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The following month, Wilson's family filed a case claiming that she was mentally insane and of unsound mind when manumitting the people. The family initially failed, but seized Wilson's estate upon appeal. The enslaved people filed a suit, called \"Henry and Others, Paupers, v. Ballar and Others\", against the family members, claiming to be white and therefore not legally enslaved, while the family claimed they were of mixed race and legally enslaved. The family also stated that Wilson had been attacked by Native peoples while a child, which they claim led to her mental incapacity during her lifetime.","In the course of the case, Wilson died, leaving an 1819 will that also emancipated the enslaved people. (She was believed to be in her eighties at her death.) In 1836, the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled that the people were entitled to their freedom, and that Wilson was of sound mind when she freed the people she enslaved. They also ruled the freed persons were entitled to profits made during their enslavement after their original emancipation.","In addition to Henry or Harry, the individuals freed in the will were Cathy and her children Peggy and Andrew; Lucy and her children Sally, Benjamine [sic], Strother, Patsy, and Nancy; and Sally and her children Jane, Betsy, and Washington. The will also deeded many of them land and goods Wilson owned.","External Sources:","U.S. Federal Census Records, 1810-1820","Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals, and in the General Court, of Virginia, Vol. 5, 1903. 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They also ruled the freed persons were entitled to profits made during their enslavement after their original emancipation.","In addition to Henry or Harry, the individuals freed in the will were Cathy and her children Peggy and Andrew; Lucy and her children Sally, Benjamine [sic], Strother, Patsy, and Nancy; and Sally and her children Jane, Betsy, and Washington. The will also deeded many of them land and goods Wilson owned.","External Sources:","U.S. Federal Census Records, 1810-1820","Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals, and in the General Court, of Virginia, Vol. 5, 1903. 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The following month, Wilson's family filed a case claiming that she was mentally insane and of unsound mind when manumitting the people. The family initially failed, but seized Wilson's estate upon appeal. The enslaved people filed a suit, called \"Henry and Others, Paupers, v. Ballar and Others\", against the family members, claiming to be white and therefore not legally enslaved, while the family claimed they were of mixed race and legally enslaved. The family also stated that Wilson had been attacked by Native peoples while a child, which they claim led to her mental incapacity during her lifetime.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the course of the case, Wilson died, leaving an 1819 will that also emancipated the enslaved people. (She was believed to be in her eighties at her death.) In 1836, the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled that the people were entitled to their freedom, and that Wilson was of sound mind when she freed the people she enslaved. 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The following month, Wilson's family filed a case claiming that she was mentally insane and of unsound mind when manumitting the people. The family initially failed, but seized Wilson's estate upon appeal. The enslaved people filed a suit, called \"Henry and Others, Paupers, v. Ballar and Others\", against the family members, claiming to be white and therefore not legally enslaved, while the family claimed they were of mixed race and legally enslaved. The family also stated that Wilson had been attacked by Native peoples while a child, which they claim led to her mental incapacity during her lifetime.","In the course of the case, Wilson died, leaving an 1819 will that also emancipated the enslaved people. (She was believed to be in her eighties at her death.) In 1836, the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled that the people were entitled to their freedom, and that Wilson was of sound mind when she freed the people she enslaved. They also ruled the freed persons were entitled to profits made during their enslavement after their original emancipation.","In addition to Henry or Harry, the individuals freed in the will were Cathy and her children Peggy and Andrew; Lucy and her children Sally, Benjamine [sic], Strother, Patsy, and Nancy; and Sally and her children Jane, Betsy, and Washington. The will also deeded many of them land and goods Wilson owned.","External Sources:","U.S. Federal Census Records, 1810-1820","Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals, and in the General Court, of Virginia, Vol. 5, 1903. Pages 552-553. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Virginia_Reports/aZ4UAAAAYAAJ?hl=en\u0026gbpv=1\u0026dq=henry+and+others,+paupers,+v.+bollar+and+others\u0026pg=PA541\u0026printsec=frontcover, accessed September 26, 2023.","Barbara Wilson in the Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/500268:62347, accessed September 26, 2023."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry, 1822, Ms2022-077, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry, 1822, Ms2022-077, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry was completed in November 2022.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry was completed in November 2022."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains a deed of emancipation signed by enslaver Barbary Wilson of Bath County, Virginia, freeing Harry, identified as a Black man, on January 5, 1822. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\nhttp://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_7f0781a45048e23e0154fd4d76a9a56a\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains a deed of emancipation signed by enslaver Barbary Wilson of Bath County, Virginia, freeing Harry, identified as a Black man, on January 5, 1822. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\nhttp://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_5900a5fb46fa18b8335225cf18904daa\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Barclay Shipping Ledger from Norfolk, Virginia, covers shipments going through Virginia from 1847-1878. 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Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as \"employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin\". 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He attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) from 1800-1803. He married Matilda Kinney (1789-1829) on April 23, 1807, in Augusta County, Virginia, and they had 11 children, including Dr. Francis T. Stribling (1810-1874), superintendent of the the Western Lunatic Asylum (now Western State Hospital) at Staunton.","Stribling worked as a merchant and lawyer, primarily in Staunton, Virginia, where he served as mayor (1816-1818). He and Matilda also developed and managed the local resort, Augusta Springs (renamed Stribling Springs after his death) from about 1817 until 1857. Stribling also served as the Clerk of the District Court at Sweet Springs, Clerk of the County Court of Augusta (1812-1831), and Clerk of the U.S. Court for the Western District of Virginia (1846-1857).","According to the 1830 census, Stribling enslaved 11 people, whose names are not recorded.","Stribling died on July 2, 1858, and is buried beside his wife in Trinity Episcopal Churchyard in Staunton.","External sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1830-1850","\"Erasmus Stribling\", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39077117/erasmus-stribling, accessed on May 31, 2023.","\"Erasmus Stribling\" in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/32489:3723, accessed on December 7, 2023.","Charles Culbertson, \"Historic Stribling Springs was one of top U.S. resourts\", News Leader, May 30, 2015, https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/history/2015/05/30/historic-stribling-springs-one-top-us-resorts/28240213/, accessed on December 8, 2023.","Hugh Milton McIlhany, Some Virginia Families: Being Genealogies of the Kinney, Stribling, Trout, McIlhany, Milton, Rogers, Tate, Snickers, Taylor, McCormick, And Other Families of Virginia, Staunton, Virginia: Stoneburner \u0026 Prufer, printers, 1903, pp. 37-39, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011440903, accessed on December 8, 2023.","In the 1830 census, a David Fultz in Bath County, Virginia, enslaved two people, whose names are unfortunately not recorded, while a David Fultz in Augusta County did not enslave anyone. In the 1840 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 8 people, including 3 under 10 years old. According to the 1850 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 15 people and, in 1860, 20 people, including at least 12 children, ranging in ages from 2 months old to 40 years old.","No other information about David Fultz in Bath County (same as this collection) could be found, and it is possible the David Fultz in Bath County is also the David Fultz in Augusta County.","The Augusta County David Fultz was born to Frederick and Hannah Hanger Fultz on May 4, 1802, and he worked as an attorney and farmer. He marrried Margaret Ann Leas or Lease (1804-1880) on April 5, 1825, and they had at least eight children.","During the American Civil War, Fultz was a judge in the Confederate Courts and furnished his sons horses to fight for the Confederate Army. After the war, he took the oath of allegiance to the USA.","Fultz died on August 24, 1886, and is buried in Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton.","External sources:","U.S. Federal Census, 1830-1880","U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, 1850-1860","\"David Fultz\", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5092612/david-fultz, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"David Fultz\" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/133474:62152, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"David Fultz\" in the U.S., Southern Claims Commission Allowed Claims, 1871-1880, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/117839:1217, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"David Fultz\" in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/4217094:60214, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"Frederick Fultz\" in the Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/44283:7832, accessed December 8, 2023.","The guide to the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture was completed in May 2023.","Papers related to Erasmus Stribling's son Dr. Francis T. Stribling are housed in the  Western Lunatic Asylum [Staunton, Virginia] Collection, Ms2016-021, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","The Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the \"term yet to come\" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling \"hired\" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as \"employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin\". (The indenture is also called a \"deed in trust\" on the document.)","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. 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They are listed as \"employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin\". 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He attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) from 1800-1803. He married Matilda Kinney (1789-1829) on April 23, 1807, in Augusta County, Virginia, and they had 11 children, including Dr. Francis T. Stribling (1810-1874), superintendent of the the Western Lunatic Asylum (now Western State Hospital) at Staunton.","Stribling worked as a merchant and lawyer, primarily in Staunton, Virginia, where he served as mayor (1816-1818). He and Matilda also developed and managed the local resort, Augusta Springs (renamed Stribling Springs after his death) from about 1817 until 1857. Stribling also served as the Clerk of the District Court at Sweet Springs, Clerk of the County Court of Augusta (1812-1831), and Clerk of the U.S. Court for the Western District of Virginia (1846-1857).","According to the 1830 census, Stribling enslaved 11 people, whose names are not recorded.","Stribling died on July 2, 1858, and is buried beside his wife in Trinity Episcopal Churchyard in Staunton.","External sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1830-1850","\"Erasmus Stribling\", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39077117/erasmus-stribling, accessed on May 31, 2023.","\"Erasmus Stribling\" in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/32489:3723, accessed on December 7, 2023.","Charles Culbertson, \"Historic Stribling Springs was one of top U.S. resourts\", News Leader, May 30, 2015, https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/history/2015/05/30/historic-stribling-springs-one-top-us-resorts/28240213/, accessed on December 8, 2023.","Hugh Milton McIlhany, Some Virginia Families: Being Genealogies of the Kinney, Stribling, Trout, McIlhany, Milton, Rogers, Tate, Snickers, Taylor, McCormick, And Other Families of Virginia, Staunton, Virginia: Stoneburner \u0026 Prufer, printers, 1903, pp. 37-39, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011440903, accessed on December 8, 2023.","In the 1830 census, a David Fultz in Bath County, Virginia, enslaved two people, whose names are unfortunately not recorded, while a David Fultz in Augusta County did not enslave anyone. In the 1840 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 8 people, including 3 under 10 years old. According to the 1850 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 15 people and, in 1860, 20 people, including at least 12 children, ranging in ages from 2 months old to 40 years old.","No other information about David Fultz in Bath County (same as this collection) could be found, and it is possible the David Fultz in Bath County is also the David Fultz in Augusta County.","The Augusta County David Fultz was born to Frederick and Hannah Hanger Fultz on May 4, 1802, and he worked as an attorney and farmer. He marrried Margaret Ann Leas or Lease (1804-1880) on April 5, 1825, and they had at least eight children.","During the American Civil War, Fultz was a judge in the Confederate Courts and furnished his sons horses to fight for the Confederate Army. After the war, he took the oath of allegiance to the USA.","Fultz died on August 24, 1886, and is buried in Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton.","External sources:","U.S. Federal Census, 1830-1880","U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, 1850-1860","\"David Fultz\", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5092612/david-fultz, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"David Fultz\" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/133474:62152, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"David Fultz\" in the U.S., Southern Claims Commission Allowed Claims, 1871-1880, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/117839:1217, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"David Fultz\" in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/4217094:60214, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"Frederick Fultz\" in the Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/44283:7832, accessed December 8, 2023."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, 1830, Ms2023-033, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, 1830, Ms2023-033, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture was completed in May 2023.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture was completed in May 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers related to Erasmus Stribling's son Dr. Francis T. 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Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as \"employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin\". (The indenture is also called a \"deed in trust\" on the document.)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the \"term yet to come\" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling \"hired\" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as \"employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin\". (The indenture is also called a \"deed in trust\" on the document.)"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\nhttp://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_81eeffdff23afd15a699802f0d7a494b\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the \"term yet to come\" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling \"hired\" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as \"employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin\". (The indenture is also called a \"deed in trust\" on the document.)\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the \"term yet to come\" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling \"hired\" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as \"employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin\". 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He attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) from 1800-1803. He married Matilda Kinney (1789-1829) on April 23, 1807, in Augusta County, Virginia, and they had 11 children, including Dr. Francis T. Stribling (1810-1874), superintendent of the the Western Lunatic Asylum (now Western State Hospital) at Staunton.","Stribling worked as a merchant and lawyer, primarily in Staunton, Virginia, where he served as mayor (1816-1818). He and Matilda also developed and managed the local resort, Augusta Springs (renamed Stribling Springs after his death) from about 1817 until 1857. Stribling also served as the Clerk of the District Court at Sweet Springs, Clerk of the County Court of Augusta (1812-1831), and Clerk of the U.S. Court for the Western District of Virginia (1846-1857).","According to the 1830 census, Stribling enslaved 11 people, whose names are not recorded.","Stribling died on July 2, 1858, and is buried beside his wife in Trinity Episcopal Churchyard in Staunton.","External sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1830-1850","\"Erasmus Stribling\", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39077117/erasmus-stribling, accessed on May 31, 2023.","\"Erasmus Stribling\" in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/32489:3723, accessed on December 7, 2023.","Charles Culbertson, \"Historic Stribling Springs was one of top U.S. resourts\", News Leader, May 30, 2015, https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/history/2015/05/30/historic-stribling-springs-one-top-us-resorts/28240213/, accessed on December 8, 2023.","Hugh Milton McIlhany, Some Virginia Families: Being Genealogies of the Kinney, Stribling, Trout, McIlhany, Milton, Rogers, Tate, Snickers, Taylor, McCormick, And Other Families of Virginia, Staunton, Virginia: Stoneburner \u0026 Prufer, printers, 1903, pp. 37-39, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011440903, accessed on December 8, 2023.","In the 1830 census, a David Fultz in Bath County, Virginia, enslaved two people, whose names are unfortunately not recorded, while a David Fultz in Augusta County did not enslave anyone. In the 1840 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 8 people, including 3 under 10 years old. According to the 1850 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 15 people and, in 1860, 20 people, including at least 12 children, ranging in ages from 2 months old to 40 years old.","No other information about David Fultz in Bath County (same as this collection) could be found, and it is possible the David Fultz in Bath County is also the David Fultz in Augusta County.","The Augusta County David Fultz was born to Frederick and Hannah Hanger Fultz on May 4, 1802, and he worked as an attorney and farmer. He marrried Margaret Ann Leas or Lease (1804-1880) on April 5, 1825, and they had at least eight children.","During the American Civil War, Fultz was a judge in the Confederate Courts and furnished his sons horses to fight for the Confederate Army. 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In the 1840 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 8 people, including 3 under 10 years old. According to the 1850 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 15 people and, in 1860, 20 people, including at least 12 children, ranging in ages from 2 months old to 40 years old. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo other information about David Fultz in Bath County (same as this collection) could be found, and it is possible the David Fultz in Bath County is also the David Fultz in Augusta County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Augusta County David Fultz was born to Frederick and Hannah Hanger Fultz on May 4, 1802, and he worked as an attorney and farmer. He marrried Margaret Ann Leas or Lease (1804-1880) on April 5, 1825, and they had at least eight children. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the American Civil War, Fultz was a judge in the Confederate Courts and furnished his sons horses to fight for the Confederate Army. 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He attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) from 1800-1803. He married Matilda Kinney (1789-1829) on April 23, 1807, in Augusta County, Virginia, and they had 11 children, including Dr. Francis T. Stribling (1810-1874), superintendent of the the Western Lunatic Asylum (now Western State Hospital) at Staunton.","Stribling worked as a merchant and lawyer, primarily in Staunton, Virginia, where he served as mayor (1816-1818). He and Matilda also developed and managed the local resort, Augusta Springs (renamed Stribling Springs after his death) from about 1817 until 1857. Stribling also served as the Clerk of the District Court at Sweet Springs, Clerk of the County Court of Augusta (1812-1831), and Clerk of the U.S. Court for the Western District of Virginia (1846-1857).","According to the 1830 census, Stribling enslaved 11 people, whose names are not recorded.","Stribling died on July 2, 1858, and is buried beside his wife in Trinity Episcopal Churchyard in Staunton.","External sources:","U. S. Federal Census, 1830-1850","\"Erasmus Stribling\", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39077117/erasmus-stribling, accessed on May 31, 2023.","\"Erasmus Stribling\" in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/32489:3723, accessed on December 7, 2023.","Charles Culbertson, \"Historic Stribling Springs was one of top U.S. resourts\", News Leader, May 30, 2015, https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/history/2015/05/30/historic-stribling-springs-one-top-us-resorts/28240213/, accessed on December 8, 2023.","Hugh Milton McIlhany, Some Virginia Families: Being Genealogies of the Kinney, Stribling, Trout, McIlhany, Milton, Rogers, Tate, Snickers, Taylor, McCormick, And Other Families of Virginia, Staunton, Virginia: Stoneburner \u0026 Prufer, printers, 1903, pp. 37-39, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011440903, accessed on December 8, 2023.","In the 1830 census, a David Fultz in Bath County, Virginia, enslaved two people, whose names are unfortunately not recorded, while a David Fultz in Augusta County did not enslave anyone. In the 1840 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 8 people, including 3 under 10 years old. According to the 1850 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 15 people and, in 1860, 20 people, including at least 12 children, ranging in ages from 2 months old to 40 years old.","No other information about David Fultz in Bath County (same as this collection) could be found, and it is possible the David Fultz in Bath County is also the David Fultz in Augusta County.","The Augusta County David Fultz was born to Frederick and Hannah Hanger Fultz on May 4, 1802, and he worked as an attorney and farmer. He marrried Margaret Ann Leas or Lease (1804-1880) on April 5, 1825, and they had at least eight children.","During the American Civil War, Fultz was a judge in the Confederate Courts and furnished his sons horses to fight for the Confederate Army. After the war, he took the oath of allegiance to the USA.","Fultz died on August 24, 1886, and is buried in Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton.","External sources:","U.S. Federal Census, 1830-1880","U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, 1850-1860","\"David Fultz\", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5092612/david-fultz, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"David Fultz\" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/133474:62152, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"David Fultz\" in the U.S., Southern Claims Commission Allowed Claims, 1871-1880, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/117839:1217, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"David Fultz\" in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/4217094:60214, accessed December 8, 2023.","\"Frederick Fultz\" in the Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/44283:7832, accessed December 8, 2023."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, 1830, Ms2023-033, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, 1830, Ms2023-033, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture was completed in May 2023.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture was completed in May 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers related to Erasmus Stribling's son Dr. Francis T. Stribling are housed in the  \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3170.xml\"\u003eWestern Lunatic Asylum [Staunton, Virginia] Collection, Ms2016-021,\u003c/a\u003e also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Papers related to Erasmus Stribling's son Dr. Francis T. Stribling are housed in the  Western Lunatic Asylum [Staunton, Virginia] Collection, Ms2016-021, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the \"term yet to come\" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling \"hired\" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as \"employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin\". (The indenture is also called a \"deed in trust\" on the document.)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the \"term yet to come\" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling \"hired\" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as \"employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin\". (The indenture is also called a \"deed in trust\" on the document.)"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\nhttp://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_81eeffdff23afd15a699802f0d7a494b\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the \"term yet to come\" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling \"hired\" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as \"employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin\". 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