Garnett Family Papers, 1789-1846

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Garnett Family Papers, 1789-1846. Accession 28488. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Garnett Family Papers, 1789-1846. Accession 28488. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1789-1846, of the Garnett Family, primarily Reuben M. Garnett (1777-1847), of King and Queen County, Virginia. Consisting of accounts, contracts, chancery decrees, deeds, estate records, plats, receipts, and wills, the collection largely relates to land transactions and estate settlements. Also, includes documents concerning the sale and purchase of slaves.

Biographical / historical:

Reuben Meriwether Garnett (1777-1847), served as a company captain in the 9th Virginia militia and sheriff of King and Queen County, Virginia. He married (1) Nancy Pendleton (b. 1791) on 23 December 1812 and (2) Lucy Ann Hutchinson (1806-1835) on 21 April 1829.

Acquisition information:
Lent for copying by Dr. Charles Ryland, Warsaw, Virginia, 4 November 1974.
Arrangement:

Organized into the following three series: A. Deeds Relating to King and Queen County, Virginia, 1827-1842; B. Papers Relating to King and Queen County, Virginia, 1829-1846; C. Papers Relating to the Garnett Family, 1789-1821.

Arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
Personal papers collection, Acc. 28488.
Physical description:
87 leaves, photocopies.