{"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary","next":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026page=2","last":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026page=3"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":1,"next_page":2,"prev_page":null,"total_pages":3,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":0,"total_count":23,"first_page?":true,"last_page?":false}},"data":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","parent_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370"],"title_filing_ssi":"Accounts and other papers","title_ssm":["Accounts and other papers"],"title_tesim":["Accounts and other papers"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909","Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Box 1","Folder 7"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"level_ssm":["File"],"level_ssim":["File"],"component_level_isim":[1],"sort_isi":259,"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"containers_ssim":["Box 1","Folder 7"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":9,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["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."],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"_nest_path_":"/components#6","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9370.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Merritt Family Papers","title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1780-1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370","Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","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","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"unitid_tesim":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003egt;Richmond Whiglt;/igt;. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","\u003ca href=\"http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;quot;\u0026gt;http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;lt;/a\u0026amp;gt;.%20%20\u0026lt;/bioghist\u0026gt;%20%20%20\u0026lt;acqinfo%20id=\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003easpace_3a193c8f262436163310ec44e076a4b6\"\u0026gt;\n    ","\u003cp\u003ePurchase\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Purchase"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMerritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery."],"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."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":268,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt, 1848/1858","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c01#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eAccounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt. 14 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c01","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c01"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c01","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07","parent_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07"],"title_filing_ssi":"Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt","title_ssm":["Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt"],"title_tesim":["Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt, 1848/1858"],"text":["Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt, 1848/1858","Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909","Box 1","Folder 7","Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt. 14 pieces."],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1848/1858"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1848-1858"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":260,"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"containers_ssim":["Box 1","Folder 7"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["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."],"date_range_isim":[1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt. 14 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Accounts of Alexander T.B. Merritt. 14 pieces."],"_nest_path_":"/components#6/components#0","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9370.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Merritt Family Papers","title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1780-1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370","Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","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","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"unitid_tesim":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003egt;Richmond Whiglt;/igt;. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","\u003ca href=\"http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;quot;\u0026gt;http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;lt;/a\u0026amp;gt;.%20%20\u0026lt;/bioghist\u0026gt;%20%20%20\u0026lt;acqinfo%20id=\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003easpace_3a193c8f262436163310ec44e076a4b6\"\u0026gt;\n    ","\u003cp\u003ePurchase\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Purchase"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMerritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery."],"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."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":268,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c01"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c02","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Accounts of William H.E. Merritt, 1814/1868","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c02#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eAccounts of William H.E. Merritt. 43 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c02#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c02","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c02"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c02","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07","parent_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07"],"title_filing_ssi":"Accounts of William H.E. Merritt","title_ssm":["Accounts of William H.E. Merritt"],"title_tesim":["Accounts of William H.E. Merritt"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Accounts of William H.E. Merritt, 1814/1868"],"text":["Accounts of William H.E. Merritt, 1814/1868","Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909","Box 1","Folder 7","Accounts of William H.E. Merritt. 43 pieces."],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Accounts and other papers, 1780/1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1814/1868"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1814-1868"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":261,"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"containers_ssim":["Box 1","Folder 7"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["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."],"date_range_isim":[1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccounts of William H.E. Merritt. 43 pieces.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Accounts of William H.E. Merritt. 43 pieces."],"_nest_path_":"/components#6/components#1","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9370.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Merritt Family Papers","title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1780-1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370","Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","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","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"unitid_tesim":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003egt;Richmond Whiglt;/igt;. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","\u003ca href=\"http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;quot;\u0026gt;http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;lt;/a\u0026amp;gt;.%20%20\u0026lt;/bioghist\u0026gt;%20%20%20\u0026lt;acqinfo%20id=\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003easpace_3a193c8f262436163310ec44e076a4b6\"\u0026gt;\n    ","\u003cp\u003ePurchase\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Purchase"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMerritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery."],"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."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":268,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c07_c02"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c04","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"C.W. Faber to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt, 1854","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c04#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eC.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: [Col. Gritzner], at San Francisco, [Calif.], to C.W. Faber. 30 Nov 1853. This letter includes a report of an investigation of certain ore veins in Mariposa County, California.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c04#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c04","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c04"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c04","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03"],"title_filing_ssi":"C.W. Faber to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt","title_ssm":["C.W. Faber to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt"],"title_tesim":["C.W. Faber to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt"],"normalized_title_ssm":["C.W. Faber to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt, 1854"],"text":["C.W. Faber to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt, 1854","Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855","Box 1","Folder 3","C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: [Col. Gritzner], at San Francisco, [Calif.], to C.W. Faber. 30 Nov 1853. This letter includes a report of an investigation of certain ore veins in Mariposa County, California."],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1854"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1854 January 14"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":87,"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"containers_ssim":["Box 1","Folder 3"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["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."],"date_range_isim":[1854],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eC.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: [Col. Gritzner], at San Francisco, [Calif.], to C.W. Faber. 30 Nov 1853. This letter includes a report of an investigation of certain ore veins in Mariposa County, California.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["C.W. Faber, at New York, to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va. Enclosure: [Col. Gritzner], at San Francisco, [Calif.], to C.W. Faber. 30 Nov 1853. This letter includes a report of an investigation of certain ore veins in Mariposa County, California."],"_nest_path_":"/components#2/components#3","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9370.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Merritt Family Papers","title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1780-1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370","Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","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","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"unitid_tesim":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003egt;Richmond Whiglt;/igt;. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","\u003ca href=\"http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;quot;\u0026gt;http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;lt;/a\u0026amp;gt;.%20%20\u0026lt;/bioghist\u0026gt;%20%20%20\u0026lt;acqinfo%20id=\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003easpace_3a193c8f262436163310ec44e076a4b6\"\u0026gt;\n    ","\u003cp\u003ePurchase\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Purchase"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMerritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery."],"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."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":268,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c04"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"David Steel to [?], 1854","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c01#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Steel, at Petersburg, [Va.] to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c01","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c01"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c01","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03"],"title_filing_ssi":"David Steel to [?]","title_ssm":["David Steel to [?]"],"title_tesim":["David Steel to [?]"],"normalized_title_ssm":["David Steel to [?], 1854"],"text":["David Steel to [?], 1854","Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855","Box 1","Folder 3","David Steel, at Petersburg, [Va.] to [?]."],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1854"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1854 January 7"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":84,"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"containers_ssim":["Box 1","Folder 3"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["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."],"date_range_isim":[1854],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDavid Steel, at Petersburg, [Va.] to [?].\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["David Steel, at Petersburg, [Va.] to [?]."],"_nest_path_":"/components#2/components#0","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9370.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Merritt Family Papers","title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1780-1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370","Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","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","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"unitid_tesim":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003egt;Richmond Whiglt;/igt;. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","\u003ca href=\"http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;quot;\u0026gt;http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;lt;/a\u0026amp;gt;.%20%20\u0026lt;/bioghist\u0026gt;%20%20%20\u0026lt;acqinfo%20id=\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003easpace_3a193c8f262436163310ec44e076a4b6\"\u0026gt;\n    ","\u003cp\u003ePurchase\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Purchase"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMerritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery."],"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."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":268,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c01"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c09","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"D.E. McCoy to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt, 1854","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c09#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eD.E. McCoy, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c09#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c09","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c09"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c09","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03"],"title_filing_ssi":"D.E. McCoy to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt","title_ssm":["D.E. McCoy to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt"],"title_tesim":["D.E. McCoy to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt"],"normalized_title_ssm":["D.E. McCoy to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt, 1854"],"text":["D.E. McCoy to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt, 1854","Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855","Box 1","Folder 3","D.E. McCoy, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va."],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1854"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1854 March 23"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":92,"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"containers_ssim":["Box 1","Folder 3"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["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."],"date_range_isim":[1854],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eD.E. McCoy, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["D.E. McCoy, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va."],"_nest_path_":"/components#2/components#8","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9370.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Merritt Family Papers","title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1780-1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370","Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","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","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"unitid_tesim":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003egt;Richmond Whiglt;/igt;. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","\u003ca href=\"http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;quot;\u0026gt;http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;lt;/a\u0026amp;gt;.%20%20\u0026lt;/bioghist\u0026gt;%20%20%20\u0026lt;acqinfo%20id=\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003easpace_3a193c8f262436163310ec44e076a4b6\"\u0026gt;\n    ","\u003cp\u003ePurchase\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Purchase"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMerritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery."],"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."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":268,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c09"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c07","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"J.F.W. Merritt to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt, 1854","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c07#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c07#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c07","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c07"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c07","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03"],"title_filing_ssi":"J.F.W. Merritt to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt","title_ssm":["J.F.W. Merritt to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt"],"title_tesim":["J.F.W. Merritt to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt"],"normalized_title_ssm":["J.F.W. Merritt to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt, 1854"],"text":["J.F.W. Merritt to Dr. A.T.B. Merritt, 1854","Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855","Box 1","Folder 3","J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va."],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1854"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1854 March 8"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":90,"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"containers_ssim":["Box 1","Folder 3"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["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."],"date_range_isim":[1854],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJ[ohn] F.W. Merritt, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["J[ohn] F.W. Merritt, near Vicksburg, [Miss.], to Dr. A[lexander] T.B. Merritt, at Richmond, Va."],"_nest_path_":"/components#2/components#6","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9370.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Merritt Family Papers","title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1780-1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370","Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","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","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"unitid_tesim":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003egt;Richmond Whiglt;/igt;. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","\u003ca href=\"http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;quot;\u0026gt;http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;lt;/a\u0026amp;gt;.%20%20\u0026lt;/bioghist\u0026gt;%20%20%20\u0026lt;acqinfo%20id=\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003easpace_3a193c8f262436163310ec44e076a4b6\"\u0026gt;\n    ","\u003cp\u003ePurchase\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Purchase"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMerritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery."],"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."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":268,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c07"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c06","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"John C. Latta to J.S. A. Gainey, 1854","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c06#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eJohn C. Latta, at Wilmington, N.C., to J.S. A. Gainey, at Fayetteville, N.C.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c06#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c06","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c06"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c06","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03"],"title_filing_ssi":"John C. Latta to J.S.  A. Gainey","title_ssm":["John C. Latta to J.S. A. Gainey"],"title_tesim":["John C. Latta to J.S. A. Gainey"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John C. Latta to J.S. A. Gainey, 1854"],"text":["John C. Latta to J.S. A. Gainey, 1854","Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855","Box 1","Folder 3","John C. Latta, at Wilmington, N.C., to J.S.  A. Gainey, at Fayetteville, N.C."],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1854"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1854 February 15"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":89,"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"containers_ssim":["Box 1","Folder 3"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["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."],"date_range_isim":[1854],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn C. Latta, at Wilmington, N.C., to J.S.  A. Gainey, at Fayetteville, N.C.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["John C. Latta, at Wilmington, N.C., to J.S.  A. Gainey, at Fayetteville, N.C."],"_nest_path_":"/components#2/components#5","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9370.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Merritt Family Papers","title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1780-1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370","Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","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","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"unitid_tesim":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003egt;Richmond Whiglt;/igt;. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","\u003ca href=\"http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;quot;\u0026gt;http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;lt;/a\u0026amp;gt;.%20%20\u0026lt;/bioghist\u0026gt;%20%20%20\u0026lt;acqinfo%20id=\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003easpace_3a193c8f262436163310ec44e076a4b6\"\u0026gt;\n    ","\u003cp\u003ePurchase\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Purchase"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMerritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery."],"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."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":268,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c06"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c11","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"John E. Shell to [?], 1854","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c11#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eJohn E. Shell, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c11#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c11","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c11"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c11","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","parent_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03"],"title_filing_ssi":"John E. Shell to [?]","title_ssm":["John E. Shell to [?]"],"title_tesim":["John E. Shell to [?]"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John E. Shell to [?], 1854"],"text":["John E. Shell to [?], 1854","Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855","Box 1","Folder 3","John E. Shell, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to [?]."],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Letters, 1854/1855"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1854"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1854 April 17"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":94,"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"containers_ssim":["Box 1","Folder 3"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["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."],"date_range_isim":[1854],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn E. Shell, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to [?].\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["John E. Shell, at Lawrenceville, [Va.], to [?]."],"_nest_path_":"/components#2/components#10","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9370.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Merritt Family Papers","title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1780-1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370","Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","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","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"unitid_tesim":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003egt;Richmond Whiglt;/igt;. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","\u003ca href=\"http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;quot;\u0026gt;http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;lt;/a\u0026amp;gt;.%20%20\u0026lt;/bioghist\u0026gt;%20%20%20\u0026lt;acqinfo%20id=\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003easpace_3a193c8f262436163310ec44e076a4b6\"\u0026gt;\n    ","\u003cp\u003ePurchase\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Purchase"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMerritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery."],"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."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":268,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03_c11"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Letters, 1854/1855","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","parent_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9370"],"title_filing_ssi":"Letters","title_ssm":["Letters"],"title_tesim":["Letters"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Letters, 1854/1855"],"text":["Letters, 1854/1855","Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","Box 1","Folder 3"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1854/1855"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1854-1855"],"level_ssm":["File"],"level_ssim":["File"],"component_level_isim":[1],"sort_isi":83,"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"containers_ssim":["Box 1","Folder 3"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":34,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["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."],"date_range_isim":[1854,1855],"_nest_path_":"/components#2","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9370","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9370.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Merritt Family Papers","title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1780-1909"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1780-1909"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1780/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"text":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370","Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Purchase","Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.","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","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"collection_ssim":["Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"unitid_tesim":["01/Mss. 39.1 M55","/repositories/2/resources/9370"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E.","Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","Horses--United States--History--19th century","Horses--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Practice of law--Virginia--History","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia","Slavery--Mississippi--History","Slavery--Southern States--History","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--Slavery","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.50 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003egt;Richmond Whiglt;/igt;. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ","\u003ca href=\"http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;quot;\u0026gt;http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William%20H.%20E.%20Merritt\u0026amp;lt;/a\u0026amp;gt;.%20%20\u0026lt;/bioghist\u0026gt;%20%20%20\u0026lt;acqinfo%20id=\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003easpace_3a193c8f262436163310ec44e076a4b6\"\u0026gt;\n    ","\u003cp\u003ePurchase\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Purchase"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMerritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Merritt Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers (including business and personal correspondence and accounts) of William H.E. Merritt, of Brunswick and Greensville counties, Va. who was a lawyer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and editor of the \"Richmond Whigquot;and his brothers Dr. Alexander T.B. Merritt of Hicksford, Greensville County,Va. and John F.W. Merritt of Vicksburg, Miss. The collection includes letters, 8 January and 29 March 1857, written by John Minor Botts and accounts of William H.E. Merritt  Brother with Cuddy, Brown  Co., cotton brokers in New Orleans, La. Subjects covered by the collection include horses, the practice of law, Reconstruction, and slavery."],"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."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Merritt, William H. E."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia House of Delegates","Whig Party (U.S.)","Merritt, William H. E."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":268,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:52:45.565Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9370_c03"}}],"included":[{"type":"facet","id":"repository_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Repository","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary","value":"College of William and Mary","hits":23},"links":{"remove":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/repository_ssim.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"type":"facet","id":"collection_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Collection","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","value":"Merritt Family Papers, 1780/1909","hits":23},"links":{"remove":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/collection_ssim.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"type":"facet","id":"date_range_isim","attributes":{"label":"Date range","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"1780","value":"1780","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1780\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1781","value":"1781","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1781\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1782","value":"1782","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1782\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1783","value":"1783","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1783\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1784","value":"1784","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1784\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1785","value":"1785","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1785\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1786","value":"1786","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1786\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1787","value":"1787","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1787\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1788","value":"1788","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1788\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1789","value":"1789","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1789\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1790","value":"1790","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1790\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/date_range_isim.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"type":"facet","id":"creator_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Creator","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Merritt, William H. E.","value":"Merritt, William H. E.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Merritt%2C+William+H.+E.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/creator_ssim.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"type":"facet","id":"names_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Names","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Merritt, William H. E.","value":"Merritt, William H. E.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Merritt%2C+William+H.+E.\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Special Collections Research Center","value":"Special Collections Research Center","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Special+Collections+Research+Center\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Virginia House of Delegates","value":"Virginia House of Delegates","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Virginia+House+of+Delegates\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Whig Party (U.S.)","value":"Whig Party (U.S.)","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Whig+Party+%28U.S.%29\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/names_ssim.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"type":"facet","id":"geogname_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Places","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","value":"Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Brunswick+County+%28Va.%29--History--19th+century\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","value":"Vicksburg (Miss.)--History","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Vicksburg+%28Miss.%29--History\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","value":"Virginia--Cotton Farms--19th century","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Virginia--Cotton+Farms--19th+century\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/geogname_ssim.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"type":"facet","id":"access_subjects_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Subjects","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Correspondence","value":"Correspondence","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Correspondence\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","value":"Cotton trade--Southern States--History--19th century","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Cotton+trade--Southern+States--History--19th+century\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Financial records","value":"Financial records","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Financial+records\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","value":"Greensville County (Va.)--History--19th century","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Greensville+County+%28Va.%29--History--19th+century\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Horses--United States--History--19th century","value":"Horses--United States--History--19th century","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Horses--United+States--History--19th+century\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Horses--Virginia","value":"Horses--Virginia","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Horses--Virginia\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","value":"Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick County","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Lawyers--Virginia--Brunswick+County\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","value":"Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville County","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Lawyers--Virginia--Greensville+County\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Lawyers--Virginia--History","value":"Lawyers--Virginia--History","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Lawyers--Virginia--History\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Practice of law--Virginia--History","value":"Practice of law--Virginia--History","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Practice+of+law--Virginia--History\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","value":"Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Reconstruction+%28U.S.+history%2C+1865-1877%29\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/access_subjects_ssim.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"type":"facet","id":"level_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Level","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Collection","value":"Collection","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Collection\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"File","value":"File","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=File\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Item","value":"Item","hits":20},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/level_ssim.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"all_fields","attributes":{"label":"All Fields"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026search_field=all_fields"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"keyword","attributes":{"label":"Keyword"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026search_field=keyword"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"name","attributes":{"label":"Name"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026search_field=name"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"place","attributes":{"label":"Place"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026search_field=place"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"subject","attributes":{"label":"Subject"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026search_field=subject"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"title","attributes":{"label":"Title"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026search_field=title"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"container","attributes":{"label":"Container"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026search_field=container"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"identifier","attributes":{"label":"Identifier"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026search_field=identifier"}},{"type":"sort","id":"score desc, title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"relevance"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026sort=score+desc%2C+title_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"date (ascending)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026sort=date_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"date (descending)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026sort=date_sort+desc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"creator (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026sort=creator_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"creator (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026sort=creator_sort+desc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"title (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026sort=title_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"title (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Merritt+Family+Papers%2C+1780%2F1909\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1854\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026sort=title_sort+desc"}}]}