A.J. Morrison Collection

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Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
Walter M. Bortz III Library
P.O. Box 7
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], A.J. Morrison Collection, CA 000102, Hampden-Sydney College Archives and Special Collections, Hampden-Sydney, VA

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Cubic Feet 1 Box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], A.J. Morrison Collection, CA 000102, Hampden-Sydney College Archives and Special Collections, Hampden-Sydney, VA

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains an unfinished manuscript by A.J. Morrison about Prince Edward County, along with letters, newspaper clippings, and various documents about local history. Dates of materials range from 1754-1975.

Morrison Memoranda. Projected title page, dedication, and table of contents with chapter titles; I - The Land and Transportation, II - Political and Municipal, III - Some Personal History, IV - Church and State and School, V - Prince Edward County Records, VI - Early Wars and Revolutions, and VII - Some Further Reminders. The next few pages are the table of contents for each chapters subsections. Finally, there is a handwritten preface (3 pages long).

Subsection of chapter 1, Inventory, pages 7-12 of manuscript. These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

Subsections of chapter 1; 2. Soil Survey: pp 13-19, 3. Woodson grapes and Morton Minerals: pp 20, and 4. Prince Edward Court House Plans for Transportation, 1822: pp 21-22. These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

The folder contains subsections of chapter 1; 5. Old Times in Charlotte and Prince Edward: p 23, 6. Prince Edward and Charlotte Farms in 1836: pp 24-28, 7. Railroad Convention at Farmville, May 7, 1846: pp 29-30, and 8. From Fomvil [sic] to Washington by way of Richmond: pp 31-33. These pages are made up of handwritten notes.

Contains subsections of chapter 1; 9. Remarks on Farming in Prince Edward and that Neighborhood just before the Civil War: pp 34-35, 10. A Letter from Mr. H.G. Richardson, Feb. 2, 1852: pp 36-37, 11. Farming at High Hill, A letter from Dr. Morton, July 3, 1852: p 38, and 12. History of the O. and K. and Nineteenth century Prince Edward Transportation ideas: pp 39-43. The folder then starts chaper 2 - Political and Municipal title on p 44 with the first subsection of the chapter, 1. 1754-1776: pp 45-51. These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

Contains subsection of chapter 2, 2. 1776-1810: pp 52-69 (this section contains information about the founding of Hampden-Sydney College). These pages are made up of handwritten notes.

Contains the subsections of chapter 2, 3. 1810-1836: pp 70-73, and 4. 1836-1854: pp 74-76. These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

Contains subsection of chapter 2; 5. 1854-1876: pp 77-123. These pages are made up of handwritten notes.

Contains the second part of the subsection of chapter 2; 5. 1854-1876: pp 124-129 (Civil War). These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

Contains the final part of the subsection of chapter 2; 5. 1854-1876 (After the war), pp 130-136. The folder then goes to chapter 3 - Some Personal History title on p 137 with subsections; 1. Latrobe on the Appomattox, pp 138-139, 2. Patrick Henry and John Randolph in Prince Edward, p 140, 3. May 18th 1825, p 141, 4. Charlotte Court First Monday in April 1827, pp 142-143, and 5. Edward in 1830, pp 144-145. These pages contain a mixture of handwritten notes and newspaper articles with Chapter 2 being handwritten and then the subsections of chapter 3 all being edited newspaper articles.

Contains subsection of chapter 3, 6. Dr. Mettauer, 1809-1875: pp 146-151. These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

Contains subsection of chapter 4 - Church and State and School; 1. Notes from St. Patrick's Parish Vestry Book, 1755-1774: pp 153-172. These pages are made up of handwritten notes.

Contains subsections of chapter 4; 2. Miscellany Notes on Churches: pp 173-185, 3. Some Pastors of the Farmville Presbyterian Church: p 186, 4. Daniel Witt, of Sandy River Church: p 187, and 5. A Few Schools and The Prince Edward Library Company: pp 188-197. These pages contain a mixture of handwritten notes and edited newspaper articles.

Contains the subsection of chapter 4, 6. The Old Time Free School: pp 198-202. These pages contain a mixture of handwritten notes and edited newspaper articles.

Contains subsection of chapter 4, 7. Dr. Ruffner's Eleven Points: pp 203-214.These pages are made up of handwritten notes.

Contains subsections of chapter 5 - Prince Edward County Records, title p 215; 1. Prince Edward County Records: pp 216-218, 2. Names of the People: p 219, 3. Museum of Hampden Sidney: pp 220-221, 4. We will say something of a few important gifts to this museum...: pp 222-223, 5. A recent accession to this Museum will be of interest...: pp 224-225, and 6. Henry Jacob and His Map, pp 226-228. These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

Contains subsection of chapter 6 - Early Wars and Revolutions, title p 229, 1. Volunteers for the French War: p 230. These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

Contains subsections of chapter 6; 2. The Revolution, first and last: p 231, 3. Buffalo District in 1776: pp 232-234, 4. Pay Roll of Captain John Morton's Company of Regulars, Fourth Virginia, 1776: pp 235-239, 5. Militi Officers, Prince Edward County, 1777-1781: pp 240-241, 6. General Lawson and Dr. Holcombe: p 242, and 5. Moravian Travels in Prince Edward in 1780: p 243. These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

Contains subsections of chapter 6; 8. Colonel Tarleton's Visitations: pp 244-246, 9. Adventures in the West: pp 247-248, 10. General Washington at Prince Edward Court House, June 7th, 1791: pp 249-252, 11. The Virginia Yazoo Company of Prince Edward: pages 253-254, 12. Caldwell and Owen of Prince Edward and Kentucky: p 255, and 13. John Coffee of Prince Edward County and the Southwest: p 256. These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

Contains subsection of chapter 6; 14. Prince Edward and the War of 1812, A Few Memoranda: pp 257-267. These pages are a mixture of handwritten notes and edited newspaper articles.

Contains subsection of chapter 7 - Some Further Reminders; 1. Prince Edward Court, 1754, Old Style, and After: pp 268-273. These pages consist of handwritten notes.

Contains subsection of chapter 7; 2. St. Patricks' and Politics: pp 274-276. These pages consist of handwritten notes.

Contains subsection of chapter 7; 3. Resolutions of Prince Edward County Committee on Safety, 1775: pp 277-284. These pages consist of handwritten notes.

Contains subsections of chapter 7; 4. General Robert Lawson: 285-298 and 5. Patrick Henry of Prince Edward: p 299. These pages consist of handwritten notes.

Contains subsectionw of chapter 7; 6. Abner and Francis Nash, George Walton and Governor Towns: pp 300-303, 7. John Baytop Scott: p 304, and 8. Thomas Allen and Andrew Johnston: p 305. These pages consist of a mixture of handwritten notes and edited newspaper articles.

Contains subsectiosn of chapter 7; 8. Prince Edward Tobacco Markets around 1786: pp 306-309 and 9. Germantown: p 310. These pages consist of handwritten notes.

Contains subsection of chapter 7; 10. Business of Kingsville: pp 311-316. These pages consist of handwritten notes.

Contains subsections of chapter 7; 11. Nathaniel E. Venable and Prince Edward Business: pp 317-325. These pages consist of handwritten notes.

Contains subsection of chapter 7; 12. Dr. "Jim" Dillon and some other Prince Edward Doctors: pp 326-332. These pages consist of handwritten notes.

Contains subsection of chapter 7; 13. Wonder Booker and Uncle Jack [Historical Collections of Virginia]: pp 333-334. These pages consist of handwritten notes.

Contains subsections of chapter 7; 14. William Branch: p 336, 15. Needham Law School: p 337, 16. Samuel Clough Anderson: 338, 17. From the Court House to the New Court House: p 339, and 18. Prince Edward County Political Register, 1775-1865: p 340-342. These pages consist of edited and annotated newspaper articles.

Biographical / historical:

A.J. Morrison (d. 1923) was the grandson of Hampden-Sydney President J. M. P. Atkinson, and a 1895 graduate of the College. After receiving his Pd.D. at Johns Hopkins, he returned to Hampden-Sydney, where he engaged in copious historical research related to Prince Edward County and Hampden-Sydney College.

Processing information:

Processed by: Maryska Connelly-Brown, 2018. Machine-readable finding aid created from previous inventories by: Sarah Almond, 2020 April.

Arrangement:

The manuscript was originally divided into paper-clipped sections. Paper clips were removed and each section has been placed in a separate folder in accordance with the original order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard