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The bulk of the collection covers the years 1860 to 1885. The collection consists mainly of letters to Blanche Norment Powell Drewry (1849-1909), as well as Bible records, genealogical notes, clippings, a list of slaves, a portion of a diary, and a scrapbook.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00566#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vi_vi00566","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00566","_root_":"vi_vi00566","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00566","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi00566.xml","title_ssm":["Powell-Drewry Family Papers, 1828-1934"],"title_tesim":["Powell-Drewry Family Papers, 1828-1934"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Powell-Drewry Family Papers, 1828-1934"],"text":["Powell-Drewry Family Papers, 1828-1934","37124, 37775, 42550","1.8 cubic\n         feet","There are no restrictions.","Arranged into the following two series: I. Letters, 1828-1934, n.d.; II. Miscellaneous Papers.","The Powell family were prominent residents of Henrico\n         County, Virginia. Dr. John Norment Powell (1804-1874) was born\n         in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and received his medical\n         degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He married Mary\n         Catherine Wright (1824-1885), also of Westmoreland County, on\n         1 February 1842 in Richmond County, Virginia. Afterwards, they\n         resided at \"Melrose,\" in Henrico County, northwest of\n         Richmond, Virginia. They had three children: Junius Levert\n         Powell (1843-1925), John J.A. Powell (1846-1930), and Blanche\n         Norment Powell (1849-1909). Blanche married John William\n         Drewry (d. 1873) on 7 November 1867. They had three children:\n         William Powell Drewry (1868-1912), Mary Katherine Drewry\n         (1870-1934), and Mildred Lee Drewry (b. 1872).","Papers, 1828-1934 (bulk 1860-1885), of the Powell and\n         Drewry families of Fluvanna and Henrico Counties, and\n         Richmond, Virginia. The bulk of the collection covers the\n         years 1860 to 1885. The collection consists mainly of letters\n         to Blanche Norment Powell Drewry (1849-1909), as well as Bible\n         records, genealogical notes, clippings, a list of slaves, a\n         portion of a diary, and a scrapbook.","The majority of this collection are letters written by\n         various members of the Powell and Drewry families to Blanche\n         N. Drewry. Correspondents include Charlotte Drewry Coalter,\n         Augustus Henry Drewry, Clay Drewry, John William Drewry,\n         William Powell Drewry, Sue T. Mayo, Annie S. Powell, John\n         Norment Powell, Junius Levert Powell, Mary C. Powell, Rupert\n         Powell, Ellen D. Smith, Maria L. Smith, Mary M. Smith, Clara\n         M. Tuggle, and Elizabeth M. Walker.","Subjects covered in the early letters include Blanche's\n         education at St. Mary's School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and\n         Petersburg Female College in Petersburg, Virginia. There are a\n         number of letters from her parents giving her encouragement\n         and advice on schoolwork, manners, and habits, and expressing\n         their concern over her health, as well as safety during the\n         Civil War. Much of the correspondence details events of the\n         war, including battles fought, troop movements, personal\n         opinions, deaths of relatives and acquaintances who served, as\n         well as her brother Junius' service in the Signal Corps. The\n         post-war correspondence includes family news, births,\n         marriages, and deaths of friends and acquaintances, social\n         news, letters of sympathy concerning the deaths of her husband\n         and her mother, and information on Junius Powell's service in\n         the U.S. Army.","Also included are copies of Bible records of the Bronaugh\n         and Drewry families, a copy of the will of Mary C. Powell, a\n         copy of a list of slaves belonging to Dr. John N. Powell in\n         1861, a copy of a portion of a diary kept by Blanche N. Drewry\n         covering the period 14 January through 3 February 1862,\n         genealogical notes on the Bronaugh family, clippings,\n         obituaries, and a small scrapbook.","Accession 37775 includes fourteen letters covering the\n         years 1862 to 1864, envelopes, two receipts, and clippings.\n         Also includes a plantation journal, 1862-1868, belonging to\n         Mary C. Powell containing receipts, inventories of household\n         goods and clothing, poetry, and clippings. 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Blanche married John William\n         Drewry (d. 1873) on 7 November 1867. They had three children:\n         William Powell Drewry (1868-1912), Mary Katherine Drewry\n         (1870-1934), and Mildred Lee Drewry (b. 1872).\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Powell family were prominent residents of Henrico\n         County, Virginia. Dr. John Norment Powell (1804-1874) was born\n         in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and received his medical\n         degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He married Mary\n         Catherine Wright (1824-1885), also of Westmoreland County, on\n         1 February 1842 in Richmond County, Virginia. Afterwards, they\n         resided at \"Melrose,\" in Henrico County, northwest of\n         Richmond, Virginia. They had three children: Junius Levert\n         Powell (1843-1925), John J.A. Powell (1846-1930), and Blanche\n         Norment Powell (1849-1909). Blanche married John William\n         Drewry (d. 1873) on 7 November 1867. They had three children:\n         William Powell Drewry (1868-1912), Mary Katherine Drewry\n         (1870-1934), and Mildred Lee Drewry (b. 1872)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePowell-Drewry Family Papers, 1828-1934. Accession 37124,\n            37775, and 42550, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia,\n            Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["Powell-Drewry Family Papers, 1828-1934. Accession 37124,\n            37775, and 42550, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia,\n            Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1828-1934 (bulk 1860-1885), of the Powell and\n         Drewry families of Fluvanna and Henrico Counties, and\n         Richmond, Virginia. The bulk of the collection covers the\n         years 1860 to 1885. The collection consists mainly of letters\n         to Blanche Norment Powell Drewry (1849-1909), as well as Bible\n         records, genealogical notes, clippings, a list of slaves, a\n         portion of a diary, and a scrapbook.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of this collection are letters written by\n         various members of the Powell and Drewry families to Blanche\n         N. Drewry. Correspondents include Charlotte Drewry Coalter,\n         Augustus Henry Drewry, Clay Drewry, John William Drewry,\n         William Powell Drewry, Sue T. Mayo, Annie S. Powell, John\n         Norment Powell, Junius Levert Powell, Mary C. Powell, Rupert\n         Powell, Ellen D. Smith, Maria L. Smith, Mary M. Smith, Clara\n         M. Tuggle, and Elizabeth M. 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The\n         post-war correspondence includes family news, births,\n         marriages, and deaths of friends and acquaintances, social\n         news, letters of sympathy concerning the deaths of her husband\n         and her mother, and information on Junius Powell's service in\n         the U.S. Army.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eAlso included are copies of Bible records of the Bronaugh\n         and Drewry families, a copy of the will of Mary C. Powell, a\n         copy of a list of slaves belonging to Dr. John N. Powell in\n         1861, a copy of a portion of a diary kept by Blanche N. 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The collection consists mainly of letters\n         to Blanche Norment Powell Drewry (1849-1909), as well as Bible\n         records, genealogical notes, clippings, a list of slaves, a\n         portion of a diary, and a scrapbook.","The majority of this collection are letters written by\n         various members of the Powell and Drewry families to Blanche\n         N. Drewry. Correspondents include Charlotte Drewry Coalter,\n         Augustus Henry Drewry, Clay Drewry, John William Drewry,\n         William Powell Drewry, Sue T. Mayo, Annie S. Powell, John\n         Norment Powell, Junius Levert Powell, Mary C. Powell, Rupert\n         Powell, Ellen D. Smith, Maria L. Smith, Mary M. Smith, Clara\n         M. Tuggle, and Elizabeth M. Walker.","Subjects covered in the early letters include Blanche's\n         education at St. Mary's School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and\n         Petersburg Female College in Petersburg, Virginia. There are a\n         number of letters from her parents giving her encouragement\n         and advice on schoolwork, manners, and habits, and expressing\n         their concern over her health, as well as safety during the\n         Civil War. Much of the correspondence details events of the\n         war, including battles fought, troop movements, personal\n         opinions, deaths of relatives and acquaintances who served, as\n         well as her brother Junius' service in the Signal Corps. The\n         post-war correspondence includes family news, births,\n         marriages, and deaths of friends and acquaintances, social\n         news, letters of sympathy concerning the deaths of her husband\n         and her mother, and information on Junius Powell's service in\n         the U.S. Army.","Also included are copies of Bible records of the Bronaugh\n         and Drewry families, a copy of the will of Mary C. Powell, a\n         copy of a list of slaves belonging to Dr. John N. 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Letters, 1828-1934, n.d.; II. Miscellaneous Papers.","The Powell family were prominent residents of Henrico\n         County, Virginia. Dr. John Norment Powell (1804-1874) was born\n         in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and received his medical\n         degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He married Mary\n         Catherine Wright (1824-1885), also of Westmoreland County, on\n         1 February 1842 in Richmond County, Virginia. Afterwards, they\n         resided at \"Melrose,\" in Henrico County, northwest of\n         Richmond, Virginia. They had three children: Junius Levert\n         Powell (1843-1925), John J.A. Powell (1846-1930), and Blanche\n         Norment Powell (1849-1909). Blanche married John William\n         Drewry (d. 1873) on 7 November 1867. They had three children:\n         William Powell Drewry (1868-1912), Mary Katherine Drewry\n         (1870-1934), and Mildred Lee Drewry (b. 1872).","Papers, 1828-1934 (bulk 1860-1885), of the Powell and\n         Drewry families of Fluvanna and Henrico Counties, and\n         Richmond, Virginia. The bulk of the collection covers the\n         years 1860 to 1885. The collection consists mainly of letters\n         to Blanche Norment Powell Drewry (1849-1909), as well as Bible\n         records, genealogical notes, clippings, a list of slaves, a\n         portion of a diary, and a scrapbook.","The majority of this collection are letters written by\n         various members of the Powell and Drewry families to Blanche\n         N. Drewry. Correspondents include Charlotte Drewry Coalter,\n         Augustus Henry Drewry, Clay Drewry, John William Drewry,\n         William Powell Drewry, Sue T. Mayo, Annie S. Powell, John\n         Norment Powell, Junius Levert Powell, Mary C. Powell, Rupert\n         Powell, Ellen D. Smith, Maria L. Smith, Mary M. Smith, Clara\n         M. Tuggle, and Elizabeth M. Walker.","Subjects covered in the early letters include Blanche's\n         education at St. Mary's School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and\n         Petersburg Female College in Petersburg, Virginia. There are a\n         number of letters from her parents giving her encouragement\n         and advice on schoolwork, manners, and habits, and expressing\n         their concern over her health, as well as safety during the\n         Civil War. Much of the correspondence details events of the\n         war, including battles fought, troop movements, personal\n         opinions, deaths of relatives and acquaintances who served, as\n         well as her brother Junius' service in the Signal Corps. The\n         post-war correspondence includes family news, births,\n         marriages, and deaths of friends and acquaintances, social\n         news, letters of sympathy concerning the deaths of her husband\n         and her mother, and information on Junius Powell's service in\n         the U.S. Army.","Also included are copies of Bible records of the Bronaugh\n         and Drewry families, a copy of the will of Mary C. Powell, a\n         copy of a list of slaves belonging to Dr. John N. Powell in\n         1861, a copy of a portion of a diary kept by Blanche N. Drewry\n         covering the period 14 January through 3 February 1862,\n         genealogical notes on the Bronaugh family, clippings,\n         obituaries, and a small scrapbook.","Accession 37775 includes fourteen letters covering the\n         years 1862 to 1864, envelopes, two receipts, and clippings.\n         Also includes a plantation journal, 1862-1868, belonging to\n         Mary C. 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Blanche married John William\n         Drewry (d. 1873) on 7 November 1867. They had three children:\n         William Powell Drewry (1868-1912), Mary Katherine Drewry\n         (1870-1934), and Mildred Lee Drewry (b. 1872).\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Powell family were prominent residents of Henrico\n         County, Virginia. Dr. John Norment Powell (1804-1874) was born\n         in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and received his medical\n         degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He married Mary\n         Catherine Wright (1824-1885), also of Westmoreland County, on\n         1 February 1842 in Richmond County, Virginia. Afterwards, they\n         resided at \"Melrose,\" in Henrico County, northwest of\n         Richmond, Virginia. They had three children: Junius Levert\n         Powell (1843-1925), John J.A. Powell (1846-1930), and Blanche\n         Norment Powell (1849-1909). Blanche married John William\n         Drewry (d. 1873) on 7 November 1867. They had three children:\n         William Powell Drewry (1868-1912), Mary Katherine Drewry\n         (1870-1934), and Mildred Lee Drewry (b. 1872)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePowell-Drewry Family Papers, 1828-1934. Accession 37124,\n            37775, and 42550, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia,\n            Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["Powell-Drewry Family Papers, 1828-1934. Accession 37124,\n            37775, and 42550, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia,\n            Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1828-1934 (bulk 1860-1885), of the Powell and\n         Drewry families of Fluvanna and Henrico Counties, and\n         Richmond, Virginia. The bulk of the collection covers the\n         years 1860 to 1885. The collection consists mainly of letters\n         to Blanche Norment Powell Drewry (1849-1909), as well as Bible\n         records, genealogical notes, clippings, a list of slaves, a\n         portion of a diary, and a scrapbook.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of this collection are letters written by\n         various members of the Powell and Drewry families to Blanche\n         N. Drewry. Correspondents include Charlotte Drewry Coalter,\n         Augustus Henry Drewry, Clay Drewry, John William Drewry,\n         William Powell Drewry, Sue T. Mayo, Annie S. Powell, John\n         Norment Powell, Junius Levert Powell, Mary C. Powell, Rupert\n         Powell, Ellen D. Smith, Maria L. Smith, Mary M. Smith, Clara\n         M. Tuggle, and Elizabeth M. 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The collection consists mainly of letters\n         to Blanche Norment Powell Drewry (1849-1909), as well as Bible\n         records, genealogical notes, clippings, a list of slaves, a\n         portion of a diary, and a scrapbook.","The majority of this collection are letters written by\n         various members of the Powell and Drewry families to Blanche\n         N. Drewry. Correspondents include Charlotte Drewry Coalter,\n         Augustus Henry Drewry, Clay Drewry, John William Drewry,\n         William Powell Drewry, Sue T. Mayo, Annie S. Powell, John\n         Norment Powell, Junius Levert Powell, Mary C. Powell, Rupert\n         Powell, Ellen D. Smith, Maria L. Smith, Mary M. Smith, Clara\n         M. Tuggle, and Elizabeth M. Walker.","Subjects covered in the early letters include Blanche's\n         education at St. Mary's School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and\n         Petersburg Female College in Petersburg, Virginia. 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