Peachy Family 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:

Peachy Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
2.16 Linear Feet
Creator:
Peachy family
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Peachy Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of the Peachy Family of Williamsburg, Virginia. Bathurst D. Peachy Sr. (1857-1916) and Bathurst D. Peachy Jr. (1893-1953) both worked was lawyers in Williamsburg, VA. Bathurst D. Peachy Sr. also owned the Williamsburg Millinery Company.

Bathurst D. Peachy Jr. graduated from William & Mary in 1914 and coached the College's baseball team in 1918. Peachy Jr. worked with W.A.R Goodwin to purchase land for the preservation of Williamsburg. He also served as the President of the Society of Alumni from 1940-1942.

This collection also includes documents concerning William S. Peachy, Thomas Griffin Peachy and Theodore Rogers. William S. Peachy, who graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1838, was the father of Bathurst D. Peachy Sr. Thomas Griffin Peachy, a William & Mary alum and Rector, was the brother of Bathurst D. Peachy Sr. Theodore Rogers was the husband of Virginia Peachy Rogers, the daughter of Bathurst D. Peachy Sr.

Mostly legal papers of Bathurst D. Peachy and financial papers of the Williamsburg Millinery Company of Williamsburg, Virginia.

Legal case concerning estate of John McLees.

Legal case concerning estate of John McLees.

Removed from Series 1 Box 1 Folder 4 due to size.

Papers concerning the lawsuit Ruth Pease vs H.R. Harrell, Sheriff.

Legal papers concerning various clients, including M. B. Wolfe, Edward S. Johnson, Ida D. Sweeney, Arthur D. Harris and others. Includes flyers for trustee's sale of property. Also includes some business correspondence from Anne T. Chapman and others.

Handwritten and typed affidavit of T. W. Southall about the behavior of Senator W.J. Christian during a meeting of the new Democratic Board for the Eastern Lunatic Asylum in April 1884 and his later behavior around Williamsburg. The affidavit states that he was drunk, propositioning a woman, urinating in public and using obscene language.

Business licenses from the City of Williamsburg. Also includes a 1913 license to practice law.

Invoices, canceled checks and supplier correspondence for the Williamsburg Millinery Company.

Appointment as Government Appeal Agent for James City County Local Board No. 1, Virginia (1940 Oct. 17)

Honorable Service in the United States Marine Corps (1918 April 23)

Law License (1916 July 20)

William & Mary diploma (1914 June)

Papers of Theodore Rogers. Appear to be unrelated to the Peachy Family.

Portrait of Sally Peachy Spencer, posed sitting in a chair with full view of gown, wearing gloves and holding a fan (circa late 19th century)

Baptist Men's Bible Class of Williamsburg, Va., 1927 March 27

Processing information:

Processed by Anne Johnson in February 2011. Reprocessed by Mallory Walker in February 2018.