Winn Family Papers, 1781-1894
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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The Library of Virginia800 East Broad StreetRichmond, VA 23219
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Archives Reference ServicesEmail: archdesk@lva.virginia.govPhone: (804) 692-3888Web: www.lva.virginia.gov
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open to research.
- Terms of access:
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There are no restrictions.
- Preferred citation:
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Winn Family Papers, 1781-1894. Accession 21733. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Winn Family
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Winn Family Papers, 1781-1894. Accession 21733. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers, 1781-1894, of the Winn family of Fluvanna County, Virginia, consisting of mainly of correspondence to Captain John Winn (1789-1844) from family, friends, and constituents regarding personal matters, the 1829-1830 constitutional convention, temperance, the general assembly, and election of brigadier generals. Also includes an indenture for an apprenticeship; a receipt; a catalog for seeds; a clipping regarding an estate sale; subscription and membership lists for the Harrison Committee of Fluvanna County; an insurance contract; reports of Superintendent Philip James Winn (1820-1887) for the sixth district, Conservative Party of Fluvanna County; and insurance companies information.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Winns were a prominent family in Fluvanna County, Virginia. John Winn (1789-1844) served as a captain in the Virginia militia, and represented Fluvanna in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1828 to 1830. Winn also was a member of the Harrison Committee of Fluvanna County which supported William Henry Harrison for president in 1840. John Winn's son, Philip James Winn (1820-1887) was a doctor who also served as a superintendent for his district for the Conservative Party of Virginia during Reconstruction.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Louis H. Stoneman of Columbia, Virginia, 2 July 1940.
- Physical description:
- 13 leaves and 89 pages