{"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026view=list","prev":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=6\u0026view=list","next":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=8\u0026view=list","last":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=1212\u0026view=list"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":7,"next_page":8,"prev_page":6,"total_pages":1212,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":60,"total_count":12118,"first_page?":false,"last_page?":false}},"data":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00128","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00128#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Estate of John Arnold\n","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00128#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"This collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold. ","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00128#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00128","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00128","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00128","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00128","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl00128.xml","title_ssm":["Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937"],"title_tesim":["Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["BV 008\n"],"text":["BV 008\n","Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937","Collection open for research.\n","1989.0002\n","None\n","Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, marriage records, www.ancestrylibrary.com","Duncan, Patricia B. Loudoun County,  Virginia Will Book Index, 1757-1946 . Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2001.\n","Loudoun Cemetery Database, www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=940\n","John Arnold (1826-1900) owned a small farm in Loudoun County, Virginia, near Leesburg. Born in Maryland in 1826, though some census records list his birthplace as Virginia, he moved to Loudoun County shortly after the Civil War. Arnold appears to have married twice. The name of his first wife is uncertain, but the union produced at least three children: Loretta Arnold, sometimes seen as Lorella or Lovella, born in 1853; Mahlon David Arnold, 1855-1944; and Matilda or Mattie Arnold, 1865-1951. On 15 March 1870 Arnold married Sarah Jane Williams in Loudoun County. They had at least four children: John Williams Arnold, 1871-1940; James Arnold, 1872-1893; Joseph F. Arnold, 1879-1946; and Jason Arnold, 1876-1940. John, Sarah, Mahlon, John W., James, and Jason are all buried in Leesburg Union Cemetery.\n","None\n","Processed by Elizabeth Preston, 18 October 2010.","Formerly shelved as NUCMC 3","None\n","This collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold. The volumes date from 1903-1937, and detail the investments and accounts of Arnold's wife and daughters. Volume 1 covers the years 1903-1913, and contains records of the accounts of S. J. (Sarah Jane) Arnold, Mattie Arnold, L. E. (Loretta) Hightman, and a cash account. Volume 2 covers the years 1913-1937 and contains records of the accounts of Mattie Arnold and L. E. Hightman. Trustees include Jason Arnold, Joseph Arnold, M.D. (Mahlon David) Arnold, and J. W. (John Williams) Arnold.\n","No physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n","This collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["BV 008\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937"],"collection_title_tesim":["Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937"],"collection_ssim":["Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937"],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":["Estate of John Arnold\n"],"creator_ssim":["Estate of John Arnold\n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Mary Fishback, Loudoun County, VA.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research.\n"],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e1989.0002\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals\n"],"accruals_tesim":["1989.0002\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["None\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAncestry Library Edition, United States census, marriage records, www.ancestrylibrary.com\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDuncan, Patricia B. Loudoun County, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Will Book Index, 1757-1946\u003c/title\u003e. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2001.\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Cemetery Database, www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=940\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, marriage records, www.ancestrylibrary.com","Duncan, Patricia B. Loudoun County,  Virginia Will Book Index, 1757-1946 . Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2001.\n","Loudoun Cemetery Database, www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=940\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Arnold (1826-1900) owned a small farm in Loudoun County, Virginia, near Leesburg. Born in Maryland in 1826, though some census records list his birthplace as Virginia, he moved to Loudoun County shortly after the Civil War. Arnold appears to have married twice. The name of his first wife is uncertain, but the union produced at least three children: Loretta Arnold, sometimes seen as Lorella or Lovella, born in 1853; Mahlon David Arnold, 1855-1944; and Matilda or Mattie Arnold, 1865-1951. On 15 March 1870 Arnold married Sarah Jane Williams in Loudoun County. They had at least four children: John Williams Arnold, 1871-1940; James Arnold, 1872-1893; Joseph F. Arnold, 1879-1946; and Jason Arnold, 1876-1940. John, Sarah, Mahlon, John W., James, and Jason are all buried in Leesburg Union Cemetery.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Arnold (1826-1900) owned a small farm in Loudoun County, Virginia, near Leesburg. Born in Maryland in 1826, though some census records list his birthplace as Virginia, he moved to Loudoun County shortly after the Civil War. Arnold appears to have married twice. The name of his first wife is uncertain, but the union produced at least three children: Loretta Arnold, sometimes seen as Lorella or Lovella, born in 1853; Mahlon David Arnold, 1855-1944; and Matilda or Mattie Arnold, 1865-1951. On 15 March 1870 Arnold married Sarah Jane Williams in Loudoun County. They had at least four children: John Williams Arnold, 1871-1940; James Arnold, 1872-1893; Joseph F. Arnold, 1879-1946; and Jason Arnold, 1876-1940. John, Sarah, Mahlon, John W., James, and Jason are all buried in Leesburg Union Cemetery.\n"],"otherfindaid_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"otherfindaid_heading_ssm":["Other Finding Aid\n"],"otherfindaid_tesim":["None\n"],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Technical Requirements\n"],"phystech_tesim":["None\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArnold Account Books, 1903-1937 (BV 008), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Arnold Account Books, 1903-1937 (BV 008), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Elizabeth Preston, 18 October 2010.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFormerly shelved as NUCMC 3\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Elizabeth Preston, 18 October 2010.","Formerly shelved as NUCMC 3"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["None\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold. The volumes date from 1903-1937, and detail the investments and accounts of Arnold's wife and daughters. Volume 1 covers the years 1903-1913, and contains records of the accounts of S. J. (Sarah Jane) Arnold, Mattie Arnold, L. E. (Loretta) Hightman, and a cash account. Volume 2 covers the years 1913-1937 and contains records of the accounts of Mattie Arnold and L. E. Hightman. Trustees include Jason Arnold, Joseph Arnold, M.D. (Mahlon David) Arnold, and J. W. (John Williams) Arnold.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold. The volumes date from 1903-1937, and detail the investments and accounts of Arnold's wife and daughters. Volume 1 covers the years 1903-1913, and contains records of the accounts of S. J. (Sarah Jane) Arnold, Mattie Arnold, L. E. (Loretta) Hightman, and a cash account. Volume 2 covers the years 1913-1937 and contains records of the accounts of Mattie Arnold and L. E. Hightman. Trustees include Jason Arnold, Joseph Arnold, M.D. (Mahlon David) Arnold, and J. W. (John Williams) Arnold.\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["No physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold.\n\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":3,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:32:25.723Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00128","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00128","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00128","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00128","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl00128.xml","title_ssm":["Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937"],"title_tesim":["Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["BV 008\n"],"text":["BV 008\n","Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937","Collection open for research.\n","1989.0002\n","None\n","Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, marriage records, www.ancestrylibrary.com","Duncan, Patricia B. Loudoun County,  Virginia Will Book Index, 1757-1946 . Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2001.\n","Loudoun Cemetery Database, www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=940\n","John Arnold (1826-1900) owned a small farm in Loudoun County, Virginia, near Leesburg. Born in Maryland in 1826, though some census records list his birthplace as Virginia, he moved to Loudoun County shortly after the Civil War. Arnold appears to have married twice. The name of his first wife is uncertain, but the union produced at least three children: Loretta Arnold, sometimes seen as Lorella or Lovella, born in 1853; Mahlon David Arnold, 1855-1944; and Matilda or Mattie Arnold, 1865-1951. On 15 March 1870 Arnold married Sarah Jane Williams in Loudoun County. They had at least four children: John Williams Arnold, 1871-1940; James Arnold, 1872-1893; Joseph F. Arnold, 1879-1946; and Jason Arnold, 1876-1940. John, Sarah, Mahlon, John W., James, and Jason are all buried in Leesburg Union Cemetery.\n","None\n","Processed by Elizabeth Preston, 18 October 2010.","Formerly shelved as NUCMC 3","None\n","This collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold. The volumes date from 1903-1937, and detail the investments and accounts of Arnold's wife and daughters. Volume 1 covers the years 1903-1913, and contains records of the accounts of S. J. (Sarah Jane) Arnold, Mattie Arnold, L. E. (Loretta) Hightman, and a cash account. Volume 2 covers the years 1913-1937 and contains records of the accounts of Mattie Arnold and L. E. Hightman. Trustees include Jason Arnold, Joseph Arnold, M.D. (Mahlon David) Arnold, and J. W. (John Williams) Arnold.\n","No physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n","This collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["BV 008\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937"],"collection_title_tesim":["Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937"],"collection_ssim":["Arnold Account Books\n1930-1937"],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":["Estate of John Arnold\n"],"creator_ssim":["Estate of John Arnold\n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Mary Fishback, Loudoun County, VA.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research.\n"],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e1989.0002\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals\n"],"accruals_tesim":["1989.0002\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["None\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAncestry Library Edition, United States census, marriage records, www.ancestrylibrary.com\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDuncan, Patricia B. Loudoun County, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Will Book Index, 1757-1946\u003c/title\u003e. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2001.\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Cemetery Database, www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=940\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, marriage records, www.ancestrylibrary.com","Duncan, Patricia B. Loudoun County,  Virginia Will Book Index, 1757-1946 . Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2001.\n","Loudoun Cemetery Database, www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=940\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Arnold (1826-1900) owned a small farm in Loudoun County, Virginia, near Leesburg. Born in Maryland in 1826, though some census records list his birthplace as Virginia, he moved to Loudoun County shortly after the Civil War. Arnold appears to have married twice. The name of his first wife is uncertain, but the union produced at least three children: Loretta Arnold, sometimes seen as Lorella or Lovella, born in 1853; Mahlon David Arnold, 1855-1944; and Matilda or Mattie Arnold, 1865-1951. On 15 March 1870 Arnold married Sarah Jane Williams in Loudoun County. They had at least four children: John Williams Arnold, 1871-1940; James Arnold, 1872-1893; Joseph F. Arnold, 1879-1946; and Jason Arnold, 1876-1940. John, Sarah, Mahlon, John W., James, and Jason are all buried in Leesburg Union Cemetery.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Arnold (1826-1900) owned a small farm in Loudoun County, Virginia, near Leesburg. Born in Maryland in 1826, though some census records list his birthplace as Virginia, he moved to Loudoun County shortly after the Civil War. Arnold appears to have married twice. The name of his first wife is uncertain, but the union produced at least three children: Loretta Arnold, sometimes seen as Lorella or Lovella, born in 1853; Mahlon David Arnold, 1855-1944; and Matilda or Mattie Arnold, 1865-1951. On 15 March 1870 Arnold married Sarah Jane Williams in Loudoun County. They had at least four children: John Williams Arnold, 1871-1940; James Arnold, 1872-1893; Joseph F. Arnold, 1879-1946; and Jason Arnold, 1876-1940. John, Sarah, Mahlon, John W., James, and Jason are all buried in Leesburg Union Cemetery.\n"],"otherfindaid_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"otherfindaid_heading_ssm":["Other Finding Aid\n"],"otherfindaid_tesim":["None\n"],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Technical Requirements\n"],"phystech_tesim":["None\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArnold Account Books, 1903-1937 (BV 008), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Arnold Account Books, 1903-1937 (BV 008), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Elizabeth Preston, 18 October 2010.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFormerly shelved as NUCMC 3\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Elizabeth Preston, 18 October 2010.","Formerly shelved as NUCMC 3"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["None\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold. The volumes date from 1903-1937, and detail the investments and accounts of Arnold's wife and daughters. Volume 1 covers the years 1903-1913, and contains records of the accounts of S. J. (Sarah Jane) Arnold, Mattie Arnold, L. E. (Loretta) Hightman, and a cash account. Volume 2 covers the years 1913-1937 and contains records of the accounts of Mattie Arnold and L. E. Hightman. Trustees include Jason Arnold, Joseph Arnold, M.D. (Mahlon David) Arnold, and J. W. (John Williams) Arnold.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold. The volumes date from 1903-1937, and detail the investments and accounts of Arnold's wife and daughters. Volume 1 covers the years 1903-1913, and contains records of the accounts of S. J. (Sarah Jane) Arnold, Mattie Arnold, L. E. (Loretta) Hightman, and a cash account. Volume 2 covers the years 1913-1937 and contains records of the accounts of Mattie Arnold and L. E. Hightman. Trustees include Jason Arnold, Joseph Arnold, M.D. (Mahlon David) Arnold, and J. W. (John Williams) Arnold.\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["No physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold.\n\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of two account books, both 13 x 8 cloth bound volumes. They contain the records of the administration of the estate of John Arnold.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":3,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:32:25.723Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00128"}},{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00294_c03","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"ART 0008:","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00294_c03#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00294_c03","ref_ssm":["viletbl_viletbl00294_c03"],"id":"viletbl_viletbl00294_c03","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00294","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00294","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00294","parent_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00294","parent_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00294"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00294"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["George R. Head Collection"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["George R. Head Collection"],"text":["George R. Head Collection","ART 0008:"],"title_filing_ssi":"","title_ssm":["ART 0008: "],"title_tesim":["ART 0008: "],"normalized_title_ssm":["ART 0008:"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"collection_ssim":["George R. Head Collection"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":3,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":99,"_nest_path_":"/components#2","timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:28:57.745Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00294","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00294","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00294","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00294","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl00294.xml","title_ssm":["George R. Head Collection"],"title_tesim":["George R. Head Collection"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["M 0105, OMB 0024,VC 0072, ART 0008 \n"],"text":["M 0105, OMB 0024,VC 0072, ART 0008 \n","George R. Head Collection",".","Collection open for research.\n","2014.0140, 2014.0166 \n","Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com. \n[accessed 25 July 2016]. ","Chamberlin, Taylor M., and John M. Souders. 2011. Between Reb and Yank: A \nCivil War History of Northern Loudoun County, Virginia. Jefferson, N.C.: \nMcFarland \u0026 Company, Inc., Publishers. ","\"Death of Capt. Geo. R. Head.\" The Mirror, 1 February 1894, p. 2. ","Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi [accessed \n25 July 2016]. ","George R. Head Collection (M 0105), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. ","\"History of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.\" \nhttp://www.fairfaxrifles.org/history.html [accessed 31 January 2016]. ","\"Life-Preservers.\" [advertisement] The Democratic Mirror, 6 March 1861. ","Loudoun Cemetery Database, Thomas Balch Library, Town of Leesburg. ","Saffer, Wynne C. 2002. Loudoun votes 1867-1966: a Civil War legacy. \nWestminster, Md: Willow Bend Books. ","United States, Robert N. Scott, H. M. Lazelle, George B. Davis, Leslie J. Perry, \nJoseph W. Kirkley, Fred C. Ainsworth, John S. Moodey, and Calvin D. \nCowles. 1880. The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official \nrecords of the Union and Confederate armies. Washington, D.C.: Govt. \nPrint. Off. V. LI, Pt. 1, pp 33-34. ","Virginia Ordnance Department, Records, 1861-1865. Accession 38943, State \nRecords Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. ","Wallace, Lee A. 1990. 17th Virginia Infantry. ","George R. Head (1822-1894) was a prominent political, business, and military\nleader of Leesburg, Virginia. The son of George Head (1783-1870) and Mary \nGover Head (1785-1823), he was one of six children from this marriage. After \nHead's mother's death in 1823, his father married Hannah J. Gover (1799-after \n1870). Both Head and his father served in the 57th Regiment of the VA Militia. In \n1848, Head married Sarah Virginia Gover (1823-before 1878), and the couple \nhad six children, four who survived to adulthood: Ann 'Nannie' Head (1849-\nafter 1880), William Head (1852 - 1892), Rosellar Head Johnson (1853 - 1885), \nand Susan Virginia Head (1855 - 1912). He was a member of the Methodist \nEpiscopal Church. Active in public life, Head served as a Justice of the Peace \nand as a member of the Leesburg Town Council beginning in 1858. He also \nestablished himself in business as a whitesmith or tinsmith, producing a number \nof goods including guns. In March 1861, he placed an advertisement in The \nMirror announcing that he had just received \"a fine lot of Colt's Revolvers which \nwill be sold at reduced prices.\"\n","Upon the occurrence of John Brown's raid of the government armory and arsenal\nat Harpers Ferry on 16 October 1869, Charles B. Tebbs, among many others in \nLoudoun County, participated in raising a volunteer company 'The Loudoun \nGuard' for the protection of the border. This company, ostensibly attached to the \n57th Regiment (Loudoun County), Virginia Militia, was accepted into state service \nat Leesburg on 22 April 1861, under the command of Captain Tebbs. Head \nserved as First Lieutenant. On 24 April 1861, the Loudoun Guard was ordered to \nproceed to Alexandria, Virginia, where it was officially mustered into service on \n23 May 1861, by Major George W. Brent (1821-1872) as part of the newly \norganized 17th Regiment Virginia Infantry. The next day the Loudoun Guard was \nsent to Manassas Junction and nearby Camp Pickens, where Captain Tebbs \nremained in command of the Loudoun Guard until June when he was promoted \nto Lieutenant Colonel and reassigned to the 8th Virginia Regiment. On June 29, \n1861, Head was appointed Captain of Company C of the 17th Virginia Infantry \nRegiment, one of ten companies in the newly formed unit. ","As Captain, Head oversaw daily duty rosters, correspondence, and requisition\nrecords for Company C dating between 1861 and April 1862. He also managed \npayroll, funds, and supplies for the company. He was noted for his actions on 18 \nJuly 1861 at Blackburn's Ford just before the First Battle of Manassas. In his \nreport of the action Colonel Montgomery D. Course noted \"gallant conduct\" of \nHead and four other officers \"who were actively and fearlessly employed during \nthe engagement\" where \"the fire was hottest.\" After this engagement the 17th \nVirginia was stationed at Camp Harrison near Fairfax Courthouse. The Regiment \nwas reorganized at Yorktown, Virginia in April 1862 during the Siege of \nYorktown. On 23 April 1862, Head narrowly avoided being struck by an exploding \nshell whole on duty at Dam Number 4. There is no record of Head incurring an \ninjury during this incident. On 28 April 1862, Head was re-elected Captain of \nCompany C, but resigned his commission shortly after his election.","In September of 1862 he was recommended for an appointment to the \nOrdinance Department. Created by the General Assembly of Virginia on 25 \nJanuary 1861, the Virginia Ordinance Department was leased to the Confederate \nGovernment and took charge of maintaining the Richmond Armory and \nmanufacturing arms for the war effort. Head served the Ordinance Department in \nLynchburg and at the Virginia Armory in Richmond until the end of the War. In \nJanuary 1864 Head was sent to Lynchburg to investigate issues with the \nmanufacture of \"Williams Guns\", a breech loading rapid fire canon first deployed \nby the Confederacy at the Battle of Seven Pines on 31 May 1862. Head \nconfirmed the guns were defective. ","Following the end of the Civil War, Head returned to Leesburg and established a \nbusiness manufacturing stoves. He continued to be active in politics, serving as \na Magistrate for the 8th District in 1868, as Mayor of Leesburg from 1869-1884 \nand as a Town Councilman for more than 40 years. Head was an active \nDemocrat, and was Chairman of the Loudoun County Democratic Committee \nfrom 1892-1894. He was regularly nominated as a candidate for the House of \nDelegates, winning elections in 1879 and 1890. In 1885 and 1886 he was \nappointed to serve as Leesburg's Postmaster by President Grover Cleveland \n(1837-1908). Head was active in the Clinton Hatcher Camp of Confederate \nVeterans and in fraternal organizations. He was a Mason and was elected as a \nGrandmaster of the Oddfellows in 1869. His death was recorded in the 1 \nFebruary 1894 edition of The Mirror with an obituary entitled \"A Valuable Citizen \nPasses Away.\" Head is buried in Union Cemetery. ","Laura Christiansen, 25 July 2016\n","Civil War Research Collection, 1859-1865 (SC 0095);\nLoudoun County Military Records (M 015); Preservation Society of Loudoun \nCounty Cemetery Committee Records, 1990 (M 006); Leesburg Civil War \nCollection, 1861-1865, (M 075); Town of Leesburg, Virginia Records, 1813-\npresent; Clinton Hatcher Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans Collection (M \n025).","The George R. Head collection consists of materials created or collected by\nCaptain George R. Head (1822-1894) of Leesburg, Virginia. The collection \nincludes family correspondence and papers, military correspondence and \nrecords, publications, currency and ephemera. The collection also contains \nartifacts including a canteen, haversack, holster, belt and buckles used by Head \nduring the American Civil War. A 2005 inventory of documents, typed \ntranscriptions of selected letters and documents in the collection, and research \nrelated to George R. Head's confederate military service accompanies the \ncollection. ","Family correspondence and papers are arranged chronologically and date from \n1847-1897. Correspondence includes letters to and from family members and \nfrom Head's fellow Odd Fellows and Masonic Lodge members. Of note are \nletters sent by Head to his wife Sarah Gover Head during June and July of 1862. \nOther Loudoun county correspondents include George Head's brother Reverend \nNelson Head (1811 -1902), George W. Janney (1821-1873), and Edward \nNichols (1847-1923). Family papers contain a handwritten funeral announcement \nfor Lydia Head (fl. 1775 -1832), paternal grandmother of George R. Head and \nepitaphs drafted for his wife Sarah Virginia Gover and for her father, Samuel \nGover, Jr. (1795-1875). ","The bulk of the collection relates to Head's military service, first with the 57th \nRegiment, Virginia Militia, at the outset of the Civil War as 1st Lieutenant in the \nLoudoun Guard and later as Captain of Company C, of the Virginia 17th Infantry \nRegiment. Included are daily rosters, correspondence, and requisition records \nfor the Company C dating between 1861 and April 1862 when Head resigned his \ncommission. In September of 1862 he was recommended for an appointment to \nthe Ordinance Department. Correspondence and records from Head's Ordinance \nDepartment service are included in the collection. Letters relating to the Head's \ninvestigation of inherent problems with Williams Guns are of particular note. \nOther Civil War era materials include pamphlets, currency, and other ephemera \nsuch as postal covers. Artifacts in the collection also relate to Head's military \nservice. Included are a canteen, haversack, holster, belt, belt buckles, and five \nbuttons used or worn by Head during the American Civil War. The canteen is \nparticularly unique. The design is similar to other tin drum canteens issued by the \nConfederacy in 1861; however, Head's canteen features a hand-drawn image of \nthe seal of Virginia including the motto Sic Semper Tyrannis and the figures of \nVirtus and Tyrannus. Two small leather coin purses are also in the collection. ","Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this \nmaterial. Photocopying not permitted. Some materials may require special \nhandling. \n","The George R. Head collection consists of materials created or collected by \nCaptain George R. Head (1822-1894) of Leesburg, Virginia. The collection \nincludes family correspondence and papers, military correspondence and \nrecords, publications, currency and ephemera. The collection also contains \nartifacts including a canteen, haversack, holster, belt and buckles used by Head \nduring the American Civil War. A 2005 inventory of documents, typed \ntranscriptions of selected letters and documents in the collection, and research \nrelated to George R. Head's confederate military service accompanies the \ncollection. \n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["M 0105, OMB 0024,VC 0072, ART 0008 \n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["George R. Head Collection"],"collection_title_tesim":["George R. Head Collection"],"collection_ssim":["George R. Head Collection"],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":["Robert and Carol Johnson, Roseville, MN  "],"creator_ssim":["Robert and Carol Johnson, Roseville, MN  "],"acqinfo_ssim":["Robert and Carol Johnson, Roseville, MN\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["4.5 cubic feet"],"extent_tesim":["4.5 cubic feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research.\n"],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e2014.0140, 2014.0166 \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals\n"],"accruals_tesim":["2014.0140, 2014.0166 \n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eAncestry Library Edition, United States census, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com. \n[accessed 25 July 2016]. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eChamberlin, Taylor M., and John M. Souders. 2011. Between Reb and Yank: A \nCivil War History of Northern Loudoun County, Virginia. Jefferson, N.C.: \nMcFarland \u0026amp; Company, Inc., Publishers. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003e\"Death of Capt. Geo. R. Head.\" The Mirror, 1 February 1894, p. 2. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eFind A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi [accessed \n25 July 2016]. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eGeorge R. Head Collection (M 0105), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003e\"History of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.\" \nhttp://www.fairfaxrifles.org/history.html [accessed 31 January 2016]. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003e\"Life-Preservers.\" [advertisement] The Democratic Mirror, 6 March 1861. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eLoudoun Cemetery Database, Thomas Balch Library, Town of Leesburg. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eSaffer, Wynne C. 2002. Loudoun votes 1867-1966: a Civil War legacy. \nWestminster, Md: Willow Bend Books. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eUnited States, Robert N. Scott, H. M. Lazelle, George B. Davis, Leslie J. Perry, \nJoseph W. Kirkley, Fred C. Ainsworth, John S. Moodey, and Calvin D. \nCowles. 1880. The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official \nrecords of the Union and Confederate armies. Washington, D.C.: Govt. \nPrint. Off. V. LI, Pt. 1, pp 33-34. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Ordnance Department, Records, 1861-1865. Accession 38943, State \nRecords Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eWallace, Lee A. 1990. 17th Virginia Infantry. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com. \n[accessed 25 July 2016]. ","Chamberlin, Taylor M., and John M. Souders. 2011. Between Reb and Yank: A \nCivil War History of Northern Loudoun County, Virginia. Jefferson, N.C.: \nMcFarland \u0026 Company, Inc., Publishers. ","\"Death of Capt. Geo. R. Head.\" The Mirror, 1 February 1894, p. 2. ","Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi [accessed \n25 July 2016]. ","George R. Head Collection (M 0105), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. ","\"History of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.\" \nhttp://www.fairfaxrifles.org/history.html [accessed 31 January 2016]. ","\"Life-Preservers.\" [advertisement] The Democratic Mirror, 6 March 1861. ","Loudoun Cemetery Database, Thomas Balch Library, Town of Leesburg. ","Saffer, Wynne C. 2002. Loudoun votes 1867-1966: a Civil War legacy. \nWestminster, Md: Willow Bend Books. ","United States, Robert N. Scott, H. M. Lazelle, George B. Davis, Leslie J. Perry, \nJoseph W. Kirkley, Fred C. Ainsworth, John S. Moodey, and Calvin D. \nCowles. 1880. The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official \nrecords of the Union and Confederate armies. Washington, D.C.: Govt. \nPrint. Off. V. LI, Pt. 1, pp 33-34. ","Virginia Ordnance Department, Records, 1861-1865. Accession 38943, State \nRecords Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. ","Wallace, Lee A. 1990. 17th Virginia Infantry. "],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge R. Head (1822-1894) was a prominent political, business, and military\nleader of Leesburg, Virginia. The son of George Head (1783-1870) and Mary \nGover Head (1785-1823), he was one of six children from this marriage. After \nHead's mother's death in 1823, his father married Hannah J. Gover (1799-after \n1870). Both Head and his father served in the 57th Regiment of the VA Militia. In \n1848, Head married Sarah Virginia Gover (1823-before 1878), and the couple \nhad six children, four who survived to adulthood: Ann 'Nannie' Head (1849-\nafter 1880), William Head (1852 - 1892), Rosellar Head Johnson (1853 - 1885), \nand Susan Virginia Head (1855 - 1912). He was a member of the Methodist \nEpiscopal Church. Active in public life, Head served as a Justice of the Peace \nand as a member of the Leesburg Town Council beginning in 1858. He also \nestablished himself in business as a whitesmith or tinsmith, producing a number \nof goods including guns. In March 1861, he placed an advertisement in The \nMirror announcing that he had just received \"a fine lot of Colt's Revolvers which \nwill be sold at reduced prices.\"\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUpon the occurrence of John Brown's raid of the government armory and arsenal\nat Harpers Ferry on 16 October 1869, Charles B. Tebbs, among many others in \nLoudoun County, participated in raising a volunteer company 'The Loudoun \nGuard' for the protection of the border. This company, ostensibly attached to the \n57th Regiment (Loudoun County), Virginia Militia, was accepted into state service \nat Leesburg on 22 April 1861, under the command of Captain Tebbs. Head \nserved as First Lieutenant. On 24 April 1861, the Loudoun Guard was ordered to \nproceed to Alexandria, Virginia, where it was officially mustered into service on \n23 May 1861, by Major George W. Brent (1821-1872) as part of the newly \norganized 17th Regiment Virginia Infantry. The next day the Loudoun Guard was \nsent to Manassas Junction and nearby Camp Pickens, where Captain Tebbs \nremained in command of the Loudoun Guard until June when he was promoted \nto Lieutenant Colonel and reassigned to the 8th Virginia Regiment. On June 29, \n1861, Head was appointed Captain of Company C of the 17th Virginia Infantry \nRegiment, one of ten companies in the newly formed unit. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Captain, Head oversaw daily duty rosters, correspondence, and requisition\nrecords for Company C dating between 1861 and April 1862. He also managed \npayroll, funds, and supplies for the company. He was noted for his actions on 18 \nJuly 1861 at Blackburn's Ford just before the First Battle of Manassas. In his \nreport of the action Colonel Montgomery D. Course noted \"gallant conduct\" of \nHead and four other officers \"who were actively and fearlessly employed during \nthe engagement\" where \"the fire was hottest.\" After this engagement the 17th \nVirginia was stationed at Camp Harrison near Fairfax Courthouse. The Regiment \nwas reorganized at Yorktown, Virginia in April 1862 during the Siege of \nYorktown. On 23 April 1862, Head narrowly avoided being struck by an exploding \nshell whole on duty at Dam Number 4. There is no record of Head incurring an \ninjury during this incident. On 28 April 1862, Head was re-elected Captain of \nCompany C, but resigned his commission shortly after his election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn September of 1862 he was recommended for an appointment to the \nOrdinance Department. Created by the General Assembly of Virginia on 25 \nJanuary 1861, the Virginia Ordinance Department was leased to the Confederate \nGovernment and took charge of maintaining the Richmond Armory and \nmanufacturing arms for the war effort. Head served the Ordinance Department in \nLynchburg and at the Virginia Armory in Richmond until the end of the War. In \nJanuary 1864 Head was sent to Lynchburg to investigate issues with the \nmanufacture of \"Williams Guns\", a breech loading rapid fire canon first deployed \nby the Confederacy at the Battle of Seven Pines on 31 May 1862. Head \nconfirmed the guns were defective. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFollowing the end of the Civil War, Head returned to Leesburg and established a \nbusiness manufacturing stoves. He continued to be active in politics, serving as \na Magistrate for the 8th District in 1868, as Mayor of Leesburg from 1869-1884 \nand as a Town Councilman for more than 40 years. Head was an active \nDemocrat, and was Chairman of the Loudoun County Democratic Committee \nfrom 1892-1894. He was regularly nominated as a candidate for the House of \nDelegates, winning elections in 1879 and 1890. In 1885 and 1886 he was \nappointed to serve as Leesburg's Postmaster by President Grover Cleveland \n(1837-1908). Head was active in the Clinton Hatcher Camp of Confederate \nVeterans and in fraternal organizations. He was a Mason and was elected as a \nGrandmaster of the Oddfellows in 1869. His death was recorded in the 1 \nFebruary 1894 edition of The Mirror with an obituary entitled \"A Valuable Citizen \nPasses Away.\" Head is buried in Union Cemetery. \u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["George R. Head (1822-1894) was a prominent political, business, and military\nleader of Leesburg, Virginia. The son of George Head (1783-1870) and Mary \nGover Head (1785-1823), he was one of six children from this marriage. After \nHead's mother's death in 1823, his father married Hannah J. Gover (1799-after \n1870). Both Head and his father served in the 57th Regiment of the VA Militia. In \n1848, Head married Sarah Virginia Gover (1823-before 1878), and the couple \nhad six children, four who survived to adulthood: Ann 'Nannie' Head (1849-\nafter 1880), William Head (1852 - 1892), Rosellar Head Johnson (1853 - 1885), \nand Susan Virginia Head (1855 - 1912). He was a member of the Methodist \nEpiscopal Church. Active in public life, Head served as a Justice of the Peace \nand as a member of the Leesburg Town Council beginning in 1858. He also \nestablished himself in business as a whitesmith or tinsmith, producing a number \nof goods including guns. In March 1861, he placed an advertisement in The \nMirror announcing that he had just received \"a fine lot of Colt's Revolvers which \nwill be sold at reduced prices.\"\n","Upon the occurrence of John Brown's raid of the government armory and arsenal\nat Harpers Ferry on 16 October 1869, Charles B. Tebbs, among many others in \nLoudoun County, participated in raising a volunteer company 'The Loudoun \nGuard' for the protection of the border. This company, ostensibly attached to the \n57th Regiment (Loudoun County), Virginia Militia, was accepted into state service \nat Leesburg on 22 April 1861, under the command of Captain Tebbs. Head \nserved as First Lieutenant. On 24 April 1861, the Loudoun Guard was ordered to \nproceed to Alexandria, Virginia, where it was officially mustered into service on \n23 May 1861, by Major George W. Brent (1821-1872) as part of the newly \norganized 17th Regiment Virginia Infantry. The next day the Loudoun Guard was \nsent to Manassas Junction and nearby Camp Pickens, where Captain Tebbs \nremained in command of the Loudoun Guard until June when he was promoted \nto Lieutenant Colonel and reassigned to the 8th Virginia Regiment. On June 29, \n1861, Head was appointed Captain of Company C of the 17th Virginia Infantry \nRegiment, one of ten companies in the newly formed unit. ","As Captain, Head oversaw daily duty rosters, correspondence, and requisition\nrecords for Company C dating between 1861 and April 1862. He also managed \npayroll, funds, and supplies for the company. He was noted for his actions on 18 \nJuly 1861 at Blackburn's Ford just before the First Battle of Manassas. In his \nreport of the action Colonel Montgomery D. Course noted \"gallant conduct\" of \nHead and four other officers \"who were actively and fearlessly employed during \nthe engagement\" where \"the fire was hottest.\" After this engagement the 17th \nVirginia was stationed at Camp Harrison near Fairfax Courthouse. The Regiment \nwas reorganized at Yorktown, Virginia in April 1862 during the Siege of \nYorktown. On 23 April 1862, Head narrowly avoided being struck by an exploding \nshell whole on duty at Dam Number 4. There is no record of Head incurring an \ninjury during this incident. On 28 April 1862, Head was re-elected Captain of \nCompany C, but resigned his commission shortly after his election.","In September of 1862 he was recommended for an appointment to the \nOrdinance Department. Created by the General Assembly of Virginia on 25 \nJanuary 1861, the Virginia Ordinance Department was leased to the Confederate \nGovernment and took charge of maintaining the Richmond Armory and \nmanufacturing arms for the war effort. Head served the Ordinance Department in \nLynchburg and at the Virginia Armory in Richmond until the end of the War. In \nJanuary 1864 Head was sent to Lynchburg to investigate issues with the \nmanufacture of \"Williams Guns\", a breech loading rapid fire canon first deployed \nby the Confederacy at the Battle of Seven Pines on 31 May 1862. Head \nconfirmed the guns were defective. ","Following the end of the Civil War, Head returned to Leesburg and established a \nbusiness manufacturing stoves. He continued to be active in politics, serving as \na Magistrate for the 8th District in 1868, as Mayor of Leesburg from 1869-1884 \nand as a Town Councilman for more than 40 years. Head was an active \nDemocrat, and was Chairman of the Loudoun County Democratic Committee \nfrom 1892-1894. He was regularly nominated as a candidate for the House of \nDelegates, winning elections in 1879 and 1890. In 1885 and 1886 he was \nappointed to serve as Leesburg's Postmaster by President Grover Cleveland \n(1837-1908). Head was active in the Clinton Hatcher Camp of Confederate \nVeterans and in fraternal organizations. He was a Mason and was elected as a \nGrandmaster of the Oddfellows in 1869. His death was recorded in the 1 \nFebruary 1894 edition of The Mirror with an obituary entitled \"A Valuable Citizen \nPasses Away.\" Head is buried in Union Cemetery. "],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGeorge R. Head Collection, 1814 - 1901 (M 0105), Thomas Balch \nLibrary, Leesburg, VA. \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["George R. Head Collection, 1814 - 1901 (M 0105), Thomas Balch \nLibrary, Leesburg, VA. \n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLaura Christiansen, 25 July 2016\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Laura Christiansen, 25 July 2016\n"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCivil War Research Collection, 1859-1865 (SC 0095);\nLoudoun County Military Records (M 015); Preservation Society of Loudoun \nCounty Cemetery Committee Records, 1990 (M 006); Leesburg Civil War \nCollection, 1861-1865, (M 075); Town of Leesburg, Virginia Records, 1813-\npresent; Clinton Hatcher Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans Collection (M \n025).\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Civil War Research Collection, 1859-1865 (SC 0095);\nLoudoun County Military Records (M 015); Preservation Society of Loudoun \nCounty Cemetery Committee Records, 1990 (M 006); Leesburg Civil War \nCollection, 1861-1865, (M 075); Town of Leesburg, Virginia Records, 1813-\npresent; Clinton Hatcher Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans Collection (M \n025)."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe George R. Head collection consists of materials created or collected by\nCaptain George R. Head (1822-1894) of Leesburg, Virginia. The collection \nincludes family correspondence and papers, military correspondence and \nrecords, publications, currency and ephemera. The collection also contains \nartifacts including a canteen, haversack, holster, belt and buckles used by Head \nduring the American Civil War. A 2005 inventory of documents, typed \ntranscriptions of selected letters and documents in the collection, and research \nrelated to George R. Head's confederate military service accompanies the \ncollection. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily correspondence and papers are arranged chronologically and date from \n1847-1897. Correspondence includes letters to and from family members and \nfrom Head's fellow Odd Fellows and Masonic Lodge members. Of note are \nletters sent by Head to his wife Sarah Gover Head during June and July of 1862. \nOther Loudoun county correspondents include George Head's brother Reverend \nNelson Head (1811 -1902), George W. Janney (1821-1873), and Edward \nNichols (1847-1923). Family papers contain a handwritten funeral announcement \nfor Lydia Head (fl. 1775 -1832), paternal grandmother of George R. Head and \nepitaphs drafted for his wife Sarah Virginia Gover and for her father, Samuel \nGover, Jr. (1795-1875). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the collection relates to Head's military service, first with the 57th \nRegiment, Virginia Militia, at the outset of the Civil War as 1st Lieutenant in the \nLoudoun Guard and later as Captain of Company C, of the Virginia 17th Infantry \nRegiment. Included are daily rosters, correspondence, and requisition records \nfor the Company C dating between 1861 and April 1862 when Head resigned his \ncommission. In September of 1862 he was recommended for an appointment to \nthe Ordinance Department. Correspondence and records from Head's Ordinance \nDepartment service are included in the collection. Letters relating to the Head's \ninvestigation of inherent problems with Williams Guns are of particular note. \nOther Civil War era materials include pamphlets, currency, and other ephemera \nsuch as postal covers. Artifacts in the collection also relate to Head's military \nservice. Included are a canteen, haversack, holster, belt, belt buckles, and five \nbuttons used or worn by Head during the American Civil War. The canteen is \nparticularly unique. The design is similar to other tin drum canteens issued by the \nConfederacy in 1861; however, Head's canteen features a hand-drawn image of \nthe seal of Virginia including the motto Sic Semper Tyrannis and the figures of \nVirtus and Tyrannus. Two small leather coin purses are also in the collection. \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The George R. Head collection consists of materials created or collected by\nCaptain George R. Head (1822-1894) of Leesburg, Virginia. The collection \nincludes family correspondence and papers, military correspondence and \nrecords, publications, currency and ephemera. The collection also contains \nartifacts including a canteen, haversack, holster, belt and buckles used by Head \nduring the American Civil War. A 2005 inventory of documents, typed \ntranscriptions of selected letters and documents in the collection, and research \nrelated to George R. Head's confederate military service accompanies the \ncollection. ","Family correspondence and papers are arranged chronologically and date from \n1847-1897. Correspondence includes letters to and from family members and \nfrom Head's fellow Odd Fellows and Masonic Lodge members. Of note are \nletters sent by Head to his wife Sarah Gover Head during June and July of 1862. \nOther Loudoun county correspondents include George Head's brother Reverend \nNelson Head (1811 -1902), George W. Janney (1821-1873), and Edward \nNichols (1847-1923). Family papers contain a handwritten funeral announcement \nfor Lydia Head (fl. 1775 -1832), paternal grandmother of George R. Head and \nepitaphs drafted for his wife Sarah Virginia Gover and for her father, Samuel \nGover, Jr. (1795-1875). ","The bulk of the collection relates to Head's military service, first with the 57th \nRegiment, Virginia Militia, at the outset of the Civil War as 1st Lieutenant in the \nLoudoun Guard and later as Captain of Company C, of the Virginia 17th Infantry \nRegiment. Included are daily rosters, correspondence, and requisition records \nfor the Company C dating between 1861 and April 1862 when Head resigned his \ncommission. In September of 1862 he was recommended for an appointment to \nthe Ordinance Department. Correspondence and records from Head's Ordinance \nDepartment service are included in the collection. Letters relating to the Head's \ninvestigation of inherent problems with Williams Guns are of particular note. \nOther Civil War era materials include pamphlets, currency, and other ephemera \nsuch as postal covers. Artifacts in the collection also relate to Head's military \nservice. Included are a canteen, haversack, holster, belt, belt buckles, and five \nbuttons used or worn by Head during the American Civil War. The canteen is \nparticularly unique. The design is similar to other tin drum canteens issued by the \nConfederacy in 1861; however, Head's canteen features a hand-drawn image of \nthe seal of Virginia including the motto Sic Semper Tyrannis and the figures of \nVirtus and Tyrannus. Two small leather coin purses are also in the collection. "],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePhysical characteristics and conditions affect use of this \nmaterial. Photocopying not permitted. Some materials may require special \nhandling. \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this \nmaterial. Photocopying not permitted. Some materials may require special \nhandling. \n"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe George R. Head collection consists of materials created or collected by \nCaptain George R. Head (1822-1894) of Leesburg, Virginia. The collection \nincludes family correspondence and papers, military correspondence and \nrecords, publications, currency and ephemera. The collection also contains \nartifacts including a canteen, haversack, holster, belt and buckles used by Head \nduring the American Civil War. A 2005 inventory of documents, typed \ntranscriptions of selected letters and documents in the collection, and research \nrelated to George R. Head's confederate military service accompanies the \ncollection. \n\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The George R. Head collection consists of materials created or collected by \nCaptain George R. Head (1822-1894) of Leesburg, Virginia. The collection \nincludes family correspondence and papers, military correspondence and \nrecords, publications, currency and ephemera. The collection also contains \nartifacts including a canteen, haversack, holster, belt and buckles used by Head \nduring the American Civil War. A 2005 inventory of documents, typed \ntranscriptions of selected letters and documents in the collection, and research \nrelated to George R. Head's confederate military service accompanies the \ncollection. \n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":115,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:28:57.745Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00294_c03"}},{"id":"viletbl_viletbl000271_c02","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"ART 0010:","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl000271_c02#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl000271_c02","ref_ssm":["viletbl_viletbl000271_c02"],"id":"viletbl_viletbl000271_c02","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl000271","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl000271","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl000271","parent_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl000271","parent_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl000271"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl000271"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Lefferts Family Collection\n1916-1971"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Lefferts Family Collection\n1916-1971"],"text":["Lefferts Family Collection\n1916-1971","ART 0010:"],"title_filing_ssi":"","title_ssm":["ART 0010: "],"title_tesim":["ART 0010: "],"normalized_title_ssm":["ART 0010:"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"collection_ssim":["Lefferts Family Collection\n1916-1971"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":1,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":12,"_nest_path_":"/components#1","timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:50:13.538Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl000271","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl000271","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl000271","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl000271","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl000271.xml","title_ssm":["Lefferts Family Collection\n1916-1971"],"title_tesim":["Lefferts Family Collection\n1916-1971"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC 0119\n"],"text":["SC 0119\n","Lefferts Family Collection\n1916-1971",".","Collection open for research.\n","Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.","A Brief History of Leesburg,\nhttp://www.leesburgva.gov/visitors/history-of-leesburg/reconstruction-through-world-war-ii#Littlejohn, accessed 13 January 2016.","Lefferts Family Collection (SC 0119), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Loudoun County Cemetery Database, http://www.leesburgva.gov/government/departments/thomas-balch-library/loudoun-county-cemetery-database, accessed 13 January 2016. ","Scheel, Eugene M.,  Loudoun Discovered: Communities, Corners \u0026 Crossroads. Volume 4: Leesburg \u0026 the Old Carolina Road.  Leesburg, VA: Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, 2002.","Thomas, Ann Whitehead,  A Story of Round Hill, Loudoun County Virginia.  Leesburg, VA: Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, 2004.\n","\tMiles Lefferts (1916-2001) was born and died in Leesburg, Virginia. He was the sixth child of Ella Adams Lefferts (1871-1954) and Horace Hogeland Lefferts (1879-1949), County Clerk, bookkeeper at the Saffer Brothers Mill, and elder of several area Old School Baptist churches, including New Valley (1911-1949) and Mt. Zion (1917-1949).","Miles Lefferts' wife, Janet Patterson Lefferts (b. 1919), was born Janet Patterson in Round Hill. She is the daughter of Bertha Baber Patterson (1894-1949) and James Samuel Patterson (1892-1985), pharmacist in Round Hill for over 50 years and owner of Patterson's Pharmacy and the Patterson Building. ","This collection consists of newspaper articles, manuscript materials, photographs and artifacts that document the lives of the Patterson and Lefferts families, the history of Leesburg and Round Hill, and numerous businesses that once operated throughout Loudoun County. Three newspaper articles have been photocopied for preservation and discarded. \"Corner of the Past,\" a feature appearing in the  Washington Star  on 14 November 1965, focuses on Pharmacist James Patterson and Patterson's Pharmacy in Round Hill which opened its doors in 1915. An article in The Washington Post Panorama  from 21 May 1970 is titled, \"Its Small Town Status at Stake, Leesburg Frets.\" In the 27 June 1971 issue of  The Sunday Star , the article \"Out of Town, The Old South, Civil War and Revolutionary War are still having their heyday in Leesburg, VA\" by Josephine F. Caplan appeared.","Also included are five post cards of Loudoun County buildings, a single photograph of the Loudoun County Courthouse, and a black and white photograph of Deacon Samuel B. Paxson of Leesburg. There are also two items related to schools in the area; an original Term Report from Mount Gilead, 1916-1917, and an oversized photograph of \"The Loudoun School\", identified by the donor, Nancy Lefferts Thaete, as a private school in Bluemont, Virginia. Owen Thomas Jr. (\"June\") appears in the picture and is the donor's great-uncle.","There is a 1971 calendar, a wooden ruler, and two flat paper fans commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Peoples National Bank of Leesburg. A second wooden ruler from the Purcell \u0026 Littlejohn Rexall Store in Leesburg is included as well. Letters from the War Department and Certificates of Honorable Service made out to Bertha Baber Patterson and James Samuel Patterson, dated 1944, complete the collection.\n   ","No physical characteristics affect use of this material. \n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["SC 0119\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Lefferts Family Collection\n1916-1971"],"collection_title_tesim":["Lefferts Family Collection\n1916-1971"],"collection_ssim":["Lefferts Family Collection\n1916-1971"],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":["Nancy Lefferts Thaete, Haymarket, VA\n"],"creator_ssim":["Nancy Lefferts Thaete, Haymarket, VA\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["Less than .33 cubic feet"],"extent_tesim":["Less than .33 cubic feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research.\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eAncestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eA Brief History of Leesburg,\nhttp://www.leesburgva.gov/visitors/history-of-leesburg/reconstruction-through-world-war-ii#Littlejohn, accessed 13 January 2016.\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eLefferts Family Collection (SC 0119), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eLoudoun County Cemetery Database, http://www.leesburgva.gov/government/departments/thomas-balch-library/loudoun-county-cemetery-database, accessed 13 January 2016. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eScheel, Eugene M., \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLoudoun Discovered: Communities, Corners \u0026amp; Crossroads. Volume 4: Leesburg \u0026amp; the Old Carolina Road.\u003c/title\u003e Leesburg, VA: Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, 2002.\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eThomas, Ann Whitehead,\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003e A Story of Round Hill, Loudoun County Virginia.\u003c/title\u003e Leesburg, VA: Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, 2004.\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.","A Brief History of Leesburg,\nhttp://www.leesburgva.gov/visitors/history-of-leesburg/reconstruction-through-world-war-ii#Littlejohn, accessed 13 January 2016.","Lefferts Family Collection (SC 0119), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Loudoun County Cemetery Database, http://www.leesburgva.gov/government/departments/thomas-balch-library/loudoun-county-cemetery-database, accessed 13 January 2016. ","Scheel, Eugene M.,  Loudoun Discovered: Communities, Corners \u0026 Crossroads. Volume 4: Leesburg \u0026 the Old Carolina Road.  Leesburg, VA: Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, 2002.","Thomas, Ann Whitehead,  A Story of Round Hill, Loudoun County Virginia.  Leesburg, VA: Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, 2004.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\tMiles Lefferts (1916-2001) was born and died in Leesburg, Virginia. He was the sixth child of Ella Adams Lefferts (1871-1954) and Horace Hogeland Lefferts (1879-1949), County Clerk, bookkeeper at the Saffer Brothers Mill, and elder of several area Old School Baptist churches, including New Valley (1911-1949) and Mt. Zion (1917-1949).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiles Lefferts' wife, Janet Patterson Lefferts (b. 1919), was born Janet Patterson in Round Hill. She is the daughter of Bertha Baber Patterson (1894-1949) and James Samuel Patterson (1892-1985), pharmacist in Round Hill for over 50 years and owner of Patterson's Pharmacy and the Patterson Building. \u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["HISTORICAL SKETCH\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["\tMiles Lefferts (1916-2001) was born and died in Leesburg, Virginia. He was the sixth child of Ella Adams Lefferts (1871-1954) and Horace Hogeland Lefferts (1879-1949), County Clerk, bookkeeper at the Saffer Brothers Mill, and elder of several area Old School Baptist churches, including New Valley (1911-1949) and Mt. Zion (1917-1949).","Miles Lefferts' wife, Janet Patterson Lefferts (b. 1919), was born Janet Patterson in Round Hill. She is the daughter of Bertha Baber Patterson (1894-1949) and James Samuel Patterson (1892-1985), pharmacist in Round Hill for over 50 years and owner of Patterson's Pharmacy and the Patterson Building. "],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e Lefferts Family Collection (SC 0119), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.       \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":[" Lefferts Family Collection (SC 0119), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.       \n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of newspaper articles, manuscript materials, photographs and artifacts that document the lives of the Patterson and Lefferts families, the history of Leesburg and Round Hill, and numerous businesses that once operated throughout Loudoun County. Three newspaper articles have been photocopied for preservation and discarded. \"Corner of the Past,\" a feature appearing in the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWashington Star\u003c/title\u003e on 14 November 1965, focuses on Pharmacist James Patterson and Patterson's Pharmacy in Round Hill which opened its doors in 1915. An article in\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post Panorama\u003c/title\u003e from 21 May 1970 is titled, \"Its Small Town Status at Stake, Leesburg Frets.\" In the 27 June 1971 issue of \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Sunday Star\u003c/title\u003e, the article \"Out of Town, The Old South, Civil War and Revolutionary War are still having their heyday in Leesburg, VA\" by Josephine F. Caplan appeared.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso included are five post cards of Loudoun County buildings, a single photograph of the Loudoun County Courthouse, and a black and white photograph of Deacon Samuel B. Paxson of Leesburg. There are also two items related to schools in the area; an original Term Report from Mount Gilead, 1916-1917, and an oversized photograph of \"The Loudoun School\", identified by the donor, Nancy Lefferts Thaete, as a private school in Bluemont, Virginia. Owen Thomas Jr. (\"June\") appears in the picture and is the donor's great-uncle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is a 1971 calendar, a wooden ruler, and two flat paper fans commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Peoples National Bank of Leesburg. A second wooden ruler from the Purcell \u0026amp; Littlejohn Rexall Store in Leesburg is included as well. Letters from the War Department and Certificates of Honorable Service made out to Bertha Baber Patterson and James Samuel Patterson, dated 1944, complete the collection.\n   \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of newspaper articles, manuscript materials, photographs and artifacts that document the lives of the Patterson and Lefferts families, the history of Leesburg and Round Hill, and numerous businesses that once operated throughout Loudoun County. Three newspaper articles have been photocopied for preservation and discarded. \"Corner of the Past,\" a feature appearing in the  Washington Star  on 14 November 1965, focuses on Pharmacist James Patterson and Patterson's Pharmacy in Round Hill which opened its doors in 1915. An article in The Washington Post Panorama  from 21 May 1970 is titled, \"Its Small Town Status at Stake, Leesburg Frets.\" In the 27 June 1971 issue of  The Sunday Star , the article \"Out of Town, The Old South, Civil War and Revolutionary War are still having their heyday in Leesburg, VA\" by Josephine F. Caplan appeared.","Also included are five post cards of Loudoun County buildings, a single photograph of the Loudoun County Courthouse, and a black and white photograph of Deacon Samuel B. Paxson of Leesburg. There are also two items related to schools in the area; an original Term Report from Mount Gilead, 1916-1917, and an oversized photograph of \"The Loudoun School\", identified by the donor, Nancy Lefferts Thaete, as a private school in Bluemont, Virginia. Owen Thomas Jr. (\"June\") appears in the picture and is the donor's great-uncle.","There is a 1971 calendar, a wooden ruler, and two flat paper fans commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Peoples National Bank of Leesburg. A second wooden ruler from the Purcell \u0026 Littlejohn Rexall Store in Leesburg is included as well. Letters from the War Department and Certificates of Honorable Service made out to Bertha Baber Patterson and James Samuel Patterson, dated 1944, complete the collection.\n   "],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo physical characteristics affect use of this material. \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["No physical characteristics affect use of this material. \n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":18,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:50:13.538Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl000271_c02"}},{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00295_c03","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"ART 0011:","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00295_c03#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00295_c03","ref_ssm":["viletbl_viletbl00295_c03"],"id":"viletbl_viletbl00295_c03","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00295","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00295","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00295","parent_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00295","parent_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00295"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00295"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Loudoun County Extension Homemaker's Club Records"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Loudoun County Extension Homemaker's Club Records"],"text":["Loudoun County Extension Homemaker's Club Records","ART 0011:"],"title_filing_ssi":"","title_ssm":["ART 0011: "],"title_tesim":["ART 0011: "],"normalized_title_ssm":["ART 0011:"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"collection_ssim":["Loudoun County Extension Homemaker's Club Records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":1,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":46,"_nest_path_":"/components#2","timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:42:59.030Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00295","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00295","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00295","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00295","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl00295.xml","title_ssm":["Loudoun County Extension Homemaker's Club Records"],"title_tesim":["Loudoun County Extension Homemaker's Club Records"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["M 0127\n"],"text":["M 0127\n","Loudoun County Extension Homemaker's Club Records",".","Collection open for research. \n","2001.0005, 2009.0245\n","None\n","\"African American History, Housekeeper's Club,\" Vertical File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. ","Ancestry.com. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.","Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club Records, (M 0127), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Oregon State Library; Oregon Death Index 1931-1941; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1991-2000","The Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club developed as an arm of the United States Department of Agriculture Extension Services [USDA]. Funded and overseen by a partnership of federal, state, and local governments, Extension Services were first established as a nationwide system in 1914 by the Smith-Lever Act. The Extension Services were designed to aid farmers by providing educational classes in homemaking to white farm women. The program quickly took off and by 1915, 335 home economics schools were held for 21,000 farm women all over the country. In 1936, a group of Extension homemakers met with the USDA in order to form the National Extension Homemakers Council to further promote educational efforts. Extension Homemakers clubs were segregated, leading many black communities to form their own clubs, such as the Housekeeper's Club formed in Aldie, Virgina in 1914. ","Loudoun County home demonstrations were first organized by Grace Heyl (1901-1991), the county's Home Demonstration Agent, in 1923. By 1926, ten Extension Homemakers clubs were established in the county. In that same year, representatives of the existing Extension Clubs, a county agent, and a district representative all came together in order to create a Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Council. The council was composed of ten members and grew as the number of clubs in the county grew. By 1975 there were fifteen clubs and approximately 300 homemakers. ","The Homemakers Club served as a place where women came together to learn sewing, quilting, cooking, housekeeping techniques, and various other homemaking skills; later the Club evolved. It became a source of discussion of gender roles, volunteer work, and of leadership among women. In 1994, every Loudoun County Extension Homemaker Club member was invited to attend a meeting to discuss the future of the club and voted to disband.\n"," None\n","Processed by Audrey Haisley, 2017\n","Loudoun County Fair Association 4-H Collection (VC 0017), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA, Home Interest Club Records, 1903-2013 (M 077), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. A History of the Housekeeper's Club, Vertical File, Thomas Balch Library\n","This collection contains the records of the Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club. It includes minutes, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, newsletters, correspondence, agendas, event pamphlets, recipes, attendance, speeches, information on club activities, as well as information on the history of the club.","The earliest records of the club's activities are in the form of minutes beginning in 1926 and ending in 1947. The minutes preserved by the Club are photocopies; the whereabouts of the original minutes are unknown. Minutes are arranged which each new year beginning in December and concluding in November. After 1985, only scattered minutes are available.  Scrapbooks dating between 1961 and 1994 are included in this collection, and include photographs and ephemera as well as \"Achievement Day\" materials and yearbooks. \"Achievement Day\" was an annual event where club members celebrated their accomplishments and activities from the previous year. Loose items were removed from each scrapbook and foldered for better preservation of the materials. ","A few abbreviations are used over the course of this collection. Loudoun County is abbreviated to \"LoCo\" and Extension Homemakers is has been abbreviated to \"E.H.\" This is an open collection and additional material may be received.\n","No physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n","This collection contains the records of the Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club. It includes minutes, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, newsletters, correspondence, agendas, event pamphlets, recipes, attendance, speeches, information on club activities, as well as information on the history of the club.   \n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["M 0127\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Loudoun County Extension Homemaker's Club Records"],"collection_title_tesim":["Loudoun County Extension Homemaker's Club Records"],"collection_ssim":["Loudoun County Extension Homemaker's Club Records"],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":["Carolyn Grubb, Purcellville VA and Dorothy Martel, Middleburg, VA \n"],"creator_ssim":["Carolyn Grubb, Purcellville VA and Dorothy Martel, Middleburg, VA \n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Carolyn Grubb, Purcellville VA and Dorothy Martel, Middleburg, VA\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["2.5 cubic ft."],"extent_tesim":["2.5 cubic ft."],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research. \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research. \n"],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e2001.0005, 2009.0245\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals\n"],"accruals_tesim":["2001.0005, 2009.0245\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["None\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003e\"African American History, Housekeeper's Club,\" Vertical File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. \u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eAncestry.com. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eLoudoun County Extension Homemakers Club Records, (M 0127), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eOregon State Library; Oregon Death Index 1931-1941; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1991-2000\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["\"African American History, Housekeeper's Club,\" Vertical File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. ","Ancestry.com. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.","Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club Records, (M 0127), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Oregon State Library; Oregon Death Index 1931-1941; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1991-2000"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club developed as an arm of the United States Department of Agriculture Extension Services [USDA]. Funded and overseen by a partnership of federal, state, and local governments, Extension Services were first established as a nationwide system in 1914 by the Smith-Lever Act. The Extension Services were designed to aid farmers by providing educational classes in homemaking to white farm women. The program quickly took off and by 1915, 335 home economics schools were held for 21,000 farm women all over the country. In 1936, a group of Extension homemakers met with the USDA in order to form the National Extension Homemakers Council to further promote educational efforts. Extension Homemakers clubs were segregated, leading many black communities to form their own clubs, such as the Housekeeper's Club formed in Aldie, Virgina in 1914. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLoudoun County home demonstrations were first organized by Grace Heyl (1901-1991), the county's Home Demonstration Agent, in 1923. By 1926, ten Extension Homemakers clubs were established in the county. In that same year, representatives of the existing Extension Clubs, a county agent, and a district representative all came together in order to create a Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Council. The council was composed of ten members and grew as the number of clubs in the county grew. By 1975 there were fifteen clubs and approximately 300 homemakers. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Homemakers Club served as a place where women came together to learn sewing, quilting, cooking, housekeeping techniques, and various other homemaking skills; later the Club evolved. It became a source of discussion of gender roles, volunteer work, and of leadership among women. In 1994, every Loudoun County Extension Homemaker Club member was invited to attend a meeting to discuss the future of the club and voted to disband.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club developed as an arm of the United States Department of Agriculture Extension Services [USDA]. Funded and overseen by a partnership of federal, state, and local governments, Extension Services were first established as a nationwide system in 1914 by the Smith-Lever Act. The Extension Services were designed to aid farmers by providing educational classes in homemaking to white farm women. The program quickly took off and by 1915, 335 home economics schools were held for 21,000 farm women all over the country. In 1936, a group of Extension homemakers met with the USDA in order to form the National Extension Homemakers Council to further promote educational efforts. Extension Homemakers clubs were segregated, leading many black communities to form their own clubs, such as the Housekeeper's Club formed in Aldie, Virgina in 1914. ","Loudoun County home demonstrations were first organized by Grace Heyl (1901-1991), the county's Home Demonstration Agent, in 1923. By 1926, ten Extension Homemakers clubs were established in the county. In that same year, representatives of the existing Extension Clubs, a county agent, and a district representative all came together in order to create a Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Council. The council was composed of ten members and grew as the number of clubs in the county grew. By 1975 there were fifteen clubs and approximately 300 homemakers. ","The Homemakers Club served as a place where women came together to learn sewing, quilting, cooking, housekeeping techniques, and various other homemaking skills; later the Club evolved. It became a source of discussion of gender roles, volunteer work, and of leadership among women. In 1994, every Loudoun County Extension Homemaker Club member was invited to attend a meeting to discuss the future of the club and voted to disband.\n"],"otherfindaid_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePastPerfect\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"otherfindaid_heading_ssm":["Other Finding Aid\n"],"otherfindaid_tesim":["PastPerfect\n"],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e None\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Technical Requirements\n"],"phystech_tesim":[" None\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLoudoun County Extension Homemakers Club Records, 1926-1994 (M 0127), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club Records, 1926-1994 (M 0127), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Audrey Haisley, 2017\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Audrey Haisley, 2017\n"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLoudoun County Fair Association 4-H Collection (VC 0017), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA, Home Interest Club Records, 1903-2013 (M 077), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. A History of the Housekeeper's Club, Vertical File, Thomas Balch Library\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Loudoun County Fair Association 4-H Collection (VC 0017), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA, Home Interest Club Records, 1903-2013 (M 077), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. A History of the Housekeeper's Club, Vertical File, Thomas Balch Library\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains the records of the Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club. It includes minutes, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, newsletters, correspondence, agendas, event pamphlets, recipes, attendance, speeches, information on club activities, as well as information on the history of the club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe earliest records of the club's activities are in the form of minutes beginning in 1926 and ending in 1947. The minutes preserved by the Club are photocopies; the whereabouts of the original minutes are unknown. Minutes are arranged which each new year beginning in December and concluding in November. After 1985, only scattered minutes are available.  Scrapbooks dating between 1961 and 1994 are included in this collection, and include photographs and ephemera as well as \"Achievement Day\" materials and yearbooks. \"Achievement Day\" was an annual event where club members celebrated their accomplishments and activities from the previous year. Loose items were removed from each scrapbook and foldered for better preservation of the materials. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA few abbreviations are used over the course of this collection. Loudoun County is abbreviated to \"LoCo\" and Extension Homemakers is has been abbreviated to \"E.H.\" This is an open collection and additional material may be received.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains the records of the Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club. It includes minutes, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, newsletters, correspondence, agendas, event pamphlets, recipes, attendance, speeches, information on club activities, as well as information on the history of the club.","The earliest records of the club's activities are in the form of minutes beginning in 1926 and ending in 1947. The minutes preserved by the Club are photocopies; the whereabouts of the original minutes are unknown. Minutes are arranged which each new year beginning in December and concluding in November. After 1985, only scattered minutes are available.  Scrapbooks dating between 1961 and 1994 are included in this collection, and include photographs and ephemera as well as \"Achievement Day\" materials and yearbooks. \"Achievement Day\" was an annual event where club members celebrated their accomplishments and activities from the previous year. Loose items were removed from each scrapbook and foldered for better preservation of the materials. ","A few abbreviations are used over the course of this collection. Loudoun County is abbreviated to \"LoCo\" and Extension Homemakers is has been abbreviated to \"E.H.\" This is an open collection and additional material may be received.\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["No physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains the records of the Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club. It includes minutes, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, newsletters, correspondence, agendas, event pamphlets, recipes, attendance, speeches, information on club activities, as well as information on the history of the club.   \n\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains the records of the Loudoun County Extension Homemakers Club. It includes minutes, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, newsletters, correspondence, agendas, event pamphlets, recipes, attendance, speeches, information on club activities, as well as information on the history of the club.   \n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":49,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:42:59.030Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00295_c03"}},{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00290_c03","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"ART 0012:","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00290_c03#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00290_c03","ref_ssm":["viletbl_viletbl00290_c03"],"id":"viletbl_viletbl00290_c03","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00290","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00290","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00290","parent_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00290","parent_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00290"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00290"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records, \n1985-1997, n.d."],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records, \n1985-1997, n.d."],"text":["Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records, \n1985-1997, n.d.","ART 0012:"],"title_filing_ssi":"","title_ssm":["ART 0012: "],"title_tesim":["ART 0012: "],"normalized_title_ssm":["ART 0012:"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"collection_ssim":["Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records, \n1985-1997, n.d."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":3,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":457,"_nest_path_":"/components#2","timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:32:38.471Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00290","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00290","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00290","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00290","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl00290.xml","title_ssm":["Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records, \n1985-1997, n.d."],"title_tesim":["Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records, \n1985-1997, n.d."],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["M 0214, VC 0083, ART 0012, OMB 029\n"],"text":["M 0214, VC 0083, ART 0012, OMB 029\n","Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records, \n1985-1997, n.d.",".","Collection open for research.\n","2016.0090\n","Hanno Weber and Associates, www.hannoweber.com, accessed 17 March 2017.","\nTown of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records (M 124), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Hanno Weber (born 24 September 1937) is an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois.  A graduate of Princeton University, he founded Hanno Weber and Associates (HWA) in 1984.  The firm specializes in architecture, interior design, site planning, and urban design.  \n","In 1986, after undertaking an analysis of existing government facilities and downtown parking demand, the Town of Leesburg issued a call for designs for a municipal government center and parking complex.  The new combined office building and parking complex would consolidate and expand town services as well as alleviate parking shortages, while blending with the historic scale and context of downtown Leesburg.  Over 200 architects submitted entries to the competition.  Hanno Weber and Associates' design was awarded the first prize of $10,000 and the design commission.  The firm also designed the interior of the building, including furnishings and accessories, and served as project manager for construction of the facility.  Construction on the municipal government center began in 1988 and was completed in 1991.","Hanno Weber and Associates' design for the municipal government center won several awards, including Architecture and Urban Design Competition, First Award (1987); AIA Urban Design Award of Excellence (1992); and AIA Chicago Chapter Interior Design Certificate of Merit (1992).","Gabrielle Sanchez, 25 May 2017\n","Town of Leesburg, Virginia Records, 1813-present, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA \n","Leesburg Architectural Surveys 1971-2001 (M 016), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Town of Leesburg: Department of Planning, Zoning and Development: (RG 22), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Town of Leesburg: Department of Planning, Zoning and Development: Visual Records of Historic Sites (VC RG 22), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA","Historical Postcards, 1900-2008 (VC 0004), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA","Leesburg Opera House Handbill (SC 0012) Thomas Balch Library Leesburg, VA","The collection records Hanno Weber and Associates work as architect, designer, and construction project manager of the Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center.  Included are documents such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, and reports; architectural drawings and sketches; photographs; and material samples.\n","The collection documents all phases of Hanno Weber and Associates work on the project including the initial design and contest submission; project management and programming; relationships with the Town of Leesburg, subcontractors and consultants; the bidding process; construction itself; dedication of the facility; and HWA's promotion of its work.  Whenever possible, materials have been arranged in the order outlined in HWA's Project Index (See M 0124, Box 1, Folder 7) as follows: Project Management and Programming; Client Records; Agencies Records; Consultant Records; Bidding; Contractors Records; Contract Accounting; and Construction Administration.  Materials relating to the design competition have been placed at the beginning of the collection, and materials relating to publicity subsequent to the completion of the project have been placed at the end of the collection.","Design competition materials include the design manual and guidelines, Leesburg town plan, HWA's winning entry, and the competition results.","The Project Management and Programming section contains materials documenting management of the construction process.  These include meetings of minutes with Town of Leesburg officials, design studies and reports, environmental reports, budgets, schedules, photographs of office interiors (see VC 0083), and product information.  This section also contains a large number of architectural drawings, including design sketches, working drawings, and alternate plans.  For storage reasons, the majority of these drawings are housed in OMB 029.  Please see the Drawings Index for a detailed list of drawings.","The Client Records section contains contracts, correspondence, telephone memoranda, and invoices related to HWA's client, the Town of Leesburg.","The Agencies Records section contains materials related to zoning and building permits.","The Consultant Records section contains contracts, correspondence, and invoices relating to various consultants, including mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers.","The Bidding section contains correspondence, evaluations, and other documents relating to the bidding process for the hiring of a construction general contractor.","The Contractor Records section contains correspondence between the general contractor and HWA, as well as Requests for Information (RFI).  In addition, this section contains a large number of architectural shop drawings, samples, and related correspondence.  The drawings and samples were submitted for HWA's approval by various subcontractors.  HWA assigned a number to each submittal, and HWA's index is available (\"Submittals Checklist\" M 0124, Box 8, Folder 13 and OMB 029, Box 1, Folder 18).  The shop drawings contain numerous notes, comments, and corrections.  They are stored folded.  The shop drawings and samples have been separated from the related correspondence due to their size and preservation storage needs (See M 0124, Box 20-22 and ART 012).","The Contract Accounting section contains Supplemental Instructions, Requests for Change Orders, Certificates of Payment, and other documents.","The Construction Administration section contains Construction Observation reports by HWA, Town of Leesburg, and an outside contractor, as well as minutes of construction meetings, reports, and punch lists.  In addition, this section contains photographs taken by both HWA and professional photographers documenting the construction progress (See VC 0083).","The collection also contains materials, including photographs, related to the municipal government center's dedication ceremony held in March 1991.  In addition, there are photographs and slides of the completed exterior and interior of the building and correspondence with vendors and architecture and design publications.","No physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n","The collection records Hanno Weber and Associates work as architect, designer, and construction project manager of the Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center.  Included are documents such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, and reports; architectural drawings and sketches; photographs; and material samples.\n","","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["M 0214, VC 0083, ART 0012, OMB 029\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records, \n1985-1997, n.d."],"collection_title_tesim":["Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records, \n1985-1997, n.d."],"collection_ssim":["Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records, \n1985-1997, n.d."],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":["Hanno Weber and Associates "],"creator_ssim":["Hanno Weber and Associates "],"acqinfo_ssim":["Hanno Weber and Associates, Chicago, Illinois.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["18 cubic feet"],"extent_tesim":["18 cubic feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research.\n"],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e2016.0090\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals\n"],"accruals_tesim":["2016.0090\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eHanno Weber and Associates, www.hannoweber.com, accessed 17 March 2017.\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003e\nTown of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records (M 124), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Hanno Weber and Associates, www.hannoweber.com, accessed 17 March 2017.","\nTown of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records (M 124), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHanno Weber (born 24 September 1937) is an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois.  A graduate of Princeton University, he founded Hanno Weber and Associates (HWA) in 1984.  The firm specializes in architecture, interior design, site planning, and urban design.  \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1986, after undertaking an analysis of existing government facilities and downtown parking demand, the Town of Leesburg issued a call for designs for a municipal government center and parking complex.  The new combined office building and parking complex would consolidate and expand town services as well as alleviate parking shortages, while blending with the historic scale and context of downtown Leesburg.  Over 200 architects submitted entries to the competition.  Hanno Weber and Associates' design was awarded the first prize of $10,000 and the design commission.  The firm also designed the interior of the building, including furnishings and accessories, and served as project manager for construction of the facility.  Construction on the municipal government center began in 1988 and was completed in 1991.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHanno Weber and Associates' design for the municipal government center won several awards, including Architecture and Urban Design Competition, First Award (1987); AIA Urban Design Award of Excellence (1992); and AIA Chicago Chapter Interior Design Certificate of Merit (1992).\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["Hanno Weber (born 24 September 1937) is an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois.  A graduate of Princeton University, he founded Hanno Weber and Associates (HWA) in 1984.  The firm specializes in architecture, interior design, site planning, and urban design.  \n","In 1986, after undertaking an analysis of existing government facilities and downtown parking demand, the Town of Leesburg issued a call for designs for a municipal government center and parking complex.  The new combined office building and parking complex would consolidate and expand town services as well as alleviate parking shortages, while blending with the historic scale and context of downtown Leesburg.  Over 200 architects submitted entries to the competition.  Hanno Weber and Associates' design was awarded the first prize of $10,000 and the design commission.  The firm also designed the interior of the building, including furnishings and accessories, and served as project manager for construction of the facility.  Construction on the municipal government center began in 1988 and was completed in 1991.","Hanno Weber and Associates' design for the municipal government center won several awards, including Architecture and Urban Design Competition, First Award (1987); AIA Urban Design Award of Excellence (1992); and AIA Chicago Chapter Interior Design Certificate of Merit (1992)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eTown of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records (M 0124), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center Hanno Weber and Associates Records (M 0124), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGabrielle Sanchez, 25 May 2017\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Gabrielle Sanchez, 25 May 2017\n"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eTown of Leesburg, Virginia Records, 1813-present, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeesburg Architectural Surveys 1971-2001 (M 016), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Town of Leesburg: Department of Planning, Zoning and Development: (RG 22), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Town of Leesburg: Department of Planning, Zoning and Development: Visual Records of Historic Sites (VC RG 22), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistorical Postcards, 1900-2008 (VC 0004), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeesburg Opera House Handbill (SC 0012) Thomas Balch Library Leesburg, VA\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Town of Leesburg, Virginia Records, 1813-present, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA \n","Leesburg Architectural Surveys 1971-2001 (M 016), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Town of Leesburg: Department of Planning, Zoning and Development: (RG 22), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Town of Leesburg: Department of Planning, Zoning and Development: Visual Records of Historic Sites (VC RG 22), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA","Historical Postcards, 1900-2008 (VC 0004), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA","Leesburg Opera House Handbill (SC 0012) Thomas Balch Library Leesburg, VA"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection records Hanno Weber and Associates work as architect, designer, and construction project manager of the Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center.  Included are documents such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, and reports; architectural drawings and sketches; photographs; and material samples.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection documents all phases of Hanno Weber and Associates work on the project including the initial design and contest submission; project management and programming; relationships with the Town of Leesburg, subcontractors and consultants; the bidding process; construction itself; dedication of the facility; and HWA's promotion of its work.  Whenever possible, materials have been arranged in the order outlined in HWA's Project Index (See M 0124, Box 1, Folder 7) as follows: Project Management and Programming; Client Records; Agencies Records; Consultant Records; Bidding; Contractors Records; Contract Accounting; and Construction Administration.  Materials relating to the design competition have been placed at the beginning of the collection, and materials relating to publicity subsequent to the completion of the project have been placed at the end of the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDesign competition materials include the design manual and guidelines, Leesburg town plan, HWA's winning entry, and the competition results.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Project Management and Programming section contains materials documenting management of the construction process.  These include meetings of minutes with Town of Leesburg officials, design studies and reports, environmental reports, budgets, schedules, photographs of office interiors (see VC 0083), and product information.  This section also contains a large number of architectural drawings, including design sketches, working drawings, and alternate plans.  For storage reasons, the majority of these drawings are housed in OMB 029.  Please see the Drawings Index for a detailed list of drawings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Client Records section contains contracts, correspondence, telephone memoranda, and invoices related to HWA's client, the Town of Leesburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Agencies Records section contains materials related to zoning and building permits.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Consultant Records section contains contracts, correspondence, and invoices relating to various consultants, including mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Bidding section contains correspondence, evaluations, and other documents relating to the bidding process for the hiring of a construction general contractor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Contractor Records section contains correspondence between the general contractor and HWA, as well as Requests for Information (RFI).  In addition, this section contains a large number of architectural shop drawings, samples, and related correspondence.  The drawings and samples were submitted for HWA's approval by various subcontractors.  HWA assigned a number to each submittal, and HWA's index is available (\"Submittals Checklist\" M 0124, Box 8, Folder 13 and OMB 029, Box 1, Folder 18).  The shop drawings contain numerous notes, comments, and corrections.  They are stored folded.  The shop drawings and samples have been separated from the related correspondence due to their size and preservation storage needs (See M 0124, Box 20-22 and ART 012).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Contract Accounting section contains Supplemental Instructions, Requests for Change Orders, Certificates of Payment, and other documents.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Construction Administration section contains Construction Observation reports by HWA, Town of Leesburg, and an outside contractor, as well as minutes of construction meetings, reports, and punch lists.  In addition, this section contains photographs taken by both HWA and professional photographers documenting the construction progress (See VC 0083).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also contains materials, including photographs, related to the municipal government center's dedication ceremony held in March 1991.  In addition, there are photographs and slides of the completed exterior and interior of the building and correspondence with vendors and architecture and design publications.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection records Hanno Weber and Associates work as architect, designer, and construction project manager of the Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center.  Included are documents such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, and reports; architectural drawings and sketches; photographs; and material samples.\n","The collection documents all phases of Hanno Weber and Associates work on the project including the initial design and contest submission; project management and programming; relationships with the Town of Leesburg, subcontractors and consultants; the bidding process; construction itself; dedication of the facility; and HWA's promotion of its work.  Whenever possible, materials have been arranged in the order outlined in HWA's Project Index (See M 0124, Box 1, Folder 7) as follows: Project Management and Programming; Client Records; Agencies Records; Consultant Records; Bidding; Contractors Records; Contract Accounting; and Construction Administration.  Materials relating to the design competition have been placed at the beginning of the collection, and materials relating to publicity subsequent to the completion of the project have been placed at the end of the collection.","Design competition materials include the design manual and guidelines, Leesburg town plan, HWA's winning entry, and the competition results.","The Project Management and Programming section contains materials documenting management of the construction process.  These include meetings of minutes with Town of Leesburg officials, design studies and reports, environmental reports, budgets, schedules, photographs of office interiors (see VC 0083), and product information.  This section also contains a large number of architectural drawings, including design sketches, working drawings, and alternate plans.  For storage reasons, the majority of these drawings are housed in OMB 029.  Please see the Drawings Index for a detailed list of drawings.","The Client Records section contains contracts, correspondence, telephone memoranda, and invoices related to HWA's client, the Town of Leesburg.","The Agencies Records section contains materials related to zoning and building permits.","The Consultant Records section contains contracts, correspondence, and invoices relating to various consultants, including mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers.","The Bidding section contains correspondence, evaluations, and other documents relating to the bidding process for the hiring of a construction general contractor.","The Contractor Records section contains correspondence between the general contractor and HWA, as well as Requests for Information (RFI).  In addition, this section contains a large number of architectural shop drawings, samples, and related correspondence.  The drawings and samples were submitted for HWA's approval by various subcontractors.  HWA assigned a number to each submittal, and HWA's index is available (\"Submittals Checklist\" M 0124, Box 8, Folder 13 and OMB 029, Box 1, Folder 18).  The shop drawings contain numerous notes, comments, and corrections.  They are stored folded.  The shop drawings and samples have been separated from the related correspondence due to their size and preservation storage needs (See M 0124, Box 20-22 and ART 012).","The Contract Accounting section contains Supplemental Instructions, Requests for Change Orders, Certificates of Payment, and other documents.","The Construction Administration section contains Construction Observation reports by HWA, Town of Leesburg, and an outside contractor, as well as minutes of construction meetings, reports, and punch lists.  In addition, this section contains photographs taken by both HWA and professional photographers documenting the construction progress (See VC 0083).","The collection also contains materials, including photographs, related to the municipal government center's dedication ceremony held in March 1991.  In addition, there are photographs and slides of the completed exterior and interior of the building and correspondence with vendors and architecture and design publications."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["No physical characteristics affect use of this material.\n"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection records Hanno Weber and Associates work as architect, designer, and construction project manager of the Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center.  Included are documents such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, and reports; architectural drawings and sketches; photographs; and material samples.\n\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection records Hanno Weber and Associates work as architect, designer, and construction project manager of the Town of Leesburg Municipal Government Center.  Included are documents such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, and reports; architectural drawings and sketches; photographs; and material samples.\n"],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Location\"\u003e\n\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":536,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:32:38.471Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00290_c03"}},{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00240_c04","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"ART 003: Artifacts","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00240_c04#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00240_c04","ref_ssm":["viletbl_viletbl00240_c04"],"id":"viletbl_viletbl00240_c04","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00240","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00240","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00240","parent_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00240","parent_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00240"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00240"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Wilbur C. Hall Papers, \n1831-1970; 1981"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Wilbur C. Hall Papers, \n1831-1970; 1981"],"text":["Wilbur C. Hall Papers, \n1831-1970; 1981","ART 003: Artifacts"],"title_filing_ssi":"Artifacts\n","title_ssm":["ART 003: Artifacts"],"title_tesim":["ART 003: Artifacts"],"normalized_title_ssm":["ART 003: Artifacts"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"collection_ssim":["Wilbur C. Hall Papers, \n1831-1970; 1981"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":2,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":97,"_nest_path_":"/components#3","timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:53:43.371Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00240","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00240","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00240","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00240","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl00240.xml","title_ssm":["Wilbur C. Hall Papers, \n1831-1970; 1981"],"title_tesim":["Wilbur C. Hall Papers, \n1831-1970; 1981"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["M 005, OM 019, VC 0043, ART 003\n"],"text":["M 005, OM 019, VC 0043, ART 003\n","Wilbur C. Hall Papers, \n1831-1970; 1981",".","Collection open for research.\n","2012.0025; 2012.0026\n","None\n","Box: folder\n","Washington and Lee University, School of Law, Alumni, Biographies, Wilbur C. Hall, http://law.wlu.edu/alumni/bios/hall-wilbur.asp (accessed 2 February 2012).\n","Wilbur C. Hall Papers (M 005), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Out of the Attic, Volume 2, February Birthday, 25 February 1982.","Born in Leesburg, VA on February 7, 1892, Wilbur C. Hall is noted for his career as a lawyer, state legislator, orator, and public figure. Graduating from Washington and Lee School of Law in Lexington, VA in 1915, Hall served in the United States Navy during World War I.  In 1918, at the age of 24, he was elected to the Virginia General Assembly and served on the Assembly until 1935. He served as Chairman of the Virginia Conservation Commission from 1935-1939, and authored or sponsored important and influential legislation.\n","Wilbur Hall also had a legendary career as a lawyer; he was called a \"lawyer's lawyer\" and \"the best prepared lawyer before the bar of any court in Virginia.\" Hall contributed to the legal profession in numerous ways, being widely cited in case law and also serving as a supporter of Washington and Lee University's law program. He made several sizable gifts to the law school program during his lifetime, including a loan fund for deserving law students, and left the majority of his estate to Washington and Lee University. In 1967 Washington and Lee bestowed an honorary doctorate degree upon him. Hall noted this as being \"the happiest moment of my life.\" Following his death in August 1972, the law school library, which he helped develop, was named Wilbur C. Hall Law Library.","Hall was a founding member of the Rotary Club of Leesburg and belonged to numerous civic and fraternal organizations. As a public figure and noted orator, he was in demand as a speaker and frequently spoke on historical topics.  An amateur historian, Hall also contributed to the preservation of historical landmarks and local historic sites. As Chairman of the Virginia Conservation Commission he helped to create a state historic marker program, establishing a number of markers for Loudoun county historic sites, including the site of Revolutionary war figure John Champe. Hall published articles about Champe and other historical topics of interest to him in a variety of journals. While Hall was a popular speaker and contributor to publications, it should be noted that he hired researchers to complete much of his writing and historical inquiries.","Laura Christiansen, Lisa DeZarn, Alexandra S. Gressitt, Mary Pender, Gabrielle Sanchez, 2004, 2012, and 2014\n","\nNOTE: For ease of access, diaries (1811-1820) of Samuel B.T. Caldwell were processed separately as SC0004.","The Wilbur C. Hall Papers consist primarily of materials relating to Wilbur Hall's interest in the history of early America, Virginia, and Loudoun County.  There is little material pertaining to his work as an attorney in Leesburg, his career in government, or his personal and family life.  The collection is organized into two series.\n","Series I consists of documents relating to his research into the history of Loudoun County and surrounding areas. The materials are organized alphabetically by subject.  The documents include transcripts of speeches he gave on various historical topics to organizations such as the American Legion, Lion's Club, Rotary Club, Ruritan Club, Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, local historical societies and others. Also included are associated correspondence and research materials, including publications, maps, historical accounts, clippings and notes.  Correspondents include:  J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. (1898-1986); W. J. Barrow (1904-1967); Armistead L. Boothe (1907-1990); Mary Brackett (Mrs. Scott) Bowen (1887-1974); Omar N. Bradley (1893-1981); Benjamin H. Branch, Jr. (1919-1993); Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr. (1914-1986); Bryan Conrad (1870-1950); Elbert Cox (1906-1993); Cecil B. Dickson (ca. 1899-1986); E. Griffith Dodson (1923-1962); H. J. Eckenrode (1881-1952); Eugenia T. Fairfax (1873-1966); David E. Finley, Jr. (1890-1977); Marshall W Fishwick (1923-2006); Caroline B. Furness (1922-2007); R. K. Gheen (1914-1974); Stilson H. Hall (1893-1981); George P. Hammerly (1921-1984); Huntington Harris (1914-1993);  B. Powell Harrison (1911-2000); William J. Heffner (1909-1995); Laurence G. Hoes (1900-1978); George A. Horkan, Jr. (1926-2005);  Carlisle H. Humelsine (1915-1989); Eppa Hunton, IV; (1904-1976); Patrick J. Hurley (1883-1963); Asa Moore Janney (ca. 1908-2002); W. Pat Jennings (1919-1994);  Aurelia M. (Mrs. Walter T.) Jewell (1900-1992); Marven Jones (1882-1976); George Harrison Sanford King (1914-1985); George C. Marshall (1880-1959); Katherine Marshall (1882-1978); H(erbert) A. Martz (1898-1990); Frank P. Moncure (1889-1969); Benjamin Muse (1898-1986) Millard C. Myers (1883-1975); Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr. (1917-1990); Carleton Penn (1922-2009); Lucas D. Phillips (1904-1994); Forrest C. Pogue, Jr. (1912-1996);  Joseph E. Profitt (1876-1958); W. Griffith Purcell (1912-1983); Jennings Randolph (1902-1998);  A. Willis Robertson (1887-1971); Clarence L. Robey (1884-1969); John W. H. Spencer (1919-2011); William B. Spong, Jr. (1920-1997); Stuart Symington (1901-1988); [Dorothy] Ullrich Troubetzkoy (1914-2003); William M. Tuck (1896-1983); Robert Whitehead (1897-1960); and Conrad L. Wirth (1899-1993). ","Series II is made up of original nineteenth century documents collected by Wilbur Hall in the course of his historical research.  These documents include letters, public notices, legal documents, and advertisements originating from Loudoun County and surrounding areas.  They are organized chronologically.","The collection also contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings chronicling Wilbur Hall's political activities, and two artifacts.  There is a United States flag with 46 stars which belonged to General George C. Marshall and an undated \"Christmas card\" (a photograph of Wilbur Hall pasted onto a wooden stand).","The visual materials consist of sixteen photographs of various sizes and formats dating from 1866-1968. Photographs feature Wilbur Hall or were collected by him in the course of his research into a variety of historical topics.  Organization of the photographs fall into two series: Series I consists of four folders containing photographs from research projects (speech or paper); Series II contains portrait images of Wilbur Hall.","Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying not permitted. Visual materials may require special handling.\n","The Wilbur C. Hall Papers consist primarily of materials relating to Wilbur Hall's interest in the history of early America, Virginia, and Loudoun County.  There is little material pertaining to his work as an attorney in Leesburg, his career in government, or his personal and family life.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["M 005, OM 019, VC 0043, ART 003\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Wilbur C. Hall Papers, \n1831-1970; 1981"],"collection_title_tesim":["Wilbur C. Hall Papers, \n1831-1970; 1981"],"collection_ssim":["Wilbur C. Hall Papers, \n1831-1970; 1981"],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":["Loudoun County Library Administration and Karen Titus, Leesburg, VA\n"],"creator_ssim":["Loudoun County Library Administration and Karen Titus, Leesburg, VA\n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Loudoun County Library Administration and Karen Titus, Leesburg, VA\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["2 cu. ft. (5 boxes, 4 oversize folders; 9 VC folders)"],"extent_tesim":["2 cu. ft. (5 boxes, 4 oversize folders; 9 VC folders)"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research.\n"],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e2012.0025; 2012.0026\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals\n"],"accruals_tesim":["2012.0025; 2012.0026\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["None\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBox: folder\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Box: folder\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eWashington and Lee University, School of Law, Alumni, Biographies, Wilbur C. Hall, http://law.wlu.edu/alumni/bios/hall-wilbur.asp (accessed 2 February 2012).\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eWilbur C. Hall Papers (M 005), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cbibref\u003eOut of the Attic, Volume 2, February Birthday, 25 February 1982.\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Washington and Lee University, School of Law, Alumni, Biographies, Wilbur C. Hall, http://law.wlu.edu/alumni/bios/hall-wilbur.asp (accessed 2 February 2012).\n","Wilbur C. Hall Papers (M 005), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Out of the Attic, Volume 2, February Birthday, 25 February 1982."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBorn in Leesburg, VA on February 7, 1892, Wilbur C. Hall is noted for his career as a lawyer, state legislator, orator, and public figure. Graduating from Washington and Lee School of Law in Lexington, VA in 1915, Hall served in the United States Navy during World War I.  In 1918, at the age of 24, he was elected to the Virginia General Assembly and served on the Assembly until 1935. He served as Chairman of the Virginia Conservation Commission from 1935-1939, and authored or sponsored important and influential legislation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilbur Hall also had a legendary career as a lawyer; he was called a \"lawyer's lawyer\" and \"the best prepared lawyer before the bar of any court in Virginia.\" Hall contributed to the legal profession in numerous ways, being widely cited in case law and also serving as a supporter of Washington and Lee University's law program. He made several sizable gifts to the law school program during his lifetime, including a loan fund for deserving law students, and left the majority of his estate to Washington and Lee University. In 1967 Washington and Lee bestowed an honorary doctorate degree upon him. Hall noted this as being \"the happiest moment of my life.\" Following his death in August 1972, the law school library, which he helped develop, was named Wilbur C. Hall Law Library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHall was a founding member of the Rotary Club of Leesburg and belonged to numerous civic and fraternal organizations. As a public figure and noted orator, he was in demand as a speaker and frequently spoke on historical topics.  An amateur historian, Hall also contributed to the preservation of historical landmarks and local historic sites. As Chairman of the Virginia Conservation Commission he helped to create a state historic marker program, establishing a number of markers for Loudoun county historic sites, including the site of Revolutionary war figure John Champe. Hall published articles about Champe and other historical topics of interest to him in a variety of journals. While Hall was a popular speaker and contributor to publications, it should be noted that he hired researchers to complete much of his writing and historical inquiries.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["Born in Leesburg, VA on February 7, 1892, Wilbur C. Hall is noted for his career as a lawyer, state legislator, orator, and public figure. Graduating from Washington and Lee School of Law in Lexington, VA in 1915, Hall served in the United States Navy during World War I.  In 1918, at the age of 24, he was elected to the Virginia General Assembly and served on the Assembly until 1935. He served as Chairman of the Virginia Conservation Commission from 1935-1939, and authored or sponsored important and influential legislation.\n","Wilbur Hall also had a legendary career as a lawyer; he was called a \"lawyer's lawyer\" and \"the best prepared lawyer before the bar of any court in Virginia.\" Hall contributed to the legal profession in numerous ways, being widely cited in case law and also serving as a supporter of Washington and Lee University's law program. He made several sizable gifts to the law school program during his lifetime, including a loan fund for deserving law students, and left the majority of his estate to Washington and Lee University. In 1967 Washington and Lee bestowed an honorary doctorate degree upon him. Hall noted this as being \"the happiest moment of my life.\" Following his death in August 1972, the law school library, which he helped develop, was named Wilbur C. Hall Law Library.","Hall was a founding member of the Rotary Club of Leesburg and belonged to numerous civic and fraternal organizations. As a public figure and noted orator, he was in demand as a speaker and frequently spoke on historical topics.  An amateur historian, Hall also contributed to the preservation of historical landmarks and local historic sites. As Chairman of the Virginia Conservation Commission he helped to create a state historic marker program, establishing a number of markers for Loudoun county historic sites, including the site of Revolutionary war figure John Champe. Hall published articles about Champe and other historical topics of interest to him in a variety of journals. While Hall was a popular speaker and contributor to publications, it should be noted that he hired researchers to complete much of his writing and historical inquiries."],"otherfindaid_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePast Perfect catalogue records\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"otherfindaid_heading_ssm":["Other Finding Aid\n"],"otherfindaid_tesim":["Past Perfect catalogue records\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilbur C. Hall Papers (M 005), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Wilbur C. Hall Papers (M 005), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLaura Christiansen, Lisa DeZarn, Alexandra S. Gressitt, Mary Pender, Gabrielle Sanchez, 2004, 2012, and 2014\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nNOTE: For ease of access, diaries (1811-1820) of Samuel B.T. Caldwell were processed separately as SC0004.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Laura Christiansen, Lisa DeZarn, Alexandra S. Gressitt, Mary Pender, Gabrielle Sanchez, 2004, 2012, and 2014\n","\nNOTE: For ease of access, diaries (1811-1820) of Samuel B.T. Caldwell were processed separately as SC0004."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Wilbur C. Hall Papers consist primarily of materials relating to Wilbur Hall's interest in the history of early America, Virginia, and Loudoun County.  There is little material pertaining to his work as an attorney in Leesburg, his career in government, or his personal and family life.  The collection is organized into two series.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries I consists of documents relating to his research into the history of Loudoun County and surrounding areas. The materials are organized alphabetically by subject.  The documents include transcripts of speeches he gave on various historical topics to organizations such as the American Legion, Lion's Club, Rotary Club, Ruritan Club, Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, local historical societies and others. Also included are associated correspondence and research materials, including publications, maps, historical accounts, clippings and notes.  Correspondents include:  J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. (1898-1986); W. J. Barrow (1904-1967); Armistead L. Boothe (1907-1990); Mary Brackett (Mrs. Scott) Bowen (1887-1974); Omar N. Bradley (1893-1981); Benjamin H. Branch, Jr. (1919-1993); Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr. (1914-1986); Bryan Conrad (1870-1950); Elbert Cox (1906-1993); Cecil B. Dickson (ca. 1899-1986); E. Griffith Dodson (1923-1962); H. J. Eckenrode (1881-1952); Eugenia T. Fairfax (1873-1966); David E. Finley, Jr. (1890-1977); Marshall W Fishwick (1923-2006); Caroline B. Furness (1922-2007); R. K. Gheen (1914-1974); Stilson H. Hall (1893-1981); George P. Hammerly (1921-1984); Huntington Harris (1914-1993);  B. Powell Harrison (1911-2000); William J. Heffner (1909-1995); Laurence G. Hoes (1900-1978); George A. Horkan, Jr. (1926-2005);  Carlisle H. Humelsine (1915-1989); Eppa Hunton, IV; (1904-1976); Patrick J. Hurley (1883-1963); Asa Moore Janney (ca. 1908-2002); W. Pat Jennings (1919-1994);  Aurelia M. (Mrs. Walter T.) Jewell (1900-1992); Marven Jones (1882-1976); George Harrison Sanford King (1914-1985); George C. Marshall (1880-1959); Katherine Marshall (1882-1978); H(erbert) A. Martz (1898-1990); Frank P. Moncure (1889-1969); Benjamin Muse (1898-1986) Millard C. Myers (1883-1975); Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr. (1917-1990); Carleton Penn (1922-2009); Lucas D. Phillips (1904-1994); Forrest C. Pogue, Jr. (1912-1996);  Joseph E. Profitt (1876-1958); W. Griffith Purcell (1912-1983); Jennings Randolph (1902-1998);  A. Willis Robertson (1887-1971); Clarence L. Robey (1884-1969); John W. H. Spencer (1919-2011); William B. Spong, Jr. (1920-1997); Stuart Symington (1901-1988); [Dorothy] Ullrich Troubetzkoy (1914-2003); William M. Tuck (1896-1983); Robert Whitehead (1897-1960); and Conrad L. Wirth (1899-1993). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries II is made up of original nineteenth century documents collected by Wilbur Hall in the course of his historical research.  These documents include letters, public notices, legal documents, and advertisements originating from Loudoun County and surrounding areas.  They are organized chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings chronicling Wilbur Hall's political activities, and two artifacts.  There is a United States flag with 46 stars which belonged to General George C. Marshall and an undated \"Christmas card\" (a photograph of Wilbur Hall pasted onto a wooden stand).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe visual materials consist of sixteen photographs of various sizes and formats dating from 1866-1968. Photographs feature Wilbur Hall or were collected by him in the course of his research into a variety of historical topics.  Organization of the photographs fall into two series: Series I consists of four folders containing photographs from research projects (speech or paper); Series II contains portrait images of Wilbur Hall.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Wilbur C. Hall Papers consist primarily of materials relating to Wilbur Hall's interest in the history of early America, Virginia, and Loudoun County.  There is little material pertaining to his work as an attorney in Leesburg, his career in government, or his personal and family life.  The collection is organized into two series.\n","Series I consists of documents relating to his research into the history of Loudoun County and surrounding areas. The materials are organized alphabetically by subject.  The documents include transcripts of speeches he gave on various historical topics to organizations such as the American Legion, Lion's Club, Rotary Club, Ruritan Club, Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, local historical societies and others. Also included are associated correspondence and research materials, including publications, maps, historical accounts, clippings and notes.  Correspondents include:  J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. (1898-1986); W. J. Barrow (1904-1967); Armistead L. Boothe (1907-1990); Mary Brackett (Mrs. Scott) Bowen (1887-1974); Omar N. Bradley (1893-1981); Benjamin H. Branch, Jr. (1919-1993); Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr. (1914-1986); Bryan Conrad (1870-1950); Elbert Cox (1906-1993); Cecil B. Dickson (ca. 1899-1986); E. Griffith Dodson (1923-1962); H. J. Eckenrode (1881-1952); Eugenia T. Fairfax (1873-1966); David E. Finley, Jr. (1890-1977); Marshall W Fishwick (1923-2006); Caroline B. Furness (1922-2007); R. K. Gheen (1914-1974); Stilson H. Hall (1893-1981); George P. Hammerly (1921-1984); Huntington Harris (1914-1993);  B. Powell Harrison (1911-2000); William J. Heffner (1909-1995); Laurence G. Hoes (1900-1978); George A. Horkan, Jr. (1926-2005);  Carlisle H. Humelsine (1915-1989); Eppa Hunton, IV; (1904-1976); Patrick J. Hurley (1883-1963); Asa Moore Janney (ca. 1908-2002); W. Pat Jennings (1919-1994);  Aurelia M. (Mrs. Walter T.) Jewell (1900-1992); Marven Jones (1882-1976); George Harrison Sanford King (1914-1985); George C. Marshall (1880-1959); Katherine Marshall (1882-1978); H(erbert) A. Martz (1898-1990); Frank P. Moncure (1889-1969); Benjamin Muse (1898-1986) Millard C. Myers (1883-1975); Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr. (1917-1990); Carleton Penn (1922-2009); Lucas D. Phillips (1904-1994); Forrest C. Pogue, Jr. (1912-1996);  Joseph E. Profitt (1876-1958); W. Griffith Purcell (1912-1983); Jennings Randolph (1902-1998);  A. Willis Robertson (1887-1971); Clarence L. Robey (1884-1969); John W. H. Spencer (1919-2011); William B. Spong, Jr. (1920-1997); Stuart Symington (1901-1988); [Dorothy] Ullrich Troubetzkoy (1914-2003); William M. Tuck (1896-1983); Robert Whitehead (1897-1960); and Conrad L. Wirth (1899-1993). ","Series II is made up of original nineteenth century documents collected by Wilbur Hall in the course of his historical research.  These documents include letters, public notices, legal documents, and advertisements originating from Loudoun County and surrounding areas.  They are organized chronologically.","The collection also contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings chronicling Wilbur Hall's political activities, and two artifacts.  There is a United States flag with 46 stars which belonged to General George C. Marshall and an undated \"Christmas card\" (a photograph of Wilbur Hall pasted onto a wooden stand).","The visual materials consist of sixteen photographs of various sizes and formats dating from 1866-1968. Photographs feature Wilbur Hall or were collected by him in the course of his research into a variety of historical topics.  Organization of the photographs fall into two series: Series I consists of four folders containing photographs from research projects (speech or paper); Series II contains portrait images of Wilbur Hall."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePhysical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying not permitted. Visual materials may require special handling.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying not permitted. Visual materials may require special handling.\n"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Wilbur C. Hall Papers consist primarily of materials relating to Wilbur Hall's interest in the history of early America, Virginia, and Loudoun County.  There is little material pertaining to his work as an attorney in Leesburg, his career in government, or his personal and family life.\n\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Wilbur C. Hall Papers consist primarily of materials relating to Wilbur Hall's interest in the history of early America, Virginia, and Loudoun County.  There is little material pertaining to his work as an attorney in Leesburg, his career in government, or his personal and family life.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":128,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:53:43.371Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00240_c04"}},{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00311_c02","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"ART 13: ART 13","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00311_c02#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00311_c02","ref_ssm":["viletbl_viletbl00311_c02"],"id":"viletbl_viletbl00311_c02","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00311","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00311","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00311","parent_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00311","parent_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00311"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00311"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath \n1863-2014"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath \n1863-2014"],"text":["Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath \n1863-2014","ART 13: ART 13"],"title_filing_ssi":"ART 13\n","title_ssm":["ART 13: ART 13"],"title_tesim":["ART 13: ART 13"],"normalized_title_ssm":["ART 13: ART 13"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"collection_ssim":["Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath \n1863-2014"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":1,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":5,"_nest_path_":"/components#1","timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:39:32.748Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00311","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00311","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00311","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00311","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl00311.xml","title_ssm":["Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath \n1863-2014"],"title_tesim":["Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath \n1863-2014"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC 140\n"],"text":["SC 140\n","Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath \n1863-2014",".","Collection open for research.\n","2016.0080 \n","None\n","Folder\n","Chamberlin, Taylor M. and John M. Souders. Between a Reb and a Yank: A Civil \tWar History of Northern Loudoun County, Virginia. 2011. ","Find a Grave. \"LTC Elijah Viers White.\" Last modified October 29, 2006. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16367339/elijah-viers-white","\"Inequality in the Confederacy: a Manifestation of Ancient Greece and Rome.\" \tPharos (February 2018). \thttps://pages.vassar.edu/pharos/2018/02/19/inequality-in-the-confederacy-a-manifestation-of-ancient-greece-and-rome/\n","Loudoun History. \"Loudoun County Civil War Timeline 1861-1865 - A Country \tDivided.\" https://www.loudounhistory.org/history/loudoun-cw-chronology/ ","Marquardt, Savannah. \"The Nashville Parthenon Glorifies Ancient Greece?-?and \tthe Confederacy.\" Eidolon (January 2018). https://eidolon.pub/the-heirs-of-\nathens-of-the-south-a8b730b84de3 \n","McDonald, William N. and Bushrod C. Washington. A History of the Laurel \tBrigade : Originally the Ashby Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia and Chew's Battery. General Books, 2009.\n","Mine Creek Battlefield. \"Accoutrements.\" Last modified January 21, 2018. \thttps://www.minecreek.info/infantry-regiment/accoutrements.html\n","Wikipedia. \"General Officers in the Confederate States Army.\" Last modified September 22, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_officers_in_the_Confederate_States Army#Uniform_insignia\n","Williams, Harrison. Legends of Loudoun: an Account of the History and Homes of \ta Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck. 1938.\n","Born in Poolesville, Maryland, Elijah Viers \"Lige\" White (1832-1907) lived in Loudoun County, VA at the outbreak of the American Civil War. The owner of Ball farm, White served the Confederacy as a scout and aid at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, receiving a captain's commission soon afterward and raising a company in Loudoun that became the 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry. White's battalion became part of the regular service as part of the Laurel Brigade, engaging in battles and skirmishes across Virginia, including some in Loudoun County. ","On 27 August 1862, White and his battalion (known as White's Commanches) entered Leesburg after defeating the Union-aligned Loudoun Rangers at Waterford's Baptist Church. This entrance into Leesburg was celebrated by Confederate sympathizers in Leesburg, and later commemorated when the \"Ladies of Leesburg\" presented White and his battalion with cake and wine on the one year anniversary of the event, 27 August 1863. The commemoration continued a second year as the \"Ladies\" presented White with an artificial laurel wreath on 24 August 1864.  ","The artificial wreath presented to Colonel Elijah V. White on 24 August 1864 reflects broader classical themes embraced by the Confederacy. While traditions of wreath laying and presentation are found across various cultures and periods in human history, the laurel wreath was a symbol of honor presented to the victorious.  The artificial wreath presented by the \"Ladies of Leesburg\" in 1864 reflects the Confederate emulation of classical ideals and motifs. Before and during the Civil War, people in the American South looked to Platonic and Aristotelian notions of \"ordered inequality\" and \"natural slavery\" as justifications for the Southern way of life. Southerners believed that their agrarian democracy resembled those of Ancient Greece, which trickled down into Southern decorative arts from Grecian temple-inspired plantation architecture to laurel wreath motifs on Confederate sword belt plates and insignias.   \n","None\n","Sarah Farver, 27 September 2018\n","Elijah V. White's Ball's Bluff Address (SC 0023); Battle at Waterford Baptist Church (SC 0031); Civil War Research Collection (SC 0095); Leesburg Civil War Collection (M 075) ","This collection consists of one artifact: a framed silk laurel wreath presented to Colonel E. V. White of the Laurel Brigade by \"the Ladies of Leesburg\" on 24 August 1864. The wreath has been removed from its original frame for preservation storage. Also present are related manuscript materials including one letter, with a transcription, and a pamphlet entitled Making War on Women July 5 A.D. 1864\" by Reverend Elijah B. White III (1938-2016).\n ","Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying not permitted.\n","This collection consists of one artifact: a framed silk laurel wreath presented to Colonel E. V. White of the Laurel Brigade by \"the Ladies of Leesburg\" on 24 August 1864, and related manuscript materials. ","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["SC 140\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath \n1863-2014"],"collection_title_tesim":["Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath \n1863-2014"],"collection_ssim":["Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath \n1863-2014"],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":[" Elijah Viers White\n"],"creator_ssim":[" Elijah Viers White\n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Provenance Unknown\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["5 items"],"extent_tesim":["5 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research.\n"],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e2016.0080 \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals\n"],"accruals_tesim":["2016.0080 \n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["None\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFolder\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["Folder\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cbibref\u003eChamberlin, Taylor M. and John M. Souders. Between a Reb and a Yank: A Civil \tWar History of Northern Loudoun County, Virginia. 2011. \u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cbibref\u003eFind a Grave. \"LTC Elijah Viers White.\" Last modified October 29, 2006. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16367339/elijah-viers-white\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n         \u003cbibref\u003e\"Inequality in the Confederacy: a Manifestation of Ancient Greece and Rome.\" \tPharos (February 2018). \thttps://pages.vassar.edu/pharos/2018/02/19/inequality-in-the-confederacy-a-manifestation-of-ancient-greece-and-rome/\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e \u003cbibref\u003eLoudoun History. \"Loudoun County Civil War Timeline 1861-1865 - A Country \tDivided.\" https://www.loudounhistory.org/history/loudoun-cw-chronology/ \u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e \u003cbibref\u003eMarquardt, Savannah. \"The Nashville Parthenon Glorifies Ancient Greece?-?and \tthe Confederacy.\" Eidolon (January 2018). https://eidolon.pub/the-heirs-of-\nathens-of-the-south-a8b730b84de3 \n\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e \u003cbibref\u003eMcDonald, William N. and Bushrod C. Washington. A History of the Laurel \tBrigade : Originally the Ashby Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia and Chew's Battery. General Books, 2009.\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e \u003cbibref\u003eMine Creek Battlefield. \"Accoutrements.\" Last modified January 21, 2018. \thttps://www.minecreek.info/infantry-regiment/accoutrements.html\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e \u003cbibref\u003eWikipedia. \"General Officers in the Confederate States Army.\" Last modified September 22, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_officers_in_the_Confederate_States Army#Uniform_insignia\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e \u003cbibref\u003eWilliams, Harrison. Legends of Loudoun: an Account of the History and Homes of \ta Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck. 1938.\n\u003c/bibref\u003e\n        \u003c/p\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Chamberlin, Taylor M. and John M. Souders. Between a Reb and a Yank: A Civil \tWar History of Northern Loudoun County, Virginia. 2011. ","Find a Grave. \"LTC Elijah Viers White.\" Last modified October 29, 2006. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16367339/elijah-viers-white","\"Inequality in the Confederacy: a Manifestation of Ancient Greece and Rome.\" \tPharos (February 2018). \thttps://pages.vassar.edu/pharos/2018/02/19/inequality-in-the-confederacy-a-manifestation-of-ancient-greece-and-rome/\n","Loudoun History. \"Loudoun County Civil War Timeline 1861-1865 - A Country \tDivided.\" https://www.loudounhistory.org/history/loudoun-cw-chronology/ ","Marquardt, Savannah. \"The Nashville Parthenon Glorifies Ancient Greece?-?and \tthe Confederacy.\" Eidolon (January 2018). https://eidolon.pub/the-heirs-of-\nathens-of-the-south-a8b730b84de3 \n","McDonald, William N. and Bushrod C. Washington. A History of the Laurel \tBrigade : Originally the Ashby Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia and Chew's Battery. General Books, 2009.\n","Mine Creek Battlefield. \"Accoutrements.\" Last modified January 21, 2018. \thttps://www.minecreek.info/infantry-regiment/accoutrements.html\n","Wikipedia. \"General Officers in the Confederate States Army.\" Last modified September 22, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_officers_in_the_Confederate_States Army#Uniform_insignia\n","Williams, Harrison. Legends of Loudoun: an Account of the History and Homes of \ta Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck. 1938.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBorn in Poolesville, Maryland, Elijah Viers \"Lige\" White (1832-1907) lived in Loudoun County, VA at the outbreak of the American Civil War. The owner of Ball farm, White served the Confederacy as a scout and aid at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, receiving a captain's commission soon afterward and raising a company in Loudoun that became the 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry. White's battalion became part of the regular service as part of the Laurel Brigade, engaging in battles and skirmishes across Virginia, including some in Loudoun County. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn 27 August 1862, White and his battalion (known as White's Commanches) entered Leesburg after defeating the Union-aligned Loudoun Rangers at Waterford's Baptist Church. This entrance into Leesburg was celebrated by Confederate sympathizers in Leesburg, and later commemorated when the \"Ladies of Leesburg\" presented White and his battalion with cake and wine on the one year anniversary of the event, 27 August 1863. The commemoration continued a second year as the \"Ladies\" presented White with an artificial laurel wreath on 24 August 1864.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe artificial wreath presented to Colonel Elijah V. White on 24 August 1864 reflects broader classical themes embraced by the Confederacy. While traditions of wreath laying and presentation are found across various cultures and periods in human history, the laurel wreath was a symbol of honor presented to the victorious.  The artificial wreath presented by the \"Ladies of Leesburg\" in 1864 reflects the Confederate emulation of classical ideals and motifs. Before and during the Civil War, people in the American South looked to Platonic and Aristotelian notions of \"ordered inequality\" and \"natural slavery\" as justifications for the Southern way of life. Southerners believed that their agrarian democracy resembled those of Ancient Greece, which trickled down into Southern decorative arts from Grecian temple-inspired plantation architecture to laurel wreath motifs on Confederate sword belt plates and insignias.   \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["Born in Poolesville, Maryland, Elijah Viers \"Lige\" White (1832-1907) lived in Loudoun County, VA at the outbreak of the American Civil War. The owner of Ball farm, White served the Confederacy as a scout and aid at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, receiving a captain's commission soon afterward and raising a company in Loudoun that became the 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry. White's battalion became part of the regular service as part of the Laurel Brigade, engaging in battles and skirmishes across Virginia, including some in Loudoun County. ","On 27 August 1862, White and his battalion (known as White's Commanches) entered Leesburg after defeating the Union-aligned Loudoun Rangers at Waterford's Baptist Church. This entrance into Leesburg was celebrated by Confederate sympathizers in Leesburg, and later commemorated when the \"Ladies of Leesburg\" presented White and his battalion with cake and wine on the one year anniversary of the event, 27 August 1863. The commemoration continued a second year as the \"Ladies\" presented White with an artificial laurel wreath on 24 August 1864.  ","The artificial wreath presented to Colonel Elijah V. White on 24 August 1864 reflects broader classical themes embraced by the Confederacy. While traditions of wreath laying and presentation are found across various cultures and periods in human history, the laurel wreath was a symbol of honor presented to the victorious.  The artificial wreath presented by the \"Ladies of Leesburg\" in 1864 reflects the Confederate emulation of classical ideals and motifs. Before and during the Civil War, people in the American South looked to Platonic and Aristotelian notions of \"ordered inequality\" and \"natural slavery\" as justifications for the Southern way of life. Southerners believed that their agrarian democracy resembled those of Ancient Greece, which trickled down into Southern decorative arts from Grecian temple-inspired plantation architecture to laurel wreath motifs on Confederate sword belt plates and insignias.   \n"],"otherfindaid_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"otherfindaid_heading_ssm":["Other Finding Aid\n"],"otherfindaid_tesim":["None\n"],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Technical Requirements\n"],"phystech_tesim":["None\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eElijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath 1863-2014 (SC 140), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Elijah V. White Laurel Brigade Wreath 1863-2014 (SC 140), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSarah Farver, 27 September 2018\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Sarah Farver, 27 September 2018\n"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eElijah V. White's Ball's Bluff Address (SC 0023); Battle at Waterford Baptist Church (SC 0031); Civil War Research Collection (SC 0095); Leesburg Civil War Collection (M 075) \u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Elijah V. White's Ball's Bluff Address (SC 0023); Battle at Waterford Baptist Church (SC 0031); Civil War Research Collection (SC 0095); Leesburg Civil War Collection (M 075) "],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of one artifact: a framed silk laurel wreath presented to Colonel E. V. White of the Laurel Brigade by \"the Ladies of Leesburg\" on 24 August 1864. The wreath has been removed from its original frame for preservation storage. Also present are related manuscript materials including one letter, with a transcription, and a pamphlet entitled Making War on Women July 5 A.D. 1864\" by Reverend Elijah B. White III (1938-2016).\n \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of one artifact: a framed silk laurel wreath presented to Colonel E. V. White of the Laurel Brigade by \"the Ladies of Leesburg\" on 24 August 1864. The wreath has been removed from its original frame for preservation storage. Also present are related manuscript materials including one letter, with a transcription, and a pamphlet entitled Making War on Women July 5 A.D. 1864\" by Reverend Elijah B. White III (1938-2016).\n "],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePhysical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying not permitted.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying not permitted.\n"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of one artifact: a framed silk laurel wreath presented to Colonel E. V. White of the Laurel Brigade by \"the Ladies of Leesburg\" on 24 August 1864, and related manuscript materials. \u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of one artifact: a framed silk laurel wreath presented to Colonel E. V. White of the Laurel Brigade by \"the Ladies of Leesburg\" on 24 August 1864, and related manuscript materials. "],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":6,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:39:32.748Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00311_c02"}},{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Artifact Tray 1","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c01","ref_ssm":["viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c01"],"id":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c01","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01","parent_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01","parent_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00109","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00109","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Item","Box 4: Artifacts"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Item","Box 4: Artifacts"],"text":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Item","Box 4: Artifacts","Artifact Tray 1"],"title_filing_ssi":"Artifact Tray 1\n\t\t","title_ssm":["Artifact Tray 1"],"title_tesim":["Artifact Tray 1"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Artifact Tray 1"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"collection_ssim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":4,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":585,"_nest_path_":"/components#21/components#0/components#0","timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:50:24.367Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00109","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00109","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl00109.xml","title_ssm":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"title_tesim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["M 010\n"],"text":["M 010\n","Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Collection open for research.\n","2003.0023, 2005.0109, 2005.0183, 2011.0160\n","None\n","Albany Argus , 03/15/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/.com ","Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, military enlistment records, Social Security death register, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com","Asbury, Samuel E., \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" Volume 45, Number 3, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/publications/journals/shq/online/v045/n3/contrib_DIVL4249.html  [Accessed Mon Sep 8 9:02:11 CDT 2008]","Biographical Directory of the United States Congress , http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000544 ","Clark, Robert L.; Lee, Craig A.; Wilson, Jack W. \"Managing a Pension Portfolio in the Nineteenth Century: The U.S. Navy Pension Fund, 1800-1840,\"  Business and Economic History , Volume 28, no. 2, Fall 1999.  http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v028n1/p0093-p0104.pdf ","Cullum, George W.  Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802, Supplement Volume VI-A, 1910-1920 . Saginaw, Mich.: Seemen and Peters, Printers, 1920. http://books.google.com","Cutter, William Richard.  Genealogical and Family History of Western New York . New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Davis, Charles Henry Stanley.  History of Wallingford, Conn. from its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time . Meriden, CT: Charles Henry Stanley Davis, 1870. http://books.google.com ","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. II 1813.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. III 1814-1815.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.  Entry: Dauby, Nathan L. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DNL","Encyclopaedia Britannica , http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392187/Anne-Tracy-Morgan ","Essex Register , 01/01/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ ","Hall, Clayton Coleman, ed.  Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Volume II - Biography . New York \u0026 Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v.\"Shannon, Owen,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsh47.html ","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. \"Texas Revolution,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/qdt1.html","Hansen, Arlen J.  Gentleman Volunteers . New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., 1996. http://books.google.com ","The History of Buffalo: A Chronology, 1841-1865 , http://www.buffaloah.com/h/1865.html#1854","Holton, David-Parsons and Frances K. Forward Holton.  Winslow Memorial: Family Records of Winslows and Their Descendents in America with the English Ancestry as Far as Known. Kenelm Winslow, v. II.  New York: Mrs. Frances K. Holton, 1888. http://books.google.com ","Inter Ocean , October 8, 1892, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/","Joblin, Maurice.  Cleveland Past and Present . 1869. http://www.fullbooks.com/Cleveland-Past-and-Present1.html ","Loudoun Times , July 26, 1928.","Loudoun Times Mirror , November 19, 1936; June 13, 1946; April 8, 1965; June 16, 1977; February 24, 1993; March 10, 1993","Library of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/ ","Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County.  Guide to the Photograph Collections , http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center/photograph-collections-guide","New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 14 . Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1860.  http://books.google.com ","New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 65th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War, http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/spanAm/infantry/65thInfMain.htm","Ohio History Central: An On-Line Encyclopedia of Ohio History , http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1004","Peterson, Dorothy Burns.  Daughters of Republic of Texas .  http://books.google.com ","The Pioneer Families of Cleveland, http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Cuyahoga/Cleveland602.htm","The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/","Ratigan, William.  Great Lakes Shipwrecks \u0026 Survival . Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1977. http://books.google.com","Robison, W. Scott.  History of the City of Cleveland: Its Settlement, Rise and Progress . Cleveland, Ohio: Robison \u0026 Cockett, 1887.  http://books.google.com","Rose, William Ganson.  Cleveland: The Making of a City . Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1950. ","Smith, Henry Perry.  History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, VII . Syracuse, New York: D. Mason \u0026 Co., 1884. Niagara University Library, http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/erie2.html  ","Society of Architectural Historians, http://www.sah.org/index.php ","Texas DAR, Margaret Montgomery Chapter, http://www.texasdar.org/chapters/MargaretMontgomery/ ","Waldron, Gale. \"Joan Williams - A Loudoun Treasure,\"  Loudoun Magazine , v.2 no.8, pg 16, May 2003.","Washington Post , August 18, 1938","Williams Family, Biography File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams Family Papers (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams, Harrison.  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1607-1693 . W.F. Roberts Company: Washington, DC, 1934.","Winslow, Frederick Bradlee, 1873-1937 (letter to Dr. John Collins Warren. Prof. of Surgery. H.M.S., complaining about a \"C\" in Surgery), Harvard University Library catalog record.","The Williams Family Papers contain materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The families are related through marriage.   Individuals appearing in the scope and content note as subseries are highlighted in boldface to aid researchers.","Pearce Family  (Series I)","George Pearce  (1792-7 August 1822) was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  There is little information available about his early life.  He joined the US Navy on 20 June 1806 as midshipman, leaving from Petersburg, Virginia.  He was commissioned a lieutenant on 24 July 1813, during the War of 1812.  Pearce joined Lieutenant Thomas MacDonough on 14 August 1813 in the northern lakes theater at Lake Champlain, and took command of one of the sloops.  Pearce and his sailors later assisted Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell at a battle in Oswego Falls, New York in May of 1814.  In a letter to his commander Mitchell commented on the bravery and tenacity shown by Pearce and his men.","Pearce married  Eliza Lacey Stephens  (ca. 1798-20 May 1860) in Erie, Pennsylvania 11 November 1819.  She was also a native of Dinwiddie; little information is available about her early life.  They had one child, Mary Wilson Pearce, born in Petersburg, Virginia on 8 July 1820.  Pearce continued his service in the Navy, and the couple spent much of their marriage apart while he was at sea.  George Pearce contracted yellow fever while aboard the  Macedonian  at Craney Island in the West Indies.  Although it first appeared he would recover fully, he died of the disease on 7 August 1822.  ","After her husband's death, Eliza depended on Navy Pension Fund monies for which she was eligible as his widow.  The pension fund was established by Congress in 1800 as an autonomous source of money for disabled naval veterans.  In 1813 benefits were extended to widows and orphans of naval personnel who died in service, which expanded to include those who died or were disabled from service-related injury or disease.  Administration of the fund was complicated by Congress deciding eligibility for awards and the amount each received.  Pensions were awarded for five year periods, and could be renewed. Eliza's brother, W.J.N. Stephens (n.d.), who lived in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and later her son-in-law, James C. Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882), corresponded over the years with members of Congress and the Navy Department to help obtain her widow's pension payments.  ","Eliza resided in several locations during their marriage and after Pearce's death.  Correspondence was directed to her in Erie, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, New York, and New London, Connecticut where she resided for a time with her brother Clement Stephens (n.d.).  By 1823 she had returned to Erie, where she remained until the end of her life; she appears to have lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Buffalo, New York for a period time around 1850.  Eliza Pearce died 20 May 1860.","Wilson Family (Series II)","Little information is available about the  Wilson family .  Mary Wilson (n.d.) and her daughter Jane (n.d.) corresponded with Eliza Pearce, and appear to be related to her.","Harrison Family (Series III)","Jonas Harrison , son of William (n.d.) and Elizabeth (n.d.) Harrison, was born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, on 11 October 1777.  There is little information available about the first 30 years of his life.  He was admitted to the bar in Michigan Territory in 1807.  By 1809 he lived in Lewiston, New York where he opened a law office and taught school.  Harrison also served as Collector of Customs and Collector of Internal Revenue for the Niagara District, and Master of Chancery for New York.  He married  Betsey Cooke , one of his students, in 1811.  Betsey Cooke Harrison was born 30 June 1795 in Wallingford, Connecticut to Lemuel (17 March 1762-?) and Betsey (?-1821) Cooke, who moved to Lewiston when she was two years old.  Her brother Bates Cooke (1787-1841) read law with Harrison.","The Harrisons fled Lewiston along with the rest of the inhabitants when British and Native American allies burned the village in December of 1813, during the War of 1812.  They took refuge in Batavia with other residents.   Harrison and two other men wrote about the attack on Lewiston and observed that Fort Niagara appeared to be under fire in a letter published in the  Ontario Messenger  on 18 December 1813.  ","In 1815 the Harrisons settled in Buffalo Creek (present day Buffalo), New York residing there with their three children, Jonas (?-26 March 1836), Rachel (ca. 1818-?), and James Cooke Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882).  Harrison was an influential and, at least outwardly, wealthy man.  He built a mansion often described as one of the finest in the city.  He practiced law, was a founder of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and served as a director for the Bank of Niagara. He was one of the original trustees when the village was incorporated in 1816, and served again in 1817.  However, the country had fallen into financial crisis in the wake of the war, and Harrison's personal financial situation became increasingly dire.  In 1814, he was nominated as a candidate for senator representing Niagara but declined, citing his deteriorating financial affairs which required all of his attention.   Harrison was ruined in the panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in United States history.  The sale of his house was not enough to settle his debts, and his remaining property was sold by the New York attorney general.   He left Buffalo for Detroit, Michigan in 1819, ostensibly on a prospecting trip.  Notice of his arrival there was the last his family in Buffalo heard of him.  ","Harrison reappeared in Georgia in 1820 where he met Ellender Shannon (ca. 1803-28 August 1877), daughter of Owen (ca. 1762-1839) and Margaret Montgomery (1773-1854) Shannon.  Shannon served in the American Revolution and received a bounty grant of land in Franklin County, Georgia.  They had six children, most of whom later settled in Texas.  The Shannons moved to Texas in 1821 as part of the Old Three Hundred, the first organized group of Anglo-American immigrants who settled in the colony established by Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836).  ","Harrison married Ellender on 26 June 1820; they moved to Texas in December of that year and settled in Shelby County.  Jonas and Ellender Harrison had 8 children: Margaret, Jonas (ca. 1823-?), Jacob (ca. 1826-1867), John (ca. 1830-?), DeWitt Clinton (5 December 1827-6 March 1902), Thomas Jefferson (ca. 1834-1868), William Henry (27 September 1833-?), and Almira (ca. 1836-?).  ","In the beginning, Harrison presented himself as a frontiersman, taking no part in political or legal affairs and cultivating a rough and illiterate persona.  He emerged from seclusion sometime prior to 1827, unexpectedly appearing in court on behalf of a man accused of a capital crime.  His appearance and eloquent handling of the case surprised onlookers, and the story soon became legend.  Author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) created a rough-hewn character called Jonas Harrison in his book,  The End of the World, A Love Story , based on tales about Harrison. ","By 1827 Harrison had established a law practice and was taking part in community activities.  One of his most famous clients was Sam Houston (1793-1863); he represented Houston in his divorce from Eliza Allen (ca. 1810-3 Mar 1861).  Harrison was made Alcalde (municipal magistrate) of the district of Tenehaw in 1828, a position he held for at least three years.  ","As tensions grew between Texas Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican government in the late 1820's, Harrison initially supported the Mexican government.  However, by the early 1830s he was corresponding with Stephen F. Austin, who led the revolutionary movement.  He served as a delegate to the 1832 Convention, where the colonists lobbied the Mexican government for a number of changes and reforms.  He also helped draft the San Augustine Resolutions advocating Texas' independence from Mexico.   In 1835 he adopted the title \"major\" and actively recruited for the armies of Texas in spite of failing health.  He died 6 August 1836.  Harrison County, established in 1839, was named in his honor.  Ellender did not re-marry.  Their children and descendents settled throughout Texas.  Ellender Harrison died 28 August 1877 near Arlington, Texas.","Betsey Cooke Harrison and her children returned to Lewiston in 1820 after being abandoned by Jonas.  She was left with nothing, and her brothers helped provide for Betsey and her family until the children grew up.  Bates Cooke took in James and raised him with his son, Joshua (1821-1908), sending James to the same schools.  Jonas Harrison II moved to Erie, Pennsylvania where he worked in a store he co-owned, Tracy \u0026 Harrison.  He died unmarried on 26 March 1836.  Rachel married Moses Hall Fitts (1 January 1808-?), a teacher and member of the New York State Board of Education, with whom she had eight children.  They later moved to California.  Betsey Cooke Harrison died in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 25 June 1872.","At the age of 14,  James Cooke Harrison  moved to Erie where he worked at his brother's store as a clerk.  After Jonas' death in 1836, Harrison went to work at a store owned by Aaron Kellogg.  In 1838 he joined Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871) in Reed's Erie steamboat business.  Reed built and ran passenger steamships, and his operation was one of the biggest on the Great Lakes.  Prior to the development of the railroad, emigration and trade to the west depended on steamers, and ship traffic on the lakes was substantial. Harrison started working for Reed as a clerk on the ship  Erie .  The  Erie  burned in July 1841, a year after he gave up the clerkship.  It was one of the worst Great Lakes shipping disasters; over 200 people died, many of them Swiss and German immigrants.  Harrison assisted with the recovery and burial of victims of the fire.  ","Harrison relocated to Buffalo in 1840, where he opened an office and managed Reed's Buffalo port interests.  By the early 1840's grain shipments from the west had vastly increased, and the need for more grain elevators at the port to store and move the shipments became acute.  Harrison and Reed built Reed Elevator in 1847, which they operated in conjunction with their transportation business.  It burned and was rebuilt in 1859, and again in 1874.  As the number of grain elevators proliferated owners became concerned about continuing to be profitable; Western Elevating Company was formed in 1859 to direct the industry.  Harrison served as president of the organization in the early 1860's.  ","In addition to his work in the shipping industry, Harrison pursued other business interests in Buffalo.  He was one of the first trustees of Erie County Savings Bank when it incorporated in 1854.  It grew from a small operation, with around $600,000 in deposits, to over $11 million in deposits by 1883.  Harrison was made vice-president in 1876, and succeeded the bank's first president, William A. Bird (1797-1878), upon his death in 1878.  He was also a member of the board of directors for Buffalo \u0026 Erie Railroad, a company in which he was a large shareholder.","Harrison was a Whig and served on the Buffalo Common Council twice.  In 1853 he was the Whig candidate for mayor, running against Democrat Eli Cook (1814-1865), who won in a close election.  Harrison joined the Republican party after the Whig party collapsed in 1856.   Although he did not continue to pursue a political career he remained a strong supporter of the Republicans.  A long-time art lover and collector, Harrison was a life member of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which was established as a public fine arts gallery in 1862.  He was also a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served as a vestryman. Harrison died unexpectedly on 21 November 1882.  He had been ill, but was optimistic he would recover. He died instantly while getting up from bed.  ","James Cooke Harrison married  Mary Wilson Pearce  (8 July 1820-11 June 1891), daughter of George and Eliza Pearce.  Although the parish register shows they married 16 July 1842, Mary insisted the correct date was 25 August 1842 and they celebrated their anniversary on that day.  They had two children.  Lilly was born around 1846, and died in August of 1848 after a long illness.  Mary Pearce Harrison was born in Erie on 12 November 1849.   She attended private schools in Buffalo and a select girls' school in New York City, Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's French and English Boarding and Day School, from 1864-1868.","Williams Family (Series IV)","William Williams  was born in Bolton, Connecticut to Samuel (8 February 1785-5 July 1876) and Sarah White Williams (1787-22 August 1849) on 6 September 1815.  He was one of nine children.  He grew up in Bolton and attended local schools.  At the age of 17 Williams moved to Georgia where he was involved in commercial business between New England, the West Indies and ports in the southern United States.  He soon became ill and returned to Bolton. From there he went to work for one of his maternal uncles at a bank in Norwich, Connecticut and then moved to Windham, Connecticut where he clerked at another uncle's bank, Bank of Windham.  ","Williams met  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman  (11 September 1815-27 September 1895), while living in Windham.  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman was the daughter of Griffin (27 September 1770-?) and Elizabeth Gordon (?-1822) Stedman, a wealthy and influential family in Hartford, Connecticut.  They married 9 October 1838.  The Williams had three children: Catherine Stedman (4 August 1839-17 January 1841), Griffin Stedman (11 September 1841-7 March 1911), and Charles Gordon (23 December 1847-6 September 1897).","After marrying Williams took a cashier job at Bank of Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio.   Deciding Sandusky did not offer the opportunities he desired, he and his wife settled in Buffalo in 1839.  His uncle George C. White (28 November 1804-30 May 1869) made Williams a partner in his banking business, and they opened a branch in Buffalo called White and Williams.  The bank prospered, and reorganized in 1844 as White's Bank of Buffalo.  Williams continued to clerk there for 12 years.  In 1856 Williams and some friends founded Clinton Bank of Buffalo.  It survived the panic of 1857, but closed four years later as the financial markets faced continued uncertainty.  ","The late 1840's and early 1850's saw tremendous growth in railroads.  Around 1851 a railroad was proposed from Buffalo to Erie and State Line Railroad Company was formed to construct it.  Williams, by then a prominent financier, served as one of the original directors and later as president of the company.  In the period after the Civil War he was actively engaged in promoting and financing the growth of the railroads.  As president of Buffalo and Erie Railroad, Williams helped orchestrate its consolidation with other railroads to form Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company in 1869.  He was elected first vice president of the new corporation.  He served as a director of Michigan Southern Railroad Company and in 1873 was elected a director of Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad Co., where he had considerable control of the railroad's business affairs.  In addition to his involvement with the railroads, Williams financed a number of other industrial concerns such as mining and canals.  ","Williams also played a role in Buffalo's social and cultural affairs.  He was one of the incorporators of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy in 1862.  He also helped establish the Buffalo Club, an exclusive men's club, which organized in 1867.","Williams started his political career in 1841, when he was elected City Treasurer of Buffalo.  In 1845 he was elected to the city's Common Council.  During the Civil War while loyal to the Union cause, he was opposed to President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).  He gave money to help raise troops and was a member of the Union Continentals, a home guard of men age 45 and over organized by former president Millard Fillmore (1800-1874).  In 1866 Williams was elected to the New York Assembly on the Democratic ticket; he was re-elected the following year.","In 1870 Williams accepted the 30th New York District Democratic nomination for the Forty-second Congress on the condition that Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), a young lawyer in his personal attorney's office, would be nominated for sheriff of Erie County.  Williams helped finance both campaigns, and both men were elected.  He served from 1871-1873, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to be re-elected to the Forty-third Congress in 1872. ","Williams withdrew from politics and business as his health deteriorated in 1874.  He suffered severe financial losses during the panic of 1873, which his family believed hastened his decline.  He died at home 10 September 1876.  Lovisa returned to Connecticut where she lived with their son, Charles.  She died in Windsor, Connecticut 27 September 1895.  ","Charles Gordon Williams  attended public and private schools in Buffalo, and later Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut.  After finishing school in 1868, his parents sent him on a year of travel in Europe.  Upon his return he worked in the oil business in and around Bradford, Pennsylvania for several years.  He married Georgiana Metcalfe (15 February 1852-20 July 1930), daughter of George H. (ca. 1827-?) and Matilda (ca. 1827-?) Metcalfe, on 20 January 1874 and they settled in Brookfield Centre, Connecticut, where they lived the rest of their lives.","Griffin Stedman Williams , called Sted by family and friends, attended schools in Buffalo and Ohio, and completed his education at Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Reed (ca. 1810-?)'s Walnut Hill School in Geneva, New York in 1859.  His parents wanted Williams to go to Yale University, an institution to which both of their families had ties, but he decided to enter into business.  ","In 1859 he took a clerkship in Clinton Bank of Buffalo, and later went to work for James C. Harrison.  His early business career was disrupted with the outbreak of the Civil War.  He was eager to join the army although his parents objected strongly to the idea.  Williams finally convinced his parents to let him join, and his father obtained a commission for him in 1862 as a first lieutenant in the 132nd New York Volunteers.  He was assigned as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891) and served around Suffolk, Virginia and Newbern, North Carolina.  In 1863 Williams served with the Army of the Potomac, and then followed Spinola north.  Williams contracted a severe case of camp fever while in the field that disabled him, and he received an honorable discharge 10 February 1864.  ","Williams returned to Buffalo to recuperate in his parents' home.  His father arranged for a year of travel and Williams set sail in May 1864 for the British Isles, Europe, and Middle East.  He spent another year travelling in 1869, sailing from San Francisco for Japan and Europe.  His ship passed through the Suez Canal, which was in its first year of existence, and returned to the United States in 1870.","Williams grew up socializing with the family of James C. Harrison.  He married  Mary Pearce Harrison  on 20 December 1871 in Buffalo.  The Williams had three children: Harrison (28 February 1873-9 June 1946), Mary Stedman (5 February 1875- ?), and Gordon (1 September 1876-4 October 1925).  ","On 9 September 1885 Williams was appointed Consul of the United States at Nottingham, England by President Grover Cleveland, and he sailed for England in October.  His family joined him in 1886, and Williams held the consulate post until 1890.  The family spent that year in Europe before returning to Buffalo in 1891.  Following his wife's death in 1909, Stedman Williams moved to New York City to be near his sons, Harrison and Gordon.   He died 8 March 1911 after a long illness.","Mary Stedman Williams  was educated in Buffalo and Europe.  She attended St. Margaret's School in Buffalo, Bois de Fey School in Switzerland, and schools in England and France.  On 1 October 1902 she married Frederick Bradlee Winslow (27 July 1873-1937), son of Walter Thatcher (1843-1909) and Sarah Louise Sears (ca. 1845-?) Winslow, in Buffalo.  Walter Winslow was an architect and partner at Winslow \u0026 Wetherall, a noted and prolific Boston architectural firm.  Frederick and Mary resided in Boston, where he was a prominent physician.  Mary was known for her expertise in classical Greek.","Gordon Williams  was educated in England, Europe, and Buffalo.  While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, Williams attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  He completed his education in local schools when the family returned to Buffalo in 1891.  ","Williams joined the 65th Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard, which was federalized in May of 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.  The regiment was sent in sections to Camp Alger near Falls Church, Virginia, arriving by 21 May.  Williams caught typhoid fever in the camp and returned to his parents' home in Buffalo to recover.  ","He was employed briefly as a reporter for the  Buffalo Express , and in 1900 went to work for American Telegraph \u0026 Telephone Co.  He was transferred to the company's New York City general offices and later became a Wall Street broker.  In 1914 he became the American representative for a British company with oil interests in Venezuela, where he lived during the winter of 1914-1915.  ","In February of 1917 he was asked by Anne Morgan (25 July 1873-29 January 1952) to go to France and carry out an independent study of the work of the American Fund for French Wounded prior to the United States' entry into World War I.  The American Fund for French Wounded, established by Morgan, was the largest relief agency operating in Europe, providing hospital aid and ambulance services behind the Allied front.   Williams returned to the United States in June and volunteered for officer's training camp.  After graduating in December of 1917 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the army.  ","He felt it was his duty to serve on the front lines and was anxious to be sent to Europe, but he met resistance from army officials because of his age.  First assigned harbor duty in New Jersey, Williams was then sent to Camp Mills on Long Island, New York to assist with troop training.  While at Camp Mills, Williams met up with an old friend, Brigadier-General Munroe McFarland (28 June 1867-1924), who was commander of the 162nd Infantry Brigade, 81st Division of the American Expeditionary Force.  McFarland asked Williams to join him as his aide-de-camp, and they sailed for France 30 July 1918.  Williams applied for a transfer to the front lines, and on 8 November 1918 he joined the 323rd Infantry in the trenches.  He received a citation for his work rescuing troops stranded in an exposed position during operations November 9-11, 1918. ","Gordon Williams returned to the United States in 1919 after serving with the Army of Occupation, and took a job as a stock broker at Wade, Templeton \u0026 Co.  He left the brokerage house in October of 1923 when United Sugar Company hired him as Resident Vice-President of its holdings in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.  He died there of fever on 4 October 1925.  His body was returned to the United States and buried next to his parents in Buffalo.","While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890,  Harrison Williams  attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  Following the family's return to Buffalo in 1891, Harrison Williams read law at Sprague, Morey, Sprague \u0026 Brownell, one of the city's leading law firms.  Williams joined the 65th Regiment of Infantry of the New York National Guard and served from 1891-1892.  He attended law school at University of Buffalo, graduating in 1893, and was admitted to the bar the following year.  Williams practiced law until 1897, when he accepted a job as tax agent for the Erie Railroad Company in New York City.  He retained ties to Buffalo, although he resided most of his time in New York City.  In 1902 he became head of the tax department, and in 1907 was named head of the General Land and Tax Department of the Erie Railroad System, specializing in tax law.  ","On 8 May 1901, he married  Jane Kirby Abbott  (4 March 1875-22 May 1909) in Marshalltown, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Albert Cutler (10 October 1836-7 January 1903) and Mary Watson (15 August 1840-?) Abbott.  In 1890 Abbott and his family moved from Marshalltown to Chicago where Jane attended Dearborn Seminary, graduating in June 1894.  In September 1894 Abbott was made vice-president of National Linseed Oil Company and moved his family to Buffalo.  He and his wife moved back to Marshalltown after he suffered paralysis in1897. ","Harrison and Jane Williams had one child,  Harrison Jr ., born in New York City on 6 February 1904.  By 1907 Jane had become seriously ill and moved back to Marshalltown to stay with her mother.  It was hoped that retiring to the country would help her recover, but she died in 1909.  Harrison Jr. stayed with Jane's sister and brother-in-law, Albert G. (1861-?) and Helen A. (1864-?) Glick in Marshalltown while his father worked in New York City.","Harrison Williams married a second time in 1910.  He and  Pauline Marechal Winslow  (1 July 1872-29 November 1933) wed December 29, and departed soon after on a six month trip to Europe.  Pauline, daughter of William Grandy (14 April 1845-17 September 1910) and Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 June 1896) Winslow, was born and educated in Buffalo.  She later studied art in Dresden for several years.  Pauline was a descendent of Kenelm Winslow (1599-1672), one of the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.  Her husband's brother-in-law, Frederick Bradlee Winslow, was also a descendent of Kenelm Winslow, making them distant cousins.","Harrison and Pauline Williams' son Winslow was born in New York City on 10 February 1913.  When Williams retired from practicing law later that year, the family moved to Williamsted, a farm Williams had purchased several years before located outside of Leesburg, Virginia.  He had built a large residence on the property which he used as a vacation home.  Williams sold the farm in 1920, and in 1923 he bought another piece of Loudoun County property on which he built a house he called Roxbury Hall, named for an ancestral home in Massachusetts.  ","Harrison Jr. joined his family at Williamsted in 1913.  He was enrolled in Episcopal High School near Alexandra, Virginia in 1918, graduating in 1922.  He entered University of Virginia (UVA), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1928.  While at UVA, he was active in a number of clubs and organizations.  After graduating he took a job as a junior engineer in the Virginia State Highway Department.  On 22 July 1928 Williams was thrown from the back of a motorcycle he was riding with a friend on a trip from Danville, Virginia to visit friends in North Carolina.  He was taken to a hospital in Danville where he died of his injuries the same day.  His father described his death as a crushing blow to family and friends.","Harrison Williams Sr. was widowed a second time in 1933 when Pauline died at Roxbury Hall on November 29 after a long illness.  Williams continued to live in Loudoun County, as did their son Winslow.  Williams enjoyed traveling, and made a number of trips abroad.","Harrison Williams met  Joan Stafford-Allen  (1907-2003) during a transatlantic voyage from England in 1937.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford-Allen (n.d.) of Long Melford, Suffolk, England.  The two became friends during the journey, and Williams invited her to visit Roxbury Hall when they arrived in the US.  After she returned to England they continued to correspond.  He surprised her with a visit to her home, where he proposed, in 1938.  They were married on 17 August 1938 in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  After they returned from a two-week wedding trip the couple settled in the new home Williams built on West Market St. in Leesburg next to Thomas Balch Library.  The Williams both were involved with Thomas Balch Library, and Harrison Williams served as president of the library from 1925 until his death.","Williams had a life-long interest in writing.  He wrote poetry as a child, and in his retirement pursued historical research and writing.  He undertook a project to write a book about important individuals and places in Loudoun County's history,  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , published in 1938.  He also wrote articles about local history.  During World War II, Harrison was asked to serve as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  The committee was organized by Virginia Conservation Commission's Division of History and Archeology in 1942 and used local correspondents to collect newspaper clippings and reports about war efforts from localities around the state.  The Commission produced  Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943 , a sketch of people's activities and attitudes.  ","An avid genealogist, Williams spent many years researching his family history.  In October of 1932 he received a letter from Samuel Asbury (1872-1962), an amateur historian in Texas who was researching the life of Jonas Harrison.  Williams was astonished to learn of Harrison's life after he disappeared from Buffalo in 1819.  He and Asbury subsequently corresponded regularly to update one another on their research.  Williams published his work,  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury: In His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693 , which traces the family back to its earliest American forebears in Massachusetts in 1934.  He was able to assist Asbury with information he needed for the article on which he was working, \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" published in  Southwestern Historical Quarterly  in 1942.  ","After her husband's death in 1946, Joan Williams went back to her family home in Suffolk to care for her mother.  She returned to Leesburg when her mother died, and worked at Loudoun Hospital caring for premature babies.  She was also active in other community activities, continuing her interest in Thomas Balch Library and in Oatlands Plantation, where she served as a docent for 24 years.  Joan Williams died 27 September 2003.","Winslow Williams  attended school in Leesburg until 1929 when he was enrolled in Episcopal High School, where he stayed until 1931.  He also attended Shenandoah Valley Academy, a preparatory school for boys in Winchester, Virginia.  After graduating, he lived at Roxbury Hall with his father.  ","Williams married  Helen Constance Moore  (3 September 1918-10 September 1991) on 6 February 1937.  They had three children, Winslow Jr., Harrison III, and Constance.  A keen outdoorsman, Williams was a strong supporter of the Boys Scouts and served as a scoutmaster in the 1950s.  He enjoyed bird watching, and frequently took his camera with him when he was outdoors.  ","He operated a real estate business, Winslow Williams Real Estate, in Leesburg and was one of the founding members of Loudoun County Board of Realtors.  Helen Williams also worked in the real estate business.  Williams was an avid photographer, and took pictures both for pleasure and for the  Loudoun Times Mirror .  For a time Williams operated a photography studio in Leesburg; he closed it in the 1950s.  In 1991he donated his collection of nearly 10,000 negatives to Thomas Balch Library.  Helen Williams died 10 September 1991 after a long illness.  Winslow Williams died on 19 February 1993.","Winslow Family (Series V)","Richard Winslow  was born in Falmouth, Maine 6 September 1769.  Little information is available about his life prior to his arrival in Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1812, where he engaged in land and marine commerce.  He married Mary Nash Grandy (June 1788-18 October 1858) of Camden, North Carolina.  They had eleven children: Nathan Crane (10 December 1812-9 June 1880), Richard Grandy (23 September 1814-20 May 1854), Hezekiah Jones (8 December 1815-31 December 1883), Rufus King (15 September 1817- 7 October 1892), Henry Knox (31 March 1819-30 September 1826), Cyrus Homer (12 December 1820-2 September 1824), Lydia Jane (28 July 1822-13 September 1824), Edwin Newton (26 February 1824-?), Caroline Susan (7 April 1826-8 April 1832), Harriet Williams (28 March 1828-13 April 1832), and Mary Jane (30 January 1831-13 April 1832).  ","The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1830.  Winslow predicted there would be business possibilities in Cleveland with the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and he bought a piece of property on the river for a warehouse.  Later in 1830 he traveled to the east coast and purchased groceries and other goods which he sent back to Cleveland with Nathan to open a store.  Winslow had a considerable amount of capital which he invested to develop his shipping interests.  He built his business into a sizeable enterprise, becoming one of the largest operators on the Great Lakes with a fleet numbering around 40 vessels.","In 1832, Richard Winslow purchased a lot on Euclid Avenue at the southeast corner of the public square and contracted master builder and architect Levi Johnson (1786-1871) to build a house.  Many of Cleveland's wealthiest families lived on Euclid Avenue, and by the middle of the 19th century the street was lined with mansions on expansive lawns.  The family lived there until Richard Winslow's death in 1857, when the house was torn down.  ","Three of Richard Winslow's sons married three sisters, the daughters of Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 April 1792-?) and Mary (ca. 1800-?) Clarke.  Hezekiah Winslow married Helen Clarke (2 September 1825-?) in 1846.  They lived in New York City and Cleveland, and had two children, Richard (26 September 1848-11 April 1896) and Helen Brighty (26 September 1850-15 December 1867).  Richard Winslow married Mary Aphia (?-July 1933); they lived in Buffalo, New York and Paris, France.  Little information is available about them.","Rufus K. Winslow joined the family business around 1852.  After his brothers Nathan and Hezekiah left Cleveland, Rufus Winslow controlled the Cleveland operations.  He married Lucy Clarke (12 June 1820-?) in 1852.  In addition to his business interests, Winslow also spent time engaged in scientific research and became a well regarded amateur ornithologist.  The couple had one daughter,  Annie Clark Winslow  (?-19 April 1926).  Annie married John Chadwick (n.d.) and spent most of her life in Paris, France.","Nathan Winslow  married  Mary Anne Clarke  (1 October 1815-10 March 1885) in 1839, and joined his father's shipping business.  The Winslows had four children, Caroline (23 September 1839-?), Henry (23 December 1840-14 Dec ember 1876), George (January-July 1843), and William G. (14 April 1845-17 September 1910).  Nathan Winslow relocated to Buffalo in 1862, where he established a business with his son Henry and son-in-law John Williams (25 December 1837-?).  After her husband's death in 1880, Mary Anne Winslow spent most of her time travelling in Europe.  She died at her daughter's home in Baltimore, Maryland in 1885.","William G. Winslow  married Mary Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 January 1896) in 1868.  They had six children - Mary S. (n.d.), Helen Brightie (1870-?), Pauline Marechal (who married Harrison Williams), Marie Louise (1875-?), Henry Clarke (1877-?), and  William Gaston  (24 September 1882-?).  The family lived in Buffalo, and also spent a number of years abroad.  Marie married Frederick B. Ussher (1 September 1863-?) in 1901; they lived in Buffalo.","None\n","Processed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 24 July 2009","Updated by Elizabeth Preston, 20 March 2011","The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 , VREF 929.2 WILLIAMS;  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , VREF 975.528 WIL;  The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion , VREF 921 WILLIAMS JOHN;  The End of the World: A Love Story , VREF Fiction EGG; Winslow Williams Photograph Collection (VC 003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Biography File: Williams Family, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n","The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  While in most cases the papers are in very good condition, for preservation purposes photocopying is not permitted.","Series I: Pearce Family, 1819-1859","Subseries I: George Pearce, 1819-1822","George Pearce's papers consist of correspondence from his wife, Eliza.  They show the difficulties the couple faced being separated for long periods of time while he was deployed. ","Subseries II: Eliza Pearce, 1819-1859","Eliza Pearce's correspondence is largely from family and friends including George Pearce, her mother-in-law, Rebecca Pearce (n.d.), and Jane and Mary Wilson.  Her husband wrote about his concerns for her well-being and that of their daughter while he was at sea.  In the years after her husband's death, letters illustrate her difficulties in obtaining pension payments.  Of interest are three autographed letters signed (ALS) from Benjamin Watkins Leigh on 28 March 1829, 5 July 1833, and 24 March 1834 regarding Eliza Pearce's pension claim.  Copies of congressional bills in the collection regarding the Navy Pension Fund demonstrate the process of extending payments to widows.  Eliza Pearce's papers also include receipts and bills related to housekeeping.","Series II: Wilson Family, 1831, 1848","The Wilson Family materials consist of three letters.  Two are to Jane Wilson, and there is also a letter to Jane from her mother, Mary Wilson. ","Series III: Harrison Family, 1842-1911","Subseries I: Betsey Cooke Harrison, 1872, n.d.","There are three items related to Betsey Cooke Harrison: a lock of hair, her obituary, and an undated carte de visite.","Subseries II: James C. Harrison, 1842-1882","James C. Harrison's papers include correspondence from his wife and daughter, including letters from Mary while she was at school and from both on their trip abroad after Mary finished her studies.  Other letters relate to business and his efforts on behalf of Eliza Pearce.  Papers from Harrison's estate include obituaries, letters testamentary, and a resolution by Erie County Savings Bank board of directors recognizing his death. ","Subseries III: Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison, 1833-1911","Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's papers include letters from her mother, Eliza Pearce, while she was at school, and letters from Mary and Jane Wilson.  Later correspondence includes letters from her husband James Harrison and daughter Mary.  Of interest are letters from 1863-1864 written by Mary while she was in school in New York City which discuss unrest during the Civil War, particularly the attempt to burn the city in 1864.  Other materials include receipts and a prescription from 1870.  Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's estate papers include correspondence, copies of wills and other legal documents, and receipts. ","Series IV: Williams Family, 1862-1993","Subseries I: William Williams, 1862-1876","William Williams' papers contain correspondence; business records such as checks, legal agreements, bills, and stock certificates; and miscellaneous items such as brochures from Walnut Hill School, certificate from his election to Congress, and the Civil War Commission for his son Griffin Stedman Williams from 1862.  Of interest in Williams' correspondence are an ALS from Samuel J. Tilden from 13 May 1867 regarding a business agreement; ALS from Schuyler Colfax about an offer of a railroad ticket dated 10 April 1871; and an ALS from William W. Belknap to A.M. Clapp, 5 June 1872 with a denial of request for clemency.","Subseries II: Lovisa Stedman Williams, n.d.","There is one item for Lovisa Stedman Williams, an undated letter.","Subseries III: Griffin Stedman Williams, 1853-1911","Griffin Stedman Williams' papers contain correspondence, with the bulk from his friend Horatio Seymour, mostly during the 1860's, and son Harrison Williams.  Other correspondents include his mother, father, and brother.  Also of interest are two ALS from sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873) regarding Williams' purchase of a marble bust of Proserpine.  Other materials include Williams' Civil War orders, with one document signed by Brigadier General F.B. Spinola; cards of introduction and other mementos from his trips abroad; and a handwritten bet with Joseph Ely on the 1860 presidential election.  Later records include receipts for Williams' care as his health declined and papers from his estate.  ","Subseries IV: Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams, 1871-1895","There is a small number of letters to Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams from Harrison Williams, mostly written while he was at school at Chateau de Lancey in Geneva.  There is also correspondence about both estates, which were handled by Harrison Williams as executor, regarding insurance, storage of belongings, and bills.","Subseries V: Mary Harrison Williams, 1864-1910","Mary Harrison Williams' correspondence includes letters from her father and mother while she was at school in New York City with news about family, friends, social happenings, and the family's pets.  There are additional letters from her schoolmates, as well as from her husband-to-be Griffin Stedman Williams.  Other items in her papers include bank books, cancelled checks, and a stamp collection.  Mary Harrison Williams' estate papers include a copy of her will, inventories, and bills and receipts.","Subseries VI: Gordon Williams, 1896-1922","Gordon Williams' papers consist of four letters, which include an invitation to his brother Harrison's wedding and a letter from the Department of the Navy with information about the service record of George Pearce.","Subseries VII: Harrison Williams, 1882-1946","Harrison Williams' papers include a large number of letters received throughout his life.  Early correspondence is largely from his parents, particularly his mother, while he attended school, and contains news from home.  There are letters from his first wife, Jane (also called Jennie), and following her death from Harrison Jr. after he went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and A.D. Glick, in Marshalltown, Iowa from 1909-1913.  Helen Glick also wrote to Harrison Williams Sr. with news about his son.  During World War I, Williams' brother Gordon wrote describing his attempts to enlist and finally his deployment to Europe.  A large portion of the letters concern Williams' genealogy research.  From 1932 until his death in 1946 he exchanged frequent letters with Samuel Asbury regarding Jonas Harrison.  There are also some handwritten copies of Williams' outgoing letters.  ","The papers contain research notes from several writing projects, including  Legends of Loudoun  and  The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 .  The papers also contain typed and manuscript drafts of  Legends of Loudoun . There are notes and reports from Williams' service as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  A copy of the Committee's publication, Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943, is also in the collection.  Other items include receipts, cancelled checks, club memberships, an oath of attorney from 1904, and World War II memorabilia.  Included in the artifacts is a book of poetry written by Williams as a boy.","Subseries VIII: Harrison and Jane Williams, 1901, 1904","There is a small amount of material for Harrison and Jane Williams: a set of place cards made by Jane in watercolor and pencil for their wedding breakfast, and correspondence about the birth of their son, Harrison Jr.","Subseries IX: Jane Abbott Williams, 1903-1904, n.d.","Jane Abbott Williams' papers contain a small number of letters from family and friends in 1904, mostly cards and letters of congratulations on the birth of Harrison Jr.  There is also one letter from Harrison in 1903.  Jane is often referred to as Jenny or Jen. ","Subseries X: Harrison and Pauline Williams, 1910-1920","Harrison and Pauline Williams' papers include correspondence.  Letters from 1917-1920 are mostly from Harrison's brother Gordon about his efforts to get in the army and his experiences during the World War I.  A small number of German postcards from February 1919 are included.  There are also letters to the Williams from Helen Glick about Harrison Jr. while he was living with her and her husband in Marshalltown; some include letters from Harrison Jr. as enclosures.  Much of the correspondence from 1929-1930 is from Winslow while he was away at school.","Subseries XI: Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams, 1910-1935","Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams' papers consist of correspondence, financial records, and memorabilia.  There are letters from friends and family, brother Gaston.  The bulk of the correspondence dates between 1929 and 1930, with a large number of letters from Winslow while he was at school with news of school, plans for visits, and requests for various items.  The papers include a number of items related to Pauline's financial affairs, such as bank books, stock purchases, cancelled checks and receipts.  Other items such as lists of wedding gifts, a confirmation card, and gift tag from Winslow's first Christmas are also in the collection.","Pauline Winslow Williams' estate was complicated due in large part to her interests as a legatee in real estate in Buffalo and Cleveland.  The papers include a number of legal documents and correspondence regarding the Euclid Avenue property (often referred to as the Cleveland property) originally owned by Richard Winslow.  His heirs retained ownership of the Euclid Avenue property on which the family house had stood.  In 1907 May Company signed a 50-year lease at $32,000 per year with the heirs, to commence in 1909.  The company built its flagship Cleveland store on the site.  By the early twentieth century, ownership of the property had become increasingly complex.  As one generation of heirs died additional legatees were created, making a complicated system of fractionalized interests in the property.  In addition, some of the heirs sold their interests to Nathan L. Dauby (31 May 1873-17 May 1964), vice-president of May Company.  ","Dauby filed a partition lawsuit in 1934 to force sale of the property and divide the proceeds among the owners.  He argued that ownership had become so complicated it was no longer an attractive investment for him.  Harrison Williams, representing the interests of his wife Pauline's estate and their son Winslow, contended that Dauby sought to buy the property at a depreciated price.  At a meeting in June of 1934, legal representatives for the heirs decided to allow the partition suit to proceed, and sale of the property to May Company went forward in 1935.  ","Additional materials in the estate papers document the management of property in Buffalo.  There is correspondence with the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo about multiple mortgages and transfers of securities in the early 1930s. Other estate papers include accounts and inventories.","Subseries XII: Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, 1937","There is one item for Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, the passenger list from the  S.S. Penland , the ship on which they met in 1937.  Joan Stafford-Allen Williams' correspondence contains three letters from 1946 about Harrison Williams' death.","Subseries XIII: Harrison Williams Jr., 1904-1928","Harrison Williams Jr.'s collection is comprised of a small number of cards, a letter from his uncle, Gordon, enclosing postcards from Germany during World War II, his obituary, and undated bookplates.","Subseries XIV: Winslow Williams, 1913-1993","Winslow Williams' papers contain a small amount of correspondence from his family, particularly as a boy and young man.  There are a number of letters in 1933 concerning the death of his mother, Pauline.  There is a gap until the later part of his life when he began to correspond with newly discovered relatives, the Texas descendents of Jonas Harrison, in the 1980s.  Other materials include financial papers such as a farm account book, which also has information about his photography business, two items regarding property from the Nathan Winslow estate, and a debarkation card from a trip at sea with his father aboard the  S.S. President Garfield  from 1935-1936.  ","Subseries XV: Winslow and Constance Williams, 1936-1937","Winslow and Constance Williams' shared collection includes telegrams on the occasion of their marriage in 1937, and memorabilia from their honeymoon trip to South America such as postcards and a ship's menu.  ","Subseries XVI: Helen Constance Moore Williams, 1937-1991","Helen Constance Moore Williams' papers contain a small number of items including clippings about her engagement and marriage to Winslow, a birthday card made by her daughter Constance, and the memorial from her funeral in 1991.","Series V: Winslow Family, 1880-1937","Subseries I: Nathan Winslow, 1880","There is one item each for Nathan Winslow, a copy of his will showing divisions of his interest in properties in Ohio and Illinois.","Subseries II: Mary A. Winslow, 1885 ","There is one item for Mary Winslow, a copy of her will which further divided percentage interests by the heirs in the Ohio and Illinois properties. ","Subseries III: Richard Winslow Estate, 1901-1937","Richard Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents.  Winslow left two wills, one in Cuyahoga County, OH and one in France regarding property he owned in that country.  Winslow's estate was complicated by his residual interest in the Euclid Ave. property and because all trustees and executors had died by 1915.  Harrison Williams appears to have acquired copies of records in his capacity as legal counsel for Pauline. ","Subseries IV: William G. Winslow, 1903-1934","William G. Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents such inventories, accountings, decrees, and agreements.  There are some duplicate copies and transcribed copies, the latter of which includes three letters.  The documents appear to have been acquired by Harrison Williams.","Subseries V: William Gaston Winslow, 1903-1911","William Gaston Winslow's papers consist of three letters, including two from M. Marechal (n.d.) in Lancey, Switzerland written in French.  There is a note on one of the envelopes reading \"keep these always for my sake, Pauline, Father.\"","Subseries VI: Annie Chadwick Estate, 1924-1927","Annie Chadwick's estate papers contain a small number of legal documents.  Her estate was complicated by the fact that she left real property in Paris and in Montreuil-sur-Mer in France in addition to her interests in the Euclid Ave. property.  ","Series VI: Miscellaneous, photographs, oversized documents, and artifacts","There are a small number of miscellaneous items.  Of interest are a collection of 30 Civil War envelopes featuring pro-Union propaganda images and slogans, an embroidery pattern book, an almanac from 1848, and postcards from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1917.","Visual materials in the collection include photographs, photograph albums, cartes de visite, and negatives.  Most of the photographs are identified, and include portraits of family members and scenic views.  A few of the images are photographs of portraits in oil, including James C. Harrison and Griffin Stedman Williams.  The negatives were taken by Winslow Williams of people and scenes; many are undated but probably originate from the late 1940s to 1950s.  Numbers associated with many of the negatives reflect his practice with photographs in his business.  Seven albums of photographs belonging to Winslow Williams contain pictures from vacations and other events, and have been re-housed for preservation purposes.  There are also photograph albums, tintypes, cased daguerreotypes, and color stereo slides housed with the artifact collection.  ","Oversized documents include a series of letters from Samuel Asbury to Harrison Williams.  Removal sheets have been placed in the collection with the location and date of each oversized letter.  Other items include receipts, Griffin Stedman Williams' appointment as commercial agent for the United States at Nottingham England and his Special Passport, and Gordon Williams' passport for his trip on behalf of the American Fund for French Wounded.","Photographic material in the artifact collection includes a photograph album of Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding trip to Europe 1911, two albums belonging to Winslow Williams, and an 1862-1869 album belonging to Griffin Stedman Williams.  There is also a scrapbook kept by Winslow Williams with photographs and memorabilia, which is in fragile condition.  Other photographs include a small number of daguerreotypes and tintypes, most of which are not identified or dated. ","The collection contains a variety of artifacts such as a stamp moistener, calling card plates, a Valentine's Day memento from Harrison Williams to Pauline, wedding books, and a notebook containing poetry written by Harrison Williams as a boy.  Other items include a pair of slippers worn by Mary Harrison Williams at her wedding, a series of cards strung together on a string with Asian writing, and a piece of wedding cake from Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding.  Also of interest is a collection of railroad passes from 20 different railroads from the late 19th century and early 20th century.","Loudoun Museum in Leesburg, VA has the following Williams family items: a photograph of Mary Pearce Harrison, photograph of the Loudoun County courthouse by Winslow Williams, a wedding gown, and acetate and glass plate negatives donated by Winslow Williams.","Approximately 26 letters written by Griffin Stedman Williams to his parents during his service in the Civil War are held in the Southern Historical Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Griffin Stedman Williams Papers, #1155-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.","Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying of materials is not permitted. \n","The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  \n","Pearce Family ","Wilson Family","Harrison Family","Williams Family","Winslow Family","George Pearce","Eliza Lacey Stephens","Jonas Harrison","Betsey Cooke","James Cooke Harrison","Mary Wilson Pearce","William Williams","Lovisa Kirkland Stedman","Charles Gordon Williams","Griffin Stedman Williams","Mary Pearce Harrison","Mary Stedman Williams","Gordon Williams","Harrison Williams","Jane Kirby Abbott","Harrison Jr","Pauline Marechal Winslow","Joan Stafford-Allen","Winslow Williams","Helen Constance Moore","Richard Winslow","Annie Clark Winslow","Nathan Winslow","Mary Anne Clarke","William G. Winslow","William Gaston","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["M 010\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"collection_title_tesim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"collection_ssim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":["Harrison Williams III and Constance deBordenave\n"],"creator_ssim":["Harrison Williams III and Constance deBordenave\n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Harrison Williams III, Fairfax Station, VA and Constance deBordenave, Heathsville, VA.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research.\n"],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e2003.0023, 2005.0109, 2005.0183, 2011.0160\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals\n"],"accruals_tesim":["2003.0023, 2005.0109, 2005.0183, 2011.0160\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["None\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eAlbany Argus\u003c/title\u003e, 03/15/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAncestry Library Edition, United States census, military enlistment records, Social Security death register, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAsbury, Samuel E., \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" Volume 45, Number 3, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/publications/journals/shq/online/v045/n3/contrib_DIVL4249.html  [Accessed Mon Sep 8 9:02:11 CDT 2008]\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBiographical Directory of the United States Congress\u003c/title\u003e, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000544 \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eClark, Robert L.; Lee, Craig A.; Wilson, Jack W. \"Managing a Pension Portfolio in the Nineteenth Century: The U.S. Navy Pension Fund, 1800-1840,\" \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBusiness and Economic History\u003c/title\u003e, Volume 28, no. 2, Fall 1999.  http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v028n1/p0093-p0104.pdf \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCullum, George W. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBiographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802, Supplement Volume VI-A, 1910-1920\u003c/title\u003e. Saginaw, Mich.: Seemen and Peters, Printers, 1920. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCutter, William Richard. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGenealogical and Family History of Western New York\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDavis, Charles Henry Stanley. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of Wallingford, Conn. from its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time\u003c/title\u003e. Meriden, CT: Charles Henry Stanley Davis, 1870. http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDudley, William S. ed. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. II 1813. \u003c/title\u003e Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDudley, William S. ed. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. III 1814-1815. \u003c/title\u003e Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eEncyclopedia of Cleveland History.\u003c/title\u003e Entry: Dauby, Nathan L. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DNL\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eEncyclopaedia Britannica\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392187/Anne-Tracy-Morgan \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eEssex Register\u003c/title\u003e, 01/01/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHall, Clayton Coleman, ed. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBaltimore: Its History and Its People, Volume II - Biography\u003c/title\u003e. New York \u0026amp; Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHandbook of Texas Online, s.v.\"Shannon, Owen,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsh47.html \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHandbook of Texas Online, s.v. \"Texas Revolution,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/qdt1.html\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHansen, Arlen J. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGentleman Volunteers\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., 1996. http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe History of Buffalo: A Chronology, 1841-1865\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.buffaloah.com/h/1865.html#1854\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHolton, David-Parsons and Frances K. Forward Holton. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eWinslow Memorial: Family Records of Winslows and Their Descendents in America with the English Ancestry as Far as Known. Kenelm Winslow, v. II.\u003c/title\u003e New York: Mrs. Frances K. Holton, 1888. http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eInter Ocean\u003c/title\u003e, October 8, 1892, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eJoblin, Maurice. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCleveland Past and Present\u003c/title\u003e. 1869. http://www.fullbooks.com/Cleveland-Past-and-Present1.html \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Times\u003c/title\u003e, July 26, 1928.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Times Mirror\u003c/title\u003e, November 19, 1936; June 13, 1946; April 8, 1965; June 16, 1977; February 24, 1993; March 10, 1993\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLibrary of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/ \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNatural History Museum, Los Angeles County. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Photograph Collections\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center/photograph-collections-guide\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNew England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 14\u003c/title\u003e. Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1860.  http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 65th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War, http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/spanAm/infantry/65thInfMain.htm\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eOhio History Central: An On-Line Encyclopedia of Ohio History\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1004\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePeterson, Dorothy Burns. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eDaughters of Republic of Texas\u003c/title\u003e.  http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Pioneer Families of Cleveland, http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Cuyahoga/Cleveland602.htm\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eRatigan, William. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGreat Lakes Shipwrecks \u0026amp; Survival\u003c/title\u003e. Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1977. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eRobison, W. Scott. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of the City of Cleveland: Its Settlement, Rise and Progress\u003c/title\u003e. Cleveland, Ohio: Robison \u0026amp; Cockett, 1887.  http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eRose, William Ganson. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCleveland: The Making of a City\u003c/title\u003e. Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1950. \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSmith, Henry Perry. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, VII\u003c/title\u003e. Syracuse, New York: D. Mason \u0026amp; Co., 1884. Niagara University Library, http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/erie2.html  \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSociety of Architectural Historians, http://www.sah.org/index.php \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTexas DAR, Margaret Montgomery Chapter, http://www.texasdar.org/chapters/MargaretMontgomery/ \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWaldron, Gale. \"Joan Williams - A Loudoun Treasure,\" \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Magazine\u003c/title\u003e, v.2 no.8, pg 16, May 2003.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c/title\u003e, August 18, 1938\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWilliams Family, Biography File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWilliams Family Papers (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWilliams, Harrison. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e. W.F. Roberts Company: Washington, DC, 1934.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinslow, Frederick Bradlee, 1873-1937 (letter to Dr. John Collins Warren. Prof. of Surgery. H.M.S., complaining about a \"C\" in Surgery), Harvard University Library catalog record.\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Albany Argus , 03/15/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/.com ","Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, military enlistment records, Social Security death register, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com","Asbury, Samuel E., \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" Volume 45, Number 3, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/publications/journals/shq/online/v045/n3/contrib_DIVL4249.html  [Accessed Mon Sep 8 9:02:11 CDT 2008]","Biographical Directory of the United States Congress , http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000544 ","Clark, Robert L.; Lee, Craig A.; Wilson, Jack W. \"Managing a Pension Portfolio in the Nineteenth Century: The U.S. Navy Pension Fund, 1800-1840,\"  Business and Economic History , Volume 28, no. 2, Fall 1999.  http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v028n1/p0093-p0104.pdf ","Cullum, George W.  Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802, Supplement Volume VI-A, 1910-1920 . Saginaw, Mich.: Seemen and Peters, Printers, 1920. http://books.google.com","Cutter, William Richard.  Genealogical and Family History of Western New York . New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Davis, Charles Henry Stanley.  History of Wallingford, Conn. from its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time . Meriden, CT: Charles Henry Stanley Davis, 1870. http://books.google.com ","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. II 1813.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. III 1814-1815.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.  Entry: Dauby, Nathan L. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DNL","Encyclopaedia Britannica , http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392187/Anne-Tracy-Morgan ","Essex Register , 01/01/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ ","Hall, Clayton Coleman, ed.  Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Volume II - Biography . New York \u0026 Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v.\"Shannon, Owen,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsh47.html ","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. \"Texas Revolution,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/qdt1.html","Hansen, Arlen J.  Gentleman Volunteers . New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., 1996. http://books.google.com ","The History of Buffalo: A Chronology, 1841-1865 , http://www.buffaloah.com/h/1865.html#1854","Holton, David-Parsons and Frances K. Forward Holton.  Winslow Memorial: Family Records of Winslows and Their Descendents in America with the English Ancestry as Far as Known. Kenelm Winslow, v. II.  New York: Mrs. Frances K. Holton, 1888. http://books.google.com ","Inter Ocean , October 8, 1892, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/","Joblin, Maurice.  Cleveland Past and Present . 1869. http://www.fullbooks.com/Cleveland-Past-and-Present1.html ","Loudoun Times , July 26, 1928.","Loudoun Times Mirror , November 19, 1936; June 13, 1946; April 8, 1965; June 16, 1977; February 24, 1993; March 10, 1993","Library of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/ ","Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County.  Guide to the Photograph Collections , http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center/photograph-collections-guide","New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 14 . Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1860.  http://books.google.com ","New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 65th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War, http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/spanAm/infantry/65thInfMain.htm","Ohio History Central: An On-Line Encyclopedia of Ohio History , http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1004","Peterson, Dorothy Burns.  Daughters of Republic of Texas .  http://books.google.com ","The Pioneer Families of Cleveland, http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Cuyahoga/Cleveland602.htm","The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/","Ratigan, William.  Great Lakes Shipwrecks \u0026 Survival . Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1977. http://books.google.com","Robison, W. Scott.  History of the City of Cleveland: Its Settlement, Rise and Progress . Cleveland, Ohio: Robison \u0026 Cockett, 1887.  http://books.google.com","Rose, William Ganson.  Cleveland: The Making of a City . Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1950. ","Smith, Henry Perry.  History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, VII . Syracuse, New York: D. Mason \u0026 Co., 1884. Niagara University Library, http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/erie2.html  ","Society of Architectural Historians, http://www.sah.org/index.php ","Texas DAR, Margaret Montgomery Chapter, http://www.texasdar.org/chapters/MargaretMontgomery/ ","Waldron, Gale. \"Joan Williams - A Loudoun Treasure,\"  Loudoun Magazine , v.2 no.8, pg 16, May 2003.","Washington Post , August 18, 1938","Williams Family, Biography File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams Family Papers (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams, Harrison.  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1607-1693 . W.F. Roberts Company: Washington, DC, 1934.","Winslow, Frederick Bradlee, 1873-1937 (letter to Dr. John Collins Warren. Prof. of Surgery. H.M.S., complaining about a \"C\" in Surgery), Harvard University Library catalog record."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Williams Family Papers contain materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The families are related through marriage.   Individuals appearing in the scope and content note as subseries are highlighted in boldface to aid researchers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePearce Family \u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series I)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Pearce, George\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeorge Pearce\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1792-7 August 1822) was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  There is little information available about his early life.  He joined the US Navy on 20 June 1806 as midshipman, leaving from Petersburg, Virginia.  He was commissioned a lieutenant on 24 July 1813, during the War of 1812.  Pearce joined Lieutenant Thomas MacDonough on 14 August 1813 in the northern lakes theater at Lake Champlain, and took command of one of the sloops.  Pearce and his sailors later assisted Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell at a battle in Oswego Falls, New York in May of 1814.  In a letter to his commander Mitchell commented on the bravery and tenacity shown by Pearce and his men.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePearce married \u003cpersname normal=\"Stephens, Eliza Lacey\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eEliza Lacey Stephens\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (ca. 1798-20 May 1860) in Erie, Pennsylvania 11 November 1819.  She was also a native of Dinwiddie; little information is available about her early life.  They had one child, Mary Wilson Pearce, born in Petersburg, Virginia on 8 July 1820.  Pearce continued his service in the Navy, and the couple spent much of their marriage apart while he was at sea.  George Pearce contracted yellow fever while aboard the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMacedonian\u003c/emph\u003e at Craney Island in the West Indies.  Although it first appeared he would recover fully, he died of the disease on 7 August 1822.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter her husband's death, Eliza depended on Navy Pension Fund monies for which she was eligible as his widow.  The pension fund was established by Congress in 1800 as an autonomous source of money for disabled naval veterans.  In 1813 benefits were extended to widows and orphans of naval personnel who died in service, which expanded to include those who died or were disabled from service-related injury or disease.  Administration of the fund was complicated by Congress deciding eligibility for awards and the amount each received.  Pensions were awarded for five year periods, and could be renewed. Eliza's brother, W.J.N. Stephens (n.d.), who lived in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and later her son-in-law, James C. Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882), corresponded over the years with members of Congress and the Navy Department to help obtain her widow's pension payments.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza resided in several locations during their marriage and after Pearce's death.  Correspondence was directed to her in Erie, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, New York, and New London, Connecticut where she resided for a time with her brother Clement Stephens (n.d.).  By 1823 she had returned to Erie, where she remained until the end of her life; she appears to have lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Buffalo, New York for a period time around 1850.  Eliza Pearce died 20 May 1860.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilson Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series II)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLittle information is available about the \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilson family\u003c/emph\u003e.  Mary Wilson (n.d.) and her daughter Jane (n.d.) corresponded with Eliza Pearce, and appear to be related to her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHarrison Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series III)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Harrison, Jonas\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJonas Harrison\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e, son of William (n.d.) and Elizabeth (n.d.) Harrison, was born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, on 11 October 1777.  There is little information available about the first 30 years of his life.  He was admitted to the bar in Michigan Territory in 1807.  By 1809 he lived in Lewiston, New York where he opened a law office and taught school.  Harrison also served as Collector of Customs and Collector of Internal Revenue for the Niagara District, and Master of Chancery for New York.  He married \u003cpersname normal=\"Cooke, Betsey\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBetsey Cooke\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e, one of his students, in 1811.  Betsey Cooke Harrison was born 30 June 1795 in Wallingford, Connecticut to Lemuel (17 March 1762-?) and Betsey (?-1821) Cooke, who moved to Lewiston when she was two years old.  Her brother Bates Cooke (1787-1841) read law with Harrison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Harrisons fled Lewiston along with the rest of the inhabitants when British and Native American allies burned the village in December of 1813, during the War of 1812.  They took refuge in Batavia with other residents.   Harrison and two other men wrote about the attack on Lewiston and observed that Fort Niagara appeared to be under fire in a letter published in the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eOntario Messenger\u003c/emph\u003e on 18 December 1813.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1815 the Harrisons settled in Buffalo Creek (present day Buffalo), New York residing there with their three children, Jonas (?-26 March 1836), Rachel (ca. 1818-?), and James Cooke Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882).  Harrison was an influential and, at least outwardly, wealthy man.  He built a mansion often described as one of the finest in the city.  He practiced law, was a founder of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and served as a director for the Bank of Niagara. He was one of the original trustees when the village was incorporated in 1816, and served again in 1817.  However, the country had fallen into financial crisis in the wake of the war, and Harrison's personal financial situation became increasingly dire.  In 1814, he was nominated as a candidate for senator representing Niagara but declined, citing his deteriorating financial affairs which required all of his attention.   Harrison was ruined in the panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in United States history.  The sale of his house was not enough to settle his debts, and his remaining property was sold by the New York attorney general.   He left Buffalo for Detroit, Michigan in 1819, ostensibly on a prospecting trip.  Notice of his arrival there was the last his family in Buffalo heard of him.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison reappeared in Georgia in 1820 where he met Ellender Shannon (ca. 1803-28 August 1877), daughter of Owen (ca. 1762-1839) and Margaret Montgomery (1773-1854) Shannon.  Shannon served in the American Revolution and received a bounty grant of land in Franklin County, Georgia.  They had six children, most of whom later settled in Texas.  The Shannons moved to Texas in 1821 as part of the Old Three Hundred, the first organized group of Anglo-American immigrants who settled in the colony established by Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison married Ellender on 26 June 1820; they moved to Texas in December of that year and settled in Shelby County.  Jonas and Ellender Harrison had 8 children: Margaret, Jonas (ca. 1823-?), Jacob (ca. 1826-1867), John (ca. 1830-?), DeWitt Clinton (5 December 1827-6 March 1902), Thomas Jefferson (ca. 1834-1868), William Henry (27 September 1833-?), and Almira (ca. 1836-?).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the beginning, Harrison presented himself as a frontiersman, taking no part in political or legal affairs and cultivating a rough and illiterate persona.  He emerged from seclusion sometime prior to 1827, unexpectedly appearing in court on behalf of a man accused of a capital crime.  His appearance and eloquent handling of the case surprised onlookers, and the story soon became legend.  Author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) created a rough-hewn character called Jonas Harrison in his book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe End of the World, A Love Story\u003c/title\u003e, based on tales about Harrison. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy 1827 Harrison had established a law practice and was taking part in community activities.  One of his most famous clients was Sam Houston (1793-1863); he represented Houston in his divorce from Eliza Allen (ca. 1810-3 Mar 1861).  Harrison was made Alcalde (municipal magistrate) of the district of Tenehaw in 1828, a position he held for at least three years.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs tensions grew between Texas Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican government in the late 1820's, Harrison initially supported the Mexican government.  However, by the early 1830s he was corresponding with Stephen F. Austin, who led the revolutionary movement.  He served as a delegate to the 1832 Convention, where the colonists lobbied the Mexican government for a number of changes and reforms.  He also helped draft the San Augustine Resolutions advocating Texas' independence from Mexico.   In 1835 he adopted the title \"major\" and actively recruited for the armies of Texas in spite of failing health.  He died 6 August 1836.  Harrison County, established in 1839, was named in his honor.  Ellender did not re-marry.  Their children and descendents settled throughout Texas.  Ellender Harrison died 28 August 1877 near Arlington, Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetsey Cooke Harrison and her children returned to Lewiston in 1820 after being abandoned by Jonas.  She was left with nothing, and her brothers helped provide for Betsey and her family until the children grew up.  Bates Cooke took in James and raised him with his son, Joshua (1821-1908), sending James to the same schools.  Jonas Harrison II moved to Erie, Pennsylvania where he worked in a store he co-owned, Tracy \u0026amp; Harrison.  He died unmarried on 26 March 1836.  Rachel married Moses Hall Fitts (1 January 1808-?), a teacher and member of the New York State Board of Education, with whom she had eight children.  They later moved to California.  Betsey Cooke Harrison died in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 25 June 1872.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt the age of 14, \u003cpersname normal=\"Harrison, James Cooke\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJames Cooke Harrison\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e moved to Erie where he worked at his brother's store as a clerk.  After Jonas' death in 1836, Harrison went to work at a store owned by Aaron Kellogg.  In 1838 he joined Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871) in Reed's Erie steamboat business.  Reed built and ran passenger steamships, and his operation was one of the biggest on the Great Lakes.  Prior to the development of the railroad, emigration and trade to the west depended on steamers, and ship traffic on the lakes was substantial. Harrison started working for Reed as a clerk on the ship \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eErie\u003c/emph\u003e.  The \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eErie\u003c/emph\u003e burned in July 1841, a year after he gave up the clerkship.  It was one of the worst Great Lakes shipping disasters; over 200 people died, many of them Swiss and German immigrants.  Harrison assisted with the recovery and burial of victims of the fire.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison relocated to Buffalo in 1840, where he opened an office and managed Reed's Buffalo port interests.  By the early 1840's grain shipments from the west had vastly increased, and the need for more grain elevators at the port to store and move the shipments became acute.  Harrison and Reed built Reed Elevator in 1847, which they operated in conjunction with their transportation business.  It burned and was rebuilt in 1859, and again in 1874.  As the number of grain elevators proliferated owners became concerned about continuing to be profitable; Western Elevating Company was formed in 1859 to direct the industry.  Harrison served as president of the organization in the early 1860's.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his work in the shipping industry, Harrison pursued other business interests in Buffalo.  He was one of the first trustees of Erie County Savings Bank when it incorporated in 1854.  It grew from a small operation, with around $600,000 in deposits, to over $11 million in deposits by 1883.  Harrison was made vice-president in 1876, and succeeded the bank's first president, William A. Bird (1797-1878), upon his death in 1878.  He was also a member of the board of directors for Buffalo \u0026amp; Erie Railroad, a company in which he was a large shareholder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison was a Whig and served on the Buffalo Common Council twice.  In 1853 he was the Whig candidate for mayor, running against Democrat Eli Cook (1814-1865), who won in a close election.  Harrison joined the Republican party after the Whig party collapsed in 1856.   Although he did not continue to pursue a political career he remained a strong supporter of the Republicans.  A long-time art lover and collector, Harrison was a life member of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which was established as a public fine arts gallery in 1862.  He was also a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served as a vestryman. Harrison died unexpectedly on 21 November 1882.  He had been ill, but was optimistic he would recover. He died instantly while getting up from bed.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Cooke Harrison married \u003cpersname normal=\"Pearce, Mary Wilson\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Wilson Pearce\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (8 July 1820-11 June 1891), daughter of George and Eliza Pearce.  Although the parish register shows they married 16 July 1842, Mary insisted the correct date was 25 August 1842 and they celebrated their anniversary on that day.  They had two children.  Lilly was born around 1846, and died in August of 1848 after a long illness.  Mary Pearce Harrison was born in Erie on 12 November 1849.   She attended private schools in Buffalo and a select girls' school in New York City, Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's French and English Boarding and Day School, from 1864-1868.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliams Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series IV)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, William\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was born in Bolton, Connecticut to Samuel (8 February 1785-5 July 1876) and Sarah White Williams (1787-22 August 1849) on 6 September 1815.  He was one of nine children.  He grew up in Bolton and attended local schools.  At the age of 17 Williams moved to Georgia where he was involved in commercial business between New England, the West Indies and ports in the southern United States.  He soon became ill and returned to Bolton. From there he went to work for one of his maternal uncles at a bank in Norwich, Connecticut and then moved to Windham, Connecticut where he clerked at another uncle's bank, Bank of Windham.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams met \u003cpersname normal=\"Stedman, Lovisa Kirkland\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLovisa Kirkland Stedman\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (11 September 1815-27 September 1895), while living in Windham.  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman was the daughter of Griffin (27 September 1770-?) and Elizabeth Gordon (?-1822) Stedman, a wealthy and influential family in Hartford, Connecticut.  They married 9 October 1838.  The Williams had three children: Catherine Stedman (4 August 1839-17 January 1841), Griffin Stedman (11 September 1841-7 March 1911), and Charles Gordon (23 December 1847-6 September 1897).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter marrying Williams took a cashier job at Bank of Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio.   Deciding Sandusky did not offer the opportunities he desired, he and his wife settled in Buffalo in 1839.  His uncle George C. White (28 November 1804-30 May 1869) made Williams a partner in his banking business, and they opened a branch in Buffalo called White and Williams.  The bank prospered, and reorganized in 1844 as White's Bank of Buffalo.  Williams continued to clerk there for 12 years.  In 1856 Williams and some friends founded Clinton Bank of Buffalo.  It survived the panic of 1857, but closed four years later as the financial markets faced continued uncertainty.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe late 1840's and early 1850's saw tremendous growth in railroads.  Around 1851 a railroad was proposed from Buffalo to Erie and State Line Railroad Company was formed to construct it.  Williams, by then a prominent financier, served as one of the original directors and later as president of the company.  In the period after the Civil War he was actively engaged in promoting and financing the growth of the railroads.  As president of Buffalo and Erie Railroad, Williams helped orchestrate its consolidation with other railroads to form Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company in 1869.  He was elected first vice president of the new corporation.  He served as a director of Michigan Southern Railroad Company and in 1873 was elected a director of Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad Co., where he had considerable control of the railroad's business affairs.  In addition to his involvement with the railroads, Williams financed a number of other industrial concerns such as mining and canals.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams also played a role in Buffalo's social and cultural affairs.  He was one of the incorporators of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy in 1862.  He also helped establish the Buffalo Club, an exclusive men's club, which organized in 1867.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams started his political career in 1841, when he was elected City Treasurer of Buffalo.  In 1845 he was elected to the city's Common Council.  During the Civil War while loyal to the Union cause, he was opposed to President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).  He gave money to help raise troops and was a member of the Union Continentals, a home guard of men age 45 and over organized by former president Millard Fillmore (1800-1874).  In 1866 Williams was elected to the New York Assembly on the Democratic ticket; he was re-elected the following year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1870 Williams accepted the 30th New York District Democratic nomination for the Forty-second Congress on the condition that Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), a young lawyer in his personal attorney's office, would be nominated for sheriff of Erie County.  Williams helped finance both campaigns, and both men were elected.  He served from 1871-1873, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to be re-elected to the Forty-third Congress in 1872. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams withdrew from politics and business as his health deteriorated in 1874.  He suffered severe financial losses during the panic of 1873, which his family believed hastened his decline.  He died at home 10 September 1876.  Lovisa returned to Connecticut where she lived with their son, Charles.  She died in Windsor, Connecticut 27 September 1895.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Charles Gordon\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCharles Gordon Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e attended public and private schools in Buffalo, and later Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut.  After finishing school in 1868, his parents sent him on a year of travel in Europe.  Upon his return he worked in the oil business in and around Bradford, Pennsylvania for several years.  He married Georgiana Metcalfe (15 February 1852-20 July 1930), daughter of George H. (ca. 1827-?) and Matilda (ca. 1827-?) Metcalfe, on 20 January 1874 and they settled in Brookfield Centre, Connecticut, where they lived the rest of their lives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Griffin Stedman\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGriffin Stedman Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e, called Sted by family and friends, attended schools in Buffalo and Ohio, and completed his education at Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Reed (ca. 1810-?)'s Walnut Hill School in Geneva, New York in 1859.  His parents wanted Williams to go to Yale University, an institution to which both of their families had ties, but he decided to enter into business.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1859 he took a clerkship in Clinton Bank of Buffalo, and later went to work for James C. Harrison.  His early business career was disrupted with the outbreak of the Civil War.  He was eager to join the army although his parents objected strongly to the idea.  Williams finally convinced his parents to let him join, and his father obtained a commission for him in 1862 as a first lieutenant in the 132nd New York Volunteers.  He was assigned as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891) and served around Suffolk, Virginia and Newbern, North Carolina.  In 1863 Williams served with the Army of the Potomac, and then followed Spinola north.  Williams contracted a severe case of camp fever while in the field that disabled him, and he received an honorable discharge 10 February 1864.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams returned to Buffalo to recuperate in his parents' home.  His father arranged for a year of travel and Williams set sail in May 1864 for the British Isles, Europe, and Middle East.  He spent another year travelling in 1869, sailing from San Francisco for Japan and Europe.  His ship passed through the Suez Canal, which was in its first year of existence, and returned to the United States in 1870.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams grew up socializing with the family of James C. Harrison.  He married \u003cpersname normal=\"Harrison, Mary Pearce\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Pearce Harrison\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e on 20 December 1871 in Buffalo.  The Williams had three children: Harrison (28 February 1873-9 June 1946), Mary Stedman (5 February 1875- ?), and Gordon (1 September 1876-4 October 1925).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn 9 September 1885 Williams was appointed Consul of the United States at Nottingham, England by President Grover Cleveland, and he sailed for England in October.  His family joined him in 1886, and Williams held the consulate post until 1890.  The family spent that year in Europe before returning to Buffalo in 1891.  Following his wife's death in 1909, Stedman Williams moved to New York City to be near his sons, Harrison and Gordon.   He died 8 March 1911 after a long illness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Mary Stedman\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Stedman Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was educated in Buffalo and Europe.  She attended St. Margaret's School in Buffalo, Bois de Fey School in Switzerland, and schools in England and France.  On 1 October 1902 she married Frederick Bradlee Winslow (27 July 1873-1937), son of Walter Thatcher (1843-1909) and Sarah Louise Sears (ca. 1845-?) Winslow, in Buffalo.  Walter Winslow was an architect and partner at Winslow \u0026amp; Wetherall, a noted and prolific Boston architectural firm.  Frederick and Mary resided in Boston, where he was a prominent physician.  Mary was known for her expertise in classical Greek.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Gordon\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGordon Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was educated in England, Europe, and Buffalo.  While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, Williams attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  He completed his education in local schools when the family returned to Buffalo in 1891.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams joined the 65th Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard, which was federalized in May of 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.  The regiment was sent in sections to Camp Alger near Falls Church, Virginia, arriving by 21 May.  Williams caught typhoid fever in the camp and returned to his parents' home in Buffalo to recover.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe was employed briefly as a reporter for the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eBuffalo Express\u003c/emph\u003e, and in 1900 went to work for American Telegraph \u0026amp; Telephone Co.  He was transferred to the company's New York City general offices and later became a Wall Street broker.  In 1914 he became the American representative for a British company with oil interests in Venezuela, where he lived during the winter of 1914-1915.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn February of 1917 he was asked by Anne Morgan (25 July 1873-29 January 1952) to go to France and carry out an independent study of the work of the American Fund for French Wounded prior to the United States' entry into World War I.  The American Fund for French Wounded, established by Morgan, was the largest relief agency operating in Europe, providing hospital aid and ambulance services behind the Allied front.   Williams returned to the United States in June and volunteered for officer's training camp.  After graduating in December of 1917 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the army.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe felt it was his duty to serve on the front lines and was anxious to be sent to Europe, but he met resistance from army officials because of his age.  First assigned harbor duty in New Jersey, Williams was then sent to Camp Mills on Long Island, New York to assist with troop training.  While at Camp Mills, Williams met up with an old friend, Brigadier-General Munroe McFarland (28 June 1867-1924), who was commander of the 162nd Infantry Brigade, 81st Division of the American Expeditionary Force.  McFarland asked Williams to join him as his aide-de-camp, and they sailed for France 30 July 1918.  Williams applied for a transfer to the front lines, and on 8 November 1918 he joined the 323rd Infantry in the trenches.  He received a citation for his work rescuing troops stranded in an exposed position during operations November 9-11, 1918. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGordon Williams returned to the United States in 1919 after serving with the Army of Occupation, and took a job as a stock broker at Wade, Templeton \u0026amp; Co.  He left the brokerage house in October of 1923 when United Sugar Company hired him as Resident Vice-President of its holdings in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.  He died there of fever on 4 October 1925.  His body was returned to the United States and buried next to his parents in Buffalo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, \u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Harrison\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHarrison Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  Following the family's return to Buffalo in 1891, Harrison Williams read law at Sprague, Morey, Sprague \u0026amp; Brownell, one of the city's leading law firms.  Williams joined the 65th Regiment of Infantry of the New York National Guard and served from 1891-1892.  He attended law school at University of Buffalo, graduating in 1893, and was admitted to the bar the following year.  Williams practiced law until 1897, when he accepted a job as tax agent for the Erie Railroad Company in New York City.  He retained ties to Buffalo, although he resided most of his time in New York City.  In 1902 he became head of the tax department, and in 1907 was named head of the General Land and Tax Department of the Erie Railroad System, specializing in tax law.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn 8 May 1901, he married \u003cpersname normal=\"Abbott, Jane Kirby\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJane Kirby Abbott\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (4 March 1875-22 May 1909) in Marshalltown, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Albert Cutler (10 October 1836-7 January 1903) and Mary Watson (15 August 1840-?) Abbott.  In 1890 Abbott and his family moved from Marshalltown to Chicago where Jane attended Dearborn Seminary, graduating in June 1894.  In September 1894 Abbott was made vice-president of National Linseed Oil Company and moved his family to Buffalo.  He and his wife moved back to Marshalltown after he suffered paralysis in1897. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison and Jane Williams had one child, \u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Harrison Jr.\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHarrison Jr\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e., born in New York City on 6 February 1904.  By 1907 Jane had become seriously ill and moved back to Marshalltown to stay with her mother.  It was hoped that retiring to the country would help her recover, but she died in 1909.  Harrison Jr. stayed with Jane's sister and brother-in-law, Albert G. (1861-?) and Helen A. (1864-?) Glick in Marshalltown while his father worked in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams married a second time in 1910.  He and \u003cpersname normal=\"Winslon, Pauline Marechal\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePauline Marechal Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1 July 1872-29 November 1933) wed December 29, and departed soon after on a six month trip to Europe.  Pauline, daughter of William Grandy (14 April 1845-17 September 1910) and Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 June 1896) Winslow, was born and educated in Buffalo.  She later studied art in Dresden for several years.  Pauline was a descendent of Kenelm Winslow (1599-1672), one of the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.  Her husband's brother-in-law, Frederick Bradlee Winslow, was also a descendent of Kenelm Winslow, making them distant cousins.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison and Pauline Williams' son Winslow was born in New York City on 10 February 1913.  When Williams retired from practicing law later that year, the family moved to Williamsted, a farm Williams had purchased several years before located outside of Leesburg, Virginia.  He had built a large residence on the property which he used as a vacation home.  Williams sold the farm in 1920, and in 1923 he bought another piece of Loudoun County property on which he built a house he called Roxbury Hall, named for an ancestral home in Massachusetts.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Jr. joined his family at Williamsted in 1913.  He was enrolled in Episcopal High School near Alexandra, Virginia in 1918, graduating in 1922.  He entered University of Virginia (UVA), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1928.  While at UVA, he was active in a number of clubs and organizations.  After graduating he took a job as a junior engineer in the Virginia State Highway Department.  On 22 July 1928 Williams was thrown from the back of a motorcycle he was riding with a friend on a trip from Danville, Virginia to visit friends in North Carolina.  He was taken to a hospital in Danville where he died of his injuries the same day.  His father described his death as a crushing blow to family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams Sr. was widowed a second time in 1933 when Pauline died at Roxbury Hall on November 29 after a long illness.  Williams continued to live in Loudoun County, as did their son Winslow.  Williams enjoyed traveling, and made a number of trips abroad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams met \u003cpersname normal=\"Stafford-Allen, Joan\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJoan Stafford-Allen\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1907-2003) during a transatlantic voyage from England in 1937.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford-Allen (n.d.) of Long Melford, Suffolk, England.  The two became friends during the journey, and Williams invited her to visit Roxbury Hall when they arrived in the US.  After she returned to England they continued to correspond.  He surprised her with a visit to her home, where he proposed, in 1938.  They were married on 17 August 1938 in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  After they returned from a two-week wedding trip the couple settled in the new home Williams built on West Market St. in Leesburg next to Thomas Balch Library.  The Williams both were involved with Thomas Balch Library, and Harrison Williams served as president of the library from 1925 until his death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams had a life-long interest in writing.  He wrote poetry as a child, and in his retirement pursued historical research and writing.  He undertook a project to write a book about important individuals and places in Loudoun County's history, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck\u003c/title\u003e, published in 1938.  He also wrote articles about local history.  During World War II, Harrison was asked to serve as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  The committee was organized by Virginia Conservation Commission's Division of History and Archeology in 1942 and used local correspondents to collect newspaper clippings and reports about war efforts from localities around the state.  The Commission produced \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia in War Time, 1942-1943\u003c/title\u003e, a sketch of people's activities and attitudes.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn avid genealogist, Williams spent many years researching his family history.  In October of 1932 he received a letter from Samuel Asbury (1872-1962), an amateur historian in Texas who was researching the life of Jonas Harrison.  Williams was astonished to learn of Harrison's life after he disappeared from Buffalo in 1819.  He and Asbury subsequently corresponded regularly to update one another on their research.  Williams published his work, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury: In His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e, which traces the family back to its earliest American forebears in Massachusetts in 1934.  He was able to assist Asbury with information he needed for the article on which he was working, \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" published in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eSouthwestern Historical Quarterly\u003c/title\u003e in 1942.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter her husband's death in 1946, Joan Williams went back to her family home in Suffolk to care for her mother.  She returned to Leesburg when her mother died, and worked at Loudoun Hospital caring for premature babies.  She was also active in other community activities, continuing her interest in Thomas Balch Library and in Oatlands Plantation, where she served as a docent for 24 years.  Joan Williams died 27 September 2003.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Winslow\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWinslow Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e attended school in Leesburg until 1929 when he was enrolled in Episcopal High School, where he stayed until 1931.  He also attended Shenandoah Valley Academy, a preparatory school for boys in Winchester, Virginia.  After graduating, he lived at Roxbury Hall with his father.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams married \u003cpersname normal=\"Moore, Helen Constance\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHelen Constance Moore\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (3 September 1918-10 September 1991) on 6 February 1937.  They had three children, Winslow Jr., Harrison III, and Constance.  A keen outdoorsman, Williams was a strong supporter of the Boys Scouts and served as a scoutmaster in the 1950s.  He enjoyed bird watching, and frequently took his camera with him when he was outdoors.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe operated a real estate business, Winslow Williams Real Estate, in Leesburg and was one of the founding members of Loudoun County Board of Realtors.  Helen Williams also worked in the real estate business.  Williams was an avid photographer, and took pictures both for pleasure and for the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Times Mirror\u003c/title\u003e.  For a time Williams operated a photography studio in Leesburg; he closed it in the 1950s.  In 1991he donated his collection of nearly 10,000 negatives to Thomas Balch Library.  Helen Williams died 10 September 1991 after a long illness.  Winslow Williams died on 19 February 1993.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWinslow Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series V)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Winslow, Richard\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eRichard Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was born in Falmouth, Maine 6 September 1769.  Little information is available about his life prior to his arrival in Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1812, where he engaged in land and marine commerce.  He married Mary Nash Grandy (June 1788-18 October 1858) of Camden, North Carolina.  They had eleven children: Nathan Crane (10 December 1812-9 June 1880), Richard Grandy (23 September 1814-20 May 1854), Hezekiah Jones (8 December 1815-31 December 1883), Rufus King (15 September 1817- 7 October 1892), Henry Knox (31 March 1819-30 September 1826), Cyrus Homer (12 December 1820-2 September 1824), Lydia Jane (28 July 1822-13 September 1824), Edwin Newton (26 February 1824-?), Caroline Susan (7 April 1826-8 April 1832), Harriet Williams (28 March 1828-13 April 1832), and Mary Jane (30 January 1831-13 April 1832).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1830.  Winslow predicted there would be business possibilities in Cleveland with the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and he bought a piece of property on the river for a warehouse.  Later in 1830 he traveled to the east coast and purchased groceries and other goods which he sent back to Cleveland with Nathan to open a store.  Winslow had a considerable amount of capital which he invested to develop his shipping interests.  He built his business into a sizeable enterprise, becoming one of the largest operators on the Great Lakes with a fleet numbering around 40 vessels.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1832, Richard Winslow purchased a lot on Euclid Avenue at the southeast corner of the public square and contracted master builder and architect Levi Johnson (1786-1871) to build a house.  Many of Cleveland's wealthiest families lived on Euclid Avenue, and by the middle of the 19th century the street was lined with mansions on expansive lawns.  The family lived there until Richard Winslow's death in 1857, when the house was torn down.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree of Richard Winslow's sons married three sisters, the daughters of Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 April 1792-?) and Mary (ca. 1800-?) Clarke.  Hezekiah Winslow married Helen Clarke (2 September 1825-?) in 1846.  They lived in New York City and Cleveland, and had two children, Richard (26 September 1848-11 April 1896) and Helen Brighty (26 September 1850-15 December 1867).  Richard Winslow married Mary Aphia (?-July 1933); they lived in Buffalo, New York and Paris, France.  Little information is available about them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRufus K. Winslow joined the family business around 1852.  After his brothers Nathan and Hezekiah left Cleveland, Rufus Winslow controlled the Cleveland operations.  He married Lucy Clarke (12 June 1820-?) in 1852.  In addition to his business interests, Winslow also spent time engaged in scientific research and became a well regarded amateur ornithologist.  The couple had one daughter, \u003cpersname normal=\"Winslow, Annie Clark\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAnnie Clark Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (?-19 April 1926).  Annie married John Chadwick (n.d.) and spent most of her life in Paris, France.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Winslow, Nathan\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eNathan Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e married \u003cpersname normal=\"Clarke, Mary Anne\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Anne Clarke\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1 October 1815-10 March 1885) in 1839, and joined his father's shipping business.  The Winslows had four children, Caroline (23 September 1839-?), Henry (23 December 1840-14 Dec ember 1876), George (January-July 1843), and William G. (14 April 1845-17 September 1910).  Nathan Winslow relocated to Buffalo in 1862, where he established a business with his son Henry and son-in-law John Williams (25 December 1837-?).  After her husband's death in 1880, Mary Anne Winslow spent most of her time travelling in Europe.  She died at her daughter's home in Baltimore, Maryland in 1885.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Winlsow, William G.\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam G. Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e married Mary Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 January 1896) in 1868.  They had six children - Mary S. (n.d.), Helen Brightie (1870-?), Pauline Marechal (who married Harrison Williams), Marie Louise (1875-?), Henry Clarke (1877-?), and \u003cpersname normal=\"Gaston, William\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Gaston\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (24 September 1882-?).  The family lived in Buffalo, and also spent a number of years abroad.  Marie married Frederick B. Ussher (1 September 1863-?) in 1901; they lived in Buffalo.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Williams Family Papers contain materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The families are related through marriage.   Individuals appearing in the scope and content note as subseries are highlighted in boldface to aid researchers.","Pearce Family  (Series I)","George Pearce  (1792-7 August 1822) was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  There is little information available about his early life.  He joined the US Navy on 20 June 1806 as midshipman, leaving from Petersburg, Virginia.  He was commissioned a lieutenant on 24 July 1813, during the War of 1812.  Pearce joined Lieutenant Thomas MacDonough on 14 August 1813 in the northern lakes theater at Lake Champlain, and took command of one of the sloops.  Pearce and his sailors later assisted Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell at a battle in Oswego Falls, New York in May of 1814.  In a letter to his commander Mitchell commented on the bravery and tenacity shown by Pearce and his men.","Pearce married  Eliza Lacey Stephens  (ca. 1798-20 May 1860) in Erie, Pennsylvania 11 November 1819.  She was also a native of Dinwiddie; little information is available about her early life.  They had one child, Mary Wilson Pearce, born in Petersburg, Virginia on 8 July 1820.  Pearce continued his service in the Navy, and the couple spent much of their marriage apart while he was at sea.  George Pearce contracted yellow fever while aboard the  Macedonian  at Craney Island in the West Indies.  Although it first appeared he would recover fully, he died of the disease on 7 August 1822.  ","After her husband's death, Eliza depended on Navy Pension Fund monies for which she was eligible as his widow.  The pension fund was established by Congress in 1800 as an autonomous source of money for disabled naval veterans.  In 1813 benefits were extended to widows and orphans of naval personnel who died in service, which expanded to include those who died or were disabled from service-related injury or disease.  Administration of the fund was complicated by Congress deciding eligibility for awards and the amount each received.  Pensions were awarded for five year periods, and could be renewed. Eliza's brother, W.J.N. Stephens (n.d.), who lived in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and later her son-in-law, James C. Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882), corresponded over the years with members of Congress and the Navy Department to help obtain her widow's pension payments.  ","Eliza resided in several locations during their marriage and after Pearce's death.  Correspondence was directed to her in Erie, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, New York, and New London, Connecticut where she resided for a time with her brother Clement Stephens (n.d.).  By 1823 she had returned to Erie, where she remained until the end of her life; she appears to have lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Buffalo, New York for a period time around 1850.  Eliza Pearce died 20 May 1860.","Wilson Family (Series II)","Little information is available about the  Wilson family .  Mary Wilson (n.d.) and her daughter Jane (n.d.) corresponded with Eliza Pearce, and appear to be related to her.","Harrison Family (Series III)","Jonas Harrison , son of William (n.d.) and Elizabeth (n.d.) Harrison, was born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, on 11 October 1777.  There is little information available about the first 30 years of his life.  He was admitted to the bar in Michigan Territory in 1807.  By 1809 he lived in Lewiston, New York where he opened a law office and taught school.  Harrison also served as Collector of Customs and Collector of Internal Revenue for the Niagara District, and Master of Chancery for New York.  He married  Betsey Cooke , one of his students, in 1811.  Betsey Cooke Harrison was born 30 June 1795 in Wallingford, Connecticut to Lemuel (17 March 1762-?) and Betsey (?-1821) Cooke, who moved to Lewiston when she was two years old.  Her brother Bates Cooke (1787-1841) read law with Harrison.","The Harrisons fled Lewiston along with the rest of the inhabitants when British and Native American allies burned the village in December of 1813, during the War of 1812.  They took refuge in Batavia with other residents.   Harrison and two other men wrote about the attack on Lewiston and observed that Fort Niagara appeared to be under fire in a letter published in the  Ontario Messenger  on 18 December 1813.  ","In 1815 the Harrisons settled in Buffalo Creek (present day Buffalo), New York residing there with their three children, Jonas (?-26 March 1836), Rachel (ca. 1818-?), and James Cooke Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882).  Harrison was an influential and, at least outwardly, wealthy man.  He built a mansion often described as one of the finest in the city.  He practiced law, was a founder of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and served as a director for the Bank of Niagara. He was one of the original trustees when the village was incorporated in 1816, and served again in 1817.  However, the country had fallen into financial crisis in the wake of the war, and Harrison's personal financial situation became increasingly dire.  In 1814, he was nominated as a candidate for senator representing Niagara but declined, citing his deteriorating financial affairs which required all of his attention.   Harrison was ruined in the panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in United States history.  The sale of his house was not enough to settle his debts, and his remaining property was sold by the New York attorney general.   He left Buffalo for Detroit, Michigan in 1819, ostensibly on a prospecting trip.  Notice of his arrival there was the last his family in Buffalo heard of him.  ","Harrison reappeared in Georgia in 1820 where he met Ellender Shannon (ca. 1803-28 August 1877), daughter of Owen (ca. 1762-1839) and Margaret Montgomery (1773-1854) Shannon.  Shannon served in the American Revolution and received a bounty grant of land in Franklin County, Georgia.  They had six children, most of whom later settled in Texas.  The Shannons moved to Texas in 1821 as part of the Old Three Hundred, the first organized group of Anglo-American immigrants who settled in the colony established by Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836).  ","Harrison married Ellender on 26 June 1820; they moved to Texas in December of that year and settled in Shelby County.  Jonas and Ellender Harrison had 8 children: Margaret, Jonas (ca. 1823-?), Jacob (ca. 1826-1867), John (ca. 1830-?), DeWitt Clinton (5 December 1827-6 March 1902), Thomas Jefferson (ca. 1834-1868), William Henry (27 September 1833-?), and Almira (ca. 1836-?).  ","In the beginning, Harrison presented himself as a frontiersman, taking no part in political or legal affairs and cultivating a rough and illiterate persona.  He emerged from seclusion sometime prior to 1827, unexpectedly appearing in court on behalf of a man accused of a capital crime.  His appearance and eloquent handling of the case surprised onlookers, and the story soon became legend.  Author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) created a rough-hewn character called Jonas Harrison in his book,  The End of the World, A Love Story , based on tales about Harrison. ","By 1827 Harrison had established a law practice and was taking part in community activities.  One of his most famous clients was Sam Houston (1793-1863); he represented Houston in his divorce from Eliza Allen (ca. 1810-3 Mar 1861).  Harrison was made Alcalde (municipal magistrate) of the district of Tenehaw in 1828, a position he held for at least three years.  ","As tensions grew between Texas Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican government in the late 1820's, Harrison initially supported the Mexican government.  However, by the early 1830s he was corresponding with Stephen F. Austin, who led the revolutionary movement.  He served as a delegate to the 1832 Convention, where the colonists lobbied the Mexican government for a number of changes and reforms.  He also helped draft the San Augustine Resolutions advocating Texas' independence from Mexico.   In 1835 he adopted the title \"major\" and actively recruited for the armies of Texas in spite of failing health.  He died 6 August 1836.  Harrison County, established in 1839, was named in his honor.  Ellender did not re-marry.  Their children and descendents settled throughout Texas.  Ellender Harrison died 28 August 1877 near Arlington, Texas.","Betsey Cooke Harrison and her children returned to Lewiston in 1820 after being abandoned by Jonas.  She was left with nothing, and her brothers helped provide for Betsey and her family until the children grew up.  Bates Cooke took in James and raised him with his son, Joshua (1821-1908), sending James to the same schools.  Jonas Harrison II moved to Erie, Pennsylvania where he worked in a store he co-owned, Tracy \u0026 Harrison.  He died unmarried on 26 March 1836.  Rachel married Moses Hall Fitts (1 January 1808-?), a teacher and member of the New York State Board of Education, with whom she had eight children.  They later moved to California.  Betsey Cooke Harrison died in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 25 June 1872.","At the age of 14,  James Cooke Harrison  moved to Erie where he worked at his brother's store as a clerk.  After Jonas' death in 1836, Harrison went to work at a store owned by Aaron Kellogg.  In 1838 he joined Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871) in Reed's Erie steamboat business.  Reed built and ran passenger steamships, and his operation was one of the biggest on the Great Lakes.  Prior to the development of the railroad, emigration and trade to the west depended on steamers, and ship traffic on the lakes was substantial. Harrison started working for Reed as a clerk on the ship  Erie .  The  Erie  burned in July 1841, a year after he gave up the clerkship.  It was one of the worst Great Lakes shipping disasters; over 200 people died, many of them Swiss and German immigrants.  Harrison assisted with the recovery and burial of victims of the fire.  ","Harrison relocated to Buffalo in 1840, where he opened an office and managed Reed's Buffalo port interests.  By the early 1840's grain shipments from the west had vastly increased, and the need for more grain elevators at the port to store and move the shipments became acute.  Harrison and Reed built Reed Elevator in 1847, which they operated in conjunction with their transportation business.  It burned and was rebuilt in 1859, and again in 1874.  As the number of grain elevators proliferated owners became concerned about continuing to be profitable; Western Elevating Company was formed in 1859 to direct the industry.  Harrison served as president of the organization in the early 1860's.  ","In addition to his work in the shipping industry, Harrison pursued other business interests in Buffalo.  He was one of the first trustees of Erie County Savings Bank when it incorporated in 1854.  It grew from a small operation, with around $600,000 in deposits, to over $11 million in deposits by 1883.  Harrison was made vice-president in 1876, and succeeded the bank's first president, William A. Bird (1797-1878), upon his death in 1878.  He was also a member of the board of directors for Buffalo \u0026 Erie Railroad, a company in which he was a large shareholder.","Harrison was a Whig and served on the Buffalo Common Council twice.  In 1853 he was the Whig candidate for mayor, running against Democrat Eli Cook (1814-1865), who won in a close election.  Harrison joined the Republican party after the Whig party collapsed in 1856.   Although he did not continue to pursue a political career he remained a strong supporter of the Republicans.  A long-time art lover and collector, Harrison was a life member of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which was established as a public fine arts gallery in 1862.  He was also a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served as a vestryman. Harrison died unexpectedly on 21 November 1882.  He had been ill, but was optimistic he would recover. He died instantly while getting up from bed.  ","James Cooke Harrison married  Mary Wilson Pearce  (8 July 1820-11 June 1891), daughter of George and Eliza Pearce.  Although the parish register shows they married 16 July 1842, Mary insisted the correct date was 25 August 1842 and they celebrated their anniversary on that day.  They had two children.  Lilly was born around 1846, and died in August of 1848 after a long illness.  Mary Pearce Harrison was born in Erie on 12 November 1849.   She attended private schools in Buffalo and a select girls' school in New York City, Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's French and English Boarding and Day School, from 1864-1868.","Williams Family (Series IV)","William Williams  was born in Bolton, Connecticut to Samuel (8 February 1785-5 July 1876) and Sarah White Williams (1787-22 August 1849) on 6 September 1815.  He was one of nine children.  He grew up in Bolton and attended local schools.  At the age of 17 Williams moved to Georgia where he was involved in commercial business between New England, the West Indies and ports in the southern United States.  He soon became ill and returned to Bolton. From there he went to work for one of his maternal uncles at a bank in Norwich, Connecticut and then moved to Windham, Connecticut where he clerked at another uncle's bank, Bank of Windham.  ","Williams met  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman  (11 September 1815-27 September 1895), while living in Windham.  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman was the daughter of Griffin (27 September 1770-?) and Elizabeth Gordon (?-1822) Stedman, a wealthy and influential family in Hartford, Connecticut.  They married 9 October 1838.  The Williams had three children: Catherine Stedman (4 August 1839-17 January 1841), Griffin Stedman (11 September 1841-7 March 1911), and Charles Gordon (23 December 1847-6 September 1897).","After marrying Williams took a cashier job at Bank of Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio.   Deciding Sandusky did not offer the opportunities he desired, he and his wife settled in Buffalo in 1839.  His uncle George C. White (28 November 1804-30 May 1869) made Williams a partner in his banking business, and they opened a branch in Buffalo called White and Williams.  The bank prospered, and reorganized in 1844 as White's Bank of Buffalo.  Williams continued to clerk there for 12 years.  In 1856 Williams and some friends founded Clinton Bank of Buffalo.  It survived the panic of 1857, but closed four years later as the financial markets faced continued uncertainty.  ","The late 1840's and early 1850's saw tremendous growth in railroads.  Around 1851 a railroad was proposed from Buffalo to Erie and State Line Railroad Company was formed to construct it.  Williams, by then a prominent financier, served as one of the original directors and later as president of the company.  In the period after the Civil War he was actively engaged in promoting and financing the growth of the railroads.  As president of Buffalo and Erie Railroad, Williams helped orchestrate its consolidation with other railroads to form Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company in 1869.  He was elected first vice president of the new corporation.  He served as a director of Michigan Southern Railroad Company and in 1873 was elected a director of Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad Co., where he had considerable control of the railroad's business affairs.  In addition to his involvement with the railroads, Williams financed a number of other industrial concerns such as mining and canals.  ","Williams also played a role in Buffalo's social and cultural affairs.  He was one of the incorporators of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy in 1862.  He also helped establish the Buffalo Club, an exclusive men's club, which organized in 1867.","Williams started his political career in 1841, when he was elected City Treasurer of Buffalo.  In 1845 he was elected to the city's Common Council.  During the Civil War while loyal to the Union cause, he was opposed to President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).  He gave money to help raise troops and was a member of the Union Continentals, a home guard of men age 45 and over organized by former president Millard Fillmore (1800-1874).  In 1866 Williams was elected to the New York Assembly on the Democratic ticket; he was re-elected the following year.","In 1870 Williams accepted the 30th New York District Democratic nomination for the Forty-second Congress on the condition that Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), a young lawyer in his personal attorney's office, would be nominated for sheriff of Erie County.  Williams helped finance both campaigns, and both men were elected.  He served from 1871-1873, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to be re-elected to the Forty-third Congress in 1872. ","Williams withdrew from politics and business as his health deteriorated in 1874.  He suffered severe financial losses during the panic of 1873, which his family believed hastened his decline.  He died at home 10 September 1876.  Lovisa returned to Connecticut where she lived with their son, Charles.  She died in Windsor, Connecticut 27 September 1895.  ","Charles Gordon Williams  attended public and private schools in Buffalo, and later Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut.  After finishing school in 1868, his parents sent him on a year of travel in Europe.  Upon his return he worked in the oil business in and around Bradford, Pennsylvania for several years.  He married Georgiana Metcalfe (15 February 1852-20 July 1930), daughter of George H. (ca. 1827-?) and Matilda (ca. 1827-?) Metcalfe, on 20 January 1874 and they settled in Brookfield Centre, Connecticut, where they lived the rest of their lives.","Griffin Stedman Williams , called Sted by family and friends, attended schools in Buffalo and Ohio, and completed his education at Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Reed (ca. 1810-?)'s Walnut Hill School in Geneva, New York in 1859.  His parents wanted Williams to go to Yale University, an institution to which both of their families had ties, but he decided to enter into business.  ","In 1859 he took a clerkship in Clinton Bank of Buffalo, and later went to work for James C. Harrison.  His early business career was disrupted with the outbreak of the Civil War.  He was eager to join the army although his parents objected strongly to the idea.  Williams finally convinced his parents to let him join, and his father obtained a commission for him in 1862 as a first lieutenant in the 132nd New York Volunteers.  He was assigned as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891) and served around Suffolk, Virginia and Newbern, North Carolina.  In 1863 Williams served with the Army of the Potomac, and then followed Spinola north.  Williams contracted a severe case of camp fever while in the field that disabled him, and he received an honorable discharge 10 February 1864.  ","Williams returned to Buffalo to recuperate in his parents' home.  His father arranged for a year of travel and Williams set sail in May 1864 for the British Isles, Europe, and Middle East.  He spent another year travelling in 1869, sailing from San Francisco for Japan and Europe.  His ship passed through the Suez Canal, which was in its first year of existence, and returned to the United States in 1870.","Williams grew up socializing with the family of James C. Harrison.  He married  Mary Pearce Harrison  on 20 December 1871 in Buffalo.  The Williams had three children: Harrison (28 February 1873-9 June 1946), Mary Stedman (5 February 1875- ?), and Gordon (1 September 1876-4 October 1925).  ","On 9 September 1885 Williams was appointed Consul of the United States at Nottingham, England by President Grover Cleveland, and he sailed for England in October.  His family joined him in 1886, and Williams held the consulate post until 1890.  The family spent that year in Europe before returning to Buffalo in 1891.  Following his wife's death in 1909, Stedman Williams moved to New York City to be near his sons, Harrison and Gordon.   He died 8 March 1911 after a long illness.","Mary Stedman Williams  was educated in Buffalo and Europe.  She attended St. Margaret's School in Buffalo, Bois de Fey School in Switzerland, and schools in England and France.  On 1 October 1902 she married Frederick Bradlee Winslow (27 July 1873-1937), son of Walter Thatcher (1843-1909) and Sarah Louise Sears (ca. 1845-?) Winslow, in Buffalo.  Walter Winslow was an architect and partner at Winslow \u0026 Wetherall, a noted and prolific Boston architectural firm.  Frederick and Mary resided in Boston, where he was a prominent physician.  Mary was known for her expertise in classical Greek.","Gordon Williams  was educated in England, Europe, and Buffalo.  While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, Williams attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  He completed his education in local schools when the family returned to Buffalo in 1891.  ","Williams joined the 65th Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard, which was federalized in May of 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.  The regiment was sent in sections to Camp Alger near Falls Church, Virginia, arriving by 21 May.  Williams caught typhoid fever in the camp and returned to his parents' home in Buffalo to recover.  ","He was employed briefly as a reporter for the  Buffalo Express , and in 1900 went to work for American Telegraph \u0026 Telephone Co.  He was transferred to the company's New York City general offices and later became a Wall Street broker.  In 1914 he became the American representative for a British company with oil interests in Venezuela, where he lived during the winter of 1914-1915.  ","In February of 1917 he was asked by Anne Morgan (25 July 1873-29 January 1952) to go to France and carry out an independent study of the work of the American Fund for French Wounded prior to the United States' entry into World War I.  The American Fund for French Wounded, established by Morgan, was the largest relief agency operating in Europe, providing hospital aid and ambulance services behind the Allied front.   Williams returned to the United States in June and volunteered for officer's training camp.  After graduating in December of 1917 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the army.  ","He felt it was his duty to serve on the front lines and was anxious to be sent to Europe, but he met resistance from army officials because of his age.  First assigned harbor duty in New Jersey, Williams was then sent to Camp Mills on Long Island, New York to assist with troop training.  While at Camp Mills, Williams met up with an old friend, Brigadier-General Munroe McFarland (28 June 1867-1924), who was commander of the 162nd Infantry Brigade, 81st Division of the American Expeditionary Force.  McFarland asked Williams to join him as his aide-de-camp, and they sailed for France 30 July 1918.  Williams applied for a transfer to the front lines, and on 8 November 1918 he joined the 323rd Infantry in the trenches.  He received a citation for his work rescuing troops stranded in an exposed position during operations November 9-11, 1918. ","Gordon Williams returned to the United States in 1919 after serving with the Army of Occupation, and took a job as a stock broker at Wade, Templeton \u0026 Co.  He left the brokerage house in October of 1923 when United Sugar Company hired him as Resident Vice-President of its holdings in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.  He died there of fever on 4 October 1925.  His body was returned to the United States and buried next to his parents in Buffalo.","While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890,  Harrison Williams  attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  Following the family's return to Buffalo in 1891, Harrison Williams read law at Sprague, Morey, Sprague \u0026 Brownell, one of the city's leading law firms.  Williams joined the 65th Regiment of Infantry of the New York National Guard and served from 1891-1892.  He attended law school at University of Buffalo, graduating in 1893, and was admitted to the bar the following year.  Williams practiced law until 1897, when he accepted a job as tax agent for the Erie Railroad Company in New York City.  He retained ties to Buffalo, although he resided most of his time in New York City.  In 1902 he became head of the tax department, and in 1907 was named head of the General Land and Tax Department of the Erie Railroad System, specializing in tax law.  ","On 8 May 1901, he married  Jane Kirby Abbott  (4 March 1875-22 May 1909) in Marshalltown, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Albert Cutler (10 October 1836-7 January 1903) and Mary Watson (15 August 1840-?) Abbott.  In 1890 Abbott and his family moved from Marshalltown to Chicago where Jane attended Dearborn Seminary, graduating in June 1894.  In September 1894 Abbott was made vice-president of National Linseed Oil Company and moved his family to Buffalo.  He and his wife moved back to Marshalltown after he suffered paralysis in1897. ","Harrison and Jane Williams had one child,  Harrison Jr ., born in New York City on 6 February 1904.  By 1907 Jane had become seriously ill and moved back to Marshalltown to stay with her mother.  It was hoped that retiring to the country would help her recover, but she died in 1909.  Harrison Jr. stayed with Jane's sister and brother-in-law, Albert G. (1861-?) and Helen A. (1864-?) Glick in Marshalltown while his father worked in New York City.","Harrison Williams married a second time in 1910.  He and  Pauline Marechal Winslow  (1 July 1872-29 November 1933) wed December 29, and departed soon after on a six month trip to Europe.  Pauline, daughter of William Grandy (14 April 1845-17 September 1910) and Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 June 1896) Winslow, was born and educated in Buffalo.  She later studied art in Dresden for several years.  Pauline was a descendent of Kenelm Winslow (1599-1672), one of the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.  Her husband's brother-in-law, Frederick Bradlee Winslow, was also a descendent of Kenelm Winslow, making them distant cousins.","Harrison and Pauline Williams' son Winslow was born in New York City on 10 February 1913.  When Williams retired from practicing law later that year, the family moved to Williamsted, a farm Williams had purchased several years before located outside of Leesburg, Virginia.  He had built a large residence on the property which he used as a vacation home.  Williams sold the farm in 1920, and in 1923 he bought another piece of Loudoun County property on which he built a house he called Roxbury Hall, named for an ancestral home in Massachusetts.  ","Harrison Jr. joined his family at Williamsted in 1913.  He was enrolled in Episcopal High School near Alexandra, Virginia in 1918, graduating in 1922.  He entered University of Virginia (UVA), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1928.  While at UVA, he was active in a number of clubs and organizations.  After graduating he took a job as a junior engineer in the Virginia State Highway Department.  On 22 July 1928 Williams was thrown from the back of a motorcycle he was riding with a friend on a trip from Danville, Virginia to visit friends in North Carolina.  He was taken to a hospital in Danville where he died of his injuries the same day.  His father described his death as a crushing blow to family and friends.","Harrison Williams Sr. was widowed a second time in 1933 when Pauline died at Roxbury Hall on November 29 after a long illness.  Williams continued to live in Loudoun County, as did their son Winslow.  Williams enjoyed traveling, and made a number of trips abroad.","Harrison Williams met  Joan Stafford-Allen  (1907-2003) during a transatlantic voyage from England in 1937.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford-Allen (n.d.) of Long Melford, Suffolk, England.  The two became friends during the journey, and Williams invited her to visit Roxbury Hall when they arrived in the US.  After she returned to England they continued to correspond.  He surprised her with a visit to her home, where he proposed, in 1938.  They were married on 17 August 1938 in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  After they returned from a two-week wedding trip the couple settled in the new home Williams built on West Market St. in Leesburg next to Thomas Balch Library.  The Williams both were involved with Thomas Balch Library, and Harrison Williams served as president of the library from 1925 until his death.","Williams had a life-long interest in writing.  He wrote poetry as a child, and in his retirement pursued historical research and writing.  He undertook a project to write a book about important individuals and places in Loudoun County's history,  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , published in 1938.  He also wrote articles about local history.  During World War II, Harrison was asked to serve as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  The committee was organized by Virginia Conservation Commission's Division of History and Archeology in 1942 and used local correspondents to collect newspaper clippings and reports about war efforts from localities around the state.  The Commission produced  Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943 , a sketch of people's activities and attitudes.  ","An avid genealogist, Williams spent many years researching his family history.  In October of 1932 he received a letter from Samuel Asbury (1872-1962), an amateur historian in Texas who was researching the life of Jonas Harrison.  Williams was astonished to learn of Harrison's life after he disappeared from Buffalo in 1819.  He and Asbury subsequently corresponded regularly to update one another on their research.  Williams published his work,  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury: In His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693 , which traces the family back to its earliest American forebears in Massachusetts in 1934.  He was able to assist Asbury with information he needed for the article on which he was working, \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" published in  Southwestern Historical Quarterly  in 1942.  ","After her husband's death in 1946, Joan Williams went back to her family home in Suffolk to care for her mother.  She returned to Leesburg when her mother died, and worked at Loudoun Hospital caring for premature babies.  She was also active in other community activities, continuing her interest in Thomas Balch Library and in Oatlands Plantation, where she served as a docent for 24 years.  Joan Williams died 27 September 2003.","Winslow Williams  attended school in Leesburg until 1929 when he was enrolled in Episcopal High School, where he stayed until 1931.  He also attended Shenandoah Valley Academy, a preparatory school for boys in Winchester, Virginia.  After graduating, he lived at Roxbury Hall with his father.  ","Williams married  Helen Constance Moore  (3 September 1918-10 September 1991) on 6 February 1937.  They had three children, Winslow Jr., Harrison III, and Constance.  A keen outdoorsman, Williams was a strong supporter of the Boys Scouts and served as a scoutmaster in the 1950s.  He enjoyed bird watching, and frequently took his camera with him when he was outdoors.  ","He operated a real estate business, Winslow Williams Real Estate, in Leesburg and was one of the founding members of Loudoun County Board of Realtors.  Helen Williams also worked in the real estate business.  Williams was an avid photographer, and took pictures both for pleasure and for the  Loudoun Times Mirror .  For a time Williams operated a photography studio in Leesburg; he closed it in the 1950s.  In 1991he donated his collection of nearly 10,000 negatives to Thomas Balch Library.  Helen Williams died 10 September 1991 after a long illness.  Winslow Williams died on 19 February 1993.","Winslow Family (Series V)","Richard Winslow  was born in Falmouth, Maine 6 September 1769.  Little information is available about his life prior to his arrival in Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1812, where he engaged in land and marine commerce.  He married Mary Nash Grandy (June 1788-18 October 1858) of Camden, North Carolina.  They had eleven children: Nathan Crane (10 December 1812-9 June 1880), Richard Grandy (23 September 1814-20 May 1854), Hezekiah Jones (8 December 1815-31 December 1883), Rufus King (15 September 1817- 7 October 1892), Henry Knox (31 March 1819-30 September 1826), Cyrus Homer (12 December 1820-2 September 1824), Lydia Jane (28 July 1822-13 September 1824), Edwin Newton (26 February 1824-?), Caroline Susan (7 April 1826-8 April 1832), Harriet Williams (28 March 1828-13 April 1832), and Mary Jane (30 January 1831-13 April 1832).  ","The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1830.  Winslow predicted there would be business possibilities in Cleveland with the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and he bought a piece of property on the river for a warehouse.  Later in 1830 he traveled to the east coast and purchased groceries and other goods which he sent back to Cleveland with Nathan to open a store.  Winslow had a considerable amount of capital which he invested to develop his shipping interests.  He built his business into a sizeable enterprise, becoming one of the largest operators on the Great Lakes with a fleet numbering around 40 vessels.","In 1832, Richard Winslow purchased a lot on Euclid Avenue at the southeast corner of the public square and contracted master builder and architect Levi Johnson (1786-1871) to build a house.  Many of Cleveland's wealthiest families lived on Euclid Avenue, and by the middle of the 19th century the street was lined with mansions on expansive lawns.  The family lived there until Richard Winslow's death in 1857, when the house was torn down.  ","Three of Richard Winslow's sons married three sisters, the daughters of Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 April 1792-?) and Mary (ca. 1800-?) Clarke.  Hezekiah Winslow married Helen Clarke (2 September 1825-?) in 1846.  They lived in New York City and Cleveland, and had two children, Richard (26 September 1848-11 April 1896) and Helen Brighty (26 September 1850-15 December 1867).  Richard Winslow married Mary Aphia (?-July 1933); they lived in Buffalo, New York and Paris, France.  Little information is available about them.","Rufus K. Winslow joined the family business around 1852.  After his brothers Nathan and Hezekiah left Cleveland, Rufus Winslow controlled the Cleveland operations.  He married Lucy Clarke (12 June 1820-?) in 1852.  In addition to his business interests, Winslow also spent time engaged in scientific research and became a well regarded amateur ornithologist.  The couple had one daughter,  Annie Clark Winslow  (?-19 April 1926).  Annie married John Chadwick (n.d.) and spent most of her life in Paris, France.","Nathan Winslow  married  Mary Anne Clarke  (1 October 1815-10 March 1885) in 1839, and joined his father's shipping business.  The Winslows had four children, Caroline (23 September 1839-?), Henry (23 December 1840-14 Dec ember 1876), George (January-July 1843), and William G. (14 April 1845-17 September 1910).  Nathan Winslow relocated to Buffalo in 1862, where he established a business with his son Henry and son-in-law John Williams (25 December 1837-?).  After her husband's death in 1880, Mary Anne Winslow spent most of her time travelling in Europe.  She died at her daughter's home in Baltimore, Maryland in 1885.","William G. Winslow  married Mary Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 January 1896) in 1868.  They had six children - Mary S. (n.d.), Helen Brightie (1870-?), Pauline Marechal (who married Harrison Williams), Marie Louise (1875-?), Henry Clarke (1877-?), and  William Gaston  (24 September 1882-?).  The family lived in Buffalo, and also spent a number of years abroad.  Marie married Frederick B. Ussher (1 September 1863-?) in 1901; they lived in Buffalo."],"otherfindaid_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"otherfindaid_heading_ssm":["Other Finding Aid\n"],"otherfindaid_tesim":["None\n"],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Technical Requirements\n"],"phystech_tesim":["None\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliams Family Papers, 1819-1993 (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Williams Family Papers, 1819-1993 (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 24 July 2009\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUpdated by Elizabeth Preston, 20 March 2011\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 24 July 2009","Updated by Elizabeth Preston, 20 March 2011"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e, VREF 929.2 WILLIAMS; \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck\u003c/title\u003e, VREF 975.528 WIL; \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion\u003c/title\u003e, VREF 921 WILLIAMS JOHN; \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe End of the World: A Love Story\u003c/title\u003e, VREF Fiction EGG; Winslow Williams Photograph Collection (VC 003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Biography File: Williams Family, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 , VREF 929.2 WILLIAMS;  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , VREF 975.528 WIL;  The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion , VREF 921 WILLIAMS JOHN;  The End of the World: A Love Story , VREF Fiction EGG; Winslow Williams Photograph Collection (VC 003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Biography File: Williams Family, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  While in most cases the papers are in very good condition, for preservation purposes photocopying is not permitted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries I: Pearce Family, 1819-1859\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: George Pearce, 1819-1822\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Pearce's papers consist of correspondence from his wife, Eliza.  They show the difficulties the couple faced being separated for long periods of time while he was deployed. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Eliza Pearce, 1819-1859\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza Pearce's correspondence is largely from family and friends including George Pearce, her mother-in-law, Rebecca Pearce (n.d.), and Jane and Mary Wilson.  Her husband wrote about his concerns for her well-being and that of their daughter while he was at sea.  In the years after her husband's death, letters illustrate her difficulties in obtaining pension payments.  Of interest are three autographed letters signed (ALS) from Benjamin Watkins Leigh on 28 March 1829, 5 July 1833, and 24 March 1834 regarding Eliza Pearce's pension claim.  Copies of congressional bills in the collection regarding the Navy Pension Fund demonstrate the process of extending payments to widows.  Eliza Pearce's papers also include receipts and bills related to housekeeping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries II: Wilson Family, 1831, 1848\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Wilson Family materials consist of three letters.  Two are to Jane Wilson, and there is also a letter to Jane from her mother, Mary Wilson. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries III: Harrison Family, 1842-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Betsey Cooke Harrison, 1872, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are three items related to Betsey Cooke Harrison: a lock of hair, her obituary, and an undated carte de visite.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: James C. Harrison, 1842-1882\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames C. Harrison's papers include correspondence from his wife and daughter, including letters from Mary while she was at school and from both on their trip abroad after Mary finished her studies.  Other letters relate to business and his efforts on behalf of Eliza Pearce.  Papers from Harrison's estate include obituaries, letters testamentary, and a resolution by Erie County Savings Bank board of directors recognizing his death. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison, 1833-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Wilson Pearce Harrison's papers include letters from her mother, Eliza Pearce, while she was at school, and letters from Mary and Jane Wilson.  Later correspondence includes letters from her husband James Harrison and daughter Mary.  Of interest are letters from 1863-1864 written by Mary while she was in school in New York City which discuss unrest during the Civil War, particularly the attempt to burn the city in 1864.  Other materials include receipts and a prescription from 1870.  Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's estate papers include correspondence, copies of wills and other legal documents, and receipts. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries IV: Williams Family, 1862-1993\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: William Williams, 1862-1876\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Williams' papers contain correspondence; business records such as checks, legal agreements, bills, and stock certificates; and miscellaneous items such as brochures from Walnut Hill School, certificate from his election to Congress, and the Civil War Commission for his son Griffin Stedman Williams from 1862.  Of interest in Williams' correspondence are an ALS from Samuel J. Tilden from 13 May 1867 regarding a business agreement; ALS from Schuyler Colfax about an offer of a railroad ticket dated 10 April 1871; and an ALS from William W. Belknap to A.M. Clapp, 5 June 1872 with a denial of request for clemency.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Lovisa Stedman Williams, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item for Lovisa Stedman Williams, an undated letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Griffin Stedman Williams, 1853-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGriffin Stedman Williams' papers contain correspondence, with the bulk from his friend Horatio Seymour, mostly during the 1860's, and son Harrison Williams.  Other correspondents include his mother, father, and brother.  Also of interest are two ALS from sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873) regarding Williams' purchase of a marble bust of Proserpine.  Other materials include Williams' Civil War orders, with one document signed by Brigadier General F.B. Spinola; cards of introduction and other mementos from his trips abroad; and a handwritten bet with Joseph Ely on the 1860 presidential election.  Later records include receipts for Williams' care as his health declined and papers from his estate.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams, 1871-1895\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is a small number of letters to Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams from Harrison Williams, mostly written while he was at school at Chateau de Lancey in Geneva.  There is also correspondence about both estates, which were handled by Harrison Williams as executor, regarding insurance, storage of belongings, and bills.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Mary Harrison Williams, 1864-1910\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Harrison Williams' correspondence includes letters from her father and mother while she was at school in New York City with news about family, friends, social happenings, and the family's pets.  There are additional letters from her schoolmates, as well as from her husband-to-be Griffin Stedman Williams.  Other items in her papers include bank books, cancelled checks, and a stamp collection.  Mary Harrison Williams' estate papers include a copy of her will, inventories, and bills and receipts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VI: Gordon Williams, 1896-1922\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGordon Williams' papers consist of four letters, which include an invitation to his brother Harrison's wedding and a letter from the Department of the Navy with information about the service record of George Pearce.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VII: Harrison Williams, 1882-1946\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams' papers include a large number of letters received throughout his life.  Early correspondence is largely from his parents, particularly his mother, while he attended school, and contains news from home.  There are letters from his first wife, Jane (also called Jennie), and following her death from Harrison Jr. after he went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and A.D. Glick, in Marshalltown, Iowa from 1909-1913.  Helen Glick also wrote to Harrison Williams Sr. with news about his son.  During World War I, Williams' brother Gordon wrote describing his attempts to enlist and finally his deployment to Europe.  A large portion of the letters concern Williams' genealogy research.  From 1932 until his death in 1946 he exchanged frequent letters with Samuel Asbury regarding Jonas Harrison.  There are also some handwritten copies of Williams' outgoing letters.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe papers contain research notes from several writing projects, including \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e.  The papers also contain typed and manuscript drafts of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun\u003c/title\u003e. There are notes and reports from Williams' service as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  A copy of the Committee's publication, Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943, is also in the collection.  Other items include receipts, cancelled checks, club memberships, an oath of attorney from 1904, and World War II memorabilia.  Included in the artifacts is a book of poetry written by Williams as a boy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VIII: Harrison and Jane Williams, 1901, 1904\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is a small amount of material for Harrison and Jane Williams: a set of place cards made by Jane in watercolor and pencil for their wedding breakfast, and correspondence about the birth of their son, Harrison Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IX: Jane Abbott Williams, 1903-1904, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJane Abbott Williams' papers contain a small number of letters from family and friends in 1904, mostly cards and letters of congratulations on the birth of Harrison Jr.  There is also one letter from Harrison in 1903.  Jane is often referred to as Jenny or Jen. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries X: Harrison and Pauline Williams, 1910-1920\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison and Pauline Williams' papers include correspondence.  Letters from 1917-1920 are mostly from Harrison's brother Gordon about his efforts to get in the army and his experiences during the World War I.  A small number of German postcards from February 1919 are included.  There are also letters to the Williams from Helen Glick about Harrison Jr. while he was living with her and her husband in Marshalltown; some include letters from Harrison Jr. as enclosures.  Much of the correspondence from 1929-1930 is from Winslow while he was away at school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XI: Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams, 1910-1935\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePauline Marechal Winslow Williams' papers consist of correspondence, financial records, and memorabilia.  There are letters from friends and family, brother Gaston.  The bulk of the correspondence dates between 1929 and 1930, with a large number of letters from Winslow while he was at school with news of school, plans for visits, and requests for various items.  The papers include a number of items related to Pauline's financial affairs, such as bank books, stock purchases, cancelled checks and receipts.  Other items such as lists of wedding gifts, a confirmation card, and gift tag from Winslow's first Christmas are also in the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePauline Winslow Williams' estate was complicated due in large part to her interests as a legatee in real estate in Buffalo and Cleveland.  The papers include a number of legal documents and correspondence regarding the Euclid Avenue property (often referred to as the Cleveland property) originally owned by Richard Winslow.  His heirs retained ownership of the Euclid Avenue property on which the family house had stood.  In 1907 May Company signed a 50-year lease at $32,000 per year with the heirs, to commence in 1909.  The company built its flagship Cleveland store on the site.  By the early twentieth century, ownership of the property had become increasingly complex.  As one generation of heirs died additional legatees were created, making a complicated system of fractionalized interests in the property.  In addition, some of the heirs sold their interests to Nathan L. Dauby (31 May 1873-17 May 1964), vice-president of May Company.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDauby filed a partition lawsuit in 1934 to force sale of the property and divide the proceeds among the owners.  He argued that ownership had become so complicated it was no longer an attractive investment for him.  Harrison Williams, representing the interests of his wife Pauline's estate and their son Winslow, contended that Dauby sought to buy the property at a depreciated price.  At a meeting in June of 1934, legal representatives for the heirs decided to allow the partition suit to proceed, and sale of the property to May Company went forward in 1935.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional materials in the estate papers document the management of property in Buffalo.  There is correspondence with the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo about multiple mortgages and transfers of securities in the early 1930s. Other estate papers include accounts and inventories.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XII: Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, 1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item for Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, the passenger list from the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eS.S. Penland\u003c/emph\u003e, the ship on which they met in 1937.  Joan Stafford-Allen Williams' correspondence contains three letters from 1946 about Harrison Williams' death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XIII: Harrison Williams Jr., 1904-1928\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams Jr.'s collection is comprised of a small number of cards, a letter from his uncle, Gordon, enclosing postcards from Germany during World War II, his obituary, and undated bookplates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XIV: Winslow Williams, 1913-1993\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWinslow Williams' papers contain a small amount of correspondence from his family, particularly as a boy and young man.  There are a number of letters in 1933 concerning the death of his mother, Pauline.  There is a gap until the later part of his life when he began to correspond with newly discovered relatives, the Texas descendents of Jonas Harrison, in the 1980s.  Other materials include financial papers such as a farm account book, which also has information about his photography business, two items regarding property from the Nathan Winslow estate, and a debarkation card from a trip at sea with his father aboard the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eS.S. President Garfield\u003c/emph\u003e from 1935-1936.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XV: Winslow and Constance Williams, 1936-1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWinslow and Constance Williams' shared collection includes telegrams on the occasion of their marriage in 1937, and memorabilia from their honeymoon trip to South America such as postcards and a ship's menu.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XVI: Helen Constance Moore Williams, 1937-1991\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHelen Constance Moore Williams' papers contain a small number of items including clippings about her engagement and marriage to Winslow, a birthday card made by her daughter Constance, and the memorial from her funeral in 1991.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries V: Winslow Family, 1880-1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Nathan Winslow, 1880\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item each for Nathan Winslow, a copy of his will showing divisions of his interest in properties in Ohio and Illinois.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Mary A. Winslow, 1885 \u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item for Mary Winslow, a copy of her will which further divided percentage interests by the heirs in the Ohio and Illinois properties. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Richard Winslow Estate, 1901-1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichard Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents.  Winslow left two wills, one in Cuyahoga County, OH and one in France regarding property he owned in that country.  Winslow's estate was complicated by his residual interest in the Euclid Ave. property and because all trustees and executors had died by 1915.  Harrison Williams appears to have acquired copies of records in his capacity as legal counsel for Pauline. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: William G. Winslow, 1903-1934\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam G. Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents such inventories, accountings, decrees, and agreements.  There are some duplicate copies and transcribed copies, the latter of which includes three letters.  The documents appear to have been acquired by Harrison Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: William Gaston Winslow, 1903-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Gaston Winslow's papers consist of three letters, including two from M. Marechal (n.d.) in Lancey, Switzerland written in French.  There is a note on one of the envelopes reading \"keep these always for my sake, Pauline, Father.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VI: Annie Chadwick Estate, 1924-1927\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnie Chadwick's estate papers contain a small number of legal documents.  Her estate was complicated by the fact that she left real property in Paris and in Montreuil-sur-Mer in France in addition to her interests in the Euclid Ave. property.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries VI: Miscellaneous, photographs, oversized documents, and artifacts\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are a small number of miscellaneous items.  Of interest are a collection of 30 Civil War envelopes featuring pro-Union propaganda images and slogans, an embroidery pattern book, an almanac from 1848, and postcards from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVisual materials in the collection include photographs, photograph albums, cartes de visite, and negatives.  Most of the photographs are identified, and include portraits of family members and scenic views.  A few of the images are photographs of portraits in oil, including James C. Harrison and Griffin Stedman Williams.  The negatives were taken by Winslow Williams of people and scenes; many are undated but probably originate from the late 1940s to 1950s.  Numbers associated with many of the negatives reflect his practice with photographs in his business.  Seven albums of photographs belonging to Winslow Williams contain pictures from vacations and other events, and have been re-housed for preservation purposes.  There are also photograph albums, tintypes, cased daguerreotypes, and color stereo slides housed with the artifact collection.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOversized documents include a series of letters from Samuel Asbury to Harrison Williams.  Removal sheets have been placed in the collection with the location and date of each oversized letter.  Other items include receipts, Griffin Stedman Williams' appointment as commercial agent for the United States at Nottingham England and his Special Passport, and Gordon Williams' passport for his trip on behalf of the American Fund for French Wounded.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographic material in the artifact collection includes a photograph album of Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding trip to Europe 1911, two albums belonging to Winslow Williams, and an 1862-1869 album belonging to Griffin Stedman Williams.  There is also a scrapbook kept by Winslow Williams with photographs and memorabilia, which is in fragile condition.  Other photographs include a small number of daguerreotypes and tintypes, most of which are not identified or dated. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains a variety of artifacts such as a stamp moistener, calling card plates, a Valentine's Day memento from Harrison Williams to Pauline, wedding books, and a notebook containing poetry written by Harrison Williams as a boy.  Other items include a pair of slippers worn by Mary Harrison Williams at her wedding, a series of cards strung together on a string with Asian writing, and a piece of wedding cake from Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding.  Also of interest is a collection of railroad passes from 20 different railroads from the late 19th century and early 20th century.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  While in most cases the papers are in very good condition, for preservation purposes photocopying is not permitted.","Series I: Pearce Family, 1819-1859","Subseries I: George Pearce, 1819-1822","George Pearce's papers consist of correspondence from his wife, Eliza.  They show the difficulties the couple faced being separated for long periods of time while he was deployed. ","Subseries II: Eliza Pearce, 1819-1859","Eliza Pearce's correspondence is largely from family and friends including George Pearce, her mother-in-law, Rebecca Pearce (n.d.), and Jane and Mary Wilson.  Her husband wrote about his concerns for her well-being and that of their daughter while he was at sea.  In the years after her husband's death, letters illustrate her difficulties in obtaining pension payments.  Of interest are three autographed letters signed (ALS) from Benjamin Watkins Leigh on 28 March 1829, 5 July 1833, and 24 March 1834 regarding Eliza Pearce's pension claim.  Copies of congressional bills in the collection regarding the Navy Pension Fund demonstrate the process of extending payments to widows.  Eliza Pearce's papers also include receipts and bills related to housekeeping.","Series II: Wilson Family, 1831, 1848","The Wilson Family materials consist of three letters.  Two are to Jane Wilson, and there is also a letter to Jane from her mother, Mary Wilson. ","Series III: Harrison Family, 1842-1911","Subseries I: Betsey Cooke Harrison, 1872, n.d.","There are three items related to Betsey Cooke Harrison: a lock of hair, her obituary, and an undated carte de visite.","Subseries II: James C. Harrison, 1842-1882","James C. Harrison's papers include correspondence from his wife and daughter, including letters from Mary while she was at school and from both on their trip abroad after Mary finished her studies.  Other letters relate to business and his efforts on behalf of Eliza Pearce.  Papers from Harrison's estate include obituaries, letters testamentary, and a resolution by Erie County Savings Bank board of directors recognizing his death. ","Subseries III: Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison, 1833-1911","Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's papers include letters from her mother, Eliza Pearce, while she was at school, and letters from Mary and Jane Wilson.  Later correspondence includes letters from her husband James Harrison and daughter Mary.  Of interest are letters from 1863-1864 written by Mary while she was in school in New York City which discuss unrest during the Civil War, particularly the attempt to burn the city in 1864.  Other materials include receipts and a prescription from 1870.  Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's estate papers include correspondence, copies of wills and other legal documents, and receipts. ","Series IV: Williams Family, 1862-1993","Subseries I: William Williams, 1862-1876","William Williams' papers contain correspondence; business records such as checks, legal agreements, bills, and stock certificates; and miscellaneous items such as brochures from Walnut Hill School, certificate from his election to Congress, and the Civil War Commission for his son Griffin Stedman Williams from 1862.  Of interest in Williams' correspondence are an ALS from Samuel J. Tilden from 13 May 1867 regarding a business agreement; ALS from Schuyler Colfax about an offer of a railroad ticket dated 10 April 1871; and an ALS from William W. Belknap to A.M. Clapp, 5 June 1872 with a denial of request for clemency.","Subseries II: Lovisa Stedman Williams, n.d.","There is one item for Lovisa Stedman Williams, an undated letter.","Subseries III: Griffin Stedman Williams, 1853-1911","Griffin Stedman Williams' papers contain correspondence, with the bulk from his friend Horatio Seymour, mostly during the 1860's, and son Harrison Williams.  Other correspondents include his mother, father, and brother.  Also of interest are two ALS from sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873) regarding Williams' purchase of a marble bust of Proserpine.  Other materials include Williams' Civil War orders, with one document signed by Brigadier General F.B. Spinola; cards of introduction and other mementos from his trips abroad; and a handwritten bet with Joseph Ely on the 1860 presidential election.  Later records include receipts for Williams' care as his health declined and papers from his estate.  ","Subseries IV: Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams, 1871-1895","There is a small number of letters to Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams from Harrison Williams, mostly written while he was at school at Chateau de Lancey in Geneva.  There is also correspondence about both estates, which were handled by Harrison Williams as executor, regarding insurance, storage of belongings, and bills.","Subseries V: Mary Harrison Williams, 1864-1910","Mary Harrison Williams' correspondence includes letters from her father and mother while she was at school in New York City with news about family, friends, social happenings, and the family's pets.  There are additional letters from her schoolmates, as well as from her husband-to-be Griffin Stedman Williams.  Other items in her papers include bank books, cancelled checks, and a stamp collection.  Mary Harrison Williams' estate papers include a copy of her will, inventories, and bills and receipts.","Subseries VI: Gordon Williams, 1896-1922","Gordon Williams' papers consist of four letters, which include an invitation to his brother Harrison's wedding and a letter from the Department of the Navy with information about the service record of George Pearce.","Subseries VII: Harrison Williams, 1882-1946","Harrison Williams' papers include a large number of letters received throughout his life.  Early correspondence is largely from his parents, particularly his mother, while he attended school, and contains news from home.  There are letters from his first wife, Jane (also called Jennie), and following her death from Harrison Jr. after he went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and A.D. Glick, in Marshalltown, Iowa from 1909-1913.  Helen Glick also wrote to Harrison Williams Sr. with news about his son.  During World War I, Williams' brother Gordon wrote describing his attempts to enlist and finally his deployment to Europe.  A large portion of the letters concern Williams' genealogy research.  From 1932 until his death in 1946 he exchanged frequent letters with Samuel Asbury regarding Jonas Harrison.  There are also some handwritten copies of Williams' outgoing letters.  ","The papers contain research notes from several writing projects, including  Legends of Loudoun  and  The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 .  The papers also contain typed and manuscript drafts of  Legends of Loudoun . There are notes and reports from Williams' service as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  A copy of the Committee's publication, Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943, is also in the collection.  Other items include receipts, cancelled checks, club memberships, an oath of attorney from 1904, and World War II memorabilia.  Included in the artifacts is a book of poetry written by Williams as a boy.","Subseries VIII: Harrison and Jane Williams, 1901, 1904","There is a small amount of material for Harrison and Jane Williams: a set of place cards made by Jane in watercolor and pencil for their wedding breakfast, and correspondence about the birth of their son, Harrison Jr.","Subseries IX: Jane Abbott Williams, 1903-1904, n.d.","Jane Abbott Williams' papers contain a small number of letters from family and friends in 1904, mostly cards and letters of congratulations on the birth of Harrison Jr.  There is also one letter from Harrison in 1903.  Jane is often referred to as Jenny or Jen. ","Subseries X: Harrison and Pauline Williams, 1910-1920","Harrison and Pauline Williams' papers include correspondence.  Letters from 1917-1920 are mostly from Harrison's brother Gordon about his efforts to get in the army and his experiences during the World War I.  A small number of German postcards from February 1919 are included.  There are also letters to the Williams from Helen Glick about Harrison Jr. while he was living with her and her husband in Marshalltown; some include letters from Harrison Jr. as enclosures.  Much of the correspondence from 1929-1930 is from Winslow while he was away at school.","Subseries XI: Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams, 1910-1935","Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams' papers consist of correspondence, financial records, and memorabilia.  There are letters from friends and family, brother Gaston.  The bulk of the correspondence dates between 1929 and 1930, with a large number of letters from Winslow while he was at school with news of school, plans for visits, and requests for various items.  The papers include a number of items related to Pauline's financial affairs, such as bank books, stock purchases, cancelled checks and receipts.  Other items such as lists of wedding gifts, a confirmation card, and gift tag from Winslow's first Christmas are also in the collection.","Pauline Winslow Williams' estate was complicated due in large part to her interests as a legatee in real estate in Buffalo and Cleveland.  The papers include a number of legal documents and correspondence regarding the Euclid Avenue property (often referred to as the Cleveland property) originally owned by Richard Winslow.  His heirs retained ownership of the Euclid Avenue property on which the family house had stood.  In 1907 May Company signed a 50-year lease at $32,000 per year with the heirs, to commence in 1909.  The company built its flagship Cleveland store on the site.  By the early twentieth century, ownership of the property had become increasingly complex.  As one generation of heirs died additional legatees were created, making a complicated system of fractionalized interests in the property.  In addition, some of the heirs sold their interests to Nathan L. Dauby (31 May 1873-17 May 1964), vice-president of May Company.  ","Dauby filed a partition lawsuit in 1934 to force sale of the property and divide the proceeds among the owners.  He argued that ownership had become so complicated it was no longer an attractive investment for him.  Harrison Williams, representing the interests of his wife Pauline's estate and their son Winslow, contended that Dauby sought to buy the property at a depreciated price.  At a meeting in June of 1934, legal representatives for the heirs decided to allow the partition suit to proceed, and sale of the property to May Company went forward in 1935.  ","Additional materials in the estate papers document the management of property in Buffalo.  There is correspondence with the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo about multiple mortgages and transfers of securities in the early 1930s. Other estate papers include accounts and inventories.","Subseries XII: Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, 1937","There is one item for Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, the passenger list from the  S.S. Penland , the ship on which they met in 1937.  Joan Stafford-Allen Williams' correspondence contains three letters from 1946 about Harrison Williams' death.","Subseries XIII: Harrison Williams Jr., 1904-1928","Harrison Williams Jr.'s collection is comprised of a small number of cards, a letter from his uncle, Gordon, enclosing postcards from Germany during World War II, his obituary, and undated bookplates.","Subseries XIV: Winslow Williams, 1913-1993","Winslow Williams' papers contain a small amount of correspondence from his family, particularly as a boy and young man.  There are a number of letters in 1933 concerning the death of his mother, Pauline.  There is a gap until the later part of his life when he began to correspond with newly discovered relatives, the Texas descendents of Jonas Harrison, in the 1980s.  Other materials include financial papers such as a farm account book, which also has information about his photography business, two items regarding property from the Nathan Winslow estate, and a debarkation card from a trip at sea with his father aboard the  S.S. President Garfield  from 1935-1936.  ","Subseries XV: Winslow and Constance Williams, 1936-1937","Winslow and Constance Williams' shared collection includes telegrams on the occasion of their marriage in 1937, and memorabilia from their honeymoon trip to South America such as postcards and a ship's menu.  ","Subseries XVI: Helen Constance Moore Williams, 1937-1991","Helen Constance Moore Williams' papers contain a small number of items including clippings about her engagement and marriage to Winslow, a birthday card made by her daughter Constance, and the memorial from her funeral in 1991.","Series V: Winslow Family, 1880-1937","Subseries I: Nathan Winslow, 1880","There is one item each for Nathan Winslow, a copy of his will showing divisions of his interest in properties in Ohio and Illinois.","Subseries II: Mary A. Winslow, 1885 ","There is one item for Mary Winslow, a copy of her will which further divided percentage interests by the heirs in the Ohio and Illinois properties. ","Subseries III: Richard Winslow Estate, 1901-1937","Richard Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents.  Winslow left two wills, one in Cuyahoga County, OH and one in France regarding property he owned in that country.  Winslow's estate was complicated by his residual interest in the Euclid Ave. property and because all trustees and executors had died by 1915.  Harrison Williams appears to have acquired copies of records in his capacity as legal counsel for Pauline. ","Subseries IV: William G. Winslow, 1903-1934","William G. Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents such inventories, accountings, decrees, and agreements.  There are some duplicate copies and transcribed copies, the latter of which includes three letters.  The documents appear to have been acquired by Harrison Williams.","Subseries V: William Gaston Winslow, 1903-1911","William Gaston Winslow's papers consist of three letters, including two from M. Marechal (n.d.) in Lancey, Switzerland written in French.  There is a note on one of the envelopes reading \"keep these always for my sake, Pauline, Father.\"","Subseries VI: Annie Chadwick Estate, 1924-1927","Annie Chadwick's estate papers contain a small number of legal documents.  Her estate was complicated by the fact that she left real property in Paris and in Montreuil-sur-Mer in France in addition to her interests in the Euclid Ave. property.  ","Series VI: Miscellaneous, photographs, oversized documents, and artifacts","There are a small number of miscellaneous items.  Of interest are a collection of 30 Civil War envelopes featuring pro-Union propaganda images and slogans, an embroidery pattern book, an almanac from 1848, and postcards from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1917.","Visual materials in the collection include photographs, photograph albums, cartes de visite, and negatives.  Most of the photographs are identified, and include portraits of family members and scenic views.  A few of the images are photographs of portraits in oil, including James C. Harrison and Griffin Stedman Williams.  The negatives were taken by Winslow Williams of people and scenes; many are undated but probably originate from the late 1940s to 1950s.  Numbers associated with many of the negatives reflect his practice with photographs in his business.  Seven albums of photographs belonging to Winslow Williams contain pictures from vacations and other events, and have been re-housed for preservation purposes.  There are also photograph albums, tintypes, cased daguerreotypes, and color stereo slides housed with the artifact collection.  ","Oversized documents include a series of letters from Samuel Asbury to Harrison Williams.  Removal sheets have been placed in the collection with the location and date of each oversized letter.  Other items include receipts, Griffin Stedman Williams' appointment as commercial agent for the United States at Nottingham England and his Special Passport, and Gordon Williams' passport for his trip on behalf of the American Fund for French Wounded.","Photographic material in the artifact collection includes a photograph album of Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding trip to Europe 1911, two albums belonging to Winslow Williams, and an 1862-1869 album belonging to Griffin Stedman Williams.  There is also a scrapbook kept by Winslow Williams with photographs and memorabilia, which is in fragile condition.  Other photographs include a small number of daguerreotypes and tintypes, most of which are not identified or dated. ","The collection contains a variety of artifacts such as a stamp moistener, calling card plates, a Valentine's Day memento from Harrison Williams to Pauline, wedding books, and a notebook containing poetry written by Harrison Williams as a boy.  Other items include a pair of slippers worn by Mary Harrison Williams at her wedding, a series of cards strung together on a string with Asian writing, and a piece of wedding cake from Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding.  Also of interest is a collection of railroad passes from 20 different railroads from the late 19th century and early 20th century."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLoudoun Museum in Leesburg, VA has the following Williams family items: a photograph of Mary Pearce Harrison, photograph of the Loudoun County courthouse by Winslow Williams, a wedding gown, and acetate and glass plate negatives donated by Winslow Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApproximately 26 letters written by Griffin Stedman Williams to his parents during his service in the Civil War are held in the Southern Historical Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Griffin Stedman Williams Papers, #1155-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Material\n"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Loudoun Museum in Leesburg, VA has the following Williams family items: a photograph of Mary Pearce Harrison, photograph of the Loudoun County courthouse by Winslow Williams, a wedding gown, and acetate and glass plate negatives donated by Winslow Williams.","Approximately 26 letters written by Griffin Stedman Williams to his parents during his service in the Civil War are held in the Southern Historical Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Griffin Stedman Williams Papers, #1155-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePhysical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying of materials is not permitted. \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying of materials is not permitted. \n"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  \n\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  \n"],"names_ssim":["Pearce Family ","Wilson Family","Harrison Family","Williams Family","Winslow Family","George Pearce","Eliza Lacey Stephens","Jonas Harrison","Betsey Cooke","James Cooke Harrison","Mary Wilson Pearce","William Williams","Lovisa Kirkland Stedman","Charles Gordon Williams","Griffin Stedman Williams","Mary Pearce Harrison","Mary Stedman Williams","Gordon Williams","Harrison Williams","Jane Kirby Abbott","Harrison Jr","Pauline Marechal Winslow","Joan Stafford-Allen","Winslow Williams","Helen Constance Moore","Richard Winslow","Annie Clark Winslow","Nathan Winslow","Mary Anne Clarke","William G. Winslow","William Gaston"],"famname_ssim":["Pearce Family ","Wilson Family","Harrison Family","Williams Family","Winslow Family"],"persname_ssim":["George Pearce","Eliza Lacey Stephens","Jonas Harrison","Betsey Cooke","James Cooke Harrison","Mary Wilson Pearce","William Williams","Lovisa Kirkland Stedman","Charles Gordon Williams","Griffin Stedman Williams","Mary Pearce Harrison","Mary Stedman Williams","Gordon Williams","Harrison Williams","Jane Kirby Abbott","Harrison Jr","Pauline Marechal Winslow","Joan Stafford-Allen","Winslow Williams","Helen Constance Moore","Richard Winslow","Annie Clark Winslow","Nathan Winslow","Mary Anne Clarke","William G. Winslow","William Gaston"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":679,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:50:24.367Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c01"}},{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c10","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Artifact Tray 10","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c10#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c10","ref_ssm":["viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c10"],"id":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c10","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01","parent_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01","parent_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00109","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00109","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Item","Box 4: Artifacts"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Item","Box 4: Artifacts"],"text":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Item","Box 4: Artifacts","Artifact Tray 10"],"title_filing_ssi":"Artifact Tray 10\n\t\t","title_ssm":["Artifact Tray 10"],"title_tesim":["Artifact Tray 10"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Artifact Tray 10"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"collection_ssim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":1,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":645,"_nest_path_":"/components#21/components#0/components#9","timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:50:24.367Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00109","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00109","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl00109.xml","title_ssm":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"title_tesim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["M 010\n"],"text":["M 010\n","Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Collection open for research.\n","2003.0023, 2005.0109, 2005.0183, 2011.0160\n","None\n","Albany Argus , 03/15/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/.com ","Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, military enlistment records, Social Security death register, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com","Asbury, Samuel E., \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" Volume 45, Number 3, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/publications/journals/shq/online/v045/n3/contrib_DIVL4249.html  [Accessed Mon Sep 8 9:02:11 CDT 2008]","Biographical Directory of the United States Congress , http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000544 ","Clark, Robert L.; Lee, Craig A.; Wilson, Jack W. \"Managing a Pension Portfolio in the Nineteenth Century: The U.S. Navy Pension Fund, 1800-1840,\"  Business and Economic History , Volume 28, no. 2, Fall 1999.  http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v028n1/p0093-p0104.pdf ","Cullum, George W.  Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802, Supplement Volume VI-A, 1910-1920 . Saginaw, Mich.: Seemen and Peters, Printers, 1920. http://books.google.com","Cutter, William Richard.  Genealogical and Family History of Western New York . New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Davis, Charles Henry Stanley.  History of Wallingford, Conn. from its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time . Meriden, CT: Charles Henry Stanley Davis, 1870. http://books.google.com ","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. II 1813.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. III 1814-1815.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.  Entry: Dauby, Nathan L. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DNL","Encyclopaedia Britannica , http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392187/Anne-Tracy-Morgan ","Essex Register , 01/01/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ ","Hall, Clayton Coleman, ed.  Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Volume II - Biography . New York \u0026 Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v.\"Shannon, Owen,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsh47.html ","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. \"Texas Revolution,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/qdt1.html","Hansen, Arlen J.  Gentleman Volunteers . New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., 1996. http://books.google.com ","The History of Buffalo: A Chronology, 1841-1865 , http://www.buffaloah.com/h/1865.html#1854","Holton, David-Parsons and Frances K. Forward Holton.  Winslow Memorial: Family Records of Winslows and Their Descendents in America with the English Ancestry as Far as Known. Kenelm Winslow, v. II.  New York: Mrs. Frances K. Holton, 1888. http://books.google.com ","Inter Ocean , October 8, 1892, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/","Joblin, Maurice.  Cleveland Past and Present . 1869. http://www.fullbooks.com/Cleveland-Past-and-Present1.html ","Loudoun Times , July 26, 1928.","Loudoun Times Mirror , November 19, 1936; June 13, 1946; April 8, 1965; June 16, 1977; February 24, 1993; March 10, 1993","Library of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/ ","Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County.  Guide to the Photograph Collections , http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center/photograph-collections-guide","New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 14 . Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1860.  http://books.google.com ","New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 65th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War, http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/spanAm/infantry/65thInfMain.htm","Ohio History Central: An On-Line Encyclopedia of Ohio History , http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1004","Peterson, Dorothy Burns.  Daughters of Republic of Texas .  http://books.google.com ","The Pioneer Families of Cleveland, http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Cuyahoga/Cleveland602.htm","The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/","Ratigan, William.  Great Lakes Shipwrecks \u0026 Survival . Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1977. http://books.google.com","Robison, W. Scott.  History of the City of Cleveland: Its Settlement, Rise and Progress . Cleveland, Ohio: Robison \u0026 Cockett, 1887.  http://books.google.com","Rose, William Ganson.  Cleveland: The Making of a City . Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1950. ","Smith, Henry Perry.  History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, VII . Syracuse, New York: D. Mason \u0026 Co., 1884. Niagara University Library, http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/erie2.html  ","Society of Architectural Historians, http://www.sah.org/index.php ","Texas DAR, Margaret Montgomery Chapter, http://www.texasdar.org/chapters/MargaretMontgomery/ ","Waldron, Gale. \"Joan Williams - A Loudoun Treasure,\"  Loudoun Magazine , v.2 no.8, pg 16, May 2003.","Washington Post , August 18, 1938","Williams Family, Biography File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams Family Papers (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams, Harrison.  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1607-1693 . W.F. Roberts Company: Washington, DC, 1934.","Winslow, Frederick Bradlee, 1873-1937 (letter to Dr. John Collins Warren. Prof. of Surgery. H.M.S., complaining about a \"C\" in Surgery), Harvard University Library catalog record.","The Williams Family Papers contain materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The families are related through marriage.   Individuals appearing in the scope and content note as subseries are highlighted in boldface to aid researchers.","Pearce Family  (Series I)","George Pearce  (1792-7 August 1822) was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  There is little information available about his early life.  He joined the US Navy on 20 June 1806 as midshipman, leaving from Petersburg, Virginia.  He was commissioned a lieutenant on 24 July 1813, during the War of 1812.  Pearce joined Lieutenant Thomas MacDonough on 14 August 1813 in the northern lakes theater at Lake Champlain, and took command of one of the sloops.  Pearce and his sailors later assisted Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell at a battle in Oswego Falls, New York in May of 1814.  In a letter to his commander Mitchell commented on the bravery and tenacity shown by Pearce and his men.","Pearce married  Eliza Lacey Stephens  (ca. 1798-20 May 1860) in Erie, Pennsylvania 11 November 1819.  She was also a native of Dinwiddie; little information is available about her early life.  They had one child, Mary Wilson Pearce, born in Petersburg, Virginia on 8 July 1820.  Pearce continued his service in the Navy, and the couple spent much of their marriage apart while he was at sea.  George Pearce contracted yellow fever while aboard the  Macedonian  at Craney Island in the West Indies.  Although it first appeared he would recover fully, he died of the disease on 7 August 1822.  ","After her husband's death, Eliza depended on Navy Pension Fund monies for which she was eligible as his widow.  The pension fund was established by Congress in 1800 as an autonomous source of money for disabled naval veterans.  In 1813 benefits were extended to widows and orphans of naval personnel who died in service, which expanded to include those who died or were disabled from service-related injury or disease.  Administration of the fund was complicated by Congress deciding eligibility for awards and the amount each received.  Pensions were awarded for five year periods, and could be renewed. Eliza's brother, W.J.N. Stephens (n.d.), who lived in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and later her son-in-law, James C. Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882), corresponded over the years with members of Congress and the Navy Department to help obtain her widow's pension payments.  ","Eliza resided in several locations during their marriage and after Pearce's death.  Correspondence was directed to her in Erie, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, New York, and New London, Connecticut where she resided for a time with her brother Clement Stephens (n.d.).  By 1823 she had returned to Erie, where she remained until the end of her life; she appears to have lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Buffalo, New York for a period time around 1850.  Eliza Pearce died 20 May 1860.","Wilson Family (Series II)","Little information is available about the  Wilson family .  Mary Wilson (n.d.) and her daughter Jane (n.d.) corresponded with Eliza Pearce, and appear to be related to her.","Harrison Family (Series III)","Jonas Harrison , son of William (n.d.) and Elizabeth (n.d.) Harrison, was born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, on 11 October 1777.  There is little information available about the first 30 years of his life.  He was admitted to the bar in Michigan Territory in 1807.  By 1809 he lived in Lewiston, New York where he opened a law office and taught school.  Harrison also served as Collector of Customs and Collector of Internal Revenue for the Niagara District, and Master of Chancery for New York.  He married  Betsey Cooke , one of his students, in 1811.  Betsey Cooke Harrison was born 30 June 1795 in Wallingford, Connecticut to Lemuel (17 March 1762-?) and Betsey (?-1821) Cooke, who moved to Lewiston when she was two years old.  Her brother Bates Cooke (1787-1841) read law with Harrison.","The Harrisons fled Lewiston along with the rest of the inhabitants when British and Native American allies burned the village in December of 1813, during the War of 1812.  They took refuge in Batavia with other residents.   Harrison and two other men wrote about the attack on Lewiston and observed that Fort Niagara appeared to be under fire in a letter published in the  Ontario Messenger  on 18 December 1813.  ","In 1815 the Harrisons settled in Buffalo Creek (present day Buffalo), New York residing there with their three children, Jonas (?-26 March 1836), Rachel (ca. 1818-?), and James Cooke Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882).  Harrison was an influential and, at least outwardly, wealthy man.  He built a mansion often described as one of the finest in the city.  He practiced law, was a founder of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and served as a director for the Bank of Niagara. He was one of the original trustees when the village was incorporated in 1816, and served again in 1817.  However, the country had fallen into financial crisis in the wake of the war, and Harrison's personal financial situation became increasingly dire.  In 1814, he was nominated as a candidate for senator representing Niagara but declined, citing his deteriorating financial affairs which required all of his attention.   Harrison was ruined in the panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in United States history.  The sale of his house was not enough to settle his debts, and his remaining property was sold by the New York attorney general.   He left Buffalo for Detroit, Michigan in 1819, ostensibly on a prospecting trip.  Notice of his arrival there was the last his family in Buffalo heard of him.  ","Harrison reappeared in Georgia in 1820 where he met Ellender Shannon (ca. 1803-28 August 1877), daughter of Owen (ca. 1762-1839) and Margaret Montgomery (1773-1854) Shannon.  Shannon served in the American Revolution and received a bounty grant of land in Franklin County, Georgia.  They had six children, most of whom later settled in Texas.  The Shannons moved to Texas in 1821 as part of the Old Three Hundred, the first organized group of Anglo-American immigrants who settled in the colony established by Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836).  ","Harrison married Ellender on 26 June 1820; they moved to Texas in December of that year and settled in Shelby County.  Jonas and Ellender Harrison had 8 children: Margaret, Jonas (ca. 1823-?), Jacob (ca. 1826-1867), John (ca. 1830-?), DeWitt Clinton (5 December 1827-6 March 1902), Thomas Jefferson (ca. 1834-1868), William Henry (27 September 1833-?), and Almira (ca. 1836-?).  ","In the beginning, Harrison presented himself as a frontiersman, taking no part in political or legal affairs and cultivating a rough and illiterate persona.  He emerged from seclusion sometime prior to 1827, unexpectedly appearing in court on behalf of a man accused of a capital crime.  His appearance and eloquent handling of the case surprised onlookers, and the story soon became legend.  Author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) created a rough-hewn character called Jonas Harrison in his book,  The End of the World, A Love Story , based on tales about Harrison. ","By 1827 Harrison had established a law practice and was taking part in community activities.  One of his most famous clients was Sam Houston (1793-1863); he represented Houston in his divorce from Eliza Allen (ca. 1810-3 Mar 1861).  Harrison was made Alcalde (municipal magistrate) of the district of Tenehaw in 1828, a position he held for at least three years.  ","As tensions grew between Texas Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican government in the late 1820's, Harrison initially supported the Mexican government.  However, by the early 1830s he was corresponding with Stephen F. Austin, who led the revolutionary movement.  He served as a delegate to the 1832 Convention, where the colonists lobbied the Mexican government for a number of changes and reforms.  He also helped draft the San Augustine Resolutions advocating Texas' independence from Mexico.   In 1835 he adopted the title \"major\" and actively recruited for the armies of Texas in spite of failing health.  He died 6 August 1836.  Harrison County, established in 1839, was named in his honor.  Ellender did not re-marry.  Their children and descendents settled throughout Texas.  Ellender Harrison died 28 August 1877 near Arlington, Texas.","Betsey Cooke Harrison and her children returned to Lewiston in 1820 after being abandoned by Jonas.  She was left with nothing, and her brothers helped provide for Betsey and her family until the children grew up.  Bates Cooke took in James and raised him with his son, Joshua (1821-1908), sending James to the same schools.  Jonas Harrison II moved to Erie, Pennsylvania where he worked in a store he co-owned, Tracy \u0026 Harrison.  He died unmarried on 26 March 1836.  Rachel married Moses Hall Fitts (1 January 1808-?), a teacher and member of the New York State Board of Education, with whom she had eight children.  They later moved to California.  Betsey Cooke Harrison died in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 25 June 1872.","At the age of 14,  James Cooke Harrison  moved to Erie where he worked at his brother's store as a clerk.  After Jonas' death in 1836, Harrison went to work at a store owned by Aaron Kellogg.  In 1838 he joined Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871) in Reed's Erie steamboat business.  Reed built and ran passenger steamships, and his operation was one of the biggest on the Great Lakes.  Prior to the development of the railroad, emigration and trade to the west depended on steamers, and ship traffic on the lakes was substantial. Harrison started working for Reed as a clerk on the ship  Erie .  The  Erie  burned in July 1841, a year after he gave up the clerkship.  It was one of the worst Great Lakes shipping disasters; over 200 people died, many of them Swiss and German immigrants.  Harrison assisted with the recovery and burial of victims of the fire.  ","Harrison relocated to Buffalo in 1840, where he opened an office and managed Reed's Buffalo port interests.  By the early 1840's grain shipments from the west had vastly increased, and the need for more grain elevators at the port to store and move the shipments became acute.  Harrison and Reed built Reed Elevator in 1847, which they operated in conjunction with their transportation business.  It burned and was rebuilt in 1859, and again in 1874.  As the number of grain elevators proliferated owners became concerned about continuing to be profitable; Western Elevating Company was formed in 1859 to direct the industry.  Harrison served as president of the organization in the early 1860's.  ","In addition to his work in the shipping industry, Harrison pursued other business interests in Buffalo.  He was one of the first trustees of Erie County Savings Bank when it incorporated in 1854.  It grew from a small operation, with around $600,000 in deposits, to over $11 million in deposits by 1883.  Harrison was made vice-president in 1876, and succeeded the bank's first president, William A. Bird (1797-1878), upon his death in 1878.  He was also a member of the board of directors for Buffalo \u0026 Erie Railroad, a company in which he was a large shareholder.","Harrison was a Whig and served on the Buffalo Common Council twice.  In 1853 he was the Whig candidate for mayor, running against Democrat Eli Cook (1814-1865), who won in a close election.  Harrison joined the Republican party after the Whig party collapsed in 1856.   Although he did not continue to pursue a political career he remained a strong supporter of the Republicans.  A long-time art lover and collector, Harrison was a life member of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which was established as a public fine arts gallery in 1862.  He was also a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served as a vestryman. Harrison died unexpectedly on 21 November 1882.  He had been ill, but was optimistic he would recover. He died instantly while getting up from bed.  ","James Cooke Harrison married  Mary Wilson Pearce  (8 July 1820-11 June 1891), daughter of George and Eliza Pearce.  Although the parish register shows they married 16 July 1842, Mary insisted the correct date was 25 August 1842 and they celebrated their anniversary on that day.  They had two children.  Lilly was born around 1846, and died in August of 1848 after a long illness.  Mary Pearce Harrison was born in Erie on 12 November 1849.   She attended private schools in Buffalo and a select girls' school in New York City, Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's French and English Boarding and Day School, from 1864-1868.","Williams Family (Series IV)","William Williams  was born in Bolton, Connecticut to Samuel (8 February 1785-5 July 1876) and Sarah White Williams (1787-22 August 1849) on 6 September 1815.  He was one of nine children.  He grew up in Bolton and attended local schools.  At the age of 17 Williams moved to Georgia where he was involved in commercial business between New England, the West Indies and ports in the southern United States.  He soon became ill and returned to Bolton. From there he went to work for one of his maternal uncles at a bank in Norwich, Connecticut and then moved to Windham, Connecticut where he clerked at another uncle's bank, Bank of Windham.  ","Williams met  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman  (11 September 1815-27 September 1895), while living in Windham.  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman was the daughter of Griffin (27 September 1770-?) and Elizabeth Gordon (?-1822) Stedman, a wealthy and influential family in Hartford, Connecticut.  They married 9 October 1838.  The Williams had three children: Catherine Stedman (4 August 1839-17 January 1841), Griffin Stedman (11 September 1841-7 March 1911), and Charles Gordon (23 December 1847-6 September 1897).","After marrying Williams took a cashier job at Bank of Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio.   Deciding Sandusky did not offer the opportunities he desired, he and his wife settled in Buffalo in 1839.  His uncle George C. White (28 November 1804-30 May 1869) made Williams a partner in his banking business, and they opened a branch in Buffalo called White and Williams.  The bank prospered, and reorganized in 1844 as White's Bank of Buffalo.  Williams continued to clerk there for 12 years.  In 1856 Williams and some friends founded Clinton Bank of Buffalo.  It survived the panic of 1857, but closed four years later as the financial markets faced continued uncertainty.  ","The late 1840's and early 1850's saw tremendous growth in railroads.  Around 1851 a railroad was proposed from Buffalo to Erie and State Line Railroad Company was formed to construct it.  Williams, by then a prominent financier, served as one of the original directors and later as president of the company.  In the period after the Civil War he was actively engaged in promoting and financing the growth of the railroads.  As president of Buffalo and Erie Railroad, Williams helped orchestrate its consolidation with other railroads to form Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company in 1869.  He was elected first vice president of the new corporation.  He served as a director of Michigan Southern Railroad Company and in 1873 was elected a director of Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad Co., where he had considerable control of the railroad's business affairs.  In addition to his involvement with the railroads, Williams financed a number of other industrial concerns such as mining and canals.  ","Williams also played a role in Buffalo's social and cultural affairs.  He was one of the incorporators of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy in 1862.  He also helped establish the Buffalo Club, an exclusive men's club, which organized in 1867.","Williams started his political career in 1841, when he was elected City Treasurer of Buffalo.  In 1845 he was elected to the city's Common Council.  During the Civil War while loyal to the Union cause, he was opposed to President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).  He gave money to help raise troops and was a member of the Union Continentals, a home guard of men age 45 and over organized by former president Millard Fillmore (1800-1874).  In 1866 Williams was elected to the New York Assembly on the Democratic ticket; he was re-elected the following year.","In 1870 Williams accepted the 30th New York District Democratic nomination for the Forty-second Congress on the condition that Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), a young lawyer in his personal attorney's office, would be nominated for sheriff of Erie County.  Williams helped finance both campaigns, and both men were elected.  He served from 1871-1873, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to be re-elected to the Forty-third Congress in 1872. ","Williams withdrew from politics and business as his health deteriorated in 1874.  He suffered severe financial losses during the panic of 1873, which his family believed hastened his decline.  He died at home 10 September 1876.  Lovisa returned to Connecticut where she lived with their son, Charles.  She died in Windsor, Connecticut 27 September 1895.  ","Charles Gordon Williams  attended public and private schools in Buffalo, and later Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut.  After finishing school in 1868, his parents sent him on a year of travel in Europe.  Upon his return he worked in the oil business in and around Bradford, Pennsylvania for several years.  He married Georgiana Metcalfe (15 February 1852-20 July 1930), daughter of George H. (ca. 1827-?) and Matilda (ca. 1827-?) Metcalfe, on 20 January 1874 and they settled in Brookfield Centre, Connecticut, where they lived the rest of their lives.","Griffin Stedman Williams , called Sted by family and friends, attended schools in Buffalo and Ohio, and completed his education at Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Reed (ca. 1810-?)'s Walnut Hill School in Geneva, New York in 1859.  His parents wanted Williams to go to Yale University, an institution to which both of their families had ties, but he decided to enter into business.  ","In 1859 he took a clerkship in Clinton Bank of Buffalo, and later went to work for James C. Harrison.  His early business career was disrupted with the outbreak of the Civil War.  He was eager to join the army although his parents objected strongly to the idea.  Williams finally convinced his parents to let him join, and his father obtained a commission for him in 1862 as a first lieutenant in the 132nd New York Volunteers.  He was assigned as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891) and served around Suffolk, Virginia and Newbern, North Carolina.  In 1863 Williams served with the Army of the Potomac, and then followed Spinola north.  Williams contracted a severe case of camp fever while in the field that disabled him, and he received an honorable discharge 10 February 1864.  ","Williams returned to Buffalo to recuperate in his parents' home.  His father arranged for a year of travel and Williams set sail in May 1864 for the British Isles, Europe, and Middle East.  He spent another year travelling in 1869, sailing from San Francisco for Japan and Europe.  His ship passed through the Suez Canal, which was in its first year of existence, and returned to the United States in 1870.","Williams grew up socializing with the family of James C. Harrison.  He married  Mary Pearce Harrison  on 20 December 1871 in Buffalo.  The Williams had three children: Harrison (28 February 1873-9 June 1946), Mary Stedman (5 February 1875- ?), and Gordon (1 September 1876-4 October 1925).  ","On 9 September 1885 Williams was appointed Consul of the United States at Nottingham, England by President Grover Cleveland, and he sailed for England in October.  His family joined him in 1886, and Williams held the consulate post until 1890.  The family spent that year in Europe before returning to Buffalo in 1891.  Following his wife's death in 1909, Stedman Williams moved to New York City to be near his sons, Harrison and Gordon.   He died 8 March 1911 after a long illness.","Mary Stedman Williams  was educated in Buffalo and Europe.  She attended St. Margaret's School in Buffalo, Bois de Fey School in Switzerland, and schools in England and France.  On 1 October 1902 she married Frederick Bradlee Winslow (27 July 1873-1937), son of Walter Thatcher (1843-1909) and Sarah Louise Sears (ca. 1845-?) Winslow, in Buffalo.  Walter Winslow was an architect and partner at Winslow \u0026 Wetherall, a noted and prolific Boston architectural firm.  Frederick and Mary resided in Boston, where he was a prominent physician.  Mary was known for her expertise in classical Greek.","Gordon Williams  was educated in England, Europe, and Buffalo.  While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, Williams attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  He completed his education in local schools when the family returned to Buffalo in 1891.  ","Williams joined the 65th Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard, which was federalized in May of 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.  The regiment was sent in sections to Camp Alger near Falls Church, Virginia, arriving by 21 May.  Williams caught typhoid fever in the camp and returned to his parents' home in Buffalo to recover.  ","He was employed briefly as a reporter for the  Buffalo Express , and in 1900 went to work for American Telegraph \u0026 Telephone Co.  He was transferred to the company's New York City general offices and later became a Wall Street broker.  In 1914 he became the American representative for a British company with oil interests in Venezuela, where he lived during the winter of 1914-1915.  ","In February of 1917 he was asked by Anne Morgan (25 July 1873-29 January 1952) to go to France and carry out an independent study of the work of the American Fund for French Wounded prior to the United States' entry into World War I.  The American Fund for French Wounded, established by Morgan, was the largest relief agency operating in Europe, providing hospital aid and ambulance services behind the Allied front.   Williams returned to the United States in June and volunteered for officer's training camp.  After graduating in December of 1917 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the army.  ","He felt it was his duty to serve on the front lines and was anxious to be sent to Europe, but he met resistance from army officials because of his age.  First assigned harbor duty in New Jersey, Williams was then sent to Camp Mills on Long Island, New York to assist with troop training.  While at Camp Mills, Williams met up with an old friend, Brigadier-General Munroe McFarland (28 June 1867-1924), who was commander of the 162nd Infantry Brigade, 81st Division of the American Expeditionary Force.  McFarland asked Williams to join him as his aide-de-camp, and they sailed for France 30 July 1918.  Williams applied for a transfer to the front lines, and on 8 November 1918 he joined the 323rd Infantry in the trenches.  He received a citation for his work rescuing troops stranded in an exposed position during operations November 9-11, 1918. ","Gordon Williams returned to the United States in 1919 after serving with the Army of Occupation, and took a job as a stock broker at Wade, Templeton \u0026 Co.  He left the brokerage house in October of 1923 when United Sugar Company hired him as Resident Vice-President of its holdings in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.  He died there of fever on 4 October 1925.  His body was returned to the United States and buried next to his parents in Buffalo.","While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890,  Harrison Williams  attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  Following the family's return to Buffalo in 1891, Harrison Williams read law at Sprague, Morey, Sprague \u0026 Brownell, one of the city's leading law firms.  Williams joined the 65th Regiment of Infantry of the New York National Guard and served from 1891-1892.  He attended law school at University of Buffalo, graduating in 1893, and was admitted to the bar the following year.  Williams practiced law until 1897, when he accepted a job as tax agent for the Erie Railroad Company in New York City.  He retained ties to Buffalo, although he resided most of his time in New York City.  In 1902 he became head of the tax department, and in 1907 was named head of the General Land and Tax Department of the Erie Railroad System, specializing in tax law.  ","On 8 May 1901, he married  Jane Kirby Abbott  (4 March 1875-22 May 1909) in Marshalltown, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Albert Cutler (10 October 1836-7 January 1903) and Mary Watson (15 August 1840-?) Abbott.  In 1890 Abbott and his family moved from Marshalltown to Chicago where Jane attended Dearborn Seminary, graduating in June 1894.  In September 1894 Abbott was made vice-president of National Linseed Oil Company and moved his family to Buffalo.  He and his wife moved back to Marshalltown after he suffered paralysis in1897. ","Harrison and Jane Williams had one child,  Harrison Jr ., born in New York City on 6 February 1904.  By 1907 Jane had become seriously ill and moved back to Marshalltown to stay with her mother.  It was hoped that retiring to the country would help her recover, but she died in 1909.  Harrison Jr. stayed with Jane's sister and brother-in-law, Albert G. (1861-?) and Helen A. (1864-?) Glick in Marshalltown while his father worked in New York City.","Harrison Williams married a second time in 1910.  He and  Pauline Marechal Winslow  (1 July 1872-29 November 1933) wed December 29, and departed soon after on a six month trip to Europe.  Pauline, daughter of William Grandy (14 April 1845-17 September 1910) and Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 June 1896) Winslow, was born and educated in Buffalo.  She later studied art in Dresden for several years.  Pauline was a descendent of Kenelm Winslow (1599-1672), one of the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.  Her husband's brother-in-law, Frederick Bradlee Winslow, was also a descendent of Kenelm Winslow, making them distant cousins.","Harrison and Pauline Williams' son Winslow was born in New York City on 10 February 1913.  When Williams retired from practicing law later that year, the family moved to Williamsted, a farm Williams had purchased several years before located outside of Leesburg, Virginia.  He had built a large residence on the property which he used as a vacation home.  Williams sold the farm in 1920, and in 1923 he bought another piece of Loudoun County property on which he built a house he called Roxbury Hall, named for an ancestral home in Massachusetts.  ","Harrison Jr. joined his family at Williamsted in 1913.  He was enrolled in Episcopal High School near Alexandra, Virginia in 1918, graduating in 1922.  He entered University of Virginia (UVA), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1928.  While at UVA, he was active in a number of clubs and organizations.  After graduating he took a job as a junior engineer in the Virginia State Highway Department.  On 22 July 1928 Williams was thrown from the back of a motorcycle he was riding with a friend on a trip from Danville, Virginia to visit friends in North Carolina.  He was taken to a hospital in Danville where he died of his injuries the same day.  His father described his death as a crushing blow to family and friends.","Harrison Williams Sr. was widowed a second time in 1933 when Pauline died at Roxbury Hall on November 29 after a long illness.  Williams continued to live in Loudoun County, as did their son Winslow.  Williams enjoyed traveling, and made a number of trips abroad.","Harrison Williams met  Joan Stafford-Allen  (1907-2003) during a transatlantic voyage from England in 1937.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford-Allen (n.d.) of Long Melford, Suffolk, England.  The two became friends during the journey, and Williams invited her to visit Roxbury Hall when they arrived in the US.  After she returned to England they continued to correspond.  He surprised her with a visit to her home, where he proposed, in 1938.  They were married on 17 August 1938 in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  After they returned from a two-week wedding trip the couple settled in the new home Williams built on West Market St. in Leesburg next to Thomas Balch Library.  The Williams both were involved with Thomas Balch Library, and Harrison Williams served as president of the library from 1925 until his death.","Williams had a life-long interest in writing.  He wrote poetry as a child, and in his retirement pursued historical research and writing.  He undertook a project to write a book about important individuals and places in Loudoun County's history,  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , published in 1938.  He also wrote articles about local history.  During World War II, Harrison was asked to serve as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  The committee was organized by Virginia Conservation Commission's Division of History and Archeology in 1942 and used local correspondents to collect newspaper clippings and reports about war efforts from localities around the state.  The Commission produced  Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943 , a sketch of people's activities and attitudes.  ","An avid genealogist, Williams spent many years researching his family history.  In October of 1932 he received a letter from Samuel Asbury (1872-1962), an amateur historian in Texas who was researching the life of Jonas Harrison.  Williams was astonished to learn of Harrison's life after he disappeared from Buffalo in 1819.  He and Asbury subsequently corresponded regularly to update one another on their research.  Williams published his work,  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury: In His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693 , which traces the family back to its earliest American forebears in Massachusetts in 1934.  He was able to assist Asbury with information he needed for the article on which he was working, \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" published in  Southwestern Historical Quarterly  in 1942.  ","After her husband's death in 1946, Joan Williams went back to her family home in Suffolk to care for her mother.  She returned to Leesburg when her mother died, and worked at Loudoun Hospital caring for premature babies.  She was also active in other community activities, continuing her interest in Thomas Balch Library and in Oatlands Plantation, where she served as a docent for 24 years.  Joan Williams died 27 September 2003.","Winslow Williams  attended school in Leesburg until 1929 when he was enrolled in Episcopal High School, where he stayed until 1931.  He also attended Shenandoah Valley Academy, a preparatory school for boys in Winchester, Virginia.  After graduating, he lived at Roxbury Hall with his father.  ","Williams married  Helen Constance Moore  (3 September 1918-10 September 1991) on 6 February 1937.  They had three children, Winslow Jr., Harrison III, and Constance.  A keen outdoorsman, Williams was a strong supporter of the Boys Scouts and served as a scoutmaster in the 1950s.  He enjoyed bird watching, and frequently took his camera with him when he was outdoors.  ","He operated a real estate business, Winslow Williams Real Estate, in Leesburg and was one of the founding members of Loudoun County Board of Realtors.  Helen Williams also worked in the real estate business.  Williams was an avid photographer, and took pictures both for pleasure and for the  Loudoun Times Mirror .  For a time Williams operated a photography studio in Leesburg; he closed it in the 1950s.  In 1991he donated his collection of nearly 10,000 negatives to Thomas Balch Library.  Helen Williams died 10 September 1991 after a long illness.  Winslow Williams died on 19 February 1993.","Winslow Family (Series V)","Richard Winslow  was born in Falmouth, Maine 6 September 1769.  Little information is available about his life prior to his arrival in Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1812, where he engaged in land and marine commerce.  He married Mary Nash Grandy (June 1788-18 October 1858) of Camden, North Carolina.  They had eleven children: Nathan Crane (10 December 1812-9 June 1880), Richard Grandy (23 September 1814-20 May 1854), Hezekiah Jones (8 December 1815-31 December 1883), Rufus King (15 September 1817- 7 October 1892), Henry Knox (31 March 1819-30 September 1826), Cyrus Homer (12 December 1820-2 September 1824), Lydia Jane (28 July 1822-13 September 1824), Edwin Newton (26 February 1824-?), Caroline Susan (7 April 1826-8 April 1832), Harriet Williams (28 March 1828-13 April 1832), and Mary Jane (30 January 1831-13 April 1832).  ","The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1830.  Winslow predicted there would be business possibilities in Cleveland with the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and he bought a piece of property on the river for a warehouse.  Later in 1830 he traveled to the east coast and purchased groceries and other goods which he sent back to Cleveland with Nathan to open a store.  Winslow had a considerable amount of capital which he invested to develop his shipping interests.  He built his business into a sizeable enterprise, becoming one of the largest operators on the Great Lakes with a fleet numbering around 40 vessels.","In 1832, Richard Winslow purchased a lot on Euclid Avenue at the southeast corner of the public square and contracted master builder and architect Levi Johnson (1786-1871) to build a house.  Many of Cleveland's wealthiest families lived on Euclid Avenue, and by the middle of the 19th century the street was lined with mansions on expansive lawns.  The family lived there until Richard Winslow's death in 1857, when the house was torn down.  ","Three of Richard Winslow's sons married three sisters, the daughters of Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 April 1792-?) and Mary (ca. 1800-?) Clarke.  Hezekiah Winslow married Helen Clarke (2 September 1825-?) in 1846.  They lived in New York City and Cleveland, and had two children, Richard (26 September 1848-11 April 1896) and Helen Brighty (26 September 1850-15 December 1867).  Richard Winslow married Mary Aphia (?-July 1933); they lived in Buffalo, New York and Paris, France.  Little information is available about them.","Rufus K. Winslow joined the family business around 1852.  After his brothers Nathan and Hezekiah left Cleveland, Rufus Winslow controlled the Cleveland operations.  He married Lucy Clarke (12 June 1820-?) in 1852.  In addition to his business interests, Winslow also spent time engaged in scientific research and became a well regarded amateur ornithologist.  The couple had one daughter,  Annie Clark Winslow  (?-19 April 1926).  Annie married John Chadwick (n.d.) and spent most of her life in Paris, France.","Nathan Winslow  married  Mary Anne Clarke  (1 October 1815-10 March 1885) in 1839, and joined his father's shipping business.  The Winslows had four children, Caroline (23 September 1839-?), Henry (23 December 1840-14 Dec ember 1876), George (January-July 1843), and William G. (14 April 1845-17 September 1910).  Nathan Winslow relocated to Buffalo in 1862, where he established a business with his son Henry and son-in-law John Williams (25 December 1837-?).  After her husband's death in 1880, Mary Anne Winslow spent most of her time travelling in Europe.  She died at her daughter's home in Baltimore, Maryland in 1885.","William G. Winslow  married Mary Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 January 1896) in 1868.  They had six children - Mary S. (n.d.), Helen Brightie (1870-?), Pauline Marechal (who married Harrison Williams), Marie Louise (1875-?), Henry Clarke (1877-?), and  William Gaston  (24 September 1882-?).  The family lived in Buffalo, and also spent a number of years abroad.  Marie married Frederick B. Ussher (1 September 1863-?) in 1901; they lived in Buffalo.","None\n","Processed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 24 July 2009","Updated by Elizabeth Preston, 20 March 2011","The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 , VREF 929.2 WILLIAMS;  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , VREF 975.528 WIL;  The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion , VREF 921 WILLIAMS JOHN;  The End of the World: A Love Story , VREF Fiction EGG; Winslow Williams Photograph Collection (VC 003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Biography File: Williams Family, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n","The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  While in most cases the papers are in very good condition, for preservation purposes photocopying is not permitted.","Series I: Pearce Family, 1819-1859","Subseries I: George Pearce, 1819-1822","George Pearce's papers consist of correspondence from his wife, Eliza.  They show the difficulties the couple faced being separated for long periods of time while he was deployed. ","Subseries II: Eliza Pearce, 1819-1859","Eliza Pearce's correspondence is largely from family and friends including George Pearce, her mother-in-law, Rebecca Pearce (n.d.), and Jane and Mary Wilson.  Her husband wrote about his concerns for her well-being and that of their daughter while he was at sea.  In the years after her husband's death, letters illustrate her difficulties in obtaining pension payments.  Of interest are three autographed letters signed (ALS) from Benjamin Watkins Leigh on 28 March 1829, 5 July 1833, and 24 March 1834 regarding Eliza Pearce's pension claim.  Copies of congressional bills in the collection regarding the Navy Pension Fund demonstrate the process of extending payments to widows.  Eliza Pearce's papers also include receipts and bills related to housekeeping.","Series II: Wilson Family, 1831, 1848","The Wilson Family materials consist of three letters.  Two are to Jane Wilson, and there is also a letter to Jane from her mother, Mary Wilson. ","Series III: Harrison Family, 1842-1911","Subseries I: Betsey Cooke Harrison, 1872, n.d.","There are three items related to Betsey Cooke Harrison: a lock of hair, her obituary, and an undated carte de visite.","Subseries II: James C. Harrison, 1842-1882","James C. Harrison's papers include correspondence from his wife and daughter, including letters from Mary while she was at school and from both on their trip abroad after Mary finished her studies.  Other letters relate to business and his efforts on behalf of Eliza Pearce.  Papers from Harrison's estate include obituaries, letters testamentary, and a resolution by Erie County Savings Bank board of directors recognizing his death. ","Subseries III: Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison, 1833-1911","Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's papers include letters from her mother, Eliza Pearce, while she was at school, and letters from Mary and Jane Wilson.  Later correspondence includes letters from her husband James Harrison and daughter Mary.  Of interest are letters from 1863-1864 written by Mary while she was in school in New York City which discuss unrest during the Civil War, particularly the attempt to burn the city in 1864.  Other materials include receipts and a prescription from 1870.  Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's estate papers include correspondence, copies of wills and other legal documents, and receipts. ","Series IV: Williams Family, 1862-1993","Subseries I: William Williams, 1862-1876","William Williams' papers contain correspondence; business records such as checks, legal agreements, bills, and stock certificates; and miscellaneous items such as brochures from Walnut Hill School, certificate from his election to Congress, and the Civil War Commission for his son Griffin Stedman Williams from 1862.  Of interest in Williams' correspondence are an ALS from Samuel J. Tilden from 13 May 1867 regarding a business agreement; ALS from Schuyler Colfax about an offer of a railroad ticket dated 10 April 1871; and an ALS from William W. Belknap to A.M. Clapp, 5 June 1872 with a denial of request for clemency.","Subseries II: Lovisa Stedman Williams, n.d.","There is one item for Lovisa Stedman Williams, an undated letter.","Subseries III: Griffin Stedman Williams, 1853-1911","Griffin Stedman Williams' papers contain correspondence, with the bulk from his friend Horatio Seymour, mostly during the 1860's, and son Harrison Williams.  Other correspondents include his mother, father, and brother.  Also of interest are two ALS from sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873) regarding Williams' purchase of a marble bust of Proserpine.  Other materials include Williams' Civil War orders, with one document signed by Brigadier General F.B. Spinola; cards of introduction and other mementos from his trips abroad; and a handwritten bet with Joseph Ely on the 1860 presidential election.  Later records include receipts for Williams' care as his health declined and papers from his estate.  ","Subseries IV: Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams, 1871-1895","There is a small number of letters to Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams from Harrison Williams, mostly written while he was at school at Chateau de Lancey in Geneva.  There is also correspondence about both estates, which were handled by Harrison Williams as executor, regarding insurance, storage of belongings, and bills.","Subseries V: Mary Harrison Williams, 1864-1910","Mary Harrison Williams' correspondence includes letters from her father and mother while she was at school in New York City with news about family, friends, social happenings, and the family's pets.  There are additional letters from her schoolmates, as well as from her husband-to-be Griffin Stedman Williams.  Other items in her papers include bank books, cancelled checks, and a stamp collection.  Mary Harrison Williams' estate papers include a copy of her will, inventories, and bills and receipts.","Subseries VI: Gordon Williams, 1896-1922","Gordon Williams' papers consist of four letters, which include an invitation to his brother Harrison's wedding and a letter from the Department of the Navy with information about the service record of George Pearce.","Subseries VII: Harrison Williams, 1882-1946","Harrison Williams' papers include a large number of letters received throughout his life.  Early correspondence is largely from his parents, particularly his mother, while he attended school, and contains news from home.  There are letters from his first wife, Jane (also called Jennie), and following her death from Harrison Jr. after he went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and A.D. Glick, in Marshalltown, Iowa from 1909-1913.  Helen Glick also wrote to Harrison Williams Sr. with news about his son.  During World War I, Williams' brother Gordon wrote describing his attempts to enlist and finally his deployment to Europe.  A large portion of the letters concern Williams' genealogy research.  From 1932 until his death in 1946 he exchanged frequent letters with Samuel Asbury regarding Jonas Harrison.  There are also some handwritten copies of Williams' outgoing letters.  ","The papers contain research notes from several writing projects, including  Legends of Loudoun  and  The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 .  The papers also contain typed and manuscript drafts of  Legends of Loudoun . There are notes and reports from Williams' service as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  A copy of the Committee's publication, Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943, is also in the collection.  Other items include receipts, cancelled checks, club memberships, an oath of attorney from 1904, and World War II memorabilia.  Included in the artifacts is a book of poetry written by Williams as a boy.","Subseries VIII: Harrison and Jane Williams, 1901, 1904","There is a small amount of material for Harrison and Jane Williams: a set of place cards made by Jane in watercolor and pencil for their wedding breakfast, and correspondence about the birth of their son, Harrison Jr.","Subseries IX: Jane Abbott Williams, 1903-1904, n.d.","Jane Abbott Williams' papers contain a small number of letters from family and friends in 1904, mostly cards and letters of congratulations on the birth of Harrison Jr.  There is also one letter from Harrison in 1903.  Jane is often referred to as Jenny or Jen. ","Subseries X: Harrison and Pauline Williams, 1910-1920","Harrison and Pauline Williams' papers include correspondence.  Letters from 1917-1920 are mostly from Harrison's brother Gordon about his efforts to get in the army and his experiences during the World War I.  A small number of German postcards from February 1919 are included.  There are also letters to the Williams from Helen Glick about Harrison Jr. while he was living with her and her husband in Marshalltown; some include letters from Harrison Jr. as enclosures.  Much of the correspondence from 1929-1930 is from Winslow while he was away at school.","Subseries XI: Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams, 1910-1935","Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams' papers consist of correspondence, financial records, and memorabilia.  There are letters from friends and family, brother Gaston.  The bulk of the correspondence dates between 1929 and 1930, with a large number of letters from Winslow while he was at school with news of school, plans for visits, and requests for various items.  The papers include a number of items related to Pauline's financial affairs, such as bank books, stock purchases, cancelled checks and receipts.  Other items such as lists of wedding gifts, a confirmation card, and gift tag from Winslow's first Christmas are also in the collection.","Pauline Winslow Williams' estate was complicated due in large part to her interests as a legatee in real estate in Buffalo and Cleveland.  The papers include a number of legal documents and correspondence regarding the Euclid Avenue property (often referred to as the Cleveland property) originally owned by Richard Winslow.  His heirs retained ownership of the Euclid Avenue property on which the family house had stood.  In 1907 May Company signed a 50-year lease at $32,000 per year with the heirs, to commence in 1909.  The company built its flagship Cleveland store on the site.  By the early twentieth century, ownership of the property had become increasingly complex.  As one generation of heirs died additional legatees were created, making a complicated system of fractionalized interests in the property.  In addition, some of the heirs sold their interests to Nathan L. Dauby (31 May 1873-17 May 1964), vice-president of May Company.  ","Dauby filed a partition lawsuit in 1934 to force sale of the property and divide the proceeds among the owners.  He argued that ownership had become so complicated it was no longer an attractive investment for him.  Harrison Williams, representing the interests of his wife Pauline's estate and their son Winslow, contended that Dauby sought to buy the property at a depreciated price.  At a meeting in June of 1934, legal representatives for the heirs decided to allow the partition suit to proceed, and sale of the property to May Company went forward in 1935.  ","Additional materials in the estate papers document the management of property in Buffalo.  There is correspondence with the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo about multiple mortgages and transfers of securities in the early 1930s. Other estate papers include accounts and inventories.","Subseries XII: Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, 1937","There is one item for Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, the passenger list from the  S.S. Penland , the ship on which they met in 1937.  Joan Stafford-Allen Williams' correspondence contains three letters from 1946 about Harrison Williams' death.","Subseries XIII: Harrison Williams Jr., 1904-1928","Harrison Williams Jr.'s collection is comprised of a small number of cards, a letter from his uncle, Gordon, enclosing postcards from Germany during World War II, his obituary, and undated bookplates.","Subseries XIV: Winslow Williams, 1913-1993","Winslow Williams' papers contain a small amount of correspondence from his family, particularly as a boy and young man.  There are a number of letters in 1933 concerning the death of his mother, Pauline.  There is a gap until the later part of his life when he began to correspond with newly discovered relatives, the Texas descendents of Jonas Harrison, in the 1980s.  Other materials include financial papers such as a farm account book, which also has information about his photography business, two items regarding property from the Nathan Winslow estate, and a debarkation card from a trip at sea with his father aboard the  S.S. President Garfield  from 1935-1936.  ","Subseries XV: Winslow and Constance Williams, 1936-1937","Winslow and Constance Williams' shared collection includes telegrams on the occasion of their marriage in 1937, and memorabilia from their honeymoon trip to South America such as postcards and a ship's menu.  ","Subseries XVI: Helen Constance Moore Williams, 1937-1991","Helen Constance Moore Williams' papers contain a small number of items including clippings about her engagement and marriage to Winslow, a birthday card made by her daughter Constance, and the memorial from her funeral in 1991.","Series V: Winslow Family, 1880-1937","Subseries I: Nathan Winslow, 1880","There is one item each for Nathan Winslow, a copy of his will showing divisions of his interest in properties in Ohio and Illinois.","Subseries II: Mary A. Winslow, 1885 ","There is one item for Mary Winslow, a copy of her will which further divided percentage interests by the heirs in the Ohio and Illinois properties. ","Subseries III: Richard Winslow Estate, 1901-1937","Richard Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents.  Winslow left two wills, one in Cuyahoga County, OH and one in France regarding property he owned in that country.  Winslow's estate was complicated by his residual interest in the Euclid Ave. property and because all trustees and executors had died by 1915.  Harrison Williams appears to have acquired copies of records in his capacity as legal counsel for Pauline. ","Subseries IV: William G. Winslow, 1903-1934","William G. Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents such inventories, accountings, decrees, and agreements.  There are some duplicate copies and transcribed copies, the latter of which includes three letters.  The documents appear to have been acquired by Harrison Williams.","Subseries V: William Gaston Winslow, 1903-1911","William Gaston Winslow's papers consist of three letters, including two from M. Marechal (n.d.) in Lancey, Switzerland written in French.  There is a note on one of the envelopes reading \"keep these always for my sake, Pauline, Father.\"","Subseries VI: Annie Chadwick Estate, 1924-1927","Annie Chadwick's estate papers contain a small number of legal documents.  Her estate was complicated by the fact that she left real property in Paris and in Montreuil-sur-Mer in France in addition to her interests in the Euclid Ave. property.  ","Series VI: Miscellaneous, photographs, oversized documents, and artifacts","There are a small number of miscellaneous items.  Of interest are a collection of 30 Civil War envelopes featuring pro-Union propaganda images and slogans, an embroidery pattern book, an almanac from 1848, and postcards from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1917.","Visual materials in the collection include photographs, photograph albums, cartes de visite, and negatives.  Most of the photographs are identified, and include portraits of family members and scenic views.  A few of the images are photographs of portraits in oil, including James C. Harrison and Griffin Stedman Williams.  The negatives were taken by Winslow Williams of people and scenes; many are undated but probably originate from the late 1940s to 1950s.  Numbers associated with many of the negatives reflect his practice with photographs in his business.  Seven albums of photographs belonging to Winslow Williams contain pictures from vacations and other events, and have been re-housed for preservation purposes.  There are also photograph albums, tintypes, cased daguerreotypes, and color stereo slides housed with the artifact collection.  ","Oversized documents include a series of letters from Samuel Asbury to Harrison Williams.  Removal sheets have been placed in the collection with the location and date of each oversized letter.  Other items include receipts, Griffin Stedman Williams' appointment as commercial agent for the United States at Nottingham England and his Special Passport, and Gordon Williams' passport for his trip on behalf of the American Fund for French Wounded.","Photographic material in the artifact collection includes a photograph album of Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding trip to Europe 1911, two albums belonging to Winslow Williams, and an 1862-1869 album belonging to Griffin Stedman Williams.  There is also a scrapbook kept by Winslow Williams with photographs and memorabilia, which is in fragile condition.  Other photographs include a small number of daguerreotypes and tintypes, most of which are not identified or dated. ","The collection contains a variety of artifacts such as a stamp moistener, calling card plates, a Valentine's Day memento from Harrison Williams to Pauline, wedding books, and a notebook containing poetry written by Harrison Williams as a boy.  Other items include a pair of slippers worn by Mary Harrison Williams at her wedding, a series of cards strung together on a string with Asian writing, and a piece of wedding cake from Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding.  Also of interest is a collection of railroad passes from 20 different railroads from the late 19th century and early 20th century.","Loudoun Museum in Leesburg, VA has the following Williams family items: a photograph of Mary Pearce Harrison, photograph of the Loudoun County courthouse by Winslow Williams, a wedding gown, and acetate and glass plate negatives donated by Winslow Williams.","Approximately 26 letters written by Griffin Stedman Williams to his parents during his service in the Civil War are held in the Southern Historical Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Griffin Stedman Williams Papers, #1155-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.","Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying of materials is not permitted. \n","The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  \n","Pearce Family ","Wilson Family","Harrison Family","Williams Family","Winslow Family","George Pearce","Eliza Lacey Stephens","Jonas Harrison","Betsey Cooke","James Cooke Harrison","Mary Wilson Pearce","William Williams","Lovisa Kirkland Stedman","Charles Gordon Williams","Griffin Stedman Williams","Mary Pearce Harrison","Mary Stedman Williams","Gordon Williams","Harrison Williams","Jane Kirby Abbott","Harrison Jr","Pauline Marechal Winslow","Joan Stafford-Allen","Winslow Williams","Helen Constance Moore","Richard Winslow","Annie Clark Winslow","Nathan Winslow","Mary Anne Clarke","William G. Winslow","William Gaston","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["M 010\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"collection_title_tesim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"collection_ssim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":["Harrison Williams III and Constance deBordenave\n"],"creator_ssim":["Harrison Williams III and Constance deBordenave\n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Harrison Williams III, Fairfax Station, VA and Constance deBordenave, Heathsville, VA.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research.\n"],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e2003.0023, 2005.0109, 2005.0183, 2011.0160\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals\n"],"accruals_tesim":["2003.0023, 2005.0109, 2005.0183, 2011.0160\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["None\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eAlbany Argus\u003c/title\u003e, 03/15/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAncestry Library Edition, United States census, military enlistment records, Social Security death register, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAsbury, Samuel E., \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" Volume 45, Number 3, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/publications/journals/shq/online/v045/n3/contrib_DIVL4249.html  [Accessed Mon Sep 8 9:02:11 CDT 2008]\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBiographical Directory of the United States Congress\u003c/title\u003e, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000544 \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eClark, Robert L.; Lee, Craig A.; Wilson, Jack W. \"Managing a Pension Portfolio in the Nineteenth Century: The U.S. Navy Pension Fund, 1800-1840,\" \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBusiness and Economic History\u003c/title\u003e, Volume 28, no. 2, Fall 1999.  http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v028n1/p0093-p0104.pdf \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCullum, George W. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBiographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802, Supplement Volume VI-A, 1910-1920\u003c/title\u003e. Saginaw, Mich.: Seemen and Peters, Printers, 1920. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCutter, William Richard. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGenealogical and Family History of Western New York\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDavis, Charles Henry Stanley. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of Wallingford, Conn. from its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time\u003c/title\u003e. Meriden, CT: Charles Henry Stanley Davis, 1870. http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDudley, William S. ed. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. II 1813. \u003c/title\u003e Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDudley, William S. ed. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. III 1814-1815. \u003c/title\u003e Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eEncyclopedia of Cleveland History.\u003c/title\u003e Entry: Dauby, Nathan L. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DNL\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eEncyclopaedia Britannica\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392187/Anne-Tracy-Morgan \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eEssex Register\u003c/title\u003e, 01/01/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHall, Clayton Coleman, ed. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBaltimore: Its History and Its People, Volume II - Biography\u003c/title\u003e. New York \u0026amp; Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHandbook of Texas Online, s.v.\"Shannon, Owen,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsh47.html \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHandbook of Texas Online, s.v. \"Texas Revolution,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/qdt1.html\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHansen, Arlen J. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGentleman Volunteers\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., 1996. http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe History of Buffalo: A Chronology, 1841-1865\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.buffaloah.com/h/1865.html#1854\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHolton, David-Parsons and Frances K. Forward Holton. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eWinslow Memorial: Family Records of Winslows and Their Descendents in America with the English Ancestry as Far as Known. Kenelm Winslow, v. II.\u003c/title\u003e New York: Mrs. Frances K. Holton, 1888. http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eInter Ocean\u003c/title\u003e, October 8, 1892, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eJoblin, Maurice. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCleveland Past and Present\u003c/title\u003e. 1869. http://www.fullbooks.com/Cleveland-Past-and-Present1.html \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Times\u003c/title\u003e, July 26, 1928.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Times Mirror\u003c/title\u003e, November 19, 1936; June 13, 1946; April 8, 1965; June 16, 1977; February 24, 1993; March 10, 1993\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLibrary of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/ \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNatural History Museum, Los Angeles County. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Photograph Collections\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center/photograph-collections-guide\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNew England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 14\u003c/title\u003e. Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1860.  http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 65th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War, http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/spanAm/infantry/65thInfMain.htm\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eOhio History Central: An On-Line Encyclopedia of Ohio History\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1004\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePeterson, Dorothy Burns. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eDaughters of Republic of Texas\u003c/title\u003e.  http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Pioneer Families of Cleveland, http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Cuyahoga/Cleveland602.htm\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eRatigan, William. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGreat Lakes Shipwrecks \u0026amp; Survival\u003c/title\u003e. Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1977. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eRobison, W. Scott. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of the City of Cleveland: Its Settlement, Rise and Progress\u003c/title\u003e. Cleveland, Ohio: Robison \u0026amp; Cockett, 1887.  http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eRose, William Ganson. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCleveland: The Making of a City\u003c/title\u003e. Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1950. \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSmith, Henry Perry. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, VII\u003c/title\u003e. Syracuse, New York: D. Mason \u0026amp; Co., 1884. Niagara University Library, http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/erie2.html  \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSociety of Architectural Historians, http://www.sah.org/index.php \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTexas DAR, Margaret Montgomery Chapter, http://www.texasdar.org/chapters/MargaretMontgomery/ \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWaldron, Gale. \"Joan Williams - A Loudoun Treasure,\" \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Magazine\u003c/title\u003e, v.2 no.8, pg 16, May 2003.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c/title\u003e, August 18, 1938\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWilliams Family, Biography File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWilliams Family Papers (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWilliams, Harrison. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e. W.F. Roberts Company: Washington, DC, 1934.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinslow, Frederick Bradlee, 1873-1937 (letter to Dr. John Collins Warren. Prof. of Surgery. H.M.S., complaining about a \"C\" in Surgery), Harvard University Library catalog record.\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Albany Argus , 03/15/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/.com ","Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, military enlistment records, Social Security death register, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com","Asbury, Samuel E., \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" Volume 45, Number 3, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/publications/journals/shq/online/v045/n3/contrib_DIVL4249.html  [Accessed Mon Sep 8 9:02:11 CDT 2008]","Biographical Directory of the United States Congress , http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000544 ","Clark, Robert L.; Lee, Craig A.; Wilson, Jack W. \"Managing a Pension Portfolio in the Nineteenth Century: The U.S. Navy Pension Fund, 1800-1840,\"  Business and Economic History , Volume 28, no. 2, Fall 1999.  http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v028n1/p0093-p0104.pdf ","Cullum, George W.  Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802, Supplement Volume VI-A, 1910-1920 . Saginaw, Mich.: Seemen and Peters, Printers, 1920. http://books.google.com","Cutter, William Richard.  Genealogical and Family History of Western New York . New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Davis, Charles Henry Stanley.  History of Wallingford, Conn. from its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time . Meriden, CT: Charles Henry Stanley Davis, 1870. http://books.google.com ","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. II 1813.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. III 1814-1815.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.  Entry: Dauby, Nathan L. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DNL","Encyclopaedia Britannica , http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392187/Anne-Tracy-Morgan ","Essex Register , 01/01/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ ","Hall, Clayton Coleman, ed.  Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Volume II - Biography . New York \u0026 Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v.\"Shannon, Owen,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsh47.html ","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. \"Texas Revolution,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/qdt1.html","Hansen, Arlen J.  Gentleman Volunteers . New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., 1996. http://books.google.com ","The History of Buffalo: A Chronology, 1841-1865 , http://www.buffaloah.com/h/1865.html#1854","Holton, David-Parsons and Frances K. Forward Holton.  Winslow Memorial: Family Records of Winslows and Their Descendents in America with the English Ancestry as Far as Known. Kenelm Winslow, v. II.  New York: Mrs. Frances K. Holton, 1888. http://books.google.com ","Inter Ocean , October 8, 1892, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/","Joblin, Maurice.  Cleveland Past and Present . 1869. http://www.fullbooks.com/Cleveland-Past-and-Present1.html ","Loudoun Times , July 26, 1928.","Loudoun Times Mirror , November 19, 1936; June 13, 1946; April 8, 1965; June 16, 1977; February 24, 1993; March 10, 1993","Library of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/ ","Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County.  Guide to the Photograph Collections , http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center/photograph-collections-guide","New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 14 . Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1860.  http://books.google.com ","New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 65th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War, http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/spanAm/infantry/65thInfMain.htm","Ohio History Central: An On-Line Encyclopedia of Ohio History , http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1004","Peterson, Dorothy Burns.  Daughters of Republic of Texas .  http://books.google.com ","The Pioneer Families of Cleveland, http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Cuyahoga/Cleveland602.htm","The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/","Ratigan, William.  Great Lakes Shipwrecks \u0026 Survival . Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1977. http://books.google.com","Robison, W. Scott.  History of the City of Cleveland: Its Settlement, Rise and Progress . Cleveland, Ohio: Robison \u0026 Cockett, 1887.  http://books.google.com","Rose, William Ganson.  Cleveland: The Making of a City . Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1950. ","Smith, Henry Perry.  History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, VII . Syracuse, New York: D. Mason \u0026 Co., 1884. Niagara University Library, http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/erie2.html  ","Society of Architectural Historians, http://www.sah.org/index.php ","Texas DAR, Margaret Montgomery Chapter, http://www.texasdar.org/chapters/MargaretMontgomery/ ","Waldron, Gale. \"Joan Williams - A Loudoun Treasure,\"  Loudoun Magazine , v.2 no.8, pg 16, May 2003.","Washington Post , August 18, 1938","Williams Family, Biography File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams Family Papers (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams, Harrison.  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1607-1693 . W.F. Roberts Company: Washington, DC, 1934.","Winslow, Frederick Bradlee, 1873-1937 (letter to Dr. John Collins Warren. Prof. of Surgery. H.M.S., complaining about a \"C\" in Surgery), Harvard University Library catalog record."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Williams Family Papers contain materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The families are related through marriage.   Individuals appearing in the scope and content note as subseries are highlighted in boldface to aid researchers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePearce Family \u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series I)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Pearce, George\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeorge Pearce\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1792-7 August 1822) was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  There is little information available about his early life.  He joined the US Navy on 20 June 1806 as midshipman, leaving from Petersburg, Virginia.  He was commissioned a lieutenant on 24 July 1813, during the War of 1812.  Pearce joined Lieutenant Thomas MacDonough on 14 August 1813 in the northern lakes theater at Lake Champlain, and took command of one of the sloops.  Pearce and his sailors later assisted Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell at a battle in Oswego Falls, New York in May of 1814.  In a letter to his commander Mitchell commented on the bravery and tenacity shown by Pearce and his men.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePearce married \u003cpersname normal=\"Stephens, Eliza Lacey\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eEliza Lacey Stephens\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (ca. 1798-20 May 1860) in Erie, Pennsylvania 11 November 1819.  She was also a native of Dinwiddie; little information is available about her early life.  They had one child, Mary Wilson Pearce, born in Petersburg, Virginia on 8 July 1820.  Pearce continued his service in the Navy, and the couple spent much of their marriage apart while he was at sea.  George Pearce contracted yellow fever while aboard the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMacedonian\u003c/emph\u003e at Craney Island in the West Indies.  Although it first appeared he would recover fully, he died of the disease on 7 August 1822.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter her husband's death, Eliza depended on Navy Pension Fund monies for which she was eligible as his widow.  The pension fund was established by Congress in 1800 as an autonomous source of money for disabled naval veterans.  In 1813 benefits were extended to widows and orphans of naval personnel who died in service, which expanded to include those who died or were disabled from service-related injury or disease.  Administration of the fund was complicated by Congress deciding eligibility for awards and the amount each received.  Pensions were awarded for five year periods, and could be renewed. Eliza's brother, W.J.N. Stephens (n.d.), who lived in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and later her son-in-law, James C. Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882), corresponded over the years with members of Congress and the Navy Department to help obtain her widow's pension payments.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza resided in several locations during their marriage and after Pearce's death.  Correspondence was directed to her in Erie, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, New York, and New London, Connecticut where she resided for a time with her brother Clement Stephens (n.d.).  By 1823 she had returned to Erie, where she remained until the end of her life; she appears to have lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Buffalo, New York for a period time around 1850.  Eliza Pearce died 20 May 1860.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilson Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series II)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLittle information is available about the \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilson family\u003c/emph\u003e.  Mary Wilson (n.d.) and her daughter Jane (n.d.) corresponded with Eliza Pearce, and appear to be related to her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHarrison Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series III)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Harrison, Jonas\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJonas Harrison\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e, son of William (n.d.) and Elizabeth (n.d.) Harrison, was born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, on 11 October 1777.  There is little information available about the first 30 years of his life.  He was admitted to the bar in Michigan Territory in 1807.  By 1809 he lived in Lewiston, New York where he opened a law office and taught school.  Harrison also served as Collector of Customs and Collector of Internal Revenue for the Niagara District, and Master of Chancery for New York.  He married \u003cpersname normal=\"Cooke, Betsey\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBetsey Cooke\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e, one of his students, in 1811.  Betsey Cooke Harrison was born 30 June 1795 in Wallingford, Connecticut to Lemuel (17 March 1762-?) and Betsey (?-1821) Cooke, who moved to Lewiston when she was two years old.  Her brother Bates Cooke (1787-1841) read law with Harrison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Harrisons fled Lewiston along with the rest of the inhabitants when British and Native American allies burned the village in December of 1813, during the War of 1812.  They took refuge in Batavia with other residents.   Harrison and two other men wrote about the attack on Lewiston and observed that Fort Niagara appeared to be under fire in a letter published in the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eOntario Messenger\u003c/emph\u003e on 18 December 1813.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1815 the Harrisons settled in Buffalo Creek (present day Buffalo), New York residing there with their three children, Jonas (?-26 March 1836), Rachel (ca. 1818-?), and James Cooke Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882).  Harrison was an influential and, at least outwardly, wealthy man.  He built a mansion often described as one of the finest in the city.  He practiced law, was a founder of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and served as a director for the Bank of Niagara. He was one of the original trustees when the village was incorporated in 1816, and served again in 1817.  However, the country had fallen into financial crisis in the wake of the war, and Harrison's personal financial situation became increasingly dire.  In 1814, he was nominated as a candidate for senator representing Niagara but declined, citing his deteriorating financial affairs which required all of his attention.   Harrison was ruined in the panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in United States history.  The sale of his house was not enough to settle his debts, and his remaining property was sold by the New York attorney general.   He left Buffalo for Detroit, Michigan in 1819, ostensibly on a prospecting trip.  Notice of his arrival there was the last his family in Buffalo heard of him.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison reappeared in Georgia in 1820 where he met Ellender Shannon (ca. 1803-28 August 1877), daughter of Owen (ca. 1762-1839) and Margaret Montgomery (1773-1854) Shannon.  Shannon served in the American Revolution and received a bounty grant of land in Franklin County, Georgia.  They had six children, most of whom later settled in Texas.  The Shannons moved to Texas in 1821 as part of the Old Three Hundred, the first organized group of Anglo-American immigrants who settled in the colony established by Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison married Ellender on 26 June 1820; they moved to Texas in December of that year and settled in Shelby County.  Jonas and Ellender Harrison had 8 children: Margaret, Jonas (ca. 1823-?), Jacob (ca. 1826-1867), John (ca. 1830-?), DeWitt Clinton (5 December 1827-6 March 1902), Thomas Jefferson (ca. 1834-1868), William Henry (27 September 1833-?), and Almira (ca. 1836-?).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the beginning, Harrison presented himself as a frontiersman, taking no part in political or legal affairs and cultivating a rough and illiterate persona.  He emerged from seclusion sometime prior to 1827, unexpectedly appearing in court on behalf of a man accused of a capital crime.  His appearance and eloquent handling of the case surprised onlookers, and the story soon became legend.  Author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) created a rough-hewn character called Jonas Harrison in his book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe End of the World, A Love Story\u003c/title\u003e, based on tales about Harrison. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy 1827 Harrison had established a law practice and was taking part in community activities.  One of his most famous clients was Sam Houston (1793-1863); he represented Houston in his divorce from Eliza Allen (ca. 1810-3 Mar 1861).  Harrison was made Alcalde (municipal magistrate) of the district of Tenehaw in 1828, a position he held for at least three years.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs tensions grew between Texas Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican government in the late 1820's, Harrison initially supported the Mexican government.  However, by the early 1830s he was corresponding with Stephen F. Austin, who led the revolutionary movement.  He served as a delegate to the 1832 Convention, where the colonists lobbied the Mexican government for a number of changes and reforms.  He also helped draft the San Augustine Resolutions advocating Texas' independence from Mexico.   In 1835 he adopted the title \"major\" and actively recruited for the armies of Texas in spite of failing health.  He died 6 August 1836.  Harrison County, established in 1839, was named in his honor.  Ellender did not re-marry.  Their children and descendents settled throughout Texas.  Ellender Harrison died 28 August 1877 near Arlington, Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetsey Cooke Harrison and her children returned to Lewiston in 1820 after being abandoned by Jonas.  She was left with nothing, and her brothers helped provide for Betsey and her family until the children grew up.  Bates Cooke took in James and raised him with his son, Joshua (1821-1908), sending James to the same schools.  Jonas Harrison II moved to Erie, Pennsylvania where he worked in a store he co-owned, Tracy \u0026amp; Harrison.  He died unmarried on 26 March 1836.  Rachel married Moses Hall Fitts (1 January 1808-?), a teacher and member of the New York State Board of Education, with whom she had eight children.  They later moved to California.  Betsey Cooke Harrison died in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 25 June 1872.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt the age of 14, \u003cpersname normal=\"Harrison, James Cooke\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJames Cooke Harrison\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e moved to Erie where he worked at his brother's store as a clerk.  After Jonas' death in 1836, Harrison went to work at a store owned by Aaron Kellogg.  In 1838 he joined Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871) in Reed's Erie steamboat business.  Reed built and ran passenger steamships, and his operation was one of the biggest on the Great Lakes.  Prior to the development of the railroad, emigration and trade to the west depended on steamers, and ship traffic on the lakes was substantial. Harrison started working for Reed as a clerk on the ship \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eErie\u003c/emph\u003e.  The \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eErie\u003c/emph\u003e burned in July 1841, a year after he gave up the clerkship.  It was one of the worst Great Lakes shipping disasters; over 200 people died, many of them Swiss and German immigrants.  Harrison assisted with the recovery and burial of victims of the fire.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison relocated to Buffalo in 1840, where he opened an office and managed Reed's Buffalo port interests.  By the early 1840's grain shipments from the west had vastly increased, and the need for more grain elevators at the port to store and move the shipments became acute.  Harrison and Reed built Reed Elevator in 1847, which they operated in conjunction with their transportation business.  It burned and was rebuilt in 1859, and again in 1874.  As the number of grain elevators proliferated owners became concerned about continuing to be profitable; Western Elevating Company was formed in 1859 to direct the industry.  Harrison served as president of the organization in the early 1860's.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his work in the shipping industry, Harrison pursued other business interests in Buffalo.  He was one of the first trustees of Erie County Savings Bank when it incorporated in 1854.  It grew from a small operation, with around $600,000 in deposits, to over $11 million in deposits by 1883.  Harrison was made vice-president in 1876, and succeeded the bank's first president, William A. Bird (1797-1878), upon his death in 1878.  He was also a member of the board of directors for Buffalo \u0026amp; Erie Railroad, a company in which he was a large shareholder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison was a Whig and served on the Buffalo Common Council twice.  In 1853 he was the Whig candidate for mayor, running against Democrat Eli Cook (1814-1865), who won in a close election.  Harrison joined the Republican party after the Whig party collapsed in 1856.   Although he did not continue to pursue a political career he remained a strong supporter of the Republicans.  A long-time art lover and collector, Harrison was a life member of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which was established as a public fine arts gallery in 1862.  He was also a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served as a vestryman. Harrison died unexpectedly on 21 November 1882.  He had been ill, but was optimistic he would recover. He died instantly while getting up from bed.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Cooke Harrison married \u003cpersname normal=\"Pearce, Mary Wilson\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Wilson Pearce\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (8 July 1820-11 June 1891), daughter of George and Eliza Pearce.  Although the parish register shows they married 16 July 1842, Mary insisted the correct date was 25 August 1842 and they celebrated their anniversary on that day.  They had two children.  Lilly was born around 1846, and died in August of 1848 after a long illness.  Mary Pearce Harrison was born in Erie on 12 November 1849.   She attended private schools in Buffalo and a select girls' school in New York City, Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's French and English Boarding and Day School, from 1864-1868.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliams Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series IV)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, William\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was born in Bolton, Connecticut to Samuel (8 February 1785-5 July 1876) and Sarah White Williams (1787-22 August 1849) on 6 September 1815.  He was one of nine children.  He grew up in Bolton and attended local schools.  At the age of 17 Williams moved to Georgia where he was involved in commercial business between New England, the West Indies and ports in the southern United States.  He soon became ill and returned to Bolton. From there he went to work for one of his maternal uncles at a bank in Norwich, Connecticut and then moved to Windham, Connecticut where he clerked at another uncle's bank, Bank of Windham.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams met \u003cpersname normal=\"Stedman, Lovisa Kirkland\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLovisa Kirkland Stedman\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (11 September 1815-27 September 1895), while living in Windham.  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman was the daughter of Griffin (27 September 1770-?) and Elizabeth Gordon (?-1822) Stedman, a wealthy and influential family in Hartford, Connecticut.  They married 9 October 1838.  The Williams had three children: Catherine Stedman (4 August 1839-17 January 1841), Griffin Stedman (11 September 1841-7 March 1911), and Charles Gordon (23 December 1847-6 September 1897).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter marrying Williams took a cashier job at Bank of Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio.   Deciding Sandusky did not offer the opportunities he desired, he and his wife settled in Buffalo in 1839.  His uncle George C. White (28 November 1804-30 May 1869) made Williams a partner in his banking business, and they opened a branch in Buffalo called White and Williams.  The bank prospered, and reorganized in 1844 as White's Bank of Buffalo.  Williams continued to clerk there for 12 years.  In 1856 Williams and some friends founded Clinton Bank of Buffalo.  It survived the panic of 1857, but closed four years later as the financial markets faced continued uncertainty.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe late 1840's and early 1850's saw tremendous growth in railroads.  Around 1851 a railroad was proposed from Buffalo to Erie and State Line Railroad Company was formed to construct it.  Williams, by then a prominent financier, served as one of the original directors and later as president of the company.  In the period after the Civil War he was actively engaged in promoting and financing the growth of the railroads.  As president of Buffalo and Erie Railroad, Williams helped orchestrate its consolidation with other railroads to form Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company in 1869.  He was elected first vice president of the new corporation.  He served as a director of Michigan Southern Railroad Company and in 1873 was elected a director of Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad Co., where he had considerable control of the railroad's business affairs.  In addition to his involvement with the railroads, Williams financed a number of other industrial concerns such as mining and canals.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams also played a role in Buffalo's social and cultural affairs.  He was one of the incorporators of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy in 1862.  He also helped establish the Buffalo Club, an exclusive men's club, which organized in 1867.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams started his political career in 1841, when he was elected City Treasurer of Buffalo.  In 1845 he was elected to the city's Common Council.  During the Civil War while loyal to the Union cause, he was opposed to President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).  He gave money to help raise troops and was a member of the Union Continentals, a home guard of men age 45 and over organized by former president Millard Fillmore (1800-1874).  In 1866 Williams was elected to the New York Assembly on the Democratic ticket; he was re-elected the following year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1870 Williams accepted the 30th New York District Democratic nomination for the Forty-second Congress on the condition that Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), a young lawyer in his personal attorney's office, would be nominated for sheriff of Erie County.  Williams helped finance both campaigns, and both men were elected.  He served from 1871-1873, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to be re-elected to the Forty-third Congress in 1872. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams withdrew from politics and business as his health deteriorated in 1874.  He suffered severe financial losses during the panic of 1873, which his family believed hastened his decline.  He died at home 10 September 1876.  Lovisa returned to Connecticut where she lived with their son, Charles.  She died in Windsor, Connecticut 27 September 1895.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Charles Gordon\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCharles Gordon Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e attended public and private schools in Buffalo, and later Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut.  After finishing school in 1868, his parents sent him on a year of travel in Europe.  Upon his return he worked in the oil business in and around Bradford, Pennsylvania for several years.  He married Georgiana Metcalfe (15 February 1852-20 July 1930), daughter of George H. (ca. 1827-?) and Matilda (ca. 1827-?) Metcalfe, on 20 January 1874 and they settled in Brookfield Centre, Connecticut, where they lived the rest of their lives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Griffin Stedman\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGriffin Stedman Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e, called Sted by family and friends, attended schools in Buffalo and Ohio, and completed his education at Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Reed (ca. 1810-?)'s Walnut Hill School in Geneva, New York in 1859.  His parents wanted Williams to go to Yale University, an institution to which both of their families had ties, but he decided to enter into business.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1859 he took a clerkship in Clinton Bank of Buffalo, and later went to work for James C. Harrison.  His early business career was disrupted with the outbreak of the Civil War.  He was eager to join the army although his parents objected strongly to the idea.  Williams finally convinced his parents to let him join, and his father obtained a commission for him in 1862 as a first lieutenant in the 132nd New York Volunteers.  He was assigned as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891) and served around Suffolk, Virginia and Newbern, North Carolina.  In 1863 Williams served with the Army of the Potomac, and then followed Spinola north.  Williams contracted a severe case of camp fever while in the field that disabled him, and he received an honorable discharge 10 February 1864.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams returned to Buffalo to recuperate in his parents' home.  His father arranged for a year of travel and Williams set sail in May 1864 for the British Isles, Europe, and Middle East.  He spent another year travelling in 1869, sailing from San Francisco for Japan and Europe.  His ship passed through the Suez Canal, which was in its first year of existence, and returned to the United States in 1870.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams grew up socializing with the family of James C. Harrison.  He married \u003cpersname normal=\"Harrison, Mary Pearce\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Pearce Harrison\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e on 20 December 1871 in Buffalo.  The Williams had three children: Harrison (28 February 1873-9 June 1946), Mary Stedman (5 February 1875- ?), and Gordon (1 September 1876-4 October 1925).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn 9 September 1885 Williams was appointed Consul of the United States at Nottingham, England by President Grover Cleveland, and he sailed for England in October.  His family joined him in 1886, and Williams held the consulate post until 1890.  The family spent that year in Europe before returning to Buffalo in 1891.  Following his wife's death in 1909, Stedman Williams moved to New York City to be near his sons, Harrison and Gordon.   He died 8 March 1911 after a long illness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Mary Stedman\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Stedman Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was educated in Buffalo and Europe.  She attended St. Margaret's School in Buffalo, Bois de Fey School in Switzerland, and schools in England and France.  On 1 October 1902 she married Frederick Bradlee Winslow (27 July 1873-1937), son of Walter Thatcher (1843-1909) and Sarah Louise Sears (ca. 1845-?) Winslow, in Buffalo.  Walter Winslow was an architect and partner at Winslow \u0026amp; Wetherall, a noted and prolific Boston architectural firm.  Frederick and Mary resided in Boston, where he was a prominent physician.  Mary was known for her expertise in classical Greek.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Gordon\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGordon Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was educated in England, Europe, and Buffalo.  While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, Williams attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  He completed his education in local schools when the family returned to Buffalo in 1891.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams joined the 65th Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard, which was federalized in May of 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.  The regiment was sent in sections to Camp Alger near Falls Church, Virginia, arriving by 21 May.  Williams caught typhoid fever in the camp and returned to his parents' home in Buffalo to recover.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe was employed briefly as a reporter for the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eBuffalo Express\u003c/emph\u003e, and in 1900 went to work for American Telegraph \u0026amp; Telephone Co.  He was transferred to the company's New York City general offices and later became a Wall Street broker.  In 1914 he became the American representative for a British company with oil interests in Venezuela, where he lived during the winter of 1914-1915.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn February of 1917 he was asked by Anne Morgan (25 July 1873-29 January 1952) to go to France and carry out an independent study of the work of the American Fund for French Wounded prior to the United States' entry into World War I.  The American Fund for French Wounded, established by Morgan, was the largest relief agency operating in Europe, providing hospital aid and ambulance services behind the Allied front.   Williams returned to the United States in June and volunteered for officer's training camp.  After graduating in December of 1917 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the army.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe felt it was his duty to serve on the front lines and was anxious to be sent to Europe, but he met resistance from army officials because of his age.  First assigned harbor duty in New Jersey, Williams was then sent to Camp Mills on Long Island, New York to assist with troop training.  While at Camp Mills, Williams met up with an old friend, Brigadier-General Munroe McFarland (28 June 1867-1924), who was commander of the 162nd Infantry Brigade, 81st Division of the American Expeditionary Force.  McFarland asked Williams to join him as his aide-de-camp, and they sailed for France 30 July 1918.  Williams applied for a transfer to the front lines, and on 8 November 1918 he joined the 323rd Infantry in the trenches.  He received a citation for his work rescuing troops stranded in an exposed position during operations November 9-11, 1918. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGordon Williams returned to the United States in 1919 after serving with the Army of Occupation, and took a job as a stock broker at Wade, Templeton \u0026amp; Co.  He left the brokerage house in October of 1923 when United Sugar Company hired him as Resident Vice-President of its holdings in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.  He died there of fever on 4 October 1925.  His body was returned to the United States and buried next to his parents in Buffalo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, \u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Harrison\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHarrison Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  Following the family's return to Buffalo in 1891, Harrison Williams read law at Sprague, Morey, Sprague \u0026amp; Brownell, one of the city's leading law firms.  Williams joined the 65th Regiment of Infantry of the New York National Guard and served from 1891-1892.  He attended law school at University of Buffalo, graduating in 1893, and was admitted to the bar the following year.  Williams practiced law until 1897, when he accepted a job as tax agent for the Erie Railroad Company in New York City.  He retained ties to Buffalo, although he resided most of his time in New York City.  In 1902 he became head of the tax department, and in 1907 was named head of the General Land and Tax Department of the Erie Railroad System, specializing in tax law.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn 8 May 1901, he married \u003cpersname normal=\"Abbott, Jane Kirby\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJane Kirby Abbott\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (4 March 1875-22 May 1909) in Marshalltown, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Albert Cutler (10 October 1836-7 January 1903) and Mary Watson (15 August 1840-?) Abbott.  In 1890 Abbott and his family moved from Marshalltown to Chicago where Jane attended Dearborn Seminary, graduating in June 1894.  In September 1894 Abbott was made vice-president of National Linseed Oil Company and moved his family to Buffalo.  He and his wife moved back to Marshalltown after he suffered paralysis in1897. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison and Jane Williams had one child, \u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Harrison Jr.\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHarrison Jr\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e., born in New York City on 6 February 1904.  By 1907 Jane had become seriously ill and moved back to Marshalltown to stay with her mother.  It was hoped that retiring to the country would help her recover, but she died in 1909.  Harrison Jr. stayed with Jane's sister and brother-in-law, Albert G. (1861-?) and Helen A. (1864-?) Glick in Marshalltown while his father worked in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams married a second time in 1910.  He and \u003cpersname normal=\"Winslon, Pauline Marechal\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePauline Marechal Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1 July 1872-29 November 1933) wed December 29, and departed soon after on a six month trip to Europe.  Pauline, daughter of William Grandy (14 April 1845-17 September 1910) and Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 June 1896) Winslow, was born and educated in Buffalo.  She later studied art in Dresden for several years.  Pauline was a descendent of Kenelm Winslow (1599-1672), one of the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.  Her husband's brother-in-law, Frederick Bradlee Winslow, was also a descendent of Kenelm Winslow, making them distant cousins.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison and Pauline Williams' son Winslow was born in New York City on 10 February 1913.  When Williams retired from practicing law later that year, the family moved to Williamsted, a farm Williams had purchased several years before located outside of Leesburg, Virginia.  He had built a large residence on the property which he used as a vacation home.  Williams sold the farm in 1920, and in 1923 he bought another piece of Loudoun County property on which he built a house he called Roxbury Hall, named for an ancestral home in Massachusetts.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Jr. joined his family at Williamsted in 1913.  He was enrolled in Episcopal High School near Alexandra, Virginia in 1918, graduating in 1922.  He entered University of Virginia (UVA), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1928.  While at UVA, he was active in a number of clubs and organizations.  After graduating he took a job as a junior engineer in the Virginia State Highway Department.  On 22 July 1928 Williams was thrown from the back of a motorcycle he was riding with a friend on a trip from Danville, Virginia to visit friends in North Carolina.  He was taken to a hospital in Danville where he died of his injuries the same day.  His father described his death as a crushing blow to family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams Sr. was widowed a second time in 1933 when Pauline died at Roxbury Hall on November 29 after a long illness.  Williams continued to live in Loudoun County, as did their son Winslow.  Williams enjoyed traveling, and made a number of trips abroad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams met \u003cpersname normal=\"Stafford-Allen, Joan\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJoan Stafford-Allen\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1907-2003) during a transatlantic voyage from England in 1937.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford-Allen (n.d.) of Long Melford, Suffolk, England.  The two became friends during the journey, and Williams invited her to visit Roxbury Hall when they arrived in the US.  After she returned to England they continued to correspond.  He surprised her with a visit to her home, where he proposed, in 1938.  They were married on 17 August 1938 in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  After they returned from a two-week wedding trip the couple settled in the new home Williams built on West Market St. in Leesburg next to Thomas Balch Library.  The Williams both were involved with Thomas Balch Library, and Harrison Williams served as president of the library from 1925 until his death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams had a life-long interest in writing.  He wrote poetry as a child, and in his retirement pursued historical research and writing.  He undertook a project to write a book about important individuals and places in Loudoun County's history, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck\u003c/title\u003e, published in 1938.  He also wrote articles about local history.  During World War II, Harrison was asked to serve as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  The committee was organized by Virginia Conservation Commission's Division of History and Archeology in 1942 and used local correspondents to collect newspaper clippings and reports about war efforts from localities around the state.  The Commission produced \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia in War Time, 1942-1943\u003c/title\u003e, a sketch of people's activities and attitudes.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn avid genealogist, Williams spent many years researching his family history.  In October of 1932 he received a letter from Samuel Asbury (1872-1962), an amateur historian in Texas who was researching the life of Jonas Harrison.  Williams was astonished to learn of Harrison's life after he disappeared from Buffalo in 1819.  He and Asbury subsequently corresponded regularly to update one another on their research.  Williams published his work, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury: In His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e, which traces the family back to its earliest American forebears in Massachusetts in 1934.  He was able to assist Asbury with information he needed for the article on which he was working, \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" published in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eSouthwestern Historical Quarterly\u003c/title\u003e in 1942.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter her husband's death in 1946, Joan Williams went back to her family home in Suffolk to care for her mother.  She returned to Leesburg when her mother died, and worked at Loudoun Hospital caring for premature babies.  She was also active in other community activities, continuing her interest in Thomas Balch Library and in Oatlands Plantation, where she served as a docent for 24 years.  Joan Williams died 27 September 2003.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Winslow\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWinslow Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e attended school in Leesburg until 1929 when he was enrolled in Episcopal High School, where he stayed until 1931.  He also attended Shenandoah Valley Academy, a preparatory school for boys in Winchester, Virginia.  After graduating, he lived at Roxbury Hall with his father.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams married \u003cpersname normal=\"Moore, Helen Constance\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHelen Constance Moore\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (3 September 1918-10 September 1991) on 6 February 1937.  They had three children, Winslow Jr., Harrison III, and Constance.  A keen outdoorsman, Williams was a strong supporter of the Boys Scouts and served as a scoutmaster in the 1950s.  He enjoyed bird watching, and frequently took his camera with him when he was outdoors.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe operated a real estate business, Winslow Williams Real Estate, in Leesburg and was one of the founding members of Loudoun County Board of Realtors.  Helen Williams also worked in the real estate business.  Williams was an avid photographer, and took pictures both for pleasure and for the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Times Mirror\u003c/title\u003e.  For a time Williams operated a photography studio in Leesburg; he closed it in the 1950s.  In 1991he donated his collection of nearly 10,000 negatives to Thomas Balch Library.  Helen Williams died 10 September 1991 after a long illness.  Winslow Williams died on 19 February 1993.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWinslow Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series V)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Winslow, Richard\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eRichard Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was born in Falmouth, Maine 6 September 1769.  Little information is available about his life prior to his arrival in Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1812, where he engaged in land and marine commerce.  He married Mary Nash Grandy (June 1788-18 October 1858) of Camden, North Carolina.  They had eleven children: Nathan Crane (10 December 1812-9 June 1880), Richard Grandy (23 September 1814-20 May 1854), Hezekiah Jones (8 December 1815-31 December 1883), Rufus King (15 September 1817- 7 October 1892), Henry Knox (31 March 1819-30 September 1826), Cyrus Homer (12 December 1820-2 September 1824), Lydia Jane (28 July 1822-13 September 1824), Edwin Newton (26 February 1824-?), Caroline Susan (7 April 1826-8 April 1832), Harriet Williams (28 March 1828-13 April 1832), and Mary Jane (30 January 1831-13 April 1832).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1830.  Winslow predicted there would be business possibilities in Cleveland with the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and he bought a piece of property on the river for a warehouse.  Later in 1830 he traveled to the east coast and purchased groceries and other goods which he sent back to Cleveland with Nathan to open a store.  Winslow had a considerable amount of capital which he invested to develop his shipping interests.  He built his business into a sizeable enterprise, becoming one of the largest operators on the Great Lakes with a fleet numbering around 40 vessels.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1832, Richard Winslow purchased a lot on Euclid Avenue at the southeast corner of the public square and contracted master builder and architect Levi Johnson (1786-1871) to build a house.  Many of Cleveland's wealthiest families lived on Euclid Avenue, and by the middle of the 19th century the street was lined with mansions on expansive lawns.  The family lived there until Richard Winslow's death in 1857, when the house was torn down.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree of Richard Winslow's sons married three sisters, the daughters of Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 April 1792-?) and Mary (ca. 1800-?) Clarke.  Hezekiah Winslow married Helen Clarke (2 September 1825-?) in 1846.  They lived in New York City and Cleveland, and had two children, Richard (26 September 1848-11 April 1896) and Helen Brighty (26 September 1850-15 December 1867).  Richard Winslow married Mary Aphia (?-July 1933); they lived in Buffalo, New York and Paris, France.  Little information is available about them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRufus K. Winslow joined the family business around 1852.  After his brothers Nathan and Hezekiah left Cleveland, Rufus Winslow controlled the Cleveland operations.  He married Lucy Clarke (12 June 1820-?) in 1852.  In addition to his business interests, Winslow also spent time engaged in scientific research and became a well regarded amateur ornithologist.  The couple had one daughter, \u003cpersname normal=\"Winslow, Annie Clark\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAnnie Clark Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (?-19 April 1926).  Annie married John Chadwick (n.d.) and spent most of her life in Paris, France.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Winslow, Nathan\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eNathan Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e married \u003cpersname normal=\"Clarke, Mary Anne\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Anne Clarke\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1 October 1815-10 March 1885) in 1839, and joined his father's shipping business.  The Winslows had four children, Caroline (23 September 1839-?), Henry (23 December 1840-14 Dec ember 1876), George (January-July 1843), and William G. (14 April 1845-17 September 1910).  Nathan Winslow relocated to Buffalo in 1862, where he established a business with his son Henry and son-in-law John Williams (25 December 1837-?).  After her husband's death in 1880, Mary Anne Winslow spent most of her time travelling in Europe.  She died at her daughter's home in Baltimore, Maryland in 1885.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Winlsow, William G.\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam G. Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e married Mary Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 January 1896) in 1868.  They had six children - Mary S. (n.d.), Helen Brightie (1870-?), Pauline Marechal (who married Harrison Williams), Marie Louise (1875-?), Henry Clarke (1877-?), and \u003cpersname normal=\"Gaston, William\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Gaston\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (24 September 1882-?).  The family lived in Buffalo, and also spent a number of years abroad.  Marie married Frederick B. Ussher (1 September 1863-?) in 1901; they lived in Buffalo.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Williams Family Papers contain materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The families are related through marriage.   Individuals appearing in the scope and content note as subseries are highlighted in boldface to aid researchers.","Pearce Family  (Series I)","George Pearce  (1792-7 August 1822) was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  There is little information available about his early life.  He joined the US Navy on 20 June 1806 as midshipman, leaving from Petersburg, Virginia.  He was commissioned a lieutenant on 24 July 1813, during the War of 1812.  Pearce joined Lieutenant Thomas MacDonough on 14 August 1813 in the northern lakes theater at Lake Champlain, and took command of one of the sloops.  Pearce and his sailors later assisted Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell at a battle in Oswego Falls, New York in May of 1814.  In a letter to his commander Mitchell commented on the bravery and tenacity shown by Pearce and his men.","Pearce married  Eliza Lacey Stephens  (ca. 1798-20 May 1860) in Erie, Pennsylvania 11 November 1819.  She was also a native of Dinwiddie; little information is available about her early life.  They had one child, Mary Wilson Pearce, born in Petersburg, Virginia on 8 July 1820.  Pearce continued his service in the Navy, and the couple spent much of their marriage apart while he was at sea.  George Pearce contracted yellow fever while aboard the  Macedonian  at Craney Island in the West Indies.  Although it first appeared he would recover fully, he died of the disease on 7 August 1822.  ","After her husband's death, Eliza depended on Navy Pension Fund monies for which she was eligible as his widow.  The pension fund was established by Congress in 1800 as an autonomous source of money for disabled naval veterans.  In 1813 benefits were extended to widows and orphans of naval personnel who died in service, which expanded to include those who died or were disabled from service-related injury or disease.  Administration of the fund was complicated by Congress deciding eligibility for awards and the amount each received.  Pensions were awarded for five year periods, and could be renewed. Eliza's brother, W.J.N. Stephens (n.d.), who lived in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and later her son-in-law, James C. Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882), corresponded over the years with members of Congress and the Navy Department to help obtain her widow's pension payments.  ","Eliza resided in several locations during their marriage and after Pearce's death.  Correspondence was directed to her in Erie, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, New York, and New London, Connecticut where she resided for a time with her brother Clement Stephens (n.d.).  By 1823 she had returned to Erie, where she remained until the end of her life; she appears to have lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Buffalo, New York for a period time around 1850.  Eliza Pearce died 20 May 1860.","Wilson Family (Series II)","Little information is available about the  Wilson family .  Mary Wilson (n.d.) and her daughter Jane (n.d.) corresponded with Eliza Pearce, and appear to be related to her.","Harrison Family (Series III)","Jonas Harrison , son of William (n.d.) and Elizabeth (n.d.) Harrison, was born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, on 11 October 1777.  There is little information available about the first 30 years of his life.  He was admitted to the bar in Michigan Territory in 1807.  By 1809 he lived in Lewiston, New York where he opened a law office and taught school.  Harrison also served as Collector of Customs and Collector of Internal Revenue for the Niagara District, and Master of Chancery for New York.  He married  Betsey Cooke , one of his students, in 1811.  Betsey Cooke Harrison was born 30 June 1795 in Wallingford, Connecticut to Lemuel (17 March 1762-?) and Betsey (?-1821) Cooke, who moved to Lewiston when she was two years old.  Her brother Bates Cooke (1787-1841) read law with Harrison.","The Harrisons fled Lewiston along with the rest of the inhabitants when British and Native American allies burned the village in December of 1813, during the War of 1812.  They took refuge in Batavia with other residents.   Harrison and two other men wrote about the attack on Lewiston and observed that Fort Niagara appeared to be under fire in a letter published in the  Ontario Messenger  on 18 December 1813.  ","In 1815 the Harrisons settled in Buffalo Creek (present day Buffalo), New York residing there with their three children, Jonas (?-26 March 1836), Rachel (ca. 1818-?), and James Cooke Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882).  Harrison was an influential and, at least outwardly, wealthy man.  He built a mansion often described as one of the finest in the city.  He practiced law, was a founder of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and served as a director for the Bank of Niagara. He was one of the original trustees when the village was incorporated in 1816, and served again in 1817.  However, the country had fallen into financial crisis in the wake of the war, and Harrison's personal financial situation became increasingly dire.  In 1814, he was nominated as a candidate for senator representing Niagara but declined, citing his deteriorating financial affairs which required all of his attention.   Harrison was ruined in the panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in United States history.  The sale of his house was not enough to settle his debts, and his remaining property was sold by the New York attorney general.   He left Buffalo for Detroit, Michigan in 1819, ostensibly on a prospecting trip.  Notice of his arrival there was the last his family in Buffalo heard of him.  ","Harrison reappeared in Georgia in 1820 where he met Ellender Shannon (ca. 1803-28 August 1877), daughter of Owen (ca. 1762-1839) and Margaret Montgomery (1773-1854) Shannon.  Shannon served in the American Revolution and received a bounty grant of land in Franklin County, Georgia.  They had six children, most of whom later settled in Texas.  The Shannons moved to Texas in 1821 as part of the Old Three Hundred, the first organized group of Anglo-American immigrants who settled in the colony established by Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836).  ","Harrison married Ellender on 26 June 1820; they moved to Texas in December of that year and settled in Shelby County.  Jonas and Ellender Harrison had 8 children: Margaret, Jonas (ca. 1823-?), Jacob (ca. 1826-1867), John (ca. 1830-?), DeWitt Clinton (5 December 1827-6 March 1902), Thomas Jefferson (ca. 1834-1868), William Henry (27 September 1833-?), and Almira (ca. 1836-?).  ","In the beginning, Harrison presented himself as a frontiersman, taking no part in political or legal affairs and cultivating a rough and illiterate persona.  He emerged from seclusion sometime prior to 1827, unexpectedly appearing in court on behalf of a man accused of a capital crime.  His appearance and eloquent handling of the case surprised onlookers, and the story soon became legend.  Author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) created a rough-hewn character called Jonas Harrison in his book,  The End of the World, A Love Story , based on tales about Harrison. ","By 1827 Harrison had established a law practice and was taking part in community activities.  One of his most famous clients was Sam Houston (1793-1863); he represented Houston in his divorce from Eliza Allen (ca. 1810-3 Mar 1861).  Harrison was made Alcalde (municipal magistrate) of the district of Tenehaw in 1828, a position he held for at least three years.  ","As tensions grew between Texas Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican government in the late 1820's, Harrison initially supported the Mexican government.  However, by the early 1830s he was corresponding with Stephen F. Austin, who led the revolutionary movement.  He served as a delegate to the 1832 Convention, where the colonists lobbied the Mexican government for a number of changes and reforms.  He also helped draft the San Augustine Resolutions advocating Texas' independence from Mexico.   In 1835 he adopted the title \"major\" and actively recruited for the armies of Texas in spite of failing health.  He died 6 August 1836.  Harrison County, established in 1839, was named in his honor.  Ellender did not re-marry.  Their children and descendents settled throughout Texas.  Ellender Harrison died 28 August 1877 near Arlington, Texas.","Betsey Cooke Harrison and her children returned to Lewiston in 1820 after being abandoned by Jonas.  She was left with nothing, and her brothers helped provide for Betsey and her family until the children grew up.  Bates Cooke took in James and raised him with his son, Joshua (1821-1908), sending James to the same schools.  Jonas Harrison II moved to Erie, Pennsylvania where he worked in a store he co-owned, Tracy \u0026 Harrison.  He died unmarried on 26 March 1836.  Rachel married Moses Hall Fitts (1 January 1808-?), a teacher and member of the New York State Board of Education, with whom she had eight children.  They later moved to California.  Betsey Cooke Harrison died in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 25 June 1872.","At the age of 14,  James Cooke Harrison  moved to Erie where he worked at his brother's store as a clerk.  After Jonas' death in 1836, Harrison went to work at a store owned by Aaron Kellogg.  In 1838 he joined Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871) in Reed's Erie steamboat business.  Reed built and ran passenger steamships, and his operation was one of the biggest on the Great Lakes.  Prior to the development of the railroad, emigration and trade to the west depended on steamers, and ship traffic on the lakes was substantial. Harrison started working for Reed as a clerk on the ship  Erie .  The  Erie  burned in July 1841, a year after he gave up the clerkship.  It was one of the worst Great Lakes shipping disasters; over 200 people died, many of them Swiss and German immigrants.  Harrison assisted with the recovery and burial of victims of the fire.  ","Harrison relocated to Buffalo in 1840, where he opened an office and managed Reed's Buffalo port interests.  By the early 1840's grain shipments from the west had vastly increased, and the need for more grain elevators at the port to store and move the shipments became acute.  Harrison and Reed built Reed Elevator in 1847, which they operated in conjunction with their transportation business.  It burned and was rebuilt in 1859, and again in 1874.  As the number of grain elevators proliferated owners became concerned about continuing to be profitable; Western Elevating Company was formed in 1859 to direct the industry.  Harrison served as president of the organization in the early 1860's.  ","In addition to his work in the shipping industry, Harrison pursued other business interests in Buffalo.  He was one of the first trustees of Erie County Savings Bank when it incorporated in 1854.  It grew from a small operation, with around $600,000 in deposits, to over $11 million in deposits by 1883.  Harrison was made vice-president in 1876, and succeeded the bank's first president, William A. Bird (1797-1878), upon his death in 1878.  He was also a member of the board of directors for Buffalo \u0026 Erie Railroad, a company in which he was a large shareholder.","Harrison was a Whig and served on the Buffalo Common Council twice.  In 1853 he was the Whig candidate for mayor, running against Democrat Eli Cook (1814-1865), who won in a close election.  Harrison joined the Republican party after the Whig party collapsed in 1856.   Although he did not continue to pursue a political career he remained a strong supporter of the Republicans.  A long-time art lover and collector, Harrison was a life member of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which was established as a public fine arts gallery in 1862.  He was also a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served as a vestryman. Harrison died unexpectedly on 21 November 1882.  He had been ill, but was optimistic he would recover. He died instantly while getting up from bed.  ","James Cooke Harrison married  Mary Wilson Pearce  (8 July 1820-11 June 1891), daughter of George and Eliza Pearce.  Although the parish register shows they married 16 July 1842, Mary insisted the correct date was 25 August 1842 and they celebrated their anniversary on that day.  They had two children.  Lilly was born around 1846, and died in August of 1848 after a long illness.  Mary Pearce Harrison was born in Erie on 12 November 1849.   She attended private schools in Buffalo and a select girls' school in New York City, Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's French and English Boarding and Day School, from 1864-1868.","Williams Family (Series IV)","William Williams  was born in Bolton, Connecticut to Samuel (8 February 1785-5 July 1876) and Sarah White Williams (1787-22 August 1849) on 6 September 1815.  He was one of nine children.  He grew up in Bolton and attended local schools.  At the age of 17 Williams moved to Georgia where he was involved in commercial business between New England, the West Indies and ports in the southern United States.  He soon became ill and returned to Bolton. From there he went to work for one of his maternal uncles at a bank in Norwich, Connecticut and then moved to Windham, Connecticut where he clerked at another uncle's bank, Bank of Windham.  ","Williams met  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman  (11 September 1815-27 September 1895), while living in Windham.  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman was the daughter of Griffin (27 September 1770-?) and Elizabeth Gordon (?-1822) Stedman, a wealthy and influential family in Hartford, Connecticut.  They married 9 October 1838.  The Williams had three children: Catherine Stedman (4 August 1839-17 January 1841), Griffin Stedman (11 September 1841-7 March 1911), and Charles Gordon (23 December 1847-6 September 1897).","After marrying Williams took a cashier job at Bank of Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio.   Deciding Sandusky did not offer the opportunities he desired, he and his wife settled in Buffalo in 1839.  His uncle George C. White (28 November 1804-30 May 1869) made Williams a partner in his banking business, and they opened a branch in Buffalo called White and Williams.  The bank prospered, and reorganized in 1844 as White's Bank of Buffalo.  Williams continued to clerk there for 12 years.  In 1856 Williams and some friends founded Clinton Bank of Buffalo.  It survived the panic of 1857, but closed four years later as the financial markets faced continued uncertainty.  ","The late 1840's and early 1850's saw tremendous growth in railroads.  Around 1851 a railroad was proposed from Buffalo to Erie and State Line Railroad Company was formed to construct it.  Williams, by then a prominent financier, served as one of the original directors and later as president of the company.  In the period after the Civil War he was actively engaged in promoting and financing the growth of the railroads.  As president of Buffalo and Erie Railroad, Williams helped orchestrate its consolidation with other railroads to form Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company in 1869.  He was elected first vice president of the new corporation.  He served as a director of Michigan Southern Railroad Company and in 1873 was elected a director of Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad Co., where he had considerable control of the railroad's business affairs.  In addition to his involvement with the railroads, Williams financed a number of other industrial concerns such as mining and canals.  ","Williams also played a role in Buffalo's social and cultural affairs.  He was one of the incorporators of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy in 1862.  He also helped establish the Buffalo Club, an exclusive men's club, which organized in 1867.","Williams started his political career in 1841, when he was elected City Treasurer of Buffalo.  In 1845 he was elected to the city's Common Council.  During the Civil War while loyal to the Union cause, he was opposed to President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).  He gave money to help raise troops and was a member of the Union Continentals, a home guard of men age 45 and over organized by former president Millard Fillmore (1800-1874).  In 1866 Williams was elected to the New York Assembly on the Democratic ticket; he was re-elected the following year.","In 1870 Williams accepted the 30th New York District Democratic nomination for the Forty-second Congress on the condition that Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), a young lawyer in his personal attorney's office, would be nominated for sheriff of Erie County.  Williams helped finance both campaigns, and both men were elected.  He served from 1871-1873, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to be re-elected to the Forty-third Congress in 1872. ","Williams withdrew from politics and business as his health deteriorated in 1874.  He suffered severe financial losses during the panic of 1873, which his family believed hastened his decline.  He died at home 10 September 1876.  Lovisa returned to Connecticut where she lived with their son, Charles.  She died in Windsor, Connecticut 27 September 1895.  ","Charles Gordon Williams  attended public and private schools in Buffalo, and later Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut.  After finishing school in 1868, his parents sent him on a year of travel in Europe.  Upon his return he worked in the oil business in and around Bradford, Pennsylvania for several years.  He married Georgiana Metcalfe (15 February 1852-20 July 1930), daughter of George H. (ca. 1827-?) and Matilda (ca. 1827-?) Metcalfe, on 20 January 1874 and they settled in Brookfield Centre, Connecticut, where they lived the rest of their lives.","Griffin Stedman Williams , called Sted by family and friends, attended schools in Buffalo and Ohio, and completed his education at Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Reed (ca. 1810-?)'s Walnut Hill School in Geneva, New York in 1859.  His parents wanted Williams to go to Yale University, an institution to which both of their families had ties, but he decided to enter into business.  ","In 1859 he took a clerkship in Clinton Bank of Buffalo, and later went to work for James C. Harrison.  His early business career was disrupted with the outbreak of the Civil War.  He was eager to join the army although his parents objected strongly to the idea.  Williams finally convinced his parents to let him join, and his father obtained a commission for him in 1862 as a first lieutenant in the 132nd New York Volunteers.  He was assigned as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891) and served around Suffolk, Virginia and Newbern, North Carolina.  In 1863 Williams served with the Army of the Potomac, and then followed Spinola north.  Williams contracted a severe case of camp fever while in the field that disabled him, and he received an honorable discharge 10 February 1864.  ","Williams returned to Buffalo to recuperate in his parents' home.  His father arranged for a year of travel and Williams set sail in May 1864 for the British Isles, Europe, and Middle East.  He spent another year travelling in 1869, sailing from San Francisco for Japan and Europe.  His ship passed through the Suez Canal, which was in its first year of existence, and returned to the United States in 1870.","Williams grew up socializing with the family of James C. Harrison.  He married  Mary Pearce Harrison  on 20 December 1871 in Buffalo.  The Williams had three children: Harrison (28 February 1873-9 June 1946), Mary Stedman (5 February 1875- ?), and Gordon (1 September 1876-4 October 1925).  ","On 9 September 1885 Williams was appointed Consul of the United States at Nottingham, England by President Grover Cleveland, and he sailed for England in October.  His family joined him in 1886, and Williams held the consulate post until 1890.  The family spent that year in Europe before returning to Buffalo in 1891.  Following his wife's death in 1909, Stedman Williams moved to New York City to be near his sons, Harrison and Gordon.   He died 8 March 1911 after a long illness.","Mary Stedman Williams  was educated in Buffalo and Europe.  She attended St. Margaret's School in Buffalo, Bois de Fey School in Switzerland, and schools in England and France.  On 1 October 1902 she married Frederick Bradlee Winslow (27 July 1873-1937), son of Walter Thatcher (1843-1909) and Sarah Louise Sears (ca. 1845-?) Winslow, in Buffalo.  Walter Winslow was an architect and partner at Winslow \u0026 Wetherall, a noted and prolific Boston architectural firm.  Frederick and Mary resided in Boston, where he was a prominent physician.  Mary was known for her expertise in classical Greek.","Gordon Williams  was educated in England, Europe, and Buffalo.  While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, Williams attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  He completed his education in local schools when the family returned to Buffalo in 1891.  ","Williams joined the 65th Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard, which was federalized in May of 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.  The regiment was sent in sections to Camp Alger near Falls Church, Virginia, arriving by 21 May.  Williams caught typhoid fever in the camp and returned to his parents' home in Buffalo to recover.  ","He was employed briefly as a reporter for the  Buffalo Express , and in 1900 went to work for American Telegraph \u0026 Telephone Co.  He was transferred to the company's New York City general offices and later became a Wall Street broker.  In 1914 he became the American representative for a British company with oil interests in Venezuela, where he lived during the winter of 1914-1915.  ","In February of 1917 he was asked by Anne Morgan (25 July 1873-29 January 1952) to go to France and carry out an independent study of the work of the American Fund for French Wounded prior to the United States' entry into World War I.  The American Fund for French Wounded, established by Morgan, was the largest relief agency operating in Europe, providing hospital aid and ambulance services behind the Allied front.   Williams returned to the United States in June and volunteered for officer's training camp.  After graduating in December of 1917 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the army.  ","He felt it was his duty to serve on the front lines and was anxious to be sent to Europe, but he met resistance from army officials because of his age.  First assigned harbor duty in New Jersey, Williams was then sent to Camp Mills on Long Island, New York to assist with troop training.  While at Camp Mills, Williams met up with an old friend, Brigadier-General Munroe McFarland (28 June 1867-1924), who was commander of the 162nd Infantry Brigade, 81st Division of the American Expeditionary Force.  McFarland asked Williams to join him as his aide-de-camp, and they sailed for France 30 July 1918.  Williams applied for a transfer to the front lines, and on 8 November 1918 he joined the 323rd Infantry in the trenches.  He received a citation for his work rescuing troops stranded in an exposed position during operations November 9-11, 1918. ","Gordon Williams returned to the United States in 1919 after serving with the Army of Occupation, and took a job as a stock broker at Wade, Templeton \u0026 Co.  He left the brokerage house in October of 1923 when United Sugar Company hired him as Resident Vice-President of its holdings in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.  He died there of fever on 4 October 1925.  His body was returned to the United States and buried next to his parents in Buffalo.","While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890,  Harrison Williams  attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  Following the family's return to Buffalo in 1891, Harrison Williams read law at Sprague, Morey, Sprague \u0026 Brownell, one of the city's leading law firms.  Williams joined the 65th Regiment of Infantry of the New York National Guard and served from 1891-1892.  He attended law school at University of Buffalo, graduating in 1893, and was admitted to the bar the following year.  Williams practiced law until 1897, when he accepted a job as tax agent for the Erie Railroad Company in New York City.  He retained ties to Buffalo, although he resided most of his time in New York City.  In 1902 he became head of the tax department, and in 1907 was named head of the General Land and Tax Department of the Erie Railroad System, specializing in tax law.  ","On 8 May 1901, he married  Jane Kirby Abbott  (4 March 1875-22 May 1909) in Marshalltown, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Albert Cutler (10 October 1836-7 January 1903) and Mary Watson (15 August 1840-?) Abbott.  In 1890 Abbott and his family moved from Marshalltown to Chicago where Jane attended Dearborn Seminary, graduating in June 1894.  In September 1894 Abbott was made vice-president of National Linseed Oil Company and moved his family to Buffalo.  He and his wife moved back to Marshalltown after he suffered paralysis in1897. ","Harrison and Jane Williams had one child,  Harrison Jr ., born in New York City on 6 February 1904.  By 1907 Jane had become seriously ill and moved back to Marshalltown to stay with her mother.  It was hoped that retiring to the country would help her recover, but she died in 1909.  Harrison Jr. stayed with Jane's sister and brother-in-law, Albert G. (1861-?) and Helen A. (1864-?) Glick in Marshalltown while his father worked in New York City.","Harrison Williams married a second time in 1910.  He and  Pauline Marechal Winslow  (1 July 1872-29 November 1933) wed December 29, and departed soon after on a six month trip to Europe.  Pauline, daughter of William Grandy (14 April 1845-17 September 1910) and Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 June 1896) Winslow, was born and educated in Buffalo.  She later studied art in Dresden for several years.  Pauline was a descendent of Kenelm Winslow (1599-1672), one of the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.  Her husband's brother-in-law, Frederick Bradlee Winslow, was also a descendent of Kenelm Winslow, making them distant cousins.","Harrison and Pauline Williams' son Winslow was born in New York City on 10 February 1913.  When Williams retired from practicing law later that year, the family moved to Williamsted, a farm Williams had purchased several years before located outside of Leesburg, Virginia.  He had built a large residence on the property which he used as a vacation home.  Williams sold the farm in 1920, and in 1923 he bought another piece of Loudoun County property on which he built a house he called Roxbury Hall, named for an ancestral home in Massachusetts.  ","Harrison Jr. joined his family at Williamsted in 1913.  He was enrolled in Episcopal High School near Alexandra, Virginia in 1918, graduating in 1922.  He entered University of Virginia (UVA), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1928.  While at UVA, he was active in a number of clubs and organizations.  After graduating he took a job as a junior engineer in the Virginia State Highway Department.  On 22 July 1928 Williams was thrown from the back of a motorcycle he was riding with a friend on a trip from Danville, Virginia to visit friends in North Carolina.  He was taken to a hospital in Danville where he died of his injuries the same day.  His father described his death as a crushing blow to family and friends.","Harrison Williams Sr. was widowed a second time in 1933 when Pauline died at Roxbury Hall on November 29 after a long illness.  Williams continued to live in Loudoun County, as did their son Winslow.  Williams enjoyed traveling, and made a number of trips abroad.","Harrison Williams met  Joan Stafford-Allen  (1907-2003) during a transatlantic voyage from England in 1937.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford-Allen (n.d.) of Long Melford, Suffolk, England.  The two became friends during the journey, and Williams invited her to visit Roxbury Hall when they arrived in the US.  After she returned to England they continued to correspond.  He surprised her with a visit to her home, where he proposed, in 1938.  They were married on 17 August 1938 in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  After they returned from a two-week wedding trip the couple settled in the new home Williams built on West Market St. in Leesburg next to Thomas Balch Library.  The Williams both were involved with Thomas Balch Library, and Harrison Williams served as president of the library from 1925 until his death.","Williams had a life-long interest in writing.  He wrote poetry as a child, and in his retirement pursued historical research and writing.  He undertook a project to write a book about important individuals and places in Loudoun County's history,  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , published in 1938.  He also wrote articles about local history.  During World War II, Harrison was asked to serve as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  The committee was organized by Virginia Conservation Commission's Division of History and Archeology in 1942 and used local correspondents to collect newspaper clippings and reports about war efforts from localities around the state.  The Commission produced  Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943 , a sketch of people's activities and attitudes.  ","An avid genealogist, Williams spent many years researching his family history.  In October of 1932 he received a letter from Samuel Asbury (1872-1962), an amateur historian in Texas who was researching the life of Jonas Harrison.  Williams was astonished to learn of Harrison's life after he disappeared from Buffalo in 1819.  He and Asbury subsequently corresponded regularly to update one another on their research.  Williams published his work,  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury: In His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693 , which traces the family back to its earliest American forebears in Massachusetts in 1934.  He was able to assist Asbury with information he needed for the article on which he was working, \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" published in  Southwestern Historical Quarterly  in 1942.  ","After her husband's death in 1946, Joan Williams went back to her family home in Suffolk to care for her mother.  She returned to Leesburg when her mother died, and worked at Loudoun Hospital caring for premature babies.  She was also active in other community activities, continuing her interest in Thomas Balch Library and in Oatlands Plantation, where she served as a docent for 24 years.  Joan Williams died 27 September 2003.","Winslow Williams  attended school in Leesburg until 1929 when he was enrolled in Episcopal High School, where he stayed until 1931.  He also attended Shenandoah Valley Academy, a preparatory school for boys in Winchester, Virginia.  After graduating, he lived at Roxbury Hall with his father.  ","Williams married  Helen Constance Moore  (3 September 1918-10 September 1991) on 6 February 1937.  They had three children, Winslow Jr., Harrison III, and Constance.  A keen outdoorsman, Williams was a strong supporter of the Boys Scouts and served as a scoutmaster in the 1950s.  He enjoyed bird watching, and frequently took his camera with him when he was outdoors.  ","He operated a real estate business, Winslow Williams Real Estate, in Leesburg and was one of the founding members of Loudoun County Board of Realtors.  Helen Williams also worked in the real estate business.  Williams was an avid photographer, and took pictures both for pleasure and for the  Loudoun Times Mirror .  For a time Williams operated a photography studio in Leesburg; he closed it in the 1950s.  In 1991he donated his collection of nearly 10,000 negatives to Thomas Balch Library.  Helen Williams died 10 September 1991 after a long illness.  Winslow Williams died on 19 February 1993.","Winslow Family (Series V)","Richard Winslow  was born in Falmouth, Maine 6 September 1769.  Little information is available about his life prior to his arrival in Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1812, where he engaged in land and marine commerce.  He married Mary Nash Grandy (June 1788-18 October 1858) of Camden, North Carolina.  They had eleven children: Nathan Crane (10 December 1812-9 June 1880), Richard Grandy (23 September 1814-20 May 1854), Hezekiah Jones (8 December 1815-31 December 1883), Rufus King (15 September 1817- 7 October 1892), Henry Knox (31 March 1819-30 September 1826), Cyrus Homer (12 December 1820-2 September 1824), Lydia Jane (28 July 1822-13 September 1824), Edwin Newton (26 February 1824-?), Caroline Susan (7 April 1826-8 April 1832), Harriet Williams (28 March 1828-13 April 1832), and Mary Jane (30 January 1831-13 April 1832).  ","The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1830.  Winslow predicted there would be business possibilities in Cleveland with the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and he bought a piece of property on the river for a warehouse.  Later in 1830 he traveled to the east coast and purchased groceries and other goods which he sent back to Cleveland with Nathan to open a store.  Winslow had a considerable amount of capital which he invested to develop his shipping interests.  He built his business into a sizeable enterprise, becoming one of the largest operators on the Great Lakes with a fleet numbering around 40 vessels.","In 1832, Richard Winslow purchased a lot on Euclid Avenue at the southeast corner of the public square and contracted master builder and architect Levi Johnson (1786-1871) to build a house.  Many of Cleveland's wealthiest families lived on Euclid Avenue, and by the middle of the 19th century the street was lined with mansions on expansive lawns.  The family lived there until Richard Winslow's death in 1857, when the house was torn down.  ","Three of Richard Winslow's sons married three sisters, the daughters of Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 April 1792-?) and Mary (ca. 1800-?) Clarke.  Hezekiah Winslow married Helen Clarke (2 September 1825-?) in 1846.  They lived in New York City and Cleveland, and had two children, Richard (26 September 1848-11 April 1896) and Helen Brighty (26 September 1850-15 December 1867).  Richard Winslow married Mary Aphia (?-July 1933); they lived in Buffalo, New York and Paris, France.  Little information is available about them.","Rufus K. Winslow joined the family business around 1852.  After his brothers Nathan and Hezekiah left Cleveland, Rufus Winslow controlled the Cleveland operations.  He married Lucy Clarke (12 June 1820-?) in 1852.  In addition to his business interests, Winslow also spent time engaged in scientific research and became a well regarded amateur ornithologist.  The couple had one daughter,  Annie Clark Winslow  (?-19 April 1926).  Annie married John Chadwick (n.d.) and spent most of her life in Paris, France.","Nathan Winslow  married  Mary Anne Clarke  (1 October 1815-10 March 1885) in 1839, and joined his father's shipping business.  The Winslows had four children, Caroline (23 September 1839-?), Henry (23 December 1840-14 Dec ember 1876), George (January-July 1843), and William G. (14 April 1845-17 September 1910).  Nathan Winslow relocated to Buffalo in 1862, where he established a business with his son Henry and son-in-law John Williams (25 December 1837-?).  After her husband's death in 1880, Mary Anne Winslow spent most of her time travelling in Europe.  She died at her daughter's home in Baltimore, Maryland in 1885.","William G. Winslow  married Mary Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 January 1896) in 1868.  They had six children - Mary S. (n.d.), Helen Brightie (1870-?), Pauline Marechal (who married Harrison Williams), Marie Louise (1875-?), Henry Clarke (1877-?), and  William Gaston  (24 September 1882-?).  The family lived in Buffalo, and also spent a number of years abroad.  Marie married Frederick B. Ussher (1 September 1863-?) in 1901; they lived in Buffalo."],"otherfindaid_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"otherfindaid_heading_ssm":["Other Finding Aid\n"],"otherfindaid_tesim":["None\n"],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Technical Requirements\n"],"phystech_tesim":["None\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliams Family Papers, 1819-1993 (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Williams Family Papers, 1819-1993 (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 24 July 2009\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUpdated by Elizabeth Preston, 20 March 2011\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 24 July 2009","Updated by Elizabeth Preston, 20 March 2011"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e, VREF 929.2 WILLIAMS; \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck\u003c/title\u003e, VREF 975.528 WIL; \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion\u003c/title\u003e, VREF 921 WILLIAMS JOHN; \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe End of the World: A Love Story\u003c/title\u003e, VREF Fiction EGG; Winslow Williams Photograph Collection (VC 003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Biography File: Williams Family, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 , VREF 929.2 WILLIAMS;  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , VREF 975.528 WIL;  The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion , VREF 921 WILLIAMS JOHN;  The End of the World: A Love Story , VREF Fiction EGG; Winslow Williams Photograph Collection (VC 003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Biography File: Williams Family, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  While in most cases the papers are in very good condition, for preservation purposes photocopying is not permitted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries I: Pearce Family, 1819-1859\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: George Pearce, 1819-1822\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Pearce's papers consist of correspondence from his wife, Eliza.  They show the difficulties the couple faced being separated for long periods of time while he was deployed. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Eliza Pearce, 1819-1859\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza Pearce's correspondence is largely from family and friends including George Pearce, her mother-in-law, Rebecca Pearce (n.d.), and Jane and Mary Wilson.  Her husband wrote about his concerns for her well-being and that of their daughter while he was at sea.  In the years after her husband's death, letters illustrate her difficulties in obtaining pension payments.  Of interest are three autographed letters signed (ALS) from Benjamin Watkins Leigh on 28 March 1829, 5 July 1833, and 24 March 1834 regarding Eliza Pearce's pension claim.  Copies of congressional bills in the collection regarding the Navy Pension Fund demonstrate the process of extending payments to widows.  Eliza Pearce's papers also include receipts and bills related to housekeeping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries II: Wilson Family, 1831, 1848\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Wilson Family materials consist of three letters.  Two are to Jane Wilson, and there is also a letter to Jane from her mother, Mary Wilson. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries III: Harrison Family, 1842-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Betsey Cooke Harrison, 1872, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are three items related to Betsey Cooke Harrison: a lock of hair, her obituary, and an undated carte de visite.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: James C. Harrison, 1842-1882\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames C. Harrison's papers include correspondence from his wife and daughter, including letters from Mary while she was at school and from both on their trip abroad after Mary finished her studies.  Other letters relate to business and his efforts on behalf of Eliza Pearce.  Papers from Harrison's estate include obituaries, letters testamentary, and a resolution by Erie County Savings Bank board of directors recognizing his death. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison, 1833-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Wilson Pearce Harrison's papers include letters from her mother, Eliza Pearce, while she was at school, and letters from Mary and Jane Wilson.  Later correspondence includes letters from her husband James Harrison and daughter Mary.  Of interest are letters from 1863-1864 written by Mary while she was in school in New York City which discuss unrest during the Civil War, particularly the attempt to burn the city in 1864.  Other materials include receipts and a prescription from 1870.  Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's estate papers include correspondence, copies of wills and other legal documents, and receipts. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries IV: Williams Family, 1862-1993\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: William Williams, 1862-1876\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Williams' papers contain correspondence; business records such as checks, legal agreements, bills, and stock certificates; and miscellaneous items such as brochures from Walnut Hill School, certificate from his election to Congress, and the Civil War Commission for his son Griffin Stedman Williams from 1862.  Of interest in Williams' correspondence are an ALS from Samuel J. Tilden from 13 May 1867 regarding a business agreement; ALS from Schuyler Colfax about an offer of a railroad ticket dated 10 April 1871; and an ALS from William W. Belknap to A.M. Clapp, 5 June 1872 with a denial of request for clemency.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Lovisa Stedman Williams, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item for Lovisa Stedman Williams, an undated letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Griffin Stedman Williams, 1853-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGriffin Stedman Williams' papers contain correspondence, with the bulk from his friend Horatio Seymour, mostly during the 1860's, and son Harrison Williams.  Other correspondents include his mother, father, and brother.  Also of interest are two ALS from sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873) regarding Williams' purchase of a marble bust of Proserpine.  Other materials include Williams' Civil War orders, with one document signed by Brigadier General F.B. Spinola; cards of introduction and other mementos from his trips abroad; and a handwritten bet with Joseph Ely on the 1860 presidential election.  Later records include receipts for Williams' care as his health declined and papers from his estate.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams, 1871-1895\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is a small number of letters to Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams from Harrison Williams, mostly written while he was at school at Chateau de Lancey in Geneva.  There is also correspondence about both estates, which were handled by Harrison Williams as executor, regarding insurance, storage of belongings, and bills.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Mary Harrison Williams, 1864-1910\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Harrison Williams' correspondence includes letters from her father and mother while she was at school in New York City with news about family, friends, social happenings, and the family's pets.  There are additional letters from her schoolmates, as well as from her husband-to-be Griffin Stedman Williams.  Other items in her papers include bank books, cancelled checks, and a stamp collection.  Mary Harrison Williams' estate papers include a copy of her will, inventories, and bills and receipts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VI: Gordon Williams, 1896-1922\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGordon Williams' papers consist of four letters, which include an invitation to his brother Harrison's wedding and a letter from the Department of the Navy with information about the service record of George Pearce.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VII: Harrison Williams, 1882-1946\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams' papers include a large number of letters received throughout his life.  Early correspondence is largely from his parents, particularly his mother, while he attended school, and contains news from home.  There are letters from his first wife, Jane (also called Jennie), and following her death from Harrison Jr. after he went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and A.D. Glick, in Marshalltown, Iowa from 1909-1913.  Helen Glick also wrote to Harrison Williams Sr. with news about his son.  During World War I, Williams' brother Gordon wrote describing his attempts to enlist and finally his deployment to Europe.  A large portion of the letters concern Williams' genealogy research.  From 1932 until his death in 1946 he exchanged frequent letters with Samuel Asbury regarding Jonas Harrison.  There are also some handwritten copies of Williams' outgoing letters.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe papers contain research notes from several writing projects, including \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e.  The papers also contain typed and manuscript drafts of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun\u003c/title\u003e. There are notes and reports from Williams' service as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  A copy of the Committee's publication, Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943, is also in the collection.  Other items include receipts, cancelled checks, club memberships, an oath of attorney from 1904, and World War II memorabilia.  Included in the artifacts is a book of poetry written by Williams as a boy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VIII: Harrison and Jane Williams, 1901, 1904\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is a small amount of material for Harrison and Jane Williams: a set of place cards made by Jane in watercolor and pencil for their wedding breakfast, and correspondence about the birth of their son, Harrison Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IX: Jane Abbott Williams, 1903-1904, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJane Abbott Williams' papers contain a small number of letters from family and friends in 1904, mostly cards and letters of congratulations on the birth of Harrison Jr.  There is also one letter from Harrison in 1903.  Jane is often referred to as Jenny or Jen. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries X: Harrison and Pauline Williams, 1910-1920\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison and Pauline Williams' papers include correspondence.  Letters from 1917-1920 are mostly from Harrison's brother Gordon about his efforts to get in the army and his experiences during the World War I.  A small number of German postcards from February 1919 are included.  There are also letters to the Williams from Helen Glick about Harrison Jr. while he was living with her and her husband in Marshalltown; some include letters from Harrison Jr. as enclosures.  Much of the correspondence from 1929-1930 is from Winslow while he was away at school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XI: Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams, 1910-1935\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePauline Marechal Winslow Williams' papers consist of correspondence, financial records, and memorabilia.  There are letters from friends and family, brother Gaston.  The bulk of the correspondence dates between 1929 and 1930, with a large number of letters from Winslow while he was at school with news of school, plans for visits, and requests for various items.  The papers include a number of items related to Pauline's financial affairs, such as bank books, stock purchases, cancelled checks and receipts.  Other items such as lists of wedding gifts, a confirmation card, and gift tag from Winslow's first Christmas are also in the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePauline Winslow Williams' estate was complicated due in large part to her interests as a legatee in real estate in Buffalo and Cleveland.  The papers include a number of legal documents and correspondence regarding the Euclid Avenue property (often referred to as the Cleveland property) originally owned by Richard Winslow.  His heirs retained ownership of the Euclid Avenue property on which the family house had stood.  In 1907 May Company signed a 50-year lease at $32,000 per year with the heirs, to commence in 1909.  The company built its flagship Cleveland store on the site.  By the early twentieth century, ownership of the property had become increasingly complex.  As one generation of heirs died additional legatees were created, making a complicated system of fractionalized interests in the property.  In addition, some of the heirs sold their interests to Nathan L. Dauby (31 May 1873-17 May 1964), vice-president of May Company.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDauby filed a partition lawsuit in 1934 to force sale of the property and divide the proceeds among the owners.  He argued that ownership had become so complicated it was no longer an attractive investment for him.  Harrison Williams, representing the interests of his wife Pauline's estate and their son Winslow, contended that Dauby sought to buy the property at a depreciated price.  At a meeting in June of 1934, legal representatives for the heirs decided to allow the partition suit to proceed, and sale of the property to May Company went forward in 1935.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional materials in the estate papers document the management of property in Buffalo.  There is correspondence with the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo about multiple mortgages and transfers of securities in the early 1930s. Other estate papers include accounts and inventories.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XII: Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, 1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item for Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, the passenger list from the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eS.S. Penland\u003c/emph\u003e, the ship on which they met in 1937.  Joan Stafford-Allen Williams' correspondence contains three letters from 1946 about Harrison Williams' death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XIII: Harrison Williams Jr., 1904-1928\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams Jr.'s collection is comprised of a small number of cards, a letter from his uncle, Gordon, enclosing postcards from Germany during World War II, his obituary, and undated bookplates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XIV: Winslow Williams, 1913-1993\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWinslow Williams' papers contain a small amount of correspondence from his family, particularly as a boy and young man.  There are a number of letters in 1933 concerning the death of his mother, Pauline.  There is a gap until the later part of his life when he began to correspond with newly discovered relatives, the Texas descendents of Jonas Harrison, in the 1980s.  Other materials include financial papers such as a farm account book, which also has information about his photography business, two items regarding property from the Nathan Winslow estate, and a debarkation card from a trip at sea with his father aboard the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eS.S. President Garfield\u003c/emph\u003e from 1935-1936.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XV: Winslow and Constance Williams, 1936-1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWinslow and Constance Williams' shared collection includes telegrams on the occasion of their marriage in 1937, and memorabilia from their honeymoon trip to South America such as postcards and a ship's menu.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XVI: Helen Constance Moore Williams, 1937-1991\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHelen Constance Moore Williams' papers contain a small number of items including clippings about her engagement and marriage to Winslow, a birthday card made by her daughter Constance, and the memorial from her funeral in 1991.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries V: Winslow Family, 1880-1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Nathan Winslow, 1880\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item each for Nathan Winslow, a copy of his will showing divisions of his interest in properties in Ohio and Illinois.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Mary A. Winslow, 1885 \u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item for Mary Winslow, a copy of her will which further divided percentage interests by the heirs in the Ohio and Illinois properties. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Richard Winslow Estate, 1901-1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichard Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents.  Winslow left two wills, one in Cuyahoga County, OH and one in France regarding property he owned in that country.  Winslow's estate was complicated by his residual interest in the Euclid Ave. property and because all trustees and executors had died by 1915.  Harrison Williams appears to have acquired copies of records in his capacity as legal counsel for Pauline. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: William G. Winslow, 1903-1934\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam G. Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents such inventories, accountings, decrees, and agreements.  There are some duplicate copies and transcribed copies, the latter of which includes three letters.  The documents appear to have been acquired by Harrison Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: William Gaston Winslow, 1903-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Gaston Winslow's papers consist of three letters, including two from M. Marechal (n.d.) in Lancey, Switzerland written in French.  There is a note on one of the envelopes reading \"keep these always for my sake, Pauline, Father.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VI: Annie Chadwick Estate, 1924-1927\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnie Chadwick's estate papers contain a small number of legal documents.  Her estate was complicated by the fact that she left real property in Paris and in Montreuil-sur-Mer in France in addition to her interests in the Euclid Ave. property.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries VI: Miscellaneous, photographs, oversized documents, and artifacts\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are a small number of miscellaneous items.  Of interest are a collection of 30 Civil War envelopes featuring pro-Union propaganda images and slogans, an embroidery pattern book, an almanac from 1848, and postcards from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVisual materials in the collection include photographs, photograph albums, cartes de visite, and negatives.  Most of the photographs are identified, and include portraits of family members and scenic views.  A few of the images are photographs of portraits in oil, including James C. Harrison and Griffin Stedman Williams.  The negatives were taken by Winslow Williams of people and scenes; many are undated but probably originate from the late 1940s to 1950s.  Numbers associated with many of the negatives reflect his practice with photographs in his business.  Seven albums of photographs belonging to Winslow Williams contain pictures from vacations and other events, and have been re-housed for preservation purposes.  There are also photograph albums, tintypes, cased daguerreotypes, and color stereo slides housed with the artifact collection.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOversized documents include a series of letters from Samuel Asbury to Harrison Williams.  Removal sheets have been placed in the collection with the location and date of each oversized letter.  Other items include receipts, Griffin Stedman Williams' appointment as commercial agent for the United States at Nottingham England and his Special Passport, and Gordon Williams' passport for his trip on behalf of the American Fund for French Wounded.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographic material in the artifact collection includes a photograph album of Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding trip to Europe 1911, two albums belonging to Winslow Williams, and an 1862-1869 album belonging to Griffin Stedman Williams.  There is also a scrapbook kept by Winslow Williams with photographs and memorabilia, which is in fragile condition.  Other photographs include a small number of daguerreotypes and tintypes, most of which are not identified or dated. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains a variety of artifacts such as a stamp moistener, calling card plates, a Valentine's Day memento from Harrison Williams to Pauline, wedding books, and a notebook containing poetry written by Harrison Williams as a boy.  Other items include a pair of slippers worn by Mary Harrison Williams at her wedding, a series of cards strung together on a string with Asian writing, and a piece of wedding cake from Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding.  Also of interest is a collection of railroad passes from 20 different railroads from the late 19th century and early 20th century.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  While in most cases the papers are in very good condition, for preservation purposes photocopying is not permitted.","Series I: Pearce Family, 1819-1859","Subseries I: George Pearce, 1819-1822","George Pearce's papers consist of correspondence from his wife, Eliza.  They show the difficulties the couple faced being separated for long periods of time while he was deployed. ","Subseries II: Eliza Pearce, 1819-1859","Eliza Pearce's correspondence is largely from family and friends including George Pearce, her mother-in-law, Rebecca Pearce (n.d.), and Jane and Mary Wilson.  Her husband wrote about his concerns for her well-being and that of their daughter while he was at sea.  In the years after her husband's death, letters illustrate her difficulties in obtaining pension payments.  Of interest are three autographed letters signed (ALS) from Benjamin Watkins Leigh on 28 March 1829, 5 July 1833, and 24 March 1834 regarding Eliza Pearce's pension claim.  Copies of congressional bills in the collection regarding the Navy Pension Fund demonstrate the process of extending payments to widows.  Eliza Pearce's papers also include receipts and bills related to housekeeping.","Series II: Wilson Family, 1831, 1848","The Wilson Family materials consist of three letters.  Two are to Jane Wilson, and there is also a letter to Jane from her mother, Mary Wilson. ","Series III: Harrison Family, 1842-1911","Subseries I: Betsey Cooke Harrison, 1872, n.d.","There are three items related to Betsey Cooke Harrison: a lock of hair, her obituary, and an undated carte de visite.","Subseries II: James C. Harrison, 1842-1882","James C. Harrison's papers include correspondence from his wife and daughter, including letters from Mary while she was at school and from both on their trip abroad after Mary finished her studies.  Other letters relate to business and his efforts on behalf of Eliza Pearce.  Papers from Harrison's estate include obituaries, letters testamentary, and a resolution by Erie County Savings Bank board of directors recognizing his death. ","Subseries III: Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison, 1833-1911","Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's papers include letters from her mother, Eliza Pearce, while she was at school, and letters from Mary and Jane Wilson.  Later correspondence includes letters from her husband James Harrison and daughter Mary.  Of interest are letters from 1863-1864 written by Mary while she was in school in New York City which discuss unrest during the Civil War, particularly the attempt to burn the city in 1864.  Other materials include receipts and a prescription from 1870.  Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's estate papers include correspondence, copies of wills and other legal documents, and receipts. ","Series IV: Williams Family, 1862-1993","Subseries I: William Williams, 1862-1876","William Williams' papers contain correspondence; business records such as checks, legal agreements, bills, and stock certificates; and miscellaneous items such as brochures from Walnut Hill School, certificate from his election to Congress, and the Civil War Commission for his son Griffin Stedman Williams from 1862.  Of interest in Williams' correspondence are an ALS from Samuel J. Tilden from 13 May 1867 regarding a business agreement; ALS from Schuyler Colfax about an offer of a railroad ticket dated 10 April 1871; and an ALS from William W. Belknap to A.M. Clapp, 5 June 1872 with a denial of request for clemency.","Subseries II: Lovisa Stedman Williams, n.d.","There is one item for Lovisa Stedman Williams, an undated letter.","Subseries III: Griffin Stedman Williams, 1853-1911","Griffin Stedman Williams' papers contain correspondence, with the bulk from his friend Horatio Seymour, mostly during the 1860's, and son Harrison Williams.  Other correspondents include his mother, father, and brother.  Also of interest are two ALS from sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873) regarding Williams' purchase of a marble bust of Proserpine.  Other materials include Williams' Civil War orders, with one document signed by Brigadier General F.B. Spinola; cards of introduction and other mementos from his trips abroad; and a handwritten bet with Joseph Ely on the 1860 presidential election.  Later records include receipts for Williams' care as his health declined and papers from his estate.  ","Subseries IV: Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams, 1871-1895","There is a small number of letters to Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams from Harrison Williams, mostly written while he was at school at Chateau de Lancey in Geneva.  There is also correspondence about both estates, which were handled by Harrison Williams as executor, regarding insurance, storage of belongings, and bills.","Subseries V: Mary Harrison Williams, 1864-1910","Mary Harrison Williams' correspondence includes letters from her father and mother while she was at school in New York City with news about family, friends, social happenings, and the family's pets.  There are additional letters from her schoolmates, as well as from her husband-to-be Griffin Stedman Williams.  Other items in her papers include bank books, cancelled checks, and a stamp collection.  Mary Harrison Williams' estate papers include a copy of her will, inventories, and bills and receipts.","Subseries VI: Gordon Williams, 1896-1922","Gordon Williams' papers consist of four letters, which include an invitation to his brother Harrison's wedding and a letter from the Department of the Navy with information about the service record of George Pearce.","Subseries VII: Harrison Williams, 1882-1946","Harrison Williams' papers include a large number of letters received throughout his life.  Early correspondence is largely from his parents, particularly his mother, while he attended school, and contains news from home.  There are letters from his first wife, Jane (also called Jennie), and following her death from Harrison Jr. after he went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and A.D. Glick, in Marshalltown, Iowa from 1909-1913.  Helen Glick also wrote to Harrison Williams Sr. with news about his son.  During World War I, Williams' brother Gordon wrote describing his attempts to enlist and finally his deployment to Europe.  A large portion of the letters concern Williams' genealogy research.  From 1932 until his death in 1946 he exchanged frequent letters with Samuel Asbury regarding Jonas Harrison.  There are also some handwritten copies of Williams' outgoing letters.  ","The papers contain research notes from several writing projects, including  Legends of Loudoun  and  The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 .  The papers also contain typed and manuscript drafts of  Legends of Loudoun . There are notes and reports from Williams' service as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  A copy of the Committee's publication, Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943, is also in the collection.  Other items include receipts, cancelled checks, club memberships, an oath of attorney from 1904, and World War II memorabilia.  Included in the artifacts is a book of poetry written by Williams as a boy.","Subseries VIII: Harrison and Jane Williams, 1901, 1904","There is a small amount of material for Harrison and Jane Williams: a set of place cards made by Jane in watercolor and pencil for their wedding breakfast, and correspondence about the birth of their son, Harrison Jr.","Subseries IX: Jane Abbott Williams, 1903-1904, n.d.","Jane Abbott Williams' papers contain a small number of letters from family and friends in 1904, mostly cards and letters of congratulations on the birth of Harrison Jr.  There is also one letter from Harrison in 1903.  Jane is often referred to as Jenny or Jen. ","Subseries X: Harrison and Pauline Williams, 1910-1920","Harrison and Pauline Williams' papers include correspondence.  Letters from 1917-1920 are mostly from Harrison's brother Gordon about his efforts to get in the army and his experiences during the World War I.  A small number of German postcards from February 1919 are included.  There are also letters to the Williams from Helen Glick about Harrison Jr. while he was living with her and her husband in Marshalltown; some include letters from Harrison Jr. as enclosures.  Much of the correspondence from 1929-1930 is from Winslow while he was away at school.","Subseries XI: Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams, 1910-1935","Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams' papers consist of correspondence, financial records, and memorabilia.  There are letters from friends and family, brother Gaston.  The bulk of the correspondence dates between 1929 and 1930, with a large number of letters from Winslow while he was at school with news of school, plans for visits, and requests for various items.  The papers include a number of items related to Pauline's financial affairs, such as bank books, stock purchases, cancelled checks and receipts.  Other items such as lists of wedding gifts, a confirmation card, and gift tag from Winslow's first Christmas are also in the collection.","Pauline Winslow Williams' estate was complicated due in large part to her interests as a legatee in real estate in Buffalo and Cleveland.  The papers include a number of legal documents and correspondence regarding the Euclid Avenue property (often referred to as the Cleveland property) originally owned by Richard Winslow.  His heirs retained ownership of the Euclid Avenue property on which the family house had stood.  In 1907 May Company signed a 50-year lease at $32,000 per year with the heirs, to commence in 1909.  The company built its flagship Cleveland store on the site.  By the early twentieth century, ownership of the property had become increasingly complex.  As one generation of heirs died additional legatees were created, making a complicated system of fractionalized interests in the property.  In addition, some of the heirs sold their interests to Nathan L. Dauby (31 May 1873-17 May 1964), vice-president of May Company.  ","Dauby filed a partition lawsuit in 1934 to force sale of the property and divide the proceeds among the owners.  He argued that ownership had become so complicated it was no longer an attractive investment for him.  Harrison Williams, representing the interests of his wife Pauline's estate and their son Winslow, contended that Dauby sought to buy the property at a depreciated price.  At a meeting in June of 1934, legal representatives for the heirs decided to allow the partition suit to proceed, and sale of the property to May Company went forward in 1935.  ","Additional materials in the estate papers document the management of property in Buffalo.  There is correspondence with the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo about multiple mortgages and transfers of securities in the early 1930s. Other estate papers include accounts and inventories.","Subseries XII: Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, 1937","There is one item for Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, the passenger list from the  S.S. Penland , the ship on which they met in 1937.  Joan Stafford-Allen Williams' correspondence contains three letters from 1946 about Harrison Williams' death.","Subseries XIII: Harrison Williams Jr., 1904-1928","Harrison Williams Jr.'s collection is comprised of a small number of cards, a letter from his uncle, Gordon, enclosing postcards from Germany during World War II, his obituary, and undated bookplates.","Subseries XIV: Winslow Williams, 1913-1993","Winslow Williams' papers contain a small amount of correspondence from his family, particularly as a boy and young man.  There are a number of letters in 1933 concerning the death of his mother, Pauline.  There is a gap until the later part of his life when he began to correspond with newly discovered relatives, the Texas descendents of Jonas Harrison, in the 1980s.  Other materials include financial papers such as a farm account book, which also has information about his photography business, two items regarding property from the Nathan Winslow estate, and a debarkation card from a trip at sea with his father aboard the  S.S. President Garfield  from 1935-1936.  ","Subseries XV: Winslow and Constance Williams, 1936-1937","Winslow and Constance Williams' shared collection includes telegrams on the occasion of their marriage in 1937, and memorabilia from their honeymoon trip to South America such as postcards and a ship's menu.  ","Subseries XVI: Helen Constance Moore Williams, 1937-1991","Helen Constance Moore Williams' papers contain a small number of items including clippings about her engagement and marriage to Winslow, a birthday card made by her daughter Constance, and the memorial from her funeral in 1991.","Series V: Winslow Family, 1880-1937","Subseries I: Nathan Winslow, 1880","There is one item each for Nathan Winslow, a copy of his will showing divisions of his interest in properties in Ohio and Illinois.","Subseries II: Mary A. Winslow, 1885 ","There is one item for Mary Winslow, a copy of her will which further divided percentage interests by the heirs in the Ohio and Illinois properties. ","Subseries III: Richard Winslow Estate, 1901-1937","Richard Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents.  Winslow left two wills, one in Cuyahoga County, OH and one in France regarding property he owned in that country.  Winslow's estate was complicated by his residual interest in the Euclid Ave. property and because all trustees and executors had died by 1915.  Harrison Williams appears to have acquired copies of records in his capacity as legal counsel for Pauline. ","Subseries IV: William G. Winslow, 1903-1934","William G. Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents such inventories, accountings, decrees, and agreements.  There are some duplicate copies and transcribed copies, the latter of which includes three letters.  The documents appear to have been acquired by Harrison Williams.","Subseries V: William Gaston Winslow, 1903-1911","William Gaston Winslow's papers consist of three letters, including two from M. Marechal (n.d.) in Lancey, Switzerland written in French.  There is a note on one of the envelopes reading \"keep these always for my sake, Pauline, Father.\"","Subseries VI: Annie Chadwick Estate, 1924-1927","Annie Chadwick's estate papers contain a small number of legal documents.  Her estate was complicated by the fact that she left real property in Paris and in Montreuil-sur-Mer in France in addition to her interests in the Euclid Ave. property.  ","Series VI: Miscellaneous, photographs, oversized documents, and artifacts","There are a small number of miscellaneous items.  Of interest are a collection of 30 Civil War envelopes featuring pro-Union propaganda images and slogans, an embroidery pattern book, an almanac from 1848, and postcards from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1917.","Visual materials in the collection include photographs, photograph albums, cartes de visite, and negatives.  Most of the photographs are identified, and include portraits of family members and scenic views.  A few of the images are photographs of portraits in oil, including James C. Harrison and Griffin Stedman Williams.  The negatives were taken by Winslow Williams of people and scenes; many are undated but probably originate from the late 1940s to 1950s.  Numbers associated with many of the negatives reflect his practice with photographs in his business.  Seven albums of photographs belonging to Winslow Williams contain pictures from vacations and other events, and have been re-housed for preservation purposes.  There are also photograph albums, tintypes, cased daguerreotypes, and color stereo slides housed with the artifact collection.  ","Oversized documents include a series of letters from Samuel Asbury to Harrison Williams.  Removal sheets have been placed in the collection with the location and date of each oversized letter.  Other items include receipts, Griffin Stedman Williams' appointment as commercial agent for the United States at Nottingham England and his Special Passport, and Gordon Williams' passport for his trip on behalf of the American Fund for French Wounded.","Photographic material in the artifact collection includes a photograph album of Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding trip to Europe 1911, two albums belonging to Winslow Williams, and an 1862-1869 album belonging to Griffin Stedman Williams.  There is also a scrapbook kept by Winslow Williams with photographs and memorabilia, which is in fragile condition.  Other photographs include a small number of daguerreotypes and tintypes, most of which are not identified or dated. ","The collection contains a variety of artifacts such as a stamp moistener, calling card plates, a Valentine's Day memento from Harrison Williams to Pauline, wedding books, and a notebook containing poetry written by Harrison Williams as a boy.  Other items include a pair of slippers worn by Mary Harrison Williams at her wedding, a series of cards strung together on a string with Asian writing, and a piece of wedding cake from Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding.  Also of interest is a collection of railroad passes from 20 different railroads from the late 19th century and early 20th century."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLoudoun Museum in Leesburg, VA has the following Williams family items: a photograph of Mary Pearce Harrison, photograph of the Loudoun County courthouse by Winslow Williams, a wedding gown, and acetate and glass plate negatives donated by Winslow Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApproximately 26 letters written by Griffin Stedman Williams to his parents during his service in the Civil War are held in the Southern Historical Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Griffin Stedman Williams Papers, #1155-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Material\n"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Loudoun Museum in Leesburg, VA has the following Williams family items: a photograph of Mary Pearce Harrison, photograph of the Loudoun County courthouse by Winslow Williams, a wedding gown, and acetate and glass plate negatives donated by Winslow Williams.","Approximately 26 letters written by Griffin Stedman Williams to his parents during his service in the Civil War are held in the Southern Historical Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Griffin Stedman Williams Papers, #1155-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePhysical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying of materials is not permitted. \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying of materials is not permitted. \n"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  \n\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  \n"],"names_ssim":["Pearce Family ","Wilson Family","Harrison Family","Williams Family","Winslow Family","George Pearce","Eliza Lacey Stephens","Jonas Harrison","Betsey Cooke","James Cooke Harrison","Mary Wilson Pearce","William Williams","Lovisa Kirkland Stedman","Charles Gordon Williams","Griffin Stedman Williams","Mary Pearce Harrison","Mary Stedman Williams","Gordon Williams","Harrison Williams","Jane Kirby Abbott","Harrison Jr","Pauline Marechal Winslow","Joan Stafford-Allen","Winslow Williams","Helen Constance Moore","Richard Winslow","Annie Clark Winslow","Nathan Winslow","Mary Anne Clarke","William G. Winslow","William Gaston"],"famname_ssim":["Pearce Family ","Wilson Family","Harrison Family","Williams Family","Winslow Family"],"persname_ssim":["George Pearce","Eliza Lacey Stephens","Jonas Harrison","Betsey Cooke","James Cooke Harrison","Mary Wilson Pearce","William Williams","Lovisa Kirkland Stedman","Charles Gordon Williams","Griffin Stedman Williams","Mary Pearce Harrison","Mary Stedman Williams","Gordon Williams","Harrison Williams","Jane Kirby Abbott","Harrison Jr","Pauline Marechal Winslow","Joan Stafford-Allen","Winslow Williams","Helen Constance Moore","Richard Winslow","Annie Clark Winslow","Nathan Winslow","Mary Anne Clarke","William G. Winslow","William Gaston"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":679,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:50:24.367Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c10"}},{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c11","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Artifact Tray 11","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c11#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c11","ref_ssm":["viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c11"],"id":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c11","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01","parent_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01","parent_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00109","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viletbl_viletbl00109","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22","viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Item","Box 4: Artifacts"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Item","Box 4: Artifacts"],"text":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Item","Box 4: Artifacts","Artifact Tray 11"],"title_filing_ssi":"Artifact Tray 11\n\t\t","title_ssm":["Artifact Tray 11"],"title_tesim":["Artifact Tray 11"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Artifact Tray 11"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"collection_ssim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":14,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":647,"_nest_path_":"/components#21/components#0/components#10","timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:50:24.367Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viletbl_viletbl00109","ead_ssi":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_root_":"viletbl_viletbl00109","_nest_parent_":"viletbl_viletbl00109","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/tbl/viletbl00109.xml","title_ssm":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"title_tesim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["M 010\n"],"text":["M 010\n","Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945","Collection open for research.\n","2003.0023, 2005.0109, 2005.0183, 2011.0160\n","None\n","Albany Argus , 03/15/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/.com ","Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, military enlistment records, Social Security death register, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com","Asbury, Samuel E., \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" Volume 45, Number 3, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/publications/journals/shq/online/v045/n3/contrib_DIVL4249.html  [Accessed Mon Sep 8 9:02:11 CDT 2008]","Biographical Directory of the United States Congress , http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000544 ","Clark, Robert L.; Lee, Craig A.; Wilson, Jack W. \"Managing a Pension Portfolio in the Nineteenth Century: The U.S. Navy Pension Fund, 1800-1840,\"  Business and Economic History , Volume 28, no. 2, Fall 1999.  http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v028n1/p0093-p0104.pdf ","Cullum, George W.  Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802, Supplement Volume VI-A, 1910-1920 . Saginaw, Mich.: Seemen and Peters, Printers, 1920. http://books.google.com","Cutter, William Richard.  Genealogical and Family History of Western New York . New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Davis, Charles Henry Stanley.  History of Wallingford, Conn. from its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time . Meriden, CT: Charles Henry Stanley Davis, 1870. http://books.google.com ","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. II 1813.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. III 1814-1815.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.  Entry: Dauby, Nathan L. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DNL","Encyclopaedia Britannica , http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392187/Anne-Tracy-Morgan ","Essex Register , 01/01/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ ","Hall, Clayton Coleman, ed.  Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Volume II - Biography . New York \u0026 Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v.\"Shannon, Owen,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsh47.html ","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. \"Texas Revolution,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/qdt1.html","Hansen, Arlen J.  Gentleman Volunteers . New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., 1996. http://books.google.com ","The History of Buffalo: A Chronology, 1841-1865 , http://www.buffaloah.com/h/1865.html#1854","Holton, David-Parsons and Frances K. Forward Holton.  Winslow Memorial: Family Records of Winslows and Their Descendents in America with the English Ancestry as Far as Known. Kenelm Winslow, v. II.  New York: Mrs. Frances K. Holton, 1888. http://books.google.com ","Inter Ocean , October 8, 1892, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/","Joblin, Maurice.  Cleveland Past and Present . 1869. http://www.fullbooks.com/Cleveland-Past-and-Present1.html ","Loudoun Times , July 26, 1928.","Loudoun Times Mirror , November 19, 1936; June 13, 1946; April 8, 1965; June 16, 1977; February 24, 1993; March 10, 1993","Library of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/ ","Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County.  Guide to the Photograph Collections , http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center/photograph-collections-guide","New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 14 . Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1860.  http://books.google.com ","New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 65th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War, http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/spanAm/infantry/65thInfMain.htm","Ohio History Central: An On-Line Encyclopedia of Ohio History , http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1004","Peterson, Dorothy Burns.  Daughters of Republic of Texas .  http://books.google.com ","The Pioneer Families of Cleveland, http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Cuyahoga/Cleveland602.htm","The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/","Ratigan, William.  Great Lakes Shipwrecks \u0026 Survival . Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1977. http://books.google.com","Robison, W. Scott.  History of the City of Cleveland: Its Settlement, Rise and Progress . Cleveland, Ohio: Robison \u0026 Cockett, 1887.  http://books.google.com","Rose, William Ganson.  Cleveland: The Making of a City . Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1950. ","Smith, Henry Perry.  History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, VII . Syracuse, New York: D. Mason \u0026 Co., 1884. Niagara University Library, http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/erie2.html  ","Society of Architectural Historians, http://www.sah.org/index.php ","Texas DAR, Margaret Montgomery Chapter, http://www.texasdar.org/chapters/MargaretMontgomery/ ","Waldron, Gale. \"Joan Williams - A Loudoun Treasure,\"  Loudoun Magazine , v.2 no.8, pg 16, May 2003.","Washington Post , August 18, 1938","Williams Family, Biography File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams Family Papers (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams, Harrison.  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1607-1693 . W.F. Roberts Company: Washington, DC, 1934.","Winslow, Frederick Bradlee, 1873-1937 (letter to Dr. John Collins Warren. Prof. of Surgery. H.M.S., complaining about a \"C\" in Surgery), Harvard University Library catalog record.","The Williams Family Papers contain materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The families are related through marriage.   Individuals appearing in the scope and content note as subseries are highlighted in boldface to aid researchers.","Pearce Family  (Series I)","George Pearce  (1792-7 August 1822) was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  There is little information available about his early life.  He joined the US Navy on 20 June 1806 as midshipman, leaving from Petersburg, Virginia.  He was commissioned a lieutenant on 24 July 1813, during the War of 1812.  Pearce joined Lieutenant Thomas MacDonough on 14 August 1813 in the northern lakes theater at Lake Champlain, and took command of one of the sloops.  Pearce and his sailors later assisted Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell at a battle in Oswego Falls, New York in May of 1814.  In a letter to his commander Mitchell commented on the bravery and tenacity shown by Pearce and his men.","Pearce married  Eliza Lacey Stephens  (ca. 1798-20 May 1860) in Erie, Pennsylvania 11 November 1819.  She was also a native of Dinwiddie; little information is available about her early life.  They had one child, Mary Wilson Pearce, born in Petersburg, Virginia on 8 July 1820.  Pearce continued his service in the Navy, and the couple spent much of their marriage apart while he was at sea.  George Pearce contracted yellow fever while aboard the  Macedonian  at Craney Island in the West Indies.  Although it first appeared he would recover fully, he died of the disease on 7 August 1822.  ","After her husband's death, Eliza depended on Navy Pension Fund monies for which she was eligible as his widow.  The pension fund was established by Congress in 1800 as an autonomous source of money for disabled naval veterans.  In 1813 benefits were extended to widows and orphans of naval personnel who died in service, which expanded to include those who died or were disabled from service-related injury or disease.  Administration of the fund was complicated by Congress deciding eligibility for awards and the amount each received.  Pensions were awarded for five year periods, and could be renewed. Eliza's brother, W.J.N. Stephens (n.d.), who lived in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and later her son-in-law, James C. Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882), corresponded over the years with members of Congress and the Navy Department to help obtain her widow's pension payments.  ","Eliza resided in several locations during their marriage and after Pearce's death.  Correspondence was directed to her in Erie, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, New York, and New London, Connecticut where she resided for a time with her brother Clement Stephens (n.d.).  By 1823 she had returned to Erie, where she remained until the end of her life; she appears to have lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Buffalo, New York for a period time around 1850.  Eliza Pearce died 20 May 1860.","Wilson Family (Series II)","Little information is available about the  Wilson family .  Mary Wilson (n.d.) and her daughter Jane (n.d.) corresponded with Eliza Pearce, and appear to be related to her.","Harrison Family (Series III)","Jonas Harrison , son of William (n.d.) and Elizabeth (n.d.) Harrison, was born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, on 11 October 1777.  There is little information available about the first 30 years of his life.  He was admitted to the bar in Michigan Territory in 1807.  By 1809 he lived in Lewiston, New York where he opened a law office and taught school.  Harrison also served as Collector of Customs and Collector of Internal Revenue for the Niagara District, and Master of Chancery for New York.  He married  Betsey Cooke , one of his students, in 1811.  Betsey Cooke Harrison was born 30 June 1795 in Wallingford, Connecticut to Lemuel (17 March 1762-?) and Betsey (?-1821) Cooke, who moved to Lewiston when she was two years old.  Her brother Bates Cooke (1787-1841) read law with Harrison.","The Harrisons fled Lewiston along with the rest of the inhabitants when British and Native American allies burned the village in December of 1813, during the War of 1812.  They took refuge in Batavia with other residents.   Harrison and two other men wrote about the attack on Lewiston and observed that Fort Niagara appeared to be under fire in a letter published in the  Ontario Messenger  on 18 December 1813.  ","In 1815 the Harrisons settled in Buffalo Creek (present day Buffalo), New York residing there with their three children, Jonas (?-26 March 1836), Rachel (ca. 1818-?), and James Cooke Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882).  Harrison was an influential and, at least outwardly, wealthy man.  He built a mansion often described as one of the finest in the city.  He practiced law, was a founder of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and served as a director for the Bank of Niagara. He was one of the original trustees when the village was incorporated in 1816, and served again in 1817.  However, the country had fallen into financial crisis in the wake of the war, and Harrison's personal financial situation became increasingly dire.  In 1814, he was nominated as a candidate for senator representing Niagara but declined, citing his deteriorating financial affairs which required all of his attention.   Harrison was ruined in the panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in United States history.  The sale of his house was not enough to settle his debts, and his remaining property was sold by the New York attorney general.   He left Buffalo for Detroit, Michigan in 1819, ostensibly on a prospecting trip.  Notice of his arrival there was the last his family in Buffalo heard of him.  ","Harrison reappeared in Georgia in 1820 where he met Ellender Shannon (ca. 1803-28 August 1877), daughter of Owen (ca. 1762-1839) and Margaret Montgomery (1773-1854) Shannon.  Shannon served in the American Revolution and received a bounty grant of land in Franklin County, Georgia.  They had six children, most of whom later settled in Texas.  The Shannons moved to Texas in 1821 as part of the Old Three Hundred, the first organized group of Anglo-American immigrants who settled in the colony established by Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836).  ","Harrison married Ellender on 26 June 1820; they moved to Texas in December of that year and settled in Shelby County.  Jonas and Ellender Harrison had 8 children: Margaret, Jonas (ca. 1823-?), Jacob (ca. 1826-1867), John (ca. 1830-?), DeWitt Clinton (5 December 1827-6 March 1902), Thomas Jefferson (ca. 1834-1868), William Henry (27 September 1833-?), and Almira (ca. 1836-?).  ","In the beginning, Harrison presented himself as a frontiersman, taking no part in political or legal affairs and cultivating a rough and illiterate persona.  He emerged from seclusion sometime prior to 1827, unexpectedly appearing in court on behalf of a man accused of a capital crime.  His appearance and eloquent handling of the case surprised onlookers, and the story soon became legend.  Author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) created a rough-hewn character called Jonas Harrison in his book,  The End of the World, A Love Story , based on tales about Harrison. ","By 1827 Harrison had established a law practice and was taking part in community activities.  One of his most famous clients was Sam Houston (1793-1863); he represented Houston in his divorce from Eliza Allen (ca. 1810-3 Mar 1861).  Harrison was made Alcalde (municipal magistrate) of the district of Tenehaw in 1828, a position he held for at least three years.  ","As tensions grew between Texas Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican government in the late 1820's, Harrison initially supported the Mexican government.  However, by the early 1830s he was corresponding with Stephen F. Austin, who led the revolutionary movement.  He served as a delegate to the 1832 Convention, where the colonists lobbied the Mexican government for a number of changes and reforms.  He also helped draft the San Augustine Resolutions advocating Texas' independence from Mexico.   In 1835 he adopted the title \"major\" and actively recruited for the armies of Texas in spite of failing health.  He died 6 August 1836.  Harrison County, established in 1839, was named in his honor.  Ellender did not re-marry.  Their children and descendents settled throughout Texas.  Ellender Harrison died 28 August 1877 near Arlington, Texas.","Betsey Cooke Harrison and her children returned to Lewiston in 1820 after being abandoned by Jonas.  She was left with nothing, and her brothers helped provide for Betsey and her family until the children grew up.  Bates Cooke took in James and raised him with his son, Joshua (1821-1908), sending James to the same schools.  Jonas Harrison II moved to Erie, Pennsylvania where he worked in a store he co-owned, Tracy \u0026 Harrison.  He died unmarried on 26 March 1836.  Rachel married Moses Hall Fitts (1 January 1808-?), a teacher and member of the New York State Board of Education, with whom she had eight children.  They later moved to California.  Betsey Cooke Harrison died in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 25 June 1872.","At the age of 14,  James Cooke Harrison  moved to Erie where he worked at his brother's store as a clerk.  After Jonas' death in 1836, Harrison went to work at a store owned by Aaron Kellogg.  In 1838 he joined Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871) in Reed's Erie steamboat business.  Reed built and ran passenger steamships, and his operation was one of the biggest on the Great Lakes.  Prior to the development of the railroad, emigration and trade to the west depended on steamers, and ship traffic on the lakes was substantial. Harrison started working for Reed as a clerk on the ship  Erie .  The  Erie  burned in July 1841, a year after he gave up the clerkship.  It was one of the worst Great Lakes shipping disasters; over 200 people died, many of them Swiss and German immigrants.  Harrison assisted with the recovery and burial of victims of the fire.  ","Harrison relocated to Buffalo in 1840, where he opened an office and managed Reed's Buffalo port interests.  By the early 1840's grain shipments from the west had vastly increased, and the need for more grain elevators at the port to store and move the shipments became acute.  Harrison and Reed built Reed Elevator in 1847, which they operated in conjunction with their transportation business.  It burned and was rebuilt in 1859, and again in 1874.  As the number of grain elevators proliferated owners became concerned about continuing to be profitable; Western Elevating Company was formed in 1859 to direct the industry.  Harrison served as president of the organization in the early 1860's.  ","In addition to his work in the shipping industry, Harrison pursued other business interests in Buffalo.  He was one of the first trustees of Erie County Savings Bank when it incorporated in 1854.  It grew from a small operation, with around $600,000 in deposits, to over $11 million in deposits by 1883.  Harrison was made vice-president in 1876, and succeeded the bank's first president, William A. Bird (1797-1878), upon his death in 1878.  He was also a member of the board of directors for Buffalo \u0026 Erie Railroad, a company in which he was a large shareholder.","Harrison was a Whig and served on the Buffalo Common Council twice.  In 1853 he was the Whig candidate for mayor, running against Democrat Eli Cook (1814-1865), who won in a close election.  Harrison joined the Republican party after the Whig party collapsed in 1856.   Although he did not continue to pursue a political career he remained a strong supporter of the Republicans.  A long-time art lover and collector, Harrison was a life member of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which was established as a public fine arts gallery in 1862.  He was also a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served as a vestryman. Harrison died unexpectedly on 21 November 1882.  He had been ill, but was optimistic he would recover. He died instantly while getting up from bed.  ","James Cooke Harrison married  Mary Wilson Pearce  (8 July 1820-11 June 1891), daughter of George and Eliza Pearce.  Although the parish register shows they married 16 July 1842, Mary insisted the correct date was 25 August 1842 and they celebrated their anniversary on that day.  They had two children.  Lilly was born around 1846, and died in August of 1848 after a long illness.  Mary Pearce Harrison was born in Erie on 12 November 1849.   She attended private schools in Buffalo and a select girls' school in New York City, Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's French and English Boarding and Day School, from 1864-1868.","Williams Family (Series IV)","William Williams  was born in Bolton, Connecticut to Samuel (8 February 1785-5 July 1876) and Sarah White Williams (1787-22 August 1849) on 6 September 1815.  He was one of nine children.  He grew up in Bolton and attended local schools.  At the age of 17 Williams moved to Georgia where he was involved in commercial business between New England, the West Indies and ports in the southern United States.  He soon became ill and returned to Bolton. From there he went to work for one of his maternal uncles at a bank in Norwich, Connecticut and then moved to Windham, Connecticut where he clerked at another uncle's bank, Bank of Windham.  ","Williams met  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman  (11 September 1815-27 September 1895), while living in Windham.  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman was the daughter of Griffin (27 September 1770-?) and Elizabeth Gordon (?-1822) Stedman, a wealthy and influential family in Hartford, Connecticut.  They married 9 October 1838.  The Williams had three children: Catherine Stedman (4 August 1839-17 January 1841), Griffin Stedman (11 September 1841-7 March 1911), and Charles Gordon (23 December 1847-6 September 1897).","After marrying Williams took a cashier job at Bank of Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio.   Deciding Sandusky did not offer the opportunities he desired, he and his wife settled in Buffalo in 1839.  His uncle George C. White (28 November 1804-30 May 1869) made Williams a partner in his banking business, and they opened a branch in Buffalo called White and Williams.  The bank prospered, and reorganized in 1844 as White's Bank of Buffalo.  Williams continued to clerk there for 12 years.  In 1856 Williams and some friends founded Clinton Bank of Buffalo.  It survived the panic of 1857, but closed four years later as the financial markets faced continued uncertainty.  ","The late 1840's and early 1850's saw tremendous growth in railroads.  Around 1851 a railroad was proposed from Buffalo to Erie and State Line Railroad Company was formed to construct it.  Williams, by then a prominent financier, served as one of the original directors and later as president of the company.  In the period after the Civil War he was actively engaged in promoting and financing the growth of the railroads.  As president of Buffalo and Erie Railroad, Williams helped orchestrate its consolidation with other railroads to form Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company in 1869.  He was elected first vice president of the new corporation.  He served as a director of Michigan Southern Railroad Company and in 1873 was elected a director of Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad Co., where he had considerable control of the railroad's business affairs.  In addition to his involvement with the railroads, Williams financed a number of other industrial concerns such as mining and canals.  ","Williams also played a role in Buffalo's social and cultural affairs.  He was one of the incorporators of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy in 1862.  He also helped establish the Buffalo Club, an exclusive men's club, which organized in 1867.","Williams started his political career in 1841, when he was elected City Treasurer of Buffalo.  In 1845 he was elected to the city's Common Council.  During the Civil War while loyal to the Union cause, he was opposed to President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).  He gave money to help raise troops and was a member of the Union Continentals, a home guard of men age 45 and over organized by former president Millard Fillmore (1800-1874).  In 1866 Williams was elected to the New York Assembly on the Democratic ticket; he was re-elected the following year.","In 1870 Williams accepted the 30th New York District Democratic nomination for the Forty-second Congress on the condition that Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), a young lawyer in his personal attorney's office, would be nominated for sheriff of Erie County.  Williams helped finance both campaigns, and both men were elected.  He served from 1871-1873, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to be re-elected to the Forty-third Congress in 1872. ","Williams withdrew from politics and business as his health deteriorated in 1874.  He suffered severe financial losses during the panic of 1873, which his family believed hastened his decline.  He died at home 10 September 1876.  Lovisa returned to Connecticut where she lived with their son, Charles.  She died in Windsor, Connecticut 27 September 1895.  ","Charles Gordon Williams  attended public and private schools in Buffalo, and later Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut.  After finishing school in 1868, his parents sent him on a year of travel in Europe.  Upon his return he worked in the oil business in and around Bradford, Pennsylvania for several years.  He married Georgiana Metcalfe (15 February 1852-20 July 1930), daughter of George H. (ca. 1827-?) and Matilda (ca. 1827-?) Metcalfe, on 20 January 1874 and they settled in Brookfield Centre, Connecticut, where they lived the rest of their lives.","Griffin Stedman Williams , called Sted by family and friends, attended schools in Buffalo and Ohio, and completed his education at Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Reed (ca. 1810-?)'s Walnut Hill School in Geneva, New York in 1859.  His parents wanted Williams to go to Yale University, an institution to which both of their families had ties, but he decided to enter into business.  ","In 1859 he took a clerkship in Clinton Bank of Buffalo, and later went to work for James C. Harrison.  His early business career was disrupted with the outbreak of the Civil War.  He was eager to join the army although his parents objected strongly to the idea.  Williams finally convinced his parents to let him join, and his father obtained a commission for him in 1862 as a first lieutenant in the 132nd New York Volunteers.  He was assigned as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891) and served around Suffolk, Virginia and Newbern, North Carolina.  In 1863 Williams served with the Army of the Potomac, and then followed Spinola north.  Williams contracted a severe case of camp fever while in the field that disabled him, and he received an honorable discharge 10 February 1864.  ","Williams returned to Buffalo to recuperate in his parents' home.  His father arranged for a year of travel and Williams set sail in May 1864 for the British Isles, Europe, and Middle East.  He spent another year travelling in 1869, sailing from San Francisco for Japan and Europe.  His ship passed through the Suez Canal, which was in its first year of existence, and returned to the United States in 1870.","Williams grew up socializing with the family of James C. Harrison.  He married  Mary Pearce Harrison  on 20 December 1871 in Buffalo.  The Williams had three children: Harrison (28 February 1873-9 June 1946), Mary Stedman (5 February 1875- ?), and Gordon (1 September 1876-4 October 1925).  ","On 9 September 1885 Williams was appointed Consul of the United States at Nottingham, England by President Grover Cleveland, and he sailed for England in October.  His family joined him in 1886, and Williams held the consulate post until 1890.  The family spent that year in Europe before returning to Buffalo in 1891.  Following his wife's death in 1909, Stedman Williams moved to New York City to be near his sons, Harrison and Gordon.   He died 8 March 1911 after a long illness.","Mary Stedman Williams  was educated in Buffalo and Europe.  She attended St. Margaret's School in Buffalo, Bois de Fey School in Switzerland, and schools in England and France.  On 1 October 1902 she married Frederick Bradlee Winslow (27 July 1873-1937), son of Walter Thatcher (1843-1909) and Sarah Louise Sears (ca. 1845-?) Winslow, in Buffalo.  Walter Winslow was an architect and partner at Winslow \u0026 Wetherall, a noted and prolific Boston architectural firm.  Frederick and Mary resided in Boston, where he was a prominent physician.  Mary was known for her expertise in classical Greek.","Gordon Williams  was educated in England, Europe, and Buffalo.  While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, Williams attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  He completed his education in local schools when the family returned to Buffalo in 1891.  ","Williams joined the 65th Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard, which was federalized in May of 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.  The regiment was sent in sections to Camp Alger near Falls Church, Virginia, arriving by 21 May.  Williams caught typhoid fever in the camp and returned to his parents' home in Buffalo to recover.  ","He was employed briefly as a reporter for the  Buffalo Express , and in 1900 went to work for American Telegraph \u0026 Telephone Co.  He was transferred to the company's New York City general offices and later became a Wall Street broker.  In 1914 he became the American representative for a British company with oil interests in Venezuela, where he lived during the winter of 1914-1915.  ","In February of 1917 he was asked by Anne Morgan (25 July 1873-29 January 1952) to go to France and carry out an independent study of the work of the American Fund for French Wounded prior to the United States' entry into World War I.  The American Fund for French Wounded, established by Morgan, was the largest relief agency operating in Europe, providing hospital aid and ambulance services behind the Allied front.   Williams returned to the United States in June and volunteered for officer's training camp.  After graduating in December of 1917 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the army.  ","He felt it was his duty to serve on the front lines and was anxious to be sent to Europe, but he met resistance from army officials because of his age.  First assigned harbor duty in New Jersey, Williams was then sent to Camp Mills on Long Island, New York to assist with troop training.  While at Camp Mills, Williams met up with an old friend, Brigadier-General Munroe McFarland (28 June 1867-1924), who was commander of the 162nd Infantry Brigade, 81st Division of the American Expeditionary Force.  McFarland asked Williams to join him as his aide-de-camp, and they sailed for France 30 July 1918.  Williams applied for a transfer to the front lines, and on 8 November 1918 he joined the 323rd Infantry in the trenches.  He received a citation for his work rescuing troops stranded in an exposed position during operations November 9-11, 1918. ","Gordon Williams returned to the United States in 1919 after serving with the Army of Occupation, and took a job as a stock broker at Wade, Templeton \u0026 Co.  He left the brokerage house in October of 1923 when United Sugar Company hired him as Resident Vice-President of its holdings in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.  He died there of fever on 4 October 1925.  His body was returned to the United States and buried next to his parents in Buffalo.","While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890,  Harrison Williams  attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  Following the family's return to Buffalo in 1891, Harrison Williams read law at Sprague, Morey, Sprague \u0026 Brownell, one of the city's leading law firms.  Williams joined the 65th Regiment of Infantry of the New York National Guard and served from 1891-1892.  He attended law school at University of Buffalo, graduating in 1893, and was admitted to the bar the following year.  Williams practiced law until 1897, when he accepted a job as tax agent for the Erie Railroad Company in New York City.  He retained ties to Buffalo, although he resided most of his time in New York City.  In 1902 he became head of the tax department, and in 1907 was named head of the General Land and Tax Department of the Erie Railroad System, specializing in tax law.  ","On 8 May 1901, he married  Jane Kirby Abbott  (4 March 1875-22 May 1909) in Marshalltown, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Albert Cutler (10 October 1836-7 January 1903) and Mary Watson (15 August 1840-?) Abbott.  In 1890 Abbott and his family moved from Marshalltown to Chicago where Jane attended Dearborn Seminary, graduating in June 1894.  In September 1894 Abbott was made vice-president of National Linseed Oil Company and moved his family to Buffalo.  He and his wife moved back to Marshalltown after he suffered paralysis in1897. ","Harrison and Jane Williams had one child,  Harrison Jr ., born in New York City on 6 February 1904.  By 1907 Jane had become seriously ill and moved back to Marshalltown to stay with her mother.  It was hoped that retiring to the country would help her recover, but she died in 1909.  Harrison Jr. stayed with Jane's sister and brother-in-law, Albert G. (1861-?) and Helen A. (1864-?) Glick in Marshalltown while his father worked in New York City.","Harrison Williams married a second time in 1910.  He and  Pauline Marechal Winslow  (1 July 1872-29 November 1933) wed December 29, and departed soon after on a six month trip to Europe.  Pauline, daughter of William Grandy (14 April 1845-17 September 1910) and Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 June 1896) Winslow, was born and educated in Buffalo.  She later studied art in Dresden for several years.  Pauline was a descendent of Kenelm Winslow (1599-1672), one of the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.  Her husband's brother-in-law, Frederick Bradlee Winslow, was also a descendent of Kenelm Winslow, making them distant cousins.","Harrison and Pauline Williams' son Winslow was born in New York City on 10 February 1913.  When Williams retired from practicing law later that year, the family moved to Williamsted, a farm Williams had purchased several years before located outside of Leesburg, Virginia.  He had built a large residence on the property which he used as a vacation home.  Williams sold the farm in 1920, and in 1923 he bought another piece of Loudoun County property on which he built a house he called Roxbury Hall, named for an ancestral home in Massachusetts.  ","Harrison Jr. joined his family at Williamsted in 1913.  He was enrolled in Episcopal High School near Alexandra, Virginia in 1918, graduating in 1922.  He entered University of Virginia (UVA), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1928.  While at UVA, he was active in a number of clubs and organizations.  After graduating he took a job as a junior engineer in the Virginia State Highway Department.  On 22 July 1928 Williams was thrown from the back of a motorcycle he was riding with a friend on a trip from Danville, Virginia to visit friends in North Carolina.  He was taken to a hospital in Danville where he died of his injuries the same day.  His father described his death as a crushing blow to family and friends.","Harrison Williams Sr. was widowed a second time in 1933 when Pauline died at Roxbury Hall on November 29 after a long illness.  Williams continued to live in Loudoun County, as did their son Winslow.  Williams enjoyed traveling, and made a number of trips abroad.","Harrison Williams met  Joan Stafford-Allen  (1907-2003) during a transatlantic voyage from England in 1937.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford-Allen (n.d.) of Long Melford, Suffolk, England.  The two became friends during the journey, and Williams invited her to visit Roxbury Hall when they arrived in the US.  After she returned to England they continued to correspond.  He surprised her with a visit to her home, where he proposed, in 1938.  They were married on 17 August 1938 in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  After they returned from a two-week wedding trip the couple settled in the new home Williams built on West Market St. in Leesburg next to Thomas Balch Library.  The Williams both were involved with Thomas Balch Library, and Harrison Williams served as president of the library from 1925 until his death.","Williams had a life-long interest in writing.  He wrote poetry as a child, and in his retirement pursued historical research and writing.  He undertook a project to write a book about important individuals and places in Loudoun County's history,  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , published in 1938.  He also wrote articles about local history.  During World War II, Harrison was asked to serve as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  The committee was organized by Virginia Conservation Commission's Division of History and Archeology in 1942 and used local correspondents to collect newspaper clippings and reports about war efforts from localities around the state.  The Commission produced  Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943 , a sketch of people's activities and attitudes.  ","An avid genealogist, Williams spent many years researching his family history.  In October of 1932 he received a letter from Samuel Asbury (1872-1962), an amateur historian in Texas who was researching the life of Jonas Harrison.  Williams was astonished to learn of Harrison's life after he disappeared from Buffalo in 1819.  He and Asbury subsequently corresponded regularly to update one another on their research.  Williams published his work,  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury: In His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693 , which traces the family back to its earliest American forebears in Massachusetts in 1934.  He was able to assist Asbury with information he needed for the article on which he was working, \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" published in  Southwestern Historical Quarterly  in 1942.  ","After her husband's death in 1946, Joan Williams went back to her family home in Suffolk to care for her mother.  She returned to Leesburg when her mother died, and worked at Loudoun Hospital caring for premature babies.  She was also active in other community activities, continuing her interest in Thomas Balch Library and in Oatlands Plantation, where she served as a docent for 24 years.  Joan Williams died 27 September 2003.","Winslow Williams  attended school in Leesburg until 1929 when he was enrolled in Episcopal High School, where he stayed until 1931.  He also attended Shenandoah Valley Academy, a preparatory school for boys in Winchester, Virginia.  After graduating, he lived at Roxbury Hall with his father.  ","Williams married  Helen Constance Moore  (3 September 1918-10 September 1991) on 6 February 1937.  They had three children, Winslow Jr., Harrison III, and Constance.  A keen outdoorsman, Williams was a strong supporter of the Boys Scouts and served as a scoutmaster in the 1950s.  He enjoyed bird watching, and frequently took his camera with him when he was outdoors.  ","He operated a real estate business, Winslow Williams Real Estate, in Leesburg and was one of the founding members of Loudoun County Board of Realtors.  Helen Williams also worked in the real estate business.  Williams was an avid photographer, and took pictures both for pleasure and for the  Loudoun Times Mirror .  For a time Williams operated a photography studio in Leesburg; he closed it in the 1950s.  In 1991he donated his collection of nearly 10,000 negatives to Thomas Balch Library.  Helen Williams died 10 September 1991 after a long illness.  Winslow Williams died on 19 February 1993.","Winslow Family (Series V)","Richard Winslow  was born in Falmouth, Maine 6 September 1769.  Little information is available about his life prior to his arrival in Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1812, where he engaged in land and marine commerce.  He married Mary Nash Grandy (June 1788-18 October 1858) of Camden, North Carolina.  They had eleven children: Nathan Crane (10 December 1812-9 June 1880), Richard Grandy (23 September 1814-20 May 1854), Hezekiah Jones (8 December 1815-31 December 1883), Rufus King (15 September 1817- 7 October 1892), Henry Knox (31 March 1819-30 September 1826), Cyrus Homer (12 December 1820-2 September 1824), Lydia Jane (28 July 1822-13 September 1824), Edwin Newton (26 February 1824-?), Caroline Susan (7 April 1826-8 April 1832), Harriet Williams (28 March 1828-13 April 1832), and Mary Jane (30 January 1831-13 April 1832).  ","The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1830.  Winslow predicted there would be business possibilities in Cleveland with the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and he bought a piece of property on the river for a warehouse.  Later in 1830 he traveled to the east coast and purchased groceries and other goods which he sent back to Cleveland with Nathan to open a store.  Winslow had a considerable amount of capital which he invested to develop his shipping interests.  He built his business into a sizeable enterprise, becoming one of the largest operators on the Great Lakes with a fleet numbering around 40 vessels.","In 1832, Richard Winslow purchased a lot on Euclid Avenue at the southeast corner of the public square and contracted master builder and architect Levi Johnson (1786-1871) to build a house.  Many of Cleveland's wealthiest families lived on Euclid Avenue, and by the middle of the 19th century the street was lined with mansions on expansive lawns.  The family lived there until Richard Winslow's death in 1857, when the house was torn down.  ","Three of Richard Winslow's sons married three sisters, the daughters of Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 April 1792-?) and Mary (ca. 1800-?) Clarke.  Hezekiah Winslow married Helen Clarke (2 September 1825-?) in 1846.  They lived in New York City and Cleveland, and had two children, Richard (26 September 1848-11 April 1896) and Helen Brighty (26 September 1850-15 December 1867).  Richard Winslow married Mary Aphia (?-July 1933); they lived in Buffalo, New York and Paris, France.  Little information is available about them.","Rufus K. Winslow joined the family business around 1852.  After his brothers Nathan and Hezekiah left Cleveland, Rufus Winslow controlled the Cleveland operations.  He married Lucy Clarke (12 June 1820-?) in 1852.  In addition to his business interests, Winslow also spent time engaged in scientific research and became a well regarded amateur ornithologist.  The couple had one daughter,  Annie Clark Winslow  (?-19 April 1926).  Annie married John Chadwick (n.d.) and spent most of her life in Paris, France.","Nathan Winslow  married  Mary Anne Clarke  (1 October 1815-10 March 1885) in 1839, and joined his father's shipping business.  The Winslows had four children, Caroline (23 September 1839-?), Henry (23 December 1840-14 Dec ember 1876), George (January-July 1843), and William G. (14 April 1845-17 September 1910).  Nathan Winslow relocated to Buffalo in 1862, where he established a business with his son Henry and son-in-law John Williams (25 December 1837-?).  After her husband's death in 1880, Mary Anne Winslow spent most of her time travelling in Europe.  She died at her daughter's home in Baltimore, Maryland in 1885.","William G. Winslow  married Mary Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 January 1896) in 1868.  They had six children - Mary S. (n.d.), Helen Brightie (1870-?), Pauline Marechal (who married Harrison Williams), Marie Louise (1875-?), Henry Clarke (1877-?), and  William Gaston  (24 September 1882-?).  The family lived in Buffalo, and also spent a number of years abroad.  Marie married Frederick B. Ussher (1 September 1863-?) in 1901; they lived in Buffalo.","None\n","Processed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 24 July 2009","Updated by Elizabeth Preston, 20 March 2011","The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 , VREF 929.2 WILLIAMS;  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , VREF 975.528 WIL;  The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion , VREF 921 WILLIAMS JOHN;  The End of the World: A Love Story , VREF Fiction EGG; Winslow Williams Photograph Collection (VC 003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Biography File: Williams Family, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n","The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  While in most cases the papers are in very good condition, for preservation purposes photocopying is not permitted.","Series I: Pearce Family, 1819-1859","Subseries I: George Pearce, 1819-1822","George Pearce's papers consist of correspondence from his wife, Eliza.  They show the difficulties the couple faced being separated for long periods of time while he was deployed. ","Subseries II: Eliza Pearce, 1819-1859","Eliza Pearce's correspondence is largely from family and friends including George Pearce, her mother-in-law, Rebecca Pearce (n.d.), and Jane and Mary Wilson.  Her husband wrote about his concerns for her well-being and that of their daughter while he was at sea.  In the years after her husband's death, letters illustrate her difficulties in obtaining pension payments.  Of interest are three autographed letters signed (ALS) from Benjamin Watkins Leigh on 28 March 1829, 5 July 1833, and 24 March 1834 regarding Eliza Pearce's pension claim.  Copies of congressional bills in the collection regarding the Navy Pension Fund demonstrate the process of extending payments to widows.  Eliza Pearce's papers also include receipts and bills related to housekeeping.","Series II: Wilson Family, 1831, 1848","The Wilson Family materials consist of three letters.  Two are to Jane Wilson, and there is also a letter to Jane from her mother, Mary Wilson. ","Series III: Harrison Family, 1842-1911","Subseries I: Betsey Cooke Harrison, 1872, n.d.","There are three items related to Betsey Cooke Harrison: a lock of hair, her obituary, and an undated carte de visite.","Subseries II: James C. Harrison, 1842-1882","James C. Harrison's papers include correspondence from his wife and daughter, including letters from Mary while she was at school and from both on their trip abroad after Mary finished her studies.  Other letters relate to business and his efforts on behalf of Eliza Pearce.  Papers from Harrison's estate include obituaries, letters testamentary, and a resolution by Erie County Savings Bank board of directors recognizing his death. ","Subseries III: Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison, 1833-1911","Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's papers include letters from her mother, Eliza Pearce, while she was at school, and letters from Mary and Jane Wilson.  Later correspondence includes letters from her husband James Harrison and daughter Mary.  Of interest are letters from 1863-1864 written by Mary while she was in school in New York City which discuss unrest during the Civil War, particularly the attempt to burn the city in 1864.  Other materials include receipts and a prescription from 1870.  Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's estate papers include correspondence, copies of wills and other legal documents, and receipts. ","Series IV: Williams Family, 1862-1993","Subseries I: William Williams, 1862-1876","William Williams' papers contain correspondence; business records such as checks, legal agreements, bills, and stock certificates; and miscellaneous items such as brochures from Walnut Hill School, certificate from his election to Congress, and the Civil War Commission for his son Griffin Stedman Williams from 1862.  Of interest in Williams' correspondence are an ALS from Samuel J. Tilden from 13 May 1867 regarding a business agreement; ALS from Schuyler Colfax about an offer of a railroad ticket dated 10 April 1871; and an ALS from William W. Belknap to A.M. Clapp, 5 June 1872 with a denial of request for clemency.","Subseries II: Lovisa Stedman Williams, n.d.","There is one item for Lovisa Stedman Williams, an undated letter.","Subseries III: Griffin Stedman Williams, 1853-1911","Griffin Stedman Williams' papers contain correspondence, with the bulk from his friend Horatio Seymour, mostly during the 1860's, and son Harrison Williams.  Other correspondents include his mother, father, and brother.  Also of interest are two ALS from sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873) regarding Williams' purchase of a marble bust of Proserpine.  Other materials include Williams' Civil War orders, with one document signed by Brigadier General F.B. Spinola; cards of introduction and other mementos from his trips abroad; and a handwritten bet with Joseph Ely on the 1860 presidential election.  Later records include receipts for Williams' care as his health declined and papers from his estate.  ","Subseries IV: Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams, 1871-1895","There is a small number of letters to Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams from Harrison Williams, mostly written while he was at school at Chateau de Lancey in Geneva.  There is also correspondence about both estates, which were handled by Harrison Williams as executor, regarding insurance, storage of belongings, and bills.","Subseries V: Mary Harrison Williams, 1864-1910","Mary Harrison Williams' correspondence includes letters from her father and mother while she was at school in New York City with news about family, friends, social happenings, and the family's pets.  There are additional letters from her schoolmates, as well as from her husband-to-be Griffin Stedman Williams.  Other items in her papers include bank books, cancelled checks, and a stamp collection.  Mary Harrison Williams' estate papers include a copy of her will, inventories, and bills and receipts.","Subseries VI: Gordon Williams, 1896-1922","Gordon Williams' papers consist of four letters, which include an invitation to his brother Harrison's wedding and a letter from the Department of the Navy with information about the service record of George Pearce.","Subseries VII: Harrison Williams, 1882-1946","Harrison Williams' papers include a large number of letters received throughout his life.  Early correspondence is largely from his parents, particularly his mother, while he attended school, and contains news from home.  There are letters from his first wife, Jane (also called Jennie), and following her death from Harrison Jr. after he went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and A.D. Glick, in Marshalltown, Iowa from 1909-1913.  Helen Glick also wrote to Harrison Williams Sr. with news about his son.  During World War I, Williams' brother Gordon wrote describing his attempts to enlist and finally his deployment to Europe.  A large portion of the letters concern Williams' genealogy research.  From 1932 until his death in 1946 he exchanged frequent letters with Samuel Asbury regarding Jonas Harrison.  There are also some handwritten copies of Williams' outgoing letters.  ","The papers contain research notes from several writing projects, including  Legends of Loudoun  and  The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 .  The papers also contain typed and manuscript drafts of  Legends of Loudoun . There are notes and reports from Williams' service as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  A copy of the Committee's publication, Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943, is also in the collection.  Other items include receipts, cancelled checks, club memberships, an oath of attorney from 1904, and World War II memorabilia.  Included in the artifacts is a book of poetry written by Williams as a boy.","Subseries VIII: Harrison and Jane Williams, 1901, 1904","There is a small amount of material for Harrison and Jane Williams: a set of place cards made by Jane in watercolor and pencil for their wedding breakfast, and correspondence about the birth of their son, Harrison Jr.","Subseries IX: Jane Abbott Williams, 1903-1904, n.d.","Jane Abbott Williams' papers contain a small number of letters from family and friends in 1904, mostly cards and letters of congratulations on the birth of Harrison Jr.  There is also one letter from Harrison in 1903.  Jane is often referred to as Jenny or Jen. ","Subseries X: Harrison and Pauline Williams, 1910-1920","Harrison and Pauline Williams' papers include correspondence.  Letters from 1917-1920 are mostly from Harrison's brother Gordon about his efforts to get in the army and his experiences during the World War I.  A small number of German postcards from February 1919 are included.  There are also letters to the Williams from Helen Glick about Harrison Jr. while he was living with her and her husband in Marshalltown; some include letters from Harrison Jr. as enclosures.  Much of the correspondence from 1929-1930 is from Winslow while he was away at school.","Subseries XI: Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams, 1910-1935","Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams' papers consist of correspondence, financial records, and memorabilia.  There are letters from friends and family, brother Gaston.  The bulk of the correspondence dates between 1929 and 1930, with a large number of letters from Winslow while he was at school with news of school, plans for visits, and requests for various items.  The papers include a number of items related to Pauline's financial affairs, such as bank books, stock purchases, cancelled checks and receipts.  Other items such as lists of wedding gifts, a confirmation card, and gift tag from Winslow's first Christmas are also in the collection.","Pauline Winslow Williams' estate was complicated due in large part to her interests as a legatee in real estate in Buffalo and Cleveland.  The papers include a number of legal documents and correspondence regarding the Euclid Avenue property (often referred to as the Cleveland property) originally owned by Richard Winslow.  His heirs retained ownership of the Euclid Avenue property on which the family house had stood.  In 1907 May Company signed a 50-year lease at $32,000 per year with the heirs, to commence in 1909.  The company built its flagship Cleveland store on the site.  By the early twentieth century, ownership of the property had become increasingly complex.  As one generation of heirs died additional legatees were created, making a complicated system of fractionalized interests in the property.  In addition, some of the heirs sold their interests to Nathan L. Dauby (31 May 1873-17 May 1964), vice-president of May Company.  ","Dauby filed a partition lawsuit in 1934 to force sale of the property and divide the proceeds among the owners.  He argued that ownership had become so complicated it was no longer an attractive investment for him.  Harrison Williams, representing the interests of his wife Pauline's estate and their son Winslow, contended that Dauby sought to buy the property at a depreciated price.  At a meeting in June of 1934, legal representatives for the heirs decided to allow the partition suit to proceed, and sale of the property to May Company went forward in 1935.  ","Additional materials in the estate papers document the management of property in Buffalo.  There is correspondence with the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo about multiple mortgages and transfers of securities in the early 1930s. Other estate papers include accounts and inventories.","Subseries XII: Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, 1937","There is one item for Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, the passenger list from the  S.S. Penland , the ship on which they met in 1937.  Joan Stafford-Allen Williams' correspondence contains three letters from 1946 about Harrison Williams' death.","Subseries XIII: Harrison Williams Jr., 1904-1928","Harrison Williams Jr.'s collection is comprised of a small number of cards, a letter from his uncle, Gordon, enclosing postcards from Germany during World War II, his obituary, and undated bookplates.","Subseries XIV: Winslow Williams, 1913-1993","Winslow Williams' papers contain a small amount of correspondence from his family, particularly as a boy and young man.  There are a number of letters in 1933 concerning the death of his mother, Pauline.  There is a gap until the later part of his life when he began to correspond with newly discovered relatives, the Texas descendents of Jonas Harrison, in the 1980s.  Other materials include financial papers such as a farm account book, which also has information about his photography business, two items regarding property from the Nathan Winslow estate, and a debarkation card from a trip at sea with his father aboard the  S.S. President Garfield  from 1935-1936.  ","Subseries XV: Winslow and Constance Williams, 1936-1937","Winslow and Constance Williams' shared collection includes telegrams on the occasion of their marriage in 1937, and memorabilia from their honeymoon trip to South America such as postcards and a ship's menu.  ","Subseries XVI: Helen Constance Moore Williams, 1937-1991","Helen Constance Moore Williams' papers contain a small number of items including clippings about her engagement and marriage to Winslow, a birthday card made by her daughter Constance, and the memorial from her funeral in 1991.","Series V: Winslow Family, 1880-1937","Subseries I: Nathan Winslow, 1880","There is one item each for Nathan Winslow, a copy of his will showing divisions of his interest in properties in Ohio and Illinois.","Subseries II: Mary A. Winslow, 1885 ","There is one item for Mary Winslow, a copy of her will which further divided percentage interests by the heirs in the Ohio and Illinois properties. ","Subseries III: Richard Winslow Estate, 1901-1937","Richard Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents.  Winslow left two wills, one in Cuyahoga County, OH and one in France regarding property he owned in that country.  Winslow's estate was complicated by his residual interest in the Euclid Ave. property and because all trustees and executors had died by 1915.  Harrison Williams appears to have acquired copies of records in his capacity as legal counsel for Pauline. ","Subseries IV: William G. Winslow, 1903-1934","William G. Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents such inventories, accountings, decrees, and agreements.  There are some duplicate copies and transcribed copies, the latter of which includes three letters.  The documents appear to have been acquired by Harrison Williams.","Subseries V: William Gaston Winslow, 1903-1911","William Gaston Winslow's papers consist of three letters, including two from M. Marechal (n.d.) in Lancey, Switzerland written in French.  There is a note on one of the envelopes reading \"keep these always for my sake, Pauline, Father.\"","Subseries VI: Annie Chadwick Estate, 1924-1927","Annie Chadwick's estate papers contain a small number of legal documents.  Her estate was complicated by the fact that she left real property in Paris and in Montreuil-sur-Mer in France in addition to her interests in the Euclid Ave. property.  ","Series VI: Miscellaneous, photographs, oversized documents, and artifacts","There are a small number of miscellaneous items.  Of interest are a collection of 30 Civil War envelopes featuring pro-Union propaganda images and slogans, an embroidery pattern book, an almanac from 1848, and postcards from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1917.","Visual materials in the collection include photographs, photograph albums, cartes de visite, and negatives.  Most of the photographs are identified, and include portraits of family members and scenic views.  A few of the images are photographs of portraits in oil, including James C. Harrison and Griffin Stedman Williams.  The negatives were taken by Winslow Williams of people and scenes; many are undated but probably originate from the late 1940s to 1950s.  Numbers associated with many of the negatives reflect his practice with photographs in his business.  Seven albums of photographs belonging to Winslow Williams contain pictures from vacations and other events, and have been re-housed for preservation purposes.  There are also photograph albums, tintypes, cased daguerreotypes, and color stereo slides housed with the artifact collection.  ","Oversized documents include a series of letters from Samuel Asbury to Harrison Williams.  Removal sheets have been placed in the collection with the location and date of each oversized letter.  Other items include receipts, Griffin Stedman Williams' appointment as commercial agent for the United States at Nottingham England and his Special Passport, and Gordon Williams' passport for his trip on behalf of the American Fund for French Wounded.","Photographic material in the artifact collection includes a photograph album of Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding trip to Europe 1911, two albums belonging to Winslow Williams, and an 1862-1869 album belonging to Griffin Stedman Williams.  There is also a scrapbook kept by Winslow Williams with photographs and memorabilia, which is in fragile condition.  Other photographs include a small number of daguerreotypes and tintypes, most of which are not identified or dated. ","The collection contains a variety of artifacts such as a stamp moistener, calling card plates, a Valentine's Day memento from Harrison Williams to Pauline, wedding books, and a notebook containing poetry written by Harrison Williams as a boy.  Other items include a pair of slippers worn by Mary Harrison Williams at her wedding, a series of cards strung together on a string with Asian writing, and a piece of wedding cake from Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding.  Also of interest is a collection of railroad passes from 20 different railroads from the late 19th century and early 20th century.","Loudoun Museum in Leesburg, VA has the following Williams family items: a photograph of Mary Pearce Harrison, photograph of the Loudoun County courthouse by Winslow Williams, a wedding gown, and acetate and glass plate negatives donated by Winslow Williams.","Approximately 26 letters written by Griffin Stedman Williams to his parents during his service in the Civil War are held in the Southern Historical Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Griffin Stedman Williams Papers, #1155-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.","Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying of materials is not permitted. \n","The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  \n","Pearce Family ","Wilson Family","Harrison Family","Williams Family","Winslow Family","George Pearce","Eliza Lacey Stephens","Jonas Harrison","Betsey Cooke","James Cooke Harrison","Mary Wilson Pearce","William Williams","Lovisa Kirkland Stedman","Charles Gordon Williams","Griffin Stedman Williams","Mary Pearce Harrison","Mary Stedman Williams","Gordon Williams","Harrison Williams","Jane Kirby Abbott","Harrison Jr","Pauline Marechal Winslow","Joan Stafford-Allen","Winslow Williams","Helen Constance Moore","Richard Winslow","Annie Clark Winslow","Nathan Winslow","Mary Anne Clarke","William G. Winslow","William Gaston","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["M 010\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"collection_title_tesim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"collection_ssim":["Williams Family Papers\n1819-1993\n1850-1945"],"repository_ssm":["Thomas Balch Library"],"repository_ssim":["Thomas Balch Library"],"creator_ssm":["Harrison Williams III and Constance deBordenave\n"],"creator_ssim":["Harrison Williams III and Constance deBordenave\n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Harrison Williams III, Fairfax Station, VA and Constance deBordenave, Heathsville, VA.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open for research.\n"],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e2003.0023, 2005.0109, 2005.0183, 2011.0160\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals\n"],"accruals_tesim":["2003.0023, 2005.0109, 2005.0183, 2011.0160\n"],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available\n"],"altformavail_tesim":["None\n"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eAlbany Argus\u003c/title\u003e, 03/15/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAncestry Library Edition, United States census, military enlistment records, Social Security death register, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAsbury, Samuel E., \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" Volume 45, Number 3, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/publications/journals/shq/online/v045/n3/contrib_DIVL4249.html  [Accessed Mon Sep 8 9:02:11 CDT 2008]\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBiographical Directory of the United States Congress\u003c/title\u003e, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000544 \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eClark, Robert L.; Lee, Craig A.; Wilson, Jack W. \"Managing a Pension Portfolio in the Nineteenth Century: The U.S. Navy Pension Fund, 1800-1840,\" \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBusiness and Economic History\u003c/title\u003e, Volume 28, no. 2, Fall 1999.  http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v028n1/p0093-p0104.pdf \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCullum, George W. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBiographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802, Supplement Volume VI-A, 1910-1920\u003c/title\u003e. Saginaw, Mich.: Seemen and Peters, Printers, 1920. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCutter, William Richard. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGenealogical and Family History of Western New York\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDavis, Charles Henry Stanley. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of Wallingford, Conn. from its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time\u003c/title\u003e. Meriden, CT: Charles Henry Stanley Davis, 1870. http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDudley, William S. ed. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. II 1813. \u003c/title\u003e Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDudley, William S. ed. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. III 1814-1815. \u003c/title\u003e Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eEncyclopedia of Cleveland History.\u003c/title\u003e Entry: Dauby, Nathan L. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DNL\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eEncyclopaedia Britannica\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392187/Anne-Tracy-Morgan \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eEssex Register\u003c/title\u003e, 01/01/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHall, Clayton Coleman, ed. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBaltimore: Its History and Its People, Volume II - Biography\u003c/title\u003e. New York \u0026amp; Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHandbook of Texas Online, s.v.\"Shannon, Owen,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsh47.html \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHandbook of Texas Online, s.v. \"Texas Revolution,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/qdt1.html\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHansen, Arlen J. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGentleman Volunteers\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., 1996. http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe History of Buffalo: A Chronology, 1841-1865\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.buffaloah.com/h/1865.html#1854\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHolton, David-Parsons and Frances K. Forward Holton. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eWinslow Memorial: Family Records of Winslows and Their Descendents in America with the English Ancestry as Far as Known. Kenelm Winslow, v. II.\u003c/title\u003e New York: Mrs. Frances K. Holton, 1888. http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eInter Ocean\u003c/title\u003e, October 8, 1892, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eJoblin, Maurice. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCleveland Past and Present\u003c/title\u003e. 1869. http://www.fullbooks.com/Cleveland-Past-and-Present1.html \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Times\u003c/title\u003e, July 26, 1928.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Times Mirror\u003c/title\u003e, November 19, 1936; June 13, 1946; April 8, 1965; June 16, 1977; February 24, 1993; March 10, 1993\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLibrary of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/ \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNatural History Museum, Los Angeles County. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Photograph Collections\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center/photograph-collections-guide\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNew England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 14\u003c/title\u003e. Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1860.  http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 65th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War, http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/spanAm/infantry/65thInfMain.htm\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eOhio History Central: An On-Line Encyclopedia of Ohio History\u003c/title\u003e, http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1004\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePeterson, Dorothy Burns. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eDaughters of Republic of Texas\u003c/title\u003e.  http://books.google.com \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Pioneer Families of Cleveland, http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Cuyahoga/Cleveland602.htm\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eRatigan, William. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eGreat Lakes Shipwrecks \u0026amp; Survival\u003c/title\u003e. Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1977. http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eRobison, W. Scott. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of the City of Cleveland: Its Settlement, Rise and Progress\u003c/title\u003e. Cleveland, Ohio: Robison \u0026amp; Cockett, 1887.  http://books.google.com\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eRose, William Ganson. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCleveland: The Making of a City\u003c/title\u003e. Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1950. \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSmith, Henry Perry. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, VII\u003c/title\u003e. Syracuse, New York: D. Mason \u0026amp; Co., 1884. Niagara University Library, http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/erie2.html  \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSociety of Architectural Historians, http://www.sah.org/index.php \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTexas DAR, Margaret Montgomery Chapter, http://www.texasdar.org/chapters/MargaretMontgomery/ \u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWaldron, Gale. \"Joan Williams - A Loudoun Treasure,\" \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Magazine\u003c/title\u003e, v.2 no.8, pg 16, May 2003.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c/title\u003e, August 18, 1938\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWilliams Family, Biography File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWilliams Family Papers (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWilliams, Harrison. \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e. W.F. Roberts Company: Washington, DC, 1934.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWinslow, Frederick Bradlee, 1873-1937 (letter to Dr. John Collins Warren. Prof. of Surgery. H.M.S., complaining about a \"C\" in Surgery), Harvard University Library catalog record.\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography\n"],"bibliography_tesim":["Albany Argus , 03/15/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/.com ","Ancestry Library Edition, United States census, military enlistment records, Social Security death register, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com","Asbury, Samuel E., \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" Volume 45, Number 3, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, http://www.tshaonline.org/publications/journals/shq/online/v045/n3/contrib_DIVL4249.html  [Accessed Mon Sep 8 9:02:11 CDT 2008]","Biographical Directory of the United States Congress , http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000544 ","Clark, Robert L.; Lee, Craig A.; Wilson, Jack W. \"Managing a Pension Portfolio in the Nineteenth Century: The U.S. Navy Pension Fund, 1800-1840,\"  Business and Economic History , Volume 28, no. 2, Fall 1999.  http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v028n1/p0093-p0104.pdf ","Cullum, George W.  Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802, Supplement Volume VI-A, 1910-1920 . Saginaw, Mich.: Seemen and Peters, Printers, 1920. http://books.google.com","Cutter, William Richard.  Genealogical and Family History of Western New York . New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Davis, Charles Henry Stanley.  History of Wallingford, Conn. from its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time . Meriden, CT: Charles Henry Stanley Davis, 1870. http://books.google.com ","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. II 1813.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Dudley, William S. ed.  The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. III 1814-1815.   Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Committee on Naval History, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992.","Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.  Entry: Dauby, Nathan L. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DNL","Encyclopaedia Britannica , http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392187/Anne-Tracy-Morgan ","Essex Register , 01/01/1814, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ ","Hall, Clayton Coleman, ed.  Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Volume II - Biography . New York \u0026 Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. http://books.google.com","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v.\"Shannon, Owen,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsh47.html ","Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. \"Texas Revolution,\" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/qdt1.html","Hansen, Arlen J.  Gentleman Volunteers . New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., 1996. http://books.google.com ","The History of Buffalo: A Chronology, 1841-1865 , http://www.buffaloah.com/h/1865.html#1854","Holton, David-Parsons and Frances K. Forward Holton.  Winslow Memorial: Family Records of Winslows and Their Descendents in America with the English Ancestry as Far as Known. Kenelm Winslow, v. II.  New York: Mrs. Frances K. Holton, 1888. http://books.google.com ","Inter Ocean , October 8, 1892, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/","Joblin, Maurice.  Cleveland Past and Present . 1869. http://www.fullbooks.com/Cleveland-Past-and-Present1.html ","Loudoun Times , July 26, 1928.","Loudoun Times Mirror , November 19, 1936; June 13, 1946; April 8, 1965; June 16, 1977; February 24, 1993; March 10, 1993","Library of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/ ","Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County.  Guide to the Photograph Collections , http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center/photograph-collections-guide","New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 14 . Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1860.  http://books.google.com ","New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 65th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War, http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/spanAm/infantry/65thInfMain.htm","Ohio History Central: An On-Line Encyclopedia of Ohio History , http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1004","Peterson, Dorothy Burns.  Daughters of Republic of Texas .  http://books.google.com ","The Pioneer Families of Cleveland, http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Cuyahoga/Cleveland602.htm","The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/","Ratigan, William.  Great Lakes Shipwrecks \u0026 Survival . Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1977. http://books.google.com","Robison, W. Scott.  History of the City of Cleveland: Its Settlement, Rise and Progress . Cleveland, Ohio: Robison \u0026 Cockett, 1887.  http://books.google.com","Rose, William Ganson.  Cleveland: The Making of a City . Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1950. ","Smith, Henry Perry.  History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, VII . Syracuse, New York: D. Mason \u0026 Co., 1884. Niagara University Library, http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/erie2.html  ","Society of Architectural Historians, http://www.sah.org/index.php ","Texas DAR, Margaret Montgomery Chapter, http://www.texasdar.org/chapters/MargaretMontgomery/ ","Waldron, Gale. \"Joan Williams - A Loudoun Treasure,\"  Loudoun Magazine , v.2 no.8, pg 16, May 2003.","Washington Post , August 18, 1938","Williams Family, Biography File, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams Family Papers (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.","Williams, Harrison.  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1607-1693 . W.F. Roberts Company: Washington, DC, 1934.","Winslow, Frederick Bradlee, 1873-1937 (letter to Dr. John Collins Warren. Prof. of Surgery. H.M.S., complaining about a \"C\" in Surgery), Harvard University Library catalog record."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Williams Family Papers contain materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The families are related through marriage.   Individuals appearing in the scope and content note as subseries are highlighted in boldface to aid researchers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePearce Family \u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series I)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Pearce, George\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeorge Pearce\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1792-7 August 1822) was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  There is little information available about his early life.  He joined the US Navy on 20 June 1806 as midshipman, leaving from Petersburg, Virginia.  He was commissioned a lieutenant on 24 July 1813, during the War of 1812.  Pearce joined Lieutenant Thomas MacDonough on 14 August 1813 in the northern lakes theater at Lake Champlain, and took command of one of the sloops.  Pearce and his sailors later assisted Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell at a battle in Oswego Falls, New York in May of 1814.  In a letter to his commander Mitchell commented on the bravery and tenacity shown by Pearce and his men.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePearce married \u003cpersname normal=\"Stephens, Eliza Lacey\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eEliza Lacey Stephens\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (ca. 1798-20 May 1860) in Erie, Pennsylvania 11 November 1819.  She was also a native of Dinwiddie; little information is available about her early life.  They had one child, Mary Wilson Pearce, born in Petersburg, Virginia on 8 July 1820.  Pearce continued his service in the Navy, and the couple spent much of their marriage apart while he was at sea.  George Pearce contracted yellow fever while aboard the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMacedonian\u003c/emph\u003e at Craney Island in the West Indies.  Although it first appeared he would recover fully, he died of the disease on 7 August 1822.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter her husband's death, Eliza depended on Navy Pension Fund monies for which she was eligible as his widow.  The pension fund was established by Congress in 1800 as an autonomous source of money for disabled naval veterans.  In 1813 benefits were extended to widows and orphans of naval personnel who died in service, which expanded to include those who died or were disabled from service-related injury or disease.  Administration of the fund was complicated by Congress deciding eligibility for awards and the amount each received.  Pensions were awarded for five year periods, and could be renewed. Eliza's brother, W.J.N. Stephens (n.d.), who lived in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and later her son-in-law, James C. Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882), corresponded over the years with members of Congress and the Navy Department to help obtain her widow's pension payments.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza resided in several locations during their marriage and after Pearce's death.  Correspondence was directed to her in Erie, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, New York, and New London, Connecticut where she resided for a time with her brother Clement Stephens (n.d.).  By 1823 she had returned to Erie, where she remained until the end of her life; she appears to have lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Buffalo, New York for a period time around 1850.  Eliza Pearce died 20 May 1860.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilson Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series II)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLittle information is available about the \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilson family\u003c/emph\u003e.  Mary Wilson (n.d.) and her daughter Jane (n.d.) corresponded with Eliza Pearce, and appear to be related to her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHarrison Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series III)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Harrison, Jonas\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJonas Harrison\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e, son of William (n.d.) and Elizabeth (n.d.) Harrison, was born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, on 11 October 1777.  There is little information available about the first 30 years of his life.  He was admitted to the bar in Michigan Territory in 1807.  By 1809 he lived in Lewiston, New York where he opened a law office and taught school.  Harrison also served as Collector of Customs and Collector of Internal Revenue for the Niagara District, and Master of Chancery for New York.  He married \u003cpersname normal=\"Cooke, Betsey\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBetsey Cooke\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e, one of his students, in 1811.  Betsey Cooke Harrison was born 30 June 1795 in Wallingford, Connecticut to Lemuel (17 March 1762-?) and Betsey (?-1821) Cooke, who moved to Lewiston when she was two years old.  Her brother Bates Cooke (1787-1841) read law with Harrison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Harrisons fled Lewiston along with the rest of the inhabitants when British and Native American allies burned the village in December of 1813, during the War of 1812.  They took refuge in Batavia with other residents.   Harrison and two other men wrote about the attack on Lewiston and observed that Fort Niagara appeared to be under fire in a letter published in the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eOntario Messenger\u003c/emph\u003e on 18 December 1813.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1815 the Harrisons settled in Buffalo Creek (present day Buffalo), New York residing there with their three children, Jonas (?-26 March 1836), Rachel (ca. 1818-?), and James Cooke Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882).  Harrison was an influential and, at least outwardly, wealthy man.  He built a mansion often described as one of the finest in the city.  He practiced law, was a founder of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and served as a director for the Bank of Niagara. He was one of the original trustees when the village was incorporated in 1816, and served again in 1817.  However, the country had fallen into financial crisis in the wake of the war, and Harrison's personal financial situation became increasingly dire.  In 1814, he was nominated as a candidate for senator representing Niagara but declined, citing his deteriorating financial affairs which required all of his attention.   Harrison was ruined in the panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in United States history.  The sale of his house was not enough to settle his debts, and his remaining property was sold by the New York attorney general.   He left Buffalo for Detroit, Michigan in 1819, ostensibly on a prospecting trip.  Notice of his arrival there was the last his family in Buffalo heard of him.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison reappeared in Georgia in 1820 where he met Ellender Shannon (ca. 1803-28 August 1877), daughter of Owen (ca. 1762-1839) and Margaret Montgomery (1773-1854) Shannon.  Shannon served in the American Revolution and received a bounty grant of land in Franklin County, Georgia.  They had six children, most of whom later settled in Texas.  The Shannons moved to Texas in 1821 as part of the Old Three Hundred, the first organized group of Anglo-American immigrants who settled in the colony established by Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison married Ellender on 26 June 1820; they moved to Texas in December of that year and settled in Shelby County.  Jonas and Ellender Harrison had 8 children: Margaret, Jonas (ca. 1823-?), Jacob (ca. 1826-1867), John (ca. 1830-?), DeWitt Clinton (5 December 1827-6 March 1902), Thomas Jefferson (ca. 1834-1868), William Henry (27 September 1833-?), and Almira (ca. 1836-?).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the beginning, Harrison presented himself as a frontiersman, taking no part in political or legal affairs and cultivating a rough and illiterate persona.  He emerged from seclusion sometime prior to 1827, unexpectedly appearing in court on behalf of a man accused of a capital crime.  His appearance and eloquent handling of the case surprised onlookers, and the story soon became legend.  Author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) created a rough-hewn character called Jonas Harrison in his book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe End of the World, A Love Story\u003c/title\u003e, based on tales about Harrison. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy 1827 Harrison had established a law practice and was taking part in community activities.  One of his most famous clients was Sam Houston (1793-1863); he represented Houston in his divorce from Eliza Allen (ca. 1810-3 Mar 1861).  Harrison was made Alcalde (municipal magistrate) of the district of Tenehaw in 1828, a position he held for at least three years.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs tensions grew between Texas Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican government in the late 1820's, Harrison initially supported the Mexican government.  However, by the early 1830s he was corresponding with Stephen F. Austin, who led the revolutionary movement.  He served as a delegate to the 1832 Convention, where the colonists lobbied the Mexican government for a number of changes and reforms.  He also helped draft the San Augustine Resolutions advocating Texas' independence from Mexico.   In 1835 he adopted the title \"major\" and actively recruited for the armies of Texas in spite of failing health.  He died 6 August 1836.  Harrison County, established in 1839, was named in his honor.  Ellender did not re-marry.  Their children and descendents settled throughout Texas.  Ellender Harrison died 28 August 1877 near Arlington, Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetsey Cooke Harrison and her children returned to Lewiston in 1820 after being abandoned by Jonas.  She was left with nothing, and her brothers helped provide for Betsey and her family until the children grew up.  Bates Cooke took in James and raised him with his son, Joshua (1821-1908), sending James to the same schools.  Jonas Harrison II moved to Erie, Pennsylvania where he worked in a store he co-owned, Tracy \u0026amp; Harrison.  He died unmarried on 26 March 1836.  Rachel married Moses Hall Fitts (1 January 1808-?), a teacher and member of the New York State Board of Education, with whom she had eight children.  They later moved to California.  Betsey Cooke Harrison died in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 25 June 1872.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt the age of 14, \u003cpersname normal=\"Harrison, James Cooke\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJames Cooke Harrison\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e moved to Erie where he worked at his brother's store as a clerk.  After Jonas' death in 1836, Harrison went to work at a store owned by Aaron Kellogg.  In 1838 he joined Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871) in Reed's Erie steamboat business.  Reed built and ran passenger steamships, and his operation was one of the biggest on the Great Lakes.  Prior to the development of the railroad, emigration and trade to the west depended on steamers, and ship traffic on the lakes was substantial. Harrison started working for Reed as a clerk on the ship \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eErie\u003c/emph\u003e.  The \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eErie\u003c/emph\u003e burned in July 1841, a year after he gave up the clerkship.  It was one of the worst Great Lakes shipping disasters; over 200 people died, many of them Swiss and German immigrants.  Harrison assisted with the recovery and burial of victims of the fire.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison relocated to Buffalo in 1840, where he opened an office and managed Reed's Buffalo port interests.  By the early 1840's grain shipments from the west had vastly increased, and the need for more grain elevators at the port to store and move the shipments became acute.  Harrison and Reed built Reed Elevator in 1847, which they operated in conjunction with their transportation business.  It burned and was rebuilt in 1859, and again in 1874.  As the number of grain elevators proliferated owners became concerned about continuing to be profitable; Western Elevating Company was formed in 1859 to direct the industry.  Harrison served as president of the organization in the early 1860's.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his work in the shipping industry, Harrison pursued other business interests in Buffalo.  He was one of the first trustees of Erie County Savings Bank when it incorporated in 1854.  It grew from a small operation, with around $600,000 in deposits, to over $11 million in deposits by 1883.  Harrison was made vice-president in 1876, and succeeded the bank's first president, William A. Bird (1797-1878), upon his death in 1878.  He was also a member of the board of directors for Buffalo \u0026amp; Erie Railroad, a company in which he was a large shareholder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison was a Whig and served on the Buffalo Common Council twice.  In 1853 he was the Whig candidate for mayor, running against Democrat Eli Cook (1814-1865), who won in a close election.  Harrison joined the Republican party after the Whig party collapsed in 1856.   Although he did not continue to pursue a political career he remained a strong supporter of the Republicans.  A long-time art lover and collector, Harrison was a life member of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which was established as a public fine arts gallery in 1862.  He was also a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served as a vestryman. Harrison died unexpectedly on 21 November 1882.  He had been ill, but was optimistic he would recover. He died instantly while getting up from bed.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Cooke Harrison married \u003cpersname normal=\"Pearce, Mary Wilson\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Wilson Pearce\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (8 July 1820-11 June 1891), daughter of George and Eliza Pearce.  Although the parish register shows they married 16 July 1842, Mary insisted the correct date was 25 August 1842 and they celebrated their anniversary on that day.  They had two children.  Lilly was born around 1846, and died in August of 1848 after a long illness.  Mary Pearce Harrison was born in Erie on 12 November 1849.   She attended private schools in Buffalo and a select girls' school in New York City, Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's French and English Boarding and Day School, from 1864-1868.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliams Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series IV)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, William\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was born in Bolton, Connecticut to Samuel (8 February 1785-5 July 1876) and Sarah White Williams (1787-22 August 1849) on 6 September 1815.  He was one of nine children.  He grew up in Bolton and attended local schools.  At the age of 17 Williams moved to Georgia where he was involved in commercial business between New England, the West Indies and ports in the southern United States.  He soon became ill and returned to Bolton. From there he went to work for one of his maternal uncles at a bank in Norwich, Connecticut and then moved to Windham, Connecticut where he clerked at another uncle's bank, Bank of Windham.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams met \u003cpersname normal=\"Stedman, Lovisa Kirkland\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLovisa Kirkland Stedman\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (11 September 1815-27 September 1895), while living in Windham.  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman was the daughter of Griffin (27 September 1770-?) and Elizabeth Gordon (?-1822) Stedman, a wealthy and influential family in Hartford, Connecticut.  They married 9 October 1838.  The Williams had three children: Catherine Stedman (4 August 1839-17 January 1841), Griffin Stedman (11 September 1841-7 March 1911), and Charles Gordon (23 December 1847-6 September 1897).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter marrying Williams took a cashier job at Bank of Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio.   Deciding Sandusky did not offer the opportunities he desired, he and his wife settled in Buffalo in 1839.  His uncle George C. White (28 November 1804-30 May 1869) made Williams a partner in his banking business, and they opened a branch in Buffalo called White and Williams.  The bank prospered, and reorganized in 1844 as White's Bank of Buffalo.  Williams continued to clerk there for 12 years.  In 1856 Williams and some friends founded Clinton Bank of Buffalo.  It survived the panic of 1857, but closed four years later as the financial markets faced continued uncertainty.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe late 1840's and early 1850's saw tremendous growth in railroads.  Around 1851 a railroad was proposed from Buffalo to Erie and State Line Railroad Company was formed to construct it.  Williams, by then a prominent financier, served as one of the original directors and later as president of the company.  In the period after the Civil War he was actively engaged in promoting and financing the growth of the railroads.  As president of Buffalo and Erie Railroad, Williams helped orchestrate its consolidation with other railroads to form Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company in 1869.  He was elected first vice president of the new corporation.  He served as a director of Michigan Southern Railroad Company and in 1873 was elected a director of Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad Co., where he had considerable control of the railroad's business affairs.  In addition to his involvement with the railroads, Williams financed a number of other industrial concerns such as mining and canals.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams also played a role in Buffalo's social and cultural affairs.  He was one of the incorporators of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy in 1862.  He also helped establish the Buffalo Club, an exclusive men's club, which organized in 1867.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams started his political career in 1841, when he was elected City Treasurer of Buffalo.  In 1845 he was elected to the city's Common Council.  During the Civil War while loyal to the Union cause, he was opposed to President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).  He gave money to help raise troops and was a member of the Union Continentals, a home guard of men age 45 and over organized by former president Millard Fillmore (1800-1874).  In 1866 Williams was elected to the New York Assembly on the Democratic ticket; he was re-elected the following year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1870 Williams accepted the 30th New York District Democratic nomination for the Forty-second Congress on the condition that Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), a young lawyer in his personal attorney's office, would be nominated for sheriff of Erie County.  Williams helped finance both campaigns, and both men were elected.  He served from 1871-1873, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to be re-elected to the Forty-third Congress in 1872. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams withdrew from politics and business as his health deteriorated in 1874.  He suffered severe financial losses during the panic of 1873, which his family believed hastened his decline.  He died at home 10 September 1876.  Lovisa returned to Connecticut where she lived with their son, Charles.  She died in Windsor, Connecticut 27 September 1895.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Charles Gordon\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCharles Gordon Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e attended public and private schools in Buffalo, and later Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut.  After finishing school in 1868, his parents sent him on a year of travel in Europe.  Upon his return he worked in the oil business in and around Bradford, Pennsylvania for several years.  He married Georgiana Metcalfe (15 February 1852-20 July 1930), daughter of George H. (ca. 1827-?) and Matilda (ca. 1827-?) Metcalfe, on 20 January 1874 and they settled in Brookfield Centre, Connecticut, where they lived the rest of their lives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Griffin Stedman\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGriffin Stedman Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e, called Sted by family and friends, attended schools in Buffalo and Ohio, and completed his education at Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Reed (ca. 1810-?)'s Walnut Hill School in Geneva, New York in 1859.  His parents wanted Williams to go to Yale University, an institution to which both of their families had ties, but he decided to enter into business.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1859 he took a clerkship in Clinton Bank of Buffalo, and later went to work for James C. Harrison.  His early business career was disrupted with the outbreak of the Civil War.  He was eager to join the army although his parents objected strongly to the idea.  Williams finally convinced his parents to let him join, and his father obtained a commission for him in 1862 as a first lieutenant in the 132nd New York Volunteers.  He was assigned as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891) and served around Suffolk, Virginia and Newbern, North Carolina.  In 1863 Williams served with the Army of the Potomac, and then followed Spinola north.  Williams contracted a severe case of camp fever while in the field that disabled him, and he received an honorable discharge 10 February 1864.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams returned to Buffalo to recuperate in his parents' home.  His father arranged for a year of travel and Williams set sail in May 1864 for the British Isles, Europe, and Middle East.  He spent another year travelling in 1869, sailing from San Francisco for Japan and Europe.  His ship passed through the Suez Canal, which was in its first year of existence, and returned to the United States in 1870.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams grew up socializing with the family of James C. Harrison.  He married \u003cpersname normal=\"Harrison, Mary Pearce\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Pearce Harrison\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e on 20 December 1871 in Buffalo.  The Williams had three children: Harrison (28 February 1873-9 June 1946), Mary Stedman (5 February 1875- ?), and Gordon (1 September 1876-4 October 1925).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn 9 September 1885 Williams was appointed Consul of the United States at Nottingham, England by President Grover Cleveland, and he sailed for England in October.  His family joined him in 1886, and Williams held the consulate post until 1890.  The family spent that year in Europe before returning to Buffalo in 1891.  Following his wife's death in 1909, Stedman Williams moved to New York City to be near his sons, Harrison and Gordon.   He died 8 March 1911 after a long illness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Mary Stedman\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Stedman Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was educated in Buffalo and Europe.  She attended St. Margaret's School in Buffalo, Bois de Fey School in Switzerland, and schools in England and France.  On 1 October 1902 she married Frederick Bradlee Winslow (27 July 1873-1937), son of Walter Thatcher (1843-1909) and Sarah Louise Sears (ca. 1845-?) Winslow, in Buffalo.  Walter Winslow was an architect and partner at Winslow \u0026amp; Wetherall, a noted and prolific Boston architectural firm.  Frederick and Mary resided in Boston, where he was a prominent physician.  Mary was known for her expertise in classical Greek.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Gordon\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGordon Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was educated in England, Europe, and Buffalo.  While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, Williams attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  He completed his education in local schools when the family returned to Buffalo in 1891.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams joined the 65th Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard, which was federalized in May of 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.  The regiment was sent in sections to Camp Alger near Falls Church, Virginia, arriving by 21 May.  Williams caught typhoid fever in the camp and returned to his parents' home in Buffalo to recover.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe was employed briefly as a reporter for the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eBuffalo Express\u003c/emph\u003e, and in 1900 went to work for American Telegraph \u0026amp; Telephone Co.  He was transferred to the company's New York City general offices and later became a Wall Street broker.  In 1914 he became the American representative for a British company with oil interests in Venezuela, where he lived during the winter of 1914-1915.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn February of 1917 he was asked by Anne Morgan (25 July 1873-29 January 1952) to go to France and carry out an independent study of the work of the American Fund for French Wounded prior to the United States' entry into World War I.  The American Fund for French Wounded, established by Morgan, was the largest relief agency operating in Europe, providing hospital aid and ambulance services behind the Allied front.   Williams returned to the United States in June and volunteered for officer's training camp.  After graduating in December of 1917 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the army.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe felt it was his duty to serve on the front lines and was anxious to be sent to Europe, but he met resistance from army officials because of his age.  First assigned harbor duty in New Jersey, Williams was then sent to Camp Mills on Long Island, New York to assist with troop training.  While at Camp Mills, Williams met up with an old friend, Brigadier-General Munroe McFarland (28 June 1867-1924), who was commander of the 162nd Infantry Brigade, 81st Division of the American Expeditionary Force.  McFarland asked Williams to join him as his aide-de-camp, and they sailed for France 30 July 1918.  Williams applied for a transfer to the front lines, and on 8 November 1918 he joined the 323rd Infantry in the trenches.  He received a citation for his work rescuing troops stranded in an exposed position during operations November 9-11, 1918. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGordon Williams returned to the United States in 1919 after serving with the Army of Occupation, and took a job as a stock broker at Wade, Templeton \u0026amp; Co.  He left the brokerage house in October of 1923 when United Sugar Company hired him as Resident Vice-President of its holdings in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.  He died there of fever on 4 October 1925.  His body was returned to the United States and buried next to his parents in Buffalo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, \u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Harrison\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHarrison Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  Following the family's return to Buffalo in 1891, Harrison Williams read law at Sprague, Morey, Sprague \u0026amp; Brownell, one of the city's leading law firms.  Williams joined the 65th Regiment of Infantry of the New York National Guard and served from 1891-1892.  He attended law school at University of Buffalo, graduating in 1893, and was admitted to the bar the following year.  Williams practiced law until 1897, when he accepted a job as tax agent for the Erie Railroad Company in New York City.  He retained ties to Buffalo, although he resided most of his time in New York City.  In 1902 he became head of the tax department, and in 1907 was named head of the General Land and Tax Department of the Erie Railroad System, specializing in tax law.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn 8 May 1901, he married \u003cpersname normal=\"Abbott, Jane Kirby\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJane Kirby Abbott\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (4 March 1875-22 May 1909) in Marshalltown, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Albert Cutler (10 October 1836-7 January 1903) and Mary Watson (15 August 1840-?) Abbott.  In 1890 Abbott and his family moved from Marshalltown to Chicago where Jane attended Dearborn Seminary, graduating in June 1894.  In September 1894 Abbott was made vice-president of National Linseed Oil Company and moved his family to Buffalo.  He and his wife moved back to Marshalltown after he suffered paralysis in1897. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison and Jane Williams had one child, \u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Harrison Jr.\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHarrison Jr\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e., born in New York City on 6 February 1904.  By 1907 Jane had become seriously ill and moved back to Marshalltown to stay with her mother.  It was hoped that retiring to the country would help her recover, but she died in 1909.  Harrison Jr. stayed with Jane's sister and brother-in-law, Albert G. (1861-?) and Helen A. (1864-?) Glick in Marshalltown while his father worked in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams married a second time in 1910.  He and \u003cpersname normal=\"Winslon, Pauline Marechal\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePauline Marechal Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1 July 1872-29 November 1933) wed December 29, and departed soon after on a six month trip to Europe.  Pauline, daughter of William Grandy (14 April 1845-17 September 1910) and Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 June 1896) Winslow, was born and educated in Buffalo.  She later studied art in Dresden for several years.  Pauline was a descendent of Kenelm Winslow (1599-1672), one of the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.  Her husband's brother-in-law, Frederick Bradlee Winslow, was also a descendent of Kenelm Winslow, making them distant cousins.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison and Pauline Williams' son Winslow was born in New York City on 10 February 1913.  When Williams retired from practicing law later that year, the family moved to Williamsted, a farm Williams had purchased several years before located outside of Leesburg, Virginia.  He had built a large residence on the property which he used as a vacation home.  Williams sold the farm in 1920, and in 1923 he bought another piece of Loudoun County property on which he built a house he called Roxbury Hall, named for an ancestral home in Massachusetts.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Jr. joined his family at Williamsted in 1913.  He was enrolled in Episcopal High School near Alexandra, Virginia in 1918, graduating in 1922.  He entered University of Virginia (UVA), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1928.  While at UVA, he was active in a number of clubs and organizations.  After graduating he took a job as a junior engineer in the Virginia State Highway Department.  On 22 July 1928 Williams was thrown from the back of a motorcycle he was riding with a friend on a trip from Danville, Virginia to visit friends in North Carolina.  He was taken to a hospital in Danville where he died of his injuries the same day.  His father described his death as a crushing blow to family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams Sr. was widowed a second time in 1933 when Pauline died at Roxbury Hall on November 29 after a long illness.  Williams continued to live in Loudoun County, as did their son Winslow.  Williams enjoyed traveling, and made a number of trips abroad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams met \u003cpersname normal=\"Stafford-Allen, Joan\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJoan Stafford-Allen\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1907-2003) during a transatlantic voyage from England in 1937.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford-Allen (n.d.) of Long Melford, Suffolk, England.  The two became friends during the journey, and Williams invited her to visit Roxbury Hall when they arrived in the US.  After she returned to England they continued to correspond.  He surprised her with a visit to her home, where he proposed, in 1938.  They were married on 17 August 1938 in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  After they returned from a two-week wedding trip the couple settled in the new home Williams built on West Market St. in Leesburg next to Thomas Balch Library.  The Williams both were involved with Thomas Balch Library, and Harrison Williams served as president of the library from 1925 until his death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams had a life-long interest in writing.  He wrote poetry as a child, and in his retirement pursued historical research and writing.  He undertook a project to write a book about important individuals and places in Loudoun County's history, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck\u003c/title\u003e, published in 1938.  He also wrote articles about local history.  During World War II, Harrison was asked to serve as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  The committee was organized by Virginia Conservation Commission's Division of History and Archeology in 1942 and used local correspondents to collect newspaper clippings and reports about war efforts from localities around the state.  The Commission produced \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia in War Time, 1942-1943\u003c/title\u003e, a sketch of people's activities and attitudes.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn avid genealogist, Williams spent many years researching his family history.  In October of 1932 he received a letter from Samuel Asbury (1872-1962), an amateur historian in Texas who was researching the life of Jonas Harrison.  Williams was astonished to learn of Harrison's life after he disappeared from Buffalo in 1819.  He and Asbury subsequently corresponded regularly to update one another on their research.  Williams published his work, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury: In His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e, which traces the family back to its earliest American forebears in Massachusetts in 1934.  He was able to assist Asbury with information he needed for the article on which he was working, \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" published in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eSouthwestern Historical Quarterly\u003c/title\u003e in 1942.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter her husband's death in 1946, Joan Williams went back to her family home in Suffolk to care for her mother.  She returned to Leesburg when her mother died, and worked at Loudoun Hospital caring for premature babies.  She was also active in other community activities, continuing her interest in Thomas Balch Library and in Oatlands Plantation, where she served as a docent for 24 years.  Joan Williams died 27 September 2003.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Williams, Winslow\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWinslow Williams\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e attended school in Leesburg until 1929 when he was enrolled in Episcopal High School, where he stayed until 1931.  He also attended Shenandoah Valley Academy, a preparatory school for boys in Winchester, Virginia.  After graduating, he lived at Roxbury Hall with his father.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliams married \u003cpersname normal=\"Moore, Helen Constance\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHelen Constance Moore\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (3 September 1918-10 September 1991) on 6 February 1937.  They had three children, Winslow Jr., Harrison III, and Constance.  A keen outdoorsman, Williams was a strong supporter of the Boys Scouts and served as a scoutmaster in the 1950s.  He enjoyed bird watching, and frequently took his camera with him when he was outdoors.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe operated a real estate business, Winslow Williams Real Estate, in Leesburg and was one of the founding members of Loudoun County Board of Realtors.  Helen Williams also worked in the real estate business.  Williams was an avid photographer, and took pictures both for pleasure and for the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLoudoun Times Mirror\u003c/title\u003e.  For a time Williams operated a photography studio in Leesburg; he closed it in the 1950s.  In 1991he donated his collection of nearly 10,000 negatives to Thomas Balch Library.  Helen Williams died 10 September 1991 after a long illness.  Winslow Williams died on 19 February 1993.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cfamname encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\n          \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWinslow Family\u003c/emph\u003e\n        \u003c/famname\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e(Series V)\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Winslow, Richard\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eRichard Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e was born in Falmouth, Maine 6 September 1769.  Little information is available about his life prior to his arrival in Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1812, where he engaged in land and marine commerce.  He married Mary Nash Grandy (June 1788-18 October 1858) of Camden, North Carolina.  They had eleven children: Nathan Crane (10 December 1812-9 June 1880), Richard Grandy (23 September 1814-20 May 1854), Hezekiah Jones (8 December 1815-31 December 1883), Rufus King (15 September 1817- 7 October 1892), Henry Knox (31 March 1819-30 September 1826), Cyrus Homer (12 December 1820-2 September 1824), Lydia Jane (28 July 1822-13 September 1824), Edwin Newton (26 February 1824-?), Caroline Susan (7 April 1826-8 April 1832), Harriet Williams (28 March 1828-13 April 1832), and Mary Jane (30 January 1831-13 April 1832).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1830.  Winslow predicted there would be business possibilities in Cleveland with the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and he bought a piece of property on the river for a warehouse.  Later in 1830 he traveled to the east coast and purchased groceries and other goods which he sent back to Cleveland with Nathan to open a store.  Winslow had a considerable amount of capital which he invested to develop his shipping interests.  He built his business into a sizeable enterprise, becoming one of the largest operators on the Great Lakes with a fleet numbering around 40 vessels.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1832, Richard Winslow purchased a lot on Euclid Avenue at the southeast corner of the public square and contracted master builder and architect Levi Johnson (1786-1871) to build a house.  Many of Cleveland's wealthiest families lived on Euclid Avenue, and by the middle of the 19th century the street was lined with mansions on expansive lawns.  The family lived there until Richard Winslow's death in 1857, when the house was torn down.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree of Richard Winslow's sons married three sisters, the daughters of Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 April 1792-?) and Mary (ca. 1800-?) Clarke.  Hezekiah Winslow married Helen Clarke (2 September 1825-?) in 1846.  They lived in New York City and Cleveland, and had two children, Richard (26 September 1848-11 April 1896) and Helen Brighty (26 September 1850-15 December 1867).  Richard Winslow married Mary Aphia (?-July 1933); they lived in Buffalo, New York and Paris, France.  Little information is available about them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRufus K. Winslow joined the family business around 1852.  After his brothers Nathan and Hezekiah left Cleveland, Rufus Winslow controlled the Cleveland operations.  He married Lucy Clarke (12 June 1820-?) in 1852.  In addition to his business interests, Winslow also spent time engaged in scientific research and became a well regarded amateur ornithologist.  The couple had one daughter, \u003cpersname normal=\"Winslow, Annie Clark\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAnnie Clark Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (?-19 April 1926).  Annie married John Chadwick (n.d.) and spent most of her life in Paris, France.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Winslow, Nathan\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eNathan Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e married \u003cpersname normal=\"Clarke, Mary Anne\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMary Anne Clarke\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (1 October 1815-10 March 1885) in 1839, and joined his father's shipping business.  The Winslows had four children, Caroline (23 September 1839-?), Henry (23 December 1840-14 Dec ember 1876), George (January-July 1843), and William G. (14 April 1845-17 September 1910).  Nathan Winslow relocated to Buffalo in 1862, where he established a business with his son Henry and son-in-law John Williams (25 December 1837-?).  After her husband's death in 1880, Mary Anne Winslow spent most of her time travelling in Europe.  She died at her daughter's home in Baltimore, Maryland in 1885.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname normal=\"Winlsow, William G.\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam G. Winslow\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e married Mary Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 January 1896) in 1868.  They had six children - Mary S. (n.d.), Helen Brightie (1870-?), Pauline Marechal (who married Harrison Williams), Marie Louise (1875-?), Henry Clarke (1877-?), and \u003cpersname normal=\"Gaston, William\" encodinganalog=\"600$a\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWilliam Gaston\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/persname\u003e (24 September 1882-?).  The family lived in Buffalo, and also spent a number of years abroad.  Marie married Frederick B. Ussher (1 September 1863-?) in 1901; they lived in Buffalo.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Williams Family Papers contain materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The families are related through marriage.   Individuals appearing in the scope and content note as subseries are highlighted in boldface to aid researchers.","Pearce Family  (Series I)","George Pearce  (1792-7 August 1822) was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.  There is little information available about his early life.  He joined the US Navy on 20 June 1806 as midshipman, leaving from Petersburg, Virginia.  He was commissioned a lieutenant on 24 July 1813, during the War of 1812.  Pearce joined Lieutenant Thomas MacDonough on 14 August 1813 in the northern lakes theater at Lake Champlain, and took command of one of the sloops.  Pearce and his sailors later assisted Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell at a battle in Oswego Falls, New York in May of 1814.  In a letter to his commander Mitchell commented on the bravery and tenacity shown by Pearce and his men.","Pearce married  Eliza Lacey Stephens  (ca. 1798-20 May 1860) in Erie, Pennsylvania 11 November 1819.  She was also a native of Dinwiddie; little information is available about her early life.  They had one child, Mary Wilson Pearce, born in Petersburg, Virginia on 8 July 1820.  Pearce continued his service in the Navy, and the couple spent much of their marriage apart while he was at sea.  George Pearce contracted yellow fever while aboard the  Macedonian  at Craney Island in the West Indies.  Although it first appeared he would recover fully, he died of the disease on 7 August 1822.  ","After her husband's death, Eliza depended on Navy Pension Fund monies for which she was eligible as his widow.  The pension fund was established by Congress in 1800 as an autonomous source of money for disabled naval veterans.  In 1813 benefits were extended to widows and orphans of naval personnel who died in service, which expanded to include those who died or were disabled from service-related injury or disease.  Administration of the fund was complicated by Congress deciding eligibility for awards and the amount each received.  Pensions were awarded for five year periods, and could be renewed. Eliza's brother, W.J.N. Stephens (n.d.), who lived in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and later her son-in-law, James C. Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882), corresponded over the years with members of Congress and the Navy Department to help obtain her widow's pension payments.  ","Eliza resided in several locations during their marriage and after Pearce's death.  Correspondence was directed to her in Erie, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, New York, and New London, Connecticut where she resided for a time with her brother Clement Stephens (n.d.).  By 1823 she had returned to Erie, where she remained until the end of her life; she appears to have lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Buffalo, New York for a period time around 1850.  Eliza Pearce died 20 May 1860.","Wilson Family (Series II)","Little information is available about the  Wilson family .  Mary Wilson (n.d.) and her daughter Jane (n.d.) corresponded with Eliza Pearce, and appear to be related to her.","Harrison Family (Series III)","Jonas Harrison , son of William (n.d.) and Elizabeth (n.d.) Harrison, was born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, on 11 October 1777.  There is little information available about the first 30 years of his life.  He was admitted to the bar in Michigan Territory in 1807.  By 1809 he lived in Lewiston, New York where he opened a law office and taught school.  Harrison also served as Collector of Customs and Collector of Internal Revenue for the Niagara District, and Master of Chancery for New York.  He married  Betsey Cooke , one of his students, in 1811.  Betsey Cooke Harrison was born 30 June 1795 in Wallingford, Connecticut to Lemuel (17 March 1762-?) and Betsey (?-1821) Cooke, who moved to Lewiston when she was two years old.  Her brother Bates Cooke (1787-1841) read law with Harrison.","The Harrisons fled Lewiston along with the rest of the inhabitants when British and Native American allies burned the village in December of 1813, during the War of 1812.  They took refuge in Batavia with other residents.   Harrison and two other men wrote about the attack on Lewiston and observed that Fort Niagara appeared to be under fire in a letter published in the  Ontario Messenger  on 18 December 1813.  ","In 1815 the Harrisons settled in Buffalo Creek (present day Buffalo), New York residing there with their three children, Jonas (?-26 March 1836), Rachel (ca. 1818-?), and James Cooke Harrison (14 December 1819-21 November 1882).  Harrison was an influential and, at least outwardly, wealthy man.  He built a mansion often described as one of the finest in the city.  He practiced law, was a founder of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and served as a director for the Bank of Niagara. He was one of the original trustees when the village was incorporated in 1816, and served again in 1817.  However, the country had fallen into financial crisis in the wake of the war, and Harrison's personal financial situation became increasingly dire.  In 1814, he was nominated as a candidate for senator representing Niagara but declined, citing his deteriorating financial affairs which required all of his attention.   Harrison was ruined in the panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in United States history.  The sale of his house was not enough to settle his debts, and his remaining property was sold by the New York attorney general.   He left Buffalo for Detroit, Michigan in 1819, ostensibly on a prospecting trip.  Notice of his arrival there was the last his family in Buffalo heard of him.  ","Harrison reappeared in Georgia in 1820 where he met Ellender Shannon (ca. 1803-28 August 1877), daughter of Owen (ca. 1762-1839) and Margaret Montgomery (1773-1854) Shannon.  Shannon served in the American Revolution and received a bounty grant of land in Franklin County, Georgia.  They had six children, most of whom later settled in Texas.  The Shannons moved to Texas in 1821 as part of the Old Three Hundred, the first organized group of Anglo-American immigrants who settled in the colony established by Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836).  ","Harrison married Ellender on 26 June 1820; they moved to Texas in December of that year and settled in Shelby County.  Jonas and Ellender Harrison had 8 children: Margaret, Jonas (ca. 1823-?), Jacob (ca. 1826-1867), John (ca. 1830-?), DeWitt Clinton (5 December 1827-6 March 1902), Thomas Jefferson (ca. 1834-1868), William Henry (27 September 1833-?), and Almira (ca. 1836-?).  ","In the beginning, Harrison presented himself as a frontiersman, taking no part in political or legal affairs and cultivating a rough and illiterate persona.  He emerged from seclusion sometime prior to 1827, unexpectedly appearing in court on behalf of a man accused of a capital crime.  His appearance and eloquent handling of the case surprised onlookers, and the story soon became legend.  Author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) created a rough-hewn character called Jonas Harrison in his book,  The End of the World, A Love Story , based on tales about Harrison. ","By 1827 Harrison had established a law practice and was taking part in community activities.  One of his most famous clients was Sam Houston (1793-1863); he represented Houston in his divorce from Eliza Allen (ca. 1810-3 Mar 1861).  Harrison was made Alcalde (municipal magistrate) of the district of Tenehaw in 1828, a position he held for at least three years.  ","As tensions grew between Texas Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican government in the late 1820's, Harrison initially supported the Mexican government.  However, by the early 1830s he was corresponding with Stephen F. Austin, who led the revolutionary movement.  He served as a delegate to the 1832 Convention, where the colonists lobbied the Mexican government for a number of changes and reforms.  He also helped draft the San Augustine Resolutions advocating Texas' independence from Mexico.   In 1835 he adopted the title \"major\" and actively recruited for the armies of Texas in spite of failing health.  He died 6 August 1836.  Harrison County, established in 1839, was named in his honor.  Ellender did not re-marry.  Their children and descendents settled throughout Texas.  Ellender Harrison died 28 August 1877 near Arlington, Texas.","Betsey Cooke Harrison and her children returned to Lewiston in 1820 after being abandoned by Jonas.  She was left with nothing, and her brothers helped provide for Betsey and her family until the children grew up.  Bates Cooke took in James and raised him with his son, Joshua (1821-1908), sending James to the same schools.  Jonas Harrison II moved to Erie, Pennsylvania where he worked in a store he co-owned, Tracy \u0026 Harrison.  He died unmarried on 26 March 1836.  Rachel married Moses Hall Fitts (1 January 1808-?), a teacher and member of the New York State Board of Education, with whom she had eight children.  They later moved to California.  Betsey Cooke Harrison died in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 25 June 1872.","At the age of 14,  James Cooke Harrison  moved to Erie where he worked at his brother's store as a clerk.  After Jonas' death in 1836, Harrison went to work at a store owned by Aaron Kellogg.  In 1838 he joined Charles Manning Reed (1803-1871) in Reed's Erie steamboat business.  Reed built and ran passenger steamships, and his operation was one of the biggest on the Great Lakes.  Prior to the development of the railroad, emigration and trade to the west depended on steamers, and ship traffic on the lakes was substantial. Harrison started working for Reed as a clerk on the ship  Erie .  The  Erie  burned in July 1841, a year after he gave up the clerkship.  It was one of the worst Great Lakes shipping disasters; over 200 people died, many of them Swiss and German immigrants.  Harrison assisted with the recovery and burial of victims of the fire.  ","Harrison relocated to Buffalo in 1840, where he opened an office and managed Reed's Buffalo port interests.  By the early 1840's grain shipments from the west had vastly increased, and the need for more grain elevators at the port to store and move the shipments became acute.  Harrison and Reed built Reed Elevator in 1847, which they operated in conjunction with their transportation business.  It burned and was rebuilt in 1859, and again in 1874.  As the number of grain elevators proliferated owners became concerned about continuing to be profitable; Western Elevating Company was formed in 1859 to direct the industry.  Harrison served as president of the organization in the early 1860's.  ","In addition to his work in the shipping industry, Harrison pursued other business interests in Buffalo.  He was one of the first trustees of Erie County Savings Bank when it incorporated in 1854.  It grew from a small operation, with around $600,000 in deposits, to over $11 million in deposits by 1883.  Harrison was made vice-president in 1876, and succeeded the bank's first president, William A. Bird (1797-1878), upon his death in 1878.  He was also a member of the board of directors for Buffalo \u0026 Erie Railroad, a company in which he was a large shareholder.","Harrison was a Whig and served on the Buffalo Common Council twice.  In 1853 he was the Whig candidate for mayor, running against Democrat Eli Cook (1814-1865), who won in a close election.  Harrison joined the Republican party after the Whig party collapsed in 1856.   Although he did not continue to pursue a political career he remained a strong supporter of the Republicans.  A long-time art lover and collector, Harrison was a life member of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which was established as a public fine arts gallery in 1862.  He was also a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, where he served as a vestryman. Harrison died unexpectedly on 21 November 1882.  He had been ill, but was optimistic he would recover. He died instantly while getting up from bed.  ","James Cooke Harrison married  Mary Wilson Pearce  (8 July 1820-11 June 1891), daughter of George and Eliza Pearce.  Although the parish register shows they married 16 July 1842, Mary insisted the correct date was 25 August 1842 and they celebrated their anniversary on that day.  They had two children.  Lilly was born around 1846, and died in August of 1848 after a long illness.  Mary Pearce Harrison was born in Erie on 12 November 1849.   She attended private schools in Buffalo and a select girls' school in New York City, Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's French and English Boarding and Day School, from 1864-1868.","Williams Family (Series IV)","William Williams  was born in Bolton, Connecticut to Samuel (8 February 1785-5 July 1876) and Sarah White Williams (1787-22 August 1849) on 6 September 1815.  He was one of nine children.  He grew up in Bolton and attended local schools.  At the age of 17 Williams moved to Georgia where he was involved in commercial business between New England, the West Indies and ports in the southern United States.  He soon became ill and returned to Bolton. From there he went to work for one of his maternal uncles at a bank in Norwich, Connecticut and then moved to Windham, Connecticut where he clerked at another uncle's bank, Bank of Windham.  ","Williams met  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman  (11 September 1815-27 September 1895), while living in Windham.  Lovisa Kirkland Stedman was the daughter of Griffin (27 September 1770-?) and Elizabeth Gordon (?-1822) Stedman, a wealthy and influential family in Hartford, Connecticut.  They married 9 October 1838.  The Williams had three children: Catherine Stedman (4 August 1839-17 January 1841), Griffin Stedman (11 September 1841-7 March 1911), and Charles Gordon (23 December 1847-6 September 1897).","After marrying Williams took a cashier job at Bank of Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio.   Deciding Sandusky did not offer the opportunities he desired, he and his wife settled in Buffalo in 1839.  His uncle George C. White (28 November 1804-30 May 1869) made Williams a partner in his banking business, and they opened a branch in Buffalo called White and Williams.  The bank prospered, and reorganized in 1844 as White's Bank of Buffalo.  Williams continued to clerk there for 12 years.  In 1856 Williams and some friends founded Clinton Bank of Buffalo.  It survived the panic of 1857, but closed four years later as the financial markets faced continued uncertainty.  ","The late 1840's and early 1850's saw tremendous growth in railroads.  Around 1851 a railroad was proposed from Buffalo to Erie and State Line Railroad Company was formed to construct it.  Williams, by then a prominent financier, served as one of the original directors and later as president of the company.  In the period after the Civil War he was actively engaged in promoting and financing the growth of the railroads.  As president of Buffalo and Erie Railroad, Williams helped orchestrate its consolidation with other railroads to form Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company in 1869.  He was elected first vice president of the new corporation.  He served as a director of Michigan Southern Railroad Company and in 1873 was elected a director of Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad Co., where he had considerable control of the railroad's business affairs.  In addition to his involvement with the railroads, Williams financed a number of other industrial concerns such as mining and canals.  ","Williams also played a role in Buffalo's social and cultural affairs.  He was one of the incorporators of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy in 1862.  He also helped establish the Buffalo Club, an exclusive men's club, which organized in 1867.","Williams started his political career in 1841, when he was elected City Treasurer of Buffalo.  In 1845 he was elected to the city's Common Council.  During the Civil War while loyal to the Union cause, he was opposed to President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).  He gave money to help raise troops and was a member of the Union Continentals, a home guard of men age 45 and over organized by former president Millard Fillmore (1800-1874).  In 1866 Williams was elected to the New York Assembly on the Democratic ticket; he was re-elected the following year.","In 1870 Williams accepted the 30th New York District Democratic nomination for the Forty-second Congress on the condition that Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), a young lawyer in his personal attorney's office, would be nominated for sheriff of Erie County.  Williams helped finance both campaigns, and both men were elected.  He served from 1871-1873, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to be re-elected to the Forty-third Congress in 1872. ","Williams withdrew from politics and business as his health deteriorated in 1874.  He suffered severe financial losses during the panic of 1873, which his family believed hastened his decline.  He died at home 10 September 1876.  Lovisa returned to Connecticut where she lived with their son, Charles.  She died in Windsor, Connecticut 27 September 1895.  ","Charles Gordon Williams  attended public and private schools in Buffalo, and later Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut.  After finishing school in 1868, his parents sent him on a year of travel in Europe.  Upon his return he worked in the oil business in and around Bradford, Pennsylvania for several years.  He married Georgiana Metcalfe (15 February 1852-20 July 1930), daughter of George H. (ca. 1827-?) and Matilda (ca. 1827-?) Metcalfe, on 20 January 1874 and they settled in Brookfield Centre, Connecticut, where they lived the rest of their lives.","Griffin Stedman Williams , called Sted by family and friends, attended schools in Buffalo and Ohio, and completed his education at Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Reed (ca. 1810-?)'s Walnut Hill School in Geneva, New York in 1859.  His parents wanted Williams to go to Yale University, an institution to which both of their families had ties, but he decided to enter into business.  ","In 1859 he took a clerkship in Clinton Bank of Buffalo, and later went to work for James C. Harrison.  His early business career was disrupted with the outbreak of the Civil War.  He was eager to join the army although his parents objected strongly to the idea.  Williams finally convinced his parents to let him join, and his father obtained a commission for him in 1862 as a first lieutenant in the 132nd New York Volunteers.  He was assigned as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891) and served around Suffolk, Virginia and Newbern, North Carolina.  In 1863 Williams served with the Army of the Potomac, and then followed Spinola north.  Williams contracted a severe case of camp fever while in the field that disabled him, and he received an honorable discharge 10 February 1864.  ","Williams returned to Buffalo to recuperate in his parents' home.  His father arranged for a year of travel and Williams set sail in May 1864 for the British Isles, Europe, and Middle East.  He spent another year travelling in 1869, sailing from San Francisco for Japan and Europe.  His ship passed through the Suez Canal, which was in its first year of existence, and returned to the United States in 1870.","Williams grew up socializing with the family of James C. Harrison.  He married  Mary Pearce Harrison  on 20 December 1871 in Buffalo.  The Williams had three children: Harrison (28 February 1873-9 June 1946), Mary Stedman (5 February 1875- ?), and Gordon (1 September 1876-4 October 1925).  ","On 9 September 1885 Williams was appointed Consul of the United States at Nottingham, England by President Grover Cleveland, and he sailed for England in October.  His family joined him in 1886, and Williams held the consulate post until 1890.  The family spent that year in Europe before returning to Buffalo in 1891.  Following his wife's death in 1909, Stedman Williams moved to New York City to be near his sons, Harrison and Gordon.   He died 8 March 1911 after a long illness.","Mary Stedman Williams  was educated in Buffalo and Europe.  She attended St. Margaret's School in Buffalo, Bois de Fey School in Switzerland, and schools in England and France.  On 1 October 1902 she married Frederick Bradlee Winslow (27 July 1873-1937), son of Walter Thatcher (1843-1909) and Sarah Louise Sears (ca. 1845-?) Winslow, in Buffalo.  Walter Winslow was an architect and partner at Winslow \u0026 Wetherall, a noted and prolific Boston architectural firm.  Frederick and Mary resided in Boston, where he was a prominent physician.  Mary was known for her expertise in classical Greek.","Gordon Williams  was educated in England, Europe, and Buffalo.  While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890, Williams attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  He completed his education in local schools when the family returned to Buffalo in 1891.  ","Williams joined the 65th Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard, which was federalized in May of 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.  The regiment was sent in sections to Camp Alger near Falls Church, Virginia, arriving by 21 May.  Williams caught typhoid fever in the camp and returned to his parents' home in Buffalo to recover.  ","He was employed briefly as a reporter for the  Buffalo Express , and in 1900 went to work for American Telegraph \u0026 Telephone Co.  He was transferred to the company's New York City general offices and later became a Wall Street broker.  In 1914 he became the American representative for a British company with oil interests in Venezuela, where he lived during the winter of 1914-1915.  ","In February of 1917 he was asked by Anne Morgan (25 July 1873-29 January 1952) to go to France and carry out an independent study of the work of the American Fund for French Wounded prior to the United States' entry into World War I.  The American Fund for French Wounded, established by Morgan, was the largest relief agency operating in Europe, providing hospital aid and ambulance services behind the Allied front.   Williams returned to the United States in June and volunteered for officer's training camp.  After graduating in December of 1917 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the army.  ","He felt it was his duty to serve on the front lines and was anxious to be sent to Europe, but he met resistance from army officials because of his age.  First assigned harbor duty in New Jersey, Williams was then sent to Camp Mills on Long Island, New York to assist with troop training.  While at Camp Mills, Williams met up with an old friend, Brigadier-General Munroe McFarland (28 June 1867-1924), who was commander of the 162nd Infantry Brigade, 81st Division of the American Expeditionary Force.  McFarland asked Williams to join him as his aide-de-camp, and they sailed for France 30 July 1918.  Williams applied for a transfer to the front lines, and on 8 November 1918 he joined the 323rd Infantry in the trenches.  He received a citation for his work rescuing troops stranded in an exposed position during operations November 9-11, 1918. ","Gordon Williams returned to the United States in 1919 after serving with the Army of Occupation, and took a job as a stock broker at Wade, Templeton \u0026 Co.  He left the brokerage house in October of 1923 when United Sugar Company hired him as Resident Vice-President of its holdings in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.  He died there of fever on 4 October 1925.  His body was returned to the United States and buried next to his parents in Buffalo.","While his father was posted in England from 1886-1890,  Harrison Williams  attended University School in Nottingham, and from 1890-1891 he attended Chateau de Lancy School near Geneva, Switzerland.  Following the family's return to Buffalo in 1891, Harrison Williams read law at Sprague, Morey, Sprague \u0026 Brownell, one of the city's leading law firms.  Williams joined the 65th Regiment of Infantry of the New York National Guard and served from 1891-1892.  He attended law school at University of Buffalo, graduating in 1893, and was admitted to the bar the following year.  Williams practiced law until 1897, when he accepted a job as tax agent for the Erie Railroad Company in New York City.  He retained ties to Buffalo, although he resided most of his time in New York City.  In 1902 he became head of the tax department, and in 1907 was named head of the General Land and Tax Department of the Erie Railroad System, specializing in tax law.  ","On 8 May 1901, he married  Jane Kirby Abbott  (4 March 1875-22 May 1909) in Marshalltown, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Albert Cutler (10 October 1836-7 January 1903) and Mary Watson (15 August 1840-?) Abbott.  In 1890 Abbott and his family moved from Marshalltown to Chicago where Jane attended Dearborn Seminary, graduating in June 1894.  In September 1894 Abbott was made vice-president of National Linseed Oil Company and moved his family to Buffalo.  He and his wife moved back to Marshalltown after he suffered paralysis in1897. ","Harrison and Jane Williams had one child,  Harrison Jr ., born in New York City on 6 February 1904.  By 1907 Jane had become seriously ill and moved back to Marshalltown to stay with her mother.  It was hoped that retiring to the country would help her recover, but she died in 1909.  Harrison Jr. stayed with Jane's sister and brother-in-law, Albert G. (1861-?) and Helen A. (1864-?) Glick in Marshalltown while his father worked in New York City.","Harrison Williams married a second time in 1910.  He and  Pauline Marechal Winslow  (1 July 1872-29 November 1933) wed December 29, and departed soon after on a six month trip to Europe.  Pauline, daughter of William Grandy (14 April 1845-17 September 1910) and Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 June 1896) Winslow, was born and educated in Buffalo.  She later studied art in Dresden for several years.  Pauline was a descendent of Kenelm Winslow (1599-1672), one of the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.  Her husband's brother-in-law, Frederick Bradlee Winslow, was also a descendent of Kenelm Winslow, making them distant cousins.","Harrison and Pauline Williams' son Winslow was born in New York City on 10 February 1913.  When Williams retired from practicing law later that year, the family moved to Williamsted, a farm Williams had purchased several years before located outside of Leesburg, Virginia.  He had built a large residence on the property which he used as a vacation home.  Williams sold the farm in 1920, and in 1923 he bought another piece of Loudoun County property on which he built a house he called Roxbury Hall, named for an ancestral home in Massachusetts.  ","Harrison Jr. joined his family at Williamsted in 1913.  He was enrolled in Episcopal High School near Alexandra, Virginia in 1918, graduating in 1922.  He entered University of Virginia (UVA), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1928.  While at UVA, he was active in a number of clubs and organizations.  After graduating he took a job as a junior engineer in the Virginia State Highway Department.  On 22 July 1928 Williams was thrown from the back of a motorcycle he was riding with a friend on a trip from Danville, Virginia to visit friends in North Carolina.  He was taken to a hospital in Danville where he died of his injuries the same day.  His father described his death as a crushing blow to family and friends.","Harrison Williams Sr. was widowed a second time in 1933 when Pauline died at Roxbury Hall on November 29 after a long illness.  Williams continued to live in Loudoun County, as did their son Winslow.  Williams enjoyed traveling, and made a number of trips abroad.","Harrison Williams met  Joan Stafford-Allen  (1907-2003) during a transatlantic voyage from England in 1937.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford-Allen (n.d.) of Long Melford, Suffolk, England.  The two became friends during the journey, and Williams invited her to visit Roxbury Hall when they arrived in the US.  After she returned to England they continued to correspond.  He surprised her with a visit to her home, where he proposed, in 1938.  They were married on 17 August 1938 in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  After they returned from a two-week wedding trip the couple settled in the new home Williams built on West Market St. in Leesburg next to Thomas Balch Library.  The Williams both were involved with Thomas Balch Library, and Harrison Williams served as president of the library from 1925 until his death.","Williams had a life-long interest in writing.  He wrote poetry as a child, and in his retirement pursued historical research and writing.  He undertook a project to write a book about important individuals and places in Loudoun County's history,  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , published in 1938.  He also wrote articles about local history.  During World War II, Harrison was asked to serve as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  The committee was organized by Virginia Conservation Commission's Division of History and Archeology in 1942 and used local correspondents to collect newspaper clippings and reports about war efforts from localities around the state.  The Commission produced  Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943 , a sketch of people's activities and attitudes.  ","An avid genealogist, Williams spent many years researching his family history.  In October of 1932 he received a letter from Samuel Asbury (1872-1962), an amateur historian in Texas who was researching the life of Jonas Harrison.  Williams was astonished to learn of Harrison's life after he disappeared from Buffalo in 1819.  He and Asbury subsequently corresponded regularly to update one another on their research.  Williams published his work,  The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury: In His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693 , which traces the family back to its earliest American forebears in Massachusetts in 1934.  He was able to assist Asbury with information he needed for the article on which he was working, \"Jonas Harrison, Legendary and Historical,\" published in  Southwestern Historical Quarterly  in 1942.  ","After her husband's death in 1946, Joan Williams went back to her family home in Suffolk to care for her mother.  She returned to Leesburg when her mother died, and worked at Loudoun Hospital caring for premature babies.  She was also active in other community activities, continuing her interest in Thomas Balch Library and in Oatlands Plantation, where she served as a docent for 24 years.  Joan Williams died 27 September 2003.","Winslow Williams  attended school in Leesburg until 1929 when he was enrolled in Episcopal High School, where he stayed until 1931.  He also attended Shenandoah Valley Academy, a preparatory school for boys in Winchester, Virginia.  After graduating, he lived at Roxbury Hall with his father.  ","Williams married  Helen Constance Moore  (3 September 1918-10 September 1991) on 6 February 1937.  They had three children, Winslow Jr., Harrison III, and Constance.  A keen outdoorsman, Williams was a strong supporter of the Boys Scouts and served as a scoutmaster in the 1950s.  He enjoyed bird watching, and frequently took his camera with him when he was outdoors.  ","He operated a real estate business, Winslow Williams Real Estate, in Leesburg and was one of the founding members of Loudoun County Board of Realtors.  Helen Williams also worked in the real estate business.  Williams was an avid photographer, and took pictures both for pleasure and for the  Loudoun Times Mirror .  For a time Williams operated a photography studio in Leesburg; he closed it in the 1950s.  In 1991he donated his collection of nearly 10,000 negatives to Thomas Balch Library.  Helen Williams died 10 September 1991 after a long illness.  Winslow Williams died on 19 February 1993.","Winslow Family (Series V)","Richard Winslow  was born in Falmouth, Maine 6 September 1769.  Little information is available about his life prior to his arrival in Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1812, where he engaged in land and marine commerce.  He married Mary Nash Grandy (June 1788-18 October 1858) of Camden, North Carolina.  They had eleven children: Nathan Crane (10 December 1812-9 June 1880), Richard Grandy (23 September 1814-20 May 1854), Hezekiah Jones (8 December 1815-31 December 1883), Rufus King (15 September 1817- 7 October 1892), Henry Knox (31 March 1819-30 September 1826), Cyrus Homer (12 December 1820-2 September 1824), Lydia Jane (28 July 1822-13 September 1824), Edwin Newton (26 February 1824-?), Caroline Susan (7 April 1826-8 April 1832), Harriet Williams (28 March 1828-13 April 1832), and Mary Jane (30 January 1831-13 April 1832).  ","The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1830.  Winslow predicted there would be business possibilities in Cleveland with the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal, and he bought a piece of property on the river for a warehouse.  Later in 1830 he traveled to the east coast and purchased groceries and other goods which he sent back to Cleveland with Nathan to open a store.  Winslow had a considerable amount of capital which he invested to develop his shipping interests.  He built his business into a sizeable enterprise, becoming one of the largest operators on the Great Lakes with a fleet numbering around 40 vessels.","In 1832, Richard Winslow purchased a lot on Euclid Avenue at the southeast corner of the public square and contracted master builder and architect Levi Johnson (1786-1871) to build a house.  Many of Cleveland's wealthiest families lived on Euclid Avenue, and by the middle of the 19th century the street was lined with mansions on expansive lawns.  The family lived there until Richard Winslow's death in 1857, when the house was torn down.  ","Three of Richard Winslow's sons married three sisters, the daughters of Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 April 1792-?) and Mary (ca. 1800-?) Clarke.  Hezekiah Winslow married Helen Clarke (2 September 1825-?) in 1846.  They lived in New York City and Cleveland, and had two children, Richard (26 September 1848-11 April 1896) and Helen Brighty (26 September 1850-15 December 1867).  Richard Winslow married Mary Aphia (?-July 1933); they lived in Buffalo, New York and Paris, France.  Little information is available about them.","Rufus K. Winslow joined the family business around 1852.  After his brothers Nathan and Hezekiah left Cleveland, Rufus Winslow controlled the Cleveland operations.  He married Lucy Clarke (12 June 1820-?) in 1852.  In addition to his business interests, Winslow also spent time engaged in scientific research and became a well regarded amateur ornithologist.  The couple had one daughter,  Annie Clark Winslow  (?-19 April 1926).  Annie married John Chadwick (n.d.) and spent most of her life in Paris, France.","Nathan Winslow  married  Mary Anne Clarke  (1 October 1815-10 March 1885) in 1839, and joined his father's shipping business.  The Winslows had four children, Caroline (23 September 1839-?), Henry (23 December 1840-14 Dec ember 1876), George (January-July 1843), and William G. (14 April 1845-17 September 1910).  Nathan Winslow relocated to Buffalo in 1862, where he established a business with his son Henry and son-in-law John Williams (25 December 1837-?).  After her husband's death in 1880, Mary Anne Winslow spent most of her time travelling in Europe.  She died at her daughter's home in Baltimore, Maryland in 1885.","William G. Winslow  married Mary Ida Stone (14 May 1847-16 January 1896) in 1868.  They had six children - Mary S. (n.d.), Helen Brightie (1870-?), Pauline Marechal (who married Harrison Williams), Marie Louise (1875-?), Henry Clarke (1877-?), and  William Gaston  (24 September 1882-?).  The family lived in Buffalo, and also spent a number of years abroad.  Marie married Frederick B. Ussher (1 September 1863-?) in 1901; they lived in Buffalo."],"otherfindaid_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"otherfindaid_heading_ssm":["Other Finding Aid\n"],"otherfindaid_tesim":["None\n"],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNone\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Technical Requirements\n"],"phystech_tesim":["None\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliams Family Papers, 1819-1993 (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Williams Family Papers, 1819-1993 (M 010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 24 July 2009\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUpdated by Elizabeth Preston, 20 March 2011\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 24 July 2009","Updated by Elizabeth Preston, 20 March 2011"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e, VREF 929.2 WILLIAMS; \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck\u003c/title\u003e, VREF 975.528 WIL; \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion\u003c/title\u003e, VREF 921 WILLIAMS JOHN; \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe End of the World: A Love Story\u003c/title\u003e, VREF Fiction EGG; Winslow Williams Photograph Collection (VC 003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Biography File: Williams Family, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 , VREF 929.2 WILLIAMS;  Legends of Loudoun: An Account of the History and Homes of a Border County of Virginia's Northern Neck , VREF 975.528 WIL;  The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion , VREF 921 WILLIAMS JOHN;  The End of the World: A Love Story , VREF Fiction EGG; Winslow Williams Photograph Collection (VC 003), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Biography File: Williams Family, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  While in most cases the papers are in very good condition, for preservation purposes photocopying is not permitted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries I: Pearce Family, 1819-1859\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: George Pearce, 1819-1822\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Pearce's papers consist of correspondence from his wife, Eliza.  They show the difficulties the couple faced being separated for long periods of time while he was deployed. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Eliza Pearce, 1819-1859\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEliza Pearce's correspondence is largely from family and friends including George Pearce, her mother-in-law, Rebecca Pearce (n.d.), and Jane and Mary Wilson.  Her husband wrote about his concerns for her well-being and that of their daughter while he was at sea.  In the years after her husband's death, letters illustrate her difficulties in obtaining pension payments.  Of interest are three autographed letters signed (ALS) from Benjamin Watkins Leigh on 28 March 1829, 5 July 1833, and 24 March 1834 regarding Eliza Pearce's pension claim.  Copies of congressional bills in the collection regarding the Navy Pension Fund demonstrate the process of extending payments to widows.  Eliza Pearce's papers also include receipts and bills related to housekeeping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries II: Wilson Family, 1831, 1848\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Wilson Family materials consist of three letters.  Two are to Jane Wilson, and there is also a letter to Jane from her mother, Mary Wilson. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries III: Harrison Family, 1842-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Betsey Cooke Harrison, 1872, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are three items related to Betsey Cooke Harrison: a lock of hair, her obituary, and an undated carte de visite.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: James C. Harrison, 1842-1882\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames C. Harrison's papers include correspondence from his wife and daughter, including letters from Mary while she was at school and from both on their trip abroad after Mary finished her studies.  Other letters relate to business and his efforts on behalf of Eliza Pearce.  Papers from Harrison's estate include obituaries, letters testamentary, and a resolution by Erie County Savings Bank board of directors recognizing his death. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison, 1833-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Wilson Pearce Harrison's papers include letters from her mother, Eliza Pearce, while she was at school, and letters from Mary and Jane Wilson.  Later correspondence includes letters from her husband James Harrison and daughter Mary.  Of interest are letters from 1863-1864 written by Mary while she was in school in New York City which discuss unrest during the Civil War, particularly the attempt to burn the city in 1864.  Other materials include receipts and a prescription from 1870.  Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's estate papers include correspondence, copies of wills and other legal documents, and receipts. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries IV: Williams Family, 1862-1993\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: William Williams, 1862-1876\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Williams' papers contain correspondence; business records such as checks, legal agreements, bills, and stock certificates; and miscellaneous items such as brochures from Walnut Hill School, certificate from his election to Congress, and the Civil War Commission for his son Griffin Stedman Williams from 1862.  Of interest in Williams' correspondence are an ALS from Samuel J. Tilden from 13 May 1867 regarding a business agreement; ALS from Schuyler Colfax about an offer of a railroad ticket dated 10 April 1871; and an ALS from William W. Belknap to A.M. Clapp, 5 June 1872 with a denial of request for clemency.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Lovisa Stedman Williams, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item for Lovisa Stedman Williams, an undated letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Griffin Stedman Williams, 1853-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGriffin Stedman Williams' papers contain correspondence, with the bulk from his friend Horatio Seymour, mostly during the 1860's, and son Harrison Williams.  Other correspondents include his mother, father, and brother.  Also of interest are two ALS from sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873) regarding Williams' purchase of a marble bust of Proserpine.  Other materials include Williams' Civil War orders, with one document signed by Brigadier General F.B. Spinola; cards of introduction and other mementos from his trips abroad; and a handwritten bet with Joseph Ely on the 1860 presidential election.  Later records include receipts for Williams' care as his health declined and papers from his estate.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams, 1871-1895\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is a small number of letters to Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams from Harrison Williams, mostly written while he was at school at Chateau de Lancey in Geneva.  There is also correspondence about both estates, which were handled by Harrison Williams as executor, regarding insurance, storage of belongings, and bills.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Mary Harrison Williams, 1864-1910\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Harrison Williams' correspondence includes letters from her father and mother while she was at school in New York City with news about family, friends, social happenings, and the family's pets.  There are additional letters from her schoolmates, as well as from her husband-to-be Griffin Stedman Williams.  Other items in her papers include bank books, cancelled checks, and a stamp collection.  Mary Harrison Williams' estate papers include a copy of her will, inventories, and bills and receipts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VI: Gordon Williams, 1896-1922\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGordon Williams' papers consist of four letters, which include an invitation to his brother Harrison's wedding and a letter from the Department of the Navy with information about the service record of George Pearce.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VII: Harrison Williams, 1882-1946\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams' papers include a large number of letters received throughout his life.  Early correspondence is largely from his parents, particularly his mother, while he attended school, and contains news from home.  There are letters from his first wife, Jane (also called Jennie), and following her death from Harrison Jr. after he went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and A.D. Glick, in Marshalltown, Iowa from 1909-1913.  Helen Glick also wrote to Harrison Williams Sr. with news about his son.  During World War I, Williams' brother Gordon wrote describing his attempts to enlist and finally his deployment to Europe.  A large portion of the letters concern Williams' genealogy research.  From 1932 until his death in 1946 he exchanged frequent letters with Samuel Asbury regarding Jonas Harrison.  There are also some handwritten copies of Williams' outgoing letters.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe papers contain research notes from several writing projects, including \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693\u003c/title\u003e.  The papers also contain typed and manuscript drafts of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLegends of Loudoun\u003c/title\u003e. There are notes and reports from Williams' service as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  A copy of the Committee's publication, Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943, is also in the collection.  Other items include receipts, cancelled checks, club memberships, an oath of attorney from 1904, and World War II memorabilia.  Included in the artifacts is a book of poetry written by Williams as a boy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VIII: Harrison and Jane Williams, 1901, 1904\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is a small amount of material for Harrison and Jane Williams: a set of place cards made by Jane in watercolor and pencil for their wedding breakfast, and correspondence about the birth of their son, Harrison Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IX: Jane Abbott Williams, 1903-1904, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJane Abbott Williams' papers contain a small number of letters from family and friends in 1904, mostly cards and letters of congratulations on the birth of Harrison Jr.  There is also one letter from Harrison in 1903.  Jane is often referred to as Jenny or Jen. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries X: Harrison and Pauline Williams, 1910-1920\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison and Pauline Williams' papers include correspondence.  Letters from 1917-1920 are mostly from Harrison's brother Gordon about his efforts to get in the army and his experiences during the World War I.  A small number of German postcards from February 1919 are included.  There are also letters to the Williams from Helen Glick about Harrison Jr. while he was living with her and her husband in Marshalltown; some include letters from Harrison Jr. as enclosures.  Much of the correspondence from 1929-1930 is from Winslow while he was away at school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XI: Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams, 1910-1935\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePauline Marechal Winslow Williams' papers consist of correspondence, financial records, and memorabilia.  There are letters from friends and family, brother Gaston.  The bulk of the correspondence dates between 1929 and 1930, with a large number of letters from Winslow while he was at school with news of school, plans for visits, and requests for various items.  The papers include a number of items related to Pauline's financial affairs, such as bank books, stock purchases, cancelled checks and receipts.  Other items such as lists of wedding gifts, a confirmation card, and gift tag from Winslow's first Christmas are also in the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePauline Winslow Williams' estate was complicated due in large part to her interests as a legatee in real estate in Buffalo and Cleveland.  The papers include a number of legal documents and correspondence regarding the Euclid Avenue property (often referred to as the Cleveland property) originally owned by Richard Winslow.  His heirs retained ownership of the Euclid Avenue property on which the family house had stood.  In 1907 May Company signed a 50-year lease at $32,000 per year with the heirs, to commence in 1909.  The company built its flagship Cleveland store on the site.  By the early twentieth century, ownership of the property had become increasingly complex.  As one generation of heirs died additional legatees were created, making a complicated system of fractionalized interests in the property.  In addition, some of the heirs sold their interests to Nathan L. Dauby (31 May 1873-17 May 1964), vice-president of May Company.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDauby filed a partition lawsuit in 1934 to force sale of the property and divide the proceeds among the owners.  He argued that ownership had become so complicated it was no longer an attractive investment for him.  Harrison Williams, representing the interests of his wife Pauline's estate and their son Winslow, contended that Dauby sought to buy the property at a depreciated price.  At a meeting in June of 1934, legal representatives for the heirs decided to allow the partition suit to proceed, and sale of the property to May Company went forward in 1935.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional materials in the estate papers document the management of property in Buffalo.  There is correspondence with the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo about multiple mortgages and transfers of securities in the early 1930s. Other estate papers include accounts and inventories.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XII: Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, 1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item for Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, the passenger list from the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eS.S. Penland\u003c/emph\u003e, the ship on which they met in 1937.  Joan Stafford-Allen Williams' correspondence contains three letters from 1946 about Harrison Williams' death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XIII: Harrison Williams Jr., 1904-1928\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison Williams Jr.'s collection is comprised of a small number of cards, a letter from his uncle, Gordon, enclosing postcards from Germany during World War II, his obituary, and undated bookplates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XIV: Winslow Williams, 1913-1993\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWinslow Williams' papers contain a small amount of correspondence from his family, particularly as a boy and young man.  There are a number of letters in 1933 concerning the death of his mother, Pauline.  There is a gap until the later part of his life when he began to correspond with newly discovered relatives, the Texas descendents of Jonas Harrison, in the 1980s.  Other materials include financial papers such as a farm account book, which also has information about his photography business, two items regarding property from the Nathan Winslow estate, and a debarkation card from a trip at sea with his father aboard the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eS.S. President Garfield\u003c/emph\u003e from 1935-1936.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XV: Winslow and Constance Williams, 1936-1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWinslow and Constance Williams' shared collection includes telegrams on the occasion of their marriage in 1937, and memorabilia from their honeymoon trip to South America such as postcards and a ship's menu.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries XVI: Helen Constance Moore Williams, 1937-1991\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHelen Constance Moore Williams' papers contain a small number of items including clippings about her engagement and marriage to Winslow, a birthday card made by her daughter Constance, and the memorial from her funeral in 1991.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries V: Winslow Family, 1880-1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Nathan Winslow, 1880\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item each for Nathan Winslow, a copy of his will showing divisions of his interest in properties in Ohio and Illinois.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Mary A. Winslow, 1885 \u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is one item for Mary Winslow, a copy of her will which further divided percentage interests by the heirs in the Ohio and Illinois properties. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Richard Winslow Estate, 1901-1937\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichard Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents.  Winslow left two wills, one in Cuyahoga County, OH and one in France regarding property he owned in that country.  Winslow's estate was complicated by his residual interest in the Euclid Ave. property and because all trustees and executors had died by 1915.  Harrison Williams appears to have acquired copies of records in his capacity as legal counsel for Pauline. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: William G. Winslow, 1903-1934\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam G. Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents such inventories, accountings, decrees, and agreements.  There are some duplicate copies and transcribed copies, the latter of which includes three letters.  The documents appear to have been acquired by Harrison Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: William Gaston Winslow, 1903-1911\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Gaston Winslow's papers consist of three letters, including two from M. Marechal (n.d.) in Lancey, Switzerland written in French.  There is a note on one of the envelopes reading \"keep these always for my sake, Pauline, Father.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VI: Annie Chadwick Estate, 1924-1927\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnie Chadwick's estate papers contain a small number of legal documents.  Her estate was complicated by the fact that she left real property in Paris and in Montreuil-sur-Mer in France in addition to her interests in the Euclid Ave. property.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n        \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries VI: Miscellaneous, photographs, oversized documents, and artifacts\u003c/emph\u003e\n      \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are a small number of miscellaneous items.  Of interest are a collection of 30 Civil War envelopes featuring pro-Union propaganda images and slogans, an embroidery pattern book, an almanac from 1848, and postcards from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1917.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVisual materials in the collection include photographs, photograph albums, cartes de visite, and negatives.  Most of the photographs are identified, and include portraits of family members and scenic views.  A few of the images are photographs of portraits in oil, including James C. Harrison and Griffin Stedman Williams.  The negatives were taken by Winslow Williams of people and scenes; many are undated but probably originate from the late 1940s to 1950s.  Numbers associated with many of the negatives reflect his practice with photographs in his business.  Seven albums of photographs belonging to Winslow Williams contain pictures from vacations and other events, and have been re-housed for preservation purposes.  There are also photograph albums, tintypes, cased daguerreotypes, and color stereo slides housed with the artifact collection.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOversized documents include a series of letters from Samuel Asbury to Harrison Williams.  Removal sheets have been placed in the collection with the location and date of each oversized letter.  Other items include receipts, Griffin Stedman Williams' appointment as commercial agent for the United States at Nottingham England and his Special Passport, and Gordon Williams' passport for his trip on behalf of the American Fund for French Wounded.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographic material in the artifact collection includes a photograph album of Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding trip to Europe 1911, two albums belonging to Winslow Williams, and an 1862-1869 album belonging to Griffin Stedman Williams.  There is also a scrapbook kept by Winslow Williams with photographs and memorabilia, which is in fragile condition.  Other photographs include a small number of daguerreotypes and tintypes, most of which are not identified or dated. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains a variety of artifacts such as a stamp moistener, calling card plates, a Valentine's Day memento from Harrison Williams to Pauline, wedding books, and a notebook containing poetry written by Harrison Williams as a boy.  Other items include a pair of slippers worn by Mary Harrison Williams at her wedding, a series of cards strung together on a string with Asian writing, and a piece of wedding cake from Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding.  Also of interest is a collection of railroad passes from 20 different railroads from the late 19th century and early 20th century.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  While in most cases the papers are in very good condition, for preservation purposes photocopying is not permitted.","Series I: Pearce Family, 1819-1859","Subseries I: George Pearce, 1819-1822","George Pearce's papers consist of correspondence from his wife, Eliza.  They show the difficulties the couple faced being separated for long periods of time while he was deployed. ","Subseries II: Eliza Pearce, 1819-1859","Eliza Pearce's correspondence is largely from family and friends including George Pearce, her mother-in-law, Rebecca Pearce (n.d.), and Jane and Mary Wilson.  Her husband wrote about his concerns for her well-being and that of their daughter while he was at sea.  In the years after her husband's death, letters illustrate her difficulties in obtaining pension payments.  Of interest are three autographed letters signed (ALS) from Benjamin Watkins Leigh on 28 March 1829, 5 July 1833, and 24 March 1834 regarding Eliza Pearce's pension claim.  Copies of congressional bills in the collection regarding the Navy Pension Fund demonstrate the process of extending payments to widows.  Eliza Pearce's papers also include receipts and bills related to housekeeping.","Series II: Wilson Family, 1831, 1848","The Wilson Family materials consist of three letters.  Two are to Jane Wilson, and there is also a letter to Jane from her mother, Mary Wilson. ","Series III: Harrison Family, 1842-1911","Subseries I: Betsey Cooke Harrison, 1872, n.d.","There are three items related to Betsey Cooke Harrison: a lock of hair, her obituary, and an undated carte de visite.","Subseries II: James C. Harrison, 1842-1882","James C. Harrison's papers include correspondence from his wife and daughter, including letters from Mary while she was at school and from both on their trip abroad after Mary finished her studies.  Other letters relate to business and his efforts on behalf of Eliza Pearce.  Papers from Harrison's estate include obituaries, letters testamentary, and a resolution by Erie County Savings Bank board of directors recognizing his death. ","Subseries III: Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison, 1833-1911","Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's papers include letters from her mother, Eliza Pearce, while she was at school, and letters from Mary and Jane Wilson.  Later correspondence includes letters from her husband James Harrison and daughter Mary.  Of interest are letters from 1863-1864 written by Mary while she was in school in New York City which discuss unrest during the Civil War, particularly the attempt to burn the city in 1864.  Other materials include receipts and a prescription from 1870.  Mary Wilson Pearce Harrison's estate papers include correspondence, copies of wills and other legal documents, and receipts. ","Series IV: Williams Family, 1862-1993","Subseries I: William Williams, 1862-1876","William Williams' papers contain correspondence; business records such as checks, legal agreements, bills, and stock certificates; and miscellaneous items such as brochures from Walnut Hill School, certificate from his election to Congress, and the Civil War Commission for his son Griffin Stedman Williams from 1862.  Of interest in Williams' correspondence are an ALS from Samuel J. Tilden from 13 May 1867 regarding a business agreement; ALS from Schuyler Colfax about an offer of a railroad ticket dated 10 April 1871; and an ALS from William W. Belknap to A.M. Clapp, 5 June 1872 with a denial of request for clemency.","Subseries II: Lovisa Stedman Williams, n.d.","There is one item for Lovisa Stedman Williams, an undated letter.","Subseries III: Griffin Stedman Williams, 1853-1911","Griffin Stedman Williams' papers contain correspondence, with the bulk from his friend Horatio Seymour, mostly during the 1860's, and son Harrison Williams.  Other correspondents include his mother, father, and brother.  Also of interest are two ALS from sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873) regarding Williams' purchase of a marble bust of Proserpine.  Other materials include Williams' Civil War orders, with one document signed by Brigadier General F.B. Spinola; cards of introduction and other mementos from his trips abroad; and a handwritten bet with Joseph Ely on the 1860 presidential election.  Later records include receipts for Williams' care as his health declined and papers from his estate.  ","Subseries IV: Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams, 1871-1895","There is a small number of letters to Griffin Stedman and Mary Harrison Williams from Harrison Williams, mostly written while he was at school at Chateau de Lancey in Geneva.  There is also correspondence about both estates, which were handled by Harrison Williams as executor, regarding insurance, storage of belongings, and bills.","Subseries V: Mary Harrison Williams, 1864-1910","Mary Harrison Williams' correspondence includes letters from her father and mother while she was at school in New York City with news about family, friends, social happenings, and the family's pets.  There are additional letters from her schoolmates, as well as from her husband-to-be Griffin Stedman Williams.  Other items in her papers include bank books, cancelled checks, and a stamp collection.  Mary Harrison Williams' estate papers include a copy of her will, inventories, and bills and receipts.","Subseries VI: Gordon Williams, 1896-1922","Gordon Williams' papers consist of four letters, which include an invitation to his brother Harrison's wedding and a letter from the Department of the Navy with information about the service record of George Pearce.","Subseries VII: Harrison Williams, 1882-1946","Harrison Williams' papers include a large number of letters received throughout his life.  Early correspondence is largely from his parents, particularly his mother, while he attended school, and contains news from home.  There are letters from his first wife, Jane (also called Jennie), and following her death from Harrison Jr. after he went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and A.D. Glick, in Marshalltown, Iowa from 1909-1913.  Helen Glick also wrote to Harrison Williams Sr. with news about his son.  During World War I, Williams' brother Gordon wrote describing his attempts to enlist and finally his deployment to Europe.  A large portion of the letters concern Williams' genealogy research.  From 1932 until his death in 1946 he exchanged frequent letters with Samuel Asbury regarding Jonas Harrison.  There are also some handwritten copies of Williams' outgoing letters.  ","The papers contain research notes from several writing projects, including  Legends of Loudoun  and  The Life, Ancestors and Descendents of Robert Williams of Roxbury, 1607-1693 .  The papers also contain typed and manuscript drafts of  Legends of Loudoun . There are notes and reports from Williams' service as Loudoun chairman for Virginia's War History Committee in 1943.  A copy of the Committee's publication, Virginia in War Time, 1942-1943, is also in the collection.  Other items include receipts, cancelled checks, club memberships, an oath of attorney from 1904, and World War II memorabilia.  Included in the artifacts is a book of poetry written by Williams as a boy.","Subseries VIII: Harrison and Jane Williams, 1901, 1904","There is a small amount of material for Harrison and Jane Williams: a set of place cards made by Jane in watercolor and pencil for their wedding breakfast, and correspondence about the birth of their son, Harrison Jr.","Subseries IX: Jane Abbott Williams, 1903-1904, n.d.","Jane Abbott Williams' papers contain a small number of letters from family and friends in 1904, mostly cards and letters of congratulations on the birth of Harrison Jr.  There is also one letter from Harrison in 1903.  Jane is often referred to as Jenny or Jen. ","Subseries X: Harrison and Pauline Williams, 1910-1920","Harrison and Pauline Williams' papers include correspondence.  Letters from 1917-1920 are mostly from Harrison's brother Gordon about his efforts to get in the army and his experiences during the World War I.  A small number of German postcards from February 1919 are included.  There are also letters to the Williams from Helen Glick about Harrison Jr. while he was living with her and her husband in Marshalltown; some include letters from Harrison Jr. as enclosures.  Much of the correspondence from 1929-1930 is from Winslow while he was away at school.","Subseries XI: Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams, 1910-1935","Pauline Marechal Winslow Williams' papers consist of correspondence, financial records, and memorabilia.  There are letters from friends and family, brother Gaston.  The bulk of the correspondence dates between 1929 and 1930, with a large number of letters from Winslow while he was at school with news of school, plans for visits, and requests for various items.  The papers include a number of items related to Pauline's financial affairs, such as bank books, stock purchases, cancelled checks and receipts.  Other items such as lists of wedding gifts, a confirmation card, and gift tag from Winslow's first Christmas are also in the collection.","Pauline Winslow Williams' estate was complicated due in large part to her interests as a legatee in real estate in Buffalo and Cleveland.  The papers include a number of legal documents and correspondence regarding the Euclid Avenue property (often referred to as the Cleveland property) originally owned by Richard Winslow.  His heirs retained ownership of the Euclid Avenue property on which the family house had stood.  In 1907 May Company signed a 50-year lease at $32,000 per year with the heirs, to commence in 1909.  The company built its flagship Cleveland store on the site.  By the early twentieth century, ownership of the property had become increasingly complex.  As one generation of heirs died additional legatees were created, making a complicated system of fractionalized interests in the property.  In addition, some of the heirs sold their interests to Nathan L. Dauby (31 May 1873-17 May 1964), vice-president of May Company.  ","Dauby filed a partition lawsuit in 1934 to force sale of the property and divide the proceeds among the owners.  He argued that ownership had become so complicated it was no longer an attractive investment for him.  Harrison Williams, representing the interests of his wife Pauline's estate and their son Winslow, contended that Dauby sought to buy the property at a depreciated price.  At a meeting in June of 1934, legal representatives for the heirs decided to allow the partition suit to proceed, and sale of the property to May Company went forward in 1935.  ","Additional materials in the estate papers document the management of property in Buffalo.  There is correspondence with the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo about multiple mortgages and transfers of securities in the early 1930s. Other estate papers include accounts and inventories.","Subseries XII: Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, 1937","There is one item for Harrison and Joan Stafford-Allen Williams, the passenger list from the  S.S. Penland , the ship on which they met in 1937.  Joan Stafford-Allen Williams' correspondence contains three letters from 1946 about Harrison Williams' death.","Subseries XIII: Harrison Williams Jr., 1904-1928","Harrison Williams Jr.'s collection is comprised of a small number of cards, a letter from his uncle, Gordon, enclosing postcards from Germany during World War II, his obituary, and undated bookplates.","Subseries XIV: Winslow Williams, 1913-1993","Winslow Williams' papers contain a small amount of correspondence from his family, particularly as a boy and young man.  There are a number of letters in 1933 concerning the death of his mother, Pauline.  There is a gap until the later part of his life when he began to correspond with newly discovered relatives, the Texas descendents of Jonas Harrison, in the 1980s.  Other materials include financial papers such as a farm account book, which also has information about his photography business, two items regarding property from the Nathan Winslow estate, and a debarkation card from a trip at sea with his father aboard the  S.S. President Garfield  from 1935-1936.  ","Subseries XV: Winslow and Constance Williams, 1936-1937","Winslow and Constance Williams' shared collection includes telegrams on the occasion of their marriage in 1937, and memorabilia from their honeymoon trip to South America such as postcards and a ship's menu.  ","Subseries XVI: Helen Constance Moore Williams, 1937-1991","Helen Constance Moore Williams' papers contain a small number of items including clippings about her engagement and marriage to Winslow, a birthday card made by her daughter Constance, and the memorial from her funeral in 1991.","Series V: Winslow Family, 1880-1937","Subseries I: Nathan Winslow, 1880","There is one item each for Nathan Winslow, a copy of his will showing divisions of his interest in properties in Ohio and Illinois.","Subseries II: Mary A. Winslow, 1885 ","There is one item for Mary Winslow, a copy of her will which further divided percentage interests by the heirs in the Ohio and Illinois properties. ","Subseries III: Richard Winslow Estate, 1901-1937","Richard Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents.  Winslow left two wills, one in Cuyahoga County, OH and one in France regarding property he owned in that country.  Winslow's estate was complicated by his residual interest in the Euclid Ave. property and because all trustees and executors had died by 1915.  Harrison Williams appears to have acquired copies of records in his capacity as legal counsel for Pauline. ","Subseries IV: William G. Winslow, 1903-1934","William G. Winslow estate papers contain copies of legal documents such inventories, accountings, decrees, and agreements.  There are some duplicate copies and transcribed copies, the latter of which includes three letters.  The documents appear to have been acquired by Harrison Williams.","Subseries V: William Gaston Winslow, 1903-1911","William Gaston Winslow's papers consist of three letters, including two from M. Marechal (n.d.) in Lancey, Switzerland written in French.  There is a note on one of the envelopes reading \"keep these always for my sake, Pauline, Father.\"","Subseries VI: Annie Chadwick Estate, 1924-1927","Annie Chadwick's estate papers contain a small number of legal documents.  Her estate was complicated by the fact that she left real property in Paris and in Montreuil-sur-Mer in France in addition to her interests in the Euclid Ave. property.  ","Series VI: Miscellaneous, photographs, oversized documents, and artifacts","There are a small number of miscellaneous items.  Of interest are a collection of 30 Civil War envelopes featuring pro-Union propaganda images and slogans, an embroidery pattern book, an almanac from 1848, and postcards from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1917.","Visual materials in the collection include photographs, photograph albums, cartes de visite, and negatives.  Most of the photographs are identified, and include portraits of family members and scenic views.  A few of the images are photographs of portraits in oil, including James C. Harrison and Griffin Stedman Williams.  The negatives were taken by Winslow Williams of people and scenes; many are undated but probably originate from the late 1940s to 1950s.  Numbers associated with many of the negatives reflect his practice with photographs in his business.  Seven albums of photographs belonging to Winslow Williams contain pictures from vacations and other events, and have been re-housed for preservation purposes.  There are also photograph albums, tintypes, cased daguerreotypes, and color stereo slides housed with the artifact collection.  ","Oversized documents include a series of letters from Samuel Asbury to Harrison Williams.  Removal sheets have been placed in the collection with the location and date of each oversized letter.  Other items include receipts, Griffin Stedman Williams' appointment as commercial agent for the United States at Nottingham England and his Special Passport, and Gordon Williams' passport for his trip on behalf of the American Fund for French Wounded.","Photographic material in the artifact collection includes a photograph album of Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding trip to Europe 1911, two albums belonging to Winslow Williams, and an 1862-1869 album belonging to Griffin Stedman Williams.  There is also a scrapbook kept by Winslow Williams with photographs and memorabilia, which is in fragile condition.  Other photographs include a small number of daguerreotypes and tintypes, most of which are not identified or dated. ","The collection contains a variety of artifacts such as a stamp moistener, calling card plates, a Valentine's Day memento from Harrison Williams to Pauline, wedding books, and a notebook containing poetry written by Harrison Williams as a boy.  Other items include a pair of slippers worn by Mary Harrison Williams at her wedding, a series of cards strung together on a string with Asian writing, and a piece of wedding cake from Harrison and Pauline Williams' wedding.  Also of interest is a collection of railroad passes from 20 different railroads from the late 19th century and early 20th century."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLoudoun Museum in Leesburg, VA has the following Williams family items: a photograph of Mary Pearce Harrison, photograph of the Loudoun County courthouse by Winslow Williams, a wedding gown, and acetate and glass plate negatives donated by Winslow Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApproximately 26 letters written by Griffin Stedman Williams to his parents during his service in the Civil War are held in the Southern Historical Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Griffin Stedman Williams Papers, #1155-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Material\n"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Loudoun Museum in Leesburg, VA has the following Williams family items: a photograph of Mary Pearce Harrison, photograph of the Loudoun County courthouse by Winslow Williams, a wedding gown, and acetate and glass plate negatives donated by Winslow Williams.","Approximately 26 letters written by Griffin Stedman Williams to his parents during his service in the Civil War are held in the Southern Historical Collection at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Griffin Stedman Williams Papers, #1155-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePhysical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying of materials is not permitted. \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material.  Photocopying of materials is not permitted. \n"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  \n\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Williams Family Papers includes materials from five families: Pearce, Wilson, Harrison, Williams, and Winslow.  The papers comprise approximately six cubic feet, with five oversized boxes housing documents and artifacts.  Inclusive dates are 1819-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850-1945.  The collection is arranged in series by family name, with the papers of individual family members as subseries.  \n"],"names_ssim":["Pearce Family ","Wilson Family","Harrison Family","Williams Family","Winslow Family","George Pearce","Eliza Lacey Stephens","Jonas Harrison","Betsey Cooke","James Cooke Harrison","Mary Wilson Pearce","William Williams","Lovisa Kirkland Stedman","Charles Gordon Williams","Griffin Stedman Williams","Mary Pearce Harrison","Mary Stedman Williams","Gordon Williams","Harrison Williams","Jane Kirby Abbott","Harrison Jr","Pauline Marechal Winslow","Joan Stafford-Allen","Winslow Williams","Helen Constance Moore","Richard Winslow","Annie Clark Winslow","Nathan Winslow","Mary Anne Clarke","William G. Winslow","William Gaston"],"famname_ssim":["Pearce Family ","Wilson Family","Harrison Family","Williams Family","Winslow Family"],"persname_ssim":["George Pearce","Eliza Lacey Stephens","Jonas Harrison","Betsey Cooke","James Cooke Harrison","Mary Wilson Pearce","William Williams","Lovisa Kirkland Stedman","Charles Gordon Williams","Griffin Stedman Williams","Mary Pearce Harrison","Mary Stedman Williams","Gordon Williams","Harrison Williams","Jane Kirby Abbott","Harrison Jr","Pauline Marechal Winslow","Joan Stafford-Allen","Winslow Williams","Helen Constance Moore","Richard Winslow","Annie Clark Winslow","Nathan Winslow","Mary Anne Clarke","William G. Winslow","William Gaston"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":679,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T16:50:24.367Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viletbl_viletbl00109_c22_c01_c11"}}],"included":[{"type":"facet","id":"repository_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Repository","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Thomas Balch Library","value":"Thomas Balch Library","hits":12118},"links":{"remove":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/repository_ssim.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"collection_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Collection","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"\"General Lee's Visit to Leesburg and Harrison Hall\"\n1922","value":"\"General Lee's Visit to Leesburg and Harrison Hall\"\n1922","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=%22General+Lee%27s+Visit+to+Leesburg+and+Harrison+Hall%22%0A1922\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"\"Out of the Attic\" Collection, \n1979-1993","value":"\"Out of the Attic\" Collection, \n1979-1993","hits":18},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=%22Out+of+the+Attic%22+Collection%2C+%0A1979-1993\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"A Guide to the Loudoun County Architectural Surveys Supplement\n2003","value":"A Guide to the Loudoun County Architectural Surveys Supplement\n2003","hits":6},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=A+Guide+to+the+Loudoun+County+Architectural+Surveys+Supplement%0A2003\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Address by the Reverend John Dunn\n1818","value":"Address by the Reverend John Dunn\n1818","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Address+by+the+Reverend+John+Dunn%0A1818\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"African American Architectural Surveys In Loudoun County, VA\n2004","value":"African American Architectural Surveys In Loudoun County, VA\n2004","hits":17},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=African+American+Architectural+Surveys+In+Loudoun+County%2C+VA%0A2004\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Agreement between Lemuel Norris and Loudoun County \n1874","value":"Agreement between Lemuel Norris and Loudoun County \n1874","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Agreement+between+Lemuel+Norris+and+Loudoun+County+%0A1874\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Aldie Horticultural Society Records,\n1923-2013","value":"Aldie Horticultural Society Records,\n1923-2013","hits":75},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Aldie+Horticultural+Society+Records%2C%0A1923-2013\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Aldie Methodist Church Minutes\n1962-1965","value":"Aldie Methodist Church Minutes\n1962-1965","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Aldie+Methodist+Church+Minutes%0A1962-1965\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Aldie Ruritan Records\n1972-2001\n1973-1999","value":"Aldie Ruritan Records\n1972-2001\n1973-1999","hits":53},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Aldie+Ruritan+Records%0A1972-2001%0A1973-1999\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Alexander McIntyre/William Moore Land Indenture,\n1840","value":"Alexander McIntyre/William Moore Land Indenture,\n1840","hits":4},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Alexander+McIntyre%2FWilliam+Moore+Land+Indenture%2C%0A1840\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Alexandria, Loudoun \u0026 Hampshire Railroad  Account Book, Guilford, VA\n1860-1868\n1866-1868","value":"Alexandria, Loudoun \u0026 Hampshire Railroad  Account Book, Guilford, VA\n1860-1868\n1866-1868","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Alexandria%2C+Loudoun+%26+Hampshire+Railroad++Account+Book%2C+Guilford%2C+VA%0A1860-1868%0A1866-1868\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/collection_ssim.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"date_range_isim","attributes":{"label":"Date range","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"1814","value":"1814","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1814\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1824","value":"1824","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1824\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1825","value":"1825","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1825\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1826","value":"1826","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1826\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1827","value":"1827","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1827\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1828","value":"1828","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1828\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1829","value":"1829","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1829\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1830","value":"1830","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1830\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1831","value":"1831","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1831\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1832","value":"1832","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1832\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1833","value":"1833","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1833\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/date_range_isim.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"creator_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Creator","items":[{"attributes":{"label":" Cora C. Howser\n","value":" Cora C. Howser\n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Cora+C.+Howser%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":" Dorothy K. Rickard (1925-2015)\n","value":" Dorothy K. Rickard (1925-2015)\n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Dorothy+K.+Rickard+%281925-2015%29%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":" Elijah Viers White\n","value":" Elijah Viers White\n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Elijah+Viers+White%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":" Emmanuel Episcopal Church Register, Middleburg, VA\n","value":" Emmanuel Episcopal Church Register, Middleburg, VA\n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Emmanuel+Episcopal+Church+Register%2C+Middleburg%2C+VA%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":" Flora Mae Davis Maull (1904-2001)\n","value":" Flora Mae Davis Maull (1904-2001)\n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Flora+Mae+Davis+Maull+%281904-2001%29%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":" Formerly part of Loudoun County Historical Society Collections\n","value":" Formerly part of Loudoun County Historical Society Collections\n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Formerly+part+of+Loudoun+County+Historical+Society+Collections%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":" Lee Lawrence\n","value":" Lee Lawrence\n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Lee+Lawrence%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":" Lincoln Farmers' Club\n","value":" Lincoln Farmers' Club\n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Lincoln+Farmers%27+Club%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":" Mildred Palmer, Scottsdale, AZ\n","value":" Mildred Palmer, Scottsdale, AZ\n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Mildred+Palmer%2C+Scottsdale%2C+AZ%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":" Patrick Bernard Victor Montagu Acheson (1915-2005) \n","value":" Patrick Bernard Victor Montagu Acheson (1915-2005) \n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Patrick+Bernard+Victor+Montagu+Acheson+%281915-2005%29+%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":" Willams, Thomas\n","value":" Willams, Thomas\n","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=+Willams%2C+Thomas%0A\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/creator_ssim.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"names_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Names","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Anderson, Col. William, 1764-1839","value":"Anderson, Col. William, 1764-1839","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Anderson%2C+Col.+William%2C+1764-1839\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Anderson, Grace Thomas, 1800-1831","value":"Anderson, Grace Thomas, 1800-1831","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Anderson%2C+Grace+Thomas%2C+1800-1831\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Anderson, Margaretta, 1799-1819","value":"Anderson, Margaretta, 1799-1819","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Anderson%2C+Margaretta%2C+1799-1819\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Anderson, William A., 1842-1930","value":"Anderson, William A., 1842-1930","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Anderson%2C+William+A.%2C+1842-1930\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Annie Clark Winslow","value":"Annie Clark Winslow","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Annie+Clark+Winslow\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Aylett, Martha Dandridge, 1721-1747","value":"Aylett, Martha Dandridge, 1721-1747","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Aylett%2C+Martha+Dandridge%2C+1721-1747\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Aylett, Patrick Henry, 1878-1943 (great-grandson of Patrick Henry)","value":"Aylett, Patrick Henry, 1878-1943 (great-grandson of Patrick Henry)","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Aylett%2C+Patrick+Henry%2C+1878-1943+%28great-grandson+of+Patrick+Henry%29\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Aylett, William A., 1833-1900","value":"Aylett, William A., 1833-1900","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Aylett%2C+William+A.%2C+1833-1900\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Baker","value":"Baker","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Baker\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Betsey Cooke","value":"Betsey Cooke","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Betsey+Cooke\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Brown","value":"Brown","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Brown\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/names_ssim.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"level_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Level","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Collection","value":"Collection","hits":319},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Collection\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"File","value":"File","hits":410},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=File\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Item","value":"Item","hits":10691},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Series","value":"Series","hits":538},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Series\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Subseries","value":"Subseries","hits":160},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Subseries\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/level_ssim.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"all_fields","attributes":{"label":"All Fields"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026search_field=all_fields\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"keyword","attributes":{"label":"Keyword"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026search_field=keyword\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"name","attributes":{"label":"Name"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026search_field=name\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"place","attributes":{"label":"Place"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026search_field=place\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"subject","attributes":{"label":"Subject"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026search_field=subject\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"title","attributes":{"label":"Title"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026search_field=title\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"container","attributes":{"label":"Container"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026search_field=container\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"identifier","attributes":{"label":"Identifier"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026search_field=identifier\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"score desc, title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"relevance"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026sort=score+desc%2C+title_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"date (ascending)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026sort=date_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"date (descending)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026sort=date_sort+desc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"creator (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026sort=creator_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"creator (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026sort=creator_sort+desc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"title (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026sort=title_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"title (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+Balch+Library\u0026page=7\u0026sort=title_sort+desc\u0026view=list"}}]}