Holladay-Poindexter Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Holladay-Poindexter Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Language:
English Arabic
Preferred citation:

Holladay-Poindexter Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1835-1874, of Alexander R. Holladay and Henry P. Poindexter of Henrico County, Va. Includes letter, 2 September 1853, received by Poindexter discussing real estate in St. Louis; a letter in Arabic addressed to Rev. A. L. Holladay; and a fire insurance policy issued to Holladay and Poindexter for a dwelling in Henrico County.

Item 1: Letter from Dolman and Hunt to Henry P. Poindexter, Esq., 1853 September 2 Dolman and Hunt, Saint Louis, MO, to Henry P. Poindexter, Esq. Concerning real estate in St. Louis. Autographed letter signed. 2 pages. Item 2: Fire insurance policy, 1854 June 22-1856 A fire insurance policy issued by the Howard Insurance Company of New York to Alexander R. Holladay and Henry P. Poindexter on a dwelling house in Henrico County, near Richmond, Virginia. Printed document signed. 3 pages. Attached are to receipts for premiums paid. 1855, 1856. Item 3: Letter in Arabic, Undated A letter in Arabic addressed to the Reverend A.L. Holladay, missionary House, Boston, Massachusetts. Autographed letter. 4 pages. Item 4: Invoices and Receipts - Mrs. Poindexter to Harris & Morris., 1835-1836 Autographed document. 1 page. Item 5: Invoices and Receipts - Henry P. Poindexter, 1835-1845 5 items. Item 6: Invoices and Receipts - Mr. Holladay, tuition for his daughter, 1854 June 24 Autographed document signed. Item 7: Invoices and Receipts - Mrs. Holladay, 1857 April 15 Printed autographed document. Item 8: Invoices and Receipts - Alexander R. Holladay, 1873-1874 Item 9: Checks - Starke W. Morris (2), 1844 Item 10: Checks - Alexander R. Holladay, 1866-1868 14 items Item 11: Checks - Alexander R. Holladay, executor of Waller Holladay, 1866-1867 4 items

Processing information:

Box and folder list compiled by Patricia Sanabria, SCRC staff, in November 2011.