoody Ths. Geachy, and dated October 27, 1834.","Accounts of money owed and paid to the Teagle Estate. Signed by John A. Deneufville and John A. Barlow. Dated January 1833 to July 1834.","Legal document submitted to Williamsburg Hustings Court by Wm. McMoody concerning the settlement of Edward Teagle's estate. Dated April 24, 1835.","Agreement of Teagle's creditors to wait for payment until estate is settled. No date.","Statement from Jesse Cole, W. W. Vest, and Benj. Hasford, requested by James Lee, to determine the cost of caring for Edwin Teagle between August 15, 1837 and April 29, 1838 when he died of pulmonary consumption. They determined that cost to be $20.00 a month to provide the special care Teagle required. Statement dated 1838.","Bundle of vouchers detailing expenses incurred by Peter Louis Teagle, ward of James Lee.","A receipt received by one of the Teagle brothers, Henry, William, or Frederick, for his part of the Teagle estate, $67.00. Issued by James Lee, administrator of the estates of his father Edward and his brother Edwin.","Cover sheet of documents relating to the estate of Edward Teagle. Outlines groupings of documents by topic or person. Dated 1846.","Draft of an accounting record for an unknown account. Undated.","This sub-series includes a legal deposition, 1841, whose date suggests a connection with James Lee, as well as a legal certificate and a court testimony.","Two-page deposition of Samuel Griffin taken at the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia. Deposition concerns what Griffin knows of the history and character of Peyton Southall and Robert H. Waller (both then deceased) and especially of the nature of their relationship.  They were related by marriage, but had a relationship that was \"never very friendly.\"","Signed testimony of George W. Shackelford that he lived in the home of George W. Roper and slept in the same room with another tenant, a Mr. Drake. Mr. Drake would, according to this testimony, leave the room and bed Shackelford and Drake shared on the nights that Mr Roper was away and spend the night with Mrs. Roper in her bedroom. When asked how he knew that is where Drake spent the night, Shackelford replied that he had seen him in her bed several times. Testimony written with the legal guidance of James Lee. Dated June 1, 1842.","A legal certificate, dated 1843, that records Emeline Teagle's death on October 15, 1838. This document does not specify where Emeline died but the implication is that it happened in Williamsburg. The document does verify that she spent time in Norfolk for her health and that Louisa Lee went to Norfolk in early September to bring her home when she was \"supposed to be in the last stage of a Pulmonary consumption.\"  The legal reason for this document is not clear.","A letter of consolation from B.S. George Teachy after hearing of the unnamed recipient's loss of a child. Dated August 17, 1852 and addressed from an unidentified \"College Infirmary.\"","A letter, appearing to be dated February 26, 1853, without an identified sender or recipient. The letter's date and opening and closing remarks are difficult to read because the text at the end of the letter is written perpendicular to the opening lines on the first page. Includes references to Philippa Barziza.","A letter, dated July 7, 1853, from Cordelia Lee to her \"Dear Cousin\" in Williamsburg, Virginia. Cordelia Lee catches up on news with her cousin and asks to be remembered to Mr. [Parke] Slater, implying that the recipient knows him well. Lee references Mr. Slater as being the proprietor of the Raleigh Tavern.","A letter, dated November 29, 1853, from Cordelia Lee, \"Cousin 'Dely,\" to her cousin \"Lud,\" presumably short for Ludwell. Cordelia shares news about family and friends and asks him to do the same.","A letter, dated October 4, 1858, from L.C. Minor to Virginia Lee Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Minor writes to announce she is seeking music scholars and solicits Slater to enroll her children and encourage others who might be interested.","A letter, dated July 1, 1861, from Cordelia Lee to her \"Dearest Cousin,\" perhaps Virginia Lee Slater. Cordelia Lee begins with condolences for the death of her cousin's child and a reminder that she has many children \"left to you yet.\" Lee also writes with general family news. Names mentioned include James, Cally, \"Mr. Slater,\" and \"Uncle Washington.\"","A letter, dated November 16, 1861, from Ludwell Philip Slater, Williamsburg, Virginia, to an \"Alice.\" Ludwell is on furlough from camp to recover from an illness, and he writes to Alice to encourage her to continue writing him.","A short letter, dated January 5, 1862, from G. Irvine Whitehead, First Lieutenant in Yorktown, Virginia, to Virginia Slater. The letter is a summons for Slater to appear before a court martial in Yorktown and give evidence in the trial of Jacob Hayes, a private in the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry.","A letter, dated October 22, 1862, from Ludwell Philip Slater in \"Camp near Winchester,\" Virginia to his mother Virginia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Ludwell Slater writes about his experiences in the army with descriptions of movements by Robert E. Lee and others.","A letter, dated January 5, 1863, from G. Irvine Whitehead to Virginia L. Slater. Whitehead tells Slater that a \"conveyance\" will pick her up the following morning at about 9:00 to take her to Yorktown.","A letter, dated July 29, 1863, from Ludwell Philip Slater, Petersburg, Virginia, to his mother Virginia L. Slater, Williamsburg, Virginia. Ludwell reports that he is well and gives general news of the war. He hopes the war will be over by the following winter. He asks his mother to send some of his clothing as it is hard to find and expensive. Toward the end of letter he tells of the death of Dessy Brsison [?] at the battle of Gettysburg. He was in Picket's division and a part of the charge of July 3. Ludwell says that Dessy and his men were in the \"enemy's embankments when they were ordered to fall back.\"  But Dessy, with a few of his men, \"refused to obey, refused quarter from the enemy, and were cut down in their tracks.\"","A letter, dated October 1, 1863, from Virginia Lee Slater, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Colonel West, Commander, US Forces, Williamsburg, Virginia. Slater requests that her daughter, Virginia H. Slater, be given permission to pass Confederate lines.","A printed and signed form indicating that \"Mrs Virginia Slater has taken and subscribed the Oath and Parole required by General Orders, No. 49, for a Loyal Citizen of the United States, residing in a State ever in rebellion or who has sympathized with...Seceding States.\" Signed by Major [James M...]. Dated February 2, 1864, Williamsburg, Virginia.","A note granting Mrs. Slater permission to purchase flour, sugar, and beef at the Post Commissary. Dated March 11, 1864. Signed by Major James [?].","This note, from the Office Provost Marshal in Williamsburg, Virginia, to \"Guards,\" requests that they \"pass Mrs. Slater and son \u0026 Miss [Derfenville] to the lines on Jamestown road on this day.\" Signed by J.O. Mathews, Lt. P.M. Dated May 30, 1864.","An unsigned note allowing Mrs. Slater to pass through the picket lines. Dated October 9, 1864.","The sender, \"V,\" writes to her mother. She mentions being away from home for a long time and also tells her mother that she is in school \"up here\" in Albemarle County, Virginia. Dated October 20, 1864.","A letter, dated February 1866, from Philippa Barziza to \"Jimmie,\" possibly Jimmie Gray. Philippa berates Jimmie for not writing her more often, and she says she does not understand why Jimmie left Williamsburg for Richmond. She asks if Mr. Slater is still \"full of mischief\" or if raising his children made him \"more sedate.\" She Mentions that \"Ma\" and \"Pa\" are \"active,\" though Pa sometimes complains about his age.  ","Philippa also asks, \"Did Lucy leave you?\" A later reference in the letter to \"being without servants\" suggests Lucy could have been an enslaved woman who quit her service at Jimmie's household. ","A letter, dated January 19, 1869, from Georgie G. Hansbrough to \"Cordia.\" The donor of this collection suspects Georgie is an adolescent boy. According to this letter, he now lives in a place where there is no organized school so he and his peers study with a woman who teaches them some subjects, including French. Georgie includes a list of what he received for Christmas.","A letter, dated August 21, 1869, from Mary Jo Minor in Galveston, Texas to \"Dr Barziza.\" Minor writes mainly of a female cousin who passed away.","A letter, dated August 22, 1869, from M.W. Minor, perhaps Mary Jo Minor, in Galveston, Texas to Philippa Barziza. Minor begins with a mournful description of the death of her cousin. She then comments on the teaching profession and asks if Philippa is still teaching.","A letter, dated 1872, from Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater to her mother, Virginia Slater. Cordelia writes to her mother with news about her cousins, who she is visiting. Cordelia asks her mother to send her some new clothes to wear on an excursion to West Point and Richmond, Virginia.","A letter, dated December 8, 1873, from Jimmie Gray (\"JHG\") at Randolph Macon College to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Gray expresses his love for Cordelia and his desire to marry her.","A letter, dated December 30, 1873, from Annie M. Barlow in Portsmouth, Virginia to her cousin Jimmie Gray. Barlow thanks Jimmie for the verses he sent that helped her and others in a time of sorrow. She writes that she is sending a \"little book\" to him.","A letter, dated January 8, 1874, from Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia to Jimmie Gray. This draft of a letter to Gray is a carefully written response to his professions of love (see letter from December 8, 1873). It appears she proofread this draft and made changes in blue ink with the original draft in black ink.","A letter, dated February 23, 1874, from Jimmie Gray at Randolph Macon College to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater.","A letter, dated March 7, 1874, from Jimmie Gray at Randolph Macon College to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater. Gray expresses dejection and sorrow, apparently hurt over Cordelia's response to his expression of love. He expresses his distaste for dancing.","A letter, dated May 29, 1874, from Jimmie Gray in Petersburg, Virginia to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater. Gray criticizes the possibility of women's suffrage, suggesting it may have been an issue they have discussed and disagreed upon before.","A letter, dated November 18, from Jimmie Gray (\"JHG\") in Farmville, Virginia to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater. The donor of this collection suggested this letter may be from the year 1873 or 1874 given other letters exchanged between Gray and Slater during this time period.","Gray thanks Cordie for her account of Jamestown and evergreen leaves she sent. He writes of his visit to the Richmond Fair and the environment of Randolph Macon College.","A letter, dated November 27, 1876, from [Evie Gray] to \"Ma Chère Amie,\" presumably Cordelia Slater. Evie gives news from college in Farmville, including an account of a sore throat epidemic that has made many of the women sick.","A letter, dated December 31, 1876, from \"Emma\" to Cordelia Slater. Emma provides news of friends.","A thank you note, dated April 23, 1878, from Bland Taliaferro to her students, expressing gratitude for a \"beautiful present.\"","A letter, dated April 20, 1879, from Philippa Barziza in Houston, Texas to Cordelia Slater. Barziza writes of various things she can do in Houston. She describes the proximity of her parents' and brothers' graves before writing, \"Away with sadness!\" She wishes that Cordie will not know the sadness she has known.","A letter, dated July 21, 1881, from Bland Taliaferro at Burgh Westra, Gloucester, Virginia to Cordelia Slater. Taliaferro writes of her love for both Burgh Westra and Williamsburg. She mentions harvesting peaches and making a trip to BelleVille—a family home—and having to stay overnight because their boat was temporarily stuck.","A letter, dated August 5, 1881, from Bland Taliaferro at Burgh Westra, Gloucester, Virginia to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Taliaferro writes about being lonely and ill with a fever. She says she will be back in Williamsburg by October to teach and asks if Cordie can find a room for her.","Taliaferro also recounts an argument she and Cordie had in the past and her determination to forgive and move past their disagreement.","A letter, dated February 12, 1882, from \"Loyd H.C.\" in Eltham, Virginia to Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Loyd H.C. describes recent social events and news from friends.","A letter, dated July 29, 1882, from \"L H C\" in Eltham, Virginia to Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Loyd H.C. writes that he is planning to visit Williamsburg soon. This letter is hard to read due to ink smearing.","A letter, dated August 6, 1882, from Philippa Barziza in Houston, Texas to her cousin Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Barziza writes of relations, local produce, and the cool weather. The tone of her letter is despondent: \"You cannot imagine how changed I feel. I take no pleasure in anything, not even in reading, to which I was once devoted.\"","This letter is written on the stationery of D.U. Barziza, Attorney at Law, Houston, Texas.","A letter, dated June 7, 1886, from Philippa Barziza (\"P.S.B.\") in Houston, Texas to Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Barziza begins, \"By this time you are married. I am glad of it.\" She writes more about her happiness for Cordelia and her husband, R.B. Servant.","Barziza writes that her health is better, then moves on to a story of \"Poor little Pinnie,\" who has reinjured his knee after being on crutches for months. She fears he will never fully recover. She also writes that she is sorry to hear that Cordelia's father, Parkes Slater, is not well.","One sheet of a long letter, from \"I.H.B.,\" trying to settle a misunderstanding or disagreement with Cordelia Slater.  Dated [September] 9, 1882.","A letter from W.J.L. Millar to Mr. [Parkes?] Slater at the \"Raleigh Hotel\" in Williamsburg, Virginia. Millar introduces his brother, \"R. Millar\" to Slater and says he will be in Williamsburg soon. Undated.","An invitation addressed to \"Miss Lee\" to attend a \"Birthnight Ball\" hosted by students of William \u0026 Mary on February 22 at 7:00 p.m. No year included in the invitation's date.","Recipe for cucumber [catsent?]. Undated.","An undated, unsigned note addressed to Colonel West asking permission to pass the federal lines to go to school.","A letter from Susan B. Henly at Porto Bello, York County, Virginia to Park Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Bottom half of sheet is missing. Henly inquires about renting a house in Williamsburg for the summer. Undated.","Fragment of a love letter from Jimmie Gray to Cordelia Slater. Undated.","The last page only of a longer letter from Jimmie Gray to Cordelia Slater. A love letter featuring poetry quotes. Undated.","Undated letter from I.H. Barnes to Cordelia Slater.","An undated, unsigned fragment of a letter from an enslaved individual, presumably male, living in Richmond, Virginia. ","As a child, the writer lived in Williamsburg, Virginia, owned by the Slater family. He refers to living in Williamsburg and being friends with Ludwell, who he used to carry around town on his back. He shares other memories of growing up in Williamsburg, including a fight he had with Amner Walker.","Other references in the letter suggest that he was perhaps owned by Mr. Slater and sent to Richmond to tend bar. He mentions Slater visiting Richmond to collect his monthly wages from the bar. The writer reports that the owners of the bar, who he characterizes as friendly, wanted to buy him but Slater refused their offer.","Towards the end of the letter fragment, the writer asks about people he knows from Williamsburg, including the Donnervill family and John Barlow's family. He also asks about [Lizzia] and Lizzie, and requests Lizzie write him. He provides his address in Richmond: \"green st 1224\".","Portions of this letter are missing, as evidenced by the truncated text at the top of the page.","A transcription of this letter attempted by the collection's donor is included with the original letter. This transcription has not yet been verified by SCRC staff.","This folder contains ten empty envelopes with no enclosed letters. Eight envelopes addressed to Cordelia (\"Cordie\") Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. One envelope addressed to D.U. Barziza in Williamsburg, Virginia. One envelope addressed to James H. Gray in Petersburg, Virginia. Most envelopes have a postmark date but without an accompanying year.","A biographical sketch of Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers, the last owner of these family papers. Biographical information compiled and provided by Rivers's nephew and niece.","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 Special Collections Research Center, William \u0026 Mary Libraries.","Special Collections Research Center","Rivers, William E.","Ludwell Paradise, Lucy","Lee, James","Lee, Philip Ludwell","Slater, Virginia Helena Lee","English"],"unitid_tesim":["MS 00298","/repositories/2/resources/8570"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers Collection of Ludwell-Lee-Slater Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers Collection of Ludwell-Lee-Slater Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers Collection of Ludwell-Lee-Slater Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs"],"geogname_ssim":["Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs"],"creator_ssm":["Rivers, William E.","Ludwell Paradise, Lucy","Lee, James","Lee, Philip Ludwell","Slater, Virginia Helena Lee"],"creator_ssim":["Rivers, William E.","Ludwell Paradise, Lucy","Lee, James","Lee, Philip Ludwell","Slater, Virginia Helena Lee"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Rivers, William E.","Ludwell Paradise, Lucy","Lee, James","Lee, Philip Ludwell","Slater, Virginia Helena Lee"],"creators_ssim":["Rivers, William E.","Ludwell Paradise, Lucy","Lee, James","Lee, Philip Ludwell","Slater, Virginia Helena Lee"],"places_ssim":["Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs"],"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 Special Collections Research Center, William \u0026 Mary Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of William E. 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This collection includes papers written by several generation of Williamsburg, Virginia residents, including Lucy Ludwell Paradise; James and Louisa Bellett Lee and family; and Virginia Lee and Parkes Slater and family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries One consists of the oldest item in this collection, a ledger or commonplace book originally kept by Lucy Ludwell Paradise, dated 1805 inside the front cover. This ledger was perhaps also used in some capacity by James Lee, whose name appears on the front outside cover of the book, and then his daughter Virginia Helena Lee Slater, whose signature appears on several pages on pasted-in clippings. Lucy Ludwell Paradise lived in the historic Williamsburg Ludwell-Paradise home until 1812. In 1816, James Lee purchased the house. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe clippings and other materials integrated into the leger book or saved between its pages may come from throughout the nineteenth century, but most seem most likely to date from the second half of the century. Since almost all of the pages of the original ledger book are covered by clippings, most original written text, if any, is not visible. However, on at least two pages, portions of accounting entries made by Lucy Ludwell Paradise are visible.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries Two is composed of letters to and from members of the James Lee family, including correspondence with the Teagle family, also of Williamsburg, Virginia. The Lee and the Teagle families were related through the mothers of each family, Louisa Bellett Lee and Susan Bellet Teagle, who were sisters. This series contains documents relating to management of the estate of Edward Teagle. Also included in this series are academic essays written by Philip Ludwell Lee, son of James and Louisa Lee, from when he was a student at William \u0026amp; Mary in the 1830s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries Three includes papers relating to Virginia Lee Slater's family. Virginia Slater, daughter of James and Louisa Lee, likely gave her family papers to Corie Lynn Slater Dorset, who in turn passed them on to her daughter, Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers. Included in this series are family letters, a Civil War-era loyalty oath, and a letter from an enslaved individual owned by the Slater family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries Four contains miscellaneous handwritten letter fragments, often undated or missing a sender and recipient name. Series Five collects photographs and personal artifacts relating to Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of items in this collection, particularly letters and other written documents, are individually described on an item-level in this finding aid. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eResearchers should note that the ledger book and many letters are fragile and may require extra assistance from SCRC staff to read them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA ledger book containing Lucy Ludwell Paradise's dated notes and signature. This ledger was perhaps also used in some capacity by James Lee, whose name appears on the front outside cover of the book, and then his daughter Virginia Lee Slater, whose signatures (both Virginia H. Lee and Virginia Lee Slater) appear on several pages on pasted in clippings, not on the original pages. The clippings and other materials integrated into the book or saved between its pages may come from throughout the nineteenth century, but most seem most likely to date from the second half of the century. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSince almost all of the pages of the original ledger book are covered with glued-in clippings, most original written text, if any, is not visible. However, on at least two pages are portions of accounting entries made by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. Those fragments appear at the top of the original pages and are oriented so they match the orientation of Lucy's statement and signature on the inside front cover. When the book was turned into a place to paste clippings, the book was turned over so that the front became the back and most underlying text was upside down. The earliest entry of internal text seems to be Lucy's record of paying rent to Col. Henry [Shipworth] while she still lived in London. The entry begins a list of her payments to Shipworth for the years 1801 and 1802. Each of these entries indicates that her rental agreement expired on December 14, 1805. The rest of the list is covered by pasted-in articles. On another page are entries in a list of payments that are dated 1805 and 1806. This list was perhaps also written by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOn two separate pages appear the signatures \"Virginia H. Lee\" and \"Virginia Lee Slater,\" suggesting that Virginia Slater was using the ledger book before and after her marriage. A signature of her father, James Lee (\"Jas. Lee\"), also appears on one of these pages. All of the signatures by Virginia and James appear to have been written elsewhere and then cut out and pasted in the book. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso pasted into the ledger book is a resolution of \"students Wm \u0026amp; Mary College\" specifying how they planned to honor their recently deceased classmate, Philip Ludwell Lee, James Lee's son and Virginia Lee Slater's brother. The undated document was signed by the students elected President and Secretary for this purpose and given to Philip's father. Subsequently, someone pasted it into this ledger book.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA ledger book containing Lucy Ludwell Paradise's dated notes and\t signature. This ledger was also used in some capacity by James Lee, whose name appears on the front outside cover of the book, and then his daughter Virginia whose signatures (both Virginia H. Lee and Virginia Lee Slater) appear on several pages on pasted in clippings, not on the original pages. The clippings and other materials integrated into the book or saved between its pages may come from throughout the nineteenth century, but most seem most likely to date from the second half of the century. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSince almost all of the pages of the original ledger book are covered with glued-in clippings, most original written text, if any, is not visible. However, on at least two pages are portions of accounting entries made by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. Those fragments appear at the top of the original pages and are oriented so they match the orientation of Lucy's statement and signature on the inside front cover. When the book was turned into a place to paste clippings, the book was turned over so that the front became the back and most underlying text was upside down. The earliest entry of internal text seems to be Lucy's record of paying rent to Col. Henry Shipworth (?) while she still lived in London. The entry begins a list of her payments to Shipworth for the years 1801 and 1802. Each of these entries indicates that her rental agreement expired on December 14, 1805. The rest of the list is covered by pasted-in articles. On another page are entries in a list of payments that are dated 1805 and 1806. This list was perhaps also written by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOn two separate pages appear the signatures \"Virginia H. Lee\" and \"Virginia Lee Slater,\" indicating that Virginia Slater was using the ledger book before and after her marriage to Parkes Slater. A signature of her father, James Lee (\"Jas. Lee\"), also appears on one of these pages. All of the signatures by Virginia and James appear to have been written elsewhere and then cut out and pasted in the book. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso pasted into the ledger book is a resolution of \"students Wm \u0026amp; Mary College\" specifying how they planned to honor their recently deceased classmate, Philip Ludwell Lee, James Lee's son and Virginia Lee Slater's brother. The undated document was signed by the students elected President and Secretary for this purpose and given to Philip's father. Subsequently, someone pasted it into this ledger book. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis sub-series is primarily composed of letters to and from members of the James Lee family of Williamsburg, Virginia, including their correspondence with Teagle family members also of Williamsburg. This sub-series also includes academic essays written by Philip Ludwell Lee when he was a student at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary in the mid-1830s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA poem titled \"Connubial Affections,\" reproduced by James Lee and addressed to Louisa C. Bellett. Dated August 12, 1808 on reverse side.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA short love letter from \"Jas. Lee\" to Louisa Bellett, in which he calls himself \"your intended husband\". Dated May 4, 1810.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscriptions of two poems or songs followed by an unsigned note. Addressed to Louisa and presumably from James Lee. No date.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eResearchers may need extra assistance handling this fragile letter, which remains folded in a mylar sleeve to best preserve its structural integrity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragment. A poem and letter that appears to be written by James Lee, addressed to Louisa. James's letter suggests he and Louisa are working through a problem in their relationship. He writes, \"Louisa bear with my whims and follies a little longer, and all will be over, you will get rid of a childish lover, and I shall be happy in the arms of my God.\" No date.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragment from an essay or letter on charity, presumably written by James Lee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated February 9, 1814, in which James Lee expresses concern for James Clarke's health. Addressed to Clarke in \"York Town,\" Virginia. A page of this letter seems to be missing from the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated October 5, 1814, from James Lee to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee apologizes for failing to answer Clarke's previous letters because of a \"long and painful indisposition.\" He refers to the death of a young woman, Eliza, who may have been Clarke's girlfriend. Lee writes of his lack of money because \"Dunfey\" has been able to collect little tax money for the 65th regiment. He writes that \"Hadgron\" has been chosen to administer a Mr. Caradin's estate. There is also a reference to \"Campbell,\" who \"was sent to the Penetentiary for 5 years.\" Lee says he and Louisa are to be married on October 22.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated October 5, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from Louisa Charlotte Bellett in Williamsburg, Virginia. Louisa refers to a young woman who died, \"Betsy,\" and expresses her support and encouragement for Clarke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, date October 14, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Lee writes about court proceedings concerning Clarke. He refers to \"Mr Murdough\" attending a court martial near Richmond of Majors Corbin and Griffin for signing a petition requesting the resignation of Colonel Bassett from his commission for not having the military abilities to command the regiment. Lee also conveys that his wedding is postponed until end of month or early next.  He asks for knives and forks from Norfolk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, date October 21, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from James Lee. Lee writes with a mix of business information and personal news. He thanks Clarke for his support and help and apologizes for not being able to help Clarke as quickly and as well. Lee then enumerates where affairs stand with several people who owe Clarke money or have business with him. Lee sends Clarke Louisa's regards. He mentions Betsy, a friend of Louisa's who was engaged to Clarke but died unexpectedly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, date October 30, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from James Lee. Lee complains of ague and fever, but he nevertheless plans to marry \"Saturday next\" and expects Clarke to attend.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal document, dated July 1, 1824, serving as a witness statement that Thomas Trice, then guardian of George W. Trice, sent him $15 on June 6, 1824. The witness was Leroy H. Trice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated December 25, 1826, from George W. Trice. Although the recipient of the letter is not named, references in the message suggest that they are friend of James Lee in Williamsburg. Trice claims he is \"master of seven different kinds of hand writing,\" and he illustrates two variations of handwriting in this letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA record of payment, 1827, issued by \"Capt. Haines Lee,\" to James Lee of cash or goods worth $45.00 for \"Board and Tuition\" of son George Lee and daughter [E...?] Lee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitled, \"Prayer to be used at any time in private.\" At the end of the document: \"Written by Edwin Augustus Teagle this 1st day of February, 1827.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragments of letter, dated October 4, 1828, from Robert Randolph to James Lee. Randolph sends James something he found in his \"travels in the East,\" thinking James would enjoy a gift that came from \"Classick ground.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA handwritten statement (\"bond on demand\") saying that Edward Teagle owes James Lee $97.42. Dated September 23, 1829.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated December 2, 1829, from Susan Teagle, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to her son Edwin August Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Susan's letter to Edwin contains news of many people, but she writes mainly about Edwin's father, who she describes as \"perfectly deranged in mind.\" Susan wants Edwin to visit her in Williamsburg, and advises him to come by way of Hampton, not Jamestown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated March 1, 1830, from Susan Teagle, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to her son Edwin August Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Susan complains of a severe cough that she fears will turn into \"consumption.\" She writes that other family members are well, and she tells Edwin that his friend William Sands will be visiting Edwin on this way to New Orleans. She comments on the scarcity and price of butter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated May 27, 1830, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to Susan Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Lee says that he is pleased to hear she arrived in Portsmouth safely. He writes that the \"Hustings Court of Williamsburg\" met yesterday but did not deal with the estate of Mr. Teagle, so things will remain the same at least until the June court session. Lee reports that Susan's household affairs are managed well by Miss Margaret, and he affirms that he will continue to be a father to her \"fatherless children.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated May 29, 1830, from Susan Teagle to \"My Dear Sister,\" presumably Louisa Bellett Lee. Susan complains of an ear problem but says her cough is better. She is concerned about her \"Dear little Peter and Caroline\" because of the \"putrid sore throat and smallpox\" in Portsmouth, Virginia. She also mentions Edwin, \"brother Barziza,\" and James Lee, Louisa's husband.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 25, 1830, from John Page to Edwin Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Page writes that he is glad to hear Edwin is well and that his \"writing and style\" have improved.  He sends along greetings from his mother and Mr. Lee.  He talks about being busy with court business and mentions that \"the Chancery Court is still sitting and the Hustings Court meets tomorrow.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated November 7, 1830, from Susan Teagle, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Edwin Teagle, her son, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Susan begins by saying she is glad Edwin's sore throat is better. Then she mentions her surprise at learning that Mrs. [Susan Perry] has recently gotten married. She refers to James Lee again as a father to her fatherless children. Susan tells Edwin not to neglect his business to visit her at Christmas. She relays the news that Richard Bowden, the recently appointed Post Master in Williamsburg, is suspected of stealing mail, and utilizes Bowden's mother's anguish as a moral lesson for Edwin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 25, 1831, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to his wife Louisa Lee, Hampton, Virginia. James writes that he is glad Louisa arrived safely in Hampton and that she has had a good stay with his friend Russell. He adds that Henry manages Louisa's affairs with \"tolerable skill and economy.\" He asks her to let him know when she plans to return so he can make arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated January 22, 1834, from John Page addressed to Edwin A. Teagle, Esquire, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Page apologizes for not responding sooner. He writes, \"The violence of Party Spirit, I believe, has alienated some of my friends from me, and ill health has alienated me in a great measure from the world, but as long as I breathe I shall desire the friendship of the good and shall grieve to lose the regard of those I once esteemed, whilst I trust my conduct both in public and in private will always be governed by a sense of Justice \u0026amp; Right, regardless of consequences.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated April 3, 1834, from Philip Ludwell Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to his cousin Edwin A. Teagle in New York, New York. Lee expresses amazement that Edwin was in Baltimore but now in New York \"with only a few dollars in your pocket. So the whole matter is a riddle to me.\"  Lee gives news of girls who are married and not and says of the girl he is seeing: \"I am paying my addresses to Miss Mary Waller.\" He adds postscript about a \"very large and beautiful organ in the Episcopal Church.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA \"Two-Monthly Report\" from \"Ro. Saunders, Jr.,\" secretary of the Society of William \u0026amp; Mary College, addressed to James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia. Dated May 1, 1834. The signed statement indicates that James Lee's son Philip L. Lee was attending \"Junior Mathematical\" and \"Rhetorical\" classes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated May 14, 1834, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to \"Capt. Chapman\" of the Steamboat P. Henry \"off Jamestown Virginia.\" Lee introduces to Chapman his wife, Louisa, and \"little daughter,\" Virginia, who are on their way to Norfolk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 20, 1835, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Louisa Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James informs Louisa that \"except [for] occasional affections of the bowels\" he has been in \"pretty good health\" since she has left. He mentions that \"Louisa and Katy go off on Thursday next with their owners….\"  He promises to next write a letter to Virginia, his daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 22, 1835, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia, to his \"dear Daughter,\" presumably Virginia Lee, in Norfolk, Virginia. James gives news of family and friends and expresses his love for his daughter. He writes, \"Aunt Louisa and Katy are going away tomorrow: they send their love to you and your mother, and bid you both farewell forever.\" This news perhaps concerns enslaved individuals hired out by the Lee family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter fragment, dated [July?] 1835, presumably from Philip Ludwell Lee to his father, James Lee. From what is legible, it seems that Philip is somewhere along the James River. He mentions the family he is staying with and the friends he visits He writes that he spends evenings with \"Mr Riley\" smoking \"segars\" and tells his father that Mr. Riley regrets him not being there to smoke with them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 24, 1835, from Philip Ludwell Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Edwin Teagle, on board the U.S.S. Constitution. Lee mentions that Teagle is bound for France and probably the Mediterranean Sea, and he writes of the many educational experiences before Teagle. He updates Teagle with recent marriage announcements and asks Teagle if he can use his trunk, assuring him that he will put it in order and take care of its contents.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 27, 1835, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Philip Ludwell Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James Lee begins his letter by expressing his pleasure at knowing that his family is well. He asks Philip if he has yet traveled to Old Point and the Navy Yard. James expresses hope that his \"heart\" has not \"been soiled by any one of those vices which invariably infest commercial towns.\"  He tells Philip that if he or his mother need money to send word to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following seven documents are compositions written by Philip Ludwell Lee at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary in 1835 or soon thereafter.  In-line responses and corrections may be in the hand of Adam Empie, President of the College through 1835\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated April 15, 1836, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. Louisa is in Norfolk with their son, presumably Philip Ludwell Lee, who is ill. It is possible that their son has tuberculosis, as James writes, \"the nature of his disease requires that he should keep his body in an erect posture.\" James expresses concern for him and for Louisa.  He mentions Emeline and how well she is managing the garden and house in Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated March 12, 1837, from Repiton in Wilmington, North Carolina to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Repiton writes to Lee with news but mainly to ask for a letter of reference to help pave the way for him to marry. The friends and family of his fiancée object to their marriage because Repiton is not yet well known in Wilmington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA short letter, dated September 2, 1837, from Virginia Lee in Norfolk, Virginia to her father James Lee. Virginia is staying with Mrs. Riley in Norfolk. She mentions Emeline.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated June 8, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to his wife Louisa Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James's first two paragraphs are heavy hearted. He thinks back to his earlier life when he looked forward to having his children near him to make his old age happier and more comfortable, \"but he is gone.\" The \"he\" here is presumed to be the Lees' son Philip Ludwell Lee.  Towards the end of the letter, James praises Virginia, the \"only surviving pledge of our early love,\" for the care she gives to him and their home. The final few lines of this letter are missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated June 13, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Emeline Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee begins with concern for Teagle's health: \"To see those cheeks, which, but a few months ago, were decorated with the hue and loveliness of the rose, highlighted and informed by an innocent and playful vivacity, now pale and wan, and shaded with melancholy, awakens all the powerful energies of sympathy, and causes the tears of pity and sorrow, to fall afresh from my grief-dimmed eyes.\"  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLee writes that \"scientific men\" say that her disease is not beyond hope of cure. He then recites their advice including wearing flannel next to her skin.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLee gives news of an accident the last night of the circus.  The benches fell hurting a number of spectators. He sends his greetings to Louisa, and notes all is well at home and Virginia continues to do an excellent job. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLee's signature seems to have been extracted from this letter, after \"yr. affectionate friend.\" The donor of this collection believes this signature has been pasted into Lucy Ludwell Paradise's old ledger book, presumably by either Louisa Lee or Virginia Lee Slater, alongside verses dedicated to a deceased loved one.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated June 27, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Miss Emeline H. Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee mentions that the property of Emeline's brother, Edwin, was purchased for $50 by her Uncle William. James says he would have purchased the property had he known. He will, however, contact William and offer $70 and give the property to Emeline. He then refers to a second letter from her that just arrived with which he is very pleased. He compliments her on her composition skills and her ability to express loving sentiments and reaffirms his desire to help her. He says that he would prefer that she not take a prescription offered by Dr. Nash until he arrives. After details about when he might arrive in Norfolk he provides news of Williamsburg.\n \nTowards the end of letter, Lee writes, \"I do not wish my letter to seen by any eye but yours.\" He also implies that she is ill: \"If it is the will of heaven that I shall survive you, your sacred remains shall be put in your consecrated enclosure, and I will love and cherish your memory till I go hither myself.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated August 15, 1838, from George W. Trice, King William County, Virginia, to James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia. Trice petitions Lee's help with a legal issue. He needs some additional information to resolve accounts. Trice is clearly frustrated by Lee's failure to respond to a previous request. He wants to know about the amount due in this case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated August 22, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Emeline H. Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee writes of the logistics of his trip. He also mentions Emeline having had several courses of the medication she is now taking and expresses his anxiety over her illness. He asks about [Peter?] and says, \"Tell him that I exact of every gentleman a fulfilment of his promise—I shall keep a sharp lookout for him on Saturday night.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated September 4, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee in Hampton, Virginia. James approves Louisa's plan to stay in Hampton, the advantages being that she can get word about Emeline twice a day and can move quickly to get Emeline's home should she wish to make the trip. James fears that if Emeline \"is brought up contrary to her inclination, she would live but a very little while—should she die in Norfolk (which God forbid) we must do the best we can with her sacred remains.\" James mentions grapes being sent to Emeline by Captain Chapman who will deliver them to Mr. March. He writes that Robert Lee is visiting but will leave the next day.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated November 22, 1838, from [William?] Henry Teagle to his brother, Frederick B. Teagle, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Teagle mentions the recent death of their sister, Emeline, as well as the death of their mother, Susan. He writes, \"Dear Brother, there is but few of us now remaining and we the oldest, we should endeavour to work together for each other good, and prepare for that prepaired  place which is beyond the reach of the eye of man.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTeagle says his work in Lexington will prevent him from traveling to Williamsburg and asks that Frederick tell \"Mr. Lee\" to simply send his share when he has determined what it should be. He stresses that he trusts Lee and accepts whatever is sent. He writes that he plans to marry soon and will make Lexington his home, adding that he has \"abandoned all vice and dissipation.\"  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA fragment of a letter, dated December 10, 1838, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to his wife Louisa. James writes of \"grief and sorrow.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated May 1, 1839, from William H. Teagle in Staunton, Virginia to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Teagle thanks Lee for the $40 he sent him. Teagle mentions writing his brother Frederick that he had planned to leave Staunton upon receiving Lee's last letter, but he now plans to stay to the end of the year if not longer. He asks to be remembered to his relations in Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated June 19, 1839, from Richard [M Bourden or McBourden] in Hempstead County, Arkansas to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Enclosed newspaper clipping attached. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e[M Bourden] asks for a letter of recommendation from James Lee.  Bourden says that he has been mistaken and apprehended in Arkansas for a murder committed in Tennessee by a Jefferson Blagg whose description matches his own. He asks Lee to write and to inform his family and to encourage them and others to write to assert his innocence. His postscript reads, \"Excuse the orthography bad hand etc. I am chained to the floor and have no table or [?] to write on.\"  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated October 15, 1839, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James tells Louisa that the letter and bandbox she sent arrived and that their daughter Virginia is very pleased with the frock. He is pleased to hear that she is well and approves of her plan to delay her return home because there is \"such an influx of students, every day, to render it unpleasant in traveling, in the Hack, from Jamestown to Williamsburg.\" He also fears a \"spell of rainy weather\" so her delay will likely be a good thing. He writes that Virginia sends her love, and he asks Louisa to send Mr. Horace and Mr. Peter March his regards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated September 11, 1840, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee. James reports to Louisa the news of the death of his friend Captain James Davis. He describes the grief of Davis's mother-in-law, Mrs. Bingham, and his wife, unnamed. James writes that Doctor Teachy believes Davis died of an \"apopletic fit.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated September 30, 1845, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee. James reports that her letter came to him by way of Mr. Stephen Wright, who also brought a dish. He compliments Wright's \"deportment\" and calls him \"polite and conciliating.\" Their daughter, Virginia, and Cordelia are still with him and will be for a while yet, which is fine with him. He includes instructions for how to spend the money he has sent and some news of the town including word of Willis Barlow's illness, which abated after a large blister plaster was applied to his stomach.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated November 18, 1845, from Ro. [Robert?] Saunders to Parkes Slater. Saunders expresses his high regard for James Lee, who recently died, and his appreciation for \"his favorite cane\" which was given to him by Slater. This letter is a transition from the Lee family papers to the Slater family papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated page of notes from or for a class in rhetoric or logic. Handwriting similar to James Lee's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn undated letter from John Goodall in Bellefield to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Goodall asks about the health of the Lee family, including Louisa and \"young Ludwell.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn undated letter from John Page to Edwin Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Page writes with news and advice on morality.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn undated fragment of a letter inviting \"Miss Lee,\" perhaps Louisa Lee, to visit Mrs. Johnston \"Thursday evening at six o'clock.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter missing its date. A reference to the loss of the Lee's \"sainted son\" perhaps indicates this letter is from the summer of 1838, around the time of Philip Ludwell Lee's death. The letter includes mention of local news about a court case involving some enslaved people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn undated letter, presumably from James Lee to Louisa Lee, that appears to be missing its first page. The sender references Emeline and the symptoms of her illness, including nighttime fevers and difficulties breathing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn undated letter from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Emeline Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee says Louisa Lee, his wife and Teagle's aunt, has returned safely to Williamsburg but will visit Teagle again soon. Lee reprimands Emeline for going on a long walk and hurting her feet and legs. He asks why she would not write a letter to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter from Ro. Saunders to James Lee, which appears to be dated November 30, but has no accompanying year. Saunders writes to say that he will grant Lee's request.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis sub-series includes documents relating to the Estate of Edward Teagle and reveals James Lee's ongoing management of the Trust Fund for Susan Teagle and her children.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Lee and the Teagle families were related through the mothers of each family, Louisa Bellett Lee and Susan Bellet Teagle, who were sisters. Susan Teagle died in 1827; her husband, James Augustus Teagle died in 1833. At that point, James Lee assumed responsibility for James Teagle's estate and the trust fund for the Teagle children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt, signed by Ro. Anderson, for $31.00 from James Lee for payment to Mutual Assurance Society for Edward Teagle. Dated January 22, 1833.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInventory of household goods of the estate of Edward Teagle, deceased. Written by James Lee and dated January 24, 1834.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal document submitted to Williamsburg Hustings Court. A summary of the estate of Edward Teagle and verification of the accuracy of James Lee's handling of the estate. Signed by William McMoody Ths. Geachy, and dated October 27, 1834.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of money owed and paid to the Teagle Estate. Signed by John A. Deneufville and John A. Barlow. Dated January 1833 to July 1834.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal document submitted to Williamsburg Hustings Court by Wm. McMoody concerning the settlement of Edward Teagle's estate. Dated April 24, 1835.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement of Teagle's creditors to wait for payment until estate is settled. No date.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement from Jesse Cole, W. W. Vest, and Benj. Hasford, requested by James Lee, to determine the cost of caring for Edwin Teagle between August 15, 1837 and April 29, 1838 when he died of pulmonary consumption. They determined that cost to be $20.00 a month to provide the special care Teagle required. Statement dated 1838.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBundle of vouchers detailing expenses incurred by Peter Louis Teagle, ward of James Lee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA receipt received by one of the Teagle brothers, Henry, William, or Frederick, for his part of the Teagle estate, $67.00. Issued by James Lee, administrator of the estates of his father Edward and his brother Edwin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCover sheet of documents relating to the estate of Edward Teagle. Outlines groupings of documents by topic or person. Dated 1846.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of an accounting record for an unknown account. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis sub-series includes a legal deposition, 1841, whose date suggests a connection with James Lee, as well as a legal certificate and a court testimony.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo-page deposition of Samuel Griffin taken at the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia. Deposition concerns what Griffin knows of the history and character of Peyton Southall and Robert H. Waller (both then deceased) and especially of the nature of their relationship.  They were related by marriage, but had a relationship that was \"never very friendly.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned testimony of George W. Shackelford that he lived in the home of George W. Roper and slept in the same room with another tenant, a Mr. Drake. Mr. Drake would, according to this testimony, leave the room and bed Shackelford and Drake shared on the nights that Mr Roper was away and spend the night with Mrs. Roper in her bedroom. When asked how he knew that is where Drake spent the night, Shackelford replied that he had seen him in her bed several times. Testimony written with the legal guidance of James Lee. Dated June 1, 1842.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA legal certificate, dated 1843, that records Emeline Teagle's death on October 15, 1838. This document does not specify where Emeline died but the implication is that it happened in Williamsburg. The document does verify that she spent time in Norfolk for her health and that Louisa Lee went to Norfolk in early September to bring her home when she was \"supposed to be in the last stage of a Pulmonary consumption.\"  The legal reason for this document is not clear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter of consolation from B.S. George Teachy after hearing of the unnamed recipient's loss of a child. Dated August 17, 1852 and addressed from an unidentified \"College Infirmary.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, appearing to be dated February 26, 1853, without an identified sender or recipient. The letter's date and opening and closing remarks are difficult to read because the text at the end of the letter is written perpendicular to the opening lines on the first page. Includes references to Philippa Barziza.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 7, 1853, from Cordelia Lee to her \"Dear Cousin\" in Williamsburg, Virginia. Cordelia Lee catches up on news with her cousin and asks to be remembered to Mr. [Parke] Slater, implying that the recipient knows him well. Lee references Mr. Slater as being the proprietor of the Raleigh Tavern.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated November 29, 1853, from Cordelia Lee, \"Cousin 'Dely,\" to her cousin \"Lud,\" presumably short for Ludwell. Cordelia shares news about family and friends and asks him to do the same.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated October 4, 1858, from L.C. Minor to Virginia Lee Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Minor writes to announce she is seeking music scholars and solicits Slater to enroll her children and encourage others who might be interested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 1, 1861, from Cordelia Lee to her \"Dearest Cousin,\" perhaps Virginia Lee Slater. Cordelia Lee begins with condolences for the death of her cousin's child and a reminder that she has many children \"left to you yet.\" Lee also writes with general family news. Names mentioned include James, Cally, \"Mr. Slater,\" and \"Uncle Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated November 16, 1861, from Ludwell Philip Slater, Williamsburg, Virginia, to an \"Alice.\" Ludwell is on furlough from camp to recover from an illness, and he writes to Alice to encourage her to continue writing him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA short letter, dated January 5, 1862, from G. Irvine Whitehead, First Lieutenant in Yorktown, Virginia, to Virginia Slater. The letter is a summons for Slater to appear before a court martial in Yorktown and give evidence in the trial of Jacob Hayes, a private in the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated October 22, 1862, from Ludwell Philip Slater in \"Camp near Winchester,\" Virginia to his mother Virginia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Ludwell Slater writes about his experiences in the army with descriptions of movements by Robert E. Lee and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated January 5, 1863, from G. Irvine Whitehead to Virginia L. Slater. Whitehead tells Slater that a \"conveyance\" will pick her up the following morning at about 9:00 to take her to Yorktown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 29, 1863, from Ludwell Philip Slater, Petersburg, Virginia, to his mother Virginia L. Slater, Williamsburg, Virginia. Ludwell reports that he is well and gives general news of the war. He hopes the war will be over by the following winter. He asks his mother to send some of his clothing as it is hard to find and expensive. Toward the end of letter he tells of the death of Dessy Brsison [?] at the battle of Gettysburg. He was in Picket's division and a part of the charge of July 3. Ludwell says that Dessy and his men were in the \"enemy's embankments when they were ordered to fall back.\"  But Dessy, with a few of his men, \"refused to obey, refused quarter from the enemy, and were cut down in their tracks.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated October 1, 1863, from Virginia Lee Slater, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Colonel West, Commander, US Forces, Williamsburg, Virginia. Slater requests that her daughter, Virginia H. Slater, be given permission to pass Confederate lines.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA printed and signed form indicating that \"Mrs Virginia Slater has taken and subscribed the Oath and Parole required by General Orders, No. 49, for a Loyal Citizen of the United States, residing in a State ever in rebellion or who has sympathized with...Seceding States.\" Signed by Major [James M...]. Dated February 2, 1864, Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA note granting Mrs. Slater permission to purchase flour, sugar, and beef at the Post Commissary. Dated March 11, 1864. Signed by Major James [?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis note, from the Office Provost Marshal in Williamsburg, Virginia, to \"Guards,\" requests that they \"pass Mrs. Slater and son \u0026amp; Miss [Derfenville] to the lines on Jamestown road on this day.\" Signed by J.O. Mathews, Lt. P.M. Dated May 30, 1864.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn unsigned note allowing Mrs. Slater to pass through the picket lines. Dated October 9, 1864.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe sender, \"V,\" writes to her mother. She mentions being away from home for a long time and also tells her mother that she is in school \"up here\" in Albemarle County, Virginia. Dated October 20, 1864.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated February 1866, from Philippa Barziza to \"Jimmie,\" possibly Jimmie Gray. Philippa berates Jimmie for not writing her more often, and she says she does not understand why Jimmie left Williamsburg for Richmond. She asks if Mr. Slater is still \"full of mischief\" or if raising his children made him \"more sedate.\" She Mentions that \"Ma\" and \"Pa\" are \"active,\" though Pa sometimes complains about his age.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePhilippa also asks, \"Did Lucy leave you?\" A later reference in the letter to \"being without servants\" suggests Lucy could have been an enslaved woman who quit her service at Jimmie's household. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated January 19, 1869, from Georgie G. Hansbrough to \"Cordia.\" The donor of this collection suspects Georgie is an adolescent boy. According to this letter, he now lives in a place where there is no organized school so he and his peers study with a woman who teaches them some subjects, including French. Georgie includes a list of what he received for Christmas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated August 21, 1869, from Mary Jo Minor in Galveston, Texas to \"Dr Barziza.\" Minor writes mainly of a female cousin who passed away.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated August 22, 1869, from M.W. Minor, perhaps Mary Jo Minor, in Galveston, Texas to Philippa Barziza. Minor begins with a mournful description of the death of her cousin. She then comments on the teaching profession and asks if Philippa is still teaching.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated 1872, from Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater to her mother, Virginia Slater. Cordelia writes to her mother with news about her cousins, who she is visiting. Cordelia asks her mother to send her some new clothes to wear on an excursion to West Point and Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated December 8, 1873, from Jimmie Gray (\"JHG\") at Randolph Macon College to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Gray expresses his love for Cordelia and his desire to marry her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated December 30, 1873, from Annie M. Barlow in Portsmouth, Virginia to her cousin Jimmie Gray. Barlow thanks Jimmie for the verses he sent that helped her and others in a time of sorrow. She writes that she is sending a \"little book\" to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated January 8, 1874, from Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia to Jimmie Gray. This draft of a letter to Gray is a carefully written response to his professions of love (see letter from December 8, 1873). It appears she proofread this draft and made changes in blue ink with the original draft in black ink.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated February 23, 1874, from Jimmie Gray at Randolph Macon College to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated March 7, 1874, from Jimmie Gray at Randolph Macon College to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater. Gray expresses dejection and sorrow, apparently hurt over Cordelia's response to his expression of love. He expresses his distaste for dancing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated May 29, 1874, from Jimmie Gray in Petersburg, Virginia to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater. Gray criticizes the possibility of women's suffrage, suggesting it may have been an issue they have discussed and disagreed upon before.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated November 18, from Jimmie Gray (\"JHG\") in Farmville, Virginia to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater. The donor of this collection suggested this letter may be from the year 1873 or 1874 given other letters exchanged between Gray and Slater during this time period.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGray thanks Cordie for her account of Jamestown and evergreen leaves she sent. He writes of his visit to the Richmond Fair and the environment of Randolph Macon College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated November 27, 1876, from [Evie Gray] to \"Ma Chère Amie,\" presumably Cordelia Slater. Evie gives news from college in Farmville, including an account of a sore throat epidemic that has made many of the women sick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated December 31, 1876, from \"Emma\" to Cordelia Slater. Emma provides news of friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA thank you note, dated April 23, 1878, from Bland Taliaferro to her students, expressing gratitude for a \"beautiful present.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated April 20, 1879, from Philippa Barziza in Houston, Texas to Cordelia Slater. Barziza writes of various things she can do in Houston. She describes the proximity of her parents' and brothers' graves before writing, \"Away with sadness!\" She wishes that Cordie will not know the sadness she has known.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 21, 1881, from Bland Taliaferro at Burgh Westra, Gloucester, Virginia to Cordelia Slater. Taliaferro writes of her love for both Burgh Westra and Williamsburg. She mentions harvesting peaches and making a trip to BelleVille—a family home—and having to stay overnight because their boat was temporarily stuck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated August 5, 1881, from Bland Taliaferro at Burgh Westra, Gloucester, Virginia to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Taliaferro writes about being lonely and ill with a fever. She says she will be back in Williamsburg by October to teach and asks if Cordie can find a room for her.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTaliaferro also recounts an argument she and Cordie had in the past and her determination to forgive and move past their disagreement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated February 12, 1882, from \"Loyd H.C.\" in Eltham, Virginia to Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Loyd H.C. describes recent social events and news from friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated July 29, 1882, from \"L H C\" in Eltham, Virginia to Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Loyd H.C. writes that he is planning to visit Williamsburg soon. This letter is hard to read due to ink smearing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated August 6, 1882, from Philippa Barziza in Houston, Texas to her cousin Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Barziza writes of relations, local produce, and the cool weather. The tone of her letter is despondent: \"You cannot imagine how changed I feel. I take no pleasure in anything, not even in reading, to which I was once devoted.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis letter is written on the stationery of D.U. Barziza, Attorney at Law, Houston, Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter, dated June 7, 1886, from Philippa Barziza (\"P.S.B.\") in Houston, Texas to Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Barziza begins, \"By this time you are married. I am glad of it.\" She writes more about her happiness for Cordelia and her husband, R.B. Servant.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBarziza writes that her health is better, then moves on to a story of \"Poor little Pinnie,\" who has reinjured his knee after being on crutches for months. She fears he will never fully recover. She also writes that she is sorry to hear that Cordelia's father, Parkes Slater, is not well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne sheet of a long letter, from \"I.H.B.,\" trying to settle a misunderstanding or disagreement with Cordelia Slater.  Dated [September] 9, 1882.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter from W.J.L. Millar to Mr. [Parkes?] Slater at the \"Raleigh Hotel\" in Williamsburg, Virginia. Millar introduces his brother, \"R. Millar\" to Slater and says he will be in Williamsburg soon. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn invitation addressed to \"Miss Lee\" to attend a \"Birthnight Ball\" hosted by students of William \u0026amp; Mary on February 22 at 7:00 p.m. No year included in the invitation's date.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecipe for cucumber [catsent?]. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn undated, unsigned note addressed to Colonel West asking permission to pass the federal lines to go to school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter from Susan B. Henly at Porto Bello, York County, Virginia to Park Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Bottom half of sheet is missing. Henly inquires about renting a house in Williamsburg for the summer. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragment of a love letter from Jimmie Gray to Cordelia Slater. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe last page only of a longer letter from Jimmie Gray to Cordelia Slater. A love letter featuring poetry quotes. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated letter from I.H. Barnes to Cordelia Slater.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn undated, unsigned fragment of a letter from an enslaved individual, presumably male, living in Richmond, Virginia. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAs a child, the writer lived in Williamsburg, Virginia, owned by the Slater family. He refers to living in Williamsburg and being friends with Ludwell, who he used to carry around town on his back. He shares other memories of growing up in Williamsburg, including a fight he had with Amner Walker.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOther references in the letter suggest that he was perhaps owned by Mr. Slater and sent to Richmond to tend bar. He mentions Slater visiting Richmond to collect his monthly wages from the bar. The writer reports that the owners of the bar, who he characterizes as friendly, wanted to buy him but Slater refused their offer.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTowards the end of the letter fragment, the writer asks about people he knows from Williamsburg, including the Donnervill family and John Barlow's family. He also asks about [Lizzia] and Lizzie, and requests Lizzie write him. He provides his address in Richmond: \"green st 1224\".\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePortions of this letter are missing, as evidenced by the truncated text at the top of the page.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA transcription of this letter attempted by the collection's donor is included with the original letter. This transcription has not yet been verified by SCRC staff.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains ten empty envelopes with no enclosed letters. Eight envelopes addressed to Cordelia (\"Cordie\") Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. One envelope addressed to D.U. Barziza in Williamsburg, Virginia. One envelope addressed to James H. Gray in Petersburg, Virginia. Most envelopes have a postmark date but without an accompanying year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA biographical sketch of Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers, the last owner of these family papers. 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This collection includes papers written by several generation of Williamsburg, Virginia residents, including Lucy Ludwell Paradise; James and Louisa Bellett Lee and family; and Virginia Lee and Parkes Slater and family.","Series One consists of the oldest item in this collection, a ledger or commonplace book originally kept by Lucy Ludwell Paradise, dated 1805 inside the front cover. This ledger was perhaps also used in some capacity by James Lee, whose name appears on the front outside cover of the book, and then his daughter Virginia Helena Lee Slater, whose signature appears on several pages on pasted-in clippings. Lucy Ludwell Paradise lived in the historic Williamsburg Ludwell-Paradise home until 1812. In 1816, James Lee purchased the house. ","The clippings and other materials integrated into the leger book or saved between its pages may come from throughout the nineteenth century, but most seem most likely to date from the second half of the century. Since almost all of the pages of the original ledger book are covered by clippings, most original written text, if any, is not visible. However, on at least two pages, portions of accounting entries made by Lucy Ludwell Paradise are visible.","Series Two is composed of letters to and from members of the James Lee family, including correspondence with the Teagle family, also of Williamsburg, Virginia. The Lee and the Teagle families were related through the mothers of each family, Louisa Bellett Lee and Susan Bellet Teagle, who were sisters. This series contains documents relating to management of the estate of Edward Teagle. Also included in this series are academic essays written by Philip Ludwell Lee, son of James and Louisa Lee, from when he was a student at William \u0026 Mary in the 1830s.","Series Three includes papers relating to Virginia Lee Slater's family. Virginia Slater, daughter of James and Louisa Lee, likely gave her family papers to Corie Lynn Slater Dorset, who in turn passed them on to her daughter, Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers. Included in this series are family letters, a Civil War-era loyalty oath, and a letter from an enslaved individual owned by the Slater family.","Series Four contains miscellaneous handwritten letter fragments, often undated or missing a sender and recipient name. Series Five collects photographs and personal artifacts relating to Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers.","The majority of items in this collection, particularly letters and other written documents, are individually described on an item-level in this finding aid. ","Researchers should note that the ledger book and many letters are fragile and may require extra assistance from SCRC staff to read them.","A ledger book containing Lucy Ludwell Paradise's dated notes and signature. This ledger was perhaps also used in some capacity by James Lee, whose name appears on the front outside cover of the book, and then his daughter Virginia Lee Slater, whose signatures (both Virginia H. Lee and Virginia Lee Slater) appear on several pages on pasted in clippings, not on the original pages. The clippings and other materials integrated into the book or saved between its pages may come from throughout the nineteenth century, but most seem most likely to date from the second half of the century. ","Since almost all of the pages of the original ledger book are covered with glued-in clippings, most original written text, if any, is not visible. However, on at least two pages are portions of accounting entries made by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. Those fragments appear at the top of the original pages and are oriented so they match the orientation of Lucy's statement and signature on the inside front cover. When the book was turned into a place to paste clippings, the book was turned over so that the front became the back and most underlying text was upside down. The earliest entry of internal text seems to be Lucy's record of paying rent to Col. Henry [Shipworth] while she still lived in London. The entry begins a list of her payments to Shipworth for the years 1801 and 1802. Each of these entries indicates that her rental agreement expired on December 14, 1805. The rest of the list is covered by pasted-in articles. On another page are entries in a list of payments that are dated 1805 and 1806. This list was perhaps also written by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. ","On two separate pages appear the signatures \"Virginia H. Lee\" and \"Virginia Lee Slater,\" suggesting that Virginia Slater was using the ledger book before and after her marriage. A signature of her father, James Lee (\"Jas. Lee\"), also appears on one of these pages. All of the signatures by Virginia and James appear to have been written elsewhere and then cut out and pasted in the book. ","Also pasted into the ledger book is a resolution of \"students Wm \u0026 Mary College\" specifying how they planned to honor their recently deceased classmate, Philip Ludwell Lee, James Lee's son and Virginia Lee Slater's brother. The undated document was signed by the students elected President and Secretary for this purpose and given to Philip's father. Subsequently, someone pasted it into this ledger book.  ","A ledger book containing Lucy Ludwell Paradise's dated notes and\t signature. This ledger was also used in some capacity by James Lee, whose name appears on the front outside cover of the book, and then his daughter Virginia whose signatures (both Virginia H. Lee and Virginia Lee Slater) appear on several pages on pasted in clippings, not on the original pages. The clippings and other materials integrated into the book or saved between its pages may come from throughout the nineteenth century, but most seem most likely to date from the second half of the century. ","Since almost all of the pages of the original ledger book are covered with glued-in clippings, most original written text, if any, is not visible. However, on at least two pages are portions of accounting entries made by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. Those fragments appear at the top of the original pages and are oriented so they match the orientation of Lucy's statement and signature on the inside front cover. When the book was turned into a place to paste clippings, the book was turned over so that the front became the back and most underlying text was upside down. The earliest entry of internal text seems to be Lucy's record of paying rent to Col. Henry Shipworth (?) while she still lived in London. The entry begins a list of her payments to Shipworth for the years 1801 and 1802. Each of these entries indicates that her rental agreement expired on December 14, 1805. The rest of the list is covered by pasted-in articles. On another page are entries in a list of payments that are dated 1805 and 1806. This list was perhaps also written by Lucy Ludwell Paradise. ","On two separate pages appear the signatures \"Virginia H. Lee\" and \"Virginia Lee Slater,\" indicating that Virginia Slater was using the ledger book before and after her marriage to Parkes Slater. A signature of her father, James Lee (\"Jas. Lee\"), also appears on one of these pages. All of the signatures by Virginia and James appear to have been written elsewhere and then cut out and pasted in the book. ","Also pasted into the ledger book is a resolution of \"students Wm \u0026 Mary College\" specifying how they planned to honor their recently deceased classmate, Philip Ludwell Lee, James Lee's son and Virginia Lee Slater's brother. The undated document was signed by the students elected President and Secretary for this purpose and given to Philip's father. Subsequently, someone pasted it into this ledger book. ","This sub-series is primarily composed of letters to and from members of the James Lee family of Williamsburg, Virginia, including their correspondence with Teagle family members also of Williamsburg. This sub-series also includes academic essays written by Philip Ludwell Lee when he was a student at the College of William \u0026 Mary in the mid-1830s.","A poem titled \"Connubial Affections,\" reproduced by James Lee and addressed to Louisa C. Bellett. Dated August 12, 1808 on reverse side.","A short love letter from \"Jas. Lee\" to Louisa Bellett, in which he calls himself \"your intended husband\". Dated May 4, 1810.","Transcriptions of two poems or songs followed by an unsigned note. Addressed to Louisa and presumably from James Lee. No date.","Researchers may need extra assistance handling this fragile letter, which remains folded in a mylar sleeve to best preserve its structural integrity.","Fragment. A poem and letter that appears to be written by James Lee, addressed to Louisa. James's letter suggests he and Louisa are working through a problem in their relationship. He writes, \"Louisa bear with my whims and follies a little longer, and all will be over, you will get rid of a childish lover, and I shall be happy in the arms of my God.\" No date.","Fragment from an essay or letter on charity, presumably written by James Lee.","A letter, dated February 9, 1814, in which James Lee expresses concern for James Clarke's health. Addressed to Clarke in \"York Town,\" Virginia. A page of this letter seems to be missing from the collection.","A letter, dated October 5, 1814, from James Lee to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee apologizes for failing to answer Clarke's previous letters because of a \"long and painful indisposition.\" He refers to the death of a young woman, Eliza, who may have been Clarke's girlfriend. Lee writes of his lack of money because \"Dunfey\" has been able to collect little tax money for the 65th regiment. He writes that \"Hadgron\" has been chosen to administer a Mr. Caradin's estate. There is also a reference to \"Campbell,\" who \"was sent to the Penetentiary for 5 years.\" Lee says he and Louisa are to be married on October 22.","A letter, dated October 5, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from Louisa Charlotte Bellett in Williamsburg, Virginia. Louisa refers to a young woman who died, \"Betsy,\" and expresses her support and encouragement for Clarke.","A letter, date October 14, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Lee writes about court proceedings concerning Clarke. He refers to \"Mr Murdough\" attending a court martial near Richmond of Majors Corbin and Griffin for signing a petition requesting the resignation of Colonel Bassett from his commission for not having the military abilities to command the regiment. Lee also conveys that his wedding is postponed until end of month or early next.  He asks for knives and forks from Norfolk.","A letter, date October 21, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from James Lee. Lee writes with a mix of business information and personal news. He thanks Clarke for his support and help and apologizes for not being able to help Clarke as quickly and as well. Lee then enumerates where affairs stand with several people who owe Clarke money or have business with him. Lee sends Clarke Louisa's regards. He mentions Betsy, a friend of Louisa's who was engaged to Clarke but died unexpectedly.","A letter, date October 30, 1814, addressed to James Clarke in Norfolk, Virginia from James Lee. Lee complains of ague and fever, but he nevertheless plans to marry \"Saturday next\" and expects Clarke to attend.","Legal document, dated July 1, 1824, serving as a witness statement that Thomas Trice, then guardian of George W. Trice, sent him $15 on June 6, 1824. The witness was Leroy H. Trice.","A letter, dated December 25, 1826, from George W. Trice. Although the recipient of the letter is not named, references in the message suggest that they are friend of James Lee in Williamsburg. Trice claims he is \"master of seven different kinds of hand writing,\" and he illustrates two variations of handwriting in this letter.","A record of payment, 1827, issued by \"Capt. Haines Lee,\" to James Lee of cash or goods worth $45.00 for \"Board and Tuition\" of son George Lee and daughter [E...?] Lee.","Titled, \"Prayer to be used at any time in private.\" At the end of the document: \"Written by Edwin Augustus Teagle this 1st day of February, 1827.\"","Fragments of letter, dated October 4, 1828, from Robert Randolph to James Lee. Randolph sends James something he found in his \"travels in the East,\" thinking James would enjoy a gift that came from \"Classick ground.\"","A handwritten statement (\"bond on demand\") saying that Edward Teagle owes James Lee $97.42. Dated September 23, 1829.","A letter, dated December 2, 1829, from Susan Teagle, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to her son Edwin August Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Susan's letter to Edwin contains news of many people, but she writes mainly about Edwin's father, who she describes as \"perfectly deranged in mind.\" Susan wants Edwin to visit her in Williamsburg, and advises him to come by way of Hampton, not Jamestown.","A letter, dated March 1, 1830, from Susan Teagle, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to her son Edwin August Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Susan complains of a severe cough that she fears will turn into \"consumption.\" She writes that other family members are well, and she tells Edwin that his friend William Sands will be visiting Edwin on this way to New Orleans. She comments on the scarcity and price of butter.","A letter, dated May 27, 1830, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to Susan Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Lee says that he is pleased to hear she arrived in Portsmouth safely. He writes that the \"Hustings Court of Williamsburg\" met yesterday but did not deal with the estate of Mr. Teagle, so things will remain the same at least until the June court session. Lee reports that Susan's household affairs are managed well by Miss Margaret, and he affirms that he will continue to be a father to her \"fatherless children.\"","A letter, dated May 29, 1830, from Susan Teagle to \"My Dear Sister,\" presumably Louisa Bellett Lee. Susan complains of an ear problem but says her cough is better. She is concerned about her \"Dear little Peter and Caroline\" because of the \"putrid sore throat and smallpox\" in Portsmouth, Virginia. She also mentions Edwin, \"brother Barziza,\" and James Lee, Louisa's husband.","A letter, dated July 25, 1830, from John Page to Edwin Teagle, Portsmouth, Virginia. Page writes that he is glad to hear Edwin is well and that his \"writing and style\" have improved.  He sends along greetings from his mother and Mr. Lee.  He talks about being busy with court business and mentions that \"the Chancery Court is still sitting and the Hustings Court meets tomorrow.\"","A letter, dated November 7, 1830, from Susan Teagle, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Edwin Teagle, her son, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Susan begins by saying she is glad Edwin's sore throat is better. Then she mentions her surprise at learning that Mrs. [Susan Perry] has recently gotten married. She refers to James Lee again as a father to her fatherless children. Susan tells Edwin not to neglect his business to visit her at Christmas. She relays the news that Richard Bowden, the recently appointed Post Master in Williamsburg, is suspected of stealing mail, and utilizes Bowden's mother's anguish as a moral lesson for Edwin.","A letter, dated July 25, 1831, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to his wife Louisa Lee, Hampton, Virginia. James writes that he is glad Louisa arrived safely in Hampton and that she has had a good stay with his friend Russell. He adds that Henry manages Louisa's affairs with \"tolerable skill and economy.\" He asks her to let him know when she plans to return so he can make arrangements.","A letter, dated January 22, 1834, from John Page addressed to Edwin A. Teagle, Esquire, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Page apologizes for not responding sooner. He writes, \"The violence of Party Spirit, I believe, has alienated some of my friends from me, and ill health has alienated me in a great measure from the world, but as long as I breathe I shall desire the friendship of the good and shall grieve to lose the regard of those I once esteemed, whilst I trust my conduct both in public and in private will always be governed by a sense of Justice \u0026 Right, regardless of consequences.\"","A letter, dated April 3, 1834, from Philip Ludwell Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to his cousin Edwin A. Teagle in New York, New York. Lee expresses amazement that Edwin was in Baltimore but now in New York \"with only a few dollars in your pocket. So the whole matter is a riddle to me.\"  Lee gives news of girls who are married and not and says of the girl he is seeing: \"I am paying my addresses to Miss Mary Waller.\" He adds postscript about a \"very large and beautiful organ in the Episcopal Church.\"","A \"Two-Monthly Report\" from \"Ro. Saunders, Jr.,\" secretary of the Society of William \u0026 Mary College, addressed to James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia. Dated May 1, 1834. The signed statement indicates that James Lee's son Philip L. Lee was attending \"Junior Mathematical\" and \"Rhetorical\" classes.","A letter, dated May 14, 1834, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, addressed to \"Capt. Chapman\" of the Steamboat P. Henry \"off Jamestown Virginia.\" Lee introduces to Chapman his wife, Louisa, and \"little daughter,\" Virginia, who are on their way to Norfolk.","A letter, dated July 20, 1835, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Louisa Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James informs Louisa that \"except [for] occasional affections of the bowels\" he has been in \"pretty good health\" since she has left. He mentions that \"Louisa and Katy go off on Thursday next with their owners….\"  He promises to next write a letter to Virginia, his daughter.","A letter, dated July 22, 1835, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia, to his \"dear Daughter,\" presumably Virginia Lee, in Norfolk, Virginia. James gives news of family and friends and expresses his love for his daughter. He writes, \"Aunt Louisa and Katy are going away tomorrow: they send their love to you and your mother, and bid you both farewell forever.\" This news perhaps concerns enslaved individuals hired out by the Lee family.","A letter fragment, dated [July?] 1835, presumably from Philip Ludwell Lee to his father, James Lee. From what is legible, it seems that Philip is somewhere along the James River. He mentions the family he is staying with and the friends he visits He writes that he spends evenings with \"Mr Riley\" smoking \"segars\" and tells his father that Mr. Riley regrets him not being there to smoke with them.","A letter, dated July 24, 1835, from Philip Ludwell Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Edwin Teagle, on board the U.S.S. Constitution. Lee mentions that Teagle is bound for France and probably the Mediterranean Sea, and he writes of the many educational experiences before Teagle. He updates Teagle with recent marriage announcements and asks Teagle if he can use his trunk, assuring him that he will put it in order and take care of its contents.","A letter, dated July 27, 1835, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Philip Ludwell Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James Lee begins his letter by expressing his pleasure at knowing that his family is well. He asks Philip if he has yet traveled to Old Point and the Navy Yard. James expresses hope that his \"heart\" has not \"been soiled by any one of those vices which invariably infest commercial towns.\"  He tells Philip that if he or his mother need money to send word to him.","The following seven documents are compositions written by Philip Ludwell Lee at the College of William \u0026 Mary in 1835 or soon thereafter.  In-line responses and corrections may be in the hand of Adam Empie, President of the College through 1835","A letter, dated April 15, 1836, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. Louisa is in Norfolk with their son, presumably Philip Ludwell Lee, who is ill. It is possible that their son has tuberculosis, as James writes, \"the nature of his disease requires that he should keep his body in an erect posture.\" James expresses concern for him and for Louisa.  He mentions Emeline and how well she is managing the garden and house in Williamsburg.","A letter, dated March 12, 1837, from Repiton in Wilmington, North Carolina to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Repiton writes to Lee with news but mainly to ask for a letter of reference to help pave the way for him to marry. The friends and family of his fiancée object to their marriage because Repiton is not yet well known in Wilmington.","A short letter, dated September 2, 1837, from Virginia Lee in Norfolk, Virginia to her father James Lee. Virginia is staying with Mrs. Riley in Norfolk. She mentions Emeline.","A letter, dated June 8, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to his wife Louisa Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James's first two paragraphs are heavy hearted. He thinks back to his earlier life when he looked forward to having his children near him to make his old age happier and more comfortable, \"but he is gone.\" The \"he\" here is presumed to be the Lees' son Philip Ludwell Lee.  Towards the end of the letter, James praises Virginia, the \"only surviving pledge of our early love,\" for the care she gives to him and their home. The final few lines of this letter are missing.","A letter, dated June 13, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Emeline Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee begins with concern for Teagle's health: \"To see those cheeks, which, but a few months ago, were decorated with the hue and loveliness of the rose, highlighted and informed by an innocent and playful vivacity, now pale and wan, and shaded with melancholy, awakens all the powerful energies of sympathy, and causes the tears of pity and sorrow, to fall afresh from my grief-dimmed eyes.\"  ","Lee writes that \"scientific men\" say that her disease is not beyond hope of cure. He then recites their advice including wearing flannel next to her skin.  ","Lee gives news of an accident the last night of the circus.  The benches fell hurting a number of spectators. He sends his greetings to Louisa, and notes all is well at home and Virginia continues to do an excellent job. ","Lee's signature seems to have been extracted from this letter, after \"yr. affectionate friend.\" The donor of this collection believes this signature has been pasted into Lucy Ludwell Paradise's old ledger book, presumably by either Louisa Lee or Virginia Lee Slater, alongside verses dedicated to a deceased loved one.","A letter, dated June 27, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Miss Emeline H. Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee mentions that the property of Emeline's brother, Edwin, was purchased for $50 by her Uncle William. James says he would have purchased the property had he known. He will, however, contact William and offer $70 and give the property to Emeline. He then refers to a second letter from her that just arrived with which he is very pleased. He compliments her on her composition skills and her ability to express loving sentiments and reaffirms his desire to help her. He says that he would prefer that she not take a prescription offered by Dr. Nash until he arrives. After details about when he might arrive in Norfolk he provides news of Williamsburg.\n \nTowards the end of letter, Lee writes, \"I do not wish my letter to seen by any eye but yours.\" He also implies that she is ill: \"If it is the will of heaven that I shall survive you, your sacred remains shall be put in your consecrated enclosure, and I will love and cherish your memory till I go hither myself.\"","A letter, dated August 15, 1838, from George W. Trice, King William County, Virginia, to James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia. Trice petitions Lee's help with a legal issue. He needs some additional information to resolve accounts. Trice is clearly frustrated by Lee's failure to respond to a previous request. He wants to know about the amount due in this case.","A letter, dated August 22, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Emeline H. Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee writes of the logistics of his trip. He also mentions Emeline having had several courses of the medication she is now taking and expresses his anxiety over her illness. He asks about [Peter?] and says, \"Tell him that I exact of every gentleman a fulfilment of his promise—I shall keep a sharp lookout for him on Saturday night.\"","A letter, dated September 4, 1838, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee in Hampton, Virginia. James approves Louisa's plan to stay in Hampton, the advantages being that she can get word about Emeline twice a day and can move quickly to get Emeline's home should she wish to make the trip. James fears that if Emeline \"is brought up contrary to her inclination, she would live but a very little while—should she die in Norfolk (which God forbid) we must do the best we can with her sacred remains.\" James mentions grapes being sent to Emeline by Captain Chapman who will deliver them to Mr. March. He writes that Robert Lee is visiting but will leave the next day.","A letter, dated November 22, 1838, from [William?] Henry Teagle to his brother, Frederick B. Teagle, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Teagle mentions the recent death of their sister, Emeline, as well as the death of their mother, Susan. He writes, \"Dear Brother, there is but few of us now remaining and we the oldest, we should endeavour to work together for each other good, and prepare for that prepaired  place which is beyond the reach of the eye of man.\"","Teagle says his work in Lexington will prevent him from traveling to Williamsburg and asks that Frederick tell \"Mr. Lee\" to simply send his share when he has determined what it should be. He stresses that he trusts Lee and accepts whatever is sent. He writes that he plans to marry soon and will make Lexington his home, adding that he has \"abandoned all vice and dissipation.\"  ","A fragment of a letter, dated December 10, 1838, from James Lee, Williamsburg, Virginia, to his wife Louisa. James writes of \"grief and sorrow.\"","A letter, dated May 1, 1839, from William H. Teagle in Staunton, Virginia to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Teagle thanks Lee for the $40 he sent him. Teagle mentions writing his brother Frederick that he had planned to leave Staunton upon receiving Lee's last letter, but he now plans to stay to the end of the year if not longer. He asks to be remembered to his relations in Williamsburg.","A letter, dated June 19, 1839, from Richard [M Bourden or McBourden] in Hempstead County, Arkansas to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Enclosed newspaper clipping attached. ","[M Bourden] asks for a letter of recommendation from James Lee.  Bourden says that he has been mistaken and apprehended in Arkansas for a murder committed in Tennessee by a Jefferson Blagg whose description matches his own. He asks Lee to write and to inform his family and to encourage them and others to write to assert his innocence. His postscript reads, \"Excuse the orthography bad hand etc. I am chained to the floor and have no table or [?] to write on.\"  ","A letter, dated October 15, 1839, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee in Norfolk, Virginia. James tells Louisa that the letter and bandbox she sent arrived and that their daughter Virginia is very pleased with the frock. He is pleased to hear that she is well and approves of her plan to delay her return home because there is \"such an influx of students, every day, to render it unpleasant in traveling, in the Hack, from Jamestown to Williamsburg.\" He also fears a \"spell of rainy weather\" so her delay will likely be a good thing. He writes that Virginia sends her love, and he asks Louisa to send Mr. Horace and Mr. Peter March his regards.","A letter, dated September 11, 1840, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee. James reports to Louisa the news of the death of his friend Captain James Davis. He describes the grief of Davis's mother-in-law, Mrs. Bingham, and his wife, unnamed. James writes that Doctor Teachy believes Davis died of an \"apopletic fit.\"","A letter, dated September 30, 1845, from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Louisa C. Lee. James reports that her letter came to him by way of Mr. Stephen Wright, who also brought a dish. He compliments Wright's \"deportment\" and calls him \"polite and conciliating.\" Their daughter, Virginia, and Cordelia are still with him and will be for a while yet, which is fine with him. He includes instructions for how to spend the money he has sent and some news of the town including word of Willis Barlow's illness, which abated after a large blister plaster was applied to his stomach.","A letter, dated November 18, 1845, from Ro. [Robert?] Saunders to Parkes Slater. Saunders expresses his high regard for James Lee, who recently died, and his appreciation for \"his favorite cane\" which was given to him by Slater. This letter is a transition from the Lee family papers to the Slater family papers.","Undated page of notes from or for a class in rhetoric or logic. Handwriting similar to James Lee's.","An undated letter from John Goodall in Bellefield to James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia. Goodall asks about the health of the Lee family, including Louisa and \"young Ludwell.\"","An undated letter from John Page to Edwin Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Page writes with news and advice on morality.","An undated fragment of a letter inviting \"Miss Lee,\" perhaps Louisa Lee, to visit Mrs. Johnston \"Thursday evening at six o'clock.\"","A letter missing its date. A reference to the loss of the Lee's \"sainted son\" perhaps indicates this letter is from the summer of 1838, around the time of Philip Ludwell Lee's death. The letter includes mention of local news about a court case involving some enslaved people.","An undated letter, presumably from James Lee to Louisa Lee, that appears to be missing its first page. The sender references Emeline and the symptoms of her illness, including nighttime fevers and difficulties breathing.","An undated letter from James Lee in Williamsburg, Virginia to Emeline Teagle in Norfolk, Virginia. Lee says Louisa Lee, his wife and Teagle's aunt, has returned safely to Williamsburg but will visit Teagle again soon. Lee reprimands Emeline for going on a long walk and hurting her feet and legs. He asks why she would not write a letter to him.","A letter from Ro. Saunders to James Lee, which appears to be dated November 30, but has no accompanying year. Saunders writes to say that he will grant Lee's request.","This sub-series includes documents relating to the Estate of Edward Teagle and reveals James Lee's ongoing management of the Trust Fund for Susan Teagle and her children.","The Lee and the Teagle families were related through the mothers of each family, Louisa Bellett Lee and Susan Bellet Teagle, who were sisters. Susan Teagle died in 1827; her husband, James Augustus Teagle died in 1833. At that point, James Lee assumed responsibility for James Teagle's estate and the trust fund for the Teagle children.","Receipt, signed by Ro. Anderson, for $31.00 from James Lee for payment to Mutual Assurance Society for Edward Teagle. Dated January 22, 1833.","Inventory of household goods of the estate of Edward Teagle, deceased. Written by James Lee and dated January 24, 1834.","Legal document submitted to Williamsburg Hustings Court. A summary of the estate of Edward Teagle and verification of the accuracy of James Lee's handling of the estate. Signed by William McMoody Ths. Geachy, and dated October 27, 1834.","Accounts of money owed and paid to the Teagle Estate. Signed by John A. Deneufville and John A. Barlow. Dated January 1833 to July 1834.","Legal document submitted to Williamsburg Hustings Court by Wm. McMoody concerning the settlement of Edward Teagle's estate. Dated April 24, 1835.","Agreement of Teagle's creditors to wait for payment until estate is settled. No date.","Statement from Jesse Cole, W. W. Vest, and Benj. Hasford, requested by James Lee, to determine the cost of caring for Edwin Teagle between August 15, 1837 and April 29, 1838 when he died of pulmonary consumption. They determined that cost to be $20.00 a month to provide the special care Teagle required. Statement dated 1838.","Bundle of vouchers detailing expenses incurred by Peter Louis Teagle, ward of James Lee.","A receipt received by one of the Teagle brothers, Henry, William, or Frederick, for his part of the Teagle estate, $67.00. Issued by James Lee, administrator of the estates of his father Edward and his brother Edwin.","Cover sheet of documents relating to the estate of Edward Teagle. Outlines groupings of documents by topic or person. Dated 1846.","Draft of an accounting record for an unknown account. Undated.","This sub-series includes a legal deposition, 1841, whose date suggests a connection with James Lee, as well as a legal certificate and a court testimony.","Two-page deposition of Samuel Griffin taken at the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia. Deposition concerns what Griffin knows of the history and character of Peyton Southall and Robert H. Waller (both then deceased) and especially of the nature of their relationship.  They were related by marriage, but had a relationship that was \"never very friendly.\"","Signed testimony of George W. Shackelford that he lived in the home of George W. Roper and slept in the same room with another tenant, a Mr. Drake. Mr. Drake would, according to this testimony, leave the room and bed Shackelford and Drake shared on the nights that Mr Roper was away and spend the night with Mrs. Roper in her bedroom. When asked how he knew that is where Drake spent the night, Shackelford replied that he had seen him in her bed several times. Testimony written with the legal guidance of James Lee. Dated June 1, 1842.","A legal certificate, dated 1843, that records Emeline Teagle's death on October 15, 1838. This document does not specify where Emeline died but the implication is that it happened in Williamsburg. The document does verify that she spent time in Norfolk for her health and that Louisa Lee went to Norfolk in early September to bring her home when she was \"supposed to be in the last stage of a Pulmonary consumption.\"  The legal reason for this document is not clear.","A letter of consolation from B.S. George Teachy after hearing of the unnamed recipient's loss of a child. Dated August 17, 1852 and addressed from an unidentified \"College Infirmary.\"","A letter, appearing to be dated February 26, 1853, without an identified sender or recipient. The letter's date and opening and closing remarks are difficult to read because the text at the end of the letter is written perpendicular to the opening lines on the first page. Includes references to Philippa Barziza.","A letter, dated July 7, 1853, from Cordelia Lee to her \"Dear Cousin\" in Williamsburg, Virginia. Cordelia Lee catches up on news with her cousin and asks to be remembered to Mr. [Parke] Slater, implying that the recipient knows him well. Lee references Mr. Slater as being the proprietor of the Raleigh Tavern.","A letter, dated November 29, 1853, from Cordelia Lee, \"Cousin 'Dely,\" to her cousin \"Lud,\" presumably short for Ludwell. Cordelia shares news about family and friends and asks him to do the same.","A letter, dated October 4, 1858, from L.C. Minor to Virginia Lee Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Minor writes to announce she is seeking music scholars and solicits Slater to enroll her children and encourage others who might be interested.","A letter, dated July 1, 1861, from Cordelia Lee to her \"Dearest Cousin,\" perhaps Virginia Lee Slater. Cordelia Lee begins with condolences for the death of her cousin's child and a reminder that she has many children \"left to you yet.\" Lee also writes with general family news. Names mentioned include James, Cally, \"Mr. Slater,\" and \"Uncle Washington.\"","A letter, dated November 16, 1861, from Ludwell Philip Slater, Williamsburg, Virginia, to an \"Alice.\" Ludwell is on furlough from camp to recover from an illness, and he writes to Alice to encourage her to continue writing him.","A short letter, dated January 5, 1862, from G. Irvine Whitehead, First Lieutenant in Yorktown, Virginia, to Virginia Slater. The letter is a summons for Slater to appear before a court martial in Yorktown and give evidence in the trial of Jacob Hayes, a private in the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry.","A letter, dated October 22, 1862, from Ludwell Philip Slater in \"Camp near Winchester,\" Virginia to his mother Virginia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Ludwell Slater writes about his experiences in the army with descriptions of movements by Robert E. Lee and others.","A letter, dated January 5, 1863, from G. Irvine Whitehead to Virginia L. Slater. Whitehead tells Slater that a \"conveyance\" will pick her up the following morning at about 9:00 to take her to Yorktown.","A letter, dated July 29, 1863, from Ludwell Philip Slater, Petersburg, Virginia, to his mother Virginia L. Slater, Williamsburg, Virginia. Ludwell reports that he is well and gives general news of the war. He hopes the war will be over by the following winter. He asks his mother to send some of his clothing as it is hard to find and expensive. Toward the end of letter he tells of the death of Dessy Brsison [?] at the battle of Gettysburg. He was in Picket's division and a part of the charge of July 3. Ludwell says that Dessy and his men were in the \"enemy's embankments when they were ordered to fall back.\"  But Dessy, with a few of his men, \"refused to obey, refused quarter from the enemy, and were cut down in their tracks.\"","A letter, dated October 1, 1863, from Virginia Lee Slater, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Colonel West, Commander, US Forces, Williamsburg, Virginia. Slater requests that her daughter, Virginia H. Slater, be given permission to pass Confederate lines.","A printed and signed form indicating that \"Mrs Virginia Slater has taken and subscribed the Oath and Parole required by General Orders, No. 49, for a Loyal Citizen of the United States, residing in a State ever in rebellion or who has sympathized with...Seceding States.\" Signed by Major [James M...]. Dated February 2, 1864, Williamsburg, Virginia.","A note granting Mrs. Slater permission to purchase flour, sugar, and beef at the Post Commissary. Dated March 11, 1864. Signed by Major James [?].","This note, from the Office Provost Marshal in Williamsburg, Virginia, to \"Guards,\" requests that they \"pass Mrs. Slater and son \u0026 Miss [Derfenville] to the lines on Jamestown road on this day.\" Signed by J.O. Mathews, Lt. P.M. Dated May 30, 1864.","An unsigned note allowing Mrs. Slater to pass through the picket lines. Dated October 9, 1864.","The sender, \"V,\" writes to her mother. She mentions being away from home for a long time and also tells her mother that she is in school \"up here\" in Albemarle County, Virginia. Dated October 20, 1864.","A letter, dated February 1866, from Philippa Barziza to \"Jimmie,\" possibly Jimmie Gray. Philippa berates Jimmie for not writing her more often, and she says she does not understand why Jimmie left Williamsburg for Richmond. She asks if Mr. Slater is still \"full of mischief\" or if raising his children made him \"more sedate.\" She Mentions that \"Ma\" and \"Pa\" are \"active,\" though Pa sometimes complains about his age.  ","Philippa also asks, \"Did Lucy leave you?\" A later reference in the letter to \"being without servants\" suggests Lucy could have been an enslaved woman who quit her service at Jimmie's household. ","A letter, dated January 19, 1869, from Georgie G. Hansbrough to \"Cordia.\" The donor of this collection suspects Georgie is an adolescent boy. According to this letter, he now lives in a place where there is no organized school so he and his peers study with a woman who teaches them some subjects, including French. Georgie includes a list of what he received for Christmas.","A letter, dated August 21, 1869, from Mary Jo Minor in Galveston, Texas to \"Dr Barziza.\" Minor writes mainly of a female cousin who passed away.","A letter, dated August 22, 1869, from M.W. Minor, perhaps Mary Jo Minor, in Galveston, Texas to Philippa Barziza. Minor begins with a mournful description of the death of her cousin. She then comments on the teaching profession and asks if Philippa is still teaching.","A letter, dated 1872, from Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater to her mother, Virginia Slater. Cordelia writes to her mother with news about her cousins, who she is visiting. Cordelia asks her mother to send her some new clothes to wear on an excursion to West Point and Richmond, Virginia.","A letter, dated December 8, 1873, from Jimmie Gray (\"JHG\") at Randolph Macon College to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Gray expresses his love for Cordelia and his desire to marry her.","A letter, dated December 30, 1873, from Annie M. Barlow in Portsmouth, Virginia to her cousin Jimmie Gray. Barlow thanks Jimmie for the verses he sent that helped her and others in a time of sorrow. She writes that she is sending a \"little book\" to him.","A letter, dated January 8, 1874, from Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia to Jimmie Gray. This draft of a letter to Gray is a carefully written response to his professions of love (see letter from December 8, 1873). It appears she proofread this draft and made changes in blue ink with the original draft in black ink.","A letter, dated February 23, 1874, from Jimmie Gray at Randolph Macon College to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater.","A letter, dated March 7, 1874, from Jimmie Gray at Randolph Macon College to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater. Gray expresses dejection and sorrow, apparently hurt over Cordelia's response to his expression of love. He expresses his distaste for dancing.","A letter, dated May 29, 1874, from Jimmie Gray in Petersburg, Virginia to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater. Gray criticizes the possibility of women's suffrage, suggesting it may have been an issue they have discussed and disagreed upon before.","A letter, dated November 18, from Jimmie Gray (\"JHG\") in Farmville, Virginia to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater. The donor of this collection suggested this letter may be from the year 1873 or 1874 given other letters exchanged between Gray and Slater during this time period.","Gray thanks Cordie for her account of Jamestown and evergreen leaves she sent. He writes of his visit to the Richmond Fair and the environment of Randolph Macon College.","A letter, dated November 27, 1876, from [Evie Gray] to \"Ma Chère Amie,\" presumably Cordelia Slater. Evie gives news from college in Farmville, including an account of a sore throat epidemic that has made many of the women sick.","A letter, dated December 31, 1876, from \"Emma\" to Cordelia Slater. Emma provides news of friends.","A thank you note, dated April 23, 1878, from Bland Taliaferro to her students, expressing gratitude for a \"beautiful present.\"","A letter, dated April 20, 1879, from Philippa Barziza in Houston, Texas to Cordelia Slater. Barziza writes of various things she can do in Houston. She describes the proximity of her parents' and brothers' graves before writing, \"Away with sadness!\" She wishes that Cordie will not know the sadness she has known.","A letter, dated July 21, 1881, from Bland Taliaferro at Burgh Westra, Gloucester, Virginia to Cordelia Slater. Taliaferro writes of her love for both Burgh Westra and Williamsburg. She mentions harvesting peaches and making a trip to BelleVille—a family home—and having to stay overnight because their boat was temporarily stuck.","A letter, dated August 5, 1881, from Bland Taliaferro at Burgh Westra, Gloucester, Virginia to Cordelia \"Cordie\" Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Taliaferro writes about being lonely and ill with a fever. She says she will be back in Williamsburg by October to teach and asks if Cordie can find a room for her.","Taliaferro also recounts an argument she and Cordie had in the past and her determination to forgive and move past their disagreement.","A letter, dated February 12, 1882, from \"Loyd H.C.\" in Eltham, Virginia to Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Loyd H.C. describes recent social events and news from friends.","A letter, dated July 29, 1882, from \"L H C\" in Eltham, Virginia to Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Loyd H.C. writes that he is planning to visit Williamsburg soon. This letter is hard to read due to ink smearing.","A letter, dated August 6, 1882, from Philippa Barziza in Houston, Texas to her cousin Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Barziza writes of relations, local produce, and the cool weather. The tone of her letter is despondent: \"You cannot imagine how changed I feel. I take no pleasure in anything, not even in reading, to which I was once devoted.\"","This letter is written on the stationery of D.U. Barziza, Attorney at Law, Houston, Texas.","A letter, dated June 7, 1886, from Philippa Barziza (\"P.S.B.\") in Houston, Texas to Cordelia Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Barziza begins, \"By this time you are married. I am glad of it.\" She writes more about her happiness for Cordelia and her husband, R.B. Servant.","Barziza writes that her health is better, then moves on to a story of \"Poor little Pinnie,\" who has reinjured his knee after being on crutches for months. She fears he will never fully recover. She also writes that she is sorry to hear that Cordelia's father, Parkes Slater, is not well.","One sheet of a long letter, from \"I.H.B.,\" trying to settle a misunderstanding or disagreement with Cordelia Slater.  Dated [September] 9, 1882.","A letter from W.J.L. Millar to Mr. [Parkes?] Slater at the \"Raleigh Hotel\" in Williamsburg, Virginia. Millar introduces his brother, \"R. Millar\" to Slater and says he will be in Williamsburg soon. Undated.","An invitation addressed to \"Miss Lee\" to attend a \"Birthnight Ball\" hosted by students of William \u0026 Mary on February 22 at 7:00 p.m. No year included in the invitation's date.","Recipe for cucumber [catsent?]. Undated.","An undated, unsigned note addressed to Colonel West asking permission to pass the federal lines to go to school.","A letter from Susan B. Henly at Porto Bello, York County, Virginia to Park Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. Bottom half of sheet is missing. Henly inquires about renting a house in Williamsburg for the summer. Undated.","Fragment of a love letter from Jimmie Gray to Cordelia Slater. Undated.","The last page only of a longer letter from Jimmie Gray to Cordelia Slater. A love letter featuring poetry quotes. Undated.","Undated letter from I.H. Barnes to Cordelia Slater.","An undated, unsigned fragment of a letter from an enslaved individual, presumably male, living in Richmond, Virginia. ","As a child, the writer lived in Williamsburg, Virginia, owned by the Slater family. He refers to living in Williamsburg and being friends with Ludwell, who he used to carry around town on his back. He shares other memories of growing up in Williamsburg, including a fight he had with Amner Walker.","Other references in the letter suggest that he was perhaps owned by Mr. Slater and sent to Richmond to tend bar. He mentions Slater visiting Richmond to collect his monthly wages from the bar. The writer reports that the owners of the bar, who he characterizes as friendly, wanted to buy him but Slater refused their offer.","Towards the end of the letter fragment, the writer asks about people he knows from Williamsburg, including the Donnervill family and John Barlow's family. He also asks about [Lizzia] and Lizzie, and requests Lizzie write him. He provides his address in Richmond: \"green st 1224\".","Portions of this letter are missing, as evidenced by the truncated text at the top of the page.","A transcription of this letter attempted by the collection's donor is included with the original letter. This transcription has not yet been verified by SCRC staff.","This folder contains ten empty envelopes with no enclosed letters. Eight envelopes addressed to Cordelia (\"Cordie\") Slater in Williamsburg, Virginia. One envelope addressed to D.U. Barziza in Williamsburg, Virginia. One envelope addressed to James H. Gray in Petersburg, Virginia. Most envelopes have a postmark date but without an accompanying year.","A biographical sketch of Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers, the last owner of these family papers. Biographical information compiled and provided by Rivers's nephew and niece."],"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 Special Collections Research Center, William \u0026amp; Mary Libraries.\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 Special Collections Research Center, William \u0026 Mary Libraries."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Rivers, William E.","Ludwell Paradise, Lucy","Lee, James","Lee, Philip Ludwell","Slater, Virginia Helena Lee"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Rivers, William E."],"persname_ssim":["Rivers, William E.","Ludwell Paradise, Lucy","Lee, James","Lee, Philip Ludwell","Slater, Virginia Helena Lee"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":193,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T13:32:40.009Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8570_c03_c10"}},{"id":"vilxw_repositories_5_resources_1043_c02_c10","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"McChesney House","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vilxw_repositories_5_resources_1043_c02_c10#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a paper written for a fine arts class entitled, \"The McChesney House.\" The paper discusses John McChesney, his family and slaves, more specifically a slave named Maria, and her experiences and connection to strange occurrences in the area. 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It also discusses the Civil War and its effects on the McChesney family as well as structural information about and photographs of the house."],"_nest_path_":"/components#1/components#9","timestamp":"2026-05-20T21:04:55.013Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vilxw_repositories_5_resources_1043","ead_ssi":"vilxw_repositories_5_resources_1043","_root_":"vilxw_repositories_5_resources_1043","_nest_parent_":"vilxw_repositories_5_resources_1043","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WLU/repositories_5_resources_1043.xml","title_ssm":["Rockbridge Historical Society files on Houses"],"title_tesim":["Rockbridge Historical Society files on Houses"],"unitdate_ssm":["1800-1995"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1800-1995"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["RHS.Coll.0059","/repositories/5/resources/1043"],"text":["RHS.Coll.0059","/repositories/5/resources/1043","Rockbridge Historical Society files on Houses","Virginia -- Lexington","Virginia -- Rockbridge County","Photography","Housing","Buildings","Historic buildings","Historic buildings -- Conservation","Historic buildings -- Preservation","This collection is open for research use.","See also Washington and Lee Misc. collection, Houses: Alexander, William and Student Papers.","For more materials related to Blandome, see the Walker-Wood Collection (WLU-Coll-0294).","This collection consists of essays, reports, financial documentation, and other historic records documenting the presence, arcitecture, development, or evolution of local houses in and around Rockbridge County and Lexington, Virginia.","This file consists of general files from Lexington City offices and the Historic American Buildings survey inventory detailing origins of numerous historic houses. Includes Clifton House, unnamed Natural Bridge House, Halfway House, King and Anne's Manor (formerly Roseland and the White House), Lebanon Prebsyterian Church, unnamed Alone Mill house, Mackey's Tavern, Neriah Bapist Church, Pendleton-Coles House, the Red House, Rockbridge Alum Springs, Sleepy Hollow (Old Withrow Place, and later Patterson place), Stone Cottage, Tuckaway, Virginia Manor (originally Fleming-Greenlee Plantation), Walkerlands, Whistle Creek, and White Hall.","This file consists of two copies of introductory notes to the Rockbridge Heritage House tour for the years 1969 and 1970. The convered houses in the notes have historical backgrounds. The following houses appear in the notes: Alexander-Withrow House, VMI Superintendent's Quarters, Stono, Clifton, Maple Hill, Timber Ridge Church, Horatio Thompson House, The Red House, Mulberry Grove, New Providence Presbyterian Church, Briarwood, Bellevue, Maxwelton, Level Loop, Windy Glen, Cedar Grove, Reeves Collection, Washington Hall, Lee Chapel, President's House, University Place, Blandome, Beaumont, the Manse, Marlbrook, Hickory Hill, Stonewall Jackson Cemetary (now Oak Grove), Red Mill (also known as Barclay's Tavern), Stone Castle, Herring Hall (formerly know as Clover Hall), and Fancy Hill.","This file consists of materials related to the Historic Lexington Foundation, including the information on the property acquistion of the Jacob M. Ruff House, a pamphlet on the Historic Lexington Foundation and its work on the Alexander-Withrow house (corner of Main and Washington St), an invitation to the Historic Lexington Foundation's Parking Lot Party behind the Central Hotel, and remarks from the first annual Historic Lexington Foundation Dinner.","This file consists of a Rockbridge County News article on historic houses and land donations given to the county, as well as a typescript essay entitled \"Historic and Romantic Balcony Downs,\" which recounts early Rockbridge County conflict with Native Americans.","This file consists of a newspaper article entitled \"Preservation of Old Buildings Is Commended\" by Ellen G. Anderson. The contents of the article are related to various Lexington and Rockbridge County Sites that had historic preservation efforts.","This file consists of three newspaper articles, two of which are from Rockbridge County News, which all provide general histories of a variety of historic homes in the Lexington and Rockbridge Area. The file also includes a typescript essay on old homes in and near Lexington, as well as a housing bond and appraisal letter from Gauranty Bond and Mortgage Company in Richmond, Virginia.","This file consists of unlabeled photo negatives of historic Lexington Houses, likely taken by a representative or member of the Rockbridge Hisorical Society. No dates.","This file consists of a typescript essay entitled \"Two Forgotten College Houses.\"","This file consists of the handwritten draft of \"The Forgotten College Houses.\"","This file consists of a typescript one page essay about the history and origins of the Alexander-Withrow house. No date or listed author.","This file consists of an article from the City, County State News of the Times entitled \"Historic Foundation Buys Old Building in Lexington.\"","This file consists of a letter from Katherine Eichelberger to Mary Monroe, and includes a brief mention of the cottage.","This file consists of an article entitled \"The 'Bacon House' History is Given,\" which describes the origin and family history of the residents of the Bacon House. No date, no author.","This file consists of a typescript coopy of a letter with the title \"The Bacon Home - Extracts from a Letter of Jennie Bacon Lacy.\" The letter includes familial information and a history of the house from the perspective of a family member.","This file consists of a brochure for Balcony Falls, which provides pricing for nights and stays, directions, basic historic background, and a map.","This file consists of an essay about Balcony Downs, detailing its history and also includes a critical evaluation of its architectural style. No date, no author.","This file consists of a research report relating to the Barclay House in Lexington. Information in the report was gathered during an archaelogical investigation at the Barclay House.","This file consists of a book about Belfield, detailing its origins and architectural features. Includes a floor plan, images of the interior of the house, and a map of where it is located on a map.","This file consists of a typescript note on \"Belfont,\" including information on the historic orgins and architectural style of the home.","This file contains an insurance policy for the amount of forty five hundred dollars for a house owned by Judith Bulter between the gates of V.M.I. and Washington and Lee. The insurance company is Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance company, based out of New York City in the United States branch.","This file consists of a typescript essay on Blandome, detailing its ownership history, including how it became the property of prominent Black family in Lexington, the Walkers and Woods. Includes two photos of Blandome.","This file consists of a historic and architectural analysis of the Brady House at Buffalo Forge. The manuscript includes information on the construction of the forge, as well as first hand stories from the Brady's relayed to the author of the manuscript. Also includes photographs of key architectural features and sketches of forge design. Includes sketched floorplan. Written by Toon Tellegen.","This file consists of two copies of terms of agreement and contract for repair on the Campbell house located at 101 E. Washington Street, as well as a letter from Allie Waddell Hedges to the Rockbridge Historical Society concerning the same house.","This file consists of one undated printed image of a building with the caption \"the castle.\"","This file consists of a newspaper article on the Church Hill house.","This file consists of a manuscript copy of \"Clifton: Maury River House,\" written for the Ignorance Club in Lexington, Virginia by Elizabeth Harralson. The manuscript focuses on William Alexander, although it's historical analysis ranges back to Benjamin Borden. Includes historical and architectural descriptions and analysis of the title house.","This file consists of handwritten notes, a typescript essay, and photos which depict or concern the Clifton home. There are four photos which show the exterior of the building. The typescript essay details the architecture and features of the building.","This file consists of a typescript paper on the ownership of the Clifton House on the corner of McDowell and Jefferson streets. Also includes a handwritten note on the Clifton house and its relationship to the Alexander family.","This file consists of handwritten notes by Dr. E.P. Tompkins on the history of \"Clifton at East Lexington.\" Includes information on the origin of the name, the history of ownership, and notes directly on the Alexander family. Includes some genealogical information about the Alexander family, including a list of children and descendants.","This file consists of a typescript essay on the history of visitors, architecture, and ownership of Col Alto, a Roanoke Times article on a lawn party held at Col Alto, a letter from Mrs. Gordon G. Heiner, Jr. to Don Bruce McClelland related to a murder near Col Alto, and a printed copy of a Hampton Inn's historical description of the building.","This file consists of a Mead Associates real estate services document noting the special features, lot and dimensions, building area, condition, annual taxes, price, potential uses, and zoning of the Davidson-Tucker House.","This file consists of a letter to W.T. SHilder from Mrs. G.E. Wade concerning sketches and sketched floor plans on the Daugherty House, as well as a copy of the sketched floor plans, and Aetna Insurance Company policy papers for the house.","This file consists of a paper/presentation materials written by Nanlou Sauder presented to the Ignorance Club on the topic of \"Madison Dunlap, David Lowman, and Miller's Mill\" (3162 West Midland Trail @ Kerrs Creek).","This file consists of a bound manuscript of Mark Smulson's essay \"Fancy Hill: A Study of Pre-Bellum Rockbridge County, Virginia Home.\" Includes sketches and photographs of the house. Topics cover the history of the house, architectural features, Fancy Hill Academy, and ownership of the property. Places the house in conversation with other greater American architectural trends. Includes sketch of floor plan.","This file consists of a copy of ledgers, account books, and general collection papers from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's \"Frederick's Hall Plantation Ledgers and other volumes #1422\" from the Southern Historical Society in Wilson Library. From their finding aid - \"There is a letter copybook, 1757-1775, of Major John Snelson, probably a descendant of Elizabeth Snelson (fl. 1727-1728). Snelson wrote chiefly to Edward Harford, Jr., of England about tobacco shipments and imported merchandise. The relationship between this volume and the others is also unclear. Colonial-era merchants represented in ledgers include Colonel John Chisolm (d. 1766), A. Gordon (fl. 1750-1751), and William Montgomery (fl. 1751), all of Hanover County. Activities documented in these ledgers include tobacco sales and mining and mineral export, the daily work of merchants, and importing operations. Activities documented in the antebellum ledgers from Frederick's Hall include lumber production, manufacture and sale of shoes, tobacco production and trade, and merchandizing. There is also some information on wages for slaves and free laborers. Sheet music for an 1854 polka is also included.\"","This folder contains drafts of the first chapter of Pam Simpson's book, entitled \"Architecture of Rockbridge County,\" as well as notes, blueprints and pictures of the buildings discussed in the book.","This folder contains a copy of a Lexington Gazette article from 1931 concerning Matthew Hanna, his daughters, and the house in which they lived, then owned by \"Mrs. Gibbs.\" It also details a 1796 fire which destroyed much of Lexington and was partially extinguished by Hanna's daughters. It goes on to discuss the marriage of Hanna's eldest daughter to Rev. Daniel Blain, and the marriage of another daughter to Rev. Samuel B. Wilson.","This folder contains Herring Hall Inn and Restaurant pamphlets, which include a small map showing the location of Herring Hall and contact information.","This folder contains a map of Rockbridge County showing the location of the Grigsby homes; a 1936 article entitled \"Seven Hills of Rockbridge,\" detailing information on Rose Hill, Fancy Hill, Liberty Hill, Cherry Hill, Fruit Hill, Clover Hill, and Hickory Hill, seven old homes in the Natural Bridge area; a letter to Mr. Knick, then owner of Fancy Hill home, from Mrs. J. R. McNutt, containing information about Fancy Hill and the Grigsby family; photographs of Hickory Hill, Cherry Hill, and Fancy Hill; and various notes on the Grigsby family homes.","This folder contains a tablet template which includes information about the Homestead house, built around 1818, and its builder, William Spencer Dance, and his wife, Mary Page Branch.","This folder contains two archaeological land survey reports done for an anthropology class (college unknown) written in 1984 by students David Gomer and Kevin Patrick Marrie. Gomer's report is missing pages and Marrie's report is addressed to a Dr. McDaniel.","This folder contains two newspaper articles about the Mrs. Sam Houston House, a Greek Revival house in Independence, TX, into which Margaret Houston and her eight children moved after her husband's death.","This folder contains notes on the birthplace of Sam Houston, including notes from Captain H.E. Thompson, whose family then owned the land.","This folder contains a tablet template which includes information about the Houston House, built before 1830 and inhabited by Livingston Waddell and Hale Houston.","This folder contains an architectural and historical survey of the Hull Farm (also known as Laughlin Farm), including photographs and blueprints, written by James A. Russ in 1961.","This folder contains a letter from Nannie Jordan and a resolution concerning the restoration of the Jordan House adopted by the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University.","This folder contains newspaper articles about the Jordan House and its preservation, as well as two copies of a paper entitled, \"The Preservation of the Jordan House: A Suggestion,\" written in 1939 by Leslie Lyle Campbell.","This folder contains an insurance application for the Kinney House.","This folder contains notes on Liberty Hill, Thomas Welch, Jr. and Eliza Grigsby, as well as photocopied images of Liberty Hill and a map.","This folder contains an analysis of the Lindsay Home, including photographs. The analysis discusses the home's owners, including John Paul Cook, as well as the structure of the house.","This folder contains a report on the Ludwick-Swope farm, including a brief history of Rockbridge County, maps and photographs of the area, blueprints, a discussion of early farming practices, and excerpts from a will book and deed book.","This folder contains a report on the Lunsford House, including a history of the building and land, structural information, and blueprints and photographs of the house.","This folder contains a newspaper article about the McCampbell Inn, owned by the Merediths (along with the Alexander-Withrow House). The article discusses the restoration of the McCampbell Inn as well as detailing information about Beth Braford Thompson, the innkeeper.","This folder contains a paper written for a fine arts class entitled, \"The McChesney House.\" The paper discusses John McChesney, his family and slaves, more specifically a slave named Maria, and her experiences and connection to strange occurrences in the area. It also discusses the Civil War and its effects on the McChesney family as well as structural information about and photographs of the house.","This folder contains a sketch of the inscription over the kitchen door at Marlbrook, built by David Greenlee.","This folder contains a newspaper article concerning the Matheny House and its removal from Main Street.","This folder contains a newspaper article about the history of Middleton \"Mansion House.\"","This folder contains personal recollections from Ellen Anderson concerning Mount Joy, including the history of the property and its owners.","This folder contains a history of Mount Pleasant, located in Buffalo Forge, including information about the land.","This folder contains part of an article from Harper's New Monthly Magazine titled, \"Mount Vernon as It Is.\" This article discusses George Washington and his home in depth.","This folder contains a pamphlet about Mulberry Hill, detailing historical information and the portraits in each room, as well as a picture of Mulberry Hill.","This folder contains seven pieces of paper, along with a typed version, discussing different buildings in Natural Bridge: Red Mill, High Bridge Church, Stone Castle, Sunny Knoll, Rural Valley, Oak Forest, and Indian Block-House.","This folder contains notes on and photographs of the Paxton Place. The notes discuss the various owners of the land and house, including R. Tate Alexander and various Paxton family members, physical attributes of the land such as soil type, and a walkthrough of the floorplan.","This folder contains a report on Pine Hill Farm, built around 1825, which discusses the owners, Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Perkins, Plank Road, nearby taverns, and other inhabitants as well as the builder Nathaniel Rowlinson. There is also a walkthrough of the floorplan and photographs of the house.","This folder contains a report on Plunkett House, including owners of the house such as James Jordan, J.C. Boode, and Mrs. Minne Reed Brown; the physical location of the house and its surroundings; photographs of the house and a floorplan.","This folder contains a booklet entitled, \"Point of Honor: Its Past and Its Potential\" by S. Allen Chambers, Jr. The booklet discusses the history of ownership, including the Lynch family, Dr. George Cabell and his son William Lewis Cabell, Col. Maurice Langhorne, Judge William Daniel, and James R. Gilliam; the architectural significance of the house, and the reasoning behind and suggestions for its preservation.","This folder contains a paper written for a fine arts class entitled, \"The Historical Survey of Poplar Forest,\" which is in Bedford County, written by E.M. Barber. Poplar Forest was a home used by Thomas Jefferson as a retreat from Monticello; he inherited it from his wife, along with 135 slaves, which she had inherited from her father. The paper also talks about renovations made by Jefferson, as well as structural notes, photographs, and a floorplan.","This folder contains a report on Red House, a home near Fairfield on the west side of Route 11. The report covers the history of the house and its inhabitants, including the McDowells, the Treavys, the Laymans and the Alexanders; information about the physical house, landscaping, and the McDowell Burying Ground, farm, and orchard; and photographs of the house and surrounding land. Also contained is a newspaper (Lexington Gazette) article about Red House and the McDowells.","This folder contains two copies of a newspaper article about Riverside, home of the Shields family. The article discusses the history of the house and the Shields family.","This folder contains notes on Rock Castle, which include structural information as well as information about the owners and inhabitants, including Mrs. Herbert Van Der Veer and Samuel Campbell.","This folder contains a newspaper article about the history of Savernake, owned by the Dickinson family.","This folder contains two copies of a report on the Senseny House in Lexington, written by Pat Dennis. This house was first built (by John Leyburn, John Parry, Josh Jordan, Andrew Wallace, William Letcher, Reuben Ross, Joseph Blair, Samuel Darst, John Caruthers, and John Ruff) as a schoolhouse. The report then discusses the various owners and uses of the building, including a school for black children bought by Nathan C. Brackett and a house bought by James Madison Senseny and eventually willed to Ellen M. Cupp and H. Greenley Senseny and later was rented by Washington and Lee University students. Finally, structural information is given about the house.","This folder contains a report on Silverwood, a home built by General E. Frank Paxton in 1857 and later sold to Judge John White Brockenbrough and wife Mary Caldwell. The report discusses other owners, including Judge James Kerr Edmondson and wife Emily, and Mary K. Monroe Robinson and husband Edward (descended from the Lyles and Grahams); a physical description of the house and its renovations; and historical information about the owners and their children.","This folder contains a bound report (written in 1942) on Silverwood, a home built by General E. Frank Paxton in 1857 and later sold to Judge John White Brockenbrough and wife Mary Caldwell. The report discusses other owners, including Judge James Kerr Edmondson and wife Emily, and Mary K. Monroe Robinson and husband Edward (descended from the Lyles and Grahams); a physical description of the house and its renovations; and historical information about the owners and their children.","This folder contains an article on the Sloan and Campbell houses, which discuss the builder Alexander T. Sloan and the buildings themselves. Also included is a report on the history of the Sloan House, including floorplans.","This folder contains a paper written for a fine arts class, written by Dick Lovegrove in 1953, about Spring Meadows, the home of Colonel and Mrs. G.A. Derbyshire. The paper discusses structural information about the house as well as information about the owners and sellers.","This folder contains a newspaper article and notes about Stone Castle, inhabited by the Johnstones.","This folder contains a report on the Stone Castle Farm and its owners.","This folder contains a newspaper article, notes, and photographs of Stono, originally known as Jordan's Point and built by Colonel John Jordan. The article and notes discuss owners, including John L. Campbell, Mrs. Anne R. Howell, and William J. Driver. It also discusses the Virginia Military Institute, near which Stono stands.","This folder contains a report and field notes on Sunnyside and its various owners, including Richard Woods and John Greenlee, and photographs and blueprints of the house and land.","This folder contains two copies of a newspaper article about Teaford Inn, located in Kerr's Creek. The articles discusses the history of the Inn and the Teaford family.","This folder contains a report on Thorn Hill and its inhabitants, including General John Bowyer and Mrs. John White Brockenbrough, photographs, blueprints, and floorplans. Also included photocopies of newspaper articles and a declaration for assurance for Thorn Hill.","This folder contains a report and various notes on Thorn Hill and its inhabitants, including General John Bowyer, a trustee of Washington College.","This folder contains an insurance form for the Tomlinson House.","This folder contains photographs of and a report about Tuckaway, a house built by John Stockdale in 1777. The report discusses structural information about the house as well as floorplans.","This folder contains a report about the Valley of Virginia, which lies between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Alleghenies. The report discusses the architecture in the area and nearby towns.","This folder contains notes on the Waddell House and Livingston Waddell.","This folder contains a report entitled, \"History of Old Walkerlands Farm\" by Mary Moore Mason. It discusses the owners, including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edward Mason, James Moore, and James A. Walker; and structural information about the farm.","The contents of this file have been moved to folder 34 of the same collection (Misc. RHS-Coll-0077: Houses, Folder 34: Dougherty, Febraury 5th, 2020 by SMG).","The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.","Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives","Virginia Military Institute","Liberty Hall Academy (Lexington, Va.)","Washington and Lee University","Washington and Lee University. 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Includes Clifton House, unnamed Natural Bridge House, Halfway House, King and Anne's Manor (formerly Roseland and the White House), Lebanon Prebsyterian Church, unnamed Alone Mill house, Mackey's Tavern, Neriah Bapist Church, Pendleton-Coles House, the Red House, Rockbridge Alum Springs, Sleepy Hollow (Old Withrow Place, and later Patterson place), Stone Cottage, Tuckaway, Virginia Manor (originally Fleming-Greenlee Plantation), Walkerlands, Whistle Creek, and White Hall.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of two copies of introductory notes to the Rockbridge Heritage House tour for the years 1969 and 1970. The convered houses in the notes have historical backgrounds. The following houses appear in the notes: Alexander-Withrow House, VMI Superintendent's Quarters, Stono, Clifton, Maple Hill, Timber Ridge Church, Horatio Thompson House, The Red House, Mulberry Grove, New Providence Presbyterian Church, Briarwood, Bellevue, Maxwelton, Level Loop, Windy Glen, Cedar Grove, Reeves Collection, Washington Hall, Lee Chapel, President's House, University Place, Blandome, Beaumont, the Manse, Marlbrook, Hickory Hill, Stonewall Jackson Cemetary (now Oak Grove), Red Mill (also known as Barclay's Tavern), Stone Castle, Herring Hall (formerly know as Clover Hall), and Fancy Hill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of materials related to the Historic Lexington Foundation, including the information on the property acquistion of the Jacob M. Ruff House, a pamphlet on the Historic Lexington Foundation and its work on the Alexander-Withrow house (corner of Main and Washington St), an invitation to the Historic Lexington Foundation's Parking Lot Party behind the Central Hotel, and remarks from the first annual Historic Lexington Foundation Dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a Rockbridge County News article on historic houses and land donations given to the county, as well as a typescript essay entitled \"Historic and Romantic Balcony Downs,\" which recounts early Rockbridge County conflict with Native Americans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a newspaper article entitled \"Preservation of Old Buildings Is Commended\" by Ellen G. Anderson. The contents of the article are related to various Lexington and Rockbridge County Sites that had historic preservation efforts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of three newspaper articles, two of which are from Rockbridge County News, which all provide general histories of a variety of historic homes in the Lexington and Rockbridge Area. The file also includes a typescript essay on old homes in and near Lexington, as well as a housing bond and appraisal letter from Gauranty Bond and Mortgage Company in Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of unlabeled photo negatives of historic Lexington Houses, likely taken by a representative or member of the Rockbridge Hisorical Society. No dates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a typescript essay entitled \"Two Forgotten College Houses.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of the handwritten draft of \"The Forgotten College Houses.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a typescript one page essay about the history and origins of the Alexander-Withrow house. No date or listed author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of an article from the City, County State News of the Times entitled \"Historic Foundation Buys Old Building in Lexington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a letter from Katherine Eichelberger to Mary Monroe, and includes a brief mention of the cottage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of an article entitled \"The 'Bacon House' History is Given,\" which describes the origin and family history of the residents of the Bacon House. No date, no author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a typescript coopy of a letter with the title \"The Bacon Home - Extracts from a Letter of Jennie Bacon Lacy.\" The letter includes familial information and a history of the house from the perspective of a family member.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a brochure for Balcony Falls, which provides pricing for nights and stays, directions, basic historic background, and a map.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of an essay about Balcony Downs, detailing its history and also includes a critical evaluation of its architectural style. No date, no author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a research report relating to the Barclay House in Lexington. Information in the report was gathered during an archaelogical investigation at the Barclay House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a book about Belfield, detailing its origins and architectural features. Includes a floor plan, images of the interior of the house, and a map of where it is located on a map.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a typescript note on \"Belfont,\" including information on the historic orgins and architectural style of the home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file contains an insurance policy for the amount of forty five hundred dollars for a house owned by Judith Bulter between the gates of V.M.I. and Washington and Lee. The insurance company is Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance company, based out of New York City in the United States branch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a typescript essay on Blandome, detailing its ownership history, including how it became the property of prominent Black family in Lexington, the Walkers and Woods. Includes two photos of Blandome.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a historic and architectural analysis of the Brady House at Buffalo Forge. The manuscript includes information on the construction of the forge, as well as first hand stories from the Brady's relayed to the author of the manuscript. Also includes photographs of key architectural features and sketches of forge design. Includes sketched floorplan. Written by Toon Tellegen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of two copies of terms of agreement and contract for repair on the Campbell house located at 101 E. Washington Street, as well as a letter from Allie Waddell Hedges to the Rockbridge Historical Society concerning the same house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of one undated printed image of a building with the caption \"the castle.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a newspaper article on the Church Hill house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a manuscript copy of \"Clifton: Maury River House,\" written for the Ignorance Club in Lexington, Virginia by Elizabeth Harralson. The manuscript focuses on William Alexander, although it's historical analysis ranges back to Benjamin Borden. Includes historical and architectural descriptions and analysis of the title house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of handwritten notes, a typescript essay, and photos which depict or concern the Clifton home. There are four photos which show the exterior of the building. The typescript essay details the architecture and features of the building.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a typescript paper on the ownership of the Clifton House on the corner of McDowell and Jefferson streets. Also includes a handwritten note on the Clifton house and its relationship to the Alexander family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of handwritten notes by Dr. E.P. Tompkins on the history of \"Clifton at East Lexington.\" Includes information on the origin of the name, the history of ownership, and notes directly on the Alexander family. Includes some genealogical information about the Alexander family, including a list of children and descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a typescript essay on the history of visitors, architecture, and ownership of Col Alto, a Roanoke Times article on a lawn party held at Col Alto, a letter from Mrs. Gordon G. Heiner, Jr. to Don Bruce McClelland related to a murder near Col Alto, and a printed copy of a Hampton Inn's historical description of the building.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a Mead Associates real estate services document noting the special features, lot and dimensions, building area, condition, annual taxes, price, potential uses, and zoning of the Davidson-Tucker House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a letter to W.T. SHilder from Mrs. G.E. Wade concerning sketches and sketched floor plans on the Daugherty House, as well as a copy of the sketched floor plans, and Aetna Insurance Company policy papers for the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a paper/presentation materials written by Nanlou Sauder presented to the Ignorance Club on the topic of \"Madison Dunlap, David Lowman, and Miller's Mill\" (3162 West Midland Trail @ Kerrs Creek).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a bound manuscript of Mark Smulson's essay \"Fancy Hill: A Study of Pre-Bellum Rockbridge County, Virginia Home.\" Includes sketches and photographs of the house. Topics cover the history of the house, architectural features, Fancy Hill Academy, and ownership of the property. Places the house in conversation with other greater American architectural trends. Includes sketch of floor plan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of a copy of ledgers, account books, and general collection papers from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's \"Frederick's Hall Plantation Ledgers and other volumes #1422\" from the Southern Historical Society in Wilson Library. From their finding aid - \"There is a letter copybook, 1757-1775, of Major John Snelson, probably a descendant of Elizabeth Snelson (fl. 1727-1728). Snelson wrote chiefly to Edward Harford, Jr., of England about tobacco shipments and imported merchandise. The relationship between this volume and the others is also unclear. Colonial-era merchants represented in ledgers include Colonel John Chisolm (d. 1766), A. Gordon (fl. 1750-1751), and William Montgomery (fl. 1751), all of Hanover County. Activities documented in these ledgers include tobacco sales and mining and mineral export, the daily work of merchants, and importing operations. Activities documented in the antebellum ledgers from Frederick's Hall include lumber production, manufacture and sale of shoes, tobacco production and trade, and merchandizing. There is also some information on wages for slaves and free laborers. Sheet music for an 1854 polka is also included.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains drafts of the first chapter of Pam Simpson's book, entitled \"Architecture of Rockbridge County,\" as well as notes, blueprints and pictures of the buildings discussed in the book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a copy of a Lexington Gazette article from 1931 concerning Matthew Hanna, his daughters, and the house in which they lived, then owned by \"Mrs. Gibbs.\" It also details a 1796 fire which destroyed much of Lexington and was partially extinguished by Hanna's daughters. It goes on to discuss the marriage of Hanna's eldest daughter to Rev. Daniel Blain, and the marriage of another daughter to Rev. Samuel B. Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains Herring Hall Inn and Restaurant pamphlets, which include a small map showing the location of Herring Hall and contact information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a map of Rockbridge County showing the location of the Grigsby homes; a 1936 article entitled \"Seven Hills of Rockbridge,\" detailing information on Rose Hill, Fancy Hill, Liberty Hill, Cherry Hill, Fruit Hill, Clover Hill, and Hickory Hill, seven old homes in the Natural Bridge area; a letter to Mr. Knick, then owner of Fancy Hill home, from Mrs. J. R. McNutt, containing information about Fancy Hill and the Grigsby family; photographs of Hickory Hill, Cherry Hill, and Fancy Hill; and various notes on the Grigsby family homes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a tablet template which includes information about the Homestead house, built around 1818, and its builder, William Spencer Dance, and his wife, Mary Page Branch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains two archaeological land survey reports done for an anthropology class (college unknown) written in 1984 by students David Gomer and Kevin Patrick Marrie. Gomer's report is missing pages and Marrie's report is addressed to a Dr. McDaniel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains two newspaper articles about the Mrs. Sam Houston House, a Greek Revival house in Independence, TX, into which Margaret Houston and her eight children moved after her husband's death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains notes on the birthplace of Sam Houston, including notes from Captain H.E. Thompson, whose family then owned the land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a tablet template which includes information about the Houston House, built before 1830 and inhabited by Livingston Waddell and Hale Houston.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains an architectural and historical survey of the Hull Farm (also known as Laughlin Farm), including photographs and blueprints, written by James A. Russ in 1961.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a letter from Nannie Jordan and a resolution concerning the restoration of the Jordan House adopted by the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains newspaper articles about the Jordan House and its preservation, as well as two copies of a paper entitled, \"The Preservation of the Jordan House: A Suggestion,\" written in 1939 by Leslie Lyle Campbell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains an insurance application for the Kinney House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains notes on Liberty Hill, Thomas Welch, Jr. and Eliza Grigsby, as well as photocopied images of Liberty Hill and a map.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains an analysis of the Lindsay Home, including photographs. The analysis discusses the home's owners, including John Paul Cook, as well as the structure of the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report on the Ludwick-Swope farm, including a brief history of Rockbridge County, maps and photographs of the area, blueprints, a discussion of early farming practices, and excerpts from a will book and deed book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report on the Lunsford House, including a history of the building and land, structural information, and blueprints and photographs of the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a newspaper article about the McCampbell Inn, owned by the Merediths (along with the Alexander-Withrow House). The article discusses the restoration of the McCampbell Inn as well as detailing information about Beth Braford Thompson, the innkeeper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a paper written for a fine arts class entitled, \"The McChesney House.\" The paper discusses John McChesney, his family and slaves, more specifically a slave named Maria, and her experiences and connection to strange occurrences in the area. It also discusses the Civil War and its effects on the McChesney family as well as structural information about and photographs of the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a sketch of the inscription over the kitchen door at Marlbrook, built by David Greenlee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a newspaper article concerning the Matheny House and its removal from Main Street.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a newspaper article about the history of Middleton \"Mansion House.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains personal recollections from Ellen Anderson concerning Mount Joy, including the history of the property and its owners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a history of Mount Pleasant, located in Buffalo Forge, including information about the land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains part of an article from Harper's New Monthly Magazine titled, \"Mount Vernon as It Is.\" This article discusses George Washington and his home in depth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a pamphlet about Mulberry Hill, detailing historical information and the portraits in each room, as well as a picture of Mulberry Hill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains seven pieces of paper, along with a typed version, discussing different buildings in Natural Bridge: Red Mill, High Bridge Church, Stone Castle, Sunny Knoll, Rural Valley, Oak Forest, and Indian Block-House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains notes on and photographs of the Paxton Place. The notes discuss the various owners of the land and house, including R. Tate Alexander and various Paxton family members, physical attributes of the land such as soil type, and a walkthrough of the floorplan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report on Pine Hill Farm, built around 1825, which discusses the owners, Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Perkins, Plank Road, nearby taverns, and other inhabitants as well as the builder Nathaniel Rowlinson. There is also a walkthrough of the floorplan and photographs of the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report on Plunkett House, including owners of the house such as James Jordan, J.C. Boode, and Mrs. Minne Reed Brown; the physical location of the house and its surroundings; photographs of the house and a floorplan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a booklet entitled, \"Point of Honor: Its Past and Its Potential\" by S. Allen Chambers, Jr. The booklet discusses the history of ownership, including the Lynch family, Dr. George Cabell and his son William Lewis Cabell, Col. Maurice Langhorne, Judge William Daniel, and James R. Gilliam; the architectural significance of the house, and the reasoning behind and suggestions for its preservation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a paper written for a fine arts class entitled, \"The Historical Survey of Poplar Forest,\" which is in Bedford County, written by E.M. Barber. Poplar Forest was a home used by Thomas Jefferson as a retreat from Monticello; he inherited it from his wife, along with 135 slaves, which she had inherited from her father. The paper also talks about renovations made by Jefferson, as well as structural notes, photographs, and a floorplan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report on Red House, a home near Fairfield on the west side of Route 11. The report covers the history of the house and its inhabitants, including the McDowells, the Treavys, the Laymans and the Alexanders; information about the physical house, landscaping, and the McDowell Burying Ground, farm, and orchard; and photographs of the house and surrounding land. Also contained is a newspaper (Lexington Gazette) article about Red House and the McDowells.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains two copies of a newspaper article about Riverside, home of the Shields family. The article discusses the history of the house and the Shields family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains notes on Rock Castle, which include structural information as well as information about the owners and inhabitants, including Mrs. Herbert Van Der Veer and Samuel Campbell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a newspaper article about the history of Savernake, owned by the Dickinson family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains two copies of a report on the Senseny House in Lexington, written by Pat Dennis. This house was first built (by John Leyburn, John Parry, Josh Jordan, Andrew Wallace, William Letcher, Reuben Ross, Joseph Blair, Samuel Darst, John Caruthers, and John Ruff) as a schoolhouse. The report then discusses the various owners and uses of the building, including a school for black children bought by Nathan C. Brackett and a house bought by James Madison Senseny and eventually willed to Ellen M. Cupp and H. Greenley Senseny and later was rented by Washington and Lee University students. Finally, structural information is given about the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report on Silverwood, a home built by General E. Frank Paxton in 1857 and later sold to Judge John White Brockenbrough and wife Mary Caldwell. The report discusses other owners, including Judge James Kerr Edmondson and wife Emily, and Mary K. Monroe Robinson and husband Edward (descended from the Lyles and Grahams); a physical description of the house and its renovations; and historical information about the owners and their children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a bound report (written in 1942) on Silverwood, a home built by General E. Frank Paxton in 1857 and later sold to Judge John White Brockenbrough and wife Mary Caldwell. The report discusses other owners, including Judge James Kerr Edmondson and wife Emily, and Mary K. Monroe Robinson and husband Edward (descended from the Lyles and Grahams); a physical description of the house and its renovations; and historical information about the owners and their children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains an article on the Sloan and Campbell houses, which discuss the builder Alexander T. Sloan and the buildings themselves. Also included is a report on the history of the Sloan House, including floorplans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a paper written for a fine arts class, written by Dick Lovegrove in 1953, about Spring Meadows, the home of Colonel and Mrs. G.A. Derbyshire. The paper discusses structural information about the house as well as information about the owners and sellers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a newspaper article and notes about Stone Castle, inhabited by the Johnstones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report on the Stone Castle Farm and its owners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a newspaper article, notes, and photographs of Stono, originally known as Jordan's Point and built by Colonel John Jordan. The article and notes discuss owners, including John L. Campbell, Mrs. Anne R. Howell, and William J. Driver. It also discusses the Virginia Military Institute, near which Stono stands.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report and field notes on Sunnyside and its various owners, including Richard Woods and John Greenlee, and photographs and blueprints of the house and land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains two copies of a newspaper article about Teaford Inn, located in Kerr's Creek. The articles discusses the history of the Inn and the Teaford family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report on Thorn Hill and its inhabitants, including General John Bowyer and Mrs. John White Brockenbrough, photographs, blueprints, and floorplans. Also included photocopies of newspaper articles and a declaration for assurance for Thorn Hill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report and various notes on Thorn Hill and its inhabitants, including General John Bowyer, a trustee of Washington College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains an insurance form for the Tomlinson House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains photographs of and a report about Tuckaway, a house built by John Stockdale in 1777. The report discusses structural information about the house as well as floorplans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a report about the Valley of Virginia, which lies between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Alleghenies. 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Includes Clifton House, unnamed Natural Bridge House, Halfway House, King and Anne's Manor (formerly Roseland and the White House), Lebanon Prebsyterian Church, unnamed Alone Mill house, Mackey's Tavern, Neriah Bapist Church, Pendleton-Coles House, the Red House, Rockbridge Alum Springs, Sleepy Hollow (Old Withrow Place, and later Patterson place), Stone Cottage, Tuckaway, Virginia Manor (originally Fleming-Greenlee Plantation), Walkerlands, Whistle Creek, and White Hall.","This file consists of two copies of introductory notes to the Rockbridge Heritage House tour for the years 1969 and 1970. The convered houses in the notes have historical backgrounds. The following houses appear in the notes: Alexander-Withrow House, VMI Superintendent's Quarters, Stono, Clifton, Maple Hill, Timber Ridge Church, Horatio Thompson House, The Red House, Mulberry Grove, New Providence Presbyterian Church, Briarwood, Bellevue, Maxwelton, Level Loop, Windy Glen, Cedar Grove, Reeves Collection, Washington Hall, Lee Chapel, President's House, University Place, Blandome, Beaumont, the Manse, Marlbrook, Hickory Hill, Stonewall Jackson Cemetary (now Oak Grove), Red Mill (also known as Barclay's Tavern), Stone Castle, Herring Hall (formerly know as Clover Hall), and Fancy Hill.","This file consists of materials related to the Historic Lexington Foundation, including the information on the property acquistion of the Jacob M. Ruff House, a pamphlet on the Historic Lexington Foundation and its work on the Alexander-Withrow house (corner of Main and Washington St), an invitation to the Historic Lexington Foundation's Parking Lot Party behind the Central Hotel, and remarks from the first annual Historic Lexington Foundation Dinner.","This file consists of a Rockbridge County News article on historic houses and land donations given to the county, as well as a typescript essay entitled \"Historic and Romantic Balcony Downs,\" which recounts early Rockbridge County conflict with Native Americans.","This file consists of a newspaper article entitled \"Preservation of Old Buildings Is Commended\" by Ellen G. Anderson. The contents of the article are related to various Lexington and Rockbridge County Sites that had historic preservation efforts.","This file consists of three newspaper articles, two of which are from Rockbridge County News, which all provide general histories of a variety of historic homes in the Lexington and Rockbridge Area. The file also includes a typescript essay on old homes in and near Lexington, as well as a housing bond and appraisal letter from Gauranty Bond and Mortgage Company in Richmond, Virginia.","This file consists of unlabeled photo negatives of historic Lexington Houses, likely taken by a representative or member of the Rockbridge Hisorical Society. No dates.","This file consists of a typescript essay entitled \"Two Forgotten College Houses.\"","This file consists of the handwritten draft of \"The Forgotten College Houses.\"","This file consists of a typescript one page essay about the history and origins of the Alexander-Withrow house. No date or listed author.","This file consists of an article from the City, County State News of the Times entitled \"Historic Foundation Buys Old Building in Lexington.\"","This file consists of a letter from Katherine Eichelberger to Mary Monroe, and includes a brief mention of the cottage.","This file consists of an article entitled \"The 'Bacon House' History is Given,\" which describes the origin and family history of the residents of the Bacon House. No date, no author.","This file consists of a typescript coopy of a letter with the title \"The Bacon Home - Extracts from a Letter of Jennie Bacon Lacy.\" The letter includes familial information and a history of the house from the perspective of a family member.","This file consists of a brochure for Balcony Falls, which provides pricing for nights and stays, directions, basic historic background, and a map.","This file consists of an essay about Balcony Downs, detailing its history and also includes a critical evaluation of its architectural style. No date, no author.","This file consists of a research report relating to the Barclay House in Lexington. Information in the report was gathered during an archaelogical investigation at the Barclay House.","This file consists of a book about Belfield, detailing its origins and architectural features. Includes a floor plan, images of the interior of the house, and a map of where it is located on a map.","This file consists of a typescript note on \"Belfont,\" including information on the historic orgins and architectural style of the home.","This file contains an insurance policy for the amount of forty five hundred dollars for a house owned by Judith Bulter between the gates of V.M.I. and Washington and Lee. The insurance company is Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance company, based out of New York City in the United States branch.","This file consists of a typescript essay on Blandome, detailing its ownership history, including how it became the property of prominent Black family in Lexington, the Walkers and Woods. Includes two photos of Blandome.","This file consists of a historic and architectural analysis of the Brady House at Buffalo Forge. The manuscript includes information on the construction of the forge, as well as first hand stories from the Brady's relayed to the author of the manuscript. Also includes photographs of key architectural features and sketches of forge design. Includes sketched floorplan. Written by Toon Tellegen.","This file consists of two copies of terms of agreement and contract for repair on the Campbell house located at 101 E. Washington Street, as well as a letter from Allie Waddell Hedges to the Rockbridge Historical Society concerning the same house.","This file consists of one undated printed image of a building with the caption \"the castle.\"","This file consists of a newspaper article on the Church Hill house.","This file consists of a manuscript copy of \"Clifton: Maury River House,\" written for the Ignorance Club in Lexington, Virginia by Elizabeth Harralson. The manuscript focuses on William Alexander, although it's historical analysis ranges back to Benjamin Borden. Includes historical and architectural descriptions and analysis of the title house.","This file consists of handwritten notes, a typescript essay, and photos which depict or concern the Clifton home. There are four photos which show the exterior of the building. The typescript essay details the architecture and features of the building.","This file consists of a typescript paper on the ownership of the Clifton House on the corner of McDowell and Jefferson streets. Also includes a handwritten note on the Clifton house and its relationship to the Alexander family.","This file consists of handwritten notes by Dr. E.P. Tompkins on the history of \"Clifton at East Lexington.\" Includes information on the origin of the name, the history of ownership, and notes directly on the Alexander family. Includes some genealogical information about the Alexander family, including a list of children and descendants.","This file consists of a typescript essay on the history of visitors, architecture, and ownership of Col Alto, a Roanoke Times article on a lawn party held at Col Alto, a letter from Mrs. Gordon G. Heiner, Jr. to Don Bruce McClelland related to a murder near Col Alto, and a printed copy of a Hampton Inn's historical description of the building.","This file consists of a Mead Associates real estate services document noting the special features, lot and dimensions, building area, condition, annual taxes, price, potential uses, and zoning of the Davidson-Tucker House.","This file consists of a letter to W.T. SHilder from Mrs. G.E. Wade concerning sketches and sketched floor plans on the Daugherty House, as well as a copy of the sketched floor plans, and Aetna Insurance Company policy papers for the house.","This file consists of a paper/presentation materials written by Nanlou Sauder presented to the Ignorance Club on the topic of \"Madison Dunlap, David Lowman, and Miller's Mill\" (3162 West Midland Trail @ Kerrs Creek).","This file consists of a bound manuscript of Mark Smulson's essay \"Fancy Hill: A Study of Pre-Bellum Rockbridge County, Virginia Home.\" Includes sketches and photographs of the house. Topics cover the history of the house, architectural features, Fancy Hill Academy, and ownership of the property. Places the house in conversation with other greater American architectural trends. Includes sketch of floor plan.","This file consists of a copy of ledgers, account books, and general collection papers from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's \"Frederick's Hall Plantation Ledgers and other volumes #1422\" from the Southern Historical Society in Wilson Library. From their finding aid - \"There is a letter copybook, 1757-1775, of Major John Snelson, probably a descendant of Elizabeth Snelson (fl. 1727-1728). Snelson wrote chiefly to Edward Harford, Jr., of England about tobacco shipments and imported merchandise. The relationship between this volume and the others is also unclear. Colonial-era merchants represented in ledgers include Colonel John Chisolm (d. 1766), A. Gordon (fl. 1750-1751), and William Montgomery (fl. 1751), all of Hanover County. Activities documented in these ledgers include tobacco sales and mining and mineral export, the daily work of merchants, and importing operations. Activities documented in the antebellum ledgers from Frederick's Hall include lumber production, manufacture and sale of shoes, tobacco production and trade, and merchandizing. There is also some information on wages for slaves and free laborers. Sheet music for an 1854 polka is also included.\"","This folder contains drafts of the first chapter of Pam Simpson's book, entitled \"Architecture of Rockbridge County,\" as well as notes, blueprints and pictures of the buildings discussed in the book.","This folder contains a copy of a Lexington Gazette article from 1931 concerning Matthew Hanna, his daughters, and the house in which they lived, then owned by \"Mrs. Gibbs.\" It also details a 1796 fire which destroyed much of Lexington and was partially extinguished by Hanna's daughters. It goes on to discuss the marriage of Hanna's eldest daughter to Rev. Daniel Blain, and the marriage of another daughter to Rev. Samuel B. Wilson.","This folder contains Herring Hall Inn and Restaurant pamphlets, which include a small map showing the location of Herring Hall and contact information.","This folder contains a map of Rockbridge County showing the location of the Grigsby homes; a 1936 article entitled \"Seven Hills of Rockbridge,\" detailing information on Rose Hill, Fancy Hill, Liberty Hill, Cherry Hill, Fruit Hill, Clover Hill, and Hickory Hill, seven old homes in the Natural Bridge area; a letter to Mr. Knick, then owner of Fancy Hill home, from Mrs. J. R. McNutt, containing information about Fancy Hill and the Grigsby family; photographs of Hickory Hill, Cherry Hill, and Fancy Hill; and various notes on the Grigsby family homes.","This folder contains a tablet template which includes information about the Homestead house, built around 1818, and its builder, William Spencer Dance, and his wife, Mary Page Branch.","This folder contains two archaeological land survey reports done for an anthropology class (college unknown) written in 1984 by students David Gomer and Kevin Patrick Marrie. Gomer's report is missing pages and Marrie's report is addressed to a Dr. McDaniel.","This folder contains two newspaper articles about the Mrs. Sam Houston House, a Greek Revival house in Independence, TX, into which Margaret Houston and her eight children moved after her husband's death.","This folder contains notes on the birthplace of Sam Houston, including notes from Captain H.E. Thompson, whose family then owned the land.","This folder contains a tablet template which includes information about the Houston House, built before 1830 and inhabited by Livingston Waddell and Hale Houston.","This folder contains an architectural and historical survey of the Hull Farm (also known as Laughlin Farm), including photographs and blueprints, written by James A. Russ in 1961.","This folder contains a letter from Nannie Jordan and a resolution concerning the restoration of the Jordan House adopted by the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University.","This folder contains newspaper articles about the Jordan House and its preservation, as well as two copies of a paper entitled, \"The Preservation of the Jordan House: A Suggestion,\" written in 1939 by Leslie Lyle Campbell.","This folder contains an insurance application for the Kinney House.","This folder contains notes on Liberty Hill, Thomas Welch, Jr. and Eliza Grigsby, as well as photocopied images of Liberty Hill and a map.","This folder contains an analysis of the Lindsay Home, including photographs. The analysis discusses the home's owners, including John Paul Cook, as well as the structure of the house.","This folder contains a report on the Ludwick-Swope farm, including a brief history of Rockbridge County, maps and photographs of the area, blueprints, a discussion of early farming practices, and excerpts from a will book and deed book.","This folder contains a report on the Lunsford House, including a history of the building and land, structural information, and blueprints and photographs of the house.","This folder contains a newspaper article about the McCampbell Inn, owned by the Merediths (along with the Alexander-Withrow House). The article discusses the restoration of the McCampbell Inn as well as detailing information about Beth Braford Thompson, the innkeeper.","This folder contains a paper written for a fine arts class entitled, \"The McChesney House.\" The paper discusses John McChesney, his family and slaves, more specifically a slave named Maria, and her experiences and connection to strange occurrences in the area. It also discusses the Civil War and its effects on the McChesney family as well as structural information about and photographs of the house.","This folder contains a sketch of the inscription over the kitchen door at Marlbrook, built by David Greenlee.","This folder contains a newspaper article concerning the Matheny House and its removal from Main Street.","This folder contains a newspaper article about the history of Middleton \"Mansion House.\"","This folder contains personal recollections from Ellen Anderson concerning Mount Joy, including the history of the property and its owners.","This folder contains a history of Mount Pleasant, located in Buffalo Forge, including information about the land.","This folder contains part of an article from Harper's New Monthly Magazine titled, \"Mount Vernon as It Is.\" This article discusses George Washington and his home in depth.","This folder contains a pamphlet about Mulberry Hill, detailing historical information and the portraits in each room, as well as a picture of Mulberry Hill.","This folder contains seven pieces of paper, along with a typed version, discussing different buildings in Natural Bridge: Red Mill, High Bridge Church, Stone Castle, Sunny Knoll, Rural Valley, Oak Forest, and Indian Block-House.","This folder contains notes on and photographs of the Paxton Place. The notes discuss the various owners of the land and house, including R. Tate Alexander and various Paxton family members, physical attributes of the land such as soil type, and a walkthrough of the floorplan.","This folder contains a report on Pine Hill Farm, built around 1825, which discusses the owners, Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Perkins, Plank Road, nearby taverns, and other inhabitants as well as the builder Nathaniel Rowlinson. There is also a walkthrough of the floorplan and photographs of the house.","This folder contains a report on Plunkett House, including owners of the house such as James Jordan, J.C. Boode, and Mrs. Minne Reed Brown; the physical location of the house and its surroundings; photographs of the house and a floorplan.","This folder contains a booklet entitled, \"Point of Honor: Its Past and Its Potential\" by S. Allen Chambers, Jr. The booklet discusses the history of ownership, including the Lynch family, Dr. George Cabell and his son William Lewis Cabell, Col. Maurice Langhorne, Judge William Daniel, and James R. Gilliam; the architectural significance of the house, and the reasoning behind and suggestions for its preservation.","This folder contains a paper written for a fine arts class entitled, \"The Historical Survey of Poplar Forest,\" which is in Bedford County, written by E.M. Barber. Poplar Forest was a home used by Thomas Jefferson as a retreat from Monticello; he inherited it from his wife, along with 135 slaves, which she had inherited from her father. The paper also talks about renovations made by Jefferson, as well as structural notes, photographs, and a floorplan.","This folder contains a report on Red House, a home near Fairfield on the west side of Route 11. The report covers the history of the house and its inhabitants, including the McDowells, the Treavys, the Laymans and the Alexanders; information about the physical house, landscaping, and the McDowell Burying Ground, farm, and orchard; and photographs of the house and surrounding land. Also contained is a newspaper (Lexington Gazette) article about Red House and the McDowells.","This folder contains two copies of a newspaper article about Riverside, home of the Shields family. The article discusses the history of the house and the Shields family.","This folder contains notes on Rock Castle, which include structural information as well as information about the owners and inhabitants, including Mrs. Herbert Van Der Veer and Samuel Campbell.","This folder contains a newspaper article about the history of Savernake, owned by the Dickinson family.","This folder contains two copies of a report on the Senseny House in Lexington, written by Pat Dennis. This house was first built (by John Leyburn, John Parry, Josh Jordan, Andrew Wallace, William Letcher, Reuben Ross, Joseph Blair, Samuel Darst, John Caruthers, and John Ruff) as a schoolhouse. The report then discusses the various owners and uses of the building, including a school for black children bought by Nathan C. Brackett and a house bought by James Madison Senseny and eventually willed to Ellen M. Cupp and H. Greenley Senseny and later was rented by Washington and Lee University students. Finally, structural information is given about the house.","This folder contains a report on Silverwood, a home built by General E. Frank Paxton in 1857 and later sold to Judge John White Brockenbrough and wife Mary Caldwell. The report discusses other owners, including Judge James Kerr Edmondson and wife Emily, and Mary K. Monroe Robinson and husband Edward (descended from the Lyles and Grahams); a physical description of the house and its renovations; and historical information about the owners and their children.","This folder contains a bound report (written in 1942) on Silverwood, a home built by General E. Frank Paxton in 1857 and later sold to Judge John White Brockenbrough and wife Mary Caldwell. The report discusses other owners, including Judge James Kerr Edmondson and wife Emily, and Mary K. Monroe Robinson and husband Edward (descended from the Lyles and Grahams); a physical description of the house and its renovations; and historical information about the owners and their children.","This folder contains an article on the Sloan and Campbell houses, which discuss the builder Alexander T. Sloan and the buildings themselves. Also included is a report on the history of the Sloan House, including floorplans.","This folder contains a paper written for a fine arts class, written by Dick Lovegrove in 1953, about Spring Meadows, the home of Colonel and Mrs. G.A. Derbyshire. The paper discusses structural information about the house as well as information about the owners and sellers.","This folder contains a newspaper article and notes about Stone Castle, inhabited by the Johnstones.","This folder contains a report on the Stone Castle Farm and its owners.","This folder contains a newspaper article, notes, and photographs of Stono, originally known as Jordan's Point and built by Colonel John Jordan. The article and notes discuss owners, including John L. Campbell, Mrs. Anne R. Howell, and William J. Driver. It also discusses the Virginia Military Institute, near which Stono stands.","This folder contains a report and field notes on Sunnyside and its various owners, including Richard Woods and John Greenlee, and photographs and blueprints of the house and land.","This folder contains two copies of a newspaper article about Teaford Inn, located in Kerr's Creek. The articles discusses the history of the Inn and the Teaford family.","This folder contains a report on Thorn Hill and its inhabitants, including General John Bowyer and Mrs. John White Brockenbrough, photographs, blueprints, and floorplans. Also included photocopies of newspaper articles and a declaration for assurance for Thorn Hill.","This folder contains a report and various notes on Thorn Hill and its inhabitants, including General John Bowyer, a trustee of Washington College.","This folder contains an insurance form for the Tomlinson House.","This folder contains photographs of and a report about Tuckaway, a house built by John Stockdale in 1777. The report discusses structural information about the house as well as floorplans.","This folder contains a report about the Valley of Virginia, which lies between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Alleghenies. The report discusses the architecture in the area and nearby towns.","This folder contains notes on the Waddell House and Livingston Waddell.","This folder contains a report entitled, \"History of Old Walkerlands Farm\" by Mary Moore Mason. It discusses the owners, including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edward Mason, James Moore, and James A. Walker; and structural information about the farm."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe contents of this file have been moved to folder 34 of the same collection (Misc. RHS-Coll-0077: Houses, Folder 34: Dougherty, Febraury 5th, 2020 by SMG).\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The contents of this file have been moved to folder 34 of the same collection (Misc. RHS-Coll-0077: Houses, Folder 34: Dougherty, Febraury 5th, 2020 by SMG)."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. 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The William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.","Teddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.","David Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Olivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026 Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026 Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab.","Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.","Da-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.","Nicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026 Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026 Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.","Loretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.","Harold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.","Devin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.","Janice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.","Jason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026 Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.","Pat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Edwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026 Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.","Curtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Madeline Dort graduated from William \u0026 Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026 Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026 Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.","Elizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.","Cynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.","Michael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.","Stephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.","Latricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026 Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.","Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026 Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026 Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.","Rex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026 Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.","Eliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026 Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026 Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.","Cliff Fleet is the President \u0026 CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026 Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026 Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026 Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026 Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Dennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.","Jack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.","Johnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.","Connie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.","Crystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.","Cathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.","Grace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026 Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.","Mark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.","Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026 Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Ron Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026 Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.","James Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.","Burnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.","Dani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026 Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.","Martha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.","Elle Kim is a William \u0026 Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.","Curtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.","Mary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.","Maureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026 Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.","Ayinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.","Dr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026 Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026 Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026 Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026 Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.","Carol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.","Ethan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026 Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026 Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.","Conor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026 Mary.","Margaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026 Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.","Janise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026 Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.","Daniel Pleasant is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary and what led him to the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.","Stephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.","Ann Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026 Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.","Linwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.","Cecilia Weaver is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.","Matthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026 Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.","Ye Xiao is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026 Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Tina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. Tina Xo is a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School who advocates for local history, specifically the Tuskegee Airmen.","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","Terry L. 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The William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTeddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOlivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026amp; Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026amp; Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAntonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDa-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026amp; Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026amp; Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLoretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDevin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026amp; Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026amp; Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026amp; Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMadeline Dort graduated from William \u0026amp; Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026amp; Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026amp; Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMichael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLatricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026amp; Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026amp; Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026amp; Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026amp; Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026amp; Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026amp; Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCliff Fleet is the President \u0026amp; CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026amp; Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026amp; Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026amp; Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026amp; Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConnie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026amp; Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026amp; Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026amp; Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRon Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026amp; Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBurnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026amp; Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMartha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElle Kim is a William \u0026amp; Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026amp; Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAyinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026amp; Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026amp; Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026amp; Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEthan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026amp; Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026amp; Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026amp; Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026amp; Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026amp; Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel Pleasant is a William \u0026amp; Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026amp; Mary and what led him to the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnn Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026amp; Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLinwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCecilia Weaver is a William \u0026amp; Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMatthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYe Xiao is a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026amp; Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026amp; Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. 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The William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab, part of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, has been researching and promoting the history of the Bray School and its legacy. Part of this work has entailed conducting oral histories with descendants of Bray School students and those researching or interpreting the Bray School's legacy.","Teddi Ashby is a member of the descendant community descended from the Ashby children who attended the Williamsburg Bray School. Teddi describes her years of historical research related to the Ashby family and the oral histories handed down by her family about her ancestors. Teddi discusses her aspirations for the Bray School site when it opens November 2024.","David Barr III is an writer, editor, playwright and former historic interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg. He has worked on black history projects including Aberdeen Garden 158, and with Mamie Till on a production for her son Emmett Till. David reflects on his experiences as an actor/interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing Gowan Pamphlet, a young enslaved boy owned by Jane Vobe believed to be educated at the Bray School, who went on to become the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia and was instrumental in starting the First Baptist Church. David reflects on his time as an interpreter and his experiences with former director Rex Ellis (NMAAHC) and Christy Coleman (Director, Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation). He discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Olivia Blackshire is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner, partnering with the lab on research and engagement for the Williamsburg Bray School. Olivia discusses her path to William \u0026 Mary and her path to the Bray School Lab, her experiences participating on a conference panel and her research project related to the correspondence between the Bray Associates and the Bray School administrators. Olivia also reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and her thoughts on the rediscovery. William \u0026 Mary student Olivia Blackshire discusses her role as a student thought partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab.","Antonio T. Bly is Peter H. Shattuck Endowed Chair in Colonial American History at California State University, Sacramento. He has written many books and articles on black literacy in the eighteenth century. Antonio describes his research on black literacy and education in the eighteenth century, and his thoughts on current debates around the issue of writing taught at the Bray Schools, and the broader implications for the legacy of the Bray Schools. Antonio shares his thoughts on the importance of learning fact-based history, the challenges for enslaved and free children in the eighteenth century and the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hannah Bowman is a historic area supervisor with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Hannah discusses her background and her family's love of history. She discusses her experience acting, and explains the importance of storytelling in interpretation. She explains how the story of the Bray School helps us understand the importance of telling a fuller story. Hannah Bowman shares her experience as a storyteller and describes the art of storytelling.","Da-Veia Brown is a video content producer who has previously worked as a historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Da-Veia relates her early years and her journey to become a content producer for Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios. In this role, she creates visual content for Colonial Williamsburg many historic assets and sites. Da-Veia relates her experiences as a content creator and reflects on the meaning of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community.","Nicole Brown is the graduate lab assistant for the Williamsburg Bray School. She works with Student Thought Partners to conduct research on the Bray School. Nicole also portrays the Bray school teacher Anne Wager as a Nation Builder at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she also serves as manager of Core Programming for the foundation. Nicole is a Ph.D. student in William \u0026 Mary's American Studies program. Nicole Brown describes her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School and her research that has underpinned the Bray School Lab. She discusses her role as a lab assistant, guiding students at William \u0026 Mary who volunteer to work on projects to disseminate the story of the Bray school. She also provides insight into the legacy of the school and will guide the site interpretation for the site when it opens as the 89th original building in Colonial Williamsburg.","Loretta Burwell is a descendant community member and a possible direct descendant of a Bray Student. Loretta is an educator, having taught at several schools and colleges. She taught English literature but focused on black literature and poets. Loretta discusses her joy, pain, and hope on her journey to find her ancestors and her engagement with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Loretta has done extensive research on her family history and lineage and discusses her journey to the Williamsburg Bray School, and the moment she was contacted by the Bray School Lab 30 years after leaving a card at a library seeking information on her ancestors. Loretta explains her visit to the Williamsburg Bray School and her journey from Atlanta George for Descendants Week, and her visit to Bruton Parish Church to see where her ancestors where baptized in the eighteenth century.","Harold Caldwell is a carpenter historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Harold discusses his experience interpreting African American history first in Foodways and now as a journeyman carpenter. He details the work he is doing in the restoration for the Bray school building in Colonial Williamsburg historic area. Harold shares his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School and what the rediscovery means for the community. He also shares why the work he does is so important.","Devin Canaday is a descendant community and native son of Williamsburg Virginia. Devin details his life as the member of the Canaday family in Williamsburg, his ten year experience with Colonial Williamsburg, and his success as an entrepreneur. Devin discusses his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and what it will mean to the community and the world. Devin weighs in on how the subject of the Bray School and its students' - not the building, should be the focus of the rediscovery.","Janice Canaday is a member of the Canaday and Jones family and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Janice details her family's history and the legacy of the Bray School students for the commuity and abroad. She discusses her many roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where she currently is the African American Community Engagement Manager. Janice discusses how she engages with the community and guests at Colonial Williamsburg to help them understand the significance of the Bray School scholars.","Jason Chen is a professor of educational psychology at William \u0026 Mary, and was one of four Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellows who conducted research in support of SCP's initiatives, including the Williamsburg Bray School. Jason details his early impressions and discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Jason discusses the importance of the work the Bray School Lab is doing and why the work is important today.","Pat Chrenka is a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Pat Chrenka discusses her roles with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and her experience interpreting the Bray School. Pat Chrenka explains the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Edwin Cooke III is an historic interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Edwin discusses his experience as a William \u0026 Mary student, an adjunct professor at Hampton University and a historic interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. Edwin reflects on the legacy of the Bray School and the students who attended the school.","Curtis Corbitt is a member of the descendant community (Jones family) and an educator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts but his roots are in York County Virginia. He is exploring his ties to the Bray school student Elisha Jones. Curtis describes his beginnings in Massachusetts, his family history and how he learned about the Williamsburg Bray School. He is currently researching the history of the land his family lives on, which has been in the family for many generations. He is following the oral history that the land was purchased from the plantation owner and hoping to establish a direct link to a Bray school student from the Jones family. Curtis discusses his family's legacies and his interest in knowing more about his ties to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Madeline Dort graduated from William \u0026 Mary in 2023. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a Bray School Lab student thought partner conducting research for the lab. Madeline describes her experiences as a William \u0026 Mary student, her activities as a student and her volunteer experience with Colonial Williamsburg. She also discusses her role and projects as a student thought partner at the lab under the direction of lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee and lab assistant Nicole Brown. William \u0026 Mary student Madeline Dort describes her experience working as a Student Thought Partner with the Bray School Lab. She also discusses her experiences as a historic interpreter and her reflections on race and education.","Elizabeth Drembus is a genealogist who has previously worked for DAR and on the Virginia Theological Seminary reparations project. For the VTS project, she helped locate the descendants of the enslaved persons who worked for the seminary. Elizabeth Drembus describes her work locating the descendants of the known Bray students. She also discusses her methodology and her engagement with the descendant community, her colloboration with the Bray School Lab staff and her hopes for the site when it opens in September 2024 at Colonial Williamsburg. Elizabeth Drembus discusses her methodology in searching for the descendants of the known Bray scholars. She also discusses the work the lab is doing to engage with the descendant community.","Cynthia Druitt is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School. Cynthia Druitt describes learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and that she is a member of the descendant community. She discusses her cousin, Col Lafayette Jones' and his book My Great Great Grandfather's Journey to an Island of Freedom, about the Jones children who attended the Bray School. Cynthia Druitt discusses the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area.","Michael Druitt is an associate professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University and identifies as a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael discusses his family history and his ties to the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Michael reflects on the importance of education for the black community and the legacy of the Bray School in his family's history. Michael Druitt explains the importance of the Bray School legacy for himself and the black community, and the importance of learning about the history of those who forged a path for others to follow.","Stephanie is a resident of James City County and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School Descendant Community. Stephanie learned about the Williamsburg Bray School and moved back to Williamsburg from New York to explore the history and legacy of the school. Stephanie attended James City County schools as a young child before moving to New York. Stephanie Dunmore is exploring her roots and researching the connection between Dunmore's Proclamation of 1765 and her deceased husband's surname.","Latricia Cooke Eason is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a family researcher currently working on a book about her research. Latricia describes her experience growing up in the Williamsburg area and her current efforts to record her family's histories. She reflects on the work that William \u0026 Mary and Colonial Williamsburg are doing to tell a fuller story of the experience of African Americans in the Tidewater area. Latricia explains why black history is important and why we need to keep telling the stories of those who have gone before us and sacrificed for their descendants.","Dawn Edmiston is a professor of Marketing at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Dawn describes her journey to William \u0026 Mary and her desire to work with Strategic Cultural Partnerships to advance the story of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dawn discusses how her marketing program to leverage William \u0026 Mary's assets to benefit programs like the Williamsburg Bray School.","Rex Ellis is the former Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was the first African American Vice President for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he managed all programs and operations. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Masters in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Union University, and an Ed.D from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of two books, Beneath the Blazing Sun: Stories from the African American Journey, and With a Banjo on My Knee, which chronicles the history of black banjo players from the time of slavery to the present. Dr. Ellis describes his youth and growing up in the Tidewater area of VA and his path to becoming a director at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, followed by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He gives his insight into the importance of telling the story of the contributions of African Americans. Dr. Rex Ellis discusses the first educated Africans at William \u0026 Mary, menservants who accompanied their masters and later taught eachother the rudiments of education.","Eliza Fernandez is a recent graduate of William \u0026 Mary and an oral history intern with the CHiP 2024 summer internship. Eliza discusses her experience learning oral history methodology with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and how her experience at William \u0026 Mary has shaped her future. Eliza discusses her experiences attending Descendants Day at both James Monroe's Highland and Stratford Hall with members of the descendant community.","Cliff Fleet is the President \u0026 CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and an alumni of William \u0026 Mary. He headed Philip Morris before retiring to lead the foundation in its motto \"that the future may learn from the past.\" He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended William \u0026 Mary where he received his master's degree and is also a faculty member. Cliff Fleet describes the genesis of the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative, a project that involved both the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and William \u0026 Mary. Once the building determined to the Williamsburg Bray School was identified, he convened the initiative where William \u0026 Mary would do the research and Colonial Williamsburg would engage in the restoration of the building. He also discusses the engagement with the descendant community that was imperative for the success of the project. He discusses the future of the Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House on Nassau Street. President Cliff Fleet discusses the Bray School Initiative, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the \"power of place\" in Williamsburg, Virginia.","Dennis Gardner is a long-time resident of Williamsburg and a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community. Dennis discusses the history of the Ashby family and his thoughts on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dennis explains the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to the community and to the descendants.","Jack Gary is the Executive Director of Archaeology for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Jack Gary details his path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, his experience prior to his current role, and the different projects he has worked on with the Foundation, including the African Baptist Meetinghouse and the Williamsburg Bray School. Jack details the day he found intact burials at the site of the first Baptist Church on Nassau Street in Colonial Williamsburg, and his efforts to contact the descendant community first when the discovery was made.","Johnette Gordon-Weaver is a Williamsburg native and a Williamsburg Bray School descendant community member. Johnette is active with the Reservation, the Village Initiative and other groups that aim to restore the history and legacy of Williamsburg's black residents. Johnette Gordon-Weaver discusses her family's history that goes back to 17th century Virginia. She also discusses her ties to the Reservation community and reflects on her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School, her essay contribution to the book written by the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall 2024.","Connie Matthews Harshaw is the president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, an organization that supports the Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Virginia. She has been in public service for many years and now spends her down advocating for different organizations. Connie Harshaw discusses the significance of the Williamsburg Bray School and her role in the rediscovery of the building and its new location in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg. Connie Harshaw details the importance of the Bray School to the community and the importance of descendant communities.","Crystal Haskins is a member of the Bray School Descendant Community member and a lifelong educator in the James City County and York County School system. Crystal reflects on her life growing up as a member of the Williamsburg community and her experiences working for Colonial Williamsburg and as an educator. She discusses her efforts to involve the community in educational events surrounding the Bray School. Crystal Haskins discusses her aspirations for the opening ceremony for the Williamsburg Bray School and the ongoing efforts to continue to tell the story.","Cathy Hellier is the Senior Researcher for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Cathy details her path to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the work of researchers to uncover history and tell a fuller story of eighteenth century Williamsburg. She discusses her role in researching the documents needed to determine the ownership of the Bray-Digges home which housed the Bray School for its first 5 years of operation. Cathy Hellier discusses the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School to guests who visit Colonial Williamsburg.","Grace Helmick is the Media Technician for the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Grace discusses her journey to the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary and her role in documenting the Williamsburg Bray School's restoration phases. Grace reflects on the importance of repairing and rediscovering the legacy of the Bray School and William \u0026 Mary's responsibility to tell the whole story.","Mark Hofer is the Senior Director for the Learning and Design Lab in the Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Mark discusses his role supporting efforts to bring the story of the Bray School to K-12 teachers in different formats for school curriculum and instruction. He discusses his path to William \u0026 Mary and his different roles in the university. Mark Hofer discusses his role incorporating different teaching methods for K-12 teachers for the Bray School and other SCP projects.","Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Bray School Lab Student Thought Partner who collaborates with the lab on different projects related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel Hogue is a student at William \u0026 Mary who has participated in several projects related to the rediscovery and education related to the Williamsburg Bray School. Rachel discusses her experiences as a Student Thought Partner for the Bray School Lab and the different projects she worked on, her time studying abroad at Oxford and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the school building. William \u0026 Mary student discusses her collaboration with the Bray School Lab on the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Ron Hurst is the Senior Vice President for Education and Historic Resources at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ron began his journey to Colonial Williamsburg from Northern Virginia, acquiring degrees from Virginia Tech and George Mason University before attending William \u0026 Mary and earning a master's degree. He has worn many hats with the Foundation before landing his current role and discusses his experiences with the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School. Ron explains how Colonial Williamsburg made the determination that the Bray-Digges home was the home of the Williamsburg Bray School for its first five years of operation and the work to restore it in the historic area. Interview was conducted in the Goodwin Building at Colonial Williamsburg.","James Ingram is an actor/interpreter (Nation Builder Gowan Pamphlet) for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. James Ingram describes his journey to Colonial Williamsburg and his experience playing the first ordained Baptist minister in Virginia the Reverend Gowan Pamphlet. James discusses his research on Gowan Pamphlet and the effect his portrayal has had on him personally and professionally.","Burnell Irby is a middle school teacher that lives in Maryland. He has been doing research on his family for years and recently discovered his connection to the Williamsburg Bray School. Mr. Irby details the history of his family and his roots in Williamsburg, Virginia. He discusses the importance of the Bray School and the legacy of education as evidenced in the today's school curriculums. Burnell Irby discusses his research on his family and his family connection to the Bray School student enslavers.","Dani Jaworski is the manager of Architectural collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and a William \u0026 Mary alumni. She is a descendant of the First Families of Virginia and oversees the architectural collection for the foundation. Dani discusses her background and her many career tracks before deciding to go into architectural collection and discusses her role in current projects at Colonial Williamsburg including the Williamsburg Bray School and the African Baptist Meeting House. Dani Jaworski discusses the plans for the African American corrider on Nassau St at Colonial Williamsburg.","Martha Katz-Hyman is an independent curator of material culture for enslaved peoples. Martha discusses her experience using material culture to interpret the lives of enslaved people in the seventeenth/eighteenth century. She discusses her role with different historic sites such as Carter's Grove, once a historic site run by Colonial Williamsburg. Martha describes her experience working with different individuals who assisted her in learning how to use material culture to tell a fuller story of the lives of enslaved people in the eighteenth century. Martha also details what to expect to see in the Bray School from a material culture standpoint.","Elle Kim is a William \u0026 Mary student who was an oral history intern for the summer of 2023 in the ChiP program with the Bray School Lab. Elle Kim describes her experiences as an oral history intern working under Oral Historian Tonia Merideth.","Curtis Lassiter is a longtime resident of Williamsburg Virginia and a descendant community member. Curtis discusses the history of his family and his experience growing up in Williamsburg VA. Curtis discusses his expectations for the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School and the descendant community's involvement.","Mary Lassiter is a member of the Williamsburg Bray School descendant community and a member of the descendants of the Reservation. Mary discusses her experience learning about the Williamsburg Bray School and her experiences as an activist for her community. Mary reflects on her experiences as a lifelong member of the Williamsburg community and her involvement with the Williamsburg Bray School.","Maureen Elgersman Lee is the director of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Maureen is a native of Ontario, Canada and holds a DA in the Humanities. She overseers the work of the Bray School Lab and its efforts to rediscover the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School and its scholars. Maureen discusses her formative years, her path to Clark Atlanta University where she studied African American history, and her path to Virginia and ultimately William \u0026 Mary prior to her tenure at Hampton University. She discusses the formation of the Bray School Initiative, her piloting the publication of the book edited by herself and lab assistant Nicole Brown, and the legacy of the Bray School and its future. Interview was conducted in the Bray School Lab in Williamsburg, VA.","Ayinde is a journeyman carpenter with Colonial Williamsburg. He has been with Colonial Williamsburg for 27 years working as a historic interpreter or in the trades. Ayinde discusses his role with Colonial Williamsburg and his current position as a journeyman carpenter currently working on building pieces of furniture for the Williamsburg Bray School. He also reflects on the significance of the school and relates the influence that several former interpreters of Colonial Williamsburg had on him. Ayinde Martin reflects on the Williamsburg Bray School and his role in creating pieces of furniture for the historic site that will open in the Fall of 2024.","Dr. Terry Meyers is chancellor professor of English emeritus, William \u0026 Mary, whose research led to the discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School. Dr. Meyers taught at William \u0026 Mary for 46 years before retiring six years ago. Terry Meyers describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary, what prompted him to begin his search for the Bray-Digges building on the campus of William \u0026 Mary and what the legacy of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the Williamsburg community. Terry Meyers discusses his search for the Bray-Digges building which had been hiding in plain sight on the campus of William \u0026 Mary for over 200 years. He walks his listeners down the path that led to the rediscovery of the building that housed the Bray school its first five years of operation.","Carol Miller is a member of the descendant community for the Williamsburg Bray School. Carol taught in the Williamsburg school system and is active in her community. Carol details her family history in York County VA, and her experiences growing up in the Tidewater area. She details her connections to the families of the area called The Grove area and her connection to other historical people and events. Carol provided knives in her collection of artifacts kept by the family collected from working for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.","Ethan Miller was a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab before graduating from William \u0026 Mary in Spring 2023. Ethan describes his background, experience as a student at William \u0026 Mary and the projects he worked on for the Bray School Lab. Ethan also discusses his thoughts on the opening of the Bray site in Fall of 2024 and the importance of projects like the Williamsburg Bray School to repair the damage done by slavery and its legacies.","Conor Molloy is the Learning Design Program Manager in the office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships at William \u0026 Mary. Conor discusses his role at SCP in helping build an online presence to for teaching and educational purposes, including an online module based on the rubric Engaging Descendant Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites and his work to support the work of the Bray School Lab. Conor discusses growing up in the UK, his musical career and his path to William \u0026 Mary.","Margaret Morrison is the Administrative Coordinator for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, which oversees the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Margaret discusses her role in facilitating the operation of the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her role working with the Brafferton School at William \u0026 Mary. Margaret reflects on the importance of the Williamsburg Bray School in history and for the community.","Janise Parker is an associate professor of school psychology at William \u0026 Mary and a Strategic Cultural Partnerships Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality and its effect on mental health. Dr. Parker discusses her project to promote racial healing for the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab and her thoughts on the rediscovery of the Bray School and how her work can promote racial healing. Dr. Janise Parker discusses her background and path to William \u0026 Mary as a professor of school psychology and her project to promote racial healing with the Bray School Lab.","Daniel Pleasant is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Daniel describes his journey to William \u0026 Mary and what led him to the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. He also describes the different projects he has worked on in the lab. Daniel reflects on his experiences working in the lab and what they Bray School Lab means to him.","Stephen Seals is the director of Curated Programs at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and portrays Nation Builder James Lafayette. Stephen Seals discusses his life experiences that brought him to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including his current roles and his experience with interpretations for the Bray School. Stephen reflects on his thoughts about the opening of the Bray School.","Ann Marie Stock is the Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships, and a Chancellor Professor in the Modern Languages department at William Mary. She has authored several books and works in Cuban cinema. Ann Marie discusses her journey from the mid-west to Cuba, and her journey to William \u0026 Mary. She also discusses the people who shaped her future and her path to Presidential Liaison for Strategic Cultural Partnerships. Ann Marie discusses her thoughts on the move of the Bray School, her special friendship with the donors who made the work possible, and those who have been lost that she carries with her into this project.","Linwood E. Tyson, Jr. is a site interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg specializing in eighteenth century African American history. Linwood discusses his role as a site interpreter and his experiences interpreting the black experience at museums and historic sites. Linwood also reflects on what the story of the Williamsburg Bray School means to the community and the world, and his views on the site opening in the Fall of 2024.","Cecilia Weaver is a William \u0026 Mary student and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Cecilia describes her role as a Student Thought Partner in the Bray School Lab and the many projects and experiences she had working with the program. Cecilia reflects on the importance of the Bray School and its legacies.","Matthew Webster is Executive Director of the Historical Preservation and Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and is the project manager for the Williamsburg Bray School and its relocation to the Colonial Williamsburg historic district. Matt Webster discusses the history of the discovery of the Bray school located on the campus of William \u0026 Mary since its construction in 1760. He explains the process to stabilize the building, move it to the historic district and restore it for its opening as the 89th original building in the Colonial Williamsburg historic district in September 2024. Matt Webster discusses the architectural processes related to the Williamsburg Bray School.","Hope Wright is an actor/interpreter with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a descendant community member. Hope Wright discusses her experience portraying Bray school students in Colonial Williamsburg family programming projects and her current role as an actor/interpreter in addition to her scholarship on material culture in the eighteenth century. She also discusses her aspirations for the interpretation of the site when it opens in September 2024 as the 89th original building with Colonial Williamsburg. Actor/Interpreter HopeWright discusses her experience working in programming for the Bray school and her reflections as a descendant community member.","Ye Xiao is a student at William \u0026 Mary and a Student Thought Partner with the William \u0026 Mary Bray School Lab. Ye describes her experience working as a student thought partner with the Bray School Lab. Ye discusses her work with the Bray School Lab, her experiences as a student at William \u0026 Mary and her thoughts on the importance of the work of the Williamsburg Bray School.","Tina Xo is a descendant community member of the Williamsburg Bray School and a descendant of the revolutionary war hero James Armistead Lafayette. She lived in the US and abroad due to her father's military service, but raised her family in the Williamsburg area. Tina Xo discusses her ties to the Williamsburg community and her experience visiting the home of her family, and learning the history of her ancestors. She recounts her feelings and thoughts related to the black experience, education, and her experience working with the Tuskegee Airmen. She recounts the different experiences engaging with the work of the Bray School Lab at different events. Tina Xo is a descendant community member for the Williamsburg Bray School who advocates for local history, specifically the Tuskegee Airmen."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore 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.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["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."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Terry L. 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