Peyton Randolph Papers, 1804-1813

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Librarian/ Associate Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the holder of the copyright, if not the Rockefeller Library at Colonial Williamsburg.

Preferred citation:

Peyton Randolph Papers, Manuscript MS 91.6, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Summary

Creator:
Peyton, Randolph, 1778-1826.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Peyton Randolph Papers, Manuscript MS 91.6, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Background

Scope and content:

Letters of Peyton Randolph (1778-1826) to his wife, Maria Ward Randolph (1784-1826), with some letters from Maria Randolph and others. Letters mostly personal in nature mention Peyton Randolph's military and law pursuits and his cure at Warm Springs and White Sulphur Springs. Letters also discuss Maria Randolph's "nervousness" and "depression." Also discussed are PR's father's [Edmund Randolph] customizing of a coach and the social world at the Springs.

Biographical / historical:

Peyton Randolph (1778-1826) was married to Maria Ward Randolph (1784-1826) and was the son of Edmund Randolph. He was governor of Virginia for seven days in 1811-1812.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1991.
Arrangement:

Chronologically arranged.

Physical description:
13 items.