Watlington family papers, 1811-1862

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

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Preferred citation:

Watlington family papers, 1811-1862. Accession 23828b. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Watlington family papers, 1811-1862. Accession 23828b. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1811-1862, of the Watlington family of Gloucester County, Virginia, consisting mainly of receipts, accounts, correspondence, promissory notes, tax receipts, court receipts, court records, plats, purchase orders, inventories, sales lists, receipts for slave hires, and subscriptions. This material concerns mostly Paul Watlington (d. 1840) and his wife, Frances Sarah Watlington.

Biographical / historical:

Nathaniel Watlington (d. 1816) was a prominent citizen of Gloucester County, Virginia. He had two sons by his first marriage, Nathaniel and Armistead Watlington. Nathaniel Sr. and his second wife, Massey Watlington, had five children: Paul, Clever, Isabella, Sterling and Charlotte. Paul Watlington (d. 1840) and his wife, Frances Sarah Watlington, had at least one son, Thomas R. Watlington, who lived in King William County, Virginia. Isabella Watlington married Rowland Finch.

Acquisition information:

Purchased from Cooper's Old Book Shop, 119 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 14 May 1952.

Physical location:

Personal papers collection, acc. 23828b.

Physical description:

.1 cu. ft.