Papers, 1664-1842.

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:

Tazewell Family Papers, Manuscript # MS 31.4, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Summary

Creator:
Tazewell Family.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Tazewell Family Papers, Manuscript # MS 31.4, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Background

Scope and content:

The Tazewell Family Papers consist mainly of letters, primarily 1771-1794, mostly personal, to Henry Tazewell (1753-1799), judge, Virginia delegate, and U. S. senator, and to his son, Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860), Virginia delegate and governor, and U. S. senator, from Lucy Ludwell Paradise, D. Ragsdale, Edmund Randolph, Harrison Randolph, Edward Rice, and John M. St. George. Letters concern a wide variety of subjects. Also included are a few legal documents of John Tazewell (1734-1780), Henry's uncle, a lawyer and clerk of courts in Richmond, Va., and a miscellaneous autograph collection of deeds, land grants, and letters. Prominent signatures include those of Gov. Robert Dinwiddie, Lord Dunmore, Gov. William Gooch, Patrick Henry, Gov. Herbert Jeffreys, Richard Henry Lee, John Randolph, and George Wythe. The names of John Blair, Thomas Buckner, James Cocke, Thomas Dimmer, Thomas Fondfont, G. Harmanson, John E. Holt, Anthony Irby, W[ilson] C[ary] Nicholas, Christopher Norfleet, John Savage, James Southall, and Francis Willis also appear in the papers.

Biographical / historical:

Henry Tazewell (1753-1799) was a judge, Virginia delegate, and U. S. senator, and his son, Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860), was a Virginia delegate, governor, and U. S. senator.

Acquisition information:
Gifts, 1930 and 1931.
Arrangement:

Items are arranged chronologically; oversized items are listed at end and housed separately.

Physical description:
44 items.